Zander's ears detected dozens of hooves galloping their way. He didn't need to see it to know that they were outnumbered. Dimitri was still yelling at the top of his voice, appealing for his comrades to run, but Zander knew they had nowhere to go. They would have to stay and fight. A tsunami of dust emerged from the thick bushes making it problematic to discern who was sheltering behind it.The men stood their ground. Their instincts still screamed for them to protect the women. In the deadly atmosphere, the vibrations of the moving hooves came to a halt. The dust clouds slowly started to dissipate. Everyone held their breaths as they waited eagerly to catch a glimpse of their rivals. Zander was the first to make out his opponents. Standing before them were men, really tall men, maybe 7 or 8 ft with their bare chests on display. They were carrying spears and daggers in their hands. Rings pierced their lips and war paint decorated their faces. He scrimmaged through the crowd with h
??? POVIt was the early hours of dawn when Imogen and Beatrix arrived at the Wolf's Pond pack mansion. The weather was cold and dreadful and the sisters weren't pleased about leaving the comforts of the White Tree Coven. Duncan opened the door and invited them inside. "Welcome to our -" Imogen cut him off. "Show me the wolf. The sooner we fix this, the sooner we can go back to our home.""Ok, this way," Duncan cleared his throat as he led the blue-haired women to the Pack hospital. When they entered they saw Cleo kneeling by Gerry's bed. Gabrielle was there talking to Isabelle. "How long has he been like this?" Beatrix asked as she hurried over to examine Gerry. Cleo's head snapped up noticing the new company. She stood up and wiped her eyes. "I'm Cleopatra, his mate, and he's been like this for a little over 24 hours."Beatrix nodded but Imogen didn't acknowledge the she-wolf. She walked up to Gabrielle, looking at her up and down, then she asked, "What's a human doing in the c
"Echidna! That's impossible!" Isis gasped. She couldn't understand why such a powerful mythical being would be lurking in the backwoods of Serpents Valley. "Are you sure it's the ECHIDNA?" "Yes, she showed up here a little over two centuries ago. She said she was placed here by her master," Gaylord explained. "Her master? Echidna serves no one but herself unless she's serving a lover. She is known to worship her lovers," Isis scoffed. "Echidna! I remember you taught me about her aunt Jules. It's the half-woman, half-snake, and she eats women and takes the form of the one she eats then she finds unfortunate men to mate with, so she can lay her eggs," Hazel recited. "She's a very devious creature," Julia added. "Gaylord, look!" One of the centaurs pointed to the peak of Snake Eye Mountain. "What's that?" Zander asked as he saw two flashing yellow lights. "She's awake!" Gaylord gulped. "She's been sleeping for almost a century. The stones atop the mountain glow yellow when she's a
The group of friends trekked in silence through the dark, cold cave. The cave was eerie. Everything was quiet except for the howling echoes of the wind."It's so dark in here," Julia complained while she clutched the cave walls for support and guidance. The passageway was so narrow the bulky werewolves barely had room to squeeze through. "I can help with that," Isis admitted as she conjured up a light to guide the way. She, too, had a difficult time seeing the path ahead. As for the werewolves and vampire, their supernatural vision was all they needed to manoeuvre their way through the dark. Hazel's eyes too adjusted to the surroundings. It was easy as she tapped into her bond with Zander. It didn't take them long to emerge from that rocky womb into brightness.A frigid swirl of wind greeted them as they stepped from the cave. Carson was the first to exit, his hands went to shield his eyes from the blinding white light. He had never seen anything so bright. "Holy Shit!" He excl
"Zander," Hazel barely whispered as she felt his left arm tighten around her waist. He had his eyes closed, grinding his teeth while he folded his right palm into a fist. She saw flashes of his parents' deaths, but she couldn't detect any guilt from him. Something wasn't right.She felt his confusion, but he didn't respond. He had a weary look on his face."Alpha, they're closing in," Declan recited. He pressed his back up against James' who still had an unconscious Julia in his arms. Isis was busy chanting and humming in the centre while Dimitri and Carson guarded her sides."Hurry up, old crone," Dimitri ordered as the apparitions drew closer. "Shut up and let her do her thing," Carson growled. "Just make sure they don't touch her."Isis' body began to convulse. The spirits drew closer. It was taking all their might to stay afloat, huddled in one spot. "It's not working," Isis finally let out."Then try again," Carson told her. "As I said, little boy, my spell is not working.
Under the watchful gaze of a few crumbling statues of a few saints, they hurried down a path lined with mausoleums. Crops of crooked headstones glinted in the moonlight. Dried leaves crunched underfoot as they made their way forward.The cold sound of nature sleeping crawled in their eardrums, followed by shallow breaths and thumping hearts. A blanket of thick fog joined the group as it crept up out of nowhere, bringing with it howling wind and shivering skin. "What's that?" Zander saw a concrete structure peeking out of the mist ahead. He focused his vision. "Looks like a gigantic headstone.""That's exactly what it is," Isis agreed. They walked until they came upon the headstone. It seemed pitiful and primitive, yet the creepiest thing about it was the epitaph. It read;REMEMBER ME AS YOU PASS BY. AS YOU ARE NOW, SO ONCE WAS I. AS I AM NOW, SO YOU SHALL BE. PREPARE FOR DEATH AND FOLLOW ME."What the fuck does that mean?" Carson scoffed. "I don't know, but I think the passage t
CARSON'S POV"What in the Halloween Town is going on here?" I questioned as I beamed confused."It stinks like Satan's ass in here!" Jinx protested."I know buddy," I told him as I absorb the surrounding. Undead creatures of all shapes and sizes moved around leisurely as they conducted their day-to-day business like they were ordinary living citizens. "This is fucking weird," I complained as I spat to my left, scrunching up my nose at the rancid odour the atmosphere was producing. "For fuck's sake!" Alpha's growl interrupted me. I hastily glanced to my left. I saw Dimitri handing him a silk handkerchief. Zander grabbed it and cleaned my saliva from his face. He beamed at me with an exhausted expression in his eyes. I wondered if he was just simply done with my fuckery. "Apologise you, idiot! Jinx warned. I flashed Alpha my boyish grin. "Sorry Alpha. I didn't see you there." Alpha exhaled and relaxed his shoulders, then he looked some more at the surrounding. "That was close,"
DECLAN'S POV"What should we do? What should we do?" I questioned my wolf. "Should we mind-link Alpha?" I bit on my nails nervously. "Are you an idiot? Of course, we shouldn't mind-link our Alpha. We are third in command, we should be able to fix this ourselves." Maddox hissed."Ok, so how do we fix this?" I exhaled as I settled my eyes on my friends. Maddox was right, what kind of Gamma would I be if I called my Alpha to solve every problem I had? "How the fuck should I know? Plus this is your fault anyway.""My fault? How comes?""If you had just let us fuck something - anything, this wouldn't have happened in the first place. Now Dim is in trouble all because he's trying to get us laid!"It was true. I was so stupid believing that the Moon Goddess would grant me a second chance mate that I had been causing suffering to my wolf. "You're right Maddox. I'm sorry bud.""Tell that to my fucking balls!" He scoffed. "You see these?" He shoved his crotch to the forefront of my head. He h
Alfonso led the group through the secret underground passageway beneath the castle. The air suddenly gained a musty, damp smell, the smell of death and decay. Nobody spoke until they reached a grey door hidden in the wall. “This is it, the entrance to the library.” Alfonso whispered.“And you're certain no one will be in there?” Alpha Zander double-checked. He replayed the plan over and over in his head, but something didn't feel right in the pit of his stomach. “Yes I'm sure. Prince Magnus or his guards never come here. They stay in the North and West wing of the castle.” Alfonso exhaled as he pressed the indention in the wall and the door quietly slid open. “Let's go, but be quiet.”Declan was the first person who tried to enter through the door. Zander yanked him back by his collar. “Where the fuck do you think you're going?”“I cannot stay behind Alpha. Maddox and I will go mad if we don't go to her.”“Declan, you can't go,” Lucinda warned. “But she's my mate,” he yelped.“I kn
ANONYMOUS POV"Blink! Blink!" Alpha Zander tried to coax himself. He still seemed to believe his ears had deceived him. Did the queen just say Hazel was with child? He asked himself and his wolf, Gidian answered. "That is undoubtedly what she said. Not that it's impossible, but how come we can't smell our pup inside her?"Zander's fingers stroked the side of his Luna's face, who wasn't moving an inch. "I don't know, but I think Lucinda knows why," Zander replied telepathically to his wolf. The way how Lucinda was staring told him she had some idea of what was going on. Currently, he didn't know what to make of the situation.The other werewolves were thinking the same. Confusion, excitement, and concern were only a few emotions that were swirling around in the air. And also staining the air with an enormous punch was fear. Fear of what this may mean for Luna Hazel. James remembered the first time he smelt his son growing inside Sue-Ling, the she-wolf he was set to marry. A wave of
HAZEL'S POVShe looks like me; I thought, or maybe I look like her. My hair was still dripping wet as I trudged back to the hideout. Maddox dashed off so quickly before I could even get two sentences in. I knew he didn't mean to peep on me, and it was my fault, anyhow. I knew better than to be taking baths in lakes in places that were strange to me. But I was just so irritated and my blood seemed hot, so I had to cool down. I promised myself I'd talk with Declan when I saw him. My footsteps were silent as I hiked up to the others. Lucinda's head fell backward as she laughed, just the way I always do. Her nose was a clone of mine, and her hair, though it was styled in many braids, was the same length as mine, just a bit more kinky. I glared at the woman who left me at birth, my eyes welled with tears. There were so many times I wished I had her around when I was growing up. I quickly blinked back my tears and proceeded toward them. My stomach churned the way Isis was treating her; l
DECLAN'S POVThis was torment, real torture. My wolf and I couldn't help but stare. Like glue, our views were stuck on our Luna bathing in the river. Her waist-length hair was dripping wet and delicately settled over her shoulder. Her rear was to us, and her bodacious backside was making my appendage jerk in need. I would rather not be there anymore. I wanted to go, but Maddox's paws kept creeping forward closer to her. “What are you doing?" I urged my wolf. “Let's go back."“I can't. There's something in the air telling me she is my mate," he explained. I wanted to agree with him since I felt it too. But out of respect and love for my alpha, I had to do the right thing. “But she isn't. She belongs to our Alpha and this is wrong," I told him. This caused him to stop, but not before stepping on a twig. The sound startled Hazel and made her to turn hastily in our direction. She was ringing out the excessive water from her hair. Maddox went into a panic when his eyes engaged with hers
Poor James stood completely frozen in front of his mate. His companions were just as mesmerized by the woman they saw. Her hair was woven into long micro-braids that touched the small of her back. Her Nubian nose was a little different, it had a tiny jewel that glinted on the left side. But the ebony-black skin, the wispy eyelashes, the plump coral lips, and the eyebrows that were always turned up at the inward tips, furrowed, as if judging everything you're doing, were exactly as James remembered. His eyes raked her figure. She seemed more mature, and he liked that. It had been 19 years since he'd seen her, so of course she'd look different. But one thing was for sure: she was even more beautiful than ever. “Lucinda,” James whispered. “Is it really you?” He held his breath and closed his eyes. Lucinda stretched out her fist and ran her palm over his cheek. James gasped for air, leaning into her touch. His frame erupted with sparks at every juncture of his body. “Yes, my love. It i
Hazel grew up watching fairytales on Disney Channel. She puckered her lips and kissed the Frog Prince with Tiana. Just like Belle, she fell in love with the Beast. She and Gabrielle danced with Pocahontas in the wind, and she can't forget when she fought a war with Mulan. Fairytales had always been her thing. So her imagination conjured up what she thought the Fae World would look like; gold, silver, and shimmer everywhere. She even pictured pink talking clouds that tasted like cotton candy. But to her dismay, she wasn't prepared for the truth.The portal vanished with a tremendous cracking sound, like glass being broken, leaving our nine supernatural friends stupefied. There was no wind in the Fae World. Pieces of the sky were falling like dried paint from a wall. “Is this it, Mommy? Is this where you're from?" Tia looked up to a teary-eyed Cedella. Her ghostly tears were the only shimmering detail Hazel saw. Cedella couldn't answer her daughter. The only thing she could do was moa
I DO NOT WRITE FOR A LIVING. I WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR. I work 16 hours every day except for Fridays. I work doubles every day because I have a mortgage and bills to pay. I have people who depend on me for survival. I just do not have the time to write. On Fridays I am busy cooking meals to last me throughout the week, doing my laundry, house shopping, running errands, or most importantly, sleeping. For those who can't wait for updates. Then do what I do as a reader, don't start a book that's not completed. I have a life outside of writing. The only reason I'm even writing this right now is because I am at a friend's baby shower and I had to ask this day 3 weeks in advance. Anyone can be upset, frustrated, or angry but I will not tolerate disrespect. If you can't wait, which I do understand, it has been forever since I've updated, but just forget about this book and move on to another book that's completed. No need to act all grimy over here. TF you think you are.
DIMITRI'S POVMy ears kept ringing, tuning out the tautologies of the merman. My bloodlust increased, and my body couldn't fathom what I just learnt. I sunk my fangs into my bottom lip out of anger. “Impossible!” Zander raged. Gidian was reeling at the forefront, ready to rip into someone. Maybe me. And Alpha Zander wasn't even trying to hold him back. “Are you sure?”“Yes. I'm sure of it.” The merman stated. “And what says you two?” Zander asked the witches. “I—I am not certain. The child calls Lucifer uncle, so we thought she was his kin,” Freya let out. “That would explain Zoey's protectiveness of her. Plus the child did seem attached to Zoey,” Prudence wondered out loud. I couldn't take this anymore. I felt the skin on my back parting. My wings only ever came out when I was feral, and, trust me, I was close. “Dimitri. Calm down. We will bring them back,” Julia stated. “You're right.” I calmed down. “We can use the same portal stone to get back into Lucifer's hideout.” “I'm
Dazed and disoriented, Freya studied the white-haired woman who was inching closer to her. Her curvaceous body with her silver hair and milky eyes made her a looker. She was beautiful, but there was something so familiar about the woman, like she'd met her before. Isis paused when she noticed Freya's confused stare. “It is I, child. Isis.”“Wait, what? But you're supposed to be old.” Freya gasped. “That's because she did something bad,” another voice made it through the rubble. Isis's gaze shot to the slender woman, pushing her body up off the ground and dusting the debris off her clothes. “Prudence!” Isis yelped. “Hello, Isis,” Prudence grinned. Tears pooled in her eyes as she pushed past her sister and fell into Isis's arms. “Oh, my child,” Isis cried. “You're alive.”“Yes. I am.”“Wait, I don't understand. How do you look so young and fresh?” Freya wanted to know. “Forget about that and come give me a hug,” Isis declared. Freya rushed and dove into Isis's arms. “I'm so happy