“Excuse me, please,” I replied, finally able to pass through.After a few more unsavory interactions, I arrived at the bar, and was beyond annoyed to find that there’d been another entrance on that side which would have prevented me from the catastrophe I'd just encountered. I resisted the urge to groan as I slumped into a chair in front of the bar counter and closed my eyes.“A glass of whiskey, please.”The bartender laughed when he heard my voice. “Well, don't you look lovely.”I opened my eyes and looked tiredly at him. “I just fought my way through a crowd of horny men. I'm permitted to look this way, don't you think?”“You are, you are,” he responded with a chuckle as he opened up a bottle before me. “But don't you think whiskey is a bit too much?”I scoffed, accepting the glass he filled and handed to me. “Not at all. In fact, I'm just feeling out of it today. I should have ordered vodka.”What the hell was wrong with me? Where was the cute Daisy who loathed the concept of alco
I scoffed. “What the hell are you talking about? I did nothing of the sort.”“Then why are you-”“You must be mad to think I’m worried about her, Asper. If the plan goes to naught because of her incompetence, I'll have to work twice as hard to find Aaren. That's why I sound worried, idiot!” There was silence on the other end for a moment, then I heard him laughing.“Sure,” he said when his laughter ceased. “I absolutely believe you.”Then the call ended. I stared at the phone in my hand for a moment, wanting to crush it in anger, but instead tossed it onto the passenger seat.Fucking Asper, thinking he could read me. Who the hell did he think he was?And where the hell was Daisy?! I sat, fuming, trying to steady my breathing, when loud bangs resounded in quick succession. It took a millisecond for me to figure out that they were gunshots, and before long I had switched the engine on, turned the car around, and was speeding down the hill. As soon as I killed the engine at the botto
Daisy's POV:: Ethan. That's the name of the guy I just seduced. Part of me felt giddy as he led me out of the bar and into one of the bedrooms in the back. Apparently the bar also functions as a bed and breakfast. He locked the door when we walked in, and although my heart did a flip, I calmed myself down with the excuse of him not wanting any distractions. Instead I focused on the interior decor of the room, and it was not a sight for sore eyes. The paint was peeling, and I was pretty sure that was mold growing in the corner of the wall. I clamped down on my disgust, looking at him as he took off his jacket. He had a lean build, not jacked at all. Not like Aiden. Aiden. I wrung my hands when his face floated through my mind, wanting nothing more than to be in his arms in that moment. But I had a job to do, and he'd trusted me enough to do it. “You can sit on the bed,” Ethan said, causing me to look up. “Instead of standing,” he added, catching my startled expression. “R-righ
He scoffed, and the pain in my head intensified. “Do you really take me for a fool?” He pulled something from his pocket, and I had to force myself to not react when I saw the gun he held in his hand.That was the gun Aiden gave me. No wonder he'd remained standing near the coat rack when we entered, even when I was undressing. I almost slapped myself for overlooking such an important moment.“I can smell silver from a mile away, doll. And a silver bullet gun? You're one of them, aren't you?!”“I-” I cried out when he pulled my hair even more. “I'm not! I swear!” “You're a fucking slut. I'm gonna-” A loud knock sounded on the door, and he paused in his action of wanting to slap me. “Shit.” As he said that, he looked at me with vexation in his eyes. Throwing my clothes at me, he yelled. “Comin’!” Within seconds I'd been dumped in the bathroom with all my things, and he'd locked the door in my face. I really was screwed, I thought to myself, putting my clothes back on and sighing.
“Call Asper,” I told the AI assistant of my device.His voice came over the car speakers not long after. “About time. What's up?”“Where are you?” “In Disneyland. You?”“Don't be fucking ridiculous,” I growled. He chuckled. “Chill out, man. We're on a bridge right now. It’s on the mountains- a single road.” “There are many roads on the mountains. Send your location.” “My description isn't good enough for you,” he teased, but sobered up. “I'll send it in a bit. I'm losing track of the bastard.”The call ended, and I stepped on the gas, having an idea of where he was talking about. And when his location popped up on my digital map few minutes after, I was sure I was going in the right direction. If anything happened to Daisy, I wasn't sure what was going to happen, or how I was going to react.But I definitely wasn't going to forgive myself. I kept driving, blinded by my rage. How dare that fool touch my girl. He was going to pay. I was going to make sure he regretted his actions
“She's mine,” I said, shutting a drawer. “No one takes what's mine.”“Hm,” was all he said at first. “Fine then. I'll stay back in case she returns.”“I'd appreciate that.” Minutes later, I was in another car, driving to the beach house, my hands clenching the steering wheel.When everything blew over, I was going to torture and kill Aaren. And I planned to enjoy every moment of it.Parking my car in an area covered by trees, I sat quietly and watched the house from afar, but for what felt like hours, I saw nothing strange.Frustrated, I left the car and went to the club I'd been to the first I visited to find Aaren.The bartender was the same man, and I mentally sent a prayer to Luna as I approached him.If he recognized me, he didn't show it, and I took that opportunity to request for a drink like it was a normal meeting. He was wiping glasses when I finished my third glass of whiskey and felt like I'd established my presence. “Hey. You ever see any-”“Just because I acted like I
Asper let him off? He saw me in his car and he let this idiot off? Why?"Why?" I asked aloud, my voice losing every ounce of confidence I had striped to build. He laughed, pushing his face an inch closer. "Because he is my person. We had a deal, alright? When Mr. Devil incarnate started terrorising all of us, they all came to me. Your brother, Asper, Alpha Chen, the Omicron Alpha who went into hiding centuries ago—yeah, he is still alive. And they all came to me because of him."My heart was thumping now, beating so hard to escape its cage. "That person is who you're working with? Even though he tore you off your family?"I bit my lips and looked away. "That's why I had to steer your brother off. He may think you're still family and try to embrace you but me," he grabbed my chin and turned my head to face him. "I know you lost your loyalty to family the day you were sold. I couldn't risk it. So I'll do what Aaren didn't have the balls to do."I shuddered and let out a whimper. "I
I started shifting my chair back as Charles lurched at Aiden who crossed his huge arms to soften the blow. The other wolves surrounded him, some of them having saliva drip down their mouths. My pulse raced as I looked ahead and saw that the tray contained weapons like knife and scissors. But the fight was next to the tray. How could I get past them? In a chair! So I took a deep breath and looked around. "Aargh!" I heard Aiden growl and stagger backwards. Charles had scratched his face and punched his chin. Aiden spat blood, his hands gripping the floor while I just watched, helpless."Get up!" Charles roared. They were now both in their human forms, covered in blood, faces swollen. Except Aiden's cuts were immediately healing and his face was anything but swollen. I watched Charles' face morphed into shock before Aiden landed another blow to his already swollen cheek and knocked him out. His hair, wet with sweat, clung to his forehead and his body glistened under the dim orange li
“Your claws, right?” Daisy asked her. “In case you haven't noticed, the strange energy in the air died along with Asper. Whatever magic he was using is now gone, and so are your false powers. You're just plain old Neena now.”Neena looked up in horror. “No, no, this can't be happening. Please, don't kill me. I could still be of use to you. Keep me as a slave or anything.” She collided with Appa as she backed away and he shoved her angrily. Smiling, Aiden turned to look at Daisy. “Do you want to do the honors?”“With pleasure,” she replied, licking her lips. “No, please,” Neena pleaded and so did Abut Daisy ignored their cries as she extended her claws. Neena turned to run but Daisy suddenly appeared at her side. “When you see Leon on the other side, be sure to tell him I sent you, and that I did it happily,” Daisy said and Neena looked at her with dismay.With one vicious slash, Daisy sunk her claws into her. But she didn't stop there. She continued slicing her, just like Neena had
I heard a satisfying cry from him but he still didn't give up. The earth rumbled as we struggled with each other, hoping to get the upper hand. We inflicted several injuries on ourselves, yet, none of us gave in to the other. The longer we fought, the more energized I felt. I guessed it was the same with him because his attacks became more and more intense. He tried to throw me to the ground, but I held fast and when I saw that he was concentrating all his energy on that one move, I reached out with my second paw and swept him off his feet. He didn't move after that and I turned back in Aiden's direction. He was sitting with his back against the wall of a nearby house and Neena was standing close to him. I growled and started running in their direction but I had only gone a few meters when I heard teeth gnashing behind me.“Daisy! Behind you!” Aiden yelled, pointing in my direction. I turned as fast as I could but it wasn't fast enough to defend myself from Asper's attack. His pa
I'd never felt so much hatred for anyone than I did myself in that moment. Since I had nowhere else to go, Aiden's pack was the only place I could return to, even though it was the last place I wanted to go. That was the only place that still felt like home and it was Aiden that made it feel that way.Now, with his absence, I wasn't sure it was going to feel like that again. Dejected, I walked away from the burnt house and headed back. As I walked through the woods, I stayed on alert, ready to defend myself against anyone that might attack.I knew Neena and Asper would still be looking for me, and if they happened to come across me as I was heading back, then I would have to be the one to defend myself. I held my claws ready as I went, jumping at every slight movement or sound. But I had no trouble on my way back. At some point, I realized I was heading in the direction of the cottage and changed directions immediately. Nothing could ever make me go back to that dreary place. I was r
The pressure of his leg on my neck restricted my airflow and I found it hard to breathe. I struggled against him but he was too strong and when I realized that struggling was only making things worse for me, I gave in, ready to accept whatever was going to happen. Jeff was still unmoving and he had also returned back to human form. Neena was the only one still in her wolf form and she maintained her distance from Asper. She was still scared of him even now that she had the advantage. Asper pressed my neck harder, making me cough as I inhaled dirt in an attempt to breathe. Forcing my hand to move, I brought it up to pat his leg repeatedly but he kicked it away with force. I winced from the pain that shot up my arm and I could hear my own heartbeat thudding against the ground as I anticipated what was going to happen next. That was probably the end of the road for me. Neena was the only person that could possibly help me in that situation and I couldn't trust her to do that, not if A
It must be the same witchcraft he'd been using back at the cottage and I wondered where he got it from since everything related to witchcraft had either been burned or destroyed many years ago. The people gasped, all of them murmuring in fear as they backed away from the advancing wolf. Its howling became louder, and at some point, all of us had to cover our ears. Then it stopped suddenly. Both the walking and its howling. Its eyes were glowing red, just like the color of the sky and I suddenly remembered that it was the same color Daisy's eyes had been after Asper had injected her the second time. Turning its head from side to side, its eyes took in everyone present and in a split second, it launched its huge paws forward, striking three people dead in that one move. Everyone scattered immediately after that, running in whatever direction that came to their mind. “Attack!” Neena yelled and the six men that had come with her rushed forward immediately, like puppets. One by one, th
“There's no moon in the sky, you fool, and it's not even night yet,” Jack chided. Thankful that their attention had been directed away from her, Neena took the opportunity to put more distance between herself and them. She'd only gone a few meters when one of them suddenly turned in her direction.“Hey!” He shouted and the others returned their attention to her immediately.Jack pointed at the sky as he approached her. “Are you the one doing this? Is this some trick to help you escape from us?”“No. I don't know anything about it,” she replied.“We'll see about that,” Jack said and started running towards her. Her heart raced and she took to her heels, fear gripping her. “You're only delaying the inevitable,” Jack shouted behind her and she ran even faster. She knew the others had joined him too. She could hear their feet slamming against the ground as they chased her. After a few seconds she realized she was heading in the wrong direction. The path she was taking would lead her bac
“You all should stand aside,” I said calmly, hoping that my words will resonate with them. “If you fight me, I will not hold back.”“Then don't hold back!” someone yelled. “We're tired of your rule!”“Yes! Like Appa said, it has brought nothing but death and destruction!” Their words broke my heart, but I kept an emotionless mask on. “Is this really what you wish? For me to kill you all?”“Ha!” Appa cried from the back. “You're such an arrogant man, Aiden! You think you can kill them all? Your own people, people you trained?” Jeff glanced at me, and I saw the worry in his eyes.“No.” I cracked my neck. “My own people wouldn’t do this to me. I'm killing the traitors.”With that statement, silence fell upon the crowd for a moment, as though the people were thinking about what they'd gotten themselves into.Then someone charged at us. I took on a fighting stance, my eyes focused on my target, only for the sky to suddenly go from bright blue to pitch black, and finally, it turned to a
Dear goddess, she'd used the same witchcraft that Asper had.“This is bad,” Jeff muttered.“As bad as hell,” I agreed. Then I gave him a nod, and we both decided to turn and walk away. If she could create a barrier where I couldn't enter, then she definitely could make one where I couldn't walk away.“Too late,” I heard her giggle as though she'd read my mind. The next minute Jeff and I were slamming into another invisible wall. I jumped and whirled around to meet her, frowning.“Let us out.”Instead of laughing, she glowered at me. “So what? So you can go and look for Asper? Or so you can fuck Daisy?” I grinned at her questions. “Both, actually. And you have to be kidding yourself if you think you can just randomly call my woman's name like that.” Beside me, Jeff let out a groan and ran a hand down his face.My answer seemed to infuriate her, because she snarled and took a step towards us. “No one leaves if I don't let them. Those are the rules of the game.”She had the audacity to
“Don't be stupid.” He had a vexed expression. “He can handle himself. He didn't become a feared Alpha for nothing. You, on the other hand, have more likelihood of failure than of success.”I paused and turned. “What?”“You'd only slow him down.” His expression was grim. “Whatever he's doing, let him do it by himself, Daisy. Besides, he has Jeff. They’d be alright. Come on, go to bed.” I conceded and left for my room again, but when it was night, I opened my eyes and looked out of the window, only to see many men camped under it. Initially, fear of an ambush filled me, but their faces were familiar, and after close study I realized that they were the guards who'd been present earlier. But why were they- oh.Appa must have placed them outside my window after our discussion since he didn't trust me. I scoffed, and quietly stepped out of the room, hoping that my housemate was sound asleep. Then I looked out the kitchen window. It was devoid of men. Thank goodness.As soon as I found