The papers were scattered across the table and the room and on the chair meant for guests, Gillian Smart sat down there, wrapping her arms around herself and sniffling. It was lunchtime for every staff but she dared not move an inch. Not when Lyne and Zeidan were still busy solving the death of the former pharmacist, Samantha. The staff had been informed not to allow anyone into the office until they were done and for the past three hours or more, they had been inside the office, searching for shreds of evidence or footage that might reveal the face of the woman who had brought the jewelry into the company. "I don't even know why she came here in the first place.""You don't? Zeidan, she obviously came here to kill you.""But I wasn't here at that time that she came, was I?" He looked up at Gillian who was just there staring into space. "Gillian?"She looked up at him, her shirt and hair rumpled. "Yes?""When the woman came in, was I in the office?""Well, she came around when you w
A knock came once on the door, and then twice before the door opened and a beautiful woman in flower printed silky dress showed up at the entrance. She had on a pair of eyeglasses that concealed her almost tiny eyes pretty well. "Hi there, Marianne." Zeidan greeted and took her hands to kiss them. "Welcome, Zeidan. It is an honor to welcome you here in our humble home." Her hair was white, looking almost as soft as wool which she plaited into a french row, adorning it with a rose flower perched on the side of her hair. "I can't believe all this while, you would still see the need to come to visit us until you called for us to prepare for dinner with you..." Her eyes glanced behind him towards a beautiful blonde-haired woman dressed in a gorgeous red jumpsuit, and black shoes, and the top part of the suit was strapless and armless. "And your wife. Oh my god, she is beautiful, Zeidan."As Lyne walked up to the entrance with a bottle of wine in her hands, Marianne wrapped her arms aro
"Gather the iron and other resources and build the side of the gate. I want it to be stronger and taller. Don't want any stupid sibling ruining my feast when he gets drunk." Korba ordered as she was dressed in a robe that dragged behind her and her brown hair was straightened to be plastered on her head. She looked refreshed. Better than the day they had that fight by the table. Was it just him or she had gained weight?Charles left the pillar he had been leaning against and walked up to his sister who had been busy these past few days preparing for her wedding. "It's a pity you still chose to go ahead with the wedding despite the odds and the stakes. I don't think I have much left to do any longer. The rest lies with you.""Everything about my life has always rested in my hands and not you. When will you ever learn to go about your own business." Korba spat back, her face filled with rage."Ohh, is my sister mad at me for ruining her beautiful moment with the family before getting m
"Do you mind telling me what that was about, Queen of Vampire city? One and only Luna." Zeidan moved to kiss Lyne on the cheeks as she lay on the bed sideways, her back turned to him."Good morning, sleeping beauty.""Good morning, handsome Prince." She teased back and they both laughed. "How're you doing this morning?""Guilty. Very guilty." Her face turned serious again and Zeidan was worried for her. It is all coming in a rush and she's having a hard time learning it. He isn't a Wolf, so helping her learn was not in his capacity at all. Unless she goes back to her family."Look, sweetheart." He embraced her from the back and rubbed her arms, trying hard to soothe her."I know you're all new to this and you're thinking maybe you're doing very bad at it. I just want you to know, that there's always a first time for everything. And for every first time, there's always a screw-up. More like a bad day first day kinda thing but what I want you, my love," he kissed her neck, "to know, is
Love was not part of the agreement, and she wondered if it could ever be. Of course not. Not when Lyne is standing in the way. It was her desire for power on her part that brought her this far. Nothing more than that, she had hoped. Even so, she knew in her mind that she wanted him. Wanted him to love her and care for her like he always did with Lyne. No. She shouldn't compare Lyne's happiness to hers. She knew by the look in his eyes each time she looked into them that he was deeply in love with that woman and the way he always held her was extraordinary. However, it all could just be a result of one thing. Make Lyne feel wanted for once. It's not a bad thing to let a little girl enjoy her life for the time being and although the enjoyment was getting too deep and was etching into her skin, she could do nothing but watch. Meanwhile, she has to give Zeidan reasons why she is the best woman he can ever ask for. One of the reasons is taking down the spies around the Kingdom, one by one
"Are you sure about this?" Shelbrooke watched the end of his cigarette crush from the fire that burnt it to ashes. The orange glow indicated he needed to trash the stick and get another one. His eight stick in a row this evening."I am quite sure. Reyns told me about Luana and how she had managed to capture one of us. She has him in the prison, probably torturing him and asking him to confess.""This woman is testing my patience!" He gripped the cigarette in his hand, crushing the ashy object. His eyes were reddening already. Shelbrooke used his little finger to scrape the speck of tobacco from the corner of his mouth. "It's been years, Gorge. Even if someone as powerful as Luana crossed your path, you should never retreat. I'm just waiting for the right time.""You always wait for the right time. Just kill her and get it over with." He worked his mind for a few seconds. It worked like a stamping machine, uncoiled and poorly maintained which was now malfunctioning and had gathered l
"Don't you think...""I've just got a letter from Dad. I sent one to him asking if they were still in the jungle just a day before yesterday and he replied surprisingly fast." Lyne slipped open the envelope, removed the sheet of paper, and read out the content."Hello, dear daughter. It has been a while since we last spoke or saw. I know you must be thinking that I have forgotten about you or that I do not think about you. However, I want you to know that I..." She paused as she looked at her Father's scrawny writing on the paper. Those words were heavy to read out just as they had been heavy to leave his mouth. Zeidan moved closer to her and as she leaned against his bare chest, she read out the rest but skipped the three powerful words. "A lot has been going on. In south Jungle of course but the important ones are that Korba and Azrael will be getting married next tomorrow at our Kingdom at South Park, in Los Angeles city. Another one is Olivia was found in the forest trying to hun
Zeidan couldn't control his need and desire as he felt his powers out again. The beast inside of him wanted to have a taste of her too. And he wondered, how and why was it back? He grabbed Lyne's hips that grinded against his as he moaned in satisfaction, enjoying her body warm against his and how she was taking control. Exactly how he had loved her. Many times he had wondered what it would be like if she rode him. And now here she is, riding him furiously, giving him a feeling he had never felt before. Was it the love he had for her that made this different? Maybe.He felt her claws sink into his skin but surprisingly, he felt no pain. Instead, he felt delighted and also felt the need to merge. Merge? What does that even mean? Bite her.He heard something whisper to him but he couldn't do that unless Lyne consented to it. He slowed down his pace and stared into Lyne's eyes and he could see the surprise in her eyes. "Lyne, are you ready for this?" And she nodded. His heart leaped wi
Sometimes when one thinks of the past, moving forward to the future seems hard for them. Every night, Dad would always come to tell me tales of how they fought with a magical stone called the Onyx. He said it was what brought us together as clans all over the lands, excluding the Werecats. The breeze blew my light brown hair which was slowly bleaching into blonde like my mom's as I kept writing my journal. Although I still haven't believed there was any such thing as magic, I still needed to find out. I jumped down the fence, in my leather top and jacket with boots, my two long swords clasped to my back as I walked back to the training field. I looked at the people fighting and some bowing to me. With pride and elegance, I swerved my hips past the boys, while my four friends followed from each side. Tracy, Eretria, Romena, and Sasha. Two of them were hot blonde chicks in their mid-twenties, while the other two were brunettes. We are the Angel Squad and we rule the United Clan Train
"What's wrong, Lyne?" Zeidan asked looking up at her. She now had strange eyes and he wondered if she still recognizes him. Lyne opened her hand and he could see the Onyx on her palm, green and glowing. But that wasn't the problem. The problem was Lyne's nose bleeding and her eyes returning to normal. His hands quivered and loosened around Luana which made her grab the opportunity and kicked him in the stomach while he tended to it, she kicked him in the face turned, and stabbed his stomach with a knife.Awareness dawned on him as the object sank into him. He looked at Luana with shock and his eyes were getting blurry."You had every chance to be happy with me. But you ruined it all." Luana said and further twisted the knife inside of him, making him scream out.Lyne still lay on the floor, bleeding from her nose. He gasped and was finally released so that he could sit on the floor, weak and helpless. He raised his arm but no help came. "Die, Zeidan. Goodbye." Luana left him with Sh
Lyne looked at Luana, a smile curving her lips as she resolved to fight with all her might no matter how good she may be at magic. Or using the Onyx, but she sure is good with her claws. She stretched her fingers, eyes intent on Luana whose black eyes were also fixed on her. As they both snarled at each other, they also did the same with the charge and attack. Lyne swooshed her claws at Luana's face which she moved slightly backward to avoid and in turn twirled on her heels and hit her stomach with her knee. She bent and held on to her stomach as she felt the sharpness but only for a while before she was back on her feet. Luana threw a punch from the left to the right side which she dodged and grabbed her wrist, then right to the left and she grabbed the second wrist too, then holding both wrists captive, Lyne hit her forehead with hers, not minding the resounding bang she felt. Luana cried out and she released her so she could nurse her bleeding forehead. "You bastard!" Luana swo
With blazing eyes and a torn-apart soul, Lyne glared at Luana and the stone in her hand. "You know, if I were you, as a mother who has empathy for her daughter," Luana began to say as she walked in circles around Lyne. "I'd dive into that water and save my baby." Lyne looked back at her daughter who was still afloat, her tiny arms unable to hold her on the surface for long. "You may have won this time but not next time," Lyne hissed, looking into Luana's eyeball. "And that next time is soon."With that, she jumped into the water and swam her way to her daughter, arms and legs fluttering the strong current. She grabbed her daughter by the waist and held her tight to her body, swimming back to the shore. She climbed back to the surface and bent to check her daughter who sat on the floor, weak. "My baby." She muttered, hands running over Aurora's face and body. "Are you okay?" Aurora breathed heavily. Lyne felt guilty. She was the reason her daughter passed through all these. If she
Shelbrooke was too engrossed in staring at Lyne that he was unaware when Zeidan turned and grabbed his ankle making him fall. As Reyns moved to attack him, Zeidan grabbed his spear on the floor and pointed it at Reyns who chuckled and drew out his long swords."I'm sorry that you got played not once but twice, Zeidan. However, we can't blame you but the bitch that always thought she saw the good in you." Reyns said as they turned to the center of the field, each of them stretching their weapons at the other."I didn't ask her to find the good in me. I was already good to myself." Zeidan replied, his eyes not leaving Reyns and his swords."Then, it's obvious, you had her under your magical spell. Once we have the Onyx, I'll have the power to break that stupid spell you placed on her." Zeidan huffed. "Admit it. You like her and you're just afraid that she'll reject you if you let your true intention known." The other man held on tightly to his swords now stepping forward. "That's neve
Amber and Effinton stood gallant in front of Lyne and Zeidan, already in their fighting wear. Amber was placed as leader of the archery team since Chloe had died. She was also as good as the former leader, which makes it a win-win situation. Effinton also wore his black leather suit and pants with his boot heels. They all stood at the council table, all focused on the map before them."We need to come up with a better strategy than before. A unique one that will disassemble pure enemies before they even get closer to the field that separates Vampire city from the rest of the clans." Effinton spoke up and Zeidan nodded."You're right. But what do we come up with? We have exhausted the rest of our strategies on past wars." Zeidan replied but Lyne was seeing a different thing."Maybe we don't need a new strategy but ones we have used before and can put together to fight. They won't know what hits them by the time we strike.""I think the Queen is right," Amber spoke up, pointing to a sm
Shelbrooke moved forward, his steps cautious. The rest of the team geared up, some of them suddenly shifting. Luana let out her claws and Lyne snarled at them, her strong sharp teeth revealed. "I must say I'm quite amassed by your bravery and confidence. I mean, you even managed to come into his den." Luana said, walking behind Shelbrooke, her eyes turning black."Don't tell me you're thinking about lifting a finger because I won't hesitate to draw life out of you." Lyne threatened, gritting her teeth. Shelbrooke roared, his voice booming in the cave."You lose girl." He snorted and rushed towards her. Lyne jumped up and landed behind them, turning sharply when she heard Shelbrooke order the others. "Let her be guys. I know how to handle her." She snarled at him, eyes catching her father's body from the corner of her eyes. "Bring it on." Shelbrooke hopped on her but she turned sharply and hit him head-on, her teeth sinking into his neck. A painful cat cry pierced the cave and he
Lyne received the letter from Amber, tore off the pin that held them together, and read it. When she was done, she looked back at Zeidan who stood behind her. His men were busy clearing the palace but when he saw the look in her eyes, he ordered for the both of them to be left alone. When they had gone, Zeidan moved close to her."What does it say?" He asked and she raised her blue gaze at him."They want me to come to South Park."He frowned. Yes, news reached them about Lyne's arrival but why would they need her to come to visit them? He had thought Styx would come to visit her. Perhaps, he didn't try to because he doesn't care any longer or he thought it was fake news."Why?""It says here that they want me to become the Alpha.""For South Park?"Lyne nodded but she still has worry written all over her face. She should be happy about it."This is unusual. Charles wasn't supposed to like this. He had been clamoring for that position for as long as I can remember. He should get it a
Maya exhaled audibly as she stared at the body of the man she had just finished killing. Before her, bodies lay on the floor and she could see Shelbrooke and Reyns looking at her in admiration. "I have a request to make, however," Shelbrooke said and she glanced at him."What request?" She asked still shaken from the fight. This was weird. She never gets weak, no matter how many people she kills, but then it dawned on her. Her time is up. "Remove your cover," Shelbrooke said."What?" Maya exclaimed."We need to see your face." Reyns chipped in and she felt all their gazes on her at once.What was the point? She had been hiding her face for a long while and her time is almost up. She touched the edge of the fabric, looking up at Shelbrooke. Images of what had happened the other day came rushing back. The grounds shook and it was daytime already. No one could go to the surface to survive the blast as the sun was up. Going to the surface at that time would only cause their death, fast