Gilbert edged towards Sébastien, his arms outstretched, when Zeke roared again and leaped through the air, landing directly in front of him. The sound of tearing flesh echoed through the trees, as Zeke’s extended claws, ripped across Gilbert's chest and sent him flying through the air. He landed some distance away, bouncing hard off of a tree before slumping to the ground in a bloody heap, his chest split open with five diagonal gashes. Zeke bounded towards him on all fours, stopping when he reached his unconscious body, and snarling in his face.
"Zeke! Leave him! We don't have time!", Sébastien shouted, running back towards the mansion with Merlin, still in his arms.
Only minutes later, Zeke burst through the library windows and headed straight for the mansion infirmary, with Sébastien, following close behind him. Crashing through the infirmary doors, Zeke led him to a small but state-of-the-art operating th
"What did you say?" Zeke asked, disbelief clearly written on his face."Juliette is my mate""That's impossible", Zeke said, shaking his head."Right here, assholes, I'm right here", Juliette weakly waved her hand in the air, from where she was encircled in Sébastien's arms."Shhhh......", Sébastien responded, pulling her tighter against him, "I'm a hybrid Zeke, an anomaly that isn't even supposed to exist. Everything about me is impossible""Wait. Did you just shush me?", she tried to push him away but her knees buckled and she quickly grabbed onto him while swaying unsteadily on her feet."Put Merlin in the ambulance and get her to the training grounds, we can perform the ritual there", Sébastien ordered as he lifted Juliette into his arms and strode out of the theater.*****************************Some time later, in the training grounds, Zeke and Dr Lesley, wheeled M
The raindrops drifted slowly upwards, rising higher and higher until they seemed to disappear into the night sky. The wind slowly lessened until eventually it had completely dissipated, and all around them, the air became quiet and still, as if they were suspended in some otherworldly dimension. The moon and stars, peeked out from behind the clouds, casting their luminous light down, where it was reflected in the raindrops in a coruscating kaleidoscope of colors.Zeke, was the closest to her, standing almost directly below her levitating figure, his eyes wide and filled with awe, while his mouth hung open in an almost comical fashion. To his right, stood Dr Lesley, her features almost identical to Zeke, but for her lips moving soundlessly as she muttered to herself, under her breath. Sébastien and Juliette had stopped running and stood rooted in place, staring up at Merlin, in wonder, although Sébastien's face held no surprise, he had anticip
This time when she opened her eyes, she was back in Onika's cabin in the bayou, sitting at the rickety old table across from the voodoo witch. Onika's face shone under the light from the lamp and a faint smile danced across her lips. "Tek yuh lang enuff pickney (took you long enough child)", she greeted Merlin. "Why am I here?", Merlin asked. "Hush now an listen. Yuh muss return now an decide eff yuh will pop up di trace buh kno dat eff yuh duh yuh sacrifice will bi criss (Hush now and listen. You must return now and decide if you will break the curse but know that if you do, your sacrifice will be great)" "How great?" "Enuh (You know)" Merlin bit her lip and looked away, staring out the grimy windows at the dark forest outside, her mind drifting to Zeke. The memories of the short time that they had spent together flooded her mind, all the times he had saved her and been there for her. She could smell his scent
"Merlin! Merlin stop!", Zeke’s voice broke through her thoughts, which had been focused only on killing Gilbert. She had completely forgotten about everyone else, she was so consumed by hatred and her need for revenge for her parent's deaths.He grabbed her by her shoulders and shook her, forcing her to look at him and taking her attention away from Gilbert, who stood swaying unsteadily on his feet."Stop Merlin! You don't want this, his blood on your hands. You're better than this", Zeke pleaded."He killed my parents", she said, dazed and forlorn, tears forming in her eyes."Then let me exact your vengeance", he brushed her hair from her face and squeezed her shoulders."No, it's not your fight", she shook her head determinedly."Your fight is my fight, I said that I would protect you. Let me", he pulled her against
The day passed quickly after the sun had come up, the Alpha's mansion had been damaged by a fire on the ground floor and the restoration took most of the day, while the rest of the mansion was treated to a thorough cleaning. Everyone pitched in to help, with Dr Lesley kept busy overseeing the infirmary and treating all those who had been injured while arranging funerals for those who didn't survive.Zeke spent the day visiting the families of those who had lost their lives during the night, including Jake and Lacy, whose son, Logan, had perished for real this time. The guilt of his actions during his transformation, weighed heavily in his heart, and he spent the rest of the afternoon alone in his office. His former Beta, Abel, had been found dead, just outside the mansion but his mate, Sandrine, was nowhere to be found.That evening, Sébastien found Zeke sitting alone in his office, his face pale and drawn. Making himself
The Alpha's mansion was abuzz with excitement after Zeke announced that they would be hosting a ball for all the Alphas from the surrounding packs at the end of the week. The news of his transformation and ascension to Alpha Lycan King had rapidly spread and he thought it would be a good idea to formalize his new position.He had spent the morning in meetings with Sébastien and his new Beta, Zach. As the last meeting of the morning ended, he spotted Merlin outside the windows, strolling alone through the gardens and he decided to join her.She turned as he came up behind her, a soft smile on her face, she looked particularly beautiful today and he took her arm in his, enjoying the feeling of having her close to him."I wanted to talk to you about something", he said, unsure of how to begin."I thought you might", she nodded, smiling."Do you know? T
The room felt hot and stifling, and the light from the red candles burning on the altar, did nothing to illuminate the dark shadows lurking in the corners. The pungent aroma of burning incense was suffocating and left a bitter aftertaste in her mouth. The altar was crowded with strange and grotesque statuettes, and pieces of bones, hair and various other paraphernalia associated with voodoo.Nervous, she looked around, hoping but also dreading that there might be someone else in the room. Faint movement in a far corner of the room caught her eye and she immediately turned, while wishing that her heartbeat didn't sound so loud in the quiet room. She strained her eyes, peering into the shadows, trying to see if there was anyone there, but it was no use, she couldn't see anything in the dim light.From somewhere outside, she heard voices chanting and something told her that this room was their destination. She glanced around the room, looking for a place to hi
Zeke sat behind his desk, facing Merlin and Sébastien, a frown on his face, as he listened to them talking. Merlin had just finished telling Sébastien about her dreams and they waited as he sat in thoughtful silence. Growing increasingly anxious, she spoke first."I think it's some kind of warning""You could be right", Sébastien still looked lost in thought, "How well did you know Sandrine?""Not very", Merlin shrugged, "I met her for the first time not long after I came here""And you're sure that it's Sandrine in your dreams?""I'm absolutely certain""I'm not entirely convinced that it is, sometimes dreams can be figurative, metaphorical. She could just be a representation of something or someone else", Sébastien sat forward in his chair, looking between Zeke and Merlin."Like who?", they both a