RICK FORSON"YOU?!" BETH'S AGGRAVATING voice shrieked.Rick chuckled inwardly. He had intentionally not told her that her sister was the doctor, he wanted to see her initial reaction, and he was not disappointed.Her mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water as her brain tried to process what was going on.His brain was also having a hard time processing the elegant beauty of Anna, his dick jumped in response. She smiled coldly at Beth and said, "Hello, sister.""You?!" Beth asked again after a few more seconds of gawking at Anna. Rick quickly stood up like a gentleman and pushed the chair beside him back, "Have your seat, Anna." He said in a sweet tone. "Feel at home."Anna flashed him a smile that didn't reach her eyes, but she sat down on the offered seat. "Thank you." She folded her hand on her lap and looked around the table. There was just Rick, Beth, and Jones there. Jones cleared his throat subtly and said, "Let's eat."Beth still sat, frozen as she looked at Anna. "Y
ANNAMY SUSPICIONS WERE confirmed, I nodded to myself as I took a walk along these familiar streets. Not even Beth's fake facade had hidden the tension and blister that was festering in their relationship. Something was off between them, not that it was any of my concern but I needed to know exactly what was going on.A little child bumped into me, startling me and making me snap to attention."Sorry, miss," The boy said, bowing deeply.He looked to be around the same age as my children. I rubbed his hair fondly. "It's fine dear," I said. I looked around. "Aren't you supposed to be in school now?"He shook his head enthusiastically. "School is out. My teacher says it's because of the sickness."Has it gotten to that? I asked myself."Mama said the sickness almost took my sister," His voice was sad."I'm sorry to hear that," I said in a soft tone."We are waiting for the alpha to call in the doctor to help us," He said, looking up at me. "But my teacher said that the doctor is -""Clau
ANNADOCTOR MARCUS'S GAZE ran over my body, and he quivered. "You're... you look good..." he stammered."No thanks to you, Marcus," I muttered.He coughed uneasily. "B-but why? I didn't think I would see you anymore... after...""Yesh, after you gave me pills that would abort my baby..." I completed the sentence for him. Blood drained from his face as soon as I said it. "Oh yeah, I know. It makes me wonder... what type of doctor are you? And what other of your... prescriptions were actually real..."He swallowed. "It's not like that, Luna..." he said. "It was, uh...""It was what?" I asked.He opened his mouth to say something but changed his mind and closed it. He shook his head vehemently."It was what, Doctor?" I pressured. I knew he wanted to say something, but he was afraid to.He shook his head again, refusing to say anything to me. "You should not be here," he finally said. "You don't have any right... this hospital is only allowed to people whose loved ones are patients, the a
RICK FORSON JONES WHISTLED AS soon as Anna was out of earshot. "She is quite a woman, don't you think?"She is, Rick nodded to himself. I have made a very big mistake by sending her away."Are you here with me, Rick?" Jones waved a hand over his friend's face.Rick blinked hard and nodded. "Yes. What did you say?""I said she's quite the woman," Jones repeated. "And to think that you sent her away... damn.""I didn't send her away," Rick muttered, pushing his plate away. "She left on her own free will.""My father should have advised you better," Jones said.Rick scoffed. When Jones was in Barcelona studying, his father who had been Rick's father's Beta, Alex, had stepped in to counsel Rick in Jones's stead. When Jones returned, Alex had stepped out and retired."Nobody knew when she left," Rick stood up and stretched. "Or why she left."Jones raised an eyebrow. "She said something about you discarding her for her sister."Rick snorted. "That is nonsense.""Is it?" Jones asked, he d
MITCH CHESTER"WE HAVE AN incident," Draco said, pushing open the door and walking in. "That doesn't sound good," Mitch looked up from the laptop he had been gazing at for the past hour. He rubbed his eye sockets with the heel of his wrist, they made a squeaky sound. "I needed a break. What's up?""Terry has some troubles he wants to show you," Draco replied."Goddes, no. Not Terry." Mitch groaned. Terry was one of the subjects in his kingdom and the most troublesome one at that. He always had a problem he wanted to show the king or some issue that the king should address. "You know what? Tell Terry that I'm busy. You, take care of that yourself."Draco chuckled. "You're not getting out of this one, Mitch." He pointed. "Besides, it sounds like Terry is truly up to something. He sounded really worried."Mitch frowned and stood up. He could feel his bones creaking. "Not as young as we once were," He muttered. His beast chucked and replied, "We will still be in our prime in the next 30 y
MITCH CHESTER "WHAT DOES TERRY want this time?" Lorna asked, walking beside Mitch.He shrugged. "You know how he is, and his theatrics." He turned and saw that Terry still stood in the heavy wind, Draco stood with him. "It's probably nothing."Lorna followed his gaze and shook her head subtly. "It seems to be more than nothing," she said. "I think this time you should take him seriously. I could go and pick the kids while you men discuss."Mitch scoffed. "No.""But your Highness -""I said No!" She bowed her head in submission and nodded. "You can hang out with them after school..." Mitch said as a guard opened the garage for him. He got into one of the cars.Lorna placed a hand on the window. "I think Terry isn't bluffing." She said in a low tone. "I woke up with a dreadful chill this morning."Mitch snorted. "We are in the ice mountains, waking up with a chill isn't something that is unusual...""It's not that.""Then maybe you have caught the plague," Mitch's lips rose in a smil
ANNA KYLIN CHESTERTHE PAST TWO days went by in a blur. Getting to work in the pack was easier because I already knew what to do. I immediately ordered Marcus and the other medical team to round up the pack members and extract their blood so we could start working on a vaccine.Getting Marcus to work for me was easier than I expected. "It is because he fears us," Ava said in my head. "And for good reason." Marcus is a human was was mated to a wolf. My father had accepted him into the pack on the terms that he could never leave. He avoided any direct contact with me, and I didn't mind. I didn't want to speak to him either. The slimy, two-faced human!My phone rang at the same time as the door opened and a nurse came in. I glanced at the caller ID and picked, "Doctor Kylin," I said."You should change that to Doctor Chester," His growl sent excited shivers down my spine. Mitch had never called me before, so I was concerned. "Is anything the matter?" I asked."The children are fine if t
MITCH CHESTERMITCH PORED OVER the large map spread out on the table. The map included the human community down below, his kingdom which extended into the mountains, and the packs closest to him. He was trying to plot a direction from any of the packs nearby that would lead them to the Northern Border. There was none, and it was making Mitch frustrated.A knock sounded on his door. He grunted. He had told Draco to take a day off and spend time with his mate.The door opened silently and Lorna came in. Mitch sighed, leaned back, and watched as she approached. On closer inspection, it was like her face was more lined than usual like the old age was finally catching up to her."What happened to you?" Mitch snorted. "You look like you aged 100 years in 2 days."She nodded and sat down opposite him. "I made contact with my sisters..."Mitch's face dawned with concern. That contact and communication would sap Lorna of her energy. No doubt that that was why she was looking like an old husk o
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