MazelinaFenrir calls this room a cell. My prison, but as I look around, it’s the most luxurious cell I’ve ever seen in my life.It looks like someone has pulled a picture of what a seaside resort suite would look like and put everything from that picture in this room; it’s equally beautiful and ridiculous at once.Every shade of blue and sandy yellows you can think of in one space, even the wood smells like the beach.“What the hell is this?” I murmur to myself, sitting up from the king bed. All I remember is Fenrir telling me Aries is dead. He can’t be dead; I would feel it if he were gone. Oh my god, Stella!“Fenrir said she was unharmed and safe,” Samara answers me. “And you believe him? He said Aries is dead and Stella’s safe. That makes no sense.” “Don’t be angry with me.” She begs.I’m so fucking angry. Angry at Sam for leaving me. Mad at being captured. Furious at the possibility of Aries being dead, enraged that I may never see my family again, and most of all, I’m angry th
LandonSitting across from the woman who I thought was my mate fills my heart with dread. I fear for my son, myself, and my true mate, who is out there somewhere who is having her essence drained to disguise this woman. The woman I thought I was in love with forever—the woman who carried and had my child.Fuck, what I’m going to tell Jeremy about this woman when he’s older?She smirks at me. “Always thinking ahead, dear husband.”“I’m thinking about our son. Someone whom you constantly leave alone with strangers.”Estelle shrugs, “I’ve never really been the nurturing type to any of my children.” Her lips turn up into a smug smile. “Oh yes, Landon, I have several children, none of which I’ve mothered. Hence the reason for nannies.”“Why?”She shrugs, “You aren’t my first rodeo, Landon.” Estelle leans forward as far as the shackles allow her. “But you are the first one I sincerely love.”“You don’t know, love Stella, sorry Estelle.”She laughs mirthlessly. “I almost forgot your unrequit
MazelinaIt feels like I’ve been in this pretty cell for months and not days. Time seems to move quickly and slow at the same time.Samara has been trying to think of all kinds of strategies to convince Fenrir, but nothing seems to work. He shrugs and tells us he will continue with the extraction. Whatever that means.I’m sure Lydia has an ulterior motive. Every time she visits, she has this look, one that makes me think she doesn’t want us to survive at all. It amazes me that she and Sally are sisters; they’re so different.Watching the birds dance in the sky is the only solace I find in this place. I let Sam come up with different ideas while I watch the birds. I haven’t given up, not yet. I just haven’t found the one thing that will stop Fenrir from going through with it.The cell door opens slowly; it must be time to eat. I move to the small table where I have my meals. I’m surprised to see Fenrir himself holding the tray.“Good Evening, Mazelina.” He smiles and moves into the roo
Fenrir The girl is infuriating. I know she’s lying to me. Samara is telling her so much more than she’s letting on. But I have another card up my sleeve, one that will even shock Samara. They will both see how deadly serious I am about bringing my beloved back to me. After three flights down to the underground, we come to the most secure part of our home. There are no guards down here. It is that secure. Only two people in this world will know what is beyond this door, me and now Mazelina. I enter the encrypted code, the retina scan slides out and scans my eyes, next is a pinch of my blood, another code, and the door unlocks. The entire castle could blow to smithereens, but, this room is impenetrable. It could outlive me if I weren’t immortal. Mazelina shivers behind me, “My apologies, I sometimes forget how cold it is down here.” I take my coat and drape it around her shoulders. She smiles appreciatively, likely thinking that I’m kind. She is only but the vessel of my beloved. I
Rush “We have the numbers. We will get her back.” Landon reminds me again. He and Elion have been taking turns making sure that Lotty and I are alright and reminding us that Mazelina is okay, and we will get her back. But I’m struggling. It’s been a week, and every day Lotty is crying because she can’t talk to her Mommy. For the first time in my life, I’m scared. I’m afraid to lose my mate, and I’m fearful for my daughter and what will happen to her; if one of us dies, the other will follow. I watched it happen to my mother right before my eyes. I don’t want this for Lotty. “Stop doing that. Lotty will have both of her parents.” Elion claps me on the back. “You remember when I had to kill my father, and my mother immediately died after,” I tell him. He nods solemnly. “I know, brother, but it’s not going to be like that for you and Mazelina.” “No?” I look out over our pack. We selected the perfect spot to rest for the night, tomorrow will be the battle, and all I can hope is that
MazelinaSamara is quiet again. Fenrir remains unconvinced and started ranting for hours about bringing her back. He kept going back to her body and shouting at her as if she were alive. It took him a while to realise that Samara had stopped communicating with him. That sent him off the edge again.Fenrir went into a rage, pounding at the walls, screaming things in a language I don’t understand until finally, he dragged me back to my room.It’s been hours since I saw him, or anyone for that matter. But now there’s a flurry of movement outside my door and noise outside my window.“Rush,” I whisper into the darkness.The cell door swings open, and two vampires rush at me, “Come on.” Vamp One grunts as I struggle to get my arms free. I will not go willingly.“You will have to kill me before I let you drag me back down there.”Vamp Two chuckles and tightens his hold on me. “I could arrange that.”“No. You will not harm this woman.” Fenrir commands, making all of us freeze in our place.“Y
Rush“Everyone’s in position,” Elion tells me via mind link.“They’re taking her to Samara’s body. Mazy’s body is weak from the potions. She cannot shift.”“Where’s our bloody Moon Goddess?” Elion growls.“We have never relied on her before. We can’t start now. As soon as Loki gives the signal, we pounce.”“Aye, aye, Captain.”Always and forever the smartass. I have Landon and Elion at two different entry points. Skoll and I are at the other two. I can feel my pack’s energy rise, making my hackles stand on end. I glance up at the full moon.“I don’t know where you are, Moon Goddess. We need you.” I pray at the Moon.“I hope she heard you,” Bain growls: he has been even more restless than I have, eager to bring our mate home to our baby girl.“We can’t lose faith now, Bain.”I glance around at our pack; some have shifted into their animals; others are still in human form. Those still humans have powers they cannot summon when changed into their animal. Fenrir and his Coven have no i
RushChaos, it’s all fucking chaos.Sally and I are blocked from the stairs once again. Sally pulls me along to look for another route only to come against more men and women of the Coven.Everyone is fighting, and I’ve snapped more necks than I care to count. I just want to get to Mazy.“We’re surrounded,” Sally yells: we move back-to-back, waiting for one of them to attack.“Take it easy. Wait.” I tell Sally we need to wait; Blaze and his people are coming. “Wait for it.” I change my stance, ready to strike when out of nowhere vampires jump from the windows above, something dark flies in front of me, “Blaze!”I watch the Vampire grin with satisfaction, holding Blaze’s heart in his hands before crushing it. Rage so hot bursts through my veins, I don’t know how I got in front of the vampire so quickly, but one minute he’s six feet in front of me and the next I have his own heart in my hands, his eyes widen as he stares at his own heart before his body slowly turns to ash.Sally is sit
Four months later Landon Nobody knows the sorrow I have for Estelle. Not because I still love her; strangely, I don’t love her at all. I don’t even hate her. Instead, I feel sorrow for my son, who will never know his mother; however, despised she was, Estelle was still Jeremy’s mother. I watch him sleep soundly in his big boy bed. It’ll be our last night at our home. I quietly exit his bedroom and slowly close the door so as not to disturb him. “Are you ready?” Flora asks; this woman has been a blessing. “Yes. Jeremy is sound asleep; I have everything packed and ready to go.” “Good. Let me know if you need anything. I’m on call.” She taps her head and walks to my front door. “Thanks again, Flora.” She takes my hands in hers. “Eva was my only comfort in that horrible place. I will do anything, absolutely anything, to get her back.” She grins broadly, “She’s gonna love you.” “Flora, let’s go already.” Elion gripes. I wave goodbye to them both. I chuckle to myself, remembering E
Rush Everyone is cheering. Mazelina did it; she defeated the bitch. I look down at our daughter. “It’s okay, baby girl. Mommy won.” Charlotte shakes her head and points up at the sky, “Mommy is falling.” I look up and see Maze is shifting into human form and falling fast. “Catch her!” I command the dragon’s; the order is unnecessary as they’re already flying to grab her. One dragon, Brenton, catches her. He swiftly shifts as he lands, holding Maze in his human arms. “Thank you, Brenton,” I tell him as Alice takes Charlotte from me, taking her to Akers with the other children. Fenrir is already on the ground, his brothers and sister holding him down while Landon guards them with a few other guards, keeping Fenrir’s Coven from taking him. Brenton lays Maze slowly, carefully to the ground. Samara comes to our side. “I don’t understand. This should not be happening; the balance is restored.” “She took a dagger to the heart, Samara. We’re not all completely immortal.” I tell her as I
MazelinaSomething hits me hard. Howls, snarls, and screaming are all drowned out by a powerful explosion. My vision turns a blinding white and then dulls slowly until my eyesight goes black. The constant ringing in my ears is what pulls me back; I can’t hear anything else. My heart is racing, and yet my breathing is calm. I open my eyes slowly and see stars; no, not stars, it’s like little white spots. I must have hit my head pretty hard.I realize I am on my back and see the starry dark sky as the white spots slowly disappear. “What the hell was that?” I touch my head; under my fingers, I feel a large lump growing smaller and smaller. Soon it will be gone. I turn my head and see Samara staring back at me, our fingers almost touching. “Samara?” I call for her inside my head.Tears run down my cheeks; I’m so used to hearing her. Please talk to me, Samara. She doesn’t answer. I stare at her glassy eyes. No! She can’t be gone; this was supposed to work. Samara’s eyes blink at me, and sh
Mazelina“He’s close.” I tell Samara, but before she can answer, we see the new addition to the room. A table, not like the pretty dais Samara’s body is currently laying on, except this one has straps. “We aren’t going to make it. I can’t shift.” “I’m sorry, Mazelina. All of this is my fault.” Samara cries.“We will not cry, Sam. We will be strong till the end.” I feel a little bit stronger and decide I’m not going down without a fight. I struggle out of both of the Vampire’s arms.Vamp One’s head slams against the stone wall with a loud crack, his face frozen in a permanent grimace. Vamp Two tackles me to the ground.“She’s going to shift!” he screams out. Another pair of arms hold me as they pick me up. Geri grins at me, his fangs out, ready to bite me.“Do it. I’m sure your brother would love you to bite me.” I sneer.“Be careful what you wish for, little wolf.” His grip loosens, and I knee him in the balls. His breath whooshes in my face, but he doesn’t let me go, “Dirty trick.
RushChaos, it’s all fucking chaos.Sally and I are blocked from the stairs once again. Sally pulls me along to look for another route only to come against more men and women of the Coven.Everyone is fighting, and I’ve snapped more necks than I care to count. I just want to get to Mazy.“We’re surrounded,” Sally yells: we move back-to-back, waiting for one of them to attack.“Take it easy. Wait.” I tell Sally we need to wait; Blaze and his people are coming. “Wait for it.” I change my stance, ready to strike when out of nowhere vampires jump from the windows above, something dark flies in front of me, “Blaze!”I watch the Vampire grin with satisfaction, holding Blaze’s heart in his hands before crushing it. Rage so hot bursts through my veins, I don’t know how I got in front of the vampire so quickly, but one minute he’s six feet in front of me and the next I have his own heart in my hands, his eyes widen as he stares at his own heart before his body slowly turns to ash.Sally is sit
Rush“Everyone’s in position,” Elion tells me via mind link.“They’re taking her to Samara’s body. Mazy’s body is weak from the potions. She cannot shift.”“Where’s our bloody Moon Goddess?” Elion growls.“We have never relied on her before. We can’t start now. As soon as Loki gives the signal, we pounce.”“Aye, aye, Captain.”Always and forever the smartass. I have Landon and Elion at two different entry points. Skoll and I are at the other two. I can feel my pack’s energy rise, making my hackles stand on end. I glance up at the full moon.“I don’t know where you are, Moon Goddess. We need you.” I pray at the Moon.“I hope she heard you,” Bain growls: he has been even more restless than I have, eager to bring our mate home to our baby girl.“We can’t lose faith now, Bain.”I glance around at our pack; some have shifted into their animals; others are still in human form. Those still humans have powers they cannot summon when changed into their animal. Fenrir and his Coven have no i
MazelinaSamara is quiet again. Fenrir remains unconvinced and started ranting for hours about bringing her back. He kept going back to her body and shouting at her as if she were alive. It took him a while to realise that Samara had stopped communicating with him. That sent him off the edge again.Fenrir went into a rage, pounding at the walls, screaming things in a language I don’t understand until finally, he dragged me back to my room.It’s been hours since I saw him, or anyone for that matter. But now there’s a flurry of movement outside my door and noise outside my window.“Rush,” I whisper into the darkness.The cell door swings open, and two vampires rush at me, “Come on.” Vamp One grunts as I struggle to get my arms free. I will not go willingly.“You will have to kill me before I let you drag me back down there.”Vamp Two chuckles and tightens his hold on me. “I could arrange that.”“No. You will not harm this woman.” Fenrir commands, making all of us freeze in our place.“Y
Rush “We have the numbers. We will get her back.” Landon reminds me again. He and Elion have been taking turns making sure that Lotty and I are alright and reminding us that Mazelina is okay, and we will get her back. But I’m struggling. It’s been a week, and every day Lotty is crying because she can’t talk to her Mommy. For the first time in my life, I’m scared. I’m afraid to lose my mate, and I’m fearful for my daughter and what will happen to her; if one of us dies, the other will follow. I watched it happen to my mother right before my eyes. I don’t want this for Lotty. “Stop doing that. Lotty will have both of her parents.” Elion claps me on the back. “You remember when I had to kill my father, and my mother immediately died after,” I tell him. He nods solemnly. “I know, brother, but it’s not going to be like that for you and Mazelina.” “No?” I look out over our pack. We selected the perfect spot to rest for the night, tomorrow will be the battle, and all I can hope is that
Fenrir The girl is infuriating. I know she’s lying to me. Samara is telling her so much more than she’s letting on. But I have another card up my sleeve, one that will even shock Samara. They will both see how deadly serious I am about bringing my beloved back to me. After three flights down to the underground, we come to the most secure part of our home. There are no guards down here. It is that secure. Only two people in this world will know what is beyond this door, me and now Mazelina. I enter the encrypted code, the retina scan slides out and scans my eyes, next is a pinch of my blood, another code, and the door unlocks. The entire castle could blow to smithereens, but, this room is impenetrable. It could outlive me if I weren’t immortal. Mazelina shivers behind me, “My apologies, I sometimes forget how cold it is down here.” I take my coat and drape it around her shoulders. She smiles appreciatively, likely thinking that I’m kind. She is only but the vessel of my beloved. I