All Comments on 'Hearts of Warriors Ch. 05'

i wish i could find better words to describe how good your writing is but every word i come up with seems to pale in comparison i can not wait until you are ready to post the next chapter i am really enjoying this story

I have been checking endlessly for the next one. Thanks so much Jaz!

Glad you're back, girlie! As always, your writing is great and the chapter flowed beautifully, in my opinion. Mac and Lily's scene in his office was SO emotional! I was practically feeling his rage and Lily's fear...you did such an amazing job getting the emotions across. It just helped add so much more depth to the characters.

Anywhoo, can't wait to read the next chapter! I know it'll be awesome!

Xo, Lily

poor mac is all i say, and go go lily, show that man of yours that no matter how big of an ass he can be he still belongs to you!

Thanks for the new chapter. Your writing is phenomenal as always. I'm already looking forward to the next piece of the puzzle.

Your characters are wicked and I love them. Lily and Mac have so much spirit, they could go at this for chapters. It makes for entertaining reading!

this chapter although Mac did piss me off some. LOL

Welcome back stranger.

Well written and tightly told as always

Does Mac have no clue who he is trying to push around? he is going to overstep and Lily is going to let go of her wolf and dish it back out in force. But I feel sorry for Kern, he is going to be stuck in the middle and can't fight or protect either one.

Thanks for the update... 5 stars. :)

Thanks for the up date. People do stupid stuff when it is for Love. That she will win in the end is given, the real story is what will happen to the rest of the protectors, it could get messy. Thanks for the entertainment. Mike from Texas

It felt SO fucking GOOOOOD to see Andrei and Loretta again! I have missed them and their antics so much. The entire interaction between them was deliciously bombastic! I'm always in awe of how JazCullen taps into such relatable emotions, thoughts and personality traits in her characters, making them seem so real you actually SEE them and their actions :D

We got to see more of Kallum's character at this juncture, which makes me yearn for more of him. He seems to me a culmination of all the dominant males in this saga, so far, and that makes him so enticing!

I'm glad to see that Lily is seeing the depth of consequences her actions thus far are and can have. She's a smart gal, so it really pissed me off that she reacted as she did when realizing that Mac hadn't been a monk up until the time he'd realized who and what she was to him. By his very character, you can bet he won't be seeking some other woman to sate his needs and desires for Lily - and she should know this just as surely as she knew he'd have just stood there and let her destroy him.

I get that she's determined to claim her mate, that denying the mate pull is the LAST thing she'd ever do, but why can't she sense and feel the fear, pain and anguish Mac is going through as he seems to be able to sense and feel in her? Especially when Mac's is so raw and powerful it brings him such physical agony!

Mac's actions are certainly neanderthal, lol, but he's not an ass! He seems to be trying to protect so many at serious cost to himself. Karn put it best - the potential situation between Mac and Lily has the power to destroy the Praetorians thereby, at the least, leaving the other 'children' unprotected. Then there's the belief that there'd be a to-the-death battle between Andrei and Mac should he succumb to the mate-pull.

Its ironic that while Andrei is coming to grips with and facing the need to rein in his over-protectiveness, and acknowledge Lily's right and need to claim her mate, and said mate's right to love and protect her, the Praetorians, Mac and other characters are still very much in fear of death-by-Andei :$

I'm on pins and needles to see what come next!

I know life happens hun. You don't need to make amends to us. That's why most of us read these stories...a way to escape. All of us have life happening in some way. Just dig in your heels and keep doing what you do best...

Oyasumi nasai

Thanks for the update! While I am not thrilled that my favorite LE author can't post as regularly as before, I understand and look forward to when you can post more of this great story. I am really liking the development of Lilly and Mac and the battle of wills that is going to take place. Long and drawn out can make the ending that much better. It appears Lilly needs a bit of confidence building to go with her control lessons and Mac needs to be knocked from his high horse a bit as well to create the equality that long (oh so very long with Vamps mixed in) relationships need.

Hey Jaz,

I hope you PL is getting better, I understand we all have battles to fight in our day to day lives, I just hope you overcome them as well as you write. You are a precious gem and your writing shines exquisitely through your reader minds, so please know that you fill us with every emotion imaginable. You light up our day through your stories, your passion, your skill and I just want to thank you, although it doesn't seem to be enough.

love the way lily is developing into such a strong character, with her fathers strength and her mothers sensitivity and determination.

thanks for coming back to us jaz.

we understand life happens ;0)

JAZZZZ wonderful chapter. I hope you are doing well and that you will be back blessing us with more chapters soon. I have missed your writing and when I saw it today I jumped for joy and did my happy dance and for a 45yo man that is a scary thing to see LOL. Keep up the great work and it was an outstanding chapter. Again welcome back we missed you and keep up the great work and thanks for sharing your works with us

Jim

Beautiful story!! Sad that u dont post regularly now but we all understand :-) u have our support. hope everything goes well, good luck n hope to see you back here soon!! :-)

X

This is getting amazingly good..another exquisite chapter Jaz!

FANTASTIC! Welcome back!!

Wonderful, thanks for taking up the yoke again. Great as always. Thank you for taking the time to share with us.

That's right Lily go get your man. Just want to say thank you for all the stories that you write, and that we are behind you 100%, even if you do put out a story every week that we understand and we just happy when every you put one out. We love you and god bless you.

Awsome Story, Its good to see Andrei break down a little bit. Mac's an ass but i love it. Keep up the awsome work

I've been lurking and hoping and here it is another wonderful addition to JazzCullen's stories

Welcome back to the ones who love your tales.

Welcome back from your well earned rest.

Knew you couldn’t leave us, knew you would miss us.

Welcome back,welcome back,welcome back.

Thanks for the update. Cannot wait to find out more. What's up with Brandon? He seems sneaky.

I don't ever get enough, so keep them coming.

Oh my I feel sorry for Mac. Sounds like Lily is going to town on him. I wonder How long he will last.

With Kallum taking after their mother and Lily taking after Andrei, the pack has an interesting and exciting future ahead of it. But forget the future for now. If Lily is the match to her father, Mac is in bigger trouble than he knows. I mean who does he choose to take on Andrei or Lily? And is one really any different than the other? Well since Lily is still discovering her powers, it might be easier and healthier to take on Andrei.

I have been a reader to Lit for about 1.5 years and in that time I have read and followed every word you have written. Hardly a week went by without a submission. And then last Dec. you said you were taking a break from writing. You lied! You didn't write any non-human, but you did write 2 very beautiful romance storys. So you have not stopped as you said you would. So Jaz do yourself a favor and truly take a break this time. My god girl everyone deserves a vacation even from the things we do just for fun. So please go enjoy yourself because the better you feel the better your storys will be. Of course how they could get any better I don't know, I already think you are the best author on Lit.

Anyway go have fun and when you get back you can tell me the great things Lily has planned to get to Mac! HEHE-HE

love all ur stories but can u get them out faster lol pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. hope next one dont tske as long .

So very good. Good to see you back Jaz.

YAHOOOoooo you are back and much,much better.i was so happy when i saw you had write another chapter i had to do my like victory dance lol,so glad you are back and writing .........................ps you made my day alot brighter :-)

Amazing! So exciting you're back. If you can't do every week, maybe every two weeks? :D

With Lily's unique powers... Is she more powerful than Mac, or her father? Will she get the chance to prove how powerful she really is? During her training she was holding back against Mac. I know she could never hurt him, but she deserves to stretch her wings and prove herself...and learn more about her abilities.

Can't wait for more !!!! :)

Does Mac not know what could happen to a wolf if her mate rejects her? Does he know she could possibly go rogue and would have to be destroyed? Even if she is only part wolf her wolf has already shown she can take over. At the moment she is doing what her mate told her to do but if she feels he does not want her what would happen?

glad to see you wrote this chapter Ive been waiting on pins and needles!!! Lilly needs to open a can of whoop ass !! and show people shes no 5 year old anymore....

i say MVPs of this Chapter Karn & Kallum!!

Love your writing amazing like always!! please write again soon!

Jaz Cullen you are beyond stellar! Doesn't matter how long you need to take before you post the next chapter, I will be grateful & oh so thrilled! There's few better ways to decompress after a chaotic, loud people filled day, than immersing myself into the wonderful worlds created by talented writers like yourself. Lily is quickly becomIng my face character. Your cast of characters is unrivaled in the world of Literotica! Each unique & so easy to imagine! Can hardly wait for the next chapter!

mac is playing with way to much fire, he may have the fighting experience, but if i take lily's heritage into account, she and the others have powers that no vampire or were can match. if pushed i do think lily and the other hybrids are inescapably more able to kill than anyone thinks

That alone had me rolling because I know I'm going to be hearing that a lot in my near future. I swear the more you write about Andrei the more he reminds me of my husband. So ready to rip someone's head off at the drop of a hat, worse when it comes to family, all the while trying to suppress any lingering demons in an effort to become a better person for us. I totally identify with Loretta playing referee, then having to calm him down before she can finally let her own anger out and bash him over the head with a little reason. Lord knows he's not the easiest man to live with and though he drives me insane constantly, his heart's always in the right place, and I just can't help love my wonderful man.

I love how despite all of Lily's insecurities she is blissfully unaware of just how much she has everyone wrapped around her little finger even Karn, now that's power. I'm kind of torn between wanting to see more of the other "kids" develop in the next chapter (Kallum mostly and for some reason Kothari I see a lot of interesting things coming from that one) and wanting Lily to do a serious number on Mac. *chills* It's going to be so much fun to watch Mac buckle.

I'm finally caught up on all your postings and we Jaz freaks all know waiting for the next one is going to be painful, but for crying out loud don't apologize. Life happens and you have proven over and over again that you are most definitely worth the wait. Please take care of you because without you we don't have this. I genuinely hope whatever it is/was works out for the best I dare say we all do since we love our Jaz. Great chapter I can't wait to read this again. I know this is going to be another masterpiece.

Thanks so much Jaz

The Hermit

(actually, now that I'm finally caught up)

The former Hermit ;-D

This is a tough one!

Jaz-

So excited to read this chapter! It'll be interesting to see Andrei's reaction to Mac denying the mating bond. You are one of my favorite authors on lit! It sucks we won't have weekly post but you have such a fan club in us that it doesn't matter. Deal with whatever you have to do and we'll all be here excited as hell for whenever you get to post the next chapter :)

<3, Tinker

The only thing you've done is wind the same story over and over again. For fucks sake, don't you have the slightest bit of imagination? Seriously, the same sappy gooey shit. Once is fair enough and twice may be bearable but this ... yuck ...

All you are is a Stephanie Myers wannabe. Problem is you don't have a clue in hell about what good writing is. Vârcolac ?? Your twisted version for Romanian Varacolaci (Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Myers).

Stop writing. Please. I implore you. Get yourself a life. Cleaning toilets would be more respectful. But then again since your as dumb as dog shit, maybe not.

i was going through withdrawals abotu this story! so glad to see a chapter, but now im just chomping at the bit for more!! awesome writing as usual!!

This is literotica; if you don't like it, leave it to the people who do. Jaz Cullen - You're great, thanks for the submissions. Twilight's got nothing on you.

You're an amazing writer and I love all your stories.

To the previous comment I would like to correct your spelling: *Twishite.

That is all =)

Don't listen to the other anonymous comment Jaz, I've read all your stories and still love them as much as I did when I read the first one ^_^

To the other anonymous commenter: if you don't like the stories Jaz is writing then stop reading them, it's as simple as that.

To compare our Jaz to Stephanie Myers is so pathetic how old are you ten? This site is for adults.

1...Stephanie Myers wouldn't know a sex scene if it bit her, I have read her books and seen the movies and Jaz's stories are so much better.

2... If you don't like the stories here don't read them and leave them to those of us who do!!!!!

3...Only cowards who are to scared to leave a name bitch under the anon signature. So bye bye find a hole to crawl into with the rest of the grubs.

This persons comment was a little bit extreme to say the least.

Lets see you write a story before you talk sh*it about Jaz's writing style.

Its obvious that your just a pathetic and jealous troll.

I can ensure you that Jaz is laughing at your snide comment right now.

Glad your back and hope everything is well with you JC.

xx

First don't listen to that comment above jazz, stay strong your stories are fantastic your are inspiration to writers!!!!! Keep it up.

So great to see another chapter from you, Jaz. I kept refreshing your page for days waiting for it to show up. Love this story. Can't wait for the next installment.

Jaz, thank you for yet another installment of such a great story, I’ve always wanted to pursue writing and each chapter you pen only makes that resolve stronger. Each chapter you write always has some type of message in it. I like this one, we all have our monsters, hidden somewhere deep within ourselves where we think they are safely hidden. In reality they are not hidden just lurking there waiting to strike from the shadowy depths of our being. They always strike when it’s unexpected, they always lash out at the most inopportune time possible, but what makes us stronger as a person is how we deal with them.

What’s more, is the simple but painful fact I think you are reaching toward with this plot line. A painful lesson I had to learn myself. We are who we are because of our own personal monster. Like it or not, you both need to exist to be who you are. Deny your monster exists and you deny who you really are.

Unlike most writers out here on Lit, you continuously show me that your stories are not just for a quick yank and spank. You take time to develop each character and then breathe life into them. Any author can write a story, it’s the ability of said author to draw the reader into the story and allow them to escape. Creating characters that are floppy and unsupported just leaves the story a bunch of words on the page.

What also makes you an extremely good author is your ability to cross link each story, weave each story line within the others. If you haven’t read the other stories you’ll have a hard time understanding each one as you go along. It does not make the new story line bad, infact it makes the story as a whole more alive.

Speaking of giving characters life, I think you did an extremely good job explaining the tight bond parents develop with their children. I find it horrifying to deal with the concept of ever “loosing” a child. Andrei and Loretta were extremely distraught when she ‘vanished’ hearing nothing for weeks on end. When Lilly does finally make contact she’s in a panic. I happen to think the way you had them deal with the knowledge that she’s alive and that she’s hurting is spot on.

In conclusion, excellent chapter Jaz, keep on writing. I admire your will and drive to keep writing after so many chapters and different story lines. They are so meticulously constructed and interwoven it blows my mind. I have to hand it to you for being able to keep everything straight.

Now on to you Mr. or Mrs. Annon. Perhaps you should try writing yourself. I have and it’s extremely difficult. It’s one thing to critique, another to bash and talk down on another work. Frankly I am of the mindset that it takes more intelligence to correctly critique a work someone else has written than it takes to write a simple generalized comment. One must carefully consider each character carefully and anticipate, hypothesize and analyze each character to understand the working s of the story.

Oh and if this is so repetitive, please enlighten us! I am sure some relevant feedback would be helpful. If you would be so kind as to provide us with some evidence of this “same sappy gooey shit” I am sure your comment could be considered accurate. Until such time I think the vast majority of the readers will politely agree to disagree with your viewpoint. I certainly do.

That said I also am a strong believer in giving a name to said critique. Sure it’s fun to poke fun of someone else while hiding behind the shroud of anonymity, but it generally gets disregarded. The only reason I am paying any attention to your little tirade is simple. Everyone deserves their just desserts. So here is your brief moment to feel almighty and powerful, knowing full well this message was prompted by your response.

The last paragraph however is all you will see of any praise. From here on out I will enjoy taking the liberty of essentially calling the pot black.

As far as something intelligible, and as you say “imaginative” I would at least expect something other than a standard generalized term such as “yuck” How over used and boring, rather unimaginative if you were to ask me. Try a thesaurus next time; it is after all a book used by authors to look up words so they sound more intellectually savvy. A simple gander at such a book yielded ten other words you could have used to portray the same idea. The world of possibilities is nearly endless if you continue on all the synonyms.

Well here’s an extra bit of praise for you. I am glad you indeed decided to read a published author. The problem is Jazcullen is not. Your Stephanie Myers has hordes of editors swarming over each page checking for consistencies and suggesting ways of changing the story so that it’s acceptable to be in print. If you’re looking for a print quality story that’s been polished and honed to a shiny perfection I suggest you stick to your local bookstore. As far as this story goes, I rather prefer this story to other cookie cutter stories about vampires and werewolves, witches and wizards.

To answer your accusation on the twisted word, I’ve never personally read that author’s works, but I will tell you that Vârcolac is referenced most often as a mythical creature of the WEARWOLF type. This is a curious finding indeed. A bit of education and clever searching yields something strange about your reference. It appears that the author you’ve mentioned is the one who’s twisted the word so it references vampires. Most specifically, what sets these apart in a wide chasm is this; your Varacolaci is an extremely powerful high ranking VAMPIRE (please note that I’ve specified this word) who had special abilities to cause solar and lunar eclipses.

What strikes me silly is this, one of these categorically states that it is a vampire the other may mean several things, such as a wizard who can disguise as a wolf, a goblin, a demon wolf, a witch, and several more, I don’t quite feel like typing a long list.

I will make you aware of is this; both of these references indeed seem to be able to control the lunar and solar eclipses. What sets them vastly apart is that the reference to Vârcolac or vârkolak specifically notes the use of magic.

What’s even more interesting is the number of languages that the word’s root simply translates into ‘warewolf’

See the silly thing is both of these are folk lore, meaning the idea’s surrounding them are wildly different depending on who you talk to. I probably could write a doctorial dissertation on this subject and still fail to cover each variation. So in short, look before you leap. I first saw Jaz use this term and wondered what it was, a bit of head scratching and searching later and I was truly amazed at the clever use of the word.

Oh and by the way, you should look up Praetorian. It’s really quite intriguing that Jaz took the time to consider the right word for such an order of protectors. Which brings me back to one of my original points, it takes a bit more intelligence to adequately critique something than it does to come up with a generalized response. You simply have to be more aware of things your reading because authors obviously put them there for a reason, it’s your job to figure out what was placed and why.

Which leads me to my last bit I shall rant on because I feel like it, that’s what it all about right making your voice heard and putting others down? Yep I do believe I will enjoy this.

As I am sure you’re aware, Jazcullen has written 90 individual chapters so far. Most of them have a rating of 4.7 and above, so obviously she is doing something right. So let’s do a little math here, let’s assume each chapter is about 2.5 pages in length, so it stands to reason that’s 90*2.5 right? So what that means is Jaz has written approximately 225 pages or more. How many have you written?

As far as I can see because you’re an anonymous coward is about 1/2 to 1 page depending on how much I play with the font and font size. So if I divide that out it means, well your 0.00392156% of the author she is.

I also seem to remember that throughout history authors were generally revered. Books were scarce before the time of the printing press so being an author was a pretty prestigious title to have. That was also before the time of the internet and well the mythical creature your acting like. You know those bridge dwelling solitary beings who were foul tempered and obnoxious. Oh yea I think they were called trolls. It’s fitting really, because it certainly takes very few brain cells to hurl insults, quite a few more to come up with a dignified response.

Oh and those foul words, oh dear me. Surely you’ve forgotten about that book called the thesaurus. There are quite a few more words you could use to achieve the same effect. I however guess that you’ve either never heard of them or were simply too lazy to look up some synonyms.

I shouldn’t get ahead of myself, are you implying that Jazcullen should become a janitor? Well think of this first, without a janitor, would you use the bathrooms at work? Or, dare I say it, your own toilet at home? Surely you clean your own bathroom! If not I simply implore you to take your own advice! It’s a dirty world out there and as Mike Rowe says “it’s a dirty job but someone’s gotta do it”

We all have our stinking cesspools, but it seems your response is just that, a malodorous pile of excrement. There that was not so bad now was it? There are plenty of words to use without resorting to the use of foul words. I've simply taken the liberty to be the better person and not use foul language

Next time you wish to make a comment please, I implore you, don't. You only waste your own time and make all those who can't or won't spend the time to actually critique something look good. You know what, perhaps your typing skills would be better suited for those who can’t actually see what they read, take up Braille. At least if you take up Braille you'll be guaranteed a job, it’s a menial one, kinda like cleaning toilets, your work is used and abused and you rarely get credit. On second thought don't do that, the blind don't deserve your profuse spewing of foul language either. I would recommend McDonalds or Burger King I hear they need a janitor.

Talking about lack of imagination? Just one line of this story alone has more thought and imagination put into then your whole posting. It is not if she repeats herself or not, it is the effort she puts into it. Even by your definitions Stephanie Meyers, hey you couldn’t even get her name right either, writes the same story over again as she was not the first to write about werewolves and vampires. So does she also lack the imagination you so seem to want?

Personally I think she does lack in that regards because her characters don’t have that much depth to them or her storyline much of a plot. Woo Hoo throw a human female into a love triangle between a vampire and a werewolf. How is that different from any other cheesy crap you may also read? Is that what you mean by sappy gooey?

Jaz at least weaves more background and plots into her stories. She doesn’t focus on just one main set of characters; she expands it out to encompass others as well. And by doing so it establishes a much more and deeper base for development and feelings. This saga is about Mac and Lily, but you will find other key players that have so much to do with the story you immerses yourself into being there.

I openly admit to not being a writer. But I am trying to write something that one day will be posted here. I can understand what some of the regular writers endure as they compose a piece of work. It isn’t as easy as you may believe. Some of the hidden talent that I myself have read, I never would’ve known about if it wasn’t for an author like this wonderful lady. I respect a person that can write anything like she does. In fact compared to most of the quick, overly simple, that you just want to jerk off to, that you most normally read; she could open your eyes to a greater choice of material if you had the common sense and grey matter to understand it.

And to the word Vârcolac, like Evilsnoman pointed out to you, I will dumb it down so that even you might be able to understand what he wrote. Vârcolac is a word often associated with werewolves. Varacolaci is associated with vampires. Although these 2 words sound and look the same they have different meanings.

Now that I’ve said my peace for I can never put to words like Evilsnoman so wonderfully has inspired us with, I take my leave to go write my own story. I’m not going to break down all the math like he did, it is safe to say that I write a few hundred times better then you do, and I personally think my writing is way subpar (look it up if you must know). I’m pretty sure that when I do end up posting it; you would not be able to follow it either, I don’t see you mind being able to grasp at something writing in first person and from 2 different point of views.

And by the way it doesn’t take much to clean a toilet, I’ve done it as part of my job and that is with my degree in computers. It isn’t the best job to be had, but it needed to be done. But being that was the best you could come up with makes me want to ponder what exactly you do, where cleaning a toilet seems more respectful. Can’t be writing, because I think I flushed that down last time I relieved myself.

Hey also noticed that I didn’t have to emphasize any points but using foul language. I get why people use them and can even see a few points where I may have used them in here. But my points was still made and with better class.

you updated this was the best !!! update soon plz

I had though I had written more than enough comments on this chapter but then I read yours.

Thank you. The comment was long but I loved every word of it. It was beautifully written and I am sure that 99.9% of those of us who read Jaz's work agree with you.

Wow Jaz you did it again. I love this saga just as much as I love the others. I have been waiting for you to post for so long. Please don't make me wait that long again. I am anxious about the next chapter and once again waiting on nails for it. You are indeed my favorite author and I love all of your work.

omg moreeee morreeeee pleaaasseee

Jaz rocks, she owns this category, her characters have wonderful depth and emotion, the folks who are fans get what they are looking for.

I know it's difficult to not leap to her defence, (And yeah, this is true for myself as well) but it really isn't necessary. Jaz knows that way more folks enjoy her work than don't.

One of the reasons Jaz is so popular is because people know what their going to get.

She is predictably good

The story is predictably well written

The characters are predictably engaging

I know that Lilly and Mac will get together in the end. And thats what I want to happen.

As for the comparisons to Twilight and S. Myer, ummmm, I would think all Jaz would say to that is Thank You, it's such a put down being compared to an author who has written 4 best sellers and made a zillion dollars off her work.

Don't feed the trolls folks, they'll get hungry and move along quickly.

Oh and yeah, nice chapter Jaz :-)

Vjax

I so loved Lily in this one. Not that I haven't before, but it really seems she's actually finding her true self, in a place of her own making, where thank god, she is able to finally 'grow up', take control, and be the woman that she is.

She could have folded from the terror of attacking Karn and the 'lesson' provided by Mac, but it's only making her stronger for her goal. (I loved her anger at Mac and her absolute faith that he is her mate whether he likes it or not). I imagine Mac thinks he now has the upper hand and is going to send her back to the pack, however anguished he might be feeling about that. But Lily has kept her head and has not fallen for it in the slightest. All I can think at the moment is, poor Mac - he won't know what's hit him;)!

I also thought that the first scene with Andrei, Loretta and then their son Kal worrying about Lily was such clever writing and set this chapter up so well. A mate for Lily suddenly becomes a possibility. Would Mac be so hell bent on rejecting Lily if he knew that a mate of Lily's choosing was really being considered by the Family?

Lots of things to love!

F

LOVED IT! CH. 6 SOON. PLEASE

Welcome back JazCullen. You and your characters were sorely missed. Thank you posting this chapter. It is wonderful and I am loving Lily. It's good to see their family interacting as well. Looking forward to next chapter. Take care my friend.

-B-

I was really excited to find a new chapter from you! Loved it, as always. Thanks for continuing this story.

Loved it just as everything you write:)

fantastic! no more words needed next chapter ASAP :)

Fabulous as always! So glad you're back.....can't wait for the next chapter, I am loving the combustable relationship between Mac & Lilli.

Amazing as always and I'm glad you're back. I've been waiting for this chapter. Thanks for posting. I love the series! Post soon

Your writing is wonderful and your characters have brilliant depth. I really enjoy reading through the "lives" of your characters. I read through the comments and see that many of the others writhe similar comments. When you have time, please post the rest of your story. Thanks.

I cannot wait for Mac to break! I'm so glad you updated!

I hope that which is "hectic" in your life is of a positive nature. Thank you for this chapter, I am looking forward to the next (at your convenience:). Mac should accept the inevitable, in spite of the overabundant testosterone surrounding her, Lilly rules.

I like to wait until the series is complete before starting it, but with 5 chapters completed I couldn't wait any longer. Thanx for the stories keep them coming at your own pace.

i have been dying waiting for this chapter, and now im going to have to die all over again waiting for the next chapter. but it is defintely worth it!

I started reading this entire series of stories early this week. I don't think I slept more than four hours a night, and that after it getting light out and reminding me sleep is necessary. It was so amazing to watch your writing evolve over the course of the chapters. And I cried. So many times I cried. The mark of a good book for me is if you can feel the emotions of the characters. I am enthralled. Cannot wait for the next chapter.

Just send me all the chapters you have now and I will post them for you or you could post them all at once. The choice is yours I am here to help. Mike from Texas.(:

Again you have captivated me. You have answered so many of the questions l had at the end of FTE. Now I am on the edge of my seat bitingy nails awaiting the next section.

Great chapter.

Ignore the troll as it is not worthy.

I don't think Mac knows what is about to hit him and i feel that Karn and Brandon my be allies to Lily at this time.

Andrei's comment that he is proud of Kallum as a grown man but sees his older daughter as a child is very telling and his struggles with this may not be over.

I just came home from vacation and the first thing I did was check to see if there was an update. I literaly jumped up and down when I saw chapter 5 was here :)

Ofcourse I loved it, but I sooo want to hit Mac!! he was brutal to her, I started crying on behalf of her... stupid man!

lots of <3

Anonymous, you're too funny for words :)

Welcome back Jaz, and once again, thank you for your wonderful stories.

B xx

i really don't have to tell you this Ms. Jaz, but YOU ROCK!!!!! and i know that I'm not supposed to feed the trolls (sorry Vjax!), but to Anon: go kick rocks with bare feet!

I have read all of your Nonhuman work... I love it all!!! You are so very talented. I can't wait for the next chapter. It has me on the edge of my seat... I check almost everyday to see if you have posted.

Lily is EVIL (in a good way). They're not going to know what's hit them are they!

I just discovered you the other day and haven't been able to stop reading! You have created an amazing world and I am anxious for more!! Thank you for sharing your talent.

You seriously could sell this series on Amazon. I've downloaded other vampire series on my Kindle and this is better than most of them and as good as the best of them.

Now I am anxiously awaiting Chapter 6!

MORE! I can't wait anymore for another chapter...it's driving me crazy! I find myself with no more stories of yours to read! I love this saga!!!!!

I found you just the other day with heart of warriors, read all them, realized there was a ton of backstory and continued with reading every other part of FTI series. Absolutely wonderful. I recommended it to my friend as well. I hope that you keep writing. I can't wait for the rest of this series and am super disappointed that i can't keep reading anymore since it isn't written yet. =)

I just found this too! I love this story. I loved the fact that I got to read all the stories in one go, but now I'm upset because you haven't updated this in a while. Please update this story soon! I love it!!!

More more more!!!

Never underestimate a Romanov!

Just when we're getting into it again! This was just what I needed today, thank you.

Please post the next chapter ASAP....your stories are just so addictive and I'm "jonesing" here!!! LOL!! :)

are you going to finish this story or not???????

I love your stories sooo much and i understand if you need a break. Just please let us know when we can expect an update, is it 1 a month or 1 every second week... I'm totally addicted to HoW and I can't help but check everyday to see if there's a new chapter, please let us know :)

When is the next post I am going through withdrawals here!

Softfoot85

I am LOVING this story! I think it might be my favorite of your stories! Thanks for writing for us.

COOL, here comes the fireworks...LOL

I love her!!! Mac is going to get his butt handed to him.

So I keep coming back to see if Tears is updated...I decided to re-read the entire series while I waited. I thought it would take me a while because I'm also doing school online and that *should* take up a lot of my time. Well, I started the beginning of last week or so and I'm here. Mostly that's because last week was midterms and I didn't have as much work to do. But still, I'm so distracted even though I've already read them! But this is good. I always re-read stories I like because I always read too fast through them the first time to see what happens and then I miss stuff. *sigh* I know you've heard it before, but I want to say thank you for your great series. Some of my views and opinions have changed (I'm a bit more cynical than I was the first time round...I blame Nora Roberts in part, lol), but I can still enjoy your world.

Thank you.

I love your stories and the characters you have developed

Do have a question though. If Lily has been missing for weeks why are the Praetorian not all riled up and looking for her?

Would of thought they would have been brought in to be questioned and set to look for her.

...anonymous 04/04/14, asked a good question: "...why are the Praetorian not all riled up and looking for her?..." {Lilly}

If I was organizing this search I would use experienced investigators for that part of the operation. The Praetorian Guards are tasked with protecting the Compounds and the Exotic Offspring.

Lacking knowledge of what had happened to Lilly, as was alluded to in an earlier chapter. I would suspect that some unfriendly had somehow taken her. Assuming the worst, all the on duty Praetorians would be tasked with redoubling security around the compounds.

I would task a third group of operatives to hold and wait to serve as a SWAT strike force. On 24/7 as at least several squads to serve as quick reaction rescue commando. And a roving outer perimeter picket.

A fourth group of a massive brigade size or larger task force ready within 48/72 hours to steamroll any large size enemy gathering.

And the fifth one, well this is what I would do in a similar situation. Have death-lists prepared of known opposition leadership and apparatchik.

Sending SMERSH/Spetzna style assassination teams after them. With enough cutouts they could not be traced back to me.

Even if they turn out to be innocent today, may as well go ahead and make a clean sweep. Preventing the possibility of them learning your procedures. As long as you will eventually have to kill them anyway.

The other advantage of these Wet-Work methods is to disrupt and destroy enemy Command & Control. Also forcing them to mobilize their main force earlier then they had planned.

Providing a target of opportunity for your Brigade Task Force to assault and destroy.

Im predicting that we are soon going to be having a problem with "Brandon". Im hoping he isnt a spy. Please answer my questions about why the Praetorians arent out looking for her, Im hoping its because they havent been alerted yet.. or something along those lines...smh Either way.. I totally admire thie entire series. I would love to hear about Liam.... he needs love too.. And hey.. are none of these were/vamps gay?...lol Just asking .. and no Im not lesbian or gay.. but I have friends who are and .. I think it would be interesting.. how would they all react to that... just .. a thought...lol Great work JazCullen... Fantastic series

I don't know if I'm glad I came in late so I don't have to wait for the next chapters, or sorry because it's getting in the way of my life. I do regret that I missed the first story (Fighting the Inevitable) - I'll probably have to save up and buy it!

Glad to see only one troll (this chapter at least), and he got put in his place by plenty of other's. He's probably pissed because you haven't got to the sex yet!

As for the "same old stuff" comment, about the only place I've noticed anything even approaching that in your stories has been the sex scenes.

Yeah, Mac's "rejecting" her, but that's his attempts to fight the mating pull and "do the right thing" by her. Lili and her wolf know that non-were mates can take a while to accept the mating and it's still early days for Mac in this regard.