AvelineDraven tensed up at the information, although he tried to hide it, I saw his shoulders tense.We walked into the throne room and met Brian standing behind the spy who looked distressed.His shoulders squared the minute he saw Draven and he ran up to him."I came as soon as I saw..." he announced "Saw what?" The impatience was audible in Draven's voice."Their camp. The vampires and the Lycans settled in a camp. Kade was there with the cursed lycan and the vampire king." "They are in a camp?" Draven asked the same question that was in our minds.They've been sworn enemies for centuries, the blood thirsty vampires don't hesitate to drink from whatever or whoever's in their path just to satisfy their thirst for blood and this made them unable to form an alliance or even stick to their side of any agreement. How did Kade and that cursed Lycan king get them to stay with the Lycans when they knew the history of their blood thirst and how unreliable they were?"Yes Alpha, they are
AvelineI followed behind Scar but he was walking fast like his life depended on it.Draven ordered some guards to show Scar and his people who came in a few hours after the call to their apartments.I was amazed by how fast they were able to gather their things and come at Scar's call. There must be some story behind their total loyalty and obedience to Scar. Scar on the other hand was grumbling throughout the whole process. It was almost like, no, he didn't want to be there. I was sure of it."Loosen up your face a bit. You'll grow old quickly with that face." I snuck behind him and whispered in his ear.My words must have done worse as he grunted and squeezed his face even more.Once I was sure that they were settling in well, I went to find Draven. We had to figure out how we were going to hold off the vampires. Since nighttime is their peak. Even though we were blessed with great hearing and smelling sense, we were still no match with the night reigners who hunt at night coupled
DravenDraven collected the book from the female and walked back to Aveline who was dumbstruck or rather in shock.All these were happening too fast and he knew that she was still processing it but there wasn't much time to be wasted.It was almost sundown. Any preparation that was needed to be made had to be that instant."Aveline, listen to me. This is the book that your ancestors wrote on how to discover and use your powers. I need you to study this. We need you to be in your right state of mind and get this done before the vampires match to the pack." Aveline blinked slowly for two seconds before her rhythm stabilized and her gaze finally shifted to the book.She was going through a lot in her mind and her head but there was no time to attend to that. The safety of the pack and its members depended on her majorly and she needed to get her head into the game.The book flung open with one swing from her and her eyes suddenly closed, her head lifted a bit and she hummed slightly lik
DravenDraven closed the door of the hall so that Aveline wouldn't be hurt except we've all been killed.The cubs and the females were all locked up in an underground safe house that was built to withstand all kinds of pressure. They would be safe. Except one of our guards lead them there.Let's hope they take the secret to their graves. Let's hope the pain isn't much for them to bear."Where's Brian?" His Beta was put in charge of the warriors and he must've forgotten. "He's with the warriors, they're going to block the gate."Where's the big guy?" The guard who was walking behind Draven, and struggling to meet up his pace was confused by the name and then Draven remembered that it wasn't his actual name."Oh, that guy that's big and doesn't smile... the new guy from Aveline's pack." The guard nodded at his explanation."He's with Brian, they're both arranging the warriors and their formations." Draven marched to where he knew they would be. And they were there, the whole army was
AvelineUsually after most wars, it's said that the remaining armies ran away but that couldn't be said about this war because every one of them lay lifeless on the pack grounds and outside its gates.It was hard to say that anyone escaped, even if they did, they would be seriously injured. After making sure that every one of the vampires was dead, I finally let go of the light and it began to dim until it totally went off.Only then was I more aware of my surroundings. I turned back to see Draven's warriors and mine staring at me with widened eyes and parted lips. Even Draven had a puzzled but excited out of his mind expression. Scar on the other hand just furrowed his brows but his lips and every other part of his face still held his usual frown."Are you all okay?" I asked and just then, my ears caught a low groan and my eyes quickly scanned for the source.It was Draven. He was holding his stomach and wincing in pain."What's wrong? Who did this to you?" I asked when it was obvi
Aveline For the rest of the ride, everyone was ~~calm~~ no, quiet. I was certain that we all had a lot going through our minds and brains.No one spoke about my supernatural outburst yet and I wanted it to remain that way. At least until we figure out what it is we are dealing with. 'Are you alright?' A familiar voice rang through my mind, making me almost jerk up. It wasn't V (my wolf) it was a masculine voice.'Calm down love, it's me.' The voice spoke again and my eyes grew twice their size as I realized it was Draven. I glanced at him and he let a reassuring smile cross his lips.'Why are you in my head!' I retorted, more shocked than angry. He had never communicated to me through the mind link and it seemed strange.'I don't want them to listen in on our conversation, we deserve some privacy don't you think?' There was something about Draven's voice that calmed me down.I smiled at his words, the eerie feeling that overwhelmed me minutes before hearing Draven's voice left in
Aveline"Stay behind me, Aveline!" Draven guarded me behind him but it was of no use, we were already surrounded and he wouldn't be able to take on them alone.By 'them' I meant, the terrible-looking and intimidating Lycans that surrounded us. They growled and covered in on us.Draven let out his claws but how many could they defeat?The Lycans came to a halt suddenly and turned around as if something else caught their attention. A figure appeared in the darkness and I squinted only to see Kade appear from behind the Lycans. As they parted for him to walk through, I couldn't help the scoff that escaped my lips.It was true, Kade was in on this. He was controlling the Lycans and he was out to get me."Well well, look who we have here?" He said with a smirk as he stood right before Draven and me.Draven gritted his teeth, one of his hands still behind him in a protective curve around me."You're nothing but a fucker Kade and a disgrace to the werewolves." Draven spat, his eyes red with
Draven Seeing Aveline being taken away and being unable to do anything made him lose his shit. He tugged and tugged in futility to free his hands but more Lycans approached him and covered him with their huge build."Fuck!" "Ave-line..." the sound came out mumbled. As he charged to pull the weight of the Lycans off him, he noticed some of them left him, their attention was distracted. With the decreased weight on him, he pushed them away from him and saw Brian and Scar fighting the Lycans. They were in their wolf form and they were pissed.It was possible that they saw what happened with Aveline and were out to save him.Draven lunged at some Lycans and the place became a war scene. Claws dug into flesh, Lycans into Lycans and fists into muscles as they fought tirelessly, the more they fought the more new Lycans ran toward the scene."Let's go. We have to go Draven. They're multiplying." Brian was always the reasonable one but Draven was as impulsive as ever.Kade didn't only tak
AvelineMason shivered in anger as the reality of his situation dawned on him and I patted him gently at his back.It was a real heartache to lose the people you cherish more than anything. I for one, knew how that felt."Julian took them." His breath came out ragged and I could tell they were out of anger."We tried to avoid him and stay away from him. We even denied the kids civilization and he still found us." He raged."What are you going to do about it?" All I needed to do was ask. He had already made the resolve in his mind and as he shifted his gaze to me, I knew that we were fighting the Lycans together.We all stormed out of the forest. The plan was to get to Draven's pack, regroup and go to war and so we did.Luckily, none of Julian's men were outside the clan so we were able to pass through, following the bush paths.We had no means of transportation other than our legs but we were pretty fast. Maybe it was the change in the atmosphere after Mason made a new resolve and we
DravenDraven and his team had less than 4 hours to 48 hours to give Kade what he wanted and they all agreed to go with the plan.Sabrina brought the certificate of ownership and Draven sent a text to Kade. With a picture of the certificate for proof.Kade asked Draven to bring the certificate himself without the police or anybody following him else Betty would be gotten rid of without a second thought. Draven told his team not to follow him but they did anyway, they trailed him with another car. Brian and Scar could not take chances. This gold also be another of Kade's perfect plans to add Draven to the kidnap list and they were not going to let the Alpha out of their sight.Draven drove to the address Kade gave him with urgency and he had lost his way a couple of times as he followed the bushy path to the location Kade gave him.He got there alas and walked into the compound of the only building surrounded by the forest and Kade walked out of it just in time to meet up with him out
AvelineA sharp pain in my head made me force my eyes open. I'd been having lots of weird dreams that I couldn't wake up from no matter how hard I tried.It was strange since I knew that it was all a dream but it was as though someone or something was at the door between real life and dreamland, shutting the door to real life whenever I got so close and forcing me back to dreamland.The dreams were about my wolf, the first time I felt her. Which was strange. I never had a dream about V, and now I was having countless, recurring dreams about her. How we fought Sofia, for the first time. I won.How I threatened Sofia, how brave I felt having her with me, defeating Scar and becoming Alpha. And how I lost her. My days in the dungeon, the hallucinations and torture. Then back to a powerless and helpless Aveline working as a secretary, reeking of sweat and the scent of cheap roll-on that has changed to something else due to the excess work I was occupied with.The insults, humiliation and
Mason"What is this place?" He whispered. The crystals glistened more with the lightening of the place.She did not reply to him. Typical. Instead, she walked into one of the corners of the cave where a stream sat.The stream wasn't flowing, it was more like a stale pool but it's water was so clear that Mason could see the pores on his facial skin"What is this? Why did you bring me here?' He asked, all the more confused."Tis the place my ancestors stored their valuables." She replied and went mute again.Okay, now, this was scary. "I want her to have it. This is the reason I'm still alive. They will not let me go until I do what they have instructed and they say I should give this to her." She spoke again after her silence almost killed Mason. "I have watched you, you are a good wolf. You will protect her. It's your life duty. And you will make sure she has these things." She finished. Mason's eyes fluttered, as he tried to understand what he was told."Who is she? Why did they
Mason"Don't touch that." The healer, or witch or whatever she was called said when Mason wanted to examine a statue in her living room. The living room was used for most of her practices.It was a large room with wide corners that held tables, in some and statues in some with incense burning out from them."Uh, sorry?" Mason replied, drawing his hands back to himself. "Follow me." She bellowed and he gasped with uncertainty. She had barely spoken to him since he showed up with Aveline. She didn't even ask him what happened to her.She just tapped on the closest table and had Mason lay her on it. Ethan tried to speak but she grunted angrily and he figured it was best to let the witch do her job.After taking long hours on Aveline, the men grew tired and settled in front of her hut. They were exhausted from their long journey and it did not help as she wasn't speaking to them. She also did not need their help which had them standing there, watching her perform what was alien to them.
Kade"W- what are you doing?" Betty asked confusion spread over her face as Kade began to bind her hands and legs."You just wait, my dear. Trust your uncle now will you?" He faked a smile and tied up the last piece of rope."Where's my mom?" She asked again, her voice shaking with each word."There are some things you don't know about your mom Betty. Your mom has done some bad things to me but it's not a problem anymore, because I have you now." Kade smiled.Betty pressed her back against the frame of the chair but it was too late to escape now. "Your mom is not here. I'm sure you've figured that out by now." Kade continued"But I plan to put you in her place. She's owing me a great deal and I don't like to be owed."Betty broke into tears. Not because she was standing in for her mom but because she disobeyed Draven. He would be all over the place looking for her."Can you call Draven, and tell him that I am safe?" She asked amidst tears of regret.Kade squinted as a smug smile cros
DravenWithout any word from Kade for eighteen hours, Draven was scattering everything in his path. From the chairs to the papers in front of him to the walls. He had a bandage tied over his previous injury but he didn't relent. Neither did he stop punching the walls.Kade was a bastard. That was certain. He was messing with Draven's mind and eating deep into him at the same time.Handing over Aveline's company, Aveline's hard work over the years was non-negotiable even considering her absence but Betty was involved. The only heir to Aveline's company was involved. Draven felt like he was a train of bad luck. Everyone who loved him, every single person he cared about always ended up in one danger or the other.First, it was Aveline and now, Betty. Draven was about to punch the wall in anger again when his phone's notification drew his attention.It was another video from Kade and this time around, Betty was in chains. Although, the tape was still glued to her legs, separately, her
KadeJust as he promised, he headed for his niece's school that day. It was his last opportunity to get what he wanted and have been fighting for for years.As usual, he got there in time to wait for the students to come out of their classes. And there was, Betty. His last ticket to getting what he wanted in life."Hey pretty..." he greeted but Betty changed direction and walked back towards the class.He chased after her. His niece was not out yet so he had some time with Betty before she stepped out. "Hey, hey, what is it?" He asked nervously when he caught up to her.The little girl had an unreasonable expression on her face and it made Kade all the more suspicious. "Didn't you see me waving at you? Why did you turn around? Are you not happy to see me?" Kade threw question after question, desperate for answers.But Betty just stared at him while she tried to free herself from his grasp."What is wrong huh? Did Uncle do something wrong? Why are you not talking to me?" He continued
JulianJust like it had been for a couple of weeks, Julian continued his routine of sulking all day and distracting himself with the alcohol when a guard ran into his chambers.With a bow, he started."Team A found something deep in the forest... a pack. Of wolves. I think they are rogue wolves and they appear not to have a leader. Some of the guards are keeping a close eye on them. We reported back to you so you can tell us what next to do." Julian shifted his gaze, surprised by the information. "There is a pack in that forest?" He asked then stared into blank space."How did they manage to survive there?" He asked rhetorically, with an absent expression. "Are you certain about this?" He asked the guard who nodded frantically. "They even have cubs and young wolves. It's a decent pack but we didn't notice any leader. They all seemed to do everything together." The guard replied and Julian nodded."Bring them in if that is the case," Julian instructed."They might have seen the gir