“We did it last night,” Marina whispered excitedly as we made our way through the streets that were alive with preparations, the buzz in the air brimmed with excitement - tomorrow was my crowning ceremony.I felt eyes trail me as we walked by the sea of people, some bowed while others just watched me starstruck. The members of the pack had accepted me already, I was the Beta’s daughter after all, sweet, kind Alena whom they'd known since she was a little girl.I turned back to whatever Marina was saying because she never seemed to stop saying something, so far I was getting used to her and I was able to tolerate her to some extent.“What’s that?” I asked, my brows furrowed.“Adrian and I, we've completed the bonding ceremony.” She said in a quiet voice, joy exuding from her as her face transformed into a large grin.“Wow, that's amazing Marina,” I said, hugging her.“It was wonderful,” She said dreamily.I playfully shoved her away from me giggling alongside her.“You’ll understand s
I looked down at myself - my clothes had been torn during the squabble, I was a bloodied mess, there was a dead man whom I’d killed lying in the middle of my room, and I had only a few minutes until Damon walked in. What the hell was he doing here?I had only a second to think before making a decision. I ran out of my room, bumping into him. He caught me right before I went crashing on the floor for the hundredth time today.His expression switched as he took in my appearance which I was sure was worse than I’d thought, I was aching all over and my head was furiously banging.“Who did this to you?” He asked with murderous intent in his eyes as he scanned the damage done to me.Is this the point where I tell him the bastard was currently lying dead in my room and I'd been the one who'd killed him in cold blood, and I'd do it over and over again? Probably not.I shook my head, wiggling my fingers.He gently placed a hand on my shoulder. “Who did this Alena?” He asked in a soft, pained v
The night was alive with bright, beautiful lights that glowed creating magnificent scenery. Members of the pack gathered around with a look of anticipation on most of their faces, tonight was going to be a memorable one, I was yet to know if it was for good or bad, and other than Damon, not knowing was what I hated the most.“May the Goddess’s blessings be with you.” The older woman said placing a palm on my forehead gently with a look of fondness on her face as she gazed at me.I gave her a weak smile in response, I was finding it hard enough to pretend everything was fine. I was currently in one of the rooms in Damon’s house with a few of the oldest women in the pack and the dressmaker, my mother, Marina, and Sophie.My eyes went to the window as I looked out at the numbers of werewolves in total population, they were quite the number. Was I going to be able to take them all at once? That was my fear, that I didn't have enough time to do what I wanted.I didn't know what the vampire
Whispers swept through the crowd at the stranger’s presence, and I knew from the corner of my eye when the warriors drew their blades from its sheath that they could all perceive his scent.Damon’s hand reached out to me and he took a step forward protectively placing me behind him.“A vampire?” My dad growled. Alex immediately sprung to action, he hurriedly made his way towards where we were, trying to push past the sea of bodies below.The man’s eyes didn't leave mine and I stood too frozen to speak. I had anticipated this but now that it was happening, I had no idea what to do, he knew partly what I was and I knew he was going to say something and I would be damned if I let the Dark Moon pack publicly execute me again.“I came here to see the Luna, why? Is that not allowed?” He asked.“Damon!” I let out an ear-piercing cry as I grabbed onto him shaking with fear.He pulled me close wrapping his arms around me protectively, letting his body swallow mine as he used himself as a shiel
“Damon!” I called before rushing into his arms. He hugged me back, resting his chin on the top of my head as he inhaled the smell of my hair.“You’re intoxicating.” He said in a hoarse voice.I pulled back and searched his eyes with mine looking for any change to tell me the vampire had said something, anything that might cast a shadow of doubt on his face but his expression said nothing out of the ordinary had occurred and I felt myself slowly relax.“Are you okay?” He asked, placing both gently, holding my face in his hands as his eyes ran over me.“It’s you I should be asking,” I said with a horrified look on my face. “Look at all this blood… I…”He nodded and stepped away from me. “I’ll clean up.”I took a step closer to him and let my arms go around his back.“You are not angry?” He asked.“Why would I be?” He pulled away from me. “You asked me last night not to kill him.”I had? My mind came up blank, but that wasn't important. The vampire was dead and to my knowledge, he hadn't
The room was almost dark except for the small rays of sunlight that streamed in through the tiny window above. My hands found the light switch by the door and I switched it on and immediately bright lights filled the space.The room was pristine as though it was still in use, and it probably was. I walked further into it, it was quite big for an attic. Boxes were stacked on top of one another and in the corner of the room was a baby crib, my heart clenched - it must have belonged to the baby that had died too.Whoever had cursed Aria and the baby must have held a strong grudge against Damon, a curse this strong took years to prepare. It was why I knew my mother had nothing to do with it, we stayed away from the werewolves and they did the same, she was too busy with her own business to bother with anyone else's, and also, my mother wouldn't hurt anyone. I could swear on my life about that.“Now let's see what this holds,” I said, bringing down one of the boxes, I opened it and saw it
“Are you sure you are not just a weakling masquerading strength?” The witch asked, grinning at him. Yet again, he fought revulsion at the sight of her teeth.He said nothing in response to her question, these days he was choosing to maintain himself. It was a stroke of luck on his path that no one had seen him killing Tobias and he had successfully buried him where he'd never be found. He was getting reckless these days and any mistake now would be enough to ruin his decades-long plan, there would be nothing to live for if that happens.She gave him a humorous look. “You are then? It’s no surprise, I simply have my regrets about wasting my time with you.”“Give me what I asked.” He said in a tone that showed he was trying his hardest to contain his anger.“Why should I do that? You haven't kept any of your promises to me.” She countered.He took a deep breath. “What was the nonsense you blabbed about the other day? About darkness being born?”“I should be asking you,” She said. “How i
Wild, Dirty Sins“Are you okay?” I asked him for the hundredth time and like before, Damon simply nodded with his eyes glued to the book in his hands, his legs crossed. I knew he wasn’t reading it because for the past minutes, he was still on the same page he’d been on.Whatever was wrong with him, I knew for certain had to do with the visit of the bloodied man that had left. I had tried eavesdropping on them but the walls were thick, and all I could hear was the hum of their voices as they spoke.What had they spoken about? What had led to the fight? From what I’ve seen, Damon was a dangerously calm person, he didn’t like to get his hands dirty, and he avoided violence. So what in the world had his visitor said to him to provoke him in that manner?I patted the towel on my hair to dry it up before climbing on top of the bed where I laid and simply watched him.“You should go to sleep.” He said, finally turning over to the next page.“You should too.”He looked up at me for a few seco