~YULIA
I felt him before I saw him.
His scent assailed my nose and my wolf ears perked up in excitement. Every day, I felt new things whenever I laid my eyes on him. Sometimes, I saw clearer, other times, I smelled things much better. With him, a myriad of experiences always happened to me. He was leaning against his black Porsche as the wind blew his long hair in waves.
“Issa,” Jamal said, breaking the effect.
“Detective,” Issa replied curtly.
I still did not get why the
~YULIAMy world was filled with constant danger. It was something that I had no choice but to get used to. Somewhere along the line, I knew that I had no happily ever after in my fate. Ever since I had been Mated in secret to Issa and his dark wolf, Iran, I had been targeted now more than ever.I had no idea who was chasing us but I knew why. They wanted me dead. They wanted my blood and they would do anything to get it…to spill it. Issa violently swerved the car till he was facing his pursuers. He killed the engine as the four cars spread out to corner us. The large river was behind us. We were trapped.Issa opened the glove compartment and brought out a large silver handgun. It was so big; I knew that I needed two of my hands just to hold it. He clicked the safety off and looked at me.“Stay beside me.” He opened up the door. I did the same and followed him till we reached the front of the car. He had tucked the gun in at the back of his waistband. Then he sat fearlessly on the h
~YULIA“What was that all about?” I asked as Issa drove us home. He did not reply as he glared ahead of the long road in front of us. I figured that he was not in the mood to talk about it so I settled back into my seat and watched the road.“That was my past,” he said abruptly as he stopped by a red light. I turned to him to hear more. “My father, before he passed away, made some promises. I was just a young cub back then.”“And you do not intend to fulfil this promise,” I replied. I knew the kind of person he was. Issa hated being forced or coerced to do anything against his will. It was part of his Lycan gift and curse.“I see no point in it,” He replied.“What was the promise about?” I asked him.“You remember the war of the black rose?” He asked. I nodded, my interest piqued. “It was not a short war, Yulia, it was a very long war, the longest supernatural conflict to ever occur in the history of werewolves and witches. So many people died, friends, allies, families, it took my
~YULIAI could not breathe as I watched. Was this how my mother died? Bloody and alone with no one to help her? “No,” I croaked as tears welled up my eyes. Issa said nothing as he followed Mom into the house. I watched with a broken heart as she limped with agony written all over her bloody cut up face. She held onto her left wrist where the hand had been cut off as she struggled. Who could have done this?A rustle of leaves took our attention away and we saw figures clad in hooded black robes following Mom into the house. Witches. They were in no hurry. They walked like they had all the time in the world. “Why did anyone not notice this was happening?” I whispered as pain coursed through me.Issa watched with his fist balled up. He said nothing as he silently watched the whole thing. Mom pushed the door with her shoulder releasing a painful grunt as she entered the house. The hooded figures, eight in number, followed her into the house. I ran into the house and towards them.
~ISSAEach body was missing something. A heart was missing from one body, another a liver, another a spleen and another the eyes. It was one of the bloodiest things I had ever seen. There was a yellow police tape to create a boundary to prevent the public from getting closer but I could still see flashes of pictures being taken and phones held high to record the gory scene.The school security team was doing its best to keep back the people but it was of no use. I could not blame the onlookers. I caught sight of Davina and Albus having a tense discussion with Jamal. I understood that it was a bad look on the Chancellor because this abomination happened right under his nose and in his school. I looked at Yulia who seemed lost and distraught at the gory sight before her. I could literally feel the emotional turmoil she was currently going through.“It would seem that someone is boldly trying to reenact the war we tried so very hard to stop and prevent,” Albus said as he joined me in w
~YULIA“Ward endangerment?” I asked in disbelief. “Is he being serious?” I was beyond confused by the legal action Mr. Rogers took against Issa. “Does he even have the power to do that? He knows you’re a Lycan after all.”Apparently, the letter that had been delivered to Issa came from Mr Rogers. The content made no sense to me. Why did Mr Rogers suddenly want to take him to court?He was the one who convinced me to move in with Issa in the first place. I felt a migraine forming in my head just from thinking about it.“Only if he has a legal interest in your case,” Issa answered as he drove us away from the school. “I knew that slimy son of a bitch was up to something,” Issa added.I looked at him. “Is there anyone you actually like?” “Yeah, you,” he answered as he pressed down on the accelerator, increasing the speed of the car.I noticed the anger in Issa’s eyes even if he was trying to mask it. Anyone would have been angry had they been in our shoes. I was just surprised by how ca
~ISSAI felt Iran clawing his way slowly to the surface of my mind. ‘Witch blood,’ he whispered hungrily at the deep ends of my psyche. He and I could feel the tension coming off the bartender. Iran and I could smell her fear as we both watched with dark humour as she thought of her options. She had none.“You need to make up your mind,” Yulia said in a hardened tone. I could feel her rage as she glared at the Bartender. The lady beside me sat rigidly as fear coursed through her. These two women were involved in the death of my beloved sister and I would do anything and everything within my power to make sure that they paid.The bartender looked around at the bar helplessly as it dawned on her slowly and surely. There was no one here to help her. She was cornered. I knew that her right hand was still on the shot gun hidden behind the bar counter but she as well as I knew that it would do nothing to help her. There was a lot at stake and it would be bad for business if word got out
~ISSA What did Rogers want from my Yulia? What was his end game? Sooner rather than later, we were going to have to meet face to face. “So, it seems like your lawyer has abandoned you,” I said to a quivering Agatha. “Still, I have not been given a reason as to why my sister had to die.”“We can not tell you, Lycan,” Bailey said in a hard tone. “A painful death awaits us if we talk to anyone about it.”“I am guessing going up in flames is part of it?” Yulia asked with deadly sarcasm. Agatha widened her eyes in surprise. “Yeah a few of your people have gone up in flames recently,” I said, confirming her suspicion.“And it seems that you are next in line to go to hell,” Yulia added. “You will tell me why my mother had to die by your hands.”“We can not tell you who leads us although you will be surprised if you do,” Agatha replied. “But Rogers is a big part of it, he has all the answers we cannot give you.”“How predictable, Rogers abandons
~YULIA I saw their magic. I could literally see the weaves of strings and patterns as they cast their spells. I could see the energy and power of their words as it crashed into Issa. I could see exactly how their magic worked. Was this the ability that came with being a child of light? Was this why everyone wanted my blood?Death and burnt flesh filled the air as I took in everything in my surroundings. Issa’s painful grunt as waves upon waves of magic hit him from all directions was the most vivid of everything. He was pushed onto his knees by the sheer force of magical powers coming from the remaining five witches.The fire had gotten the girl I had knocked out cold. I knew she was dead before she had hit the ground. She was a witch but I was a full-blooded werewolf. My strength was enough to kill her. I had felt the bone in her neck snap violently from my punch. There were five witches left and they had all focused their powers on Issa. I
~YULIAI exhaled sharply as I stared at Lana and Jamal through the slit of the door. They looked happy together and I was glad that Lana had finally found someone looking out for her. "What's on your mind, Yulia?" I heard Issa say behind me and I finally stepped away from the door. I turned to look up at him. "Jamal got hurt today because of Helena. . . Which is also because of me." Issa shook his head at me. "No, you didn't do this. Helena did. And we are going to catch that undead motherfucker, this time, I'll make sure she can't come back to life." There was determination in his voice as he said it and it made me smile. "I'm glad I have my own personal hero." He shrugged. "I wouldn't call myself a hero. Not many people like me. I'd say that I'm your very own Villain." I laughed. "Right. . ." I began to walk away. "We should go home and re-strategise." I heard him fall into step behind me and I barely made it three steps when I felt a sudden zap in my core. I gasped and whe
~IRISMy heart skipped as my eyes moved slowly over his body. I had to admit, I never thought Issa's loyal little dog had a body as alluring as this. His chest was solid and perfectly formed from years of working on them. And as my eyes fell over his cock, I swallowed hard as I felt my wolf stir with desire. Not even Issa had gotten this type of reaction from me before. I wanted to touch his cock, I wanted to put it in my mouth and I wanted to memorise the feel of it inside of me. An involuntary shiver ran over my body and I instantly snapped out of the strange trance that I had entered. "My eyes are up here," I instantly said when I saw that he was taking in my nakedness. He smirked. "Done checking me out? You like what you see?" I shot him a glare. The last thing I had expected was that he would tease me. "There's nothing to see. Besides, why are you in this bathroom, you pervert!" I snapped. His smirk only got wider. "First off, this is my house. I can use any bathroom I s
~MILESI was beginning to panic as I sped down the road. There were a few cars on the road but I easily maneuvered my way through them. This was because Jamal Khan kept getting paler than he already was. He was sweating all over and he was not even speaking. I could not have him die on me. How was I supposed to explain it?"Shit, you better hold on, you fool! I shouldn't have listened to you. I should have taken you to the hospital first!" I roared as I threw a glance at him through the rearview mirror. It was either he was too weak to reply or he had already passed out. "Hey! Talk to me! You need to keep speaking. Tell me about Lana, you bastard. If you fucking die on me, I'll butcher your corpse into pieces and that's a threat!" A small weak chuckle escaped his lips as he wheezed loudly in an attempt to take in a deep breath. "If you. . . Butcher my corpse, my ghost will haunt you to death. . ."I smiled and my tremors reduced when I heard his voice. I was almost at the hospit
~IRISThe force of the explosion knocked me off my feet. Luckily, my fall was in warm hands. Miles must had seen the explosion coming because he swiftly lifted me off the ground and shielded me with his body. All I felt was warmth as I stayed under him and when the noise subsided, he released me and I looked up once again to be met with his calm brown eyes. I froze in place, not knowing what to say before he pulled me to my feet. That was when I remembered that Andrea and Khan had been right in the front. "Andrea!" I screamed as I started running toward them.There was blood on the floor, pooling from one of them and it terrified the shit out of me. On getting to the spot, I realised that Khan had taken a hit to his gut while protecting my sister. The broken glass still laid in his guts and I knew that pulling it out was going to make him bleed out. "Andrea," I cried as I knelt before her to examine for any new injuries but there was none to be worried about. Khan grunted in pai
~IRIS I had never felt this helpless in my entire life. Rage burned through my soul as I ran toward the cross, not caring that there could be a sort of trap somewhere waiting for me. My wolf howled in pain and I felt as if I had been crippled just seeing Andrea in this state. "Andrea, wait!" I heard Miles scream but I was too angry to listen. "Get her down, please!" I heard the bitch Yulia say to Issa no doubt. By the time I reached the cross, Issa had already gotten there. He moved at great speed as he climbed up the cross and began to tear the things bounding Andrea off. In no time, he was lowering her into my arms. "Andrea! It's me!" I cried as I tapped her cheeks continuously but there was no response.I felt as if my world was about to end. "She's not responding!" I cried. Detective Khan reached the scene with Miles and Yulia following closely behind. "Let me see," Khan stated and knelt before her. "Don't touch her and act like you care!" I suddenly barked as hot tear
~ISSAYulia looked pale. She looked afraid and I hated that she was plagued by fear. I wanted her to know that there was no reason to be scared with me by her side. ‘If you had taken out every trace of Helena that day, then none of this would have happened. Fucking coward!’ Iran roared within me. I gritted my teeth in an attempt to bite him down. That was when Yulia moved her lips like she was about to speak. "I—" My phone suddenly buzzed and I took it out to see that it was a call from Iris. Why the fuck was Iris calling me?"Who is it?" Yulia asked. "Iris," I answered. "I'll ignore it." "Answer her!" Albus suddenly cut in as he frowned as if he had seen something. The urgency in his voice startled me and I answered the call. "Issa, it's Andrea! They— she. . .I—" She was wailing. She sounded terrified. I had never heard her this vulnerable before. "Calm down, Iris. Where are you?" "A— at our house," she stuttered. "I'm coming over immediately." I ended the call and rose t
~YULIAI saw the Darkness coming for me. It came in the form of a large intimidating shadow and it consumed all the light in its vicinity. I tried to run. I tried to move my legs but nothing happened. I remained rooted to the ground, watching in horror as it came for me.It screeched and I winced at the sound. My entire body began to tremble. I was sweating all over. The darkness reached me and that was when adrenaline shot through my veins and broke me out of the captivity of the Darkness' presence. My legs began to move and I ran for it. But the Darkness did not seem to like it. It screeched and the sound threatened to force me down on my knees. Yet I fought it with all my might and I was almost running off when I felt something cold close around my left leg. Once its grip was firm, it pulled my leg and my balance gave way. I saw the ground getting closer and I finally fell face first onto the ground. I cried out in pain and began to fight against the Darkness' hold but it wa
~JAMALShe had a mischievous smile on her face. The action looked a lot like what Yulia would do and I understood why they were such good friends. They were very similar. "Why do I feel as if I just sold my soul to the devil?" I asked with a smile. She grinned at me. "Not your soul, pretty boy. You just signed your cock over to me." Then she instantly got off her chair and came to kneel before me. I widened my eyes at her. "What are you doing?" Her smile grew wider. "You gave me permission and access over your body so corporate." He laughed. "You look like you're going to rape me." She kept her grin without a word and began to untie the strings keeping my pants in place. "I know you will enjoy this a lot. I've heard you masturbating with my name." I flinched. Was I so careless that I let her hear that?"Don't worry, I've done the same countless times and I can finally make it real." I widened my eyes at the girl kneeling before me. She was no longer just the girl I was prote
~JAMALI had a feeling the night was going to turn out the way that was in Issa's favor. . .and it did. That Bastard Issa had it all planned out, which was why he never let pride drop the entire time. I was more concerned about how he always got his information. I was convinced he had secret agents everywhere sourcing out information for him from the shadows. Perhaps an organisation. There was no doubt with that Lycan. I shook my head and laughed. I didn't tell Issa this but he had gained my respect tonight. He handled everything seamlessly and even managed to name a big traitor the same night. Thumbs up but quite a shame for me seeing as I wasn't the one who brought the reveal forward. My phone buzzed as if on cue. I looked down to see the Caller ID as HQ. I pulled over by the side of the road and answered. "Is what I heard true, Khan?" His deep voice sliced through the air. "What exactly did you hear?" I asked, keeping my cool. He might be my boss but he couldn't intimidate