"Ulf---Adria," Sebestian called her, and Adria shook out of his daydreams. "Want to go for another round?" Sebestian asked, and Adria blushed. "I'm still sore from this morning..." Adria stuttered out. Sebestian looked at her confusedly before he laughed. '"I don't mean that. Another round of shooting." "Oh, yes, alright..." Adria mumbled and blushed furiously. She and her dirty mind Of course, Sebestian meant shooting! She really needed to get her act together! Sebestian laughed as he took the gun and put in new bullets. Adria watched him as she bit her lip. She could look at Sebestian all day and not get tired; he looked even hot putting bullets in a gun! Sebestian looked up and winked at her. Adria quickly looked away and flushed even more. "Come on, let's teach you some other techniques." Sebestian chuckled and caressed her even bigger belly now. Adria leaned into him, and Sebestian handed her the gun back. Sebestian had gifted her this one; he even let Adria's name be engraved
At first, every kick was something joyful, and she would call it Sebestian every time it happened, but right now it felt mostly unpleasant with it kicking right in her rib cage.The first little kick she felt was magical. She had called Sebestian, who was at work at that moment, and he had rushed home, canceled all his meetings, stumbled into the house, and sat down next to Adria, who was lying on the couch. They both waited until their little bean would kick again, and after, yes, half an hour, Adria felt it again. This time Sebestian had planted his hands on her big bump, and he was overjoyed.His eyes were wide with amazement as he caressed Adria's belly. He would whisper sweet nothing to her belly, and Adria would stroke her fingers through Sebestian's hair as they felt the little kicks. They had stayed like that for a while, and Sebestian would lay his ear on the soft skin and listen to their heartbeats. He would occasionally kiss her skin, and it made Adria blush furiously from
"Sebestian, your arm... you need to get it checked at the hospital too." Allen said as they walked after them.Sebestian helped Adria into the car, and he checked if they had everything they needed. He had already prepared the car and suitcase weeks ago, and he was glad he did right now because who would have thought this would happen? He was sweating and trying to think through the pain. He, too, was panicking. Adria was not due yet at all, and it scared him even more than those men had done."Take care of everything here; I need to go now!" Sebestian said, and Seth and Allen nodded before heading off. Sebestian climbed into the car and reversed out of the garage. He put the car in drive and drove off, already going way too fast."Slow down! I don't want to crash!" Adria screamed at him as she had once again had a contraction. She slapped Sebestian's shoulder and groaned. Sebestian slowed down a bit and focused on getting to the hospital safely. He would look over at Adria every time
Sebestian had taken such good care of her in the last few days. She slept at the hospital too, even when Adria insisted, she would be alright on her own and they could go back home in a few days anyway, but she had insisted on staying by her side the whole time. She had been showered with gifts from her family, and Sebestian had even bought little designer clothes for Emma with E.M. as her initials on all of them. Adria had scolded him for spending so much money on ridiculous clothes, but Sebestian still did it anyway. His response was that he wanted to spoil his little girl, and Adria had nothing to say about it. Adria let him after that, and she just shook her head when he would once again enter the room with new baby clothes.She certainly wouldn't even run out of clothes for her, ever.Sebestian was tracing his finger over his little girl's face and over her little hand. Emma grabbed his finger in her chubby little hand and pulled it to her mouth to suckle on Sebestian's finger. A
He slowly walked to the front door and walked into the house. He smiled as he saw Adria standing with her bag next to her. The whole hall shimmered with the glow of red roses and flickering candles. The lights were dimmed, and the floor was covered in rose pedals. The staircase was also decorated with roses, and everything looked perfect. Sebestian walked over slowly to Adria and leaned his head on her shoulder."Sebestian, what is all of this?" Adoriastuttered out and turned around. Sebestian took a deep breath, and when Adria turned his way, he got down on one knee. And opened the little box. His shoulder was still a little stiff from the stitching, but he managed to keep his hands straight without wincing."Sebestian...." Adria mumbled. She held Emma close to her chest as she watched Sebestian get down on one knee before her. Her blood rushed through her ears, and her heart was beating against her chest. She watched as Sebestian pulled open the red velvet box in his hand, and the m
"Dear Adria, I didn't write much, but what I wrote comes straight from my heart." Sebestian started after he had cleared his throat. "You complete me. That's what always pops up in my head when I think of describing you. You are the one I've been waiting for all my life. You are the family that I've missed. Together with Emma, you complete me. I want to spend every living and breathing moment with you. Even in hard times, I want to be the one you can lean on, and I want you to be the one I can lean on too. I hope to share every happy moment with you by my side. I love you with all my heart, and I can't wait to be called your husband." Sebestian's fingers trembled as he read those words from the little piece of paper in his hands. As he looked up, Adria could see the tears in her eyes, and Adria felt her own prickling at the back of her eyes too. She tried to swallow the lump in her throat away, as it was now her turn to read her vows. She smiled and tried to calm her nerves as she pul
"All mine..." He groaned under his breath as he leaned back over him and watched those half-lidded eyes follow his every move. Adria's skin shone in the moonlight as if a million little sparkles decorated his body. Sebestian leaned in again and captured Adria's lips in his, and he swallowed the little moans coming from his love. He caressed her soft skin, and his fingers ghosted over those pink, hard nipples. Adria's back arched when his hands came into contact with them, and he took them between his fingers, twisting and pulling on them until Adria was a moaning mess underneath him. Sebestian felt his own hard member straining against his slacks, and he quickly undid them before he also pulled them off, together with his underwear. As he was completely naked above Adria, he pushed his hips against Adria.Adria felt her slick trickle between her legs, and she was squirming underneath Sebestian. Sebestians hand swarmed over her sensitive spots and kissed her chest and shoulders over a
"Sebestian, not here!" Adria whined. Adria cooked dinner while Sebestian pressed up against her back. He wrapped his hands around her hips, caressing her skin under her shirt. Sebestian kissed a trail down from her neck to her shoulder that made Adria shiver. When Sebestian kissed her in such a manner that caused her to lose control of her body, the spoon she was holding began to tremble in her hand."She's asleep now. Just a quickie," Sebestian whispered in her ear and grinned when Adria leaned back against him. Sebestian hands wandered up Adria's body and circled the already hardening nipples."Your smell gives you away, and you know I can feel your emotions now."Adria shuddered under Sebestian's touch and moaned when Sebestian sucked a dark spot on her neck.She dropped the spoon and turned the stove off. She turned around in Sebestian's grasp and connected their lips."Okay but be fast!" Adria warned, and Sebestian nodded against her lips. She didn't know how fast he opened. He h
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