Landon entered the house and carefully scanned his surroundings. The atmosphere was busy and the air filled with the chatter of the drunken men. Landon gritted his teeth angrily. This was what he was reduced to. The Alpha of the moon shadow pack now reduced to carrying out meetings in pubs and shadowy alleys.Alpha Landon pulled the hood of his coat tightly to his face, he could not risk anyone to identify him here. He made his way to the corner where he knew his accomplise would be waiting. True to his word, Jasper James was seated at a table in the corner waiting patiently for his Alpha. Landon plopped down in the seat opposite Jasper and looked around carefully."Fear not Alpha. This is a secured place. You can take off the hood of you please." Jasper assured the Alpha.Landon looked around again apprehensively. All the men were either exchanging blows or chatting loudly in a drunken state. No body seemed to be paying him attention so Landon slowly lowered his hood. "We're done fo

Chapter Forty Four "Koncleia?! Why would you declare koncleia?!" Leo Madison screamed in shock at the Alpha's decree. Alpha Landon smirked smugly at the ruckus he had caused."The koncleia had not being declared for years... Who are you to declare it now?" Leo Madison asked angrily."I am the Alpha!!" Landon screamed like a maniac. "I have every right to declare the Koncleia and I've just done so." Landon established angrily with a rueful look at his father in law.The koncleia was a state of emergency that could only be declared by the Alpha. The koncleia could only be declared in the case of war, external and civil and also when the quest for leadership threatens to throw the pack into chaos.Landon had gotten the revelation to declare koncleia from his trusted aid, Jasper. In the case of a Koncleia, all power and ability to make decisions in anything and everything fell back to the Alpha and the Alpha alone.Alpha Landon knew that with this new strategy all would fall under him wh

Draven was agitated as he paced the meeting room taking long and powerful strides as he did so. His hands were clasped behind his back and his brows were furrowed in serious brooding. He paced about quietly for a while totally immersed in his thoughts and then he stopped abruptly and turned to his only companion. "Are you sure of what you say?" Draven asked gravely. "Yes, Alpha." His companion replied, his face masked as he sat in the darkest corner of the room. Draven seemed to continue his pacing but for a while. He stopped abruptly and turned again. "You did well. But this is not the time for us to go public. This is not the time for us to act. I hope you understand that?""Yes Alpha, I do." The man in the shadows replied, his voice calm and steady giving no emotions the man might have been feeling. "Good." Draven nodded. "You're dismissed. You must return immediately, otherwise, you'll be missed." Draven ordered and his companion rose quietly from the shadows. ******Jessica'

For a moment no one moved a muscle as Alpha Landon, the woman and the girl stood in a face off. The woman's face was filled with horror and terror at what she had witnessed. Landon's mind worked frantically in an effort to come up with a way out of the mess he was in. The woman slowly began to back down and Landon knew what he should do. Landon launched at the woman swiftly, his eyes glowing dangerously red and his claws which were already glistening with blood of the husband going for the blood of the wife and daughter too. Maya reacted very fast. She pushed her daughter behind and moved forward, willingly sacrificing herself to save her daughter. "Run Jenny!! Run!!!" Maya screamed as Landon grabbed her into the room. Her shout was short lived as Landon slashed her throat, silencing her. Landon rose quickly but the girl was gone! He dashed out of the room and did a quick scan but could not see the girl anywhere. Landon would have gone on to search the streets for the girl but the

With the graduation coming up, Jessica was plunged into a world of stress. Her days in school were filled with work work and work and it was even more tiring to hear the girls argue and chatter about the boys that would be their dance partners at the graduation. Jessica could not wait to get this all over with so she could finally get to rest.What she really looked forward to was the wedding she had coming up a week after her graduation. Even as the graduation was at the corner, the preparations for the wedding were in place already. Vivian was determined to get the perfect wedding for her daughter. She took charge of preparations making sure she paid attention to every minor detail.With the stress and pressure that was mounted on her shoulders, Jessica could not even have the time to explore her new surroundings. The only time she would escape the workload was when Vicky Norbert would visit and they'd sit down at the porch chatting into the night with cups of coffee in their hands.