[Fineon’s POV]As Tyson’s voice echoed out around us, I kept my gaze fixed directly on Hindrick’s smug one. Even though I knew that doing this seemed ridiculous, there was no way that I wasn’t going to do it, not after that one word kept dancing in my head.When I finally found Fallon, I was too anxious and burst in on Tyson, Fallon, and Hindrick’s conversation, and when I saw Fallon sitting there covered in all those bandages, I felt like I had failed her. And when Hindrick’s voice popped in my head and that look of utter victory flashed on his face, I felt the worst possessiveness and jealousy I ever had in my life.Useless.Hindrick had called me useless since, when Fallon was in danger, he was the one who saved her and not me. And in a way, I found myself agreeing with him, but that didn’t mean that I would accept that as what I was to Fallon, because after this, I would make sure that she was never in harm's way again, and I would make sure that she never hurt.Feeling my determi
[Fallon’s POV]I sat alone on my bed, staring out the window at the bright moon shining over the ocean beneath it. It was a beautiful sight, and if my mind wasn’t a complete mess, I would have been able to find myself getting lost in the peace of it.However, tonight was different. Three times already, I had tried to fall asleep so that I could get up early and prepare to head back to Grishan, but every time I closed my eyes and began to drift, images of Mateo’s dark eyes and sinister smile flashed in my mind. And if it wasn’t bad enough that I was seeing him in my mind, I was also feeling that damned draw to him as Anika fought to come forward.Shivering, I got off my bed and made my way toward my room's exit. One thing was for certain: I couldn’t be alone right now, and due to that, I needed to find Fineon.Gently pulling open my door, I look around the hall beyond, checking to see if anyone is out roaming. Once I’m sure that I won’t be spotted, I head out, making my way toward the
[Fineon’s POV]Fallon’s body, which pressed against mine, shook as her arms tightened around me and her fingertips dug deeper into my skin.I remained unmoving, trying to understand exactly what was going on with her. Since her arrival in my room, she seemed off, but when she started rejecting my touch, I knew that there was much more going on than what I could see."I want you to make me forget," she whimpers, sending waves of pain through me. "Please."Even though I knew that I shouldn’t, I pulled her close against me, deepening our kiss. And as a sigh escapes my lips, I let my tongue dive into her mouth to meet hers.Running my hands down the length of Fallon’s hips, I scoop her up, allowing her legs to wrap around my waist so that I can carry her to the bed that is waiting.Throwing her down, I watch as her now-deep honey eyes sparkle with desire and expectation while she begins to strip off the thin cotton shirt and shorts that she is wearing until she is completely bare.A rumbl
[Fallon’s POV]"Ah, yes, Fineon!" I scream, tightening my legs around his waist. "Harder, please, harder!"Grunting, Fineon did exactly what I asked, slamming his dick so deeply into me that I was sure he was going to end up breaking me in half, but it still wasn’t enough. I wanted to become oblivious to everything around me except the feel of him rubbing against my walls and the pleasure I felt as he made me cum again and again.Giving into my urges, I tighten my hold so that our bodies were almost molded together."This isn’t enough," I gasp. "I want more.""Then why don’t you take the lead, baby?" Fineon growls, sitting up and sitting back on his heels so that I’m now straddling his lap. "You aren’t going to make me exert all my energy, are you?""No."Taking the lead, I begin to thrust my hips. Goddess, in this position, he went so deep and touched all the right places."Oh, goddess, Fineon," I whimper, picking up my pace. "So deep, it’s so deep.""Mmmm."It’s the only response I
[Fineon’s POV]The sound of soft whimpering wakes me from my sleep, drawing my attention straight to the woman lying completely naked beside me.At first, I didn't quite understand what was happening, but it didn't take me long to find the reason for her distress.Sucking in a breath, I watch in horror as new marks begin to form on her stomach, taking shape to look exactly like the dark black mark on her back."Fallon!" I hiss, reaching out and grabbing her by the shoulders. "Hey, wake up!"Fear begins to claw at me as the mark continues to form. If I didn't do something quick, it was going to end up stuck on her body. Strengthening my attempts at rousing her, I begin to say a prayer to the goddess that this was all in my head. "Fin…" Fallon finally whimpers, slowly beginning to come to. "Fineon?"I watch as her eyes slowly begin to open and take me in.At first, it seems that she doesn’t quite understand what is happening, but it doesn’t take long for a look of horror to flash acro
[Fallon’s POV]My heart squeezes painfully as I look into Hindrick’s eyes."Hindrick?" I whisper, taking a few steps toward him but stopping as he lets out a growl. "Please tell him that he’s wrong.""I wish he was," Hindrick snaps. "Although there was one thing he was wrong about."One thing… Something told me that this something didn’t have anything to do with his feelings toward me."We aren’t distant cousins," he continues when I don’t speak. "Our grandmothers were sisters. I’m surprised that your parents didn’t tell you just how close. Did you never question why my mother wanted so badly to kill your mom?""No," I whisper, unable to fully process what was going on here. "And does that matter? Your parents, they were...""Wanting to covet the power of the silver wolf," Hindrick finishes for me. "Since it was your grandmother that was blessed with it and not mine.""Hindrick," I begin, but find that I don’t know what to say. "I…""Isn’t it funny?" Hindrick laughs, cutting me off be
[Fineon’s POV]How long has it been since I left Hindrick and Fallon alone? Was it time to go back in and do damage control? Although I felt like an idiot for even leaving them alone, I knew that the discussion that would happen was necessary, especially if I ever wanted Hindrick to move on and stop having hopes for something that was mine.Sighing, I kicked up off the wall I was leaning against and began to move, deciding they had had long enough. However, before I could even move, the man in question came storming out."All done?" I ask, eyeing him to see if there is any sign of how his conversation with Fallon went. "Or are you taking a breather to recoup?""Take good care of her," Hindrick snaps. "Otherwise, I’ll kill you.""Already planned on it."Nodding, Hindrick didn’t say anything more as he turned and began to make his way in the opposite direction of his room."Where are you going?" I call to his retreating form."None of your business," is his only response before rounding
[Anika’s POV]All around me, I could sense Mateo, but no matter how much I reached out, I couldn’t find him. What was this? Why did it feel like he was right here with me?‘Anika?’ Fallon’s soft voice drifts through the void I’m trapped in, drawing me to the world that exists outside of it. ‘Are you there?’‘I am,’ I confirm. ‘What’s wrong?’‘We need your help.’Help? What in the world could they need my help with? All this time, she had been fighting to keep me confined, but now that I was needed, she was willing to allow me freedom. I didn’t know if I should be concerned or thankful. Whatever it was I was needed for must have outweighed her desire to keep me at bay.‘The anima sword,’ Fallon explains. ‘Fineon thinks it may be closer than we think, but he needs you to help him locate it.’As the words drift around me, I can feel myself being pushed forward towards the light of the real world, where Fallon and Fineon exist.After giving a stretch, I look around to find that I am now t