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
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,