#Flash back#
#Cedric Marshall##Supernaturals#Hello Alaric, you look haggard as ever!♥Cedric's POV♥My life is a shattered mess, a puzzle that can't ever be gotten right because the missing piece led me astray and left me alone in this cold, dark, world. What benefit is the gift of immortality when ancient curses can drive you mad and invite death to snatch you right from my grip?I have failed as a man, a lover, a king, a father, a husband and I deserve to suffer this guilt all my life. Or perhaps, I should probably just end it all by searching for Lucindo to strike me with the same evil incurable spell. But, if I decide to leave this cruel world then what will happen to our daughter? Should she perhaps follow us both so we can cross over and live together happily wherever you are?The last time I felt such agonizing heartache was in the year 1412, early July.I walked into the bathroom and saw the love of my life, Diana lyingI swore to her after she gave me my bundle of joy, Elena that we will remain as closely knitted as a thief always and forever and rule the supernatural community side by side till our daughter was old enough to take over.Now I have failed not only Kate but Elena as well. I'm a disappointment.***♥Elena's POV♥The worst has happened and befallen the Marshalls. The last thing I need at the moment is a bunch of hypocritical sympathizers showing up at my chamber and making a fool out of themselves.Most people prayed and wished for this day. The day the murky mist would cast its silhouette on the dwellers of the quarter. People who want to take over power from us and can't wait to impound our dynasty.I sat in front of my dressing mirror watching my sorry state and trying to wrap my head around how it all happened. One moment I was combatting so hard to save Kate and the next instant she was gone right in front of me-- she fucking died in my
#The Bayou##Blackout##Kate Marshall#A meeting with Father Kinley♥Elena's POV♥It is said that when a werewolf dies, the body is placed on several wooden bamboo sticks right in the water body of the bayou. Friends and families will pay their respect as well as throw flowers at the corpse before lighting a match with an arrow, firing at the corpse, and being allowed to dive through the water while desiccating.Kate Marshall used to be an Alpha of the Eris pack and her burial won't be any different from the tradition of the wolves. Today is the day she must be buried and all her pack must howl in sync as a sign of acceptance that she was really gone.The Bayou is centered on the outskirt of Los Angeles and it is a piece of nature. It feels like mother earth decided to explore her creativity on this land exclusively meant for the wolves. There are huge old trees with strong bark that must have existed for thousands of years. Amo
I staggered out of the bayou and broke out on a full sprint, running till everything I passed by was a blur and till I became invincible. I had no idea where I was heading to, it felt like my brain stopped working for some seconds and my Legs did the thinking and action. The quarter was the last place I wanted to visit, I didn't want to watch Cedric sulking alone in the tower like a kid.So I ran past the bayou, ran past the cemetery, ran past the quarter, and eventually my legs paved the way at the church. I wasn't a believer of God, after all, I'm a vampire who can provide for 99.9% of my needs without asking a divine being for help.I'm also a tribrid who can't die, so what could I possibly ask the lord for? Long-life? Prosperity? Or the blood of his creatures to feed on?My legs buckled right in front of the St Louis catholic church where father Kinley hosted several programmes for the human faction, as well as had several meetings with the other supernaturals. Wi
#Locator spells##Los Angeles##Supernaturals#You have embarked on a suicide mission and if you don't show yourself, I will rip you into shred.♥Elena's POV♥Cedric is not just some ancient original vampire who is the king of Los Angeles, he has a reputation of being wild, vicious, and most times irrational.Cedric's way of solving either political issues or magically induced issues or rivalries with the wolves is by eliminating the problem without caring who is actually on the receiving end or hoping to salvage the problem without anybody dying. After the advent of Kate coming into his life, he started acting more logical with a curl of brutality but at least, she was there to ensure check and balance in the society both as a lover and as a ruler in the community as well and he listened to no other person but her. Knowing that his mate was gone for good could just be untying the well-braided strings that ensured harmony.As a daught
"Nope! The Cemetery is as dull as a graveyard." Cedric rolled his eyes and plopped on a sofa."Isn't the cemetery a graveyard? Sorry if I'm missing something here?" I rolled my eyes and snickered."We are on the hunt for Lucindo, we have had enough of his manipulative acts and we want him out for good." Suzy entered the chamber holding candles and maps."Oh!" I cocked a brow. "Okay, that sounds interesting but how do we intend to achieve that because all I can see here is the need for revenge.""If you want to opt-out, you know where the door is, so how about you let me concentrate in peace?" Suzy's mouth quirked in humor."I should gauge out your eyes for taunting her, but my fingers ache to gauge someone else's eyes instead." Cedric beckoned on a human maid passing.Suzy sighed heavily before spreading the map on a wooden table, lighting four candles she placed to represent the eastern, northern, western, and southern parts of LA.Cedric stood up
#Bayou##Supernaturals##Bad response to bullies#Psychopath on a mission, no time for chit chat♥Elena's POV♥You know anytime I lose someone or something delicate to me, the tendency of getting retaliation over getting a substitute overwhelms me since I was a kid and I believe that itch comes as a result of the fact that I have Cedric's blood flowing through my veins.Ever since Kate died, the impulse to drive a stake through Lucindo's heart painfully while I rip out his shredded heart has tormented me for days now, and going on this revenge mission pleases me as well as I dread it. It is going to be a sweet-bitter moment and I share a toast to anything that helps in getting Kate avenged.We all slammed the door of the SUV simultaneously and proceeded through the woods. The Bayou is shady with no gleam to elucidate the pathway and that is the problem, there wasn't even a pathway, to begin with. That is the wolf's sign of letting any
Elena's POV"I have been expecting you, as a matter of fact, I'm surprised it took you this long to find me." Lucindo's voice boomed in the air yet he was nowhere to be seen."Yeah, I was busy burying my dead wife, Kate. The one you killed, you should be familiar with her." Cedric scoffed and balled his hands into fists. I could tell his patience was running thin."OMG!" The voice gasped and scoffed. "My condolence for your daughter.""Thanks but my daughter is very much alive and if you try to be unfortunate you will be treated as one." Cedric glanced around the field.There were no traces of plants anymore. Just huge flamboyant tents with no trace of light in them. I began to wonder who his neighbors were. Some fellow resurrected witches? How dangerous could this place be?!The tents opened one after the other and werewolves came out with stakes in their hands, they snarled at us with ferocious-looking eyes and circled us like a predator will scare it
#The bayou##brewing war##Los Angeles#Magically induced cardiac arrest♥Elena's POV♥After my declaration of war, Lucindo's black orbs grew darker and contrasted with his fine dark chocolate skin tone. His flawless skin made me wonder what exactly was his skincare routine especially since he was dead for thousands of years unless his body was embalmed with chemicals in the grave, an act I believe the cemetery of LA kicks against."Don't get flattered by his display of young skin, it is magic." Suzy crossed her arms over her chest and whispered silently in my ears."Hmm! It is nice you are willing to lay down your life for your father but I'm hoping your guardians can talk the madness out of you." Lucindo shrugged his shoulders and adjusted his black hat to sit perfectly on the right side of his head. He radiates confidence and anybody would have considered that sexy if not for his evil intentions."How about I play your therapist and try to guide you throug
It has been twenty-four hours since the incident happened. The FBI visited the murder scene and tapped the place as a district area. They found only Amanda's corpse with her fangs retracted and her claws removed. We left them with the brain-tasking job of finding out what kind of monster she is and why she was killed in that horrific way.Hilda's corpse was placed in a wooden coffin made with the finest and darkest shade of brown with a huge 'H' accessory adorning it. Her body was placed in there with the cover opened while we mourned her. She was a great warrior and a friend. She had the best intentions for all with a weird way of showing emotions. But from her history of what happened a century again, we understood her better."Come!" Suzy beckoned on me. For the first time in history, she wasn't wearing a skimpy outfit. She was draped in a long black gown to honor Hilda. An effort I commended. I was impressed with her character development."I stood up from the liv
#Los Angeles##Blood and fangs##Wands and claws#You are outmaneuvered, out mannered and frankly speaking, quite out of your freaking mind!!!♥Elena's POV♥"Hilda moved out." Cedric's baritone thundered as he walked into my room, wiping his blood-stained mouth with the hem of a shirt."Don't ask me how the hell it happened, I'm still feeling guilty enough about what happened yesterday." She held her hands up before mumbling, "It is mental torture, I feel like I'm going crazy." She said to herself."We could probably blame it on the excessive vodka she had yesterday night after opening up to you both." Cedric plopped on the edge of my bed."Or maybe it was the club. It was probably the strobing lights of the nightclub and repetitive doof doof of the bass that triggered some form of chemical reaction in her brain, causing her to make a rash decision all of a sudden." I furrowed my brows at the both of them, lost in thoughts.
Sunbeam crept into my room bit by bit before gradually illuminating my room as the soft golden diffuse rays settled on my face, waking me in the process and disrupting my much more craved slumber."Hilda, I have made hot coffee, fried yummy eggs, and pancakes, and picked up fresh apples for you from the garden." Mom's voice reverberated around the house."Thanks mother," I said begrudgingly and used my pillow to shield my face."Come downstairs right now and come and have breakfast before I come in using formula B for you." She called out again, this time around with a threat."Five more minutes mom, just five and I will be at the dining." The shrilling sound of a voice made me jump up from my bed in nightmare. It was my mother dressed in her pajamas, singing God knows what while my eardrums bled and cried in agony. Her skin glowed in the presence of sunlight and she looked pretty chic for a woman of forty-five years."Stop ma, you are hurting my ears,
#Alaska##Sexual slavery##Vampires#Daylight rings and sexual epidemic♥Elena's POV♥On a scale of one to ten, the past two days have brought in more trouble than a global pandemic has and so far, it kept on deteriorating further. The thought of even being related to a psychopath with a jagged scarred face who has done nothing but cause trouble to us makes me sick to the bone marrow. Questions like if he was truly Kate's brother why didn't we know about him all these years, why he never attended Kate's funeral and if there will be new siblings popping out of the blue raced through my head all night and made me sleep-deprived.How can I sleep when my father is slowly losing his mind and kidnapping hostages yet he still bears the crown. Questions like what other crazy things would he embark on made me consider options like chaining him in a dungeon and treating his mental health before he can be released because him roaming around like a ti
♥Suzy's POV♥Usually I'm not always one to get involved in things that don't concern my life, my family, and Elena, but seeing Amanda trying so hard to get Hilda to bury the hatchet made me want to contribute although I can't tell if it's because of her alluring beauty or her soft voice but the fact remains unchanged and that is she is willing to make amends so Hilda should give her the benefit of the doubt and move on with her."When I screamed harder, I meant the sex and not the entire relationship, Amanda, you fucked me up." Hilda paced around her room, throwing things around and breaking fragile objects like the painting of a mermaid in ceramic porcelain we got from china two hundred years ago and that hurt me to my bone marrow."And that is why I will always apologize, I'm sorry Hilda, at least invite me in so you can see that I have changed." Her tender baritone pleaded."I don't invite cunning foxes to my home, leave my window side and let me
#Factions conflict##California##factory duels#Let me remind you why they call me that dark lord, have you ever been skinned alive?♥Elena's POV♥The day was dwindling by and the sunset was finally escaping. It blossoms upon the cloud like a sweet wild clover bloom with a flourish of romance. The sky tinges a vibrant orange glow and a glossy gold upon the horizon as the evening casts her dusky gown."C'mon everyone, hurry into my brand new whip!" Hilda beckoned on everyone as we exited the quarter. "Nice whip!" Tiana said as she caressed the cream-colored car that must have cost thousands of dollars. "I know right!" Hilda grinned, revealing her white translucent pair of teeth."Wow! Hilda, did you buy a Lamborghini Urus? She is gorgeous." I took a step back slowly to admire the car. The details of the car screamed of pure grandeur. The tyre was well crafted with layers of shar
The quarter was as silent as a graveyard when we stormed in around 6:05 pm. Hilda was feeding on a flute of blood and her hands were balled into fists."I know you are stressed at the moment but two emotions aid a supernatural to feed of the strength of the beast from within." Suzy walked towards Hilda and raised her chin to face her."Fear of the unknown and anger." I butted in, clearing the junks on a table, and inserted the printed diagram on the table with a thud."So you can either choose to sulk all day or assist us in talking sense into Cedric to release the people he stole from each faction." Suzy raised her hair up and packed them in a messy bun."What the hell happened?" Hilda tilted her head and from the look she gave, we had piqued her interest."Your lunatic of a dark lord kidnapped a kid from each faction to murder as a punishment to yesterday's abrupt end of the dinner." Tiana stormed in with her gigantic head tie flying all over the place.
#The Quarter##Los_Angeles##The supernaturals#When I screamed harder, I meant the sex and not the entire relationship♥Elena's POV♥Once upon a time in a city named Los-Angeles, an explosion of heatwave erected in the air making every individual both supernatural and human squirmish and sweaty and that invited a long and lazy restlessness to the summer days. People paraded the city in wide-brimmed hats and kept trouping into the bar to order for iced drinks and liquors.The bar was stuffy and filled with people drinking, chatting and laughing excitedly. The bar was named Thunderbolt and it reminded me of a comic cartoon from nickelodeon that comprised of a supernatural family called Thunder Man. Suzy and Hilda were both dressed in jeans bum shorts while Suzy had her blouse buttons removed to expose her bosoms. We all sat in front of the barman and drank away the late afternoon that led to early evening. The air conditioner was on but it felt ineffective as a resu
That rug, that stupid old filthy rug, had seen more dancing shoes than a ballroom. It was where we twirled, everyone with everyone, the music escaping from every open window and door. Once the colour of cherries, now it told an earthy tale of love and laughter, of more good times than anyone is ever promised. I watched as compelled humans replaced it with a brand new black rug which will be starting its chapter with us tonight.The walls were scrubbed clean of dry crusty blood that has become a stain on the beige and cream coloured walls. The furnace burned brighter and food ranging from baked buffalo chicken wings, peel and eat shrimp with barbecue spices, teriyaki wings, crab cakes with horseradish cream, caramelized onion dips, and fresh fruit juice and soda sat gallantly on the dining table. Humans dressed smartly in a well-tailored white shirt with pants suspenders stood by the table angles with one bread knife on one hand and a glass cup on the other.Soft music diff