My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

Turns out trouble finds me more quickly than I want to admit. Everyone is downstairs in the formal dining room. We have actually turned it into our version of a war room from the warrior house. There are maps and lists everywhere. Nathaniel hung a large screen to show surveillance videos in here. When we walk in, all eyes fall on us and Jena is pale.

I rushed to her in an instant. "What? What happened?" I look around for my brother, thinking something might have happened to him while I was out cold. But, he's right there beside her. There's only one other thing that would put that look on her face. "What. Happened?"

I look around and my whole team looks sick, like physically ill. Everyone else is worried, I'm sure, based on their reactions.

"We found something early this morning on patrol near the spot where we got Gentry back." Wyatt starts, but doesn't go on right away.

"Seriously! Somebody start talking now!" Every bad emotion I have is running through my body right now. Fear, anger, dread, shame. What could they have possibly found that would make every single person in this room look like they have seen a ghost?

"You got a delivery." Lil says, pushing a white box at me. I'm going to f*cking kill him and shove these white boxes down his throat. Anger surges through me.

"WHOA, Bitty. Take a breath.

"We got another box of who knows whose body parts and you're telling me to take a breath?!?" I turn and yell at Oliver.

"No, I'm telling you to take a breath because you might set the house on fire."

yell, How can he make jokes right now? Dakota is the one for jokes,

I'm kind of afraid right now." Now, Kota decides

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your hands, Bitty." I look

they are on fire. The flames are licking up my arms, but I can't feel a thing. I'm not even warm. "Is it just my hands?" I look at Oliver, he will tell me the

red and glowing, but your hands are the

"New power unlocked."

head and I laugh.

calming her down." Lil points to me

but, "What the actual f*ck was that?! I catch fire now?!?! Is this common or some other bullsh*t reserved just for me?" I run my fingers through my hair and take a deep breath. "Are my eyes normal at least?" I look to Oliver again. He's my go-to for straight

gray is back." He gives me a half

later. What's in the box?" Lil slides

all been for you Sky." Kyle says from

know there's a body part of some kind in here. I can smell the blood. It's not anyone I know, but it's still

first contact we had from... Who sent this?" "There's a card." Lil slides a white cardstock rectangle towards me. The edges are purposefully frayed and