Alpha's Possession by Jessica Hall

Chapter 2

 

FOUR DAYS LATER

Harlow

So far, there has been no news or a single word from my sister, and I’m out of descenter and had used the last of my spray last night.

Mrs. Yates was nervous when she picked me up from my room. She hardly spoke to me, and was tense as we walked to the auction house. I did my make-up the same way my sister occasionally did hers.

“You never know; your test scores could be as high as your sisters’,” she chimed happily as we reached the doors leading in.

‘Oh, they will be high, alright, because I am the sister.’ I thought dryly.

“Have you heard anything from Harlow?” I asked, curiosity lacing my voice.

Mrs. Yates became even more nervous, but she remained silent and gave a swift shake of her head.

After they ran their tests and took blood, I waited in the same foyer of the auction house. Sat in the same hard blue chairs, only this time Zara wasn’t with me holding my hand, this time I was completely alone.

Yet when Mrs. Yates came in, overly excited and bubbly, confusion crossed my features surely I didn’t test even higher. I tried to be upbeat as I knew Zara would be.

“What’s the verdict?” I asked, pretending to be excited.

“Perfect, eighty-seven percent, just like Harlow,” she announced, though I didn’t miss the way her lip quivered at mentioning my name.

cheek, and my heart started pounding against my ribcage. “Mrs. Yates?” I

his greedy eyes took in the numbers printed on the pages before a sly smirk spread across his

luck, Mrs. Yates, two in a row! Oh, those Obsidians will jump on this one too. I’ll launch the auction,” he cheered, and rushed away

his flashy suit. I bet it was bought for the money they got from the previous action. The

as I

bled out,” Mrs. Yates admitted, staring down at her feet. I wish she felt ashamed of herself, of how they kept selling off girls

I suddenly couldn’t breathe. Something deep inside

For days, I wondered, yet heard nothing. I figured no news was

pain tore through me and stole the air from my lungs. I killed her; I killed

wailing howls that left me before a pinch in my neck made everything shut off. Everything went black, and I welcomed the

too, I was in a hospital room. Mrs. Yates hovered over me, and I

thousand, we need to celebrate,” Mr.

looked for Zara before it dawned on me with ice-cold tendrils piercing my soul all over again.

Obsidian pack didn’t win this time. Nightbane did. See?” She pointed to the screen over on the doctor’s desk. As if

I cared about? My sister is dead, and that is what she believed I cared for? Tears

know, honey, I’m sorry, I’m sorry about Harlow,”

we could’ve signed ourselves out and paid off the debt and found our own packs! Zara always

Mr. Black kept

my gaze pulled away from its standoff with the spider in the

see the doctor pull my pants over my hip when the

her; she isn’t Zara!” Mr. Black screamed, bursting through the

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