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Unleashed Chaos/A Novel of the Breedline series
A chapter in the book Unleashed Chaos
Whispers in the Night/Part Two
by scongrove
Previously...
As the Breedline Covenant sleeps peacefully, they are unaware of evil that lurks inside. With Lilith’s powerful relic medallion, Sebastian and Thomas are able to break through the spell placed on the Covenant, giving them the ability to use a portal.
After Casey Barton witnesses Sebastian and Thomas kidnapping Tessa, Arius, and Tidus, he alerts Jace. As anger consumes every neuron in Jace’s body, he fights the Beast within him before it becomes unleashed and attacks everyone in the Covenant. When Jace’s family does everything in their power to calm him, something strange happens. A bright light surrounds him like a cocoon, shielding Jace from his Beast. And then the light suddenly disappears taking Jace with it.
As weeks go by, the Covenant is distraught over the unexplainable disappearance of Jace. Without his ability to connect with Tessa, they are unable to locate where Sebastian and his brother Thomas has taken her and the twins.
When Tessa awoke in a strange place, she used her telepathic powers to try and connect with Jace, but the pain it caused almost sent her over the edge. She sensed something was wrong with him when she heard his faint voice insider her head.
Finally, just as the Breedline were about to lose all hope, Jace was mysteriously found outside the gates of the Covenant. He was in a weakened state, but still alive.
Now that Tessa is held captive, a strange voice inside her head comes from out of nowhere as she desperately pleads for help. As Tessa telepathically connects with the stranger, she discovers his name is Steven and he has the power to mysteriously take away her pain.
When their telepathic connection fades, Steven uses the phone Helen gave him to inform the Breedline. After he makes several attempts to reach Dr. Helen Carrington and Tim Ross, he gives up and calls the only other person Helen has listed in his phone. But when there is no answer, he leaves a message for Jem Chamberlain.
Continued...
The following morning Jem reached for his phone to check the missed call he received last night and noticed a voice message. After he had put in his password, he listened carefully as a prickle of unease snaked down his spine. It had been a strange message from Helen’s patient stating he’d desperately tried to call Helen but after he couldn’t reach her or Tim by phone, his only other option was to contact him.
Mia crowded in close to Jem, straining to hear the message. She only got bits and pieces because Jem didn’t have it on speaker, but what she heard chilled her to the bone.
Steven’s voice sounded distraught as he explained of his telepathic connection he’d had with Tessa.
Jem stared at Mia, mouth agape. For a brief moment, he was silent and motionless as if grappling with whether or not to believe what he’d just heard.
“Oh my god,” Jem finally said.
“What are you going to do?” Mia asked.
“I’ve got to let Tim know. If Steven actually connected with Tessa, it could be our only shot at finding her.”
Jem scrambled out of bed, slipped into a pair of jeans and headed for the door. Mia grabbed her robe and fell in behind Jem as he rushed down the hall toward Tim and Angel’s room.
When Angel opened the door, she knew something was wrong by the look on Jem and Mia’s face. “Is there something wrong?” she asked.
Jem nodded, not knowing what to say.
As Angel stepped aside and let them in, Tim was sitting on the end of the bed, bouncing Natalie on his knee. When he saw Jem and Mia, he stood and handed Natalie to Angel.
“By the look on your face,” Tim said, cocking a brow, “something tells me this isn’t good news.”
“You need to hear this,” Jem said, holding up his phone. Though Jem sounded frustrated, his words tinged with worry. A worry that Tim saw reflected in his eyes every time something bad happened.
When Jem played Steven’s message over the speaker, Tim’s shoulders sagged, and he let out a deep breath. “Does Jace know about this?”
Jem shook his head. “No. I came here as soon I got Steven’s message.”
Tim went silent as if lost for words. He turned toward the window that overlooked the grounds below. In the near distance, he stared at the guarded guest house where Steven was. Tessa’s disappearance had taken a toll on them all, and yet no one was going to give up until she was brought back home. His jaw ticked, and he turned to stare at Jem.
“Go tell Jace,” he said. “I’ll call Helen. As soon as she gets here, we’ll talk to Steven. If he can indeed communicate with Tessa, maybe he’ll be able to locate where Sebastian has taken her.”
Jem’s brows went up. “You know he’s not going to wait for Helen.” Code word for I may need help. Jace, who gave new meaning to the term bull in a china closet, never listened to reason when he had his mind made up.
Tim sighed. “Yeah, you’re probably right. I’ll head that way and meet you there as soon as I contact Helen.”
After just a couple of knocks, Jace opened the door to face his brother. With his cell phone in his hand, Jem said, “You need to hear this.”
Mia stood beside Jem and looked at his brother. Jace was identical to Jem and had a similar build... lean and muscular. Jem was a bit heavier, but Mia guessed that under normal circumstances Jace would have been bulkier. His body appeared carved by the time he’d spent days in isolation after Sebastian kidnapped Tessa.
Her gaze drifted to Jem, her thoughts momentarily interrupted by her analysis of the two brothers that experienced a lifetime of hell. As she watched Jace’s reaction to the message, she nearly reached for his hand but curled her fingers into a fist instead. Jace wouldn’t appreciate her pity, and how did you pity a man who’d survived a long history of suffering? You had to admire him.
With his eyes wide, Jace blurted, “What—”
Mia flinched at Jace’s outburst, embarrassed at how she’d drifted. She tried to focus her thoughts again as she glanced in Jem’s direction, waiting for his response. She noticed Jem looked at Jace as if they were connecting with one another telepathically, but she had no clue of what had transpired between the two.
Again she refocused on Jace. It seemed odd because his expression appeared relieved. He looked as if all the stress had been drained from his face, like a balloon slowly deflating.
Jace ran a hand through his long hair. “I don’t understand. How is it possible for Steven to telepathically communicate with Tessa?”
Jem shook his head, his brow creasing in frustration. “That part I don’t know. Maybe Steven has the answer.”
Blunt as ever, Jace said, “I’m going to talk to Steven now.”
Despite the eagerness in Jace’s voice, there was also a deep thread of anger. With guilt weighing heavily on his mind, Jem held up his hand and said, “Hold on. We’re supposed to wait for Tim and Helen before we talk with Steven.”
Jace’s brow wrinkled. “What the hell are you talking about?” he bit out. “I’m not waiting around a minute longer.”
“Look, I know you want answers, but it’s best to wait for Helen considering we don’t know much about Steven’s past,” Jem said, trying to reason with Jace. “She’s spent a lot of time with him, and he’s her patient.”
“I don’t give a shit about his past,” Jace said sharply, shoving past Jem. “I’m not wasting time waiting around.”
Shit, Jem thought. As Jace stormed down the hall, Jem turned toward Mia and shook his head. “Sweetheart, please go warn Tim what’s going on. I’m not letting Jace go by himself.”
****
With her hand on her stomach, Tessa desperately waited to feel movement inside. As she felt one of the babies shift, a tear slid down her temple and disappeared into her hair. It worried her that all the drugs she’d endured would hurt her twins.
In her mind, an endless loop played, and she saw the familiar evil glare in the eyes of her captor. He’d been the spitting image of Sebastian, obviously his twin brother. Hearing his haunting words stung like a million bees, making it difficult to squeeze air into and out of her lungs. Tessa shut her eyes and viciously shoved the images from her head. She was more afraid than ever... terrified someone was going to take her babies away. But why? And who was Lilith?
Fear gripped Tessa by the throat and threatened to choke her. Opening her eyes, she scanned over the room, searching for anything that would give her clues to where she was. But what was she looking for? There wasn’t much in the tiny room. Taking a deep breath, she turned and focused on the small closet. The door was open, and she noticed clothes hung inside. The bathroom only had a sink, shower, and a toilet. Next to the bed was an antique bureau and across the room, tucked in the corner, was a tall shelf, stacked with books.
After she had collected herself, she swung her feet off the bed. Using all her strength, she pushed onto her feet and moved to the bookshelf. As she spotted a leather-bound on the very bottom, she slowly leaned forward, stretching her arm as she reached for the book.
Her pulse quickened when she realized it was a journal. Unease prickled up her spine when she read the name and the date on the outside: Lisa Wellington, 1981. The same year she was born.
Anticipation weighed heavily on her mind as she moved back to the bed with the book in her grasp. She wondered what was written inside as she sat down on the edge of the mattress.
Tessa’s fingers gripped the edges of the book as she opened it, sensing dread, almost like she was afraid of what she’d find. As she read along, her eyes widened, and her breath hiccupped out of her mouth in utter disbelief. Apparently, this was her mother’s journal. But how did it get here?
Tessa shifted herself up higher and settled back against the pillows. Tears burned the edges of her eyes as she continued to read her mother’s documented life, discovering she had a twin brother named Steven. Wiping the tears from her cheeks, she thought, Could this be the same Steven she telepathically connected with earlier?
Her hand trembled as she turned page after page, finding out everything she’d thought she’d ever know about herself—her life—was all a lie. She shook her head and swallowed back the knot in her throat as she continued to read her mother’s beautiful handwriting.
In the journal, her mother had stated she was kidnapped at the age of seventeen, pregnant with twins. She was kept prisoner by top-secret scientists funded by government military officials. They chose people who were gifted and possessed unusual talents, though only her mother’s abilities were known to her. Born a Breedline, her mother apparently had the capacity to heal others. Further, into the journal, her mother outlined the horrific experiments she’d suffered by a physician named Dr. Hans Autenburg. While she’d been forced to use her healing abilities on others, her mother had taken on the patient’s injuries, both physically and mentally. After her twins had been born, she grew increasingly concerned about their future, worried they would get treated the same—locked up in a cage and tortured with endless tests.
As Tessa turned the next page, her face softened, and her lips quivered as she read her mother’s words:
To my dearest baby girl, Tessa,
Please forgive me for making the hardest choice of my life. Despite what I was forced to do, I always wanted you and your brother Steven. I will always forever keep you in my heart.
Mommy loves you!
Her heart wrenched as tears streamed down her face. Tessa wiped them away, and sucked in a deep breath, determined to make it through the rest of the journal without breaking down completely. Knowing the truth gave her strength. The aching awareness that her mother loved her after all these years was the revelation she needed to survive no matter the circumstances she would face.
To be continued...
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Previously...
As the Breedline Covenant sleeps peacefully, they are unaware of evil that lurks inside. With Lilith’s powerful relic medallion, Sebastian and Thomas are able to break through the spell placed on the Covenant, giving them the ability to use a portal.
After Casey Barton witnesses Sebastian and Thomas kidnapping Tessa, Arius, and Tidus, he alerts Jace. As anger consumes every neuron in Jace’s body, he fights the Beast within him before it becomes unleashed and attacks everyone in the Covenant. When Jace’s family does everything in their power to calm him, something strange happens. A bright light surrounds him like a cocoon, shielding Jace from his Beast. And then the light suddenly disappears taking Jace with it.
As weeks go by, the Covenant is distraught over the unexplainable disappearance of Jace. Without his ability to connect with Tessa, they are unable to locate where Sebastian and his brother Thomas has taken her and the twins.
When Tessa awoke in a strange place, she used her telepathic powers to try and connect with Jace, but the pain it caused almost sent her over the edge. She sensed something was wrong with him when she heard his faint voice insider her head.
Finally, just as the Breedline were about to lose all hope, Jace was mysteriously found outside the gates of the Covenant. He was in a weakened state, but still alive.
Now that Tessa is held captive, a strange voice inside her head comes from out of nowhere as she desperately pleads for help. As Tessa telepathically connects with the stranger, she discovers his name is Steven and he has the power to mysteriously take away her pain.
When their telepathic connection fades, Steven uses the phone Helen gave him to inform the Breedline. After he makes several attempts to reach Dr. Helen Carrington and Tim Ross, he gives up and calls the only other person Helen has listed in his phone. But when there is no answer, he leaves a message for Jem Chamberlain.
Continued...
The following morning Jem reached for his phone to check the missed call he received last night and noticed a voice message. After he had put in his password, he listened carefully as a prickle of unease snaked down his spine. It had been a strange message from Helen’s patient stating he’d desperately tried to call Helen but after he couldn’t reach her or Tim by phone, his only other option was to contact him.
Mia crowded in close to Jem, straining to hear the message. She only got bits and pieces because Jem didn’t have it on speaker, but what she heard chilled her to the bone.
Steven’s voice sounded distraught as he explained of his telepathic connection he’d had with Tessa.
Jem stared at Mia, mouth agape. For a brief moment, he was silent and motionless as if grappling with whether or not to believe what he’d just heard.
“Oh my god,” Jem finally said.
“What are you going to do?” Mia asked.
“I’ve got to let Tim know. If Steven actually connected with Tessa, it could be our only shot at finding her.”
Jem scrambled out of bed, slipped into a pair of jeans and headed for the door. Mia grabbed her robe and fell in behind Jem as he rushed down the hall toward Tim and Angel’s room.
When Angel opened the door, she knew something was wrong by the look on Jem and Mia’s face. “Is there something wrong?” she asked.
Jem nodded, not knowing what to say.
As Angel stepped aside and let them in, Tim was sitting on the end of the bed, bouncing Natalie on his knee. When he saw Jem and Mia, he stood and handed Natalie to Angel.
“By the look on your face,” Tim said, cocking a brow, “something tells me this isn’t good news.”
“You need to hear this,” Jem said, holding up his phone. Though Jem sounded frustrated, his words tinged with worry. A worry that Tim saw reflected in his eyes every time something bad happened.
When Jem played Steven’s message over the speaker, Tim’s shoulders sagged, and he let out a deep breath. “Does Jace know about this?”
Jem shook his head. “No. I came here as soon I got Steven’s message.”
Tim went silent as if lost for words. He turned toward the window that overlooked the grounds below. In the near distance, he stared at the guarded guest house where Steven was. Tessa’s disappearance had taken a toll on them all, and yet no one was going to give up until she was brought back home. His jaw ticked, and he turned to stare at Jem.
“Go tell Jace,” he said. “I’ll call Helen. As soon as she gets here, we’ll talk to Steven. If he can indeed communicate with Tessa, maybe he’ll be able to locate where Sebastian has taken her.”
Jem’s brows went up. “You know he’s not going to wait for Helen.” Code word for I may need help. Jace, who gave new meaning to the term bull in a china closet, never listened to reason when he had his mind made up.
Tim sighed. “Yeah, you’re probably right. I’ll head that way and meet you there as soon as I contact Helen.”
After just a couple of knocks, Jace opened the door to face his brother. With his cell phone in his hand, Jem said, “You need to hear this.”
Mia stood beside Jem and looked at his brother. Jace was identical to Jem and had a similar build... lean and muscular. Jem was a bit heavier, but Mia guessed that under normal circumstances Jace would have been bulkier. His body appeared carved by the time he’d spent days in isolation after Sebastian kidnapped Tessa.
Her gaze drifted to Jem, her thoughts momentarily interrupted by her analysis of the two brothers that experienced a lifetime of hell. As she watched Jace’s reaction to the message, she nearly reached for his hand but curled her fingers into a fist instead. Jace wouldn’t appreciate her pity, and how did you pity a man who’d survived a long history of suffering? You had to admire him.
With his eyes wide, Jace blurted, “What—”
Mia flinched at Jace’s outburst, embarrassed at how she’d drifted. She tried to focus her thoughts again as she glanced in Jem’s direction, waiting for his response. She noticed Jem looked at Jace as if they were connecting with one another telepathically, but she had no clue of what had transpired between the two.
Again she refocused on Jace. It seemed odd because his expression appeared relieved. He looked as if all the stress had been drained from his face, like a balloon slowly deflating.
Jace ran a hand through his long hair. “I don’t understand. How is it possible for Steven to telepathically communicate with Tessa?”
Jem shook his head, his brow creasing in frustration. “That part I don’t know. Maybe Steven has the answer.”
Blunt as ever, Jace said, “I’m going to talk to Steven now.”
Despite the eagerness in Jace’s voice, there was also a deep thread of anger. With guilt weighing heavily on his mind, Jem held up his hand and said, “Hold on. We’re supposed to wait for Tim and Helen before we talk with Steven.”
Jace’s brow wrinkled. “What the hell are you talking about?” he bit out. “I’m not waiting around a minute longer.”
“Look, I know you want answers, but it’s best to wait for Helen considering we don’t know much about Steven’s past,” Jem said, trying to reason with Jace. “She’s spent a lot of time with him, and he’s her patient.”
“I don’t give a shit about his past,” Jace said sharply, shoving past Jem. “I’m not wasting time waiting around.”
Shit, Jem thought. As Jace stormed down the hall, Jem turned toward Mia and shook his head. “Sweetheart, please go warn Tim what’s going on. I’m not letting Jace go by himself.”
****
With her hand on her stomach, Tessa desperately waited to feel movement inside. As she felt one of the babies shift, a tear slid down her temple and disappeared into her hair. It worried her that all the drugs she’d endured would hurt her twins.
In her mind, an endless loop played, and she saw the familiar evil glare in the eyes of her captor. He’d been the spitting image of Sebastian, obviously his twin brother. Hearing his haunting words stung like a million bees, making it difficult to squeeze air into and out of her lungs. Tessa shut her eyes and viciously shoved the images from her head. She was more afraid than ever... terrified someone was going to take her babies away. But why? And who was Lilith?
Fear gripped Tessa by the throat and threatened to choke her. Opening her eyes, she scanned over the room, searching for anything that would give her clues to where she was. But what was she looking for? There wasn’t much in the tiny room. Taking a deep breath, she turned and focused on the small closet. The door was open, and she noticed clothes hung inside. The bathroom only had a sink, shower, and a toilet. Next to the bed was an antique bureau and across the room, tucked in the corner, was a tall shelf, stacked with books.
After she had collected herself, she swung her feet off the bed. Using all her strength, she pushed onto her feet and moved to the bookshelf. As she spotted a leather-bound on the very bottom, she slowly leaned forward, stretching her arm as she reached for the book.
Her pulse quickened when she realized it was a journal. Unease prickled up her spine when she read the name and the date on the outside: Lisa Wellington, 1981. The same year she was born.
Anticipation weighed heavily on her mind as she moved back to the bed with the book in her grasp. She wondered what was written inside as she sat down on the edge of the mattress.
Tessa’s fingers gripped the edges of the book as she opened it, sensing dread, almost like she was afraid of what she’d find. As she read along, her eyes widened, and her breath hiccupped out of her mouth in utter disbelief. Apparently, this was her mother’s journal. But how did it get here?
Tessa shifted herself up higher and settled back against the pillows. Tears burned the edges of her eyes as she continued to read her mother’s documented life, discovering she had a twin brother named Steven. Wiping the tears from her cheeks, she thought, Could this be the same Steven she telepathically connected with earlier?
Her hand trembled as she turned page after page, finding out everything she’d thought she’d ever know about herself—her life—was all a lie. She shook her head and swallowed back the knot in her throat as she continued to read her mother’s beautiful handwriting.
In the journal, her mother had stated she was kidnapped at the age of seventeen, pregnant with twins. She was kept prisoner by top-secret scientists funded by government military officials. They chose people who were gifted and possessed unusual talents, though only her mother’s abilities were known to her. Born a Breedline, her mother apparently had the capacity to heal others. Further, into the journal, her mother outlined the horrific experiments she’d suffered by a physician named Dr. Hans Autenburg. While she’d been forced to use her healing abilities on others, her mother had taken on the patient’s injuries, both physically and mentally. After her twins had been born, she grew increasingly concerned about their future, worried they would get treated the same—locked up in a cage and tortured with endless tests.
As Tessa turned the next page, her face softened, and her lips quivered as she read her mother’s words:
To my dearest baby girl, Tessa,
Please forgive me for making the hardest choice of my life. Despite what I was forced to do, I always wanted you and your brother Steven. I will always forever keep you in my heart.
Mommy loves you!
Her heart wrenched as tears streamed down her face. Tessa wiped them away, and sucked in a deep breath, determined to make it through the rest of the journal without breaking down completely. Knowing the truth gave her strength. The aching awareness that her mother loved her after all these years was the revelation she needed to survive no matter the circumstances she would face.
To be continued...
As the Breedline Covenant sleeps peacefully, they are unaware of evil that lurks inside. With Lilith’s powerful relic medallion, Sebastian and Thomas are able to break through the spell placed on the Covenant, giving them the ability to use a portal.
After Casey Barton witnesses Sebastian and Thomas kidnapping Tessa, Arius, and Tidus, he alerts Jace. As anger consumes every neuron in Jace’s body, he fights the Beast within him before it becomes unleashed and attacks everyone in the Covenant. When Jace’s family does everything in their power to calm him, something strange happens. A bright light surrounds him like a cocoon, shielding Jace from his Beast. And then the light suddenly disappears taking Jace with it.
As weeks go by, the Covenant is distraught over the unexplainable disappearance of Jace. Without his ability to connect with Tessa, they are unable to locate where Sebastian and his brother Thomas has taken her and the twins.
When Tessa awoke in a strange place, she used her telepathic powers to try and connect with Jace, but the pain it caused almost sent her over the edge. She sensed something was wrong with him when she heard his faint voice insider her head.
Finally, just as the Breedline were about to lose all hope, Jace was mysteriously found outside the gates of the Covenant. He was in a weakened state, but still alive.
Now that Tessa is held captive, a strange voice inside her head comes from out of nowhere as she desperately pleads for help. As Tessa telepathically connects with the stranger, she discovers his name is Steven and he has the power to mysteriously take away her pain.
When their telepathic connection fades, Steven uses the phone Helen gave him to inform the Breedline. After he makes several attempts to reach Dr. Helen Carrington and Tim Ross, he gives up and calls the only other person Helen has listed in his phone. But when there is no answer, he leaves a message for Jem Chamberlain.
Continued...
The following morning Jem reached for his phone to check the missed call he received last night and noticed a voice message. After he had put in his password, he listened carefully as a prickle of unease snaked down his spine. It had been a strange message from Helen’s patient stating he’d desperately tried to call Helen but after he couldn’t reach her or Tim by phone, his only other option was to contact him.
Mia crowded in close to Jem, straining to hear the message. She only got bits and pieces because Jem didn’t have it on speaker, but what she heard chilled her to the bone.
Steven’s voice sounded distraught as he explained of his telepathic connection he’d had with Tessa.
Jem stared at Mia, mouth agape. For a brief moment, he was silent and motionless as if grappling with whether or not to believe what he’d just heard.
“Oh my god,” Jem finally said.
“What are you going to do?” Mia asked.
“I’ve got to let Tim know. If Steven actually connected with Tessa, it could be our only shot at finding her.”
Jem scrambled out of bed, slipped into a pair of jeans and headed for the door. Mia grabbed her robe and fell in behind Jem as he rushed down the hall toward Tim and Angel’s room.
When Angel opened the door, she knew something was wrong by the look on Jem and Mia’s face. “Is there something wrong?” she asked.
Jem nodded, not knowing what to say.
As Angel stepped aside and let them in, Tim was sitting on the end of the bed, bouncing Natalie on his knee. When he saw Jem and Mia, he stood and handed Natalie to Angel.
“By the look on your face,” Tim said, cocking a brow, “something tells me this isn’t good news.”
“You need to hear this,” Jem said, holding up his phone. Though Jem sounded frustrated, his words tinged with worry. A worry that Tim saw reflected in his eyes every time something bad happened.
When Jem played Steven’s message over the speaker, Tim’s shoulders sagged, and he let out a deep breath. “Does Jace know about this?”
Jem shook his head. “No. I came here as soon I got Steven’s message.”
Tim went silent as if lost for words. He turned toward the window that overlooked the grounds below. In the near distance, he stared at the guarded guest house where Steven was. Tessa’s disappearance had taken a toll on them all, and yet no one was going to give up until she was brought back home. His jaw ticked, and he turned to stare at Jem.
“Go tell Jace,” he said. “I’ll call Helen. As soon as she gets here, we’ll talk to Steven. If he can indeed communicate with Tessa, maybe he’ll be able to locate where Sebastian has taken her.”
Jem’s brows went up. “You know he’s not going to wait for Helen.” Code word for I may need help. Jace, who gave new meaning to the term bull in a china closet, never listened to reason when he had his mind made up.
Tim sighed. “Yeah, you’re probably right. I’ll head that way and meet you there as soon as I contact Helen.”
After just a couple of knocks, Jace opened the door to face his brother. With his cell phone in his hand, Jem said, “You need to hear this.”
Mia stood beside Jem and looked at his brother. Jace was identical to Jem and had a similar build... lean and muscular. Jem was a bit heavier, but Mia guessed that under normal circumstances Jace would have been bulkier. His body appeared carved by the time he’d spent days in isolation after Sebastian kidnapped Tessa.
Her gaze drifted to Jem, her thoughts momentarily interrupted by her analysis of the two brothers that experienced a lifetime of hell. As she watched Jace’s reaction to the message, she nearly reached for his hand but curled her fingers into a fist instead. Jace wouldn’t appreciate her pity, and how did you pity a man who’d survived a long history of suffering? You had to admire him.
With his eyes wide, Jace blurted, “What—”
Mia flinched at Jace’s outburst, embarrassed at how she’d drifted. She tried to focus her thoughts again as she glanced in Jem’s direction, waiting for his response. She noticed Jem looked at Jace as if they were connecting with one another telepathically, but she had no clue of what had transpired between the two.
Again she refocused on Jace. It seemed odd because his expression appeared relieved. He looked as if all the stress had been drained from his face, like a balloon slowly deflating.
Jace ran a hand through his long hair. “I don’t understand. How is it possible for Steven to telepathically communicate with Tessa?”
Jem shook his head, his brow creasing in frustration. “That part I don’t know. Maybe Steven has the answer.”
Blunt as ever, Jace said, “I’m going to talk to Steven now.”
Despite the eagerness in Jace’s voice, there was also a deep thread of anger. With guilt weighing heavily on his mind, Jem held up his hand and said, “Hold on. We’re supposed to wait for Tim and Helen before we talk with Steven.”
Jace’s brow wrinkled. “What the hell are you talking about?” he bit out. “I’m not waiting around a minute longer.”
“Look, I know you want answers, but it’s best to wait for Helen considering we don’t know much about Steven’s past,” Jem said, trying to reason with Jace. “She’s spent a lot of time with him, and he’s her patient.”
“I don’t give a shit about his past,” Jace said sharply, shoving past Jem. “I’m not wasting time waiting around.”
Shit, Jem thought. As Jace stormed down the hall, Jem turned toward Mia and shook his head. “Sweetheart, please go warn Tim what’s going on. I’m not letting Jace go by himself.”
****
With her hand on her stomach, Tessa desperately waited to feel movement inside. As she felt one of the babies shift, a tear slid down her temple and disappeared into her hair. It worried her that all the drugs she’d endured would hurt her twins.
In her mind, an endless loop played, and she saw the familiar evil glare in the eyes of her captor. He’d been the spitting image of Sebastian, obviously his twin brother. Hearing his haunting words stung like a million bees, making it difficult to squeeze air into and out of her lungs. Tessa shut her eyes and viciously shoved the images from her head. She was more afraid than ever... terrified someone was going to take her babies away. But why? And who was Lilith?
Fear gripped Tessa by the throat and threatened to choke her. Opening her eyes, she scanned over the room, searching for anything that would give her clues to where she was. But what was she looking for? There wasn’t much in the tiny room. Taking a deep breath, she turned and focused on the small closet. The door was open, and she noticed clothes hung inside. The bathroom only had a sink, shower, and a toilet. Next to the bed was an antique bureau and across the room, tucked in the corner, was a tall shelf, stacked with books.
After she had collected herself, she swung her feet off the bed. Using all her strength, she pushed onto her feet and moved to the bookshelf. As she spotted a leather-bound on the very bottom, she slowly leaned forward, stretching her arm as she reached for the book.
Her pulse quickened when she realized it was a journal. Unease prickled up her spine when she read the name and the date on the outside: Lisa Wellington, 1981. The same year she was born.
Anticipation weighed heavily on her mind as she moved back to the bed with the book in her grasp. She wondered what was written inside as she sat down on the edge of the mattress.
Tessa’s fingers gripped the edges of the book as she opened it, sensing dread, almost like she was afraid of what she’d find. As she read along, her eyes widened, and her breath hiccupped out of her mouth in utter disbelief. Apparently, this was her mother’s journal. But how did it get here?
Tessa shifted herself up higher and settled back against the pillows. Tears burned the edges of her eyes as she continued to read her mother’s documented life, discovering she had a twin brother named Steven. Wiping the tears from her cheeks, she thought, Could this be the same Steven she telepathically connected with earlier?
Her hand trembled as she turned page after page, finding out everything she’d thought she’d ever know about herself—her life—was all a lie. She shook her head and swallowed back the knot in her throat as she continued to read her mother’s beautiful handwriting.
In the journal, her mother had stated she was kidnapped at the age of seventeen, pregnant with twins. She was kept prisoner by top-secret scientists funded by government military officials. They chose people who were gifted and possessed unusual talents, though only her mother’s abilities were known to her. Born a Breedline, her mother apparently had the capacity to heal others. Further, into the journal, her mother outlined the horrific experiments she’d suffered by a physician named Dr. Hans Autenburg. While she’d been forced to use her healing abilities on others, her mother had taken on the patient’s injuries, both physically and mentally. After her twins had been born, she grew increasingly concerned about their future, worried they would get treated the same—locked up in a cage and tortured with endless tests.
As Tessa turned the next page, her face softened, and her lips quivered as she read her mother’s words:
To my dearest baby girl, Tessa,
Please forgive me for making the hardest choice of my life. Despite what I was forced to do, I always wanted you and your brother Steven. I will always forever keep you in my heart.
Mommy loves you!
Her heart wrenched as tears streamed down her face. Tessa wiped them away, and sucked in a deep breath, determined to make it through the rest of the journal without breaking down completely. Knowing the truth gave her strength. The aching awareness that her mother loved her after all these years was the revelation she needed to survive no matter the circumstances she would face.
To be continued...
Note: This is not part of the chapter. A reference for terms and characters, especially for new readers:
BREEDLINE - A species of humans that have the ability to change from human form into a wolf. They are not like the old legend of the Lycanthropy myth. Breedline species can shift into their wolf at will. The moon has no power over them. They do not pass their ability to other humans with a bite or scratch like the Lycanthropy myth.
The Breedline gene is passed down to offspring that are born identical twins. Although they live amongst human, their species must be kept secret.
In wolf form, they have super strength, speed, and heightened senses. Compared to humans, Breedlines have tremendous advantages when it comes to health. Their bodies heal fast and are not subject to illnesses or diseases. The only thing that slows their healing process is silver. It is their kryptonite. Besides old age, a silver bullet to the brain is the only thing deadly to the species. All males change into their wolf at the age of eighteen. Females do not go through the change until they make love to their Breedline bonded mate.
BREEDLINE TWINS - Identical twins that are born from either one or both parents of the Breedline species. They have a strong, unbreakable bond from birth, are born with telepathic abilities, and have the power to sense the other's emotions or injuries. In some cases, the bond between twins are so strong that if one dies, the other twin may pass on, especially if they don't have a mate.
BREEDLINE BONDING - The male Breedline spends their life in search of their bonded mate. When the male comes in contact with her, he instantly feels a simultaneous, desirable attraction and she becomes the most important thing in his life. He is there to love, protect, and cherish her until death. Once they are mated, they bond for life. It is possible for them to have more than one mate in their lifespan.
BELOVED - A word used by a Breedline to express the bond to their mate.
DOUBLE BONDED - In some cases, male Breedline twins bond with the same female but one will carry a stronger bond. Usually one of them must sacrifice for the other twin.
BREEDLINE COVENANT - The Breedline species must live within the boundaries of a Covenant, which is only formed with their species. The Covenant is governed and ruled by a head council. The council keeps their laws in order and oversees the species population.
THE BREEDLINE QUEEN - Over centuries the Breedline Covenant is ruled by a true queen. If there is no queen living, the Covenants are governed by an appointed head council until another one is born. A Breedline queen is born once every one hundred years. Her massive stature, black fur, and red eyes are the queen's trademarks. Her alpha wolf has twice the strength, speed, and size of any Breedline. The queen is expected to rule over all the Breedline Covenants where she will be respected and obeyed by all Breedline. This is their absolute True Law.
THE QUEENS RING - This ring has been passed down to all Breedline queens for generations. When the new queen places the ring on, it instantly shifts in size to fit her finger.
TRUE LAW - All Breedline Covenants have an ancient book of laws. If either sex disobeys the Breedline laws, they can be shunned, or no longer protected by their Covenant. If a Breedline takes another life out of revenge, or evil - other than protecting their life and the life of another - they will never have the ability to shift back human and will be cast out as a rogue wolf.
ROGUE WOLF - A Breedline shunned by their Covenant for taking another life out of revenge or evil and forced to live as a wolf until death without the ability to change human again. Some rogue wolves form into packs, which can be dangerous for other Breedline species.
RED (BLOOD) MOON - When the full moon passes through the amber shadow of the earth, producing a midnight eclipse visible across North America. So begins a lunar eclipse tetrad, a series of four consecutive total eclipses occurring at approximately six-month intervals. This incredible light beams into the heart of earth's shadow, filling it with a coppery glow and transforming the moon into a great red orb. During this time, all Breedline species that are mated have a strong desire to create offspring. This is also a time when Breedline females are more fertile for the conception of twins.
CHIANG-SHIH DEMON (Kiang shi, a.k.a Ramael Arminius) - An ancient demon that inhabits the body of a Breedline fetus before it's born, or during a Breedline's death. It continues to take the soul over the natural lifespan of the child, or the deceased Breedline. When the demon possesses a fetus, it breaks the bonding and telepathic abilities of their twin when they are born. If the demon possesses a deceased Breedline's body, it must do so before the soul passes on. If the soul is not intact, the body will soon die.
In most cases, the Chiang-shih demon will take the life of the other twin, even before their birth. The twin that is born with the demon will bring only evil to whomever they encounter. Their sole purpose is to gain full control of another soul and seek world domination.
There are two ways the demon is cast from the soul it possesses: by its firstborn son, and by the Angel of Mercy, Zadkiel. The Beast is the only one who can kill a Chiang-shih demon.
THE BEAST - He is the second born son of the Chiang-shih demon. When provoked into a rage, he will shift into his Beast instead of his Breedline wolf. The Beast is an enormous, dangerous two-footed creature that has wolf-like features. One bite has enough venom to kill the Chiang-shih demon and leave the soul of the person the demon possessed unharmed.
SHADOW WALKER (a.k.a Shadow Figure, or Black Mass) - The perception of a patch of shadow as a living, humanoid figure, particularly interpreted by the Breedline as the presence of a malevolent entity. When a Breedline species dies and does not pass on to the other side, they are left to roam the earth as a shadow of themselves - a ghost. They will not pass on until they have settled unfinished business before their death.
ZADKIEL (Tzadqiel, a.k.a "Righteousness of God") - The Archangel of freedom, benevolence, and mercy, and the Patron Angel of all who forgive. Breedline species tradition considers him to be the Angel of Mercy.
SUCCUBUS (a.k.a CREEPERS) - Creatures that search for, and feeds off the blood of the Breedline species. Creepers are skilled at extreme sexual pleasure, and the ecstasy they create is exceedingly intense and highly addictive. They cast off a scent that hypnotizes Breedlines into overwhelming sexual urges. They use their human-like bodies and beautiful features to control and influence their thoughts.
They have the ability to reach into the Breedline's mind during sleep, casting a spell of dreams about sexual contact, or intercourse. And one much less obvious manifestation of Creepers is nightmares - realistic, graphic, terrifying nightmares that rob the Breedline of sleep. Over a period, it can lead to severe fatigue and depression, leaving them emotionally and spiritually drained. Death can occur if they completely take over the Breedline's body.
HALF-BREED - This species is born with the genes from both Breedline and succubus. They can bond with either a full-blood Breedline or another half-breed. They do not have the ability to change into the Breedline wolf, but they do need blood from them to survive. With the power to hypnotize, most Breedlines have minimal respect and credence toward the half-breed species.
WICCA (or Wise One) - According to the Breedline species, a Wicca is the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts, and necromancy. A Wicca is also considered to be a demonic spirit. It is unclear to the Breedline if they act under the orders of the devil, or they are simply not understood and treated as outcasts. They have the ability to do white magic (good) or dark (evil).
KATAKO (a.k.a Lucas, or Dark Shadow) - He is the Chiang-shih demon's offspring that is born both Breedline and Wiccan. After one year, the Katako develops into an adult with the mind of a child, without reaching full maturity. It has the power to appear translucent, or become completely invisible. Being born half Breedline, it can shift into a wolf and transform, or mimic another creature with the power to instantly travel from one place to another. Their true purpose of creation is to bring forth the souls stuck in purgatory by using one drop of its blood. The Breedline queen's bite is the only way to destroy it.
GOLEMS (a.k.a The Death Army) - Evil creatures created by dark Wiccans with the power of necromancy. By releasing the souls of demons stuck in purgatory, the Wicca can give them the ability to shape into a creature that is made from earth. These creatures have various qualities, such as mass strength, enormous stature, and the power to consume their victims by saturating them with mud.
GUARDIANS (a.k.a Spirits of the Forest) - They originated during the Middle Ages with the purpose of protecting all creatures, especially the Breedline, from the destruction of any creation made by a dark Wicca. They have the ability to stay invisible with the power to move through any barrier and over any distance instantly.
THERIOMORPH - This species is born with the genes of a Breedline, but do not have the ability to change into a Breedline wolf. They shape shift into an enormous black panther. They possess powers of mind manipulation and random visions of the future. They must use the drug dopamine to suppress their urges. Their eye color shifts into a glowing lavender when their Theriomorph nature takes over. The Breedline see them as a threat to their species.
Jace Chamberlain (a.k.a The Beast) - He is a Breedline species who later discovers that his birth father, who is possessed by the Chiang-shih demon, murdered his mother when he and his twin brother were four years old. Raised by their new foster family and their uncle Jacks, he later discovers he was born with a curse of the Beast. With the help of his twin brother Jem, and his bonded mate Tessa, they help him cope with his rage to keep the Beast at bay. He's an IT engineer and is the lead singer and plays acoustic guitar in the band Chaos.
Jem Chamberlain (a.k.a The Chosen Son) - He is a Breedline species and Jace's twin brother. He carries the gene of the Chiang-shih demon that gives him the power to create a portal, and a force of electric energy used as a weapon and other powers he discovers later. His bonded mate is Mia Blackwood, and he's an IT engineer and the drummer in the band Chaos.
Tessa Fairchild - (a.k.a The Breedline Queen) - She was born into the human world and later discovers she's a Breedline. Abandoned by her parents, she was raised by her aunt and uncle without the knowledge of being born a twin. After she meets Jace, they become bonded mates. During her first change into her Breedline wolf, she is the new Breedline queen. She is an inspiring artist.
Dr. John and Sarah Chamberlain - They are Jace, Jem and Cassie's adoptive human parents. They are physicians in a children's unit, and also donate their time to the emergency center.
Chester and Amelia Ewan - They are called Guardians - a species originated during the Middle Ages with the purpose of protecting all creatures, especially the Breedline, from the destruction of any creation made by a dark Wiccan.
Jackson Gray - He is Jace and Jem's biological uncle - Katlyn Gray's older brother. Although he carries the gene of the Breedline, he does not shift into a wolf. Only Breedlines born with an identical twin have the ability to change into their wolf. He's a medical supply pilot.
Mia Blackwood - She is a half-breed and Jem's bonded mate. Abandoned at birth and raised in human foster care, she later finds her twin sister, Eve.
EVE - She is a half-breed and Sebastian's bonded mate. Growing up in human foster care, she spent her entire childhood abused until Sebastian saves her. Scorned from her past, she lashes out in anger, living a life of crime later to discover her twin sister, Mia Blackwood. After realizing the Chiang-shih demon possesses Sebastian, Eve clings to the past in hopes of reuniting with her beloved. Now that Sebastian is finally free of the demon, she has trust issues, worried he has an alternative plan for their sons.
Sebastian Crow - He is a half-breed, and Eve's bonded mate. After he had been killed by Jace in self- defense, he was possessed by the Chiang-shih demon after the Angel of Mercy cast him out of Alexander's body. As he tried to portray Sebastian's life, Eve finally figured out his secret. Keeping her captive only to survive on her blood, he later develops feelings for her. The demon creates a death army, determined to dominate the world and unleash his wrath amongst humans and the Breedline. Now free from the demon, he is determined to reunite with his beloved Eve who is kept prisoner by the Breedline Covenant awaiting trial for her past crimes against them.
Alexander Crest - He is a Breedline who was possessed by the Chiang-shih demon before birth. Murdering his family, Alexander kidnapped his twin's bonded mate, Katlyn Gray. Keeping her prisoner against her will, she becomes pregnant with his twins. As she managed to escape before she gave birth, Alexander eventually kills her in a fit of rage. Returning for his chosen son twenty-two years later, he is determined to convince him to join his army. After the battle between the Breedline, the demon is finally cast out of Alexander setting his soul free. For the demon's past crimes, Alexander is pardoned and must reside in the Breedline Covenant. Praying for forgiveness, he reunites with his twin sons, Jace and Jem. As he fights to keep his new family safe, romance blossoms with Dr. Helen Carrington.
Tim Ross - He is a Breedline species and head council of the California Covenant. Angel, his bonded mate - who is a half-breed - has Tim's daughter they named Natalie, after her sister.
Angel - She is a half-breed and Tim's bonded mate.
Natalie - She is a half-breed and Tim and Angel's daughter.
Kyle Jones - He is a Breedline species that resides in the California Covenant. Having lost his family to a house fire at childhood, his uncle Tim Ross has raised him since. Celina Baldolf is his bonded mate. He's a mechanic and also Jace and Jem's close friend, and plays bass in the rock band Chaos.
Casey Barton - He was born of the Breedline species, and lives in the California Covenant. He was adopted by Tim Ross's brother and carries a deep dark secret, afraid to reveal to the Breedline. He is a clothing model and plays backup bass and keyboards in the band Chaos.
Dr. Helen Carrington - She is a Breedline species and a physician at the California Bates hospital for both Breedlines and humans. Later, she discovers Jace and Jem carry a gene, possibly used for a cure to stop the aging process in her species. After Alexander's demon is banished, he is pardoned for all past crimes and welcomed into the Breedline Covenant. When he meets Helen, they become bonded mates.
Drakon Hexus - He is a Breedline species. At a young age, his first bonded mate was killed by her father. In a rage, he hunts and kills her murderer, breaking the Breedline's True Law. Shunned by his Covenant and forced to live as a rogue wolf, he's promised his humanity back if he joins the Chiang-shih demon's army. After Drakon discovers the demon's plans to destroy all humans and half-breeds, he betrays him and joins forces with the Breedline. As time passes, he bonds with another mate, Cassie Chamberlain.
Cassie Chamberlain - Adopted at age two by Jace and Jem's adoptive parents after her mother abandons her. Later, she discovers she is a Breedline species and bonds with the handsome Drakon Hexus. She is a nurse practitioner, specializing in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Malachi O'Conner - He was born a Breedline species, and shunned by the Breedline Covenant after breaking their True Law. Alexander Crest's demon later forced him into joining his army of rogue wolves. After he had tried to escape, he endured cruel torture from the Alexander's Chiang-shih demon. He was later rescued by the Breedline and pardoned for his past crimes.
Celina Baldolf - She is a Breedline species with the power of a Wiccan, but only practices white witchcraft. Her twin sister Taliah - a dark Wicca - murdered their parents when they were twelve years old. Dr. Helen Carrington is their aunt, and Kyle Jones is Celina's Breedline bonded mate. She is an editor for a local publishing company.
Taliah Baldolf - She is a Breedline species and the mother of the Katako. Using her powers as a dark Wiccan, she joins forces with the Chiang-shih demon to create his death army. After she threatens to kill the Breedline queen, the Beast overpowers her and sends her to her death.
Samuel Mercier - He is a Breedline and a council member from France that has secretly turned against his own Covenant to help the Chiang-shih demon. He and his other Breedline traitors go into hiding after the Breedline destroy the demon, desperate to seek revenge against the Covenant.
Fredrick Mercier - He is a Breedline and Samuel Mercier's identical twin. Also, he's a council member from France that has secretly turned against the Covenant to help the Chiang-shih demon.
Corbin Azzo - He is a Breedline and a council member that has turned against the Covenant to help the Chiang-shih demon.
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and 2 member cents. BREEDLINE - A species of humans that have the ability to change from human form into a wolf. They are not like the old legend of the Lycanthropy myth. Breedline species can shift into their wolf at will. The moon has no power over them. They do not pass their ability to other humans with a bite or scratch like the Lycanthropy myth.
The Breedline gene is passed down to offspring that are born identical twins. Although they live amongst human, their species must be kept secret.
In wolf form, they have super strength, speed, and heightened senses. Compared to humans, Breedlines have tremendous advantages when it comes to health. Their bodies heal fast and are not subject to illnesses or diseases. The only thing that slows their healing process is silver. It is their kryptonite. Besides old age, a silver bullet to the brain is the only thing deadly to the species. All males change into their wolf at the age of eighteen. Females do not go through the change until they make love to their Breedline bonded mate.
BREEDLINE TWINS - Identical twins that are born from either one or both parents of the Breedline species. They have a strong, unbreakable bond from birth, are born with telepathic abilities, and have the power to sense the other's emotions or injuries. In some cases, the bond between twins are so strong that if one dies, the other twin may pass on, especially if they don't have a mate.
BREEDLINE BONDING - The male Breedline spends their life in search of their bonded mate. When the male comes in contact with her, he instantly feels a simultaneous, desirable attraction and she becomes the most important thing in his life. He is there to love, protect, and cherish her until death. Once they are mated, they bond for life. It is possible for them to have more than one mate in their lifespan.
BELOVED - A word used by a Breedline to express the bond to their mate.
DOUBLE BONDED - In some cases, male Breedline twins bond with the same female but one will carry a stronger bond. Usually one of them must sacrifice for the other twin.
BREEDLINE COVENANT - The Breedline species must live within the boundaries of a Covenant, which is only formed with their species. The Covenant is governed and ruled by a head council. The council keeps their laws in order and oversees the species population.
THE BREEDLINE QUEEN - Over centuries the Breedline Covenant is ruled by a true queen. If there is no queen living, the Covenants are governed by an appointed head council until another one is born. A Breedline queen is born once every one hundred years. Her massive stature, black fur, and red eyes are the queen's trademarks. Her alpha wolf has twice the strength, speed, and size of any Breedline. The queen is expected to rule over all the Breedline Covenants where she will be respected and obeyed by all Breedline. This is their absolute True Law.
THE QUEENS RING - This ring has been passed down to all Breedline queens for generations. When the new queen places the ring on, it instantly shifts in size to fit her finger.
TRUE LAW - All Breedline Covenants have an ancient book of laws. If either sex disobeys the Breedline laws, they can be shunned, or no longer protected by their Covenant. If a Breedline takes another life out of revenge, or evil - other than protecting their life and the life of another - they will never have the ability to shift back human and will be cast out as a rogue wolf.
ROGUE WOLF - A Breedline shunned by their Covenant for taking another life out of revenge or evil and forced to live as a wolf until death without the ability to change human again. Some rogue wolves form into packs, which can be dangerous for other Breedline species.
RED (BLOOD) MOON - When the full moon passes through the amber shadow of the earth, producing a midnight eclipse visible across North America. So begins a lunar eclipse tetrad, a series of four consecutive total eclipses occurring at approximately six-month intervals. This incredible light beams into the heart of earth's shadow, filling it with a coppery glow and transforming the moon into a great red orb. During this time, all Breedline species that are mated have a strong desire to create offspring. This is also a time when Breedline females are more fertile for the conception of twins.
CHIANG-SHIH DEMON (Kiang shi, a.k.a Ramael Arminius) - An ancient demon that inhabits the body of a Breedline fetus before it's born, or during a Breedline's death. It continues to take the soul over the natural lifespan of the child, or the deceased Breedline. When the demon possesses a fetus, it breaks the bonding and telepathic abilities of their twin when they are born. If the demon possesses a deceased Breedline's body, it must do so before the soul passes on. If the soul is not intact, the body will soon die.
In most cases, the Chiang-shih demon will take the life of the other twin, even before their birth. The twin that is born with the demon will bring only evil to whomever they encounter. Their sole purpose is to gain full control of another soul and seek world domination.
There are two ways the demon is cast from the soul it possesses: by its firstborn son, and by the Angel of Mercy, Zadkiel. The Beast is the only one who can kill a Chiang-shih demon.
THE BEAST - He is the second born son of the Chiang-shih demon. When provoked into a rage, he will shift into his Beast instead of his Breedline wolf. The Beast is an enormous, dangerous two-footed creature that has wolf-like features. One bite has enough venom to kill the Chiang-shih demon and leave the soul of the person the demon possessed unharmed.
SHADOW WALKER (a.k.a Shadow Figure, or Black Mass) - The perception of a patch of shadow as a living, humanoid figure, particularly interpreted by the Breedline as the presence of a malevolent entity. When a Breedline species dies and does not pass on to the other side, they are left to roam the earth as a shadow of themselves - a ghost. They will not pass on until they have settled unfinished business before their death.
ZADKIEL (Tzadqiel, a.k.a "Righteousness of God") - The Archangel of freedom, benevolence, and mercy, and the Patron Angel of all who forgive. Breedline species tradition considers him to be the Angel of Mercy.
SUCCUBUS (a.k.a CREEPERS) - Creatures that search for, and feeds off the blood of the Breedline species. Creepers are skilled at extreme sexual pleasure, and the ecstasy they create is exceedingly intense and highly addictive. They cast off a scent that hypnotizes Breedlines into overwhelming sexual urges. They use their human-like bodies and beautiful features to control and influence their thoughts.
They have the ability to reach into the Breedline's mind during sleep, casting a spell of dreams about sexual contact, or intercourse. And one much less obvious manifestation of Creepers is nightmares - realistic, graphic, terrifying nightmares that rob the Breedline of sleep. Over a period, it can lead to severe fatigue and depression, leaving them emotionally and spiritually drained. Death can occur if they completely take over the Breedline's body.
HALF-BREED - This species is born with the genes from both Breedline and succubus. They can bond with either a full-blood Breedline or another half-breed. They do not have the ability to change into the Breedline wolf, but they do need blood from them to survive. With the power to hypnotize, most Breedlines have minimal respect and credence toward the half-breed species.
WICCA (or Wise One) - According to the Breedline species, a Wicca is the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts, and necromancy. A Wicca is also considered to be a demonic spirit. It is unclear to the Breedline if they act under the orders of the devil, or they are simply not understood and treated as outcasts. They have the ability to do white magic (good) or dark (evil).
KATAKO (a.k.a Lucas, or Dark Shadow) - He is the Chiang-shih demon's offspring that is born both Breedline and Wiccan. After one year, the Katako develops into an adult with the mind of a child, without reaching full maturity. It has the power to appear translucent, or become completely invisible. Being born half Breedline, it can shift into a wolf and transform, or mimic another creature with the power to instantly travel from one place to another. Their true purpose of creation is to bring forth the souls stuck in purgatory by using one drop of its blood. The Breedline queen's bite is the only way to destroy it.
GOLEMS (a.k.a The Death Army) - Evil creatures created by dark Wiccans with the power of necromancy. By releasing the souls of demons stuck in purgatory, the Wicca can give them the ability to shape into a creature that is made from earth. These creatures have various qualities, such as mass strength, enormous stature, and the power to consume their victims by saturating them with mud.
GUARDIANS (a.k.a Spirits of the Forest) - They originated during the Middle Ages with the purpose of protecting all creatures, especially the Breedline, from the destruction of any creation made by a dark Wicca. They have the ability to stay invisible with the power to move through any barrier and over any distance instantly.
THERIOMORPH - This species is born with the genes of a Breedline, but do not have the ability to change into a Breedline wolf. They shape shift into an enormous black panther. They possess powers of mind manipulation and random visions of the future. They must use the drug dopamine to suppress their urges. Their eye color shifts into a glowing lavender when their Theriomorph nature takes over. The Breedline see them as a threat to their species.
Jace Chamberlain (a.k.a The Beast) - He is a Breedline species who later discovers that his birth father, who is possessed by the Chiang-shih demon, murdered his mother when he and his twin brother were four years old. Raised by their new foster family and their uncle Jacks, he later discovers he was born with a curse of the Beast. With the help of his twin brother Jem, and his bonded mate Tessa, they help him cope with his rage to keep the Beast at bay. He's an IT engineer and is the lead singer and plays acoustic guitar in the band Chaos.
Jem Chamberlain (a.k.a The Chosen Son) - He is a Breedline species and Jace's twin brother. He carries the gene of the Chiang-shih demon that gives him the power to create a portal, and a force of electric energy used as a weapon and other powers he discovers later. His bonded mate is Mia Blackwood, and he's an IT engineer and the drummer in the band Chaos.
Tessa Fairchild - (a.k.a The Breedline Queen) - She was born into the human world and later discovers she's a Breedline. Abandoned by her parents, she was raised by her aunt and uncle without the knowledge of being born a twin. After she meets Jace, they become bonded mates. During her first change into her Breedline wolf, she is the new Breedline queen. She is an inspiring artist.
Dr. John and Sarah Chamberlain - They are Jace, Jem and Cassie's adoptive human parents. They are physicians in a children's unit, and also donate their time to the emergency center.
Chester and Amelia Ewan - They are called Guardians - a species originated during the Middle Ages with the purpose of protecting all creatures, especially the Breedline, from the destruction of any creation made by a dark Wiccan.
Jackson Gray - He is Jace and Jem's biological uncle - Katlyn Gray's older brother. Although he carries the gene of the Breedline, he does not shift into a wolf. Only Breedlines born with an identical twin have the ability to change into their wolf. He's a medical supply pilot.
Mia Blackwood - She is a half-breed and Jem's bonded mate. Abandoned at birth and raised in human foster care, she later finds her twin sister, Eve.
EVE - She is a half-breed and Sebastian's bonded mate. Growing up in human foster care, she spent her entire childhood abused until Sebastian saves her. Scorned from her past, she lashes out in anger, living a life of crime later to discover her twin sister, Mia Blackwood. After realizing the Chiang-shih demon possesses Sebastian, Eve clings to the past in hopes of reuniting with her beloved. Now that Sebastian is finally free of the demon, she has trust issues, worried he has an alternative plan for their sons.
Sebastian Crow - He is a half-breed, and Eve's bonded mate. After he had been killed by Jace in self- defense, he was possessed by the Chiang-shih demon after the Angel of Mercy cast him out of Alexander's body. As he tried to portray Sebastian's life, Eve finally figured out his secret. Keeping her captive only to survive on her blood, he later develops feelings for her. The demon creates a death army, determined to dominate the world and unleash his wrath amongst humans and the Breedline. Now free from the demon, he is determined to reunite with his beloved Eve who is kept prisoner by the Breedline Covenant awaiting trial for her past crimes against them.
Alexander Crest - He is a Breedline who was possessed by the Chiang-shih demon before birth. Murdering his family, Alexander kidnapped his twin's bonded mate, Katlyn Gray. Keeping her prisoner against her will, she becomes pregnant with his twins. As she managed to escape before she gave birth, Alexander eventually kills her in a fit of rage. Returning for his chosen son twenty-two years later, he is determined to convince him to join his army. After the battle between the Breedline, the demon is finally cast out of Alexander setting his soul free. For the demon's past crimes, Alexander is pardoned and must reside in the Breedline Covenant. Praying for forgiveness, he reunites with his twin sons, Jace and Jem. As he fights to keep his new family safe, romance blossoms with Dr. Helen Carrington.
Tim Ross - He is a Breedline species and head council of the California Covenant. Angel, his bonded mate - who is a half-breed - has Tim's daughter they named Natalie, after her sister.
Angel - She is a half-breed and Tim's bonded mate.
Natalie - She is a half-breed and Tim and Angel's daughter.
Kyle Jones - He is a Breedline species that resides in the California Covenant. Having lost his family to a house fire at childhood, his uncle Tim Ross has raised him since. Celina Baldolf is his bonded mate. He's a mechanic and also Jace and Jem's close friend, and plays bass in the rock band Chaos.
Casey Barton - He was born of the Breedline species, and lives in the California Covenant. He was adopted by Tim Ross's brother and carries a deep dark secret, afraid to reveal to the Breedline. He is a clothing model and plays backup bass and keyboards in the band Chaos.
Dr. Helen Carrington - She is a Breedline species and a physician at the California Bates hospital for both Breedlines and humans. Later, she discovers Jace and Jem carry a gene, possibly used for a cure to stop the aging process in her species. After Alexander's demon is banished, he is pardoned for all past crimes and welcomed into the Breedline Covenant. When he meets Helen, they become bonded mates.
Drakon Hexus - He is a Breedline species. At a young age, his first bonded mate was killed by her father. In a rage, he hunts and kills her murderer, breaking the Breedline's True Law. Shunned by his Covenant and forced to live as a rogue wolf, he's promised his humanity back if he joins the Chiang-shih demon's army. After Drakon discovers the demon's plans to destroy all humans and half-breeds, he betrays him and joins forces with the Breedline. As time passes, he bonds with another mate, Cassie Chamberlain.
Cassie Chamberlain - Adopted at age two by Jace and Jem's adoptive parents after her mother abandons her. Later, she discovers she is a Breedline species and bonds with the handsome Drakon Hexus. She is a nurse practitioner, specializing in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Malachi O'Conner - He was born a Breedline species, and shunned by the Breedline Covenant after breaking their True Law. Alexander Crest's demon later forced him into joining his army of rogue wolves. After he had tried to escape, he endured cruel torture from the Alexander's Chiang-shih demon. He was later rescued by the Breedline and pardoned for his past crimes.
Celina Baldolf - She is a Breedline species with the power of a Wiccan, but only practices white witchcraft. Her twin sister Taliah - a dark Wicca - murdered their parents when they were twelve years old. Dr. Helen Carrington is their aunt, and Kyle Jones is Celina's Breedline bonded mate. She is an editor for a local publishing company.
Taliah Baldolf - She is a Breedline species and the mother of the Katako. Using her powers as a dark Wiccan, she joins forces with the Chiang-shih demon to create his death army. After she threatens to kill the Breedline queen, the Beast overpowers her and sends her to her death.
Samuel Mercier - He is a Breedline and a council member from France that has secretly turned against his own Covenant to help the Chiang-shih demon. He and his other Breedline traitors go into hiding after the Breedline destroy the demon, desperate to seek revenge against the Covenant.
Fredrick Mercier - He is a Breedline and Samuel Mercier's identical twin. Also, he's a council member from France that has secretly turned against the Covenant to help the Chiang-shih demon.
Corbin Azzo - He is a Breedline and a council member that has turned against the Covenant to help the Chiang-shih demon.
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