Alpha Maximus Alex and Bella run into our bathroom after hearing Hope’s screams. 'Bella! get the pack, doctor! Alex, help me get her in the bath!' I shout. Hope thrashes around, trying to free herself from my grip as Alex runs the water over her. But she still feels hot to touch. The cold water isn't helping. 'It burns!' she screams. 'What's wrong with her Alpha?' Alex asks with concern. 'I don't know, but the cold water isn't doing anything! I don't know what to do!' I panic. 'Kiss her!' Alex says. 'What?' I ask, tilting my head. 'When she was in her weird trance earlier, it was your kiss that snapped her out of it!' he says. Alex is right. I kiss her lips. The moment they touch, sparks flow through my body. Hope would be feeling them too. She suddenly relaxes and cups my face, not wanting our lips to part. I caress her face as she lays exhausted in my arms. Alex brings some towels over and places them around Hope, ‘The kiss worked!' he smiles. 'So now we just have to fig
Alpha Maximus Hope sits up, touching her face and then the bed. 'You aren't dreaming if that's what you're wondering?' I say to her. She looks into my eyes, 'There are things I need to tell you,’ she says softly. 'Hope, I already know,’ I say to her. She looks confused, 'No, I don't think you know this,' she says. 'I know your father is Alpha Levi, and your mother is Anna Glint, the witch my parents, tried to hide and save,' I say to her. 'How did you know?' she asks. I hand Hope the love note and watch as she holds the heart pendant in her other hand. 'Did your father gift that to your mother?' I ask. She nods, 'Yes, he did,’ she smiles. 'I'm going to grant you your wish, Hope. We’re going to visit your grandpa, and we are going to free your father.' Hope’s eyes well up, and she jumps into my arms. 'Thank you,’ she whispers. 'You must know that doing this puts you in great danger, Hope, so we must plan this out carefully. You could be sentenced to death just for existing
'This is the first time Levi has been allowed out of the dungeon in over eighteen years, so this better be good, Alpha Maximus!' Alpha Cal snaps. Levi squints his eyes at me as Alpha Cal says my name. 'Your parents tried to save my beautiful mate, my love. She was my whole world,' he whimpers. 'I'm sorry they couldn't save her,' I say to him. 'I'm sorry my father killed your parents, Alpha Maximus. I am truly so sorry,’ Levi says. 'Me too,' I reply sympathetically. 'This isn't some kind of family reunion! So, I suggest you hurry up with your business before I kill you!' Alpha Cal shouts. Even though he is old, probably in his late sixties, he is still very clearly strong and well-built. 'Actually, Alpha Cal, that’s why I’m here,' I smile. 'What are you talking about?' he yells. 'I have someone I would like to introduce to both of you,' I say to him. I turn around and take Hope’s hand. She stands next to me. Levi falls to his knees, crying in disbelief. He reaches his hand out
Hope We join the hustle and bustle of the banquet. The pack members dance with one another. They are laughing and smiling and having a great time. ‘You wouldn’t think we just killed their Alpha and took over. They all seem rather happy he’s dead,’ I say to Alpha Maximus. ‘Considering how he treated his own son. I can only imagine how he treated his subjects,’ he says. My father is sitting at one of the dining tables eating. It must have been years since he has had a proper meal. We walk over and join him. Alpha Maximus pours my father and himself a whiskey and passes me a wine. I feel queasy and pass the wine onto the she-wolf beside me. She smiles and nods in thanks. The pack members cheer for us, and we continue to celebrate. I manage to eat part of my meal but quickly excuse myself and run to the nearest bathroom. Once I’ve emptied my stomach, I feel better again. So, I rejoin everyone at the table. I’m so caught up in conversation with my father about my life that I haven't r
It’s been three months now since we killed Alpha Cal. My father is about to return to the Dark Moon pack as Alpha. We accompany him to the car. He has gained his weight back and is no longer extremely thin. He trained with Alpha Maximus daily with the rest of the pack, which helped him gain muscle. You would never know it’s the same man we saved three months earlier. I cling onto his arm as we walk toward the car. 'Papa, make sure to be back here in four months. You know I’ll be due to give birth then,' I remind him. 'Of course! I don’t want to miss the moment my grand-pup comes into this world,’ my father smiles. He tries to hug me goodbye, but my stomach is already huge at five months pregnant. He laughs and hugs me from the side instead. Alpha Maximus and I wave goodbye and watch the car drive into the distance. ‘Time for lunch,’ I say. ‘We just had lunch,’ he replies. ‘Well, I’m still hungry,’ I laugh. He smiles, takes my hand, and we walk inside and go to the kitchen to ea
The sequel to Alpha Maximus: 'The Lycan’s Daughter' Blurb: Lylah is the result of love between a Lycan and a Hybrid of half a witch and half wolf. On the contrary, Lylah is quite different. She has no magic, no wolf, and no worries because she has her loving mate, which is all that matters to her. Then one day, everything changes. Vampires have come out of hiding and are killing the odd human in the outskirts of cities and towns. Pack warriors are organised to seek them out before the humans discover supernaturals exist. But then, a tragedy takes place, changing Lylah's life forever. Lylah's anger for the vampires deepens with each passing day, and she decides to seek vengeance on them by tracking them down and killing them. However, things don't go the way she had planned. Chapter 1 Exiting the school gates, I see my older twin brothers, Theo and Leo, waiting for me. They appear bored but straighten up and smile as a group of she-wolves giggle and walk by. 'I wish you would bot
'Alpha Maximus,' Micah says, graciously bowing his head.'Micah, we were just talking about you,' Alpha Maximus says.'Oh really? Good things, I hope?' He says and smiles at me endearingly.I blush, 'Come on, Dad, move out of the way so Micah can come inside. You take up the whole doorframe, you know?''I'm a Lycan. I can't help being this big,' he shrugs, steps away from the door, and returns to the dining table.Micah sits next to me. Our pinky fingers touch discreetly under the table. Micah hooks his finger around mine. We remain that way with coy smiles. The attraction between us is obvious to everyone in the room.'Micah, I hear you will soon take over as Alpha of Storm Glenn?' Theo asks.'Yes, my father is thinking when I graduate next month that I would be ready to be Alpha,' he replies.'I've heard you're one of the best fighters around?' Alpha Maximus asks, joining the conversation.'Well, I don't know about that,' he says, giving me a wink.My finger tightens around his, and
Micah walks with me to the front door, 'We should go camping for your eighteenth birthday?' He says.'That sounds amazing. Just you and me?' I ask.'Just you and me,' he winks.'Did someone say camping?' My father, Alpha Maximus, asks behind me.'Micah is going to take me camping for my birthday,' I smile.'What a wonderful idea! I'll let your mother know we will all be going camping,' he says and walks back into the house.My shoulders slump, and I give Micah an apologetic look.'Don't worry about it. The more, the merrier, right?' Micah says.'Sure,' I sigh.'Plus, we can always go camping together alone another time,' he smiles.'That's true,' I say, perking up at the idea.Micah leans in and places a gentle kiss on my cheek.'Goodnight, Princess,' he says quietly.'Goodnight, Micah,' I wave.I stay lingering in the large doorway until I can no longer see Micah. My hand caresses the spot on my cheek where he left a kiss. As I close the door and turn around, I bump into my twin brot
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