There’s screaming and sobbing when I come to. Gene is pulling me upright, shaking me and calling my name in a panic. My body hurts, far more than I remember it hurting before but it takes seeing Seraphina completely covered in blood, Levi trying to talk to her and stop her screaming for her dad, to remember what was going on.
I try to scramble to my feet, looking around and seeing the dead bodies of the six rogues, the closest one to me is barely recognisable, torn apart.
“Did you do this?” I ask Gene, falling back onto my ass. He looks at me in confusion, but doesn’t get a chance to say anything because Seraphina’s dad is bursting through the woods and gathering her into his arms.
My father and his warriors follow closely behind, his eyes falling on me and narrowing, lips thin as he sees Levi come to support me
I wallowed for the entire weekend, with the exception of Abaddon's brief visit, but I can see how much my parents are worrying and even I'm getting sick of my maudlin self, so I got up early this morning, let Dina out for a long run, giving myself a pep talk about the day ahead.I've got school and despite the fact that the Alpha isn't going to let me leave to study anymore, I've got to keep hoping that at some point something will happen to get me out of here, therefore I need to make sure I don't let my studies drop so that if and when that happens, I'm ready to pursue my degree.Despite the Alpha's words, my dad hasn't punished me for what happened after the party. As I got back from my run, I overheard him and my mum talking about what happened. "They're still at risk, Coral." My dad hisses and I can picture him standing there, fists and jaw both clenched tightly and eyes narrowed, the way he does when he's angry. "Neither girl can defend themselves, none of the girls can and it'
I wanted to chase after Seraphina at lunchtime, Tasha was doing a weird possessive thing and trying to make a point that I belong to her. She knows that isn't how I work, which just shows me I need to shut this shit down now. "What the fuck are you playing at?" I snap, tearing my arm from her grip. "I just wanted to make you happy." She coos, batting her eyelashes and reaching for me again. "We're not together, Tasha, I've never pretended otherwise, so I can't have you pulling that shit." Her lip quivers but instead of crying, she cocks her head at me and smiles. "I don't know what you mean, silly, I was just in the mood and you know how good it is. I thought we could do each other a favour." Back to batting her eyelids, but I can see the start of crazy glinting in her eyes, so I shake my head and take a few steps back. "No thanks, ask Gene. Or better yet, Levi, I can pretty much guarantee he will." I tell her, turning away and trying to mindlink Seraphina. I don't know what I'm g
"What the hell is going on with you? Abaddon? Seriously? What are you thinking? I thought you hated him, what's changed? And you kissed, everyone says Abaddon doesn't do kissing, ever, I can't think of one girl he's ever kissed, it's like a thing the girls complain about, so why's he kissing you?" Ana rants through our mindlink as we head towards our class and I don't have a rational answer for any of it. "Sera, what's going on?" "I don't know." We get to our classroom and go inside, sitting at our usual desk together and getting our books out. "She still looks out of it." I hear, suddenly noticing a few people staring at me. "Do you blame her? It must have been terrifying." A girl comments, giving me a sympathetic smile. "She's so lucky Abaddon was close enough to hear what was going on and save her." The first one says again and I duck my head to avoid glaring at them. "I wish I'd decided to leave early, it could have been me Abaddon saved. I'd have thanked him properly all week
I stand outside her house staring at the dark window, sidestepping into the treeline when I scent her parents getting closer, then, like a stalker, instead of leaving like I should, like I would have without a second thought with anyone else, I lean against a tree, watching the house until all the lights turn off and there's absolutely no way she's still awake."Climb back up and sleep with her." Ubel insists and he's not talking about sex, he wants to just be near her and that's not normal, even when I wasn't taking the Wolfsbane, he never wanted to be near any of the other girls longer than it took to cum.Ignoring his incessant musings on the way her body fits so well with mine and how sweet she smells, I turn away from her house and make my way back to mine.Even though it's late I can hear my father grunting and repetitive banging of a headboard as he pounds into one of his many women. She must be a little more than a one off if she's made it into his bedroom, that place is usual
"Did you hear what happened to Abaddon last night?" Ana asks as soon as Tabitha and I get to school. "Rogues attacked him in his bedroom.""What? When? Is he ok?" My voice is filled with panic, so much so that Tabitha steps closer to me, her hand rubbing my back reassuringly."It's ok, Ser, I'm sure the Alpha is sorting it out and dad won't let anyone hurt us. That's why he locked us in yesterday, to keep us safe." She hasn't asked who was in my room last night, I think she knows I'd deny anyone was there anyway. But, she hovered around my room this morning pretending to chat, while attempting to subtly sniff to identify his scent. I sprayed so much perfume around before I opened the door that I doubt she could even make out mine in there."Uh huh, apparently Alpha Eligor is furious. He's punishing the night patrol by making them figure out how the Rogues got past them before they're allowed to end their shift. Even if it takes days or weeks, they're not allowed to leave until they kn
Sera has skipped school and she's blocking me trying to link with her. Part of me wants to call the patrols and get them to find her, but not only are they busy with finding out how the Rogues got in, but also, what if she's doing something she shouldn't be? No, it's better to wait until I can get away, then find her myself. Why did her wolf freak out this morning? Was it really her panicking over me being attacked? And why does that make me happy? "Abaddon, baby, can I sit with you?" Ubel grumbles in my head at Tasha's question and when I look up from my lunch, she's there, tray in hand, looking pitiful. "Why aren't you sitting with Naomi?" I mutter, nodding my head to where her friend is sitting with a guy, practically on his lap, their faces attached at the mouth and have to shake away the thought of kissing Sera last night. Why do I keep doing that? I never want to kiss anyone, but I can't help myself with her. "Abaddon, are you listening to me?" Tasha snaps, placing her
Sweat drips down my back, stinging the open cuts that are taking forever to heal and I'm fairly sure my right shoulder is dislocated, but Levi, the third ranked warrior in my class, is still standing and my father will not accept anything less than first place, even during training, so I grit my teeth and force myself into position. Levi growls in frustration, he's panting, drenched in sweat and desperate to prove his worth by taking down the future Alpha. "Come on, Abs, stop playing with him, I'm hungry." Gene, my best friend and the only other person that knows my father insists I ingest wolfsbane twice a week, calls out to me. "You're always hungry." I laugh, so used to the pain that my voice comes out cocky and natural. Levi grunts as he gets into position, his back bent, legs apart, arms out. It's obvious he's going for a take down, leaving his face wide open. If I can catch him just right, I can knock him out and end this before I embarrass myself and pass out right here on
Ana is hovering by the gates nervously waiting for me when my dad pulls up outside the school, she looks down at her shoes, avoiding eye contact as my dad stares her down. He knows she was the one training with me on Saturday morning when I was caught, even though I refuse to confirm it, and if he thought I would listen, he'd ban me from seeing her. As it is, I've just got my sister as a new guardian. She's as happy about the situation as I am, but she wouldn't dare go against my parents orders. "Right, mum'll be back here at three on the dot to pick you up. Tabitha once she's here you're free to do what you want." Dad tells us the plan for the upteenth time since I was carried home, tied up and humiliated, just for wanting to learn how to defend myself. It's not like I'm asking to be Alpha or anything, I j
Sera has skipped school and she's blocking me trying to link with her. Part of me wants to call the patrols and get them to find her, but not only are they busy with finding out how the Rogues got in, but also, what if she's doing something she shouldn't be? No, it's better to wait until I can get away, then find her myself. Why did her wolf freak out this morning? Was it really her panicking over me being attacked? And why does that make me happy? "Abaddon, baby, can I sit with you?" Ubel grumbles in my head at Tasha's question and when I look up from my lunch, she's there, tray in hand, looking pitiful. "Why aren't you sitting with Naomi?" I mutter, nodding my head to where her friend is sitting with a guy, practically on his lap, their faces attached at the mouth and have to shake away the thought of kissing Sera last night. Why do I keep doing that? I never want to kiss anyone, but I can't help myself with her. "Abaddon, are you listening to me?" Tasha snaps, placing her
"Did you hear what happened to Abaddon last night?" Ana asks as soon as Tabitha and I get to school. "Rogues attacked him in his bedroom.""What? When? Is he ok?" My voice is filled with panic, so much so that Tabitha steps closer to me, her hand rubbing my back reassuringly."It's ok, Ser, I'm sure the Alpha is sorting it out and dad won't let anyone hurt us. That's why he locked us in yesterday, to keep us safe." She hasn't asked who was in my room last night, I think she knows I'd deny anyone was there anyway. But, she hovered around my room this morning pretending to chat, while attempting to subtly sniff to identify his scent. I sprayed so much perfume around before I opened the door that I doubt she could even make out mine in there."Uh huh, apparently Alpha Eligor is furious. He's punishing the night patrol by making them figure out how the Rogues got past them before they're allowed to end their shift. Even if it takes days or weeks, they're not allowed to leave until they kn
I stand outside her house staring at the dark window, sidestepping into the treeline when I scent her parents getting closer, then, like a stalker, instead of leaving like I should, like I would have without a second thought with anyone else, I lean against a tree, watching the house until all the lights turn off and there's absolutely no way she's still awake."Climb back up and sleep with her." Ubel insists and he's not talking about sex, he wants to just be near her and that's not normal, even when I wasn't taking the Wolfsbane, he never wanted to be near any of the other girls longer than it took to cum.Ignoring his incessant musings on the way her body fits so well with mine and how sweet she smells, I turn away from her house and make my way back to mine.Even though it's late I can hear my father grunting and repetitive banging of a headboard as he pounds into one of his many women. She must be a little more than a one off if she's made it into his bedroom, that place is usual
"What the hell is going on with you? Abaddon? Seriously? What are you thinking? I thought you hated him, what's changed? And you kissed, everyone says Abaddon doesn't do kissing, ever, I can't think of one girl he's ever kissed, it's like a thing the girls complain about, so why's he kissing you?" Ana rants through our mindlink as we head towards our class and I don't have a rational answer for any of it. "Sera, what's going on?" "I don't know." We get to our classroom and go inside, sitting at our usual desk together and getting our books out. "She still looks out of it." I hear, suddenly noticing a few people staring at me. "Do you blame her? It must have been terrifying." A girl comments, giving me a sympathetic smile. "She's so lucky Abaddon was close enough to hear what was going on and save her." The first one says again and I duck my head to avoid glaring at them. "I wish I'd decided to leave early, it could have been me Abaddon saved. I'd have thanked him properly all week
I wanted to chase after Seraphina at lunchtime, Tasha was doing a weird possessive thing and trying to make a point that I belong to her. She knows that isn't how I work, which just shows me I need to shut this shit down now. "What the fuck are you playing at?" I snap, tearing my arm from her grip. "I just wanted to make you happy." She coos, batting her eyelashes and reaching for me again. "We're not together, Tasha, I've never pretended otherwise, so I can't have you pulling that shit." Her lip quivers but instead of crying, she cocks her head at me and smiles. "I don't know what you mean, silly, I was just in the mood and you know how good it is. I thought we could do each other a favour." Back to batting her eyelids, but I can see the start of crazy glinting in her eyes, so I shake my head and take a few steps back. "No thanks, ask Gene. Or better yet, Levi, I can pretty much guarantee he will." I tell her, turning away and trying to mindlink Seraphina. I don't know what I'm g
I wallowed for the entire weekend, with the exception of Abaddon's brief visit, but I can see how much my parents are worrying and even I'm getting sick of my maudlin self, so I got up early this morning, let Dina out for a long run, giving myself a pep talk about the day ahead.I've got school and despite the fact that the Alpha isn't going to let me leave to study anymore, I've got to keep hoping that at some point something will happen to get me out of here, therefore I need to make sure I don't let my studies drop so that if and when that happens, I'm ready to pursue my degree.Despite the Alpha's words, my dad hasn't punished me for what happened after the party. As I got back from my run, I overheard him and my mum talking about what happened. "They're still at risk, Coral." My dad hisses and I can picture him standing there, fists and jaw both clenched tightly and eyes narrowed, the way he does when he's angry. "Neither girl can defend themselves, none of the girls can and it'
There’s screaming and sobbing when I come to. Gene is pulling me upright, shaking me and calling my name in a panic. My body hurts, far more than I remember it hurting before but it takes seeing Seraphina completely covered in blood, Levi trying to talk to her and stop her screaming for her dad, to remember what was going on. I try to scramble to my feet, looking around and seeing the dead bodies of the six rogues, the closest one to me is barely recognisable, torn apart. “Did you do this?” I ask Gene, falling back onto my ass. He looks at me in confusion, but doesn’t get a chance to say anything because Seraphina’s dad is bursting through the woods and gathering her into his arms. My father and his warriors follow closely behind, his eyes falling on me and narrowing, lips thin as he sees Levi come to support me
I didn't expect to be kissing Abaddon in the woods, would never have even imagined it, but now it's happening, I don't want to stop. My hands are in his hair holding him against me, while he pins me to a tree, his body is flush with mine and the more he presses into me, the more I can feel his erection between my legs. He lifts me up and I automatically wrap my legs around his waist. He groans so I pull back, worried I've accidentally hurt one of his injuries. "Sorry, are you ok? What can I do?" I try to wriggle to my feet but he stops me with his hips, confusion making his brows pull down. "I don't want to hurt you, you made a noise, I thought…" His mouth lands on mine again, his groin thrusting into mine until a similar moan escapes my lips and
Gene started acting weird during training, so when he said he had to be somewhere straight after then ran off before I could ask him anything about it, I followed him. From enough of a distance that he wouldn't realise if he was checking, but he's being sloppy anyway, rushing towards the old quarry and I suddenly wonder if he's meeting someone here. Maybe this mystery mate he's hiding from me.Unfamiliar emotions course through me when I see him talking to Seraphina, the strongest one is the one telling me to run in there and slash his throat, which I've never had towards him, he's my best friend, closer to me than my half brother and she's nothing to me, we've barely spoken before.Sure I've always thought she was beautiful, but she was always too good for me, too kind, too pure, right up until she found those girls and then she became a pain in my ass.