Double Back - Mistwater Chronicles #1

Chapter Five

Hey y'all! I'm back with a new chapter :) Thank you to @apagado for becoming my new editor :P

Shoutout to @HelloRieza for the fantastic cover!

Hope you guys enjoy the new chapter. I'll probably update again sometime next week, since I've gotten my writing mojo back! The story is about to get kind semi-sort-of-crazy, so enjoy the normalcy while it lasts lovelies :)

I went back and added some pictures for what I imagined Delilah and Zack to look like so I'd check those out :) Zack's pic is on Chapter Two and Delilah's is on Chapter Three.

Without further ado: Chapter Five! Read, comment, fan, vote and most of all enjoy!

xoxo,

Morgan

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The next morning, I wake up with the absence of warm arms around my tiny frame. Rolling over, something crinkles under my head and I slap around the pillow until I find the note.

Teresa,

Went out to go deal with Javier and the rogues. Breakfast is in the microwave for you. See you soon.

- Zack

He has surprisingly neat handwriting for a man, and I'm not complaining. Facing the clock, I groan to see that it's only eight in the morning, so I pul the covers back around me and go back to bed.

After dozing off, I can't go back to sleep anymore and mentally kick myself for only sleeping until about nine. There's a feeling in the air though, something that I can't place - but I don't waste my time on the feeling of weirdness. Since it's so nice out, I pick out a tight white shirt and a sky-blue skirt that flares out from my waist to wear, and take a quick shower. Feeling refreshed, I quickly get dressed and decide to pad around barefoot.

Walking downstairs, I go to the microwave and find a couple of golden-brown pancakes waiting for me. Licking my lips, I reheat them and chow down, savoring the great taste, until a throat clears behind me.

Spinning around, I come face to face with Adrian and Edward, Zack's second and third in command. Adrian and Edward are almost complete opposites in looks - Adrian's black hair and dark blue eyes contrasting with Edward's sandy blond hair and light silver eyes. Edward is slightly shorter than Adrian, but is no less intimidating.

Standing up, I gently place my plate in the sink and start to wash it as their eyes trail my motions. A dark weight starts to fill the room, and I look up at them through my lashes, waiting for someone to say something. Finally, it's Edward's deep voice that does.

"Zack decided to let the rogues cross the pack borders, of course under surveillance," he begins.

"Why do I get the feeling something bad happened?" I ask, drying my plate as I do so. Edward adverts his eyes and shoves Adrian, wanting him to speak.

Adrian sighs. "Um..Zack was with them, naturally. There was an accident. A truck rammed into the car with Zack and Javier.."

I've stopped listening. My blood roars in my ears as I drop the plate I'm holding, and its loud crash brings me back to reality.

Zack. Hurt.

No. No. No. No. No.

"Is - is he okay?" my voice trembles with the uncertaintly of Zack's condition.

Adrian sighs. "Ah..they're bringing him back right now. He was on the side of the car that got directly hit, so he's pretty hurt right now. But his healing should speed up his recovery, along with having you there. But you'll have to lead the pack now, in his absence. We can help you, obviously, but you're basically Luna, so you'll have to do a lot of work that Zack would normally do."