Maliyah The next day I struggle to get up. I am a bit sad I won’t be seeing Aspen for awhile. I force myself out of bed and get ready for the day. I curl my hair and put it half of it up in a pony tail, leaving the rest down to cascade down my back. I put on some jean shorts, pink plaid shirt and ankle boots. “Maliyah! We’re gonna be late,” yells Oliver from the living room.“I’m coming!”I emerge from my room and head for the front door. Olivia is the first out the door but she stops in her tracks. She bends down to pick something up and is smiling at me with a bouquet of rare blue lilies. Lilies are my favorite flower. “Aspen is such a romantic,” says Olivia as she hands me the flowers.My name is on it but it doesn’t say who it’s from. I shrug to myself knowing th

MaliyahFinally class is over. I grab the books I need for homework and head straight to my car where Olivia and Oliver are already waiting for me. “Wanna head to the lake this afternoon,” asks Olivia.“I can’t, I have a shift to pick up at the restaurant.”“Aww, but you are our ride,” whines Oliver making me giggle.“Well Olivia has her license. Ya’ll can just take my car after dropping me off.”“You are the best!”“I know,” I giggle back.I drive back to the restaurant and we all head upstairs. I put my bag in my room and the twins change into the swim suits. I mind link one of the waitresses that are apart of the pack to make a to go order for the twins.“Alright you two, Sarah has an order going for you guys to take with you to the lake.”“You are the best Maliy

Maliyah These last few weeks go by in a blur. Aspen told me about his warlock theory so I dropped the charges against Evan. A part of me hopes he is right, but another part of me hopes he is wrong. Things have been peaceful since the end of the war. Aspen has gone back to his realm. His father has been keeping him busy with slowly taking over some tasks. King Bjarki plans to retire soon. I wake up before my alarm so I decide to shower since I know I won’t be going back to sleep. I finish rather quickly and look at my watch, realizing I have over an hour to kill before needing to head to school. I mind link Sarah to put an order in for the twins and I. She is one of the few wolves working here while she attends college just down the road. The twins are still getting ready so I decide to head

Luca‘Why don’t we just kill her already,’ Brandon mind linksI sometimes despise that I left with Brandon and his mother, Breanna. Brandon’s father is Derek’s uncle’s son, Thomas Brooks. Breanna has done nothing but shove ideas of revenge onto Brandon since he could walk and it’s all he’s ever thought about.‘Be patient Brandon. I have plans for her first.’I love that I have been able to mask our scent with the spell I’ve learned, but I can tell that Maliyah is more special than I originally thought. I watch as she sniffs the air, I can tell she knows something is off. I wanted to be the one to come to her rescue and fix her car, especially since I’m the one who spelled it, but she teleports instead. ‘Well so much for that plan,’ says Brandon.I smack him upside the head and let out a growl.‘Ouc

AspenI wake with a groan trying to decipher what had happened last night. When I open my eyes I realize I am still home meaning I never made it to the dance last night. I sit up too fast and clutch my stomach in pain. “Easy there Prince Aspen,” says our doctor, Lily.“What happened?”“You don’t remember?”“No, I do not. I remember working late and then decided to take a walk in my mother’s garden. After that nothing. Where is Maliyah, I need to see her.”“First things first, let me check that wound of yours. I may have great healing abilities but you were struck with an arrow laced with poison. You are lucky to be alive.”“I’m fine, I need to get to Maliyah. If they attacked me they must be after her.”“Prince Aspen, there is something you should know.”“What?”“Maliyah is in critical condition in the hospital. She has yet to wake up.”At those words I teleport to the Palmetto pack house without letting Lily check my bandages. I’ll have Dr. Smith check mine. “Derek, what happened?”