The thrift shop was a bit scanty and didn't have a lot of merchandise inside it. It was old and dusty and there was this putrid smell that filled the air.There was a counter a few feet away from the entrance that had a young lady behind it. Maximus looked down at the compass and it was pointing up ahead to the young woman."That's her," Maximus said to Mira and Leon and they moved closer to her.As they got closer to her, they picked up the girl's scent and could tell that she was human and although they didn't say it, they were all thinking it; What would be the use for a teenage human in a supernatural war?"Hi! What can I help you folks with?" The girl said. She looked like she was in her early teens, definitely not up to eighteen years old."Hi there, little girl. We, umm...we would like a, umm..." Maximus tried to say but he felt like he was suffocating a little bit."Are you alright, sir?" The girl asked."Yeah, I'm fine. It's just, umm, there's a strong smell in here and I thi

"Why would a demon crawl out of the underworld just to kill you guys?" Michael asked and waited for an answer.Mira, Max and Leon were all silent because they never revealed to the others what happened the night of the vampire attack, they never reveal the fact that they died and had barely even spoken about it since that time.Jess was also quiet and Aliyah held her hand and turned her to face her."Jess, what is it? You're scaring me." Aliyah asked her."The night the vampires attacked the mansion and tried to kill the both of you, they also attacked us when we were out," Jess mentioned."Yes, we know about that," Michael replied."But what you don't know is that we...we didn't survive the attack," Mira said."I don't understand," Michael said, looking confused."They killed us, with wolfsbane. We were dead for a minute or two before Peace and her Witch friend brought us back." Leon finished."We haven't really talked about it since then but, we died and after we were brought back,

MIRA'S POV.."My heart was beating as we drove along the highway, heading into battle against the Mullers. I had my revolvers in my hands and my heart in my throat as we got closer to our target. I was scared that we would fail or that one of us would die and a part of me didn't want to be here.Three years I had been alone after I lost my pack, three years I isolated myself and didn't grow attached but here I was now, with a new pack that I was happy to call family. I had to shove my fears inside a cage in my mind and lock them away. I had to be brave for them so I closed my eyes and felt the soft wind on my face, hoping it wouldn't be the last time I felt so free."..."There's the truck!" Mira announced after she saw it just ahead of them."But where are the Mullers?" Maximus inquired in the driver's seat.As if his question was a signal, the Mudders answered it. Two pick-up trucks came onto the road from out of nowhere and were just behind the Spade Chemicals transport truck.

Insecure wasn't a word Mira would normally use to describe herself. She was a strong, able, capable, badass She-Wolf that always had things under control and barely showed any vulnerabilities. But, she was feeling insecure although she tried to conceal it. Ever since Aliyah and Jess imprinted, she had been wondering if she and Max were even meant to be together. It should have happened by now, Mira thought to herself. She wasn't ready to quit though. She hadn't fully explored her feelings for Maximus but she knew she loved him and wanted to be his mate for life but if they didn't imprint, she would surely lose him to someone else and that was something she wasn't ready for.Mira decided to try again tonight. She was going to spend the night with Maximus in hopes of triggering the imprint. This would be their third time mating and she hoped it would do the trick. She wore a dark, sexy lingerie and wrapped a bathrobe around her body. She left her room and sneaked into Maximus' without m

"Stop it, Aliyah!" Jess cried out and jumped at her before she could insert her fangs into the man's neck.The three of them fell to the ground and the drunk man hit his head on a rock and fell unconscious. Aliyah got up and ran over to Jess. She picked her up by the neck and growled loudly. She was out of control and it very much looked like she was about to harm her mate."Aliyah, you need to calm down," Jess said to her soothingly although she was being choked.She grabbed Aliyah's face with both hands and looked deeply into her eyes with her heart and mind bare and open for her to see, for her to feel, for her to hold on to and pull herself out of the rage."Remember who you are, Aliyah and fight the rage." Jess urged her on.Aliyah slowly began to regain her senses. Her glowing red eyes began to flicker from red to black until they stayed black. She became shorter and weaker and let go of Jess' neck and they both fell to the ground.She sat up and realized what she had done or, a