Jackson.She knocked again. Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath. Kelsey was my mate and I was not yet convinced enough to want to kill her. “Give her a benefit of doubt,” my wolf Kai said in my mind. It seemed he was not convinced with the evidence provided. I, on the other hand, had lost all trust of Kelsey. I wondered if she had come to finish me completely. Had she accepted me as my mate because she wanted to use sex as a weapon?“Not today, Satan.” I muttered.“Did you say something?” Kelsey asked from the other side of the door. Her voice was sweet as ever. In the past few weeks, I had craved to hear that voice every day, but now I wanted it as far from me as possible.Standing up, I went and threw the door open. She smiled upon seeing me and tried to hug me but I raised my hand and pushed her back. My chest was aching but I had to let her go. “I do not want to see your face right now.”“What’s wrong?” she asked, looking so innocent. No wonder I had been fooled. She had a face
The poison Ken ingested was so strong. The pack healer and witch tried their best but he didn’t make it. I did not feel any pain from his death because I didn’t like him at all after what he had done to me. His death made me a bit sad, though. I think that was mostly because of Jackson who I pitied. He may not have had a close relationship with his brother but I was sure there was a connection between them. That was why I wanted to go and comfort him.He had seen me but was walking away. It annoyed me but I kept going, hoping to reach him before he went into the administration block with his beta. I was about to catch up with them when I saw his beta coming towards me. I stopped walking and waited to hear what he had to say.Without a word, he grabbed my wrist and called out. “Guards!”Two guards were instantly by my side. “Take her back to the slave house.”He let go of my wrist and the guards each grabbed a hand. “What’s going on?” I asked, trying to pry my hands away from the stron
Room 24 was a small, cramped space. There was a thin mattress on a tiny bed in the corner. A small wooded stool was on the side of the bed and two brown dresses were on top of it. The concrete floor was rough and dirty. There was a small high window covered by a wooden shutter. As soon as she opened the door, Mia pushed me into the room while laughing. “Ah Ketty, I think we found the perfect workout prop,” Mia told her new friend who nodded in agreement.“What do you want?” I asked. Mia’s fist connected with my nose, and I winced. I placed a palm on my face and looked down to protect it. Mia kept hitting me everywhere she could but I just stood there, waiting for her to get done with it. She kicked me on the butt.“What the hell is wrong with you?” she asked when he assault on me was done. “Why aren’t you fighting back?”I sighed and looked up, blood flowing from my nose to my dress. “You’re still angry at me for what happened last time. I think it’s fair to let you get your revenge
Jackson. Regardless of everything that had happened, Ken remained my brother which was why I planned him a funeral befitting of the alpha’s son. He was my half-brother, birthed by a woman called Elena who came from White Flower Pack, over two hundred kilometres away from hours. Elena had ended up getting shunned from her pack because she had a baby out of wedlock with a man whose identity she didn’t reveal until his death five years back. By then, the boy was fifteen. He was angry at his mother for not letting him know his father when they still had time. He was angry at me because I had laid the trap that led to my father’s place so I could take his position. By then, the whole pack had been crying for mercy after my father made everyone’s life a living hell. He was a monster, but Ken knew nothing of that. He had never Esperance my father’s torment so he couldn’t have imagined what it was really like, which was why he hated my guts. But at the end of the day, he was still my fat
There were nine people standing around me, getting closer each passing second. There were four girls and five boys. Mia stood up next to her friend Ketty and the other girls. I noticed the atmosphere in the large room had changed, becoming tenser. I glanced around and saw that everyone was staring at us. “What’s going on?” I asked.Ketty stepped forward and smiled at me. “Mia is our leader, and we will make you pay for what you have done.”“What the-Someone grabbed my hair from behind and pulled it, forcing me to bend my head backwards. Ketty lifted her hand and slapped me across the cheek. I was about to lift my right hand to slap her when someone grabbed it. Another person grabbed my hand. I looked around wondering why no one was doing anything. They were all watching as if we were acting a play. There was nothing playful about what was about to happen.For the first time since I had returned to the slave house, I was afraid. What if they really decided to kill me? Ketty stepped b
Jackson.The funeral started early. The first part took place at a church in Fine Meadows town. Although we as werewolves didn’t believe in some of the things preached in Christian churches, we occasionally participated in church events and went there to blend in. there were a few humans who knew of the existence of supernatural creatures in fine meadows and other places, but most of them did not know. We tried to keep our secret as well as we could.After the church, Ken was buried and we went to the reception where more people were invited. The reception was taking place in the pack house grounds. Alphas from all neighbouring packs were invited. Bryson who was from another region decided to show up as well. I knew it had nothing to do with Ken. All he wanted was to sniff around to find out if his son was nearby. I wasn’t naïve so I had the boy moved to another place the day before. I assigned a number of guards to watch Bryson and his men’s movements to make sure they did not go an
Seeing that Jackson was gone, I decided to return to the dinning hall and finish my food. My food was still there on the table. It was cold but I had to eat it if I did not want to starve all night long. The dining room was mostly deserted by that time as most people had gone back to their rooms. There was a group of four on one table; two girls and two boys. In the corner was a girl with dark eyeliner and mascara. She was reading a book that had a picture of a ghost on the cover. When I looked in her direction, she placed the book on the table and stared at me, as if to scare me. Sighing, I turned back to my tasteless food and continued stuffing sizable amounts in my mouth. The room was quiet save from the noise coming from the group at the table. After finishing my food, I went to my room and removed the blood stained cloth I was wearing. Changing into the other dress, I went and washed the dirty one in the bathroom. I found a bucket under the sink and used it to rinse out the blo
Jackson.Angie looked defiant as ever. Her sharp blue eyes stared me down as I sat on the stool in front of the chair she was tied to. It seemed there was nothing that could break her spirit. David had tried all things, but she bore the pain like a robot. It was like she didn’t feel anything at all. And to think I had once thought she was one of the sweetest people I’d ever met. Turns out she was a devil with the face of an angel, and those are the worst kinds of devils.“I think you should kill me,” Angie said. “It’s the only way you’re gonna have peace. As long as I’m here, you will always be playing my games. Did you find out more?”“Kelsey Arlington was never working with Ken, was she?”Angie smiled. “You’re a bright one. Yes, Kelsey didn’t even know Ken until the day they met in the pool.”I decided to ignore the image that came to mind at the mention of that. “You were working with Ken. Why did you want to help him kill me?”“You’re a dictator,” she began. “You do whatever you w
“What are we going to do about her?” I asked Jackson thirty minutes after he kicked out Francesca. I shuddered when I remembered the madness in the woman’s eyes. It was clear that she would never accept that Jackson wasn’t hers. I used to think she was just obsessed but it turned out she was also delusional. Something wasn’t right in that crazy brain of hers. Jackson poured the water into the glass and gave it to me before putting the jug back in the fridge. We were standing by the kitchen counter.“I don’t know,” he said. “What I know is she’ll be leaving the pack house today. I’ve asked them to take her to a secure place as I plan on what to do. “I can’t have her here because she’s a danger to you. I’ve always known she didn’t like you but didn’t think she’d go to the extent of wanting to kill you. I cannot tolerate that.”I went and hugged him. “Thank you so much. Truthfully, I don’t think I can feel safe with her around.”“I know.”I heard those words in my mind. With narrowed ey
I smiled when I felt the hand move from my wrist to my waist. His other hand joined the first one. A wave of delicious heat travelled from my waist to my core, and I felt my nicker getting wet. I moaned as I looked up. Jackson angled his head to the side and kissed me on the lips.“Hey,” I said when his lips met mine. I looked around and saw that people had moved further from us. He was hugging me from behind and I just wanted to collapse in his arms. My heart was beaming with joy as my wolf danced around in my head.“Let’s get out of here,” he said.“Sure.”Jackson took my hand and we walked out of the yard, several eyes staring at us. We entered through one of the side doors and went straight to the elevator. He didn’t wait for the door to close. Jackson pushed me against the wall and kissed me. The kiss was rough and fast, a testament to our starvation. As he kissed me, one of his hands went down and pulled my dress up as he touched my core, rubbing in rough circles. By the time we
I spent the next two weeks avoiding Jackson. I had returned to my room in the servant’s quarters and asked Francesca to give me roles that didn’t involve serving the alpha directly and she obliged which made it easier to avoid running into Jackson. Jackson did not also bother to look for me so the distance between us grew each day. Thankfully, I never felt any mating related pain which made me happy. At least he was not sleeping with Mia or any other woman.Kat left the day after the celebration. I’d never seen her so happy. She promised to help me repair the relationship with my parents and she fulfilled it. Two weeks after Kat had left, my mother arrived at Midnight Pack and asked for me. We hugged for what seemed like hours by the swimming pool, crying and talking about how we missed each other. “I’ve tried to talk to your father,” she said. “He’s coming around but you’ll have to give him some time. Losing Edmund took a toll on him. Edmund had been prepared to be the heir. He may
The warriors surrounded Vlad while others went to lift their alpha and quickly carried him away. Vlad turned his attention to the guard holding the torch and made him fall to the ground. Suddenly, he was invisible which made it easy for him to escape the guards. He returned to where we were and told us to hold his hands. We did and started running towards the outer boundary. We hit it and stumbled back.“Shit!” Vlad said. “This seems to have been reinforced since Bryson took over. That bastard.”“They’re going to try to escape but won’t be getting anywhere. Michael, run to the pack house and get more torches. Suddenly, we heard two distinct howls and the guards all went down on one knee, their faces adopting sombre looks. My eyes widened.“Bryson is dead!”Vlad smiled. “Yes. I knew he would die. I added black magic to that silver bullet. It had to take him down.”Forgetting about us, the guards started running back towards the pack house.“We need to get Jackson!” Vlad said and let g
“Let’s go into the woods,” Maran suggested, running from the yard towards the back yard.“Okay,” I said, following him at a high speed.“Get AJ right now!” Bryson yelled and guards started running around in different directions. Running while holding another person’s hand made things complicated but we managed to reach the wooded area quickly.We did not stop until we were over five hundred metres away from the pack house and deep in the woods.“I think we’ll find Vlad in the caves,” I told Maran. “Let’s go there.”Suddenly, a portal appeared in front of us and Vlad stepped out of it. “It’s really you!” Maran exclaimed. “I’ve read a lot about you. I couldn’t believe it when I heard you had come back to life.”“You’ll have enough time to worship me later,” Vlad was still as cocky as ever. “Do you know how to reverse the Xiang Xiang spell?”“Anna Jiang taught me,” Maran said. “But I’ve never done it practically. All I know is the theoretical part.”“That’ll have to do,” Vlad said. “Now
I let Bryson do whatever he wanted with me for two days. I stayed silent and pretended to be unmoved while planning my next move. Quietly, I studied Bryson and the new staff in the pack house. I had no idea where Francesca and Kat were but was glad I didn’t have to run into them. By the third day, I was ready to set Maran free. I chose to do it on that day because Bryson was around which meant that his guards wouldn’t be watching me like hawks.I failed to get my hands on a good weapon so I settled for the small dagger I found under Bryson’s bed. The only decent thing Bryson had done was not sleeping in Jackson’s bed. Of course he didn’t do it out of respect but because he found Jackson disgusting. As if! While Bryson dined and wined with his loud mouthed friends in the living room at 4pm, I snuck out of my room. The main hallway of the second floor was empty and so was that of the first floor. It was almost too easy. It made me wonder if I was being set up. What if Bryson had someho
The person’s scent was familiar but I couldn’t place it. All of a sudden, he let go of me. I thought I was about to come face to face with Bryson or one of his guards. To my relief, it was Vlad.“How did you find me?” I asked, trying to study him in the dark cave. My super eyesight was enabled me to identify him but I couldn’t see him very well.“I’m one of the most powerful witches in the world,” he said. “I tracked you.”“What do you want from me?”“I want you to surrender to Bryson Miller.”I gasped. “What? Do you want to get me killed?”He shook his head. “No. Bryson won’t kill you. If he wanted to kill you, he’d have done it already. He wants to use you to make Jackson jealous and made. That’s all. “That man raped me,” I said. “I can’t go near him again.”“I’m sorry that happened to you, but do you have an idea how many women he’s raping now? The man even undergoes for minors. Do you understand now how important it is for him to be stopped?”“Yes, I do and I wish to stop him but
Thankfully, the information had not yet reached the motel. Betsy the girl who ran it was shocked when I decided to check out at night. I refused to reply her questions and told her to keep the money I had already paid for that night. I didn’t find a taxi so I ran to the high way and began walking along it. About ten minutes later, a truck appeared. It was going the opposite direction so I crossed the road and stopped it. “Hey, where are you going?” a man looked out of the window.“Midnight Pack,” I said.It was the safest place for me at that time. I didn’t intend to give myself up for Bryson but to hide in the one place he wouldn’t think of looking. Bryson knew that I had run away. He also knew that the people of Midnight Pack would surrender me if they found me. Therefore he wouldn’t think I’d do to hide there. Running to other packs was more dangerous for me. When I arrived at my pack, I paid the kind truck driver and alighted near the forest. Stepping into it, I ran as fast as I
For the first time in my life, I was truly alone. The whole world had turned against me and I couldn’t think of anyone who loved or wanted to be with me. My family and pack mates had watched in silence as I was banished from home once again. The first time I left, I had a plan but this time there was nothing in mind. I had no idea where to go. I walked towards our small town. I was about to reach when I met my cousins Hans and Jerry.“Look who we have here,” jerry sneered, standing in my way. I was in no mood to talk so I tried to move out of the way but he grabbed my wrist. “What are you doing here, you killer?”“I’m not a killer,” I defended myself.“You probably killed Edmund and lied about it,” Hans said.Hans and Edmund were 17 and 18 respectively. I wasn’t about to let them disrespect me. “Could you please leave me alone? I’ve been banished from the pack and vie got to get out of here.”“What do you have here?” Hans asked, ripping my bag from my hands.“Hey, give it back!”He ra