Mazelina We find Daisy hunched over on the hospital bed. Aries is sitting on his haunches at the end of the bed on the floor, growling at anyone who is brave enough to take a step closer. “Brother.” I mind-link him, his large wolf's head swivels in my direction, “May I approach Daisy?” He lets out a low growl, “Remember Lox, I brought you two back together, I can help Daisy.” Aries whines, “Please help her” I rush to Daisy’s side, “Daisy? Can you tell me what’s wrong?” She looks up at me, her eyes bloodshot and unmoving, her eyelids flutter close and her brows furrowed in pain. I close my eyes and cup her face. I take a deep breath in taking her pain. She slumps forward, I barely catch her in time, “Daisy, can you tell me what’s wrong?” “Pain here.” She points to her stomach, “And blood. Lots of blood.” She points between her legs. I turn around, “Everyone out of this room now.” Aries lets out a feral growl, followed by Rush growling and standing over me protectively, “Everyone
LandonBlood lingers heavily in the air as I walk down the long hallway of the small prison to where the captive is being held in the cell. I told Rush to stay with Mazy,One to comfort her and, Two, I’m certain he would kill this guy for touching his mate before we get any answers from him.As I approach the door, I can already hear Elion using our captive as a punching bag. I watch from the small window in the door before entering, it’s true what they say about your firsts, you always remember them.I remember the first time I hunted with my father, the first time I rode a horse, the first time switching on the light, using the telephone and the first time touching a woman…. It also means I remember the first time I tortured a man, the first time I killed, the first battle, the first loss.I’m 452 years old and still, I remember all the firsts like they were yesterday, the scenery may have changed, but it’s all the same, torture and killing is never easy when one has a conscience li
Elion We’ve been travelling to Hollow Mountain for several hours. The witch says we can’t travel by magic, we must go on foot. I would much rather shift and go as my wolf, but I’m not allowed to do that either. “So why Danni? Why an Elephant?” Landon breaks the silent, monotonous trek with his curiosity. “I’ve been wandering around the pack searching for my mate. I figured maybe an Elephant.” I shrug. “And how did it go?” “Well Danni’s quite feisty and super intelligent but the vibe wasn’t right.” “The vibe?” “Yeah, you know the mate vibey thing.” Sally chuckles to herself, ignoring her I continue “Anyway, I saw a couple of beautiful hyenas the other day but all they did was laugh at me. At first, I just thought well it’s a hyena thing, but it turns out they were truly laughing at me.” “Hyenas are a better option than Elephants that’s for sure. But aren’t exactly K9 related, they usually stick with their kind.” I nod, “Yeah, I found that out real quick.” I’m not going into th
Mazelina Pacing, pacing more freaking pacing.“Please Mazy for the love of Goddess please sit down!” Alice shouts making me jump.“Sorry. It’s just this waiting.”“I know, I’m sorry I shouted. I can’t stand it either.” Alice stands and paces, “Shit now I’m doing it.” She flops down onto the couch next to me.“Why are they taking so long? Can’t Sally just twinkle her nose and poof, they appear?”“Oh, please stop this poor girl from watching terrible television.”A young-looking woman with beautiful dark golden-brown skin, brown eyes, and wild curly dark hair.“Sally Myers,” I murmur. I recall the images of her in Landon’s mind.“I do wish a twitch of my nose could teleport me, but I don’t have that ability.” She winks at me.Elion and Landon both walk in with Charlotte happily skipping between them, holding both of their hands.“MOMMY!” She squeals running towards me. I open my arms as she jumps holding her close to my chest, “Lotty! I’ve missed you so much.” I bury my nose in her ne
LandonJeremy looks so peaceful even while awake, it’s times like these that I miss my father, the man he used to be. Now he’s dead. Reconciliation was never meant to be. All I can do is keep looking to the future, a future of whether Stella will be in it with us.I don’t understand her hot and cold tendencies, her jealousy, her lack of nurturing our son. All of this is baffling to me, in all my years I’ve seen mates come together with an instant connection, the unconditional love for each other and their pack.Never have I seen something so unusual as our pairing. Did the Moon Goddess get it wrong? Has she ever got it wrong? Was I wrong? I could be…. Maybe I thought I felt those powerful emotions, that overwhelming connection to Stella and thought it meant she was my mate given by the Moon Goddess.I scrub my face with my hands, fucked if I know anymore.Mazy and Rush make it look easy. Alice and Blaze make it look even easier. Aries and Daisy had their share of heartache, but even n
Mazelina Surprisingly dinner went well, with little to no arguing. Amelda was very quiet, taking us all in, which was unnerving in itself. I’m wondering if a bit of Landon’s paranoia is rubbing off on me. I know something’s a little off with her, but since sitting down together for tea earlier today…“What’s got you thinking so hard?” Rush whispers against my ear.I grin and look up at him through my lashes, “I’m thinking about how we are going to get Lotty to sleep in her bed tonight.”“You don’t have to worry about that. She’s sleeping with her cousins this evening.” He winks, smug bastard.“Shall we move to the sitting room and have a drink? Daisy and I have something we would like to share with you all.” Aries announces.We all exit the dining room and enter the sitting room; the kids are already upstairs with Akers and a couple of other guards monitoring them.“You know, don’t you?” Rush whispers as he takes my hand and places it on his arm, leading the way.“I don’t know what y
ElionSix hours later and Sally enters my room with the potion.“Here you go little one.” She winks, handing me a small glass. I pull the glass up to eye level and stare at it. “Don’t worry, it’s not going to kill you. It’ll just stop the potion Lydia made for Amelda.”“I guess I have nothing to lose. Down the hatch.” I say raising the glass and taking it in one shot, surprisingly it doesn’t taste like anything.“Do we know how she came to make such a potion, to lead Elion to believe he found his mate?” Rush asks.Sally shifts uncomfortably, “I have an idea but it’s not good.”“None of this shit is good,” I tell her, sitting on the couch in my room. Rush sits in the single chair, but Sally paces her brows furrowed in concentration.“I believe the scent marker she used for this potion is your mate.” I jump up. “What do you mean?”She sighs heavily. “Many, many years ago, we used to cast spells to find one’s mate. It was in a time where some of your fellow brethren were becoming extin
Mazelina“Mazy.” someone whispers. “Mazy.” I groan and roll over. “Please let me sleep.” My head is pounding. I didn’t think I had that much to drink last night, but it seems I was really on one.“Mazy wake-up, we’re in danger!” I sit up and groan again, holding my head, “Samara? Where have you been?” “We’re in great danger, Mazelina. You need to gather yourself.” “For what?” “Well, hello, Mrs Winslow.” A tall pale man with hair so dark it almost blends into the darkness itself surrounding him. If it wasn’t for the little piece of hair that has fallen across his face, I would have said he’s bald.“Where’s Stella and Aries?”“Stella is safe and unharmed.” He grins down at me. “It’s been quite the task, capturing you.”“You should have given up. My people will come for me.”He shrugs. “Your people are nothing to me.” He eyes me thoughtfully and moves closer. “Is Samara in there?” he taps my head. I shy away from him, but he grabs my chin and makes me face him. “I’d like an answer,