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Unleashed Chaos/A Novel of the Breedline series
A chapter in the book Unleashed Chaos
Forgiveness
by scongrove
The author has placed a warning on this post for sexual content.
| Background NOTE: The chapter has some adult situations, but very tasteful and not offensive. Enjoy! |
Previously...
When Eve went into labor, she was rushed to the Breedline exam room where Dr. Helen Carrington and Cassie Chamberlain delivered her twin boys. While Eve awaits her trial for the past crimes against the Breedline, Mia and Jem agreed to take them in. Although almost everyone in the Covenant accepted Eve’s twins living amongst them, they still had to convince Jace. His hatred for Eve and Sebastian raged deep into his very soul for what they’d done in the past to his beloved Tessa.
When Dr. Kenneth Craven confessed to Helen that it was a possibiltiy Tessa Fairchild could be his long lost daughter, she agreed to do a DNA test.
Meanwhile, after helping Helen deliver Eve’s twins, Cassie retires to her and Drakon’s bedroom.
Continued...
An hour later, Cassie climbed the stairs to her and Drakon’s bedroom. Opening the door, she heard the sound of the water running. When she looked inside the bathroom, her heart went triple-time. Drakon stood under the shower’s spray, naked with his head hung low.
He lifted his head and turned in her direction when he heard the door squeak. Smiling broadly, Cassie slipped out of her clothes with her mind focused on him. As the spray flowed over his body, she swallowed hard—and found herself weak in the knees when she saw his erection through the tinted glass.
Cassie moved closer, her gaze locked on his as if waiting for his approval to join him.
As Drakon opened the shower door, his voice purred, “Join me, sweetheart.”
When Cassie moved forward, he watched the pink tips of her breasts tighten. Without conscious thought, his wet arm reached out and grasped hold of her hand. Gently pulling her inside, he put his lips against hers and kissed her hard. When their embrace parted, he lowered his head and swirled his tongue around her nipple. Cassie instantly wrapped her arms around him and held him against her.
Rising, he found her mouth again and kissed her deep. As her tongue met his, he could feel the hard peaks of her breasts brushing against his chest, and her soft lips pressed against his. Her core grew slick and hot as his palms went all over her, from the small of her back to the tops of her hips.
Water was all around them, falling between their skin, and the sound of it hitting the tile was drowned out by Cassie’s moans. Kissing her neck, Drakon spread her knees apart, pushing himself between them.
“I want you, Drakon,” she whispered, her eyes blinking in desperation. “Please… make love to me.”
Drakon closed his eyes and shuddered. Opening his lids, he stared into hers, trying to get enough control to speak. “Are you sure this is what you want?”
“Yes…”
“You know what this will mean,” he paused, trying to catch his breath as his heart raced, “if we go all the way?” He kept his stare, waiting for her response.
She took a deep breath. “I’m ready.”
“Are you sure you want—“
That was as far as he got before her tongue robbed him of speech.
It wasn’t two seconds later when Cassie grasped his hand, and they were out of the shower and in the bedroom. Sitting on the edge of the bed soaking wet, she eased down onto her back. The mattress dipped as he crawled on top to position his body over hers. When he leaned down to kiss her, his massive body dwarfed hers, his shoulders three times her size. She shivered when she felt his warm arousal brush against her inner thigh.
“I love you, Cassie,” he whispered with his dark, blue eyes full of passion. Making love to her was not only making her his, he thought. He was also bringing forth her Breedline wolf.
“I love you, too,” she murmured. “I’ve been waiting for what only you can give me.”
Staring into her eyes, he smoothed her wet curls away from her face.
A smile emerged from her lips. “Why are you staring?”
“I just wanted to savor this moment,” he said. “This means so much to me, Cassie. You mean everything to me. I want this to be just right. I don’t want to rush through it. I want to remember this always. When we’re old and gray, I’ll always remember this time. How beautiful you are, and how much I love you.”
Tears glistened in her eyes as she stared at him in awe. “I’ll remember the beautiful things you said to me, and I’ll cherish them always.”
He grinned. “I guess we’ll both always remember this.”
“Please, make love to me, Drakon.”
He kissed her again and murmured against her mouth, “I’ll go slow and easy.”
“Shhh,” she whispered. “Just take me.”
Lowering his head, he placed his mouth on her neck, kissing a path down her body to her breasts. Moving his hand to her flat belly, he went lower as she parted her thighs, widening them so he could touch her more intimately. When his fingers made contact, she arched upward, her hands wound tightly into the sheets. He was all over her, driving her closer to the edge as he massaged her softly in all the right places.
“Please, Drakon,” she begged, her voice was almost a sob. “I need you now.”
He felt her body stiffen, growing wetter as he lavished attention on her most delicate part.
She cried out when her fast, intense release finally came.
He wanted to give her more, and his body wasn’t going to wait. She was ready for him, given the way her legs opened for him further.
Reaching down, he positioned himself, and gently curled his hips into her core, pushing and retreating, and carefully repeating the movement. Cassie’s hands grasped his hips and thrust upward. At the same time she pulled him down, he was all the way inside of her.
She was exquisitely tight around him. Feeling her warmth, he let out a hiss. When she cried out, he fell still until she recovered from the invasion.
“Are you okay?” Drakon asked as he stared down at her, taking in her sensual expression.
“Yes,” Cassie moaned, lifting her hips to him. “Take me.”
Staring down at her, he had a glowing need that had nothing to do with their bodies. Without another word, she moved so fast, he couldn’t have stopped her if he’d wanted to. She moved against him in a rhythm that swept him away. Breath shot out of his mouth and brushed over her shoulder. His face lifted up, and his eyes squeezed shut as if he were in exquisite agony.
With the tips of her fingers, she smoothed across his bunched shoulders, and then down his surging spine. She knew it was getting close for him when his rhythm picked up, the distance of the thrusts getting tighter, the speed increasing. Lowering his face with half-lidded eyes, he felt an urgent pressure built up and then snap free in a blazing current. Deep inside, she felt a warm sensation that shook his whole body. With loving attention, she helped him ride out his intense release. The whole time he was above her, he kept his eyes on hers.
He watched Cassie’s transformation as if there were no one else in the universe he cared about, but her. He saw dark, brown hair emerge from her neck to her shoulders. Sleek shining fur sheathed her cheeks and her upper lip. Her mouth changed, becoming a black and silken band of flesh with gleaming white canines partially hidden underneath. Thick fur moved over her chest, swallowing her breasts and nipples.
Moving into a sitting position, Drakon was amazed. He watched her change from her human form to a massive, powerful wolf, still as beautiful as before.
Cassie, he spoke telepathically. Can you hear me?
Yes, she replied, saying the words in her mind. Did I change?
Yes. You’re beautiful, Cassie.
I want to see myself.
In her new form, she lifted her massive body from the bed, swaying on all fours. She shook, her ears flapping with the movement. Slowly, she moved to the edge of the bed and leaped onto the floor. Moving toward Drakon on teeter-tottering limbs, she lowered her head in his lap and let out a light whimper.
Using his fingers, he ran them through her soft-coated fur. When he stood, he motioned her to follow. Look for yourself. He pointed to the full-length mirror that hung on the wall.
Following behind him, she stopped when she saw the image in the mirror. Her eyes widened, and her tail lifted high in the air. Wagging it back and forth, she said, I am beautiful. Oh, Drakon, please change into your wolf, she pleaded. Let’s go outside and run together!
With a chuckle, he ran his fingers through her fluffy tail. We’ll have to wait until tonight, sweetheart. It’s safer then. Besides, you’ll love it under the moon.
Willing her body to transform, Cassie shifted back into her human form. When she moved to her feet, she wrapped her arms around him.
“Thank you, Drakon,” she said, her voice simmering with joy.
Pressing her bare skin against his chest, she lifted her head. His dark blue eyes were dead serious, and she had the feeling he was thinking the same thing she was. Why hadn’t they done this sooner?
He kissed her softly. “I can’t wait for you to be my wife.”
Lifting up on her tip-toes, she whispered, “Me, too.”
****
After finding out Eve had given birth, Jace decided to go down to the training room and blow off some steam. He changed into his running gear and marched out of his room. While heading downstairs, Jace heard his cell phone go off. Reaching into his front pocket, he grabbed his phone and glanced at the caller ID. It was Jem calling.
He stood there for a moment before he answered. “Yeah?”
“We need to talk.”
“Oh?” he replied, his voice sounding pent-up, “what about?”
Jem sighed. “It’s about Eve.”
“Well, I heard she had that bastard’s twins,” Jace said bitterly. “I hope wherever those kids are shipped off to, the person taking them knows they were spawned by the devil himself.”
“Yeah, about that,” Jem paused briefly, feeling an awkward silence, “I need to talk to you about something.”
“I’m headed to the gym. Wanna meet me there?”
Strangely panicked with the thought of heavy objects, Jem quickly decided telling Jace in the weight room about him and Mia taking in Eve’s twins wasn’t the best place. “Nah, it can wait. Call me after you’re done working out.”
“You sure?”
“Yeah,” Jem said, nodding against the phone. “I’m sure.”
As Jace entered the gym, he waved at Kyle and Casey who were pumping iron and hopped on the treadmill. Then it dawned on him. He’d forgotten his damn ear buds, but his mind was churning, so it wasn’t like there was silence between his ears. As Jace moved at a fast pace, he thought about Sebastian and all the trouble he’d caused him and his family.
Through the course of the workout, his mind drifted to Tessa and her pregnancy. Every once in awhile, her death came back to him in a dream. In rare moments, he heard her voice calling out to him, begging for him to save her. But in all his dreams, when he looked down at his hands, they were covered in blood... in her blood. But he’d always wake up with her safe in their bed asleep. What did all this mean? He wondered.
A voice calling out his name instantly brought him back to reality. Catching the delicate scent of sweet, wildflowers, he knew Tessa had come in.
“Hi, honey,” Tessa said, standing on the treadmill next to him. “I thought I’d find you here.”
As he met her stare, her emerald green eyes mesmerized him. “Hey, baby.”
Her hair was pulled up into a ponytail, and she was wearing a sweatshirt covering her rounded belly. Slowing down to a walking pace, Jace stepped on the side rails and straddled the moving treadmill. Leaning toward her, he puckered his lips indicating he wanted a kiss. When she kissed him, she said, “Can we talk?”
Getting back on the belt, he frowned. “Is everything okay with the babies?”
“Of course,” she reassured him. “It’s about Eve’s children.”
Rolling his eyes, he groaned. “They’re not still in the Covenant, are they?”
“Yeah,” she replied, flashing him a half-smile. “That’s what I wanted to talk about.”
The expression on her face seemed nervous to him. Her eyebrows bunched, and her lips formed into a tight line. Whatever she was about to say, he figured it wasn’t good news.
Hitting the stop button, he stepped off the treadmill and grabbed a towel. As he wiped the sweat off his face, he had a moment’s pause as he realized Kyle and Casey were staring. They’d stopped whatever they were doing and was listening to their conversation with a concerned expression on their faces.
Jace shrugged. “What’s going on, Tessa?”
“Come on.” She held out her hand to him. “Let’s go sit down and talk in private.”
When he took her hand, she led him over to a padded bench across the weight room. After he had sat down, he listened to her calmly until she got to the part where Jem and Mia were taking in Eve’s twins. Before she could finish, he held up his hand.
After his mouth had let out a few f-bombs, he shot to his feet and said firmly, “No, Tessa! There’s no way in hell we’re raising our children under the same roof as Sebastian’s.”
“Please, Jace—“
“No.” He shook his head back and forth slowly. “And that’s final! I don’t want to talk about this again.”
She stood with her hands on her hips. “No, Jace,” she said, her tone firm as a fist. “I’m sorry, but I’m the queen, and I say what’s final.”
Staring at her with an angry and frustrated glare, he turned and left the gym without saying another word.
When the door slammed, Kyle and Casey walked over to Tessa. “Is everything all right?” Kyle asked.
Shaking her head, Tessa kept her stare at the door. “No,” she said, blowing out an aggravated sigh. “Jace is upset about Jem and Mia taking in Eve’s twins.”
“Is there anything we can do to help?” Casey offered.
Tessa turned toward him with a partial smile. “Thanks, Casey. I would stay clear of him for a while if I were you,” she said with urgency in her voice. “He needs time to cool off.”
“You don’t think he’ll do anything crazy, do you?” Kyle queried. “I mean... Eve is staying in the guest house, and she has guards and all. But you don’t think he would—“
“I’m not sure, Kyle,” Tessa said. “I hope not, but I better let Tim know what’s going on.”
Casey nodded. “I think that’s a good idea. Want us to give Jem a heads up?”
“Yeah, thanks, guys.”
Outside the weight room, Jace paced up and down the hallway, back and forth like a rat looking for a way out of its cage. Of all the decision’s Tessa was in charge of, she had just made the worst one, he thought.
As he made yet another trip down the hall and back, thoughts of his own brother’s betrayal hit hard, and it pissed him off even more. Pushing a hand through his long hair, he felt pressure at the center of his chest. Trying to inhale, he literally couldn’t take a breath.
He cursed. And cursed again. If he had half the sense—and given the way he handled things sometimes, which had been seriously debatable, if not downright wrong—he would march to the guest house and strangle that bitch, Eve.
Instead, here he was, trying to control his anger while he wore a path into the floor. On that note, calming down was his primary focus before his Beast was set free. And that’s when he found himself in front of the weight room again. He had an inkling why he kept stopping there. He tried to stop his palm from turning the door handle, but it didn’t work. When he opened it, Tessa faced him.
Inhaling a deep breath, he stared at her for a long time. He’d overreacted; he knew that much. And he felt guilt in the pit of his stomach. “I’m sorry, Tessa,” he said, reaching for her hand.
She looked at him with a baffled expression. “Seriously?”
Part of him wanted to bust out and say, No, I’m going to kill that bitch! But instead, he nodded and said, “Yes. I know it’s not their fault. They’re just like Jem and me. We didn’t get to choose who our father was either,” he confessed. “I guess they deserve a chance, too.”
Tessa lifted on her tip-toes, and reached for him, framing his face in her small hands. “Oh, Jace,” she said softly, tenderly kissing him, absorbing the moment, the knowledge that he was accepting forgiveness. “I love you so much.”
Wrapping his arms around her, he thought of his mother Katlyn, and the advice she’d given him. Man, it never seemed to end. Even though he’d destroyed the demon, it always found a way back.
Pulling from their embrace, Tessa said, “There’s something else I wanted to tell you.”
Jace frowned, wrinkling his forehead. “Please don’t say we’re taking one of Eve’s kids?”
“Nooo…” She laughed. “This is good news.”
“Thank God,” he said relieved, rolling his eyes. “What is it?”
Tessa sucked in her breath, not even realizing she was holding it. Letting it out slowly, she said, “Helen found my biological father.”
To be continued...
When Eve went into labor, she was rushed to the Breedline exam room where Dr. Helen Carrington and Cassie Chamberlain delivered her twin boys. While Eve awaits her trial for the past crimes against the Breedline, Mia and Jem agreed to take them in. Although almost everyone in the Covenant accepted Eve’s twins living amongst them, they still had to convince Jace. His hatred for Eve and Sebastian raged deep into his very soul for what they’d done in the past to his beloved Tessa.
When Dr. Kenneth Craven confessed to Helen that it was a possibiltiy Tessa Fairchild could be his long lost daughter, she agreed to do a DNA test.
Meanwhile, after helping Helen deliver Eve’s twins, Cassie retires to her and Drakon’s bedroom.
Continued...
An hour later, Cassie climbed the stairs to her and Drakon’s bedroom. Opening the door, she heard the sound of the water running. When she looked inside the bathroom, her heart went triple-time. Drakon stood under the shower’s spray, naked with his head hung low.
He lifted his head and turned in her direction when he heard the door squeak. Smiling broadly, Cassie slipped out of her clothes with her mind focused on him. As the spray flowed over his body, she swallowed hard—and found herself weak in the knees when she saw his erection through the tinted glass.
Cassie moved closer, her gaze locked on his as if waiting for his approval to join him.
As Drakon opened the shower door, his voice purred, “Join me, sweetheart.”
When Cassie moved forward, he watched the pink tips of her breasts tighten. Without conscious thought, his wet arm reached out and grasped hold of her hand. Gently pulling her inside, he put his lips against hers and kissed her hard. When their embrace parted, he lowered his head and swirled his tongue around her nipple. Cassie instantly wrapped her arms around him and held him against her.
Rising, he found her mouth again and kissed her deep. As her tongue met his, he could feel the hard peaks of her breasts brushing against his chest, and her soft lips pressed against his. Her core grew slick and hot as his palms went all over her, from the small of her back to the tops of her hips.
Water was all around them, falling between their skin, and the sound of it hitting the tile was drowned out by Cassie’s moans. Kissing her neck, Drakon spread her knees apart, pushing himself between them.
“I want you, Drakon,” she whispered, her eyes blinking in desperation. “Please… make love to me.”
Drakon closed his eyes and shuddered. Opening his lids, he stared into hers, trying to get enough control to speak. “Are you sure this is what you want?”
“Yes…”
“You know what this will mean,” he paused, trying to catch his breath as his heart raced, “if we go all the way?” He kept his stare, waiting for her response.
She took a deep breath. “I’m ready.”
“Are you sure you want—“
That was as far as he got before her tongue robbed him of speech.
It wasn’t two seconds later when Cassie grasped his hand, and they were out of the shower and in the bedroom. Sitting on the edge of the bed soaking wet, she eased down onto her back. The mattress dipped as he crawled on top to position his body over hers. When he leaned down to kiss her, his massive body dwarfed hers, his shoulders three times her size. She shivered when she felt his warm arousal brush against her inner thigh.
“I love you, Cassie,” he whispered with his dark, blue eyes full of passion. Making love to her was not only making her his, he thought. He was also bringing forth her Breedline wolf.
“I love you, too,” she murmured. “I’ve been waiting for what only you can give me.”
Staring into her eyes, he smoothed her wet curls away from her face.
A smile emerged from her lips. “Why are you staring?”
“I just wanted to savor this moment,” he said. “This means so much to me, Cassie. You mean everything to me. I want this to be just right. I don’t want to rush through it. I want to remember this always. When we’re old and gray, I’ll always remember this time. How beautiful you are, and how much I love you.”
Tears glistened in her eyes as she stared at him in awe. “I’ll remember the beautiful things you said to me, and I’ll cherish them always.”
He grinned. “I guess we’ll both always remember this.”
“Please, make love to me, Drakon.”
He kissed her again and murmured against her mouth, “I’ll go slow and easy.”
“Shhh,” she whispered. “Just take me.”
Lowering his head, he placed his mouth on her neck, kissing a path down her body to her breasts. Moving his hand to her flat belly, he went lower as she parted her thighs, widening them so he could touch her more intimately. When his fingers made contact, she arched upward, her hands wound tightly into the sheets. He was all over her, driving her closer to the edge as he massaged her softly in all the right places.
“Please, Drakon,” she begged, her voice was almost a sob. “I need you now.”
He felt her body stiffen, growing wetter as he lavished attention on her most delicate part.
She cried out when her fast, intense release finally came.
He wanted to give her more, and his body wasn’t going to wait. She was ready for him, given the way her legs opened for him further.
Reaching down, he positioned himself, and gently curled his hips into her core, pushing and retreating, and carefully repeating the movement. Cassie’s hands grasped his hips and thrust upward. At the same time she pulled him down, he was all the way inside of her.
She was exquisitely tight around him. Feeling her warmth, he let out a hiss. When she cried out, he fell still until she recovered from the invasion.
“Are you okay?” Drakon asked as he stared down at her, taking in her sensual expression.
“Yes,” Cassie moaned, lifting her hips to him. “Take me.”
Staring down at her, he had a glowing need that had nothing to do with their bodies. Without another word, she moved so fast, he couldn’t have stopped her if he’d wanted to. She moved against him in a rhythm that swept him away. Breath shot out of his mouth and brushed over her shoulder. His face lifted up, and his eyes squeezed shut as if he were in exquisite agony.
With the tips of her fingers, she smoothed across his bunched shoulders, and then down his surging spine. She knew it was getting close for him when his rhythm picked up, the distance of the thrusts getting tighter, the speed increasing. Lowering his face with half-lidded eyes, he felt an urgent pressure built up and then snap free in a blazing current. Deep inside, she felt a warm sensation that shook his whole body. With loving attention, she helped him ride out his intense release. The whole time he was above her, he kept his eyes on hers.
He watched Cassie’s transformation as if there were no one else in the universe he cared about, but her. He saw dark, brown hair emerge from her neck to her shoulders. Sleek shining fur sheathed her cheeks and her upper lip. Her mouth changed, becoming a black and silken band of flesh with gleaming white canines partially hidden underneath. Thick fur moved over her chest, swallowing her breasts and nipples.
Moving into a sitting position, Drakon was amazed. He watched her change from her human form to a massive, powerful wolf, still as beautiful as before.
Cassie, he spoke telepathically. Can you hear me?
Yes, she replied, saying the words in her mind. Did I change?
Yes. You’re beautiful, Cassie.
I want to see myself.
In her new form, she lifted her massive body from the bed, swaying on all fours. She shook, her ears flapping with the movement. Slowly, she moved to the edge of the bed and leaped onto the floor. Moving toward Drakon on teeter-tottering limbs, she lowered her head in his lap and let out a light whimper.
Using his fingers, he ran them through her soft-coated fur. When he stood, he motioned her to follow. Look for yourself. He pointed to the full-length mirror that hung on the wall.
Following behind him, she stopped when she saw the image in the mirror. Her eyes widened, and her tail lifted high in the air. Wagging it back and forth, she said, I am beautiful. Oh, Drakon, please change into your wolf, she pleaded. Let’s go outside and run together!
With a chuckle, he ran his fingers through her fluffy tail. We’ll have to wait until tonight, sweetheart. It’s safer then. Besides, you’ll love it under the moon.
Willing her body to transform, Cassie shifted back into her human form. When she moved to her feet, she wrapped her arms around him.
“Thank you, Drakon,” she said, her voice simmering with joy.
Pressing her bare skin against his chest, she lifted her head. His dark blue eyes were dead serious, and she had the feeling he was thinking the same thing she was. Why hadn’t they done this sooner?
He kissed her softly. “I can’t wait for you to be my wife.”
Lifting up on her tip-toes, she whispered, “Me, too.”
****
After finding out Eve had given birth, Jace decided to go down to the training room and blow off some steam. He changed into his running gear and marched out of his room. While heading downstairs, Jace heard his cell phone go off. Reaching into his front pocket, he grabbed his phone and glanced at the caller ID. It was Jem calling.
He stood there for a moment before he answered. “Yeah?”
“We need to talk.”
“Oh?” he replied, his voice sounding pent-up, “what about?”
Jem sighed. “It’s about Eve.”
“Well, I heard she had that bastard’s twins,” Jace said bitterly. “I hope wherever those kids are shipped off to, the person taking them knows they were spawned by the devil himself.”
“Yeah, about that,” Jem paused briefly, feeling an awkward silence, “I need to talk to you about something.”
“I’m headed to the gym. Wanna meet me there?”
Strangely panicked with the thought of heavy objects, Jem quickly decided telling Jace in the weight room about him and Mia taking in Eve’s twins wasn’t the best place. “Nah, it can wait. Call me after you’re done working out.”
“You sure?”
“Yeah,” Jem said, nodding against the phone. “I’m sure.”
As Jace entered the gym, he waved at Kyle and Casey who were pumping iron and hopped on the treadmill. Then it dawned on him. He’d forgotten his damn ear buds, but his mind was churning, so it wasn’t like there was silence between his ears. As Jace moved at a fast pace, he thought about Sebastian and all the trouble he’d caused him and his family.
Through the course of the workout, his mind drifted to Tessa and her pregnancy. Every once in awhile, her death came back to him in a dream. In rare moments, he heard her voice calling out to him, begging for him to save her. But in all his dreams, when he looked down at his hands, they were covered in blood... in her blood. But he’d always wake up with her safe in their bed asleep. What did all this mean? He wondered.
A voice calling out his name instantly brought him back to reality. Catching the delicate scent of sweet, wildflowers, he knew Tessa had come in.
“Hi, honey,” Tessa said, standing on the treadmill next to him. “I thought I’d find you here.”
As he met her stare, her emerald green eyes mesmerized him. “Hey, baby.”
Her hair was pulled up into a ponytail, and she was wearing a sweatshirt covering her rounded belly. Slowing down to a walking pace, Jace stepped on the side rails and straddled the moving treadmill. Leaning toward her, he puckered his lips indicating he wanted a kiss. When she kissed him, she said, “Can we talk?”
Getting back on the belt, he frowned. “Is everything okay with the babies?”
“Of course,” she reassured him. “It’s about Eve’s children.”
Rolling his eyes, he groaned. “They’re not still in the Covenant, are they?”
“Yeah,” she replied, flashing him a half-smile. “That’s what I wanted to talk about.”
The expression on her face seemed nervous to him. Her eyebrows bunched, and her lips formed into a tight line. Whatever she was about to say, he figured it wasn’t good news.
Hitting the stop button, he stepped off the treadmill and grabbed a towel. As he wiped the sweat off his face, he had a moment’s pause as he realized Kyle and Casey were staring. They’d stopped whatever they were doing and was listening to their conversation with a concerned expression on their faces.
Jace shrugged. “What’s going on, Tessa?”
“Come on.” She held out her hand to him. “Let’s go sit down and talk in private.”
When he took her hand, she led him over to a padded bench across the weight room. After he had sat down, he listened to her calmly until she got to the part where Jem and Mia were taking in Eve’s twins. Before she could finish, he held up his hand.
After his mouth had let out a few f-bombs, he shot to his feet and said firmly, “No, Tessa! There’s no way in hell we’re raising our children under the same roof as Sebastian’s.”
“Please, Jace—“
“No.” He shook his head back and forth slowly. “And that’s final! I don’t want to talk about this again.”
She stood with her hands on her hips. “No, Jace,” she said, her tone firm as a fist. “I’m sorry, but I’m the queen, and I say what’s final.”
Staring at her with an angry and frustrated glare, he turned and left the gym without saying another word.
When the door slammed, Kyle and Casey walked over to Tessa. “Is everything all right?” Kyle asked.
Shaking her head, Tessa kept her stare at the door. “No,” she said, blowing out an aggravated sigh. “Jace is upset about Jem and Mia taking in Eve’s twins.”
“Is there anything we can do to help?” Casey offered.
Tessa turned toward him with a partial smile. “Thanks, Casey. I would stay clear of him for a while if I were you,” she said with urgency in her voice. “He needs time to cool off.”
“You don’t think he’ll do anything crazy, do you?” Kyle queried. “I mean... Eve is staying in the guest house, and she has guards and all. But you don’t think he would—“
“I’m not sure, Kyle,” Tessa said. “I hope not, but I better let Tim know what’s going on.”
Casey nodded. “I think that’s a good idea. Want us to give Jem a heads up?”
“Yeah, thanks, guys.”
Outside the weight room, Jace paced up and down the hallway, back and forth like a rat looking for a way out of its cage. Of all the decision’s Tessa was in charge of, she had just made the worst one, he thought.
As he made yet another trip down the hall and back, thoughts of his own brother’s betrayal hit hard, and it pissed him off even more. Pushing a hand through his long hair, he felt pressure at the center of his chest. Trying to inhale, he literally couldn’t take a breath.
He cursed. And cursed again. If he had half the sense—and given the way he handled things sometimes, which had been seriously debatable, if not downright wrong—he would march to the guest house and strangle that bitch, Eve.
Instead, here he was, trying to control his anger while he wore a path into the floor. On that note, calming down was his primary focus before his Beast was set free. And that’s when he found himself in front of the weight room again. He had an inkling why he kept stopping there. He tried to stop his palm from turning the door handle, but it didn’t work. When he opened it, Tessa faced him.
Inhaling a deep breath, he stared at her for a long time. He’d overreacted; he knew that much. And he felt guilt in the pit of his stomach. “I’m sorry, Tessa,” he said, reaching for her hand.
She looked at him with a baffled expression. “Seriously?”
Part of him wanted to bust out and say, No, I’m going to kill that bitch! But instead, he nodded and said, “Yes. I know it’s not their fault. They’re just like Jem and me. We didn’t get to choose who our father was either,” he confessed. “I guess they deserve a chance, too.”
Tessa lifted on her tip-toes, and reached for him, framing his face in her small hands. “Oh, Jace,” she said softly, tenderly kissing him, absorbing the moment, the knowledge that he was accepting forgiveness. “I love you so much.”
Wrapping his arms around her, he thought of his mother Katlyn, and the advice she’d given him. Man, it never seemed to end. Even though he’d destroyed the demon, it always found a way back.
Pulling from their embrace, Tessa said, “There’s something else I wanted to tell you.”
Jace frowned, wrinkling his forehead. “Please don’t say we’re taking one of Eve’s kids?”
“Nooo…” She laughed. “This is good news.”
“Thank God,” he said relieved, rolling his eyes. “What is it?”
Tessa sucked in her breath, not even realizing she was holding it. Letting it out slowly, she said, “Helen found my biological father.”
To be continued...
NOTE: This is not part of the chapter. A reference for terms and characters:
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 - 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 - 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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