MITCH CHESTER HE SAW THE children outside. They were actively playing in the snow. He stayed behind and watched them, remaining unseen. He saw the way Aiden related to Elijah and Olly. "Those three would make a very strong bond between themselves," He muttered to himself. He sighed. They looked so happy and content playing in the snow by themselves, there was no need for him to upset the balance by joining them. So he turned and walked away, he could distract himself by speaking to Anna. He brought out his phone and speed dialed her number as he walked into the trading center of the kingdom. He put the phone to his ear and listened as it went to voicemail. If it was any compensation, he listened to her voice as his call went to voice mail. He sighed and ended the call as he made a lazy stroll through the trading center. He remembered talking to Draco about the discrimination that his people faced in the human town; he never got to get feedback on if things had changed. "Yo
MITCH CHESTER DRACO PULLED TO a stop in front of the palace and turned to look at Mitch. "Charles caught you kissing Ophelia." Mitch sighed and nodded. He looked out the window and stared at the palace. It suddenly looked too big and menacing. "She is still in there, I'm sure," he muttered under his breath. "Are you scared to go into your own palace because of a random bitch?" Draco asked. Mitch was taken aback. He rarely heard his Beta curse out loud like that. "I did not know you had such unlike for Ophelia." Draco scoffed. "Who doesn't?" Mitch leaned against the door. "I wish Anna was here." "Now you wish your mate was here to fight your battles," Draco scoffed. "Maybe you have gotten weak." Draco looked away. He knew he was borderline disrespectful to his alpha, but maybe his words would sink in. He waited for Mitch's reaction and outburst, but it never came. He turned tentatively to see Mitch frowning. "You are right," Mitch said. "It is up to me to create boundaries with
MITCH CHESTER“LETS EAT,“ MITCH said, spreading his hands as he sat down at his seat. He turned and looked at Patty, whose face was white, meaning that she had frozen under his voice trance too, and was scared because she did not know what had happened. He did not know what happened too. It had never happened before, but he was not scared. He was calm like this was a normal phenomenon. He looked over at the children, who were munching on their food, not giving a concern about what had just happened. That was why he liked children. They were so innocent, he reached out and rubbed Aiden's head fondly. Then he looked at Charles. The man knew what happened, and he was scared because such power had not been seen before. With a smug smile on his lips, Mitch ate. The dinner went on without any events or even much talking. Charles was too afraid and not in the right frame of mind to talk. Even if he was, he could not talk with Mitch. The children had been trained not to eat at the dining ta
RICK FORSON RICK WAS CONSUMED with conflicting thoughts. The past few days that Anna had been here had been tumultuous on his end; even as he tried to hide it, his mind was troubled. He sat in his office, pretending to read through some books, when the door opened and Jones walked in. Jones cocked his head suspiciously as he came to sit down opposite Rick. “What is it?“ he asked. “What is what?“ Rick asked innocently. “Your mind is clearly distracted,“ Jones said. “And it is not about money. We made sure that we were financially strong. I don’t know if I am being suspicious…“ “But?” Rick asked. “It started when the doctor arrived,“ Jones said. Rick burst out laughing. “You are being weird. And crazy!“ He pushed the book he had been reading aside and leaned on the table. “So I am right,“ Jones said calmly. ”It is because of the doctor.” He had a small smirk on his face as he asked, “Do you still have feelings for her?“ “what? No!“ Rick said, a little too quickly. “Of course
RICK FORSON HE COULD TELL that she was getting impatient, he could recognize the signs all too well. She had not really changed too much so he said, “Before we talk, let me show you the training.“. He saw the frown on her face, but she nodded without saying anything, following him to where the special forces of his warriors were preparing themselves for the harsh weather terrains of the mountain Alps. The training ground was mostly a clearing in the fringe of the pack residential area. It bordered on the end of the woods. There was a medium sized building at one end of the clearing. “This did not use to be here,“ Anna said, looking around. He nodded. “We had it built after you healed the pack from the plague,“ he replied. Many things changed and healed after that. “The building contains our armory.“ “Armoury?“ Anna frowned even deeper. “Are you expecting a war of your own?“ He chuckled and shook his head. “The war against you and your kingdom is automatically ours. And we w
RICK FORSONHE HAD GOTTEN her full attention now. The anger was completely gone from her face and she was now confused. “Explain yourself,“ she said in a strong voice.He opened his mouth many times to talk but closed it without saying anything because he still did not know how to say it. After some failed trials, he sighed and finally said, “Come.“ He walked past her. He gave a small nod to Delta Adam as they walked out. He saw Anna raise her face to the warm sun; her shawl was no longer wrapped around her neck. She held it loosely by her side. “Let me show you the soldiers and the intense training they undergo.“Without saying a word, Anna followed him round to the back side of the building, where about two dozen men were lounging in the sun.“After the training, the best 20 men will be sent to your kingdom to help the fight against the vampires,“ Rick said. He cleared his throat, and the warriors looked. As soon as they saw who it was, they immediately jumped to their feet and salu
ANNA KYLIN CHESTERMY MIND WAS troubled as I got into my room and closed the door behind me. But as I remembered the desperation in Rick’s eyes, I brought my phone and dialed Mitch’s number. I was surprised when the call died. It did not even go to voicemail. It just… died.I tried again and got the same result. Subduing the sudden panic that reared up in my mind, I went to the other window, like my change in position was going to help in the connection of the call. But it did not.“What is going on, Mitch?“ I muttered to myself as I tried to call the kingdom landline. It was also a dead end. I sat on my bed heavily and buried my head in my hand. This was a strange thing. I know that the guys from the kingdom had fixed the lines after the storm. I saw them do it, so what could be the problem now?I scrolled through my contacts again. Over the years, my subtle fame made me have the contacts of some people I never thought I would need. But I chuckled in irony as I saw the number of a wo
ANNA KYLIN CHESTERA VEIN THROBBED in Jones’s forehead like it was going to burst. I had a wry smile on my face as I tried to remember the medical term for a burst vein and how to treat it. An emergency surgery perhaps. His face was twisted, changing through different emotions at the same time. This was the most emotion I have seen in his face since all the time that I have known him. After struggling to find his voice for the next few minutes, he stood up abruptly and said, “I better go call Rick.“ He hurried out of the office and closed the door firmly behind him. He could have mind linked and called Rick to the office, but I knew he wanted some space away from me. I chuckled at the thought. “Was it that easy to become someone who is immediately hated and feared?“ I wondered. I raised my hand up to my face and examined it, looking for any changes. They were still the same - bright yellow, smooth, and fine-skinned - like how a doctor’s should be. Why should it be any different?
ANNA KYLIN CHESTERTHE DINNER PROGRESSED silently between me and Janet after Vladimir left. I was not inclined to say anything to her, so I ignored all the stares she sent my way. I was focused on the meal, because I do not know the next time I would eat again. It might not be until the ritual, and if I had any hopes of escaping, then I need all the energy I can get.When I had eaten to my fill, I sat back, watching Janet's thin hands pick at her food tastelessly.“You are vegan,“ I said, noting that there was no meat nor fish on her plate.She scoffed, “Unlike you savages, I care about the lives of animals.“ She stuffed a strip of carrot into her mouth. “I heard that you dogs even eat raw meat. That is just disgusting.““And yet you sleep with a man - a creature that drinks raw blood… you don’t think that is disgusting?“ I retorted, knowing that she was right about us eating raw meat. Sometimes when in our wolf skin, he could go hunting and eat whatever we catch, which could range fr
ANNA KYLIN CHESTERHOLDING ON TO Vorenus softly as he led me out, We walked up a flight of stairs and down a hallway till we stopped in front of a thick, mahogany wood. I took a deep breath as Vorenus pushed the door open and stood aside to let me through. Taking careful steps, I walked into the room. It was like a large hall, lit up beautifully with gold chandeliers. There was a small round table in the middle of the room, and Vorenus was seated at the head of the table.He looked at me as I walked in; his eyes widened slightly, but that was the only reaction he gave. His human mistress sat beside me; the look she gave was a nasty, dirty stare, but she kept her mouth shut. Vladimir's eyes followed me all the way to the table. I nodded at him curtly and took a seat. The table was filled with many delicacies, and even a full roast pig sat in the center.“Thank you for coming,“ Vladimir said.It was not like I had any option; I scoffed under my breath. I turned and looked behind me, exp
ANNA KYLIN CHESTERI DO NOT know how long I remained in the cage — listening to the dripping of water in the far dark distance. But I knew when the sun went down, because the mansion became more active, and the sound of night bugs joined in the sound of water droplets.I felt like I was going to run mad, but the door opened and the butler came in. He was human, I was sure of it, but still, there was something off about him. But I could not place my hand on it. He stood a few feet away from my cell and looked at me in a spiteful manner. “My name is Bartholomew the Fourteenth,“ he said.The fourteenth? I asked myself. Does that mean that fourteen generations of this man's family had lived with and worked for Vladimir?“What you are thinking is exactly correct,“ the butler said. “And no, I cannot read minds, but I could clearly see the confusion written on your face.”“What do you want?“ I asked. If he was going to be anything like the other human in the mansion - Janet, I wanted to prep
320LORNA DID NOT know her next move, or why she washed the mind of this vampire, but she knew she had to do something, and this seemed like the first step.“Rise,“ she commanded.The vampire stood up robotically and looked at her with his soulless eyes.“What are you doing here?“ she asked him.“Keeping watch on the borders of this kingdom,“ he replied.“Why?““I was just following orders,“ he said.“Whose orders?“ Lorna asked, even though she already knew the answer, but she wanted to be sure.“The king,“ the vampire replied.Lorna scoffed under her breath. Vladimir. She turned and looked at the way she had come from, considering her options. Should she take this vampire back to the kingdom where he could be interviewed by Mitch for information, or should she take the more riskier option and tell the vampire to take her to where Anna was being kept prisoner?She looked back and forth a couple of times, then she made her decision. She was not going back to the kingdom. She and they w
LORNA LOOKED OUT the window and watched as Mitch addressed the guest from the Red Moon pack; she saw the way they looked at him with awe and adoration. They were here out of respect for him and love for Anna.She turned away from the window and went to the bed where Aiden was sleeping, brushing her hand across his forehead. He mumbled something inaudible and shuffled slightly, but he did not wake up. She sighed sadly, wondering what the medical personnel were going to make of this. Aiden was not entirely in a coma. He responded to touch, and she had seen his flicker in his eyelids when Mitch had whispered something in his ear a few hours ago. It was just like he was in a deep slumber without being able to wake up. She imagined it to be like he was trapped in his own body.“If only your mother were here,“ she muttered in a small voice. “She would know what to do to bring you back.“ Lorna spoke gently to herself. She sighed and leaned in to kiss Aiden's forehead. She felt very connected
MITCH CHESTERMITCH COULD FEEL the animosity in the tense air as soon as they walked in. Draco was behind him, and Delta Adam walked beside him as they walked to the front of the hall. All heads followed their movement. Mitch stopped and overlooked the senate; he cleared his throat to stop all side talks and make sure all the attention was on him before he said, “We have some guests in our midst,“ he said in a strong voice. “And I expect us to be hospitable and treat them well.““They are from the inland pack,“ a small, stubby man muttered.“From the lunas former pack,“ Mitch nodded. “And they are here to help us in rescuing her. I hope we will be able to put aside your differences and work together.“The hall was silent for the next few seconds, so Mitch continued, “And they brought some weapons to give us an added advantage,“ he said.“We will be fighting with weapons now?“ Sil asked, astonished, “Like the humans?“Mitch cocked his head and nodded. “I'm afraid so,“ he said. “We need
MITCH CHESTERMITCH SAT DOWN heavily and examined the faces of the members of the Senate before him. They knew something was off in the balance of the kingdom. He cleared his throat and said, “What called for this meeting?““I think the meeting is long over due, Your Highness,“ Lane said in a small voice. Mitch looked around at the nods of agreement around the table.Mitch snorted.“We got the news that we had guests.“ a fat man muttered. “Guest. Warriors from another pack. As if the military in this kingdom is not enough.““So it means there is a heavy war coming,“ Sil said. She paused and continued, “A war that would mean we are accepting help from other inland packs.“A ripple of murmuring went round the pack again.“It is not just any inland pack,“ Mitch said. “They are from the red moon pack. Luna Anna's former pack.““Talking of Luna Anna,“ Sil cut in. “Where is she?“Mitch sighed. Truly, there are so many things that they need to address. Where would he even start? He asked him
MITCH CHESTERMITCH HAD BEEN waiting for the past 20 hours. All the pent up and nervous energy was making him agitated. He hated waiting, but that was what he had been forced to do for the past 20 hours. When he could not take it anymore, he went upstairs to Aiden's room, Lorna was still there. But up in Aiden's room was another waiting session as they waited for him to wake up.Lorna sat up when Mitch walked in. He looked around and noted that Elijah and Oliver were absent. “What of the boys?“ he asked.“They left an hour ago," she replied. “They had to eat and wash up, but I think they will be back here anytime soon.“Mitch nodded and sat down heavily with a sigh. He rubbed his eyes with the heel of his palms.“How did the meeting go?“ Lorna asked after a few seconds of silence.“As fine as it can get,“ he said.“You and Enrique did not clash heads?“ she asked. Everyone knew about the both of them.He shrugged, “We did. But we came to an agreement.“She smiled softly. “That is good
315ANNA KYLIN CHESTERI HAD NO idea how long I had been locked in the cell when the door opened. I sat up expecting it to be Vorenus; instead, it was the skinny, sick looking mistress of Vladimir. Her name was Janet or something like that.She stalked to the front of my cell and pouted at me. “So you are a woman… and pretty too.“ If that was meant to be a compliment, it did not sound so, as it was laced with venom.Gathering some energy, I stood up. I was taller than her and was pleased when she tilted her head to look up at me. She took an involuntary step backward. I smirked at her.“You are never going to take Vladimir from me,“ she blurted.“What?“ I gagged. Who was this dumb lady? “If you are thinking I am here of my own free will to snatch your undead boyfriend, you have the brain of a 15 year old high schooler.“She placed her hand on her hip and frowned. “And what? You have the brain of a mature woman…“ She frowned and leaned closer to me. “Wait a minute, don't I know you?”I