MITCH "WHERE ARE YOU taking us, Dad?" Aiden's calm voice asked as Mitch led them to the garage. Mitch often wondered how these two managed to be twins. Aiden did not match Addison's energy at all. He was like an old man trapped in a child's body.Addison skipped ahead and tried to pull Mitch to hasten up. Even though she did not know where they were headed. He entered the garage and headed to one of the cars in the arrays of expensive automobiles that filled the hall. He opened the back door of a black SUV and shoved Addison inside. "Since mom's not here," Addison said as Mitch leaned over to buckle her seat belt. "Maybe I could ride up front with you.""There's no way in -" He clamped his mouth shut.Addison giggled. "You were about to say a bad word," Aiden muttered, climbing into the car and strapping himself in. Mitch snorted and closed the door before entering the driver's seat and pulling out of the garage. As he drove out, he saw Draco standing at the front doors of the pa
RICK FORSON"YEAH. GIVE It to me, Alpha. Harder!" the lady arched her back expertly as Rick slammed into her. Her moans filled the room as he increased tempo and intensity. He jackhammered into her for some more seconds, groaning with the effort and shuddering as the force of his orgasm shook him as he poured his seed into her.The lady stood up and locked her lips, smiling seductively. "How was it?" She asked.His breath was labored as he said, "Take the money in the drawer cabinet and get out.""I just needed the review in case of next time...""Get. Out." Rick snarled.The lady scoffed and snatched the and of cash from the drawer and stormed out of the room, brushing past Jones who was about to come in."What was that all about?" Jones asked.Rick grunted and went to the bathroom to wash himself up. He was feeling disgusted with himself. He always felt disgusted with himself especially after any one of his encounters with one of the countless whores that roamed the city. Sex with B
ANNAI dropped my glasses from my eyes and stretched my back, getting a good pop. I sighed and swiveled away from the microscope I had been staring into for the past 3 hours."Any diagnosis?" Doctor Phil came up to me holding two steaming Styrofoam cups, which he handed one to me.I shook my head and took a small sip of the coffee. "None."He sat down on the stool beside me and peered at my worksheet. He had warmed up to me since last night after knowing that I was a prestigious doctor too."See here," he said, pointing at one of the zoomed-in printed blood samples showing the microbes. "We think that this is the virus causing the sickness," His fingers were pointed to a grotesque shape in the picture. "That is the only unexplainable thing that we found in all the infected blood samples."I nodded in agreement."But this strange virus isn't just attaching itself to a normal cell that I know," he continued after another sip of his coffee, giving him a foam mustache. "The virus is attac
ANNATHERE WAS SILENCE on the other end of the call, only the sound of Mitch's breathing."Do you really think so?" He asked me.I nodded but remembered that he could not see me. "Yes. You should meet this alpha and see how he treats his pack members. Even his Luna.""So a shitty alpha has potentially put all of the werewolf race at risk," He muttered."That sounds about right, yes." I agreed."Has he treated you badly in any way?" I could hear the guttural rumble of his beast shadowing his voice. I was not out to start a war, so I shook my head and said, "No, they have been very kind."He scoffed. "I think you are lying, but I will take your word for it.""Dad. Can we get another ice cream?" I heard Addison ask."You know ice cream is bad for the health and teeth," I said to Mitch. "I don't want you feeding my children with processed fat."He grunted and said to Addison, "Yes we can." Then he hung up the call. I groaned in frustration. This man was going to spoil my children. I turn
MITCHAFTER THE CALL with Anna, he herded the children to the car and drove back to the kingdom. The ride back home was strangely quiet. He glanced at them and saw that they were buying themselves by staring at the roadside.He stopped the car at the entrance of the kingdom and came out with the children. "Park the car in the garage," He told a guard standing nearby. The guard saluted and got into the car while Mitch strolled along with the children by his side."Why are we walking, Dad?" Aiden asked."I need you to exercise off the sugar you just consumed," He answered.Addison slipped her hand out of his and bolted ahead. Mitch chuckled as he watched her jump in the air freely. "Don't you want to join your sister?" He asked Aiden, who still walked calmly by his side.Aiden shook his head. "I don't want to get dirty." He said looking as his sister rolled in the snow.Mitch cocked his head. The words of his son never failed to surprise him. Which kid doesn't want to run in the snow?
MITCH"DAD, WHY DO we have snow all the time?" Addison asked. She has crouched on the floor ahead of them, running her fingers through the snow.Her mother would have chided her, but Anna wasn't here so Mitch didn't say anything about it. "Don't you like the snow?" He asked.She stood up and came towards them. "I like it," she said, holding Mitch's hand. "I'm just wondering. Our teacher at school taught us there were four seasons. But here, it seems like we are always in winter."Mitch chuckled and made a mental note to increase the salaries of the teachers in his kingdom school because they were doing a good job."It's because we are in the mountains," Aiden answered."Is that true?" Addison asked, looking up at Mitch who nodded."We are at a higher altitude than the normal people," He replied."Alt-tit-tude..." she mulled over the heavy word in her mouth. "So the closer we are to the sky, the more snow we get?""Hmm. That's one way to see it." He said.They walked to the palace. Dra
ANNAAFTER SITTING IN the hospital for hours, I decided to take a stroll to clear my head and prepare myself for the next thing we had to do. It was not going to be easy, but I was ready to do whatever it took to cure this plague.I hung my lab coat on a rack as I walked out. The sun was high and bright. I closed my eyes and raised my head to soak it up.As I walked leisurely, I allowed myself to take in and appreciate the natural beauty around me. This pack was a small one, but it was surrounded by nature. All evergreen trees, and exotic wildlife, and I could even hear the low trickle of a stream in the distance.It was nothing like the mountain Alps. Definitely not.I headed towards the direction of the stream and after a few minutes, I came out on the river bank. The stream was clear and flowed easily. I walked along with the current.What would my children be doing now? I wondered."What
ANNAWE REMAINED IN silence for a while, I could still feel the tension and worry in his body. As a Luna by Bloodline that I am, I could feel empathy and pick up minute body language from any wolf - things that a regular wolf would not see or feel.I saw the tiny tremors in his hand as he raised his hand from the stream. I could scent the hormones caused by fear and uncertainty in his body. Even though I had given him a little hope, he was still scared for his daughter.I sighed and decided to tell him what I suspected, but I had to break it to him in a gentle way. I leaned forward and dipped my hand into the stream, "Isn't this the stream where the first patient fell sick?" I asked.He looked at me dumbly. "Wha?""I was told that the first person fell sick after she played in this stream," I raised my eyebrows. "Or is that not so?"He chuckled and shook his head. "No, ma'am." He chuckled even more. "Not at all. We believe this stream to signify purity and even has magical qualities b
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
MITCH PACED OUT of the mountain with Draco and Alphonso closely behind him. He paused outside the mountain. Darco came to stand beside him. He could feel his beta brewing with questions, but he ignored it.“That is a high profile prisoner,“ Mitch said to the guards outside. They all nodded with slight frowns on their faces. They could already sense that something was wrong.“Good,“ Mitch muttered and went to a buggy parked by the side.Draco gestured with his head to Alphonso, who immediately jumped into the driver's seat and started the car.“Take us to the palace,“ Mitch said.Alphonso pursed his lips and eased the car out of the snow. Mitch could feel Draco throw him some subtle glances as they made their way to the palace, but he chose not to say anything as he prepared his mind on how he was going to tell them everything.Half an hour later, they pulled into the front gates, and Mitch got out. Draco followed and Alphonso started to drive away but Mitch said, “Come with us, Alphon
MITCH CHESTERDRACO WALKED BEHIND Mitch as he stalked to the dungeons. He could see the path where Charles had been dragged through on the snow. Draco looked at Mitch and saw the tautness of his shoulders and anger in his step, and he knew that Mitch was about to do something drastic.They got to the foot of the mountain from where the dungeons were dug out from. There were two guards standing outside the entrance. They saluted and bowed as Mitch approached.“The traitor?“ Mitch asked in a gruff tone without answering their greetings.“Alphonso took him in, sir,“ one of the guards replied.Mitch grunted and went into the dark hallway. His eyes adjusted quickly, glowing red faintly as he picked his way through the rough terrain, stones and rocks that lined the floor. Draco caught up with him and said, “I can’t remember the last time I was in here.“Mitch chuffed. “I do,“ he replied. “The time Anna threw up on my shoes.“ A slight chuckle bubbled up in his mind, but it dampened when he r
MITCH CHESTERMITCH'S MIND WAS divided. He stood up from his chair, where he had just called Rick and was assured that they were going to receive some more help from the Red Moon Pack. He walked out of his office and saw Draco standing there, alongside Alphonso. His eyes took in the ragged and sweaty look on Alphonso, and then he said, “Are you not going to rest?“ he asked. “I would not want my mate's bodyguard to collapse due to fatigue.“Alphonso chuffed and shook his head. “No. Sir,“ he bowed. “I wanted to ask for permission before I head back to the red moon pack to be with the Luna.“Mitch sighed. The poor man did not know that she was taken, and Mitch was still having trouble breaking the news to them.“Your Highness?“ Draco said, calling Mitch from the trance. Mitch shook his head slightly and looked at Draco, who said, “Alphonso is about to leave; is there anything else?“Mitch frowned and nodded. “One more thing,“ he said, “Where is Charles?““We have had him on watch since A