DacreClarissa went into the room and her parents helped her get in the bed. She looked a bit pale and tired.Talia who had just walked out of her room clapped her hands together and asked,“Oh, my lovely sister is back again! Great, welcome home”She cheered and gave Clarissa a bright smile. Clarissa smiled in return too and then her eyes flicked to me.I slowly stepped into the room as her father turned to look at me.“When you are well rested, please meet me in my office. I would like to have a word with you”I nodded my head. In response, her father placed a hand on my shoulder and tapped it gently.“Thank you”He spoke in a whisper and I gave him a small smile.“She is my… colleague. Of course, I had to help her” I answered making Talia giggle.Alpha Hayden walked out of the room and soon his wife followed suit. The sound of running water indicated that they had departed to their rooms for a nice long bath.Talia looked at me and then at her sister.She fondly caressed her and sa
DacreI drove towards the infirmary and reached its parking in thirty minutes. By now, I had gotten fairly acquainted with the roads of Rochester and those of Jundra. It felt as if this was part of home.I kept wondering about the shadow assassin leader and the assassin who had attacked me before but given me a warning and disappeared into the woods.I was so busy thinking about them that I did not even realize that I had reached the infirmary’s parking.Grendel’s voice rang in my head as she had requested me to free her master. I drummed my fingers on the steering, wondering how I would fulfill her wish yet not let him slide away.It would be a catastrophe to let the monster loose on the innocent werewolves. They did not deserve to be touched by him and get in his claws when they had recently escaped death.Their injuries were still fresh and their scars had not even scabbed.With that in mind, I got out of the car and went inside the infirmary. The doctors were mostly busy as some o
DacreGrendel let out a sigh and she stated, “Those vines holding the door contain blood..blood of his loved ones.Those who he held dear. He is entrapped in the door due to his own blood. To break out of a spell cast by using your own blood…that is nearly impossible.”I furrowed a brow.“But these vines, they seem to have grown wider and bigger. They are even…pulsating”I said as I looked at the vines intently.Grendel’s shoulders sagged further as she replied, “Blood witches and our masters are known to do some evil magic that is forbidden and against the laws of nature. We have to pay the price for that. So, the vines indicate the death of my master’s loved ones…they are fueled by their blood…so the vines are alive in a way yet dead…”I stared at her cluelessly.“What do you even mean? Speak English witch”I spoke as I rubbed my temple.“The vines are a living embodiment of my master’s loved ones. They died but they are still alive in the form of these vines. He would not want to h
DacreI only looked at her with a confused expression as she answered, “Well my master is not the most generous you know. He can become quite demanding at times”I raised an eyebrow at that and she extrapolated,“Well, my master got his followers not always through devotion. Some were forced to follow him and worship him. He is just one of the many beings who want to rule the-”’She started but cut off abruptly.“Grendel”I said in a warning tone and she shook her head and banged her hands on her ears.“Stupid loudmouthed fool”She kept blaming herself which made me ask,“Did he hurt someone you loved?”Her antics stopped as she looked at me with a grief stricken face.“I was naive, I thought power could only be achieved if you are strong. I sent hapless people his way and he used them and then discarded them. Even my little brother was not spared though hI kept praying to my master, kept begging to him to show mercy”This was getting interesting…very interesting.“Oh, then why would
DacreI walked out of the passageway and pretended to exit the hospital but I only hid behind one of the doors of a room.There was nobody here so it was easy to hide behind the darkness and blend in it. I peered at the master disciple duo as the multi eyed monster got out of the restrictions.Its body was divided into countless little balls each with eyes as it separated, fell out of the chains and vines, and plopped on the floor, squishing eerily.Then the balls neared each other before they joined a big mass to form the hideous monster again.The squelching sound of the monster made me want to puke but I kept my eyes glued on it. I had also dropped the small bowl with which I had summoned her and talked to the old witch.The little bowl had clamored to the floor with a bang but the witch had been too engrossed in watching her master.As soon as the monster was freed of the room, and out of the effect of the chains and veins, his body began to twitch.His body began to bubble up and
DacreLifting the chain from the ground, I held the two ends of it together and looked at the monster.“Come at me, you freak”I spat and we both advanced toward each other.Grendel cried, “But you had promised me to help him. I helped you save the life of your girl in exchange of freeing master.”I threw the chain high and it circled around the monster’s head.Grabbing the end of it, I went back and twisted the chain around his head and shouted, “ I did help him get free. He had stepped out of his room, that meant being free”Grendel cursed loudly, “you tricked me”I held on to the chains and pulled at them, choking the monster.“He stepped inside of his own volition, I tricked nobody”He began to thrash and throw his body around but I maintained my death grip on him.His eyes twitched as my legs kicked at them on the back, causing him more pain. He tried to howl but I was choking his windpipe, not letting him even breathe forget screaming in pain.So, that meant I was slowly gaining
DacreIt felt as if time had stopped when I saw Clarissa stand at the door, looking at me with those lovestruck eyes.My heart skipped a beat as she kept staring at me. Again, I was just in my towel, while she stood fully clothed in front of me. My voice came out as a choked message as I asked,“Hey, why are you up? You should be asleep.”I spoke to her in a what I assumed was a gentle tone and she replied, “I, uh, I heard the maid talk to someone and I knew you were not home….so..”“So?”I probed.She hesitated a bit and pushed a few loose strands of hair behind her hair, “so, I thought I should check if you are back…and…if you are hurt”The way her voice cracked when she asked about my well-being made my heart both swell with pride and ache at the same time.My eyes flicked to her lips which were trembling a bit and I just wanted to claim her for myself. It had been an eternity since I had kissed those lips of hers.My wolf wanted to take her to bed right now but I held him back.
(A month later)DacreClarissa had healed by now and the month had been quiet. I had opened up my heart and soul to her and claimed her.Though, I still had to make it public. She was wolfless and I was mateless.Though I had admitted my love for her, and the euphoria of having given in to our desires subsided, the glaring truth was still unchanged.We had a bigger responsibility to our packs than our love for each other and we both knew that we could very well have different mates. She could awaken her wolf a bit late and then suddenly find out that Jake was her mate.That guy had been her childhood friend and though she had admitted to kissing him just because she had been missing me, the fact remained that she had wanted to go to him.That he was the guy she thought of when she wanted love.And the thought made me feel extremely jealous. I was not sure if her dad would agree to our union. He would definitely not want his baby girl far away from his eyes.Plus my dad’s reputation o
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