Rose's POV A dankeh!My heart lunged in my chest as I heard the crackling of the metal against the floor - a sound and action I was now overly familiar with. It was the sound of another step closer to a broken heart. With no doubt, I knew I was in for another life and death experience. Except that this time, I wasn't sure if I was going to survive it. I mean, how else would I be able to fend off the animal when it was overly obvious that he was more powerful than I was?And I knew for certain that there was no way Rael would come to my rescue at this time. Not after the manner he left last night after our argument.My breath hitched and I let out a frustrated sound. Or was it a defeated one? It was likely to be that as I saw the dankeh smiled unruly, obviously noting the defeat in my voice.Suddenly, anger replaced the fear in my heart. How dare these people - or were they more beast than humans? - keep endangering my life? What exactly was it that they demanded from me?Before I co
Rose's POV“Then let's make the best of it.”I was enveloped in his kiss, sinking toward him as he pulled me against him.He hefted me up, leaving me to cross my legs against his back.I sank down into his kiss once more, savoring every taste as he pulled me closer. His tongue tangled with mine, bringing a moan from my lips.“Rael,” I moaned. He drove me crazy without even realizing it. The feeling of his length against me brought in familiar toe-curling sensations. It was as though he was doing just as he said, peeling me away slowly until I was nothing but a mess for him.I couldn't take it. I knew if I let it go on, I would soon reach my limit.Grabbing onto his silky dark hair, I tugged his head back. The groan he made in response brought satisfaction curling in me. This time was different from all the others. This time, I felt like I was the one in control.“I need you.” I groaned into his neck, laying a kiss there. He groaned. “Bed.” His voice was strained as he spoke.It made
Rose’s POVFive days later.I stepped into the car, waiting in silence as I heard my bags packed into the trunk. Every jolt rang through me, yet I stayed focused on the window, watching the entrance to the large mansion I became familiar with.Out of nowhere, my phone started ringing. I was startled at the sound. Quickly, I removed it and I couldn’t lie, I hoped it was him. It wasn’t however, but an unknown number.What could they be calling me for? I answered the phone cautiously.“He…lo?” I spoke hesitantly.The person that answered was a male voice.“Hello, this is a spokesperson for your bank. May I confirm that this is Rose Bentley that I am speaking with?”Clearing my throat, I ignored my confusion as I answered. “Yes, this is her.”“We want to tell you that you have been sent a large sum of money, forty million to be exact.”“Are there any problems?” I asked, the feeling dawning on me. As he had agreed, Rael had sent me the money. The sum made me shocked.The person immediately
RosePanic filled my throat. For a moment, there was nothing but silence. We were stuck, frozen in limbo whilst staring at each other.Then the wolf growled, and the adrenaline sparked up in me.I turned back, twisting my body in a whiplash in the process of doing so, all the while racing toward my bedroom door. My body shook from the force I sped. My mind raced.‘Get out. get out. get out!’ rang clearly in my mind.I heard the heavy footsteps thump on the floor, making me run faster. Dear lord. If I didn’t get there in time, I was certainly going to die.There would be no escape.The moment I packed my things, I twisted the door, shutting it behind me as hard as I could before twisting it till it locked. I placed my bag behind, pushing my weight onto it.I was jostled immediately as the door shook from the force of its collision, a loud bang ringing loudly. The impact made me fall to the ground. Covering my mouth, I forced closed any whimpers that threatened to come forth. Several
Rose’s POVI remained firmly attached to his arms while he led me through the rubble that was once my apartment. Even after he had shut the door, I still felt like I couldn't breathe.“Were they any downstairs neighbors?” I asked. My voice was rough, making it sound like I had just smoked a cigarette rather than screaming and crying after facing a wolf that was about to kill me and surviving another near death situation.Rael paused for a moment, holding me in suspense. He shook his head. “There are no neighbors. The apartment below for the next few halls are going through some renovations. You were the only person aside from several people at the ends of the hallway.”I should have felt a bit of relief at that, but the upset filled me even more. I had only occurred to me how horrible I was close to death. Even if other normal people couldn’t beat him, it would have been comforting to know that people were present and had noticed. So knowing this now brought shivers up my spine.I was
Rael's POVI watched her till she fell asleep as I had promised. Now her breaths were even, eyelashes fluttering very little as she was deep in slumber.Still, there laid a furrow on her brows that definitely wasn't supposed to be there, a tightness in the way she gripped the bedsheets and a tenseness that hadn't fully left her. Although she was unconscious, it was still there.If anything, it made me angrier than ever.But what bled in me distastefully was not the anger. Rather it was guilt. Bitter, nauseating guilt.I looked back at her arm. By now, the wound would have scabbed over but the initial sight still made the rage bubble up within me.I held my fists back, trying to breathe as carefully and slowly as I could. In this state, I wouldn't be surprised if the wrong noise could bring into full alert, waking up in terror.That was what held me back as I stood up, slowly walking out of her room in silence, and passing glances at her for most of the way.When I finally reached the d
Rose's POV“No…”The wolf - no. Dankeh was here again. This time in an enclosed space. It started growling, taunting me.I couldn't let him hurt me.My body trembled, chills running down my spine.My body scrambled through, searching for a solution. But there was none. It was just the wolf and I. There was no escape.“No!”Suddenly I was falling, deeper and deeper into a darkness I couldn't understand.“Help! Help!” I screamed out, searching for help where there was none.“Rose!"What! Who was calling me? The dark chasm opened up even worse than before, sending me falling…falling…“Rose!”I gasped out, scrambling forward for anything I could hold. Firm warmth blocked me, and so I grabbed on.“It's okay…you're okay."My eyes shot open, the blinding light throwing me off for a moment as I looked around in panic. My eyes darted through the place for the wolf, when I realized the warmth that was now on my face, firmly moving to face him.Dark eyes penetrated mine, stilling me before I co
Rose's POVAgainst my wishes, the day dragged on for long.I breathed out within the plain mattress, shutting my eyes so tightly I swore I could see stars underneath.Shortly after I gathered myself following Rael's exit, I didn't have the strength to move anymore, lounging on the bed.I had hoped that just like the day before, time would go fast and it would soon be evening. It was the reason for the core bitter feeling of disappointment when I looked at my phone to find that it was barely afternoon. I sighed, dropping it back down.I still hadn't called or informed Kayla and Lily. Scrolling through endless pages was meaningless and exhausting to do. I couldn't bear looking at my phone. The constant reminder of the attack and the memory of my destroyed belongings sparked without fail, constantly sending waves of dread down my belly.The only thing I could do sparingly was watching the window to see the expanse of green of the forest.Even when the tempting draw of sleep came, my fea