Andreas Acting Alpha is nothing like actually being Alpha, but it still means that I have to put in the same amount of work as Fenriz. I was trained by my uncle to be a Beta to the Vega Alpha, and it helped a lot that Fenriz was actually my best friend already; he trusted me, and I would lay down my life for him. For the last few days I’ve had to be acting Alpha so I didn’t even have time to spend with Freyja; just when we were getting closer too. She speaks to me more and tells me about her hopes and dreams for the future; I get giddy when she does because I’m always in the plans with her. I never would have thought that the Goddess would bless me with a second chance mate, but here I am and every day I get to see her face is a blessing in itself. She doesn’t even see the ugly scar, the same as Kalea; in fact, she says it makes me even more beautiful in her eyes. I scoff at this memory, but a stupid smile still manages to find its way onto my lips. /“Send a car,”/ Fenriz’s voice
I look at Arkyn laying in the middle of the water and starting to stir; today, he turns five years old and will awaken once more. He looks just like Fenriz, but my Asian features are prominent as well, especially the shape of his eyes. I've allowed his hair to grow out too, just like his father's. The last few years have been hell but worth it in the end. This morning Hikari climbed the snowy mountain, and when she put her hands on Arkyn, a bright smile spread over her face. “They’ve stopped,” is all she said before telling me that she’ll be on her way to collect Fenriz and bring him to us. Then she looked down at my swollen belly. “She will be ready to emerge as well.” The last time Fenriz visited me, he knotted me without thinking. Not that I’m unhappy that it happened, but we’ve already had to face this with Arkyn… now I might have to stay up here for another five years. Hikari rushed my pregnancy along so that we can see if this will be the case again. To be honest, I don’t wa
Every night at 3 am, I wake up crying from a nightmare, the same nightmare I’ve had since I turned 18. I don’t remember much about it; the only things which remain with me are the fact that my hands are stained red with blood and a terrible sadness burrows in my heart.That, and a hint of freshly cut teakwood and burnt sage./You’re dreaming about him again,”/ Ahmya opens her eyes and speaks from within me. I ignore her once more and try to focus on getting my breathing under control. She says this every time I awake from this nightmare, and I refuse to let her elaborate on who she means.She is the fox spirit I was born with, but one I refuse to acknowledge. Silver fur with a green aura, dull green eyes, but her tail count and markings she has yet to confide in me. I know ignoring the spirit will upset it more, but I would much rather ignore her than admit what awakened within me four years ago.Where each of my six older siblings received an elemental Kitsune on their 18th birthday,
Another woman will suffer at my hand because of my father; another bride will be dead before she can birth a child for the beast inside of me.I can feel him stir as I approach my estate; he knows she’s waiting inside, and it angers me. After the senseless death of my third bride, I vowed never to take another woman, and if that meant the end of the Vega bloodline, then so be it.Another woman cannot die because of this beast; I won’t allow it.My father says this union will do the Vega pack good since we can extend our reach, but I know he’s only interested in the power it will bring. The decrepit mansion he was in is just for show; my father is greedy and wants to make money at all costs.“Fenrisúlfr,” Andreas calls me by the birthname I hate. My father named me after a monstrous wolf-god of Norse mythology aided in my self-hate.This beast only knows how to kill, maim and murder young women, and the self-deprecation grows each day.“They’re waiting inside, but know this; she might
This isn't fucking good.With the way my beast has been threatening to come to the surface lately is forcing me to go to the underground pit. Ever since I met my mate last week, he has wanted nothing more than to claim her, but I refuse because I know that once I do, that would be the end of her.It also doesn’t help that she’s under my fucking roof as we speak. The scent of wisteria and cherry blossoms fills my home, and it takes everything in me not to go to her bedroom each night.Why the fuck did she have to pop into my life right now? Did my father know she would be my mate once I met her, or was this just pure coincidence? I suppose that I’ll never get a fucking straight answer out of him - this is all for his sake anyway. I’m just the Alpha for show since I am more powerful than he is, while he still rules the Vega Pack from the inside.Walking the steps down to the pits, I feel Baron stirring once more and let out a growl.“I will release you momentarily, fucking WAIT!” I excl
My hands will not stop their trembling, and I can feel the cold sweat trickling down the back of my ao dai. This is how I have been since I met Alpha Fenriz, since I met the man who I will be married to… the man from my nightmares. As soon as our eyes met for the first time, the scent of cut teakwood and burnt sage enveloped my senses, and I was nearly pulled under. My heartbeat raced in my chest, and I almost lost all reason - the pull towards him was unmistakable, and I still do not know why.“Calm down, Umiko-sama; this is supposed to be an auspicious day!” Yui’s excited voice cuts through my thoughts, and when I look up at her, I notice that her smile does not reach her eyes. “I told you to stop with the honorifics, Yui. We are no longer in Japan, and you know that I see you as more of a friend than a servant.” I say again and sigh, but she simply tuts and continues fussing over me.Yui is the same age as me, but she insists on using honorifics when she addresses me. I had to en
“This way,” he says in a cold tone, then pulls me closer to him and walks me out of the living room. I can sense my father’s eyes on my back as I am led in front of him - for the first time in my life, he has to stare at my back while I walk ahead. The feeling alone makes me smile and feel like I am a bit more powerful than him while he is here - in what would be my home from today forward.“I had a few Vietnamese dishes prepared with the help of the lovely Hang,” Alpha Fenriz says when we walk into the dining room, and my heart stops. I look up at him with horror and see the same look on my mother’s face when my eyes fall on her. The confidence I had earlier melts away, knowing what my new husband has just done by saying that name.“Her name is Saeko,” my father growls and wraps an arm around my mother. I can feel the fury emanating from him and immediately cringe away, but then Alpha Fenriz chuckles and shakes his head.“In this house, I will use their given names, Kaen, not the na
Her voice lured me in like a Siren; five little words, and I nearly lost whatever remained of my self-control. Baron kept his promise and behaved throughout the evening, even when I caught her sweet, innocent scent or felt her skin on mine. But the second she spoke, the second I heard her voice, something in me snapped./“You said you would control yourself!”/ I chastise Baron while walking her towards what would be our shared bedroom. She has remained quiet this entire time, with her handmaiden following her, but even in the silence, her presence is overwhelming./“Can you blame me, Fenriz?! You felt it too, and you know what she does to us!”/ He says, and I pinch the bridge of my nose in annoyance. /“I will keep my promise and not harm her, but you know as well as I do that we cannot reign this in while she remains unclaimed.”/I sigh, knowing that what he says is true. However, I have no intention of claiming Umiko tonight, not with the risk hanging over my head./“Give me time to
I look at Arkyn laying in the middle of the water and starting to stir; today, he turns five years old and will awaken once more. He looks just like Fenriz, but my Asian features are prominent as well, especially the shape of his eyes. I've allowed his hair to grow out too, just like his father's. The last few years have been hell but worth it in the end. This morning Hikari climbed the snowy mountain, and when she put her hands on Arkyn, a bright smile spread over her face. “They’ve stopped,” is all she said before telling me that she’ll be on her way to collect Fenriz and bring him to us. Then she looked down at my swollen belly. “She will be ready to emerge as well.” The last time Fenriz visited me, he knotted me without thinking. Not that I’m unhappy that it happened, but we’ve already had to face this with Arkyn… now I might have to stay up here for another five years. Hikari rushed my pregnancy along so that we can see if this will be the case again. To be honest, I don’t wa
Andreas Acting Alpha is nothing like actually being Alpha, but it still means that I have to put in the same amount of work as Fenriz. I was trained by my uncle to be a Beta to the Vega Alpha, and it helped a lot that Fenriz was actually my best friend already; he trusted me, and I would lay down my life for him. For the last few days I’ve had to be acting Alpha so I didn’t even have time to spend with Freyja; just when we were getting closer too. She speaks to me more and tells me about her hopes and dreams for the future; I get giddy when she does because I’m always in the plans with her. I never would have thought that the Goddess would bless me with a second chance mate, but here I am and every day I get to see her face is a blessing in itself. She doesn’t even see the ugly scar, the same as Kalea; in fact, she says it makes me even more beautiful in her eyes. I scoff at this memory, but a stupid smile still manages to find its way onto my lips. /“Send a car,”/ Fenriz’s voice
The only thing I got from Hikari’s words was that my son has been in constant pain since the day he was born; a pain we weren’t even aware of. Someone back home will die for their incompetence. “Is there anything we can do to take away his pain?” I ask, holding my arms out to Hanabi so she can hand over my child. “There must be something we can do to make this transition easier.” Hikari looks at Arkyn in my arms before settling her eyes on Umiko. She remains quiet for a while, a long fucking while if you ask me, but when a wistful look crosses her face, I knew that whatever she’s about to say can’t be good. “There is; we normally reserve it for clan members who can’t control their spirits and require a tranquil place to set things right,” she starts. “It is a lake inside a cavern in Mount Yōtei, they lay in the waters, and it takes the anguish and discomfort away until they’re ready.” “Okay, well, can we go right now? Is it possible?” Umiko steps closer to me and asks, her worrie
The last few days spent with my sister ended up being some of the most memorable ones! We went shopping, we stayed up late to chat, Fenriz had amiable chats with the Takahashi brothers, and I learned more about my sister than I ever have before. The only thing that still worries me to death is the fact that Arkyn is still the same; the whimpering, the sleepless nights, and shedding tears without actually crying out loud. Homura thinks that I missed that look on her face when she touched Arkyn, but I didn’t. She felt something when she touched my son, but now she’s refusing to admit it. She’s a sorceress, albeit not stronger than our eldest sister, so she must have seen or felt something. Now it’s our last day at her estate, and she’s still refusing to speak with me about it. I don’t know how else to get the information out of her; begging doesn’t seem to help, nor is nagging. “I saw nothing, Umi; stop this now!” she says for the umpteenth time, huffing out an annoyed sigh. “Don’t
I wanted to say no to taking a week off, but the defeated look on her face took the words right out of my mouth. Not to mention Andreas and his bitching about me needing this and how it would be good not only for me but for Umiko and Arkyn as well.Her actions by sucking me off while I was busy with important business partners nearly made me put a stop to it, but then I saw her naked on my desk and lost all reason.So here I am, getting ready to leave the private jet at Osaka International with a wife who’s nearly jumping up and down at the thought of seeing her sisters again. Arkyn didn’t rest well on the flight over at all, so how is she so excited and pretending like we barely slept for five hours on the trip over?It must be a mother thing.“There they are! There they are!” Umiko cries out when we see two parked Bentleys on the tarmac and just as she steps out of the plane, so do two women who, oddly enough, looked like younger versions of their mother. The only thing different is
I thought Fenriz was cruel before, but now I know he is. Rushing out of his office and feeling mortified to my core, I run to our bedroom and lock myself in the bathroom. Of course, Fenriz wouldn’t take his anger out on me with violence, he’ll find something else to torment me with. And he knew exactly how to do it. Oh, I am so angry right now! Not sure if it’s at Fenriz or myself, but I feel incredibly frustrated to the point that I want to scream! /“It’s called being sexually frustrated,/” Ahmya chuckles in my subconscious, and I seriously want to punch her right now. /“Hey, don’t give me that look! The best you can do is to get him back for doing it.”/ Her words are like iced water on my burning anger, and I frown. /“Get him back? Just so he can do it again? I don’t think so!”/ She shakes her head. /“No, I don’t mean stopping his release, but prolonging it,”/ she says. /“Ahmya, I’m not some sexual vixen who knows how to seduce a man. Where would I even start?”/ I sigh before
I knew something was off as soon as I smelled a different scent, but I didn’t expect to see Umiko wrapped up in the arms of another man.“Someone better explain to me what the fuck is going on before I start breaking necks,” I groan as I get to my feet, still completely out of it and feeling woozy. Umiko runs over to me and places my arm over her shoulder. “I’m not… going to ask again.”The anxiety is thick in her scent when she peers up at me, but then she looks over to the man standing next to what I can only assume is Kaen’s dead body. She sighs, then smiles at the man. It’s only when I look up at him that I notice that he looks suspiciously like Kaen himself.“His name is Asahi-”“I don’t give a fuck what his name is, Umiko. I want to know why he’s here and what the fuck happened while I was out.” I grumble, then look back at the man…then he bows.“Apologies if I have offended you, Alpha Fenriz. Allow me to introduce myself; my name is Kaen Asahi, and Umiko is my youngest sister,”
Fenriz“Are you sure?”“Affirmative, Alpha; Kaen has just landed and is departing his private jet with his entourage in tow.”Umiko, Andreas, and I look at one another with the thrum of something unspoken passing between the three of us. We’ve planned for this since Ahmya told us of his plans, and now we have to act on it - Kaen dies today, and that’s the end of it.After our defenses were breached without me even being aware of anything, I decided that it would be best to have witches back in theUsuallyormally the pack leaders back in Norway would get the best witches to match the pack, but since my father had all the witches killed last time and Erik Helseth is conspiring against us, I couldn’t risk it.I’ve had to ask Kai for help, so two days ago, he sent his own witch to fortify my barriers. It’s been working better than I hoped; I can sense whenever a non-Vega pack member enters my territory.All but Kaen - the bastard must have cloaked himself.“Funny that he should come on the
A knock on the bedroom door gets my attention while I’m burping Arkyn, and when I look up, it’s straight into Freyja’s green eyes. She hasn’t left her bedroom for over two weeks and refused to see anyone, even Andreas, so the fact that she’s here leaves me surprised.“Freyja, love,” I murmur and beckon her over to sit next to me on the bed after I’ve put Arkyn back in his crib. She sighs, then walks over and sits in the space I’ve gestured, but when she eventually looks into my eyes, I see a broken woman.One I can relate to.“I was born today twenty-six years ago,” she whispers, then looks down again, and tears fall into her open palms. “Frigga and I always said that one day when we escape out of the hole, we would shift and run for every birthday that follows to signify our freedom, but now… now I’m alone and without the person I loved more than myself.”Her shoulders don’t even shake as she silently cries, but I can tell from her racing heart and melancholic scent that no matter ho