SEBASTIAN
I wasn’t expecting the serum to actually work. I stayed these three days at the castle with Mother and with Isabella. Her name was Isabella and her beauty was out of this world. She was the sweetest melody in my eyes and ears and it lost me in her charm. During all this time, she hasn’t spoken to me, only fleeting glances here and there. I just loved the way her cheeks colored in pink every time she caught me staring at her.
What I felt for her was not love, but pure desire. I knew it sounded rough, but I didn’t mean to dishonor her. True love is the unity of two soulmates and as far as I was concerned, as an Alpha, Bella was not my mate. But she was someone very enjoyable, lovely to look at. I just wished she were more talkative. She was silent and when she was around me; she was as shy as a flower that closes itself at night.
One evening, Mother was in the kitchen giving orders for dinner. She asked me to go get Isabella down to the dining table. That was the biggest mistake ever. Just one glance at her enormous eyes, like candles sparkling in the night, and all went wild. I surprised her dressed in a white, almost transparent fabric that was covering…well just about nothing.
Her full breasts gently pierced the fabric. My eyes traveled to them, admiring all of their lavishness. It was a view to kill for. The garment hugged her delicate figure flawlessly. My imagination ran wild, thinking how responsive they might be under my daring touch.
I didn’t linger too much there, and I raised my gaze to her half-parted lips, biting them slowly enough for me to spot a little teasing smile on her perfect face. Oh, don’t you go there Bella! Don’t!
Wrapping my arms around her waist, I pulled her close to me, feeling the heat of her body against mine. She was delicate, like an angel’s feather yet strong as a wolf. Sparks of passion burst from her eyes and practically she was inviting me to feast on her.But I stopped. This wasn’t doing me any justice. I wouldn't harm defenseless women, even if they were wolves. And especially for not being my mate, but the desire between us was tangible.
“Dinner is ready. Mother wants us to join her,” I said to her in a strangled, muffled voice.
I hated myself right there for how much I wanted her. My wolf was restless, but I could control it. Only around a Luna, he became uncontrollable, but what I was feeling was lust. Lust might be fun, but it's pointless without love. It consumed one inwardly and leaves only ashes, then a breeze carries them to unrecoverable places..
What was the purpose? I asked my sinful conscience again.
“Then we should not let her wait!” Her melodious voice was soft as a cloud. I was still close to her body, my nostrils still sniffing her vanilla scent that went straight to my brain. I found myself captivated once more, this time by a simple, everyday scent. The corner of my mouth rose into a meaningful smile, right when all of my pores took her in, and I was getting hard in places where lust jiggles freely. I had to push Bella away from me, or I was going to make her mine right there glued to that wall.
"I'll wait downstairs," I said, wanting to leave quickly.
She nodded briefly, and I was on my way, still baffled by her beauty. Mother was already at the table when I came down, contemplative, and lost in some distant thoughts. Father’s death must still affect her. Her gown was like the one I remember in childhood, but her smile was not. Now it was bitter, meaningless, and ghostly.
I seriously thought about taking her to work with me at the company. Staying here would only make her feel worse. Under my wings, I could keep an eye on her. I just loved those wrinkles that time left over her gentle face, but she remained fragile and my duty was to protect her. Moreover, I promised Vicky before she left the pack that I would take care of her at any price, even my life.
“Welcome my son, come and join me for dinner!” she said.
Raising a hand, she pointed to a chair near her for me to sit on. I obeyed, sustaining her fatigued gaze, marked by the ages that had passed over her. But with all of this, she was still a strong woman, capable of maintaining order in the pack while I was at the company.
In my future plans, I intended to go beyond the reality of the castle, and actually, it was about time to set them in motion. I took advantage that Bella was still not with us to have an open conversation with her.
“Mother, I have a proposition to make, and I want you to listen carefully. I don’t need an answer right now, but soon, it will be fine.”
As I exposed my reasons, Mother’s eyes got bigger in bewilderment, just like she was expecting every one of my moves. Still, I had a long way to convince her that my decision would be for the best, and in our interest.
“I am listening, son…” she whispered, cautiously sipping from her soup with a grace I only saw in her. “But make it quick, please, I am so tired and I just want to retire to my chambers to get some rest,”
I could feel she was a little eager to listen to me, and at the same time, she avoided my gaze characteristically when she felt that something was not quite right.
“Ok, fair enough; I want you to work with me at the company and also move in with me to Bellingham,” I said in one breath.
This felt like a bomb in Mother’s ears, as I knew she did not like detours. “And I will not take no for an answer.” I continued in the same tone.
And it was like she fell into a trance, speechless, motionless, and breathless. She was still in the room, but only physically. Her mouth was half-opened and a small vein struggled at her temple. Her consternation got the best of her and after she tried to muffle something, she lowered in her chair as if she got defeated. Finally, when maybe the shock passed, she spoke.
“You want me to work at GenetiX Inc.? And have you thought about what I would do there? Holding the tubes, maybe?” She mocked me and I smiled involuntarily. “No way are you going to lock me into an immense building with enormous windows, watching all day your fellow doctors rocket science and smell those chemical syringes with liquids never tested before!” Mother muttered in one breath holding up my eyes as defying them.
And just when I thought I had the answers to everything, the nymph came, with her swaying slow walk as if seductive, trying to trap me again in those nets impossible to break free. Or just maybe I didn’t want to.
“This conversation is not over yet, Mother!” I whispered almost to her ear as I was rising from the chair, towering over this fragile being and inviting her to join us.
LETTICE “Where am I?” I asked, confused, as if after a fall into the void. But no one answered. I didn’t even know how to describe this place. Lots of fog and a feeling of peace. Could this be heaven? Certainly not. Not after what I did to Sebastian, Teresa, and his family. Or rather, my family. Everything was so quiet here. Nothing hurt anymore. I looked at myself and noticed I had no more wounds. Had Teresa’s magic hurt me, or was it just a dream? Has my great-great-grandson serum worked? Of course it worked! I was once again that beautiful, slender woman with flowing hair like the burning sun and full of life. Only I wasn’t alive anymore. I took a few steps forward. To my amazement, though I knew my physical life on earth was over, I was not afraid to step into the unknown. The further I walked, the more the fog lifted. At one point, everything became so clear that I rolled my eyes in amazement. A realm as if out of my mother’s books when she read me those immortal stories. Th
SEBASTIANAFTER A YEAR…The air was cool and fresh as the rain fell slightly from the sky. Now there was another place where I found tranquility, my mother’s grave. I was looking at her resting place as an end to her story here with us and a beginning of a new one in the afterlife.A cold gravestone could never mark her glorious life. She was my support throughout everything. “Your mother is very proud of you, Bash,” Teresa said in a warm voice, placing fresh peonies on her grave. “Right, Dorothea? Grandma is very proud of us all,” and she took the little girl in her arms. She giggled, caressing Teresa’s cheek. My little girl!“Let’s go! I want to visit another grave…”I braced myself for the avalanche of mixed feelings. We didn’t place her in the family’s tomb, but she deserved a proper burial. I walked lightly through the graves to the end of the line.Teresa and our baby girl were quietly following me. And then I saw he was there too. He had no choice but still he was suffering.“
SEBASTIAN“Gallagher, if you are brave enough, come embrace your death! Granny is here. Come, give her a hug.”Lettice’s voice sounded threatening throughout the land. Her anger might be justified, but so was our response to fighting back. All of my men were outside, so I entered their minds. Gather quickly and keep her out of the mansion as much as possible! And then I turned to Mother and Teresa. “Hide down in the lab…” I shouted, but that was all I said. Teresa’s gaze hardened and her staring became full of reproaches.“Did I hear it well? Do you want me to run away? Oh, no, this is my fight, too. So stop protecting me. I don’t need it!” She roared, fireballs already appearing in her palms. “Teresa is right, my dear. We are strong, maybe stronger than many of the werewolves in the Kielder Pack. You need us to defeat Lettice!” Mother intervened, and I had to admit that although I feared for their lives, they were right. “Ok, so be it!” “Come on Gallagher, you are keeping grandma
SEBASTIANThe tensions between me and Teresa were more intense every hour. I decided not to approach her, at least until she calmed down. Today, Liam and I got down to business and prepared the syringes and organized the recipients.At the time, only we knew about the antigen and I was going to tell Erik, too. When I entered the office, he was already there, looking out the tall window at Teresa and Caroline.“Hey, Erik,” I said softly enough not to disconnect him from his reverie.He also suffered for his daughter, who did not want to hear anything about him and who constantly denied him. Even more recently, Caroline seemed to be not so indifferent when it came to him. I was happy for them.“Hey, Bash. I’m sorry I took over your office ...!” He replied in a sad, defeated tone.“My friend, I know you are going through desperate moments, but try to see the good side of things. At least she didn’t drive you away!” I tried to be as delicate as I could.As I knew Teresa, it was very diffi
SEBASTIANTime stood still, and I could hardly find my balance. Surely that’s not what she meant, is it? Our love on hold? Although her words caused me immense pain, I knew that the source of these events was Lettice. If I stopped Lettice, it was over. Our love would have gained its sweetness again. So I left Teresa alone in the garden and told Liam to keep a close eye on her. She was wounded, but at the moment I could not heal her wounds, no matter how many kisses I gave her. Lettice had to disappear from our lives and urgently.I had to make a plan because it absolutely convinced me that Lettice would not stay and let the time pass. It was very possible that at this moment she would count the army she had remained with and those of the transformed people into demons. I had no doubt that her serum was ready.And while I was working in my office, from all the men in the world, Noah appeared at the door. He was the last person I wanted to see. But after his heroic rescue, I had no cho
LETTICEI had a hard time recovering from this blow, but from the moment I got to my feet, I realized who did this to me. His smell gave him away. Big mistake, Noah!I was sure now that my own son also helped these damn beasts to get out of here. Teresa was gone, and so was Sonia. Anger gripped me and crushed me inside, like the flames of hell where I came from.But I had her blood, which was ten times stronger than Sonia’s. Now I needed time and concentration to mix the right amount in the serum already made in GenetiX labs.I still found it hard to believe how naive Gallagher was when he hired me, but I had to admit he did a good job when he discovered me. This was my blood, my idea of immortality!But my revenge would be cruel, and all who have betrayed me would pay dearly. Agh, Noah, you just signed your sentence! For your own good, I hope you don’t show up here!Now I had other important things to do than to think about my traitor son. Leaving everything to chance was not an opti