I drive like a bat out of hell with one hand while I hold Ash's hand with the other. I can barely keep my eyes on the road. I don't want to take my eyes off her even when her face is turned away from me. She even wants to remove her hand from mine but I hold on firmly, refusing to let go.As a shifter and a warrior, I'm no stranger to seeing blood and mutilated bodies but seeing Ash bleed scares the hell out of me. The entire lower back of her dress and my shirt are covered with her blood and I wonder with deep fear if there's supposed to be that much blood.Right then, I fear for my mate's life. I'm not the prayer kind of person. I don't even know how to go about it but seeing her in pain and bleeding so much, all I can do right then is drive fast and pray in my heart...'Please, Moon goddess, save my mate's life. Save our child's life. I beg you don't make me lose them. I can't bear to lose her especially. It will kill me if I lose her now that I just found her...' As I say the si
Even though I was expecting to hear such a statement because she's angry and feels I betrayed her. It still hurts to hear her say she hates me. "Ash, baby please don't do this. We can talk about this later, but not right now. You need urgent medical attention. I need to help you to the waiting ambulance." I plead with her, my hands outstretched to take hers but she's not having it."No, I don't need your help. I will manage by myself, and mind you, the moment I'm strong enough, I'm leaving your pack. I don't ever want anything to do with you again!" She says furiously. Then slowly, she returns to sitting on the chair. 'She wants to leave and does not ever want anything to do with me again!' I feel a sudden rush of cold sensation wash over me at the thought of her leaving me but I assure myself it's just wishful thinking. I will never let her go. I won't let her out of my sight from now on, even if it means putting her in a heavily guarded room, then I'll do it."Ash!... C'mon! Plea
I found out the hard way that bathing an unconscious woman is not an easy task. I should have allowed Ella to stay, if not for anything but to help hand me stuff I couldn't reach. The task is challenging but I finally managed to get it done without causing any major disaster. After she's cleaned and dressed in one of my shirts, I call Anders in to do his part "I asked you before if you want the miscarriage to pass naturally or quickly with medication?" Anders says as he sets his medical bag down on a chair near my bed."I don't know which, Anders. You're the healer, which would you recommend for her?""Miscarriage usually takes around two weeks to pass naturally. If you can't wait for that long then I'll give her the medication that will make her pass the blood and tissue more quickly and it will be over by tomorrow, except for spotting.""What's spotting?""It's mild bleeding. She might spot for about two days before it stops entirely.""Okay, do your thing. Make it pass quickly."
I wonder what's going on when I hear soft music coming from the living area as I walk down the stairs to meet with my team members. That's the first time any form of music is played in the mansion ever since we moved in and I wonder what the celebration that brought about the change isI walk further down the stairs and pause on a stair when I see the television is also on and the music I'm hearing is coming from it. My team members and the rest of the people in the room are watching a slideshow of my mate's picture playing on the screen. I watch along with them as the photos play from where I'm standing. The Ash in these photos looks very happy and carefree. She has the brightest and most beautiful smile that I have ever seen on a woman's face. Even though the badly dyed hair didn't suit her, it did little to diminish her beauty. The pictures are of different postures of her with a black and white silver cake on her eighteenth birthday. After a while, the picture slide ended and a
Surprise -> anger -> towering rage.Yeah, my emotions are in that other. Getting to know about my mate from Eric first got me astonished, and then I became angry, and now I'm in a murderous rage.I was flabbergasted when Eric told me the reason my ma te's pregnancy didn't correlate with the time we returned to America was because she's a second generation original like me. My mouth was literally half-opened as I listened to him talk. I looked at every face in the living room and saw they all knew. Like what the fuck! "My mate is not just Alpha, she's original!?" I ask out loud and Eric nods with a smile"Yes, she is!" He confirms again.My two Uncles also confirmed Eric's words to be true and explained how original babies grow faster in the womb than normal babies. Instead of a nine-month gestation period like the humans and the ordinary werewolves, original male and female offspring spend six to seven months in the womb."Not only that..." The seer speaks out loud and my body aut
He didn't like the way I talked about his friend and it just happened that I don't give a damn. Am I supposed to pretend like what they did to my mate never happened just because he's my dad's friend? I don't think so. Seeing the tension between us, my Uncle hurriedly stands and walks up to me..."Thor, calm down man, c'mon! I understand your anger but now is not the time to get angry, especially not with House Howell. Your mate is still their daughter, remember!?Please don't allow your emotions to divert your attention from what's more important, which is, how we will find and connect with the chosen ones of the other two houses. That's what we should be worried about right now because our time is limited!" 'I'm not angry with House Howell, I'm angry with Alpha Nate!' I want to shout out the difference for him to understand but I keep my cool. He's right about one thing, I can't allow my emotions to divert my attention from what's important.Even though I'm still very angry, I re
His eyes widen to the fullest "She's what!?... She is a Ly– oh my god! You're not kidding!?" My dad looked so shocked he couldn't complete the word, Lycan. I find his behavior so funny I laugh. I just hope he won't get that starstruck when he finally meets her.I was surprised the first time the seer told me how powerful my mate was likely to be. Apart from the pictures of what Lycans look like in their wolf form that I've seen in history books, I have never met one. According to history, only one Lycan is born in every century.Lycans are called The Wolf King not because they are actual kings that rule over the rest of us but because they're created better than the rest of us in every way.While the rest of us walk on all fours when we transform into our wolf form, Lycans walk like humans and while the rest of us behave like the animal that we are in our wolf form and can only communicate through the mind link, Lycans can talk and still retain their intelligence and human personal
After the seer's warning/prophecy has been delivered, my dad wants us to immediately call Alpha Nate to let him know Ash is his lost daughter. Even though I know it's the right thing to do, especially when he told me her mother had always had reservations about Miranda, and Eric added what Alpha Nate told him about her suspicions towards their maid, Celine...I still strongly disagreed with him. For one thing, I don't want Ash to meet her parents yet because I'm scared she would finally reject me like she had threatened to if she got to know her family name.My dad tries to make me see reason but I remain adamant. I will keep her away from her parents for as long as it would take her to forgive me and forget about rejecting our mate bond. It's when the seer assures me that she cannot reject me because of the special mate bond we shared between us that I finally heave a sigh of relief. My mate and I are stuck with each other as the humans usually say; till death do us part.As soon as
"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