Adira Chloe and Yang helped me get ready for the party. I wore a beautiful dress and high heels, my hair was done perfectly and so was my make-up. The driver took me to the palace and just like last time, it was a marvel to my eyes. All eyes fell on me when I entered the ballroom and I held their gaze. I didn’t want to look timid or intimidated by them because I knew these were high senates of the pack and other alphas were in attendance. My eyes found my mate instantly and his awe gaze was on me. I was about to take a step further when Richard Tarion walked over to me. I heard Wyatt’s low growl but still politely greeted Richard. “ You look beautiful,” he said. “ Indeed,” My mate approached us, he was glaring at Richard. Wyatt pecked my lips and I didn’t pull away. I missed him so badly, I missed being kissed and touched by him. " Stay away from my mate," he whispered to Richard and linked my arm with his. My eyes caught Azriel among the people watching us with inquisitivenes
Rachel Tarion eyed me up and down in disgust, her aura emitted abhorrence and danger. I stared at her, lips pressed together. She scoffed. " May I help you?" I asked calmly. " Am I not getting an apology from you?" She asked. " I didn't wrong you, why would you expect an apology from me?" She laughed coldly and sniffed, " Your existence wronged me, you're the bitch who stole my chosen mate from me!" she yelled. Rachel was heaving, angry with me yet I couldn't think anything other than, she's so pretty except all that obliterates when she talks so callously. " Say something you homewrecker!" " I'm not a homewrecker," I was impressed by how relatively stable my voice and wolf were at this moment. " You and Wyatt are not married, you were not introduced to the pack and I'm sure he has told you several times that he wouldn't accept you as his mate," I said. Rachel raised her hand to slap my cheek but I held it... Firmly. She struggled and I let it go harshly, making her stagger a
The ringing in my head was back ' It was her, she was the one, my lord,' 'Impossible! She's dead, I- I felt the bond break,' the unknown male voice said. I tried to open my eyes but failed, so I just lay in the soft bed I was in, enjoying the tingles that rushed through my body. " It's been long enough, don't you think?" That was Wyatt's cold voice, he was worried about me. I tried to open my eyes but failed. " Everything is normal with her, we already carried out all the necessary tests," a woman spoke. " But why did she faint?" " Fatigued, tiredness of the mind and body, it can be a lot of causes," " She just recently shifted," Wyatt whispered. " Maybe the body is just adjusting, and getting used to its new normal. The heightened emotions," The same female voice murmured. " Thank you, you may leave," Wyatt said. His lips pressed against my forehead. " It's been 24 hours, you're scaring me now," he whispered, did he just say I've been out for twenty-four hours? ' Ki
We discussed a little before a rumble from my stomach resounded and I felt my cheeks heat up. Wyatt smiled, " Hungry," " Very much so," I said quietly. " I'll go through the security footage in the hallway for the man you saw, if you sensed a powerful darkness, he must be one of the high-ranking dark wolves," he said. Wyatt nodded. " But how would he know my mother?" I asked, more to myself. Azriel left the room and I was left with my mate. " I've asked someone to bring you some food," he said. He looked gloomy so, I straddled him and he grabbed my butt, squeezing it. " Why are you sulking?" " Just worried, we need to catch this man, look at what happened to you because of the dark sorcery in his blood," he said and I frowned. How come I was the only one affected by the aura? It was too much and disgusting. " Why was I the only one affected?" " Because you're the only one who could feel his aura, and darkness is drawn to power so it was trying to manipulate yours, and
A woman wearing a black office outfit walked in; " Good morning, my lady," she bowed to me. " Morning, may I help you?" " I am your maid and I am here to help you get ready for the day," she said. Why would she help me get ready? I soon realized that we were at the palace and I didn't know the place well enough yet so, I would need someone to accompany me. " What is your name," " Leila," she said. " Where's Wyatt?" I asked. " The king had an early meeting with the visiting alphas but will meet you later," she said. I wanted to step out of bed but I was naked beneath the sheets. She noticed and rushed to the closet, she walked out with a white silk robe and gave it to me, " Thanks," I felt my cheeks redden. She turned around and I swiftly put it on and wore my house slippers. Leila escorted me to the ensuite bathroom, I watched as she quickly filled the bath and I stepped inside, I was still conscious about being watched. " Are you going to watch me bathe?" I asked.
" " What is it?" Wyatt growled at his brother. Azriel sighed and entered, his gaze on me for only a second before looking at Wyatt. " I didn't find anything about that man, even security didn't catch his face clearly," Azriel informed us. " You told me that you found something about my parents, what is it?" I asked, remembering what he said when I was sleeping. " I found nothing about them," " What do you mean?"Wyatt asked, " There is no record of them in any system, it's like they never existed," he said, looking at me. I glanced at Wyatt and he looked troubled, he exhaled and squeezed my hand. "That's odd," he murmured. I agreed, how can there be no record of my parents? " What about Adira and Lucas?" " There is information on them," " I was born in the Topaz Moon pack, I'm sure that's where my parents were born too," I said. " I think we should visit your former pack to learn more," Azriel suggested and I nodded immediately. " We?" Wyatt asked. " Yes, we," "
Adira The estate has been so cold lately. I wore my leggings and bomber after training, taking a walk through the back roads alone. As I walked, I couldn't help but feel eyes on me. I decided to follow my instincts and turned through the path I saw first. It got eerily creepy and this is the time I should have done a 180 but what can I say, I was a sucker for trouble. My hearing was amazing and I could hear everything, even the breathing of someone in here. " You know you're there," my voice was low but I had a feeling whosoever was out there heard me. I felt a whiff of wind behind and I turned slowly. A beautiful pale woman was standing in front of me, her eyes were light red and she didn't have a scent. " Hello, there," I waved my hand. She must be the reason why Azriel came out here and I was right when Wolf came out, happy to see me as he was waggling his tail. I stroked his fur with my fingers all while keeping an eye on the woman. " Adira," the woman sighed, her voice was
Azriel I was surprised when Wolf came to get me urgently, he must have been worried that the vampire would hurt Adira as she almost did last time. I met the vampire female in a bar while I was undercover, and she helped me from a dire situation so I repaid the favor by granting her access here since she had nowhere to go and would have gotten herself killed. The vampire was depressed the first year as she was separated from her love and had been trying to get him back to no avail. For so long, I've tried to help her find him but it's ineffective because he is locked away by a powerful shifter. As we walked back, Adira was asking many questions that I didn't answer. " Is she your lover?" I didn't answer her, even though I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs that It was HER I wanted. " Kate told me you fancy me, is that true," I stopped walking. My heart was pounding at an irregular pace even though I tried to tame it. I smirked, " Would you like that?" She hesitated to an
A year went by without Ethan, and it was torture for Kate, she had cried thousands of times and she thought her tears would run dry but she was wrong. She didn't know how the love of her life was doing except he was alive thanks to Azriel, she was grateful to have him by her side. " What did the butler say?" " He found out where they are holding him and we can go rescue him with a few of my warriors," he informed me and I smiled, going to hug him and he hugged me back. " Thank you, Azriel," I cried, pulling away from him. I didn't know what I'd do without him and I'll forever be grateful that I ran into him in that bar. " When are we going?" " Tomorrow," he informed. I was restless the whole day, we were waiting for night to come to invade the hunters and the next day, I was at the border of the Diamond pack before everyone arrived. The journey to Creek Fall town was two hours but most of them had shifted in their wolf form and I rode in the car with Azriel. Kate's heart was thu
The past two weeks were blissful for Kate and Ethan, they spent most of their time in each other's arms or watching vampire movies. " Do you do that too?" he asked as they watched a vampire movie, stifling a chuckle and she elbowed him in the gut. He grunted. " Why are they sparkling like that though," Kate murmured in wonder. She couldn't watch anymore so she stood up, deciding to stretch her legs for a while and it had been long since she went out to hunt. " I'm going to hunt," she sighed, wearing a coat. Ethan stood up and pulled her towards him. " I thought you preferred my blood," he purred in her ear, making a shiver run down her back. He left kisses on her neck and purred but she managed to push him away. " I want to stretch," she said. He smiled at her and nodded, watching her leave the cottage. Ethan was feeling terrible for not telling Kate who he truly was but his wolf told him that vampires and werewolves repel each other. Ethan's heart hurt at the thought of losing K
“Am in a very bad mood and you should leave to save your skin,” Ethan warned.Detective Bradley took a step back, almost mentally placing his hand on the latch of his gun. He could see a murderous glee in the visage of his enemy, Ethan.“I have a few questions regarding that lady friend of yours,”“ I don't know anything about her, like I said, am in a very bad mood and don't want to answer questions,” he repeated, hoarsely and whisperingly. “If you don't leave, am going to have to hurt you,” Ethan emphasized, trying to avoid eye contact, he was struggling with his inner wolf to maintain control as he wanted to take over and rip the detective to pieces. “I don't give a fuck ass what mood you're in. We can have this conversation out here or we can take it to the station.,” he replied, “It's your move mate”Ethan said nothing, he just remained placidly still.“Are we going to have a problem?” he asked again, readying to use brute force“ Please, go,” he struggled, sweat forming on his t
It was a pleasant night for Ethan but, as always, she was gone when he woke up. Leaving his office, he decided to leave his car and walk on foot. He was beginning to find a sinister satisfaction in these forbidden hours of the night. He hurried to the side of the street. The rain had just stopped and the sideways were still moisture-laden and the neon lights of the dry bar across the street glowed irritably across the range of his vision. He folded his hands into a fist, gnarling and pissed at nothing in particular. He stood there a moment and gazed fixedly at the strange gathering of the night colors in the air. He needed to hit something. It was the only logical thing to do. It was the only thing that felt like it would calm his restless soul. And maybe it was going to take the pain away. He stopped, feeling intense pain all over his body. He breathed in and started to walk, ignoring the pain earlier, but it started again. His heart was beating erratically and he stopped, touch
THE YEAR 1895 The gentle luster of his eyes lifted to the burning noon sun through the small window. Mathias Icarius Montgomery leaned over and craned to see the outside world through the iron bars of the prison that held him. A cloud of dust flew in and then rushed into his eyes and he drew back irritably but quickly recovered to his earlier position at the window. His last moments of freedom were these. He had been accused of treason, and he was on death row, sentenced to be hanged the following day. The failing hope that now possessed his visage was owed to the thoughts of being in this state, unable to be with his ailing wife with child. He stood, relishing the pallid scene outside. The people, buried in the turmoil of the usual vending, filled the streets, stretched through every narrow gate and boulevard, and discharged into a stream of many, making their way to this pitiful scene. In the street swelled diatribes of profanities and muffled chanting and voices of other unfamil
This was it. This was the day that she was going to die. She knew that she had to pay the price for the only day that she could spend with Ethan. This was the price she had to pay. Her father got up in the same fashion, and he could see everything that was happening. The wind was loud and still violent and this wizard was not here for any kind bargain. Halomir stretched out his hand, wading it in the air, and she knew that no good thing was going to come out of this. She launched onto him and took him down. She was going to die, but not without a good fight first. She pinned him to the ground and loosed her fangs. Suddenly, he blew some powder in her eyes and she became blind momentarily. Black magic, this was black magic. She fell back, moaning. She was blind, she could not see. She could hear the wizard approaching where she stood, and again she made a second attempt, but he caught her in midair and lifted her from her neck with one hand. Not only did he make her weak, but he had
It was only a few hours into the night. There was no doubt in her mind that Detective Bradley Burke was going to do everything in his strength to make sure that she didn't see the light of day again. Kate seemed calm in her seat, there was no need to fight it yet, it would only make things worse. Detective Bradley Burke glared at her through the mirror. She was sitting in the back seat, “How did you do it?” he asked her. She looked up to meet his eyes. “How did you kill those people?” Did he want to know? She eased her gaze on him. She knew it was easy to compel him even through the glass, but she wouldn't want to do it just yet, because Ethan was probably soon to be involved, so she would let it play out naturally for now. She looked away, ignoring his question. “I am going to make sure that you are locked up for a very long time” he promised. “And I am going to get the truth out of you one way or another,” She immediately let out an involuntary chuckle that stroked Burke as an i
Kate was escorted outside the house by Ethan. He opened the car door for her, and she got into her car and began driving away. She could see him in her mirror, standing on the driveway, watching longingly with his beautiful eyes, and she immediately envisioned what it felt like when his lips were deep into hers. Her lips parted as she lost herself and tried to escape her wonderful reverie. What was happening to her? Was this what love felt like? Was it even possible that she could feel love? Finally, in the distance, he disappeared, and her heart skipped a beat, already missing him. Doing the impossible, meeting him in broad daylight was impossible. And even if magic could do it, a huge sacrifice would have to be paid to just be able to stand in the sun without being scorched to death. Yes, that's it, black magic. After a few hours of driving, she approached the trail leading directly to the castle. She stepped out of her car and treaded carefully there. She trudged up the hill a
Ethan’s house, lit from within, stood at the far end, close enough for her to watch. Kate could see his silhouette moving about in his bedroom, and she stood in silence, watching, soon to head directly there. She would have to explain why she was hurt and why she had come here. She braved another step, then immediately sensed a variant presence in his house. It was different from the female servants. She searched with her sharp eyes and finally confirmed the reason for her dissatisfaction. Nestled on the bed in his bedroom was a woman, Danielle. The window was wide open and everything was revealed. Kate had been the one to compel her to forget what happened when she was lost in the night. Kate had done this kindness to get Ethan to focus on everything but Danielle. Kate watched in wondrous suspense. Danielle was sitting in his massive white bed dourly, as if unsatisfied with something. That perfume she wore only meant trouble and Kate scowled, then hopelessly cowered, fearing the wo