The room was humming with all that needed to be said between the two lovers as the last of Shadow’s visitors pulled the door closed behind them. Passion swirled to turn the atmosphere x rated as Shadow turned his heated gaze to his beautiful mate, still tucked under his arm where she refused to move, and truthfully he didn’t think that he could bear it if she did. His best friend, his brightest star Isabella...
The pack women hustled their beautiful children away so that the young couple could have some time to themselves and after discover
Santos couldn't believe his eyes. After taking up Lenora's challenge and chasing her through the caves and around the unclaimed territory outside the boundaries of the Howling Warriors lands, Magnus's daughter leads him into the mouth of a giant gully, completely hidden unless a person knew where to look for the entrance. As he sped through the opening she stood there waiting for him with a small smile on her face, and he stopped abruptly, as the entire gully opened up before his eyes. There were vampires everywhere, some of them sat in groups polishing weapons, others stood talking among themselves. Lenora was standing right in the thick of things, where Santos had come to a halt, belatedly realizing he had sped right into the middle of a huge clutch of vampires."Welcome home Santos." She greeted him as their eyes met again, "Meet the Nightstalkers, my handpicked Army." But that wasn't what caught and held his attention. No, what caught his attention was the squirming
Watching the old guard piss his pants was embarrassing for both Lucien and the man, and he felt a twinge of regret for letting his wolf scare him. After all, the old guy was just doing his job, so Lucien reined in his power and presented his hands, willingly allowing himself to be cuffed. As far as he knew, he wasn't scheduled for visitors, not that any came when he was, but still.The guard was gentle in response, walking slowly with him through the cellblock until they reached the locked door that leads to the visitor's area. Once there, a retinal scan verified the guard's identity and unlocked itself, allowing both of the men to step through it. Every pass through the gauntlet was silent whenever Lucien was escorted anywhere. The inmates respected him as the Alpha male, which made him chuckle because he was currently incarcerated in a human prison. There were no words spoken as Lucien presented himself to the guard's window, where his wrist was lifted, and the mic
'I have to stop doing this.'Maeve thought as she once again woke up in the hospital room. True to form, Onyx lay sprawled in the armchair next to her bed. He was fast asleep but she knew her brother would wake up at the sound of a pin drop, he was always hyper-aware of any change in the spaces Maeve occupied. It was kind of cool, although she would never admit it to Onyx, he had a large enough ego as it was. Maeve carefully stretched her arms, basking in the happiness that she felt having been able to give back to Isabella, 'I wonder what they are doing now?'She pondered with all the innocence of a ten-year-old.Onyx was startled awake as a jolt of power coursed through his body, 'Brother I need your help.'He heard faintly above the roar of his blood coursing through his system, and a brief image of Raeann and Isabella passed his mind's eye before a huge wave of despair swamped him. In her hospital bed, Maeve gasped, clutching her
Lenora watched from the shadows as Santos went about his business with the baby strapped to his back. Every so often the little girl would chuckle and grab fistfuls of the old man's hair, earning a growl from her Grandpa as he tried to dislodge her chubby fingers. It was quite unnerving to stare into her eyes as Lenora found out moments after she'd snatched her right under the Luna's nose. She was almost at the edge of the Howling Warrior boundary before she heard the first tortured screams wrenching their way out of Isabella and Lenora had smiled. Who knew how long her father suffered through the torture that the trimates had wrought upon him before his spirit finally flew free. It was only fair that the woman responsible for it all shared in some of that pain. By the time she was finished with Isabella, she would be begging for death. Lenora promised the spirit of her father that she would avenge him, and what better way to achieve that than to prey on the love a mother has for he
Deep down Bella went, into the place where everything was dark, and nothing could touch her. Back in the real world, something bad had happened, but it wouldn't hurt her here, this was her safe place, and no one could enter. The intruders had stopped knocking awhile ago, the young woman with the yellow glow surrounding her, sitting astride a magnificent moon wolf, and the strapping young man that anchored the glowing girl to the physical world. She should know their names, but for now, it simply escaped her. In her dreamlike state, Bella smiled, she could just stay here forever, and no one would make her feel pain unless she wanted to. If only she could silence that nagging voice in her head..."Bella, you have to face this!" The voice pleaded, and Bella could feel a scratching sensation in her brain, trying to wrench her back to the sad place. "Bella, our baby needs us!"It tried again, but Bella continued smiling as she floated away into nothingness,
The table would have been an intimidating sight on its own, with the long list of all those that had gone before them, but now, when every seat bar one was taken, and the wolves who filled them stared grimly at each other, the air itself was filled with danger as the war council waited for their Alpha. For the first time in fifty years, she-wolves were also present wearing the warrior colors. The Omegas were represented by Meryl in her mate's stead, and Lucy sat in as the Luna's delegate. When the door finally opened, there was a gasp as Shadow walked in, and behind him, with her head held high, and fire in her eyes, strode Isabella.Shadow took his seat at the head of the table, and Lucy made to get out of Bella's chair, but the Luna shook her head, deciding instead to stand behind her mate. Her fiery hair was braided in rows, and the traditional barbed wire of the warrior woman snaked its way through each braid, tapering off down her back. Black coal rimmed her violet eyes
"Do you have an update from the war council yet?"Murphy's face peered through the glass at Lucien, and he nodded before opening the cell door, quickly closing it behind him. Lucien pointed to the seat in the corner, "Sit down." And Murphy felt his wolf scurrying to do as the Alpha asked. As far as Alpha's went, Lucien wasn't too bad. They all had that hereditary arrogance that they were born with, but he managed to keep it in check, and Murphy was glad of that. It was a shock to receive a werewolf prisoner, especially one as high up in the international gang circles as Lucien Stalker, but as long as he was treated with respect, he treated everyone else the same. But get on his bad side, and there would be hell to pay. The top dog had only lasted forty-eight hours after Lucien was transferred in before his body was found in the toilet. Of course, no one saw anything; no one ever did. But the next day, Lucien was the top dog and had stayed at the top of the f
Maria wasn't a regular pup, nor was she a typical witchling. And as such, it struck her as funny that Grandpa spoke to her in baby voices as he carried her around the camp. Unfortunately, her physical form wasn't as advanced as her intellectual mind, so she couldn't articulate herself well. And being reduced to gibberish and dribble was somewhat demeaning. Maria shared her body with Lisbeth, the first Ravenclaw Coven High Priestess, and her moon wolf Selene though, so she was never short of a conversation when she needed one. Today Grandpa had her seated in a baby bouncer, watching the vampires, Dhampirs, and ancient ones train against him. Lisbeth was running a very unflattering conversation on his technique, and Selene was sleeping, so Maria was largely alone with her thoughts. ' I wonder if Mommy still cries for me? Did Uncle Valenar understand the image Lisbeth forced into his mind? I miss sleeping with my brother and sisters, it's so cold out here, and I can feel Dadd