“Can you feel this loop?” Alford strained his neck trying to look over his shoulder as he and Stanley lay back-to-back, fingers loosely fiddling with the knots on each other’s ropes. “I’m trying to get a grip on it, but the way they’ve got this tied, my fingers are getting more and more numb the more I move them,” Stanley replied, cursing under his breath as he turned his head towards the cement and squeezed his eyes closed in concentration. ~~~~ Sheloah’s head bobbed as she started to regain consciousness. She was slouched on the cement perched against the wall, her legs restrained and bent in front of her, and she could feel the crick in her neck as she tried to adjust her head to a right position. Suddenly, she jolted, and her eyes shot open twisting eagerly from side-to-side trying to take in her surroundings. She slowly shifted her head to observe Zara and Maria who were awkwardly laying on the opposite side of the room in a comatose state. She desperately struggled against t
“There it is,” Emma pointed to the large metal building that stood far enough away for them to stay off of Claris’ radar, but close enough to see with the naked eye. “It’s dark out here, but I don’t see any lights coming from inside,” Mitzie whispered chewing her bottom lip while squinting to observe the place. “The spell that Claris possibly used would conceal any indications of activity. She’d have restricted all methods of communication internally, and the building would appear to be desolate,” Emma responded. “I can get closer to scout the area?” Marilee said in an asking way while looking between the two other women. “Yes, that would be perfect,” Mitzie smiled at her. “Don’t let Sheera attempt a take down. We don’t know what we’re up against, so just scent around, and report back,” Emma instructed as she looked at Marilee. Marilee quickly removed the dress she was wearing, closed her eyes and rolled her neck before leaping forward with Sheera padding down on four paws. The w
“Malshavez? Can you hear me?” Zara was lightly tapping Maria’s cheeks. “Malshavez, we need you to wake up,” Sheloah piped in walking back towards the two. Maria let out a low groan before her eyes jerked opened with panic. “What… where…” she began to ask, confusion thick in her voice. Zara had removed Maria’s bindings, so she was able to sit up freely. “Claris ‘nem dropped a gas bomb on us in the mall meeting hall. No clue where we are. We’ve been trying to figure that out.” Zara said moving from being perched on her knees to sitting on the floor next to Maria. “Where are the Commandant and Elshazar?” Maria inquired looking around the room. “No idea on that, either. I’ve tried mind-linking them, but seems there’s a spell that won’t let me through,” Sheloah answered. Maria rubbed the back of her neck while closing her eyes. “This is bullshit. Can we get out of here?” she asked opening her eyes looking between Zara and Sheloah. “The door is unlocked, but we wanted to wait for you
“I haven’t heard from my sister all day,” Nolan, Alpha of the Mountain Shadows pack – largest and richest werewolf pack in the central and Western regions of the United States – growled as he paced back and forth in his office with his hands on his hips. “It’s not like Marilee to not communicate with you every day. Surely she’s not injured or worse, as you’d have felt it through the pack link,” his Beta and best friend, Bryce assured from the chair he was sitting in across from Nolan’s desk while his eyes followed the wandering Alpha. “I wouldn’t necessarily feel it if she were injured. You know she’s half witch with healing powers, so she could be blocking the pain where I can’t feel it until she heals herself,” the Alpha growled in response stopping at the drink cart in the corner of the room to pour himself some whiskey. He swallowed the two fingers of the deep caramel liquid that he poured in one gulp, slamming the empty crystal glass down on the tray when he finished. “Is she
“I thought you said nothing’s happened to her?” Nolan zipped down the one flight of stairs from the floor that his office was located on to the floor the Beta quarters were on. As he passed he grabbed Bryce’s shirt to drag him along. Without question, Bryce hurriedly followed Nolan to the ground floor as they both ran out of the house towards Nolan’s Mercedes. “Nothing that we know of. I’m calling because I felt you should know what is going on.” “Where is she now?” He asked starting the car and zipping out of the parking lot, barely giving Bryce a chance to close his door. “She’s with Mitzie and Emma. They went on a rescue mission for Alford and the rest of his team. My husband and I are at the Damos estate awaiting their return.” “I’m on my way,” he said releasing the call. “What’s going on, Alpha?” Bryce’s concerned eyes peering at the Alpha who was breaking all driving laws. “I don’t know. That was Mitzie Damos’ mother on the phone telling me that Marilee went on a rescue m
Mitzie placed a hand on Alford’s shoulder as she wrapped the other around her stomach and gazed into his caramel eyes with her green orbs glowing brightly. “I can feel him, too,” he grumbled pulling his hands away from around her waist. “Team,” he called, turning his body and his attention to the others who had restrained Claris in the same schorl drenched bindings that Alford and Stanley were in. They all looked in his direction waiting for further instructions. Sheera was perched on her haunches with her head leaning forward, growling deeply. “He is here. We must hurry and move out of this place before he lands. We don’t know the size of the army he’s brought, and I know we’ll be outnumbered with limited weaponry to counter.” Claris began heartily laughing from where she lay face-down on the floor with her hands and ankles tied together in double constrictor knots. “You fools,” she spat blood onto the floor from the internal injuries she sustained from Sheera’s attack. “Of course
Japheth quickly stood and sharply turned his back to Mitzie and Alford as everyone’s, including Japheth’s minions, looked towards the warehouse door. A distant ferocious growl echoed across the area, as a swarm of heavy paws hitting the ground could be faintly heard advancing on the enclosure. “Looks like we have company,” Japheth snorted swiftly walking in the direction of the incoming ruckus. “Your majesty! Your highness, what about me?” Claris screamed over the noise unsuccessfully struggling to turn onto her side and look at Japheth’s retreating back. He ignored her as he stopped by one of his men whispering something in his ear before continuing in the direction he was headed taking several of the men with him. “Take care of this for me will you, Captain Spars, while I see what’s going on outside.” The crusader nodded his head, waived for the ten remaining men to follow him, and began cautiously walking towards Mitzie and Alford with a wand in his hand that resembled a short
Mitzie squinted as her eyes slowly opened. Her head was rested against the back of the seat, and she groaned as she cautiously reached her hand to rub the back of her neck. She quickly assessed the environment feeling anxiety creep through her like torrid tendrils. They were surrounded by towering trees that amply obstructed the sunlight above them. Realization struck her that they had crashed through the guardrail on the highway, and although she was unable to tell where they were or how they’d landed, the vehicle didn’t appear to be damaged. She jolted forward with widened eyes as she shot her head in the direction of the driver’s seat. “Alford! Alford!” she shouted in fear as she hastily unfastened her seatbelt while reaching with her free hand to shake his shoulder. Alford’s head was leaned against the driver’s side window with his eyes closed, but he didn’t appear to be bleeding or injured, and his body slightly jostled as he gave out a small grunt in response to her nudging.
Hello, my faithfuls! Ok, I know you all are probably thinking that I've abandoned the book. I have not. Some issues with my chapters had to be fixed, and you all will need to delete the book out of your library and reload it for the changes to take effect. If you're this far in the book, you'll begin at chapter 35 (you're able to refresh your read in chapter 34), and proceed from there. Sorry about the mixup and the time you all had to be away from Mitzie and Alford...they missed you all, too! ;) As always, thank you for reading, and the gems are much appreciated!
Hello, my faithfuls! Ok, I know you all are probably thinking that I've abandoned the book. I have not. Some issues with my chapters had to be fixed, and you all will need to delete the book out of your library and reload it for the changes to take effect. If you're this far in the book, you'll begin at chapter 35 (you're able to refresh your read in chapter 34), and proceed from there. Sorry about the mixup and the time you all had to be away from Mitzie and Alford...they missed you all, too! ;) As always, thank you for reading, and the gems are much appreciated!
Hello, my faithful readers! I find myself apologizing again for the delay in chapter updates, however, this time it's due to an error in chapters posting. My editor is working as quickly as possible to get the issue rectified so that I can begin updating again. The wait will be worth it....and the sequel is alreay being written. Wanna guess who it's about? I'll give you a hint: some new characters and some old characters will be involved and play a major role. I'm excited for their adventure to roll out ;-) Thank you for keeping up with Mitzie & Alford/Orthos' adventure!
“Mom?” Mitzie balanced the cell phone between her shoulder and her ear as she used a spoon to scoop some ice cream and the chocolate cake that she was finally able to get her hands on into her mouth. It was every bit as good as she had expected. She licked some of the chocolate-brandy sauce off of the corner of her mouth. “No, Angel, this is dad. Are you all alright?” She could hear the concern in her father’s voice, and she felt bad that she had brought that reaction out of him so many times in her life. They were yet staying at Mitzie’s house for the time being as Emma had cast a protection spell around it, therefore making it the safest place for them. Even though they knew Japheth had left earth, they were still being cautious of any outliers, and with this new threat, it made even more sense. “We’re fine, daddy. Have you all heard from Emma yet?” “No, we haven’t. Your mother has left a note on Emma’s bedroom mirror and at all main house entry doors for her to call you as soo
“My love, let’s go,” Alford took a step closer to Mitzie and placed a hand on the small of her back. Mitzie turned as if to leave, but then turned back around to face Claris again. “I hope what I’ve said to you will sink in through that cap. You can save yourself if you do,” she softly said to Claris while rubbing her stomach. Claris looked back up at Mitzie with an unreadable expression on her face. She opened her mouth to say something, but closed it and put her head back down. Mitzie waited for a moment to see if Claris would change her mind and say something, but after a few moments of silence, Alford gently nudged Mitzie to leave. She sighed and walked ahead of him as they went back up the stairs leading them out. Once they were outside with the others, Mitzie stopped walking and turned to face Alford. “Until we find Emma, I’m not giving up on Claris talking,” she said laying her head on Alford’s chest. He sighed and kissed the top of her head. “We’ll find out one way or an
Mitzie couldn’t help the unease she felt as they made their way to the prison in which the Solaris warriors and Claris were being held. She covered her nose as they walked down the dark, dingy corridor to where Claris was. The putrid smell of blood and death hung in the air, but she seemed to be the only one sensitive to the vibrant odors. She would chalk it up to either pregnancy, or the fact that she was not used to being around the stench of death. She was firmly gripping onto Alford’s arm with her free hand, and slightly leaning into him. “Are you alright, my love?” he whispered turning his head to her. “Yeah, just… this smell, it’s making me rather nauseous,” she replied moving her hand from in front of her mouth so he could hear her, but still keeping her nose covered. “If it gets too bad, I’ll take you back out, okay?” he kissed the top of her head. He unwrapped her hand from around his arm and placed his arm around her shoulder giving her the ability to lean into him furthe
“Mrs. Kingsley answered the phone and said that Emma’s not in the main house nor in her quarters,” Sheloah notified the group. “That must mean she knows what’s happening and is trying to figure out like we are,” Alford said standing. “Any idea where she’d go looking for the answer? I mean, if none of you are able to get communications out or in…” Nolan began asking. “Seems like the communications block is being done from somewhere in the Milky Way. Knowing what I know of Emma, she’s probably gone somewhere to conjure a spell to pinpoint where it’s coming from.” Zara, Stanley, Sheloah, and Maria nodded in agreement. “So, you say that Mitzie’s sister, Princess Etheria, has been kidnapped by that asswipe and being held in his galaxy?” Grey asked moving to sit on the edge of his chair. Alford let out a small chuckle that all three of the pack leaders had some sort of derogatory name for Japheth. He couldn’t dispute any truth in those names, though. “Yes, a couple of earth weeks ago
“Princess!” Charlotte screamed as she entered the entertainment room and saw Mitzie laying on the floor. She rushed to her side and carefully lifted her head as she put her ear to Mitzie’s nose to check for breathing. “Princess! Princess! Help, somebody, help!” she yelled, glad she’d left the door open as she screamed towards it while she rushed to where Mitzie lay unresponsive on the floor. “Alpha, the princess.. I mean, Mitzie… she’s passed out!” she mind linked Nolan and the rest of his leaders who had just heard the words from Claris about expecting a family reunion and for Alford to check on his wife. “Shit!” Nolan turned to look at the others. “I just got a message from Charlotte that Mitzie s unconscious,” he advised them ushering them towards the cell’s exit. Claris cackled behind them. “And so it begins. Soon you’ll understand why I said you’re outnumbered.” “We’re not done with you, witch,” Nolan admonished her furrowing his brows in anger. He glanced back at her quickl
Howdy, my faithfuls! I wanted to take this time to apologize to you all for the delay in chapter updates...AGAIN. My editor is working on getting this taken care of as quickly as possible. You all have been super awesome with your patience while we get this resolved. Please delete this book and readd it to your library for the updates to take effect. I want to make sure each of you is where you should be in the chapters, as there are some spoilers lurking for the sequel! I'm excited for that book! As always, thank you for your support and your gems! :)