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Mazelina Aries and I have our strategy in place, but I know he’s still nervous. He knows I have many abilities, but I’ve kept most of them to myself. I don’t want Aries to give us away, especially when he tends to bark first. Our ‘last meal' was hours ago. Asim had clothes sent to both Aries and me. I’m now wearing a satin white dress. I roll my eyes at how predictable he is. My brother is wearing a Tux. Who knew it was tradition to wear over-the-top gowns and tuxedos to an execution? I sigh glancing at the sky through the small window of my cell, the moon is high. I know it’s getting close. Everyone feels restless, I’ve had to block them and meditate to conserve my power, for what I’m about to do will take a lot of energy. A guard opens the cell, he sneers at me. “Get up!” he commands. I slowly stand and roll my shoulders, but the guard grabs me roughly and throws me out of the cell. “Hey! What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” Aries shouts at him. “Shut up cripple!” “The
Rush All I can hear and see are jaws snapping and claws swiping through the air, I’ve lost sight of Mazy, but I know she’s okay, Landon and Aries are with her, and they’ll help protect her until I get to that fucking stage. I’ve always hated that dais. My father loved it. He would hold court with an over-the-top throne-like chair, so he could look down his nose at all of his people. My people or they were, now they’re fighting me. I make my way through the crowd, grabbing a wolf with my jaw and throwing him up in the air. His neck breaks and I dump him on the ground. I swipe at the wolves left and right, getting closer to the dais. Two Guardians are holding Mazy while another throws a right hook to her beautiful face. I growl, stalking the stage. I’m going to kill that motherfucker! He punches her again. She says something to him as he leans over her. Suddenly the world spins, my chest burns, and I hear a terrible guttural howl. All the shifters stop fighting immediately and look
Mazelina Rush has no idea what’s coming, but I know we will be in for the fight of our lives. I thought the people would see and know The Guardians were wrong and evil and we would all come together, and it would be kumbaya and making smores by the fires or something, instead not all of them see the future for what it is. Not everyone wants peace, and it breaks my heart. They believe, as Asim believes, that if we take over their packs, they will no longer be free. I don’t understand how they have come to this conclusion. Do they not see that living in peace is what we all strive for, shifter and human alike? We would all still have our free will without having to always look over our shoulders for the next war to arrive on our doorsteps. I can hear them even when they don’t speak. They believe wholeheartedly that I’ve tricked them and projected the Moon Goddess. My dragon falters in the sky, and the other dragons flock to me, making mournful sounds, “I am okay.” I mind-link, “We s
Rush We’ve been searching for Lotty for days now and still nothing. No one saw anything, no one knows anything. We have a fucking invisible enemy. “How is she?” Landon asks for the hundredth time; I glare at him. “How do you think she is?” seeing Maze on the floor of our daughter’s room screaming and wailing, never in my life do I ever want to hear those screams again. It took six sedative shots to get her to quieten down and when she came to, she blamed herself. Blaze didn’t help by saying she would have been safer back in his home pack. We all know that’s a lie. But Maze, she took it to heart and hasn’t spoken a word in four fucking days. “If I knew, I wouldn’t be asking you.” Landon sounds equally pissed. He and Blaze fought until several guards pulled them apart. Mazy always talked highly of Blaze, but I’m wondering if he ever had her best interests at heart. He took my side, allowing me to see our daughter behind her back, when he should have taken hers and now, he blames her
Landon Something isn’t right with Stella; she’s been different ever since we returned from the battle at Moon King Pack. Her scent has changed slightly. It could be from motherhood, but usually, that scent is a mingling of our family, father, mother, and son. Just like Maze, Rush, and Lotty, they all have a distinct scent, but they’ve mingled altogether so you know they’re family. “I’m sorry we can’t be of more use to you, Landon.” Alpha Charlie pats my shoulder. “Please let Alpha Rush and Luna Mazelina know we are here to support them in any way we can.” I nod, “Thank you, Alpha Charlie.” He laughs, “Just Charlie to you, old friend.” I smile at Charlie. We’ve been close friends for many, many years and now he is old and grey, lines etched on his face, showing his true age. This is the problem with being immortal. You outlive the ones who are important to you. “Thanks, Just Charlie,” I smirk, he claps my back. “Always a smartass.” I shrug. “I have to get going.” “You going t
Rush My office is overcrowded with maps and paperwork everywhere. Maze has been quiet for the most part while we send trackers back and forth. Elion comes back with nothing, telling us that Landon is on his way home. Right now, Elion’s looking at a new map further out of our territory. I couldn’t imagine Charlotte being so far away from us but then if Maze can’t feel her maybe it’s because of the distance? Fuck! I don’t know. I rub my eyes with the back of my hands, “We will find her.” Elion sounds more determined than I feel. It’s almost been a week since they took her and nothing, no ransom, no gloating that they have our daughter. Just complete silence. My door slams open and Landon storms in, “What did you find?” “We have a mole in our pack.” I blink at him in surprise, “Who?” He starts pacing the room, “I don’t know. I’ve been thinking about this for hours and can’t come up with any one specific.” “Then how do you know it’s from our pack?” I look out my office window and w
Rush When we walked in the door, Stella and Landon were in the middle of an argument. “I know you fucked her. I know it!” Stella screams. “We have been over this before Stella, nothing has ever happened between Mazy and me. She’s my family and that’s all it is.” Landon at least sounds calm. “You expect me to believe that!” she screeches. “I see the way you look at her.” Maze looks up at me red as a balloon with embarrassment, “You know it’s not true. Right?” “Babe, I would know if you had romantic feelings for another. We’ve wolves remember.” I hold her tight against me. “You knew when I was with other women.” I feel her nod against my chest. “Maze, I will always regret what I did to you, to us.” Her light blue eyes find mine. “We both have regrets, ones that no longer matter. Not now. Not when-” “THERE IS NOTHING GOING ON!” Landon bellows cutting Maze off mid-sentence, we both run into the house, Landon is pacing the room pulling at his hair, and Stella looks like she’s ready
The Enemy Never have my people ever known me for my patience. It’s not like centuries ago when our kind was ruthless in getting the job done. Now in this day and age, everything is far more strategic. You have to be a forward thinker, with technology and so many humans knowing about our kind it’s too risky to start a war of any kind. The snowy mountainside is beautiful this time of year. The snow is falling heavily, making visibility even poor for us Vampires. Having the wolf child isn’t exactly starting a war but it is a start to what I want. I smile in anticipation for Mazelina Winslow. The moment she steps into my home I will send the child back to the pack and keep Mazelina for myself. I have her room ready for her, just how she likes it. “Sir?” Anton announces himself as he enters my study. “Yes?” I enquire without turning around. “Geri has arrived.” “Good. Have they sent Mazelina to her rooms?” “Ah, um.” “Spit it out, Anton.” “No, Sir. She has not.” I turn swiftly. “An
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