“Ash, I want you to look at these pictures very carefully and tell me if you recognise any of them.” Alston quoted, pointing at the large TV screen as he stood beside his colleague, Alicia, before Leon and I. We were all in the interrogation room.I nodded and Alicia started swiping the pictures appearing on the TV.“These are the pictures of the men who attacked your home. At least the ones we’ve gathered so far. Some of them are dead and the others that escaped are on our tabs. We’ve only caught about two of them.” Alicia explained but I was busy eyeing her body and she knew. Smiling back at me. “Ash, FOCUS.” Alston scorned me while I rolled my eyes. “Wait!” I frowned at the picture that showed next. “This is Dominican.”“Who’s he?” Alston queried. “He’s one of my men. He was the one I put in charge of my lair that was attacked. He was the same person that called me to give me the update that night.” I pursed my lips. “That bastard!” My palms curled into a fist. Alston double ta
Three days. It’s been three days since I’ve been kept in this small dimly lit room with my hands tied and my mouth covered with a cloth. Skye wasn’t with me but I know they took her too. For this period, I’ve been wondering why I was in captivity. I mean I was literally a nobody!I could have broken free from these ropes but my werewolf powers have been suppressed by my chain. Yet, I still struggled to break free. I wasn’t going to die like this, I was still busy with my struggle when the brown door opened. I thought they were here to feed me like some animal but I was wrong. The two men were werewolves, dressed in suits. I could tell from their scents and the aura that reeked off them. I whimpered while they forcibly carried me out of the room and then to the altar. It was only now I realized that this place was an old abandoned church in the woods. They tied me to a silver chair before they went into the other room at the other side of the altar. “Let me go! Let me go you pricks!”
“Luxton!” Melissa, the house’s doctor, called us as she threaded down the stairs. Leon, Skye and I quickly arose from the couches nervously, staring at the old woman who was probably in her mid fifties. “How is she?” The three of us asked almost at the same time. “She’s awake now. She was injected with a silver serum, a natural poison to werewolves.” She assured us with her accustomed graceful smile. We quickly dashed up the stairs to her room and once we got there, my heart could finally beat in peace. Yet I was still breathless, struck in awe of her beauty more than ever before. Something in me kept thriving, one word, mine. Ever since I saw her in the church, that weird bond has been thumping in my chest. “Autumn!” Skye blared. “Skye!” Both of them ran to hug each other while Leon and I stood side by side watching them. “I’m so sorry. For putting you through all that,” she whispered and I could tell how much guilt was haunting her. My palms curled into a fist. If Alston hadn’
“We’re leaving!” I told Skye as I arrived downstairs, sighting Leon too in the living room. “Wait what happened?” Skye queried as both of them left their couches to reach me. “Nothing!” I pitched in frustration trying not to think about Ash’s alluring scent or the fact that he had just annoyed the hell out of me. “Everything happens when it comes to Ash,” Leon held my shoulders gently and I immediately felt my breaths calm. If anyone should be my mate, it should have been this man right here not that jerk upstairs. “What did he say?” He asked gently in his deep baritone. He held my gaze so much and I couldn’t waver from them. I enjoyed the comfort in those gray eyes but I couldn’t bring myself to tell him that his brother is my mate. “He just wanted to inquire about the incident.” I answered. “Is there anything I should know?” I wriggled my head in denial and he nodded slightly. “I’m going to drive you home and you and your friend are going to pack your things and move into my
“We’re ready to talk!! Ash— Ash please!” One of them cried as blood seeped out of their eyes like a gentle river. I chuckled dryly while I puffed heavy rounds of smoke. “Ash!!” I threw my finished cigarette away and then glanced at the time on my watch. Seven minutes past eight. After several hours these bastards had finally decided to talk.“I must give it to the two of you for holding out this long.” I commented. “Give us the antidote!” The other one screamed but I wriggled my right index finger. “Nah, you’ll give me my answers and you better pray that I’m satisfied unless neither of you are getting this antidote.” I replied and they panted heavily.“We’ll tell you everything!” The one on the right exclaimed exasperatedly. “Where are you people from?” I queried while I pulled out another cigarette. “White wood Pack!” “What?!” My cigarette fell from my lips as I arose abruptly. “White wood?” I trembled. “I thought that Pack had long disappeared.” “We’ve been living in the out
“Yes mum, I’m fine. Just wanted to go off the radar for some days.” Skye said on the phone as I stayed by her door side. Thanks to my heightened senses, I could hear how worried her mother sounded over the phone. Skye was no different either and it only made that guilt pang hard in my chest. “Talk to you some other time, goodnight.” She said before ending the call. She dropped her phone lazily on the bed and only then did she notice my presence. “Hey,” I mumbled and she inhaled deeply. “Hey,” she responded while I sat beside her on the bed. “I’m sorry—“ “You don’t need to apologize Autumn. I’m pretty sure you made yourself clear you wanted your space.” She cut me off abruptly. “That’s not what I meant,” I quickly replied. “I don’t want any space from you. You’re my friend, the only one I can trust. It’s just,” I inhaled deeply. “I wish you could understand things from my point of view.” She held my palm dearly with a tiny smile that didn’t live to see the next second. “Trust m
“Father,” I called as I arrived at the training grounds. The old man whose low cut black hair seemed to beam under the sun’s glorious rays turned to me with a stern look. “Sebastian.” He noted. “Training is over, you may disperse!” He ordered the men before him. “Yes, Alpha Frederick!” They chorused sharply and then dispersed while I joined him by the side. “How was your mission?” He sported a quizzical look. “We were interrupted by werewolf hunters. Only Jason and I were lucky to escape.” I answered and his disgust painted evidently all over his face. “Hunters?” “Yes father,” I gulped down my saliva whilst getting flashes of how monstrous they had been. “They weren’t just ordinary hunters. It was the Luxton brothers, Alston and Damon.” His left brow arched upwards. “Ash was there,” “Yes.”“And you let him kill my men?” My father growled, causing fear to sprout in me like a seedling. “He was very powerful, father. I could have died if I didn’t escape.”His growl protruded ag
Swansview hotels. I heaved a sigh as I alighted from the Mercedes alongside John. The chill air danced around me gently as I stood before the magnificent hotel welcoming me to its luxury. As I threaded into the building, a man dressed in a perfectly tailored suit approached me with a stern look.“Miss Autumn,” he called. “I’ll take you to the boss’s room.” He gestured. “Alone.” He added, glaring at John. “Mr. Leon specifically asked me to keep watch on her at all times.” John remarked. “And who does your boss answer to?” The man replied and John cleared his throat before taking a step backwards.“Please,” he gestured again and led me to the elevator. His room door was guarded by two men poised at opposite sides of the door. “You may enter.” He said and I inhaled deeply before opening the cream colored door. If I was expecting the normal small room then I was proven wrong. It was delightfully large and luxurious. Ranging from the bed, to the small couches surrounding the small table