How are my fellow escapists? I have been very sick due to the changing weather and seasons, and so has my toddler. I'd love to know how you guys distract yourself when you get sick.
I want a private audience with your Alpha King." Alaric's words were final, he wasn't going to settle for anything less than a face-to-face with Dom, which Freddie couldn't allow. These were risky times. No one could be trusted, especially a werewolf of Alaric's history. It was time Freddie took the reigns of the mission back into his hands. He stood to face Alaric and spoke with authority, "Alpha Alaric, I respect you, but now you listen to me." Freddie took a deep breath and silently mind-linked Dom, the whole situation. Upon receiving, orders conveyed the message, "Alpha King just apologized for his lack of availability but I am here on his behalf. If you want to negotiate anything, do it with me." Nora could see it was not the response Alaric was hoping for and was getting impatient with Freddy and angry as well. She quickly pulled Freddie away and whispered, "Fred baby, let me handle this, please. I know Ric, you don't. Please, have faith-" Alaric growled from the other side
Iris stood in the doorway, blood splattered all over her pale t-shirt and jeans. Her baby belly was quite visible as she stepped in, her boots clicking on the stone floor. She made her way straight to Alaric and looked him up and down, then turned to Nora, "Fetch some iced water, dear." Her sweet voice betrayed her badass entrance, but her tone quickly changed when she addressed Alaric. "You must be the Alpha Alaric Freddie's been giving us a headache for, since morning." Before he could reply in the affirmative she introduced herself, not that she needed any introduction, every werewolf of Y knew of her at one time or another, "I am the Alpha Queen, tribrid between witches, vampires, and werewolves, restorer of balance and peace, Iris Maeve McBlaze. You will only address me as Alpha Queen" She spoke with authority and stepped over to sit on a couch in the middle of the room, smiling at Freddie, like her menacing introduction did not even happen, "Do you mind fetching me a towel? Th
The cloaked place was humongous from the inside. Nora rushed from beside the entering party to kiss her little baby boy whom Dom was cradling. Iris was next to step out and walk towards her husband when she wobbled and would have fallen to the ground if Alpha Alaric hadn't caught her. She had blacked out and looked pale. Dom quickly took his pregnant wife from Alaric's arms and spoke with authority, "Welcome to the safe house. Freddie will show you around and be your guide. I will meet up in a while. Excuse me, Alaric." With that, he was off, leaving Freddie once again to interact with the werewolves. He sighed, "Alpha Alaric, I know you and I did not begin on the right foot. So let's have a new beginning. We have unveiled our safe abode for you and welcomed your pack with open arms in exchange for your loyalty." Freddie tried his best to smile and come off as friendly, now that they were almost allies with the werewolf, but to befriend someone who was supposed to be the enemy for
The next morning was a refreshing one. The February winter winds were giving way to some nice March sun every now and then. Iris woke up around noon, to Lily bringing a hot breakfast with a warm smile and a promise to run a bath for her to be ready for the day. Iris returned the smile and got ready to dig in for breakfast after Lily headed out for her daily chores. That is when a disoriented Clara entered the room with an equally miserable-looking Sussane in tow. Liliana sauntered casually soon after. Iris looked up surprised, "What happened?" The spoon in her hand dropped into the bowl as Sussane asked, "When was the last time you talked to the Alpha King?" "Suz! What happened to Dom?" Iris' eyes went wide in terror as she quickly tried to mind-link her husband and the father of her unborn child. Lily just stood behind waiting for confirmation of the promise made last night as Iris panicked, "Why isn't he responding? Why is his mind-link off?" She tried to connect to Freddie in
Mage Master was the first to speak after seeing the old human maid in agony. In an astonished tone, he declared, "Stay away from her. She has been poisoned." The young maid cried from beside her mother, "Who would poison a maid and why?" Iris asked the Mage Master, "Master Aakis, Are you sure?" The elderly mage nodded, "These are the effects of my own poison. It is how its low quantity would react in a human body. The magical poison is spelled to kill slowly and painfully. I created this on Alpha Elijah's orders during the Great War. I haven't used it in a very long time. I had almost forgotten it was in store." Iris took deep breaths trying to calm herself down and think rationally. Lily, on the other hand, had slipped unnoticed out of the room. It was clear what had happened and she was terrified of the results of her actions. Today everything was going the wrong way, none of the plans had worked. She had no idea how her family would react if the truth came out. Iris asked, "How
"I sent you a couple of gifts. I believe they brightened up your afternoon, didn't they? I hope you liked them, dearest sister!" Dom stomped over to the screen, making Y's attention divert from Iris to him. He gave an elated look, "Ah! The Alpha King, is it?" He mocked, "Come to bless me with your gracious presence, your highness!" "You will pay for every life you have taken, You bastard!" Dom was beyond furious and he had no way to convey it through that screen. "Come out and speak like a man, you coward. Saying big words while hiding behind a screen. Ordering others to do your dirty work-" "Oh, I do my dirty work plenty, Dominic." He sighed dramatically before continuing, "And, don't worry, you'll see me soon enough. After all, I have a traitor to punish in your lines. She failed to deliver a very important task I was dumb enough to assign her. Now, I'll be coming after her. Where-" He impatiently looked around them as much as the camera could allow, "Where is she? Are you standi
"If you were sorry, you wouldn't be trying to escape after attempting to kill my child!" Spoke a cold grave voice from behind the hugging figures of Elijah and Lily. They were surrounded in seconds. Dom felt like he was hallucinating his sister's betrayal but he looked like he was ready to take a couple hundred lives with his bare hands. Iris was right beside him and looked just sad at the unfortunate turn of events. She was ready to control Dom in case things went out of hand. In her mind, Lily deserved to explain herself. Even though it won't excuse what she did, it would help to put things into perspective and Dom also needed time to calm down, or else he might end up doing something he would regret for the rest of his nearly immortal life. "Please tell me you were not in this with her, Father," Dom spoke gravely, barely in control. Elijah raised a brow, "Are you really going to ask your father, the predecessor Alpha, if I had a hand in the killing of innocents of my own race, p
"Speak!" The confession wouldn't ease her punishment, which probably was death, but if it helped closure, Iris was willing, and so was Elijah. Lily was trying her hardest to control her sobs enough to get a few words out in a sentence. But the guilt coupled with the looks she was receiving, especially from her brother, was making her unable to talk about all the horrible things she had done. She started with the same apology, "I am so sorry." She sniffed, "I know it means nothing to you but, I truly am sorry. Fonsi-" "Don't you dare call me that!" Dom thundered, "I am nothing more than Alpha King to you." His eyes were cold, his words were colder. Liliana sobbed even harder, "Brother, please. I know you love me, and I am so sorry I am not the sister you deserved-" "Enough with the apologies! You wanted to confess, so confess!" Dom hated to act like this towards his sister whom he had cared for like a delicate flower, but every time he looked at her, her guilty tears reminded him