"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
"You think she's telling the truth about not being friends with Evelyn? You believed her sob story?" I ask "Honestly, I'm not sure. But what if it's not a sob story? What if they used to be friends? I know for sure that Uncle Knox couldn't be wrong about the two of them ever being friends with each other.Females of all beings are created to be petty-minded, you know. Most of them care too much about small, unimportant things. And being unnecessarily unkind to each other is usually not that big a deal to them. They would betray their friendship to each other within the blink of an eye if they see something more beneficial to them...""You are right about that," I say, nodding as I reason with him."Here's what I think– Evelyn and Carol, the Alpha and Beta's mates used to be friends. By law, the Beta is supposed to take over the control of the pack whenever the Alpha is indisposed but when the old Alpha fell ill, Evelyn, the Luna refused to allow the Beta to take over. She'd always w
If eyes could kill, Carol would have been lying dead with the death-like glare Ella is giving her "What?!" Carol snaps back with her phone glued to her ear. "What's your problem?" "What do you think you're doing? Who are you calling?" Ella angrily asks her Carol chuckles dryly"What do you mean by who am I calling? What? I'm not allowed to make calls? I didn't realize I'm under arrest or am I?" Carol replies sarcastically before turning to me "I'm sorry, Alpha but am I not allowed to make calls here?""Of course you are, I'm not a tyrant you know" I replied to her with a smile before asking..."But who were you speaking with on the phone?" Her countenance changed to the one of surprise. I guess she's wondering why I would tell her she's free to make calls yet still ask who she was speaking with. Isn't that tyrannical behavior?"I– I haven't even made the call. I was just about to. I don't know for how long I'll be here so I thought I should make patrol arrangements with my team
Ivar and Ella immediately stand the moment they see Eric and I return to the living area where they are all waiting. I don't need to tell them what we are up to. They see I'm shirtless and automatically know something is about to go down."General..." Ivar calls questioningly. He doesn't need to open his mouth before I know his unsaid questions will be... 'who are they and where is it going down?' My men are trained to always be ready and in situations like this, who and where don't really matter to them. They will follow me to hell and battle the devil himself if that's what I command. "The pack's second gate. The Gamma guards are refusing our men entrance into the pack. According to their words, they don't have an Alpha. Their Alpha is dead and couldn't have invited anyone to the pack.Ivar grin devilishly "If they wish to die then let's grant their death wish!" "They will never learn unless you show them who the Alpha is, General! They need to learn, let's show them right now!"
"Victoria! What have you done to yourself!? Are you crazy!?" Carol shrieks as if her whole world just came crashing down around her Unlike humans, who see men having extramarital affairs as a big deal, shifters don't really. Male shifters to be precise. In our world, a man, especially an Alpha, can decide to have a mate, a wife, and a concubine all at the same time A one true mate is the one Moon goddess pairs us with. The one with the essence we can't do without. A man-wolf, especially an Alpha who already has a mate can also decide to legally get married to another she-wolf or a human for that matter if let's say his mate isn't well-learned or isn't capable of standing beside him at social gatherings.He can also decide to keep a concubine if he's a very sexual man and doesn't get enough from the women in his life or if he's someone like me who doesn't find his mate or wife sexually attractive. Or he can decide to legally get married to his mate as Ella and Ivar did with each othe
"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