Jackson.The party was loud and wild, as expected from most college parties. The young students danced, yelled, drunk and did a lot of inappropriate things under the cover of the woods. Large speakers had been set up outside the cabin and light bulbs placed high up on the branches of some of the trees. Vlad and I watched from a far, having attached a camera to one of the security bulbs. Of course we had not gone near the party. Vlad had compelled one of the human kids to do his bidding during the day. We turned away when a young couple started kissing directly under the cameras view. I grabbed my bottle of beer and gulped it, before looking through the window. The woods on either side of the road were silent. Nothing seemed to move inside them.โThere he is,โ Vlad said, taking my attention back to the camera. โThatโs Brysonโs son.โโJackpot!โ I said. We had been informed he would be there, but wanted to make sure before we attacked. The young man had his fatherโs dark hair but his w
Jackson.โI heard sheโs ready to talk,โ I said, entering the torture room.โShe is,โ David told me. Angie who was now lying down after being chained to the wall sat up on her own. She looked weaker than last time thanks to Davidโs torture measures which he had learnt from yours truly. I was happy to see that she had finally come to her senses. For a full week, she had been stubborn. At one point, she had frustrated me so much I nearly killed her. Had it not been for David, she would have been dead and buried by that time.I was about to sit down when Francesca burst into the room. David immediately grabbed and restrained her.โWhat do you want?โ I inquired, annoyed about the interruption.โItโs your brother,โ Francesca said breathlessly. โI think he was poisoned. Heโs losing breath.โโDavid, call Jane and Linda. Get her out of here.โWhat did Francesca think I could do? First of all, Ken and I harboured a mutual dislike for each other. While I would never kill him, I wouldnโt feel sa
I had never realised just how big Midnight pack was until I went visiting some of the households with Sandra. There were so many people, some of them wholesome families. Before, I thought Jackson was a dictator who ruled his pack with an iron fist. But as I talked with the pack, I realised that all the members were really close to each and loved their alpha. The way Jackson treated his pack was very different from how he treated outsiders which was why they liked him so much.Mrs. Atkins was a middle aged woman who ran a flower shop with her daughter Lena. She was very happy to have Sharon at her home and they shared many stories about Jackson. The things I heard made me see a very different side of Jackson, a side I had thought never existed. Apparently Mrs. Atkins had been their nanny while they were growing up. When her services were no longer required, she used her savings to start a flower shop which was doing quite well thanks to her hardworking daughter.โI hope that her mate w
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. โGive her a benefit of doubt,โ 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?โNot today, Satan.โ I muttered.โDid you say something?โ 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. โI do not want to see your face right now.โโWhatโs wrong?โ 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 didnโt make it. I did not feel any pain from his death because I didnโt 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. โGuards!โTwo guards were instantly by my side. โTake her back to the slave house.โHe let go of my wrist and the guards each grabbed a hand. โWhatโs going on?โ 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. โAh Ketty, I think we found the perfect workout prop,โ Mia told her new friend who nodded in agreement.โWhat do you want?โ I asked. Miaโs 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.โWhat the hell is wrong with you?โ she asked when he assault on me was done. โWhy arenโt you fighting back?โI sighed and looked up, blood flowing from my nose to my dress. โYouโre still angry at me for what happened last time. I think itโs 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 alphaโs 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 didnโt 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 fatherโs place so I could take his position. By then, the whole pack had been crying for mercy after my father made everyoneโs life a living hell. He was a monster, but Ken knew nothing of that. He had never Esperance my fatherโs torment so he couldnโt 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. โWhatโs going on?โ I asked.Ketty stepped forward and smiled at me. โMia is our leader, and we will make you pay for what you have done.โโWhat 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
โWhat are we going to do about her?โ I asked Jackson thirty minutes after he kicked out Francesca. I shuddered when I remembered the madness in the womanโs eyes. It was clear that she would never accept that Jackson wasnโt hers. I used to think she was just obsessed but it turned out she was also delusional. Something wasnโt 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.โI donโt know,โ he said. โWhat I know is sheโll be leaving the pack house today. Iโve asked them to take her to a secure place as I plan on what to do. โI canโt have her here because sheโs a danger to you. Iโve always known she didnโt like you but didnโt think sheโd go to the extent of wanting to kill you. I cannot tolerate that.โI went and hugged him. โThank you so much. Truthfully, I donโt think I can feel safe with her around.โโI know.โI 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.โHey,โ 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.โLetโs get out of here,โ he said.โSure.โJackson 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 didnโt 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 servantโs quarters and asked Francesca to give me roles that didnโt 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. Iโd 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. โIโve tried to talk to your father,โ she said. โHeโs coming around but youโll 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.โShit!โ Vlad said. โThis seems to have been reinforced since Bryson took over. That bastard.โโTheyโre going to try to escape but wonโt 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.โBryson is dead!โVlad smiled. โYes. I knew he would die. I added black magic to that silver bullet. It had to take him down.โForgetting about us, the guards started running back towards the pack house.โWe need to get Jackson!โ Vlad said and let g
โLetโs go into the woods,โ Maran suggested, running from the yard towards the back yard.โOkay,โ I said, following him at a high speed.โGet AJ right now!โ Bryson yelled and guards started running around in different directions. Running while holding another personโs 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.โI think weโll find Vlad in the caves,โ I told Maran. โLetโs go there.โSuddenly, a portal appeared in front of us and Vlad stepped out of it. โItโs really you!โ Maran exclaimed. โIโve read a lot about you. I couldnโt believe it when I heard you had come back to life.โโYouโll have enough time to worship me later,โ Vlad was still as cocky as ever. โDo you know how to reverse the Xiang Xiang spell?โโAnna Jiang taught me,โ Maran said. โBut Iโve never done it practically. All I know is the theoretical part.โโThatโll have to do,โ Vlad said. โNow
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 didnโt 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 wouldnโt 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 Brysonโs bed. The only decent thing Bryson had done was not sleeping in Jacksonโs bed. Of course he didnโt 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 personโs scent was familiar but I couldnโt 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.โHow did you find me?โ I asked, trying to study him in the dark cave. My super eyesight was enabled me to identify him but I couldnโt see him very well.โIโm one of the most powerful witches in the world,โ he said. โI tracked you.โโWhat do you want from me?โโI want you to surrender to Bryson Miller.โI gasped. โWhat? Do you want to get me killed?โHe shook his head. โNo. Bryson wonโt kill you. If he wanted to kill you, heโd have done it already. He wants to use you to make Jackson jealous and made. Thatโs all. โThat man raped me,โ I said. โI canโt go near him again.โโIโm sorry that happened to you, but do you have an idea how many women heโs raping now? The man even undergoes for minors. Do you understand now how important it is for him to be stopped?โโYes, 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 didnโt 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. โHey, where are you going?โ a man looked out of the window.โMidnight Pack,โ I said.It was the safest place for me at that time. I didnโt intend to give myself up for Bryson but to hide in the one place he wouldnโt 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 wouldnโt think Iโd 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 couldnโt 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.โLook who we have here,โ 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. โWhat are you doing here, you killer?โโIโm not a killer,โ I defended myself.โYou probably killed Edmund and lied about it,โ Hans said.Hans and Edmund were 17 and 18 respectively. I wasnโt about to let them disrespect me. โCould you please leave me alone? Iโve been banished from the pack and vie got to get out of here.โโWhat do you have here?โ Hans asked, ripping my bag from my hands.โHey, give it back!โHe ra