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Chapter 102: Olivia

Talon doesn’t pick up my call. I dial his number again and again, growing more frustrated with each “sent to voicemail” message I receive. “Maybe he’s not by his phone right now,” Liana suggests over my shoulder. “He has to pick up. It’s urgent.” I leave out the fact I’m also desperate to hear his voice. When I’m dialing for the eighth time, Clarissa groans. “For the love of God, just call someone else. Ryker must be near his phone. He’s a social media addict. Call him.” Irritation nips my chest. “First off, their entire pack dynamic just changed. I highly doubt this is the time for Ryker to get involved in his social media addiction.” Clarissa crooks her brow. “And the second thing?” Saying my second reason is because I’m mad at him feels stupidly childish for the situation at hand. Plus, I don’t want Clarissa to think she has one over me, even now. With an aggravated sigh, I punch in Ryker’s number. The first ring doesn’t even finish before he picks up. “Olivia. Hello? Ar

Chapter 103: Olivia

After a torturous minute of silence, Clarissa pipes up, and for the first time in my life, I’m glad to hear her voice. “Before we die here of quiet, does anyone know how we’re going to get to Axel?” “Nope,” Ryker says defeatedly. “No clue,” Talon mutters quietly. Clarissa blinks at them. “Okay, so you two are useless.” She turns to Liana, tapping her head, “and I doubt you’ve got much going up there.” Liana turns as red as her hair. “I will kill you.” Clarissa ignores her and faces me. It’s odd to be stared at by her with curiosity, not hatred. “That leaves you, magic woman. Got any golden tricks up your sleeve?” For some reason, I’m oddly offended. I fold my hands and insist, “I’m not a magician.” “Whatever you say, Little Rose.” I perk up. “What the hell does that thing mean?” Clarissa rolls her wrist noncommittally. “Oh, I don’t know… something to do with roses being rare around here, blah blah blah. Nester calls all his lovers that.” I think bile nearly chokes me to dea

Chapter 104: Hunter

Olivia collapses in my arms. “What did you say to her?” I snap, glaring at Clarissa. She throws her hands up, “Why do you think I had something to do with it?” A slow throbbing starts in my head. I can't do this today, not with Clarissa, not with anyone. I carry Olivia to my room, laying her on my bed and sitting at the edge. I feel a little guilty that I'm grateful she’s passed out. At least, for now, I don't have to worry too much about the bet, and I can fix my mind on every other fucked up thing going on. I dial my dad again. And again. And again. I dial him till my phone screen blurs with frustrated tears. Where the hell could he be? As a final Hail Mary, I call the last person on earth who would want to talk to me right now After a few rings, Ricklan’s gruff voice deadpans, “Hunter?” I blow out a breath, running a hand through my hair. “Hey, Uncle Rick.” “I don't have time to talk to you,” he pauses, “unless this has something to do with Olivia?” I turn to her, look

Chapter 105: Ryker

I've fiddled with my mother’s ring more times in the last 2 days than I've done in 20 years.Everything is coming apart fast. I love fast. I crave it, but this is something else entirely.“You look awful,” Clarissa says beside me.“It's nice to see you too, Clary,” I lie. I can't genuinely remember the last time I felt happy or grateful to be in the same room as her.“I didn't mean it insultingly, Ryker. I mean you look awful, sick. Since our encounter with John, you’ve seemed so… pale.”I face her, surprised to see her assessing me sincerely.The truth is, I have felt a little off, like there’s a constant cold waving through me, but it's not like after my fight with John things just went back to normal. It's been a rough few days. When all this is over, I'm sure I'll be able to take a nap, grab a burger, and do anything to get my familiar glow back.I contemplate telling her the truth, and I decide on simply saying, “I've just been a little chilly.”She looks at me a moment longer, l

Chapter 106: Olivia

Alex stares. Axel’s flesh and blood Alex, not some fake playing a prank, but the real Parker Princess. “How did you… How are you… You want to… huh?” My words can’t even mesh together and form a coherent sentence. Maybe I really did fail that English test. She comes fully into view, her lithe frame so different from her brother’s, but still the similarities between them are uncanny. I’m not sure if I want to pull her in or find the nearest kitchen knife to defend myself. “I said maybe I can help you,” she repeats, confirming I’m not mad. “If Clarissa will not take you to Nester, I will.” My knees nearly give way again. Talon gently pulls me behind him, his hazel eyes narrowed. “You’re Axel’s sister?” “Yes, and I want to help my brother’s friends.” Which only confuses me further. Maybe I’d have preferred it if she walked in here knife in hand. At least that’d have made sense. With a lurch, Clarissa jerks toward her, as if she’s going to hit Alex, but the other girl casts her a ha

Chapter 107: Olivia

By the time the plan is set in stone, night is already falling, and everyone decided it's best we go home. Before Liana gets out of the Crestridge compound, I grasp her hand. So much nonsense has gone down, and now I feel a maternal instinct to leave her out of it. “You know you don't have to come with us, right?” I pull her closer gently. She sets her lips in a hard line, “I think I owe it to Axel no matter how much of an ass he’s been. He saved my life.” She pauses, assessing me. “And I guess I owe it to you too.” My brain racks for what she could possibly owe me, “I’ve not really given you anything.” Liana shakes her head. “Don’t say that. You gave me a friend. I've never really met a girl I liked as much as you, Tiny. I'm not going to let you go now because some monster wants to lay claim to you.” “Lay claim is a very polite way of saying he wants to keep me as his own.” “Whatever the case may be. You're mine. You're ours.” She gestures to the CrestRidge House, stand

Chapter 108: Olivia

I'm so tired.I can still feel their eyes as I enter Talon’s room and peel off my two-day-old uniform.I don't know if their gazes make me feel special or strange. With a gasp, I take in Talon’s enormous bathroom and instantly forget about the boy’s stares. Pristine tiles and an actual bathtub fill the space. I peek at his shower items and find all sorts of fancy shampoos in glass bottles, soaps carved in flowery shapes that smell heavily of his lavender. I pick one up and decide I wouldn't mind smelling like Talon. But the thing that gets me is a small, pink heart-shaped soap bar, sitting alone under a glass soap dish. I know I probably shouldn't touch it, but I can't help peeking and taking a whiff. I gasp. Cinnamon and Strawberry. Surely he didn't… I snap the case shut, warmth spreading through me. Would he get me something I may never even use? I turn on the shower, and I'm instantly hit with a warm stream of water. It's like the shower knew exactly what I wanted. No way

Chapter 110: Axel

Where the fuck am I? I crack one eye open, expecting some sort of blinding light to sting my eyes, but I'm overwhelmed instead by what feels like never-ending darkness. That can't be a good sign. When I pry open my other eye, I catch only a thin stream of light filtering through an equally thin window. This must be inside Penbrook. I don't remember who took me, or how, but whoever kidnapped me was almost merciful: It’s like I slept stuffing my sister’s knife in my pocket, and woke up here—damp, stuffy, an acidic smell in the air, but not in any danger. Not right now anyway. There's a click, and I gulp down massive amounts of air to stop myself from yelling. The tell-tale weight of the knife still sits in my pocket, and it's the only thing that relaxes me. A door creaks open, letting in chilly air and a thousand voices. It only lasts a second. The moment the door shuts, the familiar scent of dead leaves has me trying to leap up. I'm stopped by a chain bound to my wrist. “Sudden

Chapter 111: Olivia

I don’t even know why I go to school the next morning. In every class, at every break, whenever I brush past the CrestRidge boys or girls involved in this, the only thing going through my head is the fact we are going to face off against Nester later today. It’s insane how one man can change my life so thoroughly while the rest of the people in this school don’t even have an inkling of what’s going on. The only thing that disrupts my racing thoughts is Dillon at the end of the school day, calling me into his office. “You called, Mr. West?” I ask gingerly, stepping into the council office and instantly regretting it. Alpha Rick sits in a chair to his left, while Principal Watson makes himself at home on his right. I had no idea Rick would be around today. And I had no idea that when I saw him my heart would do a triple somersault. “Please, Miss Blackwood, have a seat,” Principal Watson states. I’ve never been able to feel out what he thinks about me. But that doesn’t matter now

Chapter 112: Olivia

The handcuffs bite into my skin. “Is this a good idea?” Ryker asks, looking defiantly at the metal clasped around my hands. “I’ll be fine,” I assure him, and by extension the rest of the boys. Even though my head's a mess and my wrists are about to be, I’ll be fine. We’re back again at the CrestRidge house, only this time, I’m leaving in a few seconds. And I’m leaving alone. “I made it as loose as possible,” Alex assures me, but her assurance doesn’t do much when I feel like my wrists are damn near about to tear off. “Let us come with you,” Hunter insists, pacing around me like a mother hen. All his new Alpha power and he has only ever used it to dote on me. It’s sweet, even if unnecessary. I smile assuringly at him, which seems to take him by surprise considering we aren’t exactly talking. Is this a good time to bring up the bet and what I overheard in Talon’s room? I mean, me being bound like a prisoner doesn’t seem like the best hour, but is there ever going to be one? I’ve

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