Chapter 16 - Obligation
Eriks POV
"Tom and Greta, I need to speak to them." She whispered before passing out. Her body was covered in sweat as it gave in to the exhaustion. Most wolves passed out and slept for days after a shift. Yet, she was awake and moving around after her first shift. She was strong and resilient. She wasn't afraid to show her emotions throughout the changes. Due to her magical abilities, she shifted faster than most did too. It would normally take a day or two to switch from one form back to another completely. But, she did it in a matter of hours. She had been in here for a day and had completed both shifts. I picked her up and carried her back to her room. Placing her on the bed, I grabbed one of my shirts and slipped it over her head. Covering her up, I headed to the door, turning around to gi
Chapter 16 - The calm Athenas POV The last thing I remembered was hearing their names. After that, my brain was blank. My mind felt as though I hadn't slept in days, but my body felt fully recharged. I slowly sat up, trying to register where I was. Finally, realization flooded me the room was mine. Looking around, I could see a dark figure sitting on a chair in the corner of the room. As my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I could see it was Erik. His head leaned back as he snored quietly. I pushed myself off the bed heading to the bathroom. I quietly shut the door behind me. I turned and looked at myself in the mirror. I gasped in shock as I looked at myself. My skin was practically glowing, and my eyes were as bright as the moon—my scarlet hair was n
Chapter 17 - Before *Nineteen years ago* Dela's POV "What do you mean you can't find her," I yelled, rage coursing through my body. "We looked everywhere for her. We tracked her up until the edge of the forest before she disappeared." My guard's eyes were full of fear as he watched me approach him. I grabbed him by his throat, my nails piercing his skin. My lips turned up at the sight of the blood running down my fingers. My aura seeping into him, absorbing his power as my own. "What did I say would happen if you let her slip through your fingers," I whispered in his ear, my voice full of venom.
Chapter 18 - The Storm Athena's POV I rolled over to find the bed empty. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes as I took Erik's room in. The smell of campfire and chocolate and subtle mint was strong, meaning he hadn't been gone long. I got up and headed to the bathroom. After a few days of exhaustion, I finally felt rested. I turned on the shower and stepped in. I let all my stress and worries about what I was and what the dreams were washed away. After my shower, I snuck out into my room to change. "We need to find Greta and Tom. We need to know who we are." I said to Phoenix as I put on a pair of black jeans and tossed on a loose green T-shirt. "Whatever we are, we can handle this. We
Chapter 19 - Choices "You have to be faster, don't hesitate," Greta shouted before throwing another orb of energy at me. I dropped down, rolling across the mat towards her, kicking her feet out from underneath her. I stood up, making sure to stand over Greta, a smirk stretched across my face. "Fast enough for you." I huffed, just as another orb shot into my back. A stinging sensation ran up my shoulder, making me wince, as I was thrown across the room by the force of it. "Don't ever let your guard down. Being cocky when fighting will not help you. You need to predict every movement, anticipate every attack." Tom shouted; I could hear the smirk in his voice. I let out a curse as I forced myself to stand. I spun around, focusing on my energy like they ha
Chapter 20 -Good and Evil I shot up from the bed as a sharp pain consumed me. My brain wasn't able to function. All I could think about was the throbbing in my chest. I struggled to breathe. My throat felt like it was being constricted. An icy feeling shot up my back. It felt as though the glass was piercing out my back. I forced my head to turn, trying to grab hold of Erik. That's when I realized he was no longer in bed beside me. I was alone in agony and couldn't will my body to move. I tried to speak to Phoenix, but my head was empty. Without her, I couldn't link anyone. I gritted my teeth as I forced my body to move. I pushed off the bed, crumbling to the floor. I dragged my body to the bathroom and pulled myself up by the tub. After flicking the switch, I looked at myself. Beads of sweat dripped down my forehead.
Chapter 21 - Repercussions After the vision from last night, no matter what I tried, I couldn't shake the cold that clung to my bones. As soon as the sun had risen to greet the sky, I jumped out of bed and made my way to Tom and Greta to explain what I had experienced, Erik hot on my tail. *** "Is there any way we can tell when they will arrive?" Erik snapped. His emotions were thick and heavy with worry and anger. Anger that he couldn't protect me from what was coming and the fear of losing me. It made me feel guilty that I was putting him through so much stress in such a short time. "That's the problem with seeing some visions. If we don't know their origin, we can't pinpoint their time frame. That could have happened days ago and ha
Chapter 22 - Magic My eyes fluttered open as I felt a warm hand grip my shoulder, giving me a gentle shake. My cheek was wet with drool as I slowly sat up and let my eyes adjust to the lighting change. My face turned red as I wiped my face, and I looked at Eriks' shirt to see it wet where I had slept. "We're here. We better get going if we want to make it to Viridis valley before sunrise." Erik said, standing up, ignoring my embarrassment. My body ached as I moved to stand up too. Not only were planes terrifying, but they were also extremely uncomfortable. "Someone slept well." Drake laughed as he looked at Erik's shirt and then back at me. "At least she didn't have to hear you and
Chapter 23 - Blood The hike up Rubrum mountains was long and treacherous. Even in our wolf form, we felt the exhaustion set in. What started as a wide, steep trail became ridged and narrow. The air thinned the higher we climbed, and the wind became harsher as it whistled past us. Our fur kept us warm and protected us from its stinging lashes, but it also threw off our already scares footing. "Im not sure how much longer we can stay with way." Phoenix huffed, her breathing heavily as she tried to push forward. The rock under her back paw slipped we tried to jump to the next footing. Causing her to slip, all that we could see was thick mist beneath us as we looked down. We were above most of the heavy clouds but knew that jagged rocks sat below, waiting to pierce us if we fell. We somehow managed to gain enough strength