CHAPTER ONE - RESURRECTION.
The moon has shown brightly casting a luminous glow on the darkness of the thick forest. It was ghost quiet, only the sound of owls hooting and crickets chirping.
The creature stood tall, over six feet in height, with sharp razor teeth with saliva dripping off of them, long sharp claws, and his red eyes shined brightly like fire.
It ran at full speed with great momentum, taking over, into the thick forest cutting through the intertwined branches and vines of trees.
It finally came to halt when he reached its destination, where a glowing river was flowing turbulently that could take any object away within a seconds.
He jumped into the water without hesitation, and after a few moments he jumped out of the water, he was now in his Human form with water dripping from his long black hair to his toned abs.
Who will believe that the great alpha that was killed with yellow wolfsbane to weakened him before he was killed with the silver bullet, has awakened after so many years? He walked out of the water naked.
He howled to send a warning to the enemy and a message to his pack which is located in the deepest place in the Wood, the cricket is now silent, while only the owl continued making sounds to make his presence known.
After some minutes the few members ranked of the pack hid behind the trees to know if it was true the alpha is alive, but none of them believed their eyes.
"Come out!"
The alpha growled, and the six known and trusted members of the pack walked up to him, with claws deep into the soil as they bow to their alpha.
His trusted beta, mark, handed a cloth to the alpha to cover his nakedness.
When Beta Mark came closer to the alpha he felt so many powers running in the alpha's body, his aura was stronger than before he was terrified and moved backward.
His aura filled the whole wood, it was terrific.
"I'm the alpha of this pack and am back to lead you" the alpha said in a low tone that sent shivers to the rest of the Members.
"Let's go back to the mansion" the alpha announced to the wolves.
Marcus lives with his grandfather in Faxon York, grandpa Tyler was also an alpha who fell in love with humans he sacrificed everything to be with the one he loved.
Gina, his wife, died when giving birth to Tyler Jack, who was Marcus's father.
Tyler Jack finds himself in a witch lady spell. Helen was a witch woman the first moment she set her eyes on Jack he emphasised taking him for herself even though jack was not into her.
She cast a spell on him until she realised she was pregnant for the alpha, she uncast the spell away after the birth of Marcus, Jack was very angry and he turned into a Wolf completely and never returned to his family.
Grandpa Tyler makes Marcus the CEO of his company.
MARCUS TYLER FAXON
They drove into grandpa's ancient mansion, it's the tallest mansion in the city where only alpha, werewolf, and demons came together to have a meeting or welcome a new member into their midst. Marcus walks inside with a smirk face.
The house has many lifts even though humans don't dare to come closer to the building it's cast with dark magic, grandpa was smoking cigarettes, and smoke was flying in the air with Puff.
Marcus walked upstairs without glancing at Tyla, with a flash he was already in his room though he stopped to mark his beta outside.
Tyler felt a strange, chilling breeze running at full speed upstairs which made the cigarette fall from his hand.
"What the fuck, what was that," he said and move fast upstairs even if he was old without much ability, he still exhibit some power.
He walked closer to the dark room but it was close.
He connected his sensitive power to feel and hear what was going inside but it was blocked. No one can block sensitivity except the alpha, grandpa thought.
"No, my grandson is dead in the war," he whispered.
Meanwhile, inside the dark room, Stood Marcus Faxon, he stared emotionlessly at the city through the tall windows.a
Breeze swaying his hair which was just the length of his neck fitting perfectly.
"Welcome back alpha" Solomon is betrayed gamma said from the darkness.
Marcus groaned angrily with gritted teeth hearing the voice from behind.
"How dare you Solomon! Having the audacity to step into my Pack after betraying me and my pack" he said as he stood up with anger running down his veins.
Gamma solomon us rank 3rd in command among the werewolf, before the blood war he was given a mate but he felt it was not his mate rogue show him the vision and prove that she was the alpha mate.
Not knowing it was well planned by the rogue and the mate that he will be killed in the blood war. If Luna wants a fighting war with the enemy it must be done, Marcus was wounded with yellow wolfsbane...
"I wanted to kill you because your mother was a witch and you inherited from it," Solomon uttered...
"I've never inherited anything from my mother, you are bluffing" Marcus roared, and immediately his fang came out long and sharp, he Rushed towards him but his hand was stopped in the air by grandpa.
"Solomon get out of the darkroom" grandpa Tyler growled as Solomon sneered before walking out.
"I'm Surprise to see you again son!Welcome back Alpha" Tyler grinned, putting the cigarettes away from his lip.
"I want all the members now in the mansion"
He said walking downstairs meeting the rest of the wolves now in human form bowing their heads which they don't dare to raise without the alpha commands, different questions running through their minds.
He sat on the golden chair made like the king's couch, crossing his long straight leg. He can read what was going on in their minds right now.
"You may all rise" he ordered.
"You all want to know why I am alive right?" He asked, and they all started murdering which got me angry immediately.
"Stop!" He yelled and they became mute immediately.
"Dismiss!" He growled and they all left.
only the beta mack stayed with him.
"Do you know the whereabouts of Deliana?" Marcus asked his beta.
"No! After your death, he was nowhere to be found"
"Like father, like daughter!" He bellowed his fist on the large centred table in the hall.
CHAPTER 2
ESMERAY STONE
The sun was a bit scorching, I sat in a small shade watching as different people passed To and fro. Well, that's the only job I have for now.
I've been hunting for jobs but none of them accept me, some even offer me a job that I should come for an interview then later they will say I am not fit for the job.
My certificate surpasses those they hired for their company.
What is wrong with me? Nothing, I'm qualified to be an accountant. My credentials are fine, talking about beauty. I'm beauty itself.
Well I know it's all the doing of my bad luck, maybe what Rihana always speaks of me was true.
I graduated from college with good grades in accounting.
No one dares to challenge me, even in school sometimes I help my aunty seek out some problems in her business, but she didn't appreciate it.
Living with my heartless aunty and her daughter Vivian the age difference is just two years.
Everything about my life is strange.
Bad luck lurking around me, with strange voices around me, and strange nightmares.
My aunty always mistreats me which I'm used to, nagging and more like a violent beating, insulting, calling me sought of hurtful names especially the one I hated to hear, a daughter of a witch.
She said my mother killed my father and sucked her blood dried, but I always believed none of this happened. Witches are not real in my world, I don't believe in dark magic, it only happens in movies.
Rihana always scolded me to find a job to feed her and her daughter.
The only family I have is Cherilyn. We both graduated from college, and even though she's walking with low stipends she will always buy dresses and shoes for me. She's also a makeup artist. She learned that from her mother.
"What did I even learn from my mother, I don't even know her" I muttered as tears escaped my lips.
Anytime I want to remember the past I will feel pain all over my body. I don't even remember my mum.
I was already lost in my teaching, when an incoming call came into my phone, "Bestie"
"Hello, good aft..." I didn't even finish when she half yelled
"Hey! What's wrong with you do you forget again that today is my birthday" Cherilyn yelled from the phone
Oh my goodness I forgot to wish her happy birthday, why do I always forget?
" Esme,are you there, come to my house now! Cherilyn said
"Yeah. Sorry it slipped my mind,I will be there," I said as I hung up the phone. I took a cab with my last money and headed to her house.
Cherilyn apartment
Loud music is being played inside her apartment, this girl again. I open the door, her room was all messed up,
"what the f*ck" I muttered as I stood on my track.
"Taaa. da" Haya and Cherilyn screamed in surprise. I was surprised, haya is back from Mexico, I rushed towards her and gave her a big hug that almost made her fall.
"I missed you"
We are three best friends in college, me, haya, and Cherilyn, we always help ourselves in any way. Haya's parents decided to take Haya to Mexico for 2yrs, and now she's back. "You gave me a big surprise, even though I was to give Miss Cherilyn a gift," I said and hugged the two girls.
"Now that we are reunited as the three college best, let's rock the Party," Cherilyn cheered happily.
"Yes, Let's Rock it," I said out of the blue.
Chery dressed me in a short white red party gown, the dress is gorgeous, a little bit revealing. Matching it with silver heels.
My face was plastered with cosmetics.
"Oh my goodness, look what you transformed," Haya said in amazement.
I frowned and looked at the mirror and a smile found its way on my lip ,
"keep smiling like that, it looks good on you. Now let's go to the XX club, " Chery said. Haya owns a new car so we zoom into the club.
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XX Club
The club was lousy, girls were dancing and swaying their butt. Men are smoking cigarette at the same time as drinking.
Smoke mixed with strong alcohol filled the air, almost choking because of the bad smell.
We sat in a corner, looking at the view in front of us. Haya ordered beers. We drank and chatted for a while when Cheryl spoke up, her cheek flushed red. She drank so much of the alcohol.
"haya, Esme let's go to the dance floor," Chery said in her drunk state.
"No no, you guys should go, I am not interested," I said as the two of them walked to the stage dancing crazily. I looked at them and emptied the beer on the table leaving the can. I needed to go to the restroom, I staggered to find my way to the restroom not knowing which one , I think it's the female restroom. I opened the first door, I splash water on my face, and I heard the door close. A huge drunk man came in smirking in his drunk state.
"Sexy lady, what are you doing here," the drunk man said as he walked closer to me. "What do you mean by that," I asked,
"I would like to see how you taste".
A man was seen drinking wine in the VIP session with a dangerous expression, even the waiter did not dare go closer to him, the only thing he could do was to clear his mind.
The wine won't have any effect on him even if he drinks thousands of it, he's the only alpha of the hunter pack.
His vision traveled through the whole club as far it could, his ear listening to every move in the club while is eyes searching for someone who was in danger.
he scanned all the whole sessions in the club until his eyes stopped at the door of the washroom.
he sees everything through the door a man trying to rape an unconscious lady, without waiting for another second he was already at the door of the washroom that was locked inside.
He kicked it with his leg, and on a hit, the door went flying on the air before it finally landed on the floor. He saw the man with his hand trying to dipped into the lady's pants
"Leave her!" he said in a low voice with a warning.
"Who are you, this is my business, not yours," the man said as he walked closer to Marcus and hit him hard on his chest.
Marcus just looked at him angrily even though he didn't feel a single pain, even an iron won't hurt him.
"You've bitten a lion, and you will regret it" he roared and slapped him as he went flying in the air.
He rushed towards him and punched him continuously until blood was gushing out of his head. Marcus turned to the unconscious lady lying on the floor coughing, because of the strong wine she took with a little smile.
"My handsome hero," Esmeray said and laughed, her eyes shut.
heavy rain started, he turned to walk away, but The lady's hair turned White grey, the hair was black a few minutes ago, how come. He was confused when Mark, the alpha beta, walked in and witnessed it.
"Very Rare, half witch" Mark sniffed as he studied her, who was already sleeping. "Take her with you" he said as the beta took him and teleported back to the mansion.
CHAPTER 3
ESMERAY POV
The ray of light from the window shut my eyes, I yawned loudly rubbing my face as I rolled to a comfortable side of the bed.
"What the fuck" I sat up immediately shocked, I was expecting my body to be wet with water right now. That's Rihana's habit of waking me up when others are still enjoying their slumber.
"Where am I?" I raised a question regarding the strange room I slept in overnight, it looks somehow like a hotel.
Oh no, I hope it's not what I am thinking, last night in the club the drunk man barged in trying to have his way... I squinted my eyes raising the duvet to check myself.
"Oh my, thank goodness" I heaved climbing down the bed, getting my heels where it was kept.
"Where are you going to?" A deep voice asked abruptly stopping me, I was shocked for a moment, I turned my eyes towards the source.
seeing the handsome tall God resting his back on the door almost makes me lose my balance. I swallowed the lump on my throat, I blinked as he walked towards me with his long model leg.
I slap my face not believing that this kind of man exists.
no stains or scratches on his body, clear and near even the long nails were neat and... I was forced to jerk out of my thoughts when I remembered my aunt. I wish I could sit and admire him more. I didn't even realise he was standing closer to me.
"You are handsome... No you are not" I stuttered, biting my lip after listening to what I've just said.
"Don't speak, I know you are a celebrity but I need to leave" I stopped him from talking as I ran out in full speed.
My mind kept telling me I should just go straight, thankfully am out I breathed out as I took on my heel. Finally, I was home, I tiptoed inside.
"Come back here," rihana said, my heart rising up and down. walking backward, fear was all over my body running like electricity.
"Where are you coming from!"Rihanna yelled as she dragged me by the hair.
"Aunt good morning," I said in pain, she looked at me and scoffed.
"what's good about the morning, where are you coming from, Esmeray answer me," she yelled slapping me hard on my cheek I can feel my face burning. "I..."
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"The daughter of the witch didn't sleep at home yesterday, now she's back". Rihanna blurted out
"Answer me, wretch, wait a minute don't tell me you are a Whore now!" Rihana asked her, looking at the gown I was wearing and expensive heels.
"No no, I was with Cherry," I said in tears.
"You lied, when you are unlucky you can't get a Job. I know this is what you are going to do, well where's the Money you were paid for a night? ``Rihanna inquired but I still didn't give a reply.
"You don't want to answer me right," Rihanna said as she rushed to take the mopping stick beside her.
"Please, that's not it, I don't have Money" I cried out.
"Why!" She asked. She raised her head. "Because I am not a whore" I roared and rushed inside in tears. "Stupid girl, you better get your ass out and look for a better job," rihana said, Vivian, walking down the stairs, smiling devilishly.
"That witch, I saw her drunk in the club yesterday. With guys touching her" Vivian said. Vivian is her only daughter, she's been pampered by her mother, she even snatched esmeray rich boyfriend because she loves to follow rich men.
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TYLER'S MANSION
Marcus was inside the study room for a while now he hasn't come out. Grandpa Tyler wants to have some words with him. Mark knocks on the door.
"Don't you know I'm working" Marcus growled from the study room, which made Mark shiver in fear? The voice of an alpha, even if it can make someone tremble, waited outside the room until finally, he marched out.
"Hire a new secretary '' Marcus said. Who will want to be a secretary to the alpha, and will stay for Two days or less? Mr. Marcus is the CEO of TT group. It's a very popular company in New York where new products are made to satisfy clients. "Mr. Marcus, grandpa Tyler wanted to talk to you," Mark Muttered but he turned and gave me a cold expression.
~~ TT Group
"We are having a board meeting today," Mark said as they entered the company building.
"I will be there in one hour, " Marcus said and entered the elevator to the 3rd floor, which is his office, expressionless.
The Staffs were shocked to see him in the office.
Marcus checked the list of submitted secretaries placed on my table, there were only five candidates with good grades, and he put aside the remaining credentials. a knock was heard on the door. "Come in!" Marcus said as he worked on the necessary documents.
"Sir your coffee,"
the coffee lady said.
"put it on the table and leave," Marcus said. The lady dropped the coffee, and she was about to walk out.
"You don't need to prepare coffee for me anymore," Marcus let out, his gaze fixed on the documents.
"Sir, please have I done anything to offend you, please I will make it up" the lady pleaded on her knees. She headed to his Head to see her crying.
"Stand up! You didn't annoy me in any way, I will soon hire a new secretary that will do everything. Don't worry I will compensate you, drop your bank details to my PA"
Esmeray POV
After sleeping for a while a message pops into my phone, it's about work. I grab my phone and clink on the mail, saying that I should come for an interview. I jump happily on my bed. Can't wait to be there tomorrow, I dial Chery number thankfully he picked me up.
"Chery I was emailed to come for an interview" I said across the phone,
"Congratulations, Esmeray go for it! Good luck bestie " Chery answered happily on the phone.
Someone entered my room, it was Vivian,
"can't you knock?" I asked , pissed and disgusted by her attitude. She walked closer to me with a smirk, rolling her long lashes at me.
Then with her finger pushing my forehead.
She yanked my phone from me, like.. I don't understand. "What are you doing, what's wrong with you Vivian" I wailed Trying to collect my phone from her but she dodged it from me,
"Vivan gave me my phone and did not let me do what..." She didn't allow me to finish my word when she lashed me with a slap. "What do you want to do? Vivian laugh bursting the gum she was chewing.
Actually I can't take this anymore, I walk towards her, drag her hair to my thigh, bounce on her pinch her face with my finger like a cat prawn, giving her what she deserves, "what's going on here"
Rihanna said from behind.
Vivian ran towards her mother to shed crocodile tears. I feel like I should tear her apart right now.
"Mum I wanted to see what she's hiding in her phone, then she started to hit me," she said, I was dumbfounded I could not utter any words.
"Witch! Is this how you treated your sister behind my back?"Rihana lamented. She walked to me and slapped me nonstop, my cheek kept burning like hell fire.
"I will make sure I starve you, before that, go to my store, clean the dishes, clean everywhere" Rihanna stated. I look at her confused it's going to be dark soon and I need to sleep about
"but. It's late" I muttered a slap landed on my face again, this is like my daily food now. "Don't you dare!" Vivian said, as my aunt walked out.
"Bye!" She said and hissed before she matched out.
I don't have any option but to go and do the work given to me. Rihana owns a small shop where she cooks food and sells it.
She has an online account for people to order, but her business was not improving.
~~Next day
The alarm in my room rang loudly, I checked the time, it was 6:30, I woke up weak and tired and my hair was in a mess. Walking slowly to my wardrobe to choose the clothing to wear, immediately my eyes caught the new gown Chery gave me for the party the other day, I dropped it on my bed.
I took a long black wig in case the rain fell. I open the bathroom door, brush my teeth, then take a quick bath without wasting time. After getting dressed with a little makeup on my face.
Now in the kitchen, I think I should cook fried stew and rice. I close the kitchen door so as not to disturb the sleep of my disturber.
I think that word is suitable and funny at the same time. After preparing breakfast I dished it. The little I can feed myself can take me for today.