Jackson. I stared at the phone for a few minutes before picking up. “Hello?” A chuckle echoed from the other end of the line. “Hello Jackson King, I hope you’re ready for what’s about to happen to you.” The dread I had been feeling since the phone rang finally made sense. Nothing good could come from Bryson. Even when he feigned niceness, you could tell there was great evil inside him. “What do you want, Bryson?” I asked, trying to remain civil. All I wanted was to send that fool straight to hell. “Oh Jackson,” Bryson said before chuckling. “I called to warn you. You need to prepare for what’s about to come your way. I know you think you’re unbeatable but I’m very sure you will not survive this. It’s going to come in a way you least expect.” Dread washed over me but I did not feel scared of Bryson’s warnings. “It’s a shame that a man like you has time for this foolishness. You want to challenge me, do it like a man not a little boy. I don’t have time for these games. You know th
I thought I was going to die. My body was letting go, and I thought there was nothing I could do until I remembered the poisoned laced pocket knife I had stuffed in the pockets of the shorts I’d worn underneath my dress. My hands were weak by I managed to push my fingers into the pocket and retrieved it. With all my might, I suddenly stabbed him in the thigh. He was shocked and let go of me for a second. He quickly regained his bearings and grabbed me again, this time laughing. “Do you really think this tiny blade is going to stop me?” he asked, his hands reaching out to me. He grabbed my head and was about to snap my neck when the pain hit him. He twisted his face and went down on his good leg. He grabbed the blade and pulled it out of his thigh. Grabbing a shirt, I ran out of the room and put it on from outside. “What’s going on?” a petite sales woman came rushing towards the stalls. “There’s a man inside there. He wants to kill me.” I started running towards the door. I was abou
Jackson.“The cops have her,” David, one of my most trusted guards said.“Who?” I asked. I had a feeling it was Kelsey.“Miss Arlington,” he said. “She just got arrested, and is being accused of killing a man.”“What? When did this happen? Did she really kill him?”“I have no idea, sir but a man is certainly dead. The forensics team are carrying a body bag to their vehicle.”I sighed. “Well, he must have deserved it. I’ll go to the station right now. But wait, where is Angie and why didn’t she get back to me?”“She just returned to the shop and is asking random people questions. She had left Miss Arlington in the shop and gone down the street. She returned just as she was being pushed into the police car and didn’t do anything.”“Wow, okay. I’ll get to the station now. Thanks for the information.”Now I was convinced that Angie could not be trusted. This couldn’t be coincidental. I was pretty sure that young woman was planning my downfall. I tried to think of anything bad I had done t
From the time I laid eyes on him, I knew he was dangerous. Far more dangerous than Jackson King. Vlad Kosher was something else, and way more powerful. Although he was seated at the front of the car and I was behind, I could feel intense energy radiating from his body. I was sure every supernatural being could feel it from miles. This was no ordinary man and I had a feeling he was going to cause trouble. Earlier Jackson had spoken about him very well, but now it looked like he didn’t want to be near the man.Even I didn’t want to be near that man. The way he had looked at me had made me uncomfortable. I wondered if he couldn’t tell there was something between Jackson and I, or he had just chosen to ignore it. Had it been any other man, Jackson would have said something but he was fairly quiet during the ride. The man had an amused smile on his face the whole time, and I knew only evil thoughts were running through his mind. The two friends barely spoke all the way home, each lost in t
We didn’t bother closing the door after entering Jackson’s living room. Jackson pinned me against the wall and continued kissing me. With one hand on the wall, Jackson ran the other through my hair as he kissed me passionately. My hands ran through his back before moving to his chest and trying to remove his jacket. I wanted to feel more of him. He stood back to help me, our eyes met for a moment and we both smiled before our lips connected again. Moaning against his lips, I started to unbutton his shirt as his hands caressed my waist making me gyrate it against his lower section. I could feel his dxck pushing against his pants. I unbuckled his belt and let it out. Jackson lifted me against the wall and was about to thrust in when I shrieked. I felt his body stiffen and he paused.“What is it, baby?” he whispered against my ear. I love the feel of his breath fanning against my skin.“The door is wide open,” I told him. “Someone could come in and find us.”“Let them,” he said before t
Jackson.The room felt empty after Kelsey left, leaving me with my thoughts. If she couldn’t change her mind about our bond after the mind-blowing sex we had just had, nothing would. I remembered what had led us to that moment and anger started building up. I was starting to dislike Vlad very much after noticing the kind of attention he gave my mate. She was mine and I was not going to let him snatch her away. Vlad seemed like someone who would do anything possible to get what he wanted. He was quite like me in that aspect, which made me regret befriending him. Maybe people of similar temperaments were not supposed to be friends.Suddenly Annette walked in. She screamed and ran back out after seeing me naked. I chuckled and stood up, quickly putting on my boxers. I went to the door and looked out. There was no one so I closed it. My phone started ringing and I went to pick up my trousers. I searched the pockets for my phone. Speak of the devil. The call was from none other than Vlad,
The next two days were calm and quiet. The King Sisters spent a lot of their time checking on other pack members, so were not always at the pack house. Francesca and the other maids were always busy because we were getting more visitors than ever. Sometimes Sandra and Annett returned with their friends. Angie did not want to talk to me although she always gave me what I requested for. I tried to taunt her so she could say something, or even confess her involvement in my arrest but she remained quiet about it. It was Saturday and the pack house was buzzing with activity. Serval tables and decorations had been set up for a party that was going to happen that evening. Even I had joined in the frenzy, helping with the set up. There was a professional catering team handling the food preparation and everything related to it. It was going to be a huge party and all members of Midnight Pack were invited. After lunch, I decided to take a walk in the woods. The sun was shining bright but the
Jackson.Surprisingly, Vlad stuck to his word. After that afternoon, he never bothered Kelsey again. During the party, he turned his attention to my sister Annette who gladly welcomed it. I didn’t think he was the best man for her but Annette had been with worse men. At least Vlad was a friend so I didn’t have to worry about her getting into too much danger. I enjoyed the party. Kelsey did too, but she made sure to avoid me the whole time. I could tell she was worrying about something.Two days after the party, I was showing Vlad one of my livestock farms. We were in the kraal looking at the healthy cows I had when I received a call from David.“Something bad has happened,” he said.When David said that, I knew I needed privacy. Leaving Vlad inside, I went outside. “What’s going on?”“Do you remember the land we got from Black Swamp pack?”“Yes, we did plant some corn there. Last I checked, it was doing well.”“Yeah well. Everything was well until today.”“What has happened?”“They ki
“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