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Mazelina Aries and I have our strategy in place, but I know he’s still nervous. He knows I have many abilities, but I’ve kept most of them to myself. I don’t want Aries to give us away, especially when he tends to bark first. Our ‘last meal' was hours ago. Asim had clothes sent to both Aries and me. I’m now wearing a satin white dress. I roll my eyes at how predictable he is. My brother is wearing a Tux. Who knew it was tradition to wear over-the-top gowns and tuxedos to an execution? I sigh glancing at the sky through the small window of my cell, the moon is high. I know it’s getting close. Everyone feels restless, I’ve had to block them and meditate to conserve my power, for what I’m about to do will take a lot of energy. A guard opens the cell, he sneers at me. “Get up!” he commands. I slowly stand and roll my shoulders, but the guard grabs me roughly and throws me out of the cell. “Hey! What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” Aries shouts at him. “Shut up cripple!” “The
Rush All I can hear and see are jaws snapping and claws swiping through the air, I’ve lost sight of Mazy, but I know she’s okay, Landon and Aries are with her, and they’ll help protect her until I get to that fucking stage. I’ve always hated that dais. My father loved it. He would hold court with an over-the-top throne-like chair, so he could look down his nose at all of his people. My people or they were, now they’re fighting me. I make my way through the crowd, grabbing a wolf with my jaw and throwing him up in the air. His neck breaks and I dump him on the ground. I swipe at the wolves left and right, getting closer to the dais. Two Guardians are holding Mazy while another throws a right hook to her beautiful face. I growl, stalking the stage. I’m going to kill that motherfucker! He punches her again. She says something to him as he leans over her. Suddenly the world spins, my chest burns, and I hear a terrible guttural howl. All the shifters stop fighting immediately and look
Mazelina Rush has no idea what’s coming, but I know we will be in for the fight of our lives. I thought the people would see and know The Guardians were wrong and evil and we would all come together, and it would be kumbaya and making smores by the fires or something, instead not all of them see the future for what it is. Not everyone wants peace, and it breaks my heart. They believe, as Asim believes, that if we take over their packs, they will no longer be free. I don’t understand how they have come to this conclusion. Do they not see that living in peace is what we all strive for, shifter and human alike? We would all still have our free will without having to always look over our shoulders for the next war to arrive on our doorsteps. I can hear them even when they don’t speak. They believe wholeheartedly that I’ve tricked them and projected the Moon Goddess. My dragon falters in the sky, and the other dragons flock to me, making mournful sounds, “I am okay.” I mind-link, “We s
Rush We’ve been searching for Lotty for days now and still nothing. No one saw anything, no one knows anything. We have a fucking invisible enemy. “How is she?” Landon asks for the hundredth time; I glare at him. “How do you think she is?” seeing Maze on the floor of our daughter’s room screaming and wailing, never in my life do I ever want to hear those screams again. It took six sedative shots to get her to quieten down and when she came to, she blamed herself. Blaze didn’t help by saying she would have been safer back in his home pack. We all know that’s a lie. But Maze, she took it to heart and hasn’t spoken a word in four fucking days. “If I knew, I wouldn’t be asking you.” Landon sounds equally pissed. He and Blaze fought until several guards pulled them apart. Mazy always talked highly of Blaze, but I’m wondering if he ever had her best interests at heart. He took my side, allowing me to see our daughter behind her back, when he should have taken hers and now, he blames her
Landon Something isn’t right with Stella; she’s been different ever since we returned from the battle at Moon King Pack. Her scent has changed slightly. It could be from motherhood, but usually, that scent is a mingling of our family, father, mother, and son. Just like Maze, Rush, and Lotty, they all have a distinct scent, but they’ve mingled altogether so you know they’re family. “I’m sorry we can’t be of more use to you, Landon.” Alpha Charlie pats my shoulder. “Please let Alpha Rush and Luna Mazelina know we are here to support them in any way we can.” I nod, “Thank you, Alpha Charlie.” He laughs, “Just Charlie to you, old friend.” I smile at Charlie. We’ve been close friends for many, many years and now he is old and grey, lines etched on his face, showing his true age. This is the problem with being immortal. You outlive the ones who are important to you. “Thanks, Just Charlie,” I smirk, he claps my back. “Always a smartass.” I shrug. “I have to get going.” “You going t
Rush My office is overcrowded with maps and paperwork everywhere. Maze has been quiet for the most part while we send trackers back and forth. Elion comes back with nothing, telling us that Landon is on his way home. Right now, Elion’s looking at a new map further out of our territory. I couldn’t imagine Charlotte being so far away from us but then if Maze can’t feel her maybe it’s because of the distance? Fuck! I don’t know. I rub my eyes with the back of my hands, “We will find her.” Elion sounds more determined than I feel. It’s almost been a week since they took her and nothing, no ransom, no gloating that they have our daughter. Just complete silence. My door slams open and Landon storms in, “What did you find?” “We have a mole in our pack.” I blink at him in surprise, “Who?” He starts pacing the room, “I don’t know. I’ve been thinking about this for hours and can’t come up with any one specific.” “Then how do you know it’s from our pack?” I look out my office window and w
Rush When we walked in the door, Stella and Landon were in the middle of an argument. “I know you fucked her. I know it!” Stella screams. “We have been over this before Stella, nothing has ever happened between Mazy and me. She’s my family and that’s all it is.” Landon at least sounds calm. “You expect me to believe that!” she screeches. “I see the way you look at her.” Maze looks up at me red as a balloon with embarrassment, “You know it’s not true. Right?” “Babe, I would know if you had romantic feelings for another. We’ve wolves remember.” I hold her tight against me. “You knew when I was with other women.” I feel her nod against my chest. “Maze, I will always regret what I did to you, to us.” Her light blue eyes find mine. “We both have regrets, ones that no longer matter. Not now. Not when-” “THERE IS NOTHING GOING ON!” Landon bellows cutting Maze off mid-sentence, we both run into the house, Landon is pacing the room pulling at his hair, and Stella looks like she’s ready
The Enemy Never have my people ever known me for my patience. It’s not like centuries ago when our kind was ruthless in getting the job done. Now in this day and age, everything is far more strategic. You have to be a forward thinker, with technology and so many humans knowing about our kind it’s too risky to start a war of any kind. The snowy mountainside is beautiful this time of year. The snow is falling heavily, making visibility even poor for us Vampires. Having the wolf child isn’t exactly starting a war but it is a start to what I want. I smile in anticipation for Mazelina Winslow. The moment she steps into my home I will send the child back to the pack and keep Mazelina for myself. I have her room ready for her, just how she likes it. “Sir?” Anton announces himself as he enters my study. “Yes?” I enquire without turning around. “Geri has arrived.” “Good. Have they sent Mazelina to her rooms?” “Ah, um.” “Spit it out, Anton.” “No, Sir. She has not.” I turn swiftly. “An