~Ashley~"Okay." Taylor replied and the line went dead. I took it down from my ear and stood up. "Going somewhere?" I heard and glanced at the balcony to see Marcellus leaning into it with an opened novel in his hand. "Yes, I have something to do." I replied and proceeded to walk towards the entrance of the compound. "If you need my help, I can render it to you. That is if you need it." He said but she didn't turn to look at him. He frowned heavily and said, "You do know you're putting me in danger by barging off without informing anyone of where you're going, right?""If you feel so threatened then feel free to reject me as your mate and you will be free, Alpha Marcellus." I replied with a scoff and walked out of the compound. I tried to recall what I had noticed during the brief moment the call lasted and realized I heard the rustling of leaves. It also sounded as though it was hitting the roof of a house. In general, the place sounded relaxed and calm. However, Taylor managed
~Ashley~Before we got to the compound, I found somewhere to sit and sat down then glanced up at Caddel. "I blame you." I said and saw him widen his eyes in surprise before a smile spread across his face. I expected him to deny it but he instead sat next to me. "Well, I told you to go back another day. That points to me having a plan, doesn't it?" He chuckled and I smiled wryly. "So what's the plan? This seems to be the best time to show my monstrous strength and not just display it whenever I feel angry." I sighed and looked away from him. I recalled the look in Dante's eyes. The fact he wasn't yearning to be saved by me broke my heart. What was I expecting? Vampires are fu.cked up and it's difficult for them to forgive whenever they are wronged. "Did something happen between you and Dante?" I heard Caddel ask. "We had a fight earlier. I lost my temper and hit him. Now he doesn't want to have anything to do with me." I replied after thinking it through. For a weird reason, I f
Rebecca's CompoundMarcellus felt a vibration in his pocket and reached into it to take out his phone. When he saw it was Claire, he got up and walked to a side of the compound where he answered it. "We need to meet, Alpha Marcellus. There is something I need to tell you that we can't talk about over the phone." Claire said from the other end and Marcellus agreed without another thought. "Should we meet in Pegasus Bar?" Claire asked but the man recalled he was supposed to meet with Enid when he made his decision. "Let's meet somewhere else. Like a coffee shop?" He asked and heard a hum from the other end, "Should we meet immediately?""If you're free, Alpha." Claire replied. "I'm free. Let's meet in the coffee shop at the outskirts of town." He said. "As you wish, Alpha." Claire concluded and the call ended. When he turned around, he was surprised to see Eden watching him from the staircase. When their eyes met, she chuckled, "Going somewhere?" "I have to meet up with Claire."
Ocean Casino Resort was a luxury hotel owned by supernaturals. So to avoid any accident from occurring with humans, humans were restricted from visiting. At seven in the evening that day, cars such as Bentley, Ferraris, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz began driving in. By quarter to eight, the auditorium was almost filled with supernaturals. A curious human boy who seemed to be in his early twenties sneaked into the premises. All his life, he knew the hotel was always reserved the same time every year and had been one of the curious citizens who wanted to know what normally happened in the hotel. He quickly disguised as one of the waiters to avoid getting caught. He had no idea that the vampires in the whole had smelt him the moment he walked in. As he delivered drinks to people, he got weird glances but didn't associate it to anything. He was already having the time of his life seeing numerous luxurious cars which he was sure he would never see until the day he'd die. He also recogn
No sooner had she finished speaking did a group of three walk in. Numerous people in that manner walked in and the last one was someone that fitted the description of Alpha Gray who Claire had described for Marcellus. "Alphas. I was starting to think they weren't gonna come. It's good they decided to show their faces. At least their pack can boast of having capable leaders." He scoffed and looked away from them. Ashley stared at him the whole time but noticed his eyes remained on one of the Alphas. "You look at him like you know him." She said and the man scoffed again. "He looks like someone who goes after things precious to me." He replied, not going into details. "I heard from a reliable source that the alpha eating monster isn't actually a literal monster. It's a human like you and me." Ashley suddenly said the man glanced up at her. "So you're trying to say he might be within our midst as we speak?" He asked to be sure and Ashley nodded. "I heard he's actually very discree
The duo stayed silent for several minutes with Mia still smashing things against the wall. "You should've told me you were in love with Cassidy." She suddenly stopped and the sound of so many things breaking filled the room for a few seconds before it all came to an abrupt halt. "Cassidy didn't want me to hurt you. But at the same time, I couldn't stop my feelings for her." Caddel replied and Mia scoffed. "And all these years, I've been thinking the reason we weren't together was because we didn't get to spend enough time together. Silly me." Mia mumbled, pain evident in her voice."I'm sorry." "I know. But at the end of the day, sorry will do nothing. It won't heal a wound of more than twenty years, will it?" Mia asked and stood up. This has always been the personality of females who stayed around Cassidy. All they wanted to know is if their feelings would be reciprocated. If it wouldn't, they'd back off no matter how painful it might seem. "It's okay if you want to call me nam
It happened so quickly that no one expected it to happen. Taylor actually drove the knife into her abdomen. Chanel held her before she fell to the ground. "We could've thought of a way out of here, Taylor. You didn't have to do this." Chanel cried, holding her close. Taylor lifted her bloody hand to Chanel's face and caressed it lightly, "Death is the only way to escape the Elshers, Chanel. No matter how hard I try to run, they'll always find me. And if any of them manages to get their hands on Cassidy's army, hell will break loose." Dante who didn't really care about the dying care was in a panic when he realized she was Taylor Mason! The last one of the Masons and the only one who could unlock Cassidy's army. He pushed off the heavy chains around him and got up. Standing next to Caddel, he said in a shaky voice, "With everything happening, Ashley will be damned if she doesn't get her mother's army. We need to do something!"Caddel glanced at a panicked Dante with a small smile.
~Ashley~"The expression on your face looks like you knew something like this would happen. And I'm curious to know. Did you know Alphas will challenge me today?" Marcellus asked while we danced and I chuckled. "I guessed they'd try something like that." I replied, before adding, "The day I ditched you at Pegasus Bar, I happened to have lunch at Drexa's. She told me a few things." Marcellus had his eyes pinned on me in anticipation."She told me about our lives being linked together. However, I wasn't the only one there. Alpha Kyle, that man from earlier — Chad Braxton — and the woman who had stolen me from my mother and ran to Burning Heart Pack, Camille Robert. They were all there." "The news about my powers and how to share it with me circulated within the Alphas of New Jersey. Chad also managed to drum into their heads to get me as their mate." I concluded, only to see a frown on his face. "He told them about the positive side but made no mention of the fact that you'd die if