What did this voice want? Why was it becoming more insistent? It was becoming louder and so was my heartbeat. It was thumping loudly in my chest. There was a sound of rushing in my ears. My lungs filled with air and I surged to the surface, Alpha Jaxon standing at the edge looking furious once more to find me here. I barely hear his shouts, over the loud ringing that's in my ears. Release. Release the pain, the anguish, the hurt that's been locked inside you this whole time. Stop keeping yourself locked up. Heal that which has been hurt and take back what's yours and has always been yours. It's time Riley. It has always been time. You are eighteen today, your real birthday. Give in to the power that surges through you. Don't be afraid. It felt like electricity was running through my ve

