“HELLO DAD. What’s up?” How a little boy tells his Dad, an alpha, “What’s up?” is just beyond me. “He wants to speak to both of us.” Jake said, then he put the phone on speaker mode. “Is Jason there now?” Alpha Jamie’s voice sounded strained and cackled a bit. Maybe it was because of the network service. “Yes, Uncle.” I answered. “How are you boys?” His voice was considerably less strained than before. “We’re just fine, Dad. Alpha Andrés has been terrific to us.” “That’s good. Do you boys feel okay there in Brazil?” I nodded, then remembered he can’t see me. “Yes sir.” “Do you mind staying there for a few more days? We’re trying to round something up over here.” Joy swelled in my spirits. “There’s no problem, Dad. When do you think we’ll be able to come home?” “I can’t say just yet. But soon"“Alpha. What’s going on in our Pack?” He made a gruff sound in his throat before he said, “It’s nothing, boy. It’s nothing we can not handle. There’s no need to bother yourselves ove
“You know Henri?” He asked. I nodded. “Eldest Vampire. Eldest living person from a magical specie.” He tutted and shook his head. “Not eldest living species. Just the Eldest Vampire. It was witch that turned him.” I looked at him. “The witch is still alive.” He laughed. “Crazy old thing. Over 4000 years old.” “She was the first witch?” I asked. “Oh no, she wasn’t.” He said. “She was the first witch to dabble in the dark arts. Every witch in her coven is long dead.”“But she’s still alive...” “Yes. With the help of Dark magic. She’s a cast-out. To dabble in the dark arts is an abomination amongst their kind. It takes part of your soul.” “I’ve never heard of her.” I said. “I know. She likes to remain a secret.” We entered a large room. “Sit.” He opened a mini bar that doubled as a refrigerator. Cool mist drifted out as he opened the bar. I sat on a big couch and struggled to maintain my balance because of how soft it was. It was swallowing me and I just let myself be swallowe
Me? How?My mind was in a raging turmoil but I just smiled and sat by his side. “Tell me about them.” I said. He took a ragged breath before saying, “It varies. Sometimes, you kill the Vampires and then turn on me. Sometimes, you are the vampire... and also the cat. Something like a Vampire cat. Like something spawned from the pits of hell.” I closed my eyes as he continued telling me the different version of his nightmares about me. I felt sad. A deeper sadness than I had ever felt. Suddenly, he stopped talking. I opened my eyes to look at him and saw myself reflected in the deep pools of his wide eyes. I had shifted. There was no pain or discomfort. It was just like I did this all the days of my 16 years on this planet earth. I got up from where I has sat. I stood taller than normal. Jake’s eyes never left me. I went into the bedroom to the full length mirror. I heard him shuffle up and follow me with an awe struck look in his face. Black fur brushed my hands, neck and part
Claude held the bell to prevent it from jingling as Jaja opened the door and they all stepped out into the cold night air. The sounds of bugs and mosquitoes filled the air. Jaja pulled up the collar of his jacket, Claude rubbed his two hands together. Jamie blew a misty breath out of his mouth. Like shadows, the Vampires stayed inconspicuously at various places surrounding the Cafe. The men weren’t sure if they had known they were there. Jamie could count about 7 of them. There might be more of them around. Claude walked up to one leaning on a street light pole. The vampire watched him with wary red glittering eyes. “Hello my friend.” Claude said. He placed a hand on the Vampire’s shoulder. Tension oozed out of the Vampire’s body. “Why are you so tense?” With that, he drove a full fist into the vampire’s belly. Air left the vamp’s body, as he doubled forward. Claude clamped his hands around the vamp’s neck and twisted sharply. The sound of twisted bone resonated in the air. A tw
I rushed back to our suite. I had heard Alpha Andrés receive the call and drive off. I couldn’t believe what I had heard. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but I did. I barged into the room and heard low murmurs coming in from the bedroom. Those two were talking discreetly again. I entered the room cautiously, not wanting to break any serene environment. The stopped to look at me when I entered the room. “How are you feeling?” I asked Jake. He just nodded. I noted that they held hands as she sat on the bed and he lay down. “Dad is coming.” I said. Jake looked at me with wide eyes but remained silent like he didn’t know what I was talking about. “Who?” He asked, blinking rapidly. “Dad...” I said excitedly. “My Dad and your dad. I heard Alpha Andrés talking with them. He just went to pick them up from the airport.” The weakness left his body with surprising speed. He pivoted around the bed. “How long has he been gone? How long do you think it’ll take.” “15, maybe 20 minutes.” Elsa sa
Alpha Andrés walked us back to his car. I saw Tony lurking in the shadows. He gave me a thumbs up sign, I waved back. I saw the outline of Elsa from an upstairs window. She was looking down at me and Jake. “Dad.” I whispered. “Can’t we stay for a little longer? I really want to stay.” He smiled and said, “Do you really want to die? Because is you stay. You will die.” I quietened at that. We entered a black shiny Jeep. I had not seen it before, even in the exclusive garage. We got into the car and Alpha Andrés nosed out of the drive way. I turned to catch a last glance at the mansion.“Smart boys you’ve got there.” Alpha Andrés was saying to Alpha Jamie. “You should be proud. Jake... very good with the kids... a real blooded Alpha” Alpha Jamie turned to look at his son who turned red and ducked his head. I nudged him, smiling. “The other one... so intelligent. A bit too curious for his own good.” He said this with good humour. “He didn’t cause you any problems, did he?” Jaja ask
“DID YOU SEE that?” Billy said to the boys. They were bathed in the moonlight. “That wink... Did you? Did you?” “You were seeing things, Billy.” “She didn’t wink.” “You imagined it.” Jeffery said in a bored tone. “I did not!” Billy said hotly. “She did it.” “Sit down, Billy.” Arthur said, dryly. Billy sat down, mumbling and grumbling to himself. “I’m telling you guys, she planned it... that drink she gave us in the afternoon. It neutralized whatever was supposed to happen to us.” “It might be true. She seemed truly nice in the afternoon.” Zach said in a small voice. “I’m telling you, guys. The vampire’s expected us to give them a show tonight. But she planned it out. She is on our side.” “If she’s on our side, she should break us out of here.” Arthur said.“She probably doesn’t want to alarm the Vampires or she’s bidding her time.” Billy replied. “You’re making excuses for her!” Arthur snapped. “I am not. She’s not part of them.” “She can easily break us out of here. Did y
I walked into our house and perceived the familiar scent of our house. “I thought you were dead, Jason.” Harry said, tugging my hand. “I told all my friends so. They thought it was so Rad!” He let go of my hand. “But here I am.” I said, starting to climb up the stairs. “Jason.” Mum called. I stopped and turned back to look at her. “What happened out there, sweetie?” She asked softly. “Lydia, let him rest. He has been through a lot.” Claude said, softly. He placed a hand across her shoulder. “Go on, Jason. The Alpha would want to speak with you tomorrow.” I nodded tightly and turned to climb the stairs to my room. Then I remembered and turned to mum. “Mum... that stuff you did with your wolf. What was that? How did you do it?” She laughed softly. “I’ll tell you about it when you’re well rested. Who knows? You might even be able to do it.” “It was very cool though.” I smiled and headed to my room.I laid on my bed and closed my eyes and willed myself to sleep but I couldn’t. I cl