AliceI realized I had never actually been inside Samantha's home. It was tastefully decorated with several artefacts which looked like 100s of years old. It was like entering Ripley's believe it or not museum without the morbid stuff like mummies or shrinking skulls. I sank into the plush chaise and Samantha sat opposite to me."So, how much do you know about the obsidian prophesy?" Samantha asked, folding her hands daintily in her lap."I did some research about it back in my pack's archive. It says that a hybrid will mate with an Alpha. They will have a compelling child who would bring peace and prosperity for the shape-shifters.""That is correct. Are you assuming that witch hybrid might be you?" "Mmm yes. ""You are not the only one. Many people had this assumption when they were born. Hence, the war, as you are aware. You already possess the rare hybrid blood, mating with you would also produce a powerful heir. Hence, the scramble to claim you." Samantha said, shaking her head d
Alice "You are going on a raid?" I said incredulously."Yes," Lucian responded while buckling his belt."And it would be pointless to ask, to take me along. You won't do that, right?""Precisely," he responded, fastening his guns. He was dressed in all black. Which was something like his combat gear. His entire team dressed in black, along with several spare black sweatsuits in case their outfit got destroyed during shifting."Why not? You know I can fight!" "Of course, you can fight. But that doesn't mean you have to. It's too risky. We have no idea what we are going to face. These are hybrids are abominations." I hugged his waist from the back, resting his forehead on his broad back. "You have no idea, how anxious I feel when you go on these raids. Last time........" I couldn't speak further as the memories of almost losing Lucian engulfed me.He placed his hand on mine. " I am not going alone, it's a planned attack with a team. You have nothing to worry about. Anyway, did you s
Lucian Scanning the faces of the rogues before me, I noticed that they all looked scruffy and dirty. Most were looking at me in shock. They had never encountered real werewolves before. I nodded at Damon. The betas secured everyone with the handcuff specially made for wolves. Emerging from the dilapidated house, I noticed Zaiden and Kyle dragging two other rogues between them. After dumping both on the ground, they looked up and waved at me. "What's this?" I asked the two. "We saw them coming in right after you guys went inside," Zaiden said. "They were bringing in another human girl," Kyle said in disgust. "She looked barely out of her teens." "Where is she?" "She's over there," Zaiden pointed at a tree about five yards away. A sprawled form lay unmoving on the grass at the base of a tree. "She's unconscious but doesn't look hurt. Her breathing and vitals are good. Of course, for a clear assessment, we should take her to a doctor." "Great job, the girl hasn't seen anything,
Alice"I don't want you to deal with this alone!" I protested."I am not alone, Alice. Every Alpha is dealing with this issue. Right now, the biggest danger to us is not the rogues but getting exposed. We can't afford to have information about these human and once-human bodies leak out. It would compromise the security and secrecy of our entire community." Lucian answered the question running through my mind."So, those poor people waiting for news would remain ignorant of the demise of their loved ones. They would never know what happened to them?" "I understand how you feel, Alice. But we are not superheroes. Protecting our pack and the safety of our species is of utmost importance." Lucian insisted. I nodded, still, this felt wrong."What did you do with the bodies?" I asked quietly."We brought all of them here. The exhumed bodies will be autopsied. Each one will be examined. Samples and DNA will be taken. This will help us determine if they were all pure humans before they died.
Olivia ***********************I had never seen a dining room this big. It was like a school or college mess, with better furniture and from the smell of it...better food as well.It wasn't too crowded, which was a relief. I wasn't certain if I could handle mingling with too many people. Meg grabbed one of the seats and gestured me to sit with her. I sat down and looked around at the unfamiliar faces. A good-looking man arrived and sat next to Meg, they sniffed each other and exchanged kisses, which made it obvious that he was her mate."This is my mate, Paul," Meg beamed. Paul smiled at me, then shifted his gaze back to Meg. We were soon joined by Rain, her mate Damon and finally Zaiden."Hey," he said and slid next to me."Hey," I smiled back at him. "I don't see madam Luna, where is she?" I asked, innocently.Rain snorted, and Meg gave a smug smile."Alpha and Luna are preoccupied, when our men return from such raids and killing the rogues they expect a reward. You know what I m
LucianI saw the rogues getting beaten up through the glass panel. Jake my wolf was wildly enraged at them. As each body was unearthed, he had growled ferally and tugged at me to be let loose. All I wanted to do was, go into the holding cells and tear each rogue apart, disembowel, and mutilate their carcasses. That raid was the first of several raids. We saw worse things after that.Only Alice's calming presence kept my bloodlust at bay. Inhaling her delicious scent steadied my beast. Although the desire to extract justice from the rogues was still there, it was not as all-consuming as it was before.Things were settling down into some form of normalcy after the past many days of endless action brought on by the capture of the rogues. All the women rescued were still healing slowly from their injuries. Physically, they were on the mend, but the emotional scars would take time to heal. Sadly, two of the women passed away. Their injuries were too severe, and their organs shut down right
AliceI had woken up to the soft sound of the door closing. Lucian's scent permeating the room confirmed that he was back. I went back to sleep when he proceeded to the bathroom. He usually took a shower before joining me in bed.Lucian has been returning very late these days. Now, laying on my side, I felt his butterfly kisses on my exposed arm. He was in the mood.With a sleepy smile, I turned and opened my arms for my mate."What time is it?" I asked."A little after two in the morning," he nipped my lip before replying."That late?""Technically, it's early," he said cheekily."Is that how it's going to be? Like old married couples? You coming to bed late?" I teased him. "Maybe I should borrow some of those toys which rain has."I bit my lip to keep from laughing out loud at Lucian's shocked expression."What exactly do you girls talk about?" He asked."Nothing special, just things like how to use our time when our mates ignore us." I grinned."I'll show you what happens to a defia
AliceThough, Lucian had dismissed my plan and refused any further discussion about it. I couldn't shake the idea from my mind. The reason I had been hiding my thoughts from him. He would lose it if he came to know that I was still dwelling over it.I was walking through the white hospital corridor, making my daily visit to the injured human women. Initially, all of them feared the guards, so I dismissed them and visited with Olivia. She had been a big help in communicating with those women. As a former survivor of the same ordeal, they connected with her. After days of patiently explaining the situation, they had finally become more accepting.Most of them had submitted to the fact that their old life was now lost forever. They were neither human nor werewolf. They would be easily noticed among humans, maybe even get picked up by the rogues again. Being with the pack was the safest thing for them. They still needed some convincing, though.We walked in silence to the infirmary. It was
Six years later -Alice**********************Emma and I were sitting outside in the garden watching our little ones tussle. We often visited each other."How you keep up with the three of them, I'll never know. I'm having a hard enough time with Arya." She said."It's difficult sometimes, but it's also fun," I said looking at my 6-year-old Aiden and 2 -year-old twins. Rose and Leo. It was a pleasant surprise when I discovered I was carrying twins, few years after we had Aiden.The kids looked up at us and yelped, they were cute little pups. Both Aiden and Rose had inherited Lucian's green eyes and dark hair. Leo was more like me with his hazel eyes and brown hair. Arya had caught Aiden by the ear while Rose and Leo tussled in the mud."Aiden, sweetie, Mama's not going to come to your rescue every time the girls pick on you." I laughed."I can't believe he lets her get away with that. He outweighs her by quite a bit." Emma said."He is a little gentleman, he just plays along" I smiled
AliceAs I walked towards the circle to join the pack, our guests, and friends. I couldn't help admiring the decor, the fairy lights and the most tempting smell of roasted meat. Katherine had outdone herself. The entire circle had been decorated with twinkle lights and colourful roses. There was soft music being played by a live band. It sounded old and enchanting. The guests were all smiling and joking. Lucian joined me soon, and I found myself in his arms. He smiled at me intensely, then kissed me. His tongue ran over my lips and I opened her mouth to let him taste her. My hands danced his shirt buttons, I wished I were back in our room."I wish the same, dear," he said, giving a sly smile."Maybe later," I winked at him."Mate!" A shout broke the magic, and we looked at the commotion.Eliza was clinging to Max, who looked dazed."I found my mate, hi, I am Eliza and I like you." She flushed while talking to Max."You like me? But you are so beautiful, you are way out of my league."
AliceI knew about Doppler monitors, which are used to hear the fetal heartbeat. The idea both thrilled and terrified me."Just lie back," Dr Armand said, lifting my gown to reveal my bare belly. He squirted some liquid on my skin. "Just a bit of gel. It'll help pick up the sound."A crackling sound like an old transistor radio broke out in the room. Lucian looked at me, bewildered."We'll hear the baby's heartbeat?" I asked.The doctor nodded, moving the instrument over my stomach."The heart forms and starts beating from a very early stage."More static came from the small speaker the doctor held in his hand. A rapid, watery sound rang out, like waves at the beach on fast-forward.Whoosh whoosh whoosh.A smile spread across Dr Armand's face. "There's your baby."I held my breath. Whoosh whoosh whoosh.Lucian's face was like a mask. I had never seen him so shocked and happy, both at the same time. The miracle of the moment began to sink in. We had created a life. The baby we had creat
Alice *************'Alice, I love you, babe. Now listen carefully. When I say run, just run !' Lucian spoke in my mind.'But Max...''We'll save him too, don't worry. They don't know we are here as the wind is in another direction, but they will soon know. So just do as I say, babe, please.''I will dear.' I replied.Jordan gave me a suspicious look, I ignored him and kept my head down. I wasn't certain if I could shift, pregnant wolves can't. But my wolf assured me that she could take over anytime.'Run' Lucian said in my mind. My wolf took over. Breaking the restraints, I ran into the forest. The sound of gunshots rang through the forest. I looked up to see Lucian's choppers hovering over the trees. They were shooting at Stuart and his men. I stopped running, Max could get caught in the crossfire. I returned towards the group I had just escaped.**********************Lucian -I felt Alice's pain run through me, the rest of the pack felt the same. I immediately turned and started
Olivia -I woke up screaming from the nightmare I just had."Olivia! Are you alright?" Zaiden was holding my shaking body."I saw her...... I saw Madam Luna, she was in a cave, not a lab. Take me to the Alpha, please." I pleaded. The vision was so vivid. It was almost like I was there."Sure, get dressed." He threw me a pair of a tracksuit.It was late night or early morning. Whatever one might refer to 3 am when we reached the Alpha's office. The hustle and bustle of betas and the trackers ascertained the fact that nobody had slept for hours. Alpha was trying everything possible to trace Alice. The row of SUVs in the driveway ensured that they were either going or returning from a raid."I must talk to the Alpha now! " I pleaded to the guard standing at the door."Alpha is busy in a meeting, you can't see him now." He replied gruffly."I must see him, I had a vision. I saw Madam Luna."Before the guard could react. The door burst open."You had a vision of Alice? What did you see?" A
I tried to keep my eyes open, as Stuart droned on and on about his scientific advancements. I had lost track of what he had been rambling long back, but just nodded and smiled at certain intervals to look interested.'Come on, Lucian,' I said into the void."So, these human women failed to get pregnant, it's not because my experiment failed. They were just weak. Weak and useless. Even my army of men was not the breakthrough I had been hoping for. So, I started seeking alternatives. The best approach was to go natural. Create my hybrid children. " He crossed his legs and folded his hands, placing his chin on his knuckles."So, that's why you attacked the mated Alpha females?""Yeah, lost quite a few of my men. I don't care about them, though. They were lab rats.....totally disposable." He shrugged."And I am your next big experiment?" I was feeling squeamish."You are special, Alice." I winced, my name rolling off his tongue made me sick."I am sorry, I need to use the bathroom." I su
Lucian 'This is crazy! I should have never listened to her.' I chided myself, but it was of no use. She was gone. "Alpha, we lost the chopper," Damon said somberly. I could feel my nails digging into my palms, I was gripping my hands so tightly. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "Do whatever you can. Follow all the clues and find her." I managed to mutter. "Alpha, we have a request." I raised my head to find Kyle and the guards bowing their heads in submission. My wolf growled. He wanted to rip their heads off, for failing to protect my mate. "What is it?" I asked impatiently. "We....we....don't deserve to live. Please forfeit our lives." Kyle fumbled.I wanted to do that, but these were some of the best betas and warriors. Killing them now would achieve nothing."I don't have time for dramatics. Get out!""Alpha..." They whimpered."GET OUT! " I yelled, that sent them running out of my office.My wolf went into a rage and destroyed the table in seconds. I then went
Olivia I was heading for the trees before I realized what was happening. 'No, turn back,' I thought to myself, and then realized I wasn't in charge. The wolf was in charge.My wolf was showing herself. I could feel her stretching out as I ran. Trees sped by me in a blur, and I sucked in a lung-full of fresh air. I felt powerful.The rational human part of me still panicked and tried to get through to the wolf. I ran for miles, trying to check out my territory.I looked down at my feet, and they were still human, with a small spattering of white wolf fur. I had claws on my hands, but they still looked mostly human. It struck me that I was partially shifted into the hybrid wolf woman. And it felt great. I couldn't wait to turn fully.'Olivia,' Zaiden's voice boomed in my head. My mate was close on my heels, and suddenly, I was overwhelmed by an intense desire. He was supposed to claim me. Why was he late?Without further delay, my face started to change, and a snout started to grow. It
Alice -"How long is she going to be out?" Zaiden asked anxiously.We had all settled down to eat when he had appeared carrying Olivia. She seemed to be sleeping blissfully, a contented smile adorned her face."She is changing. She will wake up in a few days. How long did rain sleep when you had turned her ?" I asked Damon."A week," he sighed. "Though later I came to know she had woken up hours ago, but she was just enjoying the attention, hence pretended to be asleep."I stifled a laugh while Rain gave him a look."What was I supposed to do, you bit me so hard !" She retorted.I shook my head at their banter."She will wake up in about 24 hours. Might be quicker, as she is genetically tampered already." Lucian said while checking on Olivia."Too bad she'll miss the celebrations," Rain said sympathetically."Is she ok? Did I bite too hard? She will wake up, right?" Zaiden asked anxiously."Don't worry, you did well. You can return to the packhouse if you wish. Keep her comfortable. I