SEBASTIANDr. Antonov's presentation left a powerful impression on me. So much that I even offered her a job. I needed all the help that I could get. And she was in the same stage, only that her claim to use the blood of an original vampire made me think. Honestly, I didn’t give it a thought, but I could ask Erik to give me a sample of his blood. It was a long shot, but it was worth a try. The reason I kept Erik’s identity a secret in my meetings with Dr. Antonov was entirely mine. The man went through a lot and I really didn’t want to add another problem to his list.Two days had passed since the presentation. Luana did an excellent job, I had advanced a little with my research because I used the blood of a Luna. Amelia, Liam’s partner, helped us. The result was more than amazing. Even Luana called me to the lab to show me.“Dr. Gallagher, look, our Luna’s cells are so strong that they neutralize silver three times faster than the blood of a werewolf from the pack. The samples show m
TERESAMy fingers’ knots had whitened from how tightly I held the phone in my hand. This man just made me lose absolutely everything, even control over my life. My job was all I had left in this world. I had been walking alone since forever. I never knew my parents. My past was a mystery to me, and I had little knowledge of it. All I remembered was that I had a terrible water phobia.And for this very reason, I could not say that I was not grateful to this man for saving me from certain death. Sebastian Gallagher, that was the name of the one who left me without a job, in the middle of a society where demand was greater than supply. Not having a stable income, it could leave me without the small apartment I lived in. All I had left was probably my best friend Caroline, who still extended a helping hand to me many times. She even helped me find where this man who seemed to know them all worked. Right now, she was standing right in front of me in my little apartment and gesturing to
TERESAJust like a statue standing tall against the winds and rain. One that did not move, not by an inch. Just like a tree with deep roots that did not bend and remained motionless. This was how I felt in front of this man who, by the mere presence, disturbed me. I wanted to disappear, but where and why? I came here with a purpose. The thought of losing to this man fueled me to push harder. So I didn’t let him see how I felt around him. I was creating different images in my mind just so I would not let myself be intimidated by him. Trying to imagine my wonderful moments just to ease my tension and my breathing. I prayed to God in succeeding to master my emotions faster than his eyes, mesmerizing me. He became the central attraction of my sinful fantasies, and sometimes I had moments when I was too ashamed to admit my thoughts, even to myself. I was the only way I could dream of him. But I still wonder what he was doing in my dreams? Who let him in there?His dancing sky-blue eyes w
SEBASTIANI knew I kind of rushed her with the offer, but I desperately wanted her by my side. I knew that the feeling was not mutual, but I didn’t mind, as long as she was here. There was no way I could understand my turmoil right now, but I was doing my best not to unleash it. I spent the last few days wondering what it would have been like if we didn’t stop our bursts; if we had given free rein to the passion that dwelt in us. One thing was certain. Although she did not let this for me to see, it convinced me that there was a struggle in Teresa’s soul. There were thousands of questions, such as why a human? Teresa had that sort of brightness that I never saw on anyone, not even in Bella. My poor Bella. I was sure she was seeing all my battles here. I once promised her I would never look for my Luna? How selfish was that? And if Teresa was indeed my other half, my soulmate, then it was time to act. I would not let her escape. I would respect her decision of not wanting, but as fa
SEBASTIANAfter Teresa left, my cousin Liam did a little research further with this stuff, the serum we were developing. She might be so pissed off at me she might not be returning for a couple of minutes, maybe an hour. The coffee was just a pretext to keep her a little away from me. Sometimes I didn’t know for how long I could stand around her, without wrapping my arms around her, devouring her inviting lips, to feel her being and her inner turmoil, to know that she feels the same way. Every day I would have this hope that she would come to me. But until then, she left me with my emotions and my longing for her. I was feeling empty for a while when Bella died, but now I was whole again. I took a break from love, but now it needed to flourish, to sparkle. There was a silence in my soul, but now I was hearing it howl again.“So, Liam Killian is going to send the pure iron the day after tomorrow at the latest. You were not in the lab, but Luana Antonov is doing an outstanding job. "
SEBASTIAN“WHAT??? You realize that it would be full of werewolves, don’t you? Thea, please, put some sense into your son!”So what if our next stop was going to be a party only with beasts? I would make sure Teresa would be safe. Besides that, everybody knew and respected me. No one and I meant no one would dare to even look at her. “My son, are you sure that this is the wise thing to do?” Mother was also worried, but they didn’t know Teresa as I did. Even if the time was not enough, it was for me to know her, and I knew how daring she could be, how determined she was when she had something on her mind, and even more important than all of this, she was loyal and brave. And it didn’t take me years to figure it out. By the simple fact that I knew she was my Luna, it seemed to me that I had known her for a lifetime. “She is human, you might get in trouble”“I would not worry about that, Mother. And besides, the event covers some other stuff. They will not talk about werewolves, vampire
TERESAI didn’t quite understand what that man said, but a lot of others gathered around us. Sebastian was getting anxious like he could not find his place. He was also making a shield with his enormous body protecting me. The question was from what or from whom? I could have sworn that the man’s eyes, with that strange comment, turned red as blood. He was trying though to avoid my gaze, but still; he was restless. Like ready to attack? But then, a man in his forties cut through the crowd, coming close to us. He had a cross tattooed over his right eye, his look deep and sharp, his hair almost gray. His good vibrations calmed my inner storm to a soothing, warm breeze. His need to take action moved me. Both he and Sebastian surrounded me with their bodies, not letting anyone get closer to me. I didn’t know why, but from the moment this man with the eye cross appeared, I felt safe. As I had the feeling that something was not quite right in this meeting, the same way I felt right now
TERESAHe kissed me. He actually kissed me. And I kissed him back. Was it a kiss born out of fear? Or was it one from his heart? I would never know. He seemed like a man that would get everything he desired, including me. In that kiss was the sweetness of pure passion; my million thoughts concentrated on only one.My body shivered in such a way I could not think was even possible. But I became vulnerable. His real seduction began the moment he followed me down this dark alley, before I could even say a word or before our souls recognize each other.What happened next was like a divine dance of our hearts melting in our chests. Now he knew my weakness, him. But I was going to fix that. He ignited in me eternal flames, but I didn’t want to become weak. I didn’t want to let that passion consume me.Having him so close to my already hectic beating heart made me realize something that the fear I was experiencing was way less than the desire cutting through my body.What the hell was happen
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