We arrive in the city. I buy a brown backpack as we wait for Sally. She waves at us as she exits the bank. 'Hey, Hope, Hey Maximus. Here you go,' she says, handing me a bag of money. I place it into the backpack. 'We’re going to get some breakfast. Do you want to join us?' I offer Sally. 'Sure! There’s a cafe around the corner that makes delicious food,' she says. 'Lead the way,' I chirp. We order breakfast and pay for Sally's as well. Sally, has constantly been talking since we sat down to eat. I notice Hope staring out the window like she is watching something or someone. I turn my head to face the window. There’s a man on his phone staring directly at us. A moment later, a few men enter the cafe together, but all sit at different tables. Hope and I glance at each other with worry as we can smell their wolf scents. Sally notices we have stopped listening to her, and our body language shows something isn’t right. Sally looks around, not knowing why we are worried, 'Is someth
Hope The men drag us into the Van and hold us down. Then they tie our wrists behind our backs using cable ties. 'Let us go!' Sally screams. 'What are we going to do with the human?' one of the men asks. 'What are you talking about?' Sally yells. 'Alpha Maximus is going to kill you all for this!' I growl at the men. They laugh at my words. Sally looks at me in confusion, 'Alpha, what?' she says. 'Where are you taking us?' I ask the men. 'Well, the intention was for you to die alongside Alpha Maximus, but Alpha Tate argued that you are his property and that he should choose what will become of you,' The man tells me. My breathing quickens as I begin to hyperventilate, 'You're taking me to Alpha Tate?' 'Yes,’ he says. 'No! Please, let me go! I don't want to go back to Alpha Tate! Please, he will hurt me,’ I beg. 'What Alpha Tate does with you is not our business!' he snaps. 'Now it's a long drive to Dawnbury, so I suggest you sit tight and stop talking!' he warns. 'Is that
We run hand in hand out the front of the pack house. Five men are chasing us. They shift into their wolf form. 'No matter what you are about to see, Sally, you keep running, okay,' I tell her. 'Umm… Okay,' she says, running by my side. 'They are after me, Sally. So I'm going to run in a different direction so you can get away,' I tell her. 'But what about you? I don't want them to get you either!' she cries. 'Don't worry about me, Sally, just keep running, okay?’ I lift my dress over my head, toss it aside, and shift into my wolf. Sally screams at the sight of me shifting, and thankfully, it makes her run even faster through the field. The wolves follow me through the field away from Sally. I duck under low branches and leap over rocks until I collide with something hard. I whimper from the impact and see Alpha Tate snarling at me in his wolf form. He grabs my throat again until I shift back into human form and black out again. I wake up in the bedroom again. Alpha Tate is sitti
My beautiful Goddess, my mate, is sitting in front of me, staring into my eyes with the most beautiful smile. I’m lying in a bed completely naked. Hope straddles herself on top of me and wraps her arms around my neck. 'What happened? Where are we?' I ask. 'Alpha Tate and Alpha Liam are dead. I ordered our new pack members to bury them all,' she says. Smiling, I cup her face, 'I see you’re already adjusting to being Luna?' I smile. 'Well, you were knocked out from the Wolfsbane, and everyone began to bow down to me and kept chanting Luna! So, I got them to help carry you here to rest, and then they all stood around waiting for more orders. I wanted to do the right thing by the dead, so they were all buried except for Alpha Tate, Liam and Sam. I had their bodies burned to ashes,' she smiles. 'You are a true Luna indeed!' I say, kissing her on the forehead. I swing my legs off the bed, and everything sways. 'Oh no, you don't!' Hope says. 'You must stay and rest until all the Wolfs
It’s nightfall. We’re almost at Ashwood. We stop by the silent and peaceful woods. We find a grassy area with flowers hidden amongst the forest's trees. We shift into our wolf and Lycan and go for a run together. Chaos is excited as it’s the first time he’s going for a run with Storm. We chase each other for a while before rolling around and playfighting. Fireflies fly up and around us. It’s magical and romantic to watch as the stars shine above us. We shift back into our human forms, completely naked, lying next to each other in a beautiful field. I roll on my side and stare into Hope's beautiful blue eyes as they glimmer in the moonlight. I crave to touch her. My fingers caress her stomach and along her arms. I lean down and kiss her passionately. I lift her onto my lap, and my erection presses against her. As we kiss, she becomes more aroused as she rubs herself along my member. She moans, and my hands make their way up her waist and cup her breasts. Hope adjusts herself higher,
'This is my home! I'll give you one chance to leave my territory or rip your heads off!' I warn them. The alpha's laugh. 'You’re the one who is surrounded, Alpha Maximus! I don't think you are in any position to threaten us!' one of the Alphas retorts. I shift into my Lycan. Hope follows and shifts into her wolf and howls. 'Such a pretty little wolf!' an Alpha smirks, admiring Storm's unique silver and white colouring. 'She would make good for breeding my pups!' another says. I snarl and race toward the alpha. They shift into their wolf forms, including the warriors. I bite into a wolf's leg and fling him with great force across the room. Then lunge at the next wolf and sink my teeth into his neck, ripping a large chunk out. Hope fights off the other group of warriors that have surrounded her. She’s putting up a good fight, but there are too many. One of the Alpha's hold her down, forcing her to shift into her human form. She kicks her legs at him while a warrior wraps his arms a
Hope The following morning, I peer out the chamber window. The pack warriors are training outside. It’s good to see they are all healed. Alpha Maximus isn’t here. He must have up gotten up early. I bathe and dress before leaving the chambers. There are so many beautiful dresses in the wardrobe. I choose a white flowy dress with daisy flowers sewn under the bust and around the edges of the long sleeves. I walk through the castle, trying to find Alpha Maximus. I walk down the second set of stairs and end up near the dungeon. There’s a room nearby emitting white smoke. Curious as to what’s causing it and enter the room. There are many glass bottles, beakers and test tubes with colourful boiling liquids. Colourful crystals are spread out on another table, and an abundance of plants, flowers and dried herbs hang from the ceiling. There’s a woman in the centre of the room at a table with a basket filled with herbs and vials. She has incense burning near the basket. She suddenly turns and l
Alex paces the ground back and forth, fretting. 'She should have been here by now,' he says with worry. 'I'm sure Bella is fine,’ Alpha Maximus reassures him. Alex's phone rings, 'What do you mean? I’m on my way!' he says, hanging up. His breathing is heavy as he grips his head with his hands. What's wrong? What has happened?' I ask. 'Sally said that Bella is bleeding badly. She thinks something is wrong,' he says. 'Where are they?' I ask. They are just outside our territory,’ he says. He then races inside to get doctor Matlin and back outside, shifting into his wolf. 'I'm coming with you!' I say to him. We shift and follow Alex through the fields and the trees until we see a car parked on the side of the road. We can hear Bella screaming in pain. Doctor Matlin approaches the back seat where Bella is. Sally is holding her hand, reassuring her. 'She needs to start pushing. The baby needs to come out now,' Doctor Matlin says. 'Bella, you can do this. Just breathe in and push.
We arrive back in the underground and enter the castle. ‘Tonight, we will celebrate our victory and our official lady of the coven, Lylah.’ Talon shouts. The coven cheers and dissipates to prepare for the celebration. I face Talon, Soren and Nadia. ‘There is something I need to do first before we celebrate. Can you take me down to the crypts?’ I ask them. They give each other a confused and unsure glance. ‘Cedric should celebrate with us.’ I tell them. ‘Lylah,’ Talon says, ‘You know he doesn’t want anyone to see him in this state. You know he has gone mad?’ ‘I know, but I need you to trust me on this.’ I say, my eyes pleading with his. ‘You know you always have my trust. Come on then, let's go down to the crypts.’ Nadia carries a fire torch as we descend through an abundance of stairs and narrow passageways. As I enter the crypt, I gesture for them to wait at the entrance as I slowly approach the shadow in the corner. ‘Cedric.’ I say and watch the shadow flinch. ‘We’ve met befor
Talon watches, intrigued, as the werewolves shift into their wolf forms while my father and brothers shift into their Lycans. Talon gestures for me to climb onto his back. I wrap my arms around his neck as he holds my legs. Together with the pack, we run forward for many hours until we meet the coven of vampires awaiting us.‘Lord Talon, Lady Lylah.’ All the vampires say, bowing as they greet us.Nadia and Soren approach and stand by our sides as if to guard us. I look over at my father and nod to indicate we’re ready. We head in the direction of the mountain we last saw Lord Atticus. It becomes dark very suddenly before we even approach the mountain. Hundreds of black whisps whip by us and then circle us. They are extremely fast, and I know exactly what they are. ‘Blood Dwellers.’ I mutter under my breath.‘He’s here!’ Talon shouts, warning everyone.‘I see you brought the entire coven and even the wolves to watch you pledge your allegiance to me, along with my dinner.’ Lord Atticus
‘Alpha Maximus, Luna.’ Talon says to my parents as we face them in the dining hall. ‘We have to put Lord Atticus to an end. Over one hundred years ago, he went on a murderous killing spree. He even killed our father as well as beloved members of our coven.’ ‘Your brother is who’s responsible for all of these deaths? For Micah’s death?’ Theo asks. ‘Unfortunately, yes. He is my brother. We had managed to send him through a portal into an abyss of darkness. Since he freed himself over a year ago, he began where he had left off, continuing to kill and murder whilst growing in strength by feeding off his victims. He knows Lylah is my Blood Flame and, unfortunately, has managed to taste her blood. He would have figured out not long after we escaped from him that the small taste of Lylah’s blood he had, has greatly strengthened him much more than anything else he has ever fed off. Lylah’s blood is unlike anyone else's. Just one cut, one drop, can send any vampire within a distance into a Bl
My breath catches, and I realise at this moment how much I truly care for Lord Talon, that I’ve fallen for him so hard, like ocean waves crashing into rocks. Like lightning that has struck the ground. Like the sound of thunder that ripples through your body. I’m in love with Lord Talon. I place my forehead against his and use my free hand to cup his cheek. We breathe heavily in unison as a sense of overwhelming love and desire takes over us.My walls come crashing down, and my lips slam into his with a fiery passion. My lips coax his open, and our tongues entwine and dance as if they were meant to be.We gasp for air as we part, and I pull Lord Talon’s shirt from over his head and toss it. Our hands explore every inch of each other as we kiss again. I straddle his lap and begin to undo his belt as he pulls the laces undone on the back of my dress and yanks it down, exposing my breasts.Now, completely naked, we both pause with our foreheads touching, taking in as much of each other as
I arrive at a set of stone steps that lead to nothing but a dark dead end. I feel the ceiling and realise it’s a large paver. Using all my strength, I push it open and climb out. I look around and see I’m in a very old graveyard. I know where I am. I saw it on the map. I run east toward the mountain where Lord Atticus awaits Lord Talon.After hours of running and jogging, I have to rest. The sun will be rising soon. I lay next to a large tree and sleep for a while before I continue east. It’s almost nightfall, and I’m exhausted. Lord Talon would have come to check on me through the night to find I’m gone and see I’ve escaped through the window. I continue to look over my shoulder every so often, knowing Lord Talon could catch up to me any time now. That’s if he knows I’m heading toward Lord Atticus. He might think I’ve possibly escaped to return home to my pack.I’m feeling very hot and flustered. At first, I thought it was from all the running, but no matter how much I rest, it only
I run from one hall to another and then one corridor to another through many rooms and down staircases I haven’t seen before. I have no idea where I’m running to, but I don’t care. I just want to get away. I’ve passed many vampires along the way, but I completely ignore them as they stare curiously at me. Once out of sight, I lean against the grey stone wall in the shadows before sliding down to the ground and hugging my knees. Lord Talon is my mate. That’s why he hasn’t killed me. That’s why he wants to keep me alive and protect me. This is why I’ve been developing feelings toward him. Lord Talon knew this whole time since we met that we were Blood Flames. No wonder he looked devastated and heartbroken every time I tried to kill him. I feel terrible, among many other feelings. I’m angry that Micah and Lord Talon kept things from me. I feel I’m betraying Micah by being attracted to Lord Talon. I’m upset and heartbroken that Micah isn’t alive. I’m frustrated at myself for not figuring
A plate of vegetables with a steak is placed in front of me, whilst a serving of blood is poured into Lord Talon’s goblet. I refuse to make any eye contact with him. Instead, I watch the flames of the candles on the table flicker.Halfway through silently eating my meal, five vampires I’ve never met before enter the dining room, marching. One leads the others as they approach Lord Talon and bow. Nadia and Soren enter behind them and sit at the dining table.‘My Lord,’ The lead vampire says.‘Mervin, tell me you have returned with good news? Where are the others?’ he asks.‘My Lord, they are all dead. Along with many more human casualties.’‘What!? You were supposed to observe the whereabouts of Lord Atticus and return to me as soon as he was found.’‘Forgive us, Lord Talon. When we found him, he was in a rural town. We were well hidden and observed him. He killed every single human as if it were a sport and drank the blood from some of them before he had them ripped apart. We tried to
Lylah‘I’m Becky. I’ve heard so much about you.’ she beams and squeezes herself closer to Lord Talon.A burst of jealousy from Becky touching Lord Talon’s arm ignites within me.‘I’m sure….’ I say while telling myself not to care that Becky is practically rubbing herself all over, Lord Talon. He keeps glaring at her and giving her back-off looks. But she persists in fluttering her eyes at him anyway.Not wanting to stare at her face or acknowledge her. I ignore her and look at Lord Talon.‘You should find that blood flame of yours and feed off it. It's quite silly, starving yourself of blood when a human is living here against her will. The last thing I need is you trying to bite me.’ I say sarcastically.Becky bursts into laughter and begins elbowing Lord Talon in the ribs, ‘Master, you should take this human's advice and feed off your blood flame. In fact, you should do it right now?’‘Becky, that’s enough!’ Lord Talon growls. ‘I can live off the blood of animals for as long as I ne
Lord Talon‘Becky, it’s healed,’ I say as I enter the room.She is brewing something in a small cauldron, and it smells horrendous. ‘What’s healed?’ she asks, walking around the table and toward me.I unbutton my shirt and watch her jaw drop. ‘What did you do?’ she asks. ‘I didn’t do anything.’ I tell her.‘Something must have happened? Tell me everything you did from last night up till now.’‘I was sitting on the window ledge watching the lake until I heard Lylah yelling and crying in her sleep. I raced in there and held her in my arms, and I spent over an hour comforting her until she fell asleep on me. I did notice the pain from the wounds had gone by then but didn’t think much of it as I was too worried about Lylah. I woke up with Lylah sleeping against me. We spoke, and she told me Micah is her mate who she thinks I killed, and I bolted out of there freaking out she had a mate, then ran into Soren and told him. My chest itched from the stitches, so I ran my hand over it, and th