Brent’s POVLayla and her big, stupid mouth. The last thing I needed is for Rose to get the wrong idea which judging by the look on her face, may be too late. Looks like being a man-whore is coming back to bite me in the ass. Layla smirked, obviously very pleased with the drama she’s created in front of everyone.“Hey Rose sweetheart can we go somewhere and talk?” I begged.“I’d like that, seems we have a bit to talk about.” She replied.I took her delicate hand, and we walked out the front doors and went to go sit in my mustang. “Rose I can explain” I started. I gave her a few seconds to stop me and when she didn’t I continued, “yes I used to sleep with Layla but that’s all over now. I wouldn’t touch her with a ten foot pole, in fact no one could pay me enough money to want to sleep with anyone and disrespect you. I’m really sorry if I made you feel disrespected but I can’t change my past behavior.”Rose watched me for a minute before she spoke, “I understand Brent. Do I like that yo
Colten’s POVMy wolf was raging. My beautiful Rose had some unknown person claiming her. “I’m going for a run!” I shouted to Sophie. Without waiting for a response, I threw myself out the front door and stripped right there and transformed into my wolf form. Freedom and skies. That’s what being a wolf feels like. I don’t know if it feels different for others because I’m a hybrid, but the blood lust is much easier to control in this form. No one but Sophie understands what it’s like to be a wolf and a vampire. When I’m in human form I constantly crave blood. The only thing I’ve found to curb cravings is doll’s eye, a creepy looking berry that’s normally poisonous for humans but not vampires. Even then the blood lust is never completely gone.While I ran through the forest, I passed small critters such as rabbits, snakes and a few deer. The need to hunt overtook me and I decided to stalk a deer. I had no need to hide behind brush because of my speed. I leapt over a fallen log and lunged
Colten’s POVI’m sitting in my living room watching tv when I get a phone call from Joel.“What’s up?”“Rose is gone!” Joel shouted.“What?! How the hell is she gone?”Joel continued, “we don’t know but get your ass over to her house.”I yelled for Sophie, “Rose is gone!” I heard a crash upstairs and then running as she sprinted down the stairs. She didn’t ask any questions as I hopped in my old Ford F-150 and peeled out of the driveway and took the familiar route to her house.I barely had the truck in park before I hopped out and took off inside her house. I ignored everyone, including her parents and ran into what I assumed was her room based on the scent. Gone. There’s only an old rag on the ground. With my heightened senses I can smell trace amounts of chloroform. My Rose is gone. With a growl I stalked back downstairs and met with everyone.Brent spoke first, “the only thing we have to go off of is this letter stating that she was promised. I think we need to start at the orphan
Mason’s POV“What’s the last thing you remember love?” I asked Rose.“I remember getting ready to move with my parents to Oregon, after that it’s kind of a blur.” She timidly said.“Unfortunately, none of you made it to Oregon. Your parents died in a car crash and you survived but have bouts of memory loss. We met afterward when you were looking for an apartment to live in and I recognized you as my mate.”She gasped, “what do you mean mate? What is that?”“I am a vampire sweetheart, and you are a vampire and witch hybrid. A mate is a soulmate. That means that we are meant to be together” She gasped even louder this time and backed away from me.“No! You’re lying, I don’t drink blood or boil stuff in cauldrons!”I chuckled at her reaction. “You had a seal placed on you as a baby, we were actually betrothed as infants. Our parents were friends. And no not the parents you knew, I’m talking about your birth parents.” I took the opportunity to approach her and held her soft hands. When sh
Joel’s POVSmall Crest Foundation. A large white building that had wild ivy spread across the brick, paint peeling on the front door and gargoyle statues which set the tone for the orphanage. The four of us went inside to see if we could find information on Rose. Upon entering I spotted a woman dressed in nun garb.“Excuse me sister, who can we speak with about a previous adoption?” I asked.She simply looked me up and down and crooked a finger to follow. We trailed her until we reached a large red door with an old style knocker on front.*clack clack clack*“Come in” a voice said from the other side. The nun shooed us in and then turned and left us behind.“How can I help ya’ll?” A middle aged man with a pudgy belly asked.“We need information on someone who was adopted seventeen to eighteen years ago.” I told him.“Well boys ya’ll are shit out of luck. Our records that date that far back got lost in a flooding about five years back. I don’t have any information if it’s past five yea
Colten’s POVWe’ve exhausted all leads. Our Rose is nowhere to be found. I tried to stay strong but I felt hopeless. I checked into another motel near the orphanage and decided to stay in Texas while the others went back to Oregon, hoping that a lead would crop up. Without Rose there’s no point in returning to Oregon for myself for the time being. I walked aimlessly through the streets until I came across a store front that boasted a psychic. A strange smell entered my nostrils. I sniffed deeper and finally recognized it. Witch. I opened the door and walked right into a room filled with herbs and different parts of deceased animals.“I know what you’re looking for and where to find it.” An old woman approached from behind a curtain.“Witch. Tell me.” I grunted.“You lost someone precious to you. Normally I don’t deal with creatures that aren’t of the earth but this person you’re looking for will play an important role for witches, vampires, werewolves, lycans, and all other creatures.
Maximus's POVI had two sexy ladies in my bed. One was licking my neck while the other was taking off her top.*ring ring ring*"Girls, pass me my phone," I answered the phone when the blonde passed it over, "Hello?""Why do I hear moans?" The voice on the other end asked."Who's this?" The brunette moaned again as she licked my neck some more."This is Brent you idiot! Call me when you're done playing around!" He hung up the phone."Sorry ladies, where were we?"Brent's POVThe man can't even chill for two minutes to answer the damn phone. "So what do we do while we wait for him to call back?" Damien questioned me."I guess we wait." I replied.Mason's POVRose lay next to me in bed. "Sweetheart, will you marry me?" I asked her again. I've asked her everyday hoping she'll break down eventually."You know what? Yes, Mason. I will." She said cheekily. I don't know why she had a change of heart but I wasn't going to lose the opportunity."Oh darling, you don't know how happy I am to he
Joel’s POVMy wolf perked up! Mate, mate, mate is here!Maximus threw the door open to the SUV and shoved Rose inside. “Drive, drive, drive!” He yelled.Brent slammed on the gas and we sped off.“Rose!” I couldn’t help but throw myself at her in the backseat. “I missed. Are you ok? Did he hurt you?” I couldn’t help but throw question after question at her. Her chest was heaving and she was panting from running. She threw herself at me and locked her lips with mine. Her soft lips met mine and I groaned, opening my mouth so she could slip her tongue inside. Our tongues stroked each other’s until we had to pull apart to breathe. I watched as tears fell from her eyes.“I’m so sorry!” She exclaimed.“It’s not your fault baby.” Damien told her.“I almost lost my virginity to that monster! If it wasn’t for ya’ll then he would’ve violated me. Thank you for finding me!”It was then that I noticed Maximus behaving weird, he was rubbing her back to soothe her, and it wasn’t sexual. That’s new.“
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