Shintara's POV It was a bargain.Iñigo was right when he said I needed to betray my own mate. I had to. It was for the better.But my heart ached for him at this very moment.I was still looking at him from afar right from when he pleaded for Amarantha's life. I was jealous of her. She was loved the most by the man I was also destined to— if only I hadn't rejected him.And now that we're alone inside the meeting hall, I couldn't help but just stare at him.He was silent the whole time. I could feel his anger. I could smell it through the air. I could still smell his knee-jerking scent. It didn't fade when I rejected him. It was still there even when I found him at Ouse. Does this mean he was still my fated mate?"Did the Luna come for you?" Omnibus was the first to start a conversation.I blinked for a second, couldn't believe that he was actually talking to me after getting betrayed. After that, I lowered my gaze and settled looking at my hands. "Y-yes. She came to me at the dungeon
Shintara's POV "What happens now?" Omnibus asked.I quickly shushed him when I heard someone coming.We were currently hiding behind a wall where we could see Iñigo's room. It was when after I found out that Lorna was brought here, I immediately came here with Omnibus.I was only paying attention to the surroundings. I observed the Iotas' movements. I even sniffed through the air, identifying scents. I closed my eyes.I could identify a familiar smell. Lorna's smell. I could smell her blood. But there was something wrong with that smell.Kaya and Keri even huffed and whiffed at the scent. It was somehow annoying for us. What could it be?""This place is dangerous, Tara. I think we should retreat or if not, both you and our mate will face trouble!" Kaya warned in a haste."That smell... It's something familiar. I just couldn't tell what is it. Kaya, can you remember that scent?" Keri asked."I don't think so, Keri. This scent was too irritating to even remember. Can we just head back?
Omnibus' POV"I don't understand..." I kept on saying while keeping up with Shintara.We were running away from Beta Iñigo's place. After that shocking encounter with the human who was with her at Ouse now turned into what I thought had died that night.Inima had come back from the dead.Her words haunt me up until this day. It resounded within me after hearing what Lorna's body told Shintara.Inima took over Lorna's body.And now, I finally got the real reason behind all this. It was all for Inima. It was all for her promise she had to keep. To be with Iram once more."Not now, Omnibus. We need to hurry!" Shintara hissed beside me, not even giving me a brief glimpse.We were running away, out of the castle. I suddenly became alarmed."W-wait!" I held her wrist and pulled her to face me.I saw that she was caught off-guard by my actions. Her face was red like a tomato. She, then, looked away and took back her wrist.When I realized what I did, I also looked away. "Umm... I just want t
Annie's POV A knock on the door brought me back to earth. A petite lady wearing very small fabric appeared before me. Her legs were covered in a black nylon mesh. Her hair was well-combed to the side. I could smell gel on her. Her face was smothered in dark makeup.She smirked at me. "Are you ready, babe? We need to get going. We're gonna be late. Trace doesn't like latecomers." She prompted a small powder at me.I just looked at it, weirded out. Then, I looked back at her.The woman giggled and took back the powder. "Would you mind?"I thought for a bit, then decided to nod.The woman started to puff a small pad across my face. The dust particles flew around as she concentrated on putting me on some powder. She even flattened her lips together. "So... what's your name, she-wolf?" she asked."A-Annie..." I told her."I'm Brenda. I'm your trainer. Aruna must be fond of you, huh? She seldom just delivers her girls in Froster Inn through her minions. But today, she delivered you herself
Ava's POV I gasped.I got up from where I laid and found myself soaked in water. My body was trembling. I was catching my breath when I adjusted my sight to my surroundings."W-where am I?" I asked, breathless.Then, I froze when I realized something. I started to lower my head and looked at my body.I gasped and flinched. "What's happening?" I lifted my hands. Yes, I could lift my hands.Amarantha's hands.I could recognize it by just looking at this body.I hurried to get to my feet and tried to find something to confirm my hunches. Then, I saw the water surrounding me. I could see the little rocks underneath my feet. It was not soiling the water that I was able to see my own reflection.Amarantha's reflection.I blinked many times. I even touched 'her' cheek. "Amarantha?" I called her name. But unfortunately, I hadn't received an answer. No one was there around me. Not a single living soul.I tried to concentrate. Maybe I was just taking over her body and she was just sleeping.I
Annie's POV I woke up again having nothing but numbness. I was devoided of emotions the moment I stepped into Froster Pack.It was beyond ground zero.A tear fell from my eyes as I hugged myself. Trace abused me over and over. He used my body even though I was crying and begging him to stop..."Please stop!" I cried.Trace was gripping my neck while he was forcing his shaft behind me. He was exhausting himself with sexual expletives he uttered in the air. He was never gentle. But my body.This body.It never cried and plead for help but instead for pleasure. This body was delighted to feel him inside of me. To be rammed over and over but my soul condemned this to a point that I wanted to just kill myself."Stop complaining, mate. You know that you also love this..." he grunted while moving his hips back and forth.Then he did the unspeakable. He marked me. He marked me as his own. I became one of his territories.After that rough 15 hours of getting abused, I slept for nearly the who
Omnibus' POV We already have a lead.Aruna pompously sipped on her teacup and cunningly looked at me. She arched her brow at me. "Are you sure you won't be sitting next to your girlfriend?" she asked nonchalantly."I told you she's not my girlfriend!""Nevermind. This lady here doesn't seem to bother correcting me either." She put down the cup and lifted her gaze at me. "So, tell me exactly what you want. I'm sure you're not stupid to waste your time killing my men outside. You risked your life for this, you should be able to use this opportunity. So, what brings the Beta of Prima Tierra Pack inside my territory?"What she said was right. Shintara and I were able to beat some of the rogues at Hull. I was a mess. Dirt all over my body and face. While Shintara was at ease in her unscathed appearance, she sat on a comfortable chair after taking the opportunity to rest. Though she fought a lot earlier, I did most of the work which is why I was a mess."This is not your territory anymore,
Omnibus' POV "What do you think you're doing?" I asked Shintara."What do you think? Making a way easier for you," she coldly said, not looking at me."I don't need your help. Just stay out of this. It's my call whether I will make the bet or not."She suddenly rose from her seat and faced me with her vaunts. "It's not even your call, to begin with. Amarantha belongs to my race. She doesn't belong to you, not even to this bitch behind me. So, stay out of this and just focus on the fact that we'll save her," she hissed.But not an ounce of intimidation occurred to me. I was even more upset.I clenched my jaw and grabbed her hand away from that room. Aruna's men were about to stop us but Aruna signaled her hand to them to stop."Let them be. They need to talk..." she said to them.After hearing that, I continued dragging Shintara out of the bunker room. We managed to get out of there while being guided by some of Aruna's men. When we were back on the surface, that was when Shintara rou