Cassius POVMy eyes were scanning around her, and the fact that there were so many younger looking creatures and very young humans disturbed me greatly. “How old are they???” I asked, disdain evident in my voice. She arched her eyebrows, drinking and looking at me with her ice-purple eyes. “What does it matter??? Did you come here to ask about my parties and my sex life? Interested in joining??? Judging from that bulge in your pants, perhaps you need somebody to help you with that???”, she said, smirking at me.“We have not seen you here in a very long time after all”, her menacing smile was on her lips, her eyes drilling into me.The memory flashed in the back of my mind and both Marcus and I shuddered. Centuries ago, while I was still a virgin, my mother orchestrated a party, as she called it. A party where she ensured I “grew up and manned up” according to her. She brought humans and creatures alike, all experienced in some way…And she had me fuck them. While she watched!Cold shive
Cassius POV “My MATE”, I said, putting emphasis on the word “is MY MATE. And it is not a “she” – my MATE is a HE!” I retorted, my jaw clenching from stress. Marcus was fighting me for control. Agitated and upset, he wanted to fight. He wanted to scream and trash the place. The faces of those children still haunted us both, Marcus always having a soft spot protecting young ones. The person I called a mother has become even more depraved than I assumed, and it shook me to my core. I now understood why Milena did not want me to enter, alas it had to be done. Time was of the essence. Her manicured, long nail fingers were tapping on the table in a weird rhythm, her eyes not betraying any sign of emotion. However, I knew she was not pleased to put it mildly. “A he??? Is he now your mate????” she said mocking me. “Yes, my MATE is a male! Is that a problem for you???” I raised my voice. “Well, ok, which Lycan family does he come from? Do I know his parents???” I was afraid of this line of q
Emma’s POVLeo and I walked back in, sitting down back at the table with gregarious Myra and Nick – they were laughing and enjoying the dinner. I sat there, looking at the three people I loved most in the world. I called, I said. Money Bags, Money Bags.. Myra started teasing and laughing.. I blushed slightly looking at Leo.He looked like weight of the world was lifted off his shoulders. Seeing my brother happy warmed my heart. So, you’ll take it, asked Nick,Yes, I said. They are coming tomorrow to take me shopping and for a makeover I said shyly. WOW, Myra exclaimed. That is SOME PERK! Shopping! WOW – I want to work with you she was giggling. You landed in the lap of luxury she said. Err… I was getting little uncomfortable.. There is a business trip – a conference of some kind, I said.. Mr. Locke has expectations regarding appearance, I said. Nick was nodding. I can only imagine. He looks like a God – always dressed impeccably – did you see him on the cover of Time recently he menti
Leo POV Smoke and fire were engulfing the car.. I woke up coughing, barely catching my breath. Emma was out… I had to get her out of here before the car exploded!!! The door on my side was jammed. Shaking her, she did not wake up… “Please, Ems, come on princess, wake up .. c’mon Emma!!!” I kept saying. She was dead to the world. Shallow breathing told me that she was still alive, but I did see the knock on her head that was bleeding profusely now. “Come on, come on….Emms, wake up!!!” I was still shaking her, but she was not moving. Our house was engulfed in darkness, and the car was on fire. I have to get her out of here, she is in danger, I have to get her out..I keep thinking to myself… Focus Leo, focus.. I tried to push the door with my feet, banging on it, putting all my strength into it, straining every muscle, trying to make it loosen up. However, it appeared that the fire melted the door from the outside, somehow fusing the metal of the car so that way was not possible. The on
Emma’s POVThe sound of birds chirping was in the air.. Sounds of moving waters too.. It felt peaceful and serene. I did not know where I was, but I felt safe. I slowly opened my eyes and was met with clear skies and the fragrance of jasmine. I looked around.. I was lying on the sandy beach of a beautiful river, as green as my eyes. Sounds of birds chirping above me, waves on the shore. How did I get here???? I thought to myself confused, sitting up slowly…“I see you have woken”, a soft voice said.. I turned around in the direction of the voice, but my vision was blurry. Slowly it cleared up and I saw a woman, dressed in a flowing white dress, coming out of the water.. She looked ethereal, beautiful and almost like a vision of sorts. Her long dark hair was cascading in soft curls around her, but her face was not coming into focus. I sat there mesmerized, unable to move, my eyes glued onto her. She started slowly walking towards me, the green waters of the river glistening around her.
Emma POV I held her hand as if she was my lifeline. She walked with purpose and took me back into the green river waters. Leading me deeper towards the center of the river, I was getting nervous as the water was becoming deeper and deeper. “Mom??? Are you sure this is the way???”, I asked, fear evident in my voice. “Do not worry Princess, waters are your friend. In fact, you can breathe under water too!” I did not know what to make of that, but I decided to trust her. She was my mother after all. We walked slowly few more steps and at that point the waters of the river enveloped me, as we were now submerged. Mother finally stopped walking and we just stood there, the gentle river around us. It was a strange sensation as I stood there. Apprehensive at first, I now found great comfort in the water. She was right, being submerged did not bother me, in fact, it felt completely natural. Water felt like my second skin, although it took a moment for my eyes to adjust to seeing. This deep, wa
Leo POV Coughing up, I woke up.. The air was still thick with smoke, although the fire was dying down.. I sat up carefully, aware of the bruises and burns on my body. Interestingly enough, while there were scars of the fire burns, all I noticed now is the dried blood and healed scars in weird streaks of shimmering gold/amber color.. I have never had burns before, so not sure if this is how they heal normally, but something felt weird. I knew burn scars do not heal this quickly and most definitely not without professional medical help. “I told you that fire would not hurt us”, I heard the same voice again. This was strange. A strange sensation was circulating within me, energy I never felt before, yet I was not scared of it. It felt good, as if something finally clicked within me. If my hair had not burned, I would have thought I was not on the fire just a few moments ago! I needed to talk to Emma about this – I did not understand what was happening. I looked over to see if she was fe
Hendricks POV “Yes, Hendricks??? What news?!” Valor’s voice boomed when he picked up my call. “That is Captain Hendricks, Sir!” He was always extremely rude, and even though he paid well, I wanted to remind him to show some respect. “Hendricks, you may be a police captain in your own world, but I want to remind you - you are on my payroll!!!! I will call you whatever the fuck I want. Now tell me, why are you bothering me at this hour???!!!” he snapped at me. I should have known what I had gotten myself into. Dealing with vamps and supernatural creatures was always a big headache. They paid extremely generously though, so I really should not complain, but it did not mean I liked working with them. “Sir, you asked me to notify you about that address in San Diego. You said to call you directly and immediately if there was anything??” “Speak! You have my full attention!!”, Valor said, his voice now laced with concern. “Well, Sir, it appears that there was an explosion of some kind – EM