“Isn’t that,” Casey said, pulling Emma back into the restaurant they had been about to exit. “Michelle.”Emma ran to the window and looked out, only to see Michelle going into a hotel with a tall man. “Do you think she’s cheating on Lucius?”The two women were in Limdale, a small town near Fernville. They had gone there to see Casey’s cousin and had stopped to eat lunch before proceeding to the house she lived in. Emma had refused to talk to Lucius when he showed up and had told him she wasn’t yet ready although the curiosity was killing her.“I have no idea,” Casey said. “Why don’t we go and find out? We can pretend to ask for a room there. While we’re at it, we can ask the receptionist if the two needed a room.”“Okay,” Emma said.The two went out and crossed the road. Upon entering, Emma and Casey saw a small reception area with a female receptionist. The lobby was decorated with mediocre artwork and paintings on the white walls. It had a coffee table and some wooden chairs that lo
Lucius looked at her like he could not believe what he was hearing. His hand found his way over the table to touch the back of hers. She looked up with a warm smile. “I may be staying for a while. There’s something I have to deal with before I go.”After seeing what Michelle was up to, Emma had changed her mind and decided to stay. If Michelle was cheating on Lucius, it was possible that she didn’t care about him. The marriage seemed like one out of convenience since both did not seem to care much for each other. Both of them were not happy. For Lucius and Katya’s sakes, she decided to help the couple work on the marriage. If she couldn’t give him the happiness he deserved.The first thing was to find out what Michelle was up to and put a stop to it. If Michelle stopped seeing another man, maybe she would want to work on her marriage with Lucius. If Lucius had married her, she couldn’t be that terrible to him. Emma wanted to think that even Michelle was redeemable.“What made you chan
Emma watched Michelle’s reaction as Lucius and the woman came forward. She noticed that Michelle was angry but desperately trying to hide it. The woman had gritted her teeth but forced a smile as the pair drew closer.“Hi Ayleen,” she said. “It’s been long since I’ve seen you. How are you doing?”The other woman smiled cheerfully and went to hug Michelle. “I’m alright, dear. How are you?”“I’m okay.” Emma noticed that Michelle’s fake smile seemed like it hurt. “Lucius, thank you for bringing our friend over. Please come in, both of you.”Michelle led the way and Lucius and the woman followed. He didn’t even acknowledge Emma and she felt hurt. She took a deep breath when they were out of sight. She went around the car and opened the truck, hoping to hide her irritation.“Hi I’m amber and I’ll take you both to your room. Unfortunately, you’ll be sharing one since we don’t have a lot of extra space right now. But if you’re okay with living in a building a few metres away from here, you
After having dinner, Emma and Casey decided to walk around and see more of the pack. They met some of the friends Emma had made before running away. Two of them were seated in the front yard conversing. Emma and Casey joined them and talked for a while before deciding to leave. As they were leaving, Emma saw Ayleen leaving with one of Lucius’ men. Ayleen did not even acknowledge them as she strutted towards the car like she owned the whole world. Emma watched as she got into the car and it drove away.The next day in the afternoon, Emma was feeling restless. She had not seen Lucius since the previous day and there was a lot on her mind. She couldn’t stop thinking about him. The fact that he was so near yet so far away from her was very inconvenient. At midday, she decided to take a walk in the gardens behind the pack house, looking at the beautiful rows of flowers and trees. When she got to the edge of the garden, she caught a whiff of his scent from the woods. Curious, she decided to
After a few seconds under the stinky vampire, Emma was starting to give up hope of rescue. Screaming on top of her lungs seemed not to be doing anything to help so she quietened down. Suddenly, there was a rustle in the woods. The man straightened up to listen. Emma used the chance to hit his head with a piece of wood before pushing him off and running. As she ran, she loosened the ropes tying her hands together and let them fall to the ground. She ran as fast as she could in the direction of the pack. After some time, she could hear the heavy thuds created by his boots as he went after her. Without looking back, Emma continued to super speed through the forest, sending the fallen leaves flying around her. It was clear she had gone too far when she was running before.She tripped on a tree trunk and fell face first onto the ground. Before she could get up, the man had pounced on her. She fought against him until he hit her head hard and she started to feel dizzy. He knocked her to th
One moment the man was undoing the zip of Emma’s jeans, the next he was falling to the ground. Emma’s rescuer came forward and stuck a well sharpened stake into the vampire’s chest before lifting his head and hitting it on the ground. Emma watched in shock as her breathing and heartbeat stabilized. When he was done with the vampire, he dragged the body away from the tree and returned to untie the woman. He watched her in silence as she zipped her jeans.“Thank you so much, Lucius.”He glared at her, anger showing clearly on his face. “What were you thinking, running around the woods despite knowing how unsafe they are? Did you want to get killed? What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you doing this?”Emma could only stand there as the man yelled at her. She knew he was right about everything so there was no need to antagonise him. Walking the woods alone had been a death wish and she had to be very thankful that he had arrived in time to save her. Otherwise, things would have ended
Once upon a time, Summit pack was part of a larger pack. Redmoon pack had been the biggest pack in the south for several decades. It was running things and even the vampires were scared of it. Unfortunately, when a terrible leader took over the throne, he destabilized the pack so much that several factions formed within the pack. This came up because several people had differing viewpoints on the new resolutions. Alpha Jack would not listen to anyone whose views differed from his and that caused a lot of tension. Eventually, there was a revolution and alpha jack was formed. The pack collapsed and several families branched and formed their own packs.Independence day was the day the Redmoon Empire collapsed. At first, it had been a great day that was celebrated a lot, but with time it led to some unexpected consequences. It made the werewolves weaker than the vampires. When all the werewolves had been in one pack, they had been stronger as a united front. Now that they were all divided
Emma stood by the edge of the woods, leaning against a tall tree and watching as the party came to a close. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she stared at Lucius speaking to Beta Marcus and his wife. They were standing near one of the tents. Emma looked around and noticed that Michelle was nowhere to be seen. In fact, most people had left since the party was already over. There were a few groups of people lounging on the chairs and drinking. The music was still fairly loud. Emma just stood there, hoping that Lucius would go where she was. After a long time of patiently waiting, he broke off with the beta and stared walking towards her. A smile quickly spread across her face.“Emma, what are you doing out here?” he inquired.Emma bit her lip and flipped her hair. “I wanted to show you something,” she said.He raised an eyebrow.“Come with me,” she told him.“What is it?”“You’ll find out soon enough,” she said. She wanted to take his hand but she looked around and saw that one of
The evening was calm. A gentle breeze carried the sweet smelling scents of different flowers, spreading it all over the garden. Emma’s heart was filled with delight as she strolled through the garden next to her favourite person. The garden was filled with daises, roses, and tulips among other flowers, creating a very colourful scene. This matched with Emma’s mood which was cheerful. With her hand in his, they walked along the cobblestone path, letting their hearts speak to each other.Lucius was telling Emma about his childhood. He narrated to her about funny adventures he and his friends had engaged in while in the garden. As he showed her different places, she felt like she was reliving his childhood with him, and it strengthened their connection.“What?” Lucius suddenly said and stopped walking. He seemed to be listening to someone via mind link. Since Emma had been integrated to the park, she was now able to mind link with other pack members. After the mating process, she and Luc
Two days later…It was a beautiful morning. The sun rising and the atmosphere was becoming warmer each passing minute. The large dining room in the pack house was a hub of activity with many of the pack members having their breakfast. Casey and Emma were enjoying their hearty meal in one of the best tables while Michelle was in a corner downing her food as fast as she could so she could get out of there. Her position as Luna had not been officially taken away from her but everyone knew that she was no longer the alphas mate and no longer respected her. Even her former best friend Janet did not want to be associated with her. She claimed it was because Michelle tried to kill Emma, but everyone knew that she had never been a true friend to Michelle. She had been in it for the benefits which was understandable. Michelle was very hard to love.“I wonder why she doesn’t just leave,” Casey said referring to Michelle. “No one wants her here, including her family.”“Be nice,” Emma reprimande
Emma woke up with a jolt. When he eyes shot open, she looked around the strange room which reeked of herbs and medicine. She was sweating so much that her entire blouse was wet. Her head felt heavy. She closed her eyes and thought of the last thing she remembered which was Michelle wriggling in pain on the floor. Her hand instinctively moved to her chest where there had been a wound. It had healed. She didn’t understand why Michelle had also been in pain. The only reasonable answer was that a witch had linked them so that Michelle would also die if she killed Emma. Could Casey have done it?Emma lay awake for a few minutes, not bothering to get up because she could feel that her body was still very weak. Whatever Michelle had used to try to murder her must have been very strong. She was about to drift off to sleep when she heard voices. The people they belonged to where still far because she couldn’t make them out clearly.Suddenly, a sweet-smelling scent wafted into the room. It was
Lucius didn’t like having to cut down indigenous trees but the pack needed more land for a meat processing plant. The town was not developing fast enough and they had decided to start industrializing more as a development strategy. There were a lot of untapped opportunities that he was sure would improve the lives of his pack and the neighbouring packs if implemented. The humans were progressing very fast and it was best for them to do the same. If they stayed backward for long, the humans would try to come and take over the land.Lucius was not afraid of what the humans would try to do to them. He was worried there would be too much unnecessary bloodshed. If they developed their town, the humans would not see the need to try to do it for them.Lucius was talking to some council members under a tent when he started to feel a kind of pain he had never experienced before. He almost screamed out when it hit but he had to stay strong since he was the alpha. Under no circumstances was he a
The house was empty and quiet. It was also fairly cool. Michelle was happy to lead the guard to one of the rooms on the ground floor. She had linked her arm with his and that was enough for him to forget all about his job and follow her like a puppy. As soon as they entered the room, Michelle started kissing him. He kissed him back, going fast as if he had been craving her lips for the longest time possible. The kiss disgusted Michelle because she had no interest in the man but she had to bear with it. She was a woman on a mission and this time, she didn’t want to stop until she had achieved her goal. With Emma in the pack, Michelle knew that she would never be happy no matter how she tried. Soon, Lucius would divorce her and that would turn her into a ‘nobody’. The whole pack would no longer be afraid to make fun of her in public. She knew they humiliated her in private, saying all kinds of mean things behind her back. Because she was the luna, they could never say it to her face. I
When Michelle heard Lucius leaving in the middle of the night, she knew he was going to see Emma. She felt the bile in her throat and got up from the bed. She went to her closet and opened a jewellery box. Underneath a necklace was a key. She removed the key and went back to the bedroom. Squatting, she inserted the key into the bottom drawer and twisted it. She pulled the drawer open and stared at the box inside it. Grabbing the box, Michelle stood up straight and went to put it on the bed. She sat down and opened the box.She removed the dagger inside it and stared at it. There was a vial of a certain poison in the box as well. Michelle placed the dagger back in the box and returned it to where it had come from before locking up. This time, she didn’t take the key back to the closet. She placed it under the mattress.Michelle went back to bed and pulled out her phone. She went to the contacts and deleted Axel’s number. She couldn’t believe that Axel had been brought down by Jack Carv
When Emma woke up, she was lying on a bed and it was dark. Slowly, the memory of Lucius injecting her came to her mind. She sat up and looked around the dark room. It was better than most of the rooms in the pack house. Where was she? She slowly got up from the bed and went to the window. She pulled the curtains aside and looked outside. She was not shocked to notice she was in the cottage Michelle had almost killed her in. she sighed and went to turn on the light before trying to open the door. Emma’s heart started racing when she realised that it was locked. She banged on it as loud as she could.“Hello? Who’s there?” she yelled on top of her voice. “Get me out of here!”A few seconds later, she started hearing footsteps. She went back to the window, only to find that it was boarded there were three metallic vertical rods that had been used to board it up. She could not escape through the window.She realised the footsteps had stopped at the door but there was no movement to open th
She stopped and watched as the door opened. It was like time had frozen as she watched the man she loved strut into the room followed by an equally handsome man. Their striking appearances commanded attention and changed the atmosphere in the room. They were both tall with broad shoulders, wearing black suits. Lucius’s jawline complimented his sharp features increasing the magnetic charm of his blue eyes. Every step he took was effortless and graceful.Emma glanced at the man walking beside Lucius. He was impressively tall and looked very athletic. Unlike Lucius, this man had long, wavy hair that cascaded down the sides of his face. “This is she?” the man said, approaching Emma. “You were right. She’s perfect.”Lucius stopped right in front of Emma who was yet to move because she didn’t know what to do. He went closer and pulled her into his arms. They remained like that for a minute. When he pulled away, the other man had gone to the table.Lucius looked into Emma’s eyes. “Why?”“Guy
A few minutes later, Emma was trudging through the silent forest with five strange men. She had pleaded countless times for them to reveal the person behind their operation but they refused. The other three men who had shot Axel and his counterparts had joined the two who had captured her and were chatting away about things related to their pack whose name she hadn’t been told. She didn’t dare run from the men because it was pointless. They would catch her within a minute. Besides, annoying them would not make things better for all those involved.When they came out of the forest, two black cars were waiting. Having given up on escape, Emma got into one. She could only hope she was not being taken to someone who hated her like Michelle. She sat in the backseat with one of the men and looked through the tinted glass as the car sped towards the city.The human city was bustling with activity, very different from most of the places she was used to. There was a lot of traffic, noise and c