CHAPTER 5

six years later.

He was coming back today, would I finally be able to see him? I pack up my hair in a messy bun and run out after one more look in the mirror, nothing must go wrong.

I left my room and started running down this large hallway which honestly on a normal day is quite a scene to admire but not today. he was finally coming back, it's been five years since I last saw him, and yeah we may have talked on the phone but that's nothing compared to seeing him in person.

Now leaving this huge mansion and getting into the car waiting for me, I shut the door and they drive off towards the airport, it was at least a thirty-minute drive. I sigh, remembering the first time we got here, he had said that he would have to leave to go train and that he won't come back till he's sure of something, he never did explain, and on the phone and chats, he's always cold so I could never know what was on his mind.

I've been doing well in my training, I can for sure surprise him now; back when we came, he stayed for a year and we bonded before he left, saying that when he comes back that I should be stronger, and with victoria's help, I've grown strong-

my phone buzzes right beside me mean and I pick it up to see victorias call,

"Heyy, is he here yet?" she asks as soon as I pick up the call.

"not yet, but I'm going now as his flight is almost here. I want to surprise him" I say with a smile plastered on my face.

"You've only been talking about him ever since we met, do you like him? lucky him, you have a crush on him don't you, I want to see -"

"ah oh um, I can't hear you I'm hanging up, ill call later," I say.

"liarrr" I cut the line.

as I drop the phone, my mind wonders about it. I can't possibly like him right? I don't think so, no. I look at the time, it was 11:30 am.

victoria is a wolf, I met her two years ago when I snuck out from the house to take a look around, from what I know she isn't affiliated with any pack, but I can't ask Aunt Janet, she forbid me from talking to her again, but I'm sure he will understand.

The car had come to a stop and I came out and looked around, this was aunt Janet's private hanger, she usually uses her jets to go for council meetings or other meetings outside of this continent.

I turned as soon as I heard the plane up ahead, my heart started beating fast, I look down and straighten myself.

I let out the breath I didn't think I was holding in, I used a spell on myself to clear my mind.

"Miss, the plane has landed." one of the securities with me had said.

I walk towards the hanger, finally, he's right in front of me when I walk into the hanger, the plane door opened and set down on the ground softly, and someone walked out, a big burly man, he looked around and then at me, he didn't say nor did he move but suddenly he nodded and walked down after he, was three others, a skinny one, then a woman and then another big man but he wasn't as scary looking as the other one.

Then he walked out, the one I was waiting all these years to see, his hair was everywhere, overdue on a haircut but it looked amazing on him, his body was just perfect, as he wore an all-black outfit, he had a stoic expression, he looked at the four of them and mumbled something to them and then they all followed behind him.

He saw me and headed towards me, I mean, where else could he go, I'm literally at the entrance and exit.

As he walked toward me, I honestly couldn't breathe, his red eyes were on me, without even a break in contact, when he was finally in front of me, he stopped,

"Hello, Isabella." He smiled.

"H-hey" what the fuck, why can't I reply normally, and he said my name???!!!

he looked at me, before finally nodding, I was confused, did he like what I was wearing or not?

wish I could use my spell on him.

"is it ready?" he asks,

"Ah," I just remembered, aunt Janet said to tell him that the mansion she got for him is ready

"yes, it is, come, let's go," I say grabbing his arms before stopping and looking back at them behind him.

"Hi, I'm Isabella, nice to meet you guys," I say with a smile, I hope this works.

All four of them bow their heads before looking back at me without saying anything,

"ignore them, " he says.

I nod and walk away with my arms locked with his, Damien walked with me and we both got into the car and the others got into the other cars prepared for them.

He and I talked to the mansion he would be staying at, and I didn't know when I zoned off, I fell asleep in his arms.

...

Isabella.

She's grown now, time does change things, I close my eyes and images of everything that's happened these past years flashed immediately. She is family now, and as for those in the other continents, when I'm ready, I'll come for you all.

I brush off some hair from her face, she looked exhausted, but if anything, I could feel it with my instincts, she's grown much more powerful than before.

A few years back I realised what gift that wolf had given me, if anything this would be a diamond in the rough. The ability to lead the stray, I had thought he meant those outcasts from their packs, and wolves without a family, but that was wrong on my part.

The wolves I lead, are lycans. The cursed, The Lycans were created by none other than the seven nameless themselves, in that time of war, when they arrived, those that didn't die by their hands, whether it be humans or witches, turned into lycans without a mind of their own, they devoured, and destroyed everywhere they went. To top that off, they were much stronger and faster than the descendants of said nameless, not to be controlled nor flow with the laws of nature.

"That is what I lead." I let out unconsiously.

Lycans were wolves but more humanoid, like man-wolves, they stood on two feet when fighting in their wolf form and they run on four, they have longer snouts and bulging muscles under their fur. The curse on them wasn't this, but the fact that they can never, get back to their human form and cannot die like us wolves. Their lives are never-ending until killed by either ripping their heart out or snapping their necks. Since I wanted to know how good they are, I experimented on the fifty of them I found in a cave.

So these past years have been to fighting, training, and collecting more lycans.

I sigh.

Realising something else about myself, I may be immortal, but the scars I got from fighting lycans never left, even after the wound had healed.

The four with me, we're the best of them all in a cave I had found, and only listen to me, it was akin to mind control as soon as I turn them back to human form, but not mind control because I could feel the bond, with time I will understand it.

The car had come to a stop and she woke up and looked around before looking straight into my eyes for a second, then became flustered and opened the door,

"Let's go check it out," she says while her cheeks were flushed red.

"hm" I respond before turning to the four I brought, they didn't seem uncomfortable so I followed her as we walked into the mansion, incomparable to aunt Janet but nothing was berating about it.

if it's Aunt Janet, there's no need to check it out, it's alright, I turn back to them,

"Stay here, make ourselves at home, soon, I'll bring the rest."

the nod and carried their luggage inside and I turn to bella,

"Show me the places you go to, and the people you talk to," I say to her.

she got shocked, which was reasonable as it was aunt j that told me about her sneaking out.

"Okay, let me call her as we go, there's this nice place with stake, and the best ribs," she says grabbing my arms again.

'master, do we come to you?' the female lycan I brought with me was named Zoey, she asked using our bond, I could control them using the alpha tone and pass messages to them using the bond.

'No, Alone.' I say to her and get into the car, if I need them, it won't be just to see a girl.