The Black Alder Series (Books 1-3)

Lauren Pov

Serene hugged me, but I had to tell them,

“Yesterday, I went to work late. I had a long shift the night before, and I went to sleep. When I got to work the next morning, my co-workers said…

I choke on my tears now, struggling to get my breathing under control. Elena put her arm on my shoulder, and somehow a warm feeling came. I nodded to her.

“My co-workers said she was sliced into with weapons by three guys while the alpha and the rest of the pack helped. They said she screamed, but no one would join in. I believe she was screaming in fear. I’ve known her most of her life; she is not a whore; she was saving herself for the right person,” I told them, making sure they didn’t look at her as a slut.

“She screamed for help, and I wasn’t there, and the guilt will eat me up forever. After that, I couldn’t stand being there anymore. That whole pack watched her get sliced into and did nothing. I packed up and made an excuse to get her body, as if I were taking her back to the hospital when I took her to my house. She was in and out of it, so I cleaned her up and packed my sh*t. I renounced my pack, which is why I’m sure I smell like a rouge. While we were on the way, she slept. When she woke up, she tried to talk to me, but she couldn’t. I believe she has gone mute. It took months for me to break her out of that spell. I don’t know what will happen to her now.” I backed against the wall, the stress pouring out of me.

“I have to show you,” Serene says, and she walks back in to grab Kayla’s hand. We all touch some part of her hand, and we see everything. The abuse. The Rape.

The room was full of growls and auras, and even Luna was crying into Roland. I believe she may have had something similar done to her, but I don’t ask.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“So, what now?” Serene’s daughter said, wiping her tears from her face.

“She will wake up; it’s just a matter of when’, I told them. “I will be there when she wakes up. I believe the first face she needs to see is mine, so I ease her into her surroundings. She is used to my face. I turned to the twins.

“I know you want to be here for her, but in my medical opinion, I must ask that you hang back until I can ease her back into life. I know I smoke a lot, but last time she almost gave up on her life. She is like a daughter to me, and I need to do everything I can to bring her back,” I told the twins. They look upset, but I can sense they know it will be best for her for now.

“But if you want to help her from afar, I can give you a list of things she likes.” ” Meanwhile, I looked at Serene. “In the meantime, we need to figure out who she is. Perhaps if we can find some sort of power, we can help her heal faster.”

They nod in agreement.

“Allow me to try something,” Luna Elena says.

We all move out of the way, and she grabs her hand. We see mystical white energy traveling to Kayla, and it covers her body like a cocoon. Her wounds looked as if they were closing a little. It was beautiful. Then, unexpectedly, the aura turned reddish, like her whole body was on fire. Kayla’s hair looked like a flame, and we all felt the heat. The fire energy rushed back up to Luna as she moved her hand. Suddenly, Kayla sat up and grabbed her arm; her eye sockets were filled with fire. It traveled back to the Luna, and both she and the Luna passed out. Her mate yelled for a doctor.

Her necklace glowed a bright red.

Kayla fell back on her back while I rushed to her. Her vitals were out of control. I put on gloves and went to work on her, saving her as she was seizing.

The other doctors came rushing to help Luna, but she had already woken back up. Roland was helping her stand, as she was somehow out of breath. She was silent as everyone watched while I saved Kayla, screaming at the doctors to stay back. I know her body. This isn’t the first time. After a while, she went back to normal and resumed her sleeping state.

“Are you okay?” I asked Elena.

“Yes”

“What the fuck just happened?” Serene demanded, looking at Elena. “I just felt a rush of power from that girl, and I’ve never felt energy like that before.

“I met her, Elena said.

“I don’t know how, but when I touched her, she combined her inner energy with mine, but my energy is pure and comes from the moon. Her energy was so hot, it felt like my whole body was in flames. As if she were the sun herself. Her spirit has traveled to the Sun realm, which is where her lineage comes from. Lucky for me, my moon’s energy has protected me. She wants to speak to you, Lauren,” Elena says.

“Take my hand; I can take you to her,” Elena said, grabbing my hand.

“We’re coming too,” the twins said.

“This realm is hot, so use your energy to cover yourself. I will cover Lauren.”

The twins nod and grab our hands. I then felt myself being pulled forward, and we landed in a land of heat.