~ISSA'Yulia…' Iran whispered in my ears as I drove us home. 'I want Yulia.'I ignored him and concentrated on the road ahead of us. If I had not been in control, I was sure Iran would pull the car over and ravage Yulia in the back seat of the car.I did not know how long I could control myself around Yulia. I needed my cock in her so badly that it was driving me crazy."Those men are dead," Yulia whispered in a haunted voice. Then she looked outside the window of the car and I knew that she was afraid to look at me."They had to die," I replied as I tried to focus on the night road."Or maybe you just needed an excuse to kill." Her voi
~YULIAI slept horribly.My dreams were filled with burning men and Issa's lips. I was aroused all through the night and Yara kept stirring with need and making it all unbearable for me to survive.Lana's call was what finally forced me out of bed. "How are you?" I asked in a drowsy voice."Did I wake you?" There was concern in her tone."It’s alright, I did not sleep much anyway.""Nightmares?" She asked.I sighed. "And a lot more..." I replied. "Is everything alright where you are?""Oh my god!" She exclaimed. "Your friends are fucking rich! Everything I ask for is given to me within a heartbeat. You hit the
~ISSAI deleted the lewd pictures Andrea sent me over the night. She had been dressed in one of her sexy lingeries. Each picture she sent had clever taunting captions.'Think of your niece as you fuck my brains out.''My body can take her off your mind.'Yet it did nothing to satisfy my hunger. It was too late. Iran had already claimed Yulia, Andrea's touch and body could do nothing to take Yulia off my mind. I scrolled through my phone to see if there was anything about yesterday. That was when I saw the headline. “MYSTERIOUS FIRE KILLS FIVE IN COFFEE SHOP.”I closed the page and put the phone back into my pocket. I was waiting for Yulia to get dressed so we could check out the academy. I knew that she hated the idea of school but it was a requirement if she was ever going to be a proper werewolf.She came down the stairs in a simple pair of tight blue jeans that hugged her perfectly shaped legs– showing off the very curves that drove Iran crazy. She added on a white V neck sweats
~YULIAShe was the last person I expected to see and I hated that I had to deal with her again.I was not sure how many more surprises I could take as I sat gloomily in Davina's office while Issa and his older friend Deucalion sat by my side."I do not see why you are here, Deucalion," Davina began. "You just left this office moments ago.""I did not get a chance to marvel at that angry face of yours earlier," Deucalion wore a wide smile as he watched her. "Flattery will get you nowhere, Alpha Deucalion. Your daughter has just one strike left before expulsion." Davina remained firm.That was when I began to wonder what Leia actually did."I am sure she will behave herself, Davina," Deucalion replied smoothly. "Now, why is she here?" Davina asked, looking at me with open disdain. I knew at that moment that we were never going to get along."To enrol," Issa replied. "Why else would she be here?""But does she want to enrol here or do you want her to enrol here, Lycan Issa?" Davina sh
~YULIA"Yulia, didn’t think I’d run into you here." Jamal Khan smiled at me.Before I could answer, Issa stepped forward and spoke. "Are you following me, Detective Khan? Is that how you conduct your investigation?""Issa," I whispered, looking around and hoping we were not attracting attention. "Not here.""There is no need to be hostile, Issa," Jamal said. "We are on the same side now.""And which side is that?" Issa asked."The side where we keep Yulia safe," He replied. "Thank you but I am doing that already," Issa replied. "Why are you really here?""I lecture here when I have no cases to work on," Jamal replied.I widened my eyes at him in disbelief. "Wait! You lecture here?"I did not know why I was feeling excited by the news."Since when?" Issa asked, his voice demanding."Since I moved into this territory," Jamal said. He looked at his watch. "I am almost late for a class, see you around, Yulia, I look forward to seeing you in my class.""What do you teach?" I asked."Lycan
~YULIA.Issa’s voice held a soft warning as he looked down at me.His dark eyes flickered with the faintest hint of disapproval. “You didn’t have to be rude to them,” he murmured, just loud enough for me to hear. “Those students will be your classmates soon. Connections matter here, Yulia, especially if you’re linked to me.”I crossed my arms, leaning against the smooth stone wall of the academy corridor, feeling the coolness seep through the fabric of my sleeve. “Friends? What for?” I said, trying to keep my voice steady, though a spark of defiance flickered within. “Whoever wants me dead isn’t going to spare anyone I get close to. They’ll just use them to get to me.”Issa sighed, his gaze softening slightly as he studied me. “Yulia, it doesn’t have to be that way.” He took a step closer, close enough that I could feel his warmth, the energy radiating off him. His voice dropped, growing more intense. “I brought you here to keep you safe, and I want you to have allies—people you can r
~ISSAThe car hummed beneath us as I drove Yulia back from Canis Academy, the dim headlights cutting through the early dusk settling over the city.Silence filled the space between us, charged with an energy I couldn’t quite shake, an odd blend of tension and something warmer that made my pulse quicken. I tightened my grip on the steering wheel, trying to keep my focus on the road, but my thoughts kept returning to the way I’d acted earlier in the library, the way I’d laid claim to her, spoken to Pete like he had no right to so much as look her way.I stole a glance at her. She sat beside me, leaning back in her seat with an air of casualness, her eyes trained on the passing trees outside. And yet, I sensed her awareness of me, felt her tension almost as if it was my own.
~YULIAI stood in the heart of Canis Academy, watching the students swirl around me, each occupied with their own world.The campus was nothing short of impressive, with imposing gothic towers and sprawling green lawns that seemed to stretch endlessly. This place was built to house and mould creatures of power, and I was about to become a part of it.I took a slow, deep breath, willing my heart to calm. Today was the start of something I could barely wrap my mind around, and I felt a strange, hesitant excitement buried under layers of worry. It wasn’t just the pressure of the unknown; it was the people, the stares, the whispers. I knew I wasn’t exactly welcome here, but I had to push that aside, at least for today.The main building loomed ahead, its colossal structure
~ISSAEach body was missing something. A heart was missing from one body, another a liver, another a spleen and another the eyes. It was one of the bloodiest things I had ever seen. There was a yellow police tape to create a boundary to prevent the public from getting closer but I could still see flashes of pictures being taken and phones held high to record the gory scene.The school security team was doing its best to keep back the people but it was of no use. I could not blame the onlookers. I caught sight of Davina and Albus having a tense discussion with Jamal. I understood that it was a bad look on the Chancellor because this abomination happened right under his nose and in his school. I looked at Yulia who seemed lost and distraught at the gory sight before her. I could literally feel the emotional turmoil she was currently going through.“It would seem that someone is boldly trying to reenact the war we tried so very hard to stop and prevent,” Albus said as he joined me in w
~YULIAI could not breathe as I watched. Was this how my mother died? Bloody and alone with no one to help her? “No,” I croaked as tears welled up my eyes. Issa said nothing as he followed Mom into the house. I watched with a broken heart as she limped with agony written all over her bloody cut up face. She held onto her left wrist where the hand had been cut off as she struggled. Who could have done this?A rustle of leaves took our attention away and we saw figures clad in hooded black robes following Mom into the house. Witches. They were in no hurry. They walked like they had all the time in the world. “Why did anyone not notice this was happening?” I whispered as pain coursed through me.Issa watched with his fist balled up. He said nothing as he silently watched the whole thing. Mom pushed the door with her shoulder releasing a painful grunt as she entered the house. The hooded figures, eight in number, followed her into the house. I ran into the house and towards them.
~YULIA“What was that all about?” I asked as Issa drove us home. He did not reply as he glared ahead of the long road in front of us. I figured that he was not in the mood to talk about it so I settled back into my seat and watched the road.“That was my past,” he said abruptly as he stopped by a red light. I turned to him to hear more. “My father, before he passed away, made some promises. I was just a young cub back then.”“And you do not intend to fulfil this promise,” I replied. I knew the kind of person he was. Issa hated being forced or coerced to do anything against his will. It was part of his Lycan gift and curse.“I see no point in it,” He replied.“What was the promise about?” I asked him.“You remember the war of the black rose?” He asked. I nodded, my interest piqued. “It was not a short war, Yulia, it was a very long war, the longest supernatural conflict to ever occur in the history of werewolves and witches. So many people died, friends, allies, families, it took my
~YULIAMy world was filled with constant danger. It was something that I had no choice but to get used to. Somewhere along the line, I knew that I had no happily ever after in my fate. Ever since I had been Mated in secret to Issa and his dark wolf, Iran, I had been targeted now more than ever.I had no idea who was chasing us but I knew why. They wanted me dead. They wanted my blood and they would do anything to get it…to spill it. Issa violently swerved the car till he was facing his pursuers. He killed the engine as the four cars spread out to corner us. The large river was behind us. We were trapped.Issa opened the glove compartment and brought out a large silver handgun. It was so big; I knew that I needed two of my hands just to hold it. He clicked the safety off and looked at me.“Stay beside me.” He opened up the door. I did the same and followed him till we reached the front of the car. He had tucked the gun in at the back of his waistband. Then he sat fearlessly on the h
~YULIAI felt him before I saw him.His scent assailed my nose and my wolf ears perked up in excitement. Every day, I felt new things whenever I laid my eyes on him. Sometimes, I saw clearer, other times, I smelled things much better. With him, a myriad of experiences always happened to me. He was leaning against his black Porsche as the wind blew his long hair in waves.“Issa,” Jamal said, breaking the effect.“Detective,” Issa replied curtly.I still did not get why the
~YULIA“Death is not really the end,” said the professor that stood on the podium.He was a man in his late sixties with a balding head. I was not really paying much attention to him until he said those six words. He was in a black grey coat with matching suit pants and black leather shoes.“It is just the beginning of another journey in another realm,” he continued. “In fact, there are ways in which you can communicate with the dead if you follow the right steps.”An excited murmur erupted through the class. A
~ISSA“Your niece is full of surprises,” Deucalion said as he took a seat in the big brown leather chair behind his desk in his home study. He did not seem to be upset that his eldest daughter was still healing from Yulia’s unexpected fire power.I shrugged. I had no reply for that. “How is Iris?” I asked.“Embarrassed,” He replied.“She is out of the hospital?” I asked.“Left that same night,” Deucalion said with a hint of pride in his voice. I could not blame her. I would feel embarrassed if I got my ass handed to me by a much younger werewolf. “She was hoping to see you,” He added.“For what purpose?” I asked. I had no desire to hear anything she had to say, not after what she pulled. Deucalion had heard the slight irritation in my voice and smiled.The large doors of the Study were pushed open and in walked Iris. I was a bit surprised to see that there were no burn marks on her. As if reading my mind. “Magic and medicine,” Deucalion said. “Issa,” Iris said as she saw me. “Did y
~YULIA “So, you want to hang out with us just to get down and rough with her uncle?” Ashley asked the twins with a puzzled expression on her face.“We do not expect you to understand our ways, witch girl,” One of the twins said with pure disdain in her voice. I wanted to tell them that they were both too late for that but I knew that I could not tell them that I was already mated and what they were trying to ask was next to impossible. I shuddered as I imagined the both of them and I with Issa together as one fucked up family.Ashley turned to me with more questions on her face. “Is this a normal thing with werewolves?” she asked me.I shook my head. “Not really, it is more of a Lycan thing. Some werewolf families give their daughters to Lycans to get impregnated, and these two here,” I said pointing at the Rasputin twins. “Were unfortunately chosen by their families to be baby factories for my uncle’s seed.” “So that is why you are both being ni
~YULIAHeavy and vicious blows rained down on my head and chest.One caught me clean on my chin and my head bounced on the hard grass. I almost went unconscious until another one snapped me fully alert. I brought my wrists up and guarded my head.Leia’s punches were hard as they made contacts with my raised arm. She was sitting on top of me as she released hits after hits of furious punches.“Leave her alone,” I heard Ashley yell but it was more of an echo.Leia raised her right hand up to strike me but I used that to jerk my hips up pushing her off balance. I grabbed her by her Ash blazer and pulled her sideways to the left until I successfully got her off me.I shot to my feet and