~ISSAIt was the first time I saw Deucalion actually look nervous as he poured himself a drink. We were all in his big study waiting for him to start talking. I realized that even his daughters had no idea that their mother was alive.“What is she talking about, Daddy?” Leia asked in a shaky voice. “You told us mom died.”Deaucalion sighed. “Clearly, I lied,” he replied as he walked to the large window overlooking the garden in his huge backyard.The room instantly went cold at this revelation. No one said a word for a while as we all took our time to process this information. His daughters glared at him with the feeling of utter betrayal in their eyes.“Why?” Iris demanded in a tight voice, as she was the first person to recover.. Deucalion shook his head. It was as if he was in a nightmare and wanted to wake up by all means.The doors to the study suddenly burst open with Andrea and a man passionately kissing and moaning. I did not think they noticed us as they grabbed and rubbed
~YULIAI felt a bit light headed as those words left Deucalion's mouth. Helena Craven was the first child of light. But it still did not explain why she wanted me dead. Or what she needed my blood for.“I think I need a drink,” Andrea broke the silence and went to her father’s cabinet. Iris had a distracted look while Leia just kept quiet. “How did she lose her powers?” Issa asked.“She was born with those powers, Issa. And she could do amazing things with them. She could burn anything to a crisp just like Ms. Moonshadow here almost did to Iris,” Deucalion said. “And if we are going to continue this discussion, I think you should tell her what her real name is and her family.”He said this to Issa. I looked at Issa. “What is he talking about?” “That is between me and her, Deucalion, not in front of your daughters,” Issa replied curtly. ‘I will tell you everything when we get home, not here,’ he mentally told me. I understood his precaution. The less the craven sisters knew about
~YULIA“We should go,” I whispered to Issa as I pulled him towards the door. He was still gazing at Deucalion with eyes of steel and I had to pull him a bit before he reluctantly moved.As we reached the door, Deucalion called after us, his voice infuriating as he spoke. “Tell her who she really is, Issa, she deserves to know that much before we come for her.”I wanted us out of there before Issa unleashed his unstable wolf at everyone in the house. Simmering with rage, Issa literally stomped down stairs and I followed him.“Issa! Wait,” Iris called after us. But Issa did not stop and neither did I. “Please!” Iris persisted. “What?” Issa thundered as he turned around. Even I was a bit startled by his angry outburst. Andrea was beside her sister with an embarrassed look. “You know that we mean you no harm, right?” Iris said. “We had no idea he was hiding such a dark secret from us.”“Tell him to prepare himself, if he believes that I am just going to take this without a fight, he s
~YULIA“It all begins with a goddess,” Albus began. I listened to the chancellor of Canis with deep rapt attention, afraid that if I got distracted once, I could miss some important part of his story.“This goddess belonged to the wolfkind as their matron deity and they honoured and worshipped her, even going as far as to ask her for guidance. Every once in a while, to show her divine generosity, she bestowed her children with a special gift,” he paused and stared at me.I frowned. Did this gift have anything to do with me?“This goddess was of the Moon and she was called Lunaria. Her gift was that of eternal light. Whoever was bestowed this gift had the power of Light and if well trained could perform all sorts of feats. But this power was only given to the wolves.” Albus stopped again and downed his cup of tea before he continued.Lunaria… I felt a deep connection to the name and a light force surged through me again. “Lunaria bestowed her powers to the queen of Craven Grove Wolf
~ISSAI wore my best attire. If I was going to be judged, I may as well look good when it was happening. Ironically, I was feeling excited by the fact that a council that I made was going to put me on the stand. I looked at myself in the mirror, trying to see if I still recognized the Lycan standing in the reflection.“The waiting is killing me,” Yulia complained for the thirty eighth time today. This was due to her being nervous about the whole thing. The Court was only active at night, so we had to wait through the day. “The audacity!” Miles thundered as he paced back and forth. “Do they know who the fuck you are? I mean, I know but I don’t think they do.”I smiled. I could understand that my second in command was feeling a bit disrespected but rules were rules and I made them, so I had no choice but to follow them.“They will tonight, you can bet on that,” I replied. My phone rang for the eleventh time today but I ignored it. I knew who was calling and I had no intention of sp
~ISSA“It should not have ended this way, Issa. We could have solved this amicably like gentlemen.” Petr said, but I heard no regret.“Bullshit, you wanted to let this play out exactly this way,” Miles spat with open disdain.Petr and Olga looked over at Miles with obvious disgust. “Who said he could speak?” Olga asked coldly.“You will let your second talk to me this way, Issa, such disrespect,” Petr spat.“I am here because of your disrespect, Petr, and you made a mistake believing that this council will help your cause, you will learn and you will learn the hard way.” I never broke away from his gaze as I spoke. “Why is it so hard to see that we only want what we were promised?” Olga asked. Her twin daughters were looking so uncomfortable as the tense conversation went on.“But is it what your daughters really want?” Yulia spoke out. “It’s so obvious that they do not want to be here, look at them.”That was when Olga turned a hard glare at Yulia.“Nobody asked for your opinion, O
~ISSA A shocked murmur overtook the whole court. “Decorum please!” Davina’s magically amplified voice rang out through the court. I looked over at Yulia and Miles, who both had anxious expressions etched on their faces. Jamal was the most confused and I could translate the look on his face. He was facially wondering what the hell I was doing.I believed that the whole court was more concerned as to why I admitted to my guilt without hesitation or remorse. Even Petr himself watched me with a bit of worry. He, like everybody else, had assumed that I was going to deny his claim.“Alpha Petr Rasputin, would you let the court know your grievances towards Lycan Frostwood?” Davina said.Petr cleared his throat, glad that he was finally the centre of attention. He made use of the space that the oval floor gave him.“Ladies, gentlemen, werewolves, witches and other creatures of the night. What separates us from animals?” Petr began. “The ability and the principle to stand by our words
~ISSAHubris. Petr was a victim of his own pride and it was what led to his downfall.“Alpha Rasputin, is it to my understanding that because Lycan Frostwood owes you, it gives you the right to spy on him in his own territory?” Albus inquired with a stern expression.“No, Chancellor Albus,” Petr faltered nervously. “I misspoke.”“Well, you better be articulate because spying on other territory is an act of war, Alpha Petr, I understand that you are aware of that,” Albus said.“Very well, Chancellor Albus,” Petr replied, glad that he scaled the blunder. He had no idea that it was just beginning.“Now to reiterate my question, are you certain that Lycan Issa has remained unmated till now?” Albus asked again.“I am very certain, Chancellor,” Petr replied with assurance. I kept silent as he dug his own grave.“Alpha Deucalion, you are a close confidant of Frostwood, are you certain of his single status?” Albus asked.“He turned down my daughter when I tried to give him her hand in marria
~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