"Good morning, Lucianos." Lucian nodded in reply, looking quite not interested. "Send the record of every exit and entrance into this gate to my office this evening. Remember the festival is tomorrow and we'd be the one hosting the general Festival Of The Lunatic?" The man nodded and called one of the men with him over. "Hendrix, I need you to compile every record of our entrance and exit." The man nodded. The whole time Lucian and the man spoke, he kept on giving Anna and her friend suspicious glances. He probably knew who they were already. Alma looked less concerned as she was engrossed in tearing open a packet of Cheetos. When Anna mirrored his gaze, the man turned his eyes away quickly. Lucian didn't miss this one, he turned to look at Anna and she looked away immediately. ",Thank you, Ryder. Have a nice day." And his window was rolling up as he drove out of the gates. "Why was that dude staring at us weird?" Alma asked. "Oh, you noticed." Anna stat
"How do you feel, Mr?" Walter was still getting accustomed to his environment, so he was catatonic; unmoving. "Hello?" A voice came. It was whirry at first and Walter winced as he tried his best to place where and who the sound was coming from. Walter's eyes slowly moved as he turned his face. He looked at the old man dressed in a white coat and wiry glasses. The old man understood that his patient was getting used to his environment, but it was risky as hell and there was a possibility that the man would put up a defense mechanism by trying to attack him. "Where's this place?" Came Walter's voice. His voice had coarsened from not talking for a very long time. "You're in a node in the Element 14 building. Do you remember being bitten?" Walter shook his head no. "How about your legs, can you move it?" Walter tried to move his legs. The shock on his face when he couldn't move a muscle made his eyes widen. "Don't panic, don't panic." The old m
Anna couldn't help but admit. "Same here. Those times I used to stay over at your place, I silently prayed that your mother would make her legendary Mac and cheese. Talk about her lasagna." Anna cried. "She's such an amazing cook. I can still taste her Mac and cheese on my tongue right now. Her meatballs, ughhh!" Lucian watched both ladies. He envied how they lived such a normal life. He was content, he wasn't going to lie. He was used to the brutality that came with being raised as a werewolf. The killings, blood, gore, death. He was used to it. But sometimes, he wished he'd led a normal life. A happy family, high school, college and a cool girlfriend. He gagged at the thought. Now, he didn't like the idea of living that way. It was boring. Really boring. No excitement or anything of the sort. He didn't enjoy what they enjoyed. The buzz from alcoholic drinks, no. No matter how much he took, he never got drunk. Weed was far from it. He hated the strong stench. It wasn't f
Lucian stepped into the study just after Felix had taken a seat. The house was silent, Wendy had returned to her quarters and Anna was probably sleeping. He wanted to see her, but that would be later in the morning. He shut the door behind him and walked straight to his desk. He had work to do and sitting on the couch beside his friend was going to make him lag behind. He didn't have that time to entertain any form of unseriousness. Turning his swivel chair to face Felix, Lucian took a seat. He had rearranged his study and gotten rid of every book that had scattered around the whole area the day before yesterday and now, it looked like his old study. Before him, papers were held to his wooden table by paper weights. It contained the budget to be used to fund the upcoming festival. Everything they were going to buy, expenses to be made, people to pay. It was all listed in those papers. Lucian had been pouring on it for a few days now. The only time he didn't go throug
"One night, he had a huge fight with Lucian. I didn't know, neither did our parents. He healed so fast, no one discovered. On the other hand, Lucian was wounded badly." "What caused the fight?" Lucian asked. "He told your mother, Lucian's girlfriend at that time how he felt. She was shocked, maybe angry. She didn't expect that from him. But I am sure that what got her mad had to be worse than Patrick confessing his feelings. He probably said something nasty about Lucian. The next day, Lucian barged into the eatery down street and charged at Patrick. I was there at that time, but no one saw me. I never moved with them, so I sat in a corner. The didn't see me, but I saw them," "Lucian was yelling at the top of his voice. He told Patrick that he was a backstabber and a horrible person. Laura was trying her best to stop them, she was embarrassed, I guess. I found it funny that Patrick had gotten into a problem with this set of uncultured people. Patrick on the oth
This was Anna's undoing. Lucian was her undoing. The way his perfectly sculpted fingers slid into her was magical. She had never felt this way before. He had her pinned against the wall, her legs hung on his broad shoulders as he bent and drank her juices from beneath. She moaned his name continuously as his marvelous tongue worked expertly on her and when she trashed against him, he lapped at her juices hungrily before letting her slide down the wall, into his arms. He was fully dressed and she, her top bunched around her waist as she sat astride him on the polished wooden floor. Their breaths were heavy and fast. Anna was still trying her best to regain her stamina. She'd seen stars as she felt herself tighten against his fingers, it had felt like she was floating through a region of total pleasure. She couldn't exactly explain how Lucian made her come and how she felt. "Have you ever orgasmed?" Lucian stared intently at her. "I just came now. So, yes." She s
Anna was shaking right now. Even in the dark, she knew Lucian could see her every expression, but she didn't care. Right now, she didn't care. This reminded her of every guy who started avoiding her like she had a plague each time she told them she was a virgin. She had to lie to Alma that she had sex with one dude back in college and had to say that the sex was terrible. Was she going to continue this way? Lie that she wasn't a virgin just for validation? No, she wasn't. If Lucian didn't want her, he could go fuck himself. Or wait. Was she not beautiful enough? Didn't she have a nice body? Did she have belly fat? Saggy boobs? Bad breath or body odor? Maybe he used that opportunity of her being a virgin to stop. That wasn't the reason. Every girl was a virgin before a man fucked them. She nodded. Yes, there was something. It wasn't about her virginity. Had she done too much by being in control for that little amount of time? What if Lucian was amused and tried so
Anna'S POV. What if we all reincarnated? The only problem is that we don't know if we once lived. We start a new life not knowing we were once on Earth living totally different lives. I die, everyone cries and says nice things they don't mean. I get buried and everyone thinks I'm in heaven. Or hell. I've gone to be with the Lord or Satan. But it's a different case entirely when I, the dead one, experiences the unexpected. Everything seems hazy because I'm in transit to an unknown destination. There's a cloud of darkness I can't see. I feel it around me, suffocating. Am I hallucinating? I know I'm moving but I can't feel my locomotion. I'm alone, which is weird. I thought someone was supposed to accompany me into the land of the dead. Suddenly, there's a swooshing sound. Reminds me of the series 'Flash'. My eyes are open, but I can't see anything. I can only hear, and it's not a good feeling at all. There's this blood-and-guts terror surging through my– what? I
Lucian pulled off the white duvet that had been stained in blood and carried it off to the bathroom. The smell of blood filled his senses and he would have killed her right there I'd his father had not taught him the art of controlling his desire and need for blood. He could still hear her son's from the room and honestly, he wanted to laugh so hard at how petty she was being right now. By the time he returned to the room, Anna had already put on her panties and was standing before her wardrobe, searching for a dress to wear. He walked towards her and put his arms around her, pulling her back so she could lean back against his chest. "I honestly don't know why you're crying like this happened before a whole lot of people. It's just me and you and there's nothing you should be embarrassed over." "Okay." Was all she gave in reply. She pulled away from him and returned to searching for what to wear. "Oh, come on. Is that all you have to say in reply? I know y
"What are you doing here this late, Kevin?" A sleepy lady in an ivory night dress asked, rubbing her eyes. "Didn't you hear the explosion, Maya." Kevin asked weakly. "I felt the vibration. Wasn't that from the presidio of San Francisco?" Kevin shook his head. "It was from my condo." Maya gasped and immediately let him in, hurrying towards her bar to get him a drink. Kevin was so tired from the events of today. He flopped down on the sofa close to the bar so it was easy for Maya to get him a drink and pass it to him. He took the bourbon from her hands and gulped its content, squeezing his face as it burned his throat. "Thank you." Maya sat down on the sofa facing him. She pulled her night dress down her knees and when Kevin noticed what she just did, he raised a brow. "What happened? Tell me everything." Maya inquired. Kevin leaned back on the seat and raised his head to watch the ceiling. "A lot has happened. It's a really long story."
A Tesla model car cruised into a large condo gate that opened automatically. When the car came to a halt, Kevin stepped out, aware of the fact that the house was eerily quiet. He didn't hear the noise from his kids coming from inside the house. He sighed and took out his phone, stepping into the porch and using a voice key to open his door. It beeped but didn't open. Kevin frowned. He used his card instead. It still beeps, showing that it had accepted his card, but still didn't open. That was when he got a notification on his phone. Kevin stepped backwards and turned swiftly. The door to his Tesla opened, sensing his body heat and adrenaline rush. It cruised out of the gate and it had gone no further than the next two buildings before a blasting explosion was heard. He didn't feel the impact bodily, but in his heart, he felt it. He lowered his head and gave thanks to whoever was up there. He needed to get a very large and expensive gift for Maya for going agai
Anna was sick and worried now. She couldn't stop pacing about the living room. Casey and Augustus were worried too, but they were very good at composing themselves. Anna had woken up as early as six and had taken a trip downstairs when she didn't find Lucian in bed or anywhere in the room. Augustus and Casey were fast asleep on the couch, but she hadn't hesitated to wake them both up. They reassured her that he would soon return. Six was a bit early if they decided to book a morning flight. She wasn't satisfied with their answers, but then. Wendy came in an hour later, asking if both of the men had returned. Replies were negative, but she still had hope that they would return before afternoon. Anna had refused to eat breakfast. Any time she got really worried about something, her appetite always flew away into the thin air. Now, it was nearing evening and the whole estate was already aware of the absence of the Alpha and his Beta. Nobody was to leave the estat
"Hello, this is Georgina from Element 14 speaking. Mr Kevin has scheduled a date with you this evening by six pm. He expects you to wear a red velvet dress coupled with silver pumps." Maya was abashed. "Thank you very much, Gina. Relay this message back to him. Tell him that I will be absent. I have important things to do." Georgina, who was staring directly at her boss, bit her lip nervously, but nodded nonetheless."Alright, ma'am. I will return this message to him." Georgina dropped the receiver and cleared her throat. "She says she will be absent. She has important things to do. " Kevin sighed and rubbed his temple. He nodded and walked back to his office. When he got to his office, he kicked a glass vase standing beside the entrance to his office. His boot took the impact and cushioned whatever pain he was to have later. He was really frustrated. Maya was not picking his calls. He had called her several times today (though, it was just five times, it coul
There was a loud bang. Lucian jerked awake. The room was dark and the only light seeping through was from a 2x2 window situated above his head. He was disoriented for just a few seconds before he took note of his surroundings. Immediately, he whipped his head around in search of his friend. Felix was at the other end of the room snoring like he was a human who had drunk a barrel of rum. He was tied to a chair with a really thick jute rope and was unable to move. Even his feet were bound to the iron feet of the chair. Lucian bent forward. "Hey! Felix!" He whispered a scream. Felix didn't budge. He was still unconscious. Lucian decided to wake him using telepathy. He closed his eyes and tried to connect with Felix's mind. It turned out that he couldn't even connect with Felix's mind train. It felt like there was a barrier stopping him from connecting with his friend and when he looked around to find the source of the problem, there was none. Suddenly
Walter could walk on his own without the aid of a wheelchair or crutches. Though there was a limp in his movements, he could do just fine and the regular exercises he participated in helped a great deal. Walter was plotting. As he took power walks down the aisle that had been mounted in his node, his mind worked mach 5. He had never been this determined to bring something down his whole life. Nora would regret leaving him for another man; an enemy that he had sworn to kill. His doctor had left after taking record of his vitals and here he was, exercising his body and getting ready for whatever was to come. "I can see that you're in good shape, Walter. " Walter slowed down to a halt and turned his body towards the entrance of the node where Kevin stood. "Yes, I am." Walter replied, breathing heavily. "Can we talk for a few minutes?" Walter nodded and went over to the railing where his towel hung. He removed it from the hanger, wiped his face and pick
“Yes! I felt it. Look at your skin, olive. Not something Hollywood uses to artificially tan their skin. It's so natural. Your hair tells another story. Not American at all. You're mixed?" Lucian nodded and just as she was about to ask another question, Felix was standing behind her chair, one hand on her head rest and the other, on the arm rest of the seat. He gave the stunned lady a beautiful smile, took her hands and placed a soft kiss on it. "Name's Chase. What's yours, beautiful?" The lady swallowed. Her heart was beating real fast and she was having issues with breathing. "Nao— Naomi Sparks!" She stuck out her hand awkwardly. Felix, still with the seductive expression, smiled at her. "Nice to meet you, Naomi. You're really beautiful, I must say." The lady blushed beetroot red. "Thank you. You're not bad looking either." Felix placed a hand on his chest and closed his eyes in heartfelt gratitude. "Can we switch seats?" Naomi nodded i
Anna woke up feeling energized. Lucian was not on the bed beside her and she guessed that he had already left the estate for whatever meeting he had with the council. The curtains were drawn to let light in and when Anna checked the digital clock sitting on the wooden bedside table beside her, it read twelve twelve. She sat up and threw back the covers, gasping in surprise at how long she had slept. Wendy would have knocked on the door with breakfast in hand and that would have been two or three hours ago. Anna rubbed her forehead and sighed. Self conscious about her appearance, she walked to the mirror standing before Lucian's dress stand. Noticing that she was close to being naked in her bikini from last night, she squealed in horror and threw open his wardrobe in search of something to cover up her body. She did not want Wendy to find her looking like she had been savored last night. Lucian's wardrobe was filled with clothes and she pushed really hard before