(Nikolai’s POV)
“No deal! I will not submit to their demands.” I hung up the call after hearing what my enemies wanted in return for peace for my people. I threw my handphone towards my bodyguard Drake and ran my hand across my hair in frustration.
“If it is war that they want, we will give them that!”
Drake chuckled and raised his hands in the air showing defeat, “Oh mighty Alpha Nikolai. The feared Alpha from the North. Not even the Queen of the Supernatural beings would want to start a war with you.”
Sensing Drake mocking me, I threw the cigarette on my fingers towards him that almost burnt his sweater, “Mock me again, I’ll throw your skinny self out from this balcony. Go get some fresh clothes and food for my woman. Make sure she is comfortable and well protected. I will clear this sh*t with the Queen of Averna myself.”
If it is not for Drake’s experience in war and good fighting skills, I would not have hired him to be my bodyguard. A tall and skinny man but fast as lightning. The fastest Wolf I have ever met in my life. But, he was probably the only Wolf that dared to mock me at his will. I had no idea why I kept him by my side all these years.
Annoying prick!
“Your wish is my command, most feared Alpha in the realm. I would take good care of your precious pretty Witch.” Drake sang his words with his hands in the air, and snorted with a short laugh.
“What is so funny? Do you want to die today, Drake?” I could not believe my second in command, Beta Ivan recommended Drake to be my bodyguard and temporary assistant. I should cut his tongue out one day.
“I have never seen you in love with a woman before. A Human.” Drake rubbed his chin and smiled, “No. Not Human. Worst thing, a Witch. Don’t you think she looks familiar? Not many women here in Averna have that kind of red hair. What is her name again?”
“Ashley. Stop talking and get some food for us. Get lost, Drake.” I pushed him towards the balcony door to get back in the room.
Seeing the bed empty in my room, my body froze with my eyes looking around and my nose sniffing to find her scent, “Where the f*ck is she?! Go find her!”
Drake nodded and walked around the room swiftly. He checked the room and the bathroom to look for her. Under the bed, behind the curtains, in the wardrobe... she was not there.
He then exited the room to check around my penthouse. I knew she was gone. I could not sense her presence in the penthouse any longer.
“Where are you, pretty one?”
My Wolf Blake was manic now after he sensed my mate was missing.
‘I told you to mark her!’
‘You should have chained her to the bed!’
‘How can you be so careless!’
‘It is all your fault!’
Blake was blaming me non-stop in my head. It was annoying and was making me lose control of my mind to think. “SHUT UP!”
For a moment, Blake was in silence. Peace at last.
‘So, why did you not mark her?’
‘Did she put a spell on you to make you stupid?’
I rolled my eyes and growled. The peaceful moment lasted just for a few seconds before Blake started asking me tons of questions.
“I had to respect Ashley. She is a Human which means she could not reject us after being marked.” I explained to my Wolf, who knew that but was too stubborn to accept it.
‘Nikolai. I refuse to believe our Mate would reject us. I felt the connection. It was strong.’ Blake said and was pushing himself out to take over my body. I closed my eyes and pushed him back to reject myself to turn into my Wolf form.
“Stop it, Blake! We will find her. She may have used a spell to cover up traces of her presence. But, we now know what she looked like. We know her name. How difficult would it be to locate her?” I said while walking around my room to find out if she had left any of her belongings behind.
But, there was none. She was thorough.
Before I left the room to find Drake, my handphone rang. It was a call from my mother.
“Mama, this is not a good time to call, I’m busy.”
“Son, you need to come home. Pamela is here waiting for you. You do remember her, right? She has grown to be such a strong and beautiful woman. A strong Wolf in her would make her such a good candidate to be your wife.” my mother went on and on trying to convince me to come home to meet her choice of woman for me to marry.
I scoffed at that idea. Pamela might be a strong and beautiful woman that my Wolf pack would definitely agree for me to take her as my Luna, but I had no feelings for her. No connection at all.
“I have found my Mate.” I cut my mother short, followed by a moment of silence from both sides.
Then, I could hear her shouting of excitement followed by several cheers and hands clapping coming from other voices.
Did she put me on the speaker phone? Who else was there with her? I sighed with annoyance.
“Oh, my lovely son, we are so happy to hear this. Your uncle Igor and his family are here too, waiting for you to come home. I can’t wait to meet your Mate. Tell me all about her.”
My mother was the sweetest woman I have ever met.
Many in the past did not agree for my strong father to mate with a weak Wolf woman like her. But, my father was obsessed with my mother’s beauty.
Love at first sight, they said. Is that what I was feeling with Ashley?
Ashley was indeed beautiful and I could sense her to be a strong woman. Was she really a Witch? For a moment, my heart was beating faster than usual. Sweat was forming on my forehead.
Would my family accept Ashley? A Witch as my Luna.
When my father, the great Vlad Wulfgard passed away, my mother only had me to depend on. So did my father’s Wolf pack.
A great responsibility that I had to carry for several years. Many wars fought for me to uphold the Wulfgard name to its glory again, against other Wolf packs in the realm.
Many deaths and bloodshed. I was undefeated and feared.
They called me the Dark Alpha.
And now, I must find my Mate.
For if my enemies got to her first, I was not sure if she could survive the attack.
I hung up the call with my mother without saying goodbye, and walked out of my room.
Shouting in anger I gave my command to my men,
“Find her, at all costs. Protect her!”
(Ashley’s POV)Five years laterI had never been so nervous seated in the plane. It was not due to the slight turbulence or even due to passengers around me in the business class looking at me as if they knew me.Those feelings were nothing as compared to what I was going to go through for the next couple of days.Of course, I could fix my feelings with a simple spell. “A simple spell?” I smiled to myself.For the past five years, I have been practicing my magic so much more than just using spells. I studied all that needed to be known to be a Witch that was going to be at least as powerful as the Queen of Averna.My grandmother. The one they called the Queen of the paranormal beings. I wanted to be stronger than her so she could never control my life.I scoffed at that.Family was supposed to protect their children. But my family, pretty much feared me and I guessed they wished I was never born.Looking at the little boy seated next to me, I smiled. He was such a handsome and strong
(Ashley’s POV)At the airport, I waved my hand to Finley who was already waiting for us at the entrance. Teddy ran towards Finley and gave him a hug. I smiled seeing them embrace each other.Teddy never knew who his father was and I was glad Finley could feel that void of a father figure in Teddy’s life. My true friend which I came to like over the past years I got to know him.“Hey, beautiful” he kissed my cheeks lightly and carried Teddy in his arms. “So, are you ready to face your fears?”I laughed at that and placed my sunglasses to cover my eyes, “I’m afraid of no one. They should fear me.”Finley chuckled and walked next to me with his assistant helping me to push my luggage trolley. “Don’t worry, buddy. We will have so much fun together.”Teddy nodded his head and seemed to like the idea of living with Finley for a few days. I was glad they got along so well.At the entrance of a car with a driver waiting for me, I turned to face my son and gave him a tight hug. He whispered in
(Author’s POV)Bright lights, camera flashing, reporters interviewing and people queuing to enter the Hotel.The event held at Moonlight Hotel was something Ashley did not expect for it to be that big of an event. Ashley felt a little underdressed for the occasion. Wearing her own designed dress, it was not her best but indeed eye catching with a vibrant colours, combination of red and gold.She was advised by her agent Gina Lee to submit her designs for an important contest. It was a contest that Ashley had been looking forward to winning since she graduated as a designer. The winner will earn a conceivable reputation and a designing contract worth millions of dollars.She needed that money. It would be all for her son, Teddy.She needed the reputation. Well, that was for her.“Tiana, glad to see you here. How was your flight here? I hope all was well” Gina walked in and gave Ashley a brief but tight hug and smiled widely, “I am so in love with your designs and I am confident you wou
(Ashley’s POV)“Bless this place. May peace dwell within. Protect those that I welcome to enter. Oh spirit of my Witch ancestors, surrounding my place with your protection, day and night” I whispered a spell and blew the surrounding with my one deep breath.A sense of calmness and peace was felt, making me smile with content. I could feel the presence of my protectors looking after me in this world. I felt safe again.I then walked to the bathroom to clean up in the luxurious tub that was waiting for me. After removing my clothes, I entered the tub that I had filled with calming scent of lavender. Closing my eyes for a moment, I enjoyed myself in the warm bath with a smile. It had washed away all my problems for the night.My hand phone rang a few minutes later which had disturbed my short moment of peace.It was a message received from Gina. She was back at the Moonlight Hotel to attend the rest of the programme planned for the night. A recording of a speech was sent to me. It was fr
(Ashley’s POV)It must have been my unlucky day. Why must it be him?Was he really a judge for this designers’ competition? No, please no!I whispered a spell to change my appearance to other than those he could recognise. Not an easy spell for me to cast. But I have to try something to try to get out of this situation.I was not ready to face him. Not yet.Realising the man seated opposite me was Nikolai, made my heart beat faster than usual. For a moment, my tongue froze. I didn't even have the courage to greet him immediately.At that moment, I recalled something. The whole place where the competition was held was free from magic and supernatural powers. It was like a void.Everyone was made equal. A fair competition to all species.I closed my eyes for a few seconds and took one deep breath. Praying he would not recognise me.“Good evening. You asked for me? I’m Tiana Winters.” I said my words calmly, trying my best to hold my nerves without using my calming spell.Without looking
(Nikolai’s POV)When I saw her again, it was as if time fell into a tiny speck of dust and was waiting to explode at lightning speed. That's what I felt inside my chest. It was as if for a moment, I had forgotten how to breathe.My heart was beating faster each second, erratically out of control, as I got closer to her.Looking deep into her mesmerizing blue eyes, I exhaled my breath. She was gorgeous, indeed. Even with her trying to change her looks, I knew it was her. My Ashley. My little Witch.At that closeness, I could hear her heart beating fast even when she tried to hide her fear for me. I could sense our connection getting stronger. Did she feel it too?It was magnetic. It was magical.As when the skin from the back of my hand touched her soft cheeks, I felt sparks fly. Electrifying. Seeing her eyes twitched a little, I knew she felt it too.She tried so hard to calm down. Perhaps, she had forgotten what I am.I was not just a Werewolf. I was more than that.Her heart wanted
(Ashley’s POV).“That idiot!” I shouted to myself as he closed the door leaving me behind to fix the mistake that was clearly not my fault. “Stupid, Wolf man”Was he blind? Did he not see I had just proved to him about the different fingerprints?I was not sure if I was angry at his ignorance on what I had shown him or was it due to the fact that he did not recognise who I was. Did I not mean anything to him, five years ago?I then exhaled my breath. ‘Of course, he already moved on with that woman with the name Pamela. Sexy woman with big tits’I looked down to my chest. My boobs were not that bad.Urghh! That Wolf. Why must he be so handsome for me to hate him more?I was cursing him in many languages but my powers were not working anymore once he left the room. Annoying prick! I wished I could turn him into a frog and throw him out from the window of this building!Realising I had only until midnight to fix this mess, I stayed back for several minutes and planned to check on the su
(Nikolai’s POV).Almost half an hour later, I stood outside the passenger door of my black Lamborghini. I have asked my bodyguards to leave me alone tonight with the woman they thought to be Tiana Winters.Soon, Pamela would hear me going out with another woman. I did not care.I never said I was in love with Pamela. She assumed too much.After exhaling the smoke from my cigarette, I recalled what Ashley had said to me. She too knew the consequences of us being together. That centuries old dispute between the Werewolves and Witches of the East were something that would make our bond almost impossible.I did not care a f*ck for it!If Ashley was indeed my Mate, which I could sense she was, I would defend her with my life. She should not worry about any Werewolf that would want to hurt her.Was that why she ran away from me? Was she afraid of being with me?I wondered about the possibility of this. I needed to fix it.She needed to know how important she was to my life.“Are you going