Andrew fell back to the small bed in the room, terrified for the first time in a long while. He clutched his shivering hands together wondering if what he planned was worth it. The old alpha did not make vain promises. Andrew swallowed, as the lofty plans he'd made for the night came crashing down.Another shudder ran through his body. He gripped the edge of the bed frame, wishing he could get Larry and Laura out of the pack. But it was impossible, both of them were aggressively loyal to the pack. They'd do anything, anything at all to ensure Brighton's longevity.Pins of guilt pricked his chest, making it feel constricted. They didn't deserve the things coming their way if he went on with what he'd planned for tonight. His wolf felt differently. It roamed his subconscious flashing images of Douglas's wrangled and torn-up body. The old alpha had taken the fear he sensed from Andrew as submission. To be honest, Andrew thought of submitting, but his wolf took Douglas's threat as a cha
Douglas felt Laura's approach, he could feel her ring a warning bell. Something was wrong. But all he saw was red. Her scent enraged him and the sight of her aggravated him further. Resentment surged out from his pores like a broken dam. He'd promised Andrew he would make them beg for their death and that was what he was going to do.But he couldn't attack her. He couldn't attack her yet because it would only prove that he was dishonoring the pack. He'd have to wait until he had cleared his name before attacking. So he focused on getting Caleb out of there. Hoping that Andrew's wolf would attack her in its feral state and save him the energy. Caleb on the other hand refused to budge. The imbecile didn't stand a chance against Andrew's wolf and he refused to see it. It snarled like a mad dog and dove to attack Andrew's wolf again. Douglas's wolf nudged it, making low whining sounds to discourage it.Honestly, Andrew's wolf could pummel it easily. Caleb's wolf was like all Omegas, the
"Emily!" Her mother shrieked.Emily who was pouring over scrolls and ancient texts jerked up."Mom, is something wrong?" She said into her phone that was tucked under her chin. Flipping through some pages and comparing them with others."All the witches of the circle in our coven are dead.""What?!" Emily blurted out, grabbing her phone and pressing it to her ear."All thirteen witches in our coven's circle are dead."Emily gasped."What happened?"The prophecy about the chosen one is true." Her mother replied, her voice shaking."Mom." Emily groaned, "speak clearly.""You know how the clan planned to retaliate? Well, Shirley found a witch to complete the circle and they began weaving spells of doom and catastrophe on the werewolves. Last night the 13 witches attacked fully from a cabin close to the werewolf boundary. The spell was almost complete when he attacked, burning them alive."A shriek trickled out of Emily's mouth, "Burn? How did he even find them weren't they supposed to b
Andrew wrestled in the old Alpha's grasp without any success. He thrashed, struggling to catch his breath, his face flushed and pale as he gasped."I promised." Douglas bit out, "and I always keep my promises, Andrew." Douglas proceeded to ram him into trees, punching and suffocating him. Andrew found himself unable to defend himself or fight back. He didn't know if it was fatigue or the lack of oxygen in his brain that left him flabby in his father's hands.He didn't resist, he allowed the old alpha to hit him.With each blow, Douglas's rage heightened. He plunged his claws into his shoulders, twisting them until he heard the satisfying crunch of a breaking bone. He withdrew his hands and elbowed his nose, repeating the hit until the blood gushed out from it like an open tap.He tossed him into a tree with so much force that the tree split into two. Stepping on his neck he picked a large splinter from the tree and plunged it into his chest, enjoying the sickening crack of his ribs a
After the panel dispersed, Douglas summoned Andrew. His mind ran with countless thoughts and possibilities. The panel's decision made him realize that now more than ever, he needed Andrew to become Alpha. Andrew limped into the conference room with a grimace on his face. The gashes and bruises on his body were still very visible as his injuries healed slowly. He walked in with a resigned look on his face, followed in by Larry and Laura who couldn't trust Douglas to contain himself because Brighton was on the verge of collapse."Sit," Douglas gestured, the panel had left him sour."The panel converged today and discussed your case." He started without waiting for Andrew to get comfortable."You have two options. Become Alpha or be banished from the pack forever."Andrew smirked, and was about to open his mouth to speak when Douglas said."Think about it carefully, if you leave, you shall become a lone wolf or rogue. You shall lose access to Brighton's luxury. Should you decide to join
"Since Nicole has been removed from the picture, who are we replacing her with? Who will be my worthy Luna when I become Alpha?" Caleb asked suddenly.Mendez growled, clenching his fists, his eyes flickering as his wolf battled for control.Caleb grinned,"I'll need a Luna, father.""Stop it!" Douglas growled."How about I make you a deal, Gamma Mendez, I'll take Nicole as my mate and battle with the panel if need be for…." Caleb said."Shut up!" Douglas growled, lacing his voice with dominance.Mendez's anger diffused. He narrowed his eyes thinking of the possibilities. It would solve his problem, especially if they mated now that he wasn't Alpha.Douglas's voice in his head interrupted his train of thoughtsDo not dare. He warned.Mendez let the idea slide away, but was going to revisit it later."Get him out of here," Douglas screamed at Caleb's handlers. Who promptly wheeled out a laughing Caleb."I'll be Alpha father. Even the stars agree." He said."That fool doesn't know when t
"I have a proposition for you, Larry." Caleb's voice rang through the woods.Larry skidded to a stop, he panicked, being wolfless meant he was now vulnerable.He looked around for the source of Caleb's voice. Caleb laughed,"I won't risk revealing myself to you, I'm on probation remember? Plus I have been around for a while now and have quite an amount of tricks up my sleeve." He said,Larry growled,"Oh come off it Larry, all you need do is listen. I have something that will free you from the old Alpha's leash." Caleb said.Larry growled again, "Stop it," Caleb sounded bursting into fits of laughter. "You sound funny without your wolf. How are you holding it together?""I…." Larry started,"As I said earlier I have something that'll interest you. All you have to do is listen." Caleb cut in."I don't think anything you say can excite or interest me." Larry shot back, and snarled, his eyes darting in every direction.Caleb chuckled,"I beg to differ." Caleb sneered. "You know exact
Andrew staggered back almost tripping on his bed.Standing in front of him was a tall but pliant young woman. She was dressed in all cyan-blue shorts and a sweatshirt, her dark red hair though stacked up in a high ponytail was still at knee length. Andrew narrowed his eyes on her barefoot. The lady chuckled,"I mean I could have knocked but that seems too boring," she said.Andrew arched a brow, How the hell did she climb in? This is a 3-storeyed building, this is the third floor, and there is no ledge on that window."Oh my, you don't recognize me?" She gushed, then moved forward with her arms stretched out.Andrew's heart exploded as he saw the movement of her feet. It was so fast and blurry that it looked like she was slowly floating toward him.He watched her keenly while trying to keep his expression even. He thought he was going to die from a heart attack because his heart pounded violently. To make matters worse, his wolf remained neutral. It wasn't reacting to the being bef
"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