ANNA KYLIN CHESTERTHE HIGH PITCHED WHINE of the monitor was as loud and heavy as a blanketed silence. It was like the other patients also stopped breathing."Are you alright, Doctor?" The faraway voice of the nurse asked. She came to me and placed a hand on my shoulder. "Doctor Anna, can you hear me?"I then realized that the high-pitched whine wasn't from any machine, it was from my head."Hey!" The nurse called. "Give me a hand over here."The whine reduced and my vision became clearer. "I'm fine - I'm fine..." I started to pull away but the nurse held me firm."Are you sure?" She asked. "You look very pale. You should sit down,"Some other nurses came to assist me as I headed out. Doctor Marcus's haze glinted as he looked at me. "Probably her first death!" He scoffed. "Amateur!"I wanted to take his head. But I didn't want to frighten the human nurses assisting me... and deep down, I knew he was right. This was my first time experiencing the death of a patient or case I was handli
RICK FORSON"ARE YOU ANY closer to bringing my son to me?" Rick asked as Jones came into the office."You make it sound like it's an easy job," Jones scoffed. "Like I can walk up there and request for the boy.""Yeah? What's holding you back?"Jones looked at Rick. "For one, they are with the Lycan...""So?""The same Lycan that his family has rebelled against the world werewolves for centuries without failing?" Jones asked. "The same Lycan that his uncle was responsible for the death of the vampire King Vladimir? You expect me to approach him and snatch the boy?""You are just making up excuses, Jones."Jones frowned. He wanted to tell Rick to go do it by himself, but he swallowed his words. "It has to be a silent operation." He said instead. "Maybe during the dark of the night, or while they are in school.""The 'kingdom' doesn't have a school? There's no way you would invade and take him," Rick muttered."It has a school, yes," Jones said. Even one bigger than ours, he thought to h
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER LISTENING TO THE shrill voice of my sister had been starting to get on my nerves, but I was feeling numb so I let her keep on ranting, trying to rile the crowd up against me. I was prepared to let her exhaust herself out, but then, to my surprise, Rick came out and defended me. I gave a small pat of appreciation to the nurse who had spoken up for me, then I walked away. The crowd shuffled away nervously, making a wide path for me as I walked past them, and I smiled inwardly. Beth seemed to have forgotten something - I was also Luna with an even stronger root to this pack than she was.I could hear Rick following me as I went to my suite at the inn where I was staying. I unlocked the door and entered. Sure enough, a few seconds later, Rick came in after me."Thank you for what you did," I said.He shrugged. "I could not have them start to disrespect you..." he said. "That was what Beth wanted to achieve."I chuckled. Beth wanted something more than disrespect to me
RICK FORSONALPHA RICK HAD a silly thrill swelling in his heart. He was sure he was not imagining the reaction he had seen in Anna's body. The increase of her heartbeat when he placed his hand on her thighs. She still wanted him, he grinned widely as he entered his office."What's with the smile?" Jones asked. "One would think you just won a jackpot."Rick chuckled. He might as well win a jackpot. He shook his head and waved Jones's question aside. "Why did you call for me?" He asked. "Your message disrupted what could have been a very fine evening." He knew Anna was starting to break... a little more push from him at that time and she would have swooned into his arms. He knew he had the charms. But then Jones had mind linked him, saying there was something of utmost importance.Rick sighed, He could just imagine the soft flesh of Anna beneath him as she squirmed in pleasure that he would punish her with. He stifled a moan when his dick jumped and brushed the cotton of his trousers.J
MITCH CHESTER"YOU KNOW YOU don't have to do this alone," Draco muttered.Mitch shrugged as he zipped up his overcoat. One that he wouldn't be needing. "So what, I should take you and half of my army for a mountain climb? I don't think so." He shook his hair out of his face and packed it with a rubber band. He grabbed some hiking knives and stuck them at different parts of his gear before walking out."That's not what I mean," Draco argued, following Mitch. "I just think that it would be better if you don't go alone.""It would make you sleep better at night, you mean." Mitch chuckled. He looked around the kingdom, many of his subjects were oblivious to what was happening, and they just went about their daily lives. He had not even told the senate elders of the kingdom about anything - either from Terry's suspicion to Lorna's contact with her sister and their conclusion. They didn't even know Lorna's true identity.Over the centuries, many of the elders were still old-fashioned wolves.
MITCH CHESTER HE SNIFFED THE little stick again to be sure and he confirmed that it was Mountain Ashwood. He took one last sweeping glance at the space around him before he made his way back and out of the tunnel. Holding the stick in his mouth, he bounded down the mountain in long leaps. The storm was heavier on his way back, with wind so heavy that they uprooted some trees and flung them around.Mitch did not pay any attention to the harsh weather, rough terrain, and low visibility. He did not bother to stop for his clothes and gear which he buried beside a tree. He got to the foot of the mountain after another hour.The border was empty. Many people had retired for the night. "Draco," He mindlinked. "My office. Now.""On it," came the immediate reply.He made his way to the palace without coming in contact with anybody. Well, they all knew that their king was a Lycan, but still, he didn't like to shift in their midst unnecessarily.His guards stood to attention as soon they saw hi
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER I WOKE UP at the sound of my room being open. I looked up sharply but relaxed when I saw that it was Reine. She was holding a folded thick towel. She stopped when she realized that I was awake."I didn't mean to wake you, Luna," She said, bowing. "Good morning."I stifled and yawn and sat up. "Good morning," I replied. "Are those for me?"She looked at her arms like she didn't know what I was reading about, then she nodded. "Yes ma'am. I was going to drop them in the bath and start the bath for you while you were asleep." She was still as sweet as she was all those years ago. I smiled and stood up. "Did the Alpha put you up to this?"She shook her head. "No Luna. Nobody knows I'm here."I collected the towels from her and placed them on my bed. "If you're sure you want to," I said, "You can still set up my bath."She grinned and nodded. "Yes, Luna." Then she went to the bathroom happily and turned on the shower while adjusting it to the temperature she knew I love
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER I WALKED INTO the packhouse and headed straight for the office. It had not changed location since I lived here. I knocked once and then entered.Rick was standing behind his desk, he was smiling sweetly at me which only irked me. He held out the phone and said, "A call for you,"Frowning in confusion, I took the phone and placed it to my ear. "Doctor Anna Chester," I said into the call, noticing that I had used Mitch's surname."Doctor Anna?" A scratchy voice said. "It's Doctor Phil... we worked together in, uh, Edmonton."Edmonton was the province where the Moon Stone pack was located. "Oh, Doctor Phil, Hi." I greeted amicably.He heaved a sigh of relief. "I wasn't sure you were going to remember me..." he said. "You left all of a sudden."I eyed Rick as I replied, "It was an uncontrollable circumstance. How are things over there? I take it that you are calling me about the progress you've made..."I could hear him grinning. "Yes, Doctor. We used the technique and
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,