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
MITCH CHESTERAFTER THE CALL to Anna, Mitch dropped his new phone on the table and went downstairs to the kitchen."Coffee, your Highness?" One of the cooks asked.He nodded and sat down. While he waited, he browsed through the newspaper on the table and listened as the children were being prepared for school by their nanny and his mother.This was a bad time to send the children out to the human community for 5 hours. Not now when there is a potentially deadly and angry vampire on the loose, and when their father is also getting interested in them."Here you go," The lady placed the cup and tray on the table and bowed. "Breakfast will be out in 5 minutes.""Thank you, Penny," he swirled the black coffee and took a small sip. He opened his laptop and checked through his email.The door opened and Draco came in. "I didn't expect you to be so up early... given the activity you did yesterday.""Activity," Mitch scoffed sarcastically. "Do you, wolves, get exhausted after a run?"Draco sho
MITCH CHESTĺERHE DROVE STRAIGHT to the mall. He had built it 5 years ago under an anonymous identity. He parked in the parking lot and stepped out, wondering why he had not brought his children here before. He walked in with confident strides into the mall. It was not as busy as it should. Maybe it was because this was still morning... and it was school season.He looked around and headed for the administration suite upstairs. The receptionist was a petite, young lady. She came around the table when she saw him step out of the elevator."Sorry, sir," she said. "The manager isn't currently taking any visitors.""I'll wait," Mitch said easily. She clearly didn't know who he was.She looked towards the office indecisively and bit her lips. "Okay, sir. You can wait, let me tell him that he has a visitor.""Do that," Mitch nodded, unbuttoning his jacket and making himself comfortable on the chair.The secretary knocked timidly on the manager's office and poked her head in. "Mr Leeds, you
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