CHAPTER 3  ORIGINS  Before there were any supernatural beings on earth, there existed only the Creator and his legion of angels. Lucifer was above all other angels in heaven. His appearance was beautiful and striking. He embodied perfection and radiated light and glory. He was the chief commander and worked in the throne room of God. One day, God had a private meeting with his son, and Lucifer was not included. Overcome w...

~oOo~ V A L E N T I N A  Theo was growing more hostile by the second. I was paralyzed with fear because I had never seen his face transform this way. “Back away from me!” “I just…” “I said, stay back!” he furiously raged, his eyes glowing with danger. I watched the dark spider veins fade in and out around his cheekbones. It looked like he was struggling to fight against his supernatural nature. “Why are you being so aggre...

Max “Gone? Where will you go?” I ask, as I stand in the doorway to Ella’s kitchen. She looks at me and shrugs her shoulders. “I don’t know yet. Wherever life takes me, I guess.” I couldn’t stand the thought of not seeing her. I couldn’t stand the thought of being left alone. I have to convince her to stay. A desperate surge comes over me and I walk up to her as she takes a sip of her water. She stares at me warily as I ap...

~Prologue~  For the past 700 years, I have spent my life living in the shadows, bound by the darkness, never to see the light of day. I have suffered and retained century’s worth of horrifying memories that still haunt me to this very moment. This monster I have become is my curse. It is my identity. I live it, breathe it, day in and day out. I am a lonely shattered soul, and I shall always remain this way, until I forfei...

Ella I pulled off my helmet as I parked in my driveway. I could smell the human across the street, although he was far away from my vision. I breathed in carefully or else I might just run after him and take him then and there. My blood was boiling, but a smaller part of me knew that doing that wouldn't fix anything. Who was 'blue eyes'? Hell. Why did I even leave? I didn't understand why I had receded to my hiding place....

“Ashriel, what are they doing? What’s going on?” Amaranth shouted over the com-link in his ear. The number of battleships flying into the Edenian solar system numbered in the trillions. Bursts of fire exploded everywhere. It was like heading straight into a nest of newborn suns. Only the fire died out quickly, leaving nothing in its wake but dust, debris, and death. Ashriel stared at it all in bewildered horror. Hours ago...

Maxwell “Max! Help me!” she cried out to me but I couldn’t go help her. There were three vampire slayers on me as well as on her. She fought them, but she was hurt. Those fuckers had tried to stab her but luckily missed her heart. They stabbed her on her arm instead. I screamed in rage as I saw the blood trickle down her arm as she tried to fight them off. I kept my eyes on Viviana as I slammed one vampire slayer down on...

Alluna looked up to see the underbelly of a gold dragon. Just ahead was another Gold, and two Reds flew to either side of her. The one with the crown of horns turned his head. Alluna wasn’t sure, but she could have sworn the Red dragon grinned and winked at her. “Oh, gods,” she gasped. The air around her was getting thinner and colder as they soared higher. She was having trouble breathing. Her face was suddenly pressed a...

Zak winced when Quinn pulled the clear needle from his arm. “That should do it. It’ll counteract the effects of the pheromones you…” doctor Quinn cleared his throat, a flush staining his pale cheeks as he ran his hand through his silver hair. “The pheromones you ingested from your female.” Zak felt himself bristle, and scowled at the doctor. “Explain counteract.” Doctor Quinn stood straighter, looking Zak right in his eye...

Chapter Thirteen Alluna stared at her reflection in disbelief. Angel, Rowie and Anniel grinned behind her. “You look totally hot.” Anniel clapped her hands, excitement making her eyes shine. Angel folded her arms over her belly with a nod. “Yes. I do believe Zak is going to be quite pleased.” Rowie had her fingernails in her mouth and squealed out a laugh. “Holy shit, Goliath’s gonna cum in his pants.” Rowie held up her h...