RHEA
Loud music blasted from the speakers in the club. Multicolored lights illuminated the whole place, bodies swaying according to the beat of the music. I could already smell the alcohol and the drugs. I snorted in amusement when my gaze rested on the male and female species of vampires in a hot session of PDA. I steadily made my way into the VIP lounge, taking note of all the vampires of high class seated in this part of the club. The cloaking spell I'd placed on myself earlier tonight was the only thing preventing the vampires from noticing that I was not a vampire.Tonight, I'd chosen to go with a classic look. My skin tight red dress ended far above my knees, revealing a lot of skin and showing off my long legs. The upper part of the dress was no different.It exposed my collarbones, shoulders and a healthy amount of cleavage. I was wearing a pair of diamond earrings and matching necklace. On my feet was a pair of stilettos that made my legs look even longer. I'm the closest thing to a goddess that anyone can get, so why not flaunt that beauty? Besides, it's an advantage. It always is. A hand snaked around my waist and I got a whiff of strong masculine perfume which I easily recognized. He was my target tonight. I turned to look at him with a sultry smile on my face. "Hello beautiful," he drawled, his gaze locked with mine. "Hello, handsome," I responded, my gaze rather seductive. "Dance with me, won't you?" He grinned, exposing his fangs. "Of course."He steered me towards the dance floor, lost in my eyes. His name was Ichabod Zerres. He was one of the high lords in the vampire society. He had fifteen wives and twenty eight children. He was also the kind of vampire who loved hanging out with any woman who could seduce him. He was the ultimate man whore. Ichabod was also stinkingly rich and I wanted some of that wealth. While we danced, he started to kiss me on the neck. But, I had other plans. I mumbled a spell under my breath; a spell that would make him feel heavily drunk. "Can we go to your private lounge?" I whispered sweetly and he gave me a slurred response."Yes, let's go. I'll make you feel good."I grinned and took his hand in mine. I led him towards the exit of the VIP lounge where three of his men stood. "Where are you taking him?" One of the vampires demanded, a suspicious look in his eyes. "Leave her alone. Tomaso, I want you to drive us to my lounge."Tomaso followed us to the car and soon, we'd arrived at Ichabod's lounge. When we walked into the lounge, I locked the door with a spell and made my way towards Ichabod who had already started to shed his clothes. I took out the document I'd prepared. All I needed to do was get him to sign the document, subsequently handing over a large portion of his wealth to me. I handed him a pen, alongside the document. Then, I whispered in his ear since he was still under my control. "Sign it."He nodded slowly and signed on the document. I took it from him and switched off the light."Go to sleep, Ichabod. Forget you ever saw me," I whispered. He fell to the ground with a thud and I vanished from sight, knowing that today's theft had become a success. .... Dressed in a white sleeping robe, I stood by the window of my room, gazing at the moon shinning brilliantly. I brought a glass of italian red wine to my lips, savoring it's taste. I exhaled slowly and turned to look at the photos of my parents which was sitting on my nightstand. Mum and Dad had been so young when they'd died. The pictures are all I have left of them. My father was a werewolf and my mother was a witch. She had originated from a distant lineage of powerful witches, the most powerful bloodline that ever existed. I was my parents' only child and I was forced to grow up too fast because I wanted to survive. Well, it was all in the past. Mulling over sad memories are so not my thing. But, you see, revenge was what I truly wanted. I wanted revenge on the cruel woman who had murdered my parents, and that person happened to be Aunt Morgana. I had casted spells in order to find her, but she seemed to be far beyond my radar. I had decided that I wouldn't give up. I would find her, even if it was the last thing I would do. You might be asking why I steal from people. I'm not poor. At one point in my life, I'd been living off scraps. I guess you can say I stole a lot to get to this point. Stealing has become more of a hobby, I do it for the thrill of it. It's not something I want to stop doing at the moment. Letting out a sigh, I placed my glass of wine on my dresser. Then, I took off my robe and approached my bed. After getting comfortable on my bed, I closed my eyes and soon gave in to sleep. I was awoken sometime later by the knock on my front door. I sat up quickly. Then, I took out the knife I'd hidden under my pillow. I flinched when I heard a loud crashing sound coming from the front door. I quickly locked the door of my bedroom and hurried towards the window of my room. As a result of my magnified hearing, I could hear what was being said downstairs, and I knew I was in big trouble. 'The bitch thought she could get away with stealing from our pack. Find her! Alpha Zaden wants her to be brought to him, alive'I jumped out of the window and took off running into the night. I'd stolen from a lot of werewolf packs, I didn't know which of them was after me. But, I knew I had to run. It suddenly began to rain. I could hear the wolves chasing after me. My heart was racing. Getting caught was definitely not part of the plan. Neither was running barefooted, in the rain.While I ran, one of the wolves suddenly lurched himself at me, pushing me to the ground. He was large, I'll give him that. He had grey fur and orange colored eyes. He growled at me and my heart sank. The rest of the wolves were quickly approaching, so I did the only thing I could do. I muttered a spell which immediately transformed me into a rat. This threw the wolf off guard and I quickly ran off. I made my way into one of the dark alleys, keeping in mind that the spell had a disadvantage. If I remained in form of a rat for more than three minutes, I would remain like that, for the rest of my life. Two minutes after I'd transformed, I ran into a bar as soon as the glass doors were pushed open. Without wasting any time, I reversed the spell and found myself in the middle of a bunch of drunk men. I ran out of the bar and continued down the streets, ignoring the fact that I was soaked to the bones. Once I turned down the corner, I bumped into a man with a black umbrella. Standing behind him was a man and a woman with a red umbrella each. He grabbed my hand to steady me and I gazed into his eyes. It was at this point that I knew that I was doomed. His eyes were hazel. They drew me in and kept me enchanted. My heart began to beat faster and I could already feel myself heating up. He had long black hair that was braided boldly. On his ears were a pair of silver piercings. His brows were dark and arched to perfection. His nose was straight and perfect for his face. His lips looked lovely. They called to me, made me imagine what it would be like to kiss them.He was wearing a black T-shirt that was stretched tight over his broad muscled chest and arms. His ripped jeans did wonders to his lower body. He was also wearing a pair of black boots. If sexy was a being, then this man in front of me would be it. I gulped, unable to take my eyes off the hot piece of something spicy that was right in front of me. My mind rebooted when I heard the growls of the wolves approaching us. So, I did the only thing I could think of. I grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pulled him towards me, with my back to the wall. Then, I kissed him.JADEN Kissing a stranger was definitely not what I wanted to do tonight. The problem was that I couldn't pull away. The seductress had me entrapped. She was a hell of a kisser. I could already feel my wolf stirring within me. Turns out my wolf wasn't the only thing stirring. The front part of my jeans suddenly felt too tight for comfort, thanks to the woman who was kissing me so sensually. Believe it or not, it wasn't something I wanted to do in front of my beta and gamma. When I eventually tried to pull away, I suddenly felt like I couldn't control myself. I placed a hand on the curve of her waist and drew her closer to me. It was at this point that my wolf started to grow so excited, I could barely hold it back. I was finally able to pull away and when I did, I found myself staring at a beautiful pair of grey eyes.'Mate!' Tarus growled and my mind instantly shut down. I took a step away from her, unable to believe it. She licked her lips and my body reacted even when I trie
RHEA Mr Sexy stared at me like I'd gone insane. His lips suddenly curved into a dark smile that sent chills crawling down my spine in a good way. He grabbed my arm and pulled me close to him. Then, he whispered into my ear. "Last time I checked, you stole from me. It's only fair if I take what belongs to you." I gulped nervously as I blinked at him. His eyes...they have a way of making me feel all kinds of things. They made my heart flutter in my chest and they also made me want to hightail it out of the freaking bar. At the moment, running far away from him seemed to be a great idea. Still, I needed my necklace. It was a family heirloom. I couldn't just leave him with it. He could suddenly turn into a frog overnight. Dreadful boils might appear on his body, overnight. Okay, that was a little bit of an exaggeration. I guess I don't like to be the victim of theft. If only I hadn't been stupid and careless enough to have forgotten my most prized possession with Mr Sexy.Someone
JADEN "What?" I said, glaring at Rhea who blinked at me, pokerfaced. "I said, where--""I get it. I heard you. I thought I asked you to stay in the basement" "I don't exactly have a phone to call you. I had to come up here myself"Klaus snorted in amusement. "Good gracious, you really are something else, lady" he commented and she gave him a smile. "Why? Thank you" she responded. Her gaze moved over to me."Please, can you get me tampons?" The nerve of this woman. "I am not your boyfriend, Rhea," I stressed. She let out a nervous chuckle. "My apologies, Mr Blackwood. Can you please send either your Beta, Delta or Gamma to the drug store to get me some tampons?" Klaus glared at her and Trisha was already fuming. Darryl had an amused smile on his lips. If I asked him to get her a tampon, he wouldn't complain. But, Trisha was a woman, she would know exactly what type to get. I didn't want to do this, but I couldn't say no to Rhea. "Trisha," I said and she stiffened, turnin
RHEA One minute, he was staring at me with darkened eyes, the next, he was right in front of me, his eyes a fiery red. He strode closer to me and I moved backwards until my back hit the wall. I had no idea what he was going to do. I could have casted a spell or something. But, I'd been caught unawares. My heart was racing in my chest and he was so close, I could perceive his minty scent. "Jaden... could you back off now? Trust me, you don't want to kiss me because we won't be getting out of the basement until the thirtieth" I said and he blinked. Planting a hand on the wall, right beside my head, he nuzzled his face against the bare skin of the crook of my neck and let out a groan. "You smell so good." I shivered, trying not to let myself get carried away. I knew he would regret it thereafter and I didn't want that to happen. So, I kneed him in the groin. He doubled over with a groan, squeezing his eyes shut. "I'm really sorry... I didn't have any choice. You were going out of c
RHEA The door to Jaden's study was suddenly pushed open and there stood Jaden. His expression was blank and his eyes were cold. "You're not supposed to be eavesdropping, Rhea" he stated and I stared at him, gobsmacked. I let out a bitter chuckle, unable to believe my ears. "I'm not supposed to be eavesdropping? Am I supposed to find out that I'm your mate this way? No, wait... were you ever going to tell me about it?" I questioned."Rhea" Jayden warned and I stared at him incredulously."So, what? Are you going to reject me? I didn't choose to be your mate!" I hissed.He started to move towards me until he was right in front of me and despite the fact that my wolf was ranting about how gorgeous he was, I was annoyed. "If rejecting you will make things easier for us, then yes I will!" He growled and I clenched my fists, my temper flaring. "What are you going to do about it?" He demanded. It was clear that he didn't want me. Why would he? I was reminded of the horrible fact tha
JADEN It wasn't so hard to trace Rhea through her scent, especially after shifting. I had switched to invisible form in order to avoid revealing myself to a human. I wasn't like most werewolves. Since I was a demon wolf, I was larger than an average wolf. My fur was the color of the night and had a few silver stripes. My senses were several times heightened, compared to that of an average alpha and I was much faster. 'We can smell her. She's close by' Klaus said through the mindlink. I'd asked Klaus and Darryl to join me. Trisha was to look after the park while I was out. I had a feeling that Rhea had landed herself in trouble. While I strode down the alley, a couple of wolves suddenly began to run towards me. I knew they couldn't see me, but their movements made me curious. I growled when I got a whiff of their scents. I was quite familiar with those scents. They had once been a part of my father's pack. But, they had joined my brother's pack. I had the strong urge to rip the
ZADEN Anger boiled in my veins as I stared at my Gamma and his epsilons. They were standing in front of me with their heads bowed."A woman single handedly stole from my pack and I asked you to find her and bring her to me. Now, you're telling me that you failed!" I raged. "We apologise, Alpha. She had some help," my Gamma stated with his head lowered.My frown deepened."What do you mean by that?""Two werewolves came to her rescue. Cal had subdued her, but an invisible creature ripped him apart.""Which pack do the werewolves belong to?" I asked Aaron who was the Gamma of my pack."They are a considerably small pack which is headed by Klaus," he responded. I was surprised by this."Klaus, Jaden's former Beta is heading a pack? Why don't I know about this?" I demanded."The pack consists of only ten pack members and they are weak. Besides, Klaus has never attended the meeting of Alphas with the Alpha king because his pack has less than fifteen members," he explained."This d
ZADEN My Beta stood beside me with a grim look on his face. We were both standing in front of what seemed to be a packhouse. It was large for a pack with less than twenty members. There was a large gate separating the outside from the inside. I could perceive the scents of the werewolves, but they seemed to be more than twenty. Something fishy was going on there. The gate opened just before I could knock. A young Japanese woman with startling red hair stepped out. She was wearing a white T-shirt and a blue denim jumper. She was also wearing a pair of white sneakers. Her scent was definitely not that of a werewolf. I wondered if she was the woman who had caused so much ruckus already. She stared at me for a moment. Then, her gaze drifted and rested on the rest of my pack members who'd accompanied me.'Is she the witch?' I asked my Beta through the mindlink.'Certainly not, Alpha' he responded"Can I help you?" the Japanese woman finally said, a blank look on her face."I'm here