~Evette~I used to go camping with my parents, but my mom and dad's version of camping was in an RV, not in sleeping bags on the bumpy ground in a tent. They preferred the RV life, but sometimes, I would sneak out and gaze up at the stars when they were fast asleep. In the city, they were never so bright and ethereal looking. I loved it. It wasn't that dark out right now, but being with the girls and walking barefoot in the woods was something that brought back that memory. "So, Evette, where do you grow up anyway?" Molly asks, falling back from Olivia to talk to me. Her choppy short hair reminded me of a pixie cut. "I grew up in the city, my parents used to take me camping, but it was just RV camping. So you definitely wouldn't see them going barefoot," I chuckled, trying to picture my dad in flip-flops, let alone barefoot."A city girl, huh? Is that why you held Rosie a gunpoint?" Molly chuckles; I look to Rosie, "Hey, you were the one who b

~Evette~After Rosie and everyone went to sleep. I crawled out of the tent and made my way out to the lake."Where the hell is this lake Atticus? I feel like I've walking for a while now and my tits are freezing!" I wrap one arm around my chest as I hold on to my phone."I can hear your teeth chattering," Atticus chuckles, "I see you," he singsongs."Wha-Where?" I spin around looking for him but I can't see anything.Suddenly I'm grabbed from behind, "AH!" I scream as I'm lifted off the ground. I grab the person's hair and yank it hard."OUCH!" Atticus shouts, I let go after hearing his voice. He puts me down, "Atticus are you nuts!? Don't you know not to grab a woman from behind?! Especially in the woods?"Atticus rubs his head, "I thought you knew it was me! I told you I saw you."I rest my hand on my rabid beating heart, he was lucky I wasn't carrying anything on me, "For future reference, know that I am most likely packing.

“Wha-” I halt, not sure if Harvey was there to harm her or help her. Rosie catches my gaze, but so does the Hunter, his mask of shade still on. They never wanted us to see their faces because we would know who to look for on the streets. I leered my eyes at them, “Let her go,” I was more than ready to fight this asshole. But, instead, I feel a low growl behind me, the massive body of fur strides forward. Atticus towered over Hunter. But the Hunter showed no fear. Instead, he turned the knife around and pointed to Rosie’s heart. I gasp; as the Hunter raises the knife, I lunge forward, but before I get to her, Harvey strikes; first, he jumps onto the Hunter he turns his dagger onto him. Then, he stabs Harvey and drops Rosie. She crawls out of the reach of his grasp and over to us.

~Evette~After I basked in the Moonlight for a while, I got myself together and held my head high. I felt as if the Goddess had placed a crown on my head, and I wasn't going to let it fall. I would get through this and make my situation work. Finally, I was ready to accept the part of myself I had long ignored.Suddenly my body shivers as I feel my eyes shift, my skin riddled with goosebumps. I could feel the presence of my wolf, "I thought you heard me," I chuckled. I glance at my bracelet, admiring its soft glow. Who knew I was already a weapon in itself? That led me to wonder if Thane and Atticus knew that as well. You'd think they be more careful with getting me angry. However, I haven't displayed any magical powers as of yet.I wasn't sure how this thing worked; I wish it came with a manual.Maybe Molly would be able to tell me more about it. She seemed pretty excited when she saw the bracelet. I head back to the studio with a lighting feeling in my

"Did you have a hard time getting out of your restraints?" I whisper playfully to Thane, who sits beside me. He sideways glances at me, then puts a torn belt onto the table."Use something stronger next time," he winks. I chuckle as I turn to Sasha, who sits across from me. Atticus was already digging in, and so was everyone else, but my mind was on something else."So what else can you tell me about the Astra pack? They seemed to have a very different dynamic than most packs I've heard of," I said, then took a sip of red wine Atticus had poured me. Sasha twirls her fork in her spaghetti, "Well, they were very different. A pack with no Alpha seems quite strange to everyone, but that's how their dynamic worked. Females had a matriarchy, and ahead Luna, which I assume, was your mother. Venia.""Huh, so that was my birth mother's name..." I say under my breath. "I remember her very well. She was strong and had a passionate heart. She also