JULIANThe drive back to the territory and the castle was a quiet one. Just before we get to the border, I pull into a gas station. Savannah smiles at me and gets out, heading in what seemed to be the direction of the toilets. Before I get out, I turn inward to Conner.“Hey, Bud. You doing okay?” “Yeah, I’m okay.” “Are you sure? I would have thought you would have gone crazy and forced control to find her?” “I can feel she is alive… Our mark on her allows us at least that. Besides, having Savannah close seems to be helping.” “How? Why?” “Not sure. However, it could have something to do with the fact that she is a witch or it could have more to do with the fact that she is our sister now as she and Riley completed the mating and marking.” This may be something to talk to Uncle Dominic about, or even Savannah’s Grandmother. With a little more insight as to why the trip wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be, I get out and walk around the SUV to fill the tank. I know I didn’t real

SAVANNAH Conner doesn’t waste any time. He steps back from behind me before stepping back up behind me and wrapping his arms around me, pinning my arms to my chest. He then whispers right next to my ear. “Escape…” I know very limited self-defence, but I do know this one. I lift my foot and stomp my heel down onto his foot using the surprise of this to move my arms within his to allow me to throw my elbow back and into his chest, I then turn in his arms that are still wrapped securely around my chest and then once I am facing him I bring up my knee as quickly and as hard as I could connecting with her privates. This makes him loosen his hold enough for me to pull out of his arms and take a few steps back away from him. He smiles and straightens as he says, “Good. Now I know what I have to work with.” I smile as his red eyes seem to dim, and his normal eyes come back into focus. He then runs through some quick warm-ups and then we get back into the start of the basics. By the time

SAVANNAH I groan as I reach my hand up to my head. I slowly open my eyes, and the first thing I see is that the sky is dark and littered with stars. I then see Phoenix’s face slide into my field of vision as he says, “Welcome back.” He then helps me to sit up before he continues, “Are you okay?” “That hurt and my head is still pounding, but I am okay.” He looks at me with concern and says as he gets back to his feet. “If being connected to Romeo is going to continue to affect you like this, then there is no point in being out here. I can’t teach you anything if you are consumed by pain or passed out on the forest floor.” He then walks over to his backpack and picks it up. I quickly get to my feet and run over and catch up to him as he heads back towards the trees. I grab his arm, pulling him to a stop as I practically beg. “Please, Sir Phoenix. I need to do this. I need to be able to save him…” He pulls his arm out of my hand and continues on his way. I look up at the sky an

SAVANNAH >Memory contHe pulls back and I see his fangs lengthen. He then moves quickly, sinking his fangs into my neck. I scream as I struggle underneath him, but he just moans as he continues to suck and drink without removing his fangs from my skin, slightly tearing it. My struggles start to lessen the more he drinks, and I feel a strange sensation flowing through me. I then feel him force his voice into my head as he says, “Give in to the pleasure my sweet… This will be easier on you if you do…” He then let go of one wrist and slid that hand down my side. I can’t think as my mind then seems to fog as I feel that strange sensation increase. I barely register that he moves, his legs lifting and then forcing first one knee and then the other between mine. The feeling of him lying between my legs and over me like that seems to clear the fog in my mind just a little, and I start to struggle against him again. He hisses agai

ROMEO I watch as Kolby smiles and slowly removes the needle from the female's neck. He faces me and says,“Try anything and I will inject the remainder of what is in this needle into her neck. Then, as you watch her scream, I would hope that it doesn’t kill her.”“I won’t. Just leave her alone.”Kolby then nods and two large werewolves enter the room. They undo the cuffs and allow me to collapse and fall to the floor. One of them snickers as he steps a little closer,“Whoops, sorry.”I hiss up at him and go to move. I don’t move far as I see the flash of light and snap my head towards Kolby. I stop as he lifts the needle and takes a step back, closer to the female. I move into the sitting position and hold up my hands as I lower my head.Kolby chuckles as the werewolves then grab an arm each and pull me to my feet. When I raised my head again, I nearly lost contro