Nikolai It was a few hours later when I was sitting on the couch. I heard some commotion, and a smile formed on my face. Max was here. Finally. I had specifically asked security to not let him in through the front gates. He would need to circle the house, swim in the ocean around the security wall, and come in through the beach. And once he made it, the security would start pelting him with bullets. He should be thankful that I had informed my team that he was coming and to not activate the smart snipers on top of the house that would shoot him dead before he could spot them. I had them installed after he left so I knew that he wasn't aware of them. My team was wary about shooting at Max - most of them knew him - but I assured them that he deserved it. I looked outside and spotted Max dodging the bullets being pelted at him. He ran across the backyard and finally dove into the living room, breaking the glass. Why the fuck was he only in boxers? A bullet was lodged in the back of h
Avalyn "This is the only time we have," I told everyone at the table. Nik and Max had just left and I told my family about my plan. Nat was still in shock. She couldn't believe that the devil had captured his soul. Nik didn't really believe me either. It hurt, but I understood. He had known Max since he was a child. And he didn't want to think that the brother he grew looking up to was evil. The thing that he didn't realize was that Max wasn't evil. He just had a devil inside him. I knew it was true with every fibre of my being. I was confident about what I had felt, and I knew I had to take action as soon as possible to protect my family, even if Nik didn't agree with me. "Are you sure?" Natalia asked me. "Yes," I said and nodded. "I believe you," Dimitri spoke and then gave Mikhail a look. "Fine. Let's do this." Mikhail stood up. "Good. Mikhail, sit by the windows in the living room. Dimitri, make sure the guards are ready and hide by the patio near the beach. And try not to
When I got to the beach, I immediately spotted Max. He was breathing harshly, his pupils were blood red, and the whites around his eyes had turned black. He exuded such dark energy, that I almost took a step back in revulsion. The guards were surrounding, him but Max didn't look like he was feeling cornered. He looked unbothered. "Sinit satus sanguine festun," he hissed and extended his arms wide, almost like he was inviting everyone closer to him. Let’s start the bloody feast. The guards started backing away, looking wary. This was unlike anything anybody had seen or heard. His eyes turned from scary to almost deadly when the green and blue veins under his eyes rose up to the surface. His fangs extended. They were longer and sharper than that of a normal vampire. His features had turned sharper, almost... harsher, in a way. Max looked like he was possessed. No. Watching him like that, I knew he was possessed. By that devil. I focused on him and froze him in his place, walking
Avalyn My eyes fluttered open and I saw a blurry figure in front of me. "Ava!" Nik said and rushed to my side. I opened my eyes and smiled lazily at him. I had had a good sleep. My thoughts were still incoherent. "What time is it?" I mumbled and rolled around. I hadn't slept-in in so long. "It's nine in the morning," he replied. All of the morning's events registered in my mind. The plan, the morning glories, Max's exorcism. Oh, Goddess. I needed to get up. I needed to check on him. "It's the next day Ava. You've been asleep for almost thirty hours now." His eyes were filled with worry and the small crease between his brows meant he was stressed too. "I feel good now," I replied, the laziness evident in my tone. "A bit hungry." I got off the bed and realized I was in my pyjama shorts and a t-shirt of Nik's. Smiling at the thought of him changing me in my sleep, I walked to him and pressed a kiss on his cheek. "Let's go get you some breakfast," he said and caressed my cheek with
Nikolai "So what have you decided?" Max asked me the second he entered my office. Yesterday night when I was formulating the war strategy, Max came into my office and told me a plan that he had come up with. It aligned with the rough idea of my plan of inviting Gonzalez to Max's club - Club Ekstaz. Max would slip it in that after the Vampire Rebels, I was next on his hit list. Max would then somehow convince him that they should attack the Rogue Pack together. An incentive that Max could give Gonzalez was that he could take over the pack and my business after my 'death'. It was a rough plan and sounded crazy but if we worked on the details just right, it could work. Working on a war strategy to make sure we killed him and all the wolves he brought with him into our land was the easy part. The plan that Max told me about last night was that Ava and I should go to the club as guests of Natalia's. We could tell him that Nat belonged to the Rogue Pack before she left to live with Max in
Nikolai "Max has something to share," I told Ava and Natalia once we settled on the couches in my office. I sat beside Ava, took her hand in mine, and placed our hands on my thigh. I needed to feel her close to me. Max glanced at me before looking at Natalia. "I killed the man who kidnapped you. His name was Lionel Preston." Natalia didn't even bat an eye at that. "Good." She smirked instead. Max gave her a short nod. I knew he was still squeamish about the week when the devil had taken over his body and didn't want to say anything that would upset his mate. "He was the leader of the Rebels of all the Vampire Kingdoms. Something like rogues in the werewolf world. But the difference is that they don't support the Vampire-Werewolf Peace Treaty and, unlike most people, aren’t afraid to say it out loud," he told us. "They have taken it upon themselves to kill any and every werewolf that comes their way." "Why would they do that?" Ava asked, looking worried. "Werewolves and vampires
Nikolai "Are you fine?" Max was immediately by her side, helping her up. Nat rubbed the back of her head and groaned. "I think so." Ava waved her hand over Nat and healed her. Ava looked at her in tears. "Now?" Nat blinked once before releasing a breath. "I'm fine now." "I'm sorry... I... I didn't mean to...." Ava bit down on her lip hard and then looked at me with her teary eyes. I was so done with this. "Go back to our room," I said through clenched teeth. "I'll be there soon." I walked out of the office, Max and Nat following me. "You sure you're fine?" I asked Natalia. "Yeah...." She sounded fine but she wasn't exactly happy about what happened. Rightfully so. She was simply trying to help and Ava lashed out. "Sorry about that," I apologized. "Not your fault." She was definitely not happy about Avalyn's behaviour as well. "Do you still want her to come?" I asked Max as we walked down the stairs to the living room. He pressed his lips together. "Fine. You were right. Bri
Avalyn Nik and I had breakfast together before he left to go work in his office. I hadn't seen Dimitri, Mikhail, or Andrei all morning but I knew they were all busy too. They were all preparing for the war. Having nothing to do, I decided to go out for a run. It had been a while since I had let my wolf out anyways. I walked to the backyard and shifted into my wolf. My eyesight got sharper. My hearing got stronger. I could smell better. I felt a lot stronger. But my wolf felt a little weaker than before. I knew I wasn't an Alpha wolf like I was when I first shifted. As my faye powers were getting stronger; my wolf was getting weaker. Deciding to mull over it later, I took off on a run. After about ten minutes on the trail, my eyes fell on a bunny and I licked my lips. I wanted the chase. I wanted the hunt. And my wolf was ready for it. I slowly crept up behind it, unnoticed, and when I felt near enough, I pounced. But the little rabbit saw me and made a dash for it. I ran behind