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
Breathing in slowly and aiming, Sebestian put his finger on the trigger, and with his exhaling breath, he pulled the trigger. Bullseye...He looked up and watched the little hole in the dummies' hearts. He always felt relaxed here. He was just shooting his anger away instead of reacting to it with his subordinates. He aimed again and shot another few times before he heard Seth behind him."Boss, we have a situation."Well, yeah, they had a few situations. He was back in the city where his loved one lived, and he was trying to find out who wanted to take him out. All clues let him come here. He knew they were after him because he was trying to stop a very big drug deal from happening. He wasn't all that bad; he was only bad when he wanted to and needed to, but this was too much. This is why they needed to get him out of the way. But Sebestian wasn't just some amateur who would leave with a few threats. People who knew him knew Sebestian didn't let anyone play with him. Whoever played g
Just thinking about it all had Adria blushing. She quickly washed her hair and got out of the shower. She looked at the watch she had put on her sink and saw that she still had half an hour before Sebestian would arrive. She dried her hair and pulled on her shorts and shirt. She luckily bought new pants because all her old ones didn't fit anymore. She walked into the bedroom and pulled her new, very soft-looking black chinos on. They hid her stomach well, and she looked very good in them, if she said so herself.They were a little stretcher, so she didn't have to worry about ripping them in the future if they got even thicker. That worried her more. Her hips were getting bigger, her ass was fatter, and her stomach was rounder! She really hoped it wasn't showing too much because it made her a little self-conscious. She just hoped Sebestian would take the news well right now. Adria started to get nervous again as she felt her hands tremble. She gulped, and as she was drying her hair, sh
Sebestian got Seth to pick him up and made his way to the abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town. This is where they had captured the man. They were going to pay for this, and he wouldn't stop until he got answers.Sebestian slammed the door of the car as they arrived and strived into the big, abandoned building, taking his jacket off in the process. He buttoned up his sleeves."Give me the first one!" Sebestian yelled; he is behaving like some crazy mad man. The tension in the room was big, and Sebestian was furious. He was let to sleep by a sleeping man on the floor inside a cell. He opened the door, and the man was startled awake. Before he could say anything, he was pushed up against the wall by his throat. A strangled cry came from the man as Sebestian pushed him even harder into the wall.The man's eyes become wide when he sees Sebestian red eyes. Even some guards shiver because of fear. They never see him this angry. He looks like a crazy lunatic who is going to rip the w
Adria wasn't sure about anything right now. The fact that Sebestian was a mafia boss made her shiver. It scared her to the core, but would she have reacted the same if he had told her before? She wasn't sure how one could possibly be okay when their boyfriend was a bad guy!And the fact that she was pregnant with his baby was now even a worse idea! How was she going to protect the kid when she was already being held hostage by people who were after Sebestian? Adria was breathing hard by now, and she was trying to get out of the binds.No, it's not a good idea. not at all. Sebestian is not a normal civilian like her; he is not some normal businessman like what Adria thought about him before. He is a criminal, a criminal who kills people because of money.Suddenly, a door was slammed open, and the same three men walked into the room, and a soft light came from the other side of the door. It startled Adria, and she tensed up. What did they want from her? God, please save her unborn baby.
Adria listened closely to see if no one was coming, but all she heard was the water dripping and something like a train close by. She held her breath as the chair made a loud creaking noise, and she stilled. Her heart was hammering away in her chest as she sat still and hoped no one heard it. After some time, when nothing happened, she scooted further. After what felt like an eternity, she was sitting with her back to the nail in the wall; it was leveled higher than her arms, and she had to push up her arms to get to it. Her shoulders were burning, and her muscles protested as she was angled in an uncomfortable position.But she didn't care. She needed to get out of here. She pushed her arms up, and the nail stuck under the rope. A sigh of relief left Adria's lips as she pushed and pulled. She hoped that this would work because it was the only way to be free. Her body was burning with pain, and she craned her neck back to see if it worked. The rope was slowly being cut, and Adria felt
Jason looked back up at Sebestian with a grin as he slowly pointed the gun down and stopped at Adria's stomach. He lifted her shirt with the gun, and her little bump became visible."I am not playing any mind game with you, Sebestian; your pretty little Omega didn't tell you." Jason raises his eyebrows and looks towards Sebestian. "She's pregnant! Isn't that a surprise?" Jaason laughed as he pushed the gun against the soft and swollen skin.Sebestian's eyes widened. Without noticing, he slowly aimed his gun down, and Jason saw the opportunity."Too bad, you won't be seeing that! Say goodbye to your toy and your unborn child," Jason screamed as he suddenly pointed his gun at Sebestian."Now!" Sebestian yelled as he came back to his senses, and before Jason could pull the trigger, a shot was fired from the rooftop, drilling through Jason's skull. Blood splattered everywhere, and his limp body fell to the ground. Adria stumbled as she was freed from his grip; she was trembling and covere
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