3 MONTHS LATER...ANNA"THE TRUCK IS all packed up," I called in a loud voice.I heard Lorna stumble and curse from inside her house before she yelled "Coming," "She will be out in a minute, sir," I said to the truck driver. He nodded at me through the sideview mirror. Lorna stumbled out of the door and came towards me. Her face was red and she flashed me a bright smile. "Why. Hello, Anna," she said. "Hope you didn't wait for me long."I chuckled. Lorna was a terrible late goer to anything. She climbed into the passenger seat, when I started to get in behind her, she shook her head. "No no," she closed the door tightly. "You are not going anywhere today. Not with your condition," "What? You can't do that to me," My condition. I laughed. My condition being my sharply protruding belly. "This is one of the few chances I have to actually go and see the market fair.""There'll be another one next year, darling," She said sweetly.Next year. Would I be here next year? I often wondered. E
MITCH"YOU'RE STILL HERE, then," A voice said, making Mitch turn. It was his Beta. He frowned and scoffed before looking back at the babies in their special units. They had been born a month too early, but after Lorna's examination, they were just fine.And yes, HE had delivered the babies himself. The memory and what actually happened was hazy in his memory because it was like he was working on auto control when it had happened.The first baby was all cleaned up before Lorna arrived and when she came, Anna was passed out. So while some healers took over cleaning the second child, Lorna had checked in on Anna and she said, "Critical condition. The babies were too strong for her spirit. If they had remained in any longer, they would have killed her.""So... she's not dead," Mitch had asked. Lorna shook her head. "Thanks to you, she's not. But she's not well. She needs to be rested in 4 to 5 weeks."Anna...What was he going to do with her? "keep her!" His beast growled.He sighed. It
SIX LONG YEARS later...ANNA"And to welcome the best-graduating student and only female in her class who stayed steadfast until the end," The announcer called, "Anna Kylin, mother of twins and the valedictorian let's stand up and give a round of applause."The hall erupted in loud applause as I stood and walked to the podium to give my speech. The speech that I had been preparing since I got the news that I was valedictorian. But I stood behind the podium and looked around, the speech I had prepared about moral values and integrity suddenly vanished from my head.The crowd was invisible to me due to the blinding lights that shone against my face, but I could feel the presence of over 300 people. Amongst them were my beautiful children.I heaved a sigh and for some reason, some of the crowd chuckled and applauded me. "Go, girl!" Someone called from the crowd and I smiled. It was probably Lorna.Standing behind the podium and the travails of the past 6 years suddenly felt worth it. Six
MITCHMITCH KNEW SOMETHING changed in him since the first time he saw the children. He had expected the feeling to change or diminish over the years, but to his surprise, they remained and even grew stronger.They spent more time with him in the palace than they did in Anna's house - which was no more the tiny cabin as before, he'd had her moved to a better and bigger house near the main street. When Anna proposed that she wanted to be sent to college, it had come as a surprise to him. He had mulled it over in his mind, the kingdom does not have a specially trained doctor - they had never needed one. Werewolves rarely got sick they only needed a healer for pregnancy and giving birth. Nothing much more than that.But Anna's pregnancy had taken a different turn when she gave birth a month too early and the diagnosis was that the children were too strong for her depleted wolf spirit, she was taken to a human hospital but the doctors that were supposed to treat her and restore blood level
MITCH"FUCK HER," MITCH scoffed to himself as he sauntered up the stairs to his suite. He walked in and saw Ophelia sprawled on his bed. "Alpha Mitch," She said, sitting up and crossing her legs seductively."Ophelia," Mitch nodded at her. "It's been a while."Ophelia rolled her eyes. "I've always been available to you. You can take me anytime," She stood up and walked to him. "But you'd rather spend your time with those --"Mitch cleared his throat to warn her not to say anything that would anger him. She clamped her mouth shut and walked up to him. She placed a finger on his chest and went around him slowly, rubbing her body against his."I traveled off for a while," She said. "I went to Florida," she came up tiptoes and rubbed her nose against his chin. "I had to get away from these mountains and snow. Seeing the beach and palm trees is very nice. You should come with me sometime."Mitch chuckled and pulled away. "I don't think so." He saw himself on the beach, but not with Ophelia
ANNA"Mommy, do you think I will be a good doctor?" Addie asked me as I tucked her in bed.I smiled. Knowing my children, Aiden will be a better doctor. But I nodded and brushed my hands against Addison's hair. "You can be anything you want to be, my darling," I leaned in and kissed her forehead.I stood up. "Sleep now," I said."I'm going to be a mountain climber," I heard Aiden say. I chuckled softly and switched off the lights before closing the door and walking out.I poured myself a cup of warm chocolate and relaxed on a chair near the window. Now I am a graduate, and a licensed doctor to practice what I have learned, but I can't help the werewolf race by treating human diseases, that was why I was going to further my education on werewolves and lycans. So in reality, my studies just began. I sighed.Speaking of studies, I was thinking of transferring my children to a private school outside the kingdom. I needed them to be able to socialize with humans naturally and not be as pack
MITCHHe HEARD HER breath hitch in her throat as soon as the words were out of his mouth. He looked at him, her eyes flickering in the darkness. He never thought it would be something that would ever happen. Him, asking the daughter of Charles Kylin, to be his mate. It never seemed possible. But over the years, watching her grow and mature into a more beautiful woman than she was when he found her in the woods years ago, her growth had added a stable and calm intelligence in her. He found himself strangely attracted to her. This is not even adding the children, who were nestled in Mitch's heart.He heard himself repeat the words, "Be my mate." She took a step back to put a little distance between them. "What?" She coughed out, dumbfounded.Mitch listened for any disapproval from his beast. There was none. The motherfucker seemed to be purring. "You heard me," he snapped, suddenly irritated at her reaction."I did," she said. She put her hand to her temple and massaged it. "I don't th
ANNAHE JUST WANTED me and my children out of the way while they haggled about our fate. I scoffed to myself as I strapped my children to the back of my small sedan. I did not feel anything that would signify that we were actually mates. The mate bond should have started to have an effect on me now, our emotions should be linked now. Maybe it was because there was no form of intimacy or natural bond between us... except for the sexual tension. That was there alright. His fingers and touch made electricity zap through my body. It was like he sparked a flame in my being. I sighed. I didn't have the luxury to explore that, though. None of us had."Where are we going, mom?" Aiden asked as I double-checked his strap.I shrugged at him. "Anywhere. You heard the alpha." I got into my seat and started the car and slowly eased out. The meeting must have started because I didn't see Draco. My house was just beside his. I slowly navigated my way to the main street and drove slowly. I saw Opheli
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