Sitting around the large table in the cafe that now seemed to have become their new strategy room. Apart from foxes and werecats, Crystal had now successfully allied with werebears. Considered to be the most notorious and difficult to get along with, the mere feat of getting the Bear King to meet them had earned Crystal an even more reputation. At present they were discussing ways of breaking into Indiviana and getting rid of the demon guards that prevented people from entering and leaving. The werecat that presently was sitting in front of her was smiling at her in amusement. "You really are something, Luna Crystal! This plan that you have created is brilliant because of its mere simplicity. But, I do have a question. How do you know all this?""What all this are we talking about?"The werecat snorted again, mumbling something and spoke," The way to handle the guards. Aren't you too young to know all this?""I am. But I have been wanting my revenge since I was eight. And while I did
Inside the confines of Ace's mind, Doyen paced restlessly! It was his fault! He should not have let Ace come forth when he saw the human woman! How many times had he seen Leo use different ways to seduce and tantalize his victims and make them do his bidding? Infinity times! And having seen all that, Doyen had assumed that he would be able to recognize such a 'beauty' trap from a mile away! And despite this, he had let Ace answer the siren's call. Yes, now he knew that Aenora was indeed a siren. If only he had known when he had still been in his wolf form. While Aenora was powerful, sirens could not have much effect on wolves. Maybe confuse them a bit. And knowing this, he had ended up confused and surrendered control to Ace. Dam* it! Ace was human! Of course, he would surrender to a siren's call. Normal humans could not fight off a siren's call unless their will was too strong! And he had actually thought Ace was strong but the man had crumbled like a house of cards! Not even tryin
Crystal woke up to concerned faces staring down at her. Kai slowly handed her the glass of water and answered her unasked question," You spiked a fever and suddenly went unconscious. Everyone was worried. We had the physicians look at you but no one knew what happened." Sipping her water, Crystal stared at the dark door to the side. She had been caught in a long nightmare. And even now that she had come out of it, she felt uneasy as if she was still stuck there. She was sure that if she tried to speak now, she would be too sick to even say a word. Inhaling and exhaling softly, she tried to erase the remnants of the nightmare that clung to her and slowly her hand went to her neck. Feeling the canine marks there, she breathed a sigh of relief. Her dream that their marks had faded was just that--- a dream. A horrible one but not reality. Ace would never betray her. And never reject her thus causing their marks to fade. Maybe she could not mind linking to him because he was injured. An
"Everything is in place, Luna Crystal. We just need to signal the others and we will proceed. Have you been able to get in touch with the alpha?"Crystal shook her head as she rubbed her temple. The nightmares were getting worse and worse and each time the burning sensation on her bite made her want to tear her skin out. What was her mate being subjected to and would he be able to signal the or would they have to adopt plan B based on the assumption that Ace was no longer able to be with them?Seeing her distracted and troubled, Kai sighed. He knew she was worried about Ace. They all were. While all of them had the utmost faith in their Alpha, he was weak and had only just returned from death. And now he had to be the one who had to go alone again. Unfortunately, they might still lose him... something that he had already ordered him, Matt and Healer Juan to be prepared for."Crystal, we can at most lay low for the next two days. After that, we will lose the little element of surprise
It was later in the day when Juan finally contacted her again. "I think I have all the information about sirens." "Tell me." "As the lore suggests, they are known to attract humans and keep them as their slaves or pets. While they are very beautiful and their pheromones addictive, sirens have too much of vanity. There are two types of sirens. The born ones are able to lure humans but only if the soul of the human is inherently steeped in lust. And this means any lust. Thus the old talks about sailors with wanderlust disappearing. More like they had been kidnapped to be the siren's slave. The second type of siren is the one that has been created by evil magic and innocent sacrifices to seduce someone. Like the magic that created them, they are powerful and hold a special lure over humans. Neither the birth siren nor created sirens have any effect on the shifters. But, their humans have been known to fall prey to them in the past. There are not many created sirens in the world for t
The beach was littered with destruction and wounded shifters who had just been forced to retreat to the safety of the sea and were now almost dragging their feet off the shore. Though they had been well prepared and fought valiantly, the opposition had used something that had been unexpected to them.As they escaped Indivana towards relative safety knowing that they had lost the battle but not the war. However, the small battle had exposed to them their biggest weakness and fear. Uncertainty coursed through their minds and fear of the future flowed in their veins. Thankfully, though they were gravely injured, they had not lost their comrades. But that feeling was short-lived as General Kai reported their findings to Beta Nate Hunter who had just joined their troops."Indiva is not using demons as we expected but something worse."With orders to rest and recuperate, Kai took Nate aside and spoke," Most of the people who have joined our cause have done so to avenge their loved ones who
The black spirit-like structure similar to a reflection floated in the air. The demon's face was covered with scales like an amphibian while its mouth dripped green saliva. It spoke to the small bird and continued," Goddess, the animals have discovered our spies and set up a trap. They have learned about our secret forces and retreated but those troops are lost."The bird squawked loudly and, with a great flapping of wings, turned into human form. The next moment, the demon seemed to be set on fire as it let out a monstrous roar. "You are all useless. Do you not even know how to fight battles? Have you been complacent too long?"With another wave of her hand, the fire disappeared and she spoke," She will attack soon. Now I will have to use Ace. Summon Aenora. It is time you have a worthy general to fight and lead you all into the battle."The demon slowly disappeared while Indiva slowly walked towards the small pond of water. Looking inside she frowned at her ravaged appearance. Creat
The moments just before dawn, the two armies stood facing each other. For the first time, the battle was going to be war instead of hunting from the dark and stalking. On one side stood the countless undead, ready to fight the battle like puppets and pawns. On the other stood those who looked at the faces of their loved ones for the last time, hardening their hearts to kill the bodies... so that the souls of their loved ones would rest in peace. While the shifters shuffled, itching to go to war and kill the demons that stood behind the undead, Luna Crystal Snowheart stood on a raised mound just behind her own army, her eyes searching desperately for her mate. She had hoped and prayed that she would be able to find him before the war began but it seemed impossible now. She hadn't felt him cheat on her but she was also unable to contact him, which meant that he was still with the siren and this made her anxious and sick. In return, her own baby seemed to be restless as well, kicking h