"That can't happen. Rose will go berserk if anything happens to her mate," Nebra stepped forward."I'm sorry, but Cheyenne isn't dying either. Besides, if Sarah Bennett accepted to kill someone else, then she should be ready to die too," Landon stated and turned his attention to her."Didn't you hear him, or are you trying to say you're stupid? She only accepted to kill Cheyenne because that was the only option Lance Nichols offered her in exchange for her freedom." A deep frown settled on Nebra's face as she met his eyes."I know, that's why I said she should be ready to die since she accepted to kill someone else. Or don't you think that's just natural karma?" Landon raised a provocative brow as well.Knight rubbed the space in-between his brows awkwardly."It's embarrassing to see two alphas squabbling over who should die and who shouldn't while they do nothing to prevent it. So can you two snap out of it?""Who would've thought the rumors were true?" Knight chuckled.Steele just l
19 Years Ago Young Hazel opened the door to the house to see the house full. It was buzzing with familiar faces which all belonged to her relatives. Surprisingly, no one seemed to notice her presence as she walked around. She found her way to the living room where she found her father and twin brother seated next to each other, all smiles. "Today will be a memorable day for our family. All thanks to my son and, of course, my daughter." Finn Hunt cheered, raising his glass of champagne and clinking it with Hezell's. "It's all thanks to you, father. If you hadn't found a way to contact Braeden Vause and talk him into doing this, none of this would've been possible. It's all thanks to you, dad." Hezell replied humbly and drowned his champagne. Finn Hunt smiled proudly and drowned his glass as well. As he dropped the empty glass on the table, his eyes happened to meet that of his daughter's. "Hazel, I didn't know you were back." He called out, causing everyone's attention to dart to
Cheyenne paced to and fro worriedly in her room.Her father left a few minutes ago after locking her in this room. It was a room with high windows, making it impossible for her to escape through them.But even if she did get to the window, from where she stood, she could see the steel bars fastened to the window. There was no way she could push that down.She got tired of walking around and slumped on her bed with a sullen face."Ma'am, your food." A maid's voice sounded outside the door.Cheyenne's eyes lit up, seeing it as an opportunity to escape. So she got up and quickly turned her back to the door."Take the food away," she said, tilting her head to the side, enabling her to see the maid's every move.However, as the maid turned around to leave, she suddenly fell to the side to reveal someone else standing in front of her.Cheyenne turned and staggered backward, seeing an unfamiliar face."Cheyenne Nichols, was it? You're beautiful, and I have nothing against you. But for my fre
"No, no, no! This wasn't for you. Why didn't you kick me away? Why didn't you hit me or even claw me, Rose?"Sarah's sobbing was the first thing Nebra and the others heard as they rushed into the living room.Rose stood in front of Sarah with her dagger dipped into her chest."Don't pull it out!" Nebra reached out to stop a panicking Hunter."She's bleeding. Why isn't she healing? She's a fucking werewolf!" Hunter sputtered, grabbing fistfuls of his hair in confusion."Lance told me of a werewolf that'd probably be protecting his sister. So, I laced my silver dagger with Lycanthroxin… just so it'd kill even if he's just scratched by me." Sarah sniffled, soiling her hands with the blood on the dagger."I didn't want any of this to happen."The whole time, she refused to look into Rose's eyes for fear it'd cause her to die faster.Rose slowly felt Sarah's face and smiled weakly. "I hate it when I see you cry. It takes away your beauty.""Well, I can't exactly help it right now." Sarah g
"Kill her? Why do you want to kill her when you're supposed to be looking after her? And what happened to your head?" Landon was the first to speak as he glanced between the two siblings."Hezell is—" Hazel tried to say but was cut short by Hezell."Don't believe a word she says. The only explanations she has ever sputtered are lies," he glared hard at her."If you know what she's about to say is a lie, then why do you bother? You look like you're scared we'd believe her."Sarah had never been a fan of Hezell's. So she immediately grew suspicious, seeing he was finding it difficult to keep still.Hezell paused briefly before shifting his darkened eyes towards her direction."Because I've had enough of her and her lies. I don't want any of you to be victims of it just like I was. So just let me kill her now. I'm sure Cleopatra wouldn't mind."Naturally, everyone else believed Hezell without a doubt. The woman in question was his sister after all and someone who had killed thousands of w
Landon's head snapped towards Hezell. "What is that supposed to mean?" Hezell calmly massaged the space between his brow. "I've told you not to believe a word she says, but it seems that's the only thing you're listening to." "Defend yourself then because that sounds like a solid allegation against you," Sarah said, looking straight at him. "Defend myself? Why should I when everything she said is a lie?" Hezell raised a brow. "We don't know that; that's why you'll be defending yourself. Give us reasons why we shouldn't believe her. But if you continue keeping quiet, we'll have no choice than to believe every word she said," Neon chimed in, raising her guard. Hezell stared at the suspicious looks on their faces for a moment before his lips stretched into a tight smile. "I’m afraid there's no need for me to do so again since it seems like you all believe her." "If you really have something to do with what happened, I'll never forgive you!" Nebra stepped forward and uttered coldly.
"They aren't here. Let's head to the next street."Neon sighed and released the raised window blind before walking back to the people in the living room."They are still looking for us.""Why do we have to hide here when we can just head to the Council and tell Cleopatra everything?" Sarah asked loudly.Neon and the others had given up trying to reason with her, fearing it would only agitate her more. In the end, they understood she had every right to be angry since her mate had just died."Because the moment we leave, Hezell will be able to track us," Knight responded."We may be short of Rose, but I'm pretty sure we can take him if he attacks us," Kourtney said, uttering her first words in two days."Most importantly, why do we have to live in such a nightmare when we can just hand over the person he's after to him? We're the kidnapped ones, after all," Hunter frowned, glancing at Hazel, who sat quietly at the other end of the room."From what we all saw, Hezell has gone erratic. He
"I went through your laboratory and your reports at the hospital. You are dying, and if care isn't taken, you can drop dead any day," Hezell revealed as he stared into Jerome's face."How you snuck into maximum level protected places without being caught doesn't surprise me, given you just got into a house I just fortified. Tell me what you want, and if it's fine by me, I can think about letting you in on my business," Jerome retorted, sitting on his swivel chair."The countless human research you're doing won't save you. The next two generations to come after the Nichols still won't find that cure because nature doesn't give the same thing twice in different ways," Hezell leaned his back on the wall.It took a few seconds for Jerome to grasp the meaning behind those words, and his body trembled in excitement. “There's a cure for my illness already in existence?”Hezell nodded. “The bite of a werewolf.”The smile on Jerome's face immediately faded. “Bites, scratches, I've tried them be