Alice"Where are you going?" asked Jackson with concern."To help sort this out," I said and he frowned."Let the matriarch do what she must; getting you into this trouble is exposing you—""I'm going to help her re-establish order; trust that I know what I'm doing, and just as I would fight for the Northern Herd, today I choose to help Cuburua."My words made him tighten his lips, then he sighed and nodded, understanding that I was going to put up a fight about it. Then he hugged me, and I gave him a kiss on the forehead, which gave me courage."If anything happens, come over right away or call me somehow; I'm going to be here for you, don't forget."I smiled at Jackson and followed in the matriarch's wake, taking the same route as in the past. Selene was very alert, so much so that she activated all my senses to the point that I managed to tell who was where by scent.I realized that beyond the barrier, there were a few dozen humans handling explosives. So I immediately approached t
WilliamBeing with Alice was like being in paradise.Having her happily in my arms felt like a fantasy. It didn't get any better than that, and I realized that no matter what happened, if she was by my side, it would all be worth it."Are you okay?" she asked gently, and I nodded."Better than ever," I replied, and I gave her a sweet little kiss on the nose. "Can you tell me what's going on with the humans? The matriarch is stubborn, and while I know she wants to protect the fact that we're here, there are other ways to resolve this, so I can help with that."Alice frowned and sighed."If the matriarch doesn't ask for help, wait until she asks for it, but don't do anything behind her back because you're going to end up bad with her and you're going to hurt me because I told you," Alice said firmly, and I smiled before nodding. "Weeks ago, the new mayor of the human population that borders this land had the Cuburua animals that grazed around that area evicted. He was emphatic in saying
AliceThe white-haired man looked at me very puzzled, and his gaze overwhelmed me.I didn't know who he was, but I did know one thing, and that was that my resemblance to his daughter seemed to have upset him. It was a strange situation, so the matriarch decided to push me away, although the woman with him immediately grabbed his hand and pulled him away."Calm down, Mr. Fert; you've got confused; that's all that's going on," the woman told him gently, as if trying to tame a wounded horse.That gesture made me frown."It's just that she's identical to her," the man said without taking his eyes off me. "She has her face, her eyes, and even her hair is like hers. You didn't know her, but you've seen countless photos with her face; tell me if she doesn't look like my dear Alia."The woman looked at me with an apology in her eyes."Yes, but it is a coincidence; we all have people who look like us; it is not something strange; the strange thing is that her attitude is making the young lady
AliceThe hours passed, and the next day came quickly.The matriarch was to have a meeting at the border with the guests and the mayor of the human village. They all offered to go as shields, but she had to give in to my participation, in a distant way and without sticking my nose in directly, in case she needed the barrier amplified or removed.The humans had realized that it would be impossible for them to try to find water if there was an impenetrable land barrier that wouldn't let them do what they wanted to do. They had learned the hard way and had to wait for the council.So when we looked for Greta and Mr. Fert, I kept my distance and exercised prudence so as not to upset the man.He looked at me with surprise, but was much more demure."I'm sorry for my behavior yesterday," Mr. Fert said, and I nodded. "I had a very emotional reaction to your appearance and didn't think about the discomfort this would create for you. I apologize for the bad timing.""You have nothing to apolog
Alice"Was it necessary to attack me for stating the position of the Goddess?" the matriarch asked, and the mayor looked at her in complete anger.The man was more than enraged; he was blinded."I don't believe in your damned Goddess, I believe in the law of life and the law of men," the mayor said in response, and among the sorceresses there was a collective gasp.To say you don't believe in the Goddess was a great offense, but it explained why the humans had strayed from their true plans. I looked at Greta, and she denied it with shame, as did Mr. Fert."I hope your words do not cost you dearly, mayor, to offend the great deity, which is synonymous with an ill omen."Mr. Fert's words were well spoken, but between the lines, I could elucidate that the problem was not just with the people. It was of humans in general; anyone with common sense would not tell the Goddess that she was a great deity; she was the true deity and forerunner of creation.Greta understood my train of thought w
JacksonI hadn't thought about it before.I had dismissed it completely because I had never heard of a live doppelganger before, but it made total sense that Alice was one. That's why surprise flooded my entire body.The only person who could give me that information was the matriarch herself.Only she could verify something like that, so I denied it in a daze."What's going on?" asked Alice in confusion."I think I've discovered something important," I said, and she frowned."And what does that have to do with me looking like other women?""Nothing and everything at the same time," I said firmly. She was annoyed, and she looked at me fearfully. "I have to talk to the matriarch right now.""Hey, don't leave me out of the conversation!" She exclaimed in annoyance, and I smiled at her."I need to clear up my doubt before I tell you exactly what I think I found out," I said, giving her a kiss that left her sighing.Then I went straight to the matriarch.She noticed my expression, so she
AliceEach time, I felt that things were getting out of control as something new came to light. It was extraordinarily tiring and, at the same time, exciting, so I didn't know what to believe. So after throwing up, I went to my quarters, and Bianca came with me."Are you okay?" she asked, and I denied it."No, and I don't think I ever will be," I said honestly. "I know I said I would accept fate, but I feel like every time things are so much bigger than I can ever make it."Don't torture yourself with that because your power is based on your resilience, and you are one of the strongest women I have ever known, Selene said in my head.Those words filled me with calm, but that didn't take away the underlying fear in my bones."You're strong, you're good, and you're sweet," Bianca said, and I looked at her wistfully. "You haven't lost that despite the bad, so don't let intrusive thoughts cloud your judgment. If it becomes true that you are a doppelganger, it changes nothing about the per
JacksonAlice had surprised me once again.She was fantastic in more ways than one, so I could tell Greta had been charmed by her."Thank you," Greta told her, wiping away her tears. "People aren't usually so understanding; very few people know my secret, and let's just say Jackson picked up on it easily, but it seems my family is completely oblivious to the whole situation."It was a sad thing to see, but it was a reality."Don't worry about it; if you need to keep your secret any longer, we are a grave; we won't say anything," Alice said firmly. "Diane will learn of the situation at a certain point; for now, let's just solve the problem with humans. I think they have a very different perception of it all.""I know those particular people have been very hermetic for many years; they don't let the big changes impact them because they still believe in the old mandates, the old faith.""We understand that, but I just realized that the men accompanying the mayor seemed to not be entirely
JacksonHaving five children was something of a blessing and a never-ending source of stress.The only one who was calm was Alia, the little 13-year-old, who was reading a book she found interesting. Meanwhile, Eris was arguing with Alexander, Marco, and Daniel. The three of them were teasing her after she had damaged a suitcase of dolls that she intended to use to go to college.“You're all assholes!” shouted Eris, fed up and storming out of the room.“Will you say anything to my brothers?” I asked Alia, who was a female version of me and I denied it.“No, I think someone else will,” I said and she smiled, knowing the answer.“Go apologize to your sister!” shooed Alice in annoyance as she looked at the triplets. “This prank was very heavy and your sister always has to pay for the broken dishes of your witticisms. This time they tried not only her patience, but mine.”“Mom—”“No words will do for me not to scold them,” Alice said angrily. “Your sister is going off to college soon and
AliceThe goddess' orders were clear, so we sorcerers prepared everything to travel to the South Pack immediately. The funny thing about it all was that the Goddess spoke in our minds to show us in detail the sacrificial ritual we were to perform.I didn't know how the goddess was able to project everything to us as she spoke to the rest of the room, but I knew that no matter what happened, we were going to keep her promises. The problem was that we didn't know exactly where the grotto was and Angel was the one who told the truth about it.“My informant is apprehended,” he said and we were all stunned when he communicated this as we were getting ready for the trip. “The informant on what was going on with the Omegas sacrifice is Ariel.”“Impossible,” Teo said. “He's Stefan's most loyal man.”“He wasn't, not until Stefan decided to make less of people and he understood that it was horrifying the kind of sacrifice they made,” Angel said.“I've seen with my own eyes how bad blood that gu
JacksonI knew what would happen at the meeting long before Alice arrived and I knew that would be the reaction I would get: absolute surprise. It was the same expression I had when the Alphas from the other packs, along with the leader of the warlocks and Marcel, told me hours before."That's not what I came here for," Alice said firmly, and I smiled.It was a classic response from her that, at that point, I could predict.And, to my dismay, Eris began to cry, highlighting a very important point of this whole mess, so I quickly went to her and when she felt me, she was quiet. Since I was singing nursery rhymes to her as my own energy, the little girl reacted very well to me. Somehow, I managed to calm the call and I was recognized as her father. The wonderful thing about that was that, apart from Alice, I was the only person with whom she really stayed calm.She feels at peace with you; you give her security, Alfie said happily.Knowing that filled me with happiness.After the war, A
AliceShe was blinded by grief.I had fulfilled the will of the Goddess to imprison Stefan after killing Dalia, but I was completely empty inside. I had a frustrating sense of pain as I felt that my mate was gone.After Stefan was taken away, I didn't care about anything but Jackson, so I stayed with him and tried to wake him up in every way I could, but he wouldn't wake up. I didn't feel his life energy and I was desperate. It was my grandfather, who had just arrived, who put a robe on me and tried to get me away from Jackson.“You have to let go and let him go,” my grandfather said in a low, condescending tone of voice. “You have to accept fate.”“If he's not there, I have no destiny,” I said forcefully. “I do whatever Goddess wants, whatever you want, but please don't take him away. I know he's somewhere; I know it.”I hugged Jackson tightly and then I heard someone running towards us.I saw Bella and when she saw me, she was surprised; it was a matter of a second before her face w
StefanThat bastard Jackson tried to kill me with his last volley of power, but I was able to get away in time. If I had held on to the handle of the dagger, he would have killed me on the spot. So I dropped him to the ground and cursed at the number of men he had killed with his energy. I had no idea he would be so powerful, but I was going to see to it that he didn't have the slightest chance of living another day.He seemed to be dead, but I didn't trust anything.“If your beast is that powerful, the only thing left for me to do is secure my future,” I said, pulling the dagger out of his chest.More blood began to flow from there and then I settled in to cut off his head and separate it from his body. I was ready to begin when I felt a ball of power hit me and send me flying through the air with force. That surprised me and separated me from the dagger that flew a few meters away from where I was.I was stunned as I stood up and turned to see who had dared to attack me.I realized
AliceThe matriarch and I went to get my daughter.There was nothing more important in the world than to take care of her no matter what; however, when we went through the emergency exit, we found a string of corpses of Northern Pack guards and sorceresses.That made me gasp in pain.“You have to be strong,” the matriarch said. “Don't look at them; just focus on what you need to focus on.”I nodded with tears in my eyes and we walked to the passageways Bella and Jackson had shown me earlier. They were one small tunnel that led into the forest; however, I noticed that they were sealed off and that didn't give me a good feeling.“Something bad is going on; the plan was for Bella to come out this way with the baby girl if something went wrong with the birth,” I said and the matriarch checked the wall.“It's sealed from the other side, so we'll have to break it with force.”With the renewed energy my daughter had given me, I knocked and broke through the wall to go toward the path. I noti
Jackson“What do you want us to do now, Alpha?” asked Delta, and I kept my eyes on Stefan.“I want you to seal everything, find the openings, and deal with whatever it is,” I said, firm. “He's going to get in by hook or by crook, so be ready for when the magic wards come down.”Gerard looked at me seriously and nodded.Val had explained to us what would happen during the delivery.She had approached discreetly as she watched Stefan hand out his men.It wasn't hard for me to understand that he already had an idea of where to go and what he would do. I was sure the witch was trying to sabotage the pack's magical guard. So I organized groups while we waited for help.I had the sense to send the SOS signal to the allies to let them know I was under attack, but I didn't count on them arriving in time, much less did I count on the East and West Pack allies appearing out of nowhere in the forest.I felt the atmosphere change and smelled the rotten, heavy magic.It had been something complete
Alice“We'll take Alice to Calve,” Enya said at once. “Keep that vermin of a man from even getting close or he'll find out what's going on.”Immense terror coursed through my body and I could only hope that help would not arrive too late. I saw Jackson tense up, but he didn't hesitate to kiss me and pull away to face Stefan. Then a great pain shot through me and Enya had two guards take me to the room Jackson had prepared for me and was still enabled so I could be okay.They fetched the midwife as well as the doctor, but I couldn't handle the great pain that was eating away at me. The tightness in my belly as well as the wrenching pain I felt in my hips was unbearable.Bella came into the room and looked at me firmly.“You are the strongest person I know on the planet,” my sister-in-law said. “So we're going to have that baby and we're going to get her to safety no matter what we have to do to make it happen.”That made me smile and then a new pain shot through me again and Glenda rus
StefanThe hours that passed after the discovery were like an adrenaline rush.Dalia used magic to enter my thoughts and then decided to cast a blood spell to find out if that girl was really mine and what kind of power she had. She doubted what had just happened.“We have to be sure,” Dalia said.“It's the safest thing to do,” Ariel said seriously. “A puppy call is the strongest thing about a werewolf. It's basically primal magic transporting you to your child to be claimed by your bloodline.”“If that's true, you have to check to see if indeed Stefan has a bloodline and what kind of power that girl might have,” Dalia said. “If she is a powerful she-wolf, she will serve the plans.”Ariel's expression of horror was unique and he looked at me as if Dalia was insane.“Are you going to let them use your baby in magic experiments?” my Beta asked and I nodded.“That child is my property; she's my blood and I do with her what I want,” I said and at that moment, Circe walked in with her face