Novels by zz_starr_zz

EPILOGUEAnabelle had Jaxon's arm around her, it was the comfort that she needed at that moment. His scent was what she needed more than anything. Everything around her was dull and dark just like the clothes that she was wearing including the weather. Jaxon tightened his hold around her waist and looked down at her because he could feel every emotion that she was feeling. She looked at the graves of the fallen members and guilt and pain swallowed her. How did the loved ones of all these people feel? "It's okay, my love" Jaxon whispered to her and kissed the top of her head. She looked up at him and gave him a sad smile before walking away and going towards Adam's grave. She could not believe that he was gone just like that. He was so young and had not even experienced the joy of having a mate but Anabelle was glad that he had not found his mate because if he had they would have been disappointed and in pain over losing their mate. She remembered how hurt Micah looked and she wished

EIGHTYTAYLOR'S POVIt was like the sky knew of our loss, it was completely dark and the rain was heavily pouring down and hitting the roof. I could hear the strong wind blowing on the leaves of the plants as I looked outside through the window of my and Danielle's room. The turmoil in all our hearts was almost the same as the gloomy weather that swept everything away. I looked down at my fingers and curled them up, trying to keep warm. If only things had turned out differently. My heart clenched with every memory that rang through my head. Her laugh, and those shiny green eyes, haunted my dreams every time...when I slept and when I was awake. Every thought of mine always trailed back to her. Whenever I cooked something I thought about what she would think about it. When I said something I wondered if she would agree with my words. If she were here with me, would she wake me up and tell me that I was having a horrible nightmare because it sure felt like one?The rain poured and swept

SEVENTY-NINEAnabelle could not comprehend what she was looking at. Bodies were lying everywhere, it was a terrible massacre. She could tell that Amaris was no longer holding back and was indeed doing what she promised to do, to wipe off werewolves. The smell of blood was heavy in the air and the number of bodies only seemed to increase as they drove to the pack house. Amaris had attacked the pack's centre and killed anyone she spotted. Guilt ate at Anabelle as she looked at the cadavers of people that were once so alive. 'Ana, where are you? I've tried to evacuate as many people from the pack house as I can but Amaris is killing the warriors that are trying to hold her off like they are mosquitoes.' 'We are almost there,'Cora's words haunted her mind, Amaris was on a killing spree and she would not stop until she killed the last werewolf. Her leg started moving and she constantly chewed on her bottom lip as they drew closer to the pack house. Anabelle gasped when the house came in

SEVENTY-EIGHT"We lost three men, and if we include the library caretaker, Mr Cray...then we have lost four pack members." Alec gave the report to Jaxon and sank back into his seat. "We were able to retrieve the bodies of the warriors, they were horribly scorched because of the fire but hopefully we can give them proper burials.""And the witch, Mr Cray's sister?" Anabelle asked."Well, that is none of our concern. She was banished from the pack for practising dark magic and we are not responsible for her as a pack, we have certain customs to follow as a pack." Alec replied and shrugged at the end.Anabelle wanted to argue with that decision, surely the woman deserved a proper burial too. Despite being a witch she had also been killed by the person that killed the men of Blazepelt. Anabelle wanted to speak out on what she thought but Jaxon held her hand and when she turned to look at him he shook his head. She understood from the look in his eyes that she should not argue, his eyes pl

SEVENTY-SEVEN"Are they actually having sex?" Adam whispered horribly next to Danielle's ear. Danielle turned to look at him and hit his arm."What do you want them to do? It's a man and a woman in the same room and they are mates by the way." Taylor looked up at Adam from the pan. "This day has been quite eventful and despite the time no one knows how long it is going to be night," she added and continued stirring the food that she was preparing. With the Alpha and the Luna in the pack house, she had to include them too in the meal plans, not to forget she had hungry warriors waiting to be fed. "They've been going at it for quite some time now," Adam commented and looked up at the stairs. "You will not be able to get enough of your mate when you find her and then maybe you will understand." Micah joined in the conversation and took out a seat around the kitchen counter. He was finally in clean clothes and had washed off what had happened earlier. "Thank you," Taylor smiled up at M

SEVENTY-SIXAnabelle was crying hysterically and kept on shaking Jaxon's body to get a response from him. Even a twitch of his fingers would have been enough for her. The temperature was getting higher as more trees caught the fire that Amaris had started and the fire circled around them. She could see the others trying to fight against the flames, trying to find a way to get everyone out safely. Two men had come to her and told her that they hard to get out of the place, they wanted to carry Jaxon but she could not let go of his body. She kept crying and wailing because she felt empty without him, if this was how Jaxon had felt when she was unconscious then he was strong. She already felt like she could not live anymore but he had dealt with her going into and out of unconsciousness. She pulled him closer to her and hugged him to her body, his head on her chest. She could hear the beating of his heart but she was so worried because Amaris had cast a spell on him. What if she had don

TWENTY-FIVEEverything was spiralling around me. Okay, perhaps that was an exaggeration but I had to make my decision and I was still so unsure even after speaking to Harris, Lou, Lisa and some random man in a cafe. Lou told me to ignore Mr Stetson's offer because it was "scraps" compared to what I would gain if we continued with court whereas Lisa had offered advice that was basically, 'it's all up to you, but I think you should take Mr Stetson's offer'.Ridley had made clear what his stance was in all this, voicing his opinion more than necessary. In spite of everything, I knew that this was my life, Ridley's opinion or personal vendetta was not going to affect my decision in any way, I would not let it. I did the one thiing that had never failed me, visiting my parents. The last flowers I had brought had dried up and the petals blown away by the wind, I removed the dry flowers and replaced them with the fresh ones I came with. The groundskeeper stood far from me but I could feel h

TWENTY-FOUR (2 YEARS AGO)The air was getting colder as the days went on and in spite of the gradually changing weather, Lou and I had yet to call a repair-man to fix our heater, it would only be a while before we decided to stop putting it off. The cold chill of the night that made me pull my sheets to my neck is what reminded me of the fact that it would only get colder. The days had gone by so fast, if it were not for the fact that I was like a giddy teenager counting everday since I had been asked out, I would have lost track of everything. My phone rang with a notification and I excitedly opened it and was filled with excitement when Ashton's name flashed on the screen. I opened his text and smiled when I saw that he would be coming to see me."Let me guess, it's loverboy?" Lou spoke from the kitchen while cooking something and my lack of response answered her rhetorical question. "You guys have been spending too much time together, I feel like I have no social life since I'm no

TWENTY-THREE"This is the exact kind of thing you would expect from Emmett Stetson." Ridley scoffed while rolling his eyes. Immediately after my day had ended, I had rushed to find Ridley mainly because of what had happened and also because I did not have a car. At first after I told him everything he was livid but settled down and had nothing good to say about his father. "What do you think I should do?" I directed the question to Harris, who I had called to come to the apartment and he had arrived shortly after us and I told both of them what had happened at once. Harris remained silent, in deep contemplation."You're going to decline. There's no reason for you to back out, Ashton was the dirty scumbag and it's not like we're going to lose." Ridley spoke before Harris could voice his proffesional opinion-the one I actually sought. "Emmett only went as far as doing this because he knows that we have this won, and he doesn't want to see his precious son crippled right under him." He

TWENTY-TWOMy head felt heavy, so did my feet and the rest of my body. I could hardly make see the things around me but somehow I had managed to get to the penthouse and to the front door. Thank the heavens Lou had ordered an uber because I would have not been able to drive. At first when I spoke of going home, Lou had refused and argued that I sleep over but I had work the next day. I groaned as I opened the door and sauntered inside, a part of me was sad when I did not see Ridley seated or pacing the room because he was worried for me, on the other hand I was glad he wasn't there because I was not ready to argue with him again. I made it to my room and almost instantly fell onto the bed. A full day of exhaustion, annoyance, and beer could make you like that, tired.The sound of the alarm woke me up hours later and I could only slowly raise my body and groggily shuffle from the bed and to the bathroom after turning off the alarm. somehow I got through my morning routine and the sho

TWENTY-ONEThe office had gone quiet, no one talked about Ridley, Ashton and I-well they had not completely stopped but it was like it had become last season's gossip. Everyone already knew that our divorce had been finalised, with only a few strings still remaining, that being the settlement...even though the case was a private one, people always found a way to know about the elite's personal lives. Even when Ridley and I walked around the building together, people were not as nosy as before. Ridley had started keeping a certain amount of distance between us, and my only guess was because of our almost shared-kiss moment. I could not disagree, I had started liking him, and the sudden distancing hurt me. At first, I thought of confiding in Lou but I knew she would shout at me for "jumping" from one Stetson to another. Ridley was a big red flag, I knew that. Even if he liked me now, I could not be certain about his emotions changing or not. He had a notorious reputation, and I was on

TWENTY (2 YEARS AGO)Ashton paced the length of my small living room and I remained seated on the couch with different scenarios of how I would lose my job if Ashton's parents decided to do something about the rumors that had spread like wildfire after the picture of Ashton and I had been posted on an independent gossip website. Ashton's movements were not doing anything to calm down my nerves, his worry only intensified mine by a ten fold.He stopped and knelt down in front of me and took my hands in his, his apologetic and guilty face made me feel so terrible. "I'll fix this, you dont have to worry.""What's going to happen now? Can't you just refute all the rumors?" I asked.He breathed out. "I can but that won't change people's minds. If they've decided that we are in a relationship then they'll stick to it and think I'm just trying keep pur relationship under wraps." I let out an exasperated breath. He was right, even if a few people beleived him, there would always be doubt and