MITCH CHESTER "YOU'RE MUCH MORE fun than Mum," Addison muttered when they were tired of throwing snowballs down the cliff. She lay down on the ground and spread her arms on the snow."Mum is fun too," Aiden countered, sitting down beside his sister."Your brother is right," Mitch said, "Your mother is fun too."Addison scowled at her brother."What happened?" Mitch asked softly, wanting to hear exactly how Addison was feeling. He crouched beside her and traced her shape in the snow with his fingers."She's changing our school again!" Addison cried. "And it's because of the test.""It isn't because of the test!" Aiden yelled."What test is that?" Mitch frowned, looking at the children."We had a test yesterday-""-and I got more than him," Addison cut in, sitting up. She shook the snow from her hair and glared at her brother.Mitch smiled. He wiped some snow from Addison's head and asked, "And you think your school is being changed because of that? Why?"Addison folded her hands drama
MITCH CHESTERSMILING AND PLEASED with himself, Mitch went downstairs to wait for Draco. "Will you eat breakfast now, sir?" Patty asked.He glanced at his watch. It was just past 7 a.m. Too early for breakfast for him. He shook his head and said, "Not now. After I meet with the Beta."She nodded. "And what of the Luna? Can I take her breakfast up to her?"Mitch considered it. It would be a good thing for Anna and the children to eat together, and eating in bed could be a good bonding experience. He nodded. "Do that. And add extra. Make it a meal for 3 people."Patty bowed and nodded. "The Luna has not been eating much." She said.Mitch frowned."Yesterday, she only took a bottle of tea," Patty added. "And that was only because my sister pressed her to take it - oh, and she came down for lunch. That was the only thing she ate."Mitch's frown deepened. What was really going on with his mate?Could it be that Vladimir's intrusion in her head had caused more damage than they thought? He d
MITCH CHESTERA FROWN FURROWED Draco's brows as he sat down on a cane chair opposite Mitch. "You know what these murderings are all about?"Mitch nodded. "I know what everything is all about."Draco looked on in concentration. "You got the answer from the Red Moon Pack?"Mitch nodded. "An old man there. It has been part of their history. He told me.""Well?"Mitch rubbed his face. "Anna descended from the bloodline of a very powerful witch. The witch Annika.""I know that name," Draco's frown deepened. "I must have seen it in a text somewhere.""She created the first vampire - Vladimir, " Mitch added and Jones nodded. "SO what does this have to do with anything?""Vladimir wants his ultimate power. He does not want to be threatened by anything," Mitch replied.Draco leaned back against the cane chair and looked up at the ceiling. "The mountain ashwood. Your uncle used it to put him to sleep for centuries."Mitch nodded. "He does not want that to repeat itself." He stood up and paced
ANNA KYLIN CHESTERTHE FEELING OF Addison's arms around my middle was as heartwarming as it was heart-rending. I pressed a kiss into her forehead. I looked at Aiden, silently inviting him to join us, but he seemed contented with standing at the bedpost like a bodyguard.I observed his back frame. I could see the new buildup of muscles on his tiny arms. I smiled. He was going to get his wolf anytime soon.A small knock sounded on the door and the door opened. Patty came in carrying a large tray."Breakfast!" Aiden yelled."Breakfast in bed!" Addison joined.I frowned slightly, about to disagree, but I saw Patty's eyes glance at the children. I followed her gaze and saw the joy and excitement in their faces. "Just this once," I muttered under my breath, pushing the sheets aside.Patty grinned. "This is the perfect tray." She said, extending some little legs from underneath the tray and setting on the bed, so it was like a small table."Breakfast in bed!" Aiden yelled. They clambered ont
MITCH CHESTERHE PULLED TO a stop in front of the hospital. He ran his hand over the surface of the steering wheel, preparing himself on how to break the news. The last time he told Lorna that her sister was killed by a vampire, she had broken down with grief, and that was a different scenario. Colleen had been the one to reawake Vladimir, so she had it coming, and yet Lorna mourned her.This time, it was not one bad sister - it was a whole coven of faithful sisters. He prepared for the worst."Is everything alright?" Anna's soft voice floated into his head. "I saw you drive off angrily."He sighed and leaned back, immediately relaxed. "You were supposed to still be in bed. Having breakfast.""I was introducing the children to the kingdom school," She replied.Mitch chuckled. "They were in the school all their lives except the past term. They don't need any more introduction...""I just wanted to," she joined in the chuckling. "Thank you for what you did.""What did I do?" Mitch asked
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER"THE CHILDREN ARE always welcome here, Luna," the head matron, a thick, busted woman with motherly charms, said, touching my arms softly.I nodded at her gratefully, but my mind was distracted. I turned and looked out the window of her office. They were already mingling with the other students. They were going to fit in perfectly here, and it would be good for their wolf spirits too. Taking them to a human school for a little while was good for their human character development, but that was passed now.Now, they needed the security and camaraderie of fellow pups of their age. "Thank you, matron," I said, standing up. She smiled at me and escorted me out of the office. A tinkling bell sounded through the corridors. "We have a physical practice now. I would love you to be our honored guest.""Oh, I don't want to intrude." I laughed."This is your pack, Luna. You could never intrude," She took my hand in her soft, plump one. "Besides, I am inviting you.""Well, okay.
"YOU FUCKED UP," Vorenus said, tossing the man into the small, dark room and slamming the door behind him."Vorenus, please," The vampire rushed forward and banged against the door. "Please."Vorenus looked at the man. He knew him. His name was Jack and it was Vorenus who changed him."Please-" Jack begged again, his voice cracked. He had a crazed look in his eyes.Vorenus stared coldly, without showing any emotions. "You brought this upon yourself. Vladimir is unforgiving.""I didn't bring any of this on myself!" Jack yelled. "I never asked for any of this. You brought this on me."Vorenus growled. "You didn't think so when you were feeling powerful. When you were enjoying the perks of being a vampire... you didn't blame me for that." His eyes flashed dark red.Jack whimpered and shrunk away from the door."You brought this on yourself and your family," Vorenus snarled. "Every member of your family, including the extended ones, is going to die." He turned away. "Knowing Vladimir, he
ANNIE KYLIN CHESTERI CLASPED LORNA'S hand in mine tightly."YOU should be in the school," she said softly. "I would not want you to miss out on the event they were hosting in your honor."I scoffed. "The event was not IN my honor," I said. "I happen to stumble on it." I rubbed her hand gently. "But I do think we should go back to the kingdom," I said, looking around. We were in the middle of the woods, underneath a thick blanket of creeping plants. Lorna had conjured up a spark of fire to keep the logs burning so we were warm. Slightly."This place is peaceful," she said, staring intently into the dancing flames.I admitted that it was peaceful. Surrounded by nature... and night insects. I slapped one away from crawling up my leg.After staring in silence at the flame, Lorna gave a slight chuckle. "If we had been organized as we had been centuries ago, something like this could never happen." She said."You don't know that," I said softly. I did not want her to go down that self-guil