MIKHAILRebellion had a face.Kane.It was easy to kill a monster who no longer hid in the shadows.“Lycan King,” Damian called out, his heart pounding loudly against his chest, so loud that it felt like my eardrums were being attacked.“These men, I haven’t fought with them,” he muttered, his eyes wide in shock as he stared at the new battle formation.His brother Damon loomed in the corner, his aura dripping with fear.“Each man fights with my seal crested on their chest. You will lead them,” I hissed.The one thing I enjoyed about war; was the secret my father taught me, “Allow the enemy to gloat in their success, crush them with change,”I had extended the meeting, requesting the presence of all my elders. It was war, I needed to give my speech and keep a government in place, while I was out there, fighting for my people.But for me, I needed to stare at Kane in the eyes.Look into the eyes of the man who thinks he take the kingdom from me without his head hanging on a spike.“Kee
HUDSON“Jade,”Her eyes were wide as she took in the scene before her. Xavier stood quietly behind her like a protector.My heart clenched at the sight. She was safe. Stone hadn’t gotten to her.“Good to see that you haven’t lost your rage,” Xavier remarked, scanning around the room.“They are all dead,” I muttered, my eyes fixed on Jade waiting for a reaction from her.She was quiet. Too quiet.“Say something please,” I practically begged in my mind.Xavier’s eyes flickered between the both of us, “I need to reach out to Mikhail, and tell him we have found you,” he said, walking out of the room.Her eyes were stuck on my body. Tears welled in them as she looked through my scars.“They hurt you,” she whimpered, tears streaming down her face.My heart ached, I hated seeing her cry. It broke me.“I am fine. I paid them back,” I mumbled, looking at her with unsure eyes.Was I too rough?Did she think I was some monster who wouldn't stop killing?She rushed towards me, her arm around my n
ROSANNEThe room had cleared out, but Axel stood, his eyes fixed on mine. There weren’t many words to be said, but the silence was deafening.“You are keeping something,” he muttered, pacing slowly around the room.He was speculating. I could tell he wasn’t sure.“No, I have said everything that you need to know,” I muttered.I wasn’t lying. Just stretching the truth.Axel sighs, “Rosanne, we have come a long way. Something was out there, you felt it. I saw it in your eyes,”“You were scared,”I looked down, keeping my gaze stuck to the ground.“I haven’t felt anything like that before,” I relented.“It was dark, vile like the dark gates of Hades had opened,” I muttered.Axel released a low hum, his shoulders squared as he stared at me.“Axel, whatever that was, I don’t want to experience it again,” I mumbled, my voice cracking slightly.“We will be ready,” he said in a growl.“No,” I choked, rushing out of the bed. “I had lost you once,” I whispered, my hand holding his.“I can’t go
HUDSONI no longer felt the burning sensation on my wrist. My tender and raw skin had grown numb to the pain.My eyes were fixed on Malcolm, pacing around the room, muttering like a man who had lost his sanity. His words broken but true; indebted blood and revenge.I smirked, he was distracted, torn between madness and sanity.I could feel the metallic taste of blood in my mouth. It no longer felt foul, but now, it was something that I had grown to love. I was no longer the Hudson who had been captured and punished for sins he couldn’t control.The blades had sliced that man off. I was different, something darker— vile.I leaned my head against the wall, watching, studying them. The other guard, one I had no intention of remembering his name, stood frozen in fear, watching the dark marks form on Malcolm’s skin.He had failed to deliver my soul to the cursed dagger. My blood was no longer enough to quench its taste. It wanted me, my soul, my wolf, my breath.“You have to drop this dagg
ROSANNENo one said a thing.I was in the corner, my arms wrapped around my kids as I cried. The thought of them being taken had felt like I was walking to the hanging tree, hoping for the light to shine. Anita was the first to speak, her voice warm and smooth like she was trying to coax me out of the darkness my mind had formed, “Rosanne, let’s get you showered.”I shook my head, my wolf howling at the thought of being away from them.“I will stand guard, nothing can get to them without passing through me,” Axel said, his eyes darkening.Ryan looked around the room, his confusion was palpable, “No one will come in,” he said, standing by the door.“I will protect them with my life,” Anita said, stretching out her hands for me to hand them over to her.Their actions warmed my heart. Their fierce protectiveness towards my kids felt stronger than anything I had ever felt.Anita made no move to grab them, she waited. Keeping a soft smile on her face, waiting for me to return to my usual
ROSANNEHe tried to hide it. To sound like he was back to his usual self. But I could see it, the haunted look in his eyes.Death did that to a man. No matter how strong you might be, it broke you. The dark walls of Hades knew the right ways to crush a man.“I am okay,” he mumbled, his hand tracing the spot the arrow had lodged.His heart had stopped, frozen in time.Pain stretched across my chest. The war was getting too close to home. Axel had almost died who would be next?Will I be there in time to save the next person?What happens when the powers fail me?“We have to leave,” he said, rising to his feet.The looming sensation of being watched had returned. My eyes scanned around, searching through the darkened forest.“Rosanne?” he called out, a slight frown on his face as he stared at me.“Whatever this is about, we shouldn’t be here,” he said, picking up the sword from the ground.I sighed, taking one look around the surroundings, “Something is here,” I mumbled under my breath.