Alessandro stood in front of his pack. They sat down obediently waiting for him to talk.He started to address the pack, he listened to their complaints and solved them the best way he could.Then, the guards stepped forward with their reports."Clearwater pack has breached our boundaries a lot of times. We have issued them several warning yet they have refused to stop." the leader reported."Clearwater is stepping on our toes, I will have to send their Alphas a message to desist." Alessandro replied."Yes Alpha."The pack meeting ended, the elder council approached Alessandro."Alpha, how are you doing?" one of them asked him."I am fine, thanks for asking.""We were informed that the elite team helped you rescue a beautiful woman this week, do you mind telling us about her? Is she special?"Alessandro cursed the elite team and their big mouth."She is my secretary and she was kidnapped. That's all.""really? Couldn't there be something more, we are told that she is a werewolf.""She
FIREBLOOD PACK "I missed you so much Ricciardo." Alessandro told him."I missed you more." Ricciardo replied."How is Connie?" "She is fine" "Wait a minute, how are you calling me? The pack doesn't have a phone network""I uh followed the alpha to a neighboring pack where there is network." Ricciardo replied."Awwn, you followed him just to talk to me." Alessandro said. "Yes, that's what I did." Ricciardo said. "Where is Connie? Did she come with you?" "Nah, she said she would rather stay home" "By the way, how is the Alpha?" "He is nice, gentle, sweet" "Hmmm, easy on the compliments, does Connie think the same about him?" "She declared on the very first day that he wasn't her type" Alessandro laughed over the phone. "Is he your type?" he asked Ricciardo. Ricciardo's heart skipped. Did his brother know? "Why are you quiet? I was just joking?" "oh, well he is a nice guy, I guess" "I am so glad you called me. I wanted to talk to you so badly." Alessandro said. "Why? Is
Jax came to the table."Ricci, I am going to the cottage, I don't know if you would want to come with me." he told Ricciardo."Of course, I am tired from the journey, I need to rest." he replied.He stood up and turned to Lavender. "Thanks for the advice, I will see you later.""Of course." Lavender replied.Together they walked back to the cottage.Jax was quiet during the walk, why had Ricciardo come here. He had left creekwood to get a stronger grip of his feelings.He had discovered he liked it a bit too much when Ricciardo touched him or they hugged each other. He also liked touching him a bit too much.Ever since he was young, Jax had always felt attracted to boys as well as girls. He had learned to suppress these feelings because as an alpha, the last thing he should do was to be attracted to boys. They reached the cottage and Jax opened the door so they could go in.They entered inside and Ricciardo shrugged off his jacket. Jax gulped as he looked at him."So nice to have you
Ricciardo stared at him dumbstruck."What do you mean?" he asked Jax. "Forget I said anything." Jax told him and tried to walk off.Ricciardo pulled him back, "No, I am not forgetting anything.""Let me go Ricci." Jax told him."No, I won't, unless you use the Alpha command on me, I won't let you go until you explain what you meant by that." Ricciardo insisted."Can't you just let it go?" Jax asked."I won't.""Why do you have to be so fucking stubborn?" Jax asked angrily."Please Jasper, just explain everything to me." Ricciardo pleaded.Jax sighed, "You are a temptation Ricci, you fucking tempt me. Since you came, you have awoken desires I have tried to bury for years, desires no one knows about.""What desires?" Ricciardo asked, his voice was a mere whisper. "that I am attracted to males." Jax whispered. "But you have had a female mate and betrothed" Ricciardo pointed out. "I am attracted to females too." Jax replied."So you are attracted to me?" Ricciardo asked. "Yes I am.
CREEKWOOD PACKAfter they had cleaned themselves, they lay in bed looking at each other."Why are you looking at me?" Jax asked."And how did you know I was looking at you?" Ricciardo asked in return.Jax just smiled and then he looked up at the ceiling."When did you know that you were attracted to me?" Ricciardo asked."That night I told you about my past, previously I suspected but it was that night I knew for sure.""Well I knew I was attracted to you from the first time I saw you"Jax smiled broadly at this.
CREEKWOOD PACKAfter they had cleaned themselves, they lay in bed looking at each other."Why are you looking at me?" Jax asked."And how did you know I was looking at you?" Ricciardo asked in return.Jax just smiled and then he looked up at the ceiling."When did you know that you were attracted to me?" Ricciardo asked."That night I told you about my past, previously I suspected but it was that night I knew for sure.""Well I knew I was attracted to you from the first time I saw you"Jax smiled broadly at this."So what next?" Ricciardo asked him."You know that we can't be together, right?" Jax asked him in a sincere tone."I am very much aware, but for the time I am around, can we figure out this attraction thing?" Ricciardo asked.Jax leaned in and kissed him."Of course" he replied with a smile.THE CITY OF NEW LANTERNS Later that evening........... Alessandro was parked outside Lilian's house. His brother had told him earlier to follow his heart and that was what he was going
THE CITY OF NEW LANTERNSLilian thought about what reply to give Alessandro. Alessandro was a good person and she couldn't deny her attraction to him but what if that was all it was, a mere attraction?She had been quite lonely, but although Alessandro was a nice person, his status was going to be a problem. He was an influential Alpha and it would only be a matter of time before her past caught up with her."Lilian? What do you say?" Alessandro asked her after seeing that she remained quiet."Alessandro, I won't deny my attraction to you, but we can't be together""Why?""I have a child already.""I don't care about that. I will take care of him.""Look Alessandro, my past is very complicated and the last thing I want in my life is more complications. And being with you is only going to bring me more complications.""I see." he said quietly."But we can still be friends, can't we?""Of course, we can still be friends." he answered."I will see you tomorrow then.""Yes, goodnight Lilia
The next dayIt was quite awkward between Lilian and Alessandro. Apart from work related stuff, he had said nothing else to her. He had also politely declined eating lunch with her.Lilian knew he might still be feeling bad about her rejection of him so she decided to give him a little space.Later that afternoon Rosa came to the office to see Alessandro.Lilian closed her eyes and waited for her to pass, she wasn't in the mood to deal with Rosa today."Did you see me or are you blind?" Rosa asked.Lilian sighed and opened her eyes."I saw you." she answered."And?""And what?""Aren't you aware that you ought to greet me?" Rosa asked."Well it's not like you ever reply my greetings. Why should I continue wasting my time?""You are just a mere secretary who Alessandro would dispose of once he gets tired. It would be in your best interests not to make enemies of people you can't afford to do so.""If Alessandro ever does get tired of me, that's my business. And I do not go about making
"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