Xavier It’s been a couple of hours since I saw El, and my lips are still tingling from our kiss. She still loves me that much is clear. She is probably confused, or maybe she’s scared of being the Luna, so she turned to him. Or maybe there is another reason. Whatever the reason, I’m going to find out and fix it. Because life without El barely has meaning. I need my little witch. Silas WhinesShe will be ours again. I smile again as I take a swing at the punching bag. I’ve been in the gym for a couple of hours trying to burn off some of the energy Silas has since seeing El. It seems she recharged him, so he’s been frantic.I punch the bag again and try to figure out what I will do next to win El back. So far, all I’ve learned is that she loves us both. While this isn’t ideal, I can use it to my advantage. The first thing I need to do is spend more time with her. I should ask her out on a date. We haven’t had an actual date since our memories and feeling return. I mean, we’ve saved each

Fifteen minutes later, I arrive at the house. Her smell lingers in the air causing Silas to whine. Xavier, We’ll find her. I shift to the door, my eye catching ring that she gave me—the vision of her smile that night at my party to into my head. I smile for a second, my heart full. When the light of a car pulling up pulls me from that lovely image. The car pulls past me and parks. As I approach, they all get out of the car.“What’s she doing here? I growl when I see Cassie is also with them.”“It’s her love potion, so we’ll need her.” I frown, not liking that she’s here. I head up the steps and press the doorbell. After a couple of minutes, the door opens.“Xavier, what are you— I’m afraid El is out.”“We know. We need to talk to Mrs.Sutherland.”“Noime?” He furrows his brows and looks at the others standing by my side.“El is in trouble, Mr.Sutherland. We need to find her.”“What kind of trouble?”“Let’s go inside first,” Raina says. He looks at all of us and nods his head slowly.“Ri

XavierWe race through the woods with Zeus behind us. We’re ten minutes away from Rivk territory. We need to get there. I know her mother released that witch, but now that means that even if she deals with them, we will have an angry two-hundred-plus-year-old witch to suppress.“Run faster!” I shout.“I’m moving as fast as I can.” She says. We growl as we continue our sprint. I sniff the air, suddenly picking up the scent of another wolf.“Keep your eyes sharp. I smell—”“My brother.” She stops. I slow down and come to a stop as well. Elliot? Why is Elliot here? Zeus“Elliot! Get out of here now!” A black, yellow-eyed wolf runs out. We slow down as Zeus shifts back to human, and Elliot follows.“What are you doing?”“I want to save Elina.”“It would help if you more stayed home. This isn’t a game. It’s dangerous; you could get hurt.”“I know that. I’m not a child Amelia.”“You want me to treat you like an adult, yet you do stupid stuff like this.” Zeus growl.“Why is it stupid to save

“I thought for a moment that brat had somehow cloned herself, but to find out it’s my sister. How fortunate, although I seem to have forgotten your face, don’t hold it against me, sister. It’s been so long since you killed me. Even longer since we were teens.”“How could you do this? How could you place a curse on our bloodline? Have you learned nothing from your past mistakes?”“Yes, my dear sister. I learned how to survive. Was I supposed to let you end my life?”“That was the hardest thing I ever had to do, but you were out of control. Xyl didn’t love you. He would never.”"Don’t mention that dog to me!” She growls, her eyes turning a fiery red.“He used me to increase his pack’s influence; then he tossed me away for some wolf. Some virginal girl who could never love him like him I did.”“You were always meant to be the pack’s witch. You were the one who carelessly fell in love.”“Yes, my singular flaw. I fell in love with a fool. But we can’t all be emotionless like you. How did yo

Xavier15 minutes priorI watch Elina run down the steps, my heart aching to be with her and hoping she finds that door quickly.Boom!A loud crash pulls my attention back to the front of the house.“Are you ready?” Silas gives me a mental nod. I take a deep breath a shift into my wolf.Boom!Something flies through the house towards us. We jump and dodge it in time.“Come here and finish this, girl,” Minerva shouts.“Let’s go.” We sprint towards the window, jump through and land on the ground. She pauses with a powerful blast in her hand when she sees us. Then she laughs before throwing it. We dodge it quickly, so it becomes a game for the next minute of escaping. She throws a blast that hits us on our rear leg. We yelp and whimper as the pain hits us.“We have to get up. It hasn’t been long enough. El…” Our body lifts off the ground. We struggle to break free, but she’s too strong.“Goodbye, Dog.” She says before a bright white blast aimed at us.“I’m sorry, El.” We close our eyes be