Location: GrenaliaKing Stefan turned around to face Madam Pudges. “If truly I am a king and ruler of everything. The savior and protector of man as you said it, how come my only child is not with me? How come my daughter is a prisoner, locked up in chains and I am powerless to do anything to save her? Answer me."Madam Pudges was silent for some seconds. She didn't know what to answer the king with but she knew she had to say something. Keeping the king quiet is a huge offense and she could even lose her life for it.“My king..the werewolves are tough and savage creatures. It won't be easy to conquer them BUT I believe in you cause you have done it once before when those savages thought they could enslave us. It was you who saved us and chased them all away and I believe you can do it once more. The wolves won't have any choice than to hand over our princess to us when you set their kingdom ablaze in the flames of your wrath and power."Madam Pudges' speech was getting the king motiv
10000 years later“Man, I'm so tired. I had to wait in the queue for close to two hours,” A tired looking young lady heaved a tired breath as she stepped into the apartment she cohabitated with her friend. Turning to see her friend look like she ran from here to Wyoming, Alma burst into a profuse laughter. Anna definitely looked like someone who ran a cross country race. Few braids had slipped out of the pony tail she was sporting and her T-shirt looked lopsided. Her face, browner from the rays of the sun. “Why didn't you call Mr Mandel? I'm sure he'd have used his influence to get you out of there real quick,” Alma said and wiggled her eyebrows suggestively. Anna rolled her eyes and dropped her bag on the floor before flopping into one of the couches in their small living room and facing the ceiling. Alma was definitely impossible. “Why will I call Mr Mandel? Have you forgotten how strained our relationship is?” Anna's question definitely sounded funny because Alma b
Friday morning, Anna had to wake up as early as six to brew coffee and make breakfast for her and Alma who was probably in her bed snoring. She had to visit the bank to get a loan. Hopefully, if things were on her side, she'd be granted one and then go ahead to start making greatness. She already searched online for medium sized offices in San Francisco in case she was granted a loan. Everything was set. Capital would be the trigger to set off her bullet to its destination. She made coffee and prepared pasta for later in the day when she'd be back and fried eggs to make a toast with bread that morning and stashed it below the sink in a cupboard to keep it warm before hurrying to the only bathroom in the house to take a shower. Minutes later, she was out. She padded carefully across the hallway to her room to avoid a repeat of last week's fall. It had been a bit fatal. Anna had been hurrying to her room when she suddenly slipped and landed on her tailbone. She had screame
Chapter 45For the past one hour, Alma's eyes did not leave the strange man who brought her friend in and took it upon himself to take care of her friend. He was quite a catch. Breathtakingly handsome, tall and lithe-bodied and she wondered how her friend had met the man. That wasn't important the previous hour when the stranger had swerved carelessly into the little parking lot reserved for tenants and opened the cranky door of Anna's car door to reveal a still body. Alma had let out a shriek, causing the strange man to wince like a large horn had been brought close to his ear. Alma didn't notice, all she was worried about was her friend lying unconscious inside the car. Lucian had to calm her down and let him carry her friend up the stairs because this woman was going berserk and he didn't have the time or strength for her craziness. He had assured her that her friend wasn't involved in any accident, that it was only a little problem which had set her off. He didn't tell h
Chapter 46 It was late in the afternoon, almost time for the sun to set and the whole members of The Garoeux pack were assembled at the great hall built by Lucian's grandfather. It was situated at the West wing, a part of the building Lucian inherited. It had been an assembly ground for centuries and they had kept to the venue whenever the whole members were to meet. Prior to the general meeting, Lucian had gathered the members of his cabinet; Casey, Lucian's beta and a brutal one at that. He towered above them all and he was of a sturdy build which made him intimidating. Alex, his late father's right hand man who had been of great help to him. Aliyah, an Iota, the only female Iota to ever exist in history and always sent on espionage due the fact that she was almost human and could disguise as one. The Wolf Hunters never took her seriously because she was perceived as totally useless and more of a handicap. If only they knew how important she was. Felix, Lucian's po
Chapter 47 The wind picked up as the robe-clad lady hurried to the sleek car parked at the end of the tiny parking lot. Her bare feet hit the ground with soft thuds. Pray she got to the car before her feet bruised. Finally, she stood in front of the small car and for several seconds, her eyes roamed over the beauty before her. She didn't have a knowledge of cars but then, she saw the logo and knew it was a really expensive car. Anna was about to pull the door open when a crash was heard, glass shattering, and out of instinct, she cowered. Straining to look at what had caused the noise, she saw the man who had wanted to kill her on the roof of a car. The car's roof was compressed and the windshield had blown out due to the force of impact. Shards of glass filled the floor of the lot. The window he had been thrown out from, Alma's window, had been unhinged from its joint and Anna gasped in horror. She staggered towards the entrance of the building to check for
Chapter 48"One shot of bloody Mary, please!" A lady, obviously drunk, yelled over the blaring music. "Coming right up!" The male bartender yelled back in reply and soon he was making the mixture. A spurt of vodka and a blob of spicy tomato juice. When he was done, he slid it over the counter towards the drunk lady who grabbed the small cup immediately. "Thank you!" She emptied the contents in the cup in one gulp and placed the cup on the counter with a thud. The bartender shook his head and returned to his business. Turning in her seat, the woman surveyed her environment. People downstairs were frolicking on the dance floor and the strobe lights made her dizzy. She scrubbed her eyes with the back of her palm and blinked a few times to take in her surroundings. From her peripheral view, she saw a tall man come towards the bar and twisted in her seat to have a better view of him. He was really good looking. Built with muscles in the right places. His h
Chapter 49"Lucian, who's that?" Lucian, who had been speaking to Alex, twisted in his seat when his gaze fell on Anna's form. She was hiding behind one of Uhh, that's Anna," He replied hesitantly. Anna, who had been hiding behind the column, moved and everyone in the room was able to see her. "Oh Lucian, what have you done?" Casey muttered under his breath and leaned over to Lucian. "She should be out of here before the whole estate wakes," "Know what?" Lucian said out loud as he stood to his feet. "This meeting is postponed, I have to take her home,""Lucian, you can't do that. Let Felix—"He cut Petl short, a sugary smile plastered on his face. "Felix has business to attend to. " As Lucian moved towards where nervous Anna stood, Casey spoke. "I don't know what's the matter with you both. Sometimes I forget I'm your Beta because you don't even acknowledge me at all," By now, all eyes were on him, Anna's included. Lucian st