Although being fired had been her plan, hearing it said out loud by Alessandro made Lilian feel strange. Especially when he looked so angry. Lilian wanted to plead for her job but when she pictured her family, she couldn't.
"Thank you sir for giving me this opportunity, I am really sorry things went this way, I will drop all my work things at the table. What about the clothes? How do I return them?" she asked Alessandro."Don't bother about the clothes." he told her."Thank you once again sir" Lilian told him.Ricciardo entered the office. "Good news! I was able to score us a new meeting with the Winston team. Lilian schedule it in his planner, it's next week Monday." he told Lilian."There will be no need for that, miss Howard is no longer my secretary." Alessandro informed him."Huh? Why?" he asked confused."I will be taking my leave now." Lilian said and left the brothers alone in the office."Alessandro, what the hell?" Ricciardo asked"Greetings children, take your seats." the leader of the elder council replied.The siblings sat down obediently."You said you wanted to see us about an urgent matter?" Alessandro asked them."Yes, it's about the matter we told you at the last pack meeting." the elder replied."What matter?" Alessandro asked."The matter of you siblings mating.""Okay, so what about it?" Ricciardo asked."As you know, we have wanted to build connections with other packs for a while now. Especially those packs in the country side." the elder replied."Okay?" Constanza asked impatiently, she couldn't wait for the meeting to be over, she had better things to do than to sit down listening to some old people."Patience my dear! One of the way such connections are made is through marriage. We are pleased to inform all that we have found a match for Constanza here." the elder revealed."A match?" Constanza asked."Yes, there is an Alpha who doesn't have a mate. The werewolf council over there is interested
Alessandro unlocked his office door and went in. He went straight to the mini bar and poured himself a drink. He gulped it down immediately, the fiery taste of the alcohol burning his throat.His mind replayed what had happened earlier in the pack house. He yelled and threw the glass at the wall. The glass shattered immediately.'What had he done? How could he let himself be so angry? They were his siblings, they were his family, not pack members he could use the Alpha command on.He knew they wouldn't forgive him for this and to be honest, neither could he forgive himself. He didn't know what to do.He went to his drawers and brought out the picture again."What do I do Jennie? How do I solve this?" he asked, he got no response, he stood up and poured himself another glass of alcohol.He spent his night in the office drinking and working before going home in the wee hours of the morning.Some days after........Lilian was at home watching cartoons with Lavender when her phone rang, s
Alessandro was relieved when he saw that Ricciardo had left. He looked at the screen in front of him to be sure that he had left.A CCTV camera was in front of his door so he always knew who was at the door.He continued doing his work, he didn't have the energy to deal with Ricciardo today.He got a call from the receptionist that the Winston team were here, he stood up from his desk so he could head to the meeting room.He came out of the office and to his surprise, Ricciardo was seated on the secretary's chair waiting for him."You are still here." he said tiredly."Yes I am still here" Ricciardo said as he stood up."I am not in the mood for your trouble." Alessandro said as he headed to the meeting room."I am not here for trouble" Ricciardo said as he followed him. "So what are you here for then? I am not changing my mind about my order.""I know and I not here to talk about that.""So why are you here?" Alessandro asked impatiently.Ricciardo drew him into a side room by the m
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
"Well sir, it's like you said, I didn't want to argue with you, that's why I accepted the blame." Lilian had no choice than to go with what he said."I am so sorry I blamed you unjustly and fired you. I should have trusted you more. Please forgive me."Lilian was confused on what to do. Alessandro really sounded sincere with his apology and if she was being sincere to herself, she loved working with him as well."Please Miss Howard, I really need someone like you by my side." Alessandro pleaded with her."if I come back to work with you, there is going to be some new changes." Lilian told him."What changes?" he asked."First of all, all this miss Howard thing is very tiring, my name is Lilian. And I don't want Giovanni coming to pick me up early in the morning or drop me off, I am a grown woman, I can make my way to work and back home by myself.""Is that all?" Alessandro asked."Yes sir.""Then all the sir stuff and Mr Romano thing must end too. My name is Alessandro.""But I can't
The next morning, Lilian was one of the first people to resume work. She didn't want to be late on her first day back.She got to Alessandro's office and to her surprise he was already in."Good morning Lilian." he said when she entered his office with the coffee."Good morning Alessandro." she replied and handed him the coffee.She watched as he took a tentative sip first before fully drinking it."The coffee is perfect." he told her."Thanks a lot sir." she replied."You are welcome.""So what is your schedule for today sir?" she asked."Well first things first, I have to register your fingerprint so you can open my door yourself." he said as he handed her a finger print scanner so she could put her fingers.Lilian obeyed his instructions and placed her fingers, one after the other on the scanner."Good, you are registered already. Now this is your work tablet." he handed her a tablet."My calendar is there, now i only have three meetings today, two will be held here in the company,
Mr Winston chuckled and stood up. "I don't know who you have had dealings with in the past but I will be sure to teach you a lesson.""I will be expecting it." Alessandro replied.Mr Winston left the office with his bodyguard fuming in anger. Alessandro smiled, Mr Winston definitely did not know who he was dealing it. Alessandro wouldn't answer him for now but if he tried anything funny, he would teach him a lesson.He stood up and went back to his office. Lilian was still there sitting quietly, she looked very worried. As soon as she saw him, she stood up."How was the meeting? He didn't do anything right?" she asked him. "Lilian calm down, I told you he wouldn't be able to do a thing, he just made some threats, that's all.""Okay, but you won't have anything to do with him again right?""of course not, I am done with him.""there was only one call from the foreign partner confirming if the meeting would still hold and I already confirmed." Lilian informed him."Good, thanks a lot."
"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
"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