Rose’s POVToday is my first day starting a new school and I have to admit, I’m kind of nervous. I missed my boyfriend Garrett, well ex boyfriend as of the end of junior year. We were considering long distance but decided that it wouldn’t be a happy relationship for either of us. We agreed that we’d try to go to the same college if we were both single when the school year ended.“Bye mama, bye daddy!” I called out to my parents before striding out the door. My stepparents loved me dearly, my real parents died in a car accident when I was five years old, so I was old enough to know that I was a hybrid. I missed them everyday but I’m thankful for my stepparents adopting me from the orphanage.The school was a bit of a walk, but I wanted to explore a bit of the woods, so I decided that I’d much prefer walking over driving.“Rose?!” I heard a deep voice call out to me. I looked back and saw a tall brown-haired boy with a lip piercing and gorgeous blue eyes call out to me.“Excuse me, have
Rose’s POVMy first day started off great. I made lots of new friends at school and may have developed a crush or two. Tomorrow is my eighteenth birthday, and I couldn’t wait! Sophie promised we’d have a party at her and Mr. Star’s house, and I was really looking forward to it.“Girl, are you ready?” She said as she came to pick me up from my house.“Yes! I can’t wait!” I told her as I walked out the front door.Brent’s POVI noticed that a few things are turning out differently this time around versus before. I’m really hoping that making her, not a fallen, isn’t affecting too much. I really want to still be her mate. Besides, weren’t the five of us mates because we needed to “protect her.” Dammit. I was in such dire straights that I didn’t think my wish through.Rose’s POVI was dressed in a one-piece black swimsuit and swimming around the pool before the party when I heard a voice cry out, “Rose!”I looked over and saw Garrett. No way, how is Garrett here?“No way.” I whispered to
10 YEARS LATEREpilogue:Rose’s POV“Maddie! Jarren! What did I say about running in the house?” I yelled out, frustrated with these crazy kids.“You said not to run, mama.” Maddie recited obediently.“Suck up!” Jarren said.“Jarren! Don’t be rude!” I chastised. At least he had the decency to look apologetic.“They’re only kids baby, don’t forget that.” Damien kissed my cheek.Max came up on my other side and rubbed my tummy, “plus you’ll need to learn patience with this new set of kids.” He chuckled.“Lord, why does it have to be triplets? I thought we would stop at 5 kids and instead I have a whole house full of them!” I rubbed my face, frustrated.“Shh, it’s okay baby.” Joel whispered in my ear, licking it lightly.Colten came up from behind me and threw me over his shoulder, laughing while he ran with me. “Give it a month and I’ll be bigger than a whale!” I exclaimed while slapping his ass.“No matter what, you’ll always be the sexiest woman I’ve ever seen,” he said as he placed m
Rose POVI could feel him watching me again. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up while I slowly turned around. My emerald eyes met with sapphire eyes. "Why is he staring at me?" I thought to myself."Rose...Rose! Can you read the next paragraph?""Sorry Mr. Lucien" I mumbled. "Ummm..."Ding ding ding. Saved by the bell!"Miss Canto, I suggest you follow along with the rest of the class next time."My cheeks burned while my classmates snickered around me. I hurriedly packed my notebooks and laptop into my backpack and shot up and out of the classroom before I could embarrass myself further.Oooof! I was met with a hot and solid wall right outside the door."Hey, you're Rose, right?" The boy with the sapphire eyes inquired in the deepest melodious voice I have ever heard."Um yes, Rose Canto. Who are you?""I'm Damien Jones.""Well, it's nice to meet you but I really need to get to my next class." I started to walk off when I felt a large hand on my elbow."I'll walk you. It must
Rose POV"Oh my goodness this day is finally over! I hate being the new girl and everyone just staring at me."Sophie just looked at me with a wide grin and said, "girl they were staring at you because you're freaking hot!"I felt my face redden at her exclamation and squeaked out, "what? I think you're mistaken.""Hell no I'm not mistaken, you're hot and we need to embrace the hotness and have all the guys panting at your feet for the rest of the school year. By the way when do you turn 18?" Sophie said."Actually tomorrow is my birthday but I haven't been in town long enough to do anything with anyone.""WHAT?! WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU NOT TELL ME?" Sophie shrieked right in my ear. I think I'm going to suffer from hearing loss. Sophie continued on, "we need to go clothes shopping asap!""Oh no it's really fine, I'm not going to have a party or anything, I was just going to hang out at the house with my parents and maybe watch some crime tv."Sophie glared at me with her mouth open
Brent's POVI'm driving down the highway when I notice a flash of red. Looking closely I notice that it's Rose! Why is she on the outskirts of the woods? I swing around and roll up to a distressed looking Rose."Hey sweetheart what's wrong? Why are you out here by yourself?""I don't really want to talk about it. Um but can you give me a ride? I was with Sophie when I took off and she drove. I'm not really sure what direction I came from.""Of course, just hop in and I'll take you wherever you want to go.""Thank you Brent! You are Brent and not Damien right?""Yes sweetheart I'm Brent, the better looking one." I toss her a wink and make her giggle. I inhale her womanly scent and I'm instantly calm as my mustang fills with the scent of strawberries."By the way tomorrow is my birthday... Sophie is throwing a party, and I wanted to see if maybe you and your brother want to go? "Sounds cool, how old are you?""18" she answered."I wouldn't miss it for the world." I reassured her.I loo
Joel's POVI took off to the guest room I'm staying in so I could rush and beat that jerk Damien out to the pool. I stumbled through the closet, rushed out the door and down the stairs to reach the back porch and looked out at the beautiful sight of Rose floating. As calmly as I could, I strolled over to the edge of the pool closest to Rose."Hi Rose, how have you been? I'm remorseful about this summer. I'd like to start over, we can be just friends if that makes you more comfortable." "I'm not sure yet Joel, you really hurt me. I'm going to need time but for now we can just be acquaintances." She said sadly. I felt awful about having hurt her this summer."If that's what you want then I'm grateful for the opportunity. Thank you, Rose." I tore off my shirt and watched Rose swallow and her pupils enlarge. I'm glad to see I still affect her. Thank god for werewolf genes. I dived into the pool and swam as far out as I could to get a little closer to Rose and her sweet scent. My wolf has
Rose's POVI can't help but feel like there's something going on that I'm not aware of. I'm getting changed for this evening's party when Sophie comes in to remind me that we're having a conversation first."Rose! You look beautiful already girl! Let's head downstairs before these boys chicken out of this conversation." Um ok? Why would they chicken out? I follow her back down the steps to the living area that had these large men sitting on the couches. I decided to sit in an armchair across from everyone else. I never noticed the other day how beautiful this house truly is. An elegant 2 story house with large picture windows instead of walls in the living room. I didn't notice them previously because there's large privacy curtains that can cover them."So what's up?" I hesitantly ask.Colten chimes in, "do you believe there are things in this world that aren't easily explained? Anything supernatural like aliens...witches...wolves....vampires..etc?"I think there's probably ghosts, an
10 YEARS LATEREpilogue:Rose’s POV“Maddie! Jarren! What did I say about running in the house?” I yelled out, frustrated with these crazy kids.“You said not to run, mama.” Maddie recited obediently.“Suck up!” Jarren said.“Jarren! Don’t be rude!” I chastised. At least he had the decency to look apologetic.“They’re only kids baby, don’t forget that.” Damien kissed my cheek.Max came up on my other side and rubbed my tummy, “plus you’ll need to learn patience with this new set of kids.” He chuckled.“Lord, why does it have to be triplets? I thought we would stop at 5 kids and instead I have a whole house full of them!” I rubbed my face, frustrated.“Shh, it’s okay baby.” Joel whispered in my ear, licking it lightly.Colten came up from behind me and threw me over his shoulder, laughing while he ran with me. “Give it a month and I’ll be bigger than a whale!” I exclaimed while slapping his ass.“No matter what, you’ll always be the sexiest woman I’ve ever seen,” he said as he placed m
Rose’s POVMy first day started off great. I made lots of new friends at school and may have developed a crush or two. Tomorrow is my eighteenth birthday, and I couldn’t wait! Sophie promised we’d have a party at her and Mr. Star’s house, and I was really looking forward to it.“Girl, are you ready?” She said as she came to pick me up from my house.“Yes! I can’t wait!” I told her as I walked out the front door.Brent’s POVI noticed that a few things are turning out differently this time around versus before. I’m really hoping that making her, not a fallen, isn’t affecting too much. I really want to still be her mate. Besides, weren’t the five of us mates because we needed to “protect her.” Dammit. I was in such dire straights that I didn’t think my wish through.Rose’s POVI was dressed in a one-piece black swimsuit and swimming around the pool before the party when I heard a voice cry out, “Rose!”I looked over and saw Garrett. No way, how is Garrett here?“No way.” I whispered to
Rose’s POVToday is my first day starting a new school and I have to admit, I’m kind of nervous. I missed my boyfriend Garrett, well ex boyfriend as of the end of junior year. We were considering long distance but decided that it wouldn’t be a happy relationship for either of us. We agreed that we’d try to go to the same college if we were both single when the school year ended.“Bye mama, bye daddy!” I called out to my parents before striding out the door. My stepparents loved me dearly, my real parents died in a car accident when I was five years old, so I was old enough to know that I was a hybrid. I missed them everyday but I’m thankful for my stepparents adopting me from the orphanage.The school was a bit of a walk, but I wanted to explore a bit of the woods, so I decided that I’d much prefer walking over driving.“Rose?!” I heard a deep voice call out to me. I looked back and saw a tall brown-haired boy with a lip piercing and gorgeous blue eyes call out to me.“Excuse me, have
Maximus’s POVI couldn’t fall back asleep. Something is wrong, I just know it. I sat up and tried calling the others but was unable to reach anyone.“Forget this plant!” I exclaimed, throwing my phone down on the bed. I shifted and hopped down off the bed to go take a piss.When I was done relieving myself, I strode to the kitchen to look for something to eat.“You couldn’t sleep either?” Colten asked me. I shook my head no.“Why don’t we go straight to the source?” He then asked.“What do you mean?” I questioned.“I mean why don’t we go take care of Lucifer ourselves? I say that we call up Abigail and see what she can help us with. Neither of us can sleep anyway.” He said.“Okay, call her.” I told him. What have we got to lose anyway?He tried to call but she didn’t answer. “I’ll just send her a text for now.” He huffed. I grunted in reply and set out to make my sandwich.“Hey bro, is there any blood in the fridge? Toss me a bottle.” He said.I grabbed a bottle of the red liquid and
Brent’s POV“Now let the real trials begin.” That’s what this stupid podium said. You’ve gotta be kidding me.“Call the others,” Joel said but as he finished his sentence the hole began to close up from above us. I dashed forward to try to clear it but no luck.“No reception.” Garrett said, waving his phone around.“Welcome!” A voice boomed from all around us. I turned left and right but couldn’t see anything new.“I’m your host, Gabriel! If you can complete these trials, I will grant one wish. You can wish for anything! I just ask that you don’t destroy the Earth, that may be annoying to deal with. Now then!” The voice cut off and a glowing man in a white robe walked forward out of thin air. He was at least 8 feet tall with long blonde hair, huge muscles and sharp features.“Who’s ready?” He said with a huge smile on his face.“What’s with those fake trials?” Joel growled.“Oh that? That was just because it’s funny. Who doesn’t want to visit their ex? The flower thing though was just
Damien’s POVWe kept our flight to return to town so that we could go home for a bit and regroup. Joel reached out to Pat about this flower and she was going to look for a book that has some information on it.We walked into the house and it just felt lonely without Rose. Oh Rose, I really hope that we can get this situated soon. I miss you and I miss my children.“Chin up, bro, we’ll get these trials done quickly. There’s multiple men so that increases our chances in my opinion.” Brent told me. I tried to listen to his reassurances, but I couldn’t control how I feel.“Come on Patricia, why are you taking so long?” Joel griped while trying to call her again.After a few more hours and her not showing up, we decided to go to her house and check on her.Upon arriving, I could tell that something was off. The door was ajar and when we entered, the place was a wreck. It looked like someone tore through all her books and smashed her jars of potion ingredients.“What happened here?” Max roa
Joel’s POVWe returned to Stonehenge and followed the instructions that Patricia gave before she left the other day. She said as long as we drip Garrett’s blood on the grass, we should be able to enter again, she just warned us to do it at night when there was less likely to be tourists.When we made our way back down the stairs and to the podium, there was a different set of instructions.The moondrop flower is what you seek next. It only grows once every 100 years, will you be the lucky one to find it? This is a necessary ingredient for the poultice.“So we should probably wait to make the poultice.” I told the others.“Yeah, I would say so.” Brent retorted.“Where do we even find this flower? This is some bull!” Colten exclaimed. I had to agree. What was the point of these trials?“Once every 100 years? That’s some more bull!” Brent chipped in.“Did Lucifer say how many trials there were?” I asked Brent but he just shook his head no.“What if this is just a wild goose chase?” Damie
Maximus’s POVWe just checked into a hotel in Sweden.I was not looking forward to seeing Areleyna, again. Last time I saw her, I told her I’d be there when she woke up but then she started spouting some bullshit about being my girlfriend. Needless to say, I bolted as soon as she fell asleep. I have no idea why we need her scales in particular, that question has been bothering me.“So where do we go from here?” Joel asked me. I grumbled in reply until he nudged me.“She’s near the Baltic Sea. She used to reside in it but the pollution has become so bad that she prefers to stay on land now.” I told them.“So how did you two meet?” Brent asked me.“I was sunbathing nude on the beach, hey don’t judge me, then she walked up to me and propositioned me. Who was I to say no? We chatting for a short while before she invited me back to her place.” I told them.I could see Damien shaking his head. Judgmental punk. Not all of us were virgins until we met our mate. Hell, I didn’t think I would ev
Colten’s POVHere we are standing in front of the legendary Stonehenge.“So what do we do now?” Damien asked.“Well Asmodeus was supposed to snap Patricia with us but she was concerned she’d get stuck here so we are waiting on her flight. For now, I figured we could just look around, like tourists or something.” Brent answered.We decided to walk around these boring rocks for awhile. I was eager to get started on our mission but I didn’t have much choice in the matter.After awhile I see Patricia walking up. Finally.“Hey Patty!” Joel yelled out to her.“Hey guys, I’m finally here!” She said.“Thank goodness, I’m tired of staring at these overgrown rocks.” Brent said.He pulled out the scroll that Lucifer gave him and Patricia looked over it.“Before we begin I’m going to cast a spell that will make everything look normal to anyone passing by. We don’t need any silly rumors about witches and spells.” She laughed then turned back to read the scroll.“Tsk.” She said after a minute.“Wha