City Of Heroes: Rebirth Novels & Stories

Of a warmth he could no longer reach. When he woke again, days later, he was still weak. Still human-passing. Still hidden. [STATUS:] Level: 1 Species Flags: LOCKED Alpha Dominance: SEALED Vampire Sovereignty: SEALED Only one thing remained active. [PASSIVE TRAIT:] Bloodline Echo — UNKNOWN FUNCTION Alpha stared at the ceiling of his new life, unaware of the chaos his rebirth had already caused. Multiple Alphas would rise. Multiple vampire royals would claim crowns.

She didn’t answer. He nodded, accepting the silence. “You don’t have to forgive me. Just promise me you won’t become her.” Elara looked down at the notebook. “That’s the only thing I’m afraid of.” The Rebirth Weeks passed. The city rebuilt itself not from wealth, but from hands — thousands of them. The docks were cleared. The council seats were replaced by citizen circles. Food distribution came from the river instead of the tower. And through it all, Elara worked. She refused the title of leader. She refused the guards. She lived simply, in the same room where Cassidy had once ruled.

I have wished for him to stop burying his head and heart into work and find a life outside of being my Beta. And I would love for nothing more in this world than the Moon Goddess to bless him with a second chance mate. He can't forever keep mourning and holding onto someone who's no more. “No! It's not true. Tell me it's a prank!” Those tears flowed like a river. No restraints, no blockage, no hindrance. It meandered with spiteful grace. She was just a little girl, one adored by all. The only female child of Alpha Hiro.

An old but powerful voice pulled me out of the endless darkness. "You're the one, Lily Stenson." I looked around the York family's indoor training grounds. The one who had just spoken was Emily Harrison. It was then that I realized that I had been reborn. I was surrounded by dozens of other elite bodyguards, who were clad in black training uniforms just like mine. They were the cream of the crop of other security companies within the country and were sent to participate in the competition.

"You were reborn too." The light turned green. I raised the window and placed the glass between our worlds again. Before it closed completely, I said, "In the last life, we already settled our debt." The car moved forward. Adrian chased for a few steps, but the bodyguards stopped him. In the rearview mirror, he stood at the street corner like a statue soaked in rain. I looked away. I felt no thrill of revenge. I felt no old love rising from the ashes. I only felt a peace that had finally landed.

The stinging pain on my cheek burned with pure humiliation. Tears welled in my eyes, but I kept my head held high. I was the daughter of Central City's Alpha, who also served as the Werewolf Chairman. Elegance and decorum were expected of me. If I caused a scene at my own birthday party, I would become the laughingstock of the entire city. Nestled in Kaelen's arms, Lily shot me another provocative glance. Kaelen looked at my swelling cheek, his outstretched hand trembling.

"Senna, did you think getting a second life meant you could do whatever you wanted? Too bad. This time around, I came back too." Her pupils shrank. The color in her face faded completely. "You... You were reborn too?" I did not answer. I just looked at her. Maggie rested a hand on my shoulder. Her voice was gentle, but the weight behind it was unmistakable. "Gage, the police are already downstairs. What do you want to do to her?" I looked at Senna's face, the same face I had once been obsessed with. Now, all I felt was revulsion. "Whatever she did to me and my father in the last life, I want it paid back a hundred times over."

“Your death has shifted the balance. The Bloodmoon Pack will fracture. Their Alpha will weaken. And darkness beyond their borders waits.” I didn’t care about their fate. I cared about mine. “What happens to me?” I asked. “Your soul stands at a crossroads,” she replied. “You may cross into the eternal wilds… or you may return.” My eyes snapped open. “Return?” “Rebirth,” she clarified. “Not as you were. Not the gentle Luna who forgave too easily. You will remember. You will feel. You will carry your rage.” My pulse — impossible as it was — quickened.

He muttered hoarsely, "This can't be. Meg wouldn't do something like this…" But the solid proof—complete with familiar profile pictures—left him with no room for denial. He jerked his head up, his eyes filled with agony and regret, unable to believe that the sister he had always doted on could be so vicious. He wondered if Evelina would still be alive if he hadn't been reborn, if she had managed to take the Moonviolet serum like she did in her last life. Maia's gaze was icy as she pulled a voice recorder from her pocket and pressed play with deliberate force.

The moment I was blasted awake by nonstop phone calls, I knew I had been reborn. I smashed my phone into pieces without hesitation. In my previous life, Elijah Cook had courted disaster. He secretly embedded pirated software bought online into the security program. The security system collapsed under a virus attack, and the cryobank began to warm. He cried and begged me to save him. I knew that the cryobank had just received the last vial of sperm from a powerful heir who had become infertile. It was his final chance to have a bloodline