ALPHA JAMES I was sitting with Akayla and I wanted to cry. For the first time in my life I felt powerless and weak. I felt like a fool for playing directly into Julian’s game. Now he had me where he wanted me. Opening the portal won’t be possible because Akayla suddenly refused to open it. She was being adamant about the whole thing and it seems I can’t change her mind. Maybe I shouldn’t have attempted to do this at all, I should have just been content with being the Alpha of my tiny pack. Now that Julian has disbanded the council of elders, there was no body in place again to check the actions of the king and I know my brother. He won’t stop till there’s nothing serving as a threat to him again. “Do I hear regret from the strongest wolf from the realm? Oh that’s kinda sad. I mean the great Alpha James of the green moon pack shouldn’t be scared of a tiny thing like his brother.” Vlad started cackling and I felt worse. I hated myself the most for getting to this point with my wolf.
“I’m glad you do.” He says and then he takes my left hand in his and leads me to the blanket, and I sit. I stretch my tired legs, and he laughs again deeply, as he sits beside me.“I’m guessing you must be tired right? Your feet are hurting right?” He asks and I nod. He stood up from his own sitting position before grabbing my leg, he pulled my feet and he massaged it slowly as if he wanted to ease the pain. He did that for a while before returning to his own seat. “I know that… Here I was thinking that I would be able to get some moves out of you…” He says, and I raise my eyebrows at him. I don't know what he’s talking about.“You mean?” I asked as confusion was evident on my face. “I wanted us to dance, before we continued our talk and probably eat too if you’re hungry.”“Oh…” I say in a whisper, and finally, say out loud, “But there’s no song here? What are we going to dance to?” I ask him, and I abruptly stand up too, getting some strength that comes from nowhere in me.“Well, w
“I’m glad you do.” He says and then he takes my left hand in his and leads me to the blanket, and I sit. I stretch my tired legs, and he laughs again deeply, as he sits beside me.“I’m guessing you must be tired right? Your feet are hurting right?” He asks and I nod. He stood up from his own sitting position before grabbing my leg, he pulled my feet and he massaged it slowly as if he wanted to ease the pain. He did that for a while before returning to his own seat. “I know that… Here I was thinking that I would be able to get some moves out of you…” He says, and I raise my eyebrows at him. I don't know what he’s talking about.“You mean?” I asked as confusion was evident on my face. “I wanted us to dance, before we continued our talk and probably eat too if you’re hungry.”“Oh…” I say in a whisper, and finally, say out loud, “But there’s no song here? What are we going to dance to?” I ask him, and I abruptly stand up too, getting some strength that comes from nowhere in me.“Well, w
Alpha Julian’s POV Alpha Julian woke up to the sight of his mate, Rosella, lying next to him. He buried his face in the nook of her neck and breathed in her scent. It brought him peace, and he loved it. “Good afternoon baby,” he greeted her.“Did I really sleep for that long?” Rosella asked. Her voice was still hoarse from all the screaming from last night. They hadn't slept until morning, and if Julian was being honest right now, he was still hard for her.“Technically no, considering we both didn’t sleep until morning,” Julian replied before pressing his lips against hers. Rosella was his weakness, and he didn’t mind. He would be there for her as long as she needed him. He was her safe haven now.“Guess what kept me up late at night?” Rosella asked softly. Julian pulled her closer and kissed her squarely on the lips. If he was allowed, he wouldn't mind another round here, but something about his mate told him she wouldn’t be thrilled at the idea, considering how sore she was.“I d
Rosella’s POV Rosella checked her phone after it vibrated again and she tried hard not to make her fear show on her face. She had no idea how Alpha James was able to contact her but now, she was getting scared. The messages were getting too much and she didn’t want to trouble Julian. They were mates and all but she still didn’t see herself letting him solve all her problems forever. “Are you sure you are okay baby? You have been looking distracted more times since yesterday? Is it something with your training?” Alpha Julian asked and I shook my head, I won’t bother him and I would deal with this in my own way. I am a witch, I shouldn’t be scared of anyone or anything. I released nodding only makes me guilty so I fixed that.“The training is not that stressful and I’m not distracted. I know you are worried or something but I am fine really.” I replied and hennaed before he continued eating. I could see right through him that he didn’t buy it one bit but he respected my opinion and he
ROSELLA’S POVI was starting to feel bad for not telling my mate about this whole madness with Alpha James but I don’t want to trouble him. It even sounds more ridiculous in my head encase I know he would burn down the world for me but I need to do this on my own. I have been scared of him for too long and I need to face that fear. Telling Julian means watching him step in and take care of the problem, he might kill him or not but one thing would always remain, my fear for him. Even if he is dead, he would still haunt me in my sleep. That’s not the life I want for myself. I need to defeat him and my fear of him. I need to prove to the people that I am worthy of being their Luna and I’m not just a fancy girl waiting to be saved by my mate. I need to do this for myself and for everyone. It won’t take long before Julian demands an answer from me and I wonder if I will be able to put him off till then. I just hoped nothing goes wrong with trying to make things work between us for now. J
ROSELLA’S POVI have been feeling unwell for a few days now. My stomach was churning, and I had a constant feeling of nausea. It’s not easy coupled with the fact that I have made up my mind to avoid Alpha Julian for as long as I can till I find a way to get rid of Alpha James. It sounded like a simple task in my head when I started but right now, it’s starting to feel more like a bad feeling. I have this whole feeling of something being terribly wrong but I can’t put my hands on it, I know my body is about to give up on me. I don’t know if the excess fatigue is from my training with Akayla or if it’s something else. To put a lid on my overthinking sports, I decided to go see the doctor. I am going to do it discreetly so I don’t send the wrong signals to Alpha Julian, he might be very worried about me. The pack doctor is a very kind woman and she always have this soft smile on her face whenever anyone comes to visit. I hate hospitals so much and I even hate that merely stepping insid
ALPHA JULIAN’S POV I am tired of having to pretend my mate doesn’t exist and tonight, we would have that discussion. Both of us are being petty but even though, we should fix this. I would hate for my brother to be the reason my marriage is having problems. He has valued us enough pains and havoc in outlives, it’s time to stop letting him do it anymore. After the high influx of new pack members who are running from their packs because of unfair treatment and being maltreated. I have to check on them in the hospital and welcome them. I generally don’t like hospitals but I’ve been doing this long enough to tolerate it. I walked into the hospital with my people and the team of doctors were waiting to receive me. We make small talk before we moved to the wards where the people are being kept. I have fourteen new pack members and I have to see that they are all taken care of properly before they are merged with the remaining pack members. we need to prevent a pandemic from breaking out.
The rest of the fight was pretty much bullying.Watching her friend's head being pulled brutally from her neck was enough to awaken the darkest powers that lay dormant in her.Rosella attacked Akayla at once, blasting her with balls of fire. At first, Akayla did a good job dodging, but she couldn't keep it up for long.Rosella had her cornered in no time and as much as Akayla tried to fight back, nothing seemed to be working. Rosella's body absorbed every single ball of fire from Akayla and the more Akayla blasted her, the stronger she got.Akayla finally realized that there was no way she could get past Rosella and she decided to switch tactics to subtlety.She raised her arms in the air like she was surrendering and as soon as Rosella got close enough, she blasted her with all the energy she had.Rosella screamed in pain as her body struggled to absorb the blast and Akayla blasted her again.Rosella fell to the floor, her clothes burnt and torn in multiple places and Akayla laughed
“Some light training could help,” Alpha Julian suggested.“It’s magic we’re talking about,” Maika snorted. “You either have it or you don’t. She lost hers already and except we can find a way to get it back before Akayla sniffs us here, she can’t.”“Great,” Rosella sighed. “So I’m practically useless here.”“You’re not,” Maika frowned. “We would find a way. Here, hold my hands.”Maika stretched out her hand and Rosella took her hands.“Close your eyes, let’s try something,” Maika suggested.Rosella nodded and shut her eyes tight as Maika began to chant a spell. It took some minutes but eventually Rosella began to feel the power flow through Maika’s hands and into hers.Maika opened her eyes and dropped Rosella’s hand.“Try to light a flame now,” Maika said.Rosella spread her arms out and concentrated so hard but only a little spark came.“It would take a lot of time,” Maika sighed. “Your body is already used to the magnitude of the dark powers it carried before. What I have given you
It didn’t take Rosella a long time to find Julian. She knew his favorite spot, by the Oak tree and when she saw him there, she was not surprised.Rosella walked up to him and squeezed his hands in hers. He turned around, startled and she knew at once that he had not sensed her presence.“Rosella?” He asked. “Is that you?”“It’s me, honey,” Rosella replied and hugged him.They remained like that for a long while and when he finally disconnected from her, she saw that his eyes were pure white.“What happened to you?” Rosella cried. “Your eyes.”“She got to me,” Alpha Julian muttered. “Akayla. She killed our baby too.”“I know,” Rosella nodded. She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes.“I saw him, Julian. I saw our baby.”“I saw him too,” Alpha Julian nodded. “I’m sorry I couldn’t do anything about it. I have failed you.”Rosella held his hands lovingly. She hated it when he was like that. He was her only source of strength and it seemed that he didn’t believe anymore. He had lost
THE LAST SUPPER 2Maika waited till they were halfway through their supper before she appeared from the kitchen again. She knew the poison was a slow one, and it would take a long time before it started working fully.Maisey sighted her at the door and called to her."Maika darling," Maisey called. "It's almost 11 and you still haven't eaten.""I'll eat later," Maika smiled. "I lost my appetite."Maisey stared at her for a while and frowned."You know it's not right to serve your guests and starve yourself?" He said."And where did you hear that?" Kika laughed. She dragged her chair closer to Maika and whispered in her ears."I know you don't feel like eating," She said. "I can always help you out."Maika managed a weak smile and nodded. Deep down, she felt a pange of guilt knowing that all of them were going to die at her hands. Kika especially. She wasn't a bad person, her only fault was moving with the wrong person, her own father, Maisey, and as much as it pained her, she knew t
THE LAST SUPPER 1Maika watched her father as he studied the map on the wall before him. He was lost in thoughts as he traced his fingers up and down, circling towns and marking off rivers. She wondered what he was doing but she didn’t bother asking. He was not going to live long enough to conquer any of the places he was marking so it was pointless asking.Maisey noticed her curious glance and he smiled at her.“My darling,” He said. “All these places you see would soon be ours.”Maika nodded and smiled knowingly. If there was one thing she liked about the man, it was his confidence and ambition. If only he could channel it into something better, something more meaningful and worthy. But no, he only cared about power. He only cared about ruling the realm, and his obsession with ruling the realm was going to be his biggest undoing.“What plans do you have for the new world when you take over, father?” Maika asked.Maisey smiled and ran his fingers across a small creek on the map.“I c
Rosella closed her eyes and the fire enveloped her.She could still hear Akayla’s cackles in the midst of the flames and when she opened her eyes again, she was surprised to see that the fire was not burning her.“Rosella!”Rosella turned around at the sound of the familiar voice and she barely resisted the urge to scream. It was no other than Sage, her mentor that had gone missing a long time ago.“Sage?” Rosella cried. “How? What are you doing here?”Sage managed a weak smile. “It’s a long story. I’m sorry I left you for so long.”Rosella ran to hug her but her arms passed right through Sage’s body. She stared at her in shock and she shook her head.“No, no, no, it can’t be possible,” Rosella cried. “Don’t tell me you’re dead too.”“I’ve been dead for a long time,” Sage replied. “Maisey did this to me.”Rosella’s eyes widened in shock. “Maisey?”Sage frowned at her. “We do not have time for chit chats, Rosella. My Spirit would be here to guide you and Maika. The two of you together,
A shrill scream from over a mile jolted Alpha Julian out of his reverie. He shifted into his wolf at once and his ears perked up, alert.Someone was watching him and he could feel it.He growled and bared his fangs, daring whoever it was to appear, but no one came for a while.Just as he shifted back to his human form, he saw her. Even in the midst of the fire, her aura was powerful. Her hair was blood red and burned along with the flame in the warehouse and she smiled noticing his stare."We meet again, Julian," Akayla smiled.Alpha Julian growled and watched as she walked closer to him. He backed away as she came closer."Are you now scared of me?" Akayla taunted him."I can never be scared of you," Alpha Julian growled. "You're nothing.""I was," Akayla agreed. "But not anymore, and all thanks to your little son."Akayla threw a stick at him and Alpha Julian caught it at once. Staring at it, he realized that it was not actually a stick. It looked like a little child, a little child
Rosella begged for the tears but they refused to come. The one person that mattered the most to her, she had lost. The evil witch now had her baby."Rosella!" Alpha Julian called again.She ignored his call and lay down on the bed silently. The smoke was restricting his view and she knew that he would have a hard time finding her."Where were you when I needed you the most!" Rosella cried. "I lost him!"There was a deafening silence in the room for a long while and Alpha Julian spoke finally. His voice was calm."How did it happen?""Susu!" Rosella cried. "I told you she was evil all the while but you never believed me. I'm the crazy witch who doesn't know what she's saying. Now we've lost our little boy.""No harm will come upon our baby," Alpha Julian promised. "I can assure you of that.""You can't assure me of anything," Rosella shook her head. "She would have killed me if she wanted to. You said you would be beside me but you weren't."From her voice, Alpha Julian could tell that
Susu carried the dead baby all the way to the abandoned warehouse.Her heart raced with excitement at the thought of getting Akayla back fully. Together, they were going to take over the world, just as Akayla had promised her.She got to the door of the warehouse and she looked around quickly to make sure that no one was looking. Seeing that no one was around, Susu pushed the door open and walked in.From a distance, she could feel the energy buzzing around Akayla. Even in her vegetative state, she was that powerful. Susu dared to wonder for a minute how strong she would be when all her powers were back.She stopped at the bed where the witch lay and she slowly removed the cloth that covered her body."My Queen," Susu announced her presence.Akayla woke up with a start and her eyes shone black. Her face was a mask of different dull colors: ash, grey and black in a few places, a subtle reminder of the day that she had tried to get the powers out of the portal and got badly burnt.Susu