MAREI'm weak. I crack my eyes open. There's daylight pouring into the room from the open blinds. The last thing I remember is talking to my father and feeling dizzy at the event. This isn't the event. This is a hospital and nothing like Taz's lair.Panic shoots through my heart like a bullet wrapped in Wolf's Bane. I'm at a hospital; not at home with Zeke. I also can't feel my wolf. It's like she's gone. I don't have any strength in me, and my supernatural capabilities are non-existent. I feel human—There's something wrong happening, and I'm yet to understand.Kyra's head rests in her crossed arms at the edge of my bed. She notices I'm awake when my eyes meet Zeke's in the doorway. He looks devastated and doesn't try to hide it. Tension has me by the neck. Something's very wrong. I feel farther away from him than I was earlier. It's like there's a wide drift between us.But I do glimpse relief in those gloomy green eyes for a second, but it doesn't calm the storm I still see. My hand
ZEKEWhen I see her faint again, I rush to get the attending nurse placed on Marelyn's tab. The woman rushes in, looking scared because now, her superior has suddenly gone missing after coming into this same room. She probably feels like she's walking on thin ice.She turns to me. "Exhaustion. She's too weak to stay awake. After a few hours, your wife will get herself back."I nod once, hawking Marelyn's fragile body only. "Remember. No outside the walls of this room can hear about what happens inside it."The nurse nods, grabbing her chart with shaking hands and exiting the room. I watch Marelyn sleep for a few more minutes. She lied to me about who she kept as company doing the event. It can only mean she's trying to protect whoever it was from me. I know exactly who my target it as I exit the hospital and get my car past the throngs of paparazzi packed at the entrance.I'm crossing the speed limit as I race through the highways. My foot presses the gas, going even faster when I reme
MARE Earlier... I can't count how many times I've cried silently on this spot. Drusila came in at some point to feed me. Everyone has let go of their anger towards me, but it still hangs in the air like an echo. I feel it amid the numb pain. I fainted earlier, but now I'm wide awake and still feeling like I could just die. She brushes my hair away from face. Her eyes hold sadness. I'm certain it is meant for Zeke and not for me. I want to tell Drusila to leave, but I can't find my voice. It's buried with the pain in my chest. She stays for a long while after feeding me and leaves. No one can answer why I'm not healing fast. The odds against me are in epic proportions. I still don't know what happened, except that Chase killed my doctor before he could tell me the truth. He came here because he cared. My mind is a bit all over the place, but I take his presence earlier as that. I cry silently again, hitting my fist against my chest. It takes longer this time, but I'm so weak that
Taz's words surprise me. I've never heard of the bone bracelets core. Zeke's intent on finding out what he's talking about as well. The substance between Taz's fingers looks foreign and definitely magical. It gleams darkly. "If you break the bone bracelet in two, this is what you find at its core?" "How can you break something as solid as the bone bracelet in two?" Zeke asks, crossing his arms. "Well, with the use of special equipments we find lying around at industrial facilities." I think back to the factory I visited just to see my father. It's a perfect match to Taz's words. An industrial facility. The same place where my father lived was beneath one. Could it be why he had chosen that place as his? I shake the thought away, cursing myself for thinking my father could harm me in such a terrible way. He wouldn't put my life at risk. His greed didn't stretch to that extent. Zeke nods, thinking hard. I wonder if he has seen my father's hideout. I wish I could see what's on his
My idea seems crazy, but it's workable. Another pregnancy guarantees my stay at Moon Grove. I know that sounds selfish and disrespectful to Thorin, but I will gladly have Zeke's babies and stay by his side forever. That's how much our relationship means to me. "Another Surrogate baby?" "No." I shake my head, placing my hand on his shoulder and making him slide down in the bath. "I meant fuck me until I get pregnant again. Like this." I straddle him and sit on his cock. It's unexpected, and he groans against my cleavage. I moan loudly because it's been too long since he's been inside me. I missed this feeling. My legs shake already. I won't last too long. I ride him as his hot mouth worships my nipples. This position hits deep. I feel every thrust against my crevice. Having sex under water amplifies everything I'm feeling. He grabs my neck and brings his lips down on mine. I've never been kissed in this feral way before, but it has everything to do with the moment. It feels hot
When I wake up the next morning, there's a permanent smile on my face. I can smell him around me and feel him everywhere. Last night, we professed our love for each other. I still couldn't get the sound of him saying it out of my head. We are yet to make love, but the slickness between my thighs tells me I'm more than ready for him.I feel the empty side of his bed and act as if I'm hugging him. He's not here right now, but I just want to be as close as I can to him. Maybe attached to his hip bone, like my father said. Instantly, I'm reminded of every bad thing that has happened these past few days, and they steal my smile.I trudge into the bathroom, sitting down on the toilet seat without removing the rim. I take a piss and pull my silk nightgown over my head. My shower lasts for half an hour. I also attend to my hair. I need Zeke to want me and take on that offer with the tables. It's silly, but I will do anything to distract myself from my reality. Zeke has always been the best and
She stares at me like she doesn't believe my lie. I panicked and lied, and now there is no way to reverse it. I do not want to jeopardise my relationship with Mare because Ivan was right. She won't forgive me, and neither will she believe me if I say he killed our son.Mare wipes her tears herself. She wants to come down from my thighs, but I grab her waist, stopping her."Hey, where are you going?""I need to think," she says, but I also know it's a terrible idea to leave her on her own now."Stop." I hold her waist tighter, trapping her on my body. She can't free herself because she still hasn't gotten her strength back yet. "I'm here, Mare. You can talk to me about anything. I love you, okay?"She nods after a pause, fighting the tears threatening to spill again. I take her hand in mine and give it a reassuring squeeze."He was flawed as a father, but..." She trails off, sniffling. I can see the pain in her eyes, and it breaks me to know I'm the cause, but how could I have spared Iv
It takes the guy behind the counter fifteen minutes to get my order processed. I'm pissed by the time the hot coffee cups are before me on the slab. I pay with my card and take my order, jogging down the street to get to my car.The clouds darken above me. A storm is coming this early January. The snowfalls lessen as the days pass. I tip the bill of the dat hat down, covering my face as the woman with a stroller stares at me for too long. It never gets old. The attention and reactions when you think you've just seen a popstar on the streets near your home.Inside the car, I hand Alexis the drink. She holds the plastic cup beneath the rim, taking slow sips. I settle in, opening the glove box. I toss my wallet in and close it back. Her eyes are on me."What?" I withdraw."You've not said a word to me since I told you my life is at stake.""What am I supposed to say to you?" I make a face with an arched brow. "Sorry?""Ugh." She rolls her eyes, staring at the boring view of grass outside