\[Elise’s POV\]
I attempt to surge forward only to find that my leash is attached to the ground, keeping me in place while the bastard who is responsible for all this stares at me.
“Who are you?” He whispers, grabbing my chin and forcing me to look into his eyes. “Because you can’t possibly be my queen.”
Shit. He caught me. When it came to these damned visions, I forgot that if I wasn’t careful, those around me could tell that I wasn’t the one who was meant to be seeing.
“Are you a spy?” He growls, digging his claws deeper into my skin. “Someone sent to take from me what is rightfully mine? GUARDS!” He roars, raking his claws along my skin.
Cursing inwardly, I turn and watch as two men come forward while the rest of the group continue to eat. When they arrive, they wait patiently for their self proclaimed king to give his order, but before I can hear what the fate of the woman who I am possessing is, I feel myself being tugged and thrown through time and space until I’m left crashing into reality.
Gasping, I jump up and begin to look around, only to realize that I’m in a cold, dark room that reeks of piss and decay.
“What the hell?” I growl, trying to remember what the fuck happened before I got here. “Where am…”
“Awake?”
Tensing, I slowly turn my gaze in the direction that the voice came from to find that Forrest sits in the corner of wherever the hell we are watching me.
“Why are you here?” I demand, narrowing my gaze.
As I speak, memories of the attack on the school and then the whirlwind of wolves come to me, followed by the vision I just had. I knew my connection to all of this, but what was Forrest’s? Was he simply in the wrong place at the wrong time?
“Who knows?” he shrugs, smirking. “Disappointed to have a cellmate, pipsqueak?”
“Possibly,” I confirm. “Especially an irritating one like you.”
Tearing my gaze away from him, I start to look around again, taking in the single bed that hangs on the wall and the disgusting toilet that sits in a corner. All I knew was I wasn’t about to use the fucking thing, even if it meant getting myself killed to avoid it.
Slowly, I begin to stand, but stop as my whole body sways and I go crashing to the ground once more.
“Nice try, pipsqueak,” Forrest chuckles. “But they've injected us with something.”
“They,” I repeat, frowning. “And who the fuck are these they you speak of?”
“Let me explain,” a deep, cold voice announces, drawing my gaze until I find the bastard from the disciplinary committee staring at me with a look of amusement. “Sorry,” he says, giving an apologetic smile. “I would have preferred we met under better circumstances, but you left me no choice.”
“Me.” I growl, my anger spiking. “And why would I be the one who made this happen? I don’t even fucking know you!”
“But you do,” he counters, fixing his dark gaze on mine so that a feeling of familiarity begins to grow. “Think long and hard about it.”
“You,” I whisper as his face begins to contort and shift into the face of the man from my vision. “Who the hell are you?”
“I’m Ezekial,” he responds. “The first and original alpha of Emerald Moon.”
\[Serenity’s POV\]
I look around, trying to locate the bastard who took my blood, but before I can find him, a high-pitched whistle fills the air. Instantly, all the rogues cease fighting and turn, heading toward the outer borders of the school.
‘Don’t let them escape!’ I scream to Maverick through our link before I start to move. ‘Otherwise,...’
‘Serenity!’
Gasping, I feel something slam into the side of me, and when I look up to see what or who it was, I find my father in his wolf form staring down at me.
‘What are you doing?’ He demands, his anger radiating through our connection. ‘Didn’t I tell you to stay in your dorm while we took care of this?’
“Sir,” Maverick calls, rushing toward us. “We’re sorry for disobeying your order, but...”
‘SHUT UP!’ My father roars, causing Maverick to waver and then drop to a knee. ‘Once I’m finished with my daughter, I’ll deal with you.’
Eyes widening, I try to ignore the feel of my father’s command that presses against me, threatening to make me bend to his will like Maverick.
‘Now,’ he continues, turning his full attention toward me. ‘What the fuck do you think you’re doing out here?’
‘Someone… A Man,’ I stammer. ‘He attacked in the dorm, and he...’
Shit. This was bad. This was really bad. I already knew that once my father discovered my blood was taken, I would be in big trouble. He certainly wouldn’t let me stay at school after this. But I couldn’t not tell him, not when there was another danger behind it.
‘He took my blood,’ I finish lamely, causing my father’s anger to spike and nearly suffocate me.
‘What did you say?’ He asks slowly, his body shaking. ‘He did what now?’
“He took her blood.” Maverick responds before I could. “We came out here because we were trying to stop him, but he got away.”
Finished speaking, he lets his head fall as a look of defeat crosses his handsome features.
“I’m sorry, sir.” He says quietly. “I was tasked to protect your daughter, and I let such a thing happen. I’m willing to accept whatever punishment you give me.”
‘Punishment,’ my father growls, slowly stepping off of me and turning on Maverick. ‘DO YOU THINK A SIMPLE PUNISHMENT WILL BE ENOUGH?’
Letting his aura explode from him, my father surges forward, attacking Maverick while I’m left scrambling after him.
‘NO!’ I scream as my father growls over Maverick’s face. ‘STOP IT! DON’T DO THIS! HE ISN’T THE ENEMY!’
As I speak, my father bucks, sending me crashing backwards, but as soon as I hit the ground, I’m back on my feet and rushing forward while someone moves past me.
"ROSCO, GET OFF HIM!” My mother screams, her alpha command exploding from her and causing anyone nearby to kneel to her. “RIGHT NOW!”
Hissing in shock, I drop to the ground while a weight that I’ve never felt before presses against me. Shit. This was the true power my mother possessed, but even I knew that it didn’t come with consequences.
‘Dad, please,’ I hiss, watching my mother fall to her knees. ‘Help her!’