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
DacreI turned the headlights of the car on after I began driving the muddy road that was now becoming like a hairpin with loads of twists and turns.After what seemed like an eternity, I saw something in the distance. A tall building that was sticking out from the rest like a sore thumb.It appeared to be an abandoned windmill, not a house or anything else. A pale yellow light flickered on top of it. I felt relieved that I was not going to get lost here for eternity and cranked up the ignition as I wanted to get near the place as soon as possible.However, as a caution, I turned off the lights so as to not scare away the demon summoners if they were lurking around and preparing for the ritual.I parked the car a bit farther from the place and drove as slowly as possible to not let them hear me. The tall yellow grass worked as an ideal cover and I parked my car behind one of the many abandoned houses that were on either side of the small street.This place looked like an epidemic had
DacreThe being kicked at Yesmir again and it began to wither and move.I felt my eyes were definitely not working which is why I blinked and rubbed them but the scene in front of me did not change.Yesmir wailed and the being in front of me slapped him hard, making the sack that was covering his face, fall away.Yesmir placed a hand on his cheek and to my horror, I saw that the hand was green, just like the rest of his body.Most importantly, he looked small and fragile…as if he was a newly born baby and not a grown up demon.My mind began to work furiously as Yesmir pleaded in a hoarse voice, “please…don't”He said but the being whom I assumed to be a male occultist slapped Yesmir again who sobbed bitterly.“Don’t argue”The occultist spat on Yesmir’s face as the demon child sobbed bitterly.There was no doubt that Yesmir wasn’t human or any other supernatural creature. As far as I knew, no vampire, werewolf, or other living creature was green in color, had no hide or fur on its bod
DacreDamn, I thought as I recalled that they would be definitely referring to me.“Car?” Greg asked sharply and the second man answered, “Yes but don't worry, the car, and the driver seemed to be lost. Probably a young man who had wanted to take a long drive had somehow driven through this offbeat road. But, rest assured, we checked and did not see any car around.”Greg thought about it and scratched his chin for a moment before dismissing the idea of a lurker.“Probably it was some random travelers”I let out a breath I did not even realize I was holding and then threw the stone as far as my hand could go.The stone luckily hit something as the loud clang resounded through the empty windmill, amplifying the voice.The noise alerted everybody and even Yesmir stopped crying for a second. “What was that?”Greg asked sharply and the four men hurried outside to look for the source of the noise. Then I picked another stone and threw it outside the small window.To my luck, it hit some ti
Dacre“Who are you spying for? Who is your master?”He asked but Clarissa fumbled, “M-master?”Greg slapped her when she asked the question as he felt that she was feigning ignorance.The noise of the slap rang through the empty room and my blood boiled. She placed her hand on her cheek that had angry fingermarks of Greg who had slapped her hard, turning half of her face red.A bit of blood trickled down her forehead and she placed another hand on her head.“Who are you all and what are you doing?” She asked and the four men laughed.Greg scooted down and looked at her menacingly, “We were calling over a friend for dinner and wanted to cook a delicious plate of food. But food came walking towards us.”He said and laughed loudly, his laughter bouncing off the walls. The others joined too and Clarissa got up from the ground, shaking with anger.I had expected her to cower in fear but she simply got up and gritted her teeth, “Food, my foot”Saying so, she raised her hand and slapped Greg
Dacre“Who are you spying for? Who is your master?”He asked but Clarissa fumbled, “M-master?”Greg slapped her when she asked the question as he felt that she was feigning ignorance.The noise of the slap rang through the empty room and my blood boiled. She placed her hand on her cheek that had angry fingermarks of Greg who had slapped her hard, turning half of her face red.A bit of blood trickled down her forehead and she placed another hand on her head.“Who are you all and what are you doing?” She asked and the four men laughed.Greg scooted down and looked at her menacingly, “We were calling over a friend for dinner and wanted to cook a delicious plate of food. But food came walking towards us.”He said and laughed loudly, his laughter bouncing off the walls. The others joined too and Clarissa got up from the ground, shaking with anger.I had expected her to cower in fear but she simply got up and gritted her teeth, “Food, my foot”Saying so, she raised her hand and slapped Greg
ClarissaGreg’s voice boomed through the small hall and I froze. His knife was placed against my skin and he had even pressed it hard enough to make me feel a bit of red blood stain on its tip.I raised my hands in surrender and he ordered his men to tie Dacre up. Dacre was going to resist but I had a plan in mind. I only gave him a look as if to say, ‘Let’s take it slow’Dacre shoved one of the men off and was about to hit another one but I shouted, “Stop or they will really kill me.”I pleaded and Dacre gave me a confused look. I rolled my eyes at him, begging him to stay put for a while, and thankfully he listened to me. He stopped resisting the men who quickly sprang into action as they went out and found ropes to tie me down. I did not resist for the fear of seeing Clarissa get hurt. I let them tie my hands behind my back and tie my legs together. It would not even take me a minute to turn into my wolf and let go of these puny little bondages.“Now, let us continue with what we
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