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
MITCH CHESTERHE CAUGHT UP with them easily on the highway. His mother had taken an old model Volkswagen sedan, and she drove way below the speed limit.Mitch chuckled and remained two cars her but he was on the alert. After a long ride, his mother finally pulled into the parking lot and the children came down, hugged, and kissed her before hustling into the school.Mitch parked opposite the street and watched as the kids met up with their friends as they entered the school. His mother drove out of the school lot a few minutes later, but Mitch remained.After waiting for a few more minutes, Mitch brought out his phone and dialed Draco."Yeah?" Draco answered after the second ring."I just remembered to tell you; get some people to clean out my room. I want everything changed.""Yeah, I didn't forget," Draco said. "The men that will fix the bed are from the human town. They will take some time to get here, but I have had some omegas take out everything else.""Good,""But why the reno
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER THE NEWS OF vampires changed my entire plans. I did not want to risk Reine's safety and that of my children too by leaving the security of a pack - no matter how shitty the alpha is. I woke up at the crack of dawn and started to prepare to head out to the hospital. That was my life now. Sleep. Wake up. Eat. Work. Work. Work.When was the last time I shifted and went for a run? I wondered as I packed my hair into a towel and dried myself. The door opened and the light steps of Reine came in."Luna?" She called."In the room," I replied.She came into the room. "Good morning, Luna," She greeted."Did you sleep well?" I asked and immediately realized how silly that question was. Omegas rarely had a good night's sleep, but she simply shrugged and watched as I styled my hair and got dressed then she said, "There is very minimal activity in the hospital today,"I looked at her through the mirror. "What do you mean? Why?""Because of what happened yesterday," she replied
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER THE DAY PASSED very slowly. Clouds were heavy and gray like it was mourning with the pack. I had a late breakfast with Reine after the first ceremony. I was still angry with Marcus and even more with my sister. I was angry at the deaths of innocent people. I was angry that Rick was too blind and nonchalant to see the obvious; he and my sister were running my father's pack to the ground."We cut bond with the pack years ago," Ava said softly in my head. "Our family is in the mountain Alps of Alaska." I sighed and nodded. She was right, of course. But I could not help the feeling of despair and hurt I felt towards the situation of the pack.And I missed my children too. I sighed in frustration. "Do you need to sleep, Luna?" Reine stood at the door.I shook my head. "No, I'm fine," I muttered, but I wasn't fine."Let me put on a kettle for tea. It can help with the nerves," She said, hurrying into the kitchen.I brought out my phone and started to FaceTime Mitch so I
ANNA KYLIN CHESTER RICK WAS RAVING mad if he thought that threats would make me give him my children. I turned and tossed on my bed. It's been hours since he left, but my mind was still worried.I glanced at the bedside clock. Surely the children would be back from school now. I called Mitch on FaceTime, and he answered after a few rings. My sight was welcomed with the stunning sharpness of his chin and jaw."It's on vi-" I started to say."Hello, Anna?" He cut into me. "Hello? I can't-""It's a video call -" I explained."What are you saying?" He asked, confused. "I can't hear you.""Its. A. Video. Call." I said loudly and slowly."Oh? Oh..." he held the phone out and chuckled. "You should have said so at first. Hey." He looked even more handsome than I remembered. It felt like I had been gone for years instead of just. 2 months."Hey," I replied, returning his smile.He squinted and hunched forward. "You have eyebags," he said. "Have you been alright? Crying?"I scoffed and shook m
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