Fang’s POV
I paced back and forth through my bedroom. I sighed exasperatedly. I took a deep breath. There could be more than one Felicity. The former alpha could have known a different Felicity. Ugh, I sounded like one of those wishful thinkers. I kept thinking of that dinner we had between the Fenestra family and the Mason family. The former alpha must have compared my mother to Friday and called them both beautiful like a dozen times. How dense could I be? How had I not noticed that before? I smashed the mirror we had recently replaced.
“Fang,” pleaded Astrid. “We just got a new one after you smashed the last one remember.” I snarled. She recoiled.
“Why do you hate me all of a sudden?” Asked Astrid.
I felt a pang of guilt. I knew I was being an asshole to Astrid these days but I did not have time to baby her with everything going on right now. I had not slept at all last night after I had found that carved name in the alpha bedroom.
“I don’t hate you, Baby,” I said softly.
She was sniffling. I rolled my eyes but pulled her to me. “I have a lot on my mind,” I murmured in her ear. She was tense at first in my arms but she quickly relaxed and wrapped her arms around my torso, burying her head in my chest.
Who should I confront about this? Maze? That would be a mess. The former alpha himself? That would be the most dramatic person to go to. My mom? I could not face her. My dad? What if his drunkard self had no idea and I was ruining his ignorance is bliss mindset with this news. There was one other person I could ask!
Igently released Astrid. “Where are you going?” She whined. “To check on Friday,” I said matter-of-factly.
She nodded in approval.
I found Friday scribbling in Maze’s journal again, cocooned in her mates’ clothes. The sight of her wrapped up like a burrito actually made me smile. “Friday?” I said.
“Morning, Fang,” said Friday, her voice sounding a little weaker than the previous day. Her eyes looked tired. She was clutching her abdomen, hugging herself. An episode of pain gripped her before O could ask her anything.
“Do you know anything about Mom and former Alpha Malachi being close?” I asked as nonchalantly as I could manage, even plastering a fake ass smile on my face.
Friday’s POV
My heart plummeted. He knew! I knew my brother well enough to know when he was smiling on the surface but seething underneath. I did not know what to say. My brother would undoubtedly tell my father and then all hell would break loose. A sharp pain sliced through me. I groaned and doubled over, curling up into a ball. I needed Thaddeus and Maze.
Yes that’s exactly what we need , whined the usually stronger me as tears streamed down my cheeks.
“Forget about it, for now,” he muttered, patting my head and stroking my hair. “Are the painkillers you’re taking for the foot helping with the heat at all?”
I shook my head no. “Ok,” said Fang simply. I peaked up at him. He looked so…broken. I bit my lip. I had never been as invested in my parents being together because I was always left out anyway but news like this would be devastating for Fang. He probably thought they had all been a happy family sans me of course. I sighed, shutting my eyes tightly.
“I’m coming back, just now, ok, Sis, don’t move!” said Fang. He was gone in a flash.
Now is our chance! Said the other me.
Our chance to do what? said the tougher me as
To escape the pack house and get to our alphas so we can have their pups, though she were explaining something like one plus one equals two.
Get up! NOW!
My foot was broken Is it?
I sat up on the bed. I put my cast on the ground. I just had to check. I pressed on the cast. I did not feel any pain in the foot. All the pain was in my tummy.
Stand!
Thesitated.
Trust me! Trust yourself!
I stood up. I wobbled on the cast. I pressed down on it causing it to crack a little. I took a few steps. There was surprisingly no pain in my foot.
Break the cast!
Thaddeus and Maze might have tools in their
in on a long-awaited drug bust. “Friday! What’s wrong?!” He said, grasping me gently by the
please,” / whimpered. “What is it? I’ll get it right
only know when I see it. I have to
“Um,” Theo began.
me to Thaddeus’ room
I wanted to
me up like / weighed noting and carried
gently on Thaddeus’ bed. My mouth watered at how strong
to myself,” I told Theo, smiling sheepishly. Theo nodded as understanding
soon as he was gone, I sprang to my feet and hobbled around, going through my
cast. It was not easy. I was drenched in sweat by the time I was done. I slipped my foot out of the cast. / stood on it. Was it healed? I
Good gint!!
woods! The woods? To your cottage. Why would I go back there? Why
far away from me but feel close to me at the
the door. The floor was filled with patrolling warriors. I could not go out the window. Guards were watching the windows
windows to your room! You are
it was morning time. I climbed onto the roof gingerly.
Jump! Was I insane?
was so far down. I felt
JUMP NOW!
virus taking over a computer. She made me jump physically. She was in control of my body for that split-second and that was all she needed. I plummeted to the ground feet first. I had just jumped to my death! The ground rushed up to meet me. I waited for the sickening crack as I hit the hard earth. I hit the ground.
The second day of your
towards the woods. I ran faster than I had ever run in my entire life. The sun was already setting. The fading light weaved in and out between the thick canopy above. I was running
cottage. I doubled over, putting my palms against my knees, my chest heaving. I was not as vital
know we’re here! Purred the inner
tried to keep my breathing even. I walked on shaky legs up to
Maze’s POV
any Marigold card games and I did not
is really simple,” I told him, sitting cross-legged on the floor across from him. “You have to nave any threes, then I can say bo risn meaning go 100K tor a
same as Draw the Well Dry?” Asked Thaddeus
one,” I said,
two for a Queen, three
still had not decided
Thaddeus. “Yeah, but we call it Twenty-One. I think it’s the same thing,”
game. “The aim of blackjack is to have
first being away from Friday,” I said, laughing. “That’ll be me,”
into the cottage. Not the remnant of her regular smell. Her heat smell.
I
grabbed me by my shoulders before I could scramble to my feet.
right first. How did she
doesn’t matter how! She’s here! I can hear her heartbeat!” I said, my skin flushing and my
her writhing underneath me now.
I were trying to select a card game we both knew and the next minute we could smell Friday’s heat and hear her heartbeat. How was that possible? She had been in a cast when we had left
was standing there on her own two feet. She broke into a huge smile when she saw us. I immediately scooped her up and took her over to the tiny
you doing here?” I asked as I carefully felt the foot that had
foot. I knew he was wondering if it had healed over night because she perhaps had a wolf. He
she ok?” He asked me, watching me elicit some passive range of motion
I asked
were black and they were drinking in Friday’s form. I did not want things to
you what…took off
hypnotised. Maze and I
moaned and her flower wept. All I could
and Maze, please!” She begged, looking up at us with her big
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