LOGINJESSICA/TESSA’S POVI should not die like this. I had to do my utmost best to fight Eric, the dark force, the black mist and most important of all, Adrian.The little life and purification power left in me could not just go to waste in this manner. As much as the pain was killing me, there was something that pushed me through.The stench of death still clung to my neck where Eric’s breath had fanned moments ago. That was a close shave. But in that brief moment, I realized something. Darkness could in fact be dispelled. If I let the dark force take over in this way and collapse, then it was as if reaching close to the goal and then giving up without even trying a little harder. However, the problem was that my strength alone was not enough to end it.Every time I thought that it was the end, Adrian and the Black Coffin had more tricks up their sleeves. Here we go again! I could not even have a second thinking things over.Eric lunged at me once more, his jaws snapping for my throat. I
JESSICA/TESSA’S POVGosh! This battle was far from ending. First the dark force, next the monsters, then Adrian and now Eric. I did not want to die without slaughtering Adrian.I had channeled all my anger, resentment and hatred so that when I would kill him, I would be at peace. But here I was, trapped under Eric’s corrupted wolf, where negotiation could not take place. Eric was feral as the dark force had taken over him entirely.“Eric… No,” I attempted one more time.But guess what, Eric’s fangs grazed the skin of my neck. For a moment, I thought he would surrender, and everything would return to normal. Perhaps he was battling the evil within him. But I was wrong.His hot and foul breath fanned my face and his scorching dark pheromones burned all the way into my lungs.Yuck! I choked on the rotting and rusty smell, my chest tightening as if the air constricted my rib cage.“Eric…” I called out to him.But he was not listening. Instead, his claws dug deeper into my shoulder, grind
JESSICA/TESSA’S POVZane suddenly leaped up and I was kind of surprised. That was my Alpha King! It did not matter if he was at his weakest point. He would always push through and fight until his last breath.“I’ll fight till my last, Jess, I promise,” he had sworn to me.“Thank you, Zane,” I had said and hugged him.Zane had been my backbone all along and this battle, even if it ended both of us or any one of us, no matter how hard it could be to move on, at least we would not be ashamed of backing down. I would hold my head high with pride, or he would do the same if I were gone.Gosh! I was getting too emotional in the middle of the battle. Get a grip, Jess.“Get him, Zane!” I encouraged.Zane did not look at me. He could not because even in the blink of an eye, Adrian could hit back.Speaking of Adrian, he was now handicapped. When Zane had leaped up, he had cut off Adrian’s black wolf wings in a blow. The huge wings fell to the ground with a thud. To our amazement, the wings went
“From where I’m Jess, you seem to be the most stupid person I’ve ever come across!” Adrian mocked.But his voice was filled with evil and one would think it was the Devil himself speaking. The wings he thought were a blessing were, in fact, a great curse, but this idiot was not ready to hear anything.He believed that the power to resurrect made one the most powerful being on Earth.If Sheila could not change his mind, I did not think I could. In five hundred years, he was stuck on the same old record.“Why are you hiding in the clouds? Come down and let’s settle this!” I challenged, rolling my eyes at him.In his dark werewolf form, the power heightened and flowed as if he were the Master of Darkness.Still, I was not intimidated by Adrian or his dark side. I would fight until the end.“March!” The Delta leader shouted with fervor in his voice.He did not want to lose any more time.As the soldiers took position to attack Adrian, with a single swipe of his claws, two wolf soldiers we
JESSICA/TESSA’S POV“What an idiot you are!” I could not help but stay quiet.However, mania burned in Adrian’s eyes so fiercely that he did not look human anymore. Just like the monsters were greedy and hungry, Adrian gave off the very same energy.“Sheila, wake up,” he began the ritual, “Wake up! For me, for us!”It was as if his call was what she had been waiting for. The skeleton at the center of the altar twitched.The sound of bones reconstructing echoed as the black mist poured into the empty cage of Sheila’s ribs, filling her after centuries. If this was how things were, it made me sick to my stomach just watching it.“Adrian, stop!” I warned in the top of my voice, “That’s not her!”His head turned toward me, his eyes bloodshot and his pupils dilating, “Oh, really?”After that, he lifted one shaking hand, overwhelmed, perhaps. He had been waiting for this moment and thought that now he was close and his emotions were getting the best of him.Nonetheless, all of a sudden, from
JESSICA/TESSA’S POVWhat was happening? Why did I suddenly feel pulled toward the Black Coffin? What in the wizardry was that?I was already battered and now this!I stumbled, trying to catch my breath. My eyes were locked onto the white bones hanging in th
Tessa’s POV“No! No! Don’t! Please!” I shouted and begged for my life while I held Cassandra’s body as close to mine as if protecting her.Jason’s steps echoed at every move he took to approach me with the whip still in his hand.I sobbed and leaned down, hugging Cassandra as I dipped my head beside he
Zane’s POVFred strode into my office without knocking and pulled up short at Morgan’s presence there. She was just about to leave, and after an amused, baiting glance at him, she gathered her purse and brushed past him before slipping out of the room.After she left and closed the door behind her, Fr
Zane’s POVLater that evening, my legs subconsciously brought me in front of Tessa’s room.After much contemplation, I finally decided to knock on her door and see her again after avoiding her for a couple of days on the premise that I had some investigation I had to do.Tessa opened the door wider to
Zane’s POVI didn’t know what I was thinking when I pulled Tessa into me. All I knew was that it displeased me to hear her go on and on about wanting that asshole.The thought of another man being with her was activating my possessiveness. After all, I was never one to share.I wanted to change that, s







