GEORGEDeep in the woods, somewhere on the outskirts of New York City, a large expanse of land was fenced off with a huge Chinese-themed palace on it. It was bordered by thick jungle vegetation, with tall trees covering it completely from human view.The compound covered over fifty thousand square feet of land. The Chinese palace stood in the middle of the compound, easily occupying about twenty thousand square feet. It had pillars and a door made of pure gold and was about three stories tall. It was such a beautiful building that anyone would think royalty actually lived there. There were six other smaller Chinese structures like houses built in closer proximity to the fence than the palace, and in one of these houses was Reynolds Riggs. I was seated cross-legged on an armchair with a cigar in hand, a half-filled bottle of vodka and an empty glass at his side, and a grave in front of him.The inscription on top of it read; Eleanor Grail."This is perfect, isn't it?" I asked with an
DANIELI tapped impatiently on my desk as I waited for a any news about my mate's whereabouts. It was a weird feeling waiting for her news as I am not used to waiting for anything. It was quite annoying.It was also puzzling that she would steal from me before leaving.Was she a fugitive?Her family didn't seem quite fond of her too which might be a result of her appearance. Something I would have to address that later.A knock on the door brought my attention to it and I looked up to find Andrew there with a frown on his face."Have you found her?" "You can afford to think of other things except your mate, Alpha," he replied. "I am working on it and already commissioned her family to do the same.""Yeah," I nodded. "I just can't find this sense of urgency.""Well, there's not much we can do," he shrugged. "The person in question doesn't want to be found and she must have blended perfectly into the human society by now. After almost six years, even her scent would be perfectly maske
MERLINI was stunned when Greta collapsed into my arms. Her body felt feverish hot and her heartbeat was so fast that I feared she was suffering a heart attack. "Greta?" I called and she gave no response. "Greta!"I immediately carries her into the lobby and was quickly shown to a seat long enough to lay her on. I took out my phone and immediately called 911, fear gripping my heart at the thought that something might be happening to her or the baby. Once the call was made, I hurried over to her side and held her hand as a few onlookers stared at us and hotel staff rushed over with a first aid kit, asking me about whatever led to her fainting. I was just as clueless as they were so all we could all do was try whatever might help and hope against all hope that she would be okay.After what felt like an hour, paramedics eventually arrived and immediately got to work once they saw Greta. They checked her pulse and moved her to the ambulance where they performed a few treatment proced
GEORGE As I lounged in my porch, listening to the sound of the fresh breeze blowing past my ear, I couldn't help but think of her. Eleanor. The woman of my dreams.......and the stuff of my nightmare.*Flashback*Wincing as I got up from the hospital bed, I noticed that my wounds had become a little more bearable than it was just yesterday. It still hurt like hell but the pain seemed to have lost a bit of its intensity. 'What do you know? The doctor may have been right.' I thought to myself as I slowly and quietly placed my legs down from the bed, hoping to not to wake the sleeping beauty beside me up.I have decided to make it my morning routine to force myself to the bathroom every day without help. While it is extremely tedious, slow and painful, it gives me at least a little connection to myself before the accident. I was never the kind of man to sit on his ass and wait to be attended to or catered for. I have always be proactive and extremely physical. A specimen of physical
GEORGE I got out of the car and rushed into the mansion immediately as a surge of unpleasant memories filled my thoughts and challenged my sanity. My chest was tight as I staggered across the living room. My heartbeat hiked up and I was incredibly winded up even though I hadn't done anything strenuous. Memories that my mind seemed to have saved me the trauma of remembering has been triggered by the revelations of Zubiar and even worse by the absolute betrayal of my mom. It hurt me to my core to be living with people who have proven to be potential enemies and being completely defenseless against them, without my memories to protect me from them. I felt so alone. It hurts to not know, but it hurts even more to remember. Especially with my dad. I remember the time he had starved me for days for an offence I never committed. I had begged for a while and even swore on my life that I never did the offence I was accused of but he wouldn't listen. He would isolate lock me in my room,
GEORGE I ignore Eleanor's glare at the sound of my words. She looked like she could almost not believe her ears. She stood motionless for a while and then nodded subtly before walking out of the room.Once I hear the door close behind me, I let out a tired sigh as I laid back down on my bed. What did she expect me to do?Stand up the second I hear that Gerald's in trouble and act like a father I am not? Why did she look at me like I was the bad guy here when I'm the fucking victim?!I loved that kid like he was mine. I thought he was mine. Even when she suspected foul play and warned me many times that Gerald was not my son, I ignored all of it because I wanted them to be lies. I wanted to believe that the offspring I had raised from infancy was actually mine. He was the only reason why I took all the bullshit I did from Zhara. He was the reason I let Zhara invadey life for as long as she has. He was all the reason I needed to tolerate that demonic woman for as long as I did. Yet
GEORGE I stared at the wall for so long that I had even lost count of the minutes I had been staring. It might have even been hours.My world is crumbling and there isn't a single pillar in sight to hold it up. I tugged at the handcuffs holding my hand in place on the bed and couldn't help but laugh. A bitter sound that I would never love to hear again, but I couldn't stop it. I just couldn't help but laugh at my predicament.Who would have thought? George. The billionaire with much more money and influence than he knew what to do with. A man who is envied by both the young and old alike. A man who got anything he wanted with the flick of a finger. A symbol of wealth and opulence. Who would have thought he would be confined to his hospital room in handcuffs, under the suspicion of having killed his parents in a brutally deranged manner?Who would have thought I would be subjected to such humiliation in my lifetime?Definitely not me.Unfortunately, nothing I did could stop my make
GEORGEI could barely stop myself from pacing about in my room from all the worry and tension building up inside me. My body felt hot from it all and my mind felt numb.I soon felt Eleanor's reassuring hand on my back as her soothing voice asked me. "What's wrong?""I just can't believe it," I said as I finally calmed down just a little bit. "Of all the people I thought I'd be facing in court, I didn't expect it to be Jesse. I mean, I knew he might not like me, but I didn't think he would go as far as eagerly trying to send me to jail.""Well," she shrugged. "I don't think that should be your focus right now. What is done is done. You need to focus on winning your court case."I stared at her for a few minutes in silence but she wasn't even paying attention to me. Her eyes were looking at the floor and there was no surprise in her features that Jesse was the frontrunner of the court case against me. As if she had expected it already."You don't seem too surprised by it," I stated cau
NORA"What are you doing here, Nora?" Doctor Richard asked with a puzzled look. "And at this time?" "I-I don't know, sir," I stuttered. "I remember falling asleep in the restroom and I woke up on the streets."Doctor Williams gave me strange look."Who brought you here in the first place?" "Um, Alex," I replied. "Something happened and I had to leave him. It was totally my choice. He isn't to blame.""Don't give me that bullshit," Doctor Williams hissed, obviously annoyed. "If he brought you here then he should have made sure you were safely home. Why the fuck isn't he here?" He took out his phone and dialled a number. The phone rang once and I soon heard the voice of Doctor Richard on the other side."Yes, Williams?" He said in his usual stoic voice. "You had better have a good reason for calling.""Nora is stranded at some restaurant in the middle of the night," Doctor Williams replied flatly.There was only silence on the other side for the next few minutes.Eventually, Doctor
NORAThe news of Daniel's departure from the pack to the city was quite a shock for me. I almost could not believe it.I was still mourning that bastard, Dale so I had to keep appearances but I couldn't care less if he had lived or died. Quite sincerely, he was a thorn in my flesh and I am more than grateful that he is forever removed from my life.Allison however, is quite a different story. Even lost, the bitch is still managing to drag Daniel away from me.Eager to confirm the news of his departure, I took my shower, got dressed and made the trip to the Werewolf Kingdom. The journey was quite short compared to what I was used to as I zoned out for most of it. I just had so much on my mind. My arrival at the Alpha's mansion was treated trivally and somewhat despondently, much to my annoyance. There was barely any attention given to me and literally no fanfare. With the death of Dale, I was now the highest authority of my pack. Basically the Alpha of the pack. I should be shown so
NORAMy eyes widened as I saw Alex tower over Sabrina with anger in his eyes as he caught her hand in the air."What the fuck are you doing?" he asked, his glare sharp and piercing."This bitch-""Stop that," he hissed as he tossed her arm violently to the side. "This should be the first and last time you try to lay on hands on her. She is pregnant for god's sake. You could hurt her baby."Sabrina's eyes widened with shock and disbelief evident in them. Her expression of shock slowly morphed into anger as her demeanour changed and she directed it towards Alex."You bastard!" she yelled. "You are attracted to her. You are lusting after some pregnant whore who is siphoning your dad of his hard earned money!""I am not!" Alex retorted, his anger turning into frustration as he rolled his eyes. "Then why the fuck are you going out of your way to protect her?!" She yelled. "Don't even dare to tell me it is because of your father and the stupid promise you made because that's just bullshit!
NORAThe sound of her palm hitting my cheeks resounded in the hallway, reverberating off the walls as my cheek stinged from the pain.The shock on my face at the sudden reaction was evident. I almost couldn't believe it except for the fact that my cheek is hurting from it.I don't understand why she slapped me."You stupid, uncouth bitch!" Sabrina yelled. "You evil swine! How dare you try to seduce my man?!""What?" I asked, surprised. "I never did that!""Oh, shut up!" She yelled as she advanced towards me while I took a step back. "I saw you holding onto him with those filthy hands of yours in the name of a hug. You were trying to get my man to feel your body!""I didn't do that!" I retorted."Yes, you did!" "No, she didn't."Alex calm yet assertive voice rang clear over her yells as he stared at her with a tired expression."I initiated the hug, Sabrina. She didn't try to hug or seduce me. I asked her for a hug.""Stop defending her!" Sabrina yelled at him as she grabbed my arm an
DIMITRIThe way back was one that went past me like I wasn't there. I was so deep in thought that I zoned out out the second I got in the car. 'What did that woman mean by asking me to ask Nora where she was two nights ago?' I thought. 'Why would she even know where Nora was?'I knew Lara was a liar and a manipulative woman. Despite being Nora's stepsister, I can tell how much hatred she harbours towards Nora and I bet she has some sort of nasty plan concocted to hurt her stepsister.Even then, I can tell she seemed quite sure of her accusations towards Nora. I don't know what to think. I decided to just do as Lara said and ask her where she had gone at night. 'It can't be hurt, right?' I thought. 'She will tell me if anything is wrong.'By the time we got home, it was already evening and I was almost exploding with the anxious curiosity building up within me.I composed myself and walked into the mansion with a calm, stoic expression on my face. I responded to greetings curtly an
NORAI couldn't stop myself from smiling as I thought back to my unexpected encounter with Dimitri for a second time. His face was stuck in my head as I couldn't help but think about him every second. I felt a fairly confusing pull to him. It was a lot more than I've ever felt to anyone since I got my surgery as I had no memories of my past. There was something about him that I just couldn't overlook. Something that kept him in my thoughts and made it unable for me to think of anything but him for the past few weeks.It was a comforting feeling. It made me happy to know that someone out there could genuinely make me laugh. An action I find hard to perform sincerely with all the bullshit I have to live with.The trip home went past me like an out of body experience as I zoned out through most of it. The thoughts of Dimitri kept me blissfully unaware of my approach home which was quite great considering the fact that I always spend at least thirty minutes until I get home panicking for
AIDENThere was a lot of chaos in the surrounding area as everyone scrambled to recover from the ambush. I also had to struggle to recover as well. I ran around the pack in search of possible targets or weak links who might have gone missing during the battle or killed at least. It was quite tiring to deal with all of that and it scared me to death who I might find missing or dead. While some might be fairly disposable to me, losing any of the people I care about would be too much of a pain to bear."Aiden!" Someone called but I didn't even have the time to see who it was as I waived them away.I needed to find Miranda."Miranda is missing!" The voice yelled, stopping me in my tracks."What?" I asked as I turned around to face Gilbert who hurried over to me. "I can't find her!" He exclaimed, panting.Gilbert was a powerful werewolf, one that does not tire easily. If a werewolf of his strength was panting like this, then it means he had pushed himself above and beyond in search of M
ALINAI ran as fast my tired legs could take me, covered by what little remained in f my clothes. The rush of the wind in my ears helped to distract me even though it didn't do much to help the pain I felt as tears rushed out of my eyes.What was going on with me? The thought of it scared me more than I could say. What did I do to deserve this? These thoughts plagued me as I ran, the thought of last few minutes stuck in my head as an unpleasant yet relieving memory. I don't know how to feel about it. I had noticed the strange men around the alley when I ran past, but I hadn't paid them any mind as they didn't interfere with me either. They scared me at first but they seemed like they just gathered themselves for a smoke or something else.I didn't think that they were waiting for Dimitri.I was too focused with the thought of getting away from him that I could barely think of anything else. I didn't think to warn him. The thought of his lips on muline clouded whatever other reaso
HARRIETI frowned in anger but I was too shaken to get the words out.'Is she smiling?!'"Don't get me wrong," she said. "I'm terribly worried about Matt, but it just feels somewhat good to see you this mad for someone else's sake. You're a good person Harriet. That must be why the Alpha and his Beta favours you so much, and why Martha found it easy to live with you and even become friends."My eyes widened at the sound of Martha's name."Martha?" I muttered in shock."What?" Naomi asked.I looked up at her with an even more worried expression on my face."What do we tell Martha? How do we tell her that Matt is on the verge of what we would know as his death."Naomi seemed confused for a little while before her eyes widened in realization."Oh, there's something going on between them?" I gave her the stink eye as I continued to mull over Martha's possible reaction."I didn't know," she shrugged. "But if they really have a thing going on then this would be a huge problem. She would bl