"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
FREDERICK'S POV"Steele, wake up!" I bellowed in my wolf's ear as I got swept off into his wild dream. I rubbed his forehead as he lay on his side. His body convulsed vehemently as he whimpered in agony. It wasn't physical pain that was clawing at him, it was emotional pain. I felt it too. "Shh, it's okay buddy -," I cooed. I used my fingers and combed through his sliver fur, hoping that my touch was enough to soothe him. Soon I sensed his body relaxing and then his breathing followed. "That's it, buddy, wake up. It's just a bad dream."His body jerked awake at my words. His head tilted forward to meet my gaze. A great mountain of sadness stared back at me through his glossy dark pupils. He snarled, as his snout crinkled while he flashed me his sharp, deadly canines. "But it is not just a dream, Freddy - she's dead, our mate is dead!"His words rang through my ears, causing pain to radiate through my soul.My soul ached as if I were swimming in an ocean of skin-melting lava. My che
DECLAN'S POVI took a deep breath as Major Skully reached for the door handle of the club. I tried to push away the thoughts of what might be on the other side.I was tired.When can a wolf get a break?Dimitri and Carson had proven to be a handful, especially Dim. I knew he meant well trying to get me laid and shit, but right at that moment I just wanted to fulfil this mission and be done with all of this drama. My heart did a little shuffle in my chest when I remembered my plan of staying behind in the Fae world after we got Luna the help she needed. My thoughts fizzled back to reality by the upbeat music.The club was electric.Undead creatures were whining and grinding against whatever undead thing was closest to them. Their feet moved to the crazy beat as they worshipped the music. "This is like a scene from that Patrick Swayze movie," I scoffed as I noticed a slender-looking ghoul moving artistically in her tattered silver dress."This is like the real Dirty Dancing," Dimitri