'He's not your father.' Laura's words resounded in his head as he prepared for his date with Emily. She'd already called to confirm their date and though he'd thought of canceling it so he could spend the night ruminating on everything he had heard, she sounded so elated that he couldn't bear to do so.He stared at his reflection, seeing his wolf and not balking with hatred and disgust as he usually did. Laura and a witch helped him get over his fear of mirrors during her great reveal.Andrew swallowed as a wave of shock shot through his body.The things Laura had revealed to him just hours ago were messing with his head. He had his wolf, who he'd allowed to remain close to the surface since Laura had asked, to thank for his sanity.His wolf was able to contain his wilding emotions and keep them from erupting by concentrating on what was important, which was not letting Emily down tonight.'There's a fourth prophecy.' Laura had said. "Douglas is not your father."Andrew's mouth fell
"Hello!" Emily waved enthusiastically, as Andrew stepped into the restaurant.He gave her a small smile. His eyes glinted with mischief.Emily gave him a full-fledged smile in return. Her excitement hadn't run out even after the celebratory dinner and drinks she had with the team."My lady," Andrew said, bowing a little before taking his seat.Emily giggled,"Why you're the fairest maiden in this establishment, I daresay."Emily laughed harder."Oh stop it." She gushed.Smiling, Andrew took her hand and kissed it."Evening Milady. How pray tell did your day go?" Emily rolled her eyes as she tried to stifle another giggle."Andrew." She cautioned, but since she couldn't help herself she laughed out loud."My day was awesome!" She squealed. "I'll get into it after we've ordered. What are you having?" Obliging Andrew picked up the menu and scanned it. While Emily, who'd already picked out something, looked again at her own menu.In a few minutes, a waiter dropped by and collected their
Andrew watched Emily struggle in her sleep. She'd been like that since he brought her home and His wolf was not taking it lightly. It wanted to hunt and kill whatever was putting her through so much terror.When he'd returned from getting her things, he found her screaming and bawling at something imaginary. Seeing Emily who he knew to be tough and buoyant be so terrified that it triggered a panic attack, hurt him. He'd frozen for seconds before he approached her and tried to bring her back to her senses. It took him at least 30 mins to calm her down before he was able to drive them home.Since she was asleep, his wolf automatically came closer to the surface. Together they sensed that Emily hadn't told them everything about the case they were working on. Though he wished he knew, he couldn't blame her, both of them were still entitled to their secrets and he too had kept a lot from her. Yet, from the fear pouring out from her, he sensed that whatever trouble she was in was more than
Emily kissed him with as much ferocity. Snaking her arms around his neck, she pulled him closer but it wasn't enough.She moaned into his mouth, wanting him everywhere. Andrew broke the kiss and she snapped her eyes open. His amber green eyes were dilated and glowed gold. He began retreating as guilt flashed in his eyes.Her eyes widened as she realized why. He was thinking that he'd taken advantage of her.She held his arms and dragged him back into the position she wanted him in. Wishing he could sneak his fingers into her pussy and see how wet she was already. If there was anyone that took advantage of anybody it was her, she'd been the one to lure him in and play with his hair hadn't she? How couldn't he see that?"Fuck, I'm…." He started to say,But Emily silenced him with her finger. Staring him squarely in the eyes, she ran her fingers through his hair again."Emily you…" He groaned, closing his eyes."I want you," she murmured, placing her hands on his chest and trailing her
Andrew looked at the gem in his hand then the poem and then at the group of people loitering around. In the last few hours, he'd asked questions about the town. Lakewood was one of those small towns where everyone knew everyone and their business. Though his guest house was secluded, and he had only passed by when coming and going out of town, they knew that he was the occupant and that he had a visitor, all without stepping a foot into his territory.It would have amazed him if he wasn't used to such intrusion. Living with wolves left no privacy at all. The townspeople watched him like a hawk watched its prey as he gathered information about them. He could tell from their overly bright smiles and hospitality that there were secrets they intended to hide and that they were also extremely curious about his sudden appearance.According to them, the property in which he was staying hadn't been used for about two decades. Although the housekeeper who was one of them tended to and restocke
Andrew furrowed his brows at the sight of Emily seated on a rock and staring at the moon. It was unsettling to watch. It seemed as if she was glowing in the moonshine. A lump formed in his throat as he stood transfixed and goosebumps scattered on his body.Instead of calling out her name, Andrew sneaked up on her. As he got closer, he confirmed his suspicions. She sat staring at the moon, certainly enthralled by its moonshine. Andrew watched in wonder as the moonlight illuminated her. Her brown hair was billowed by the winds, her face hung upwards. She radiated in the moonlight. Andrew furrowed his brows, then slowly crept closer. He was a few feet from her when he felt the presence of another being. He froze on the spot, something was peering at them from the forests. His senses spun in alarm, he looked at Emily again and realized that the discontent he felt earlier was because his temporary territory had been trespassed. Though she looked beautiful in the moonshine, it had nothing
Caleb stood at his meeting place with Shirley, walking around in circles and muttering angrily to himself."She said a few days." He huffed. "I have never seen anyone as inconsistent as witches.""Maybe I should give up and continue with Mendez's plans. I should pick Mendez's calls.""Witches are the worst.""I should have never put my faith in a witch."A loud chuckle almost sent him to the ground. He staggered away from the sound of the voice, growling into the evening."Really, Caleb Levisay? I was just two minutes late." Shirley said, stepping out of the shadows.Caleb grunted, "You are four days late!" He accused.Smiling, she spun around, "Ohh? I thought it was two minutes. I must apologize then."Caleb huffed, he could see from the mischievous glint in her eyes that she wasn't sorry.Shirley smirked, then straightened her expression."Fine, let's get down to business. I've got to go back soon, we're at war remember?"Caleb grunted, then set himself down on a trunk. With Laura
Larry tailed Caleb as he trudged back home from his meeting with Shirley. Since Laura's death, he made it a habit to shadow him. Watching Caleb go out of his way to snatch something that wasn't his and knowing that he was going to do anything possible to prevent him from winning against Andrew was therapeutic and calmed his nerves. Since Laura's death, Larry had become close to losing his mind and going rogue. There was a new voice in his head. At first, he couldn't tell the difference, because it sounded a lot like him. Sometimes when it complained it sounded like his wolf, but it wasn't him or his wolf. Neither of them was as bloodthirsty and mean as it. The voice was unhinged and impulsive. It fed off his hatred for Douglas and nagged at Larry to kill the old Alpha, Caleb, Nicole, and Mendez for Andrew's sake, it wasn't patient, it wanted their blood immediately. It was the reason why Larry began following Caleb at first and since then, he had learned so many interesting things.Sh
"Did he agree?" Emily asked as soon as her mother reappeared. "Yeah, after a lot of persuasion."Emily released a shaky breath. Her body was burning like she'd been bathed with acid. "Let's get into position then." She said, lifting herself up. The pain was too much had she found herself unable to stand. She staggered backward and fell to the bed. "Emily! What's wrong?" "It's like my body is on fire." Emily hissed,Vanessa came to her and inspected her body."It's the mark from hell. He's suffering from the mark from hell. Are you sure you can do this? I can tell Andrew the plan, I'm sure he'd be happy to do it in your place.""No." Emily said forcefully. The truth was that no one could execute the plan effectively apart from her. Even if they collected the totem from Caleb, she was the only one powerful enough to destroy it. Andrew's strength couldn't break it, and neither could her mother's magic. But her body burned and she wanted to crawl into bed and cry. She'd have to make
Emily purposely ignored Andrew.She also purposely ignored the nudges her mother was giving her, as she narrated her experience to everyone. She also tried to ignore the sparks that were ignited in her body when he pecked her and whispered that he had to go but he'll be back.But when her mother, who'd been attentively listening to her, rose up, dragged him by the side, and hugged him. Envy, heavily laced with anger as she'd never felt before, coursed through her body. It felt as if her mother was betraying her. Jacqueline was the first to notice the change in her countenance.She smirked,"Girl, that's what you get for ignoring your man. Now he's in the arms of another woman." Emily growled and Jacqueline burst into laughter."When did you start behaving like a she-wolf? Hold your horses Em, it's only your mother. It makes me wonder what you'd have done if it was another female."Amelia laughed,"She would have probably hexed her entire generation." She said,"Nah, Em's feeling m
Emily had given up on trying to escape her imprisonment before she realized that it wasn't real. It had been days, yet she'd not felt hungry and she woke up the exact way every time. The sun didn't set, her clothes didn't change, she didn't want to use the bathroom and everything was still and lifeless.The only thing that changed each time she awoke was her strength. It was as if something was sucking out her energy. On the second day of her entrapment, she remembered wandering around the sheet/film that locked her in search of a weak spot or way out until she got bored and forced herself to sleep.Now she could hardly move a limb. Anger at Andrew and his Kingdom burned within her chest. She allowed it to blind her reasoning and she began to blame him for everything that happened.She promised herself that she would hunt Andrew if she died there.She'd been making such plans when she noticed the potted gardenia again.With a lot of effort, she stood up, walked to it, and lifted it of
Andrew and the Compliant narrowed their eyes at Vanessa."Do you understand it? Can you see how clear the prophecy has become?" Vanessa asked,The Compliant and Andrew glanced at themselves and then back at Vanessa."You," She pointed at Andrew, "became the enemy, you were the destroyer. He used your body to commit all these atrocities. Right now your people do not trust you. You'll need to do a lot to regain their trust. The second prophecy has come to pass. Can't you see it? You aligned with the enemies, you brought harm to your people and if I didn't save you, you would have perished.""Oh." Andrew agreed, nodding. "Now I'm very curious about the 3rd and 4th ones. I wasn't one to believe in those prophecies. My husband did and I often mocked it for it. I didn't think the prophecy concerned us witches and hoped you didn't find the key. I even hexed you."Andrew shrugged, he didn't understand where she was going or what she was trying to say.Vanessa chuckled mirthlessly, "And afte
"Where am I?" Andrew growled. His eyes were still shut and he wasn't fully awake.Vanessa, who had been standing behind her kitchen counter from the moment she dropped him, shivered. He's not going to rip you apart. You saved him, remember? She repeated in her head."Where am I?" Andrew asked again, propping his eyes open, then shielding his face with his arms.His wolf prowled around restlessly in his head. It wanted blood and it wanted it now.Vanessa steadied herself by gripping her kitchen counter. Her knuckles turned white and the bones in her fingers threatened to snap.Andrew jolted up."Where the fuck am I?"A shudder ran through her body and she swallowed involuntarily."My home." She said, her voice sounding more confident than she'd expected.Andrew's head snapped in her direction and he growled. Vanessa could see the malice in his eyes and feel the anger rolling out from his pores. Gathering as much courage as could muster she stepped forward. "I've been waiting for
The first thing Shirley did when the bodies exchanged was to try to get hold of Caleb before he fell to the ground.Later on, she would regret it deeply and ask herself why she didn't disappear like she normally did. Maybe it had something to do with the mark from hell that she'd seen reappearing on Caleb's body.Shirley's illusion flickered and she could feel her powers waning out as she bent to check on Caleb and wondered why. After confirming that he hadn't been knocked dead, she vented out her frustration on him and tried to wake him up. After trying several spells that didn't work she shook him roughly and punched and kicked him but he remained unresponsive. She'd also said another couple of spells that were supposed to be potent and yet the effect remained the same."Coma!" She yelled, "You're in an induced Coma you son of a bitch! Motherfucker, you get to sleep while I think of a way to save us!"If she had stopped screaming then and paused to do the actual thinking, she would
The next morning Vanessa snuck into Brighton and stood amidst the crowd of werewolves standing before the platform in the form of a man. She had to dig up her husband's old spell books and read and practice them throughout the night before she was able to perfect the spell. She stood within wolves knowing that any mistake she made meant death. She trembled, her hands were balmy and her forehead was clouded with sweat. Although she was terrified about being exposed, she was more terrified about failing. It seemed like the fate of the whole world weighed on her shoulders and that was enough to make her shake. Before leaving Andrew, she'd given him a sleeping potion and was glad that it was still in effect when they dragged him out of the dungeon that morning."Who are you and what have you done with Vanessa?" She muttered under her breath. Never in a million years could she imagine that she, Vanessa, would dare to do what she'd been doing in the past few hours. It was very out of char
It was the time of reckoning. Caleb thought, trying as much as he could to keep a grim expression on his face when he was bouncing with excitement inside him. The platform had once again been set and the pack members gathered beneath it chatting away as they awaited the death of Brighton's number one enemy. The gates of the dungeon creaked open, shushing the crowd of onlookers. The advisors and some stakeholders, followed by a barrage of guards and warriors who dragged Caleb's unconscious body processed solemnly to the platform and ascended it. Caleb had never felt so powerful in his entire life and he loved it. Thrills of victory ran down his spine and he clasped his eyes shut and struggled to keep at bay, the smile that had been threatening to break out from his lips. "I still don't understand why we are hurrying his death." Someone murmured dispassionately.Caleb scowled as his head snapped toward the direction of the sound. It had come from one of the stakeholders.He sneered
A thrum of energy buzzed in Shirley's brain signifying that some of her spells had been activated. And she knew the exact ones, it was those she'd said to trap the moon witch.A slow smirk spread across her face and she ignored Vanessa's righteous rant. She'd come on her own with the idea of threatening her into submission. But the once pale woman had suddenly developed a backbone of her own and was now shooting back and matching Shirley word to word.Of course, Shirley was irritated and had started thinking that maybe it was time to slice her throat. Shirley's threats were like water on a rock to Vanessa and it amazed Shirley to see her fired up like that.Unexpectedly, the new members of the circle swooped in, grabbed her, and secured her. They'd been hunting for a few days now. Yet, instead of Vanessa cowering like she normally would, she screamed some more and accused Shirley of doing everything under the sun. It had started grating Shirley's nerves when her spells suddenly activa