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