The knight in shining armorWhen Tys and Lucian got to the cottage, they hid in a bush, some hefty guys were standing at the entrance of the cottage. Tys knew that Hera is in there, her scent is very heavy in his nose and he could feel her aura too. He tried to link her, but it was blocked.He could bet these bastards would have done so many horrible things to her and he wished to God that they have not, because if they had, they are going to get what is coming to them in a minute, he thought, grinding his teeth in suppressed rage."Tys, what do we do to these men at the entrance?" Lucian whispered to him."I will kill them, don't worry, I won't make a sound, we don't want them alerting the others inside, so I will move swiftly" Tys said."okay, I will stand at the entrance to watch your back then" Lucian said"very good" he answered and like a flash, he was at the men's back and Lucian watched as he snapped the necks of each man one after the other, leaving them all to lay dead, on t
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Thank you Readers for reading my book. I sincerely hope you have been enjoying it so far.Please if you have, do not hesitate to follow me for more delectable stories and also kindly drop comments to encourage me to do better. Thank you so much😘,Artee.My lover and friend"never mind about that, now, tell me exactly what you intended to do with Hera's power, you bitch!" Tys bellowed in an icy dark tone that was intended to plunge its hearer in great fear with his raging red eyes and taut lips.Even I, who loved him with all my heart and knew I would be the last person he would hurt even after himself was slightly afraid of the frightening image he made. Circe, the witch shook with fear in his strong hands and in fact didn't deign to put on a defense for herself. "It wasn't my idea, it was Rudolph's...I don't know for sure what he intended to do with it" she lied. Her lies made my blood boil, how dare she lie blatantly without remorse?"Tys, she is lying, she is a witch.
Last minute detailsIt has been a hectic day.We all dragged ourselves out of the cottage, Hera in my arms, clinging to me like she does not intend for me to be away from her for another minute.When we had left the cottage, Rudolph was still laying on the floor, groaning in immense pain and had finally fainted. We had left Circe attending to him tenderly.I hope Rudolph would desist from coming at me or mine ever again. In the image I had implanted in his brain, I had made his future clear to him if he tried to attack me or Hera ever again.I had made him see himself being engulfed in a raging fire and being burnt crisply to death. I am positive that the image would stay with him and make him afraid of attempting any hanky panky in the future.He better not try this again because I might have to go back to our pack to contend for the seat of alpha after the matter of Maugrim is settled. I would hate to kill him, if he deigned it sensible to challenge me."my love, are you okay? was an
The returnToday is the day they would be going to Pittsburgh.They all woke up nervous and uncertain about the return to Pittsburgh.Tys and Hera had spent the whole night making love because they dont know the next time they would be opportuned to have time alone again.When they had woken up this morning, they had cleared off their hotel rooms, taking all the essential things.The receptionist had been sad to see Tys go. She had even shed tears to Tys embarrassment. Despite having been dealt with by Hera several times for being incurable in love with Tys, she hadn't stopped holding out the torch for him.In fact, it had turned to an inside joke in their circle.Sometimes, if Lucian wants to annoy Hera, he would tell her that the receptionist was talking to Tys and she would run to check that out, vowing to deal with the receptionist again if she doesn't leave her lover alone but then she would find out that it was a prank after all. She would fume and promise to pay her twin brothe
The castleWe were on the road to Pittsburgh for about two hours. I drove fast with Lucian giving me directions.When we got to Pittsburgh, he directed me to a very lonely path which looked like it led in to the deep woods, so I steered the car away from the highway and drove into the woods.I drove in it for most part of the journey and marveled at how extremely hidden their castle must be. I thought how it is no different from my pack, carefully hidden from the eyes of the human specie to separate the two different worlds.After driving for about up to two hours in the woods without meeting any other car or person on the way, we finally got near the grounds of the castle. Suddenly, the weather changed from very warm to extremely cold. It was a warm day, that is why I dressed light when we started the journey and it was warm some minutes ago, how come it's now as cold as Arctic region now? I thought. That's weird, I thought.I looked sideways and saw that Hera and the others did not
In the dungeonThe guards led us into the underground of the castle where the dungeons apparently are.I exchanged glances with Hera and linked her."what's the way forward Hera?" I sent into her head, not wanting to ask aloud so as not to alert the guards to our plans."don't know yet...but trust me, taking us to the dungeon is a good thing" she linked me back, nodding her head.I was confused, how is this a good thing? wouldn't it have been better if we handled the guards and go straight to the vampire lord?"No, that will be a very bad idea, Tys" she said, reading my mind "My father would be very cranky right now and any mistake we make would be a great disaster. We must not presume to be on the same level as him, he's very dangerous, Ty's, very and very unpredictable" Hera said."so what are we going to do then?" I asked "we wait. The commander of my father's force who is actually my brother would soon be here. When he comes, we will know what will happen" Hera replied in my head.
Siblings' love"Arrax" shouted Hera excitedly as she saw her brother. Arrax who hadn't known how much he had missed his little sister felt his heart pound with joy at the sound of her voice.In less than one minute, he registered the fact that she was not the only one in the cell, a woman he didn't recognize was also there with her. She was petite, and very beautiful with blonde hair and blue eyes. Arrax wondered who she was. In the next cell, next to Hera's cell was the most breath taking sight Arrax had ever seen, there stood a man at least six foot five inches tall with long brown hair and the bluest captivating eyes he had ever seen. He was not muscled, he was just lean with broad shoulders, but it was obvious that he was extremely strong and had such a powerful aura about him. He did not look like a vampire, yet he did not look ordinary either. Arrax had never in his entire life felt such a powerful aura from anybody. Who was he and what was he doing here? Arrax wondered.He
KaslaOut of the dungeon, Hera, Kimi and I followed Arrax through the passage we had pased when coming in.We came out into a spacious barracks where young soldiers were training.This place sure looks like it operates in different times like the medieval period, I thought.Most of the soldiers stopped their training and focused their attention on us, then bowed slightly when Arrax passed in front of themArrax stopped and gestured to one of the soldiers to come"hey Ben, have you seen my father today?" he asked the guy who was staring openly at me"yes sir, I saw him not quite long ago, he is in the great hall, I think he has a meeting with Lord Petyr"the guy Ben replied, then Arrax told him to go back.He bowed to Arrax and acknowledged Hera with a slight nod and then went away.Leaving the barracks, we entered into the main building that I guess housed the personal chambers of the lord and his family members.servants were running helter-skelter performing one job or the other."Ar
Happy endingsThe night before had been a fun filled one for everyone involved.They had had a little get together where everybody had finally unwinded. Even the pack members were not left behind. They all came to pay homage to Tys and stare shyly at his beautiful mate.Maugrim and Nymeria had stayed together throughout, rekindling their love for each other.Beowulf had enjoyed playing host, he had announced that he would be leaving soon to travel all around the world and had joked that who knows he might find love. Everyone had laughed. They all joked that, he would find a woman everywhere he went, jokingly testifying to his randiness.Beowulf and Tys had a long father to son talk which brought about a form of closeness between them and making Tys eventually admitting eagerly to having two fathers which made everyone laugh.The night had ended on a note of happiness for everybody when Tys proposed formally to Hera.All the female pack members swooned with jealousy when Tys knelt down
Forgiveness abound"Maugrim? is that you?" my mother asked, her whole body vibrating with shock."Yes, Nymeria, it's me...long time no see" Maugrim replied, with all the love he had for her shinning in his eyes. "Oh my god" Mother exclaimed and she and Maugrim locked eyes for a long while, it was very obvious that they were still in love.Thane and my other siblings looked on at the spectacle with fascination mixed with horror. Except Akela of course, she had probably seen everything already in her visions.Beowulf, growled, he had a look of hatred in his eyes for Maugrim and I felt like punching him on the face.This man made my mother unhappy countless times and now that she is about to find her happiness, he wants to spoil it."Shut up, Beowulf!" My mother shouted, her eyes blazing with rage at Beowulf. I almost cheered for her."Thane, where are the mountain men? what's happening here?" Beowulf boomed"Tys vanquished them all...in one minute, father... Our enemies from the mountai
Shocking meetingsTy's and I stayed indoors two days after the party, exploring our bodies and just stopping for rest and to eat.The others left us alone to ourselves. Lucian and Kimi didn't even notice us as they were too busy with each other too.Maugrim had gone back to his tent and was preparing to follow us to Texas.We are all following Ty's to his home today, all including Maugrim, Lucian, Kimi, and me.Theo and Fyr wanted to come along but father forbade them to leave their duties to follow us on 'an adventure' . That is what they both called it.As we finished packing, Lucian and Kimi knocked on our door."Ty's, Hera? we are ready" Kimi called."We are coming" I called back and hurried Ty's who was still busy tying his shoelace.We set out, ten minutes later.Father and mother were waiting at the castle gate for us. Mother was weeping, while father was caressing her hair, trying to console her."Oh my babies" mother said, as she saw us, opening her arms wide for us to go into
The partyThe party was already in full swing when Maugrim came arrived at the castle with up to ten of his soldiers, including Nate and his deputy included.Amarog was seated on the head of the long table that had been filled up with different assorted meals while Kasla sat beside him.At the opposite end of the table, a seat was kept for Maugrim as befitting his stature.I was seated with Hera on the left side of Maugrim's chair and Kimi and Lucian had taken the seat next to Maugrim's chair on the right.Theo had made sure he sat next to Kimi, his infatuation with her still intact, while Fyr and Theo took the chairs next to their mother.Before Maugrim arrived, Lucian and Kimi had provided us with laughter, making the mood if the hall boisterous. Lucian has been finding it difficult to bat him away and we have been laughing at him. Kimi had joined in the fun by flirting with Theo, further pushing Lucian to the brink of violence against his brother.Kimi had then taken pity on her bel
Tears and joyWhen Hera left with the letters, Maugrim and I had a swell time together.We spent the time catching up with each other. He told me exactly how he had met my mum and how he felt then and feel now about her.He asked me if he could meet her, despite the fact that she was still married."I will be going back home soon, father, I will know then if you could meet her" I told him and he nodded."Does she love your....her husband?" he asked"No, I don't think so...they have always had problems" I told him, and I saw hope spark anew in his eyes. After wards, he asked about my childhood and I found myself unburdening my heart to him.He listened attentively, and looked wistful as I told him about my siblings and the kind of life I had had while growing up.He also told me how he had endured without his first wife and his son and endured the loss of my mother's love.Some hours later, Hera came back and narrated everything that happened at the castle with joy shinning in her face
The letterNate and I walked for about thirty minutes before getting to the castle gate.He had been quiet throughout the walk. He had not bothered me with questions that I was sure he was itching to ask.When we got to the place where soldiers had attacked us with shooting arrows, I pointed it out to Nate and he nodded and looked around the place speculatively."We are sorry about that" he said gruffly and I nodded."You don't need to apologise, Nate...we expected that" I said and he nodded.When we got to the castle gate, Nate said "go in, I will watch your back""All right, Nate, thank you" I told him and smiled at him, he blushed and averted his gaze shyly.I giggled and disappeared through the magic portal. That must have left him even more speechless than before, I thought giggling.When I entered into the castle, the guards became alert and rushed to my side "My lady, is everything all right?" one of them asked"I'm fine....where is my father? I need to see him immediately" I s
Father and sonWhen Maugrim said "I think you should call me father, Tys" Ty's face lit up with happiness.I had never seen him so happy, so carefree.He smiled broadly and looked so boyish that it left me amazed.I was so happy for him, his happiness is my happiness and his joy my joy.""Father" he called, first saying it slowly like a child that was tasting sweet wine for the first time then he said it with more conviction and a little more loudly "Father" Maugrim grinned and never kept his eyes away from his son."You are a fine young man, Tys, your mother brought you up well" he said with light in his eyes."Hope your childhood was a happy one without me?" he asked.Tys smile slipped and his face became sad "Alas, father, it wasn't." he said softly in a contemplative tone."Why wasn't it?" Maugrim asked, concerned."My father...um...my mother's husband, Beowulf didn't really like me. I thought it was because I was different from the others...but now I can see that it was because I
Stars align"yes Maugrim, I'm your son and you are my father" I saidMaugrim looked dumbfounded at first, then he bursted into dry laughter."Amarog must be even more than a clown than I thought he was" he said "what did he think will happen when you tell me this concocted lie?" he bellowed, his laughter subsiding, taken over by rage for being supposedly taken for a fool.I shook my head "It is true, Lord Maugrim...I am your son" I told him firmly.He looked at me for a while trying to see the seriousness of my claim in my eyes.Then he laughed again."Why exactly do you claim to be my son? Is it so that I can relinquish my desire to crush Amarog to pieces?" he asked"No, I do not hold any loyalty to Amarog except to his daughter who is the love of my life...and I am not claiming to be your son, I am your son" I said"All right, tell me exactly how you happen to be so" he enunciated like he was talking to a two year old.I wasn't annoyed with this. I expected this reaction, so I calmly
MaugrimHera and I walked out of the hall and out of the castle's gate.When we stepped out of the castle's gate, we knew we were already vulnerable because Maugrim's men may be at any angle of the grounds of the castle and might attack us easily.I wasn't worried, but I made sure that Hera was walking behind me, so she will be protected."Where do you think they are?" Hera asked, searching around the wide space of icy ground.I shrugged "I'm not sure, but I will bet that he is camped at the east side of this wood, that will provide him the best sight of the castle, he would be able to see everything going on from there" I said, observing that the castle is very open to scrutiny of the supernatural eyes from the east side of the wood. That was where I had first caught sight of it when we entered the woods yesterday.But thankfully, the castle can not be breached easily from the entrance.We walked to the east side of the woods, keeping our eyes out for Maugrim's men that may be patrol