~YULIAA loud crash exploded in my left ear and I screamed."Yulia!" I heard Issa yell.I looked up to see that I was fine. There was no blood and I was still whole. My body was still intact.So what had hit the window?"What was that?" I heard the Beta ask."Whatever you do, keep the window panes up, Miles." Issa was now glaring out the window as he tried to figure out what had happened.Suddenly, another thing crashed against my window, this time, on my right. I yelped and ducked my head while shooting my hands over my ears on impulse. "Shit! We're under attack! We're been ambushed!" The Beta exclaimed. "Ambushed?" I exclaimed as I braved looking up. That was when I saw the cars chasing after us from behind. My hand came to my mouth as I registered all the men poking their heads out, carrying cannon-like-guns on their hands, ready to shoot out whatever they had shot twice now. "Holy goddess! Holy goddess! We're doomed! There's too many of them. Unless you're the best and fastest
~YULIA"Who exactly are you?" My voice came out shakier than I had expected. My wolf began to come back to the surface after abandoning me to my fate earlier. There was no response from either of them. They just ignored me as if I had not breathed a word. Miles was helping him clean off the blood from his hands, but the ones on his clothes were there to stay. "You played with the weather. You summoned fogs and you moved at inhumane speed. How is that a wolf's ability?" I dared to ask. They refused to say a word to me. Miles brought the car to life and zoomed off. I spied on Issa from the mirror. He looked distant. He looked as if it was only his shell that was left behind. I wanted to ask more questions but since they were both playing mute, I decided to keep it for when we would arrive at his house. After all, they could not remain mute forever. I folded my arms as I sank deeper into my chair. The silence was awkward and I wanted to stretch badly as well as call Layla but I di
~YULIA“Iran…” I trailed, realizing I was face to face with Issa’s beast.The air suddenly turned cold and my intake of breath became shaky as I instantly began to tremble. His aura was alluring yet dreadful. I wanted to run— to move as fast as my feet could take me but I was rooted on the spot and I soon realized that I could not feel my feet. My wolf danced with excitement though, almost as if she was not affected by my fear and was more interested in what she would gain from this bond. I felt blood rush through me as she made me take in every detail of his body. From his glowing eyes to his seductive features, my wolf wanted him. Yet I wanted to fight the feelings that were boiling up within me. My thoughts were a scattered mess. I felt as if I was torn between two worlds— one where I wanted him and one where I could not stand him. “Yulia,” he whispered, his voice calm yet filled with authority, making my wolf do a sudden flip.I tried to speak, but my tongue felt twisted. The
~YULIAThe sun broke through the window blinds, filling the room with golden rays as I opened my eyes slowly— not fully awake. My head was hammering, a slight headache, living rent-free in it.The bed seemed strange, it felt like a thousand year old brick wrapped around with pieces of bug eaten foams joined together with glue.I moved my hands about it trying to locate my phone which I always kept under my pillow when it suddenly struck me, this wasn’t my bed."Where the fuck am I?"My eyes flew open and jumped off it, my heart thumping hard in my chest. Only when my feet touched the floor did I realize that everything in the room was different.Memories of yesterday's events came rushing back. From the moment I realized that the sexy man I almost made out with in the club was my uncle to the journey home with him, getting attacked by those weird men and my encounter with Iran.It filled me with dread."Fuck, it was no dream. It was all real. . ." I sighed heavily when I felt a sudde
~ISSAI walked out of the dining room and out the house.Since Yulia showed up in my life, my mind has been a hell of a mess. Meeting her at the dining table this morning intensified the battle in me, as keeping Iran in had become extremely difficult.“You look like you had shit for breakfast, Issa,” Miles chuckled.I shot him a hard glare which silenced the laughter the chuckle was turning into.He was also dressed in an all black outfit, just like me. It was a color we both loved to wear, especially whenever we were going on a raid or we had a risky mission at hand.“Always playing the tough guy, yet deep down you and I know it’s just a facade,” he teased further, running to the other side of the car as I raised my hands to grab him.“Sometimes, it feels as if you forget your place. I'm still your Lycan King and you answer to me. You had better watch your mouth or I might be forced to do the horrific things I reserve for my victims,” I bawled in the darkest tone, watching fear take
~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
~YULIAA voice in my head was telling me that this was a mistake, but I knew that it was just fear speaking. I had no idea how we were going to go about this but I was confident in Issa’s plan. It was midnight and the only sound in the room was Mile’s munching loudly on the Pizza Issa ordered.“Where are they located?” Jamal asked. “And how the hell did you get this information?” He demanded from Issa who was gazing meditatively into nothing as he slowly paced the room.He stopped pacing and turned to glare at Jamal with a piercing cold look in his eyes. “Jamal,” he began. “I am sure that in your years of being a detective, no one has ever told you or asked you how and when to do your job, please do not ask me how to be a Lycan, I find it insulting.” I covered my mouth to hide my smile. The banter between the two of them always made me laugh. “Finding information about criminals is not part of being a Lycan, that’s detective work,” Jamal retorted.“So, why did you not get the infor
~ISSAIris coming over to my place had almost derailed the plan but we were back on track. “We need Jamal and Miles for this to work,” I told Yulia.I wished there was another way to do this but I could not think of anything else. I knew that I was putting her in harm’s way and Marianna would be rolling over in her grave if she knew what I was about to do, but I was tired of waiting in the shadows. The last time I had ignored the growing signs of the witches’ uprising it had cost me my parents; it had taken my sister and almost taken Yulia when she was just merely a toddler.I wanted blood, I wanted revenge and I needed this cult to know that they had no right to exist. Before I went over any of the plans with Yulia, we both waited for Jamal and the beta of my pack to arrive.Yulia went up the stairs to have a hot bath, while I ordered pizza for the two of us. I was not in the mood for a home-made meal, nor did I want any of the maids anywhere near the house. I heard the sound of th
~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