THE CITY OF NEW LANTERNSAlessandro woke up the next morning to find himself alone in bed. Slowly the events of the past night came to him, he couldn't believe what had happened last night. He quickly got up from bed and changed into his sweatpants. He was about to open the door when it opened already and Lilian entered the room.She looked very beautiful with her mussed hair and wearing his shirt. "Good morning." she told him."Good morning Lilian." she entered inside carrying a breakfast tray which she placed on the table."I hope you don't mind me wearing your shirt, mine are soaked." she told him."No, I don't mind at all.""So how are you feeling?" she asked him."Fine, you?""I am fine, do you remember anything about last night?" she asked him.He stepped closer to her and tucked the loose strands of her hair behind her ear."I do.""That's good to know, breakfast?""Will you eat it with me?""sure Alessandro." she said with a smirk.Alessandro took the tray and put it on the b
CREEKWOOD PACKJax looked at himself in the mirror, he looked very different from how he looked before everything started. He had lost a lot of weight from his time in prison and his eyes looked haunted. Jax had changed and he knew deep in his soul that he had changed, he could only hope that he would be able to defend his pack and make them proud once more.There was a slight knock on the door."Come in" he answered.Dean walked in, he glanced at Jax worriedly, his Alpha looked so tired, he wished that he would be able to help Jax in a way that would be beneficial to him."Yes?" Jax prompted him after seeing him remain silent."The pack is ready for you Alpha." Dean told him."Thanks, let's go." Jax replied."Uhm shouldn't you eat something first, you look a bit weak." Dean said, worry apparent in his tone."I will be fine Dean, don't worry too much about me." Jax said with a smile on his face to ease Dean's worry."If you say so Alpha." Dean replied. "Let's go meet the pack." Jax sa
When they got to the mall, the first thing Constanza did was lead Lilian to the hair salon."Connie! My favorite girl!" the stylist said with a welcoming style as she hugged her."Hey Vera, how are you?" Constanza asked as she hugged her back."I am okay, you?""I am fine, who is this?" Vera asked as she looked at Lilian who stood quietly by the side."This is my new friend Lilian, she is Alessandro's new secretary and he wants her to be styled." Constanza explained."New secretary? How long did the previous one last?" Vera asked."Two weeks, I think. But I know Lilian here is going to last more than that." Constanza replied.Vera looked at Lilian with a smile. "Hey sweetie, welcome to my salon. I will make sure you leave my salon even more beautiful than you came in.""Thanks." Lilian replied.Vera led Lilian to a chair in front of the mirror to sit down."So what do you have in mind?" she asked Constanza."Well her hair is already short, so I was thinking of a little trim and some c
Lilian entered the office and thought hard about what her aunt and uncle had said.If she really did things that angered Alessandro, would he fire her and let her be?Although she didn't want to do this, she also didn't want to put her family in danger. Her uncle and aunt had given up everything, their home, friends and businesses just to protect her. If sabotaging her job would keep them safe, she would have to do it. She went to the mini kitchen and prepared his coffee. Alessandro had told her he preferred his coffee warm with lots of milk and no sugar.Lilian made the coffee steaming hot, put lots of sugar and little milk.She then put it on his table and went to sit at her desk.Some few minutes later, Alessandro entered the office."Good morning Mr Romano." Lilian stood up and greeted him."Good morning Miss Howard. Is my coffee ready?" he asked."Yes sir, it's on your table." she answered."Good."Lilian watched him go inside, she bit her lip guiltily as she thought about what
Alessandro sneered at him as he knelt down."So you are capable of begging? Who would have thought?" he asked the team leader."I am sorry for being so arrogant." he apologized."is that the only thing you are sorry for?" Alessandro asked."What do you mean?" he asked in confusion."What about when you framed my secretary up for something she didn't do?" Alessandro asked him.The team leader's face paled when Alessandro said this. "How did you know about this?" he asked. ''You are surprised? I thought the vact that my secretary was probably a slut who warmd my bed was supposed to be public knowledge." Alessandro further questioned. "How... How do you know all thus?" the team leader questioned in a stuuter. "maybe your team isn't as leak proof as you thought." Alessandro told him. The team leader turned around to look at his team suspiciously. "Which of you did this?" he asked.The team tried to persuade him that none of them said anything but he couldn't be persuaded."just wait
"When did that girl start working for Alessandro?" Rosa's mum asked her. "Recently" Rosa answered. "She is a werewolf, what pack is she from?" her father asked. "She just came into town from the countryside I believe, she doesn't yet belong to any pack" "She is so close to Alessandro, I don't thinks he has ever been this close to any of his previous secretaries before" her mother said. "So what is your plan Rosa?" her father asked. "What plan? What do you mean Father?" Rosa asked. "Your plan to be Alessandro's mate of course. What is this new secretary of his schemes her way into being his mate" her mother told her. "That won't happen" Rosa said, her fists clenched. "It will happen unless you become proactive" her mother told her. "Get that girl out of your way and get Alessandro to see you as his mate, soon" her father instructed. "Yes father, I will get it done as soon as possible" Rosa said. "You better do it soon, we have come too far to back out now" her father replie
The City of New lanternsAlessandro parked his car in front of Lilian's house."on a scale of one to ten, how mad are your parents going to be?" he asked."Very mad, I have never spent the night out before.""Are you serious?" Alessandro asked. "Yes.""Oh shit, I am so sorry."Lilian was amused at how worried he looked. "It's okay, you need to join me inside." she told him. "But i do, it's my fault you stayed out." he told her. Without giving her a chance to explain, he stood up and opened the car door. Lilian sighed and opened her own door as well. Together they entered inside the house. Lilian's aunt was already inside waiting for them, her eyes blazed with fire. "Do you have any idea what time it is?" she asked Lilian. "It's morning ma'am" "Oh is it? I thought we were still in the middle of the night." her aunt replied. Lilian hadn't known her aunt was capable of sarcasm until today. Alessandro stepped forward, "I am sorry ma'am, it's all my fault. I had an emergency las
The next day......THE CITY OF NEW LANTERNSLilian paced the office nervously, Alessandro was supposed to come inside any moment, how was she going to act around him, did he want them to act like a couple at work or not.Alessandro suddenly walked inside the office, she turned around quickly."Good morning Sir." she said nervously."Sir? I thought we had moved past that already?" Alessandro asked as he walked closer to her and kissed her."I was just nervous about how to act around you, I didn't know if you would want me to act professional." she confessed to him.He chuckled and kissed her again. "I just need you to act like Lilian, is that okay?" he asked her."Yes, it's okay." she replied with a smile."What do I have on schedule today?" he asked her."Just normal office stuff. Oh! You have a meeting with a potential client." he told him."When is he coming?""Twelve noon""Ok notify me when he comes."The day passed by very slowly. Then it was twelve noon, Lilian went to tell Ales
"Good, If you fully agree, then let's head over to his palace" the leader told Feyre.The council, along with Feyre and the others with the help of the witches, went to the king's palace.The king was surprised to see them, especially the council."What brings the council here? Is there a problem?" he asked the council. Then he looked at Feyre."What did you do now?" he asked."I think you should be asking yourself that question" she replied."And what do you mean by that statement? Is that how you address your father now?" he asked her furiously."You are no father of mine" she told him."We are here to take you into custody and put you on trial for the allegations leveled against you by your daughter" the leader of the council."What allegations? This brat is just lying because she wants to be queen" the king replied as he glared furiously at Feyre."The allegations are; consorting with a demon, locking a child up and abusing him, going against the natural order of the world by brin
"OK, I will be nice to her" Ricciardo agreed with Jax.Jax drew him closer and kissed him."That's my lovely mate" he said fondly.Ricciardo smirked and unbuttoned his shirt."Well, your lovely mate would like to show you just how lovely he is" he whispered to Jax."Really, huh? Then show me." Jax whispered back.Ricciardo pushed him gently to the bed and climbed on him.And he spent the night showing Jax just how lovely he was.THE NEXT MORNINGLily was brushing her hair in front of the mirror. Constanza had already gone down for breakfast after failing to convince Lily to join her.There was a knock on the door, Lily thought it was probably Jax."Come in" she said.She was shocked to see Ricciardo coming in with a tray."Good morning" he told her."Good morning" she said in a confused voice."I brought you breakfast" he told her."Thanks, I apologise for inconveniencing you" she replied while looking down and fidgeting with her fingers."Oh, it's okay. You didn't inconvenience me. J
"That old monster" Dustin seethed."he will definitely pay for everything he did" Ava assured Killian."he will, can you say this in the trial incase they need you to testify against him?" Dustin asked Killian."I can" Killian replied.Ava squeezed his hand affectionately. "Don't worry, we will be there to support you" she assured him.Dustin stood up. "I have an idea""what is it?" Ava asked."Killian, have you shifted since the unbinding?" Dustin asked his son."No" Killian answered."Then I know what we can do, we will go out, shift and run around the yards. Ava can chase us with our vampire skills""You are a vampire?" Killian asked Ava, Reni must have left this part of the story out."Yes, I got the vampire side from mom. You got the werewolf side from dad" she replied.Killian fidgeted with his fingers. "What if I am still the wolf of shadows?" he asked."Then you are the wolf of shadows. It's not a big deal, we still love you regardless" Dustin told his as he ruffled his hair a
"I am afraid that's true Lily, maybe you need to face your past. I think you should talk to Dean and Trina, really explain yourself to them. Apologize sincerely" Constanza advised Lily."Thanks Lily" Lily appreciated Constanza for her advice."You are welcome. I really can't wait for everything to be over. So I and Killian can figure out what we want to do with our lives" Constanza said wistfully.Lily patted her hand sympathetically. "Don't worry, everything will be okay soon. If there is one thing I am sure about Ava. It's that she is completely determined" she comforted Constanza.SALVATOREAva, Killian and Dustin were together in one of the rooms."Can you tell us about our mother?" Killian asked Dustin.Dustin smiled as he thought about Freya."Of course. Her name was Freya, she was very beautiful. She wasn't kind or warm at all. She was even more vicious than Feyre" Dustin chuckled fondly as he thought of the past."Why then did you fall for her? Even when you had a mate?" Ava a
Lily thought about what they said. 'They were right, she needed to get used to staying at Creekwood. How would she be comfortable with leaving her son in Creekwood if she didn't feel safe there."Fine, I will go with Constanza to Creekwood". She told Ryder."that's a good idea because we will all be busy securing the pack and you will be much more safer in Creekwood. The king wouldn't look for you guys there." Ryder told her.And so it was settled, Lily and Constanza would go to Creekwood.Evena, Dreya, Ava, Dustin, Killian and Dante went to Salvatore.SALVATOREQueen Feyre was in her throne room when they appeared."Oh! The whole gang is here." she said when she saw them."Your highness" Evena and Dreya said with a slight bow.Feyre stood up from her throne and walked to Killian. She cradled his face in her hands. "I am so sorry, my dear child, I had no idea that you were suffering under my father or that you survived. I would have rescued you long ago, if I had known. Please find it
After the burial, they all went to Fireblood pack.Ava was happy that they were back, she hugged Killian for a long time, both siblings relaxed in each other's arms, feeling fulfilled.Then they sat down in the living room to discuss the way forward. "so you mean to tell me that the demons were just setting a trap so they could come back to this world?" Ava asked."Yes, that's what happened, he would have taken over Killian's body and tried to release the banishment" Dreya replied."The vampires of the past must have banished them for a reason" Ryder said thoughtfully."It might have been because of their power. Azazel wasn't even using his full strength and we couldn't stop him, what if he was at his full strength. Can you imagine, such powerful creatures roaming about. They would be gods" Dreya told Ryder."And Azazel called himself a god" Killian reminded Dreya."How then did Reni manage to send him back?" Ava asked."Reni did a blood sacrifice, he exchanged his life for Killian's.
THE KINGDOM OF HADES (THE DEMON KINGDOM)Reni opened his eyes, he was in a raging bed of fire. The strange thing was he didn't feel hot."where am I? Is this heaven?" he asked aloud.He heard someone laughing, he looked up to see Azazel sitting close to him on a throne made of fire."Welcome to hell" Azazel said.STARLIGHT COVENKillian was in bed with Constanza, the both of them were snuggled up under his blanket."I can't believe Reni is dead, and he died just to save me" Killian said."He must have really cared for you" Constanza said, still in shock about Reni's death."This is all my grandfather's fault, if he hadn't done that deal, Reni wouldn't be dead now" Killian said furious."But then you wouldn't be alive" Constanza reminded him."And he is so dumb that he didn't realize that he was playing into a well laid trap by the demons""Killian, I have a confession to make." Constanza said tentatively."What is it?" he asked her."When we were in Fireblood, I told Ava about you. I
He looked at Azazel, determination shone in his eyes.Azazel smirked, "What are you going to do little witch?"Reni looked him dead in the eyes and he said, "Old gods, I offer myself as a blood sacrifice, send Azazel back to hell and free Killian of his clutches."Azazel dropped Dreya and looked at Reni in horror. "What have you done? How do you know about that?" he asked."Like you said, I am brilliant. I read a lot, that's how I know." Reni replied."No.... This isn't how it should end, I was supposed to win." Azazel said. A great wind started which took Azazel away and the fog and shadows cleared. The cell holding Killian disappeared and he was free. Reni dropped to his knees, blood pouring out of his eyes, nose, mouth and pores in his skin. Dreya and Killian rushed to him."Reni, what did you do?" Killian asked."I saved you, you are free" Reni struggled to say through the blood in his mouth."We need to go back and help you." Dreya told Reni."It's too late, you can't do anythi
"Or you actually planned it all and the king fell into a well laid trap" Reni told him."Oh, you are right. I see why you are brilliant, you see a lot of things that aren't there. I planned it all, I made sure the king had only daughters, made him not to have a male son, killed his daughter and grandson during childbirth.""Did you really do all that?" Dreya asked sceptical."No, I might be a god but I am not that powerful. Everything that happened, that led us here happened because of greed and selfish desires.""What do you mean?" Reni asked."The king wanted a male when he had two wonderful daughters. Dustin had an affair with Freya when he had a beautiful mate. The king should have let Killian die but no he wanted to change fate. I had nothing to do with all this, I simply took advantage of it" Azazel said with a shrug."Why were the demons banished anyway, the vampires must have had a good reason." Dreya asked.Azazel became furious, "They were jealous of us, of our power and th