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
Leilani took us to a room at the end of the ground floor in the main wing of the house. The room had two small beds on opposite ends. There was a large table in the middle and a closet divided into two. There were a few pairs of clothes in each and other clothing articles like underwear. I sat on the bed that was not by the window, claiming it.“I want this bed,” Kat said, sitting on it as well. She looked haggard and worn out but her eyes bore a silent challenge. I smiled and stood up. “It’s alright, I’ll take the other one.”“The toiletries on the table will be shared,” Leilani announced. “You’ll both see how to split everything. I’ve made sure to put everything you need in the room. Unfortunately, I chose the clothes randomly so they may not fit perfectly but they’ll work. You’ll be having supper soon so I’m going to leave so you can get cleaned up.”“Thank you so much, Leilani.”“I’m just doing my work,” she told me before opening the door.When she was gone, I turned to Kat who
Jackson.Two days later, Bryson called to let me know that he had secured the mines and wanted me to go and check them out so that he could hand them to me, and I would return his son. I thought it was a trap because it was too soon. Those bandits couldn’t have surrendered their precious mines so easily. No one knew exactly how much gold and other minerals were in those mines, but the bandits had made a lot of money since settling there so it was safe to assume they were very profitable. Bryson had a very large army, but it was hard to believe that he had gained The Aldridge Mines in such a short time.“If anything goes wrong, we’ll kill your son.” I warned, after he assured me that he was telling the truth and wasn’t trying to trick me. We talked at length and I sent my mine over there to find out what was going on. They returned with a positive message so I decided to go and check it out with my beta Alexander and David, my most trusted guard plus a few others.The mines were specta
“What kind of drink are you making?” I asked Leanne Meyer. I had met Leanne and her best friend Kelly Ann when Sandra and I visited some pack members. After Kat ditched me to hang out with some guy, I had to look for familiar people to talk to. That’s how I ended up siting with the two girls at a table. People danced and drunk around us. It was already past eleven and a lot of people were already tipsy, some even drunk.“It’s a secret drink,” Leanne said, removing something from the pocket of her jacket. It was a small packet. Opening it, she poured the contents into the glass on the table. The contents of the glass changed from light yellow to green. Leanne used a straw to stir it, making the liquid darker. I glanced at Kelly Ann who was seated by my side. “Are you planning to kill someone?”Kelly Ann laughed, throwing her head back. She seemed drunk. “No, we’re going to seduce the alpha’s wolf.”“Shut up,” Leanne said, yelling at her friend.Kelly Ann laughed some more. “This drink
Jackson.I woke up on top of the hill, under a small tree. I was lying on the grass, right next to Kelsey. Someone had covered us with a grey blanket sometime in the night. It was probably one of my bodyguards as it was their duty. I stared into Kelsey’s calm face, and traced a finger along her thick brows. I remembered what had happened the last time we saw each other in human form. I had barely talked to her. I needed to apologize. Suddenly, her beautiful eyes opened. She smiled when our eyes met, and I smiled back. I placed my large arm on her waist and pulled her closer to me. It felt so good having her near after a long time. When Angie made me believe she was evil, I had tried to emotionally detach myself from her. Those days had been terrible. Now, I was feeling good because she was back in my arms and there were no hard feelings between us, at least on my side.“Good morning, baby.”She smiled. “Good morning. How are you feeling now?”“Perfect because you’re here with me. Thi
After Sandra and her sister left the pack to go on another adventure together, I was left lonelier than ever. Leilani was the only person who talked to me but she had a lot of work so I had to always let her go. Kat and Francesca had become best friends overnight and spent every time together. Sometimes I wondered if both of them were planning my downfall. Imagine watching your enemies grow closer to each other. Any sensible person would think they could easily plan something evil. Because of that, I spent most of my time in the library. Sometimes, I was not reading but looking through the vast catalogue and picking out the books that sounded interesting. That afternoon, I had piled up twenty books on the table. I was still looking for more when the door opened and Leilani walked in. It was almost lunch time so I figured she had come to invite me for it. “Hello,” I said. “Hey,” she said, picking up one of the books on the table. It was The Graveyard book by Neil Gaiman. “This look
“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