~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
~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
~YULIAAll eyes fell on us the moment we entered the old newly renovated Victorian era home of the Cravens. It was built in the middle of a very enormous acre of land surrounded by a massive forest of trees. The halls that connected with the entrance were filled with statues and marbles of ancient gods and medieval gothic knight suits of silver shining armour.I felt the envy of the women as they appraised my dress and the handsome man whose arm I clung to. I realized that this was no ordinary dinner. I could see that a lot of important people were present. A very well-suited butler came towards us with a tray of drinks. Issa took one and handed it to me, then he picked another one and held it without drinking. I figured that I was going to do the same thing. If Issa was not going to be drinking tonight, then so was I.I looked around at the faces of the invited people and realized that I did not know one person except for Deucalion and his daughters who were clad in dazzling dress
~ISSAI was not really worried about Leia’s threat because I knew that my Yulia could take her.I knew that Marianna had thoroughly trained her before she was killed. I was watching secretly. “Is it really your first time attending something like this?” Yulia asked me as we leisurely walked through the grand hall of the house. “Yes, I find gatherings like this boring,” I said as we passed by another guest who peered at us with awe and curiosity. I knew that Yulia’s custom made dress was attracting a lot of attention from everyone that we passed by. Hesta had really outdone herself.“I don’t want to sound paranoid but I think the eldest sister is following us,” Yulia whispered as we walked. I knew that she was talking about Iris.“She wants to talk to me alone,” I told Yulia. “She is waiting for you to wander off.”“Should I wander off so you two can talk?” She asked.“You are not leaving my sight, Yulia, whatever she wants to say, she can do so with you present or she can keep on f
~YULIAI looked at Issa with a bit of confusion at what he said. Why was he changing the plan? He squeezed my hand softly, which meant to tell me that he knew what he was doing.“Why are you changing your mind after all these years,” Davina asked him suspiciously. “What is your plan?”“Davina,” Albus admonished lightly. “He helped rebuild the school.” Yet it was not enough to make the headmistress back down. She still had her claws out for him.“It does not give him the right to choose when to enter into our folds anytime he feels like it,” Davina said with a cold glare.“Actually, it does. Without me, all your precious books and items would have been lost,” Issa said, shooting Davina his own cold glare. “Burnt down by the same witches that betrayed you when you let them into your boy scout club,” He added with venom.Davina could only glare because I could tell that she had no retort.“And the sanctum is forever grateful to you for helping us weed out the traitors,” Albus said grac
~YULIA I felt uneasy as I followed everyone to the large dining hall while Albus quietly walked beside me. What did he mean by expecting the unexpected? My life was full of the unexpected anyway so what was making me uneasy?The dining hall was large and spacious with chandeliers decorating the very high ceiling. The table was the strangest I had ever come across. I had no idea what material of wood it was made with.“Obsidian,” Albus said as if reading my mind. “Very fragile though,” He added as he took a seat. The obsidian table was very long and I was certain it would take a lot of people. How big was the Craven house?I sat beside Albus and before I could say a word, Davina appeared with a pissed off expression on her face and plopped down beside Albus. He was sitting between us.“It did not go well I presume?” Albus asked with humour in his voice.“With that Lycan, nothing ever goes as planned,” Davina replied in an angry huff.“What happened?
~ISSA“I know that you are up to something, Issa,” Davina said as we walked side by side. I could feel her cold hostility towards me. “You and that niece of yours.”She was right. “What gave you that idea?” I asked, indulging her.“You scorned my invitation the last time,” she replied. “It makes no sense that you would suddenly change your mind.” “You are right, Davina but things have changed and I realize that your secret sanctum holds the answers, and Yulia’s life is in grave danger.” I revealed it to her.She stopped and fully turned to me. “It is quite surprising to see you care about someone else besides yourself,” she said with a sad smile. I knew that she was thinking about what could have happened between us.“Why does everybody think I am selfish?” I mused.“Because you don’t hide it.”“Fair enough,” I said and. “Look, Davina, I know that something evil is about to rear its head and you can feel it too, even old Albus can feel it in his stubborn old bones, we need to stick
~ISSAThe bastard had planned this all along. Deucalion. Always the business man. He knew that the object in his possession was very valuable to me because it was connected to Yulia. When Marianna and I had rescued Yulia from the jaws of death, a mysterious box came into my possession. The content of the box had something to do with our moon goddess. The supernatural matron of the werewolves. I had no idea what was inside the box but I knew that it had something to do with Yulia’s parents and how they died.While the box was with me, the key to opening it was with Deucalion and that was the only reason I was working as the top back and front-end developer for his company. I created software and wrote codes to make his company number one in fintech and software development. He paid me very well but I was not interested in his money, I was only interested in getting the moon key. Deucalion knew that I was not interested in his company and was only keeping me hostage with the key in
~YULIAI had never been to a place like this before. I was wracked with anxiety and excitement plus a little fear because I had no idea how tonight was going to end. I was not even scared when these big burly men approached me with hunger in their eyes. I felt revolted by the way they were leering at me with their lust filled eyes. However, I was not afraid of them, they were humans and I was not. I could even take them on even if they decided to try anything. But that was not going to be the case tonight.I looked at their jacket to see if they were part of the motorcycle gang I was looking for but they were not. “Who is blind enough to leave you all by yourself on a night like this?” The one to my left drawled. His breath stank of alcohol and I suppressed a gag. He was leaning on the wall by my left while his partner in crime was to my right.I shrugged. “I came alone, I am just looking for a good time,” I said, giving my best innocent smile.“Well, you are in the right place, d
~ISSAYulia’s breast was distracting as I rode through the barren road. I loved the way they vibrated against my back. I loved the way her arms wrapped around my body. I loved the way her breath felt on my neck. I should use the motorcycle more.It was pitch-black out here in the city outskirts, and we rode through it like fireflies floating through the dark. Here, the law simply did not exist, I could vividly smell the stench of death on these barren corpse-filled land as we rode on.I realized that I had forgotten to lay out the plans on what to do when we got to our destination. That was a lie, I deliberately ignored the plan because I preferred to react to whatever happened as we went. I loved to improvise because I had first-hand experience on plans not working out. Besides, we were dealing with dark magic here and there was nothing predictable about that kind of magic.I saw the lights in the darkness far ahead of the road. Death Valley loomed ahead of us. The road ahead curve
~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