As Adira was outside the room, she heard Sebestian stumble, probably getting out of bed. She had to be quick. She searched for the nearest stairs and ran down. What was this place? A freaking palace or something! Doors everywhere; how was she going to get out of here?But she needs to be quick; she doesn't want the other man to find her, not like this.Adira breathed hard and looked for the front door. She was running down the hall and opening a few doors before she finally pulled the front door open. As she ran out, she also came to the realization that she didn't wear socks or shoes. She would have to do this as she heard footsteps. She looked back to see that Sebestian was following her and was coming closer. She gasped and ran faster. She needed to get away from here. Her feet hurt as she ran down a gravel pathway, and she hissed. What was this place? Was this even in her town? How could she go back? As she slowed down to see if she could find something that looked familiar, she
Adira was happy to be back. She had contacted her parents when she was on the bus home and lied about needing to finish some assignments. Her body was heating up again, and she had been very uncomfortable on the bus ride. She had taken extra scent neutralizers this time to hide them because she could even smell her own scent. It was very overwhelming, and she felt people stare at her.When she finally came back home, the first thing she looked up was heat symptoms. She had to know if this was what heat felt like, and she had been right. She felt her blood drain from her face as she read about her suppressant not working if she came into contact with your pair. Now everything falls into place. She was staring into the distance as she became aware of what she had done. She feels it too now. She was in heat, and that man had gotten her so far.All those years of trying to deny that she was an omega came crumbling down now that she had experienced it for the first time. She couldn't deny
Adira felt a little better now that she had a bit of energy to go by. She was drinking a lot of water to try and keep her fatigue and nausea at bay. She was not herself as she struggled to get through classes, and she wasn't really talking because Jack was blabbering away next to her and had finally finished some of her assignments. She was so proud of it that she had to tell her every 5 minutes. It was good that she still had Jack to distract herself because it helped to get her mind off of Sebestian.This went on for the rest of the week. Adira would throw up in the morning and try to take it easy throughout the day. She just thought of it as a stomach bug, and she would just endure it. It could mostly take about a week for it to get better, so she wasn't too worried. Another weird thing was that when she took her suppressants, she would become very dizzy, and her headaches would intensify even more than usual.That did worry Adira, though. She would wait for it all to get better an
Adira was sitting on her couch, unmoving. She was still in shock. She had just been on the phone with her doctor, and he had informed her about a few things Adira had not understood at the appointment. She was supposedly 3 weeks pregnant, and of course these were the early stages of a pregnancy, but he told her the symptoms were normal and would fade in a few weeks. She would get an ultrasound in a few weeks and would know if everything was alright.For now, she would need to take medication and stop taking her suppressants because she would no longer experience heat cycles. Well, that was surprising; she had only experienced it once! She didn't know what to think. What was she going to do with a baby? She was still not sure about anything, and she wasn't even ready to embrace her omega side! She couldn't just announce that she was an omega. Pregnant!Oh, what would the family think? How was she going to finish school? Her body turned cold just thinking about all this stuff. How was s
Adira closed the door behind her and walked back to the kitchen. She fell down on the couch and sighed deeply. She felt better now that she had told someone, and it was one step in the right direction.As she was deep in thought, the doorbell rang again. Adira pulled herself up and walked to the door. It was probably Jack who forgot something again. She would forget that too if her head wasn't screwed on."Yes, yes, you forgot something." Adira said as she opened the door. She stopped midsentence when she smelled it. Sandalwood. The one standing in front of her wasn't Jack, who had forgotten something. She wished.Her knees trembled as she came eye-to-eye with Sebestian. The man who occupied her every dream She stood in shock, and they locked eyes without uttering a word.When Adira regained her senses, she quickly tried to close the door. Tried. As Adira tried to close it, Sebestian pushed the door open, causing her to stumble back against the wall. Sebestian pushed the door open and
Adria was too deep in thought when her doorbell rang. This must be him. She got up and breathed in and out to get her nerves under control. She opened the door, and her breath got caught in her throat. This man was a god; he looked even better than last time, and her heartbeat quickened."Hi," Adria said, unsure of what to say other than that.Sebestian was stunned at the beauty standing in front of him. Adria looked very good in her blue sweater and casual jeans. The tall, elegant girl in front of him mesmerized him. He had never seen anyone take his breath away like Adria. He felt his palms get sweaty, and he greeted her and took her hand to kiss it again. Adria flustered before him, and Sebestian couldn't contain his laugh."Ready to go?" Sebestian said that and pulled Adria out through the door. Adria just followed after him after she had locked her door, and they walked over to the Sebestian car."I was thinking we could get fast food and then go for a walk by the beach. Not fanc
Okay, Adria didn't think it would go this fast, but her jeans didn't fit anymore. She tried to button her jeans and hold them in her stomach, but that stomach wasn't tucking in. It was a very small bump that had appeared on her usual flat belly. She sighed, wiggled out of the too-tight jeans, and grabbed some sweatpants. This would have to do for now. It scared her a bit now that it was really visible that she was pregnant. The last few weeks, she had just tried to ignore it, and she was just trying to live through the morning sickness and the unusual hunger attacks that she still had. It still all felt like a dream to her, and she had thought she still had some time before she would really have to hide it. She was getting a little anxious now that the ultrasound was nearing, and she would be really seeing what was inside of her. The appointment was in a few days already, and the few weeks that had passed really had flown by. The time she had spent with Sebestian still felt like a fi
Adria tapped her legs on the white, pristine floor in the clinic. Today was the day; she had an appointment again for an ultrasound. She wished Sebestian was with her for this, but she knew she had to do it alone. She felt sad at that thought and now regretted that she hadn't told him already. She had plenty of opportunities, but she was too scared, and now she had to do it alone. She knows Sebestian loves her and is not going to leave her, but still!She is scared—really scared. What if Sebestian doesn't want a child? What if he rejects Adria because of this?Adria is so scared; they just started their relationship; she just started trusting Sebestian. She doesn't want to be disappointed, even a little bit. She doesn't want Sebestian to hate her and their child.Adria knows she is being stupid, but still! Everything is going perfect in her life, and she wants it to remain perfect and beautiful.Adria was waiting as she felt the seconds tick by slowly. They felt like hours before she
Consciousness arrives gently, letting Win's awareness spread in tiny increments.The first thing he realizes is that he is not stuck inside an ancient magical entrapment anymore. The suffocating presence of the twin is gone. He can breathe easily, and the air is cool and fresh, with hints of herbs and mint.His mind is functional enough to remember that only the smells like this; of old scent and sanctuary... the safe and welcoming parts of it, at least.It's also wonderful to feel that he's lying on a bed instead of kneeling on the hard stone floor. His weary body is much appreciative of its softness and warmth. He is content to lay there for the moment, accepting that even though he still feels drained and exhausted, he is alive. Against all insurmountable odds, he is somehow alive.Alex.Even as the thought slams into him, something flares in his chest, bright and vibrant and vital. It catches all of his attention instantly, this new feeling that seems to have lodged deep inside hi
Win drops his gaze, letting the flickering flames on the seal go blurry in his vision. Despite the almost melting temperatures in the chamber, he feels cold inside, as if his own life force is fading along with his husbands'. The manifestation of the final dying throes is watching above them, hovering like a carrion bird, eager to witness the birth of the new realm - the one that is being born out of the scattered, buried energies of its own recent annihilation.He blinks at the way the flames on the stone floor lick at his knees, feeling detached, almost numb. A tiny part of his scattering mind wonders why he hasn't been set ablaze by the fire surrounding him. He's not completely aware of what he's doing when he slowly gets back to his feet again. Win watches from the center of the floor, his expression a blend of exhaustion, sorrow and relief. He thinks Win is leaving, having finally seen his point, and is relieved.The time slows and stretches. They are both caught in a monumental
"I need to see him." There is nothing else in this goddamn world Win wants to do right now."Win, please–""You said so yourself," Win cuts off Mike softly, feeling strangely calm, as if he's trapped in the eye of his own storm of mounting agony, terror and grief, "He walked inside a trap and shut himself in, he's not walking out. I need to see him... please," his voice breaks at the end."It–it might not be a good idea, Win," Mike tries again to plead with him. "It won't be pleasant to experience the emergence, especially for someone like you with your Omega.""Alex and I and my Alpha and I'm already feeling my skin crawl with what's happening right now," Type mutters, almost to himself. A faint shudder runs down his entire body."I will see him if that is the last thing I do. Do you understand me?" Win asks, simply because that's the truth. He doesn't care if this will end him too. If Alex is the last thing he sees when he leaves the world, he's more than ready to accept it. What he
Win glances around, taking his first-ever look at the base as the door shut behind them.He's surprised by how normal everything looks. Well, the entire area exudes an extremely luxurious and wealthy aura, of course, but it is all very un-welcome-like, in Win's somewhat frazzled opinion. Whatever he's been expecting, this lavishly appointed, massive lounge area that seems to belong in a parlor of some ancient mansion, is definitely not it.Whenever the subject of the hardly-ever-discussed topic of main base came up, Win used to imagine a large, stone structure built in the shape of a complicated maze. It would always be dimly lit with fires blazing in the braziers hanging on the stone walls along the long, twisting corridors. They would be dotted with big, imposing wooden and metal doors at unpredictable intervals, always closed and warded with hissing men, and invisible deathly scent in others. There would be all kinds of gun's, machine's and otherwise, lurking in these endless dark
Win swims back to consciousness with all the strength and aplomb of a man who's been wading aimlessly through an unforgiving bog for hours. Everything around him is quiet. The first cautious lungful of air he breathes in is free of the cloying scents and the static of the sullied scent. It's a small relief after being saturated in it for longer than he cared to find out.His eyes are still closed, and he knows he's lying on his side on the floor. The carpet beneath him is thick enough that the hardwood is not digging into the bones on his shoulders, hips or knees. But it's not nearly as comfortable as lying on the disgustingly luxurious bed in the main room.A faint sensation on the shoulder he's not lying on, the right one, draws his attention. He flinches and opens his eyes the moment his sluggish brain informs him that what feels like a feather brushing over his skin is healing."Hey, hey, take it easy, Win."He knows that voice. His blurry vision finds the owner after a few blink
Alex is on the balcony; clad only in the loose black pants he puts on during his meditation. He has erected a shield around the balcony to stay dry as the rain continues to fall outside. The raindrops hit the transparent forcefield nonstop, only to dissolve into a sparkling display akin to silent, white fireworks, distorting the view of city night into something whimsical in the backdrop.The Alpha is moving slowly, unhurriedly as he always does when he is practicing his control... his powers. His arms and legs move in delicate, graceful twists, turns and swirls as he flows through the familiar routines.He has been at it for a while, Win can tell by the way the sweat runs down the expanse of his tanned back in rivulets. They glisten, caught in the candlelight, drawing attention to the alluring ripples of his well-muscled torso.Win has to wrench his distracted mind back to the present to focus on greeting his husband and apologizing properly."Alex..." the call comes out softly, almo
"Want to tell me what happened?" Win asks as May lights up a cigarette with trembling hands."Jordan went on a food delivery," she says after releasing a long cloud of smoke. "He never made it to the customer. We only found out when we received a very angry call. That lady was not happy.""Where was he going?" Win wants to know. He watches the wolf while May drags more nicotine into her lungs. The beta cocks her head to the side and smirks."Uptown," she replies, shrugging. "Anyway, we tried calling him. No luck. So, I sent Clara and Trent after him. They found him passed out in an alleyway, two blocks from his delivery address. They brought him back.""Did he wake up like this?" The beta's mouth starts to droop, twisting his smirk into something sickly-looking as if he's having a stroke. His eyes are still shining like two black stones, and they stare unblinkingly at May and Win."No, he didn't," May shakes his head, her expression caught between worry and fear for her clan member.
Alex is so angry, his eyes that are boring into Win's with hate are very dark, clouded in swirls of black smoke.That snaps Win out of his frozen stupor."Alex...stop." He pleads softly, with a hint of real fear he can't properly mask in his tone.Something in his expression, or his words, gets through the haze of rage Alex has succumbed to. "Stop what?" He hisses."I–I think it's happening again... that thing," Win manages, unable to tear his eyes away from the darkness that rages around the warlock, "Your eyes, ah, they are changing again."The words hang in the air while they hold each other's gazes, surrounded by scent that feels wild and chaotic, as though it's fighting to wreak havoc and destruction. After what feels like forever Alex closes his eyes. The moment he does, all the scent around them vanishes as well. Win is out of his seat and hovering next to Alex when the Alpha collapses back in his chair with a pained groan. "Ah, goddamn it."Win places a gentle hand on the Alp
Jenny, Alex on and only aunt and the best doctor according to him, is sitting at the edge of their bed, studying Alex still form with a frown. She has just finished scanning him from head to toe, and to her great consternation, she can't seem to pinpoint what is wrong with the Alpha. Win is sitting on the bed on the other side, next to Alex, his limp hand cradled in Win's own. The sleeping Alpha is still pale and drawn, but he doesn't have a nosebleed anymore. Jenny and Win both are waiting, confused and a lot worried, for him to wake up on his own.Alex surfaces gradually as if he's only waking up from a deep sleep, not a sudden loss of consciousness. His face scrunches up as he stretches lazily, and blinks awake to see aunt Jenny hovering close to his face. "Hey, welcome back to the land of the living," Jenny announces loudly when the Alpha flinches in surprise, "Or close enough.""What?""How are you feeling?"Alex appears to be thinking about it for a moment before his brows dra