Emotions. That was something she was dead to. Like a heartless mercenary, she carried out every order without question. She was paid handsomely for every order that was carried out and her services was not available to just anyone. She trusted in her abilities to get every job done and she had only recorded her successes so far.Ivy was a woman who could pass for a thief, a spy or even a killer. She ran every kind of such related errands and all she cared about was the money. She never formed any meaningful relationships with people. Entanglements makes a person weak, she believed. And it could get in the way of her job.The fact that she was raised by a nameless bunch of women made Ivy a feminist. She cared little about other people and for the other gender, she didn't care at all. She was someone who was a stranger to how meaningful relationships actually worked. And she just didn't care. Now standing outside the fence surrounding the Hayford family estate, all she thought about wa
Calvin had been trying to reach Charlene all morning. It was well past noon and she wasn't taking his calls, neither had she responded to any of his messages. Calvin wondered why she was ignoring him. It was very unlike her and it was making him uneasy. Giving up, he decided to distract himself. He made a mental note to try reaching her later in the day. She was probably very busy, he convinced himself. Calvin was with Tony and they were hanging out with the other guys with whom they played basketball. The young men were just having a good time at the basketball court, talking about their final exams and upcoming games. They were all in a light mood when one of them asked the others if they had heard what happened to Adrian that morning. Calvin's ears stood at attention, very interested in the topic. He threw a questioning look at Tony, but his friend simply shrugged his shoulders, knowing nothing about the topic. "What happened to him?" One guy asked. "He was found unconsciou
Rufus threw a glance at the other members of the Pentagon, trying to catch their facial expressions after what he had said and it felt like they all thought that he wasn't making much sense."Don't look at me like that" the man grumbled. "I know what I'm saying." "Everyone knows that Calvin Moss has a reputation with women, but I do not think he's the type to be emotionally attached to anyone of them" Mark opined. "Perhaps, someone caught his attention then" Rufus insisted."This is absurd" Lucille said with an eye roll. "What has his personal business got to do with this?" "Remember that day he showed us a photo of the Hayfords?" Rufus asked and they all nodded. "He had said that the only one in the family he had interacted with was the girl... What's her name?""Charlene" Mark helped him."Right" Rufus said. "You all saw how Calvin warned us not to touch the brother. That day, I did suspect that it had something to do with his friendship with the girl. But today, I confirmed it."
Charlene stopped chewing and she could feel the heaviness in her heart just thinking about Adrian. Her brother was her best friend. They grew up up together and when their father had separated himself from the werewolf community, they had become inseparable. They've always had each other's backs and the fact that they were of the opposite gender did not affect their relationship. They didn't have a mother and their father didn't like talking about her. There were no pictures of her so the two barely had an idea of what she looked like.While Adrian had a faint image of his mother in his mind, Charlene never knew her. And though age had put some kind of distance between them, they both still cared about each other. "I'm sorry about what happened" Calvin said."He didn't deserve that" Charlene sniffed before looking at Calvin. "Adrian may act all tough on the outside, but he's so soft. I don't understand why anyone would want to hurt him."Charlene was pouring out her frustration but
Richard didn't follow after Charlene immediately she left. He waited, taking a good look at this man who was said to be the new alpha wolf. Calvin had no idea that he was being watched. If he was not so distracted with thoughts of Charlene, maybe he would have sensed it. He stayed outside, watching as her car disappeared out sight and he was oblivious to the tinted black car that was parked at the other side of the road.As soon as Calvin was sure that Charlene was gone, he took out his phone and dialled a number. He wasn't sure who he was calling as there were a lot of numbers saved as "hottie" on his phone. Calvin felt the need to relieve himself. Charlene had come and stirred up his desires so he needed that satisfaction. Being an expert when it came to things like that, he knew that only a woman could help and he had a lot of their numbers saved on his phone so he just called one."Hey hottie" he spoke on the phone. "Are you busy right now? Do you want to come over?"Of course t
Members of the Pentagon assembled at their conference room sometime around midnight in response to Phiri's call. She had put a call through to all of them, summoning them for an emergency meeting. Now that they were all present, Phiri wished she had just waited till morning. They all looked very tired and Rufus had even come in his pajamas. Lucille had bags under her eyes. She looked exhausted, while Mark was desperately trying to keep his eyes open. "What was so urgent that it couldn't wait till morning?" Rufus asked Phiri in a gruff voice. "I had to rush over because you sounded like it couldn't wait. I didn't even get to change." "I am so sorry" Phiri apologized. "I just couldn't go back to sleep..." "Wait, you summoned us here because you couldn't sleep? Are we supposed to sing you a lullaby?" Rufus asked and Phiri just shook her head in response. "Did you forget to invite the grand alpha to your emergency meeting?" Mark asked while rubbing his eyes. "Why's he running late?"
Like one who was jolted by a push, Calvin woke up with a start. His brows creased together as he felt how tensed the atmosphere was. He could feel the heaviness in the air and something dark seemed to be lurking in the night. He sat up, wondering if it was his wolf that had woken him. He tried to communicate with it and he perceived that the alpha wolf had sensed it too. Something was not right. Calvin got out of bed and went to stand by the window. He was unaware of the meeting that the Pentagon was having at that moment and he also had no idea about what was happening deep in the forest. All he could feel was this agitation he couldn't get rid of. He knew better than to ignore these signs. Something was going on under the cover of night. Someone was doing something that was very wrong, but Calvin couldn't tell what it was. Whoever they were, they were messing with the natural order of things. He could tell because he had done it before, only that it was a very long time ago. He
Roman's question sparked something in Ivy. A lot of people had asked her the question, but the fact that it was coming from a man that was dead only an hour ago, made her ponder on the question. Who was she really?She realized that she had no identity. Her own father, who was a werewolf, had rejected her, so the witch's had taken her in and raised her. Unlike most girls her age, she was never interested in school. It was why she didn't proceed to college after high school. Of course, no one forced her to get a degree. Those who raised her, took great care of her. For every job she did well, she was rewarded heavily and Ivy saw herself richer than most women her age. But thinking about it now, she had nothing to her name. She had no house, no car, no property to her name and it seemed she had been living the past twenty years of her life for the witches."What is your name?" Roman paraphrased his question when he saw that she didn't answer the first. "My name is none of your busine
The struggling sounds ceased when Ivy got to the entrance of the building. She touched her back to feel her injury, but it was not completely healed. She knew she had to be careful as the wound made her vulnerable. She could go into shock if she bled anymore so she threaded carefully.Inside the building, Ivy gasped when she saw Adolphus's head detached from his body. She didn't know how to feel about what she was seeing. Adolphus, leader of the zealots and the origin of everyone's problems was finally dead. She quickly turned her head when she heard heavy breathing coming from the opposite direction. When she saw that it was Roman, she quickly ran to him and held him in her arms.She looked him over and saw that he was seriously wounded. Ivy figured that it was Roman that had killed Adolphus. Way to go, she thought proudly. He didn't use to be grand alpha for nothing."Shh. Shh. Shh", she whispered when he tried to say something. She wanted to encourage him by telling him that he wo
As the coven of witches storms the premises, the atmosphere crackles with tension. The werewolves, sensing danger, prepare to defend themselves. Knowing that werewolves draw their strength from the moon, the witches draw clouds over it, hiding it's light.Diana had given the witches an explicit order before this night. They were to invade the premises and put an end to the werewolf race if anything were to happen to her. The women of the coven sensed that their leader was already dead and so, they planned on carrying out her order.The moon, hidden behind dark clouds, casts an eerie shadow over the grounds, adding to the already intense atmosphere."They're here", Phiri mutters as she rises to her feet. Even Adolphus and Roman were now looking in the direction of the gates, while Calvin was more concerned about Ivy. She was still unconscious so he couldn't care less about the presence of witches.The witches, adorned in their mystical cloaks and wielding powerful spells immediately la
Calvin still didn't understand all the screaming and running that was going on around him. He also didn't realize that Diana had just saved his life and was even killed in the process.He had just taken his hand off Ivy's back because it felt wet and when he looked at it, he saw blood. He looked at Ivy and saw that she was unconscious. He shook her gently but he got no response.Calvin called out her name in a whisper, but she still move. He wished her eyelids would just move or even a low moan would have sufficed, but he got nothing.Ivy's unresponsiveness made Calvin panic. He knew that she was still alive but it wouldn't remain that way if she continued losing so much blood. And the fact that he didn't know what to do in order to save her made him feel useless."Help", he wanted to scream, but the words got stuck in his throat. He only breathe a sigh of relief when Lucille and Phiri came to him, both kneeling by his side."Please save her", he pleaded. He was literally begging but
Ivy wasn't sure who the target of Calvin wrath was. There was Roman, who was standing in front of him, acting like a live shield for the second possible target, Diana. The witch was definitely in Calvin's bad books. Irrespective of anything, Ivy didn't want either of the targets to get hurt. While she considered Diana to be the closest thing she had to a mother, there was also Roman who she had shared her first friendhip with. Though he obviously wasn't himself, she still didn't want anything to happen to him.Therefore, she tried to reach out to Calvin's mind again. She really wished that it would work this time, but it didn't. It felt like he had shut the doors to his mind and reasoning that even she couldn't get through."I think we have to evacuate", Ivy heard Lucille whisper. "Because we really don't know how dangerous one attack from him would be."Ivy looked around at all the people. Many of them had shifted into wolves as they could perceive the danger lurking with the formi
The moon hung high in the night sky, casting an eerie glow over the quiet city. From where he was, suspended up in the air, Calvin looked down to the werewolves. He saw them as ferocious beasts which the world no longer needed. But then, there was another side of him that was like a soothing voice whispering in his head. It made him feel like he was one of them. One of the werewolves.For hours, Calvin had battled to maintain his sanity, but he could feel himself slowly losing it. His wolf was trying to accommodate his retrieved powers, but it was too much. Since it proved impossible, the alpha wolf was fighting the sorcery and it just felt like an internal battle.Being a wizard, Calvin was a master of arcane arts and he had dedicated the early years of his life to mastering the powers of magic which he possessed. However, even as powerful as he was, he could not bring himself to connect his powers with his wolf side.Why he was up in the sky, Calvin didn't know. He was unaware of w
Charlene's heart skipped a beat when she saw the Pentagon members. She was even more terrified when she locked eyes with Richard's brother, Mark. He obviously still bore a grudge against her for killing his brother and she instinctively drew back."Ivy" Lucille called, ignoring the presence of the Hayfords. "What happened? We've been waiting for you and Calvin.""He got his powers back. The tree died and he just lost control", Ivy explained. "He doesn't seem to recognize him and he was just roaming the forest all day."While Charlene was trying to make sense of what Ivy had just said, her brother snuck back into the premises to report the Pentagon's arrival to his father. "So that's what happened?" Rufus asked rhetorically as he looked up. "What could he be planning up there?""The question should be how do we get him down here?" Mark said as he looked away from Charlene and up into the sky. Phiri was quiet as she looked from Ivy to Charlene. The latter was supposed to be the succee
"There you are".Ivy slowly came out of hiding when Charlene called out to her. If she were to have it her way, she would have preferred to stay out of Charlene's way. With everything she had been through that day, she didn't have time for this drama.Ivy had been keeping an eye on Calvin ever since he regained his powers. Apparently, things had not turned out the way anybody would have expected. It all spiraled out of control and she was here make sure Calvin didn't hurt anybody.Just hours ago, when Calvin regained his powers, she had tried to talk to him but he had stared at her in a very strange way. She had searched his eyes, but there was no recognition of any sort. It appeared that he had been possessed by something. Everything about him felt different. His eyes, his gaze, his aura... It was all different but Ivy just couldn't describe it. All she knew was that something wasn't right with him.Calvin wasn't himself anymore but even at that, she had tried to get through to him
"I saw a vision this afternoon".Adrian turned to his sister with a curious gaze. They were still outside the Rex building and he wondered if she was sleep talking as she stared at her feet as she spoke. "Stop looking at me like that", she said and then sat up. "Well, I was checking to see if you were sleep talking", her brother responded. "I only did that when I was child", Charlene said with scoff. "I've outgrown that.""Okay. So how could you have had a vision when you havn't gotten any sleep?""I don't know", she answered with a shrug. "It just came to me. It wasn't a reality, so I just concluded that it was a vision.""Was it a good a one?" Adrian asked her. "The vision. What was it about?""In the vision, I saw..."Adrian turned to his sister when she remained silent for too long. She was staring up into dark sky, so he raised his head too, towards the big white moon. "I saw that", Charlene muttered. "What?" Adrian asked, turning to face her and then followed her line of si
The Pentagon members exchanged glances before turning their attention back to the phone screen. They had been following everything that was happening in front of the Rex building."Roman is making us look bad", Mark said. "He's lying to the people.""He's obviously not himself", Phiri said. "I think the witch has somehow manipulated him.""This is not good", Lucille added. "If they succeed in brainwashing everyone, then it's over.""Where is Calvin for heaven's sake?" Rufus growled. "It's been almost twenty four hours. We cannot do much on our own.""Patience", Phiri said with a sigh. "He'll come.""He'd better hurry up" Rufus said under his breath. *******Right outside the Rex building, Adolphus's children and his men stood on guard, mounting every corner of the place, fully prepared for every surprise.As expected, military vehicles soon arrived at the scene, demanding to know what was going on at such late hours. The zealots had their orders. They were to prevent any kind of int