AxelI'm not trying to be a hero but watching the hostage crying for help on the monitor's screen. Mark and his task force FBI group set up another camera to freely monitor what was happening inside the hostage area.I'm now wearing a bulletproof vest. My executive assistant Landon sits next to me."Officer, have you set the phone over?"Mark is talking to his subordinates through his walking Radiophone. He seems flustered, yet he had his way to hide it. Being a task force leader makes him hide the worry a little more acceptable than the rest of his teammates."Yes, captain, now the waiting game is on."True enough, since we can't force the criminals to give us a ring, this negotiation will happen according to their book. Their rules, we follow."Copy, if anything happens, radio me."Mark glances at me after putting his radio hanging on his dirty cargo pants."For sure, they'll ask for tons of money."Landon opens up with fear.Mark throws him an acknowledging face, "Sure, but some cr
The young girl's face dims, and she's ready to release a cry, "Mommy, I thought Jupiter will be alright, then why does my cat need to stay here?"Her mother glides her hand to her small back to comfort her kid, "That's why Jupiter is here so that the doctor can monitor. Don't worry; I'm sure Doctor Harris is good; she can help us.""Please, please, Doctor, heal my Jupiter, please."I grab Juliet's tiny hand and squeeze it gently, "Jupiter will be okay; I'll do my best, I promise." I reassure the young girl.Yes, Ria, everything will be alright; I want to hear those words as well.I prepare the IV for Jupiter, the cat. She's a female feline with gray fur and golden eyes. Persian cats are medium size cats."Is it going to hurt mommy? Is he going to be alright?"The young girl showcases actual care and love for their animal pets. I wonder if our werewolf kind can live like pet dogs or cats. Suppose a human can take care of us too, in the dream world, the possibility is a hundred percent.
Mark answers his radio; our ears are parking up, ready to hear every instruction from the dangerous hostage-takers. Landon will faint any moment from now. His face is full of mixed emotions; his eyes are open."You okay?""This is scary. Are you sure, Sir? This is part of my job?"I almost burst out a fatty laugh; my executive assistant and lawyer is a pussy scared man. He should be afraid; this is a threatening life situation after all."Relax, Landon; I think the FBI got this over their control.""I hope so, Sir; I still want to date my girlfriend.""You will, after this." Landon wipes the grains of sweat on his forehead. Oh, poor man."You will release three hostages in exchange for a private jet plane and two twenty million dollars?" Mark his lips pressing together, and his other hand forms a fist."In less than two hours? Are you out of your mind?" He adds it seems that the criminals are cornering the FBI captain and team leader."Do I sound like a joke to you, Captain?" One of t
I lower my head until my mouth reaches my collar."Yes, I can hear you; I think the three hostages are up for release, and also, the bulky guy punches me in the face for arguing that they should release the elderly and the pregnant woman here.""God Axel I sent you there just a couple of minutes ago, and you got hurt immediately? You are making me nervous, stop arguing with the bastards, stay put and be my eyes inside."Mark is like a scolding, strict brother I never had and don't wish to have."Alright, I understand, but I can't help it; these people need to go home first."Mark sighed, "Axel, I get you might be upset, but the best thing you can do is, be my spy inside, you hear me? Tell me if they're planning something fishy.""I will."The bulky guy emerges to the back door, suspected glancing at me."What are you whispering there?"I cough, acting like I have a cold or something."Nothing, I was clearing my throat."He pauses in his tracks and intently glues his eyes on me, and wh
"Hey, are you there? I have a huge favor to ask, Mark? Captain?"Silence is all I hear, but after a minute, Mark speaks."What favor? Are you in a safe place talking to me?""Yes, I think the bad guys are asleep; send my executive assistant to the general hospital in town, find Joselito Madrid, and tell my assistant to pay for his bills and hospital and his surgery.""Is this another act of a hero Mr. Crawford?" I can sense the hint of irony in Mark's baritone voice."Damn it, Mark, a hostage father is dying, do as I say!"A strong hand pulls me from behind my shoulder, tossing me down kissing the floor."Take out the wire! I knew you were working with the authorities!" One of the hostage-takers kicks me in my abdomen; I groan in pain."Take him at the back." The chinky eyes criminal orders his partner, I'm dragging like a dead dog.I'm busted; I lost my contact with Mark."We're done negotiating, rich boy, one wrong move, and one of you will die after another. Keep that in mind!"I r
He is not supernatural like me; he can die with a bullet straight to his human flesh. I won't deny that Axel is brave and kind, but putting your life at risk is pure recklessness.Landon is back; the smell of coffee in his hand calms me a little, "Thank you.""You're welcome, Mrs. Crawford.."I sip my coffee when a doctor in scrubs appears, removing his surgical mask."Doctor, how's my husband?""The bullet gladly didn't hit his spine, but we have to repair some muscle tissue near his back; he will be transferred in his private room in a while; if you have questions later, you can tell the nurse, and I'll be around."I bounce my head, acknowledging and absorbing all the information regarding Axel's health standing."Thank you for everything, Doctor.""You're welcome; the receptionist will call you once Mr. Crawford is settled in his private room, and you can see him."The doctor departs out of our sight."Such a relief Sir Axel is fine."Landon displays his relieved face, his eyes lig
"I'm not in love with Robin, mom," at least not yet."Keep denying it, Son, and you will lose the chance at love; you might not be deeply in love with your wife yet, but you're almost falling, and when you fall, you fall hard, Axel had, just like me. So if you don't have any plan to be serious in your marriage, better stay away from Roe, or you'll end up breaking and hurting the gem that she is.""You know that I married her because of need?"My eyes widen as my mom bounces her head, "You can't hide anything from me, and understand why you wanted me to seek medical help and provide for your sick mother, my poor child; I'm sorry that you have to carry the weight."My eyes are producing liquids, "Mom, it's not your fault; it's Dad if he hadn't cheated on you--""Sh, that's all in the past; stop hating your dad; he's dead, son, don't sow hatred and reap. I don't have much time, and I'm glad Roe is finally here taking care of you, possibly loving you, don't let the bitterness change you,
Rolf pulls over and parks in front of this famous Italian restaurant. He even opens the backseat car door for me. He never changes. He's still that gentleman I knew."This place looks ordinary."Rahum clears his throat at Axel's indirectly mocking remarks about his choice of restaurant."A wise man once said that you don't judge a book by its cover."It's my turn to clear my throat; Rolf could be savagely dismissing but in a classy way. I'm trying not to pick sides."And who's that wise man?""Me."Axel's eyes jump out of his sockets; Rolf has very dark humor, Axel needs to behave."Good evening, Ma'am and Gentlemen, table for three?""Yes, please.""This way." The waiter guides us to our table.Rolf yanks the chair beside me; who says chivalry is dead? I miss Rolf's lovely treatment."This is our Menu; please call me if you're ready to order."Axel is giving Rolf a sharp glance, and I hope the dust doesn't settle tonight, or they will end up hurting each other."No need to come back;
AxelDays passed into months, yet Ria had no trace of remembering Gray or me. She was constantly visiting her therapist, hoping that it would help her remember things about our love and our son, Rolf said I should call her, Nova her human name for not to confuse her,"Can I still call you mommy even if you don't remember me?" Gray muttered while sitting on his bed, and Nova was holding a storybook I supposed she read a while ago for Night. The door wasn't completely closed, and I wanted to bid good night to my son when I heard them talking."Of course, sweety, I had seen your baby photos and my photos when I was pregnant with you; my mind might not remember you, but my heart does, you are my child, and nothing is going to change that."She said, tucking Gray on his bed, then turning on the nightstand light and planting a kiss on his forehead."Good night, mommy; I would pray to God for you to remember daddy and me." Gray whispered; he was so kind given his young age. My heart longed f
He was tall, and he smiled at me, giving me the impression that I had known him for a lifetime, but I couldn't remember what he looked like. His face was blurry, and I couldn't even remember his name."No, don't go!" I yelled as the man turned his back and walked away from me.I felt a soft, warm palm caressing my face."It's alright; you're safe now." His voice was incredibly soothing.I freed my eyes, only to be welcomed by the white interior of the place, from the window curtains to the walls. I completely opened my eyes to get a glimpse of where I was.I glanced at the man beside me; he was downright handsome, and his emerald green eyes connected to my soul."Who are you? Where am I?"His handsome face contorted in confusion right away. He was reaching for my hand, but I moved it away."Baby it's me, Axel." His voice was full of worries. Recognition wasn't present in me. I don't know this man, why is he here alone with me.I tried to sit, but my back was in horrible pain."Brat, s
I first laid my eyes upon Rhian; I understood she was different. On my first day in the Blood Moon Pack, I spotted her when my father decided that I did not fit for the deity life with him above. My skin under my clothes was blue and yellow from the abuse I'd had to endure the night before. I was in great pain, and she smiled at me like a princess from one of those Disney tales as humans enjoy this kind of movie. Since Ayla was young, I used to guard her; I could continue doing so but not in my deity form; I could be in the body form and shapeshift to a werewolf. I felt reborn even after living a thousand years as a deity.And while a typical kid would have gladly made friends with the cute girl, I stood frozen. It was as if my feet had grown their gnarled roots and stuck them in the ground. I had never been faced with kindness, and my initial instinct was to run, but then I clenched my fists and fought to steal the spade and bucket from her.I lost, not that I'm bitter about it. The
I'm a werewolf, raised in the south on sweet tea and warm summer nights. Right now, I'm smiling in my seat, all bubbly and barely able to contain myself. Rumor has it the future alpha of the Blood Moon pack, Thellues, will be in my new class.It's the first day after the summer break, and I can't wait to see Thellues in person, and if I'm lucky, we will be mates in the future!Gosh, I hope I'm pretty enough for an alpha.My human friends call me a doll, and I'm trying to live up to that. I got up nice and early to fix my nails and eyelashes before getting on the bus. I'm wearing a jeans jacket with various bracelets around my arm. My pimples are covered up with the Giorgio Armani foundation, and I've tamed my fiery dark hair.I'm so excited and ready!Hopefully, Thellues will pay attention to me. I found him on social media, and the guy is smoking hot, which is icing on the cake. An alpha who is hot and young is rare—I wish for him to notice me, please!'Please, keep your thoughts to
The three of us quickly decide to let our wolves take over because our wolves have better senses than humans. As soon as Nala has control, she catches the female’s scent and takes off; she quickly loses sight of enemies and evil guards who are a few feet behind her. Oh god, her scents fading, Nala’s paws pounded against the ground as she gained speed. I leap from the bush into a small clearing around the base of the river to see a large male taking advantage of a young female who is lying lifeless under him. Nala lets out an earth-shaking growl, and the male turns his attention towards us. He lets out a low growl and takes a step forward, his eyes glazed over red. I could tell he was eyeing me up as he stalked back and forth in front of the unconscious female. His head lays low to the ground as he gets in position to attack my wolf; I could hear Nala growling as she bared her razor-sharp teeth. I can listen to Thellues and the rest of the training squad catching up in a short distance
Thellues wouldn’t be able to resist me. I like this dress better than I had for my introduction dinner. Thankfully, he has set out some precautions, so I don’t end up ruining this dress like I did my last one. It also wasn’t a hidden secret that I had already shifted, and the entire pack was okay with it. Margaret told me she was never one for fighting but could protect her bag and that the group should love having a Luna that will run in a fight to save her Pack and Alpha. According to her and everyone else here, it’s exceedingly rare for Luna to fight instead of sticking back, ensuring everyone is hidden in safe rooms. As I admire myself in the mirror, I lift the price tag to see how much it costs and almost faint.“Dear, you look like you’ve seen a ghost, is everything okay?” Margaret tilts her head, looking at me with a slight look of worry.“Yes, I’m fine. I just saw the price tag of this dress. I just find it hard to believe a piece of fabric can cost over fourteen thousand doll
“Thellues, are we almost there?” I ask Xavier, I call him bt his marked name now since he is an Alpha after shopping, he sent my Omega and his Betar back to the packhouse alone. Since we were inside the territory, we didn’t need them to be around. After he and his Beta took off this morning, leaving my servant Omega and me to do some dress shopping, he returned and told me he had a surprise and blindfolded me. We’ve been walking for what felt like all day, but it was more like 30 minutes. I should have listened to Thellues when he told me to dress for comfort. A pair of flats is not something; I suggest going for walks through the woods.“Almost my Love, maybe fifty more steps.”I begin to count the steps I take mentally; I get to thirty-eight before we come to a complete stop. Different scents start to hit my nose, and the sound of falling water fills my ears. Thellues carefully remove the blindfold from my eyes to reveal the most breathtaking sight anyone could ever see. We were on
I could tell Rhian was getting tired as we walked out of the third clothing shop with a handful of bags, which is the reason I suggested we turn and head back to Withers Moon. She didn’t want to go shopping but I insisted so she could feel spoiled like she deserved to be. I walk around to my door to see Rhian laying across the back seat sleeping soundly. I softly shut the back door and climbed into the front passenger seat.“Drive carefully. I don’t want to disturb her; she did a lot today.” I tell my Beta as he pulls out of our parking place. “Oh, and Beta, don't scratch my car,” I say jokingly. I own the car and let my Beta drive it when we are out on pack business even though our little spree today is not technically pack business. He was the better driver out of the two of us and I didn’t want to take any chances with Rhian l especially with her in her frail state. I turn myself around in my seat and look at Rhian , reaching back and tucking the strand of hair that had fallen ac
"My first mate abused me and rejected me and that hurt me. Not much but the feeling of the bond breaking it really hurt. I can’t go thru that again. Can you promise me I won’t be rejected?” I bury my face in my hands. Nala is in the back of my mind bagging me to accept Thellues as our mate, even though I know him he is very much a stranger to me. He is also the Alpha of one of the largest packs in the North I have no idea what he would see in a weak mate like me. This could just all be a ploy to get laid while he’s visiting Blood Moon. His scent continues to dance its way through my nose, and it is making it extremely hard to concentrate. I can feel Thellues softly rubbing my back gently pulling my head into my chest while I’m talking to Nala. I feel myself instantly begin to calm down. Something about being in his arms made me feel safe like they were made to hold me. He saved me from being beaten to death the very least I could do is give him a chance to prove himself. I nuzzle my