"So I spoke with Nate concerning what we discussed about the trial date and he told me the trial will be held in two weeks. On the last day of the month, which is the 30th.""In two weeks? Isn't that too far?" I ask with displeasure "Will they be able to prepone the date if I request it? I don't want this to drag on for too long. I want to be done with it as soon as possible so I can focus on more important issues"They don't usually do that but because of whatever lies Evelyn might have fed them with. I'm sure they will make an exception for you if you request it since they also can't wait to take the Alpha position away from you and give it to Justin. But I don't advise you to do that. It's the normal procedure to give two weeks so your lawyer will be able to gather evidence for the trial.""A lawyer? Is that necessary? Can't I just go there on the said date with my team and tell them you're not dead?" "No, you cannot! I don't trust both of you and your attitudes towards the elder
"Alpha, one of the executives is here" I was surprised when I heard Ella announced. I look at Eric and see the same expression on his face."Well, that's surprising..." I say and Eric nods in agreement "It's surprising indeed. I wasn't really expecting any of them to show up." He says while checking his wristwatch for the time. "He's twelve minutes earlier than the scheduled time." "It's not a He. She. The person is a she-wolf" Ella says"Oh..." I say"Yes sir. She told us she got two notices of meeting emails that all executives should report to the Alpha's mansion. Ivar is with her right now at the conference hall.""Okay, you can leave," I dismiss Ella"How many executives do we have in this pack?" I ask Eric after Ella leaves the room "Twenty-nine executives. One Gamma Chief. Five Deltas. Four Sentinels. Seven Elders. Two Assassins. Three Zetas. One Lead-hunter. One Peacemaker. Two Scouts. One Lead-tutor. One Lead Therapist and One Lead Healer. That's Twenty-one males and Eight
Since I showed her the door, I thought she would stand up and leave immediately but she didn't. She also won't look at me. Her eyes are unwavering as they focus on a spot away from my face. I'm about to throw her out since she's neither saying anything nor attempting to leave, but before I give the command, Eric speaks through the mind link. 'Chill man!... I know you're angry but she showed up for the meeting at least. Remember the condition we gave in the email we sent to them?... Anyone that didn't show up should kiss their jobs and homes goodbye. She's the only one that showed up out of twenty-nine executives. Even if you want to punish her for being so disrespectful I think we should find out her intentions for showing up first, right?''Yeah...' I reply to him with my eyes still focused on the woman who's still staring into space."Hey! I already ask you to leave so why are you not leaving?" I say sharply, making her flinch. She directs her gaze back to me and then quickly low
Ella grins widely in satisfaction the moment I mentioned she would duel with Carol. I can't help but laugh at how amusing she looks, wondering if she has forgotten the person she's about to fight is a Zeta who has many years of experience infighting.I've never seen anyone so happy to get beaten in my life. I'm not saying Carol would easily beat Ella, no! In fact, I have confidence in Ella's fighting skills. She won't be on my team if I don't believe in her. I just don't get how she could be this happy to be in a fight she's not assured of winning. 'This woman is a General for crying out loud, Ella. She has years of experience more than you and still, you're happy to fight her? Aren't you scared?' I asked her through our mind link'Scared?...' she chuckles. 'As big as Ivar is, I wasn't scared to kick his ass the first time we met...''You really need to stop saying that at every opportunity you got babe. I keep telling you, you didn't kick my ass, I let you win. Would you have ever
"My daughter is here and I've explained everything to her so shall we begin?" Carol says with confidence as she walks towards where we're sitting. "Alpha..." The daughter greets with a slight bow towards us and I give her a curt nod in return. Her countenance is also as cold as her mother's was when she first arrived. I'm glad Carol didn't bother to properly introduce her to us because of Eric. I don't want any situation that would make him strike up a conversation with Drew's daughter."Let's begin then." I tell Carol before turning in the direction Ella is sitting with Ivar."Ella let's start," I called to her. She stands up and gives her mate a quick kiss on the lips before walking to us."General." She says with a nod when she arrives "She's ready to duel are you?" I ask her."I was born ready, Alpha..." She replies before asking... "Is it going to be a no-rule fight?" "No, it's not. It's going to be a hand-to-hand combat. You're not allowed to fight with your wolves nor are
"I'm not..." She was saying then stopped. "Never mind" 'I'm not what?...' I wonder what she wanted to say. 'I'm not Evelyn's spy? I'm not here for revenge?... What? Why did she suddenly decide to clam up?' Since she was so eager to work with me then shouldn't she be assuring me I'm wrong in my thinking about her? Could it be that my suspicions are right? Or could it be she just does not give a damn about what I think of her?"Can my daughter stay? She's not a member of the executives. Do you mind if she sits in on our meeting?" Her voice brought me out of my thoughts. Now she wants her daughter to stay so she can have another pair of ears and eyes to listen to and watch every one of our movements. Why isn't she completing her sentence from before?I chuckle silently. 'Let's see how far both of them can go in carrying out their plans.' I say to myself before replying to her..."I don't see why not if you can get her to behave, be respectful, and not speak out of turn. If not then I
Her countenance immediately changed She lowers her gaze then, awkwardly clearing her throat."Uhmm, so many questions. Now where do I start answering from?..."True, the eastern part was a pain in all our asses. Especially when I lost three men patrolling the darn place. After I lost my men, I became fed up with the place. I'm not going to lie that for some time I lost interest and hope, but I never gave up. I never relent. I kept on working and everything became easier for us when the electric fence was erected.It was after the fence was erected and things became easier for my team that Zachary, one of the elders suggested at the executives' monthly meeting that somebody else should take over the patrolling of the place. I mean, where was he when the place was still dangerous? Why didn't he come up with that bright idea before the fence was put up? Why wait until the place is safer for my team to patrol before suggesting it be taken away from us?I was mad. I protested of course b
I focus my attention on Carol as she's looking at the TV screen with a shocked expression on her face. She looks truly devastated by the damage done to the fence. She indeed must be a damn good actress if she's putting up a show.My dad told us she's one of Evelyn's friends, that they're even in the same women's executive's club but she outrightly denied being friends with Evelyn. I don't want to believe my dad didn't know what he was saying when he told Eric and me they were friends but I'll have to keep my fingers crossed and wait for the truthHer eyes become wider as she lets out a small gasp when the TV displays the smashed fence charger."They broke into the Alpha's workshop to destroy the energizer too?" She exclaims, briefly looking in her daughter's direction"This is obviously an inside job. Somebody in this pack did that damage, I'm sure." My gaze immediately shifts from Carol to her daughter who just spoke for the first time since the meeting started. "Uh, oh..." She say
"Yes, we came as soon as your Dad told us. He drove down here like a madman, almost killing us in the process!" Eric complains behind Thor and I laugh, gently pushing away so I can properly look at my man."Oh, babe!" I say. I touch his head and all over his face while telling myself, this is real. It is not an illusion. My mate is standing here before me. He's holding me in his arms."I'm not dreaming or am I?..." I seriously ask, looking deeply into his eyes. "This is not an illusion?" I ask again, kissing him this time. "Eric and Lily are not playing tricks on me?" His smile widens as he shakes his head,"No, babycakes." He replies and then crushes his mouth onto mine. His lips push mine open, making way for his tongue to deeply delve and explore the insides of my mouth. I kiss him back as fiercely, clinging tightly to him with my arms wrapped around his neck and my legs around his waist."Did that feel like an illusion?" He whispers into my ear after he pulls away from our kis
I enter the doctor's office, expecting to see Doctor Anders but it's another doctor that I see sitting in his chair. The man's eyes widen with surprise as I enter. "Oh, my!..." He exclaims and immediately stands from his chair, bowing so deeply his head almost hits the desk in front of him.He recognizes me even though we've not met before. Indeed the news about me saving everyone has spread amongst the warriors. I guess they also know I'm the one with the Lycan wolf. I wonder how long it will take my Lycanthropy secret to spread to the outside world."Luna–ma'am... I'm so sorry! I– I didn't know– I mean, we weren't expecting you! I would have personally gathered everyone to welcome you if I'd known and..." "No, that won't be necessary..." I say with a smile. Gather everyone to welcome me! Isn't that doing too much? I look from him to Ella. "I was expecting to see Doctor Anders?...""Oh, that's my bad, Luna, I should have informed you ahead of time before we arrived here..."
"I saved us!? How did I do that!?" I ask in disbelief since I don't remember doing anything but cry."We lost our powers. He was separated from the rest of us. The witch's plan was for me to watch him die a painful death and all I remember doing was cry. So how did I do it? How did I save us?"You screamed..." Lily replies I frown"That was it!?... I just screamed?" I ask not understanding how that helped save people's lives."Yes!" Ella says with excitement." You screamed and combusted!..." My eyebrows shots up in surprise as I continue to listen to her talk"The General told us all about it. He said it's one of your abilities. Besides, I was there that day when Alpha Elias asked about your powers and you told us what happened when you screamed in anger once."That was the day Miranda and the Council police came to arrest me. "That was what saved us!? And I combusted!?" "Yes! You screamed and burst into blue flame. They all flee. Fighting to escape the agonizing pain your screa
Ash's POV "Come on, babe! You can do it!" Thor softly says behind me. "Control is in the mind, remember? You control your powers with what your mind will and wish for. It will do what you ask it to do. It will harm or kill anyone you wish to harm or kill." "But I'm trying!" I shout with frustration. "I'm trying but it's not working!""Try harder!" I hear Granduncle Beowulf's firm voice say. "You're Goddess Sif. The chosen one of our House Howell. You're also a Lycan so give it your all! Try harder!""If you want to do it then you have to stop panicking so you can be able to concentrate." My mom's gentle voice takes over from Granduncle Beowulf. "Calm down. Relax and try to breathe through it. You can do it. I believe in you. Breathe my darling, breathe..." "Okay!" I say, nodding my head as I take deep breaths in before letting it out slowly. "I am Lycan. I am Goddess Sif. I am the chosen one of House Howell. I can do it. Control is in the mind...Control is in the mind...Cont
My eyes widen when the ground drops from underneath everyone right before my eyes. Or should I say they're floating above the ground? What is this? What is happening all of a sudden?I look around me and realize, no, not everyone, just the werewolves! The wereapes and hybrids are standing firmly on the ground while the werewolves float above it.Wait, I'm a werewolf. Why am I not floating with the others? Why am I the only one standing with our enemies?And why is everywhere this quiet all of a sudden? What happened to the mighty growls and groans? Come to think of it, they didn't just stop growling and groaning; they're motionless. They look frozen in place? "Thor!" I hear my name and my heart skips a bit with apprehension.Ash. I would recognize that voice anywhere. I suspected they wouldn't be able to stop her. Now she's here. God, why does she have to be here now that everything is turning upside down? My eyes search among the crowd of werewolves above the ground until I see
Thor's POVThe outcome of a battle could be decided by various factors which include the skill of the commanding officers, the numbers and experience of the warriors, the instruments and weapons used, the battleground, the weather conditions... and so onMind you; I said 'could be.' No one can predict the outcome of a war. Even if you get all your ducks in a row before the battle or your warriors are already having the upper hand during the battle, unexpected circumstances can suddenly turn the tide and fuck things up for you. Back in Denmark duels and battles between packs are the norm. It's a way to expand our territories, establish honor, and settle disputes. I've fought in many battles in the fifteen years I stayed with my uncle but none as crazily wild as this. A few minutes into it, I realized despite all the training we've had, we're still far from ready. Werewolf vs Wereape is a fair fight. Werewolf vs. hybrid is death sentence, especially for the nonoriginals among us. I
What the hell! I shockingly gaspIt's not a wereape child. It's a human! A human child wearing a wereape costume! My eyes narrow in disbelief when I see more hybrids coming out from behind her. Like, they're literally coming out of thin air. When Eric and Lily opened their portals, I saw the air shimmered before the space opened and widened into a hole big enough for multitudes to pass through. This is just plain space. More of them are coming out of plain, space! I whirl around, looking for Lily, but I don't see her anywhere.The only human form I see driving a dagger into a wereape's heart is a stranger. A black woman that reminds me of a character in a famous movie series. Oh, yes. Ancient witches take the form of another when their identity is exposed or they don't want to be exposed."Lily!" I growl over the chaotic howls and growls around us and the woman turns to look at me."Lily?" I questioningly call again to double sure and she smiles. Hurrying to me as she wipes her bl
The air reeks of blood, burnt flesh, and the sickening stench of dark wolves. Mighty growls and snarls reverberate all around me, filling my head with vivid images of the battle raging nearby.Even though my Lycan is running fast and hard, the loose beach sand slows me down, making it feel as if I'm running in slow motion. Damn, dunes! And damn Thor for sending me to the farthest part of the beach where hills of sand are molded everywhere.My heart beats wildly inside my chest. It's not only because I'm extremely anxious though. It's mostly because I'm feeling my mate's emotions– rage, fear, frustration, desperation... This makes me wonder, if the mighty Thor is feeling this way, then doesn't it mean the apes have the upper hand?I stumble and growl out in pain when I suddenly feel a sharp unbearable pain on my right flank. I touch the place and subconsciously look down at my hand. What was I expecting to see? Blood? I wonder.Almost immediately, I feel another ripping pain on my l
The moment I rise to follow the rest a strong hand holds me back. I turn to look at the person and I see Thor looking down at me, clearly looking worried. I wonder if he had been behind me all this while. I couldn't have known since our essence had been masked by Lily so the enemies wouldn't be able to smell our presence.I try to switch my grim expression into a smile but I'm not sure I manage to successfully pull it off. "Baby, we...""Do you remember what we talked about when I got my Thor power?" He hurriedly asks, cutting me off mid-sentence I frown, trying to recall that particular conversation "About control?" I ask He nods"Yes, about control. You're Goddess Sif. The chosen one of House Howell and a Lycan. If the time comes then don't be afraid to summon and use your powers. Control is in the mind. You control your powers with what your mind will and wish for. It will do what you ask it to do. It will harm or kill anyone you wish to harm or kill, you understand me!?" H