“What do you want to discuss?” William sounded weary and altogether done with Lily’s shit for the day. He was dealing with the weight of his decisions all coming back to bite him in the ass one after the other and he didn’t fucking like it one bit.The fact that he had chosen to get engaged to Lily pipped in his head like a horrific Jack-in-the-box to remind him of his mistakes in trying to avoid his fate and his feelings for Anna. Now all of those were coming home to roost and it was infuriating to say the least.Lily folded her arms across her sachets and asked plainly, “What are you hiding from me, William? And don’t try to deflect or tell the half-truths. I want to know everything.”She was tired of being left in the dark. For someone like her who relished in being at the top of her game. Somehow in this game, she had the dread of losing. And she didn’t think it was just paranoia. This threat was real. And that girl was at the center of it all, damn it.The Alpha sighed and gave i
Ethan, who had been silent all this while, decided to play his part now.With a cocked brow at the Alpha of the Eclipse Pack, he asked, “Are you insinuating that my brother is lying?”“He was only making a comment,” Lily jumped in to defend her uncle.“A comment which should not have been made,” William said, feeling protective of his twins. “And for your information, Drake, the reason my brother and I went after the Hunters is because the twins’ mother was in danger. There was no choice.”That seemed to spur Alpha Drake into more ranting.“No choice?!” He slammed his hand on the desk. “She is a human, right? That means she wasn’t as important as our own kin! Who cares if she dies?!”William stood to his feet, incensed.“You should keep your opinions about my family to yourself, DRAKE! And for your sake, I would hope that you don’t repeat such words in front of me again!” He bit out, barely able to control his rage. His wolf roared within him, aching to come out and destroy whoever it
William considered Ethan’s question while thinking furiously, making calculations in his head.His fingers tapped repeatedly on his lap as he considered all game plans.The only option the Alpha-Slash-CEO decided was to wait it out.“We’ll wait.” He said with a sigh.“Wait?” Ethan raised a brow at his brother. “Is that the best course of action?”“It’s the only thing we can do,” he turned to glance at Ethan. “Because we need to be in hiding. I suspect this is another one of Damon’s methods to try and force us, myself especially, out into the open so his men can attack us. There isn’t a hell of a chance of me falling for that.”It was a surprising thing to Ethan, that William, the workaholic who was strict even about the most flexible deadlines, would consider letting the Hayes’ Corp stocks fall. Under his leadership, Hayes’ corp had grown to double the annual revenue and profits within record time. That was another reason many werewolves in the country and region regarded William high
For Doctor Wayne, one of the best doctors in the region for werewolves and humans alike, to admit that he had no idea at all what was happening to Anna was nothing short of scary and opened the floor for a lot of questions which William had no answers to.What had happened to her when she was in the Hunters’ hold?“Will she be alright at least?” William asked the doctor who seemed weary.“Well, Alpha William… I’d say for now, yes,” Doctor Wayne replied. “She seems to be having a fever but it isn’t that high.”William remembered Anna’s strange behavior that morning and stated, “What about deliriousness? She acted out of sorts this morning.“Out of sorts was an understatement, William thought. She acted in a way that terrified him, and he had seen a lot before.The recollection of Anna crying and staring like she couldn’t see, scared and asking about their twins was heartbreaking.“Ah,” Doctor Wayne nodded. He looked troubled to William’s trained eye. “Your brother said it might be as a
Evening had fallen over the first day since the city-wide Hunter lockdown on all werewolves in the city. Many werewolves were dying at the hands of his men, yet Damon Erikson didn’t feel pleased in any way.His hands gripped the tempered glass of the balcony of his penthouse. The city lights were akin to tiny stars glittering in the night sky, and the sounds of the city filled his ears. He was much more used to the idyllic pace in the UK compared to the US. Nevertheless, he couldn’t doubt that this city was a central hub of activity.The report of one of his men rang loudly through the speaker of his phone.At some point, Damon cut the man off, tired of listening to drivel. If Aiden was still alive, he would have relegated his best friend to their duties. But alas, now he had to take charge of them by himself.“And has there been words of Anna Clandestine?” He asked, listening for the answer half-heartedly.There was a pause before the Hunter on the other end of the phone spluttered.
William saw how eagerly they waited for him to speak. He was sorry to disappoint them.“Your mother is in the house,” he started with, and their smiles widened. “But she’s asleep. She’s still sick and she needs a few more days before she becomes better.”Andrew and Andrea pouted, both of them not pleased by the turn of events.“But we want to see her, just for a little bit,” Andrew whined, and his sister nodded emphatically. “Please, Daddy. Can we see Mommy? Please.”“Please, Daddy,” Andrea added, causing William to feel like he was being ganged up on.The pressure piled up on him was too great and he couldn’t bring himself to refuse his children even for a second.“Very well.” He sighed, to which they both cheered at their father’s acceptance.Now he could acutely say to Anna that he knew what it felt like to be unable to say no to his children, he thought with a wry smile.“Can we go now?” Andrea inquired innocently, still holding her teddy.“Just for a second, alright? She’s still
William was about to say something else to his brother when footsteps sounded and they both noticed their mother coming up the steps. She stopped short when she saw Ethan and William looking stoically at her.“What’s wrong?” She asked, looking suspiciously between her two sons. “Did I interrupt something?”Ethan smiled innocently.“Nothing’s wrong at all. We only ran into each other, mother.” He said, and she relaxed.“Of course,” she sounded wry as she spoke. “I thought you two might be hiding something from me. Well, I’ll just go on to bed, then.”Ethan bade his mother a Goodnight and left before William could properly process what had just went on. Their mother gazed at her older son who still stood stock still, and shook her head.“You have been incredibly distracted today.” She observed with a hum. “I do hope you don’t forget where your duties lie.”Those words spurred William into action and his head snapped in his mother’s direction.“And what’s that supposed to mean?” He asked
What was the essence of life if there was no fun at all?Ethan noted dryly to himself even as he let out a frustrated groan. He couldn't take it anymore. It was more like he was going crazy, and he felt that the thought might become a reality if he wasn't let out of the damn cage that the Hunters has forced him and the other werewolves into. How was he who enjoyed having fun, especially in the dead of the night, expected to just sit still while waiting for some idiots in the name of Hunters to get over their rages?Taking a long puff from the half smoked cigarette trapped between his two fingers, he let out a sigh.If only he knew that his days would turn out to be as boring as it currently was, he might not have killed his mate. By now, her usefulness to him would have been in the way he would have fun breaking her spirit. The kind of fun he would have had with her. But she had decided to be stupid and aimed for his life. Mate or not, he wasn't about to let someone like that go sc