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The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 21
Chapter 21Jessica's POV I started missing all of them as soon as I walked through the doors of my house. Bambi was already there, watching TV with a man to her side. "Oh! Jessica you are back ? She asked , before turning to introduce me to the man with her.This is Theo, Theo, this is Jessica." Bambi said, Theo smiles, "hey, nice to meet you." I give him a small wave, "nice to meet you too." Bambi's smile shows off her slightly crooked teeth, making me remember the story about how she's always wanted braces but could never afford them. "I have to tell you what Leo did at work the other day. It was so funny! We got this bitch of a customer and she just had it out for him, she kept yelling at him and calling him a little man. Boy! I was laughing my ass off." She rambles on with her story, making me laugh. "I mean...he is a little man. Stupid little man. "Did you two have a good time?" I keep the conversation going. She tells me all about her stay with Theo. Apparently, they hav
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 22
Chapter 22Ethan's POV The witch we're meeting up with today has lineage within my family. Her ancestors have been in close ties with my family for generations so I'm glad she's agreed to helping us out. "Emily, nice to see you." I greet her with a handshake. Her short white hair and thin arched eyebrows show wisdom. "Hello, dear. My family has books about you and your family. It's an honor to finally see the man described on paper.” Her voice shakes, showing her age. I smile and follow her into her small home. It smells strongly of sage and herbal things all mixed together. "Someone, please take this box. It's freaking me out." Jordan complains. I carefully grab the box between the thin blanket, protecting my skin from the contact. "I was wanting to know if you knew anything about this.” I slowly set the box on the table. Her blue eyes scan the box, making the wrinkles in her forehead become more prominent. "Where did you find this?" She asks, inspecting it closely. "We're i
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac Chapter 23
Chapter 23Ethans POV Speeding past traffic, surpassing the speed limit, running stop signs and red lights. I just need to get to her. "Did she seem hurt?" Jordan asks from the back seat. "She sounded a little shaken up, but I don't know." As I drive, I think about what I'll do to the person, or people, who put Jessica in harm's way. I will make them suffer, plucking out their teeth one by one, ripping their fingers off their hands...so many evil thoughts. The hospital comes into view, making me park the car crookedly, taking up more than just one spot. All three of us run into the hospital using our human speed to not seem suspicious. "We're looking for someone, her first name is Jessica." I told the receptionist. "Okay, last name?" She begins typing on her computer with her obnoxiously long nails. She clicks and clacks on the keyboard, adding to my already steaming anger. I turn to Jordan and Jacob hoping one of them will know her last name. How could I have never asked he
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 24
Chapter 24Jessica's POV "Love, I don't know how to tell you this-” "She's dead, isn't she?” I blurt, cutting him off. My best friend is dead. She's gone, I saw her eyes. More burning tears roll down my cheeks, making my eyes itch. "No, love," he holds me closer to him, "take a breath and tell me what happened." What do you mean, no? "We came home and we accidentally left the door unlocked when we left for w-work. Someone was in the-here and...and they got her. I only heard her scream one time and when I checked on her, she was..li-like that.” I try my hardest to explain without stuttering or crying, to no avail. He brushes his fingers against my back to try to soothe me. “Okay, love. Okay." He hugs me tighter to his chest. My arms wrap around him and tightly hold onto his shirt, probably creating so many wrinkles. "She's changed.” He says softly. I wiped my eyes, did I hear him properly? “What do you mean?" Lips gently press against my forehead, "she's a newborn now, lov
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 25
Chapter 25Jacob's POV Bambi is happy to have all the blood she could wish for. It's not normal for us to just feed any random thing but I guess since Bambi cares about her so much, she's fallen under our wing and we will teach her everything. Hopefully she's not like Jordan, if we have two controlled so easily by blood lust, it'll be hell. "Why am I like this?" She breathes heavily between sips of the blood bag, sitting on the concrete floor. “Tell me what you remember.” Ethan ignores her question, asking his own instead. "We walked into the house, I was stumbling around because my foot was burned pretty bad," she looks at her foot and removes the bandages quickly, "it's gone. It was just here, I swear!" I kneel in front of her, "you're going to heal quicker than a human can now.She scoffs, "normal?" Her eyebrows scrunch, "how is any of this normal?" “Watch your tone.” Ethan warns her, watching her cower slightly and sip on more of the blood. "I'm scared." She admits, laying
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac Chapter 26
Chapter 26Ethan's POV Talking with Bambi made Jessica feel a lot better. Even though it's been a few hours, she’s still so energized and bubbly. I love it. She's been talking about exploring the house a little more, but she was surprised to find Jordan's art room that's filled with all his oil and water color paintings. We've shown her most of the rooms, just not two. The playroom, and the red room. I know she said she would try BDSM but I don't know how into it she'd be. Even though Jacob and Jordan are out and they're the doms, I feel like I should just see her reaction. "Come, love. Let me show you one more room." I say as I lead her through the steps and up to the second floor. Before we reach the maid and butler quarters, the playroom is in the middle of us and them. That way she can be heard at all times in little space and all the workers know to cater to her every want and need as well as to protect her if she needs protecting. "Where are we going?" She giggles as I
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac Chapter 27
Chapter 27One of Alex's guards was quick to hand him his gun and he slowly made his way to my parents. Their eyes widened and I could see how afraid they were, it seemed like they were going to break apart in any of the next few seconds. The shaky movements of my mother's hands and her eyes taking a glance at the door told me something that had gone in her mind and she made my assumption come true when she took off to run to the doorway. Bang! The sound of the bullet being fired by Alex's gun was all that was heard throughout the entire hall before a blood-curdling scream broke through mom's throat. She fell to the ground, crying in pain and my eyes noticed the blood that gushed out of the wound on the back of her leg where the bullet penetrated in. "It's gullible of you to think that any of you can get out of here alive," He chuckled, it was sinister, "Now decide which one of you wants to die first. I don't have the intention to waste much time on any of you, so make it fast."
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 28
My tears kept falling, refusing to stop. The burning feeling in my heart did not stop even for the smallest amount of time. The torture they put me through when they were alive did not bother me as much as now, after their death. I felt so lost. As if there was a big weight hanging over my shoulder, trying to drag me into the ground and let me out again. My whole life all I got from them was pain and misery. Not even for once, did I get the chance to smile? It was not hard to imagine whether there had been any moments that I had, where I truly felt any sparks of happiness—Maybe, the first and last time was the day when I saw Alex for the first time before it all vanished into nothing. There was only one question I kept asking myself till now. Why me? Why was it me against the world? Why do I have to go through all of this pain that broke me, left me so shattered that finding a way to mend myself once again was nearly impossible? I was so tired of fighting. Everything was too mu
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He slowly closed the door, surprisingly not with a loud slam like all the other times. Something about him felt strange, at first, I could not identify it but when the smell of strong liquor hit my nose I finally realized why his movements were slightly unsteady. He was drunk. Alcohol and cigars were a part of his daily life, it was no surprise for me to smell alcohol from him, however, today he looked a bit too consumed by the effects of the liquor. His movements were barely collected. Deep down I was expecting the worst. Alex's arrival has never brought any good news for me. From the very first day, he stepped into my life, everything has been a living nightmare for me, that I wanted to escape so badly but failed every time. Perhaps, if someone else had brought me from the auction, things could have been even worse than this but, at the very least, I wouldn't have to live with the fact that it was my mate who left no levels to stoop to hurt me, put me through hell. He turned a
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 42
Chapter 42Jasmine's POV I waited for the phone to ring for a solid twenty minutes until it finally rang, breaking the burdening silence of the room. I received the call quickly, hoping to hear the news I have been waiting for, “Hello. Has he left yet?” "It took a bit of work, but yeah, he left." The response from the other side made me finally release the breath I did not know I had been holding on to for so long. Finally... It was a relief that the plan was finally working and he was coming out of his cold facade. Although it was still not sure if this change of one night was going to be permanent. Alex was absolutely capable of holding himself together till the last bit, nothing could be comparable to how strong he was when it came to pushing away everything he has, to hold onto something he doesn't want to let go. If there was anything he truly treasured from the bottom of his heart, that was his curse and now, perhaps, It was Emily who undoubtedly held more importance to h
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 41
But I did not want to get too lost in it. How could I ever wipe her off of my head when she was there in every beat in my heart, every breath I took? She has captivated me in a way none would ever be able to do, she trapped me under her unforgettable dazzling eyes. I felt guilty to even look at her after everything I put her through. Nothing can justify my actions, I did not deserve her. Despite everything I did, she was still trying to heal me, selfless and willing to forgive my sins that crossed every boundary. How could someone love a monster like me? How could she still care for a demon who left no chance to make her feel miserable and snatch everything away from her? She deserved better. But...I can't let her go. It was now a choice between her or my curse. The curse that helped me survive, or the woman who wanted to make me alive once again. “Alpha, I think you shouldn't drink anymore," Steve's voice broke through my crowded thoughts, "You have already consumed too much.”
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 40
Chapter 40 "Show me the CCTV footage of yesterday," I told Andrew who immediately ordered one of his guards to bring his laptop. They worked fast, wary about their movements as I had already let them know that I was more than willing to kill them if they failed to give me the right information. So, it was either do or die for them, although my situation was not so stable as well. The argument with Emily has left me and my beliefs shaken. She fucked me up pretty badly, and my last statement before I exited the room, did the same thing to her in return. I had seen it in her eyes, I had broken her. “Alpha, here's the footage.” Andrew opened the video, connecting the laptop to the big monitor for a better view. "Speed it up." I barked, tapping the ash of the cigar on the ashtray beside me as I fixated my eyes on the screen, to be very specific, my mate. There was no question that a werewolf's eyes will miss any of the odd changes or even the slightest movements that did not go with
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 39
Chapter 39When I woke up, I found myself tucked under the duvet. Yawning, I stretched my hands over my head and sat up. A sudden invisible force attacked my head from all sides, forcing my body to fall on the surface of the bed, however, that did not happen as the memories from last night came flooding inside of my mind like a tsunami but somehow inexact and glitched. I'd gone to the party with Alex... But what happened after that? The glitched memories kept flashing in front of my eyes until my mind acknowledged the entire event. I almost got raped yesterday... Chills of terror ran down my body, I felt sick to my stomach even at the thought of that guy being near me. Calm down. You are safe, he saved you. I blew out a sigh of relief when the thought of Alex murdering David crossed my mind For the first time, the thought of somehow being dead was providing me comfort; Made me feel safe and secure. My eyes glanced around the room in search of any sign of Alex but no, there we
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac Chapter 38
Chapter 38‘Her words echoed inside of my head over and over again in a continuous, never-ending loop, wiping any traces of sleep away from my eyes, keeping me wide awake for obvious reasons I tended to avoid. It felt weird to hear those words in repeat. Why did she love me after everything I have done to her? How could she still try to love me and bring me back from where I preferred to stay? I wanted the darkness, then why was she trying to drag me to face the light that she hoped would prevail as an escape for both of us? It was hate that she was supposed to feel for me, not the love she was surging over me every day and every second. I glanced down at her, hearing the faint sound of her relaxed breathing as she slept on top of me. I knew she was Sleeping because the only time she remains this unguarded was when she was asleep, other than that, it'd always be her trying to stay careful with every little thing, every small movement she makes or even breathing and making a sound.
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 37
Chapter 37Alex's fists balled up to his sides, his breathing picked up an unusual pace and lust flared in his eyes, but he remained still, unmoved, and tied with invisible restraints. “ Emily, Just go and change." He said I could not fathom why he was so reluctant to touch me today. He never acted like this, for a person whose only way to any sort of calm was my body, it was strange how he was acting today but the reason was still unknown. “What has happened to you? Is your dick broken?" I frowned, a look of disappointment spreading over my face. His face reddened with anger and undeniable frustration. I have been putting him through this entire time. "Go and change." He ordered, strictly. "You know what you are not a cutie, the name was too cute for a rude, arrogant, jerk like you,” I said, my anger surely could have competed with the amount of his rage, "You are a pig. A stupid pig.” “What did you just say?” He looked beyond pissed. I knew the only thing stopping Alex from
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 36
Chapter 36I was a whole different person before we get to the mansion. I couldn't tell whether I even remembered my name, however, I did not have to be told twice that I still knew every syllable of someone's name and that someone was none other than my mate whose anger hadn't lessened even the slightest bit yet he kept me cradled to his chest like some precious belonging that needed to be protected. "You are strange,” I murmured burying my head into his chest, "You try to act like someone you are not but always end up leaving clues to the one you are in reality, but for some reason, try to force others to believe what you pretend to be in real life. Everything about you is so strange, but I still can't stop loving you." "If you were not this drunk, I wouldn't mind beating some sense into you," His voice was not as harsh as it always had been, "You have completely lost your mind." "No, I haven't," I muttered, "I'm telling you my feelings." "I don't want to hear about your feeling
The Howl Within: A Werewolf Romance of Love, Loss, and Legac chapter 35
Chapter 35"Alex.." His name fell out of my lips on its own, and a strange relief flooded within me. The fear that'd strangled me, vanished in thin air. The sight of him alone made me feel safe and secure even though it was not how it was supposed to be. How could I feel secure with the one whose only intention was to hurt me? He looked at me, his eyes softening for a brief moment but then when David let out a groan in pain, all I could see was the very familiar dark eyes of Alex and the flames of the wrath that was capable of destroying everything in a matter of a second. "David” Alex called, his brows rising as if he was just acknowledging his presence.He stepped closer to David who still hadn't managed to get himself off the ground. " Why did you decide to do this to yourself?” The sympathy in Alex's voice wasn't real, "Dared to touch something that is not yours, and you have to pay with your life in return. David moved backward, dragging himself back as he shook in fear, “Al
