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
MITCH CHESTER THE GUARDS GATHERED themselves from the floor and crowded the door. They hustled in and started to approach Mitch again. The governor shook his head at them, and they stopped and retreated."Close the door behind you," the governor called.When they were alone once more, the governor sniffled and said. "Please have y-your seat, sir." Mitch frowned but he sat down and pinned the governor down with a hard stare. "Care to explain why your office sent this to my mall?"The governor gulped, visibly shaken. "What is that?" He asked innocently, reaching out to take the file."Don't play dumb with me!"The governor read through it quickly. "A tax increment. Well, it is, um... it applied to every business in the state.""I already pay more than enough to the state!" Mitch snarled."I know sir -" his words were cut off by the shrill ringing of the telephone on his desk. "Excuse me. I have to take this." He picked up the phone and placed it to his ear. "Governor's office." He paus
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER I SPENT MOST of the day in the lab, I wanted to get this over and done as quickly as possible. I had not known what to expect when I was planning on coming back here, but it was not a bitter sister and an ex-husband who still wanted to fuck me. He literally undressed me with his eyes anytime he saw me. Not to talk of the imminent threats that he had posed to my children. I didn't know how the time flew by until my neck started aching. I stretched and pushed aside the blinds to glance outside. I was shocked to see how dark everywhere had become.I cracked my neck and stepped out of the lab, making sure to lock it and secure the keycard in my bag. It had taken us most of the morning to gather the pack members to take another sample of their blood, and more hours for grouping. Now, I was in the process of introducing the virus to some samples and seeing the reaction. Luckily, these steps didn't take as much as they normally would, because I had done it before.The h
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER MAKING SURE NOT to make any noise by stepping on a dry twig or leaves on the floor, I made my way forward and followed Beth. Her body language further confirmed to me that she was not up to any good, she kept on looking over her shoulder and she paused to listen if she was being followed.Luckily, I remained unseen. I stalked her for almost 15 minutes as we cut through the shrubs and bushes.What was she doing and where is she going? I wondered, ducking underneath the branch of a tree. I stopped, hid behind a thick shrub, and watched from a distance as she stopped walking and made a small whistling sound.She was expecting to meet with someone. I squinted and crept forward as someone else stepped out from the shadows. On closer look, I saw that it was Doctor Marcus.What were they doing at this time of the night in a secret meeting?"Did you bring it?" I heard her voice faintly.The doctor nodded and heaved a bag from his shoulders. He handed it to her. "Be careful
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER WHEN I ENTERED my suite at the inn, I had an array of food waiting for me on a tray. Shocked, I slowly unveiled each of them, it was like a mini feast.I dropped my bag on the couch as Reine came in from a back room. "You are home, Luna." She bowed. "Welcome.""You did all these?" I asked.She nodded shyly. "I'm sorry I could not send your lunch to you. The Alpha's mate made sure to keep me busy."I frowned. "You didn't have to come in and prepare a 4-course meal for me." I noticed that she started to feel sad, so I touched her arm and said, "But thank you. I really appreciate your gesture, okay?"She brightened up and nodded, "Let me take your bag in, and get a bath running for you." I sat down and eased my foot from my shoes, sighing in relief as I reached behind me and unhooked my bra. Those things had been digging into my back throughout today.I reached for the tray and picked a slice of what looked like chips but tasted like fish. It was very delicious. "Mm
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