OLAMIDE
The sight that lay in front of me was absolutely terrifying. Crimson red was splattered everywhere. On walls. The floor. Even the ceiling was not spared as droplets of red drizzled. My legs were jelly and the entire house was unfamiliar. I had only been there for one day or less but even at that, I had to realize that something was not right. No matter how fast I ran, no matter the route I went through, I always made it back to the same gory sight I had escaped from; Men whose heads had been decapitated and women slashed beyond recognition. I had never felt sicker. As my jelly legs stumbled and turned to find the front door, A shrill cry emanated from my room. It sounded like Axel. My head whipped up an answer. Axel was done for and so was I.
My panicky mind seemed to work faster and in the end, I found the front door. The man Jason had speaking to the night was lifeless on the floor. His jugular cut open and spraying red all over the Grand staircase. Sad as the sight was, it was the only thing between me and freedom. There was a high chance I could survive if I found a car long before Axel gave up the ghost. I was not an expert on how fast monsters could run but it definitely could not be faster than a moving car. Right?
I emerged from the mansion, scanning the foyer for any means of a ride as it painfully dawned to me that I needed keys or the uncanny ability to work a car without keys. Luckily, I found a bike that looked like its keys was still attached. I was about to run to it when a deep voice behind me and to my left made me swerve quickly in that direction and I came face to face with Alpha Sofiane.
"Now where do you think you are running to, Beau?"
The tall, broad-shouldered, and handsome man stepped out from the mansion and crossed his arms over his chest. He was totally naked and covered in blood too. He had an erection that bounced when he stepped outside to meet me. I was too afraid to move. His aura was just like Jason if not stronger. My heart quickened as he approached me, stalking me in circles like prey that was done for.
"I'm surprised," He commented. "I was certain Jason would have killed you to prevent this day from ever coming but considering he has yet to mark you physically, I'd say he had been anticipating this day. "
Did he mean that? All that stuff about Jason meaning to kill me. I still did not understand many things. How I was Jason's mate in the first place when I had never before set eyes on him. Why Devin spared my life. Jason's world was dangerous and I had been certain of it since day one but this was the height of it. The one idea that rested in my mind was to keep the conversation going as long as I could and hope that someone who could actually take this devil spawn head-on was on their way.
"Who are you?" I asked, keeping my gaze intently on his figure as I had read in those sappy self-preservation books. It strictly suggested one kept their gaze on the enemy so as to guilt-trip them and be prepared for whatever was coming next. I doubted this man had a moral compass. His eyes were just as dead as Devin's had been on that night. I could only try.
"Alpha Sofiane. You would think Jason would have warned you about me already but I guess I am too insignificant to even make the list." Sofiane laughed, making effort to wipe some blood off his perfectly trimmed beard but that only smudged the dark crimson liquid that seemed to be clotting already.
The intense smell of rusting cooper hit my nostrils forcing out a gag. I could not put together what was so funny here. This was the odd thing about Jason's kind. Violence and the gore of it seemed to excite them and they were too steadfast in their high horses to realize how twisted it was. Frightening as it was to be face to face with the man...wolf that had killed every single thing in the mansion, I was not too afraid of him. Now that I could see his face, there was something comforting about it. It probably did not make sense. Even to me but when he sauntered over, I wasn't afraid. I feared nothing.
"It is clear that you want to kill me but I still don't know why. Alpha...I mean, Jason might have offended you but I have nothing to do with this. I had a very simple human life before I was dragged into all this."
"Cruel as it may sound. Killing you is the only way I can settle the score."
The blood on his skin had clot now. It would take a steamy hot shower to get every bit of dried blood off. Now that he was closer, I had time to notice his ripped body and the brutal scars that covered him from his neck to his hip bones. They looked similar to the ones Jason had sustained on his neck and considering they both had history, It was easy to establish how those scars came to be.
"Explain?" I probed. My gaze returned briefly to the bike that sat in the corner. Why wasn't I trying to escape? This had something to do with the mate bond I supposed. That could only mean Jason was close. My head spun a scenario where Jason and Sofiane would be deep in a battle over their long-standing feud and I would get the opportunity to escape. I had some change to spare in my trust fund. It would be enough to fly me back to Nigeria. Just a few minutes more.
"Jason, You bastard! You really did not tell her."
A chill went up to my spine when I looked at his lips. They were not fucking moving. It was similar to the trick Jason had played. Except I had assumed, he could only do so because I was his mate. Why then could I hear Alpha Sofiane's thoughts? I was going to ask about it but his thoughts intruded.
"Plus it would be worthless to kill her if she is not marked. It means Jason considers her disposable. It won't hurt him enough."
That made me snap. A dumb move, I discovered ruefully.
"Oh my God! What is wrong with you people? You, Jason! You both are so twisted it would have been perfect if whatever goddess you serve made you mates! Killing me won't hurt him enough? Can you even hear yourself Mr. Sofiane? My life is not a petty object to be thrown around."
If only I had kept my trap shut.
He moved so fast that I did not even see him coming. In seconds, our bodies were almost touching and he grabbed my hands in a steely grip. "You can hear my thoughts?"
Bloody hell. I'm horny and confused. Are you?
DEVIN Valentine. A feisty creature she was. It was cruel for the goddess to give something so precious to me. In truth, my wolf believed it was only previous because it was unattainable. That alone seemed to excite it. I had found out two years ago. I was at the ripe age of twenty-two and seething with unbridled rage to avenge my parent. Valentine's parent had played their parts to make sure the late rulers of the Crow never returned and it was only fair to do the same. My brother and I were not aware they had a daughter. I doubted anyone knew excluding those closest to them. Valentine had been the Monarch pack's well-kept secret. I had blood on my hands when I stumbled upon her. Her parent's blood was on my hands and judging by the horrified look she had on her face when I bumped into her, she knew I was their killer. She was a loose end. A part of me knew it was only right to take away her suffering by ensuring she ended up with her par
OLAMIDEI was dead meat now. The intense look he had before he saw me was back. Alpha Sofiane did not like that I could take a peek into his mind. If it pissed him off, that meant it was not normal and I had been so gullible to reveal that information to him on a platter."They told me you were human." He hesitated before adding. "What are you?"What was I? I was fucking human. I could not even comprehend what to tell him. Jason did not bite me so there was no way I was becoming one of them. Since werewolves existed, I could only lean to the stories the media told for my information. It was why I had feared for my life when Axel mentioned the love bite."I am not entirely sure what you are getting at Mister." I forced my hand out of his grip and he allowed it. "Do I look like I am a freak to you?" I was sure to even add. "If I were a freak, do you think Alpha... I mean Jason would be able
16 years ago "Lucius, Why are the hunters here?" Elise asked her husband as they pushed through the darkness their two boys barely keeping up. She could hear the screams of her people dying to ensure the Alpha of the Crow and his family escaped safe and sound. The ground was damp with dew and the scurrying children could barely keep up. Elise could not blame them. Her little pups were more than terrified but they kept on following their parents and they did not ask questions. Their faith gave Elise the strength she needed. "It has to be the order of Silverlaws. They had always been against the alliance of packs." Lucius whispered, pulling his first son, Jason into his arms as he ran faster through the crooked path of nothing of trees. Elise gasped. The Silverlaws had truly been against her husband, Lucius Crow's ideologies but she could not believe they would go this far. Elise's thoughts got t
JASON Her spitfire nature made my dick throb. It was pathetic. I was Jason. Famed for making other Alphas cower at the mention of my name. For all the posturing and tough talk, this woman would not submit to me. No one told me the bond would be this strong. I had walked down the path of insanity when I realized Sofiane had crossed the barrier; A feat that bastard could not have achieved without having a witch by his side. I had believed she was safe. How wrong I was. Now my woman was keeping secrets and distrustful of me. Sofiane had done something and I needed to know exactly what poison he had tainted her with. If only she would stop mumbling watermelons. Gosh, it was annoying. "I will only be asking you one last time Ola, what are you hiding?" She seemed flustered from the nickname. Her breathing was slow and her mind rattled on what I would do if I did not get what I want. Her imagination was a wild
DEVIN "I know you don't need me Valentine but I am here for you. You don't have to suffer alone." I whispered into Valentine's ear as she stopped struggling. "I want to suffer alone," Valentine said, remaining in my warmth. She basked in her misery like it was wine and the dark place I resided grew even darker. "You are the cause of my suffering. Why should you even care what this does to me? Just reject me." If Valentine could reject me, She would but she was only a Luna and the rejection ability belonged only to Alphas. I was selfish and I hated myself for it. I had not rejected Valentine then because what I had done to her was so evil, I would only be a true beast to reject her. It felt like kindness on my part but I would have done Valentine a great favor if I had rejected her from day one. Even now, I could not bring myself to do it despite the pain that surged through her when she saw me alive. I
DEVINIf this fellow was any regular vampire, I would have taken them head-on and won without a hitch but this one was different. For starters, he seemed to have a connection to Lilith, the countess of red death and one of the seven brides of the late Count Dracula. My hypothesis was he had probably been turned by her and the entire supernatural community was very much aware that the countess only turned men. Men who she wanted for herself. If I even had a shot at this, killing him was out of the option. Lilith had many minions who were willing to senselessly waste their life to please her. If truly this man was her new toy, the bitch would not be pleased that I offed his head."Who are you talking about?" I lead him on, bending one of my wooden chairs over and snapping all four legs to make for stakes."I don't want a fight," He pleaded. Not that there was any hint of fear in his expression. The disre
"What do you mean by stitch?" Sofiane inquired, watching the wisp of red smoke collapse back into the bowl. David looked delirious. Like he did not want to answer Sofiane. He could put the fragmented pieces perfectly. "Sofiane, you were sure Jason's mate wasn't human, why?" "How does that answer my question?" Sofiane changed the topic. "Answer me!" David screeched, a bit of orange sparked in the depths of his dark eyes, like a phoenix out of ashes, and magic surged in the room like true heat. Hot flames burst out of the ritual bowl and David's determined irises flicked in Sofiane's direction waiting for a proper answer. "She could read my thoughts," Sofiane revealed. David was dumbstruck. He knew he couldn't be wrong but a huge part of him wished he has been wrong because it would only get worse from here. He knew he could lie to Sofiane but the Alpha had a knack for getting into unfortunate predicaments. There would be a chance he would find
Six months ago... Olamide scavenged her freezer for something edible. It was the third time in a row. Perhaps she wished some out-worldly magic would find its way to her or perhaps it was the chaotic worry that plundered her mind. Her brother, Deji was nowhere to be found. He had left their shared apartment thirty minutes ago to get Big Macs. It shouldn't be taking him this long. Sure her brother could take care of himself but he had just been back from a bumpy time in rehab. Coke was a nasty drug to break off from and a tiny part of Olamide suspected her brother had broken his promise and was probably nose deep in another wrap of white powder along with his delinquent friends. She wished she did not let him out but his therapist had mentioned that she needed to trust him and trust him she did. Now, she was regretting it. "Stop being paranoid," Olamide said to herself as she pulled the last piece of pizza out th