~ALTHEA
Darkness befell the castle. It was time.
I rose to my feet and walked to the center of the room. Cynthia was standing by a corner, lighting up the room with more candles. The other girls were sitting fearfully on their beds.
I exhaled sharply. "Ladies," I began and they all turned to face me. "I came here just a few days ago and I felt alone at the time but today I feel if as I have a family now," I revealed.
They paid more attention to what I had to say. I was nervous about what we wanted to do. I had doubts too, what if I was leading them to their deaths?
"And as my new family, I'm overwhelmed with the urge to protect you. Those Lycans have had their reign of terror for too long. It was okay when they were not torturing us by drawing blood or threatening to kill us. Now it h
