MITCH CHESTERMitch sat beside Aiden with a long face, waiting for the boy to wake up had been the hardest thing for Mitch as he couldn't help the feeling of uncertainty that clouded him.Looking at the boy take in and let out heavy breaths, Mitch was consoled a bit at the fact that his son was still alive. Mitch rubbed his sweaty palms and stood from the seat that had become unbearably hot for him to sit. Aiden had been asleep for the past 5 hours day and even though he didn't seem to be in any kind of pain, Mitch was worried out of his mind. "Has he woken up?" Lorna's voice made him shift his gaze from Aiden's body."How long is he supposed to be out for?" He asked impatiently. She sighed and made her way inside the room."I have no idea as well," He could see the clueless expression on her face as she spoke and he wished that she lied to him, and told him that he was going to be up soon. Rather than look him in the face and tell him that his son's condition was unpredictable. He
MITCH CHESTERAS DAWN BROKE, Mitch made his way to the room where Aiden was still asleep.With every step he took, he wished he'd walk into the room and see his son in his element, happy and energized but walking into the room, he knew that this was his new reality and it could turn out to be his fate.He sighed into the chair beside the bed and stared at Aiden's figure for a long while. The feeling of foreboding hovering over him like a dark cloud. Aiden seemed so peaceful but Mitch was troubled regardless, mostly because his future depended on what the outcome of his son's situation would be. Getting up to his feet, he stood before the boy's frame and parted his eyelids with his fingers as if to check for something. He sighed when he saw that Aiden still had his wolf eyes glowering red underneath his lids.They dilated at as they got exposed to light. At the slightest, that was a source of consolation to him.Just then he had a feeling, like a buzz in his mind. There was only one
MITCH CHESTER MITCH GRITTED HIS teeth when he saw what he'd done to his palms. They were the least on his list of worries. Truth was, he felt like doing more, he felt like destroying everything within his path but he had to meet with Alphonso and listen to the tidings he brought.He needed so soothsayer to tell him that it was going to be a nerve-wracking moment but he had to listen to what the closest person to his mate had to say.Perhaps, he'd have a better idea of how they should go get her back.Mitch groaned when he saw Draco's figure in the hall from afar.If anxiety could kill the savage Lycan King, he would've been long gone before now.Keeping his shoulders squared and his head up, he continued in his tracks.Letting anyone see him in a defeated state was the last of the things he wanted to happen. As the king of this kingdom, it was his responsibility to make the members of his pack feel safe and if he had to do that hanging on a pitchfork, drawing his last breath, he wou
VLADIMIR SOAKED HIMSELF in the sun's rays. "You are glowing," Janet's soft voice said, making him turn to look at her. He could see her perky nipples from underneath the filmsy shirt she wore. His rational thoughts lasted maybe thirty seconds before one of his hands was on Janet's ass, the other gripping her nape. His tongue was in her mouth, her arms locked around his neck, and she seemed to be trying to climb him. He ached to have Janet cradle his erection. Her taste, her softness, her acceptance and eagerness, her vulnerability and strength, combined to blast his good intentions to smithereens. He wanted to strip Janet, lift her up against the door and take her without any finesse.He couldn’t do it like this. A monumental shudder racked his body. The effort of persuading his fingers to release her shirt tore another groan from his chest. Wrenching his mouth from hers, he said rawly, “Bedroom.” Her eyes were so dazed, he doubted she understood.Too frantic for her to wait, he ben
ANNA KYLIN CHESTERI WOKE UP in a small cell. The last time I was anyplace like this was 7 years ago when I had just crashed into the kingdom, and Mitch had had me imprisoned in the dungeons.I KEPT MY eyes closed. Willing this to be one big, bad dream. But the smell and constant dripping sound kept me up and reminded me that I was dreaming. This was real life.I remained in my wolf form because I did not want to be vulnerable as a human. I did not know how I got here or where I was, but I knew it was not good. The last thing I remembered was being bodily flung and hitting a tree hard. Then the vampires approached me and I blacked out.My ears perked up when I heard footsteps. I looked up and saw a man coming towards my cell. I sniffed the air. He was human and was dressed ceremoniously - like a butler. He stood in front of my cell gate and stared at me. I looked at his face. He was definitely human, but he had an air of aloofness around him and a steely look in his eyes like a man
VORENUS WAITED NEAR the window of the upper story of the mansion. He watched the sun rise over the horizon, feeling warm and seeing the reflection of his skin as it glistened under the sun's rays. According to the movies, he was supposed to burst into flames and die, and he wished it was true. He was tired of life. He had seen all there was to see. Nothing could surprise him anymore. He had noticed the tight restraint the baby Lycan had when he told him about the capture of his mate. Vorenus would have preferred if Mitch had exploded in rage and pummeled him to a pulp in the snow for taking Anna to the vampire mansion when he could have brought her to the safety of the kingdom. The backdoor opened, and Vorenus turned to see Betholowmew walk in. “I will bring drinks,“ he said and went to the shelf to pour out two glasses of whiskey as Vladimir walked in with Janet hanging on to his arms. Vorenus looked at her in disgust. His lips were downturned as Janet batted her eyes lids to him a
VORENUS WATCHED THE different emotions flit through Anna's face as her brain processed what he had just said. Then he added, “It had never happened before,“ he chuffed and said, “The president of the council seemed to have a bigger beef with you than he has with us.“Anna looked to the floor. “Damian Gray… that bastard.“Vorenus could not agree more. He paused before he told Anna how it had happened, “He told Vladimir to assist in killing the Lycan, and they would come to some sort of agreement.““And what did Vladimir say? Did he agree to it?” Anna asked. Vorenus shrugged. “I do not know,“ he replied. “He bears a strong hatred for the werewolves, too, so I do not know if his hate for your mate would override the hate for your people.“ Anna rubbed her head and winced slightly when her fingers brushed a nasty bump on the side of her head. “Do you need pills for that?“ vorenus asked. “Or water to wash the wound?“Anna shook her head, “I will heal,“ she replied. “My wolf licks the wou
RICK FORSONRICK LOOKED AT his daughter. She was perfect. He looked at her small fingers as they held on to his with strength that was more than her size. He felt s sudden bloom of pride and joy as he looked at her. Her huge eyes followed him as he moved around her cot. He turned and looked at Reine, who was sleeping peacefully. He rubbed her shoulder and kissed her neck. She mumbled in her sleep and turned around. “Rick," she touched his cheek.“You did well today,“ he said, pressing more kisses along her shoulder. “I am very proud of you.“She sighed and smiled. “I don't think I want to do that again anytime soon.“ she said. “I was very close to death, Rick.“ she said. Her voice trembled slightly. “If Luna Anna was not there…“Rick nodded. “You don't have to say more, my darling.” he told her. “and you won't have to give birth again until you are ready. I promise.” She nodded. Rick turned and rubbed his daughter's cheek. He was surrounded by the two most important people in his l
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
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