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
Chapter 50 "Werewolves are beginning to infiltrate our environment, we need to do something before it gets out of hand," The Argents, after spotting a werewolf with a human lady the previous night, had followed him to find out where he was coming from. The chase was futile because the werewolf had gotten them lost. The werewolf had spotted them before they did. Justin had been among the Argents who went to the club that night and he immediately phoned Walter and informed him of the development. Walter had asked to meet the next day. Walter, who had been leading the Argents for close to three decades, stepped into leadership as soon as his father, Gregory was killed not less than ten years after he began to lead the Argents. He paced back forth as he pondered on what might be done to permanently end the Lycan race. In his late sixties, he still possessed the gait of a youth. Moving with confidence, his footsteps not faltering. His blond hair had partially gre
Nora leaned against the door and watched seven of the men peer into the monitor. None of them seemed to be able to understand the graphics. She chuckled. The only thing they were good at was killing. "Nora, Honey, care to explain what this means? We're not computer gurus." Walter spoke up after several minutes of silently conversing with his board of trustees. Nothing thrilled Nora than seeing her all-knowing husband with a look of utter confusion. He liked to think that he was a deity with all the knowledge in the world. She cleared her throat, still maintaining her position at the door. "Quentin, can you move? I can't see the monitor with the way you're standing," The man she'd just spoken to moved as she'd demanded and now, she could see the monitor clearly. She laughed again. These men saw jargon, she saw juicy information. "The tracking device you placed on the Werewolf's body stopped transmitting information when he got to Viewpoint park. He totally disappear