SEBASTIANThe departure of my sister seemed like a distant memory now. But the events that followed have had a lasting impact on our pack, dividing us in ways we never thought possible. Mother had grown old, and her hair had turned silver while father had died. At one point, the world around us seemed to come to a standstill; the wind ceased, the river stopped flowing, and even the sweet scent of the flowers dissipated.Victoria’s absence left my world feeling colder, but I gradually became accustomed to the change. Whenever I was alone, the ache would resurface, lingering until someone or something distracted me. Walking towards me, she appeared like a silhouette, as if stepping out of the photograph I kept on my nightstand. In the picture, we stood together as a family, a pack with a bond that could not be broken, and memories flooded back of a time when life was simpler. I longed to have her by my side, to share stories and jokes like we once did, but her absence felt like a weigh
SEBASTIAN BellinghamFollowing my father's death, I hastily departed Northumberland and established myself in the charming village of Bellingham, in the North-East of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Being the CEO of a research company, I appreciated the convenience of being closer to work, but what I loved most was the peacefulness of the surroundings. If they presented me with something worth investing in, I was their man. But I was also a researcher, a doctor in science, and helped with whatever I could to make the serum work. Because it all revolved around a serum. An entire team worked with me, including my cousin Liam and Alexander, my Beta.The laboratory was well-funded, and the equipment top-of-the-line, allowing my scientists to develop a wide range of medicines to combat even the most dreadful diseases. Thanks to the bold chemicals developed by my team, we were able to combat illnesses with greater success than ever before. People often questioned why I had picked Bellingham. I prefe
SEBASTIANI 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 mista
SEBASTIANA week had passed since I met Bella and cured her. Mother is still thinking if she wishes to work with me. My relationship with Isabella had developed beautifully and harmoniously. Even if she was not my mate, we were getting along just wonderful. In a similar situation was Vicky as well. In my last link with her, she told me about the man with whom she was sharing her life, and she sounded happy. I was also happy for her. I knew Teague for a long time and even though he was not her mate; he was someone I trusted to take care of my little sister. I always teased her that way as Mother told us she was born two minutes later than me. Victoria became stronger, reliable for her own pack. It was a long and heavy path, but my Vicky has always been fierce. We were indestructible together, but now she proved to herself and to our kind that she was strong and ardent in every decision she took.Today I visited Mother and maybe have closure on what I have asked her. I was worried abou
ISABELLABeing so close to him was burning me inside, only the burn was sweeter. They say that if your fated one was near you your body would react in a certain way, that only a Luna could feel. But with Sebastian I didn’t have that feeling, only pure carnal pleasure; and to be honest, I didn’t care. All I’d cared about was him. He was a handsome man from the deep of his blue-sky eyes to the gentle, low expressions of his voice. He was beautiful from the gentle touch of his hand upon my own to the fierce piercing of his gaze.I was ready to give him my heart and keep his heart safe, extending far down to my soul. His freshly shaved beard was like an invitation for my hands to wander in a lustful exploration way up to his neck and lead to his perfect chiseled jawline, getting lost in his manly, firm mouth. His eyes were piercing mine, and it was like storm clouds touched them; that is how blue they were. All I saw in them was desire, no other emotion whatsoever, and I didn’t mind, as t
SEBASTIANOf all the times, it had to happen now - red wine on my shirt, that’s exactly what I needed. As soon as I saw the girl, my initial response was to confront her face to face. However, as I moved closer to her, a strange and unknown sensation was unleashed within me. What was going on with me? Why was I so restless? Why was I going in for her?I couldn’t help but notice that her face was familiar to me. For a while, I could not remember, but then I realized. It was the same woman who had shamelessly come to get photos of my father at his funeral. Suddenly, an intense feeling of nervousness swept over me, and I became even more nervous.I had to take a moment to collect myself because my initial reaction was almost out of control. The thought had crossed my mind to walk over to her and give her a little shake, as I was feeling quite irritated with her behavior.The reasons for not doing this felt like a tempest that washed over my thoughts, leaving me feeling overwhelmed and un
SEBASTIANAfter 3 years… The years that followed were magical. We had it all: love, tolerance, respect, joy, happiness, and most of all, a baby, a little wolf. Bella was finally pregnant. We had learned that cheerfulness was more than a pure feeling. If you placed it at the beginning of all the things you wanted to achieve, then it would fill you with happiness and you begin to heal from the inside.They said to find my inner peace first because being happy was just the wonderful feeling that would follow. I found my spiritual tranquility with Bella. I was blessed because every time she walked into a room, that room was filled with light and good cheer. If that love was all about, then I was ready to embrace that emotion.We completed each other in everything and never had an argument or dispute over these years. Bella was warm, calm, and understanding. Although she was not my Luna, she was my mate, my partner for life. I promised her and to myself that I would never look for her; I
SEBASTIANSometimes during the day, I would avoid turning into a wolf's shape, as I didn’t want to expose myself like that. So this time, just like any other ordinary man, I took my car, but it seemed like forever until I arrived at GenetiX. I crawled along with all the vehicles, swearing and cursing the jamming in front of me. The traffic lights were now green, the next moment, red like some damn stupid game. After a few turns, I finally arrived. After all this time, the GenetiX building, as imposing as it was, still amazed me through its magnificence.As I was crossing the huge hallways, I linked with Liam right away. “Where are you?” I know I sounded worried, but I couldn’t help it. Something odd was going on that they couldn’t tell me on the phone and now all of them were not in their offices. “In the lab…” came the short and dull answer. My heart pounded in my chest, but I had no hint of hesitation. My pacing was firm and with every step, I got closer to them. I could hear their
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
TERESAI couldn’t believe what my ears were hearing. This discussion was about me and I wasn’t present. How can I believe such a thing? How can I believe that Erik Von Hagen had the soul to abandon me on a beach, saying that he was going to bring my mother?Time erased the faces of the two from my mind, but it had never erased the pain and loneliness I experienced in my soul. My adoptive parents, although they loved me enormously, could never fill that void left by a father who abandoned me and a mother who died before I could enjoy her.Everyone looked at me in amazement. Erik was the most marked. He could not move, although I could see that he wanted to take a few steps towards me.“Teresa, my dear, why did you get out of bed?” Thea cried, coming towards me.I could really see the worry on her face, especially since I was holding on to my hip so I could stay on my feet. She really was the only one worried. “Oh God, at least let me help you sit down. The wounds that haven’t healed ye
SEBASTIANTwo days had passed since Teresa’s release, days of delirium, high fever, and hallucinations. She didn’t seem to recover.I stayed with her all this time, taking care of her, changing her clothes when needed. Her perfect body was probably shaking because of the nightmares that she lived there.I was still blaming myself for how much suffering she had to go through. Sonia, the girl she had met there, was also here. She was a little better and had explained to us that in time she learned about pain and did not take it into account.“How is she feeling?” my mother asked in a whisper, entering the door so easily I could barely hear her.She must have felt a pang of tremendous guilt too for Teresa’s abduction.“She has not woken up yet. I hope she will be better soon. Where are Erik and Liam?” I asked curiously, not seeing them around here in the last few days.“Erik is taking care of this girl, Sonia, and Liam is guarding outside with everyone else. They didn’t want to bother yo
SEBASTIANAs soon as Noah left us and showed us the way to the dungeons, he went to the castle, where he said he would keep Lettice occupied. The images in the dungeons will not leave me so easily.The smell of death was everywhere, and we could see the terror in every corner. Most of the cells were empty and opened, a sign that the transformation of the beasts was over. I wondered where they were?Vicky was right, this place was a damn maze. I followed Teresa's scent, but soon enough demons showed up in my path.We had turned into werewolves again at the entrance of the dungeons and now we stood face to face with the demons of hell. The same enormous beasts, inflamed with the smell of sulfur.I didn’t know if they were from the recent ones or from the ones left alive from Vicky’s attack. It didn’t matter when the first beast launched at us with threatening claws and fangs.Directly to one of my men’s throats. He screamed in pain throughout the corridors of the castle. And although I