1608. Amsterville forest."Hey, Maya, gather the shrubs and go feed the horses." A fair-skinned woman with red lips and a rather large straw hat called from a small room opposite the big space meant to be a pub. A tall, lanky girl showed up from the crowds standing in the room, some drunk and some still sober. It was still early night but she was full of chores already. Holding a tray of cups and punch wraps, her curly brown hair swayed behind her. Sleek eyebrows, full red lips, purple eyes, and beautiful curls for hair. The exact definition of a Spanish beauty. A Sansa band at the corner of the room was playing and men and women danced together, full of excitement but deep within them, they feared the coming tragedy.The tragedy told of the destruction of their kinds. A rare phenomenon more dangerous than they have ever seen but could they survive? Absolutely not. They will be wiped out and not one of them would remain underground. If it happened that way, maybe her pain will be wip
Chloe's heart skipped a beat when she heard footsteps approaching the broken room inside the temple. The old rusty book in her hand held a lot about the questions she had been asking herself and until she reaches the end, dropping it wasn't part of her plan. So, Maya had lived about four hundred years ago? No wonder she was skilled and fast."You shouldn't have seen that." Came the voice behind her and she turned to look at the cloaked figure, that left open just the purple eyes. "I shouldn't have seen what?" She asked back, her face determined. "You used to live around four hundred years ago.""Four hundred? Felt like thousands of years in my coffin.""What do you mean?" Chloe sized the other woman up with her eyes."It's more than you can ever comprehend, Chloe." Saying her name that way kind of shocked her but there had been no definite reason why Maya called her Master as well. "Make me understand." "Well, you haven't completed the book then. If you're still asking me questions
The papers were scattered across the table and the room and on the chair meant for guests, Gillian Smart sat down there, wrapping her arms around herself and sniffling. It was lunchtime for every staff but she dared not move an inch. Not when Lyne and Zeidan were still busy solving the death of the former pharmacist, Samantha. The staff had been informed not to allow anyone into the office until they were done and for the past three hours or more, they had been inside the office, searching for shreds of evidence or footage that might reveal the face of the woman who had brought the jewelry into the company. "I don't even know why she came here in the first place.""You don't? Zeidan, she obviously came here to kill you.""But I wasn't here at that time that she came, was I?" He looked up at Gillian who was just there staring into space. "Gillian?"She looked up at him, her shirt and hair rumpled. "Yes?""When the woman came in, was I in the office?""Well, she came around when you w
A knock came once on the door, and then twice before the door opened and a beautiful woman in flower printed silky dress showed up at the entrance. She had on a pair of eyeglasses that concealed her almost tiny eyes pretty well. "Hi there, Marianne." Zeidan greeted and took her hands to kiss them. "Welcome, Zeidan. It is an honor to welcome you here in our humble home." Her hair was white, looking almost as soft as wool which she plaited into a french row, adorning it with a rose flower perched on the side of her hair. "I can't believe all this while, you would still see the need to come to visit us until you called for us to prepare for dinner with you..." Her eyes glanced behind him towards a beautiful blonde-haired woman dressed in a gorgeous red jumpsuit, and black shoes, and the top part of the suit was strapless and armless. "And your wife. Oh my god, she is beautiful, Zeidan."As Lyne walked up to the entrance with a bottle of wine in her hands, Marianne wrapped her arms aro
"Gather the iron and other resources and build the side of the gate. I want it to be stronger and taller. Don't want any stupid sibling ruining my feast when he gets drunk." Korba ordered as she was dressed in a robe that dragged behind her and her brown hair was straightened to be plastered on her head. She looked refreshed. Better than the day they had that fight by the table. Was it just him or she had gained weight?Charles left the pillar he had been leaning against and walked up to his sister who had been busy these past few days preparing for her wedding. "It's a pity you still chose to go ahead with the wedding despite the odds and the stakes. I don't think I have much left to do any longer. The rest lies with you.""Everything about my life has always rested in my hands and not you. When will you ever learn to go about your own business." Korba spat back, her face filled with rage."Ohh, is my sister mad at me for ruining her beautiful moment with the family before getting m
"Do you mind telling me what that was about, Queen of Vampire city? One and only Luna." Zeidan moved to kiss Lyne on the cheeks as she lay on the bed sideways, her back turned to him."Good morning, sleeping beauty.""Good morning, handsome Prince." She teased back and they both laughed. "How're you doing this morning?""Guilty. Very guilty." Her face turned serious again and Zeidan was worried for her. It is all coming in a rush and she's having a hard time learning it. He isn't a Wolf, so helping her learn was not in his capacity at all. Unless she goes back to her family."Look, sweetheart." He embraced her from the back and rubbed her arms, trying hard to soothe her."I know you're all new to this and you're thinking maybe you're doing very bad at it. I just want you to know, that there's always a first time for everything. And for every first time, there's always a screw-up. More like a bad day first day kinda thing but what I want you, my love," he kissed her neck, "to know, is
Love was not part of the agreement, and she wondered if it could ever be. Of course not. Not when Lyne is standing in the way. It was her desire for power on her part that brought her this far. Nothing more than that, she had hoped. Even so, she knew in her mind that she wanted him. Wanted him to love her and care for her like he always did with Lyne. No. She shouldn't compare Lyne's happiness to hers. She knew by the look in his eyes each time she looked into them that he was deeply in love with that woman and the way he always held her was extraordinary. However, it all could just be a result of one thing. Make Lyne feel wanted for once. It's not a bad thing to let a little girl enjoy her life for the time being and although the enjoyment was getting too deep and was etching into her skin, she could do nothing but watch. Meanwhile, she has to give Zeidan reasons why she is the best woman he can ever ask for. One of the reasons is taking down the spies around the Kingdom, one by one
"Are you sure about this?" Shelbrooke watched the end of his cigarette crush from the fire that burnt it to ashes. The orange glow indicated he needed to trash the stick and get another one. His eight stick in a row this evening."I am quite sure. Reyns told me about Luana and how she had managed to capture one of us. She has him in the prison, probably torturing him and asking him to confess.""This woman is testing my patience!" He gripped the cigarette in his hand, crushing the ashy object. His eyes were reddening already. Shelbrooke used his little finger to scrape the speck of tobacco from the corner of his mouth. "It's been years, Gorge. Even if someone as powerful as Luana crossed your path, you should never retreat. I'm just waiting for the right time.""You always wait for the right time. Just kill her and get it over with." He worked his mind for a few seconds. It worked like a stamping machine, uncoiled and poorly maintained which was now malfunctioning and had gathered l