MITCH CHESTER"FOR FUCK'S SAKE!" He growled, looking at the splinters on the snow. That was the second phone in 3 days that he had destroyed because of his temper. He marched angrily through the streets of his kingdom. His beast was fuming underneath as he remembered what Anna said. She wanted the children back. Like he would let that happen. She would have to come back and steal the kids from him before he let them go. He gripped the tree closest to him, and his claws dug into the hard bark.Wasn't he being toxic? He asked himself. After all, she was not wrong. He did not share any DNA with them. He frowned and his breath rumbled in his chest. He did not really have any rights over them."Fuck that!" He growled. "Draco," he mindlinked."Yeah?" Came the immediate reply."Who did you station at the school? ""Alphonso and Brad," Draco replied.Mitch nodded and said, "Good." Those were good and alert soldiers. "Have them contact me if they sense anything out of place,""Will do, and I
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER I NEVER THOUGHT I would feel this way again. I lay on the bed in a fetal position. Of all the women he could sleep with... it was Ophelia - the woman who had made it her and her father's mission to humiliate me and my children.I tried to will myself to sleep, but the sleep would not come. I remained like that in the same curled-up ball. I vaguely noticed that Reine came in, and tried to coax me to sit up and do something active like going out on a stroll, but she left me alone after a while, frustrated.What was the point?As soon as my strength was back up, I would arrange for my children to be brought to me, and then I would leave. Here, my own sister plotted my downfall and death, and she was getting angrier with each second I remained here.And in the mountains- the place that signified security for me - I scoffed. I have been humiliated. Ophelia won. How would I hold my head up with pride to her, knowing that she was sleeping with my mate?I frowned. "Fuck t
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER" - DID YOU HEAR what I said?" Rick's voice cut through my thoughts.I looked up at him. "What did you say?""Pay attention, Anna," He muttered angrily."You heard the alpha!" Beth snarled.I rolled my eyes. "Can you just... repeat what you said,""Perhaps we should sit down," Jones said. Rick nodded curtly and put a hand on my upper arm. He led me into the hospital. The scent of death hung heavy in the air. Nurses stood around their station with dumb, blank looks on their faces. The head nurse, who had advised me to go home this morning shared a long gaze with me. I nodded at her in assurance as we walked past. Just three days ago, I had never had a dead patient. Today, there were over 2 dozen of them. What an irony, I chuckled inwardly.Rick applied a little pressure on my arm. "Somewhere private, perhaps." He said. "Your office?""I was hassled here," I muttered, pulling my arm from his grip. "I didn't have the time to grab my key card.""Well, uh.." He cleare
RICK FORSON RICK LEANED BACK. He put his hand in his pocket to hide his bulging cock. He could not understand how seeing Anna like this - with her sharp wits and detective mind - was making him so hard. He sighed in sexual frustration. He wanted her. He wanted to - "Let me see that," Jones voice snapped him out of his reverie. Jones walked past him and took hold of the laptop. His breath was coming in deep rumbles as he went through the article on the screen."Rick," Beth said in her annoying grating voice. "Can't you see that she is a quack doctor? Why are we wasting time with her?! We should have her hanged -"Rick groaned inwardly and recoiled slightly as Beth placed a hand on his shoulder. Her touch disgusted him, but he had to put up with it. "How is it looking, Jones?" He called. The beta sighed and dropped the laptop. He shook his head slowly. "This is definitely what was used. I perceived wolfsbane in the blood of some of the dead, but I don't know of cyanide...""They don'
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER "LET. ME. GO!" I attached my arm away from the Beta's grip, but it was tight. He was going to leave a bruise, although he wasn't rough. He led firmly a good distance away from the hospital before he released me."You were going to start talking out of turn," He said."You." I planted a finger on his chest and frowned. "You didn't tell him, did you?"He rubbed his face and looked away. "I haven't found an appropriate time.""That's..." Bullshit! I scoffed and turned away. "So am I just supposed to sit back and let them ruin my reputation?" I asked."No one is going to ruin your reputation," He said calmly. "But I need you to control yourself."I scoffed again. If anyone here needs self-control, it's definitely not me. "Is there anything else you want to tell me?" Jones asked.I looked at him. I hadn't told anyone about the meeting I saw between Beth and Marcus a few nights ago. "Hoe did you know about the Luna and the doctor?" He asked like he could read my though
MITCH CHESTER "WAIT WAIT, HOLD up. What do you mean by 'Lorna should have called me'?" Anna asked."Lorna was supposed to have - wait, you haven't gotten any call from her?" He groaned. "I haven't.""Oh for fucks sake," He said under his breath, rubbing his forehead."What is going on?" She asked. At least her voice has lost the sharp edge. She was a little less pissed at him. "What is all this talk about vampires? Aren't they extinct?""That's what we all thought," Mitch said. "But apparently, they were just... hibernating perhaps.""That's not good," she said. "I wonder if that has anything to do with what is happening here."He shook his head. "No, I think not. They are totally unrelated, but not for long.""What do you mean?" She asked.Mitch thought of how much he should tell her about what was going on. "Tell her everything," night growled. "It would be easier that way." He scoffed."Mitch?""Yeah?" He answered in a gruff voice. "It's dangerous for you out there now." He looked
MITCH CHESTER HIS MOTHER STOOD and walked up to him. "You..." She poked him with her finger. In another circumstance, this would have been a funny sight as she did not even get up to his shoulder height. But now, funny was the last thing on Mitch's mind. "... How could you?!"Mitch sighed and looked at Lorna who stared back at him hard."It's not like that, Mother," he said in an exasperated tone."Oh yeah?" She said. "Well, tell me how it is then. Didn't you sleep with another woman while your wife was on a business trip?""Not 'wife' mother, she is my mate," Mitch chuffed, walking past her."There is no difference," His mother snapped."And isn't this supposed to be private?" He directed the question to his mother, but he was looking at Lorna."There is nothing private with me," She sat beside him. "I am your mother."He scoffed. "I and Anna have sorted things out." He muttered."Really?" Lorna asked. "I haven't had the time to talk to her."Mitch scoffed. "Because you were too busy
MITCH CHESTERAFTER TURNING ON this unfamiliar bed for most of the night, he was up at the first crack of sunlight. He stood from the bed with a grunt and stretched, his bones and back popped."That's what you get from a badly spent night in a new bed," He muttered to himself as he trudged up the stairs to his bathroom. He washed up quickly and didn't bother to shave before he went downstairs to the dining table."Good morning, your highness," Patty, his chef greeted cheerily."Hmph," He grunted in reply."Ah, I see my salve worked for the wound on your neck," She gleamed as she placed a cup of coffee on the table. "You'll tell me when you need more, yes? It was a secret recipe I learned from my former pack."Mitch grunted and nodded. She waited around for a while like she wanted to say something more, then she retreated into the kitchen.Mitch subconsciously touched his neck where he had slashed his neck. The skin had healed up perfectly. Was it a result of the salve? Or just his bod
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