DEVIN
"It was a pleasure solidifying this holy alliance with you Alpha Devin. We are certain Luna Valentine will be owning up to her responsibility of being your mate and the almighty luna of the Crow." An elder spokesperson from across the table began, sending a smile coated in nothing but pretense at Valentine. I saw her cringe and it made me angry to know that these were the people she was willing to sacrifice her supposed happiness and freedom for despite her overwhelming hate for me. I personally wanted to see those conniving old farts burn.
"You shouldn't be thanking me," I glared back. "You should be appreciating your Luna, however. Without her martyrdom, you all might as well be good as dead."
The elders sent disapproving glare back at me. With their bare minimum effort to mask the fact that they were more than willing to sell off their own and knowing I could see right through their facade, the
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OLAMIDEA knock on the door was enough to cause me to freeze for a minute. Jason's weight was on me, hugging tight when another knock followed."Jason, Axel is awake," Pearl informed. I couldn't even breathe out of fear that she would walk in on us. Shit, I whispered to myself as Jason roused in the loudest way possible."Coming," He muttered in a baritone voice that suggested he had been asleep all the while he rested on my breast. I thought it was an after sex act. Turned out the bastard had used my breast as makeshift pillows. As he rolled to his feet, Jason pulled me along with him. It was all so sudden and quick that I didn't even have time to react when he took my mouth in a slow, long, and hungry kiss. I froze when he broke the kiss and proceeded to get dressed. I stood there red as a beetroot although he probably couldn't tell with that mental block and melanin protecting my forbidden desires and cruel body chemistry respectively. The moment sanity
40 YEARS AGOThe circles of salt spread across the manor of the Blossom household made little David terrified as he clutched his elder sister's hand tighter. Candice on the other hand, held onto a jagged dagger whilst protecting her little brother from the recent horror her father just unleashed on the world. One that had promised his father he would devour every soul in the house if it wasn't set free to wreak havoc on the world. As they tiptoed room to room trying to get to the demon before it crept up on them, David felt the room grow progressively cold. It was their late mother's room. The windows were open and the gentle night breeze blew at the curtains with the grace of a dandelion in the wind. Candice pushed her brother behind her instinctively. Their mother's room had been strictly off-limits and considering only herself, her brother and her father who was currently marauding the house under a cloaking spell lived there. It was smart to assume that the demon was hidi
"May I ask why you are visiting?" Arielle asked as she brought a cup of black coffee for David. "It has been such a long time Master David and I have an inkling you are here for something dire.""I won't deny it," David replied, taking in the nostalgia of the manor. It was a vastness of paintings, mahogany, and marble but it didn't feel like home. Despite the fireplace burning red hot with coal, the house felt cold. It was devoid of love and the only emotions David could sense from the property he now owned were disappointment and dysphoria. "There are dire situations.""And would you care to share them with me?" The sprite probed. Usually, David would be wary to divulge information like that to anyone. Telling the wrong person could lead to another war between every supernatural faction and David wanted to avoid that as much as possible. But Arielle was someone he could trust. She was of Fae origins and that m
David's face burned tomato red as Satake shifted to the side. Hesitant, David turned in his direction and noticed his eyes were closed. He wasn't sleeping. At least not deep enough to be considered a slumber. Satake's eyes opened again. His attention flew to the book nestled on David's bosom. "What is that?" He asked. "A book about relics," David replied, sitting up and placing the book on his laps to hide his bulge. Satake did the same. "Why are you researching about them?" David raised an eyebrow. "Don't you want to know your own origins?" Satake threw his head back in exhaustion and part frustration. "I am not so sure. I have built a life for myself as a part of the Crow family. With this new awakening, I am beginning to question everything. My life. My identity. I know if I keep on digging, I will eventually lose them both. So who will I be when I don't have those two things? Who is Satake Crow? " "Satake Crow is who you have always be
JASON"How are you feeling?" I asked Axel as he gulped down a glass of water."Better." Axel's voice was shaky. I cocked my head down and noticed the wound still hadn't healed. Axel could have died if he had not reached out to me when he did. Just thinking about it made my blood boil. Sofiane was stepping out of line a little too much. I wasn't even sure I could continue to pardon his madness as an aftereffect of losing Candice. Axel had been his former beta and if Sofiane didn't even take that into consideration when he gutted him, there was no telling how far the Alpha of Hobbstone was willing to go.I turned to Pearl. "Why isn't his wound healed yet?""Give it a day or two. The residue of the poison needs to leave his body first. " Pearl replied."Jason, Don't worry about it. I have been through worse. I'll survive."I placed my hand on top of his. Axel wouldn't say it but I knew he was hurt. "Well, I hope this kills every hope you
JASON The church of Cassandra lay in the heart of Wentworth. It was a place where darkness overshadowed the light and where creatures that went bump in the night could be themselves. In simpler words, a place where the individuals the mundane had tagged as monsters would be on their best and worst behavior without fearing the consequences of their action. It reeked of alcohol and blood as I drove towards the only building in this part of town that didn't look like it was a cheap motel harboring blood lovers and the high fae of the lower court. As we passed through a set of blanketed trees, a towering building came into view. The stench of drugs, blood, and sinners also slowly went extinct. Until all that was left in sight was the serene church of Cassandra the all-seeing. I pulled over at the gate. An old woman was waiting at the other side. She was dressed in all black and she smiled the second our eyes met. "Good morning Alpha Jason. The eye of Cassa
OLAMIDE It all went to hell after the supposed seer's statement. As Jason took hold of my hand and walked me back to the car, I could not help but linger on the words of the blind woman. The conviction in her lips as she uttered those words. The accusing look in her bleeding eyes. It cemented the words that had echoed at the back of my head one too many times. I was cursed. "Coming here was a mistake," Jason said. He looked aghast. I wasn't even sure why. I was the one who had been tagged a walking breathing misfortune. The worst part was that I even agreed that the words of a total stranger had to be the truth. The signs were there after all. The second my parents got my brother and me abroad. We seemingly lost contact with one another. Not to mention that the night Deji was murdered, I intended to follow him but I was too lazy to make good on that. All of that could not just be a coincidence. Jason escorted me to a passenger seat and slammed it shut.
The dark curtains shielding Valentine from the intense rays of the sun were pushed aside. As the rays of hot light washed over Valentine, she made an effort to roll away from its direction. Her body was supposed to ache but as Valentine stretched her body out, she discovered something quite odd. She felt good. An entirely different story considering she had spent the night on the living room couch in hopes of avoiding Devin. Her tired hands felt the surface she was on. It was soft and spacey. That made her jerk. Her eyes shot open and daylight immediately stabbed it making her blink repeatedly. She took a look around and her suspicions were confirmed. She was in the bedroom. Her clothes were off with the exception of the peachy matching underwear she had on. That bastard, She swore under her breath. Panic surged from the deep as Valentine examined herself. A part of her knew that despite everything she thought about Devin, there were some lines the man wouldn't cross