~YULIA Issa felt at ease as he sat with a dangerously calm demeanour. I had learnt one new thing about him tonight. He had the ability to show people how they died. It was not something regular werewolves had because I was one and I had recently started studying werewolf biology at Canis Academy.Lycans were just a different breed and they were also very rare. Like if there were a thousand werewolves, only a hundred Lycan would be present and that was just speculation."Yulia," Issa called.I looked into his green eyes as they glinted in the kaleidoscope lights of the night club. He looked at ease yet he had an intense loom about him."Promise me that no matter what happens here tonight, you will not panic…"I nodded without a word. I knew that he wanted to reveal to me the part of him that he showed no one. He wanted me to see him as he was."Good," he said. "We're being watched, there are cameras here so they know where we are seated." I corked my brows as I swept my eyes over th
~ISSAThis was my favorite part. The part where they believed that they were in control. The part where they believed that they were in the position to make demands. I was glad that Yulia had remained calm. It made me proud that she was confident in my ability to protect her.It also made me glad that she trusted me to see this through without fear in her eyes.I turned to look at the grin on the face of the man that brandished the small sledge hammer. He believed that he was going to use it on me. Tonight, his belief in this pot bellied bastard would change."That's it?" I asked The Swine."Yes, that would all," The Swine replied. Although, I could see the tension in his eyes and the way he carried himself. He was confused. Any other person in his presence would be pissing themselves in terror of the notorious Swine but I was not just any one. He had no idea who I was and tonight, he would get a taste.He was confused because I was calm. He was confused because I was not shaking i
~YULIAA stunned silence passed through the three of us before Issa broke the spell. "Is this going to be a problem, Thaddeus?" Issa asked casually as he swirled his drink lazily. He had on a bored facial expression.Pete's father cleared his throat and shook himself like he had just woken up from a bad dream. I stared wide eyed at Pete whose face had gone white with fear and disbelief. Even I was in disbelief. I had no idea how Issa had managed to turn things around but I could not deny that I was impressed.The questions that haunted me at the moment thus. Could I bear to watch Pete's father hurt his son? How fucked up was Issa's mind to actually come up with something as sick and twisted as this?Was Mr Thaddeus desperate and cruel enough to hurt his own blood to save his illegal business.I had forgotten that I had a drink in my hand as I glanced from Pete to his dad. I felt no pity for him after I realized he was just as sick and depraved like his dad.Thaddeus sighed and shook
~YULIAI had no idea who Issa really was. This night only made me realize just how little I knew him. Yes, he was the brother of my mother but for some reason that I did not know, Marianna had kept me... shielded me from seeing him.I was not even aware of his existence until she died. It came as a shock when I found out that Mother had left me in his care. I felt a little betrayed. He was my uncle to the outside world but behind closed doors, he was my sin.We left The Clit after Issa made Pete's father break his own son's arm and I hated to admit it but it had been fun to watch. There was a darkness about Issa that pulled me– tempted me and made me find him so attractive.Thaddeus had been right. His forest green eyes hid the darkness in him so well that it caught a lot of people by sheer surprise when he unleashed it. As we walked to where he parked his bike, a question popped in my head again. "How many people know of your Lycan status?" I asked him as we neared the bike."Just
~YULIAI watched the pictures with morbid interest. The branded skin spoke to me. They were letters... unknown letters and I knew that they held a hidden message. I had no idea what they meant but I knew that they meant something. "Where was the body found?" Issa asked as he arranged the pictures side by side, displaying the important parts of the photo shots. "Deep in the woods, close to a small river bank," Jamal said. "A bunch of teenagers up to no good came across it.""Why is this happening?" I asked, unable to take my eyes off the pictures. "That's what I am trying to find out," Jamal replied and he gave Issa a hard suspicious look. "Unless Issa can really tell us what is going on.""You make it sound like he is behind it," Miles said to Jamal with a frown. It was only natural for him to defend the Alpha and Lycan of his Pack."I am not saying he is behind it. I am saying it has happened twice ever since Issa returned to the pack," Jamal replied curtly."So you are saying th
~ISSAIt was happening all over again. The killings, the brandings, the torture. The detective was right, I was hiding something. I stayed up all night as I craved for Yulia's touch but I knew that if I stayed in the same room with her, she would not stop with the questions.I watched the sunrise as I stood by the window, dreading the confrontation that was going to take place between Yulia and I the moment we were going to lay eyes on each other. My servants had picked out my business outfit for today. A soft silk white long sleeved button shirt and grey pant suit with black Italian soft brogues. I walked to my large bed and picked up my suit jacket. Yulia was waiting impatiently as I reached the bottom of the stairway. She had her hands crossed with her right foot tapping the floor. Her eyes were wide and alert."You did not sleep at all, did you?" I asked as I watched her closely. "I could say the same about you," She brusquely replied. She picked up her bag pack and slung it
~YULIAI made sure to keep my head down as I entered the first class for today. It was a large lecture hall where the seats were arranged in an ascended order. I sat at the far upper left of the class in the back where I could blend in.I checked my phone to see if there was anything on the academy social media platform and I was somewhat relieved to see that video of the skirmish between Pete and I had disappeared. Maybe Issa had something to do with it, I was not so sure.The hall began to fill in with students with identical uniforms like mine. The only difference was that the boys had on trousers, while the girls had on short skirts.A couple of giggles erupted and I knew without looking that it was Leia and her cronies. I scoffed and slid down on my seat to avoid being seen. It was not like I was afraid of her or anything, she just seemed to love chaos and I was going through enough of that.An elderly woman with stark white hair tied in a bun and a serious expression on her fa
~ISSAI rolled my eyes as I bumped into Andrea in the elevator. I had no desire to engage in any squabble with her this morning. "Good morning to you too," She said as she saw me roll my eyes."I am not sure it's ever a good morning with you, Andrea," I replied. I could feel Iran— the erratic wolf that he was— recoil in disgust. Initially, I alone had found her attractive but as time went on and as I finally Mated with Yulia, the chemistry between us had evaporated.But she did not want to let go of what she thought we had. I could not wait for the doors to slide open."I heard what you did to the assistant Vice President," She said."He was being a dick, so I took his balls off," I replied with a shrug."Was that a genital play on words?" She asked with an amused raised eyebrows.I shrugged."Just return his money, Issa, he is threatening to involve the police," Andrea said."He can do whatever he likes, he will get it back when I feel like giving it back," I replied curtly. The
~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
~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
~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
~YULIA“He really wants your seed so bad; he is involving the council?” I asked Issa as he sped down the highway. “This is so ridiculous,” I added in annoyance.Issa sighed and made no reply. I could see that he was deeply thinking of what to do. “You can not refuse this can you?” I asked.“Unfortunately, no,” He replied. “There has to be law and order or else everyone will just do whatever they want. That was why the council was made. To keep everyone in line and it will speak badly of me if I do not follow it. Not that I care.”Clearly, he did care and he was just in denial. I understood that, Issa being who he was, hated being told what to do, especially by those that he knew were beneath him but he had to lead by example.“I find this suspicious though,” he said. “Petr could have made this move immediately I turned him away but he waited until we both found out about Helena.”“You think he is part of it?” I asked.“I know that he is part of it, I just need to make the connection.”
~ISSAI was not surprised that the dead don’t ever stay dead. I was surprised that the dead wanted what was mine. Helena Craven was alive and that only meant two things. Deucalion lied to me or he was unaware that his Luna had cheated death. Either way, I was going to get to the bottom of whatever the fuck was going on.What did Helena Craven want with Yulia? Why did she kill my sister? The Craven family had a deep dark secret and I would do anything in my power to find out what they were hiding.“Are you okay?” Yulia’s voice invaded my thoughts as I drove home. “You look sad.”I frowned at her, puzzled at what she said. “I have a sad face?” I asked in disbelief.“I think you forget that emotions are part of your being, Issa, even if you do not believe it.” She sounded genuine as she watched me.. “I feel betrayed,” I told her. “Helena is supposed to be dead but now that I am hearing she is behind all these, I do not know what to think.”I pulled into the driveway of the beach hous
~YULIAI could tell that Pete felt the change in the atmosphere as he glared at me and Issa. I understood how he felt. One moment he was this close to having his revenge and the next, he was disowned by his own father.“This was not how you imagined it would pan out, did you?” Issa asked mockingly as he put his phone back into his pocket. He looked at the men behind Pete. “And because you all blindly followed him, I am curious, what did he even offer you?” “Don’t tell him anything,” Pete ordered the men.“Why should we listen to you?” One of them asked. “Yeah, the way I see it, we have no reason to be here right now, we’re fucked because of you.”“I can get us out of this!” Pete thundered desperately.“I cannot wait to see how you do that,” Issa said as he watched. He was clearly entertained by Pete’s helplessness. I was curious myself as I watched on. I had some questions for him.“I know some things about you, Frostwood, some things you do not want to go public,” Pete said. “Ac
~YULIAIt was mesmerizing looking at the sea as it crashed on the sandy shores of Issa’s private beach house. The moon shone brightly as the waves rose and fell. “I had never seen Miles so angry before,” I told Issa as he joined me at the balcony overlooking the beach. It was different at night as the sands looked more like night ash while the water took on the colour of the sea.“He has every right to be, it was about time anyway,” Issa replied. I turned to him.“How long are we going to keep hiding everything about us, Issa?” I asked him. “Because at this point, I do not care who finds out what we are.”He sighed. “I have never felt fear in a while, Yulia,” He said. “But when it comes to you, that's all I feel. I am afraid of what might happen after everything we do comes to light and I still do. However, I am done hiding you from the world.”It was a bit refreshing to know that Issa could feel afraid and I admired the fact that he was willing to talk about it. I understood his p
~ISSAI did not need to guess who was behind this to know that it was Pete and his father. I could taste their disgusting scent on my tongue.“I guess Albus was right,” Jamal said. “The killings were just a distraction.”“So, Pete was in on it from the start?” Yulia asked, her voice tinged with rage. “That means his whole reason for befriending me back then was so he could deliver me to whoever wants me dead.”I felt vindicated. “I knew the son of the Swine was a piece of shit the moment I laid eyes on him.”“The Swine?” Jamal asked as he looked at me. He was probably pissed that I knew one more thing that he did not know.“A drug dealing werewolf mob,” I said with a shrug. “Pete is the son of their leader, Thaddeus.”People were already coming into the house to pack up the bodies into the ambulances.“Care to explain why a drug dealing werewolf mob just dumped ten dead bodies in your house?”“It is kind of complicated to explain,” I replied as I looked around the house. I knew that Y
~YULIABloodshed was becoming second nature to me as I watched the heart burn. It did nothing to change how I felt about Mom’s death but at least I was sated that the people behind her murder were dead. Yet it seemed like there was still one person to find.“Let’s get out of here,” Issa said and held out his clean palm. I took it and he led me out of the dead lawyer’s apartment. I felt like there was something I needed to do. We were a few feet from the house before I stopped and turned back to it.“What is it?” Issa asked as concern masked his face.“I need to do something,” I told him. “What?” He asked.“I need to burn this place to the ground,” I told him. “It is the only way that I can move forward with my life. This house was built on the kindness of my mother, I need to raze it to the ground.” I told him.He nodded. “The fireplace,” he said. “We can set something on fire, a pillow, anything and spread it all over the place.”I shook my head. “I have a much better idea,” I sai