~YULIAI could feel how loud my heart was hammering against my chest as I stepped into Lana's house. I did not rush in but walked cautiously and as quietly as I could. I hoped that Lana was alright and she had not been hurt too much.The living room was empty as I passed through it. "I am here, alone like I promised," I called out.I heard a faint whimper. Lana's whimper of pain. It came from the open kitchen that also housed the dining. My heart skipped a beat and I raced toward the sound. That was when I saw poor Lana still tied to a wooden chair. The sight I saw broke my heart into a thousand pieces. Whoever did this to her was a monster and I wanted to make them pay.It brought tears to my eyes instantly. Her nose was leaking with blood and I could clearly see that three of her fingers were broken. The middle finger and index finger of her right hand as well as her left hand had only a broken pinky.Her eyes were filled with tears and pain. And it further broke my already shat
~ISSAWe glared at each other as the silence passed. I was no longer in control. Iran had taken the reign of my body and he wanted to feed. He wanted to hear the sound of bones breaking and flesh tearing. This human who dared to hurt Yulia's friend had no idea what was in store for him. He had no idea the doors of pain he had unleashed upon himself.He was trying to be fearless but Iran could smell his fear. The man looked behind me and stared at Yulia with cold eyes that promised revenge."I told you to come alone but you disobeyed me, when I am done with your knight in shining armor here, I will make you pay," He dared to utter and I could hear the slight waver in his voice.Tonight, he would know what fear and pain was. I remembered how he called Yulia a good girl and Iran's rage increased as he struggled to stand still."Pick it up," Iran growled again, referring to the knife on the floor. The knife was curved and the silver blade was gleaming under the white light in Lana's ki
~YULIAI fought the dizziness that threatened to take over me. The sight of blood made me want to throw up. Lana was whimpering by my side with fear still in her eyes as I did my best to calm her down. The guy Issa was facing was dying and heavily bleeding and I was afraid to look at the severed hand inside the sink.The man's blood was pooling at the floor and spreading across the space. I had to put a stop to this because Lana was getting more terrified as the moments passed by. The man was trembling as he struggled to hold the knife upright."Enough!" I yelled at the top of my voice as I stood up.Issa turned to look at me with a puzzled expression on his face. His eyes were terrifying to look at. I could see primal hunger and bloodlust in them. I walked closer. "I want to speak with Issa," I said in a firm voice even though I was shaking with fear."He is not here," Iran growled back at me.
~YULIA"Why did you kill him?" I screeched in disbelief.I helplessly watched life leave the man that put my best friend's life in danger.I looked at Issa in disbelief until I realized that it was Iran the beast in control. The man's heart was still pulsing in his hands as I tried not to throw up.Iran shuddered and his red eyes turned to green. Issa was back in control. He threw the heart at the man's body and the thick blanket of shadows disappeared as the night stars became visible again.Issa produced a white handkerchief from his inner suit jacket and cleaned his bloody right hand."He had to die, Yulia," He replied calmly. "I promised Iran blood and blood he would get." I looked at the body in disbelief and disgust. "But he told us what we wanted to know.""Because he had no other choice," Issa said with a nonchalant shrug. I watched him take out his phone and he took a picture of the dead body
~YULIA"He did not have to die, Issa," I told him adamantly. "You could have let him go," I added.Issa scoffed and said nothing. I was still reeling from the shock of seeing the man's heart ripped out violently from his chest.I was fighting back the urge to throw up as I closed my eyes and clamped my mouth shut. Earlier I had tried to be strong for Lana’s presence, but now that she was gone, my defenses were crumbling down.All the while, Issa was focused on the road and I knew that he was worried. I evened by breathing and opened my eyes as the bile in my throat went down."Does killing come very easy to you?" His facial expression changed. I knew immediately that he was annoyed by my question."I saved your friend, and this is what I get in return," He replied curtly.He was right. He owed me nothing and yet he had willingly left the party… his announcement party to help me rescue Lana from the clutches of the now dead man."Thank you," I muttered, a bit embarrassed. "I just can't
~YULIABlood and violence. These were the things I had witnessed ever since I met Issa. I wondered if it was ever going to stop. "Are those really necessary?" I asked in the stuffy storage room as I watched the three unconscious tied men with knives sticking out of different parts of their joints."That is why I told you to stay in the car," Issa curtly replied."Hey, I told him that it was overkill," Miles said with his hands raised in mock surrender."Pain keeps them awake and aware," Jamal shrugged."Let's get this over with," Issa said and I couldn't agree more. I did not want to be here any longer but I needed to know something... anything.Jamal moved to the middle man and twisted the knife embedded in his thigh. He screamed awake. He looked around in fear until his swollen eyes settled on me.I winced in pain as I watched breathlessly. "Let us continue from where we stopped," Jamal said coldly."Child of light," The man whispered weakly as he watched me.I corked my brows at
~ISSA'Yulia…' Iran whispered in my ears as I drove us home. 'I want Yulia.'I ignored him and concentrated on the road ahead of us. If I had not been in control, I was sure Iran would pull the car over and ravage Yulia in the back seat of the car.I did not know how long I could control myself around Yulia. I needed my cock in her so badly that it was driving me crazy."Those men are dead," Yulia whispered in a haunted voice. Then she looked outside the window of the car and I knew that she was afraid to look at me."They had to die," I replied as I tried to focus on the night road."Or maybe you just needed an excuse to kill." Her voi
~YULIAI slept horribly.My dreams were filled with burning men and Issa's lips. I was aroused all through the night and Yara kept stirring with need and making it all unbearable for me to survive.Lana's call was what finally forced me out of bed. "How are you?" I asked in a drowsy voice."Did I wake you?" There was concern in her tone."It’s alright, I did not sleep much anyway.""Nightmares?" She asked.I sighed. "And a lot more..." I replied. "Is everything alright where you are?""Oh my god!" She exclaimed. "Your friends are fucking rich! Everything I ask for is given to me within a heartbeat. You hit the
~YULIA“Issa, how nice of you to grace us with your presence,” A middle-aged, yet very attractive woman who possessed dirty blonde hair that was neatly styled– said as she approached us.“Hesta, this is Yulia,” Issa said as he took my waist possessively. Hesta was dressed in a dark pencil skirt that clung to her waist and legs as if it was a second skin. She wore a silk cream blouse that she tucked neatly into the skirt. She had on Chanel red bottom heels. She looked simple yet fabulous. And I knew at first glance that she was no ordinary woman. She was a witch.“Hello,” I said politely.“My oh my, she is a pretty one,” Hesta said as she washed her eyes over my body as if I was a merchandize. “You really know how to pick your women.” A mischievous smile played on her face and Issa had to clear his throat. “She is my niece, control your thoughts, Hesta.” “Please, Issa, you may be able to fool a lot of people but you can not fool me, the way you described her is how a lover would d
~YULIA‘Can’t wait to see you tonight.’ Leia’s text read and I groaned wearily. I just could not catch a break with her. I exited my message app to see what class I was having next. I decided against it and texted Issa instead.‘You were right, they don’t like you.’ I texted.I looked up from my phone and stared at the ceiling, wondering how long it was going to take Issa to respond. And as if on cue, my phone buzzed.‘Did they suspect anything?’ He texted back.I smiled at the fact that I was truly important to him to have him answer this fast. I tried not to draw attention to myself as I slowly walked down the hall with no destination in mind. Then I looked back at my phone and finally made sense of his words without putting my feelings for him forward. ‘No, we’re good, and I met the chancellor.’ ‘Albus, that old fool.’ He replied.‘Why do you have a problem with everyone?’ It baffled me how he was always at odds with almost everyone that I had come across lately.‘It’s a long st
~YULIAI just called the head of the Academy a dick. And he thought it was funny. Albus looked at Davina with a humorous twinkle in his eyes and winked.“Well, she’s got a little fire in her, that’s for sure,” he said with a chuckle.“I didn't mean it,” I said in a small embarrassed tone.“Of course you did,” Albus said boisterously. I was kind of shocked that he did not get offended. “Let us have a seat, shall we?” He said and snapped his hand. Some of the books closed shut and floated to their respective shelves. The chairs and tables arranged themselves. Some of the men and women exited the room to continue their reading elsewhere while Davina and Albus remained.“Who are those people?” I asked, recalling that I had seen them at Issa’s Announcement.“Members of the board,” Albus shrugged as sat down across from me. Davina remained standing by his side with her arms crossed. I could see the tension in her shoulders.“Do you know why we called you here?” Albus asked as he twirled
~ISSAMy mind was heavily on how Yulia was doing as I entered the premises of Calion Holdings. There was so much work to be done, new updates to be installed on the company archives and new codes to write in order to strengthen the online security of the company assets.Hackers were already devising newer and slicker codes– ways of getting access to hidden information and I needed to be ten steps ahead. I was deep into working when my office door opened abruptly. The interim chief executive officer of Calion Holdings stood with her legs apart and her arms crossed. She was in a maroon power suit with a knee length skirt and matching stiletto heels.Iris Craven. As I glanced at her, I instantly realized that she came with a problem.“I am guessing your presence here has nothing to do with work,” I said and closed my laptop. Unlike Andrea and Leia, Iris was not someone to be dismissed. She was a very important part of Calion Holdings and the one closest to Deucalion. She was the firs
~YULIA“Yulia, we will be late for the next class,” Ashley said. I finally looked up from my phone and stared at her as we walked out of the class. “I have to see the Dean.” “It’s because of Leia, is it not?” She raised her brows at me with worry.. “Yeah,” I lied. Her expression turned grim. “It is alright, I am not getting expelled or anything.”Her face brightened up after that. “Oh, I was worried there for a while.” She sighed in relief.. “See you later.” I smiled at her before she turned and dashed to her next class. I blew out a tension-filled breath, adjusted my ash blazer and turned to the direction of the Dean’s office.I had barely made it two steps away when two very tall girls appeared out of the blue and blocked my path with their bodies. I frowned and was about to ask them to step out of the way politely when I looked up and the words died in my mouth. It was Leia’s minions. The blonde twins and they glared at me quietly as if I had stolen their boyfriends.“Do not t
~YULIAIssa and I went over the plan as he drove me to school. I had to wait for Dean Davina to call me first.“Do not appear too eager or they will definitely suspect that something is up,” Issa said as he focused on the road.“But why should they be suspicious? Aren’t they the ones that want me to join them?” I asked.“You must understand that the Canis board is a very distrustful bunch, so even if they extend a hand of invitation, they are still very watchful and doubtful, even amongst themselves,” Issa replied.“What should I look forward to?” I asked as my anxiety began to set in.“Lots of questions about me and Marianna,” he said. “They will also ask about you and how you grew up, they could also try to turn you against me,” he said.“They hate you that much?” I asked in disbelief.“More than you can ever imagine,” Issa replied.“But you have to keep our Mated status a secret, they will not let you in if they know about that,” he added.“I think Andrea knows,” I said to him with
~ISSAI stayed awake all night as I remembered the past. I occasionally glanced at Yulia as she slept. With what she was going to do tomorrow, she needed all the rest she could get.I still could not believe that I had agreed to let her go behind the enemy lines, but there was no other way to get the answers we needed. “You are going to regret refusing us Issa, just you wait,” Davina’s voice echoed in my head as I flashed back to when we were young, before she had been appointed the position of the Dean of Canis Academy.She had been so angry when I had coldly rebuffed her when she told me that the school board wanted me to join its rank after graduation. It had been a long time ago.Deucalion had joined without hesitation. It was there that he had found his mate, and it was the reason why his daughter Leia could never be expelled whenever she broke the rules and regulations of the school.Then the war started. Humans, werewolves and witches alike had been caught in the crossfire. A
~YULIAHearing the Lycan that I was mated to telling me that he saved my life when I was a baby had to be one of the most unexpected things to hear. The sound of chattering and spoons clinking on coffee mugs were drowned out by the panic that went through me.I heard echoes of my name as I went lost in thought.“Yulia!” Issa’s concerned voice snapped me out of my trance.“You are not taking this news well,” He said to me.I abruptly stood up and the chair scraped on the floor, almost toppling over.“I need some air,” I said and headed for the exit. The people in the café suddenly felt too much and I was feeling quite a bit suffocated.Issa followed me outside but Jamal remained sitting, drinking his free coffee.Once outside, I leaned forward, putting my hands on my knees as I breathed in and out. I was shaking with anxiety. I did not know if I had the ability to hear any more of my unknown origin.“We can call it a night if you want,” Issa offered, his voice filled with concern.“No
~ISSAThe body brought back memories. Deep dark forgotten memories. There was no point in denying anything any longer. They were getting bolder with this act and it was time to go on the offensive.“Dear gods,” Whispered, Yulia with a look of terror as she looked up at the large oak tree where the human had been grotesquely nailed. Blue Lake Public Park was filled with forensic analysts who took pictures of the signs drawn around the tree and the blood splattered on the branches.“She should not be seeing this, Frostwood,” Jamal whispered to me.“I can hear you, werewolves have super hearing abilities, Detective,” Yulia said, unable to take her eyes off the corpse nailed to the tree.“Fine, you should not be here, this is not your scene,” Jamal said. He turned to me. “Stop exposing your niece to things like this.”I was tired of hiding the fact that I was already mated to Yulia but I was not sure I trusted Jamal just yet. He currently answered to no one and that worried me.“I can n