ELENA
The sky crackles, announcing the arrival of the anger that begins to bubble in my veins. The lightning flashes quickly, brightening the sleepy face of Halo in my arms.
“What do you mean the Alpha ordered you not to? It’s impossible, let me through,” I command, dropping my tone, almost manly, to show them how serious I am. Drake will never do that, knowing that I will come back to him.
The guards remain stoic, their bodies unmoving.
“We apologize, Luna, but we can’t,” the one in front says again, more softly than the first time. I inhale, the air is sharp with the change of weather. The cold bites my skin, the tingly sensation making it contract.
“Do you know who I am? You can’t keep me here,” I state desperately. Of course, they know who I am, and they have addressed me with th
