Ash's POV I open the door and see Dahlia, poised with her hand raised, about to knock on it."Hey, what's up?" "Luna." She replies with a slight bow."You want to see me?" I ask, smiling at her."I came to inform you that the old Alpha is back. He's on his way up to see you.""Oh...""Do you want to receive him up here or should I tell him to...""No, no, no, up here is fine..." I say, just as Pops appears at the door.He grins the moment he sees me."Luna. Indeed you're back. I came as soon as Timothy informed me you've returned.""Pops," I say and bow before quickly turning to Dahlia. "Dahlia, have the maids bring up coffee and...""No, that won't be necessary." He interrupts me. "Caffeine is not good for my meds. Besides, It's almost time for dinner. The healer advised I avoid caffeine eight hours before my bedtime to avoid insomnia and promote better sleep quality." "Oh!..." I say with concern, nodding to Dahlia to leave us. She bows and exits the room."Please Pops, sit down
I arrive at the foot of the stairs and my eyes go from Lily to the furious-looking Ella. I have never seen her this angry before. Not even when she beat up the warden at Council Yard Penitentiary when I was incarcerated."What do you mean by I can't go!?..." She asks, pacing around the place."Okay, but why!?...I heard you, Ivar but you haven't answered my question. Why can't I go!? Why can't I go to the club with my friends!?..."She chuckles drylyNo! You can't stop me from going! You still haven't given me a reason! I won't go if you can give me one good reason why I can't go out with my friends. If not then I'm sorry!..."As Ella talks, the other half of me is also listening to Clarita. Clarita has always been the fiery one between the twins, both in the way she talks and her demeanor and right now she's practically spitting fire."Why!? You already believe I'm a drunkard just because you took me on a date one time and I got drunk!?..." She says angrily."Well, if you don't belie
"So, does anyone know a good nightclub that we can go to around here?" Lily asks. "No. That wouldn't be a problem though if we were in San Antonio." Carla says "Yeah. Y'all know we're not from around here." Clarita adds"I also don't know," Ella says. "I wouldn't even be in America if the Alpha hadn't brought me along. I have seen some in passing though.""Me too..." I say. "Thor and Eric co-own a private beach in Sunny Beach Town. Beautiful place. When he took me there, I noticed the town has lots of resorts, hotels and nightclubs. Let's go there. We can easily go from the club to any of their villas to sleep. It's better than returning to the pack early in the morning.""That's a great idea!" Ella says. "How about we spend the whole weekend over there and return on Sunday evening? The Alpha already permitted us to have fun since the Seer didn't see any threat to the pack in the immediate future.""I also love that idea. Our men are away in France. I'm pretty sure they won't be doi
The gate opens automatically."Does it matter?" I reply to her as I drive inside. "They are in France already. Not like they can abandon their business and return home. Even if they're crazy enough to do that, it will take another nine hours for them to arrive...""No, it won't. "She interrupts. "It won't even take Eric three minutes to open a portal and voila!...""Huh!?... A portal!?" I glance at her in astonishment. "Are you serious!? They can arrive here within minutes from France!?" "Yep!""Fuck!" I cursed. I wasn't expecting that."Okay. So let's assume those guards would call to inform them we're here. There are so many resorts, hotels, and nightclubs in Sunny Beach Town. It won't be easy for them to find us. You're an ancient witch, surely there's something you can do to prevent Eric from finding us that easily?"She smiles "Before his death, Eric was Goddess Hecate's favorite, you know. He was very powerful and still is. I can buy us some hours. Shield us from his eyes but
"Yoked to him? What does that mean? Is it that they have a special mate bond like Thor and I?""Yes but different. Their kind of mate bond is also rare like the one between you and your mate. Yours and your mate's bond cannot be broken unless either of you dies. Even if either of you dies and the partner left behind gets mated with another, he/she would probably remain hung up on the dead partner for the rest of his/her life.""That's– intense.""Yes, it is... In their case, your friend is yoked to her mate. The literal meaning of yoke is when a beam is used to connect two large animals to enable them to cooperate and work equally together."Okay. Are you saying, Moon goddess is forcing her to be with this– Devil!? Why, though? Why not mate him with an equally cruel woman? Victoria is a good person. She doesn't deserve this. Why does it have to be her?...""It has to be her because she's the sperm that won the race– to put it simply. Just like Goddess Hecate, the Moon goddess creates
Carla chuckles, giving in first."You heard the ladies," She tells the barman. "Two bottles of your strongest werewolf liquor to start with... Ella?" She looks at Ella to ask."Same thing." Ella replies "Lucky I know my limits and when to stop. Unlike Clarita." She jokes and we laugh."I'll also have whatever you girls are having," Lily says"It's the strongest werewolf drink they have. Are you sure?" Clarita asks"I'm a witch" Lily replies, chuckling. "You think I lived all these years not to know how to handle myself while drinking?""Okay...""I'll have juice..." Dahlia says "And before you all disagree, we can't all get drunk. Your mates will kill me if I don't get you all home in one piece.""Aww, sorry..." Carla says before turning to the barman. "You have our orders." He bows slightly and leaves.The drink soon arrives, packaged inside black cardboard boxes with ‘Hell In A Cell’ printed on them in bold fiery letters. My eyes widen when the barman opens one and removes a skull
Thor's POV"Would you believe me if I say this is not a hook-up attempt?...""Lies!..." Eric suddenly burst out while we listen to the fucker talk. Shooting to his feet as he talks. "It is exactly what it is, ‘a hook up attempt’. It's obvious you and your buddies are looking for girls to snag for the night. Fucking liar!... Can you believe this clown!?" He asks the last part in my direction before walking away from where we're all gathered around my laptop watching the surveillance video of our mates at the club.I chuckle dryly. Of course, this fucker is lying. I can tell because men know these things. He tells them he's aware they're not single. He made them believe he wouldn't dare hit on married women, especially the ones that are werewolves, just so they could let down their guards. And they believe him! Fucking hell! My anger begins to rise as I watch him unhook the barrier rope from its stanchion. Beckoning to his pals to come forward. 'Mission accomplished.' He must be thi
Ash's phone was still switched off when we landed in Marseille. While my men immediately called their mates, I couldn't talk to mine. I felt bad at first, but hearing how Eric and Ivar's conversations with their mates almost turned into a full-blown argument makes me feel thankful Ash switched hers off. I'm not sure if I would have been able to act sane under the circumstances. Even though the girls refused to divulge their movements for the night, acting like it was top secret. Finding out about their plan was easy. We were ahead of them. Our plan was in motion even before they left Alpha's mansion. You can achieve anything when you have the right resources (technology and money) at your beck and call. Watching my mate beautifully dolled up once again reminded me of how lucky I am to have her. It also made me wish I could hide her away from the lustful eyes of other men.'She's mine and mine alone.' I kept telling myself over and over again.Even though me and my men don't like
"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