"Please, let me help you," she insisted, "We need to see what we can do about all this." With her free hand, she gestures to the rest of the girl's body. The girl's upper lip rolled back slightly to reveal a pair of fangs that extended a half inch longer than the rest of her teeth and Elizabeth's body went rigid slightly. "Don't worry," she said, unable to look away from her lips, "You're safe."
"Cora," she spoke horsely, "is my name."
She smiled slightly, "Cora, that is a lovely name. I'll keep you safe, Cora, I promise. Let's get you washed, fed, and rested. I will take care of mine and you don't have to worry anymore, alright? Can you walk?"
"I'm...?" she swallowed.
"You're mine," she pulled the girl's hands to her lips, "We are mates, Cora. And I'm not letting go."
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Cora Price is the youngest child of Alpha Arham Price, half werewolf and half... something else. And with tensions rising between creatures like the Vampires and the Werewolves, she is the perfect product for disaster. Relationships between each breed is practically unheard of, the latter blaming the former for unspeakable violence against the human population-- not to mention the rise of Trapping, when rogue vampires capture, kill, and harvest werewolves and humans alike for blood and servitude.
After a disaster that dissolved the Light Moon Pack, Cora finds herself Trapped and orphaned; there were efforts to save what was left of her Light, but 7 years of imprisonment has delivered her right to the Shadow's doorstep. It is up to Elizabeth Sawyer to save what is left of Cora's fractured soul.
Elizabeth is struggling with her own identity crisis, wanting to be Alpha but not being given the power by her pack, you know, because she is a girl and all. It didn't help that her Luna had the characteristics of a Vampire, and with Cora came the unruly downfall of her pack. They'll have to fight for each other using Tooth and Nail, or loose each other to the Shadows forever.
"I am visiting under unusual circumstances. I won't bore you with the details but I have lost something of mine and I was hoping you could help me find it."
" I'm sure I can help you find whatever you need." He was slightly confused. "But what exactly have you lost?"
"My mate."
Silence.
"Does she know you are looking for her?"
"Oh yes, she knows."
Camila started choking on her food. She tried to maintain her spluttering so she wouldn't draw attention to herself. Taine noticed and decided to keep going.
His eyes bored into her.
"She actually decided to run from me... I don't know if she was a coward or just too weak and selfish to even consider giving me chance."
She threw her cutlery down and stood up, leaning over the table. Her teeth were bared and a low growl emitted from the back of her throat. She felt hairs rising on her arms and neck. Usually even-tempered, she was now bubbling with rage.
Taine didn't react well to her growl and mirrored her pose. He was trying to put her in her place, into submission. She was not having it.
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Destiny's collide, they crash and they scar.
Rough seas, tidal waves, fighting for dominance in an ocean so deep...
Despite the viscous ink of lies and deceit,
secrets, sins one breath from leaving the lips.
Love is the serenity that can calm all storms and transform all hardened hearts.
For to love is to be set free from all shackles that bind you to the darkness.
Whether it is the red string of fate or the curse of the moon, you cannot hide from your destiny. IT WILL FIND YOU.
So...will you fight it?