Present

"I need you to stop dying, Annie." My eyes shoot open as I take in the woman before me.

Her head is completely shaved, making her look very petite. One eye is dark green, and the other is light green; her skin is ashen, and she looks like she could be the keeper of the light, yet she has a dark black wing and an angelic wing. I look around, but darkness surrounds us. An eerie silence follows the night, yet peace fills my body.

"I am doing everything in my power, so your sister does not reap you, so please stop dying." I slightly tilt my head; confusion fills my body.

"The circle, where you died the first time, killed you again. It's cursed for you. Every time you step into that circle, you will die, so please stay away from it." She explains calmly.

"Who are you?" My question fills the air around us, my voice coming off choppy and confused, whereas the lady before me, comes off graceful and quiet.

"My name is Bora, and I am a reaper." I shake my head at her words.

I couldn't think about her words like I am unable to process any thoughts correctly. Everything is fuzzy.

"Your sister doesn't know who you are or who she is; she just got out of hell, so she is still recovering," Bora explains, and my eyes widen at her words.

Hell?

"Why was she in hell? Was she that bad?" Bora laughs at my assumption, her laugh is light-hearted and tickles my eardrums.

"No, she spent time in heaven and hell, she is still in training now, and she is discovering her true mate," Bora explains as she looks me in the eyes with a pointed look. "So she doesn't need any distractions, so please make my job easier and stop dying, I can't beat her to death every time," I raise my brows, a death? So, my sister, Navi, is a reaper? I thought she was a goddess. What even is a reaper? I'm guessing they reap souls.

"Anyway, it is time to put your soul back into your body. Goodbye, we will see each other again." Bora states before casting me another pointed look. "Don't let it be soon."

With that, she vanishes, and I seem to lose my thought process all over again.

***

My eyes flutter open as I feel the pressure on my chest. I look up and see Decker in the middle of doing compressions on my chest. I give him a confused look before speaking.

"Seeing as my lungs don't work, that is not going to help." Decker jumps as Destiny and Colt let out a surprised scream as they look back at me.

Destiny throws a glare my way as Decker examines my body up and down.

"What the hell happened! Why would you scare us like that, you just went limp an-"

I narrow my eyes at Destiny's words. "I died here, the land has a curse tied to you," I say, interrupting her rant, she looks at me in shock. She then looks around at the dirt ground that is void of any life.

"What happened?" Colt asks as Decker gives me a hand and helps me up.

"Someone betrayed me here, her name was Roselynn, I was hunting a bounty with her," I explain as I look around the dead circle. "She tricked me, lead me into a group of rogues, and then stabbed me in the back, literally. Before stabbing me again," I say as I point to the scars on my chest, stomach, and back. Destiny shows signs of sympathy before quickly covering them up with disgust. Colt and Decker look ready to kill as they eye the scars.

"I died here; the people I stayed with found me. They brought me back. They got a witch; she warned them I might not come back complete." I sigh as I look at the ground, remembering the feeling of emptiness that comes with losing a wolf. Never feeling complete, or like I even belonged in this world now.
"But grief never lets people think clearly, so they brought me back anyway, but I wasn't completely back. My wolf was gone. My appearance was changed. I use to have blonde hair and green eyes." I say as I run a hand through a now dark black strand of hair before looking up, causing them to look into my black eyes.

"My wolf's name was Sinia. After I came back, I hunted down every rogue that had set me up and killed them; people started calling me Sin in honor of my fallen wolf." I sigh as I clench my hands into fist. "Though I could never track Roselynn down."

"So your name isn't Sin? Well, what is it?" Colts' question silences me. I didn't want to go into detail of my life; I had already told them more than I wanted. Plus, that part of me is dead; the least I can do is keep her in her grave.

"Well, since I just survived death a second time, let's go drink or something, eh?" I say with a smile on my face as I look to the trio. Destiny glares at me and shakes her head. "Fine, then let's just go to the next pack."

Colt thankfully drops the issue of my name but cast Decker a look, Decker ignores him as he shifts, and Colt and Destiny follow his lead.

We then take off running.

**

In the middle of running, I suddenly feel pressure and then stabbing in my head, I slow down quickly as my hands come up and rub my head. Something is wrong; I am not supposed to be here; what pack are we in. I notice the trio slow down, but this time Destiny shifts. 

"What the hell is wrong now?" She growls out frustrated, I shake my head and glared at her while still rubbing my temple. 

"I must be banned from this pack; my head is killing me." I groan, and I notice Decker's eye glaze over and like that the pain and pressure lifts. I breathe a sigh of relief and nod my head to Decker. Destiny shifts back and we run further into the pack. 

I wonder which pack this is, and why I am banned from it, though I shouldn't be surprised seeing I am a bounty hunter, packs know of me. They know I kill Beta's and Alpha's. It makes sense; with that, I push the thought back as I follow the trio. 

When we reach the packhouse, I tilt my head curiously; for some reason, it looks vaguely familiar. 

Then I hear his deep voice, the voice that haunts my nightmares and memories, still taking my breathe away, though not like it used to. The butterflies I used to have for him have turned into wasp swarming in my stomach. He gives Decker a charming, confident smile as he takes the steps confidently. His coarse blonde hair is covering his forehead, its close cut on the sides, making him look older, he is not a high schooler anymore. Jacob is a couple inches shorter than Decker, yet he is still built strong like an alpha. His blue eyes seem darker than before, his face is sharper, and he has a slight stubble on his face. I look to see Destiny drooling over Jacob, causing her brother to glare her way slightly. I smirk at Decker's protectiveness over his little sister. "I am so glad you made it safely, Welcome to Stone Bridge Pack, I am Jacob Alex Neal," His voice is like velvet and silk, where Decker's is like strong leather. 

I see Jacobs nose twitch, before looking at me, confusion fills his facial. "My king, you travel with a rogue?" Jacob asks, and I see something go through his eyes, but I don't catch it. 

"Yes, she is helping with the Luna disappearances," Jacob nods at Decker's words. 

"Well, my female beta is missing. I had a young wolf killed in the incident. " Jacob states coldly as he then looks at me, "I hope you can help."  

I nod stiffly, wondering if Jacob notices I am his rejected mate. 

"Well, let me show you the rooms, Uh though my king. My beta wants to speak to you about his missing mate. If you could give him peace of mind, it would help me a lot." Jacob pleads, and Decker only nods, a young woman comes up causing me to glare as I see her look up lustfully at Decker. Decker looks back and spots me; he smirks as he then winks. 

"Don't worry my dear, I am yours," I can't help but smile at Decker's voice in my head. Decker then looks at Jacob, "The rogue, Sin, stays in my room." Jacob seems surprised, but before he can say anything, Decker walks away with the young girl, making sure to keep distance between them. 

Jacob looks to me and Destiny and Colt, "Follow me." 

We follow him, Jacob shows Destiny and Colt to their room and then it is just him and I. Alone, in a hallway. 

He stops at the door and turns to me with a smirk on his face. My body tenses at the way his eyes hold me; He walks to me as his grin grows. "Tsk, Tsk." Jacob rubs his jaw as he looks at me. "Damn, Sin, It has been a long time, hasn't it? Like six years, maybe?"

I nod stiffly; my body flushed and hot at the anxiety taking over. Jacob knows who I am. 

Jacob walks to my tensed body slowly, he puts his hand under my chin, and my eyes close on their own accord at the sparks igniting where his hand is though they aren't as strong as with Decker. 

At the thought of him, my eyes snap open to see Jacob smirking down at me. "Still madly in love with me?" Jacob teases, causing me to tilt my head slightly. 

I don't say anything as I walk past him and quickly put my hand on the doorknob. Though at his words, I freeze. "Still trying to make people believe you are worth something? Jacob laughs at his teasing words. 

My head snaps in his direction as my eyes meet his, anger rushes through my veins, I strut to him quickly, stopping right in front of him and looking up at him my nose almost touching his. "I don't need to prove my worth to a pup." I sneer, causing Jacob to look at me in shock. Though before he can say anything back, I open the door and quickly walk in, shutting it behind me.

Goddess, help me.

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