"Mate." Andrew's wolf growled, as Andrew lay a sleepy Emily in between the sheets and tucked her in. Andrew froze in motion feeling like he'd been doused with a bucket of ice water."Mate." His wolf growled again, this time more loudly and stubbornly. Without warning, the need to protect and ensure that she was okay at all times increased rapidly.Swallowing, Andrew carefully retracted his hands from her and straightened his body. He stood like a statue for long minutes and stared at her, while his mind was in a frenzy.What in the whole fuck was that? He screamed into his head. What type of fuckery is this?Mate. His wolf repeated stubbornly.A thrill shot down his spine as his wolf growled repeatedly, Mate. Mate. Mate.Andrew swallowed and took two steps backwards with his eyes popped open.Despite his disbelief, his unusual attraction to Emily began to make sense. He took another step backwards, needing to escape the moment and clear his head. A mirage of emotions ranging from b
Before Emily woke up, Andrew made another call to Brown and asked him to find out about Samantha and Jacqueline. His senses told him that whoever was after Emily was trying to manipulate her into losing all hope. He was almost certain that they were safe, but did not want to raise her hopes then end up disappointing her. From the moment he'd spoken to Samantha on the phone, even without meeting her, he knew that she was a powerful woman and that she wouldn't be an easy catch. He suspected that she wasn't completely human, but he decided to waive that suspicion, his senses also told him that the person after Emily wasn't human too. All he needed to do was ask Brown about them, but he found himself unable to, as a sense of foreboding overwhelmed him every time he considered it. So he pushed it away.Andrew itched to go into the forest and visit the coven so he could conclude his search, then face Emily's problems before taking her back with him, but he'd promised that they would spend
"What's holding you back?" Shirley snapped.She and Caleb were standing at their meeting place.Caleb shrugged,"Mendez has not delivered what I requested, and Larry cannot proceed without it. The security in that pack house is crazy. Besides, didn't you tell me that he would die first?" He responded cockily.Shirley sneered,The buffoon was letting his new dominance blow up his ego. She'd heard from her spies what he'd been doing lately."You're supposed to use this opportunity to swipe power from him, since he's preoccupied with bringing Andrew back, but you're walking around bullying your people. The people you're to lead when you become Alpha."Caleb growled, his eyes switched to gold."I'm only letting them know who's in charge." He screamed. "Most of those fools saw me as nothing but now I'm the most dominant wolf.-"Shirley could feel what he was trying to do. He was trying to force her to submission with her false dominance. She scoffed, "Don't try that with me wolf. If you'r
As Andrew held Emily to his chest, he swore internally, wondering how Mendez got hold of his other number and why he was calling him when he'd specifically asked him to leave him alone.He stifled the angry growl making it's way out of his chest and concentrated calming Emily down. "We'll figure our way out of this," he murmured. Emily heaved,"I'm sorry I ruined the moment. The suddenness of…""Shhhhh," Andrew interrupted her,"You didn't ruin anything. It was already ruined the moment that damn phone rang out." Emily nodded into his chest, then yawned."Are you hungry again?" Andrew teased.Emily giggled, "I can believe I'm saying this but I cannot stand the sight if food right now. You've done it Andrew, you've finally filled my bowels. I'm just tired. The sudden panic messed me up real bad and has drained out all my energy." "Hmmmm, then let's find something that would fill you with energy. Let's see uhm, what activities can we partake in now?" He thought out loud, stroking h
"We'll be back in 3 days." Mendez said into the phone, "Please let Nicole go. I and Andrew will be in Brighton in the next three days."Douglas tried grinning, but his vision was woozy and his mouth stiff. "Perfect," he slurred, then wheezed."Douglas, are you okay?" Mendez asked.Douglas tried laughing, but ended up choking and wheezing. He felt like his throat and airways were on fire."Douglas?""Shut up." He spat out,"it's the alcohol. I'm drunk." That was exactly what he'd been telling himself since he started seeing signs and symptoms of his weakness."Are you going to free my daughter now?" Mendez asked.Douglas tongue felt numb, making speaking hard."You'll free her yourself. But I would begin to take care of her and treat her wounds." He slurred."That's not enough Douglas. Karen is becoming worried. If not for the crisis her company is facing, I'm sure she would have returned with Andrew and I. She's keen on seeing Nicole and I've been feeding her with so much false info
Caleb was lounging at home when news came to him from his spies in the old Alpha's pack house that Andrew was returning in less than a week. He jumped up.What the fuck! He screamed through the mind link. Send out word to the Rebels immediately and find Larry!Larry is with Douglas as we speak and Douglas has summoned us for a quick debrief. Someone responded.Caleb growled,Find out what he's doing there and get back to me after the meeting.Caleb grabbed his phone next and dialed Mendez's number.Mendez didn't pick at first and it aggravated him."What the fuck! Mendez!" Caleb screamed into the phone, when he finally picked.Mendez made no reply at first,"Elias Mendez Elrold! Answer me! What the hell is going on. You were supposed keep him the fuck away until I became Alpha! What do you mean by 'he's coming back in less than a week'!""I've given you enough time!" Mendez screamed back. "It's been more than a month since we left and what have you accomplished? You have just been p
Andrew woke up refreshed and ready for the day. Like he'd discussed with Emily the night before, he was likely to be out all day. At first he was reluctant to leave her alone because he wasn't sure she'd fully recovered from the call, but she assured him and insisted that he should go. He would have wanted to take her with him, if not for the fact that he couldn't take her back to the coven with him, especially after she disapproved of his going there. Emily was still sleeping soundly beside him as he quietly excused himself from the bed. She looked so peaceful that it seemed as if disrupting her sleep was a sin. He considered giving her a quick kiss but he didn't want to wake her up. He'd barely entered the bathroom when he haeard her murmur something then fall back to sleep. Unconsciously a smile spread across his lips. He shook his head at her silliness, then caught a glance of his smiling face in the mirror. It surprised him because before Emily, he could not remember smiling
After breakfast, Andrew hopped into his car, drove it as far away from the guest house as possible then doubled back to his territory. He would have loved to shift so he could shorten his journey to and fro and get back to Emily as soon as possible but here couldn't because he didn't trust the witches in the unwelcoming coven. They could attack him at his weakest moment, which was when he was shifting. So he sped through the forest to the boundary where they had encountered the bear the last time. Suspiciously, he didn't encounter any threats or feel unwelcome.Three witches waited for him as he arrived. He skidded to a stop and relaxed on a tree, trying to look as informal and harmless as possible."Resilient Alpha, we knew you'd be back. You're as stubborn and mule-headed as your kind. So blinded by your determination that you cannot see what's before you. Luckily it wouldn't slip away, it belongs to you." They recited, then bowed in greeting.Andrew furrowed his brows in confusi
"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