Now standing on front of the Rex building, Charlene wondered if coming all the way here was even a wise decision. She thought it wasn't a good idea to use Calvin as an excuse to waltz into the lair of her father's enemies. It was stupid, she told herself but she really wanted to see Calvin and ask him why he had been ignoring her calls. Was his duty to the werewolves now more important than her?With a firm resolve, Charlene walked into the building and made her way to the receptionist that had just resumed for the day. The sun was already out and the receptionist seemed to be one of the few persons that was already at work."Good Morning" Charlene greeted her with a cheerful smile."Good Morning Miss" the receptionist smiled back. "How may I help you?""I need to see Calvin Moss" Charlene requested. The receptionist stopped smiling as she wondered what business Charlene could possibly have with Calvin. After Roman's death was announced, Calvin was introduced as the new member of t
Charlene didn't realize that she was already glaring at Phiri and the seer seemed to find that amusing. "Tell me" Phiri said. "Who is your mate?""My private life is none of your business" Charlene answered coldly."That's the thing. You're my successor and that makes you my business" Phiri pointed out."No one has claimed me as a mate" Charlene said honestly. There was no point lying to Phiri, after all she was the seer. "I know" Phiri answered. "But you have been feeling the mating bond. It is so strong and I am convinced that you know who your mate is."Charlene was quiet and she averted her gaze, intentionally trying not to meet Phiri's probing eyes. She had been having the strangest dreams and thoughts. They all pointed at one person; it was Richard. Charlene had guessed that he was probably her mate after she saw a vision of them making out. She didn't like the way her body reacted to it when she woke up that morning. The dream had felt so real and that was why she had been
"We've looked everywhere he could possibly go, Leader. Richard is no where to be found.""You're dismissed" John Hayford told the man that brought him reports on Richard's whereabouts. As soon as the man left the room, John wondered where Richard could be. It was very unlike him to disappear without leaving a word and it was already getting too long. John sucked his teeth as he pondered on the possibility of Richard going back to his people of the Eastern Pack."He wouldn't", John thought aloud. Richard had been with him for thirteen long years because of his daughter. After all the sacrifices he had made, he couldn't have just left without his prize.Speaking about the prize, John realized that his daughter, Charlene had not been at the breakfast table. She didn't join them for dinner as well and John was suddenly trying to remember the last time he had seen Charlene around the house. Had Richard abducted her?John hastily rose to his feet and ran out to the balcony. He looked down
Calvin had come out from Roman's room that morning with a spitting headache. The meeting with members of the Pentagon had not been concluded and there were plans to make, but Calvin didn't think he could do this anymore. He just wanted to go back to the comfort of his home and plunk down on his bed. As he thought, his wolf found that unacceptable. It didn't think Calvin should get any sleep when Adolphus was still out there. "Until you are able to finally end the man, sleeping is out of the question" his wolf had said in his head."Why didn't Roman finish him then?" Calvin had hissed. "Now I have to clean up the mess he made. And if Adolphus doesn't have his wolf, why does it seem like you're scared of him?"The argument was unending and Calvin could barely get any sleep throughout the night. He blamed his wolf for the headache he was having, therefore he was determined to go home and get some rest. When he got to the conference room, he noticed how it immediately fell silent. He
Chop! Chop! came the sound of a sharp object against wood. Calvin could hear it but he was already drifting into dreams with his head leaning back on his pillow. He wasn't sure where the sound was coming from but something kicked him awake.Now conscious of his surroundings, Calvin could hear the chopping sound even clearer and it was accompanied by sharp gasps and heavy breathing. Curious, he got out of bed and went to the living room. He could hear the chopping sound coming from outside and he wondered who was disturbing his afternoon nap in his own premises.Calvin went over to the window and with a displeased frown on his face, he lowly drew the blinds open, peeking to see who was outside. His eyes instantly widened when he saw a woman using an axe to whack the crooked tree that stood by his house."No!" Calvin didn't manage to get the words out as he quickly ran outside to stop her.*********John Hayford stared at his daughter with a curious gaze. He had just asked her why she
Ivy's hand stopped midair as Calvin's entrance door swung open. She didn't turn to look at him. Instead, she slowly brought down the axe in her grasp, her gaze still fixated on the crooked tree. Diana was right, she thought. This tree was not ordinary. She had been trying to cut it down but it was still standing strong without any strike marks. She could also feel the energy surrounding it, but unlike Vera, she was unharmed."Who are you? And what are you doing on my property?" Calvin yelled from where he stood."Relax" Ivy said as she turned to look at him. "Your veins are popping out" she added sarcastically.Calvin instantly recognized her. This was the very woman that Charlene had been fighting with on that night they went to the club. It was the same woman that Charlene claimed had attacked Adrian and it was definitely her at the mall that day."You", he called as he walked up to her."Hi" Ivy said with a pretentious smile. "You look angry", she said."Who are you?" Calvin asked
"What did you just do to her?" the alpha wolf asked Calvin, but he ignored the voice in his head and just dragged Ivy into his house. As for Diana, she quickly left her hiding place and headed back to the place she called home. She couldn't contain her smile after witnessing everything she just had. It was not only interesting to see the grand alpha use sorcery that was forbidden by the werewolves, it was also satisfying to see that Calvin didn't just let Ivy go."This way, she would be my inside person and help infiltrate the minds of the Pentagon members" Diana muttered to herself as she walked away.Now inside the house, Calvin fetched a rope and tied the struggling Ivy to a chair before losing the invisible ropes. Even then, she was still tied up so she could barely move."You know I can easily untie myself, right?" She asked him."Yeah, but not on my watch" Calvin answered her before pulling a chair to sit in front of her. There was no way he was going to let her out of his sigh
With an incredulous gaze, members of the Pentagon stared at Ivy and even though she was staring right back at them, they didn't think she was capable of the things Calvin was accusing her of. "You're saying she attacked you with this?" Lucille asked as she picked up the axe lying in a corner. "Yes" Calvin answered as he glared at Ivy."Great choice of weapons" Rufus remarked and for the first time, Ivy smiled.Phiri ran a finger over the sharp edge of the axe. Though the blood stain on it was already dry, she was able to confirm that the blood was indeed Calvin's."The wound must have been very deep" she observed as she looked at Calvin's chest. He had taken off his ripped shirt and his bare chest had no injuries nor scars."Who sent you to do this?" Lucille asked Ivy but she remained quiet. "You've hid your scent pretty well that I can't even tell if you're a werewolf.""She's definitely werewolf" Calvin chipped in. "I told you that she was at the assembly that night. She must have
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