MIAThe vision landscape this time around was a mountainous region, it was night time and there were a million stars in the sky but that was not the most attractive thing about it.The full moon stood in all its glory, shining down on the rocky terrain with its silvery light.Under normal circumstances, I would have loved to stay behind and admire the beauty of the land, take in the wonderful sights, the cool breeze, and the breathtaking rocky outgrowths and formations but these were not normal circumstances.I needed to wake up, I needed to kill the rogue king now that I had the chance, if only I could just summon my claws, his neck was right within my reach.How could he tell such a blatant lie about Javier? He needed to be dealt with for that. How could Javier be dead? That was impossible.The events of my former vision warmed its way into my mind again and I dropped to my knees. Wait? Could there be some truth to what the rogue king said? No, it had to be a lie, he was lying.I wa
RYLEEI gritted my teeth, the nerves that Sarcana must have reaching out to me, she must be feeling very desperate to take a step like this. This was an opportunity I knew I could not pass up, a chance to see the mighty Sarcana on her knees."Something's come up, I have to leave," I said to Philip.He looked at me with those empty eyes of his but he said nothing."Wherever it is you are going, make sure you return on time. You don't want to cause us any delay at all," Damien warned.I smirked at him as if I of all people who have waited for this for the longest of time would be the one to put it in jeopardy, "Don't work yourself into a state, I will be back before you even notice I'm gone. Just got one minor thing to take care of.""Maybe I should send some of my wolves to escort you," Damien insisted.Now it looked like he just wanted to get on my nerves, "Do I look like someone who cannot take care of themselves to you? I don't need whatever feeble protection you are offering."He s
DAMIENI was restless, pacing back and forth in the giant warehouse where I had met my new allies some days ago.It was almost time for the ritual, the blood moon would be in the sky in no time and the main person who was supposed to conduct the ritual was nowhere to be found, such hubris.Where did that Rylee bitch disappear to at a time like this? Was she not the one who promised that she would be back on time and wouldn't let anything interfere with our plans for the ritual?Now she was the very person who was interfering with our plans, I never got a good vibe from her from the beginning, this is why lycans and wolves like myself could never co-exist.If not for the fact that Philip vouched for her, I could not see myself working with her for any other reason.I snapped my finger and two of my top-ranking officers came out of the shadows and knelt before me."Get in touch with the vampire king, let him know we have a problem."They nodded but didn't move."What is it?" I asked in
IVANA sharp pain stabbed me in the chest again when I looked at Javier, to see my brother looking so weak and pale was killing me in more ways than one. This is not how this situation was supposed to turn out, he was still in a coma from his wounds.To make matters worse, Sarcana had gone out with Olivia of all people saying they were going to do something to increase our chances of getting Mia back. I opted to go with them but Sarcana insisted I stayed behind and looked after Javier.Bastien and Leo had already left a while ago to go see if there was any information to find or allies who were willing to join hands with us and fight our new enemies.All I could do was just stay and watch. I hated the feeling of helplessness I felt inside of me, it was a paralyzing feeling and then something strange happened.Leo and Bastien returned first, they still seemed preoccupied with whatever discussion it was they were having. They both came to check on Javier, Leo stayed longer, watching Jav
SARCANAThe four of us left Bastien’s apartment and went in search of a workable plan now that Rylee had been captured.After the battle that took place in the penthouse where Mia and her mates lived, we decided it would not be safe to remain there so we relocated to Bastien’s house.Not that it mattered, somehow, they were still able to find us and deliver the message to return Rylee. We were running out of time. The ultimatum was twenty-four hours and we had already wasted some of it.We all sat down in a rundown bar where we were to meet with someone that Bastien recommended.Leo, myself, Bastien, and Olivia were all uneasy and tense, if this meeting did not yield some quality information, then that would be another hour or so wasted.The man we were waiting for came and joined us at the table. He was tall and huge and had lots of scars running across his muscular body.He nodded at Bastien and then looked the rest of us over, “What can I help you with, Bastien?” he asked after sit
IVAN“Oh, Philip you cunning bastard,” the rogue king muttered to himself and smiled before his gaze met mine and the smile disappeared.“I was starting to get impatient, I might have drained the chosen one earlier if you did not show up with Rylee. Now, set her down carefully and take five steps back,” he said to me in a stern voice.Hearing him say he was going to drain Mia earlier made the muscles in my body stiffen as I considered my options.I had made the right decision coming here with Rylee, at least I had made sure that Mia got some extra time but I was not about to leave empty-handed. I fully planned on taking advantage of the situation and freeing Mia, if I could.“Can I see her? Just to make sure that she is still alive and sound,” I asked.He scoffed, “Do I look to you like I am stupid? Why would I ever agree to such a request?”I frowned, it was worth a try, if the easy way was not going to work, then maybe I would have to resort to the hard way of using brute force.I l
JAVIEREverywhere was rowdy like the scene of some accident or something, I found myself dressed in a white suit like the type a doctor put on. It was the most mundane thing I had ever experienced so I was certain that I had to be dreaming or something like that.Nevertheless, I felt compelled to help given the type of carnage that was going on. There were lots of people out in the field with different types of injuries, some severe, some minor. I found myself moving from person to person, administering care that somehow I knew how to do.I had never had any interest in medicine, it was a useless topic for us lycans given the fact that we had self-regeneration, so this only reinforced my thought that I must be in a dream. If not why would I of all people have such an in-depth knowledge of medicine and be providing care?I ran to my next patient, an injured old woman on a stretcher, the paramedics had just rushed her into the field that was serving as a makeshift hospital.“What do we
IVAN“Mia, Mia, come on Mia, snap out of it!” I yelled shaking her roughly.“She cannot hear you, she is out cold.”I turned in the direction of the voice, it was the rogue king.He was standing on the outside of the cell and was grinning at me.“What the hell did you do to her you, beast!” I asked.I ran up to the steel bars and gripped them but the spikes all around pierced my fingers and I had to let go.He smiled, “You wanted to see her so badly, well, I have delivered you to her on a silver platter. Enjoy whatever little time you two love birds have together.”“Oh, when I get out of here, I am going to kill you! I am going to rip you apart!” I yelled.The anger in me was so much that I could not contain my emotions again. This man had the nerves to not only stab my brother but also to hurt my mate and render her unconscious, he was as good as dead as far as I was concerned.“Yeah, let that thought sustain you. No way will I fall at the hands of a weak and despicable lycan like yo