Chapter 31The smell of the sea carried over to where Germaine and the others stumbled out of the grove of trees. The four duo were tired, having walked miles and hours through the night, with only few hours of sleep, in order get to the harbor. When Storm announced they had to leave on a sea adventure, Germaine did not realize it was going to be this taxing. She was quickly coming around to the fact that the search for the talisman was not going to be a walk in the park.After the four of them left the town hall and took Storm home, Keratin had gone back to inform the chiefs about the latest development. They followed him back immediately as well as lady Lucia, who worked on an invisibility and protective spell for them. After an hour, they were on their way. They took nothing with them except the clothes on their backs, as ordered by Storm.She looked to the others beside her, their faces mirroring the way she f
Chapter 32"I know what you're going to say." Amelia said, licking her fingers. "A lady should eat daintily, but . . ." She pierces Germaine with a look. "This shit is too damn delicious to eat it any other way."Germaine bust into raucous laughter. She had actually been contemplating licking her own fingers before Amelia began licking hers."I see the way he looks at you." Amelia said, finally letting go of the rabbit bone in her hand."Who? Storm?"Amelia rolled her eyes. "Come, now, Germaine, you know as well as I do the man who has refused to take his eyes off you is Keratin." She leaned closer to Germaine and whispered in her ear. "Even now, he refuses to look away, it's like he's eyes are permanently stuck on you."Germaine felt suddenly hot and bothered. She looked down at her almost-empty plate, knowing fully well her face was flaming red. She felt, rather than saw, Keratin's piercing gaze from across th
Chapter 33A bolt of fear pierced Germaine as she stared, dumbfounded, at Keratin. "Come again!"He sighed and repeated himself. "I will have to bite you, but. . . " He raised a forefinger in the air. "You will feel no pain. In fact, it will be pleasurable." His eyes grazed over her form languidly, lazily, as if searching for the exact spot he would mark her.It was Germaine's turn to stand and pace. "I don't know, Keratin, this whole marking me sounds pretty dangerous, I mean it's very unorthodox for me." She turned round to face him. "You must understand I'm a human."Keratin stood and joined her. "If you were really human, you would not have been able to see this ship, talk more of step on it."Germaine let out a nervous laugh. "That's preposterous, and you know it. Amelia is purely human, just like me, yet, she didn't just see the ship, she's presently on it as we speak."His eyes gleamed with hidden informat
Chapter 34 Instead of the panicky feeling Germaine felt earlier, on seeing the wolf, a rush of warmth, so strong, spread throughout her being and settled in her lower abdomen. The wolf wagged its tail and sat up, as if to say - you're finally awake, time to play with me. Germaine sighed and lifted a hand and tentatively touched it behind its ears. The wolf moved closer, nuzzling into her hand. It's fur was soft and warm as she stroked behind its ears and towards the center of its back. "You are a cute wolf, aren't you?" It's body stilled as it listened to her. It gave her a wolfish grin and nodded. She was taken aback at this. "Do you. . . do you understand me?" It nodded again and moved close to her and licked her hand then moved to her face and licked the side of her neck. She should have felt gross, she should have felt irritated. Her allergies should have even begun to act up, seeing as she couldn't be around dogs for long, instead, her face broke out in a wide smile as that wa
Chapter 35 Rage quickened his steps as he went deeper into the depths of the underground creep. Deeper and deeper, still, he went, into the bowels of his kingdom, into the depths and the heart and darkness, a place, no one but him, and only a few others had dared venture. Only because he summoned them. Bats screeched, their echoes ricocheting through the tunnels, warning other animals of his approach. The creatures beneath the underground creep had been surrounded by darkness all their lives. They were pulled, as if by an invisible force, to the darkness of the place, to the things that dwelt within its walls, to the evil that lived there. To the magic of the place. Before him, torchlight sent a scurry of rats fleeing and squeaking as they hurried to flee from his quick steps. Behind him, failure nipped at his heels. There were too many to count. A thousand years of nitpicking and planning, and all for what?! Gone were the days of old when the vampires ruled. They had all been stal
Chapter 36 He will die a painful death if his mate rejects him. The words Storm spoke, bounced painfully around in her head. She snuck a look at the wolf, who was sitting on its hunches regarding her. "How is this even possible?" She asked herself. "I'm just an ordinary human who wants to run a bakery, and then you happened, and now I'm a destined mate to a werewolf?" She shook her head. "No, lady Germaine." Storm said, moving closer to her. "You are not just any ordinary human, you do not see what I see, you do not know the limitless powers that flow through your veins, they sing, even now, wiling to be let loose." He moved closer, his eyes blazing with an inner fire. "Do you think it was coincidence the the moon goddess chose you?" At the look of disbelief clouding her face, he surged on. "Yes, she chose you, out of the millions and billions of earthlings, she chose you to champion this cause. I am just a guide for you and Keratin." Germaine's head swam with all Storm had said.
Chapter 37 The forest of the wilds was home to many animals, both big and small, but more than that, it was home to mythical creatures. It was large -so large that three specific creatures settled inside it without even coming across each other. As a result, they were able to make the forest their home and live in peace. The forest was divided into three sections. The North, East, and West. The East side, which was the largest and biggest section of the forest was occupied by the dryads, and the North, was overtaken by the gnomes - a very shy and reclusive set of creatures- and lastly, the west was overrun by the golems. No one knew how the golems came to be, but there were many rumors, top of which was they were formerly created out of the mud. Some powerful sorcerers breathed life into them and they began to act as their servants, until one day, the sorcerers were not able to keep them under their control anymore. The golems became something out of a nightmare and destroyed all t
Chapter 39As Keratin gazed at the golem, he sensed it.It was a nagging feeling that refused to abate. The more he stared at him, the more it became as clear as the sky was blue. The golem nursed a secret. He knew something they did not. The sneaky feeling became a roaring conviction, the more he gazed at him.Why did the golem not take his eyes off him and Germaine? Keratin broke his gaze from him and gazed into the eyes of Germaine, wishing with all his might, his plan worked. Now, more than ever, he needed the mind link to work.Now more than ever, he needed to mark her.Germaine, my love. If you can hear me, please respond. Do not speak out loud! I repeat, do not speak out loud!After a few tense seconds, her reply came through.Keratin, is that really you, or is my mind playing tricks on me?A smile broke out on Keratin's face as relief surged through his veins. He could not help it. It was a big deal
Chapter 108The young lady lying on the cot opened her eyes but could not understand what was happening.Who am I?Where am I?People came and peered at her from above, expecting something from her. Recognition, maybe, but she didn't know any of them. They always left with disappointed looks on their faces. Amongst them was a man who sat with her for a while. He was very handsome with bright blue hooded eyes and long straight hair. She itched to run her fingers through his hair knowing fully well it would feel like a silky curtain.He always held her hand and spoke to her but she didn't understand a word of what he said. He had a sad look on his face which she longed to wipe off but she could not because she could not move her body.She had dreams of a man with a scar on his face telling her to wake up and come back to the living because there were people who waited for her and wanted her alive. He also said
Chapter 107 Germaine ran toward the table but unfortunately, she never made it there. Just as she was a hair's breadth away from it, a hand reached out and snatched up the talisman. "This never gets old, I tell you." In front of her stood a smirking Rage. He had on a long black cloak with a hood covering his head. The concentric lines on his face glowed eerily, adding to his otherworldly look. There was a terrible fascination about him that Germaine could not place. She could not tear her eyes away from his face. She tried to move, but it seemed she was stuck to the spot. She could not even turn her head. Her eyes tracked his movement as he walked past her. "So predictable, Lucia, and so disappointing." He chuckled darkly. "You did exactly what I predicted you would." Germaine heard a whimper and realized it had come from her. "Did you think that I would leave something so precious lying around if it were not a trap?" He chuckled darkly once more. "So stupid, my child." Germaine he
Chapter 106The bubble Keratin and the others traveled in smelt of Ash and smoke. It lasted a few minutes but to him, it seemed like a lifetime. A lifetime of being away from Germaine. He had been mostly chatty, deliberately keeping his mind busy so as not to ponder on his missing mate and how they would go about rescuing her.He had brainstormed with Storm and the others and concluded. Rage had taken her, thanks to the revelations from Storm after channeling the moon goodness. They knew she was being held in Tirria.The issue they had was how to get inside the headquarters of the Magedom - the glasshouse, undetected. That was where Dilla came in. Having once worked inside the glass house as a mage, he designed a detailed map. He even knew the times the Mages had their meals and also when they would gather for training. The only issue was Rage who had taken over. He was a wild card, one they had to be wary of.
Chapter 105Not again.Germaine stared balefully at the iron cage she was trapped inside. She could not believe her shitty luck. For the second actually- the third time in her life and a short space as well, she had been kidnapped. She closed her eyes and pondered on how she got herself locked inside a rusty-looking cage.It came to her in an instant.Rage had appeared out of the blue and of course, she goaded him. He didn't like that at all. From one moment to the next, everything went dark and when she woke, she was behind bars in a rusty cage in an empty room. She cursed Rage and her rotten luck. There was no way out of this except to bargain. She knew that would catch his attention.The question though, was what would she bargain with?She sighed as she opened her eyes. A dark pair of eyes stared back at her and she let out a shrill scream. The person staring at her looked fearful as if she would be caug
Chapter 104Keratin had experienced Germaine shutting her mind to him before. It hurt him when she did it and when he could not read her thoughts. However, there was a grave difference between shutting down the mind link and not getting any reading on the person's thoughts.The latter is what he experienced.It was a blank canvas. She was there, but it was silent. He had experienced this same thing before her. The day she was thrown into the sea while on the vessel by one of Rage's men. It was a horrible feeling, one he did not want to experience again. As he lifted his sword and sliced off the neck of the last creature, he knew something had happened to her and his heart sank.He looked around, assessing the damages. Apart from one of their warriors who had been taken down, they were relatively alright. Storm was fine as well as the other warriors. He sighted Dilla and Zar taking stock of the damages. Galieel
Chapter 103 Germaine gave up after struggling endlessly to bring forth her powers. Her breaths came out in fast short bursts.Hot tears of frustration pooled in her eyes but she quickly blinked them away. She released a harsh breath when she remembered what she had read in the tome back in Dilla's house. She was referred to as a savior.She - a savior?Ha! They must have mistaken her for someone else. She couldn't even help herself out of her situation, so how was she to help any of the others? For once, Keratin was silent. Up above her, the ground trembled and rumbled. She didn't need to be told that he, as well as the others, were fighting for their lives.Fueled with a sudden fierce determination, she focused on her breathing.When cornered, do not try to use your powers because they won't work.But why?Because you would have unknowingly locked them up. Powers run with your emotions, so if you are ca
Chapter 102Germaine breathed in deeply but just before she came back to her surroundings, she perceived Keratin's thoughts once more. Each one was a precise string of logic. He would maneuver to the right and attack with his claws while he would give way for other warriors to flank him. he would remain in front, leading, always keeping her safe by blocking her from harm.Even his warriors were not spared from being shielded by him. What she found confusing was when she saw how he would change to a human and attack the creatures with his sword, cutting off their heads if they got too close or crowded around them.How possible was this? Would she still be on his back or would she fall off?A skilled werewolf can change from animal to man, and back again within the twinkling of an eye. Of course, you already know we can divide into many parts of ourselves. And, no, my love, you would not fall off when I change
Chapter 101This is really happening. Germaine said to herself.As she stood staring at the creatures still high up in the sky, she could not help but feel a thrill slither down her back. She could not for the life of her, understand the excitement she felt at that moment. Inside of her, her powers flowed to her fingertips, ready to come out at the slightest urging.She could barely focus on what Storm was saying. He was giving a speech but it made no sense to her because all her senses were on the figures fast approaching in the sky. Nevertheless, she forced herself to listen to him as he reeled out instructions. The only instruction she would follow was to maim and kill the enemy."- and so the female mates will sit on the backs of their wolves."Say what?She put her hand up. "As far as I Know, the only mated female here is Amelia."Storm's lips twitched. Whether in amusement or anger, she could not tell. Wha
Chapter 100Keratin ran as fast as his warrior-legs would carry him. His thoughts which had been scrambled, became clear and centered on just one thing alone. Germaine. The mate bond sang in his veins and the call for protection was too strong for him to ignore.He tore into the tent where the females were and zeroed in on his mate sleeping soundly. He took some seconds to admire her sleeping form before striding forward. He knew what he was about to do was wrong. He knew he should blow the whistle which would alert everyone about the impending danger, but not yet.First. . . he needed to get his mate to safety.Not wasting any more time, he placed his large palm over her mouth and her eyelids fluttered open. It was entrancing to watch her blink away the fog of sleep blanketing her eyes and the myriad of expressions that moved, lightning-fast, across her features. He understood the fear he saw but it soon gave