"Do you really have to go, my love?" Sheila asked while holding her mate's hand, reluctant to let him leave."Yes, Sheila. You know how important this is," Primo told her as he got dressed."Why don't you get someone else to represent you, maybe Gable?" She wondered."I have to be there personally. The outcome of this meeting is instrumental to our plans. I have to oversee it myself to make sure there are no loose ends," Primo said and put on his large coat.Sheila pulled him closer and kissed him roughly, letting him know that she would be anticipating his return.Cornelius Primo left the room and went outside to leave his estate. Gable already had two trucks ready for them; one as an escort and one as his security detail.The first truck contained five betas while the second truck that Primo would be in contained five betas as well, including him who sat at the back and Gable who was driving.The first truck was the first to drive out the gates while Primo's truck followed behind.F
Four days had passed since Obara returned to the Underworld which meant he would be back in three days and Peace was extremely worried about him.She had other problems to worry about as well but Obara took priority and she needed to come up with a plan with Jennifer that would make it easier for them to deal with the powerful demon.At Peace's home, she sat in the air with her legs crossed and was reading a very powerful spell book in preparation for the coming battle with Obara and Jennifer was sitting on a chair reading a book as well on the other side of the room."Stop it, Peace," Jennifer said without looking at her."I didn't do anything," Peace said."It isn't about what you're doing, it's about what you're thinking," Jennifer replied, "My daughters will fight alongside us.""How did you know that I was thinking about that?" Peace wondered because she couldn't read people's minds."It's a skill I acquired a long time ago," Jennifer said with a smile.The red-eyed Witch put dow
Maximus and Allison walked out of the mansion holding hands and he asked a question about if she would ever want to go back to her pack."Tyrone couldn't protect my brother and he couldn't protect me from Primo. The only reason I could ever want to go back to Crimson is dead so, no. Besides, I would never leave your side." She told him.Maximus liked her answer a lot and kissed her on the cheek.They made it onto the yard and they met the others already there, ready to train for their upcoming battle.As they came outside, the look on Mira's face changed and a frown formed on her lips. It had been two days since Maximus finally accepted his imprint on Allison and Mira was finding it hard to be around him. She had wanted to leave the pack but Jess talked her out of it because if she were alone when Obara returned, he would go for her first so she needed to be with the rest of them."Is everyone ready?" Maximus asked."Sure, we're all here and ready to go," Leon replied."Alright, let's
Two minutes had passed and the two she-wolves were still going at it against each other. Their fangs and claws were nipping at their bodies and they were both starting to bleed a bit but it didn't look like either of them was about to give up anytime soon.Maximus couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't just stand back and let this run its course because he knew someone would get badly hurt if this went on for too long. He was about to shift as well when he felt a light breeze behind him.He turned around and saw a portal opening just behind him. Jess and Aliyah also saw the portal and they were all curious about who was going to walk out of it although they were certain it had to be either Peace or Jennifer.Peace stepped out of the portal and smiled as soon as she saw Maximus."Maximus, I need to...What the hell is going on here? Why is Mira fighting...that wolf?" She cut herself off when she saw the brawl happening with the werewolves."Oh, they're just training," Leon answered with
"Arghhh!" Gable screamed out in serious pain as the electricity coursed through his body and fried his insides.Jill was relentless and constantly increased the charge of the current every single time she used it on him. He wasn't budging and she was getting impatient. If he had been a regular werewolf, his heart would have given out by now but since he was a Gemini, he still had some fight left in him."Tell me what your Alpha's plans are and it'll all be over," She screamed at Gable but he didn't tell.He just wouldn't be broken!Jack walked in with a drumstick in his hand and immediately noticed the smoke coming out of Gable's head as he burned up.He threw away his food and rushed over to his sister to get her to stop."Jill, that's enough. You're going to kill him," He shouted and turned the battery off."Well, maybe that's what I plan to do," She said and tried to turn the battery back on but Jack held her hand and stopped her."Calm down, sister," Jack said in a soothing voice.
5 YEARS AGOMAXIMUS' POV...All my life, I've been told that I would one day lead the Cullen's Pack as the new Alpha but I never knew what that meant. I would think that it meant I would be stronger, faster, bigger, and more powerful and that would make me superior and better, it would make me a leader.But I was wrong because being an Alpha was more than just having the power, it was also about the responsibility that came with the title and it was a huge one.My brother was the greatest Alpha I had ever witnessed in my life and in terms of strength, he wasn't even the most powerful. His greatness, his true power, came from his heart because he was always willing to put his life on the line for the Pack. He never left anyone behind and he never led us into a battle he knew we couldn't win. And when he did lead us into battle, we were always victorious and not a single life was lost in his tenure as Alpha.He was my inspiration, my confidante, my best friend, and my brother and alt
Peace burst out of the mountain with lava and fire burning against her skin but she didn't seem fazed by it. She used her telepathic abilities to communicate with Jennifer and Francesca to warn them that Obara was on his way back."Jennifer, I lost him. He's going to be back there any second now," Peace said mentally."That's okay because we'll be waiting for him," Jennifer said confidently."Is the spell ready?""It is and as soon as he gets here, we'll send him back to the underworld," Jennifer added."Okay, I'm on my way," Peace said and cut off the mental connection.Her clothes were burned and were in tatters so she used her magic to restore them to their original form. She was about to return but then she looked behind her and saw a mountain with a pointy peak that was shaped like an arrowhead. It gave her an idea and she flew towards it...Meanwhile, everyone in the field was silent as they waited for the demon to return.Nelly and the young witches were waiting with fire in
Jack walked down the street with a newly purchased gasoline cylinder in his hands. The one they had before was completely exhausted because of how much torturing Jill had been doing to Gable so Jack went out to get some more.He reached the store and went inside. He found Jill sitting by the counter filing her nails and humming to herself."What are you doing up here? I asked you to fill the blowtorch with the wolfsbane extract, didn't I?" Jack asked with a raised brow."I already did that," Jill answered."Good! You didn't leave the shop, right" He asked her."Nope, I've been out here since you left," Jill replied."So, how's our guest?" Jack asked as he walked over to the back."He's hanging out," Jill joked and went back to filing her nails, "Let me know when it's filled up, alright? Gable and I have another session soon," She yelled so he could hear her."Will do," He screamed back.Jack went downstairs to the back room and stopped just outside the door that led to where Gable was
The next night, Cornelius Primo was ready to fly out to the gravesite that Gable’s men had found so he could get the most important piece of the puzzled for his plans to finally move forward. He had gotten dressed in his father’s cloak, an article of clothing that he had never worn since he killed his father. Gable came into his chambers, “Alpha, the chopper is ready,” He said. “Then, let’s get going,” Primo said. They both walked out of the house and onto the yard together. When they reached outside, five more men, including the pilot were already inside the spinning helicopter and they were going to accompany him just in case he needed some extra muscle. There was also a young woman in the helicopter with a bag over her head. Her hands and feet were tied up with ropes and she was also unconscious. “Is that the virgin?” Primo asked before stepping in. “That’s her,” Gable answered. Primo and Gable climbed in and the pilot hovered them off the ground and into the sky. They headed
Gable was in the underground section of the Mudders Estate and was supervising the final touches that were being made to the giant bunker deep within the soil. He had a grin on his face because he knew that it was almost time for the real plan to be kicked in motion. J came running up the stairs so he could give Gable some information about the progress of the dome. “Gable, I’ve got good news from the engineers,” J said to him. “And…” Gable asked. “It’s complete. As of now, the dome is officially complete,” J said with a proud smile on his face. “…which means that it’s time to have some real fun,” Gable said with a menacing smile. The Gemini wolf got out from the ground and went back up to the surface. He walked into the mansion so he could give the good news to his Alpha. He reached the Alpha’s chambers and walked into the room without even knocking. When he got in, he found Cornelius Primo inside his communication room filled with computers having a meeting with his high beta
PARIS A YEAR LATER “Au revoir, Jacqueline. Get home safe, alright?” A man said to his worker who had just left his bakery for the night. “Will do, Monsieur Henri. See you tomorrow,” She said as she walked away. It was late in the evening and a lot of businesses were closed. The streets were dark but thanks to the glow of the street lamps, there was enough light for Jacqueline to move around. She walked through the streets of Rue de Rivoli and she hummed to herself as she walked. As she was walking, she suddenly had this feeling that someone was following her. She turned to check but there was no one behind her. She felt maybe it was just her nerves for having left work so late tonight so she kept walking. Some distinct shadow suddenly ran past her from behind and she felt the wind. She gasped and turned around again but still, there was no one. Jacqueline was getting scared because she could feel that she was being stalked. The streets were empty and she was all alone so there w
Maximus found himself walking on an empty field and all he could see all around him was the green carpet grass. There was no one else and nothing else in sight, just the green.Nothing about where he was felt real but yet, he could feel the heat of the sun. He could feel the coolness of the breeze on his skin and he could smell the grassy aroma coming off the leaves. "Where am I?" He asked himself as he continued walking.Then, he spotted something just up ahead, something different about this place. He walked further until he saw it better. There was a section of the grass that was dried up and grey and it made a circle within all the green. Inside the circle, there was a tombstone on the ground and it had Allison's name written on it.Maximus saw her name and stopped walking. He stopped with his foot mere inches away from the grey grass. His eyes watered up and his brows flared together when he remembered his dead mate. He didn't want to be here because he was being reminded of som
"For so long, I have imagined this moment. I have played it out in my head what seeing you again would be like. I will admit that when I envisioned this moment, I was always scared of you. Even after I became a Witch, I was still afraid of just the thought of you because of how much you messed me up as a person. I have battled all sorts of things, all sorts of abominations that would leave even the strongest Witch emotionally scarred for life and I didn't feel a thing but with you, I would have nightmares and I would sometimes blink and in that quarter of a second of darkness, I would see your face and it would terrify me," Peace said to Constance."Aw, I left an impression on you," Constance said condescendingly, almost like she was making fun of Peace."You did," Peace admitted, "For so long, I tried to be the best Witch I could be just so I wouldn't end up like you. Everyone always raised their brows about me because I inherited your powers and they felt like I was doomed to go dow
The young vampire sat in a dark corner in Jorish's living room and was sobbing because she was so terrified by what was happening to her. She didn't want to believe that she was now a soulless blood-sucking monster but all the clues were pointing out that she was but she didn't want to accept it.The sound of her weeping started annoying Jorish who couldn't focus on the book she was reading. She started to rethink letting the girl out of the dungeon and played with the idea of putting her back but, for some reason she couldn't quite put her finger on, Jorish decided to converse with her instead. She closed her book and spun her chair around to face the vampire."You've been making that sound for almost twenty minutes now. Are you even shedding any tears?" Jorish asked her."I don't know why nothing's coming out," She said and rubbed her face but there were no tears even though she was really crying."Yeah, that's because vampires can't produce tears," Jorish said."I'm not a vampire,"
Maximus went to the lake around the mansion, to the same spot where he had kissed Allison for the first time after they imprinted. He sat by the lake and remembered that moment as one of the happiest he had ever felt and it made him even sadder that she was gone and he would never feel that way again.Whenever the mate of a werewolf died, he or she would have to get over their death mentally and emotionally before they would be able to mate again. If the werewolf isn't able to heal from the loss, they'll remain without an imprint for the rest of their lives, unable to find their mate to complete their existence. Maximus wasn't an ordinary werewolf; he was a True-born, True Alpha and he was strong not just physically but mentally as well. He knew he could get over Allison's death. All he needed was time but at this moment, it felt almost impossible to not feel the pain and the emptiness left by her absence. It hurt more than the injuries he had sustained at Primo's hands and all he co
With their tails behind their legs, the Saviours did the walk of shame after crossing through the hex and getting out of the car they had stolen from the concert. It was clear from the way they walked back to the mansion that they were defeated and it would take a while before they were back to full force because they had suffered a crushing defeat tonight.Jess and Aliyah were the first to go into the house. They turned around to see if Maximus wanted some company but he gestured at them to go and get some rest, signalling that he'd be fine. They did as he said and went upstairs to their room while Maximus kept walking and headed to the back of the house. Mira didn't think it was a good idea to leave Maximus alone at this time because she remembered how impulsive he could be. He hadn't been impulsive for a long time but the amount of loss they had suffered today could make him do something crazy so she decided to follow him to whatever part of the house he was going to.While she fol
PEACE'S POV...The amount of chaos and loss that occurred on this night was unlike anything I had ever witnessed. So many people turned while others died from the bites, their systems unable to handle the process of the change and their lives got altered forever because of one werewolf's delusion for power. Why did the vampires even do this? Why today of all days? So many things were out of order and it felt so unreal. I knew something was coming but I never once suspected that this could ever happen to the world on my watch. I never expected it to get to this point but it did and it came at a cost that I could have prevented but because of the Witcher's Law, I could only sit by and watch as the chaos ensued.Maximus Cullen, his Luna and his betas had suffered a crushing loss at the hands of Cornelius Primo and his Mudders and they weren't even able to stop his plans. They always knew their lives were in danger when they took it upon themselves to fight the Alpha Mudder but now, th