Chapter: - 49 -AURORAThe car screeched into the driveway of Marco’s mansion and immediately a mixed sense of dread and familiarity hit me.It was the same feeling I felt the first day Viktor brought me here and the only difference was that, I did not know what I was getting into.The mansion looked the same as it was three years ago when I had left Chicago for good. There was always a symmetrical architecture of sophistication and charm. The tall, arched window framed with intricate work and Parisian aesthetic, fuck, it felt like time stood still.I climbed out of the driver’s seat and rounded over to Marco’s side to help him get out. By now, his clothes were soaked in blood and I could see how he was barely managing to hold himself upright.His hand was pressed against his side where the bullet had grazed him earlier. I had to give him credit; he was trying to act like it didn’t hurt. But I could see the way his jaw tightened, the subtle flinch every time he moved.I so fucking wanted to smirk and
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Chapter: - 48 -MARCO I moved on pure instinct, throwing myself at her. The gun went off, the sound deafening in the night as the bullet whizzed past my head, close enough that I felt the heat of it. I slammed into Aurora, knocking her out of the line of fire and rolling us both into the bushes. She struggled beneath me, cursing up a storm. “Marco, get off me!”“Not until we’re clear,” I growled, already pulling my gun. I fired twice, the silenced shots taking down the guard before he could fire again. I stayed on top of her, my body shielding hers until I was sure the threat was neutralized.When I finally rolled off her, she shoved me hard, her eyes blazing with fury. “I had it under control, Marco!”“Like hell you did!” I snapped back, my patience wearing thin now. “That guy was going to shoot you between the fucking eyes.”“Yeah, right!” She rolled her eyes, clocking her gun as we approched inside. The target was supposed to be simple. I mean, it was never really SIMPLE—nothing in this mafia
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Chapter: - 47 -Chapter 47MARCOIt took every fiber of my being to restrain myself from kicking everyone out of the room so that I could be alone with her.I knew she hated me, loathed me even, but even she could not deny the pull between us. There will always be something intoxicating, compelling, and everlasting between us—no matter how many oceans we put between us. And Aurora walking inside my domain was only the tip of this behemoth iceberg between us. Of course, she’d deny it. Of course, she’d disagree, but the way she’d fisted the hem of her dress, her legs crossed, her breathing hitched, and her teeth gnawed against her lower lip—every fucking detail pointed to one simple thing that I wanted to know. She was still as much mine as I was hers. And if she thought I fucking did not notice that she was yet to know me in ways her mind could not fathom. And even now, when I was sitting so close to her, I could feel electricity humming between us. But Aurora, being herself, fought it tooth and
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Chapter: - 46 - AURORAIt was not my first rodeo in a BDSM club. Hell, I had lived this life a few years ago, and yet it felt like ages. As I sat there, motionless and holding my breath, I watched Marco raise his arm at a certain degree and land a measured yet bone-chilling smack across the poor submissive’s bare ass, catching the sensitive skin where the thighs sloped down. He immediately arched, careful not to break his posture because whoever was watching the scene and knew Marco, knew the consequence of breaking his rhythm. Oh, yes. He was as vicious as articulate, and any deviation resulted in severe penalties. “God, please!” I heard the submissive moan into the cushion, the littlest complaint he could make without offending his master and the master whipping his ass. The second and third blows crisscrossed over the ass cheeks, while the fourth and fifth took his breath away. I followed how he cringed every time the soft swish of the belt rang in the air before it landed on his back. “Hmm,
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Chapter: - 45 -AURORAI stormed into Viktor's office, the door slamming against the wall with a deafening bang. My anger surged as I spotted him behind his desk, casually sipping on a glass of whiskey as if he hadn’t just dropped a bombshell on me. He looked up, his eyes narrowing slightly as he took in my furious expression. “Aurora,” he greeted, his voice calm and collected. Too calm for my liking. “I’ve been expecting you.”I crossed my arms, glaring at him. “What the hell, Viktor? You decided behind my back that I’m going on this job with Marco? You know damn well I can handle this on my own.”Viktor sighed, setting his glass down with a soft clink. “Aurora, this isn’t about your capability. You’re one of the best enforcers I have, but this job is too important to risk anything less than perfection.” Fuck his perfection. I scoffed and my blood was boiling. “And you think Marco is the answer to that? That asshole, who you know I haven’t worked with in years?”“Yes, I do,” he replied firmly, lea
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Chapter: - 44 - MARCO I had seen her hours ago, hiding behind the glass separator of the Romano mansion, and every bone in my body wanted to drag her out and kiss her lips blue and paint her ass red to make her feel every agonising hour I’d spent without her for these three years. Three fucking years. She took up and left, without so much of a goodbye. Not that I deserved it but I would have eventually given her the truth once the dust had settled. Aurora needed to know that there was another side of the story of what had really happened that night, and all I was doing was protecting her, but as always, she did not wait. I was so angry, so hurt and broken that I’d have taken her scorching rage and indifference any day rather than not seeing her at all. I knew she was hurt, too, for that night three years ago. And she deserved to know more than what the four-minute and seventeen-second video clip had shown, but she could have given me the time. Instead of doing something so brash and reckles
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Bound By Moonlight: Alpha's Heart, Beta's Desire
“Part your legs and show me what I own, wife,” Ethan commanded, the phone still connected to his ears. The way he said ‘wife’ sent a sensual thrill chasing down my spine. He said it like it was a personal fantasy of his—the filthiest pleasure he could imagine.
And I knew Asher was on the line, listening to this. Listening to US.
I obeyed, parting my legs just enough for the cool air to brush against my skin.
I felt the power roll off Ethan, the waves of desire as if controlling me, and Asher aroused a different side of his dominance.
With my heightened wolf senses, I picked up the faintest grunt and growl from the phone, and my body responded, my core throbbing with need. The misery of wanting a fated mate and chosen mate, both at once, of wanting something so badly even though I knew it was wrong and debauched and compelling.
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When Sage Laurent was sold into the marriage with Alpha Ethan Blackwood, little did she know that she’d found her fated mate. But it was not Ethan Blackwood.
It was Asher Knight, Alpha Ethan’s Beta, and soon Sage realised that the Moon Goddess had put her in a very precarious position.
What happens when she is drawn to both of them?
Sage never imagined that the most perilous thing she would face wasn’t the dangers of the pack—but the risk of falling for them both.
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Chapter: Eighteen: Morning MeetingsASHEREthan stomped ahead of me, and it was an unspoken order that I would have to follow him, which I did until we neared one of the guest rooms. without a care in the world, Ethan grabbed my arm and shoved me inside the room. “Is there something I can do for you, Alpha?” I asked once he slammed the door shut so hard, I wondered if it was unhinged. Ethan turned to face me, his features set in stone but those merciless eyes did not lie. I could see the fire simmering underneath. “How is my wife doing, Ash?” He asked, his voice calm, too calm for my liking. Did he see us together? And how long was Ethan watching Sage and me? “She is good, although I feel you should ask her, too,” I said, and stupidly or bravely, added, “Or maybe watch the progress.”I was angry at him for throwing me in her path, and I was angry at myself for being intoxicated by Sage’s presence, the fated bond conspiring against my being. A twisted smile appeared at the corner of his lips. “I enjoy your mouth,
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Chapter: Seventeen: Fatal Attraction SAGEThe next morning, I woke up still feeling the sting of rejection from the night before. The previous evening had been humiliating—dressing up, waiting for Ethan, and being ignored so completely. I had tried to push the memory out of my mind, but it lingered like a dark cloud over everything. I needed to distract myself, to do something other than dwell on the emptiness of my marriage.When I left my room and headed downstairs, I had no idea what to expect. I certainly didn’t expect to see Asher standing in the entryway, waiting for me.I stopped in my tracks, surprised to see him so early. He was dressed in his usual training gear, his muscled arms exposed under the thin material of his shirt. His gaze was intense and his face was completely unreadable. "Asher?" I asked, confusion coloring my voice. "What are you doing here?"He crossed his arms over his chest, his jaw clenched. "Ethan sent me. I have been told you want to be trained.”I did not know whether to be angry or sad o
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Chapter: Sixteen: The Weight of SecretsASHERThe morning sun filtered through the floor-to-wall windows of Ethan’s office, illuminating the entire space. I sat at the large oak desk, going through a stack of papers related to the pack's business, but my mind was elsewhere, swirling with thoughts that had nothing to do with the work in front of me. Ever since I visited Sage, my wolf was in unrest. I was torn between the desperate need to be close to her and, at the same time, I knew how dangerous the notion was. She was my fated mate, my lover’s wife and every sane fibre of my being told me to stay the fuck away from her. It was bad enough that I was already holding far too many secrets from Ethan and Sage, any more misstep could cost me and my heart. Ethan sat across from me, his brow furrowed in concentration as he reviewed reports about the rogue attacks that had been plaguing our territory. His silence, however, didn’t bother me; it was a silence I had grown accustomed to over the years, but today it felt different.
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Chapter: Fifteen: Shattered ExpectationsSAGEI woke up with a killer headache as the remnants of last night’s whiskey swirled in my veins. My mouth felt dry, and a sense of heaviness pressed down on my chest as I slowly sat up in bed. The events of the previous night came rushing back like a cruel tidal wave. The way I had dressed up, hopeful, foolishly naive. I had waited for Ethan, wearing that red dress, hoping for something—anything—that resembled affection. But he hadn’t come. Not a word, not a glance.And when he came, more out of duty and disgust, the conversation was enough to break my cracked heart into a million pieces. How could someone be so cruel?My stomach churned violently, and I barely made it to the bathroom before I emptied the contents of my stomach into the toilet. Gasping for air, I sat back against the cool bathroom tiles, my body trembling from the force of it all. My eyes were puffy from crying, and my makeup, which I hadn’t bothered to wash off, was smeared across my face like a sad reminder of
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Chapter: Fourteen: The Distance Between UsALPHA ETHANI stepped into the pack house around morning because I did not want to be around Sage, and I could not be around Asher either. And then there were the meetings, the endless conversations about pack security, rogue attacks—it was all necessary but draining. The Wildwood alliance was crucial, and I couldn’t afford to let the council see any cracks in my leadership, not now. But as I made my way up the stairs, my mind already shifting toward sleep, I couldn’t ignore the nagging thought that I hadn’t seen Sage in days. Not properly, anyway.My hand hovered on the door handle of her room. I didn’t have to come here. I could have gone straight to my own quarters, shut out the world like I always did. But something tugged at me, a sense of obligation, or maybe it was just guilt. Guilt for the way I had been treating her. Guilt for the way I had neglected her and ignored her needs because they conflicted with the walls I had built around myself.I pushed the door open quietly, c
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Chapter: Thirteen: Drunken ConversationsASHERI knocked softly but there was no response, but I could hear faint movement inside the room. Something told me I didn’t need permission to enter. My gut twisted as I opened the door and stepped inside. The room was dimly lit, the heavy curtains drawn tight to block out the moonlight. There, slouched on the floor near the fireplace, was Sage, cradling an almost-empty bottle of whiskey in her lap.My heart sank at the sight. Her hair was loose, falling over her face in messy strands. She looked lost. The confident, determined woman I had seen at breakfast that morning was gone, replaced by someone utterly defeated. And I couldn’t help but feel responsible, even if she didn’t know the full truth.“Enjoying yourself?” I asked from the doorstep, drawing her attention. Sage looked up, a little confused and angry. “Why?” she muttered as I approached, her voice slurred and thick with alcohol. She didn’t even look up. "Why do you fucking care so much?” I knelt beside her, carefully ta
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