~Avery~ We sat there and talked, a few moments were silent and peaceful-something we all seemed to appreciate. ”Isn’t it hard for you, being away from Carlos?”  Natasha scoffed and looked at the clock.  ”He will be here in a few hours, there is no way that man would let me leave without coming here to find me. He’s with the pack during the days and then comes here at night. On the other hand, I wouldn't ever forgive him if he didn't come, we need each other and a single night away is one night too many,”  ”I hear that,” Amber said lowly. She missed Malia and I understood her. Being away from James before was excruciating and considering they weren't marked either, the fear of losing the bond was there, I knew it because I had felt it too. So I could imagine the pain Amber was g

~Avery~ My patience was running thin and this chaotic group of idiots, whom I loved very much, weren't helping the situation. James took long slow strides towards me and stopped only when my chest was pressed up against his.  ”There she is,” he whispered before walking past me and taking a seat.    ”Throwing blame and screaming your guts out won't get you anywhere. We understand that we fucked up, and I am very, truly, undeniably sorry for the pain we caused you by leaving, but we had a good reason for it. I told Amber what I’ve been going through and I'm going to give you all a re-cap.” I sighed and looked at all of their faces, one by one they all started paying me their undivided attention and I no longer feared to tell the truth because I now knew how to handle it.   ”I’ve been fighting this darkness wi

~Avery~ ”This wasn't out of spite, Avery,” Natasha spoke after twenty minutes of torturous silence. ”Why did you take her away?”  ”I didn’t, she’s still there only she is dormant so you can't sense her and vice versa,” I sighed and shook my head.  ”But why?” Another few moments passed where she didn't speak. I couldn't tell whether it was to build suspense or if she just wanted to get on my nerves, but she was succeeding with the ladder.  ”This darkness you’re feeling, has it grown since James told you about your wolf?” Natasha was looking ahead as we walked deeper into the forest. I looked at James and he offered a small smile before turning his head and looking forward. He reached out and grabbed my hand, giving it a light squeeze. I looked down on our entwined fingers, still in awe a

~Amber~ ”Why are you a mess?” I was confused, too me it was obvious and Raven had been here for a while now, seeing a lot of the shit that had unfolded, how could she ask me that? ”Talking about it, saying it out loud will take some of its power away, it will take some of the weight of you,” I sighed and my shoulders slumped. ”It’s just everything…First, it was Crow that we fought and we won but there was loss and sorrow amongst us still from that day. I found Malia- my mate- and suddenly everything felt right again, like a part of me had been missing and she was the piece that made me whole. Malia left, leaving me in pieces, then she came back, the whole story of James getting sick and Avery going kamikaze on all of us, then she saved him- Avery saved my brother's life and I will be forever grateful for that. Then Malia left and Avery got weird before she told me what had happened and we went to Natasha who didn't have any b

The rope was hanging still from the ceiling. My eyes were fixated on it, my hands clenched together and my jaw as tense as it had ever been.  ’Make the rope move’ she said. I had been trying to do so for over an hour and the closest I got to making it move was when the door opened and a gust of wind blew in, making it dangle back and forth slightly.    The annoyance was starting to get to me, to handle your magic was to simultaneously handle your emotions and your thoughts- which might've sounded easier than it was.  I tried different techniques, I tried closing my eyes and envisioning it, I tried holding my hands out allowing the power to exude out through my fingertips. Neither had worked and so here we were, with the third and final try.    James was standing behind m