SILASBy 9am, all of us were on the fields outside, ready for the tournament to begin. To a human, this would be a fascinating experience to watch. The tournament occurs so fast that only supernatural creatures with enhanced senses can catch what’s going on. My mother sat on the porch with the elders as she held onto her grandson.Lucia was surprisingly next to her, looking rather content with life.“The Kings and Queens of our respective kingdoms will be the judging panel since it’s an honour to have had them attend the conference. As you all know, this is a first, so we’re going to celebrate that fact. The rules are simple – no dirty play, and those with powers are at an advantage. You’ve already been put into teams. I believe it is mates against each other this year since we have Silas’ team versus Angelina’s team. We’ve never had any women participate before, but Angelina’s team has three very powerful women, being Dahlia, Azuela, and Angie herself. This ought to be very interesti
SILAS“I don’t believe this, but Angelina’s team wins weapon targeting, which means they mean the tournament,” Troy announced incredulously. It took a short while before everyone cheered.“Lina, that was incredible! How the hell did you even do that?” Dahlia asked her.“I don’t know really. Something in me told me I could do it, like a third voice that wasn’t my conscience or Skye,” Angelina smiled.“Whatever it was, it was awesome!” Sean said. I was still flabbergasted.“Silas can’t even speak,” Angelo taunted.“That was, I mean, how?” I stuttered while everyone laughed.“I know love,” she smiled before kissing me.“I’ve been to quite a handful of these tournaments, having also participated in some, but I have never witnessed anything like I did today. It’s also the shortest tournament I’ve been to,” Cristiano chuckled.Paxton ran to Angelina. “MOMMY, THAT WAS AWESOME!”She bent down to kiss his cheek. “I’m glad you think so baby.”“Angelina is just amazing!” Loraine squealed as she
DRACO*FLASHBACK*18years ago“Draco man, I swear you have to go out there and live a little. Earth is such an entertaining place,” Isak chuckled as he walked into the room.He’s been my best friend for the past three thousand years, and I’ve been alive for the past five. I took over the role of the Dark Lord from my father who lost his powers from an overuse of power – stupid man if you ask me.Anyway, Isak has been telling me to go earth for centuries now. The earthlings are the easiest to mess with when it comes to the use of my dark power, but I’ve never entertained the thought of gracing the land with my presence. It just seems like a waste of my time really.I sighed, sitting up. “I’ve told you that I don’t entertain the foolish antics of the humans.”“But I swear you’ll enjoy it. Their technology is advancing pretty quickly, so it’s fun times the whole way,” he persuaded.“Just how much fun did you have?” I chuckled.He wiggled his eyebrows. “Enough to have earned us a whole pa
LUCIA*FLASHBACK*Still 18years agoAfter the first night that Draco spent with me, we spent the next two months travelling together. We had the most fun I’d ever had in my life. I wasn’t even in a rush to go back home, as much as the Higher Powers were calling me.He was everything to me, even if we were both fighting off our sexual urges. He showered me with immense love. I knew he loved me, even if I caught the indecision in his eyes at times. I could feel that he was confused about something, and I was too. Whenever we kissed, I experienced a crazy whirl of emotions.Something dark would consume me, and I loved it, which was strange since I represent everything good and pure.“What’s got you so deep in thought?” he asked me.“I really don’t want to do this,” I said nervously.“We’re doing it together Lulu, trust me,” he smiled.“But Dray, this is a bit extreme don’t you think?” I laughed.“Nah, we’re living on the edge,” he smirked. We’d already admitted to each other that we were
LUCIAStill 18 years ago...I woke up to a sound of something breaking. I looked to my side to find that Draco wasn’t there. I stood up and went looking for him, only to be shocked. There, standing in the living room, was the biggest daemon I had yet to see, but that’s not what shocked me. When he looked at me, I instantly knew that it was Draco.He was a daemon, and not just any daemon, the MAIN daemon; the Dark Lord. His eyes held regret before he changed back to his human form.“Lulu,” he whispered. When he came towards me, I walked back.“You’re...” I trailed off as my sparkling tears landed on my bare breasts.“You’re the Moon Goddess Lulu. You’re just as guilty as I am,” he said angrily.“You’re the Dark Lord Dray! Do you have any idea how much trouble I could get into?” I shouted at him. He was at my side in an instant.“You don’t have to get into trouble,” he said lowly.“If you’re suggesting what I think you’re suggesting, then you must be crazier than I thought,” I scoffed.
DRACOI sat in my bedroom, looking at the pictures of the two people I would die for in a heartbeat. The first picture was a picture of Lucia that I’d taken on one of our dates all those years ago. She was wearing a white dress with my pendant around her neck. I’d given it to her the morning after I met her. I wanted her to have something of mine, and she gave me her crystal pendant.The second picture was of the most precious baby girl to me. When she shifted before my eyes as I was about to kill her mate, I knew she was mine. The raw darkness in her was unmistakable. She’s beautiful, with her mother’s hair and eyes – Angelina. I still can’t believe Lucia named her the very name that I’d said I would if I ever had a daughter.I knew then that Lucia didn’t really hate me.I’ve been away from my mate for eighteen painful years. I’ve taken out my anger on all beings alike. My hatred for everything grew and with that, so did my power. That was until recently; until I was face to face wit
LUCIAI stared at the mark under my breast as I outlined it. It appeared right after Angelina was born, and I was confused. I was sure I’d seen the dragon looking mark from somewhere, but I didn’t know where. Ophelia is the only other person who’s seen it, and she’s the one who made the connection between my mark and my pendant – the pendant from Draco.It was his mark.For eighteen years I’ve missed him and the mark makes me feel connected to him. I have my suspicions about it, but I’ve been told that it’s impossible for me to have a mate, so it can’t be a mate mark.Ever since I became pregnant with Angelina, my relationship with most people here has deteriorated, not that I care. I don’t even talk to, let alone look at my parents anymore. Since I’m a product of them both, they can’t order me to do anything.I still do my job as the Moon Goddess, but I hate it. I hate not being with Draco. I basically hate my life. The only thing keeping me going is our daughter. Angelina is so stro
ANGELINA“I can’t believe you’re leaving me,” I sobbed onto her shoulder.“Lina, you’re making me feel really guilty, but I can’t stay here with you,” she sniffed.“But, but,” I stuttered.“Angel, she’s got a point. The Vampire Kingdom may have not accepted her yet, but she still needs to be with Kieran,” Silas sighed.“I know,” I whined as a tear landed on the floor as I pulled away.She looked into my rainbow eyes with her green ones. “I promise we can link every day. I don’t like cell phones anyway. Besides, I’ll always be there whenever you need me.”“Promise?” I asked. I really sounded like a baby, but Dahlia has become more than a sister to me.She’s a part of me.“I promise,” she said before hugging me again.“Lil Thad in the house,” Kieran said as he walked into the room with my son in his arms. Paxton followed behind.“Mommy, why are you crying?” Paxton panicked as he ran to me. I picked him up and placed him on my hip as Silas took Thaddeus from Kieran.“Auntie Lia is moving
ANGELINA“BEST WEDDING OF THE MILLENIUM.”They said.“YOU WONT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT A THING.”They said.“WE’LL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.”They said.“YOU CAN TRUST US.”They said.And now...MY WEDDING DRESS IS MISSING!“Lina has to walk down the aisle in the next hour! Her hair and make-up are done. Anyone mind explaining to me WHERE THE HELL HER WEDDING DRESS IS?” my twin sister roared, eyes literally blazing.“Calm down baby,” Krallion sighed. She gave him the ‘don’t you start with me’ look.You see, at this point in time, I just sat on my bed, watching the chaos unfold. It’s my wedding day and nothing seems to be going right. My sisters have been planning this day since the twins were born.They sent out invites and it honestly is the biggest wedding I know of. More than five thousand people are expected to attend, and that’s just the werewolves. There are about four thousand vampires attending. In the past six months, Silas and I have made a lot of acquaintances.“How are you so c
SILAS“Daemons?” Angelina offered.“Ah, that would explain it. Daemonic pregnancies are not painful at all,” he informed.“Really?” Angelina and I asked.“Yep! We’ve never understood it, but it’s always been that way. Anyway, let’s get you sorted out. I’ll get Julia to come and attend to you,” he smiled. Julia is the gynaecologist here.“Thanks,” I said before we were lead to a room. I helped her change out of her gown into the hospital dress.“Si, where are you guys?” Kieran linked me.“Doctor’s quarters,” I replied.“What’s wrong?” my best friend panicked.“Nothing much! Angelina’s about to give birth,” I chuckled.“AND YOU DON’T SAY ANYTHING?” he shouted.“Calm down leech! We wanted to be alone for this one,” I laughed.“You sure?” he asked.“Yeah, we are! We’ll tell you as soon as we’re ready to let you see the kids,” I replied before shutting him out as Julia walked into the room.“Alphas,” she bowed respectfully.“Hello Julia,” we both replied.“Well, let’s see what’s going on,
SILAS“Would you stop pacing already?” Angelina groaned.“I can’t help it! I’m freaking nervous!” Dahlia snapped.“I’m pretty sure all this pacing isn’t good for you in any way,” I added.“I’m pretty sure I’m very close to killing you both! You’re not helping me right now!” Dahlia whined before sitting down.It’s been two months since the big incident and not a lot has happened as such. Leila gave birth to a baby boy and they named him Kailin Luca Knight. Hayden adopted his last name, but chose to keep the name Hayden.He and Leila got married soon after the birth of their son and things in their pack have been going smoothly. They changed the name of the pack to the Red Moon Pack. They all wanted a new beginning, so they welcomed the change.Azuela, Dahlia, and Angelina are due to give birth any time now. Today however, is the inauguration of the Royals. They were officially taking up their roles as the Kings and Queens of their respective kingdoms. The Councils gave us two months’ w
ANGELINA“I LIKE BIG BUTTS AND I CANNOT LIE!” Troy shouted.“I DARE YOU TO SAY THAT AGAIN!” Ria shouted back.“UH, I LOVE RIA AND I CANNOT LIE!” he shot back.“YOU’D BETTER!” my best friend shouted while we all laughed at a suddenly flustered Troy.We decided on having a bonfire instead of a dinner. Everyone had settled into our home and we were all just looking forward to a peaceful night. I looked around me and smiled as I watched everyone with their mates. My sisters in particular made me really smile. Krallion is such a big softie when it comes to Iris and I, it’s not even funny.Chen had been looking very disorientated and I was worried. Iris didn’t seem bothered by this. In fact, she looked amused by the fact that he was disorientated. Something told me I would love finding out why he was like that and that’s exactly what I did.“Chen, what’s wrong?” I asked him.“It’s nothing,” he whispered. He really looked traumatized.“Aw, come on babe, tell them how you pissed in your pants
IRIS“I do, but I have my conditions that I will discuss with the Council later. Right now I just want to be with my family,” my father replied as Lucia began stirring.“So, I have two daughters?” she whispered as she took in the twins.“Well three when you count Isis,” Angelina smiled. There was silence for a while.“I can live with that,” Lucia smiled before opening her arms up for us. I didn’t hesitate joining the family hug.“What about Axel and Isak?” Silas asked.My father shrugged. “They’re Krallion’s responsibility now.”“Uhm hun, could you perhaps turn the sky back to its normal colour?” Angelica asked Krallion since the sky was still dark, but not like night dark.“Not in this state. The earth sky will affect me,” Krallion responded.“Don’t you have a human transition?” Chen asked him.“No,” Krallion replied.“Daddy?” Angelica looked to him pleadingly.“I don’t know how to do it,” my father admitted, biting his lip. I knew he was thinking hard.“Just think about a human form
IRISBefore anyone could do or say anything, two really bright lights appeared before us. We all shielded our eyes from it. When they had died down, we looked up to find two women staring at all of us. They looked exactly alike, without a difference in place.“Celestina! Celeste! Where have the two of you been?” Axel demanded.“Calm down Axel! Things had to happen this way without any of you being able to find us. It’s been a long time coming, and now things are about to change!” Celeste spoke up before Kree appeared next to them.I frowned. “Kree?”“Hello child,” she smiled.“Kree here is the new Higher Power of Magic. She has a successor here on earth, whom she will watch over. When he reaches the right age, he will become the Great Witch,” Celestina said.“A male Great Witch? Is that even possible?” Troy asked.“It is the way it will be. Since that is the future, we will now address the present. Axel, you have been stripped of all your power as the Creator! You are no longer worthy
DRACOIsak and I have fought side by side in our daemon forms too many times to not know what moves the other would pull on the other. It was almost predictable really. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my twins both begin to glow. Iris was trying to calm them both down as they both started shaking violently. I was instantly even more worried than before.I didn’t even think it was possible.“You’re not meant to be a family man Draco, and yet you hid your mate and your children from me,” Isak spat.I scoffed. “Because you deserved to know right?”“I was your best friend and you kept this from me!” he roared.“Someone’s being quite the girl,” I heard Kieran mumble, making me chuckle.“You’re truly insane bud. You claim to be this mighty best friend and yet you’re the one who wants my head on a platter as we speak!” I spat maliciously.“DAD, SOMETHING’S HAPPENING,” Iris shouted.Just then, the ground started to shake so violently that all fighting ceased. The skies had thunderstorms be
DRACOI was pacing in my dungeon, wondering what was going on with my daughters, until I remembered that Angelina had said that Isak was keeping Lucia’s body in his house. Even though I’d begun to mourn her death, I could feel that she wasn’t dead, or at least not yet. I teleported myself to the traitor’s house and was surprised to find it empty.I went in search of my mate’s body as I followed instinct through the house. I was wary when I found her body in his office. Something about this scene just felt too easy. Her body was pale and I immediately noticed the dagger in her heart. It was the Dagger of Immobility. It temporarily caused death, and the only person who could remove it is the person who put it there.“I knew I should’ve killed you when I had the chance,” the voice said behind me.I knew that voice too well not to know who it was. I wasn’t about to entertain the person, so I grabbed my mate and teleported us to the safest place I could think for us both. Fate must be funn
ANGELINA“SILAS!” I all but screamed.“I’m here Angel! Sorry about that! Everyone is panicking from the tremors and the sky is turning as red as it is in the Underworld,” he replied. I sighed in relief.“And you? Do you feel any different?” I asked.“A little, but like more powerful more than anything. Krallion’s essence is fighting me though,” he said in confusion.“What do you mean?” I asked in my own confusion.“This is going to sound very strange, but his essence refuses to return to him,” he replied.“Iris, can Krallion’s essence refuse to go back to him?” I asked my sister.“It’s refusing?” her eyebrows shot up to her hairline. I nodded.“That isn’t supposed to be happening,” she panicked.“Well? What do we do now?” I asked.“I’m thinking,” she said as she paced the room. Angelica looked lost and I couldn’t blame her. She was voluntarily giving blood for a cause she had no idea about.“Angel?” Silas linked.“I’m here! We’re trying to figure out why his essence won’t leave him,”