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Unleashed Chaos/A Novel of the Breedline series
A chapter in the book Unleashed Chaos
Hidden Away/Part Three
by scongrove
Previously...
As the Breedline Covenant sleeps peacefully, they are unaware of evil that lurks inside. With Lilith’s powerful relic medallion, Sebastian and Thomas are able to break through the spell placed on the Covenant, giving them the ability to use a portal.
After Casey Barton witnesses Sebastian and Thomas kidnapping Tessa, Arius, and Tidus, he alerts Jace. As anger consumes every neuron in Jace’s body, he fights the Beast within him before it becomes unleashed and attacks everyone in the Covenant. When Jace’s family does everything in their power to calm him, something strange happens. A bright light surrounds him like a cocoon, shielding Jace from his Beast. And then the light suddenly disappears taking Jace with it.
As weeks go by, the Covenant is distraught over the unexplainable disappearance of Jace. Without his ability to connect with Tessa, they are unable to locate where Sebastian and his brother Thomas has taken her and the twins.
When Tessa awoke in a strange place, she used her telepathic powers to try and connect with Jace, but the pain it caused almost sent her over the edge. She sensed something was wrong with him when she heard his faint voice insider her head.
Finally, just as the Breedline were about to lose all hope, Jace was mysteriously found outside the gates of the Covenant. He was in a weakened state, but still alive.
Now that Sebastian has kept his promise to Eve and brought back their twin sons, Arius and Tidus, she’s worried about their future and what Lilith wants with them.
With his Theriomorph urges taking over, Casey Barton heads downtown to a seedy bar in search of the drug he needs before the voices in his head completely take over.
Continued...
When Sebastian stepped out into the hallway, Thomas’s head dropped, and he let out a weary sigh. “Look, Sebastian, we need to go back to the Breedline Covenant soon.”
“Hell, no,” Sebastian snapped back. “You don’t get shit from me until you tell me what the hell is going on,” he said through gritted teeth, pointing his finger in Thomas’s face. “I don’t give a rat’s ass what Lilith says. I want to know why she wants us to bring this stranger back... and why she’s keeping Tessa alive.”
Sebastian’s curiosity only served to piss Thomas off more. And Sebastian knew it.
Something dark flickered in Thomas’s eyes, giving him a haunted look. “You have no idea what you’re dealing with,” Thomas seethed. “There are people after Lilith. They don’t give a damn who lives or dies as long as they get their hands on her.”
“So explain it to me,” Sebastian said impatiently. “What people are you talking about?”
Thomas’s lip curled back into a snarl, and he glared at Sebastian.
“We’re wasting time here, Thomas.” Sebastian eased back against the wall and crossed his arms. He didn’t look happy, but then Sebastian never was happy about anything kept from him. “Spill it, or I’m not helping.”
Thomas leaned forward and got into Sebastian’s face until they were nose to nose. “The person Lilith wants is her son Steven, and I don’t know how he got into the Breedline Covenant,” he said, taking a step back. “But there’s a damn possibility he is the key to world destruction. If the wrong people get their hands on him, they could use him as a weapon. Steven has powers, even he doesn’t have knowledge of, nor does he know how to control it.”
“Explain the situation with Tessa,” Sebastian demanded, staring at Thomas like he’d lost his damn mind, “what does Lilith want with her unborn children?”
Thomas cleared his throat. “They carry the same genetics.”
“I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around this,” Sebastian said, his expression displaying aggravation. “It doesn’t make any damn sense. How could her children carry the same genetics as Lilith’s son?”
Thomas narrowed his eyes. “Because... Tessa and Steven are twins,” he said, letting out a deep breath. “Lilith is their biological mother.”
“What the hell?” Sebastian blurted, thinking this was getting more twisted by the minute. “You’re full of shit, Thomas.”
Thomas’s eyes grew shadowed, and suddenly he looked angry. “I’m not full of shit,” he barked at Sebastian. “Tessa and Steven are fraternal twins. What reason would I have to make something like this up?”
Sebastian shook his head. “Christ. This is some messed up shit. At least give me a damn smoke. I’m going to need something to calm my nerves after hearing all this.”
Thomas reached inside his blazer and pulled out a cigar. When he handed it to Sebastian, he dug out a lighter and tossed it to him.
Sebastian shoved the end of the cigar into his mouth and then raised his hand to light it. A moment later, he inhaled deeply and then exhaled a long plume of smoke.
“So…” Sebastian smirked. There was intense interest in his usually inscrutable gaze. “Does Tessa know anything about all this?”
Thomas glared at Sebastian in silence, and then he said, “No.”
“Really?” Sebastian asked coolly. “Why weren’t you straight with me in the first place? You knew about all this the whole time, but never thought about mentioning it to me?” He stared at Thomas like he’d just committed a crime. Maybe that wasn’t far off the mark. “That’s bullshit, and you know it.”
Thomas looked at his brother’s reaction. He didn’t have time for this shit. “We don’t have time to argue about this right now, but I promise to keep you in the loop from here on,” he said warily. “But you have to help me go after Steven and bring him back.”
Sebastian stared at his twin, his eyes so cold they’d freeze Jack Frost. And then he took another drag on his cigar and exhaled the smoke in Thomas’s face. “Before I do anything, I want to speak with Lilith, and if you keep anything from me again… I won’t hesitate to cut your throat, just like I did our mother’s.”
****
As soon as Jem walked out the door where Chester was waiting, a wave of agony hit Jace so hard that he rolled off the exam table and dropped to the floor.
Hearing the noise from outside the room, Jem came rushing back inside with Chester close behind. When he saw Jace on the floor curled into a ball with his hands covering his head, he dropped down next to his brother and grasped his arm.
“What’s wrong, Jace?” Jem asked sharply. “Talk to me, brother. You’re scaring the shit out of me.”
“It’s Tessa,” Chester said as he knelt down beside Jace. “Something’s wrong with Tessa.”
But Jace wasn’t focused on them. He was caught in an infinite amount of pain, like his head was wedged in a vise, squeezing tighter and tighter. The inside of his skull felt as though it was going to split in half. And then he heard Tessa. Her voice was desperate and cracking under the invasion of agony.
Oh God, Jace… help me.
And then Jace became aware of her huddled, wrapping her arms around her body, her gasps of pain sliding through his mind.
In frustration, Jace tried to get to his feet, but the lingering waves of pain—her pain—had crippled him. Dear God, the magnitude of pain she was enduring, and he was helpless. He was damn helpless while Sebastian had his hands on her again.
“Jace, talk to me!” Jem shouted.
Jace cracked his lids and stared up at Jem. “Just give me a minute,” he gasped.
Chester backed off, but Jem remained down, his hand locked around Jace’s arm. “Let me help you up.”
When the lingering pain finally eased, already Tessa’s voice had faded away, gone from Jace’s mind. He wished the agony over this blanket of silence because at least then he’d had a connection with her. He’d heard Tessa. And now there was nothing but silence.
He grasped Jem’s hand and hauled himself upward. For a moment he staggered and leaned into his brother. Jem wrapped his arm around Jace’s shoulders and simply held him.
As soon as he got his bearings, he turned and plopped down on the edge of the exam table. Jace went white, and he looked like he was going to be ill. “I heard her voice,” he said, shaking his head. “I felt what she’s feeling,” he added, his face going paler by the second.
Jem’s hand shook as he dragged it through his hair. “Did she tell you where she was?”
Jace slumped and covered his face. “No,” he mumbled into his palms. Dropping his hands, he lifted his chin. “She was begging for help.”
Jem slid his hand over Jace’s shoulder. “Tessa’s strong-willed, Jace. She’ll make it through this.”
Just hearing the conviction in his brother’s voice settled Jace. As he shifted his stare, he saw the same look on Chester’s face.
“Can you find Tessa?” Jace asked as he kept his eyes on Chester.
Chester shook his head. His eyes softened, and his lips flattened into a thin line. “I’m sorry, Jace. I’ve tried, but… something or someone is blocking me.”
****
As Casey headed to the back of the club for the owner/drug dealer’s office, voices whispered in his skull. You need help… a double-barreled help. His Theriomorph side was digging in deeper and overtaking his thoughts.
When he walked to the end of a narrow hallway, he rounded a corner leading to a door. Two huge bouncers standing in front nodded to him as one spoke into his phone. A second later they let him through.
Casey walked into the office and focused on the goateed guy known as Hugo sitting behind a desk. He wore a pristine black suit, more businessman than a dealer.
Hugo smirked a little. “Already out?”
Casey glanced behind himself, making sure they were alone. Then he took out his wallet and said, “I want twice the amount this time.”
Hugo’s eyes narrowed. “What did you say?”
“I want a double order.”
“You sure about that?” Hugo queried with an arched brow.
No, Casey thought. “Yes,” he said.
Hugo tilted his head back and smoothed a hand over the thick strip of hair covering his chin. Then he leaned forward and reached for his phone. After he had initiated the call, he said, “I want four hundred worth of DOPA up here.” Hugo ended the call and eased back into his chair. “My men outside will assist you with the merchandise.”
Casey’s chin dipped down, and his eyes flashed a glowing purple for a split second. Then he nodded and pulled out several bills from his wallet, dropping them on the desk.
As he was leaving the dealer said, “That stuff is high quality. Dead pure. A word of advice… use sparingly. If you go overboard and use too much, that shit can kill you.”
“I know what I’m doing,” Casey muttered as he walked out.
Before he got back to his car, the voices in his head whispered. You’re nothing but a junkie.
The reality of what he was doing sent chills across Casey’s skin. Except he didn’t have enough left in him to care. Sadness was everywhere around him, the stench of sorrow and failure filling the air as he breathed. But by the time he got back to the Breedline Covenant, he couldn’t wait to numb out completely and ease the agony of his pain. And he knew he’d bought enough of the drug to take it away, wiping out the voices in his head.
When he got to his room, he shut the door and dropped the bag of drugs on the bed. He took a small box out and opened it. Retrieving the vial, he held it in front of his face and stared at the liquid drug.
The knock on the door startled him, almost causing him to drop it. Casey cursed and looked over his shoulder. Quickly shoving the glass vial into his front pocket, he called out, “Who is it?”
When there was no answer, he went to the door and threw it open.
Standing in the doorway, Kyle stumbled back. “Sorry, man,” he said, shrugging his shoulders. “I know it’s late, but I just wanted to let you know Jace is awake.”
As Casey put his hand into his pocket and felt for what he’d purchased earlier, he thought of Tessa… of himself and his dirty secret. And of his shitty future filled with lies.
He took a deep breath and muttered, “Thanks for letting me know. How’s he doing?”
As Kyle looked at him, he noticed Casey’s eyes seemed eerily different. “Hey…” Kyle paused and furrowed his brows, “you okay?”
Casey rubbed his neck, trying to focus on the conversation. “I’m fine. Just tired, that’s all.”
Kyle could only stare. Casey appeared lost in thought, his mind miles away. After a pause, he said, “Physically… Jace will heal, but emotionally… he’s a wreck. I understand what he’s going through,” he said, letting out a deep breath. “When Celina’s sister kidnapped her, I thought I was going to go out of my mind not knowing if she was hurt, or even alive.”
In the silence that followed, Casey thought of Lila. She was beautiful and sophisticated. And with her soft voice and her polite manners, she made him feel like a nerdy teenager, all clumsy and awkward in spite of his expensive clothes. He couldn’t imagine what he would do if something happened to her. Man, it would be like getting stabbed in the chest, he thought.
Casey cleared his throat and said, “Yeah, I can’t even imagine what that’s like.”
Kyle shook his head. “Yeah, it sucks.” And then he added, “I guess I’ll see you downstairs in the morning for breakfast.” Then Kyle waved goodbye and turned away.
Casey shut the door, locked it, and went right back to the bed. Reaching into the nightstand, he dug inside, and when he brought his hand back, he held a small box with a combination lock on the outside. Just as he took the lock off and opened it, he froze.
He couldn’t breathe… and started gasping. As his palms grew wet, sweat broke out on his forehead and under his armpits. Shaking from head to toe, he reached inside the box and took out a syringe.
Before he plopped down on the edge of the bed, he reached into his pocket and pulled out the tiny vial of dopamine. Placing the needle and the drug on the nightstand, he rolled up his sleeve, and his mind repeated the same words over and over. What the hell am I doing? What the hell am I doing?
****
A half hour later Helen came into the exam room as Jem watched her go over Jace’s vitals, her hands steady and sure as she took a few vials of blood. Jace was clearly not happy about being poked and prodded. Afterward, she gave him a thumbs-up to rest in his bedroom.
“You need to take it easy for a few days,” Helen insisted. “Don’t do anything strenuous for at least a week.”
As Jace slid off the exam table, Jem was right there by his side with his hand held out.
Jace shook his head and waved him away. “Thanks, but I’ve got it.”
“Yeah, right,” Jem muttered. “You heard the Doc.”
Jace eased over to the door with Jem close behind and slowly walked out.
Outside Jace’s bedroom, he reached for the knob and looked over his shoulder when he heard Jem clear his throat. “Hey, Jace… can you do me a favor?”
“What?” Jace replied automatically. Tessa was all that was on his mind. The absence of her was a tangible weight hanging from his body. He felt like he was going to die without her. He wanted to hunt Sebastian down and kill the bastard, but without knowing where she was and not being able to communicate with her telepathically, he was helpless.
“Promise me—“
Jem was interrupted when his cell phone went off. Retrieving it out of his back pocket, he looked at the caller ID. When he didn’t recognize the number, he let it go to his voicemail. Tucking it back into his pocket, he looked back up at his brother. “Promise me you’ll talk to me about what’s going on in your head. It’s frustrating as hell to watch you slip further and further away. Don’t shut me out this time, brother.”
Jace dropped his head and let out a deep breath. When he lifted his chin, Jem was staring at him. The look in his eyes was crushing. Jem knew, he thought. Jem was aware of all his rollercoaster of emotions.
Jace rubbed his forehead tiredly and nodded. He’d never been so damn scared and helpless in his life. Jace couldn’t lose Tessa or their babies. He’d fought so damn hard to get his life back in order. He wasn’t going to let it all slip away now.
“Okay… I promise.”
Jem put his hand on Jace’s shoulder and lightly squeezed. “Get some rest, brother.”
Rescuing his twin’s emotional grid after their mother had passed on hadn’t gone far enough; it had taken the miracle of Tessa to resurrect Jace’s soul, and now she was in danger.
As Jace stepped inside his room, he kept his head down hiding the tears in his eyes. When he looked at his and Tessa’s bed, the lyrics to “Make it Rain,” by Ed Sheeran popped into his head. Wiping his eyes, he took a deep breath and looked away. His vision latched onto Tessa’s clothes as he moved toward the closet to get a T-shirt. Jace leaned forward and touched one of the robes she had always worn before bed. When he took it off the hanger, he draped it over his arm and smoothed his trembling hand over the satin material. Jace brought it to his nose, and inhaled deep, catching her scent as more tears slid down his cheeks.
After he had put it back on the hanger, he stepped into the bathroom and flipped on the light. When his eyes caught sight of something sparkling on the sink, he recognized the cross necklace Tessa’s father had given her.
He picked it up and fingered the delicate chain for a while, just watching the gold sparkle. Then he placed it around his neck and whispered, “Come back to me, Tessa.”
To be continued...
Previously...
As the Breedline Covenant sleeps peacefully, they are unaware of evil that lurks inside. With Lilith’s powerful relic medallion, Sebastian and Thomas are able to break through the spell placed on the Covenant, giving them the ability to use a portal.
After Casey Barton witnesses Sebastian and Thomas kidnapping Tessa, Arius, and Tidus, he alerts Jace. As anger consumes every neuron in Jace’s body, he fights the Beast within him before it becomes unleashed and attacks everyone in the Covenant. When Jace’s family does everything in their power to calm him, something strange happens. A bright light surrounds him like a cocoon, shielding Jace from his Beast. And then the light suddenly disappears taking Jace with it.
As weeks go by, the Covenant is distraught over the unexplainable disappearance of Jace. Without his ability to connect with Tessa, they are unable to locate where Sebastian and his brother Thomas has taken her and the twins.
When Tessa awoke in a strange place, she used her telepathic powers to try and connect with Jace, but the pain it caused almost sent her over the edge. She sensed something was wrong with him when she heard his faint voice insider her head.
Finally, just as the Breedline were about to lose all hope, Jace was mysteriously found outside the gates of the Covenant. He was in a weakened state, but still alive.
Now that Sebastian has kept his promise to Eve and brought back their twin sons, Arius and Tidus, she’s worried about their future and what Lilith wants with them.
With his Theriomorph urges taking over, Casey Barton heads downtown to a seedy bar in search of the drug he needs before the voices in his head completely take over.
Continued...
When Sebastian stepped out into the hallway, Thomas’s head dropped, and he let out a weary sigh. “Look, Sebastian, we need to go back to the Breedline Covenant soon.”
“Hell, no,” Sebastian snapped back. “You don’t get shit from me until you tell me what the hell is going on,” he said through gritted teeth, pointing his finger in Thomas’s face. “I don’t give a rat’s ass what Lilith says. I want to know why she wants us to bring this stranger back... and why she’s keeping Tessa alive.”
Sebastian’s curiosity only served to piss Thomas off more. And Sebastian knew it.
Something dark flickered in Thomas’s eyes, giving him a haunted look. “You have no idea what you’re dealing with,” Thomas seethed. “There are people after Lilith. They don’t give a damn who lives or dies as long as they get their hands on her.”
“So explain it to me,” Sebastian said impatiently. “What people are you talking about?”
Thomas’s lip curled back into a snarl, and he glared at Sebastian.
“We’re wasting time here, Thomas.” Sebastian eased back against the wall and crossed his arms. He didn’t look happy, but then Sebastian never was happy about anything kept from him. “Spill it, or I’m not helping.”
Thomas leaned forward and got into Sebastian’s face until they were nose to nose. “The person Lilith wants is her son Steven, and I don’t know how he got into the Breedline Covenant,” he said, taking a step back. “But there’s a damn possibility he is the key to world destruction. If the wrong people get their hands on him, they could use him as a weapon. Steven has powers, even he doesn’t have knowledge of, nor does he know how to control it.”
“Explain the situation with Tessa,” Sebastian demanded, staring at Thomas like he’d lost his damn mind, “what does Lilith want with her unborn children?”
Thomas cleared his throat. “They carry the same genetics.”
“I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around this,” Sebastian said, his expression displaying aggravation. “It doesn’t make any damn sense. How could her children carry the same genetics as Lilith’s son?”
Thomas narrowed his eyes. “Because... Tessa and Steven are twins,” he said, letting out a deep breath. “Lilith is their biological mother.”
“What the hell?” Sebastian blurted, thinking this was getting more twisted by the minute. “You’re full of shit, Thomas.”
Thomas’s eyes grew shadowed, and suddenly he looked angry. “I’m not full of shit,” he barked at Sebastian. “Tessa and Steven are fraternal twins. What reason would I have to make something like this up?”
Sebastian shook his head. “Christ. This is some messed up shit. At least give me a damn smoke. I’m going to need something to calm my nerves after hearing all this.”
Thomas reached inside his blazer and pulled out a cigar. When he handed it to Sebastian, he dug out a lighter and tossed it to him.
Sebastian shoved the end of the cigar into his mouth and then raised his hand to light it. A moment later, he inhaled deeply and then exhaled a long plume of smoke.
“So…” Sebastian smirked. There was intense interest in his usually inscrutable gaze. “Does Tessa know anything about all this?”
Thomas glared at Sebastian in silence, and then he said, “No.”
“Really?” Sebastian asked coolly. “Why weren’t you straight with me in the first place? You knew about all this the whole time, but never thought about mentioning it to me?” He stared at Thomas like he’d just committed a crime. Maybe that wasn’t far off the mark. “That’s bullshit, and you know it.”
Thomas looked at his brother’s reaction. He didn’t have time for this shit. “We don’t have time to argue about this right now, but I promise to keep you in the loop from here on,” he said warily. “But you have to help me go after Steven and bring him back.”
Sebastian stared at his twin, his eyes so cold they’d freeze Jack Frost. And then he took another drag on his cigar and exhaled the smoke in Thomas’s face. “Before I do anything, I want to speak with Lilith, and if you keep anything from me again… I won’t hesitate to cut your throat, just like I did our mother’s.”
****
As soon as Jem walked out the door where Chester was waiting, a wave of agony hit Jace so hard that he rolled off the exam table and dropped to the floor.
Hearing the noise from outside the room, Jem came rushing back inside with Chester close behind. When he saw Jace on the floor curled into a ball with his hands covering his head, he dropped down next to his brother and grasped his arm.
“What’s wrong, Jace?” Jem asked sharply. “Talk to me, brother. You’re scaring the shit out of me.”
“It’s Tessa,” Chester said as he knelt down beside Jace. “Something’s wrong with Tessa.”
But Jace wasn’t focused on them. He was caught in an infinite amount of pain, like his head was wedged in a vise, squeezing tighter and tighter. The inside of his skull felt as though it was going to split in half. And then he heard Tessa. Her voice was desperate and cracking under the invasion of agony.
Oh God, Jace… help me.
And then Jace became aware of her huddled, wrapping her arms around her body, her gasps of pain sliding through his mind.
In frustration, Jace tried to get to his feet, but the lingering waves of pain—her pain—had crippled him. Dear God, the magnitude of pain she was enduring, and he was helpless. He was damn helpless while Sebastian had his hands on her again.
“Jace, talk to me!” Jem shouted.
Jace cracked his lids and stared up at Jem. “Just give me a minute,” he gasped.
Chester backed off, but Jem remained down, his hand locked around Jace’s arm. “Let me help you up.”
When the lingering pain finally eased, already Tessa’s voice had faded away, gone from Jace’s mind. He wished the agony over this blanket of silence because at least then he’d had a connection with her. He’d heard Tessa. And now there was nothing but silence.
He grasped Jem’s hand and hauled himself upward. For a moment he staggered and leaned into his brother. Jem wrapped his arm around Jace’s shoulders and simply held him.
As soon as he got his bearings, he turned and plopped down on the edge of the exam table. Jace went white, and he looked like he was going to be ill. “I heard her voice,” he said, shaking his head. “I felt what she’s feeling,” he added, his face going paler by the second.
Jem’s hand shook as he dragged it through his hair. “Did she tell you where she was?”
Jace slumped and covered his face. “No,” he mumbled into his palms. Dropping his hands, he lifted his chin. “She was begging for help.”
Jem slid his hand over Jace’s shoulder. “Tessa’s strong-willed, Jace. She’ll make it through this.”
Just hearing the conviction in his brother’s voice settled Jace. As he shifted his stare, he saw the same look on Chester’s face.
“Can you find Tessa?” Jace asked as he kept his eyes on Chester.
Chester shook his head. His eyes softened, and his lips flattened into a thin line. “I’m sorry, Jace. I’ve tried, but… something or someone is blocking me.”
****
As Casey headed to the back of the club for the owner/drug dealer’s office, voices whispered in his skull. You need help… a double-barreled help. His Theriomorph side was digging in deeper and overtaking his thoughts.
When he walked to the end of a narrow hallway, he rounded a corner leading to a door. Two huge bouncers standing in front nodded to him as one spoke into his phone. A second later they let him through.
Casey walked into the office and focused on the goateed guy known as Hugo sitting behind a desk. He wore a pristine black suit, more businessman than a dealer.
Hugo smirked a little. “Already out?”
Casey glanced behind himself, making sure they were alone. Then he took out his wallet and said, “I want twice the amount this time.”
Hugo’s eyes narrowed. “What did you say?”
“I want a double order.”
“You sure about that?” Hugo queried with an arched brow.
No, Casey thought. “Yes,” he said.
Hugo tilted his head back and smoothed a hand over the thick strip of hair covering his chin. Then he leaned forward and reached for his phone. After he had initiated the call, he said, “I want four hundred worth of DOPA up here.” Hugo ended the call and eased back into his chair. “My men outside will assist you with the merchandise.”
Casey’s chin dipped down, and his eyes flashed a glowing purple for a split second. Then he nodded and pulled out several bills from his wallet, dropping them on the desk.
As he was leaving the dealer said, “That stuff is high quality. Dead pure. A word of advice… use sparingly. If you go overboard and use too much, that shit can kill you.”
“I know what I’m doing,” Casey muttered as he walked out.
Before he got back to his car, the voices in his head whispered. You’re nothing but a junkie.
The reality of what he was doing sent chills across Casey’s skin. Except he didn’t have enough left in him to care. Sadness was everywhere around him, the stench of sorrow and failure filling the air as he breathed. But by the time he got back to the Breedline Covenant, he couldn’t wait to numb out completely and ease the agony of his pain. And he knew he’d bought enough of the drug to take it away, wiping out the voices in his head.
When he got to his room, he shut the door and dropped the bag of drugs on the bed. He took a small box out and opened it. Retrieving the vial, he held it in front of his face and stared at the liquid drug.
The knock on the door startled him, almost causing him to drop it. Casey cursed and looked over his shoulder. Quickly shoving the glass vial into his front pocket, he called out, “Who is it?”
When there was no answer, he went to the door and threw it open.
Standing in the doorway, Kyle stumbled back. “Sorry, man,” he said, shrugging his shoulders. “I know it’s late, but I just wanted to let you know Jace is awake.”
As Casey put his hand into his pocket and felt for what he’d purchased earlier, he thought of Tessa… of himself and his dirty secret. And of his shitty future filled with lies.
He took a deep breath and muttered, “Thanks for letting me know. How’s he doing?”
As Kyle looked at him, he noticed Casey’s eyes seemed eerily different. “Hey…” Kyle paused and furrowed his brows, “you okay?”
Casey rubbed his neck, trying to focus on the conversation. “I’m fine. Just tired, that’s all.”
Kyle could only stare. Casey appeared lost in thought, his mind miles away. After a pause, he said, “Physically… Jace will heal, but emotionally… he’s a wreck. I understand what he’s going through,” he said, letting out a deep breath. “When Celina’s sister kidnapped her, I thought I was going to go out of my mind not knowing if she was hurt, or even alive.”
In the silence that followed, Casey thought of Lila. She was beautiful and sophisticated. And with her soft voice and her polite manners, she made him feel like a nerdy teenager, all clumsy and awkward in spite of his expensive clothes. He couldn’t imagine what he would do if something happened to her. Man, it would be like getting stabbed in the chest, he thought.
Casey cleared his throat and said, “Yeah, I can’t even imagine what that’s like.”
Kyle shook his head. “Yeah, it sucks.” And then he added, “I guess I’ll see you downstairs in the morning for breakfast.” Then Kyle waved goodbye and turned away.
Casey shut the door, locked it, and went right back to the bed. Reaching into the nightstand, he dug inside, and when he brought his hand back, he held a small box with a combination lock on the outside. Just as he took the lock off and opened it, he froze.
He couldn’t breathe… and started gasping. As his palms grew wet, sweat broke out on his forehead and under his armpits. Shaking from head to toe, he reached inside the box and took out a syringe.
Before he plopped down on the edge of the bed, he reached into his pocket and pulled out the tiny vial of dopamine. Placing the needle and the drug on the nightstand, he rolled up his sleeve, and his mind repeated the same words over and over. What the hell am I doing? What the hell am I doing?
****
A half hour later Helen came into the exam room as Jem watched her go over Jace’s vitals, her hands steady and sure as she took a few vials of blood. Jace was clearly not happy about being poked and prodded. Afterward, she gave him a thumbs-up to rest in his bedroom.
“You need to take it easy for a few days,” Helen insisted. “Don’t do anything strenuous for at least a week.”
As Jace slid off the exam table, Jem was right there by his side with his hand held out.
Jace shook his head and waved him away. “Thanks, but I’ve got it.”
“Yeah, right,” Jem muttered. “You heard the Doc.”
Jace eased over to the door with Jem close behind and slowly walked out.
Outside Jace’s bedroom, he reached for the knob and looked over his shoulder when he heard Jem clear his throat. “Hey, Jace… can you do me a favor?”
“What?” Jace replied automatically. Tessa was all that was on his mind. The absence of her was a tangible weight hanging from his body. He felt like he was going to die without her. He wanted to hunt Sebastian down and kill the bastard, but without knowing where she was and not being able to communicate with her telepathically, he was helpless.
“Promise me—“
Jem was interrupted when his cell phone went off. Retrieving it out of his back pocket, he looked at the caller ID. When he didn’t recognize the number, he let it go to his voicemail. Tucking it back into his pocket, he looked back up at his brother. “Promise me you’ll talk to me about what’s going on in your head. It’s frustrating as hell to watch you slip further and further away. Don’t shut me out this time, brother.”
Jace dropped his head and let out a deep breath. When he lifted his chin, Jem was staring at him. The look in his eyes was crushing. Jem knew, he thought. Jem was aware of all his rollercoaster of emotions.
Jace rubbed his forehead tiredly and nodded. He’d never been so damn scared and helpless in his life. Jace couldn’t lose Tessa or their babies. He’d fought so damn hard to get his life back in order. He wasn’t going to let it all slip away now.
“Okay… I promise.”
Jem put his hand on Jace’s shoulder and lightly squeezed. “Get some rest, brother.”
Rescuing his twin’s emotional grid after their mother had passed on hadn’t gone far enough; it had taken the miracle of Tessa to resurrect Jace’s soul, and now she was in danger.
As Jace stepped inside his room, he kept his head down hiding the tears in his eyes. When he looked at his and Tessa’s bed, the lyrics to “Make it Rain,” by Ed Sheeran popped into his head. Wiping his eyes, he took a deep breath and looked away. His vision latched onto Tessa’s clothes as he moved toward the closet to get a T-shirt. Jace leaned forward and touched one of the robes she had always worn before bed. When he took it off the hanger, he draped it over his arm and smoothed his trembling hand over the satin material. Jace brought it to his nose, and inhaled deep, catching her scent as more tears slid down his cheeks.
After he had put it back on the hanger, he stepped into the bathroom and flipped on the light. When his eyes caught sight of something sparkling on the sink, he recognized the cross necklace Tessa’s father had given her.
He picked it up and fingered the delicate chain for a while, just watching the gold sparkle. Then he placed it around his neck and whispered, “Come back to me, Tessa.”
To be continued...
As the Breedline Covenant sleeps peacefully, they are unaware of evil that lurks inside. With Lilith’s powerful relic medallion, Sebastian and Thomas are able to break through the spell placed on the Covenant, giving them the ability to use a portal.
After Casey Barton witnesses Sebastian and Thomas kidnapping Tessa, Arius, and Tidus, he alerts Jace. As anger consumes every neuron in Jace’s body, he fights the Beast within him before it becomes unleashed and attacks everyone in the Covenant. When Jace’s family does everything in their power to calm him, something strange happens. A bright light surrounds him like a cocoon, shielding Jace from his Beast. And then the light suddenly disappears taking Jace with it.
As weeks go by, the Covenant is distraught over the unexplainable disappearance of Jace. Without his ability to connect with Tessa, they are unable to locate where Sebastian and his brother Thomas has taken her and the twins.
When Tessa awoke in a strange place, she used her telepathic powers to try and connect with Jace, but the pain it caused almost sent her over the edge. She sensed something was wrong with him when she heard his faint voice insider her head.
Finally, just as the Breedline were about to lose all hope, Jace was mysteriously found outside the gates of the Covenant. He was in a weakened state, but still alive.
Now that Sebastian has kept his promise to Eve and brought back their twin sons, Arius and Tidus, she’s worried about their future and what Lilith wants with them.
With his Theriomorph urges taking over, Casey Barton heads downtown to a seedy bar in search of the drug he needs before the voices in his head completely take over.
Continued...
When Sebastian stepped out into the hallway, Thomas’s head dropped, and he let out a weary sigh. “Look, Sebastian, we need to go back to the Breedline Covenant soon.”
“Hell, no,” Sebastian snapped back. “You don’t get shit from me until you tell me what the hell is going on,” he said through gritted teeth, pointing his finger in Thomas’s face. “I don’t give a rat’s ass what Lilith says. I want to know why she wants us to bring this stranger back... and why she’s keeping Tessa alive.”
Sebastian’s curiosity only served to piss Thomas off more. And Sebastian knew it.
Something dark flickered in Thomas’s eyes, giving him a haunted look. “You have no idea what you’re dealing with,” Thomas seethed. “There are people after Lilith. They don’t give a damn who lives or dies as long as they get their hands on her.”
“So explain it to me,” Sebastian said impatiently. “What people are you talking about?”
Thomas’s lip curled back into a snarl, and he glared at Sebastian.
“We’re wasting time here, Thomas.” Sebastian eased back against the wall and crossed his arms. He didn’t look happy, but then Sebastian never was happy about anything kept from him. “Spill it, or I’m not helping.”
Thomas leaned forward and got into Sebastian’s face until they were nose to nose. “The person Lilith wants is her son Steven, and I don’t know how he got into the Breedline Covenant,” he said, taking a step back. “But there’s a damn possibility he is the key to world destruction. If the wrong people get their hands on him, they could use him as a weapon. Steven has powers, even he doesn’t have knowledge of, nor does he know how to control it.”
“Explain the situation with Tessa,” Sebastian demanded, staring at Thomas like he’d lost his damn mind, “what does Lilith want with her unborn children?”
Thomas cleared his throat. “They carry the same genetics.”
“I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around this,” Sebastian said, his expression displaying aggravation. “It doesn’t make any damn sense. How could her children carry the same genetics as Lilith’s son?”
Thomas narrowed his eyes. “Because... Tessa and Steven are twins,” he said, letting out a deep breath. “Lilith is their biological mother.”
“What the hell?” Sebastian blurted, thinking this was getting more twisted by the minute. “You’re full of shit, Thomas.”
Thomas’s eyes grew shadowed, and suddenly he looked angry. “I’m not full of shit,” he barked at Sebastian. “Tessa and Steven are fraternal twins. What reason would I have to make something like this up?”
Sebastian shook his head. “Christ. This is some messed up shit. At least give me a damn smoke. I’m going to need something to calm my nerves after hearing all this.”
Thomas reached inside his blazer and pulled out a cigar. When he handed it to Sebastian, he dug out a lighter and tossed it to him.
Sebastian shoved the end of the cigar into his mouth and then raised his hand to light it. A moment later, he inhaled deeply and then exhaled a long plume of smoke.
“So…” Sebastian smirked. There was intense interest in his usually inscrutable gaze. “Does Tessa know anything about all this?”
Thomas glared at Sebastian in silence, and then he said, “No.”
“Really?” Sebastian asked coolly. “Why weren’t you straight with me in the first place? You knew about all this the whole time, but never thought about mentioning it to me?” He stared at Thomas like he’d just committed a crime. Maybe that wasn’t far off the mark. “That’s bullshit, and you know it.”
Thomas looked at his brother’s reaction. He didn’t have time for this shit. “We don’t have time to argue about this right now, but I promise to keep you in the loop from here on,” he said warily. “But you have to help me go after Steven and bring him back.”
Sebastian stared at his twin, his eyes so cold they’d freeze Jack Frost. And then he took another drag on his cigar and exhaled the smoke in Thomas’s face. “Before I do anything, I want to speak with Lilith, and if you keep anything from me again… I won’t hesitate to cut your throat, just like I did our mother’s.”
****
As soon as Jem walked out the door where Chester was waiting, a wave of agony hit Jace so hard that he rolled off the exam table and dropped to the floor.
Hearing the noise from outside the room, Jem came rushing back inside with Chester close behind. When he saw Jace on the floor curled into a ball with his hands covering his head, he dropped down next to his brother and grasped his arm.
“What’s wrong, Jace?” Jem asked sharply. “Talk to me, brother. You’re scaring the shit out of me.”
“It’s Tessa,” Chester said as he knelt down beside Jace. “Something’s wrong with Tessa.”
But Jace wasn’t focused on them. He was caught in an infinite amount of pain, like his head was wedged in a vise, squeezing tighter and tighter. The inside of his skull felt as though it was going to split in half. And then he heard Tessa. Her voice was desperate and cracking under the invasion of agony.
Oh God, Jace… help me.
And then Jace became aware of her huddled, wrapping her arms around her body, her gasps of pain sliding through his mind.
In frustration, Jace tried to get to his feet, but the lingering waves of pain—her pain—had crippled him. Dear God, the magnitude of pain she was enduring, and he was helpless. He was damn helpless while Sebastian had his hands on her again.
“Jace, talk to me!” Jem shouted.
Jace cracked his lids and stared up at Jem. “Just give me a minute,” he gasped.
Chester backed off, but Jem remained down, his hand locked around Jace’s arm. “Let me help you up.”
When the lingering pain finally eased, already Tessa’s voice had faded away, gone from Jace’s mind. He wished the agony over this blanket of silence because at least then he’d had a connection with her. He’d heard Tessa. And now there was nothing but silence.
He grasped Jem’s hand and hauled himself upward. For a moment he staggered and leaned into his brother. Jem wrapped his arm around Jace’s shoulders and simply held him.
As soon as he got his bearings, he turned and plopped down on the edge of the exam table. Jace went white, and he looked like he was going to be ill. “I heard her voice,” he said, shaking his head. “I felt what she’s feeling,” he added, his face going paler by the second.
Jem’s hand shook as he dragged it through his hair. “Did she tell you where she was?”
Jace slumped and covered his face. “No,” he mumbled into his palms. Dropping his hands, he lifted his chin. “She was begging for help.”
Jem slid his hand over Jace’s shoulder. “Tessa’s strong-willed, Jace. She’ll make it through this.”
Just hearing the conviction in his brother’s voice settled Jace. As he shifted his stare, he saw the same look on Chester’s face.
“Can you find Tessa?” Jace asked as he kept his eyes on Chester.
Chester shook his head. His eyes softened, and his lips flattened into a thin line. “I’m sorry, Jace. I’ve tried, but… something or someone is blocking me.”
****
As Casey headed to the back of the club for the owner/drug dealer’s office, voices whispered in his skull. You need help… a double-barreled help. His Theriomorph side was digging in deeper and overtaking his thoughts.
When he walked to the end of a narrow hallway, he rounded a corner leading to a door. Two huge bouncers standing in front nodded to him as one spoke into his phone. A second later they let him through.
Casey walked into the office and focused on the goateed guy known as Hugo sitting behind a desk. He wore a pristine black suit, more businessman than a dealer.
Hugo smirked a little. “Already out?”
Casey glanced behind himself, making sure they were alone. Then he took out his wallet and said, “I want twice the amount this time.”
Hugo’s eyes narrowed. “What did you say?”
“I want a double order.”
“You sure about that?” Hugo queried with an arched brow.
No, Casey thought. “Yes,” he said.
Hugo tilted his head back and smoothed a hand over the thick strip of hair covering his chin. Then he leaned forward and reached for his phone. After he had initiated the call, he said, “I want four hundred worth of DOPA up here.” Hugo ended the call and eased back into his chair. “My men outside will assist you with the merchandise.”
Casey’s chin dipped down, and his eyes flashed a glowing purple for a split second. Then he nodded and pulled out several bills from his wallet, dropping them on the desk.
As he was leaving the dealer said, “That stuff is high quality. Dead pure. A word of advice… use sparingly. If you go overboard and use too much, that shit can kill you.”
“I know what I’m doing,” Casey muttered as he walked out.
Before he got back to his car, the voices in his head whispered. You’re nothing but a junkie.
The reality of what he was doing sent chills across Casey’s skin. Except he didn’t have enough left in him to care. Sadness was everywhere around him, the stench of sorrow and failure filling the air as he breathed. But by the time he got back to the Breedline Covenant, he couldn’t wait to numb out completely and ease the agony of his pain. And he knew he’d bought enough of the drug to take it away, wiping out the voices in his head.
When he got to his room, he shut the door and dropped the bag of drugs on the bed. He took a small box out and opened it. Retrieving the vial, he held it in front of his face and stared at the liquid drug.
The knock on the door startled him, almost causing him to drop it. Casey cursed and looked over his shoulder. Quickly shoving the glass vial into his front pocket, he called out, “Who is it?”
When there was no answer, he went to the door and threw it open.
Standing in the doorway, Kyle stumbled back. “Sorry, man,” he said, shrugging his shoulders. “I know it’s late, but I just wanted to let you know Jace is awake.”
As Casey put his hand into his pocket and felt for what he’d purchased earlier, he thought of Tessa… of himself and his dirty secret. And of his shitty future filled with lies.
He took a deep breath and muttered, “Thanks for letting me know. How’s he doing?”
As Kyle looked at him, he noticed Casey’s eyes seemed eerily different. “Hey…” Kyle paused and furrowed his brows, “you okay?”
Casey rubbed his neck, trying to focus on the conversation. “I’m fine. Just tired, that’s all.”
Kyle could only stare. Casey appeared lost in thought, his mind miles away. After a pause, he said, “Physically… Jace will heal, but emotionally… he’s a wreck. I understand what he’s going through,” he said, letting out a deep breath. “When Celina’s sister kidnapped her, I thought I was going to go out of my mind not knowing if she was hurt, or even alive.”
In the silence that followed, Casey thought of Lila. She was beautiful and sophisticated. And with her soft voice and her polite manners, she made him feel like a nerdy teenager, all clumsy and awkward in spite of his expensive clothes. He couldn’t imagine what he would do if something happened to her. Man, it would be like getting stabbed in the chest, he thought.
Casey cleared his throat and said, “Yeah, I can’t even imagine what that’s like.”
Kyle shook his head. “Yeah, it sucks.” And then he added, “I guess I’ll see you downstairs in the morning for breakfast.” Then Kyle waved goodbye and turned away.
Casey shut the door, locked it, and went right back to the bed. Reaching into the nightstand, he dug inside, and when he brought his hand back, he held a small box with a combination lock on the outside. Just as he took the lock off and opened it, he froze.
He couldn’t breathe… and started gasping. As his palms grew wet, sweat broke out on his forehead and under his armpits. Shaking from head to toe, he reached inside the box and took out a syringe.
Before he plopped down on the edge of the bed, he reached into his pocket and pulled out the tiny vial of dopamine. Placing the needle and the drug on the nightstand, he rolled up his sleeve, and his mind repeated the same words over and over. What the hell am I doing? What the hell am I doing?
****
A half hour later Helen came into the exam room as Jem watched her go over Jace’s vitals, her hands steady and sure as she took a few vials of blood. Jace was clearly not happy about being poked and prodded. Afterward, she gave him a thumbs-up to rest in his bedroom.
“You need to take it easy for a few days,” Helen insisted. “Don’t do anything strenuous for at least a week.”
As Jace slid off the exam table, Jem was right there by his side with his hand held out.
Jace shook his head and waved him away. “Thanks, but I’ve got it.”
“Yeah, right,” Jem muttered. “You heard the Doc.”
Jace eased over to the door with Jem close behind and slowly walked out.
Outside Jace’s bedroom, he reached for the knob and looked over his shoulder when he heard Jem clear his throat. “Hey, Jace… can you do me a favor?”
“What?” Jace replied automatically. Tessa was all that was on his mind. The absence of her was a tangible weight hanging from his body. He felt like he was going to die without her. He wanted to hunt Sebastian down and kill the bastard, but without knowing where she was and not being able to communicate with her telepathically, he was helpless.
“Promise me—“
Jem was interrupted when his cell phone went off. Retrieving it out of his back pocket, he looked at the caller ID. When he didn’t recognize the number, he let it go to his voicemail. Tucking it back into his pocket, he looked back up at his brother. “Promise me you’ll talk to me about what’s going on in your head. It’s frustrating as hell to watch you slip further and further away. Don’t shut me out this time, brother.”
Jace dropped his head and let out a deep breath. When he lifted his chin, Jem was staring at him. The look in his eyes was crushing. Jem knew, he thought. Jem was aware of all his rollercoaster of emotions.
Jace rubbed his forehead tiredly and nodded. He’d never been so damn scared and helpless in his life. Jace couldn’t lose Tessa or their babies. He’d fought so damn hard to get his life back in order. He wasn’t going to let it all slip away now.
“Okay… I promise.”
Jem put his hand on Jace’s shoulder and lightly squeezed. “Get some rest, brother.”
Rescuing his twin’s emotional grid after their mother had passed on hadn’t gone far enough; it had taken the miracle of Tessa to resurrect Jace’s soul, and now she was in danger.
As Jace stepped inside his room, he kept his head down hiding the tears in his eyes. When he looked at his and Tessa’s bed, the lyrics to “Make it Rain,” by Ed Sheeran popped into his head. Wiping his eyes, he took a deep breath and looked away. His vision latched onto Tessa’s clothes as he moved toward the closet to get a T-shirt. Jace leaned forward and touched one of the robes she had always worn before bed. When he took it off the hanger, he draped it over his arm and smoothed his trembling hand over the satin material. Jace brought it to his nose, and inhaled deep, catching her scent as more tears slid down his cheeks.
After he had put it back on the hanger, he stepped into the bathroom and flipped on the light. When his eyes caught sight of something sparkling on the sink, he recognized the cross necklace Tessa’s father had given her.
He picked it up and fingered the delicate chain for a while, just watching the gold sparkle. Then he placed it around his neck and whispered, “Come back to me, Tessa.”
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 offsprings that are born identical twins. Although they live amongst human, their species must be kept secret.
In wolf form, they have super strength, speed, and heightened senses. Compared to humans, Breedlines have tremendous advantages when it comes to health. Their bodies heal fast and are not subject to illnesses or diseases. The only thing that slows their healing process is silver. It is their Kryptonite. Besides old age, a silver bullet to the brain is the only thing deadly to the species.
All males change into their wolf at the age of eighteen. Females do not go through the change until they make love to their Breedline bonded mate.
BREEDLINE TWINS - Identical twins that are born from either one or both parents of the Breedline species. They have a strong, unbreakable bond from birth, are born with telepathic abilities, and have the power to sense the other's emotions or injuries. In some cases, the bond between twins are so strong that if one dies, the other twin may pass on, especially if they don't have a mate.
BREEDLINE BONDING - The male Breedline spends their life in search of their bonded mate. When the male comes in contact with her, he instantly feels a simultaneous, desirable attraction and she becomes the most important thing in his life. He is there to love, protect, and cherish her until death. Once they are mated, they bond for life. It is possible for them to have more than one mate in their lifespan.
BELOVED - A word used by a Breedline to express the bond to their mate.
DOUBLE BONDED - In some cases, male Breedline twins bond with the same female, but one will carry a stronger bond. Usually one of them must sacrifice for the other twin.
BREEDLINE COVENANT - The Breedline species must live within the boundaries of a Covenant, which is only formed with their species. The Covenant is governed and ruled by a head council. The council keeps their laws in order and oversees the species population.
THE BREEDLINE QUEEN - Over centuries the Breedline Covenant is ruled by a true Queen. If there is no Queen living, the Covenants are governed by an appointed head council until another 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 an 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 first-born 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. Tessa Fairchild - the Breedline Queen - destroyed the Katako in battle using the deadly venom of her Breedline wolf.
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.
ADALWOLF - A species that has the power to shift from their human form into a beautiful creature, three times the size, resembling half man and half wolf. Born with super-strength, they can move from one place to another in supernatural speed. Their eyes take on the appearance of two-shimmering diamonds. With the power to regenerate their own cells, an Adalwolf will stop aging at thirty. The moon has no power over them. And an Adalwolf is immune to silver. They can bond with any 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.
Steven Pasquale - He inherited the genes of a Breedline and an Adalwolf. He was taken from his mother and forced to endure a life of endless, painful experiments by a German physician's, Dr. Hans Autenburg and Dr. Hubert Crane. Without the knowledge of his real family, Steven finally manages to escape his captors.
Lisa Wellington (a.k.a Lilith) - She is a Breedline with the gift to heal. After she becomes pregnant with twins, she mysteriously disappears. Taken against her will by Dr. Hans Autenburg, she is forced to endure a life of torture. After years of experiments, her human form is altered into a creature that goes against the laws of nature. With her memory completely erased, Lisa is transformed into Lilith. Her bonded mate, Kenneth Craven desperately searches for Lisa for years. But when their telepathic connection is severed he losses all hope of locating her and his unborn twins.
Dr. Kenneth Craven - He is a Breedline and an orthopedic surgeon at the San Franciso General Hospital. He's also Tessa Fairchild biological father.
Lila Demont - She is a Breedline, born into a wealthy, prestigious family. She is a lab technician and assists Dr. Helen Carrington with the cure to the Breedline aging process. She later bonds with Casey Barton.
Victor Demont - He is a Breedline, and Lila's father. He is a retired council member of the Pennsylvania Breedline Covenant. After he discovers his daughter has bonded with Casey Barton, he disapproves of their relationship. But when Casey discovers Victor's dark secret of an affair with his adopted mother, Casey confronts him. Now that Victor's secret is revealed, he promises to accept Casey and Lila's relationship in return for his silence.
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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 offsprings that are born identical twins. Although they live amongst human, their species must be kept secret.
In wolf form, they have super strength, speed, and heightened senses. Compared to humans, Breedlines have tremendous advantages when it comes to health. Their bodies heal fast and are not subject to illnesses or diseases. The only thing that slows their healing process is silver. It is their Kryptonite. Besides old age, a silver bullet to the brain is the only thing deadly to the species.
All males change into their wolf at the age of eighteen. Females do not go through the change until they make love to their Breedline bonded mate.
BREEDLINE TWINS - Identical twins that are born from either one or both parents of the Breedline species. They have a strong, unbreakable bond from birth, are born with telepathic abilities, and have the power to sense the other's emotions or injuries. In some cases, the bond between twins are so strong that if one dies, the other twin may pass on, especially if they don't have a mate.
BREEDLINE BONDING - The male Breedline spends their life in search of their bonded mate. When the male comes in contact with her, he instantly feels a simultaneous, desirable attraction and she becomes the most important thing in his life. He is there to love, protect, and cherish her until death. Once they are mated, they bond for life. It is possible for them to have more than one mate in their lifespan.
BELOVED - A word used by a Breedline to express the bond to their mate.
DOUBLE BONDED - In some cases, male Breedline twins bond with the same female, but one will carry a stronger bond. Usually one of them must sacrifice for the other twin.
BREEDLINE COVENANT - The Breedline species must live within the boundaries of a Covenant, which is only formed with their species. The Covenant is governed and ruled by a head council. The council keeps their laws in order and oversees the species population.
THE BREEDLINE QUEEN - Over centuries the Breedline Covenant is ruled by a true Queen. If there is no Queen living, the Covenants are governed by an appointed head council until another 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 an 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 first-born 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. Tessa Fairchild - the Breedline Queen - destroyed the Katako in battle using the deadly venom of her Breedline wolf.
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.
ADALWOLF - A species that has the power to shift from their human form into a beautiful creature, three times the size, resembling half man and half wolf. Born with super-strength, they can move from one place to another in supernatural speed. Their eyes take on the appearance of two-shimmering diamonds. With the power to regenerate their own cells, an Adalwolf will stop aging at thirty. The moon has no power over them. And an Adalwolf is immune to silver. They can bond with any 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.
Steven Pasquale - He inherited the genes of a Breedline and an Adalwolf. He was taken from his mother and forced to endure a life of endless, painful experiments by a German physician's, Dr. Hans Autenburg and Dr. Hubert Crane. Without the knowledge of his real family, Steven finally manages to escape his captors.
Lisa Wellington (a.k.a Lilith) - She is a Breedline with the gift to heal. After she becomes pregnant with twins, she mysteriously disappears. Taken against her will by Dr. Hans Autenburg, she is forced to endure a life of torture. After years of experiments, her human form is altered into a creature that goes against the laws of nature. With her memory completely erased, Lisa is transformed into Lilith. Her bonded mate, Kenneth Craven desperately searches for Lisa for years. But when their telepathic connection is severed he losses all hope of locating her and his unborn twins.
Dr. Kenneth Craven - He is a Breedline and an orthopedic surgeon at the San Franciso General Hospital. He's also Tessa Fairchild biological father.
Lila Demont - She is a Breedline, born into a wealthy, prestigious family. She is a lab technician and assists Dr. Helen Carrington with the cure to the Breedline aging process. She later bonds with Casey Barton.
Victor Demont - He is a Breedline, and Lila's father. He is a retired council member of the Pennsylvania Breedline Covenant. After he discovers his daughter has bonded with Casey Barton, he disapproves of their relationship. But when Casey discovers Victor's dark secret of an affair with his adopted mother, Casey confronts him. Now that Victor's secret is revealed, he promises to accept Casey and Lila's relationship in return for his silence.
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