Clarissa A tall and buff man entered the arena and blew out his whistle to make everybody pay attention. Then the council head got up and started his small speech, “Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome all the pack members to the colosseum of Jundra and the trial by combat requested by Dacre Caldwell, son of Alpha Thaddeus of the Thornglass pack from the south. Along with him, Silas Bryce, one of their pack members has also put his name forward to fight. Which is why we will be having two rounds. The winner of the first round gets an advantage over the other person who would participate in round two. The advantage will be shared after the end of the first round. Contestants are requested to come forward.” He announced and Dacre and Silas stepped forward from one side. From the other side, from a small door that was below the seats, a few people stepped forward. They were all wearing masks and were also wearing a black cloak. They were covered from head to toe, making it impossible t
DacreHad Silas not already been injured I would have hurled him to the wall and yelled at him until his ears bled.The guy seemed to have a death wish.I urged him to yield but my stupid friend did not want to yield and I could do nothing except stand and watch.I had to do something…anything.His opponent was smiling wickedly at Silas who doubled up and coughed again, puking blood while more of it continued to flow out of his abdomen.His eyesight looked blurry and he had trouble focusing on his opponent who easily ducked when Silas tried to hit him with a punch. His opponent cackled and looked at the crowd that applauded at him. He then shot his leg backward and hit Silas right in the back of his knee, making Silas fall down.“You rascal”I yelled but the opponent merely turned around to look at me and gave me a grin. That only made me feel madder. He had tricked Silas and I had to find a way to trick him if I wanted Silas to walk out alive.Then I would have to find the antidote
DacreI swore under my breath as the knuckle weapon guy stepped out of the battleground while Aaron stepped in.Aaron had been a close friend once. But I never saw eye to eye with him.And, the fact that he was nominated for this battle meant only one thing.I would be able to even out things and seek vengeance.An eye for an eye.Aaron was tall and well-built, we were almost of the same height. His brown face was littered with scars and a particularly nasty one ran from his eyebrow to his nose.“Long time no see,” Aaron said to me and I snorted“Thought that scar would have gone by now”I was the one to have given him the scar. And, if I had the chance to do it, I would do it again.My hands clenched into fists as we walked towards each other and stood facing opposite each other. Aaron growled menacingly and then we bumped our fists before walking a bit away from each other.The referee blew his whistle and we rushed at each other. Aaron had outstretched his hand into a fist and he a
ClarissaDacre’s wolf had turned around in the nick of time as the other werewolf had jumped in the air to slash at Dacre and slice him in half.My breath had hitched and I had barely begun to show any signs of surprise or terror at the fact that Dacre was going to die.But somehow he had read that in my face and turned around to slash at the werewolf that had his fangs and claws bared at Dacre’s back.Somehow, he had evaded death and killed a second being in front of my eyes in the last 72 hours or so…was it even more? Honestly, I had lost track of time or his kill count.The werewolf lay limp this time on the ground as his body collapsed with a thud, the sound of his bones crunching echoing through the silent arena and his body creating a hole into the land.It was a grizzly sight to watch and the way the blood pooled around the werewolf told me that his healing abilities were for naught.No amount of healing abilities or potions could bring back the life that had seeped out of a li
DacreI ordered Clarissa to open her eyes and watched her curiously. I had all the time in the world to grab a towel or a nurse’s uniform but somehow Shadow did not let me do that.My wolf let out a growl after the battle had subsided. I had used that to make my wolf be at ease and let the passion die down but when I heard the way her heel tapped on the floor behind me, I knew it was her.Part of me had been relieved to find out that Silas was okay and out of harm but the other part was simply restless. I was not sure what was going on but I knew that nothing was going to go right with Aaron’s death.I somehow dreaded the conversation with dad aka Alpha Thadduess and what new trade I would have to do in exchange for this crime.Somehow these days whatever I did, I ended up in a mess. My brain wanted to pin all the blame on the stupid girl who had bumped into me at the pub and was now tailing me but my dick went rigid upon hearing her approach me.The memory of my daydream of her givin
Clarissa Dacre had just pushed himself away from me when we suddenly heard a voice. I didn’t even need to look back to know who had walked towards us. It was Talia who was looking at me and Dacre with a raised eyebrow. Thankfully, the towel was still strung around Dacre’s waist or she would have imagined something else. Not that I had not imagined that myself… She cleared her throat and I sprang apart from him as if we had been indulged in something illicit. Truth be told we had just begun but the lines between decency and indecency blurred in my head whenever I was around Dacre. I pushed my hair behind my ears and Dacre turned around to find something to wear. He went inside a room and disappeared in it while I turned to look at my sister. “Oh my, my sister is falling for a bad boy…” Talia giggled and I rolled my eyes. “Your sister came here to tell him about what you had seen back at the pub, but it looks like he knows that already.” I tried to change the topic but she did n
DacreAs I walked out of the door and left on the way I bumped into Mrs. Bryant. The middle aged woman looked at me and immediately recognized me.“Oh, hi young man. How are you doing today?”She asked and inspected my face and grabbed my chin to turn it from side to side.“No major wounds or cuts, should I hope that you won the trial?”I felt nice and a smile automatically blossomed on my face, “Yes mam, I did”She patted my back, “that is good, I hope the council head is not too angry with you and your mistake has been forgiven.”Calling Miranda’s murder a ‘mistake’ was being generous but I guess the news of my victory in the trial by combat washed away all the blames and suspicion.I knew that Lucas Klout had not forgiven me but that was not what I was going to tell the woman. She looked at me lovingly and patted my head too and caressed my face.After long, it felt as if an elder had touched me with love and care, not with contempt or hatred.Was that how it felt to have a mother
DacreI felt anger surge up within me as I clenched my fists. I began heading in the direction of the forest but again brown hair flew in front of me.“Wait”I stopped in my tracks as the girl came face to face with me.“What is it?” I barked at her and she spoke,“How can you leave just like that? You are supposed to take me with you”She said and I rolled my eyes.I had just clearly told her how she and Talia were not suited for the mission. They both had a lot to learn.Yet here she was, arguing with me.“I told you that I would take you on a mission that isn’t too risky. I am not carrying the weight of your responsibility all by myself. Silas is already injured so I have to be extra careful”“How would I learn if you never teach me?” She asked and my eyes darkened.Just like that, the atmosphere around us shifted. I raised an eyebrow and she bit her lip as she realized what she had stated out loud.I took that as a perfect opportunity to intimidate her. Thus, I walked towards her
I spoke and Venzara stopped making Mary slap herself. “Fine. well, they were a notorious specimen to instigate and their leader was particularly hard to coax but I managed to throw the blame on them by filling their heads with awful things about those in power. I wanted Klout and the other four guardians out of power so that I could reign single handedly.” Klout yelled loudly, “Just take her away from my eyes or I will kill her right here and right now.” He was teeming with anger. All of us had been fooled by a single woman- a power hungry, ruthless woman. Not demons not witches but one of us. Then Mary again shuddered and I felt the silky dress of Venzara brush against me as MAry howled, “What? What is happening? Why am I being held by the guards? Sir, the boys are at fault?” Mary cried as Venzara chuckled beside me. Klout slapped Mary hard and spoke, “You are going to be executed for your crimes. Take her away from my sight.” He barked and then also instructed the guards t
DacreHer earlier pitiful voice was replaced by her usual smug and arrogant expression for a while.“That was for what you did to my sister. Yes, my sister was one of the women you murdered and I have been keeping an eye on you ever since then.”Mary raised her hand to slap Mrs. Bryant as we all simply stared at the revelation, too confused to understand what was going on.A familiar voice spoke in my head, “Sorry, but this woman just drove me out of this hag’s body by startling me.”I scoffed.So, even the demoness could be startled.That was why Mary’s expression had suddenly changed.But then it went back to being all sorry and pitiful yet again as Mary continued, “Yes, I deserve all the hate. I have done awful things to get into power. At first, I wanted to be luna but Thaddeus was too dumb to take notice of me. He was busy fucking around women so that played in my favor. But then I realized he was not respected much so when one of the other elders of the pack got suspicious of me
DacreShe then turned to us, “what matters is what punishment you would give to these boys for violating dozens of our laws and putting the lives of every werewolf in jeopardy.”Mary droned on and on while I tried hard to maintain a stoic expression.My eyes flicked to Silas who was staring at her with a murderous expression.He mind linked to me, “how long are we going to sit quietly and let her sing hymns of our glorious betrayal to the werewolf kind?”I let out a sigh, “I want to find out if the council head is in this too.”“I mean yeah he is a shithead but would he really be involved in it?”Silas asked and I shrugged, “you never know”We fell silent as Mary presented her case in front of Klout who looked down at us with distaste.“Do you have anything to plead guilty to? I will not be impartial to you. It is against the council’s belief in fair justice.”I got up from the ground and looked him straight in the eye.“I and Silas were chosen for this mission from the get go and so
DacreSilas gave me an understanding look,“I think she mixed something in my food from time to time to make me sleep and then she would tell father of what a lazy son he had. He obviously believed her and I was caned and whipped on occasion.She told him that this was necessary for the future alpha to be strong and dominating.”“What?”This time it was Venzara who shrieked and I gave a humorless chuckle.“Yeah, I only remember bits and pieces of it. Thankfully, one elder saw her mixing something in my food and discovered it to be sleeping pills. Mary was thrown out and I never saw her again. I was too young to voice out my worries as everybody was extremely afraid of dad and his anger. Even the elders had to face his ire for whisking away Mary but somehow they got rid of her and dad just went to another woman I guess.”I completed and Silas patted my shoulder, “I…I never knew”That was all he could offer and I heard his voice crack.“I had pushed the memories of my childhood deep int
Dacre“Well, I have figured out a lot of things. Of how, you nearly killed all of the children my father had ever had, of how you poisoned those around my mother and made them abandon her, and of how you tried to take the position of luna in our pack as well.”If she was stunned by my revelation, she did not answer directly.“What rubbish? Your father asked me to be his luna, in fact, he was after me for years, begging me to take up the throne. I hear that he has still not gotten over me and goes from one brothel to another, looking for a woman to fuck or two.”She wheezed and I had a mad urge to smack her right in the face.Ignoring her accusations, I asked, “What do you know of the demon summonings? How are you involved in all of this?She drummed her fingers on a nearby tree trunk and replied, “I am an Inquisitor appointed by the Council head himself. I am here to investigate matters.”Before I could answer, Silas suddenly pointed at her and spoke, “I saw her face…in that file”Her
DacreI felt glad that I did not have to worry about Silas as Venzara and Yesmir would look after him.I increased my speed and tore through the bushes and wild patches of grass, thick shrubs, and thorny trees as the surrounding around me turned into a blur.Soon, the forest began to thin and I saw the first hint of yellow and dried grass that reached my ears.I immediately climbed a small hill to see where exactly we were. The windmill stood like a lone wolf in the distance and I let out a relieved sigh.I had been right about the direction though I had traveled there just once and that too through the road.Silas seemed to be floating in the air with a grumpy look as I feared Venzara was languidly roaming her fingers on him.I could only mind link to him and say, “Patience. We will be there in another twenty minutes or so”He only grunted in response and I stifled a chuckle as I tore through the long yellow grass.We were running through the open with no tall trees to camouflage us
DacreThe eyes looked hurt and I began walking towards a clearing a bit farther away from Silas.“Are you hungry?” I asked and she sniffed.“I don't know what to make of that reply” I answered honestly and I felt her eyes water.Damn, I had never imagined a demoness to throw a tantrum like a silly human teenage girl. But then women were a complicated species, one I had not even begun to comprehend.“Do you recall the last time I was fed?”I gave her an incredulous look. “You fucked Jake senseless. I thought that should keep you full for days”If I had meant to appease her, I managed to do the opposite.“I am not bound to Jake, I am bound to you…and Clarissa by definition.”I recalled the way Clarissa had offered her blood to Venzara who had sipped on her veins as if it was some exotic drink.“So?”“So, you both need to feed me from time to time or I have to look for nourishment elsewhere.”My eyes went wide at the thought of her and Clarissa making out.“You mean…you would…well, never
DacreThe girls left with Jake while I heard Venzara’s sigh as she neared us, both her and Yesmir were invisible but I knew she was around us.The way towards the mill was going to be a long one but we decided to simply turn into our werewolf selves and run towards the destination.I had never gone on a mission without Silas and running with him would make me feel better.Maybe his keen eyes would find out something I might have overlooked as a potential clue to the whereabouts of Mark and the other two men or maybe more occultists….and someone I wasn’t sure I wanted to meet again.I had a bag with my clothes stashed in it inside my car so I could always change into them when I reached it.With that thought, we both began walking toward the outskirts of the city so that we might change into our wolf forms and start running in our wolf forms.As we walked towards the outskirts, my phone beeped and I pulled it out of my pocket.I had received a text from Clarissa.We reached our tempora
DacreWas I a real pervert or was the demoness’ magic making me horny?No matter what was going on between the two of us, the fact remained that she was the daughter of a man who had threatened to rip me off of my title, my rights, my dream, and my pack… everything that mattered to me if I did not do as he asked.When I recalled the past, my fists clenched and I felt anger surge through me.But I threw one look at her and saw the look on her face. She seemed to be sad and lost in thought.I tried to lighten the mood as Shadow whispered of how much of a close friend she considered me to reveal her jealousy.My heart swelled with pride and something else twitched in my pants too but now was not the time to do anything.I was going to give her the sweetest experience and make her know that she was a Queen who could make any man swoon for her.And, then I thought of a wicked idea that made me rub my hands together in delight.“Is that why you were worrying about me sacrificing virgins? Ba