“I only miss you when I’m breathing.” -Jason Derulo    The smile fell from Star’s face as she took in her surroundings, the hum of vehicles in the city was nothing like the peaceful sound of birds chirping in the forest.    It was all a dream.    With a sigh, she pushed herself into a sitting position, suddenly feeling anxious and upset. She’d tried hard to suppress the memories when she was awake, but her unconscious mind often dragged her back to a place where her heartbeat with joy and her smile was genuine.    She missed them… She missed him.    Flashes of the dream she awoke from were still playing in her mind and with every memory, her hea

Where there is a will, there is a way Star bit her lip as she took in the rowdy bar, the address Ray gave her led her to the tiny place lit up only by a small sign on the door, she wasn’t sure if she was in the right place and she had no way of knowing till she spotted Ray’s dark hair at the bar. Breathing a sigh of relief she approached him.  “You made it.” He said, not turning to look at her when she sat down.  “I almost thought I had the wrong place,” he said, taking the stool beside him.  “Figures. Order a drink and in ten minutes ask where the bathroom is, enter the third door on the left of the hallway.” It all sounded so mysterious.  

The victim to the victor  “Does he know about the vigilante group?” Star asked, taking a seat in Mr. Pollock’s office.  “No, not as far as we’re aware, there hasn’t been any mention of it on the dark web and they’re hardly being careful with their actions.” Roger pointed out.  “Okay, then my presence here isn’t suspicious if they’re keeping tabs on me.” Ray nodded.  “We have eyes in the front, if someone from The Academy comes in, we’ll know.” Star was satisfied with his answer.  “I can’t get too close, I’ve already expressed my refusal at

Finding true north Star’s fists clenched on her lap, they were almost at their destination and her heart was beating wild with anticipation from her position beside Ray. Her plan was finally in motion and now that midterms were over, all she had to focus on was taking down The Academy before they did any serious damage. Star watched as wolves flanked their vehicles the moment the Lockwood pack borders came into view, it wasn’t marked with anything obvious, but having spent so much time there, Star could feel the bounds of the place she once called home. After a few tense minutes the vehicles came to a stop, through the tinted windows Star could see a large group waiting outside the packhouse, but she hardly took notice of who was there. Her breath hitched when her eyes landed on him, he looked bulkier somehow, his eyes scanning the vehicles with a hard look. She didn’t realize Ray got off the car till he pulled her door open and reality hit her. She w

A hand to hold  Star paced from wall to wall of her apartment, it’s been days since the meeting at the Lockwood Pack and just as long since she decided to make some changes, what those were, she still had no idea.  She just got off the phone with Ray who informed her that the anonymous tip-off was sent to the investigating authority regarding the illegal practices of The Academy and his contact at the high court confirmed that the inquiry was sitting on the desk of the right person. Truly they had no way of knowing who was clean and who was dirty, but they had to try.  She was tasked with the duty of informing Maximus, but she hesitated, how would he react to her calling him.  Sucking in a deep breath s