Together, the two women had planned and mapped out how they would get Darell to listen to them. Within two hours, Hannah had forgotten about how Darell had humiliated her and was already happy about what was going to happen next. Aimea had insisted that Hannah returned with her to the mansion and she had gladly obeyed. Both women had decided not to tell him about Hannah's stay until he would come for the blood moon and see for himself. She couldn't deny that she was glad to see him despite how he had treated her before."Hi, Alpha," Hannah greeted him, wringing her fingers in front of him when she got to where he was.Darell hissed at her loudly and turned over to his mother."Mom, what do you think you are doing with all…," Darell stopped in his words and looked at Hannah with disdain, "...these." He finished.His mother scoffed at him and raised a warning finger at him before she replied to him."Be nice, Darell. Hannah is here under my care and guard Chris." His mother told him."
It's been a few days since Marcelyn became a part of the Colven packhouse. A few days of hell for her that she had managed to suppress her anger and her mouth so that Darell wouldn't regret ever giving her the chance to prove herself or even why he had fought for her stay. It was taking Marcelyn just a little hope to stay sane and rational with the people Darell called family.She watched in awareness as the wolf woman she had fought with back at Darell's house walked towards her with a basket in hand that Marcelyn could see was filled to the brim with dirty laundry. Marcelyn could tell from her walking gait that the other woman was in trouble. When she got to where Marcelyn was, she dumped the basket of clothes rudely on the floor. When Marcelyn asked her why she dumped the basket on the floor, Bella told her that she needed Marcelyn to wash the clothes. Marcelyn humped and tried to walk away from the other woman but Bella grabbed her back by her dress. Marcelyn humped and tried t
When Hannah turned red with anger, Marcelyn smiled broadly at her. Had she complained about how Darell's family had been so harsh with her? Hannah was worse than the two other women combined. She would threaten Marcelyn with every little thing she does when they are alone but when there are people around, the woman would acts like an innocent that couldn't do anything at all.To crown it all, the woman made Marcelyn feel inferior to her with her beautiful looks and her high sense of fashion. Once, Marcelyn had gotten so jealous of the dress Hannah wore that she had gone ahead and wore a dress too, only for Hannah to have corrected her publicly that the dress wasn't meant to be worn during the night. Her tone had claimed to be calm but was laced with insults, although Marcelyn hadn't said a word about it at all.Marcelyn was already tired of the two women and she yawned to show the two women in front of her that she wasn't in the mood for their dirty acts. She shooed them away with
Darell moved to walk out of the room to look for Marcelyn. After she had walked away from him, Darell had felt a little guilty about how he had spoken to her. But it was necessary if he wanted to stop the impending war that had been brewing between the two women. He felt dizzy and fell back into bed. Before he could think about anything, he slept off.Hannah made herself visible after she heard Darell's thud on his bed. She walked into the room with a smile and deliberated on what to do now that she had Darell within her reach. She was still lost in confusion when she heard Marcelyn asking a guard if Darell was in. An idea popped into her brain and she smiled as she began to undress. When she was done, she unbuttoned Darell's shirt too in a hurry. She quickly laid down on the bed beside Darell and wrapped his arm around her in an embrace and waited.Marcelyn smiled at the guard that had confirmed to her that Darell was home before she went to his room. When she had rushed away from
The moment the redhead's eyes cleared. She winced as she felt her cheek and Marcelyn nearly laughed at how red the cheek had gotten. At first, Hannah was confused about the whole thing and how she had gotten injured but the moment she could comprehend what had happened, her eyes flashed fire at Marcelyn. Marcelyn held her cheek high in dare to the redhead."Do your worst," Marcelyn told her. The redhead woman got fully into the room and tried to hold Marcelyn. Marcelyn smiled cynically at her."Do you want your other cheek to be redder than the first?" Marcelyn asked in a mocking tone.Darell looked at Marcelyn and he shook his head at her in disappointment."Marcelyn, stop. I've had enough of this fight." He commanded."They started it. What do you want me to do? Kill me for them?" Marcelyn shouted at him and ran out of the room."Everyone, dispense," Darell commanded the remaining two women. "Bella, get me some wine and bring it to my room, will you?" He told his sister when they
Hannah was still lost in thought when she heard a loud bang on her car. Frightened by the sound, she swerved off the road, stopped the car, and looked around for a sign of life but she couldn't find anything strange. She turned her key into the ignition but the car refused to cough to life. She got out of the car to check the car engine and maybe figure out a way to fix the problem. She opened the car bonnet to see what she could do about it since the road she was on was a little deserted.She was still checking the car engine, removing some plugs, and fixing them back when a hand held her tightly by the throat. Because of how sudden it was, Hannah hadn't been able to scream for help when the hand held her. Waves of fear washed over her as the hand closed over her throat even tighter. All she could think about at that moment was if she was going to die just like that and that too, in the hands of somebody she couldn't understand.With that thought came the determination that she wa
He looked up to see which of the guards had spoken and he set his gaze on the man when he realized that he didn't know who he was. Sam removed his hands from his pockets and shook his head. He knew that his father would punish him but he hadn't counted on his father throwing him out of the pack just because he missed the blood moon celebration. If he couldn't even get into the mansion or even see his father, then all his efforts had gone to naught. He had starved himself and wore dirty clothes, all for nothing.No, he couldn't afford to let that happen. He would have to look for a solution to the problem at hand. If he got thrown out of the pack, that would make him a lone wolf and in the werewolf world, a lone wolf was a spoil and they were fair game for hunting. He couldn't let that horrible fate befall him he thought. When he saw his mother appear in the window, he got an idea. Sam sat on the floor and began to scream."Mother! Father! Mother! Father!" He kept screaming for both
Darell banged his hands on the table and his omega moved back considerably. He stood up from the chair he sat in behind the table with a menacing growl. How dare his bunch of useless packs comes to him every time with the same negative reports. Now, even his omega had joined the group of useless people and had also reported back with the same negative response he's been getting."Tell me how hard it is for you to find a woman!" Darell screamed at his omega. His omega took another fearful step back and Darell growled loudly. True, he had never raised his voice at his omega before but the situation on the ground didn't warrant him using a cool voice. Even as he was standing right now, his mind was not settled in any way. All that kept running through his mind were horrible things that Darell had only pushed back to the corners of his mind.Right now, he didn't need to display the fear he feels in front of his subordinates but it was getting harder to keep it together. He blamed hims
As the vampires closed in on Darell and Chris, a sudden howl echoed through the castle. Darell recognized it immediately. "That's Bella," he said, relief flooding through him.Seconds later, the door burst open, and Darell's sister and her mate Sam charged into the room, followed by Sam's three brothers, Thomas, Matthew, and David. The vampires turned to face the new threat, and Darell and Chris took the opportunity to launch their attack.Bella shifted into her wolf form, her powerful jaws closing around the throat of the nearest vampire. Sam and his brothers joined in the fight, their werewolf strength overwhelming the vampires.Darell and Chris focused their attention on Marcelyn, quickly untying her from the table. "Are you okay?" Darell asked her, relief flooding through him as she nodded."I'm fine," Marcelyn said, tears still streaming down her face.Darell took her hand, pulling her towards the door. "Let's get out of here."But just as they reached the doorway, they were conf
As the vampires arrived, Marcelyn and Van fought them off, while the wizard worked on breaking the spell that had been controlling her. It was a tough battle, but they managed to hold their own against the vampires.Finally, the wizard managed to break the spell, and Marcelyn regained control of herself. She looked around, disoriented, before realizing what had happened."Thank you," she said, turning to the wizard. "I don't know how to repay you."The wizard smiled. "It's all in a day's work. I'm just glad I could help."***Darell could feel his heart pounding as he stood at the altar, looking at Hannah. She looked beautiful in her white dress, but he couldn't help feeling like he was making a mistake. He didn't love her, and he never would.As they waited for the priest to arrive, Darell's mind drifted to Marcelyn. He wondered where she was, if she was safe. He couldn't stop thinking about her, even though he knew he shouldn't. He had to focus on Hannah and their future together.B
Darell sat alone in his room, staring blankly at the wall. His mind was a mess of emotions, and he couldn't seem to shake the feeling of betrayal that hung over him like a dark cloud."What are we going to do, Darell?" Chris, asked as he walked into the room. "Marcelyn is out there attacking innocent people, and we need to stop her before she does any more damage."Darell sighed deeply. "I know, Chris, but it's not that simple. Marcelyn is my mate, and I can't just go out there and fight her like she's some kind of enemy.""But she has become way more dangerous for us Darell," Chris argued. "She's attacking our pack and causing chaos. We can't just sit back and do nothing.""I know, I know," Darell said, running a hand through his hair. "I just don't know how to approach this. I don't want to hurt Marcelyn, but at the same time, I can't let her continue to hurt innocent people."There was a knock on the door, and Darell's head snapped up. "Who is it?""It's me, Jake," a voice called f
Darell hung up the phone, feeling both relieved and frustrated. He knew that he needed to keep the peace in the pack, but he couldn't help feeling like his own desires and happiness were being pushed aside for the greater good.Meanwhile, Marcelyn was still on the run. She had managed to evade capture so far, but she knew that it was only a matter of time before Darell and his pack caught up with her. She had returned to her old ways, feeding on innocent humans and reveling in her power.But even as she reveled in her newfound freedom, Marcelyn couldn't help feeling a sense of emptiness. She had loved Darell deeply, and the thought of never seeing him again made her heart ache. She had never felt so alone in her entire life.As the days passed, Darell and his pack continued to search for Marcelyn. They followed every lead they could find, but she seemed to have disappeared completely. Darell was beginning to feel hopeless, and he couldn't help wondering if he would ever see Marcelyn a
Aimea's expression remained unchanged. "I hope you do, son. But until then, your mate will remain in our custody."Darell knew he wasn't going to get anywhere with his mother. He turned on his heel and stormed out of the pack house, with Chris following closely behind him.As they got into the car, Chris turned to Darell. "What are we going to do now?"Darell sighed. "We need to find out who is really responsible for the killings. I have a feeling that Marcelyn is just a scapegoat."Chris nodded. "Where do we start?"Darell thought for a moment. "We need to talk to some witnesses. Maybe they saw something that could help us."They spent the rest of the day interviewing people who lived in the area where the killings had occurred. Most of them were too scared to talk, but they did manage to find a few who were willing to share their experiences.One woman, a human named Sarah, told them that she had seen a large wolf-like creature near the scene of one of the killings. She described it
"What the hell are you doing, Hannah?" he demanded, taking in the scene in front of him.Hannah was caught off guard, but she quickly composed herself. "I was just checking on Marcelyn," she said, holding up her empty hands.Darell's eyes narrowed as he looked at her. "I don't believe you. You were about to do something bad to her, weren't you?""No I was just coming to check on her" Aimea said, with tears coming out from her eyes.When Darell saw her crying, he was moved with compassion and decided to believe what she was saying. Darell moved close to her and embraced her."I am sorry Hannah, I never meant to make you feel bad, maybe I was imagining things". Darell said."It's okay, Darell it's not your fault, Hannah said, holding Darell tightly.While they were holding each other, Marcelyn woke up and saw them."What's happening here?" Marcelyn asked. And immediately Darell removed his hand from Hannah."What's going on here Darell and why are you holding her like that?" Marcelyn sa
Hannah took a deep breath. "It's about Marcelyn. I know that she doesn't like me, but I just can't take it anymore. She's always picking fights and making me feel like I'm not welcome here. And now she's accusing me of even flirting with you!"Darell raised an eyebrow. "Flirting with me? What do you mean?"Hannah bit her lip, looking down. "She said I am always touching you, and talking to you in that sultry voice of mine. It's clear that she's trying to find a reason to fight with me again, and it's making me feel so uncomfortable."Darell sighed, shaking his head. "Hannah, you're just imagining things. Marcelyn would never say something like that."Hannah shook her head. "No, Darell, I'm not imagining things. I know what I heard, and I know what I feel. I just can't keep living like this. I need to leave."Darell's eyes widened. "Leave? What do you mean?"Hannah looked at him, tears streaming down her face. "I can't stay here, Darell. Not with Marcelyn always fighting with me, and n
"I know you're not happy about Hannah living with us, but I want to assure you that everything will be fine. She's a good person and she won't do anything to harm us," Darell said, taking her hand.Marcelyn pulled her hand away. "I'm not so sure about that, not with all my experiences with her. I feel threatened by her presence."Darell shook his head. "There's no need to feel threatened. You're the only one I love, Marcelyn. And I promise to do everything I can to make you feel comfortable."Marcelyn looked at him, her eyes softening. "I know you mean well, Darell. But it's just hard for me to accept Hannah after all she has done to me, I suspect she is up to something."Darell took her in his arms, holding her close. "I understand. But I hope you can give Hannah a chance. Who knows, she might surprise you and even change for good."Marcelyn hesitated, but eventually nodded. "I'll try, Darell. For you."Darell smiled, relieved that Marcelyn was willing to try. He knew it wouldn't be
Amanda, Hannah, and Rajan walked wearily back to their homes after failing to find any information about Marcelyn. Amanda's mind was still reeling from their recent battle with the vampires. As they walked, they discussed the events of the night, trying to make sense of what had happened."I can't believe we actually did it," Rajan said, shaking his head in disbelief. "We took down an entire nest of vampires." Hannah nodded in agreement, but Amanda remained quiet. Her thoughts were elsewhere, wondering what the future held for her daughter. Amanda, Hannah, and Rajan made their way back home, exhausted from the intense battle with the vampires. As they walked, they discussed their failure to find out anything about Marcelyn and how to make Darell to change his mind from her. When they arrived home, Amanda was surprised to receive a message from Aimea, Alpha Darell's mother. The message requested Amanda and Hannah's presence at her secret chamber for a meeting concerning Darell's marr