***“He has a point,” Stan said.“Shut up Stanislav,” Paige growled.“What? I think Ryan is exactly who we need for this battle.” Stan insisted. “You didn’t see what he did to Katie, Slip.” An admiring twinkle appeared in his eyes. “Having him on our side will be a big advantage if those people are as ruthless as Deloris says they are. What’s all this about anyway?” His eyes turned onto the warlock. “What does that clan need the blood and bone marrow of the top alphas for? Do you know why, Deloris?”Deloris looked at Stan helplessly and gestured for a pen. But even as she was being handed a pen and a writing pad, Ryan felt something push him. He suddenly felt suffused with so much energy. Was it because he was angry, Ryan wondered. He couldn’t help but observe that every time his power had manifested itself, it had been triggered by anger. Was that it? Did anger trigger whatever powers that he had? That wasn’t a good thing, he frowned. But at that very moment, he had an urge to do som
***“But we didn’t even go through the ceremony.” Ryan pointed out.“But you had sex, right?” The warlock shot back.“Oh, they so did.” Stan drawled, making Paige and Phillip burst into laughter despite their worry over Deloris’ news. “Everybody felt it too.” He added teasingly, making Ryan and Joel blush whilst Gloria squirmed in her seat.“That’s all that’s needed,” Deloris said. “They’re going to use your blood to scry for Jeremy. And of course, we all know they won’t be able to locate him since he’s nowhere on earth. They will probably give him some days to come after you. And if Jeremy doesn’t show up, they’re going to use you. Those people don’t play Ryan. Human sacrifice to them is like taking coffee in the morning. It’s not a big deal at all. And immediately they’re able to complete the potion, they can channel the life force of all werewolves whenever there’s a battle, in order to ensure their victory. Succeeding in completing that potion, therefore, means you guys become the
***Phillip, the acting alpha of Stanton Pack and his warriors stood at marked points around a large stretch of bare land. There were forty pack members, standing in groups of fives, with each group standing at a distance from the other. It was dawn and all was quiet. Apart from the alpha and his squad, there was no evidence of life on the land. After making sure that all the vantage points were covered, Alpha Philip raised a hand to signal someone in the group that was made up of four women and a man.Deloris saw Phillip’s signal and nodded. She had in her right palm eight coins, each representing a group. Their strategy was to first rescue Camilla, bring down the invisible barrier shielding the fortress, and then attack. Camilla had to be rescued first because should the clan see or sense any intruders, Camilla would be killed. Although they didn’t know the exact powers that Ryan had, the squad from Stanwood Pack hoped to use it to their advantage. Deloris had assured Ryan that she’
***Reynard Wyatt looked up when the door to his sanctuary burst open. He was in there, going over the final plans with his Trusted Seven as he called his top strategists. The best time to come up with strategies was at dawn when their minds were relaxed and fresh after a good night’s sleep.“I thought I told you not to disturb…”“We’re under attack, Lord Command.” The Jackal said urgently.“How…”“Wolves.” The Jackal rasped. “They’re on the compound. I don’t know how they got in. Somehow, our strength and magic have gotten very weak. Some of our people are already dead.”“Go out there and find out who they’re working with.” The Lord Command roared. “Those mangy mutts could not have penetrated our shield unless they had help from a warlock. I don’t think someone from within can betray us. That warlock you’re working with…”“It can’t be her, Lord Command.” The Jackal couldn’t look his Lord in the eye. “She wouldn’t risk the life of her only child.” He sure as hell couldn’t tell the Lor
***The jackal stared at the bed on which he’d expected to see Camilla and felt his heart drop. She was gone. That meant only one thing… His death. He’d assured the Lord Command that Deloris was under his control because he had her daughter. Not only was there no daughter, but it looked like Deloris had led the pack straight to them. Oh, his death was so assured. There was only one thing to do at that point. Get his wife and run!He closed the door, turned around, and came face to face with a…sex worker? The Jackal didn’t know what to make of the woman standing in front of him. She was dressed in a sexy black leather outfit and had a whip in her hand…like a dominant about to work on a submissive.“You, my friend, are a hard one to find,” Paige said in a husky voice. “Going somewhere?”“Look lady, I don’t know who you are or what you think you can do but trust me, you don’t wanna go up against me.”“Is that so?” Paige started circling around the sweating albino. Somehow she didn’t thin
***“Alright, alright, I’ll give it to you.” Reynard chuckled. “Deloris right? I don’t know how you did it but, good job. I love it when warlocks who think they are powerful come up against me. I enjoy bringing them down a peg or two. I enjoy even more, hearing them beg for their lives. But watching the life die out of their eyes is always the best part.”“Oh wait…you thought all this was me?” Deloris looked downright amused. “No Reynard. Today is going to go down in history as the day the great Reynard Wyatt got his arse handed to him by a wolf. Not even the alpha himself you asshole. The alpha’s mate.”Reynard looked stunned for a moment. Then he burst into laughter and turned to Ryan. “Listen, boy, you’re not really the one I’m after. It’s Jeremy I want. If you give me your mate’s location, I could at least make your death quick. What do you say?”“You arrogant son-of-a-bitch.” Deloris couldn’t believe the warlock had actually suggested that Ryan betray his mate. “You’re so stupid
***Ryan couldn’t suppress the gasp that tore out of his mouth. “What?” He whispered, heart pounding.“Aw come on, don’t be shy.” Reynard gave a smile that didn’t reach his cold eyes. “You see, each of my children had…how do I put this? A unique feature. I made a pact with one of the most powerful and wicked gods that ever existed. That was before I started making babies. I was young and naive then. Among other things, every child of mine was to receive two very unique and very high-level powers. But that stupid god loved to play pranks. He decided that for those powers, each child of mine was to receive a unique feature. I readily agreed, thinking they were probably going to be born with unique coloured eyes or hair or something like that.” He gave a humourless laugh. “Imagine my surprise when Slater, my first, was born with four eyes. Four fucking eyes!” He bellowed, pounding his fist on the table.“Then came Harry. A boy. Had all the features of a boy except for the most important
***“I took pity on her and showed her how good it could be, having a man inside her.” Reynard continued his chatter. “You should have heard her…screaming like a nympho.” He laughed.Ryan couldn’t take it anymore. He opened his hands and let loose an incredibly powerful blast of bright white kinetic energy, which went directly towards Reynard. But of course, it hit against his shield. The blast didn’t touch Reynard’s body at all. Rather, its great concussive force violently sent the two seated at the table, flying through the air. One, unfortunately, ended up on the sharp edge of the mirror that had exploded earlier as a result of Reynard’s scream. He died instantly.“Well, well, well…the little wolf is angry.” Reynard applauded with a wide grin. “Don’t bother wasting your energy on me. You can’t touch me.” He looked so smug. “Now, where was I? Yes, your nympho of a mother. Oh, I gave it to her hard.” Reynard’s hands went behind his head in an even more relaxed state. It was almost as