#Chapter13Exiting the car, I followed her to the back of the large house. I spotted everyone having a good time. Keisha was lying in a chair on the other end of the pool, I guess trying to catch a tan. AJ and Brent were wrestling wildly in the pool, and Aaron was operating the grill.But Jason wasn't here."Looks whose here." AJ stalked over to me."No, wait." Knowing exactly what he was up to, I held my hands up in defense. "I still have my clothes on.""You have five minutes then you're going in." Brent insisted that I remove my dry clothing before I get tossed in."Trust me, they will do it. They got me earlier." Keisha yelled from across the pool."Fine." I sighed. I slipped off my shirt and shorts, revealing my black and white pokka dot bikini.Without another second to spare, Brent had picked me up and tossed me in to the pool. Luckily I could swim because he made sure I was tossed straight in to the deep end.We spent hours in the pool. It was fun.
#Chapter14Aniyah__Yawning, I reached under my pillow and grabbed my buzzing phone. Groaning out in annoyance, I realized that I never shut my alarm off.It was seven and I was wide awake now on a Sunday morning. Great! I headed downstairs to fix me something to eat. I slipped on my black tank top and black boy shorts and dragged myself down in to the kitchen."Good morning?" My mother greeted me as I walked in."Well you beat me to the punch." I said smiling as I watched her scrambling some eggs.Good, because now I don't have to cook. I pulled a stool back from the kitchen island and sat down. She was making bacon, cheese eggs, and blueberry pancakes.YUM!!Wait... But why? She only did this when there was something special going on. "Mom, what's going on?" I gave her a questioning look."What do you mean?" She played coy."Mom.""Fine. I give in. Next week I am going to Florida for a week. That’s it. Business.""Okay, what day are we leaving.
#Chapter15"Okay, Aniyah, I left money on your card and emergency numbers in your wallet." My mom informed me as she ran through the house. "Okay." I said, picking up my duffle bags."I dropped Drea off at Samantha's dog care so if you want to see her, the number is in your wallet also.""Okay."My mother picked up her suitcases and walked out the front door with me not too far behind. Waiting outside was a cab she had called that would take her to the airport. Keira was waiting as well. She handed her suitcases to cab driver then turned toward me."Okay Aniyah I love you and be safe. I'll be back next Sunday at the latest.""Mom. Okay. Have fun." I said. Even though it was only business, I just hoped she could find some time to have a little fun.She smiled at me and gave me a quick hug. She waved at Keira then hopped into the cab. The cab peeled off and I watched it until it disappeared down the street.I picked up my duffle bags and tossed them into the
#Chapter16JASON__"Where the fuck did you find this?" I snapped."It was in the woods next to a dead wolf." Brent brought to my attention. "On my patrol, I picked up the scent of a vampire, so I followed it. I found a dead pack member with this note right next to her."I looked down at the letter again. I took a few deep breaths, struggling to contain my rage."Who was it?" I questioned. "The pack member.""Her name was Jocelyn."The name rung like bells in my head repeatedly until it hit me. The bartender from the club.What the fuck is going on? I snatched up the letter and ran out the back door and into the woods. I refused to shift because I knew my wolf would take control and get the best of me…ANIYAH__"Dad, let's go, we are going to be late." I stepped into my mother and father's walk-in closet.I watched him adjust his tie and add his cufflinks. With his eyes focused on me in the mirror, I watched a smile grow. He turned around with a soft g
#Chapter17Waking up, I found myself scorching. The blankets felt so heavy on my body, like they were weighing me down. I attempted to toss the blanket off of me, but something was restricting it. I groaned out in agitation. Reaching down to move whatever it was weighing me down; I felt an arm."What the hell?" My eyes shot open. Blinking to adjust my eyes to the beaming light, I looked down to see an arm wrapped around my hip.Hell no. I tried to lift the arm off me, but it would not budge. What? Is his arm made of steel? Or am I that weak? I shimmied down the bed, sliding out of his heavy grasp. I slid down to the bottom of the bed and landed with an oomph on to the floor.I stood up to see Jason sound asleep. I smiled a little at how comfortable he looked sleeping. Realizing I should not be here, I turned around and tip-toed out of his bedroom.I closed Jason's door behind me and turned to head toward my room. I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw Aaron walki
#Chapter18Jealousy getting the best of me, I finished my plate and walked out the kitchen and in to the entertainment room. The guys were sitting around watching the sports channel, as usual."Hey, where's Keira?' I interrupted."Patrolling." Brent's eyes were glued to the television.A.J nudged him."Patrolling? Patrolling what?" What the hell is that? Work?It became a silent stare down between everyone in the room. Am I missing something? Something didn't seem right, and I didn't like it."Um it's hard to explain." Brent stated. "It's like work, for our businesses.""Okay." I did not want to push any further because I felt like something wasn't right. They were hiding something and lying. I walked out the entertainment room and headed toward my room, well that's what I wanted them to think. I walked toward the steps and stood on the side of the staircase."You're going to get us in trouble if you don't watch what you say." AJ mumbled over the televisi
#Chapter19ANIYAH POV"I Aniyah Ross reject"I looked into his eyes. I watched as his glowing smile turned in to a frown, as his eyes were now glassy from near tears. I felt how he squeezed my thighs in nervousness. He closed his eyes and took a step back, still holding me, waiting.I took a deep breath and tried again."I Aniyah Ross reject-" A huge lump formed in my throat, stopping me from saying anymore. I had no idea why. Saying those words meant a lot to him, and for some reason, my heart began to hurt seeing him look so pained. "No." I sighed. “This is stupid.”He looked up at me, eyes filled with joy and contentment. He grabbed the back of neck, pulling me in to his lips again. He slid his lips down my jaw line to my neck."Princess, I want you so bad right now." He whispered into my ear. Butterflies fluttered in my stomach. I felt my body giving in to him. I was so wet for him. I wrapped my legs around him and began tugging his shirt in attempt to
#Chapter20JASON POV..I opened the door. Brent was standing there. He looked disturbed and worried."What is it?""It's Keira." He blurted out.What happened?"I got a message that she was in trouble.”I followed him out of the house and deep into the dense trees. The smell of blood hit my nose. My anger quickly heightened.We ran further. Kiera was lying in the grass. Her body was bare from her shifting and covered in blood with a pack member knelling beside her."What the hell happened?" I demanded an answer. "I don't know." Someone mumbled. No one knew a thing. After requesting the proper covering, I knelled down in front of her and brushed her hair out her face. She jumped up and grabbed my hand in shock."It's okay, it’s just me." I assured her.Her eyes were wide alert, shifting between the many faces before her. I examined her and found a few bloody scars on her, but nothing that would not heal within a few days.Aaron ran up. He dr
#Chapter143Epilogue 3 months later...Jason stood on the balcony that overlooked their rear field of their home. He watched silently yet observantly as Aniyah and Jess took part in an intense training session with Maya. Once Maya proceeded to finish up their session, Jason made his way to the field where he met the exhausted yet proud girls. "Alpha." Maya greeted as she picked up her things. "Maya." Jason nodded. "Thank you.""Of course. You should be proud of these girls. They are good.""Thank you." Jess teased. "With a few more lessons, I will be able to beat your ass.""Yeah right." Maya took off running, laughing as Jess ran to keep up."How are you feeling?" Jason turned to Aniyah. "Well besides the burn in my legs, I'm good. I don’t know, I think these workouts are strengthening me." Aniyah grinned."You look stronger." Jason could not help but admire the curves that her work outs were creating. From her firm yet soft arms to her sculpted
#Chapter142Where do we start? Aniyah sat at the edge of her bed as her focus remained on the floor.Look at him. She wanted to look at her father however she could not find the strength to do it.As Aniyah contemplated on whether to look in her father's eyes, Christopher was struggling to find the right words to start with.He knew it was years since the last time he talked to his only daughter. Now, he was not sure where to even start."I know this is a lot." Christopher noted."A lot is not enough to explain this." Aniyah chuckled."I know." Christopher exhaled. "I'm a...vampire. I guess that is why it’s too weird to look at me?"Christopher toyed, even though it bothered him that his daughter could not look into his eyes."That is not why." Her eyes strayed away once more.Aniyah admitted why. She admitted to her father how looking at him made her afraid. It was the thought of seeing him come and go again that made her afraid to confront him."I kno
#Chapter141Aniyah began to rise from the bed when she heard the bedroom door open.Jason, worried about the distressed look on her face, sat beside her as he motioned for her to lie back down."What's wrong?" Jason asked."I'm good."Aniyah continued to push herself up, her face as emotionless as she could make it. Even though her body was screaming with pain and discomfort."What hurt?""Everything." She chuckled.Shit. She thought. Even laughing hurts."It feels like that pain you get the day after a workout." Aniyah rubbed her arms. "It’s like the day after a Maya workout."Jason smiled."Ouch. You must feel like shit." He began running his fingers across her legs. Applying enough pressure that left her groaning from the mixture of pain and pleasure that came from his massage."Speaking of Maya, how is everyone? Where is my mom?""Everyone is getting the attention they need. Maya. Kiera. All safe. Brent is making sure Jess is safe. Carl is..."
#Chapter140Jason stood at the patient room door, watching from a far as the doctor wrapped the bandage wrap around Aniyah's arm."Thankfully you did not need stitches." The doctor sealed the end of the wrap with a strip of tap before she finished it with a smile."Thank you." Aniyah nodded."Come back in a few weeks and we will make sure everything is going good. Okay?""Yes."The doctor turned away and began heading toward the door."Thank you." Jason spoke."Of course Alpha. Make sure she gets some rest. I'm sure the entire ordeal took a toll on her.""I will."The doctor took leave; leaving Jason alone with the woman he had searched so long for."How are you feeling?" Jason asked her, watching as she rubbed her hand across her arm."Better." Aniyah slid from the bed before Jason placed her back without a word. "What are you doing?""You need some rest. I would advise you stay here.""I'm not tired." Aniyah slid from the bed; her body maneuv
#Chapter139"Is that all you got?"Carl crawled to his feet; wiping the spilled blood that oozed from his bottom lip as he stood up tall.He raised his hands; balling his fist around his silver knuckles he had made for a time like this.His victim, a hostile vampire, had also taken a few vicious attacks that Carl had inflicted on him."I’ll be finished here in a minute girls." Carl exhaled with exhaustion."Are you sure about that?"Carl had two remaining vampires left. He knew he did not have the strength to take them both on but he was set on trying.He was willing to take another hit. He was willing to take on a few more blows until he was down."You are a strong human." One stood over Carl's fallen body, smiling in triumph as his prey laid weak beneath his boot."Did you think your gadgets could take us on?"He kicked the devices from Carl's hands."When will you idiots understand that we are the superior species?"Carl began to stutter. Babbl
#Chapter138Jason caught wind on what Carl and Brent were up to. He just needed to give them enough time to get them done. "Have you ever dreamed of being on top of the world?" Lucifer continued. "Unstoppable. Respected.""You want to be feared?" Chris questioned."Fear. Respected. Same thing." Lucifer chuckled, sharing a laugh with his right hand, Liz."It’s not." Jason noted. "I rather be respected for what I do and who I’m then feared for being a damn monster."Lucifer was a little surprised by the comments of his guest. He expected them to oppose in the beginning, however he thought they would be a little more optimistic once he offered his speech.Even though he did not admit it, he was growing very impatient with the meeting. He wanted-he needed- them to see it his way."This is pointless." Liz intervened.She thought they could strive without the help of the wolf and vamps. To her, they were nothing but simpletons who she knew would get in the way.
#Chapter137Carl crawled his way across the roof; his steps slow and careful hoping he would not go plummeting through the rusted and torn roof of the warehouse."How are you walking so easily?" Carl glanced over his shoulder, watching as Brent walked so carefree."Because my fall won’t be deadly." Brent glanced over the edge of warehouse, taking notice of the distance between them and the ground."True."Carl found an area where he could set up the little equipment they could carry with them."A.J is still circulating the perimeter." Brent informed."Good." Carl noted. "This shouldn’t take long.""And what is it that we are going?" Brent asked, wondering as he waited just a few feet away from the target. "I can hear them.""Who?""Jason. Chris. Kareem and....Lucifer." Brent snarled; his eyes darkening at the thought of taking on the man who had taken what he had claimed."I get it. You want to kill him but don’t go all crazy on me now." Carl advised. "
#Chapter136"My-my wife?"The room became overwrought. It was as if a dark, impenetrable cloud had rolled in, carrying a storm that was strong enough to rip through every person.That storm was Lucifer."What have you done?!" Christopher's fangs showed Lucifer that he was ready to tear through him. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!"Describing the anger that ripped through Christopher and Kareem was impossible. The idea, the thought of losing the woman they had loved left them stuck in a trance they could not shake.Kill him. They thought.Furry crossed their faces as they hissed violently as they sought to charge."Wait a minute." Lucifer reached into his pocket. "Aht aht."He warned; his hand submerged in his pocket before he retrieved a small, indefinite item."Wait." Jason ceased them before he turned to Lucifer. "What’s that?""Well. It’s a little detonator.""For?" Jason held back the desire to shift; the desire to run through Lucifer with a single snap of
#Chapter135"Is this even stable?" Kareem questioned as they stood outside of the longstanding, once abandoned warehouse.It was obvious the warehouse had seen its ware and tare. Weakened structures and broken windows. Stripped boards and paint as it stood with minimum support."Enough for them it seems." Christopher looked over the warehouse, watchful of any movement."This place has been abandoned for years." Jason scanned over the warehouse, wondering if his fiancé and the others were even inside. "We might have to take it easy here.""What do you mean?" Kareem wondered."This place seems to be standing on pins. Foul movement might bring this shit down.""I'm sure we can take it." Kareem rebelled.They held the strength and capability of taking a little weight."But can your mother or your sister?"Kareem stopped to reconsider. He knew his family could not bare such weight. Weight that could kill them; crushing them under the tremendous weight. "So