XERAPHINAI believed the mate bond would be unbreakable with Vaegon. That our mate bond was stronger than what I was feeling for Cassius. But my connection with Vaegon pales compared to what I share with Cassius. Now that our mate bond has healed, I can sense the immense contrast between being with a second chance mate and that of your destined, fated mate. It’s incomparable. Oh goddess! What the hell am I going to do now?!“We won’t die from rejecting one another now. We are going to be alright,” I whisper, staring into his heated captivating eyes, and still clinging on to Cassius, like my life depends on it.“Yes, darling. Nothing will ever come between us again.”Resting my head on his chest, I can hear the rhythmic thumping of his heart synchronized with mine. The sound is comforting and I wish we could stay like this forever.“Please don’t be upset with me, Cassius,” I whisper, tightening my grip on him as he stiffens. The weight of my promise to Vaegon hangs heavy in the air.“I
XERAPHINA Cassius chuckles and puts his fingers through my hair, smiling ear to ear at me. “If it means that much to you. Then yes. You can come with me.”“If she starts anything, I’ll put her in her place. I have some words for that little wench.”“Yeah. I know what you mean. I have much to get off my chest as well. But I want everything to stay civil. So we can all part ways and be done with this whole situation. You are right, though. She’s going to throw an all out fit over me selling the mansion for only seventy-five thousand dollars. But, like I said; I would just hand it over to Trevor for nothing if I could.”“I get your point, Cassius. You don’t want any drama. You just want to get everything over and done with,” I say, rubbing against his erection that strains for release inside his pants.Oh, goddess, I want him so badly right now. “But I’m gonna give her a piece of my mind. No matter what. She used you, Cassius. My mom thinks Charity has known who her mate was this whole
XERAPHINAIn a cautious manner, we tip-toe through the silent pack house, finding our way into my bedroom and closing the door, making sure the knob produces minimal noise. Thank goodness all the rooms within the pack house are sound proof. I can understand now why my father wanted me to leave my door open when Vaegon was here. We still wound up doing things we shouldn’t have done anyway, though. So it’s whatever I guess. It’s a good thing Cassius was on his way to my room when I shifted. Otherwise no one would have heard me and I couldn’t have been able to link with anyone yet. My first shift into my wolf Xariah would have been an utter disaster if it weren’t for Cassius. I shouldn’t have Cassius here with me now. But I promised my dad I wouldn’t have sex with Vaegon. No one said anything about Cassius. So in a way, I’m keeping my promise.“I’m sure the party ended a while ago. Newfound mates went off to have alone-time together,” I say, giggling as Cassius pulls me towards him, bru
XERAPHINA “I’ll do my best to keep control, but Talon is already clawing at the bit to take over. So I don’t know. If he takes over when we’re in the middle of mating, I don’t know what will happen, or if I’ll be able to hold him back. We’ve waited seven years for you, Xeraphina,” he finishes, shrugging his shoulders and sighing in defeat as he shakes his head.Xariah yips and growls in annoyance. ‘Xeraphina, we are not in heat. So it doesn’t matter. We can’t get pregnant right now, even if we wanted to. Normal female wolf shifters normally don’t go into heat for a month after connecting with their fated mate. We are good for a long while. Believe me when I say you’ll know when we are in heat. You will have mood swings, run a high temperature, amongst other things, but we can get into that later. We need to mate with our fated mate. The sooner the better. We’ll both feel better afterwards. It’s what normal mates do.’‘Cassius and I are anything but normal, Xariah. But I understand wh
CASSIUSThe moment I have been waiting forever for has arrived. I am about to mark and mate my fated mate. The woman I have loved my entire life and consider my best friend, even above Xeraphina's brother Xachariah. From this moment on, we will spend the rest of our lives together. If fortune favors us, our lifetime will extend well into our three-hundred-year mark, the average lifespan of a wolf-shifter. I have yearned for Xeraphina for so long, and now that she has reached the age of eighteen, she is mine. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think Xeraphina and I would make it to this point. But now that the moment has arrived, I’m overwhelmed with excitement.“I need to taste you and make you come first, before we mate. So the initial pain when I enter you won’t be so harsh. It would crush me if I hurt you, my heart,” I whisper as I envelop a puckered nipple with my lips, humming and teasing it with my tongue, heightening its sensitivity. With my free hand, I caress her other bre
CASSIUS“You are right,” Xeraphina says, her lips rising in a half smile that could not pass as a smile. “I still want you to stay the night with me, though. Also, I want to help you out, since you gave me such intense pleasure,” she says, rising and walking on her hands and knees towards me. “Don’t leave me. You need release and I want to help you,” she says, fisting my cock in her hands and nibbling at her bottom lip.‘If you don’t let our mate pleasure us, I won’t allow you to shift, until you get your shit together,’ Talon curses, then growls, baring his teeth within our shared consciousness.The craving to have her lips on my cock is consuming. Here’s my chance to give her a first for me. She could be the first woman to have ever given me a blow job. It’s the closest thing to sex, and since we can’t fuck, I might as well let her have this chance.Xeraphina licks her lips and hums as she glances back and forth between me and my cock. “Will you let me…” she hesitates, nibbling her
VAEGONTonight and meeting my soulmate for the first time has been mind-blowing. I’ve never been so infatuated with anyone in my life. Yeah, I’ve been horny and have lusted after girls. When I was in high school, my hormones were going crazy, just like any normal teenager. Oh man, those hormones were nuts when I first shifted, and Vane was always on the prowl for our mate. Sometimes I was like, screw it. I kept telling myself I would just hook up with the girls who were always around to satisfy my sexual needs. But I never ended up fucking any of them. Every time that thought crossed my mind, I would haul ass home and jerk off.My sisters have taught me many lessons about how a man is to treat their fated mate. I am grateful for their guidance and wisdom in matters of the heart. Xeraphina is irreplaceable, so waiting for my soulmate was the right choice. With my mother and sisters’ support, I have become a gentleman ready to spoil my soulmate. While guys may not always appreciate roma
VAEGON As Xeraphina and I climb into her truck, a surge of anxiety floods through my body, tightening my chest and quickening my heartbeat. The metallic scent of the engine fills the air as Xeraphina revs it up, the roar of the powerful machine echoing in my ears. The weight of impending loss hangs heavy in the truck, intensifying the bitter taste of desperation in my mouth. Cassius, that vile asshole, threatens to snatch Xeraphina away from me, and I won’t let that happen.“Xeraphina, I know you told me I have nothing to worry about. But please don’t go to Cassius. Stay with me tonight. The lodge’s beds are so comfortable. I promise to let you sleep. I won’t touch you beyond cuddling you.”“If it weren’t because I promised Cassius I would go to him, I would stay with you, Vaegon. It’s best I go see what’s gotten him all riled up. He said it was important, and he seemed anxious. I need to make sure he’s okay and not on the verge of committing suicide or something. Cassius hurt me, bu
XERAPHINA“Don’t worry, Angel of Mine. We won’t kill each other. We’re just gonna rough each other up some,” Vaegon says, glancing over at Cassius. “Right, asshole?”“You’re still lucky I’m behind bars, fucker,” Cassius warns, ramming himself against the bars and reaching his arms out to grab Vaegon, but he steps out of reach.“Quit y’all’s shit already. You are two grown men. I’m not in the mood for this. Sleep. I need sleep,” I say, strolling away from them and walking towards Xachariah.Getting on tiptoe, I whisper into Xachariah’s ear, so Vaegon and Cassius can’t hear us with their heightened wolves’ senses. “Those two are going to kill us all. We’re all doomed.”Xachariah chuckles and shakes his head. Then does the same, whispering into my ear. “They know if they kill each other, they’ll kill you. If what your wolves are saying is true. Vaegon and Cassius would do nothing to jeopardize your life, Xeraphina,” Zachariah explains, a snarl coming from his lips when Cassius comes into
XERAPHINA Cassius’s gaze met my own, gold swirling in his irises and confusion washes over me. Then I look over at Vaegon to see gold swirling around in his irises as well. What the hell is going on here? Talon left Cassius, but he’s back now, out of nowhere; for what reason? Talon reconnecting with Cassius will make rejecting him so much more difficult now. A fresh wave of tears collect in my eyes and I reach up to swipe them away when they slip down my cheeks.Glancing at Vaegon, my voice hitches as I whisper, “Vaegon, I’m sorry, but I need you to leave, please. Cassius and I need to have a private chat.”“You can’t reject him, Xeraphina,” Vaegon states, as he glares at Cassius, growling and crossing his arms in anger.My brows furrowed, I turn to see Cassius coming closer. “What the hell are you talking about, Vaegon? I thought you of all people would be the happiest about me rejecting Cassius.”“Has Xariah not reached out to you about anything regarding the three of us?” Cassius
XERAPHINAWhen Xariah rushes into the forest, I decide to end our shared consciousness. I don’t care what Xariah does during this time. Thanks to Cassius, I’m a ball of anger, pain, and sadness. Looking back, I see if I had just kept my rejection of Cassius from the start; things would be fine. I gotta spend more quality time with Vaegon. This is something that Cassius promised me I could have, but went against his word, which isn’t fair to Vaegon.Why do I still have such powerful feelings for Cassius, despite all the harm he has caused me, my family, and our pack? Well, I guess it’s because Cassius is family, and I have always loved him. However, I can’t continue this way any longer. The recent events, like him starting a war with Charity and losing his wolf Talon, have pushed me to my breaking point. I need to let go of Cassius and move on, just as he needs to let go of me. Our relationship has become toxic.As of now, I need to focus on Vaegon. It’s not fair to him. I’ve been in a
CASSIUSMy senses come rushing back to me when Vaegon informs me about Xeraphina’s panic attack. In addition, he reveals Alpha Joseph’s plan for both Xeraphina and me to reject each other, ultimately leading to my expulsion from the pack. These words hit me with a force that I can no longer ignore. This manipulative asshole is on the verge of accomplishing everything he has desired since entering our pack, and it pisses me off.“I bet you’re fucking happy, aren’t you, asshole? You’ll have her all to yourself now.”It’s not until he calls me a fucking spoiled teenage brat that I can’t hold off my anger anymore. In my drunken catatonic state I lunge at the fucker, forgetting about the fucking jails bars between us. My head collides with the steel bars, almost knocking me out, but I shake my head, ridding the stars shooting out in my vision away.“You better be glad I’m behind bars or I would fucking kill you, fucker! She is my fucking fated mate! Mine! I’ve known her my whole fucking li
CASSIUSXachariah drives my truck as we head back to the pack house. He vents his anger, yelling and cursing about what happened with Xeraphina this morning and the incident involving Charity. With each outburst, he slams his fist down on the steering wheel, distorting it to where it seems unusable. When he realizes he can’t hit the steering wheel anymore because of its fragile state, he bangs on the dashboard. I’m relieved Xachariah isn’t directing his anger towards me this time, or else he would kill me. However, I know once we reach the pack house, I will face the consequences.At some point, he stops the truck, and we step out. I receive several blows to the ribs, some causing fractures, and a strike to the head, all while he continues to curse at me. After venting his anger, he forces me to drive the remainder of the journey.As Xachariah settles into the passenger seat, a sense of foreboding washes over me as I see his glazed eyes. I know he is reaching out to Alpha Joseph to di
VAEGON It took us forever going down several twisted tunnels and stairs before we made it to a massive door that leads to the dungeons. We must be several levels underground, at least eight from the amount of stairs we went down.Xachariah unlocks the massive door and pushes it open. Then he ushers me inside and growls when Cassius’s scent wafts towards us.“We don’t use the dungeons that often. Cassius is the only one down here right now. So it shouldn’t be hard for you to find him. He’s towards the end, is all I know,” Xachariah says, pointing in the direction I needed to go.“I’ll lead you to our bunker afterwards, so you’ll know where it is for future reference. Instead of taking a left like we did to get here, you take a right. Good luck, man. I’ll be right here if you need anything.”Glancing around, I see several jail cells akin to that of the human jail cells. Where there are cots and toilets, and that’s about it. The only difference is that they welded the cells into giganti
VAEGONSkinning and chopping, the moose brought Xeraphina and me together, and we could bond a bit. We were just kidding around and having a blast. Xeraphina was good once she stopped thinking about Cassius.During our conversation, we discussed various topics, including my background and alpha training. I shared my passion for vintage cars and my talent for fixing engines with her. In fact, my dad and I have a hobby of buying old cars, fixing them up, and then deciding whether to keep them or sell them. Interestingly, Xeraphina suggested I might get along well with her youngest brother, who is a year older than me. It turns out that he shares the same enthusiasm for classic cars as I do.We discussed various topics like the lodge, her love for horses and cattle roping, and our family backgrounds. Cassius’s name never came up. Xeraphina mentioned a friend who passed away a few months ago. She got lost in thought and Cassius crossed her mind. I changed the subject to learning horse rid
VAEGON“It’s Charity who has caused all this. You shouldn’t be so angry with Cassius. He’s just having a hard time, coming to terms with everything,” Xeraphina says. The fact she's putting the blame onto someone else other than Cassius makes my blood boil. I can't take this anymore.That’s when I pause my actions, clutching a massive chunk of intestines in my hands as I glance over at Xeraphina. “Don’t sit there and tell me I shouldn’t be angry, Xeraphina. He’s a man, holding a high rank within the pack as a beta male. It is not fair to blame his ex-wife for everything he has done. He made the choice to marry her and allowed all this chaos to unfold within the pack, all while knowing you were his true mate. He needs to face the consequences of his actions.”Xeraphina winces, affected by my harsh words. She glances out the window closest to her, squirming in her chair. “I apologize, Vaegon. You are right. I’m overwhelmed by everything that has transpired in the past few days. It’s beco
VAEGONVane sprinted through the forest with lightning speed, him unleashing all the built-up anger and desire to kill Cassius. However, the faster he ran, the more enraged we both became. Our shared consciousness echoed with shouts, urging us to turn back and track down that bastard.Who knows how long we’ve been sprinting through the dense forest, the towering trees casting dancing shadows on the ground? Vane halts at the glistening stream, its gentle babbling filling the air, calming our hatred. He bends down to drink from the stream, the water refreshing and cool against his parched tongue. Feeling a desperate need to cool off the searing heat radiating from his enraged body, he plunges into the crystal clear waters. As the coolness envelops him, he realizes the depths are greater than expected, and the sensation of weightlessness calms our turbulent emotions.After thrashing around in the cool water for a while, he trudges out of the stream, refreshed and wanting to hunt.‘We sho