~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
~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
~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
~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
~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
~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
~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
~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
~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
~YULIAIssa smiled as he stood naked before me. I got comfortable on the bed, rested my back against the bedpost and parted my legs deliberately as an invitation for him to come over. His smile grew wider as he slowly climbed on the bed. He slowly crawled to me before kneeling between my legs. I looked up at him and he reached out to touch my cheeks."How naughty you are, little girl," he whispered. I corked my brows at him in amusement. "Little girl? Where's that coming from?" He leaned over and crashed his lips against mine. He nibbled on my lower lip deliberately slowly before he pulled away and stared down at me. "What?" I laughed. He shook his head and began to kiss me again, this time deeper than before. His hands came to my waist while I held his face in my palms as he leaned closer to me, such that his cock was brushing my stomach. He pulled away again and smiled at me. Yara stirred at the sight of his smile. "Will you stop doing that?" He chuckled. "Sometimes, I find