*LAIN*
When my eyes finally open, the smell of smoke fills the air, and I can't help but wonder what happened.Then it all comes back to me.Drex actually fucking shot me.I slowly get up and wince in pain when I trace where the pain is coming from, but the funny thing is that my hand isn't covered in blood like I expected it to.I had a small scar where I was shot.What the actual fuck?I can't seem to wrap my head around it.While grabbing some clothes, I realize that I haven't seen Freya since I woke up.Did Drex take her?I look around the cabin searching for her and just as I'm about to lose the little sanity I have, I see a hand behind the tree.Dread fills me, and the mere thought of seeing Freya's dead body sends me reeling.He killed her and left her here.I swallow hard and begin walking towards the tree, and when I'm finally close enough, I'm stunned to find Freya's naked body.My eyes widen in shock as I check her pulse and for injuries.She looks pretty fine.Axel growls in response.He doesn't like seeing Freya this vulnerable, and he wants to get revenge on Drex for putting her in this state.I place my hand on her cheek and she feels extremely hot.Is she coming down with a fever or something?I carry her in my arms and take her inside the cabin, placing her on the bed. I grab one of my spare shirts and boxers and dress her.The mere sight of her body makes Axel impatient, and he wants to mark her right away and make her his forever.That doesn't settle well with me because I never really liked this girl. I was just a bounty hunter sent after her tail, and I couldn't do the job because Axel claimed her.I begin pacing around the cabin thinking about where to escape to. If Drex left her alive, that means he's still coming back here, and I have a feeling that he won't be coming back alone this time.Perhaps with the whole organization so that he can rub it in my face.He'd like that, I'm sure of it.*DREX*When my eyes finally open, I let out a groan as I feel my body crumbling with pain. It feels like my life flashed before my eyes, but she left me alive for a reason.I slowly get up, wiping away the dried leaves that covered my body. And to make matters worse, I lost my hostage.Galen won't be too happy about this.Maybe I should just make up a story and tell him that Noah died while I was fighting Lain, but I have a feeling that he'd never actually believe that.He'd probably request his head on a silver platter or something.No one in the Dark Tide is normal.When I'm back on my feet, I'm interrupted by the vibrating device in my pocket and when I fish it out, Galen's number flashes on the small screen.I sigh deeply and answer the call, placing the phone to my ear.“Hello?”There is silence from the other end of the line, and that makes me feel uneasy.He is definitely in a bad mood, and I'm going to worsen it by giving him bad news.“Did you eliminate the threats?” He asks curiously, his cold tone making me nervous.I shake my head negatively, as if he can see me right now.It's pathetic how the Dark Tide makes any grown-ass man scramble to their demands and cower in fear.It's probably the torture I endured for all these years. They have a way of toying with people's emotions and getting inside their heads to drive them crazy.“No.”He curses from the other line while I remain silent.“Do you want to follow in Lain's footsteps?” He taunts, making me angry, but I'm not allowed to show my emotions.I have to endure the punishment that is waiting for me in the Dark Tide.I failed to do my job.Furthermore, I close my eyes for a moment and prepare myself for the pain I'm about to go through.Waves of shock fill my veins and the pain begins to register. Each wave sends me falling to the ground, gasping for air.Galen stays on the other end of the line, listening to my pain. He finds others' suffering amusing.“I'll do better…" I whisper once my knees finally give in, and I fall to the ground once more.My attempts to stand are futile.There is silence on the phone, but that doesn't mean he isn't listening.I swallow hard as a scream escapes my lips.Then I remember something that I saw before I passed out.Freya.I close my eyes and open them again.“Fire…"It's challenging to make up a whole sentence when you're being shocked.The Dark Tide owns our lives, and they end it whenever they want with a push of a button.“Freya, she turned into fire today…. I saw it with my own two eyes.”The pain instantly comes to an end and I fall to the ground, sucking in air greedily.“Fire?” Galen repeats, mimicking me.I nod eagerly, breathing heavily.It's obvious that the cunning bastard has a smirk on his face by now.“So her powers have finally manifested, that makes things so much easier. She's naive, and she won't know how to control her powers.”I wipe the sweat off my forehead.“I don't think she's naive because she knocked me out with her powers.”Galen remains silent.“I need her back alive,” he mutters quietly.The girl is literally made of fire, how the hell am I going to bring her back without being burnt to a crisp?Galen knew all along that Freya wasn't even human, and he still bothered to send me on this suicide mission without proper intel.“What is she?” I ask curiously.Galen chuckles from the other end of the line, making me frown.“A goddess sent to wreak havoc on this pathetic planet,” he muses.*LAIN*I hear her whimpering in the bedroom and immediately rush to her aid.Her eyes slowly open, and they meet mine in a frenzy, and yet again that strange warm feeling in my chest is back and it's all because of this girl.“Lain..." She whispers softly, reaching out to touch my cheek, but I pull away.Confusion swims through her green orbs and I see a hint of pain in them.I'm not going to let Axel get his way.Tears fill her eyes.“I'm a monster..." She sobs tearfully.I give her a puzzled look, not understanding what she means.She stares at her hands.“I killed them.”She takes a deep breath.“Drex and Noah…. I killed them with my powers” she whispers softly, and I recall Galen's words.Don't underestimate her, she's not an ordinary girl.That's why the Dark Tide was after her in the first place.Flames of fire engulf her hand and I move back, staring at her in disbelief.Our eyes locked intensely.*LAIN*I looked around the cabin, packing a few items that we might need along the way. I had a feeling that things were about to get messy this time because I know the dark tide; when they want something, they won't stop until they get what they want.Once I had everything that we might need, I offered her my hand, and she looked at me hesitating.Didn't she trust me anymore?I cocked a brow at her."Freya?"She bit her bottom lip softly and looked away, refusing to look at me."Why didn't you let Drex take me? You don't even know me, and I don't get why you're going through the hassle."She was right.Personally, I wouldn't help her, but Axel wants her safe and sane, and I'm not in the mood for arguing with him over some hybrid human girl.I wish I could tell her that the moon goddess chose us to be mates, but I doubt she has any knowledge about that.I forced a smile."Like I said, I was sent to protect you, and trust me, I'm just doing my job."She scoffed in annoyance."You keep
*FREYA*The girl probably thought that she could intimidate me but I've had worse. She ignores me and goes straight to hug Lain just to spite me.I sighed deeply, crossing my hands over my chest. I didn't have time to play her mind games right now. What I need is to take a hot shower and finally wear clothes that actually fit me.Wearing Lain's clothes brought a lot of judgment and I could tell by how people were staring at me.I would have glared at them but I don't want to be rude.When Lain and that girl are finally done talking I'm shown to my new room by one of the women who live here.The house was filled with kids, men and women and they all lived here as a big happy family Something that I never had while growing up.The room was simple but also luxurious. Bright yellow walls and a big chandelier hanging above my head.It had everything that a girl could ever want.The woman offered me her hand."My name is Aniko."I gave her a smile as we shook hands."Freya," I muttered qui
*LAIN* Velvet wouldn't let me escape even if I wanted to. This was the part I hated about her. She always insisted on the most annoying things.She grabbed my arm while I sipped my black steaming coffee."So what's up with the deal with you and that other girl?" I turned to look at her cocking a brow and placed my mug on the kitchen island."That girl has a name and Axel recognized Freya as his mate. It's out of my control."I could see the irritation on her face."No offense Lain I know that your dad married a human but I don't think you should repeat the same mistake." I stood up.My tall frame towering over her.The fear in her eyes was evident and she closed her lips instantly.A sly smirk curved my lips."I don't want you to meddle in my personal affairs, do you get that?"Our eyes locked.As my wolf Axel challenged her to say one more thing about Freya. I might be lenient but Axel won't be this nice when he takes over.She nodded quietly and walked away.I sighed deeply.What
*LAIN*Axel was pretty mad that I had to crush Freya's spirits but it was the only way to keep her away. I'd never be able to forgive myself if something horrible happened to her."Why are you so cruel towards our mate?" Axel asked curiously.I sighed deeply, choosing to ignore him."I don't like Freya and besides I don't believe in the mate bond."Axel scoffed in annoyance."You don't like her?" I rolled my eyes in response while searching something on my laptop."Come on, your eyes said it all when you kept staring at her in that short red dress. I know that you want her, it's just a matter of time before you admit it of your free will." Axel was furious with me."You should believe in the mate bond because your parents were always an inspiration to many members of the pack."I got up feeling frustrated."Get out of my head, dude." Axel disappeared and I sat down slamming the laptop shut.I won't be able to concentrate on the task I'm doing because he got on my nerves.There was
*FREYA*I ignored Aniko's warnings and rushed to help Noah get on his feet. I felt so relieved to see him alive because his death has always burdened me.He sat down on one of the chairs and I offered him a glass of water.After finishing the glass of water he turned to look at me with tears in his eyes."Are you okay Noah?" I asked in a worried tone and he shook his head negatively.Things haven't been the same since those fucking people took me from the club.I sighed deeply."I thought you died in the woods because of the fire I made."He looked up meeting my gaze."I managed to escape by a thread and I followed the footprints I found in the woods and they led me to this strange house."He shook his head in disbelief and looked at Aniko who didn't look too pleased by his presence.She crossed her arms over her chest."Luna I don't trust him there's something fishy about him and my wolf just senses it."Aniko was a nice woman but I didn't want to be rude to her.I turned to look at
*LAIN*After Freya walked out on me and went to look for her shady friend and I found him talking to a few people trying to look like he belonged in my pack when in reality he was just a rogue.A pathetic human."Noah."He turned around meeting me gaze and the bastard had the audacity to even smirk at me.He was definitely testing his luck."So what's the deal between you and Freya? I heard that you're mates, is that why you kidnapped her?" I scoffed in annoyance.Axel took over and he eagerly wanted to put Noah in his place for meddling in my relationship with Freya."She is mine" Axel muttered sternly as I watched Noah take a step back.He raised his hands in defeat."Look man I don't want any trouble and besides Freya is just my best friend I don't like her that way." Axel hummed in response but he still wasn't satisfied with Noah's answer.Noah sighed deeply, staring at the ground.Did I strike a nerve? "I'm into men."I cocked a brow at him and he looked up meeting my gaze."I
*FREYA*Tears rolled down my cheeks and a painful sob escaped my lips as the book dropped to the ground with a thud.Noah picked it up and began reading where I ended. Once he was done he looked up meeting my gaze."Freya it's not completely horrible just don't follow in her footsteps you have a kind heart and you're nothing like this woman."I shook my head negatively, wiping my tears away."The fire goddess only resorted to destruction because she came to earth and fell in love with a human and the man got her pregnant and exploited her powers for his own selfish desires.""Don't you understand? After the goddess of fire destroyed the world, the surviving people wanted to kill her until she went into hiding. That's not the kind of life I want for myself."He nodded in understanding."This woman is a murderer and if we are fucking related I am going to lose my shit right now."He placed a comforting hand on my shoulder."What if Lain finds out that I'm an abomination? He'll definitel
*DREX* "Are you going to fail me again?" Galen asked sternly, making me feel worthless.I closed my eyes and shook my head negatively.I haven't had a drop of water since the day I lost Freya and Lain. Let's just say that I was facing the consequences of my action's.I opened my eyes, wincing in pain whenever he turned on the electric chair I was strapped to.I didn't have any other option, I just had to endure it.Once he was satisfied with his torture he instructed someone to turn off the machine.This is why I wanted to leave the dark tide I was always tired of the torture and uneven justice.They are always good at exploiting people and one day when I finally get out of here I will be the first one to put a bullet in Galen's head.He narrowed his eyes at me and a wicked smirk appeared on his lips."You're thinking about murdering me aren't you?" He taunted me and I remained silent.The cocky motherfucker was always a good mind reader.He chuckled wickedly."That will never happen