ANNAHE JUST WANTED me and my children out of the way while they haggled about our fate. I scoffed to myself as I strapped my children to the back of my small sedan. I did not feel anything that would signify that we were actually mates. The mate bond should have started to have an effect on me now, our emotions should be linked now. Maybe it was because there was no form of intimacy or natural bond between us... except for the sexual tension. That was there alright. His fingers and touch made electricity zap through my body. It was like he sparked a flame in my being. I sighed. I didn't have the luxury to explore that, though. None of us had."Where are we going, mom?" Aiden asked as I double-checked his strap.I shrugged at him. "Anywhere. You heard the alpha." I got into my seat and started the car and slowly eased out. The meeting must have started because I didn't see Draco. My house was just beside his. I slowly navigated my way to the main street and drove slowly. I saw Opheli
MITCHMITCH WALKED UP the aisle, making direct eye contact with each man in the room. They shuffle their feet and look to the floor, unable to withstand the intense stare.He sat at the head of the room, on a very large chair. He relaxed back and stared at the men of his council. "To what do we owe this meeting?" His voice boomed.The council consisted of six elderly men and one woman. The leader of the council, Bob Evans, was Ophelia's father. Mitch thought him to be a snaky and manipulative bastard, but his bloodline was strong and he had been very loyal to the previous alpha. So he was given the honor to be the leader.Then there was Lane Cavill. He was a smallish and wiry man who always seemed like he was thinking of something larger than anybody could comprehend. The reason Mitch remembered his name was because Lane was the kingdom's lawyer. He handled the affairs of the kingdom and the human government. He held a very respected reputation amongst the human government, and he draf
ANNAAFTER SPENDING MOST of the day out in the pack, I was starting to get bored. But I looked at my children, they were enjoying themselves. I was always amazed at just how they always found ways to entertain each other.Currently, Aiden was poking his finger into the grass while Addison watched with animated intensity. I rested back against the bark of the tree and tuned out my surroundings. I just wanted to enjoy some peace and quiet for a while. But that was not happening. Not when I have two little children as a few seconds later, Addison came to stand by my side. "Mom?" Her legs were bent at the knees and she hopped from foot to foot. "I need to pee."I sighed and got up. Taking both of them by their hands, I led them to the children's toilet. Waiting outside with Aiden while Addison went inside.The sun warmed up the parking lot and I glanced at my watch. We had been put here for almost 3 hours. That was more than enough time for the meeting to be over. "Mom..." Aiden tugged at
MITCHMITCH WAS LOUNGING in his throne when the door busted open and Anna stormed in."Oops," Draco said softly. "She looks pissed. I'll leave you both to it." He walked. "Hi, Anna." He said as he walked past her."HI Draco," she flashed him a bright smile. The smile was gone from her face as she looked at Mitch. "What is all this I'm hearing?""What are you hearing?" Mitch asked."First, my house was cleared off without my inspection...""You have to move to the palace," Mitch replied. "I told about that previously, didn't I?""And now the whole pack is buzzing with news that we are mated," she continued to Mitch's amusement. "There are talks of a ceremony." She snarled.Mitch spread his arms and stood up. "I am the alpha King of the mountain Alps, there is no way I am going to be mated without a huge ceremony to mark it.""I don't want that," Anna argued."Too bad," Mitch brushed past her. "We don't always get what we want.""It would be too much change for the children," Anna threw
ANNAI HAD SEEN the look that went from Mitch to Draco and I immediately knew that they had pushed the topic till when they were alone, and I wasn't having any of that.I waited until my children had eaten to their fill and then I led them away from the table. There were still a few minutes of sunshine left before dusk, they could use that time to play and let their food digest properly before bed. I knew Mitch and Draco were going to have the meeting now. It was an important issue that needed immediate addressing.I kept my eyes on Aiden and Addison as they played in the field behind the palace. After a few minutes, I called them back and led them up to their rooms where they would wash up and tuck into bed."I think I would get lost living in this big place," Addison said as they entered their room after washing up and changing into their pajamas. "What do you think, Aiden?" He climbed into her bed.My son said in a serious tone, "I wouldn't get lost because I know where to go. Upst
MITCH"SINCE WHEN DO werewolves fall sick with the flu?" Mitch snarled. He and Draco had retreated into the inner study office after Anna took the kids away."Are you even listening to me?" Draco asked. "It is not the flu. It is worse.""What can be worse than the flu?" "Are you asking me that?" Draco asked, exasperated."Well, from what you are telling me now, the sickness is still far away from us, yes?" Mitch looked at Draco."It's closer than you know... and it's spread through the air. It could be at our door tomorrow." Draco explained."It can't come up here in the mountains," Mitch said. "We have a geographical advantage.""That's what you think," Draco scoffed. "Anyway, now you know.""How did you get to know about this?" Mitch asked as they headed to the door.Draco smirked. "Over the years, I have built a network of people. Information flows through us easily.""Hmm," They got back to the dining room. Mitch saw that Anna had joined the table and was chatting with Hilda amica
RICK FORSONMeanwhile, a few hundred miles due south of the mountain Alps...Rick Forson walked up the stairs to the pack house without any motivation. His eyes sagged and he had black circles around them. His shoulders were slumped and he walked sluggishly as if he had been working for days. He hadn't been working, but he hadn't slept either. He dragged his feet up through the lush rug that carpeted the floor. He heard some scuffle coming from upstairs in the direction of his room. "What is that?" He wondered to himself as he made his way following the sound.He pushed open the door and his jaw fell to the floor. His wife, Beth, was being fucked roughly on his bed, and moaning loudly in ecstasy. The man's back arched and tensed as he pulled out and poured his hot white seed on the floor. It took a few seconds before he noticed that they were not alone. He turned and looked at Rick and his face went pale.Beth's breath was uneven as she raised herself on her elbows and followed her lo
ANNAIT HAS BEEN almost a week since I spoke to Mitch about the spreading illness but I haven't heard any word or update concerning it. My mind was restless, I wanted to be doing something other than lie in bed and secretly enjoy Mitch's body warmth every night, and during the day, pick my children after school and play with them while trying to take my new Luna duties seriously.I wanted to do more, but now, there was no information for me to work with. I could not even start any research.Today was a good time as any to go and check out the large private school in the city and maybe register my children for admission there. I wanted them to have a strong normal life away from the pack.I got into my car, which was a brand new Porsche GT5, by the way. A new gift from Mitch. The man was even richer than I knew. I pulled out of the garage slowly and drove out, heading to the large school in the city. After a few minutes of driving, I stopped in front of a large gate with "WESLEY GROUP
FIVE MONTHS LATER,I RUB my belly fondly. It has become a subconscious habit of mine since the belly bump sprouted. On some nights, I wake up from the nightmares and horrors of being locked up in the prison underground. It has been 5 months already, but the remnants of what we lost were still vivid. Every fallen warrior was given a befitting burial. After the death of the vampires, Paige started having recurring dreams of her lost memories. I had Lorna suppress it again. i also had Lorna wipe out the memory of Janet the mistress, now she was a servant in the palace... "Are we almost there yet?" Addison asked from the back seat. Mitch grunted. "Almost." I turn and look at him. The scar he had gotten from the battle that ran across his eyes was now white, it was healing well. The cut missed his eyes by less than an inch, but the scar added to his dangerous look. I reach out and touch his hand. He turns and looks at me, but I can not decipher what is going on in his head as his eyes
MITCH CHESTERAS HE TORE through the vampires, his eyes wavered back, and he looked at Anna. He could not believe she was nearby again, even as all the odds were against him all this while. Arranging the warriors for battle on such short notice was not an easy feat as most of his warriors were not familiar with guns, but he had made them ready and prepped for battle under a few hoursHe grunted as a vampire sank his fang into his arm. He growled grabbed the vampire by its head and slammed it into the ground."Keep your head in the fight, Mitch," Draco snapped. "Don't die when she is just a few feet away."Mitch chuckled. He turned and looked at his mate again. She was holding her own well against the vampires surrounding her and Alphonso."Do these things ever finish?" Mitch asked, looking around at the vampires still swarming over the field."We have to take out the elder vampires, or Vladimir himself," Draco said, stabbing a vampire dead on the floor. He shook his spear loose and lo
ANNA KYLIN CHESTERI WATCHED THE moon rise to its peak and anticipated when the witch Agatha walked up to Vladimir and said, “It is time.“Vladimir nodded and came to stand beside me.I closed my eyes, resigning myself to my fate as Agatha came closer, muttering a long string of spells under her breath. “I will offer the blood of the current grand witch…” She grabbed Lorna's hand and slit it at the wrist. I saw Lorna clench her jaws in pain as Agatha squeezed her blood into a cup, which she mixed with some herbs and gave to Vladimir. He drank it all in one gulp. Dark red veins streaked up his neck, and his eyes went bloodshot.She walked to me and added, “I will offer the life of the reincarnated grand witch, Annika, and use it to bind the soul of the vampire king, giving him immense power and immunity to the mountain ash wood…““I heard her raise her hand. The air stretched with tension, and time seemed to slow down. I opened my eyes, expecting to see my life flash before my eyes, bu
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER“COME HERE!“ THE grating of the cell on its hinges made me look up. One of the vampires was on the other side. She reached in and pulled me out harshly. My knees scraped the rough floor; I bit my lips to keep the pain in. Another one reached in and tried to grab Lorna but gasped in pain, pulling back immediately. “I will come out myself,“ Lorna said coolly. “But try to touch me again, and it will be the last thing you ever do.“ The vampire stared daggers at her but did not move to grab her again. She cradled her hand, rubbing it fondly. Lorna must have secured herself with some sort of spell. “And you will unhand the Luna immediately too.“ Lorna said in a cold voice to the vampire who had her fingers wrapped tightly on my upper arm. The vampire looked uncertain, but she saw the cold and threatening look on Lorna's face. I was also shocked, but it did the trick. The vampire released me. “Where are we going?“ Lorna asked, but I could guess already. “It is time for
THE FIGHT WAS OVER almost as quickly as it started. We did not stand a chance against Vladimir and he was already getting empowered by the forthcoming blood moon. Lorna was sprawled on the floor, blood seeped from her mouth and her back was twisted in an unnatural angle. I was on my feet, but it was threatening to give way any second.And Vladimir?He did look like he had done anything. No sweat. No hair out of place. He had his sinister smile plastered on his face as he walked towards me. He stopped a few feet away and brushed my cheek with his icy-cold fingers. “Your last few hours should have been enjoyable, Annika.“ he said softly. “But instead, you let that witch,“ he turned and looked at Lorna before he continued, “...to spoil it. Tch.“ she chuffed and walked away. “It is back to square one now.“The woods around were suddenly alive, and things moved in the shadows. I thought I was hallucinating; maybe I had hit my head harder than I thought, and I was concussed as we were surro
ANNA KYLIN CHESTERI SAT UP in my bed, my heart was racing, and adrenaline surged as my wolf leaped to the surface, enhancing my vision, but I could not still make out the shape of the person in my room. I was about to jump through the door, not minding that I would alert the whole mansion, but I felt a pair of fingers wrap around my upper arm. Gasping in shock, I turned sharply, trying to wrestle my arm away from the stranger's grip, but to no avail. I am being attacked by two people, I thought anxiously to myself. I started to yell, but the person holding me stepped out of the shadows and my scream died in my throat."Lorna?!" I gaped.She put a finger to her lip to keep me silent. Then she cocked her head. I swung my legs out of the bed. My mind was spinning with imagination. I still felt like I was in a dream. I reached out and touched her. She was real."Quickly," she said to me. She muttered some words under her breath and the lock in the door snapped apart. The door opened
MITCH CHESTER “HAVE GUARDS PATROL the area,“ Mitch said, trying hard to rein in the panic he was feeling. “Quickly.“ Draco nodded and gave out his commands to every available guards to be on the search for Lorna. “No one knows how long she has been gone for. She might be out of the kingdom now.“ Mitch growled. “Just tell them to search.“ “We should probably get back,“ Draco said, turning to look around. Mitch nodded. He looked at Vorenus. Draco could see the hesitation in Mitch's body language. He knew what mitch was about to do. He dipped his hand into his pocket and tossed a small object at Vorenus who caught it easily, confused at what it was. Suddenly there was a sizzling sound and vorenus dropped the object quickly. The smell of burnt flesh filled the air and Drcao nodded in satisfaction. “What was that?“ Vorenus growled. “Silver, “Draco said. “Silver bullets. It is going to be our trump card.“ Vorenus shook his palm gingerly as the wound healed back immediately. “I can i
MITCH CHESTER“YOU ARE GOING to crash the car,“ Draco said, holding on to the side of his seat as Mitch drove like a blind bat.Mitch scoffed without slowing down. He pressed down on the pedal, and the car shot even faster. “This fucking snow,“ he growled as he screeched to a stop. The tires of the car were stuck in the thick layer of snow. He got out of the car; his legs sank almost to his knees.Draco came out too, cursing under his breath. “I wonder whose idea it was to get electric cars to drive over snow,“ he looked at Mitch and added sarcastically. “Oh wait, it was your brilliant idea.“Mitch rubbed his chin and said, “Maybe I should have gone with your idea and bought electric sleds instead.“Draco scoffed, kicking at the snow.Mitch looked around. His breath vaporized from his mouth as he breathed out. “Come, we are not far,“ he said to Draco.“Sometimes I wonder why I follow you,“ Draco said as they walked away from the stuck car. “This is crazy. You can't just stand up and w
MITCH CHESTERMITCH KNEW HIS mind should be at rest now that he had reinforcements, but his mind was still worried. He had no doubts that it was because his mate was still out there in danger, his son was lying in bed, unconscious and blind, and his kingdom was on the brink of civil war.He paced the length of the room anxiously, his eyes drifting into the dancing fireplace as he walked past. A small knock came at the door. “Come in,“ he called.The door opened, and Draco came in. He took a look around the small, almost empty room and shook his head, saying, “You are still sleeping here.“Mitch chuffed and nodded, “I can't stay in the master chambers alone. Anna should be with me.“Draco nodded and said, “I understand that, but…“ He looked around again. “I am sure you can do better than a tiny room. There is even no air conditon -““No one uses air conditioning here, Draco,“ Mitch said. He sat on the bed heavily; it creaked under his weight.“There is no ventilation,“ Draco continued,