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Resurrection Part Eighty
Ramos woke up at 8 PM. He felt somewhat rested but also that he could sleep for two more hours. He got up and took another shower. Juniper ordered coffee from room service and by the time Ramos came out of the shower, his coffee had just arrived.“Are you sure I shouldn’t go with you?” Juniper asked him.“You’ll just get in my way and then I’ll have to worry about you the whole time,” Ramos replied.Secretly she was relieved. She didn’t want to be anywhere near Seward when Ramos killed Malachi. She truly hoped that he wouldn’t get caught and she wanted him to succeed very badly. She was tired of moving, tired of this cold place, and tired of having to scheme and plot to survive.Their last job had been pure genius, which was why they’d also moved to Alaska so suddenly. They would never be able to go back to Washington. Ramos had worked security for a big art gallery, and he had scoped the place out for six months before they robbed it. Ramos had sold the painting to a fence he was fri
Resurrection Part Eighty-One
Adrian Peters had grown up in Seward. He had gone to Seward High School, he had then gone to the Academy and became a cop. He loved his job, he loved being right, he also had no emotional attachments to anyone and he prided himself on always getting answers.Adrian Peters also lived alone, his relationships never seemed to work out as he saw himself as more intelligent than his counterparts and he grew tired of them quickly. He wiped the already clean surface of the kitchen counter again.The open rape case that he and his partner, Robert Jones, had handed over to the detectives still puzzled him. It had been nagging and nagging him until he had thought about it so much that he had started to remember certain things.He remembered the stories of his ancestors. It had started with his great-grandmother, Katina Petrov. She had been part of the Ivanovich pack in Russia and she was born in Stary Izborsk, which meant Old Izborsk, near the Estonian border.In those days and especially with
Resurrection Part Eighty-Two
Adara and I drove down past the forest and I phoned James on the way.“Are you two up?” I asked when he finally answered.“Barely, Kiran, I barely survived,” James said and I could hear Shoran in the background threatening him. I smiled as I thought back to my own experiences just a few hours ago.“Well, get dressed. We’re picking you up in a few minutes,” I said and ended the call. We stopped in front of their house, and James and Shoran came outside, hand in hand, both smiling. Adara moved to the back and James got in next to me.“So, you two finally got laid,” James said and I laughed. I should have known Karani would be on the phone with Stephanie as soon as we left the house. Adara didn’t think we were funny at all.“Does everyone know?” she asked and Shoran told her how they knew. I had been right and of course everyone could hear the conversation, not because they listened in, but because Karani and Stephanie always spoke on speaker phone.“So, was I right, or was I right?” Sho
Resurrection Part Eighty-Three
Adrian arrived at his house and threw his duffel bag on the floor next to the couch. He had found out so many things in the last week. He looked at all the dossier files on his dining room table. He knew he had them!The day before yesterday he had gone back to the hotel. He knew that they weren’t there. He walked up to reception and smiled at the woman behind the counter.“Hey Rebecca,” Adrian had greeted her. He had taken her out to dinner the previous night and had behaved like the perfect gentleman. He had set his plan in motion.“Hey Adrian!” She greeted him back with a perfect smile. He knew that she had had a great time since she had invited him in for coffee, he had obliged.“I need a favor from you, sweetheart,” he told her.“Anything for you, Adrian,” she replied, flirting a little.“I need the hotel guest lists for these dates,” he handed her a piece of paper consisting of a few dates from September to December. She looked at the list and then looked back at Adrian.“Adrian
Resurrection Part Eighty-Four
Six months laterI looked in the mirror and smiled. My heart started beating a bit faster as I decided the tuxedo was just right. Today was the day! A day filled with love and laughter, friends, family, and the promise of forever. My speech wasn’t written but I decided to wing it, from the heart of course. I went downstairs to find Karani ordering the caterers around.“You look so handsome! Have I told you lately how proud I am of you?” Karani said as she looked at me, smiling as I stood at the bottom of the stairs.There were little bouquets of forget-me-not flowers cradled by baby’s breath. Karani had selected the flowers carefully and she placed yellow Showy Lady’s Slippers strategically on the tables. The tables were covered with white tablecloths.In the corner of the dining room area, the caterers had set up their bay marines and the smells were mouth-watering. I suddenly felt very nervous as Richard Gardner entered the dining room with Malachi, they were shaking hands and smili
Resurrection Part Eighty-Five
The night that Adrian Peters and Robert Jones were waiting in the kitchen when Adara and I arrived home had ended pretty interestingly. Malachi had heard them talking as soon as we walked into the garage. We had driven to the hotel instead, walked through reception and out of the back door. We used one of the hotel cars and drove to the den.We had spent a few hours cleaning the basement, we scooped up all the ashes that were in the fire pit and scattered them as we drove back to the hotel. We walked out the front door again and into our car and headed home.I pretended not to see them as we drove past them where they had tried to hide their car behind some bushes. They followed us back home and they watched the house for an hour before leaving.After that night I had noticed Adrian Peters a lot more on my daily routines. He would sit on a bench reading a newspaper as I jogged past him. He would be in the next aisle when Adara and I went into a shop. He had even waited outside the hot
Resurrection Part Eighty-Six
I looked at the wolf and instinct took over. I pushed James aside and lunged through the window, shifting as I did so. My clothes tore from my body and fell to the floor. The wolf was running. I didn’t care about the cuts on my body from the broken glass. I didn’t care about anything else at that moment, I just needed to kill him.The wolf stopped in the middle of the clearing and his stench bothered my nostrils. We circled each other and I spotted five other wolves emerging from between the trees. I was outnumbered. He had lured me here and he had won this round. I could not take on six wolves.Then I heard them in my head, they were close. Malachi, Garrick, and James; they had followed me without question. We all stood there in the clearing, growling at each other. We could not communicate with them and I wondered now about my decision to just blindly run after him. It didn’t matter much, what was done, was done. I would face him if I had to and they all knew I wanted to kill Ramos.
Resurrection Part Eighty-Seven
We were caught in a catch twenty-two. We had no other choice than to convene, we would be questioned by the council anyway about the war we all knew would break out. We all looked at Malachi for a solution. Instead, he retired to his study with Garrick.I trusted in Malachi and I knew that he would come back out and give us all hope. A way out of this dilemma.“We should never have trusted the truce. We should have…” Adara said and stopped herself. She was managing her powers so well; she touched my cheek and the gash that Ramos’s teeth left healed instantly.Now I have to tell you more about the council. The wolf council is made up primarily of retired Alpha’s voted in by their predecessors. You get nominated and the current sitting council votes on your reputation, how you manage your pack, and almost everything can count against you.When a sitting member dies, the Alpha with the most votes gets to take the empty seat. The council is where you report absolutely everything. Even if
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I heard the car pull up to our house. A few seconds of silence and then a car door opened and closed. I wasn’t particularly worried, more curious at what I smelled; it was Robert outside and he was afraid and nervous. I had become very attuned to the emotions of other people around me, even people I didn’t know.The doorbell rang and I opened the door for him. He was pale and very worried. I asked him inside and wondered what this could be about. I didn’t have the energy for this. I had been on my way upstairs to sleep. The ceremony had been very taxing on all of us and the pack didn’t linger afterwards.“Evening, Officer Jones,” I said to him and showed him to a seat at the kitchen counter. He was not wearing his uniform so I could only assume he was here in his personal capacity.“Kiran, I’m so sorry for the loss of your mother,” Robert said and I thanked him. I thanked him because it was the polite thing to do and Karani would want that.“Thank you, Officer Jones,” I said.“Call me
Resurrection Part One Hundred
The house was eerily quiet and dark. I sat down at the counter and knew that on any other day, Karani would be in front of the stove. She would have something baking in the oven, bacon frying in a pan, the coffee maker would be filling the kitchen with its aroma. She would be smiling, and I would kiss her on her cheek.I broke down again. I cried and just let it out. It came out as a mixture of a scream and a growl. I couldn’t contain all of this. My soul felt empty although it was bursting with emotion. I was exhausted physically and emotionally. I just had to get through this day. I wanted to die.I shuddered as I remembered the last time I walked into this church. It was the day we buried the Goldman’s and before that, Sarah. Today was my turn to sit in the front pew. I wanted to turn around and run out, but Malachi put his hand on my shoulder, and I had to keep going.We sat down and I looked at the coffin in front of me. I could smell her there. I didn’t want to be here but if I
Resurrection Part Ninety-Nine
I was unconscious for three days following the emotional pain I took from Malachi. It had been accidental. I hadn’t meant to take all his pain. While I was subdued, Karani came to me in both her wolf and human form. I held her and cried for her. She held me and cried with me. She soothed me, and we talked for hours as Death sat nearby and watched me with keen interest.The pain from Malachi’s soul was so intense that my body needed that time to recover. I still carried that pain inside me, and I could barely function on my own. Everything hurt, from my soul to my skin and the thought of opening my eyes felt like too much of an effort.Buried deep in Malachi’s soul was a secret. It was a secret that hurt so much that I couldn’t grasp the reality that surrounded it. My mind was playing tricks on me, I was sure of it. Then again, I did see him with Karani. She had smiled as her image drifted away from me.“Kiran, you have to try to eat something,” Adara said to me.“Just leave me alone,”
Resurrection Part Ninety-Eight
Adrian Peters switched the television on and settled himself on the couch. The rest of his house was in darkness. It had been a week since his last killing and the news station was showing only highlights of the murders in Seward. He turned the sound up and listened to the news anchor describe his handiwork.“This is now the third home invasion in Seward that has ended in the brutal murders of the families residing at these locations,” the woman said and the television showed the outside of the houses with the bright yellow ‘do not cross—police’ tape cordoning off the area.“The first victims were Marrick and Susan Goldman and their four children, Jackson, Rupert, Sumari and Kyle. Two of the children died from poisoning while the rest were shot at close range. Nothing appeared to be missing from their home. The second set of victims were Peter McPherson, his wife Tanya and their daughter Michelle. Michelle was strangled to death but Peter and Tanya were shot at close range just like t
Resurrection Part Ninety-Seven
At the house, Adara concentrated on Edna. It was as if she could communicate with the illness itself, identify it and she instinctively knew.“She has pancreatic cancer,” Adara said softly.“How did you know?” Robert asked her in wonder.“I don’t know, it’s like I can see it. Can I try something Robert?” Adara asked him and he nodded.Adara placed her hands on Edna’s abdomen and started concentrating. She was whispering to herself, but her words made no sense to me. I was enamored with what she was doing. I could see a shift in Edna’s aura.“It’s working, Adara. I can see her pain shift. Keep going,” I encouraged her. I could sense Adara’s power rising, her aura started to glow, a deep bright white with a yellow tinge. It started turning light red.Thirty minutes later Adara slumped from her kneeling position and supported her body with her one arm. Her aura glowed a bright red, but she had done it. She had taken all of the cancer from Edna’s body, her aura throbbed and returned to it
Resurrection Part Ninety-Seven
“Adara,” Juniper said after we had all gone upstairs and left Ramos alone in the cell in the basement. Adara looked at her with no emotion.“I…I’m sorry, I didn’t know,” Juniper said in a small voice.“I told you!” Adara shouted at her so fiercely that I went to stand next to her in case she went for Juniper. Juniper took a step back at the ferocity in Adara’s voice.“I think it best if you just left Juniper,” Shoran said to her while leading her out the door and closing it in her face.Adara sat down on one of the chairs. “I’m sorry. I just…I don’t want anything to do with her,” Adara said, her soul exhausted at the ordeal we all just went through.“Adara, you never have to apologize for feeling the way you do about her,” Malachi said and then he surprised us all by hugging her.Adara broke down and cried in Malachi’s arms. I took that time to phone Karani and told her what had happened. She was crying and then told us to get back home immediately.“Malachi, Karani said to get home i
Resurrection Part Ninety-Five
Bryan came back after an hour and took Shoran and James away. I had no idea what was happening downstairs, but I could guess that we were in for a long wait. Bryan came back and told Garrick, Stephanie and Karani to go outside. I jumped out of my seat and a strange man tried to push me down.“Where are you taking them?” I demanded, almost shouting.“They are free to return home. They have been declared innocent,” Bryan replied and took them outside. I heard a car start and drive off. I sat back down again and continued to wait.James and Shoran sat down as Malachi stood up and leaned against the wall. He smiled at them both trying to encourage them.“James Thomas and Shoran Thomas, you have been accused of kidnapping and murder,” John Whitcombe said to them.“James, did you take Dave against his will?” John asked him.“Yes, well he was unconscious at the time so I couldn’t ask him if he wanted to come or not,” James said and Malachi had to contain himself to not laugh out loud.“Don’t
Resurrection Part Ninety-Four
Neither John nor Richard found anything suspicious in Marrick’s records. He had no enemies, and was well liked at work. They led a normal life and there was no reason to think it wasn’t a home invasion gone wrong. Malachi had sighed at this and said that it still confused him that Marrick could be caught off guard.I woke up as I heard the sliding door open downstairs. As I opened my bedroom door, Malachi stood behind it and put his finger to his lips. We remained quiet and crept down the hall towards the stairs.The smell was wolf and foreign. We went down the stairs as quietly as we could. I turned the corner and was struck by a fist full in my face. I went down as another man jumped Malachi and they were grappling in the dark. I was up on my feet again and grabbed the man by his arm. I pulled with all my strength and threw him over my shoulder. He landed with a thud on his back.He was quick, I had caught him off guard. He faced me with his fists raised when the light in the kitche
Resurrection Part Ninety-Three
Malachi sat in silence for a while. He got up and went to his study. He came back with a list and gave it to James.“Phone John and ask him to go through Marrick’s financial records. I will speak to Richard to get us Marrick’s phone records and so on. We have to find out who did this and why!” Malachi said. On the list he had written down John’s phone number and the instructions for James.“Karani, speak to any mutual friends you and Susan had. Find out if there were any marital problems or concerns that could have led to this,” Malachi asked and Karani got up with her phone to arrange lunch dates with the friends.“Kiran, you need to go find Jackson’s friends. They will know who you are, Jackson liked to boast about you. Find out if they know anything. Kids talk more openly than their parents. They are more honest with their friends,” Malachi said and I nodded.“Adara, you can join Karani and take note of how she handles the humans,” Malachi said. He must have known that she would ev
