The Black Alder Series (Books 1-3)

Kayla Pov I woke up in a dark room. At first, I thought maybe I was in my room with my loved ones, but as my eyesight comes into view, I know that’s not the case. I was in a dungeon before this. Now, I know exactly where I am. How could I not? I spent years in this room. I marked up the rooms to keep track of the date and stained the mat with piss and blood. This little room carries much of my trauma. I tried banging on the door. I try using my powers, but I’m unable to. Something is blocking my powers. I feel incredibly weak.

He has got me back. Liam has got me right back where he belongs. I’m weak, but I won’t give up. I have to escape, so I will bide my time. Liam has tried everything to break me since I came back, but I have suffered his abuse for years, from being raped, burned, punched, and kicked. I didn’t have anything to fight for back then. I do now. I bide my time for now and wait because I know my twins are out there ripping the world apart and looking for me. I’ll let Liam think he has won and that I’m weak, so I can escape when my twins come for me.

I can feel their rage through my spirit. I can feel their hate. I tried so hard to protect them from this. I didn’t want them to have anything to do with this pack, but they kidnapped me, and when I regain my powers, I won’t hesitate to rain hell on them. Hell has no fury like the daughter of the sun. Ethan Pov It’s been four months that we have been without her. I miss her. Her beautiful voice. Her smile. Her eyes. I fucking miss her. We haven’t been able to get to her because Liam has a witch who’s powerful and casts a spell over their packhouse to keep them hidden. We have been using Serene to try to break it, but she says the magic that is being used is too strong for her to penetrate. This magic is old and ancient. I don’t sleep anymore. I can’t sleep. I can’t sleep without her. Aiden is the same. We haven’t been speaking to each other as much right now, but for good reason.

Two months ago, two servants tried to sleep with us. They thought they could help dull the pain of our missing mate. The disrespect sent my brother and me over the edge. Something in us snapped, and the next thing we knew, the servant’s limbs were scattered all over our room, and my brother and I were covered in blood. I’m not sure what happened. Our mom explained that it was our dark lycans breaking free from the pain of our missing mate. She tries to talk to us, but she doesn’t get a response. I need to kill. I need to kill whoever I need to kill to get my mate back. I need her back now! Aiden Pov These last four months without her have been nothing but torture. I feel like I’m turning evil. Ever since my brother and I killed those disrespectful servants, my brother and I have seemed distant, which only adds to my anger because he is the only one who knows how I feel. Mom keeps me busy with Alpha work, and I know dad is with Ethan, most likely doing the same. We’ve been trying to make a breakthrough in getting Kayla back. I can only imagine; she is probably suffering at the hands of that asshole alpha. I swear I’m going to rip his heart through his chest and eat it. Kayla Pov I can feel an energy barrier around pack grounds. That must mean Liam is hiding from my friends. Every day, I see a trace of my powers start to come up. I bury it, making sure Liam doesn’t know. I have tried astral projection, but I haven’t been strong enough to do it yet. I’m trying again tonight. The door opens.

“How is my favorite little prisoner today?” Liam sneers. I don’t answer. I haven’t said a word to him since I’ve been here. I am channeling my anger. Channeling the rage into trying to get my powers back.

“Quiet still, don’t worry, little slut; I know how to break you perfectly,” he said proudly. I roll my eyes; I highly doubt it. He punched me in the stomach and the face. He took scissors and cut my once beautiful hair, all chopped up now to the scalp. My bright eyes are once again dull. He then tossed me back into the closet, locking the door.

Once I hear Liam has gone back to sleep, I focus on the little energy I have to self-project, but who do I go to? I decided to project Elena. She may be able to find a way through the barrier. Elena Pov “What are we going to do about our boy Roland?” I asked. Ever since our boys snapped their dark lycan chains, they have never been the same. Always on edge, ready to kill. I used Snow to contain their lycans again, but I know it’s only a matter of time before they come back out.

“They need their mate, little one,” Roland says, pulling me into a hug and landing a kiss on my head. “I went years down a dark hole when I thought Raven was dead before the truth was revealed to us. I growled at that. Those memories of what happened always pissed me off.

“I have tried so many times to get through that barrier, Elena,” Serene says, as we all sit in the kitchen. “The power that surrounds it is strong. I believe only a witch with powers that date back to the beginning will be able to penetrate it,” she says. Then her mind seemed to drift off, lost in thought.

I closed my eyes.

Moon Goddess, I fear for my boys. I fear for their mate. What should I do? I hate that I have all these powers and I’m not able to use them.

Just after I say it, I feel a pull of power hit me, and a picture enters my mind. A picture of Lauren. Lauren? How can she help me, though? I ask

I can feel another pull, but this pull isn’t from the moon goddess. This is someone different. A mist appears and turns into a person. Turns to Kayla. Roland and Serene both back up.

Hello, hello, Shit. I don’t know if I did this right, Kayla says as she comes into view.

“Kayla, Kayla, can you hear me?” I asked her.

Mom! Oh my god, mom, yes, I can hear you. I don’t know how long I’ll be able to do this. I fear someone is draining my power.

“Are you hurt? Do you know where you are?” I asked her, making sure she was still on pack grounds. She started to tear up.

Yes, Liam has me back in the closet in his room. There is a spell around it.

Yes, I know Kayla is Lord Alverez. He is working with Liam.

I haven’t seen him since I’ve been here, but that explains why I feel like my powers are draining.

Kayla, do you know how to remove the barrier?

I don’t, but it’s strong. Solem magic is strong, though. Can you contact him?

Yes, but he has barely replied to me. I think losing you hurts him a lot.

I will try to reach him. How are my twins?

Her voice cracks at that. “We are keeping them strong, Kayla,” I tell her. There is no need for her more than necessary.

I will do my best to reach Solem, but if I can’t, please try to find another way. Her shadow then disappears, breaking the connection.

“Serene, you told me Lauren has had a manifestation of powers. How far do you think her power stretches?” I asked her.

“I’m not sure. My power goes as far back as the Salem witches; butchers may go back even further. There is a block in her mind that prevents me from going back to anything from 21 years ago,” Serene says.

I’m starting to understand why the moon goddess sent me her photo. We have to remove the block.

“Bring her to me,” I tell Serene. She nods and heads off to get her.

Boys, I may have a way of getting Kayla. Get here now; I linked to the twins.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

I hope this works.