__________________________..."No." Her voice was once again cold. "This is Axel and Mira's fault. It's those Elephants' fault. My wolf was not able to find out the agenda behind why they are doing all of this, but honestly, I don't care anymore. And I don't care that he is the biological sperm donor. All of them need to die."She finally faced her mate, fire in her eyes, the same power in her aura, and the fierce pain and anger in her voice, "We need good witches and wizards for this."..."Your majesty, Blood Moon is under lockdown." Words travelled faster than light. "They are shutting down other packs as well.""Well, what else are they supposed to do?" He chuckled, playing with his wild dirty blond curls. "A blood-thirsty murderous hybrid is on the loose."He got up from his silver throne, and walked towards the pool of water that leaked into his cave from the rocks above. Looking at his own reflection, he said, "What the fuck was that blockhead thinking?""There's no love l
___________________________...The Southern Sky pack. One of the most developed packs in the country, not to mention one of the most beautiful, with it spreading across a coastline. The number of pack members was less, but they were all heavily trained in the latest techniques of combat. They were well-educated and since their pack was not completely isolated from human establishments, they took up human jobs as well.But that was not what made Southern Sky different, was it? It was the fact that the Luna of the pack was a witch. A powerful one. A very just and fearless one."I seriously do not think my brother will let you anywhere near my sister-in-law!" Beta Riccia Sherman said as they made their way into the beach house where the Alpha stayed with his wife."I need to try." Ezekiel sighed. "You know about the situation, right? I know it's hard to believe but-""Oh trust me, Alpha, nothing is hard to believe in this pack. Especially when it has something to do with the wizarding
___________________________..."Okay. And one more thing.""What?""I love you".Noelle stopped in her track, making all of her friends stop too, looking at her weirdly."Something the matter?" Samuel asked, but then he realized that her eyes were glazed over. She was talking to someone, and given the distance, it has to be the mate."Is everything alright?" Jordan asked."If it wasn't, she would tell us." Kade reassured her as they waited for her to respond.But no. She stayed there frozen and rooted to her spot for another ten seconds before she finally snapped out of her daze, and responded."What?"But there was no response from her stupid mate. It was like he completely disappeared after dropping the bomb."Alpha Ezekiel Wright of Blood Moon Pack, you can't leave me hanging like that!"No response.'Wow, you fuck with each other even while confessing your love.' Her wolf chuckled. What was wrong with this couple?"What's going on?" Benjamin asked. "You look like you are ready
__________________________..."Ezekiel?""Yes?" She felt her mate reply nervously through the mind link while the person in front of her simply smirked."Wouldn't you rather die by the hands of someone who looks like your stupid mate?" He asked, and she finally heard the distortion in his voice. Ugh, why did killing machines get all the cool powers."Are you sure you are allowed to kill me?" Noelle tilted her head. "Last time I checked, your boss is my father.""And last time I checked, you are the only thorn in my way of becoming dad's favorite child."Wow.Another brand new twist. And this time in the form of a psychopathic hybrid killer as her brother. Noelle's relatives new relatives never stopped surprising her.Axel, the asshole who was going around attacking wolves and supposedly wanted to end the whole of were-kind was her father. And now, Doom, the were-wizard who killed her friends and was supposedly on a killing spree, was her brother. Half-brother, considering he was ha
______________________________..."Donovan and his wolves are dead." Mira informed Axel. But the father of the deceased was far from shocked or in pain."Noelle did that?" He was impressed at his daughter. "Damn, she must be good!""Noelle didn't do it." Mira rolled her eyes. She was not happy with how the were-wizard underestimated the power of wizardry. That too, when Noelle was nothing but a half-human. There was no way that puny wolf could over throw Donovan.This had Axel's attention. Who had dared kill his son? Who had the audacity to touch him?"Amaris Gate." She watched his reaction very closely as she said the name of the person that Axel happened to hate more than anything else in the whole wide world."Amar?" He repeated. "He killed my son?""And he is trying to scout Noelle into his team." She shrugged, sitting down. "To defeat you."Axel clenched his fist, his eyes glowing red. "Look what you did!" He growled, picking up a coffee table and throwing it against Mira.Mir
___________________________..."Ahhh!!" Noelle stretched as she entered their bedroom, Ezekiel entering close behind. She took off her jacket and her t-shirt. One con of wearing sports bras was that you could not take them off from under your shirt. With no care in the world, she slipped off her bra, exposing her naked torso for a few seconds - enough seconds for her mate's eyes to darken with lust - before putting her tee back on."I am so tired that I think I am going to pass out!" She exclaimed as she threw herself at their bed, sighing in contentment as she felt her head sink into her plush pillow. "I haven't slept in almost two days.""No one told you to go running away." Ezekiel said, refraining from telling his mate that he was in the same boat as her, having gotten no sleep after she left. He turned to the door and locked it.Noelle gave him a flat look before closing her eyes again. "Get some sleep."Her blissful trip to slumberland was rudely interrupted when Ezekiel whip
_____________________..."Are you sure?" Ezekiel asked.Noelle had agreed to take Amaris to her human house. He knew that she was reluctant but she still agreed, and he wanted to make sure she really wanted to."Is it weird that I kind of trust him?" Noelle asked, massaging her head as she leaned back on the office chair, resting her neck on the rest.Ezekiel walked over and stood behind her, nudging her hands away and starting to massage her head."Trying to be the ideal mate?" She giggled as she closed her eyes, relaxing.He leaned down and kissed her ear lobe. "I am sort of training to be the ideal husband."Noelle didn't respond nor was there any change in her expression."I can hear your heartbeat rising." Ezekiel laughed."And there he goes, being his cocky self." Noelle rolled her eyes, trying to swat his hands off her face, only to have him laugh even harder. Ah, she loved the sound of his laughter, though most of the time it was at her expense.His laughter died down and h
_____________________..."They live by the lake across the Green Meadows pack. Witches always live near a natural water source." Luna Ilm Walden said as she stroked her swollen belly. She looked like she was having a bad day. "Don't ask me why they have an inclination to such places, because honestly, I have zero idea. I never really got to live as a witch in the wild." She shrugged."Why is that?" Noelle asked as she drew a line along the boundary of the lake."I am half werewolf." She smiled. Noelle looked up. She was also a hybrid like her. Or more like her dead brother Doom and her father Axel."Is it true that hybrids are inherently evil?" Noelle asked.Ilm simply shrugged. "I don't think our paranormal composition alters our level of goodness or evilness. Some people are just inherently evil, but I don't think that has much to do with anything else. I mean, look at us. We are not evil. But my Dad - human-werewolf hybrid. He was so evil, vile and greedy that he killed my mothe
_______________________..."What are we all doing here?" Mira screeched. "Me being here is understandable because my powers are deprived until the next full moon. What about you two? Why are you both not at the battlefield?"Melinda looked up from her cauldron, a steaming potion bubbling before her. "Our coven needs protection," she replied calmly, stirring the murky liquid with a wooden spoon. "The prophecy clearly states that Axel will not attack us directly. He's after the werewolf pack.""So?" Mira was surprised that Melinda would say that after everything they had been through."Being on their side in the backstage was one thing, Mira. But to fight alongside them against someone who is half us? We will have to face the wrath of the wizarding world and I am not ready for that." Melinda tried to make her understand.Mira shook her head and turned to Maria. "You agree with this crap?"Maria, who had been quietly brewing her own concoction in the corner, paused and took a deep bre
_______________________..."Luna?" Alec called her name at the same time as Ezekiel turned to her."What are you doing here?" Ezekiel asked, his arms open wide for her.Unlike the normal times when she would most probably swat him away, this time Noelle ran straight into his arms."What's wrong?" He asked."Just making sure I get to see you one last time in case you die and leave the pack to me!" Noelle shrugged and pecked him on his lips making him laugh."It is very reassuring knowing that if something happens to me, then the pack will be under the mercy of the chaos queen!" He rolled his eyes.Noelle gaped at him and poked him on his chest. "You did not just say that!""It seems like I just did!""Getting sassier by the day, aren't you?" Noelle scoffed."I live with a sass queen." He shrugged. "And is in love with her too.""Chaos queen. Sass queen. Anything else?" Noelle raised her eyebrow at his many nicknames for her."My queen." He laughed, kissing her."Ugh, cringe!" Noelle
____________________..."Where is Mira?" Amaris asked as he sat down for dinner."Missing your girlfriend?" Noelle grumbled as she scooped mashed potato into her plate. Her eyes narrowed, watching him.Amaris ignored the jab. "She is not my girlfriend, kiddo. And Maria said she'd be here."Maria placed a bowl of steaming gravy on the table. "I don't know, she left a message saying she was going to see what Axel is up to. Didn't give details. Haven't tried to contact yet."The room grew quiet, filled with the clinking of silverware and the occasional murmur of the TV in the background. Amaris' mind raced with worry. He had a bad feeling about the whole thing."Shouldn't you try to reach out to Mira?" He finally asked Maria after a long while. The wolf looked at the witch expectantly.The witch shrugged. "Mira has said not to try to reach out to her. She will do it when she knows she is in the clear."Amaris' concern grew deeper. "But it's been hours. Something might be wrong.""There
____________________..."Say what?" Ezekiel gaped at Mira when she informed him and Noelle of what Amaris had done."Do I need to pretend to be surprised by what I just heard?" Noelle was playing Candy Crush on her phone. "Because I seriously don't feel anything right now. That man is capable of much more.""Noelle..." Mira walked over to her. "I get that you do not particularly like your father but the fact cannot be overlooked that whatever he did, he did it for you. He was Ezekiel's age. He was young and didn't know any better."Mira didn't know why she was defending him when she herself felt betrayed by him."Alright. Now you have thirty seconds to defend his decision to hide the truth from us." Noelle tossed the phone to the couch and sat up straight. "Go on.""Noelle, just think over what she just said. Let it marinate." Ezekiel understood what Mira was trying to say and he agreed with Amaris to a certain aspect. After all, the man was a father and the person he was protectin
_____________________...Rage.Rage like no other.That's what Axel felt when he finally admitted to himself that he had been played.The revelation hit him like a ton of bricks, knocking the wind out of his chest. His mind reeled with the implications. If Noelle wasn't his daughter, then he had been living a lie for years. The girl he had sworn to protect, to train, to one day take his place as the Red Master– she was a lie.He was ready to bypass the prophecy, his destiny, for the sake of that child. But it was all for nothing.Mira's words echoed in his head, "You need to be ready to finish off the were-kind, as is your legacy."Axel clenched his fists, the nails digging into his palms. "I would have never been ready to kill my own flesh and blood." He murmured to himself, the rage burning in his eyes. "But she is not my daughter. She is a lie. The blood of Amaris. And I will make sure that he will have to watch his spawn die in front of his eyes."Mira watched Axel from the cor
___________________...Axel knew.Mira had arrived and said as much but she refused to speak about anything else. And the way she looked at Amaris told Noelle that something was definitely up."What could have he done now?" Noelle thought out loud.She became aware of the nervous wolf behind her."Zeke?" She turned to face him, only to have her lips captured by his.Noelle gasped in surprise before melting into the kiss, her eyes fluttering shut.Her wolf was thrilled, finally getting the attention she had been craving. Noelle wanted to roll her eyes at her stupid wolf but the truth was that she wanted this just as much.Ezekiel's hands wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer as the kiss grew more intense. It was as if the last of his resolve had crumbled away, leaving only the primal instinct to claim his mate."We are in the middle of a war." Noelle breathed out as they pulled apart."I know. Makes me want you even more because I have no idea how much time we have together a
____________________...Mira nodded solemnly. "Very well, Axel. But if I am right, you need to be prepared for the truth."Axel's heart hammered in his chest as Mira began the incantation. The air grew thick with magic, the candles on the walls flickering in a rhythm that matched his racing pulse. He had always known that his daughter was special, but to think that she might not be his flesh and blood...Mira chanted the ancient words with precision, her hands dancing in the air as she drew upon the arcane power that dwelt within her. The room grew colder, and a sudden gust of wind swirled around them, raising goosebumps on Axel's arms. He watched, his eyes never leaving Mira's as the magic grew stronger.The candles' flames grew taller, then shorter, as if they were breathing in sync with the incantation. And then, with a final, dramatic flourish, Mira slammed her hand down on the desk before her."The truth shall be revealed!" Her voice echoed through the room. "THE TRUTH SHALL
____________________________...Mira walked into the throne room, rolling her eyes for the nth time in the last twenty years as she took in the sheer drama and monstrosity of the room."Axel, we need to talk!" Her voice was clear and firm, and she meant business. Axel looked up from his phone and gave her his entire attention immediately.He knew that Mira was not one to simply fool around. That was why she was around with him for so long. And she had made things possible for him which he would not have been able to achieve on his own even with the myriad of powers he possessed.Axel was too proud to admit Mira's importance in his life out loud but he was man enough to admit it to himself."What's going on?" He asked."I found out about something while visiting my sisters that change everything about everything.""You still visit your sisters?"Oops.Mira blinked and cleared her throat. "Of course I do. I am a coven witch till the last of my breath. Nothing is going to change that.
___________________________...Anyone in Blood Moon pack could have sworn that they had never ever seen the moon so bright and big and beautiful. They guessed their Goddess must be extremely jovial tonight, but they had to wonder what the possible reason might be. Then again, anything that made the Moon Goddess happy would bring nothing but good to her children.But this time, the Moon Goddess was just overcome with happiness because two of her stubborn children, whom she had left to themselves to find love, had finally admitted their feelings.It was a relief to the goddess, that she did not always need to use her powers to keep the wolves together. Mates were matches made in heaven, and once their love was established, maybe the mate bond was not necessary to constantly pull them towards one another.Moonlight travelled through the night with graceful ease, lighting up the otherwise dark room."Zeke..." Noelle sighed as Ezekiel peppered kisses on her jaw."Another round?"Noelle