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Unleashed Chaos/A Novel of the Breedline series
A chapter in the book Unleashed Chaos
The New Arrivals
by scongrove
Previously...
Before Tessa destroyed the Kataka—a creature with human-like-dragon features created by Taliah Baldolf and the Chiang-shih demon—it severely injured Celina’s spinal cord when he abducted her. Now back safe in the Breedline Covenant, Celina refuses medical attention in hopes her healing powers will soon kick in.
Chester Ewan— a Guardian, created during the Middle Ages by the Angel of Mercy, with the purpose of protecting all creatures, especially the Breedline from the destruction of any creation made by a dark Wicca—realized Jem Chamberlain, also known as the Chosen Son, had the power to heal Celina. After Chester revealed to Jem of his ability, he agrees to help. When they share the news with Tim Ross—the head of the Breedline council—he is hesitant at first due to the fact if Jem’s powers got out of control, his gift could also be deadly. And then he decides to inform Tessa—their Queen—before they discuss this with Celina.
After discussing all Celina’s options, her Aunt Helen persuades her to have surgery instead of taking the risk of Jem’s powers. Now that Celina is recovering from surgery, her physician—Dr. Kenneth Craven—gives her the results that there could be a possibility she would heal after time and therapy. When he told her she would not be released from the hospital in two weeks, Celina was heartbroken because she would miss Jem and Mia’s wedding.
Meanwhile, Tessa Fairchild—the Breedline Queen and her fiancé, Jace Chamberlain stops by the hospital to visit Celina. When Tessa introduces herself to Dr. Kenneth Craven, he has an instantaneous reaction, nearly knocking him to his knees with pain. After gathering his composure, he felt like he’d seen a ghost from the past. Tessa oddly resembled his bonded mate who suddenly vanished from his life years ago. Discussing this privately with Helen, Kenneth has no other explanation and believes Tessa is his daughter.
Now, after Sebastian Crow meets his twin brother, Thomas—who he thought died at childbirth—he gives Sebastian an offer he can’t refuse. If Sebastian agrees to join forces with Lilith, Thomas promises to help him locate where the Breedline is keeping Eve—who is pregnant with Sebastian’s twins.
Continued...
Early the next morning, Sebastian awoke with a stinger of a hangover. A hot shower sounded next to heaven; he thought as he rubbed the back of his head. The room was closing in on him as he tried to process everything that had happened in the last few days. His twin brother was alive and Eve was pregnant... with twins. And she was kept under lock and key by his archenemy. It all seemed so unreal and yet it was real.
An hour later, after showering and changing into clean clothes, he decided to call his twin brother, Thomas. Even though Sebastian rarely prayed, he’d thanked God his brother shared the information about Eve. This evening, they would meet to discuss their next move. Thomas had offered him a deal he couldn’t refuse.
“Hello, brother,” Thomas answered on the second ring.
Sebastian breathed out heavily over the phone. “I’m in.”
“Good.” Thomas’s voice expressed instant gratification. “I’ll meet you in the club’s VIP section at nine.”
“I’ll be there.” At that point, Sebastian hung up. His head pounded, and all he was capable of doing at the moment was lying back down. There was nothing further to discuss over the phone. It wasn’t like he was going to shoot-the-shit with his brother—although even if he had, chitchat wasn’t going to get him what he wanted.
****
Upon waking, Eve thought she’d lost control of her bladder, but as she moved the blankets aside and scooted over, she saw blood on the sheets. Soon after, she felt an excruciating pain in her lower back.
Everything happened so fast after that. It was like watching someone else as she went through the motions, moving by too quick to comprehend. And suddenly, Eve managed to compose herself enough to call the guards.
Not long after she ended the call, she recognized the voice coming from downstairs. It was Bruce Carmichael.
“Can ye hear me, Miss Eve?” He called out in a thick Scottish accent.
“Please, I need help.” Eve closed her eyes, pain contorting her features. “I think I’m in labor.”
Eve’s voice was so faint Bruce could barely hear her. While the other guard called Helen and waited by the door, Bruce charged up the stairs, taking two steps at a time.
He leaned over Eve and whispered close to her ear, “Hang oan Miss, help is oan th’ way.”
She didn’t remember much about being transferred onto a gurney and rushed downstairs—except for the constant pressure she felt in her lower abdomen. As Eve looked around, she saw blurred images of people with their mouths moving and their eyes meeting urgently across her. She couldn’t hear their voices. All she heard was the throbbing pain ringing inside her ears.
Rushing past the Covenant’s side entrance, Bruce and Tim carried Eve into the exam room as Helen and Mia held open the doors. Eve felt her body lowered until she was on top of a firm surface. She squinted her eyes when a light above shined down onto her face.
“Tim, please go find Cassie,” Helen urged. “I’m going to need her assistance.”
After Tim had left, Bruce was reluctant to leave Eve’s side. He stood, arms crossed, his gaze never leaving her as Helen scurried back and forth, preparing to do an examination.
Mia placed her palm on his shoulder. “Bruce, I’m going to need you to wait outside. Don’t worry. Eve’s in good hands.”
He nodded in agreement, but his expression stayed grim. Bruce grudgingly left the room so Helen could do her job. But he remained close, right outside the door.
When he stepped out, Helen put her face above Eves. “Eve, can you hear me?”
With her lids squeezed tight, she nodded in response.
“Where are you having pain?”
Barely moving her lips, Eve whispered, “My lower back… and my belly.”
As Helen wheeled the ultrasound machine over, Cassie came into the room. “I’m here,” she said, sounding out of breath. After she had scrubbed up, she placed a blood pressure cuff on Eve and prepared an IV.
Staring at the monitor, Helen moved the ultrasound probe around Eve’s stomach. “One of the baby’s heart rate is slowing, and she’s still bleeding heavily,” she told Cassie. “We need to get them out now. She obviously has an abruption.”
All Eve could do was look at her sister, Mia. In a voice that was both soothing and firm, Mia said, “You’re going to be okay, Eve.”
Helen came back into Eve’s view. “We’re going to have to put you under. I don’t have time to do an epidural, okay?”
Eve nodded as tears slid down the corners of her eyes. Before Cassie placed an oxygen mask on her, Eve’s voice cracked, “Wait. I want to tell Mia their names in case—“
Mia leaned closer and grasped her hand. “Nothing’s going to happen. Everything will be just fine.”
“No,” Eve’s voice was urgent. “Please… just in case.”
Mia nodded. “Okay.”
“My first born… Tidus,” she forced the words, “and my second born...“ Eve blinked her eyes until they completely closed.
“Eve?” Mia squeezed her hand.
Eve’s eyes slowly reopened. “Arius,” she gasped.
“Okay, she’s under,” Helen said. “Mia, I need you to step outside. We need to get her ready.”
The minutes stretched, seemingly days. Each minute ticked by with agonizing slowness. Bruce was unable to stay seated as he paced back and forth while Mia, Jem, Tessa, Angel and Tim sat waiting, their expressions somber.
They didn’t try to force Bruce to sit down and relax. They all had a clue he’d developed a fondness for Eve.
No longer able to contain herself, feeling sorry for him, Mia rose and went over to Bruce. To his surprise, she placed her hand on his arm. “Don’t worry, Bruce. Eve’s strong willed. She’ll be all right.”
He managed a half smile. “Thank ye, Mia,” he said in a choked voice.
When Mia sat back down next to Tessa, her shoulders sagged a bit as if all the air escaped her at once.
Tessa reached for her hand, squeezing lightly. “She’ll be just fine, Mia.”
Mia turned in her direction, her eyes instantly going warm as she registered Tessa’s sincerity. “You’ve got a big heart, Tessa,” she murmured. “I don’t know how you do it.”
Tessa looked at her puzzled. “Do what?”
“Forgive Eve,” Mia said. “After all she has done… you forgive her.”
“I’m not the only one with a big heart,” Tessa said. “You and Jem are the most generous people I’ve ever met. Taking care of Eve’s children while she goes to trial is beyond what anyone else would do.”
Mia smiled and looked away, staring at the examination door, praying her sister and the twins would be safe in God’s hands.”
Inside the exam room, Helen and Cassie traded medical terms back and forth along with metal clanging sounds and suction noises. They were both focused and in control.
“Okay, here’s baby number one,” Helen said, handing the baby over to Cassie.
As Cassie wrapped him up in a warm blanket, he let out an ear-piercing cry. “He’s definitely got a healthy set of lungs,” she pointed out. Placing him in a neonatal crib, she quickly cleaned him and went back to assist Helen with baby number two.
“I’ve got him,” Helen said relieved. When she handed the baby to Cassie, she quickly bundled him up in a blanket and placed him next to his brother. While she wiped him off, the baby opened his eyes. Cassie immediately covered her mouth and gasped. Silently the baby stared up at her with the deepest dark depths.
“His eyes...,“ Cassie muttered against her hand.
Helen looked at Cassie and frowned. “What’s wrong with his eyes?”
Cassie was baffled when the baby’s eyes suddenly changed, appearing gold. She lowered her hand and said, “But, I—“
“Cassie, we’ve got a problem,” Helen barked. “Eve’s still hemorrhaging. I need your help. We’re going to have to do a hysterectomy.”
Cassie shifted her focus back to Helen. “I’ll take Mia the babies.”
“All right,” Helen said. “But hurry.”
Gently, Cassie picked up Tidus and stepped outside the room.
“The babies are fine, but we’re going to have to do an emergency hysterectomy on Eve,” she explained, placing the small bundle into Mia’s arms.
“Is he the first born?” Mia asked, peeking inside the blanket. “Is this little Tidus?”
“Yes,” Cassie confirmed, reaching for the door. “I’ll bring you his brother.”
Seconds later, she came out with Arius. Jem stood up as Cassie handed the baby to him. When he looked down, he exhaled. He saw a perfectly formed, healthy little boy with dark hair. Cuddling him close, he whispered, “Hey, there, little man.”
Heading back to the exam room, Cassie stopped and looked over her shoulder. “I’ll let you know as soon as we’re finished.”
Cradled in Jem’s arms, Arius opened his eyes and cooed. Abruptly, Jem’s expression turned from soft to shell-shocked. “What the—“
Mia became aware that something wasn’t right. When Jem looked at her, he blinked in surprise with his jaw gapped open.
“What?” Mia shook her head. “Is there something wrong with him?”
“His eyes—“
When she moved beside Jem, she looked down at the baby. His pupils were just like Sebastian’s, a shimmering gold. Shifting her focus on Jem, she said, “His eyes are supposed to be this color, honey.”
Jem’s hands shook as he looked down at the baby again, and was astonished to discover they were indeed the color of gold. “B-but,” he stammered. “I thought—“
Abruptly, the baby in Mia’s arms let out a piercing cry taking the focus off Arius. Everyone immediately crowded around Jem and Mia to get a look at the new arrivals.
“Oh, they’re beautiful,” Tessa said. “Can I hold him?”
“Oh course.” Mia handed the fussy baby to her, and in no time, baby Tidus stopped crying when Tessa rocked him in her arms.
Before Jem could collect his scattered thoughts, Mia offered to take the baby he was holding. Placing him in her arms, Jem stood there numbly, watching as Mia cuddled the baby and whispered, “Hello, little Arius.”
Standing beside Mia, Angel reached out and smoothed her hand over Arius’s soft curls. “Look at all that gorgeous hair.”
Mia looked at her and smiled. “Would you like to hold him?”
“How can I resist,” Angel boasted reaching for the baby. “He’s so beautiful.”
Drakon came into the room carrying Natalie and announced, “Someone is dying to see the new arrivals.”
When Drakon lowered Natalie to her feet, she hurried over to Angel and reached up with her arms. “Ba-bee! Ba-bee!”
Tim picked Natalie up so she could see the baby Angel was holding. “Looks like you’re going to have playmates,” he told her.
Drakon chuckled. “When they start walking, she’ll keep those two on their toes.”
There was a brief admiration in Angel’s eyes as she glanced Jem’s way. But it quickly wiped away by a look of concern as she thought of his twin brother, Jace.
“Has anyone told Jace about you two keeping the babies here?” Angel asked, arching her brows, waiting for Jem’s reaction.
Jem shook his head and sighed. “Not yet. But I’ll talk to him. He’s not going to like the idea of Eve and Sebastian’s children raised here.”
“I’ll help try to convince him,” Tessa said. “He’ll need time to adjust, but I believe he’ll come around.”
Jem swallowed the knot in his throat. “Am I the only one...“ He paused, trying to think of the right words to say, “...concerned about Arius and Tidus inheriting the demon’s genetics?”
“The thought has crossed my mind,” Tim confessed. “All of us will have to take on the responsibility of monitoring their behavior as they grow up. If we’re lucky, they’ll turn out to be like you and Jace.”
An hour later, Cassie appeared from the exam room. “Eve’s going to be all right,” she said in an exhausted tone.
“When can I see her?” Mia asked, worry simmering in her voice.
Helen stepped out and stood next to Cassie. “She’s resting right now, but you can visit her for a few minutes.”
“Thank you, Helen. And thanks, Cassie,” Mia said graciously. “Without the both of you, Eve and the babies…”
Helen smiled. “You’re welcome.”
When Mia went into the room to check on Eve, Helen walked over to Tessa. “Can I speak to you in private?”
Tessa nodded. “Of course.”
As they moved across the room to a small table, Tessa sat down with Tidus cradled in her arms. When she looked down at him, she said, “Look at him, Helen. He’s sucking his thumb.”
“Just think,” Helen shifted her focus from Tidus to Tessa, “you’ll be having two little one’s yourself soon.”
“I know.” Tessa’s eyes lit up with excitement. “It all seems to be flying by so fast. I can’t wait to hold them in my arms.”
“Can I ask you something personal?” Helen asked, not mincing her words.
“Sure,” Tessa said, her brows furrowing. “What is it?”
“What would you think if I said I might have found your biological father?”
Tessa froze and swallowed back the knot in her throat. “Wait a minute. Backup.”
She stood, suddenly no longer able to sit. “What did you say?”
After Helen had explained to her what Dr. Kenneth Craven had told her, Tessa agreed to meet with him. As Tessa thought back to all the years of feeling abandoned by her parents, she never had the slightest clue that her aunt and uncle, who had raised her, kept such a secret.
“How can you be sure he’s my father?”
Reaching into the pocket of her white coat, Helen pulled out a small box. “If you agree, I can get a sample for a DNA test with just a cheek swab,” she explained as she opened the kit and held up a long cotton swab. “All I need to do is rub this inside your inner cheek lining. I’ve already done one on Kenneth.”
“Okay,” Tessa said, tears burning the edge of her eyes. “Let’s do it.”
To be continued...
Previously...
Before Tessa destroyed the Kataka—a creature with human-like-dragon features created by Taliah Baldolf and the Chiang-shih demon—it severely injured Celina’s spinal cord when he abducted her. Now back safe in the Breedline Covenant, Celina refuses medical attention in hopes her healing powers will soon kick in.
Chester Ewan— a Guardian, created during the Middle Ages by the Angel of Mercy, with the purpose of protecting all creatures, especially the Breedline from the destruction of any creation made by a dark Wicca—realized Jem Chamberlain, also known as the Chosen Son, had the power to heal Celina. After Chester revealed to Jem of his ability, he agrees to help. When they share the news with Tim Ross—the head of the Breedline council—he is hesitant at first due to the fact if Jem’s powers got out of control, his gift could also be deadly. And then he decides to inform Tessa—their Queen—before they discuss this with Celina.
After discussing all Celina’s options, her Aunt Helen persuades her to have surgery instead of taking the risk of Jem’s powers. Now that Celina is recovering from surgery, her physician—Dr. Kenneth Craven—gives her the results that there could be a possibility she would heal after time and therapy. When he told her she would not be released from the hospital in two weeks, Celina was heartbroken because she would miss Jem and Mia’s wedding.
Meanwhile, Tessa Fairchild—the Breedline Queen and her fiancé, Jace Chamberlain stops by the hospital to visit Celina. When Tessa introduces herself to Dr. Kenneth Craven, he has an instantaneous reaction, nearly knocking him to his knees with pain. After gathering his composure, he felt like he’d seen a ghost from the past. Tessa oddly resembled his bonded mate who suddenly vanished from his life years ago. Discussing this privately with Helen, Kenneth has no other explanation and believes Tessa is his daughter.
Now, after Sebastian Crow meets his twin brother, Thomas—who he thought died at childbirth—he gives Sebastian an offer he can’t refuse. If Sebastian agrees to join forces with Lilith, Thomas promises to help him locate where the Breedline is keeping Eve—who is pregnant with Sebastian’s twins.
Continued...
Early the next morning, Sebastian awoke with a stinger of a hangover. A hot shower sounded next to heaven; he thought as he rubbed the back of his head. The room was closing in on him as he tried to process everything that had happened in the last few days. His twin brother was alive and Eve was pregnant... with twins. And she was kept under lock and key by his archenemy. It all seemed so unreal and yet it was real.
An hour later, after showering and changing into clean clothes, he decided to call his twin brother, Thomas. Even though Sebastian rarely prayed, he’d thanked God his brother shared the information about Eve. This evening, they would meet to discuss their next move. Thomas had offered him a deal he couldn’t refuse.
“Hello, brother,” Thomas answered on the second ring.
Sebastian breathed out heavily over the phone. “I’m in.”
“Good.” Thomas’s voice expressed instant gratification. “I’ll meet you in the club’s VIP section at nine.”
“I’ll be there.” At that point, Sebastian hung up. His head pounded, and all he was capable of doing at the moment was lying back down. There was nothing further to discuss over the phone. It wasn’t like he was going to shoot-the-shit with his brother—although even if he had, chitchat wasn’t going to get him what he wanted.
****
Upon waking, Eve thought she’d lost control of her bladder, but as she moved the blankets aside and scooted over, she saw blood on the sheets. Soon after, she felt an excruciating pain in her lower back.
Everything happened so fast after that. It was like watching someone else as she went through the motions, moving by too quick to comprehend. And suddenly, Eve managed to compose herself enough to call the guards.
Not long after she ended the call, she recognized the voice coming from downstairs. It was Bruce Carmichael.
“Can ye hear me, Miss Eve?” He called out in a thick Scottish accent.
“Please, I need help.” Eve closed her eyes, pain contorting her features. “I think I’m in labor.”
Eve’s voice was so faint Bruce could barely hear her. While the other guard called Helen and waited by the door, Bruce charged up the stairs, taking two steps at a time.
He leaned over Eve and whispered close to her ear, “Hang oan Miss, help is oan th’ way.”
She didn’t remember much about being transferred onto a gurney and rushed downstairs—except for the constant pressure she felt in her lower abdomen. As Eve looked around, she saw blurred images of people with their mouths moving and their eyes meeting urgently across her. She couldn’t hear their voices. All she heard was the throbbing pain ringing inside her ears.
Rushing past the Covenant’s side entrance, Bruce and Tim carried Eve into the exam room as Helen and Mia held open the doors. Eve felt her body lowered until she was on top of a firm surface. She squinted her eyes when a light above shined down onto her face.
“Tim, please go find Cassie,” Helen urged. “I’m going to need her assistance.”
After Tim had left, Bruce was reluctant to leave Eve’s side. He stood, arms crossed, his gaze never leaving her as Helen scurried back and forth, preparing to do an examination.
Mia placed her palm on his shoulder. “Bruce, I’m going to need you to wait outside. Don’t worry. Eve’s in good hands.”
He nodded in agreement, but his expression stayed grim. Bruce grudgingly left the room so Helen could do her job. But he remained close, right outside the door.
When he stepped out, Helen put her face above Eves. “Eve, can you hear me?”
With her lids squeezed tight, she nodded in response.
“Where are you having pain?”
Barely moving her lips, Eve whispered, “My lower back… and my belly.”
As Helen wheeled the ultrasound machine over, Cassie came into the room. “I’m here,” she said, sounding out of breath. After she had scrubbed up, she placed a blood pressure cuff on Eve and prepared an IV.
Staring at the monitor, Helen moved the ultrasound probe around Eve’s stomach. “One of the baby’s heart rate is slowing, and she’s still bleeding heavily,” she told Cassie. “We need to get them out now. She obviously has an abruption.”
All Eve could do was look at her sister, Mia. In a voice that was both soothing and firm, Mia said, “You’re going to be okay, Eve.”
Helen came back into Eve’s view. “We’re going to have to put you under. I don’t have time to do an epidural, okay?”
Eve nodded as tears slid down the corners of her eyes. Before Cassie placed an oxygen mask on her, Eve’s voice cracked, “Wait. I want to tell Mia their names in case—“
Mia leaned closer and grasped her hand. “Nothing’s going to happen. Everything will be just fine.”
“No,” Eve’s voice was urgent. “Please… just in case.”
Mia nodded. “Okay.”
“My first born… Tidus,” she forced the words, “and my second born...“ Eve blinked her eyes until they completely closed.
“Eve?” Mia squeezed her hand.
Eve’s eyes slowly reopened. “Arius,” she gasped.
“Okay, she’s under,” Helen said. “Mia, I need you to step outside. We need to get her ready.”
The minutes stretched, seemingly days. Each minute ticked by with agonizing slowness. Bruce was unable to stay seated as he paced back and forth while Mia, Jem, Tessa, Angel and Tim sat waiting, their expressions somber.
They didn’t try to force Bruce to sit down and relax. They all had a clue he’d developed a fondness for Eve.
No longer able to contain herself, feeling sorry for him, Mia rose and went over to Bruce. To his surprise, she placed her hand on his arm. “Don’t worry, Bruce. Eve’s strong willed. She’ll be all right.”
He managed a half smile. “Thank ye, Mia,” he said in a choked voice.
When Mia sat back down next to Tessa, her shoulders sagged a bit as if all the air escaped her at once.
Tessa reached for her hand, squeezing lightly. “She’ll be just fine, Mia.”
Mia turned in her direction, her eyes instantly going warm as she registered Tessa’s sincerity. “You’ve got a big heart, Tessa,” she murmured. “I don’t know how you do it.”
Tessa looked at her puzzled. “Do what?”
“Forgive Eve,” Mia said. “After all she has done… you forgive her.”
“I’m not the only one with a big heart,” Tessa said. “You and Jem are the most generous people I’ve ever met. Taking care of Eve’s children while she goes to trial is beyond what anyone else would do.”
Mia smiled and looked away, staring at the examination door, praying her sister and the twins would be safe in God’s hands.”
Inside the exam room, Helen and Cassie traded medical terms back and forth along with metal clanging sounds and suction noises. They were both focused and in control.
“Okay, here’s baby number one,” Helen said, handing the baby over to Cassie.
As Cassie wrapped him up in a warm blanket, he let out an ear-piercing cry. “He’s definitely got a healthy set of lungs,” she pointed out. Placing him in a neonatal crib, she quickly cleaned him and went back to assist Helen with baby number two.
“I’ve got him,” Helen said relieved. When she handed the baby to Cassie, she quickly bundled him up in a blanket and placed him next to his brother. While she wiped him off, the baby opened his eyes. Cassie immediately covered her mouth and gasped. Silently the baby stared up at her with the deepest dark depths.
“His eyes...,“ Cassie muttered against her hand.
Helen looked at Cassie and frowned. “What’s wrong with his eyes?”
Cassie was baffled when the baby’s eyes suddenly changed, appearing gold. She lowered her hand and said, “But, I—“
“Cassie, we’ve got a problem,” Helen barked. “Eve’s still hemorrhaging. I need your help. We’re going to have to do a hysterectomy.”
Cassie shifted her focus back to Helen. “I’ll take Mia the babies.”
“All right,” Helen said. “But hurry.”
Gently, Cassie picked up Tidus and stepped outside the room.
“The babies are fine, but we’re going to have to do an emergency hysterectomy on Eve,” she explained, placing the small bundle into Mia’s arms.
“Is he the first born?” Mia asked, peeking inside the blanket. “Is this little Tidus?”
“Yes,” Cassie confirmed, reaching for the door. “I’ll bring you his brother.”
Seconds later, she came out with Arius. Jem stood up as Cassie handed the baby to him. When he looked down, he exhaled. He saw a perfectly formed, healthy little boy with dark hair. Cuddling him close, he whispered, “Hey, there, little man.”
Heading back to the exam room, Cassie stopped and looked over her shoulder. “I’ll let you know as soon as we’re finished.”
Cradled in Jem’s arms, Arius opened his eyes and cooed. Abruptly, Jem’s expression turned from soft to shell-shocked. “What the—“
Mia became aware that something wasn’t right. When Jem looked at her, he blinked in surprise with his jaw gapped open.
“What?” Mia shook her head. “Is there something wrong with him?”
“His eyes—“
When she moved beside Jem, she looked down at the baby. His pupils were just like Sebastian’s, a shimmering gold. Shifting her focus on Jem, she said, “His eyes are supposed to be this color, honey.”
Jem’s hands shook as he looked down at the baby again, and was astonished to discover they were indeed the color of gold. “B-but,” he stammered. “I thought—“
Abruptly, the baby in Mia’s arms let out a piercing cry taking the focus off Arius. Everyone immediately crowded around Jem and Mia to get a look at the new arrivals.
“Oh, they’re beautiful,” Tessa said. “Can I hold him?”
“Oh course.” Mia handed the fussy baby to her, and in no time, baby Tidus stopped crying when Tessa rocked him in her arms.
Before Jem could collect his scattered thoughts, Mia offered to take the baby he was holding. Placing him in her arms, Jem stood there numbly, watching as Mia cuddled the baby and whispered, “Hello, little Arius.”
Standing beside Mia, Angel reached out and smoothed her hand over Arius’s soft curls. “Look at all that gorgeous hair.”
Mia looked at her and smiled. “Would you like to hold him?”
“How can I resist,” Angel boasted reaching for the baby. “He’s so beautiful.”
Drakon came into the room carrying Natalie and announced, “Someone is dying to see the new arrivals.”
When Drakon lowered Natalie to her feet, she hurried over to Angel and reached up with her arms. “Ba-bee! Ba-bee!”
Tim picked Natalie up so she could see the baby Angel was holding. “Looks like you’re going to have playmates,” he told her.
Drakon chuckled. “When they start walking, she’ll keep those two on their toes.”
There was a brief admiration in Angel’s eyes as she glanced Jem’s way. But it quickly wiped away by a look of concern as she thought of his twin brother, Jace.
“Has anyone told Jace about you two keeping the babies here?” Angel asked, arching her brows, waiting for Jem’s reaction.
Jem shook his head and sighed. “Not yet. But I’ll talk to him. He’s not going to like the idea of Eve and Sebastian’s children raised here.”
“I’ll help try to convince him,” Tessa said. “He’ll need time to adjust, but I believe he’ll come around.”
Jem swallowed the knot in his throat. “Am I the only one...“ He paused, trying to think of the right words to say, “...concerned about Arius and Tidus inheriting the demon’s genetics?”
“The thought has crossed my mind,” Tim confessed. “All of us will have to take on the responsibility of monitoring their behavior as they grow up. If we’re lucky, they’ll turn out to be like you and Jace.”
An hour later, Cassie appeared from the exam room. “Eve’s going to be all right,” she said in an exhausted tone.
“When can I see her?” Mia asked, worry simmering in her voice.
Helen stepped out and stood next to Cassie. “She’s resting right now, but you can visit her for a few minutes.”
“Thank you, Helen. And thanks, Cassie,” Mia said graciously. “Without the both of you, Eve and the babies…”
Helen smiled. “You’re welcome.”
When Mia went into the room to check on Eve, Helen walked over to Tessa. “Can I speak to you in private?”
Tessa nodded. “Of course.”
As they moved across the room to a small table, Tessa sat down with Tidus cradled in her arms. When she looked down at him, she said, “Look at him, Helen. He’s sucking his thumb.”
“Just think,” Helen shifted her focus from Tidus to Tessa, “you’ll be having two little one’s yourself soon.”
“I know.” Tessa’s eyes lit up with excitement. “It all seems to be flying by so fast. I can’t wait to hold them in my arms.”
“Can I ask you something personal?” Helen asked, not mincing her words.
“Sure,” Tessa said, her brows furrowing. “What is it?”
“What would you think if I said I might have found your biological father?”
Tessa froze and swallowed back the knot in her throat. “Wait a minute. Backup.”
She stood, suddenly no longer able to sit. “What did you say?”
After Helen had explained to her what Dr. Kenneth Craven had told her, Tessa agreed to meet with him. As Tessa thought back to all the years of feeling abandoned by her parents, she never had the slightest clue that her aunt and uncle, who had raised her, kept such a secret.
“How can you be sure he’s my father?”
Reaching into the pocket of her white coat, Helen pulled out a small box. “If you agree, I can get a sample for a DNA test with just a cheek swab,” she explained as she opened the kit and held up a long cotton swab. “All I need to do is rub this inside your inner cheek lining. I’ve already done one on Kenneth.”
“Okay,” Tessa said, tears burning the edge of her eyes. “Let’s do it.”
To be continued...
Before Tessa destroyed the Kataka—a creature with human-like-dragon features created by Taliah Baldolf and the Chiang-shih demon—it severely injured Celina’s spinal cord when he abducted her. Now back safe in the Breedline Covenant, Celina refuses medical attention in hopes her healing powers will soon kick in.
Chester Ewan— a Guardian, created during the Middle Ages by the Angel of Mercy, with the purpose of protecting all creatures, especially the Breedline from the destruction of any creation made by a dark Wicca—realized Jem Chamberlain, also known as the Chosen Son, had the power to heal Celina. After Chester revealed to Jem of his ability, he agrees to help. When they share the news with Tim Ross—the head of the Breedline council—he is hesitant at first due to the fact if Jem’s powers got out of control, his gift could also be deadly. And then he decides to inform Tessa—their Queen—before they discuss this with Celina.
After discussing all Celina’s options, her Aunt Helen persuades her to have surgery instead of taking the risk of Jem’s powers. Now that Celina is recovering from surgery, her physician—Dr. Kenneth Craven—gives her the results that there could be a possibility she would heal after time and therapy. When he told her she would not be released from the hospital in two weeks, Celina was heartbroken because she would miss Jem and Mia’s wedding.
Meanwhile, Tessa Fairchild—the Breedline Queen and her fiancé, Jace Chamberlain stops by the hospital to visit Celina. When Tessa introduces herself to Dr. Kenneth Craven, he has an instantaneous reaction, nearly knocking him to his knees with pain. After gathering his composure, he felt like he’d seen a ghost from the past. Tessa oddly resembled his bonded mate who suddenly vanished from his life years ago. Discussing this privately with Helen, Kenneth has no other explanation and believes Tessa is his daughter.
Now, after Sebastian Crow meets his twin brother, Thomas—who he thought died at childbirth—he gives Sebastian an offer he can’t refuse. If Sebastian agrees to join forces with Lilith, Thomas promises to help him locate where the Breedline is keeping Eve—who is pregnant with Sebastian’s twins.
Continued...
Early the next morning, Sebastian awoke with a stinger of a hangover. A hot shower sounded next to heaven; he thought as he rubbed the back of his head. The room was closing in on him as he tried to process everything that had happened in the last few days. His twin brother was alive and Eve was pregnant... with twins. And she was kept under lock and key by his archenemy. It all seemed so unreal and yet it was real.
An hour later, after showering and changing into clean clothes, he decided to call his twin brother, Thomas. Even though Sebastian rarely prayed, he’d thanked God his brother shared the information about Eve. This evening, they would meet to discuss their next move. Thomas had offered him a deal he couldn’t refuse.
“Hello, brother,” Thomas answered on the second ring.
Sebastian breathed out heavily over the phone. “I’m in.”
“Good.” Thomas’s voice expressed instant gratification. “I’ll meet you in the club’s VIP section at nine.”
“I’ll be there.” At that point, Sebastian hung up. His head pounded, and all he was capable of doing at the moment was lying back down. There was nothing further to discuss over the phone. It wasn’t like he was going to shoot-the-shit with his brother—although even if he had, chitchat wasn’t going to get him what he wanted.
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Upon waking, Eve thought she’d lost control of her bladder, but as she moved the blankets aside and scooted over, she saw blood on the sheets. Soon after, she felt an excruciating pain in her lower back.
Everything happened so fast after that. It was like watching someone else as she went through the motions, moving by too quick to comprehend. And suddenly, Eve managed to compose herself enough to call the guards.
Not long after she ended the call, she recognized the voice coming from downstairs. It was Bruce Carmichael.
“Can ye hear me, Miss Eve?” He called out in a thick Scottish accent.
“Please, I need help.” Eve closed her eyes, pain contorting her features. “I think I’m in labor.”
Eve’s voice was so faint Bruce could barely hear her. While the other guard called Helen and waited by the door, Bruce charged up the stairs, taking two steps at a time.
He leaned over Eve and whispered close to her ear, “Hang oan Miss, help is oan th’ way.”
She didn’t remember much about being transferred onto a gurney and rushed downstairs—except for the constant pressure she felt in her lower abdomen. As Eve looked around, she saw blurred images of people with their mouths moving and their eyes meeting urgently across her. She couldn’t hear their voices. All she heard was the throbbing pain ringing inside her ears.
Rushing past the Covenant’s side entrance, Bruce and Tim carried Eve into the exam room as Helen and Mia held open the doors. Eve felt her body lowered until she was on top of a firm surface. She squinted her eyes when a light above shined down onto her face.
“Tim, please go find Cassie,” Helen urged. “I’m going to need her assistance.”
After Tim had left, Bruce was reluctant to leave Eve’s side. He stood, arms crossed, his gaze never leaving her as Helen scurried back and forth, preparing to do an examination.
Mia placed her palm on his shoulder. “Bruce, I’m going to need you to wait outside. Don’t worry. Eve’s in good hands.”
He nodded in agreement, but his expression stayed grim. Bruce grudgingly left the room so Helen could do her job. But he remained close, right outside the door.
When he stepped out, Helen put her face above Eves. “Eve, can you hear me?”
With her lids squeezed tight, she nodded in response.
“Where are you having pain?”
Barely moving her lips, Eve whispered, “My lower back… and my belly.”
As Helen wheeled the ultrasound machine over, Cassie came into the room. “I’m here,” she said, sounding out of breath. After she had scrubbed up, she placed a blood pressure cuff on Eve and prepared an IV.
Staring at the monitor, Helen moved the ultrasound probe around Eve’s stomach. “One of the baby’s heart rate is slowing, and she’s still bleeding heavily,” she told Cassie. “We need to get them out now. She obviously has an abruption.”
All Eve could do was look at her sister, Mia. In a voice that was both soothing and firm, Mia said, “You’re going to be okay, Eve.”
Helen came back into Eve’s view. “We’re going to have to put you under. I don’t have time to do an epidural, okay?”
Eve nodded as tears slid down the corners of her eyes. Before Cassie placed an oxygen mask on her, Eve’s voice cracked, “Wait. I want to tell Mia their names in case—“
Mia leaned closer and grasped her hand. “Nothing’s going to happen. Everything will be just fine.”
“No,” Eve’s voice was urgent. “Please… just in case.”
Mia nodded. “Okay.”
“My first born… Tidus,” she forced the words, “and my second born...“ Eve blinked her eyes until they completely closed.
“Eve?” Mia squeezed her hand.
Eve’s eyes slowly reopened. “Arius,” she gasped.
“Okay, she’s under,” Helen said. “Mia, I need you to step outside. We need to get her ready.”
The minutes stretched, seemingly days. Each minute ticked by with agonizing slowness. Bruce was unable to stay seated as he paced back and forth while Mia, Jem, Tessa, Angel and Tim sat waiting, their expressions somber.
They didn’t try to force Bruce to sit down and relax. They all had a clue he’d developed a fondness for Eve.
No longer able to contain herself, feeling sorry for him, Mia rose and went over to Bruce. To his surprise, she placed her hand on his arm. “Don’t worry, Bruce. Eve’s strong willed. She’ll be all right.”
He managed a half smile. “Thank ye, Mia,” he said in a choked voice.
When Mia sat back down next to Tessa, her shoulders sagged a bit as if all the air escaped her at once.
Tessa reached for her hand, squeezing lightly. “She’ll be just fine, Mia.”
Mia turned in her direction, her eyes instantly going warm as she registered Tessa’s sincerity. “You’ve got a big heart, Tessa,” she murmured. “I don’t know how you do it.”
Tessa looked at her puzzled. “Do what?”
“Forgive Eve,” Mia said. “After all she has done… you forgive her.”
“I’m not the only one with a big heart,” Tessa said. “You and Jem are the most generous people I’ve ever met. Taking care of Eve’s children while she goes to trial is beyond what anyone else would do.”
Mia smiled and looked away, staring at the examination door, praying her sister and the twins would be safe in God’s hands.”
Inside the exam room, Helen and Cassie traded medical terms back and forth along with metal clanging sounds and suction noises. They were both focused and in control.
“Okay, here’s baby number one,” Helen said, handing the baby over to Cassie.
As Cassie wrapped him up in a warm blanket, he let out an ear-piercing cry. “He’s definitely got a healthy set of lungs,” she pointed out. Placing him in a neonatal crib, she quickly cleaned him and went back to assist Helen with baby number two.
“I’ve got him,” Helen said relieved. When she handed the baby to Cassie, she quickly bundled him up in a blanket and placed him next to his brother. While she wiped him off, the baby opened his eyes. Cassie immediately covered her mouth and gasped. Silently the baby stared up at her with the deepest dark depths.
“His eyes...,“ Cassie muttered against her hand.
Helen looked at Cassie and frowned. “What’s wrong with his eyes?”
Cassie was baffled when the baby’s eyes suddenly changed, appearing gold. She lowered her hand and said, “But, I—“
“Cassie, we’ve got a problem,” Helen barked. “Eve’s still hemorrhaging. I need your help. We’re going to have to do a hysterectomy.”
Cassie shifted her focus back to Helen. “I’ll take Mia the babies.”
“All right,” Helen said. “But hurry.”
Gently, Cassie picked up Tidus and stepped outside the room.
“The babies are fine, but we’re going to have to do an emergency hysterectomy on Eve,” she explained, placing the small bundle into Mia’s arms.
“Is he the first born?” Mia asked, peeking inside the blanket. “Is this little Tidus?”
“Yes,” Cassie confirmed, reaching for the door. “I’ll bring you his brother.”
Seconds later, she came out with Arius. Jem stood up as Cassie handed the baby to him. When he looked down, he exhaled. He saw a perfectly formed, healthy little boy with dark hair. Cuddling him close, he whispered, “Hey, there, little man.”
Heading back to the exam room, Cassie stopped and looked over her shoulder. “I’ll let you know as soon as we’re finished.”
Cradled in Jem’s arms, Arius opened his eyes and cooed. Abruptly, Jem’s expression turned from soft to shell-shocked. “What the—“
Mia became aware that something wasn’t right. When Jem looked at her, he blinked in surprise with his jaw gapped open.
“What?” Mia shook her head. “Is there something wrong with him?”
“His eyes—“
When she moved beside Jem, she looked down at the baby. His pupils were just like Sebastian’s, a shimmering gold. Shifting her focus on Jem, she said, “His eyes are supposed to be this color, honey.”
Jem’s hands shook as he looked down at the baby again, and was astonished to discover they were indeed the color of gold. “B-but,” he stammered. “I thought—“
Abruptly, the baby in Mia’s arms let out a piercing cry taking the focus off Arius. Everyone immediately crowded around Jem and Mia to get a look at the new arrivals.
“Oh, they’re beautiful,” Tessa said. “Can I hold him?”
“Oh course.” Mia handed the fussy baby to her, and in no time, baby Tidus stopped crying when Tessa rocked him in her arms.
Before Jem could collect his scattered thoughts, Mia offered to take the baby he was holding. Placing him in her arms, Jem stood there numbly, watching as Mia cuddled the baby and whispered, “Hello, little Arius.”
Standing beside Mia, Angel reached out and smoothed her hand over Arius’s soft curls. “Look at all that gorgeous hair.”
Mia looked at her and smiled. “Would you like to hold him?”
“How can I resist,” Angel boasted reaching for the baby. “He’s so beautiful.”
Drakon came into the room carrying Natalie and announced, “Someone is dying to see the new arrivals.”
When Drakon lowered Natalie to her feet, she hurried over to Angel and reached up with her arms. “Ba-bee! Ba-bee!”
Tim picked Natalie up so she could see the baby Angel was holding. “Looks like you’re going to have playmates,” he told her.
Drakon chuckled. “When they start walking, she’ll keep those two on their toes.”
There was a brief admiration in Angel’s eyes as she glanced Jem’s way. But it quickly wiped away by a look of concern as she thought of his twin brother, Jace.
“Has anyone told Jace about you two keeping the babies here?” Angel asked, arching her brows, waiting for Jem’s reaction.
Jem shook his head and sighed. “Not yet. But I’ll talk to him. He’s not going to like the idea of Eve and Sebastian’s children raised here.”
“I’ll help try to convince him,” Tessa said. “He’ll need time to adjust, but I believe he’ll come around.”
Jem swallowed the knot in his throat. “Am I the only one...“ He paused, trying to think of the right words to say, “...concerned about Arius and Tidus inheriting the demon’s genetics?”
“The thought has crossed my mind,” Tim confessed. “All of us will have to take on the responsibility of monitoring their behavior as they grow up. If we’re lucky, they’ll turn out to be like you and Jace.”
An hour later, Cassie appeared from the exam room. “Eve’s going to be all right,” she said in an exhausted tone.
“When can I see her?” Mia asked, worry simmering in her voice.
Helen stepped out and stood next to Cassie. “She’s resting right now, but you can visit her for a few minutes.”
“Thank you, Helen. And thanks, Cassie,” Mia said graciously. “Without the both of you, Eve and the babies…”
Helen smiled. “You’re welcome.”
When Mia went into the room to check on Eve, Helen walked over to Tessa. “Can I speak to you in private?”
Tessa nodded. “Of course.”
As they moved across the room to a small table, Tessa sat down with Tidus cradled in her arms. When she looked down at him, she said, “Look at him, Helen. He’s sucking his thumb.”
“Just think,” Helen shifted her focus from Tidus to Tessa, “you’ll be having two little one’s yourself soon.”
“I know.” Tessa’s eyes lit up with excitement. “It all seems to be flying by so fast. I can’t wait to hold them in my arms.”
“Can I ask you something personal?” Helen asked, not mincing her words.
“Sure,” Tessa said, her brows furrowing. “What is it?”
“What would you think if I said I might have found your biological father?”
Tessa froze and swallowed back the knot in her throat. “Wait a minute. Backup.”
She stood, suddenly no longer able to sit. “What did you say?”
After Helen had explained to her what Dr. Kenneth Craven had told her, Tessa agreed to meet with him. As Tessa thought back to all the years of feeling abandoned by her parents, she never had the slightest clue that her aunt and uncle, who had raised her, kept such a secret.
“How can you be sure he’s my father?”
Reaching into the pocket of her white coat, Helen pulled out a small box. “If you agree, I can get a sample for a DNA test with just a cheek swab,” she explained as she opened the kit and held up a long cotton swab. “All I need to do is rub this inside your inner cheek lining. I’ve already done one on Kenneth.”
“Okay,” Tessa said, tears burning the edge of her eyes. “Let’s do it.”
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. Their lifespan is the same as a normal human, but they are immune to illness and disease. Only a silver bullet to the brain will kill them. 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, 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 Queen 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 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 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 forgives. 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 which later discovers 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 - 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 adopted human parents. They are physicians in a children's unit, and also donates 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 adopted 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. Their lifespan is the same as a normal human, but they are immune to illness and disease. Only a silver bullet to the brain will kill them. 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, 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 Queen 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 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 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 forgives. 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 which later discovers 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 - 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 adopted human parents. They are physicians in a children's unit, and also donates 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 adopted 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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