~ISSA“Miles!” I screamed as I raced down the stairs.The speed at which I moved was deadly, I was literally flying down the stairs rather than running down them. Such that, if anything or anyone were to appear on my path, then they would be knocked down instantly.“Miles!” I called out again the moment my feet touched the bottom of the stairs.Silence. No movement. Only emptiness. My heart was thumping hard against my chest now. I feared that harm had befallen my Beta and friend. Or was this just another prank of his? Yes, Miles was sometimes overly playful but he knew when to stop and he would never joke about something like this. I shook my head at the thought and walked back to the lobby. I stood at its center and just stared around closely, hoping to catch something—anything that I might have missed. "Miles!" I tried again but the response was the same as before. Silence. The eerie feeling from earlier still hung above the house, almost as if it was waiting for the perfect
~YULIA It seemed like a dream or perhaps a slight detour from reality. How Issa saw, yet ignored me.In my wildest dreams, I hadn’t imagined him doing something like that. I was hurt and my wolf was on fire, we were literally in a mess— emotionally mostly.‘How could he fucking do this to us?’ Yara— my wolf yelled from within my head. I had wanted to have the upper hand, to give the silent treatment and make him beg but he had beat me at my own game and it made me mad.Or, was this part of his Lycan abilities too? Seeing the future?“Fuck!” I screamed, banging my fists on the table.The maids around looked at me. Their heads had been bowed while Issa walked past, he was feared among his subjects.I stood up in haste, unable to control my emotions any longer. The sight of the food on the table suddenly made my stomach rumble in disgust. Eating was impossible now as I had lost my appetite.“Stupid!” I ranted, kicking the foot of the chair after. Pain didn’t hesitate to do its job, rac
~ISSAThey shrieked as I came at them. One of them sent a vine at Iran's neck but he was fast. He dodged. He was like a blur, escaping all their attacks as he came at them in all his glory. I felt like a spectator, watching everything happen from Iran's eyes. He revealed his claws and grabbed one of the witches. She was cloaked in black just like her companion and she screamed even louder than before. This caught Iran off guard and he released her while trying to shield his ears from the sound. In his moment of weakness, the second witch took up the opportunity and sent a vine of darkness at his neck.Iran groaned as the vine closed around him and I went down on my knees from within. I might have been an observer but I could feel every pain that he felt. The witch pulled us into the darkness while Iran released a roar in an attempt to break free. But the first witch recovered and sent her own vine of darkness to Iran. "Not so tough now. . ." They whispered in a sickening voice t
~YULIAI froze in my tracks as I registered the man who was supposed to be my uncle— before me. Seeing Issa shirtless, wet with sweat— was the last thing I had expected. The emotions in his eyes resembled that of a broken man. It was as if a violent storm was raging within them. They were fixed onto mine in such a way that made my intake of breath unsteady. Suddenly, he took a step toward me and I instinctively backed away. He picked up his pace with an urgency that made me question his intentions. My wolf panicked and I widened my eyes at him, preparing myself— stilling myself for what was to come. Yet when he got close enough, he shocked me with his next move. He pulled me into his arms. He wrapped his arms around me without uttering a word once and my eyes only grew wider. Since when was Issa so caring? Why on earth was he hugging me? And of course, my treacherous wolf began to relax against his warmth. His entire essence filled me and went up my nose in such a way that he
~YULIA"I will rip all your hearts apart!" I jumped in my spot and my mouth instantly went dry. I helplessly watched as all their faces began to turn pale with fear— maids and guards alike. There was no telling what Iran was going to do to them. He was losing control. "Who did it?" He demanded again and his words almost made me lose my balance. I looked from the maids to Issa. Even if someone was willing to say anything, I doubted if they would be able to utter a word under this condition. "Fine, I'll help you decide," he whispered ever so calmly yet in such a dangerous way that my legs refused to move. He grabbed a maid and she began to whimper on the spot. My heart sank when I realised that he was going to kill her. I looked to Miles, hoping that he would intervene but the man remained rooted to his spot. I did not know it when my legs developed a mind of their own and pushed me forward. "Iran!" I yelled and almost slapped myself for daring to confront him.He shot his crims
~ISSAI raced back to my room, my heart pounding so hard— it seemed as though it would disconnect itself from the veins connecting it to the rest of my body.I felt like a character in a horror movie, pursued by a ghost. But in my case, I was running from something— someone who wasn’t present but whose memory haunted my entire existence. As soon as I entered my room, I slammed the door shut so hard that the loud banging sound echoed throughout my room. “Breathe Issa,” I whispered to myself— my hands still on the knob with my forehead resting on the door as I listened to my pounding heartbeat.Slowly, I backed away from the door till I reached my bed and sat on it. I looked down at the key in my hand and my body trembled violently as the thought of him crossed my head again.“Stop!” I screamed as I buried my head in my palms, trying to shut the awful voice playing in my head."You're worthless!" Echoes of his voice rang through my head. "You can't do anything right!" Yelled the voic
~YULIA“I never went to the garden.” I folded my arms at him while shaking my head slowly. He stared straight into my eyes and my wolf danced aggressively within me as his forest green eyes seemed to glow.He was definitely crazy— probably losing his mind.“Can’t you see that you are hurt and there is blood all over your clothes? How do you suppose all that happened?” He demanded softly, his voice gentle like the breeze on a summer night.I opened my mouth to speak but no words came out. He was right. There were blood stains on my clothes and my head spun like it was in a wheel.I suddenly felt unsafe and simply wanted to be left alone.He stretched his hands to touch me but I flinched away; scared that he was playing tricks on my mind, scared that he was only looking for a way to ignite a dangerous fire between us, one that wouldn’t be quenched easily.“Don’t touch me!” I yelled and rose to leave his side. But a piercing pain passed through my head and I fell again.I closed my eyes
~ISSA"What? Have you lost your mind?" Yulia screamed and I was taken aback by her outrage. She glared daggers at me and I just knew that if she had the power to burn people with her eyes, then my body would have lit up in flames.“I would never move in with you!” She yelled while getting off the bed this time.She staggered and almost fell. Her fingers were shivering and her face was pale. The drugs the pack healer had administered to her had not finished its work but she just wouldn’t listen.I stood up and wanted to run to her but she darted her fingers at me, signifying me to stop.“Why are you being so stubborn, Yulia? Can’t you see that I am doing all I can for your safety?” My hands were in the air, trying to make her see things from my point of view.As I spoke, I attempted once again at approaching her but for each step I took forward, she retreated two steps back every time.“Stay where you are! Don’t
~YULIA“You want me to do what?” I asked in disbelief.“It is alright if you don’t want to do it, Yulia, it was a wild suggestion,” Issa said as he drove us home.“I am not against it, I just did not expect you to willingly put me in harm’s way, I thought I was too precious to you for that kind of thing,” I replied.“Was that sarcasm?” He asked as he glanced at me before he faced the road again.“No, I am just surprised, that’s all. I was actually excited too… So, when do we start?” I asked.“You also sound excited,” Issa mumbled.“I am tired of being on the sidelines, and this puts me in the front line of what is actually going on,” I replied.Nothing was said as he drove and we both sank into the silence of the car.“Are there any other crazy exes I should be aware of?” I asked.“Yes,” He replied. “I will make a list when we get home,” he replied.“That was sarcasm, wasn’t it?” I asked with a small smile.Issa shrugged as he drove.“Is everything going to be fine between you and you
~YULIAI paced back and forth at the hospital hall as I waited for news from the doctors about Lana. I was not bothered about Iris because I knew that she would heal but with what the doctors said, it might take a while. Third degree burns. “You need to relax, Yulia, you have been pacing for a while now,” Jamal said with a health magazine in his hands. He sat crossed leg and occasionally flipped through the pages of the catalogue.“Lana could be dead for all I know,” I said.“She is fine, you should worry about Iris instead,” Jamal said.“Does it make me a bad person if I don’t really care?” I asked in a low voice.Jamal shrugged. “She attacked your human friend and threatened to kill her right in front of you, I’d say she got what she deserved.” I was glad Jamal was on my team. A mature doctor with thinning white hair approached me. He was in an open white coat with a stethoscope hanging snugly around his neck.“Ms. Yulia?” He asked as he got near to me.“How is she?” I asked.“W
~ISSAHeavy is the head that wears the crown.Those were one of my father’s parting words to me as I grew up to become the Lycan I was today.For a creature in my position, I was feared, revered, hated and wanted. It was a tiring existence when everyone always wanted something from you. For some powerful werewolf families, it was my cooperation to be their ally in times of war. For some it was my Lycan seed and for some, it was my death.Everybody wanted a piece of me and that was fine. It was the occupational hazard of my existence.“I had no idea that she was at your place, Issa, and I did not even think she would ever come there,” Deucalion said to me through the phone as I walked toward the transparent elevator that brought me thousands of miles under the ground to my secret place of work.Shadow one was still hard at work trying to get the information of the people I had just given him.“Maybe if you had not put it in her head that I was into her, she would not have overstepped h
~YULIAI took a quick glimpse at my phone and clicked the text message Issa had sent me. He warned me about how suspicious Iris was and that only increased my anxiety. Although, I wondered why her sister Andrea had not told her anything about what was going on between me and Issa.‘Tread carefully,’ Yara whispered in my mind. I began to feel uneasy as I remembered that Lana was here and to everyone in this room, she was the most fragile.Iris never stopped her intense glare on me as she sat rigidly. Her question caught me off guard. What was I to him? I was his freaking soul mate bitch! But she could not know that, at least for now.“Look,” I began. “I do not know how family works where you come from, but we tell each other everything in this family, including if my uncle should settle down with a walking red flag of a woman like you,” I added a hint of sarcasm to throw her off.“Yulia, that’s rude,” Lana whispered and poked my arm.“Lana, she does not even think highly of you,” I s
~ISSAI was a very old creature of the night. I had centuries on my existence and I aged very slowly. I had developed an uncanny affinity towards technology when it came into existence. I had attended the first unveiling of the iphone and from there I had been fascinated by how the internet worked. The idea that I could access all forms of information on such a little device intrigued me so much. Back in the ancient days, knowledge was a very hard commodity to come by and some even killed for it. However, I noticed that there was some information that was restricted from public knowledge and consumption. Like the secret meetings of politicians, or information of violent criminals or secret international black operations by the military.I began to wonder how I could access these secrets and that was where I discovered my gift for hacking. I had of course learned from the best and consumed everything I could about it. The idea that I could get anything I want from Hacking thrilled me
~YULIA “He can hear you, Lana,” I whispered as we both sat together in the living room on the sofa where Issa and I had fucked.“Oh, super hearing, I forgot,” Lana said as she covered her mouth with her right hand and blushed in embarrassment. She had called Jamal handsome and I glanced at the detective’s direction to see that he was smiling.Why did Issa call Jamal here? To be a bodyguard? I was not so sure but I did not mind it because he was part of the team now.“So, tell me, how have you been?” I asked her, genuinely interested in her response.“I do not know how loaded your uncle is, but he has got me living like a princess,” Lana said excitedly. “When I asked him about the expenses, he told me not to worry about it,” she added in disbelief.“He believes what happened to you was his fault, and this is how he is trying to make amends,” I told her. “But have you gone back to the house?” “Yeah, everything is back to normal, and even the windows ha
~ISSAI stayed up all night, impatient for the sun to rise. Whereas my Yulia slept like a baby though. It had been a long day yesterday and thankfully, it was the weekend, so there was no school today. I ignored numerous calls from Deucalion as the morning came. It was supposed to be a big day at the office but I had no desire to enter the Callion building for now. I needed to figure out another way to get the moon key from Deucalion. I changed into a fitted black jean and a t-shirt of the same colour. I went to the closet on the right side of the room, careful not to wake up Yulia.I parted the clothes that I had hanged until I could clearly see the box. It was more like a chest but it was made of pure adamantine. It was near indestructible and it had ancient markings of runes and hieroglyphs of stories etched all over it. I had not been able to translate the words because the language was a lost forgotten one.I called it the moon box and, on its lid, it had a small round intrica
~YULIA I was really enjoying the knowledge Albus was imparting me with before Issa showed up. I had never seen him as angry as this before. I hastily said goodbye to the chancellor of my school before I followed Issa outside.“The unexpected has happened,” Albus said to me with a wink as he walked away. His response gave me an odd feeling that he knew something was about to go down. Something I was not going to like.I almost began to run after Issa because he was stomping the ground as he walked.“Could you please slow down and tell me what is going on?” I asked him.Issa stopped walking and sighed. He ran a frustrated hand through his rough curly long hair.“Talk to me, what is the matter?” I asked in a soft tone.“I am guessing daddy proposed to him,” Andrea said as she appeared from wherever she came from with a long thin black cigarette in between her fingers.Confusion hit me as I looked at Issa. “What is she talking about?” “Let us leave here,” Issa said. “I will tell you
~ISSAThe bastard had planned this all along. Deucalion. Always the business man. He knew that the object in his possession was very valuable to me because it was connected to Yulia. When Marianna and I had rescued Yulia from the jaws of death, a mysterious box came into my possession. The content of the box had something to do with our moon goddess. The supernatural matron of the werewolves. I had no idea what was inside the box but I knew that it had something to do with Yulia’s parents and how they died.While the box was with me, the key to opening it was with Deucalion and that was the only reason I was working as the top back and front-end developer for his company. I created software and wrote codes to make his company number one in fintech and software development. He paid me very well but I was not interested in his money, I was only interested in getting the moon key. Deucalion knew that I was not interested in his company and was only keeping me hostage with the key in