NOAHWhile standing around my mother, I realized she was only thinking of revenge. And all for a dark past and for my grandparents’ mistake of forcing her to marry the one she never loved, my father.He never hurt her. On the contrary, he always loved her. When he died, her life took a dangerous turn, and it seemed that even today she has not recovered. She met Edgar and her downfall began.All I knew was what she told me, that Edgar hated werewolves so much that he even hunted them. When he discovered her origins, he went mad with grief. But in his madness, he thought he could somehow make things right, but he couldn’t be more wrong.My mother’s condition had no cure. However, Edgar overcame some boundaries and instead of helping her, he experimented on her and turned her into a monster. Later on, when Edgar was gone, mother had Neveh, my half-sister.After they expelled my mother, she left me so hurt and I heard nothing more about her. Now it was time to look for my little sister an
NOAHIf horror had a name, that was exactly what my poor sister lived here. I couldn’t explain how Lettice had such guts to mistreat her like that. Should I think I was lucky because my grandparents kept me away from her?“Lettice? Do you know her?” I wanted to test her to make sure her mind wasn’t as troubled as it seemed.“You know her too, big brother! She is our mother, remember?” she blurted, her eyes lightening and then suddenly darkened.Her memories were a jumble of emotions and images, making it hard to make sense of everything. Maybe she had beautiful memories, but she had blocked them somewhere in her mind and kept them safe.Or maybe she doesn’t even remember them anymore. That she still knew her made me even angrier. Not only did she go through all this in silence, but she also consciously accepted that she would have nowhere to go.“Sis, would you like me to take you somewhere far from here? You just tell me and I promise you will never see her again!”Was I doing this t
NOAHListening to my sister was the best I could have done. Because even if she was related to me by my mother’s side, she was still my little sister. I could hardly believe that mother was about to kill her and for what? To disobey her for not killing some innocent girls? This was low, even for her. Now I have got her out of the dungeons and she asked me, more likely she begged me not to take her in town as she was afraid to face mother. I granted her a wish, and I just got her out of the woods. “Don’t worry for me, big brother, I will be ok, I promise I will!” she cried in front of me with her eyes almost closed as she could barely cope with the sunlight.Although the sun was almost setting, it was enough to bother her.“I hope so, Neveh. I don’t really want to let you here, but if this is what you want, then so be it!” Without thinking it too much, she held out her trembling hand and stroked my cheek. It was so comforting to feel that. I knew that maybe this was the last time I
TERESAThe beast was looking us both in the eyes, growling and making terrifying sounds, preparing to attack. Only something stopped her. I stared at her, waiting for the moment, but it amazed me when she simply turned her back on us and ran into the forest.But in her place, three enormous beasts, as if coming out of the flames of hell, preparing to attack us and turn us into their meal. Demons of terror and decay have spotted us, so we once again resume our fight position.Whatever happened, me and Caroline were together. We will fight this battle together and defeat these demons. Send them back to hell where they belonged and from where they shouldn’t have come out.Their vicious eyes stare at us with dazing violence and quick breathing escaped from the creature’s deep nostrils. The same sulfur stench made me sick and mad at the same time. It was time that someone would teach these creeps a lesson that they will never forget.Suddenly, they moved closer to us, making Caroline a lit
SEBASTIANOur relationship was going through a pretty severe crisis, but that won’t stop me from recovering the only woman who taught me to live. And the only woman who loved me and still does unconditionally.Maybe yes, maybe I made the second big mistake of my life, telling her I would release her if she wanted to, but no more mistakes.Suddenly, my senses went crazy. I felt uneasy, like I hadn’t felt in a long time, as if the danger was so close I could reach it. The closer we got to GenetiX, the more this feeling amplified, and it drove me crazy. Liam was with me and we were heading to the office.“Liam, something’s not right!”Liam’s gaze darkened at first, and then worry appeared in his eyes.“What exactly do you feel, Alpha?”When he called me like that, I had good reason to believe that he also felt that something was wrong. We had arrived a little earlier in the morning, so there was no employee yet. But then Teresa’s scent was lingering all over.“Teresa is here!” I said and
TERESAI didn’t know where I was. Nothing in this place seemed familiar to me and I was just guided by the smell because I was in total darkness.Panic had no place or purpose. I had to find a way out of here. It felt like the rancid smell and humidity made me think I was somewhere in a cellar.And suddenly a bright light showed up in the cellar until I realized that only the hallway was lit by a torch that had just been set on fire by someone.Next to me was another girl, thin, motionless, almost dead. I didn’t even know what color her hair was. I had my hands chained, so were my legs, so I realized I was in a dungeon and that my situation, and that of this young woman next to me, did not look very good.“Hey, you!” I said, trying to wake her up, but she seemed out of this world.She had her head lowered, and her wrists were already bleeding. “Hey, can you hear me?” I shouted again, hoping she would hear me this time.Suddenly she raised her head and in her eyes besides terror I saw
LETTICEI had been waiting for this specimen for a long time. Her coming here could mean the beginning of a new era for my babies. Her blood was so valuable that I didn’t care if I dried her completely.All my previous attempts with Sonia’s blood failed, but now she was too weak and her blood did not regenerate as fast as it once did. And I needed large quantities. After I locked Teresa in the dungeon, my intention was to go up to the office to check the latest data that could help me discover even further what I was doing wrong. Now that I had what I needed, nothing should go wrong anymore.My children were waiting for the miraculous serum, and I would not disappoint them. My revenge would be sublime and final. But right after I lit the torches in the hallway, a horrible sight unfolded before my eyes. I could feel my blood boiling and raising, ready to explode and the fire burning inside me.All the cells had their bars on the wall and no trace of the girls I had locked in here. Som
TERESAThis smell made me terribly dizzy. I couldn’t get up from the floor, not to mention that the flames in my hands went out instantly and my eyes burned from whatever she pulverized me with.I recognized the same smell in the lab, and it was hard for me to concentrate on staying awake. Although I could hardly focus, her confession still resounded in my head as being the great grandmother of the Gallagher brothers.Why would I believe her if she had been lying to us so far? Is it another one of her weapons? It flooded my mind with pain and the question of how Bash allowed such a woman to come into the company? Maybe he didn’t know…To her delight, I struggled under her foot, which she pressed so hard against my chest that I stopped breathing. I could also hear Sonia next to me, but because of the dizziness, I could barely make out what she was saying.“Lettice, leave her alone. You’re going to kill her!” Sonia yelled.But the so-called Lettice laughed even harder, pressing even har
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