2. Fangs

~Aliyah’s POV~

I thought we had everything available at our place, but to plan the big surprise, we had to rush to the mall in the city to get some items that Stella and I needed for the party.

We were done shopping and going back to our car when a sound reached my ear, and my legs stopped moving. The smell that had just reached my nostrils of one, two, oh no… There were many…

“We need to move fast…” I grabbed Stella's hand and picked up my pace.

“What’s wrong?” She asked.

“Everything…” I whispered and nodded to the warriors walking by our side.

They also understood what was wrong…

“Oh, there is nothing wrong. This is my first time meeting the people I like. I won’t let the opportunity slip by,” Ellen voiced out in my head.

No… I can’t let her do what she wants. That would be insane!

I tried moving forward, but Ellen was keen to go to the group of guys who were staring at Stella and me with vicious smirks on their faces.

My legs felt frozen in place; no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t move.

“Aliyah, we have to leave…" Stella whispered. "They are vampires…”

“How? The sun is still up,” Elijah, one of our warriors, said.

“Doesn’t matter. We need to leave… We are in the city,” Sébastien urged.

I know, but I can’t freaking move!

Lizzy and I tried to fight Ellen for control, but her grip on my body was unshakeable. I couldn’t move... It was... As if my every muscle was trapped under her command.

A vampire with dark brown hair smirked, “Your place is with us…”

His smirk made me shiver while Ellen jumped in excitement.

“We don’t want any trouble… We are leaving,” Stella announced.

Once again, Stella tried to take me with her, but…

Oh god!

I didn’t do that!

“Why the fuck did you hiss at Stella? We don’t show fangs to the family!” I yelled at Ellen.

“She is not my family! I won’t let her decide for me!” Ellen screeched loudly in my head.

“I’m sorry, Stella.”

I quickly apologised and turned to my warriors, telling them to do whatever it took to take me back, even if it meant taking the vampire in me down.

Ellen fought, but it wasn’t easy for her to fight five bulky werewolves who were twice her size. We were almost by the car when the vampires circled us. I couldn’t blink my eyes as quickly as the vampires who had already begun the fight.

Stella grabbed my hand, but Ellen pushed her away, and to my surprise, she stood beside the vampire who was smirking at me the whole time.

“You will be mine after a few minutes,” The vampire whispered in my ear.

The edge in his tone made every muscle in my body tense. His hands grabbed my waist, which made Lizzy growl, and I jumped. What the heck does he think he was doing?

Lizzy was about to shut Ellen for good by making me shift into her, but I had to stop her.

We were in the mall parking, surrounded by a lot of CCTVs; if I shift, humans will know about us. That’s the sole reason why our warriors were still fighting in their human forms!

His hand went down from my waist to my butt, but before he could do anything else, I kicked his balls. He freaking can’t touch me like that!

“You…” He glared at me.

His red eyes blazed with anger. I tried to run, but before I could escape, I was pushed by another vampire, and suddenly I was on someone’s shoulders.

Everything was so blurry. Trees looked like they didn't exist. The world seemed to be spinning. I couldn't find a moment to register what was happening around me.

By the scent, I knew it was the same vampire, but damn him! He was running so fast that I couldn’t bring myself to hurt him in any way!

“Leave me!” I yelled.

He smacked my butt again, “Only after making you mine!”

What the heck!

I'd rather die!

“You'll die by my choice... And today... I'm in the mood to see you crying and struggling,” Ellen smirked.

“Can’t you do something?” I asked Lizzy.

There should be something in her power! Ellen can't just overpower an alpha female like that!

“This is all your fault!" Lizzy growled at me. "I told you not to give her blood last night. The feeding has made her powerful. She is overpowering me!”

Damn me… I should have listened to her. But what do I do now?

Suddenly, something slammed into me, sending me flying backwards. I hit the tree hard, the impact knocking the air out of my lungs as a groan escaped me.

Fuck... My back hurts!

I heard a familiar roar, which instantly made me smile widely. Damien! My brother was here!

I saw Carter fighting the other vampires who were with that leader leech, and Damien’s claws sank deep into the leader leech’s chest. I flinched, a jolt of terror shooting through me.

Damien broke his arms, which made him let out a scream of agony, and Ellen's painful scream echoed in my head.

She took over my body once again and tried to run to Damien to stop him, but I was held back by Stella.

She was holding me by my neck from behind, with my face shoved into a tree trunk.

“I’m sorry, Aliyah, but I have to do this!” Stella said.

I wouldn't have minded if she'd punched me straight in the gut. Force and violence were the only ways to stop Ellen.

Soon, I heard another loud growl from Damien and Stella released a sigh of relief, “It’s over.”

I yelped as Stella let go of her strong hold on me. Ow… Now, my neck hurts too…

My eyes moved to the battlefield, and the sight in front of me had me shivering with a hard lump sitting in my throat.

The vampire was lying breathless on the ground, blood spreading all around him. He was already soulless, but now… He was truly lifeless.

His eyes stared straight into mine. Cold and... Accusing me of bringing this on him. But it wasn't my fault.

My heart throbbed as my eyes met his, and I blinked hard, fighting back the tears burning at the edge of my lashes.

The red that once burned with anger and viciousness was gone, leaving them dull and colourless. His mouth was hanging open, frozen like he was still trying to speak.

I… I don’t like seeing people die. Especially like this.

But I can’t stand it when someone touches me like that either. He… oh God… why did this have to happen?

“Was it necessary to kill him… Like that…” I whispered.

A broken arm and a pool of blood with his chest almost ripped open… Oh god… I feel dizzy. I want to throw up.

“He shouldn't have laid his hands on you. Not only did he break the treaty, but he also dared to gaze at you,” He growled.

“He should be grateful I didn't pop his eyes out… But are you alright? He didn’t do anything apart from…” Damien asked after shifting into his human form.

“We should've tortured him to death,” Carter growled.

“I'm okay…”

Am I?

I guess so…

Damien pulled me into a tight hug while Carter gently caressed my shoulder, and I let out a shaky sigh.

I’m so blessed to have them in my life. I don’t even want to imagine what would’ve happened if they hadn’t arrived in time.

“And I am cursed to have you! Fuck you and your family, bitch!” Ellen loudly screeched in my head.

Yeah... As if she were a blessing to me...

I sighed, “The feeling is mutual…”

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~Louis’s POV~

Her hand rested on my thigh while her green eyes looked straight into mine. Usually, people don’t dare to look into my eyes, but this woman was different.

Not only was she fierce, but she was the only one in the world who could match my level.

Her tongue rolled over her red-tinted lips while my lips touched the glass filled with blood. Her hand went from my thigh to the buckle of my jeans, and I smirked. She always gives me the best time of my life.

“You know how much I love you…” Michelle whispered in my ear. “We have been together for fifty-two years…”

“We were just having sex for fifty-two years,” I chuckled.

“Only sex, huh?" She licked my earlobe. "You know we are more than that… And if that isn’t love, then what is it?”

“Long… Long lust…” I smirked and groped her butt.

Her hand instantly found its way under my pants, and giving my length soft but fast strokes, she kissed me with hunger.

She went down on me and pulled my pants down. Her gaze locked with mine, and we both smirked.

She was slowly going down on me when the door of my room flew open. Who the fuck has a death wish today?

I threw the glass in my hand at the door.

Who the fuck dared to enter my office like that!

“Abel’s dead…” Samuel hissed.

What?

Abel?

“What the fuck happened?” I yelled.

“Pull up your pants, we fucking need to kill werewolves!” Samuel snarled, his eyes turning red.

“Who killed Abel? And why?” Michelle yelled.

The blood in my veins burned hotter with every word that came out of Samuel’s mouth. Rage twisted inside me, sharp and heavy, every mention of Abel igniting the wound that will never heal.

He wasn’t just our cousin, he was our brother in every way that mattered. And Damien Knight had taken him from us.

A low, hissing growl tore from my throat as I stepped closer, my glare fixed on Samuel.

“Let’s finish what Abel started,” I spat, my voice trembling with fury, “Damien Knight made the biggest mistake of his life. And now, his precious little sister, Aliyah Knight, will live through the nightmare he created for us.”

Damien Knight took something from us. So tonight, I’ll take something from him.

And no matter how much he cries, I won’t return it. At least not alive.