I sigh as I watch my children move into their new home. Richard was kind enough to take my family in after Davon's deeds.
Reduced to watching them through a screen, I find comfort in knowing they are close. This is as close y I can be with them for now. We are ao close, yet we are so far.
If only Annie could be there too, my mind would be at ease, but she is not. I sigh. Richard sent her away while they put me in a coma to protect me. Of couse, I intended for her to get an education, but not so far. Somethings were out of mu control, I couldn't always have the last word.
Besides, since Davon was looking for Annie, sending her far away was the better outcome. Richard made the decision in the end and I trust him. We always made contingency plans and he knew what my wishes were for my family. In the end, he's loyal to me and everything he did was almost what I would have chosen on my own. He wouldn't tell me the full story for some reason. He wanted to avoid overwhelming me with things that had little matter.
I flick a button. Annie's new appartement appears. I can only wonder how she will react to such luxuries. It was beautifully decorated like a picture from a magazine.
The only thing I disagreed with Richard was the lack of cameras in her bedroom. Annie spends so much time there that I might miss the crucial details in her behavior. There is no way to know how long the spell would keep her wolf or her magic in that cage.
She is a creature like Damon, a strong one, and a perfect match for Davon's devious plans. The seal had to endure and keep her safe.
My hands ache. I rub them noticing how hard I had tighten the arm of the chair.
Davon, that devious creature was always plotting and seeking control. Couldn't he leave us alone? We left a long time ago. How could he know about the beast inside her, or is he just looking for her to bring me back in exchange?
It all started the day I met my husband.
Memories of happier days wander through my mind, taking me back to a younger me.
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Isabella, Annie's mother.
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Our town was quite peaceful. We come from a long line. The purebloods, as they like to call us, our magic or wolves are stronger, and because of that we have a good life, because the caste system is determined by blood and strength.
"Lola, stop looking everywhere as if you were here for the first time. We have to find my dress.
Lola is a little wolf at my service. I killed the last one by mistake. Nora, my witch servant, died because of my magic.
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Nora's death
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Today Dad left earlier than before. He used to do this twice a year. No one told me about this until my sixteenth birthday. That was when I was told about my duties to the empire. It seemed unfair. Boys had many jobs to choose from and shine in, while I was to be cast into the breeding department. That was what they expected of a woman with my abilities. They even got to go to nice gatherings like this one. I had missed the first one due to lack of preparation. This time, I was ready to witness the Red Moon event.
It was a big secret that no one could talk about. Only men and mated women over the age of sixteen could attend with an invitation. I was sixteen and a half, but they hadn't mated me and wouldn't force me until my seventeenth anniversary, and I didn't want to wait that long.
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Never Bend
WerewolfAnnie doesn't know it, but magic surrounds her life and follows her every move. Between her recurring dreams, the strange evidence she keeps in a box, and her own journal filled with memories she can't remember, she was always suspicious that someth...
