(Nikolai’s POV)When I saw her again, it was as if time fell into a tiny speck of dust and was waiting to explode at lightning speed. That's what I felt inside my chest. It was as if for a moment, I had forgotten how to breathe.My heart was beating faster each second, erratically out of control, as I got closer to her.Looking deep into her mesmerizing blue eyes, I exhaled my breath. She was gorgeous, indeed. Even with her trying to change her looks, I knew it was her. My Ashley. My little Witch.At that closeness, I could hear her heart beating fast even when she tried to hide her fear for me. I could sense our connection getting stronger. Did she feel it too?It was magnetic. It was magical.As when the skin from the back of my hand touched her soft cheeks, I felt sparks fly. Electrifying. Seeing her eyes twitched a little, I knew she felt it too.She tried so hard to calm down. Perhaps, she had forgotten what I am.I was not just a Werewolf. I was more than that.Her heart wanted
(Ashley’s POV).“That idiot!” I shouted to myself as he closed the door leaving me behind to fix the mistake that was clearly not my fault. “Stupid, Wolf man”Was he blind? Did he not see I had just proved to him about the different fingerprints?I was not sure if I was angry at his ignorance on what I had shown him or was it due to the fact that he did not recognise who I was. Did I not mean anything to him, five years ago?I then exhaled my breath. ‘Of course, he already moved on with that woman with the name Pamela. Sexy woman with big tits’I looked down to my chest. My boobs were not that bad.Urghh! That Wolf. Why must he be so handsome for me to hate him more?I was cursing him in many languages but my powers were not working anymore once he left the room. Annoying prick! I wished I could turn him into a frog and throw him out from the window of this building!Realising I had only until midnight to fix this mess, I stayed back for several minutes and planned to check on the su
(Nikolai’s POV).Almost half an hour later, I stood outside the passenger door of my black Lamborghini. I have asked my bodyguards to leave me alone tonight with the woman they thought to be Tiana Winters.Soon, Pamela would hear me going out with another woman. I did not care.I never said I was in love with Pamela. She assumed too much.After exhaling the smoke from my cigarette, I recalled what Ashley had said to me. She too knew the consequences of us being together. That centuries old dispute between the Werewolves and Witches of the East were something that would make our bond almost impossible.I did not care a f*ck for it!If Ashley was indeed my Mate, which I could sense she was, I would defend her with my life. She should not worry about any Werewolf that would want to hurt her.Was that why she ran away from me? Was she afraid of being with me?I wondered about the possibility of this. I needed to fix it.She needed to know how important she was to my life.“Are you going
(Ashley’s POV).I sniffled a tear quietly. I did not expect to feel so sad seeing Philip standing next to that b*tch Helen. When I saw his hands placed on Helen’s waist, I felt hurt like a thousand knives piercing through my already broken heart.Did he love her? I wondered for years hoping it was all just a bad dream.But, it seemed all hope was lost for Philip to love me back. How could he do such things to me? I loved him. We were happy once upon a time.Feeling Nikolai’s warmth next to me, I somehow felt a little better. For some reason, I felt some sense of bitterness in his eye, perhaps he saw me looking at another man. I hoped he would not ask me any more questions about Philip or Helen.I would not know how to answer him. Even after five years, my mind found it difficult to process what had happened to me five years ago when I lost all the things I loved in my life, to Helen Ross.It was all clearly over between me and Philip. He had moved on and so did Nikolai with his rumou
(Author’s POV).The Royal Masquerade party happened once a year and fully sponsored by the Royal family of Averna. A grand night of celebration with invitees from Royal families around the world including those who were qualified to enter the annual designing competition.Prestige, classy and extravagant. It was a dream come true for most to attend.An event where the citizen of Averna was looking forward to, every year.It was their chance to meet the Prince and Princesses, while having a good time, not caring of their status in society. A luxuriously decorated banquet table filled with delicious food and expensive drinks were provided for their indulgence. Unlimited supply with the finest delicacies to taste.A reason to why the designing competition was one of a kind.The winner would have the chance to design elegant dresses and suits for the Royal families. It would make them prosperous with money and fame. A good reputation that would last for a long time.The young and single
(Author’s POV).Back at the Hotel where the Masquerade party was happening, Philip was dancing with Helen. The party went on but it was no longer the same without the Werewolves. They were mostly the fun type, especially when they were drunk. Of course, that excludes the arrogant looking Nikolai Wulfgard.The Vampires were the quiet ones. Charming but reserved types. Their eyes were always watching over the Witches who could take away their gift of walking under sunlight, at any time. They have sworn to protect the Witches from the Werewolves. A pact made centuries ago.What happened between Nikolai and the Witch they knew as Tiana Winters, were indeed fascinating to them. An odd union. Something they have not seen for a long time. Something they thought would be a sign of a war coming. Wondering which side would their Vampire King choose.As for the Humans, even without special abilities, they were strong in numbers and weapons. Their strong allies with the Fairies would make them u
(Author’s POV).(Mature content ahead).Maybe time had stopped when his lips met her, but the flutters in their hearts intensified at each second of the kiss. It was addictive that had made them pulled each other closer to deepen the kiss.Neither of them could explain how it started. It happened fast. Unexpected.But, it was something they needed without realising it.Feeling his tongue in her mouth again was what she had been dreaming of late. At times, she took a peek to see if he was real or just a figment of her imagination.“Say my name” he whispered as he moved his lips to the sensitive spot on her neck. It sent shivers around her body making her tremble with excitement.“Nikolai” she whispered his name with her soft trembling voice as she felt his warm hands slipping under her dress. Her expensive dress that she knew would soon be ruined.He held her body close as he felt her pushing him back. Moving his lips crushing hers, Ashley could hear him growl in between kisses. It w
(Ashley’s POV).I could hear that ringtone playing in my handphone. I knew who it was. A special tone set for the most important person in my life. My son, Teddy.And hell no, I was not letting Nikolai find out about my Teddy!Not yet. I needed to protect my son away from him.Trying to push the strong Nikolai back was not an easy task. He did not want to let me go, nor did I if it was not caused by my handphone ringing continuously. I knew my son. He was not going to stop calling until I answer his call.It had been always the two of us. He grew up feeling the need to protect me even when he was just a little boy. Teddy did not like me travelling without him by my side. My little protective son of mine knew he was special. The strength in him was getting bigger.It was getting difficult to hide the truth of who his father was.If only he knew that his father was not just an ordinary man. I wondered what would happen if anyone knew I gave birth to a son who had both Werewolf and Witc
(Ashley’s POV).A month later, I had another wedding.To be exact, it was indeed a dream wedding planned for me. Beautiful was an understatement. It was gorgeous and unbelievably fairy-tale like. I could not believe Nikolai would do all that for me. A dream wedding it was.The wedding was held at the Palace of Averna, as what my parents wanted. I was introduced back to the society as Princess Ashley. The name Tiana Winters was only used for business, no longer my name.A garden themed wedding with live music sounded simple but turned out magical. Sparkles, so many of them. Teddy had some involvement in making it colourful. His obsession with shining objects and sparkles were an influence to the wedding theme.I loved every inch of it. In fact, my little boy had even helped me to design my white wedding dress in such short notice. Crystal had helped us too. A Princess like dress that matched with my little crown.I was indeed over the moon and at some point of time, I thought I was dr
(Nikolai’s POV).The day of the final stage of the competition has arrived. I sat next to my son, Teddy, as we watched one by one of the contestants presented their design with their models on stage. Not bad looking I would say.In the past, I would have totally slept with those sexy looking models. They were some who would bed me after I shower them with money. No strings attached. Simple.Those days of my one-night stand sex with random women were totally gone. I had turned into a monogamist. My eyes and heart were only for my Ashley, my Luna, my wife.We got married through a Werewolf ceremony almost a month ago and my life had never been better. Having her by my side when I woke up every morning was all I had wished for since the first day I laid eyes on her pretty blue eyes. I loved her with all my heart and soul.Our marriage was done with full Werewolf tradition. My mother had spent time teaching Ashley the ways of the Werewolf, preparing on what was coming soon in our life, w
(Ashley’s POV).Fast forward three weeks later, I sat on a table as I looked at the dress that Cindy and I had worked on for days in preparing for the final stage of the most anticipated design competition in Paris. I sighed of relief seeing the masterpiece placed on the life size mannequin.“What do you think, Teddy?” I asked my son who sat on my executive work chair with his legs folded in a seating position. Holding his teddy bear Kiko, he looked up and smiled at me.“More sparkles, Mommy” he smiled showing his cute little teeth. Then, he placed his little chubby hands on his chin as he studied the dress again, “Are you going to wear that? I don’t think Daddy would like it, Mommy”I chuckled and pinched his cheeks, “Mommy will wear whatever she wants and Daddy will have no say in it”“Daddy will burn the dress to the ground if Mommy dares to go out parading that piece of cloth” I looked at the door seeing Nikolai walked in the studio, frowning while looking at the dress. He gave m
(Nikolai’s POV).“Ashley, please don’t do this. I’m sorry” I kneeled down by her side while placing a hand on one of her hands. I then palmed her cheeks gently as I whispered my words to calm her sadness, “Honey, I’m sorry. I did not mean to say those words. I just could not lose you again and again. I can’t. I would rather die than living in this life without you. Please look at me”She opened her eyes and stared at me. I pecked her lips and pulled her body closer to mine, “I love you, Ashley. Please, this is enough. You need to rest. Loraine is finding a cure for our son. You must not use all the energy you have left in you. Save it for the babies”Loraine had accidentally slipped from her mouth that Ashley would be carrying twins. I was overjoyed with the news. But, after knowing how difficult her pregnancy would be with twins, I did not know how to react.I was not going to lose her. I needed to find a way to save her and our babies.But first, we needed to save my son.“I’m so s
(Author’s POV).Red. Bodies. Death.It was everywhere around the warehouse, except for two little souls.One was standing in the middle of a puddle of blood, while the other blindfolded and tied to a pole. She heard noises. The kind of noise that was sending shivers down her spine.Not being able to see what was happening was making her anxious, “T-teddy.. w-where are you? What happened?”She whispered with her trembling voice. The sound she heard earlier was frightening to her.There were the sound of Wolves howling in pain. Cracking of bones in a painful and excruciating ways. Cries for help was heard followed by the sound of the doors and windows locked.“T-teddy, are you.. are you still there?” Crystal whispered her words being afraid on what was there around her.She could not see or move much. Despite trying to get free and hurt her hands more, it proved to be useless as the rope was far tighter around her wrist, “Help me. Someone please, help us”It was then Crystal heard the
(Nikolai’s POV).“Oh, look. Your Wolf is here, Ashley. And he thinks he could save you” I saw this b*th named Helen turned to face me with that stupid smile plastered on her ugly face. I wanted so much to punch her but then she spoke something I did not quite understand the meaning of it, “You can’t stop what I’m doing next. Oh, you can kill me. I have nothing left in this world to live for. But, I will come back. Stronger and I will find you”“What are you?” I growled and was surprise Helen could understand my language. She smiled and suddenly revealed herself on what she was. A Demon.Her eyes turned pitch black, and I could see it hollow. The sound of the cries of pain was heard as I stared into her blacken eyeballs. It was probably those souls she had destroyed to make her stronger.Evil being she was. And I needed to be careful on what she would do next. Not fearing her, just careful.“You sold your soul to evil. Let Ashley go. Or suffer the consequences” I said as I moved close
(Ashley’s POV).In the fast-moving car, I asked Frankie to turn the car to the left as what was shown on the locator map. “Hurry! Why are you driving so slow!”I took a glance at Frankie who had his eyes only on the road. His hands on the steering wheels were shaking. Was he afraid of me? He did not even look at me after I forced him to drive me to the point shown in the map.“Someone took my son, Frankie. Does Nikolai know about this?” I asked him as we entered what looked like a road going up the hill. “I was asked to come here alone. You can stay in the car. I’ll get there by foot from here”“No, Miss Winters. It is not safe there for you. I’ll watch over you from far. Whoever you are meeting would not notice my presence” he said as he parked the car at the signage stating, “Private property”“This is a dead end. Walking up there would only lead you to a cliff. This does not look good, Miss Winters. We better call Alpha Nikolai” he turned to look at me with a look full of concern.
(Ashley’s POV).I woke up on Nikolai’s ever so comfortable bed. Soft and feather like feeling of the white sheets. It smelled pleasant too. I smiled and moved to my side thinking he would still be there next to me.But the bed was empty on the other side I sighed and pulled the warm and soft duvet to cover my body completely like being in a protective cocoon.I missed him already. Wished he would come back to me soon as he promised me earlier. Closing my eyes again, I rested my head on the pillow that still have his scent that I came to love.Love. Never thought I would fall in love again with another man, after what Philip did to me five years ago. But, Nikolai was different. Being with him was exciting and he made me feel special.As I drifted back to sleep, there was the sound of knocking on the window. It was disturbing my rest. Definitely annoying and had forced me to get up from my sleep.Nikolai had helped me to rest after our shower together. It was a quick one. It seemed tha
(Author’s POV).In a room with only a small window allowing the dim light from the moon to shine its brightness, two children were heard sniffling their tears of fear and regret. Their small little hands were tied on their back with a tight rope as they rested their back on the wall. Eyes were blindfolded.. mouth taped.. it was terrifying to both of the little children.“Teddy, w-where are you?” little Crystal whispered as she managed to free her hands from the rope tied around her hand. Her brothers once taught her that skill. She sniffled a tear seeing the cut and graze around her wrist. It had hurt her a little too much.At that time of despair, she recalled her elder brothers told her to be strong. Being the only girl among her siblings of three strong boys, had set certain expectation for her to toughened up like them. Despite her age of eight years old, Crystal was stronger than her peers at the same age.She was also smarter than average kids in her school. And that was what l