After hearing the voice in the darkness, I quickly opened the door and ran out. “I don’t mean any harm,” the voice said, making me stop a few metres away. I turned and watched as a man emerged from the church. He walked slowly which meant he was weak. The moon light was not so bright but I could tell the man was middle aged. “We can share the church today,” he said. “I’m homeless so I live here. I promise not to touch you, but if you’d prefer I can sleep outside and you take the inside”I shook my head. “No, I can’t do that to you.”“Then come in.”I hesitated before going closer to him. When I reached him, I noted he reeked a bit but he had a friendly face. He also looked too weak compared to me. After analysing him and feeling satisfied that I could defeat him in a fight, I accepted to go in with him. He closed the door. I was scared so I didn’t sleep a wink that night. Fortunately, the man kept his word and didn’t bother me at all. When I left the church the next morning, I gave
There was very small difference between Bryson and Jackson when it came to size, but Bryson looked bigger. His face was even sterner than Jackson’s, making him look more intimidating. He was seated behind his desk leaning back in his chair when we reached the door to the office. I paused when I saw him. He sat up straight.“Here she is,” the guard said, pushing me into the room. I walked in cautiously, staring warily at the big man watching me. I sat on the chair across from the terrifying alpha.“I hear you have information about Jackson King,” he began. “Before I listen to you, I wanna know who you are.”“My name is Kelsey Arlington,” I began. “I’m originally from Blue Moon Pack, but was sold to Midnight pack a few months ago as a slave. I got close to him, but things went wrong and he turned against me. I escaped last night.”“So why do you think you have something I might want to hear. As a slave, I don’t think you were privy to many issues. I don’t think you know anything I could
“Why don’t you be my mistress instead?” Bryson asked casually. He was leaning on the couch, his long and sturdy legs on the coffee table before him. I was on a small couch next to the one he was on. We were in one of his living rooms watching television together. Bryson was true to his word. He had set me up in one of the best guest rooms in the pack house. That did not mean I was happy being there, though. Bryson had a wife and kids who lived in the pack house with them. Although I had no interest in him, they didn’t seem to like me very much.“I’m not interested,” I told him, taking a sip of the orange juice in my hand.“Why not? I could make your life better than Jackson can. I’ll even help your family. Besides, I have more power, money and I’m better looking than your mate.”“I don’t care,” I told him truthfully. “You’re not the type of man I’d ever want to be with and I have no interest in taking second place in a man’s life. Have some respect for your wife and kids.”He sighed.
Bryson.At first, I thought Jackson King’s mate was a very smart woman. As time went one, I discovered she was just all other women. They couldn’t think clearly when emotions were involved. One small punishment from her mate had sent her running into the arms of his enemy, thinking she was better off that way. I laughed hard as I stared at the map in my hand. That stupid woman had jumped from the frying pan to the fire. I couldn’t wait to see her reaction when she found out that all I cared about was what I wanted not what she wanted.I wanted to destroy Jackson King, bring him down to his knees and take away everything he had including his fated mate. I was going to make him go through so much pain before finally killing him. Contrary to what I had told Kelsey, it was not easy to get information from members of Midnight Pack. I don’t know what Jackson gave them but his subjects were extremely loyal. You could torture them for weeks and they still wouldn’t reveal anything. In fact, w
Jackson.There were three attacks on my pack that day. At first, there were only two so I sent some of my men to defend the farm while led others to defend the town. I made the mistake of leaving the most important place of my pack with minimal security. And that was how everything collapsed.The truth is, I had never expected Bryson to launch a full blown attack on my pack. I never expected anyone else to do it as well. So when it happened, it was a shock, something I’d not prepared for. We had relaxed and had not thought of what we’d do in case of a battle.For a long time, I had been the one launching assaults on other packs. Since most of the packs around me were weak, I never actually thought they’d attack me. When I heard that Bryson had already taken over my pack house, I sat on the nearest seat, an abandoned metallic chair that belonged to the restaurant we had turned into our base.The attackers had retreated right before I was informed of the new development so there was no
Loud music awoke me from my afternoon nap. I sat up in bed for two minutes before getting up. Going to the bathroom, I washed my face. I dried and moisturized it before going back to the bedroom. I went to the closet and pulled out a cardigan which I wore before stepping out. The hallway was quiet but I could hear people yelling and singing along to the victory songs blasting through the speakers. I wondered what the fuss was all about.I had barely stepped on the grass when Janet, Bryson’s sister came and grabbed my arm. She dragged me towards a dancing group of young women.“What’s this all about?” I asked her.“We’re celebrating,” she yelled over the music.“Celebrating what?” I asked.“The defeat of Jackson King!” she yelled and the music suddenly stopped, making her words sound louder than she had intended.“Midnight Pack is now ours!” another girl chanted and the music went back on.“What the hell is going on?” I asked.Janet laughed and continued dancing. I nudged her but she j
Jackson.I was going to lose my pack, and I didn’t care. I had tried to think of all possible ways of stopping Bryson but none of them showed any promise of working out in my favour. Everything around me was collapsing and there was nothing I could do about it. The whole pack was looking up to me to find a solution and I was tired of it. This time I was going to disappoint them.I was in my entertainment room drinking with Mia and Francesca. I was on the couch and they were both seated on either side of me. I didn’t even care that I had no feelings for any of them. They wanted my company and I was going to let them have it. The table before us was lined with bottles of beer. A few minutes back, I had felt a kind of pain which meant only one thing. My mate was sleeping with another man. Kelsey had already disappointed me by selling me out to Bryson. It had hurt me so much, but clearly she was not done with her revenge. Maybe I deserved it. Her brother and many innocent people had died
My mind was blank. I was feeling numb as I stared at the white ceiling, wishing it could fall and crush land on me. Bryson had left the room with his camera man after violating me. I hadn’t made a move since the door closed. The physical pain was gone, but it was left with something worse. I felt broken, used and trashed. The tears had come and gone.As night fell, the room became dark but I didn’t get up. I didn’t need light. The worst part about my situation was that I had brought it upon myself. I was the one who handed herself to Bryson so I couldn’t blame anyone. I should have run, far away from Bryson and Jackson when I had the chance. It was too late now and I was stuck with a devil, worse than Jackson King. I had heard all kinds of things about Jackson but had never heard of him forcing himself on a woman. Bryson, on the other hand, had no moral compass. Thankfully, he had used condoms and I didn’t have to worry about having his child or getting any diseases he probably had.
“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