SIERRA"I won!" I exclaimed, raising both hands. "I used to be so good at this when I was younger." My mother groaned sitting on the marble ground pouting."Now, your very young child is beating you hands down." I grinned at her smiling.She had approached me earlier on my way back to my room, I had every intention of sulking but the eager look in her eyes when she asked me to play made me suck up my protests and follow her. This was our third round and she was failing miserably."C'mon now Sierra, don't get all cocky on me." She grumbled. "One more round, I'll be sure to win this time around." She said picking up the cards. After shuffling and sharing them, the game began."Where do I put this?" She muttered to herself as she tried to find a familiar card. "There you are!" She placed her card and raised her hand."I won!" She got up and did a little victory dance. A pile of cards fell off her dress."No, you didn't!" I raised my hand to cover my mouth."I didn't?" She feigned igno
DANEWe watched as Sierra stormed out of the room in anger, a part of me felt as though I could understand how she felt, but a larger part of me couldn't risk exposing her to danger.I turned to Maya who was trying her best to hide her emotions. She was torn and hurt, My dad's hands held hers trying to comfort her.Throwing a glance at my brothers, I signaled them to follow me. I got up first."We're heading inside Dad," I said to him, he nodded in response before I turned to leave with Kane and Zane following closely behind me. On getting to my room I pushed the door open while they walked in. Immediately they were in, I entered making sure to lock the door firmly behind me."Did you get the leaves?" I asked Zane."Yeah." He pushed out a bag from underneath my bed towards me. "Here it is." He said."Alright."Kane and I gathered the leaves in a heap and then lit the sage. We normally practiced this whenever we needed to calm down, think, and make serious decisions. We sat facing eac
SIERRAI lay on my bed buried in the books I had borrowed from the library the other day. Every book I read kept emphasizing the danger involved in the ritual process but I was done being afraid. Everything on earth involves taking risks.I signed, "Life itself is risky? isn't it?" I muttered, closing the book. From the information I'd gathered, the ritual has killed more than it has saved but I was willing to risk it, I had almost died once, and I was willing to do it again.My throat felt patched so I knocked on my bed stand and a maid came in."Could you get me some juice please?" I asked and she bowed deeply."Yes ma'am." Came her reply.It felt awkward, I still haven't gotten used to servants paying obeisance to me."Umm…Thanks." I muttered as she exited the room.I returned to the book, trying to find a way to avoid the consequences that followed the ritual, if there must be a ritual so dangerous, there ought to be a way to avoid the dangers involved, there ought to be a proces
KANEI kept thinking of what Dane had said, he was right, if we all accepted Sierra as our mate, she would get stronger and even more powerful, we could share our Lycan blood with her through our bond and there would be no need for the ritual. Recently, I was beginning to show interest in our bond with Sierra, I had no intention of rejecting her anymore, if all of us being with her could save her then that's it.My mind went back to what Zane had said, he too was right although he has been acting a bit strange lately when it came to issues that are related to Sierra. I needed to speak to Dane, after the argument, when Zane stormed out, Dane too had left to think, but I needed to find him and speak to him.I jumped out of my bed and went out of the room to Dane's room. I kicked the door open but he wasn't in. The sage we had lit was gone too with no traces left."Dane?" I called out just in case he was in the bathroom but there was no reply.He was probably in the garden, he has a th
SIERRAAfter I felt Zane's fangs on my neck, I passed out for a little while due to the pain and shock. On opening my eyes, the first thing I saw was Zane throwing my dresser at Dane. I opened my mouth to scream but nothing came out. The fight was intense as though they wanted each other's blood. I opened my mouth to tell them to stop it but my mouth couldn't fathom the words, I held back a scream as Dane buried his teeth in Zane's thigh while Kane did the same to his shoulder.The next thing I heard was Thane's voice, he sounded very angry. Who wouldn't? His sons were trying to kill themselves in his house. The boys paused and stared at him in shock.My mother had her hand over her mouth in shock. My room was a mess, the dresser was damaged with pieces of wood splattered across the room, my windows were shattered and with shards of glass littered around the room, and what's worse, they had broken my door.Thane stared at the debris in the room carefully, "Seems like you boys have a
SIERRA"Will you be gone for long?" I asked, following closely behind my mother like a little kid."Perhaps." She replied and I pouted. "Aww." She cooed at me. "Don't tell me you're suddenly missing me." She asked with a huge smile on her face.Thane's rich baritone laughter filled my ears. Who would believe that he just grounded his kids a few minutes ago?"Not really." I grinned at her while she gave my bum a light pat."Wait here, I'll get the car," Thane said, letting go of my mother's hands."I already told the driver that we're going out, he will be here soon." She said and Thane nodded, taking hold of her hand again. "You look so beautiful, mom." I complimented her.Her hair was packed in a beautiful bun, her ears were decorated with very beautiful pearls that matched her necklace. She wore a silver knee-length gown that appreciated all her curves. Thane stared at her with a proud smile on his face."Thanks, Sierra." The driver pulled over. "Try not to miss me so much." She
SIERRASlowly, I opened my eyes, as sun rays beamed into the room through the window. It was a beautiful morning. I yawned trying to move my legs when the pain hit me.In between my legs were sore, memories from last night flooded my head and I blushed furiously feeling giddy.Our make-out session was intense, the boys had gone all the way with me, and they all took turns appreciating my body as though they worshiped it. I bit my lips as I felt myself getting wet again.I didn't recall when and how we had fallen asleep, but I was tangled with the boys on the bed.Zane was lying by my left side with his arm wrapped around my waist, by my right lay Kane with his arm resting on my very naked breast while Dane lay in between my legs with his head resting on my stomach. My mind wandered to the previous night, how his tongue had dealt mercilessly with my clit. I hid the squeal that threatened to erupt from my mouth, I couldn't believe that I had become intimate with three guys.I decided t
SIERRAAs soon as we heard the cry, my mother jumped down from the desk and we ran out of the room."Where was the cry from?" My mother stopped at the beginning of the stairs to ask a passing servant.The servant bowed first before answering. "The cry came from the outer lawn." "Thanks." With that, we raced down the stairs heading to the outside lawn. It was very unusual to hear such a cry in the mansion, the person seemed to be in so much pain and what made it weirder was the fact that it came from a woman.Aside from my mother, the female servants, and I, women barely entered the mansion and if they did, it wasn't to this part of the mansion, but to Thane's meeting room which was located in another part of the compound. "What could have possibly happened?" I muttered hoping that it was nothing serious.We got outside to the lawn to find a woman rolling on the ground. She was dressed in the same uniform as our maids, so she was working for us. The triplets stood at the other end
SIERRAThe voice of the moon goddess kept ringing in my head as the rogues pulled me away along with them.Believe in yourself... stay strong.I frowned, Maybe all I had to do was trust me and let go of every other thing. I needed to learn how to trust myself then perhaps the answers would find me instead of me searching for the answers."She's awake." One of the rogues grunted throwing me a glance."Sleeping beauty, I thought you needed a Prince." Another mocked and his friends laughed.I remained silent, they didn't bother me, I was too focused on the moon goddess's words to be bothered by mere rogues. This was a time I could use to test my abilities."Perhaps she's dumb?""Maybe she's blind too because she doesn't look scared."I closed my eyes trying to focus on my inner mind as the words of the goddess echoed even more loudly in my head. Everything starts with me, I had to make a move before everything else would follow, my change begins with me.My eyes shot open as I counted th
SIERRA"Oh my God, what happened to him?" I asked as I hurried forward to meet him.Thane's face was pale, a dagger was struck in his chest, his shirt was stained with blood and the blood flowed to the ground, forming a pool around them.Kane choked as he held him tighter, he was too shocked to listen to me. The pieces of the puzzle fell together, the blood I had seen earlier in the bushes belonged to Thane. He must've been wounded in the fight.Why wasn't he healing?He was not only a werewolf, he was a lycan, they had special abilities that a normal werewolf didn't possess. But he wasn't healing, instead he was getting worse.There had to be a reason Kane couldn't help, he just knelt there crying with his hands stained with blood as he rested his palms on the area as though trying to stop the bleeding but was failing miserably."Dad..." his voice trailed off in a sob, "please get up." My heart broke as I heard his voice, I never thought I'd live to see the day cold-hearted Kane woul
SIERRA"What are you doing in my house?"Claire asked me.I raised my brow in question, "What do you mean your house?"I asked in return wondering if Claire had finally gone mad."This mansion now belongs to my father, Alpha Erin."She said smiling as she folded her arms in her bosom proudly."The last I checked, I live here and you know that," I said trying to walk past her. I was tired, hurt, and bruised, I wanted nothing more but to sink inside a warm tub of bath water with roses and lavender soaked in it with my mother standing close to me.Her eyes were fixed on my bloodied head, thankfully, the bite marks had vanished leaving just the cut on my forehead and it was healing gradually."You think I'm kidding, if you don't mind, I can show you the evidence."She said moving an inch so I could take a glimpse inside the house.The inner court was a mess, I could see blood on the ground as though a war had just been fought. I could also perceive it in the air, the smell of fresh blood. My
SIERRAMy throat ached from screaming too much earlier. The snakes were harmless, but I just had to be quiet in a bid to conceal my presence so they wouldn't notice me. My entire body trembled as they glided around me hissing."Seems you made a bond with them so soon witch!" Beta Orion spat not bothering to look at the red bite marks on my skin. I watched silently as he picked them up, placed them inside a basket, covered the lid then took them out. I heaved a sigh of relief as he left, finally a moment of peace.The cut in my head didn't stop bleeding, I could still feel its warm sensation as it trickled down my head. My eyes landed on a piece of clothing lying a few feet away from me, I tried moving towards it but it was impossible with my hands and legs tied together. I only ended up falling on my side. Pain ran through my entire body at the impact caused by the fall.The door creaked open Beta Orion came in.His eyes stared at me hard, "You moved didn't you?" He asked angrily.I
ERINI watched as the dagger meant for arrogant Kane sank deep into Thane's chest, and he fell to the ground in pain. The young man knelt by his side as though checking if he was alive. He threw a glance at my way before picking his father up and running into the forest."Thane," I said softly to myself, "you left just as I imagined," I laughed watching as the young man tried to balance the weight of his father as he ran."That stupid child thinks he could stand before me?" I laughed recalling the look on his face when he saw his father was wounded.I called after them, "Keep running, slow down and my dogs would have your legs for breakfast."He could hear me, the wind carried my voice down into the woods. "Thane never considered his weight, he was proud of those muscles, now see him weighing you down." I mocked as I watched Kane slow a little trying to adjust his wounded father in his arms."Should we go after them?" My guard who led the reinforcements asked.I turned to him, and beh
KANEI stepped into the way, blocking off Erin's attack. Our weapons clashed hard. My eyes landed on Dane running out of the mansion with an unconscious Zane on his back and Maya by his side. Before Erin could notice what was happening, I immediately averted my gaze.Erin needed to be distracted so they could leave and that was my assignment."This fight isn't for little boys." Erin huffed angrily, he moved his foot so discreetly but I was quick to notice, Using one hand to hold his weapon, I blocked his leg with the other hand. In one swift movement, using his leg, I threw him off me.He flew a few metres away from me but his legs were strong so he landed on his feet.My eyes quickly flickered around the mansion, Dane and the others were no longer in sight, they had managed to escape, I heaved a sigh of relief as I turned back to Alpha Erin."Not a move you expected from a little boy huh?" I sent him a mocking smile. For once, I was grateful for the numerous battle classes that Dad h
KANE"Calm down Kane, let's trust Dad," Dane said trying to calm me down, I couldn't stop pacing about the room."Calm down?" I scoffed in disbelief, "how can you be calm when everything is in chaos?" I asked staring at him."But what can we do other than trust Dad and let him do what he thinks is best," Dane said trying to act reasonably."Yes, there's nothing we can do, but we could have prevented this from happening." I snapped, I knew this wasn't his fault but I couldn't contain my anger, our decision had caused this."How?" He asked, "Just pack up let's leave.""We could have rejected Sierra and none of this could have happened!" I shouted."Look Kane, we decided to accept her and bear the consequences in case you have forgotten." Dane's words stung but I was past caring."I wouldn't have done so if I knew that the consequences were this dire." I covered my face with my hands.I felt Dane's hand on my shoulder, "Relax Kane, everything will be fine.""No," I shook my head, "Everyt
THANE"King Erin! King Erin!! King Erin!!!" The chants were getting louder as the army drew closer.Maya turned to me with wide eyes, "Isn't this treason? What are we going to do?" She was glancing over her shoulders in fear."Relax Maya." That was the only words I could say. This was purely treason, they had already crowned another person as their king and they were chanting his name.For the look of things, Erin had taken time to carefully plan this. He had reached out to numerous people and had successfully poisoned their minds against me."I will take care of it," I said walking towards the inner rooms with Maya in my arms. "First, we need to get you to somewhere safe.""What about Zane?" She asked."That's where we are going, you'll stay with him while I try to reason with them, hopefully, they will calm down." As soon as the words left my mouth, I regretted saying it, a loud crashing sound filled my ears, and one of the rebels had driven straight into my mansion creating a crack
KANEI closed my eyes as a sharp pain ran up from my thigh and reverberated all through my body making me want to pull my hair out and cry. The pain I felt was not mine, I could tell that it was Sierra's, she was going through a series of pains that it was probably too much for her to handle."Sierra, She's in trouble." I was panting as I managed to walk, and my legs shook as I hurried away from where I stood, we were on our way back home, but I couldn't walk properly because of the pain I was feeling.I turned to Dane, "Can you track her?" I asked groaning. If I was in this much pain, I could only imagine what Sierra could be going through."N… no." He stammered holding his head, "There's this sharp pain in my head." He groaned. "I can't concentrate."I tried to breathe it out, I tried to close my eyes and concentrate on the mate bond trying to locate her but it was impossible, all I could think of was trying to ease the pain that I was feeling.My legs gave way, I flopped down on th