LOGINDruida P.O.V.Everything is chaotic. Chaotic, fire, smoke and screaming in the night. People die left and right, from me or someone else. Alora seems to have the time of her life, and I must admit it feels good to not have to hide the extent of my powers anymore. Nor my fighting skills. The men keep underestimating me because I’m a woman, and I haven’t shifted, but Raven rides just under the surface, sharing control with me, watching and reacting with me. She is as much in this as I am, and we’re in a fucking mission to take down these bastards before going back to save everyone else. It’s not just about my parents anymore. I’ve come to realise that a little late, but better late than never. The timeline has changed completely, and now I have to save all of them. Lillie and Balder, Freya, Illisa and Adria. Adria. Something hits me like a ton of bricks. ‘Cian?’ ‘Yes, wildheart?’ ‘You sound strained.’ ‘You do too. What is wrong?’ ‘Did they take all the females?’‘Yes, all of you.
Lucas P.O.V. Cian and his men are shooting the enemy from the air, taking down droves of warriors before they can even reach us, but I got this feeling I can quite shake, so when the witches cast their magical light over the area, and the four should-be-dead vampires, and witch, come out, I redirect my men back to the packhouse mindlinking Cian to shift some of his warriors focus that way as well. ‘What are you thinking, Luke?’ Cian asks, and I’ve noticed he has a tendency to call me an actual pleasant nickname when he doesn’t think about it, or maybe I’m just growing on him. ‘I do not even for a second think Silvan is so stupid he did not suspect they could be alive. Maybe he has counter measures, or maybe I’m just a worryrat, either way, I want to help them.’ ‘Got it. Airassistance incoming.’ The night explodes in a deafening explosion as the packhouse goes up in smoke and fire. Balder screams orders for his men, but I link the wolf I’m with to leave his men with him, and we go
Maddison P.O.V.The blazing fire sets the whole rats nest on the other end, and I’m quick to join the fray with Lillie by my side. She is faster, meaner and stronger after her feline has been released from its prison. She mixes hand to hand combat with magic, and I follow her lead with that, laying corpses in our wake as we make our way through the warriors outside, working to get to the cottage where Rick, Jessica and Elisa must be hiding. I’m focused on the warrior in front of me when someone tackles me from the side, Lillie yells something, but I do not hear what she’s saying as the wolf snaps its jaw at my throat. It takes all my strength to keep it at bay, fighting to throw it off, or get a blow in with my magic. Ember growls in my mind, wanting to shift, but we can’t as long as we’re trapped on the ground. Finally I manage to push it away a little when a magnificent feline tramples into the wolf's side, throwing it off me completely. ‘Go! I got this!’ Lillie’s voice sounds in
Druida P.O.V.After Cian mindlinks me the information about the attacks on the pack, I tell the others we need to hurry our own plans along. I also tell Alora, who says she was the one who tipped off her brother. Of course she was, why is that even a surprise to me? I should have known she wouldn’t have been satisfied with staying here and spying on Rick and Jessica. No, she needed to be in the thick of it all and also spy on Silvan. ‘You’re just jealous, sis.’ Alora links me, amusement all over her mental voice. ‘Indeed I am, but you are not going to have all the fun now. Please open the shadow portal for us so we can leave.’ She chuckles, and I shake my head while warning the others about her incoming work. It’s well after dusk now, and everything has been quiet around here for some time. I’m not sure if Rick and Jessica and their minions have gone to bed or.. ‘The portal opens up outside the grounds where they are keeping you. There will be a cottage where Jessica, Elisa and Ri
Cian P.O.V.The day goes by in a flash of trying to calm down myself and everyone else, while telling them I’m in contact with Mirage, not using her real name of course. We’re trying to lay low on the mate front, although I know we fucked that up this morning, but it doesn’t seem that anyone has noticed. Most important of all, it doesn’t seem that Alpha Liam has noticed and become suspicious. Her secret is hers, and she will reveal it if she wants to, that is not our call and Lucas and I agree on that much at least. We do not agree on the whole let the women prove themselves aspect, but Lucas has pleaded his case enough with me to give it time and see what happens. I can be by Mirage's side in an instant if I get even the smallest inclination that she is in more danger than I deem necessary for her. Does that make me sound conceited? Yes absolutely. Do I care? Not even the tiniest bit. After Mirage mindlinked us the information about the possibility of Jessica selling out the packs
Maddison P.O.V.I can’t believe my own ears, and feeling the emotions of Liam, I somehow know he is getting the same information as I am. He is fuming and all over the place with rage and guilt. I send him some love and calm through our bond, wanting, no, needing him to know this is not his fault. It’s no one’s fault. As far as we know, and since the young Druida has been with Silvan’s organization from the beginning, we know a whole lot, Jessica didn’t know either that Rick was actually alive. Druida. She is a mystery to me. Someone I want to solve so badly. She seems so familiar, and so unfamiliar at the same time. Even Ember is solely confused about the young woman, wanting to be near her, and feeling really protective of her, but not knowing why. One thing is for certain though, she is not just a witch. Something has changed about her since she arrived at Iron Mountain - her aura is more than it was and it was pretty powerful to begin with. Then there are her uncanny similaritie
Druida P.O.V.After my little reset outside, I venture back in. Dawn is approaching but not yet quite upon us. I sigh. Another night where I get the minimum of sleep. It’s become a bad habit by this point, and Raven is grumbling about something along the lines of ‘we didn’t sleep any in the future
Maddison P.O.V.It takes everything in me not to kill the captured enemy right on the spot, and feeling Liam through our bond lets me know I’m not alone in my murderous thoughts. I know objectively we can’t, and when they are led away by the guards, I heave a sigh of equal contempt for their try to
Lucas P.O.V.Home. Or my childhood home. Whatever we call it, I’m glad to see it, although I wish I could have brought my mate with me today. I sigh as the gates open, not breaking my stride towards the open castle doors, and then smile as Alira runs out from the shadows of the side pillar and sque
Druida P.O.V.The afternoon sun shines into the training yard with all the glory, basking the men in rays and shadow as they move on the sparring mats. I walk amongst them by myself, Lucas not here right now as he and I agreed he would go back and visit his family to get them to be ready for whatev







