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Chapter 57 - Brandon
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Hide and Seek Chapter 58 - Nyx
“Ugh, child. You smell like wet dog. Why didn’t you bathe before coming to dinner?” the Red One—my mother—complains.“I apologize, Red One. The she-wolf is feeling poorly, and I had to care for her, as well as clean her portion of the cell.” Just because she’s claimed me as her daughter in front of our enemies—and because this spell is supposedly for my benefit—doesn’t mean I get to speak to her like she’s actually my mother. She isn’t. Not anymore. I haven’t called her “Mother” since she backhanded me so hard I fell down a flight of stairs. I think I was six then.Even with my limited understanding of what a family should look like, I know that isn’t something a loving parent does.Affection in this coven has always been scarce—almost non-existent. The only time I can remember feeling something like it was when a nanny hugged me after I solved an addition problem at three years old. When my mother walked in and saw me in the woman’s arms, she lost it. Screamed. Hit both of us. Banishe
Last Updated : 2023-03-10Hide and Seek Chapter 59 - Kayla
Thank the Goddess on high for Nyx’s morning sickness cure. Damn, do I feel so much better! I already know that I am pregnant with twins and I’m scared as hell that something is going to happen to them while I’m here. I know that they need me to be pregnant for them to do whatever fucked up ritual they’re going to do, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t do shit to us. That doesn’t mean that they’re going to allow me to carry my pups to term or that they’ll care for them once they’re born. If anything, they’ll kill them immediately after they’re finished with me. It’s the Riding Hoods, they hate werewolves. I shake my head, trying to rid myself of those thoughts. I’m much more emotional than normal right now. I’m not sure if it’s the stress of being kidnapped and away from my mates and Summer, the fear of what they’re going to do to us and when, or my pregnancy. Probably a combination of all three, but whatever it is, I break down crying at the drop of a hat. I’ve managed
Last Updated : 2023-03-13Hide and Seek Chapter 60 - Chris
We’ve been here for two days.The cabin is gorgeous. When Gael first told us about it, I was expecting some rundown shack in the woods. Instead, we ended up in a massive three-story lodge surrounded by a lake on three sides. It looks like something out of Twilight—floor-to-ceiling windows on every level, tinted and double-paned with blackout shades that rise and lower by remote. And the view? Breathtaking.The bedrooms are spacious with attached bathrooms, and the place is beautifully decorated. There are paddle boats, fishing gear, even a speedboat for the lake. No electronics, though—Gael’s family wanted to be completely off-grid and focused on their mates. There are some books and board games, but otherwise, not a lot to do.We have a satellite phone and a mobile hotspot, for emergencies or Zoom calls we absolutely can’t avoid, but we try not to use them. Even though Mike, Seth, and Corinda encrypted everything, Citra and Bella warned us there are still magical ways to track us.Unc
Last Updated : 2023-03-13Hide and Seek Chapter 61 - Rowen
“Will you shut the fuck up!” Jacob screams at me. We’re getting stuff together for the meeting with all of the wolves and supernatural beings who will be arriving over the next couple of days. They’re trying to come up with a plan of how to hunt and stop the Riding Hoods. Jacob and I are in charge of compiling all of the recent information about the Riding Hoods’ movements, the abduction of Esteban and Kayla, and the prophecy. I’ve got my earbuds in as I’m typing up the notes from Jared, Micah, and Jai from when they arrived at Esteban’s house and everything they were able to glean from the scene and from the people working in the restaurant. I’m listening to Taylor Swift and humming along to the music. Don’t hate, girl’s got bars. I take out one of my earbuds and look at Jacob. “What the hell crawled up your butt and died?” “You are making so much fucking noise I can’t even hear myself think. Just shut the fuck up,” Jacob mutters at me. I take the other earbud out and turn
Last Updated : 2023-03-15Hide and Seek Chapter 62 - Arya
I’m walking toward the conference room where I left Rowen and Jacob when I hear crying. And I know it’s Jacob. Of course I do—he’s my son. I can tell which pup is crying the same way I know their individual scents, their voices, the way they move.I had left the two of them here while I met with Bella, Citra, and their covens to prep healing potions, as well as offensive and defensive spells for the battle ahead. Jacob’s been on edge the past couple of days, and I have a pretty good guess why—it has something to do with Alexander disappearing off to Selene’s realm to see Xander and the rest of our families.Jacob and Alexander have always depended on each other. It’s no secret to anyone with working eyes. They aren’t as subtle as they think.Alexander is Jacob’s calm in the storm—his anchor in a sea of rage and sharp emotions. Without him here, it’s no surprise Jacob’s starting to spiral. But the bigger question is—why did Alexander leave now, and why for so long?Sure, it’s not unusua
Last Updated : 2023-03-15Hide and Seek Chapter 63 - Brandon
We’ve been in contact with Chris, Jared, and Summer a lot over the next few days. The fact that Zak and I don’t have our mate with us is making us just a bit needy. Chris seems to get it and she’s kind of bored anyway. Jared and Summer, on the other hand…I’m pretty sure that they’re ready to tell us to fuck off so they can do all of the things that I know Arya is keeping them busy with. As part of the elite warrior force, both Summer and Jared have been working with the fighting forces of the Supernatural Council to try to come up with a plan to figure out how they can track the Riding Hoods. No one has a solution yet, but we’re hoping that once we all get together we can figure something out. Maybe once we are all here, something will click. But in the meantime, Jared and Summer are scouring the lore to see if they can find anyone who may be of help. And Zak and I constantly checking in is just a bit distracting. I know that we’re being needy. Zak knows that we’re being nee
Last Updated : 2023-03-17Hide and Seek Chapter 64 - Esteban
"Why are you helping us?" I ask Nyx for what feels like the thousandth time.Usually, she gives a vague answer: “This is the wrong direction for the coven.” “My mother is too power hungry.” “This isn’t what I want to be.”But that’s not good enough anymore. She’s helping us regain strength. She enchanted something—an invisible adhesive layer beneath the silver cuffs so they no longer touch our skin. It doesn’t remove the chains, but it reconnects us with our wolves. We’re healing. We’re getting stronger. The building is still warded, so we can’t mindlink out, and Nyx can’t fix that without being noticed.She’s been feeding us more. Giving us intel. Prepping us, like this escape is real.For a long time, I thought it was a trap. Maybe I still do. But Kayla believes her. She says no alpha would let their mother treat them like that. And Nyx, with all her power, is definitely an alpha.Still. I need a real answer.I hold up a hand when she starts speaking. “No. I want the truth. Not the b
Last Updated : 2023-03-17Hide and Seek Chapter 65 - Jared
I have no idea how Aubrey did it, but she managed to get both Kanati and Huitzilopochtli to come help us find our people and track down the Riding Hoods. Apparently, we weren’t the only race that the Riding Hoods were taking people from. Every single supernatural race was missing anywhere from one to four members. Something big was happening and the world of Supernatural Creatures was done with the Riding Hoods. We all knew that they needed to stop. Kanati, the very first man according to Cherokee legend, looked to be about 25 years old. He is tall, even by werewolf standards, standing nearly at Dad’s height, making him one of the tallest in the room. Both he and his translator, Kamama, both have a year-round tan from being out in the sun all day. They both have very angular features with starkly cut jaw and cheek bones and noses as flat and sharp as an arrowhead. He wore his long black hair in a scalp lock, which means that the hair was shaved except for at the crown of his
Last Updated : 2023-03-20
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Hide and Seek Chapter 100 - The Red One
I have no idea where we are, or how long we’ve been here.Loviatar—the terrifying bitch—has us tucked somewhere between worlds. We’re ghosts more than witches now, drifting like shadows. We can touch things in the real world, but not interact with them for long. No hunger. No thirst. No sleep. It’s existence stripped to bone.It’s also suffocatingly lonely.The only contact I’ve had since Loviatar “rescued” us was Nyx, through the coin. And her words?They still haunt me.“I was the one who set up the ambush on the witches in the fae realm. I was the one who killed the witches you left behind.” “We’re coming for you.” “I’ll be the one that finally puts you down.”I don’t understand where I went wrong with her.I raised her exactly the way my mother raised me. The way her mother raised her. It worked for centuries. That kind of discipline inspires loyalty. Devotion. Obedience.Nyx showed it, too—reverence in her eyes, deference in her voice.I did everything for her. For us. To make
Hide and Seek Chapter 99 - Nyx
I’ve been hanging out with some of the acolytes from the Crone, Maiden, and Mother covens since we came Arcadia. It’s been great to be around all of these witches again. I’ve missed the sisterhood that comes with it. Many of the witches were weary about interacting with me. But after calls from Nora, Citra, and Bella, they relaxed. With their leaders believing me, they were willing to give me a chance. Though my powers are far and above the acolytes, they are the closest to my age and I’d rather find some friends than a magical peer. Not that’d I would have find one anyway. When I told Kayla that my powers are far above behind and beyond any other witch’s, I was telling the truth. The unfortunate part is that I don’t have a lot of the same experiences as they do. Being stuck in underground tunnels with old hags my whole life and very little interaction with the outside world, I don’t have a lot in common with them. My accent and the fact that I’m still seen as a Riding H
Hide and Seek Chapter 98 - Devin
“So, what are we thinking?” Roman asks the second his ass hits the chair.“About what, Roman? We’ve got a whole damn list of crises to choose from,” Zak replies, amused.“Geez, man. Can we at least all sit down first? I haven’t even had coffee yet,” Erick grumbles. He and Roman act like brothers, which means constant shit-talking. “No idea how Justine puts up with your impatience. I’d have you bound and gagged every morning until I finished my espresso.”Roman waggles his eyebrows. “Who says she doesn’t?”Justine strolls by and smacks him on the back of the head. “What did I say about sharing bedroom secrets, dumbass?”Erick groans. “TMI, man. So much TMI.”I laugh, despite myself. They remind me of how it used to be with Charlie, Zak, Brandon, and me. Zak, Brandon, and I still have it, but Charlie’s absence is always there. Even though I see her once a month, I still miss her every damn day.The room is slowly filling with alphas, lunas, lunes, and the Elite. We pushed the meeting to
Hide and Seek Chapter 97 - Chris
Alexander and Jared ask to speak with me in the Alpha suite after the ceremony. I wait until the party winds down and let Mémé Clara take Lily up to our rooms. Esteban and I ride the elevator to the fifth floor of the packhouse.“Why do you think they want to talk to you?” Esteban asks, though I know he already suspects the answer.“There’s only one reason they’d call me the night they discover they’re mates,” I reply, dry as dust.“The same reason Jacob didn’t take his role as lune tonight?” His face mirrors the anxiety I’ve been trying not to drown in. This conversation won’t be easy.I nod. “JoJo.”Jacob greets us at the door, already changed out of his formal wear. I hug him.“Hey, cuz. How’re you holding up?”He hugs me back, strong but sad. “Reaping the consequences of my rash decisions,” he says quietly.He hugs Esteban too.“Hey, Jacob. Congrats on finding your mate,” Esteban says, doing the classic male hug with a back pat.Jacob offers a weak smile before Alexander walks in f
Hide and Seek Chapter 96 - Rowen
I stand in front of a large group of wolves, fresh matemarks still stinging on my neck. It’s a stark contrast to my twin, who stands beside me with a bittersweet air—his excitement undercut by a sharp edge of sadness. I feel for Alexander and Jacob. They’re my brothers. I love them. And seeing them hurting like this? It guts me.But for now, I can’t fix it.For now, I have to stand here. I have to make it through this ceremony, and then through mating time. After that? I’ll help them. I’ll help them reach out to their mate. And if that doesn’t work, I’ll help them deal with the rejection—no matter how ugly it gets.“Brothers and sisters!” Declan’s voice booms across the room, pulling my attention back to the ceremony. “We are here today to welcome another alpha and beta into the Moon Goddess Pack!”The hall erupts—cheers, foot-stomping, wolf whistles, fists pounding tables.Declan lifts his hands, and the crowd falls quiet again. “When our Goddess created wolves in the image of her son
Hide and Seek Chapter 95 - Jared
All of us fall forward, bodies in tangles in the sheets. But the rest doesn’t last long. Because Rowen’s wolf is the one that is always closest to the surface, he tends to incite Summer and my wolves into even more of a frenzy, especially when we are in bed. And now? When we still have one more mate to mark? They are rubbing themselves around in our minds, urging us to complete the bond. They want their final mate marked and mated. And I, for one, am very happy to oblige. I manuver in the bed so that I’m behind Rowen. I pull on his hips until he’s on his knees. “Mmmm, what are you doing back there, Jare?” he asks, his voice full of desire. “Fucking my mate,” I growl out, slamming into his hole, bottoming out in one thrust. “Holy shit!” he nearly screams, pain and pleasure mixed. I know that his wolf loves the savageness with which I’m taking him. And I know that Rowen himself loves it when we dominate him. It doesn’t happen often, because he’s just so damn good at it.
Hide and Seek Chapter 94 - Summer
Rowen has to carry me to the bedroom. I’m not kidding you when I say that the orgasm I just had was the most intense in my entire life. It was like pleasure not only took over my pussy, but infused through every fiber, every neuron, every cell of my body. I’m pretty sure that I blacked out. My wolf was so satisfied, I think she actually purred like a goddess-damned cat! But the satisfaction didn’t last long. I have two mates to mark. Jared has a bottle of lube in his hand, crawling towards us on his knees across the bed. Rowen sets me down and I immediately start crawling over to Jared. “Lay down,” I tell both of them. They are both going to be getting fucked tonight. Might as well make sure they are both loosened, lubed, and ready. Because the way that my arousal is still flowing down my thighs, I’m not going to need it. When they are in position, I pour lube on both of their holes. “Closer together,” I tell them. “I want to suck on both of your cocks while I finger y
Hide and Seek Chapter 93 - Rowen
We stayed with Dad throughout the night, laughing about old times, talking about the responsibilities that will come with our new positions, and discussing the matebond. I can’t wait to get back and wake up to find my mates. The fact that I already know exactly who they are—that they’re the ones I’ve wanted my entire life—takes away all the anxiety I’d been carrying up to my birthday. Now, I’m just filled with excitement and impatience.“Am I allowed to tell Summer?” I ask Dad as we’re getting ready to leave.“Yes,” he replies, grinning wide. “You can even mark her if you want. She’ll feel the sparks.” His face suddenly shifts to a worried expression. “Selene was supposed to be here to tell you that. She swore me to secrecy a long time ago—hell, before Jared’s birthday. She said she arranged it this way because the three of you are Elite warriors and will be needed in the war to come. She wants you at your strongest. But she isn’t here, and we can’t find any sign of her or Hecate.”Tha
Hide and Seek Chapter 92 - Xander
I had a feeling I’d see my boys tonight—the night before they were born. Their 21st birthday. It’s wild to think that the babes I once held in my arms—the pups I watched grow both here and on Earth—are about to become fully fledged wolves.I’m so damn proud of the males they’ve become. Strong. Brave. Kind. Loving. And above all else—happy. I love them so deeply it sometimes feels like my chest could crack open just from the weight of it. I’m the proudest papa wolf in the damn universe.Right now, though? Alexander’s been dealt a shit hand. A really shit hand. And I feel awful for him. Jacob screwed the pooch hard on that one.I still don’t get it. I wanted my mates more than anything. The only reason I ever considered rejecting Arya was to save her pain, not mine. But I always wanted them.I know who all our pups are mated to—Rowen, Alexander, Jacob. And yeah, I know who Zak and Brandon’s pups are matched with, too (including Nyx). And tonight, I plan to ease at least one of my kids’ b
