MITCHJust like he promised, it only took him a few minutes to arrive at the hospital. We were still standing outside the door, waiting for the doctor to call us, but there had been nothing of that sort. It was almost as if she forgot we were outside waiting for good news. “My Alphas,” Jeremy greeted, bowing to us. He had changed out of the outfit he wore earlier today when we checked on the first corpse that surfaced this morning. From how wet his hair was, it wasn't difficult to know he had just had his bath. Running his hand through his hair, he smiled when he noticed I was looking at him. “I hate the smell of blood, so I —”“The smell of blood?” I interrupted, frowning at him. “What stink of blood?”Last I checked, aside from the animals he 'gifted' Summer, he always cleans his victims before hanging them. I didn't understand where the blood he was speaking of came from. “This was different. After you left, we discovered another body. He didn't hang this one. We knew he was th
SUMMERI woke up feeling like shit. My body didn't hurt, not as much as I thought it would, after the hit I got. I sat up on the bed, looking around the unfamiliar room. It only took a sniff for me to know where I was. Puzzled, I glanced around once more, trying to identify where my mates went. It was surprising waking up alone in the room. Had this been at home, I would have figured they were out making lunch for me. It made no sense that they would leave me alone in the hospital, of all places. Knowing who they were, they would have stood around my bed, waiting for me to open my eyes. Frowning, I got down from the bed, my hand going to my head. The last thing I remembered was the branch falling on me before I blanked out. There was no bandage around my head like I feared. There was just a plaster on the left side of my face. Touching it, I walked towards the door, desperate to know why my mates left me alone in the room. I had just placed my hand on the doorknob when I heard Mi
SUMMERWe were supposed to leave for the human city today. I'd been eagerly awaiting the date they promised me, too excited to think of anything else. Different scenarios went through my head as I tried to imagine how the day would go. Which was why I rose early this morning. I didn't take the sleeping drugs they left for me, opting to fight with my demons today if it meant I got to wake up early for the date. Mr Lover didn't call in the evening of that day as he promised, but I woke up the next morning to the horror of my life. Hanging on the seal of the window of my room was a dead man. My mates had to change my room after that because I couldn't even step foot in it without thinking of the horrible scene. They assured me we would change houses after they settled everything, and I couldn't wait for that. I didn't tell them of the message I got and they didn't ask, not that they knew what they would ask about. They were yet to tell me what they discussed with Jeremy, which was why
MIKEWe woke up early to get ready for the day. Mitch had gotten everything set out like he promised. Though we didn't know half of what he planned, we were excited because our mate was feeling the same way. We could tell how happy she was last night, humming under her breath as she ate dinner. Her happiness was contagious. “What are we wearing today?” Miles asked, sitting up on the bed, yawning as he rubbed his hand over his eyes. We didn't sleep well last night, not only because of the date but issues of the killer. It had kept us sleepless for days now.We met a female teacher two days ago, who was able to give us lists of names of the boys who were in that class. Among the 10 she gave, 8 were already deceased. The remaining 2 weren't in the pack, which I was grateful for. I doubt the deranged killer will ever go to the human city, just go kill them. We sent our men to the human city to trace the two that left for studies. Though our people were against opening up our city to th
MITCHI couldn't tell what took place after we arrived at the school and rushed to the hall to get Jeremy. Everything happened so fast. Someone blew a powder in the air, stunning us. We didn't think it was something serious until we noticed a shift in the air. A rage blinded me, so intense that I couldn't think of anything else. What I wanted was to shred everything in my way, and anyone, to claw at my body and rip my heart off. I'd never felt such resentment before. It seemed like there was a raging storm in my heart, and I wanted it out. I tried to rid myself of such a murderous thought by thinking of our mate, but it wasn't working. Though it didn't grip me hard whenever I thought of her, there was this feeling I got just from it. Yelling in frustration, I fell to the ground. I heard sounds next to me. It sounded oddly like people fighting and someone arguing, but I couldn't tell for sure whether or not my mind was playing tricks on me. I screamed, ripping off my shirt as I rol
SUMMERI almost ran mad with worry, tugging on my hair, which I had long removed from the ponytails. I knew I looked like a mess, but I didn't mind. Not when my mates were missing.I didn't know where to run to or whom to call. Since they took my phone with them when they left, I couldn't do anything aside from standing in front of our property, hoping I could hitch a ride with someone to their office to check on them. They might have left early to complete their task. However, deep down, I felt there was something wrong. Not only had my mates never done something like this before, but Mitch would have stayed back if it were just a mere going over to the office to finish up their tasks. Groaning, I tugged on my hair, trying not to let my thoughts drift towards the bad lane it wanted to take. I couldn't afford that. Not now, and certainly not ever. I looked down the empty road, praying for their return. It was still early in the morning, so there was no one on the road, not like I w
I stepped towards them on shaky legs, my gaze taking everything in, from their bruised faces to their chest. I doubt any human would have survived what they did because of the wounds they had on their bodies. I got to Mike's bed since it was the first one from the door. Touching him, I sniffed back the tears that threatened to fall like a broken dam. He didn't react to my touch, a first for him.I'd never been able to sneak up on them because of how sharp and sensitive their noses were. They always caught me before I could sneak on them, which wasn't fair. Leaving Mike's side, I went over to the others, touching them and hoping they would open their eyes to look at me, to tell me that everything was going to be okay. I needed their reassurance now, more than I ever did, and wanted to hear them tell me how much they loved me and would keep me safe. None of them stirred as I touched them. Mitch had the most wounds and his lips looked like something he had bitten on countless times. T
Jeremy was sitting on the bed when I stepped in. Compared to the last time we saw, he looked like one who had survived a zombie apocalypse. Unlike my mates, who had bruises on their bodies, his wounds looked more like claws. And the red mark around his neck stood out the more. “Were you trying to hang yourself?” I demanded, walking over to the bed. It was obvious what caused the red line. I'd seen 2 of the deceased victims. It was the same shape and colour.He shook his head, grimacing from the pain. “I encountered the killer this morning,” he replied, his voice so low I had to strain my ears to hear him. “You met Mr Lover?” I asked, closing the distance between us. “Mr Lover? Is that the name he told you? In high school, they knew him as the Scorpion.”I gasped. “Have you found out who he is? Has he gotten arrested? Do you —”“That's where the problem is,” he responded, looking at me with partially closed eyes. “Though he took a copy of the photos I got with me, I was able to hide
“But before that, you guys need to wash up,” I said in my way stern voice. “What do you do after a full day of playing out?” “We wash up!” Blue replied while the girls groaned.“Good. It's time to do that, darlings.” The girls sighed at my words. With their shoulders drooped and matching frowns on their faces, they strode towards the stairs, with Blue skipping all the way.“How was work, darling?” Miles asked as he placed a kiss on my left cheek. “Good.” Smiling, I stepped into the kitchen to announce my return to my other mates before I went upstairs to help the kids with their bath. The girls asked to go first, so they could rush downstairs and eat the cookies their dad promised them before Blue could finish. And being the best mummy I could for my son, I bathed him first, while the girls groaned about how unreasonable this was. Really? They thought it was unfair because I didn't honour their wishes. I couldn't be blamed for that, though. Not when Blue was the only one who wo
Four Years Later“Mum!” I turned at the call, smiling as Hazel ran towards me. “See mummy, I drew a cat!” she yelled out. “Oh, darling.” I got down on one knee so I could hug her. “Let's see.” I took the drawing book from her and made a surprised expression at the cat she drew. “It's wonderful!” I leaned down and placed a kiss on her forehead. “Soon, you will be so good at this, you will beat the best artists in the entire world.” “Even the humans?” She looked up, her eyes sparkling.“Yeah, those.” I patted her red hair, which was so much like my father's. Well, our babies all had red hair and blue eyes. I assumed they would have the same hair as their fathers, but they took after their grandfather. “Mum!” Scarlet and Blue ran towards me, yelling as they tried to outrun each other.Seeing how delighted they were at my return, you would think I left them for a trip, not knowing I just returned from work. Ever since the pack opened the veil to welcome the human city, the human
When I assumed things couldn't get any better, my mates proved me wrong. I didn't know they were still thinking of the mating ceremony. I had long given up on that. Despite the change of treatments from the pack; I assumed they wouldn't fully accept me. Who would have thought my mates would get them to accept me?They didn't tell me about that because the elders were still waiting for an auspicious day. As my due date got nearer, they became apprehensive. However, they didn't tell me the reason until the elders provided a date, two days before the date the doctor gave me. They were so thrilled, they almost hugged the living hell out of me. It felt like they were going to press our babies out from how happy they were as they expressed their happiness. I might not be a werewolf, but I understood how important it was for them to bond with me before the babies arrived. Father was, after all, the one who made the rules. Funny enough, I had forgotten about that until Mitch mentioned it.
SUMMERIt appeared Helen was the one who followed me. While the others burned in the house, she escaped so she would get rid of me, as revenge. It turned out her lover died in the fire with the rest.We fought with each other, and she would have hit the stone on my head, but she slipped. When I saw her on the floor, I couldn't tell what got over me as I climbed on her and used the rock she intended to kill me with on her. It wasn't until she was dead that I realized what I had just done. My hands shook as I watched her, tears streaming down my eyes at the sight of the lifeless woman I had just killed. I didn't know what to do, and could only sit there bawling out my eyes as I tried to tell the world I didn't harm her intentionally. Had she not sought to kill me, I doubt I would have harmed her. It took a lot from my mates to console me until I stopped shivering. Though I kept on muttering that I didn't mean to murder her, I wasn't as scared as I was when I hit her head with the sto
“I support that,” I added when I noticed my brothers were looking at me, waiting for my confirmation. “It's settled then. No matter how many fake tracks we will get, we have all decided to scale through them, right?” John lifted an eyebrow, waiting for our reply. “That's right.” We nodded. If he was pissed we spoke at the same time, he didn't let it show. Instead, he grinned as he turned, and soon took off. We followed him, my brothers having changed into their human form after our first fight. They realized it was easier to fight the bloodsuckers in our human forms since our wolves were vulnerable to their claws.And like that, we ended up going to ten bases. It wasn't until the last one that we got on the right track. We learned it from a vampire who recognized John. It turned out John was with the vampire prince, who ran away from home when he was eighteen and refused to return.The night we beat him up was his first day away from home. Hearing about that made us guilty. Though
MITCHIt turned out we were right by enlisting John's help. I doubt we would have discovered a trail had he not been with us. Though it was painful to say these words, I would do that. His nose was more sensitive and sharp than ours was. While we couldn't pick up a scent from the different ones in the air, he could do that. He didn't even have to continue sniffing as he went like we would have done.Not only did he discover Summer's scent among the millions in the air, but he also found out that whoever took her was working with vampires. I would have teased him about not knowing the things his pack members were involved with but thought better about it. We had far more pressing matters to do, and teasing wasn't part of it. John didn't immediately set out when he got the scent he was looking for. He kept on sniffing to make sure his nose wasn't picking up the wrong ones before he took off. My brothers changed into their wolf forms and ran after him, while I called Jeremy for reinfor
I watched him without saying a word because I didn't know what the fuck I should say. This wasn't what I was expecting. When I called the murderer a psycho, I believed he did it because of the gratification he got from shedding blood. Who would have thought they forced him to do it? I didn't blame him at all. Even though his way of taking care of things wasn't right. He shouldn't have taken matters into his hands like he did. But I still didn't fault him.Had I been in his shoes, I would have done worse than that. I was aware of how soft-hearted I was, but not in such a situation. I wouldn't have let those men stay a minute more on earth, not after all the things they did to my best friend.“I wouldn't say I understand your pain, and I won't also claim to know how you feel because I haven't experienced something like this. However, I'm not faulting the actions you took. Had I been in the same situation, I would have done the same, even worse.” He looked surprised by my words. “Reall
SUMMERI watched Helen with a bored look on my face. “Why did you tell me that? I believe in actions and not words, Helen. I hope you realize that.” “Oh?” She grinned, not looking fazed by my remarks. “I do too. I love action more than words, Summer. Soon, you will feel a taste of it, but not now. I just want you to enjoy the peace of this place while you can.” I didn't reply to that. All I did was roll my eyes and hope she could tell her words did not bother me. The door opened and closed before I heard footsteps. Like I did when Helen stepped in, I didn't look back. I just kept my attention on the woman sitting on the bed, while waiting for the person who entered to show themselves. And when they did, I could only gape, watching Fred with shocked eyes and my mouth opened wide in surprise. “Are you two working together?” I demanded, looking from one to the other while trying to tell myself I was imagining things. I knew I wasn't when Helen smirked. “Stunned?” Fred didn't say a
He arrived a few minutes later. It was faster than we expected. And to further stun us, he ran all the way. If that wasn't freaking crazy, you got to tell me what else might be. It wasn't until he stood in front of us that we realized why we thought the scent on Summer's body was familiar. On the night Summer ran away from home after we found our mate, we went to a human bar to get drunk and ran into him. He had the most awful smell in the entire world, and that pissed us off more than anything else. To cut a long story short, we ended up hitting him to ease our pain. We might have wounded him, but we didn't care. He was an outlet for us. Though we regretted it the next morning when we sobered up, we couldn't find him. He seemed to have disappeared after the fight. That's if you would call it that. It was more like a beating than a fight since we ganged up on him. “Fancy meeting you again.” He folded his arms, staring at us with his mouth pursed. “Didn't count on meeting the bulli