KNIGHT I could barely breathe. My heart was still filled with so much rage I didn’t know what to do with it, but we managed to get back home safely. That was what mattered. Nirvana went into the house while I stayed outside for a while to calm my nerves because I didn’t want to shift and run, but it didn’t help. I wanted to kill someone. I wanted to feel my fangs as I sunk them into Travis’s neck. I wanted to punch something to let out the rage inside me. “Fuck!” I screamed out, but I got angrier and angrier. “Are you coming inside?” Surprisingly, Nirvana was calmer. Maybe this was why we were perfect. When I was mad, she was calm. We were opposites like Yin and yang, but it worked for us. My nose was still flaring as I snapped my head at her. She knew I was pissed off. She could feel it because she defied my order, putting herself in danger to save both of us. It was stupid and reckless, but it worked. How in the hell did she manage to do what she did? It was still a mystery.
NIRVANA “I will call Zarah to come. Maybe she found some answers.” “That’s a good idea. I need a drink.” Luka was still shocked. “Me too.” “Get yourself a drink,” Knight told them before he turned to me. “We’ll take a raincheck for the burrito.” “Yeah, I don’t think I can eat right now. In fact, I feel like I wanna throw up.” “Hey. We’re still here. I know you’re probably better off without me after what you’ve been through, but I will give my life to protect you. So, don’t try to be a hero on my account. If you wanna go back to New York and live a normal life, I will understand.” “Wow.” I pursed my lips, faking my offended look. “Is that what you think I would do? Leave you when things get tough. Well, take this, Alpha. You’re wrong if you think someone who saves your life makes you less of an alpha. It means we’re here for you, believe in you, and march hand in hand behind you. I may not be a werewolf, but I would die for you, too, just like how you would die for one of us. A
NIRVANA “Uh. This is awkward. She accepted the wolf spirit, and I’m astonished at how she pulled it off. Anyway.” He signaled his hand. “Let’s have a seat. Zarah and my father will be here shortly. “We have to talk, Nirvana,” Knight said to our link. “I thought you knew.” “I have a suspicion.” “I apologized for breaking it to you, Knight. Nirvana, you should not keep something as huge as this from your mate, but why haven’t you both mated yet? I don’t mean to pry.” “But you are prying, my love.” Zarah and an old man with white hair joined us. That must be Alexander. We rose from our seats. “This is Alexander. My father,” said Sebastien. “Pleasure to meet you, sir.” “Welcome back, Alpha Knight.” They did short pleasantries before he came to me. “You’ve been through a lot, young one. You remind me a lot of my granddaughter.” “I’ll live, sir. Thank you for having us on such short notice.” “You’re very American,” he said, smiling. “Take a seat.” “What did you see, son?” he as
KNIGHT Nirvana swallowed before she told them honestly, “I don’t know how.” “That’s why we’re here. Maybe you have knowledge about spirit possession.” “It sounds like a horror movie,” Sebastien joked. “Honestly, I’d never encountered like this before, but during ancient times, lycans, werewolves, and other supernatural beings would pray to be in that spirit world when they died so they could come back to their family or be the warriors who had pure hearts and intentions,” Alexander said. “So it’s like reincarnation.” “Something like that, but more of a rebirth. You won’t have the same memories as Asina, who lives in you. You are still you, Nirvana.” Zarah touched her knee as a form of encouragement because I could see that she’d rather be human without this complication. “You are just given a gift to do good. At the same time, you’ve become stronger.” “Yeah. I’m grateful, and at the same time, it feels weird knowing there’s something inside me.” “You are not a werewolf; hence,
NIRVANA It was beautiful, like somewhere that came from a milk brand ad, with a blue sky, fresh air, and greener grass. I first noticed the farmhouse in the distance and smoke coming out of its chimney. “Asina?” I ran in that direction, towards the house, but she didn’t appear, unlike the first time we met. “Are you lost?” I abruptly stopped to hear a woman’s voice. She was in her early thirties but looked seemingly familiar like I could trust her with my life. “Hi. I’m sorry, but I was looking for Asina.” When she smiled at me, I felt like I knew her my own life. “Nirvana.” I swallowed hard and blinked when my eyes turned misty. “Mom?” “Come inside, my beautiful girl.” I threw myself in her and hugged her tight. “Mom, how is it possible? Where is Dad?” “You grow up into such a beautiful young woman, honey.” She ignored my question and walked inside the house to the small door. I followed her inside the kitchen. She must be baking something. I smelled butter and sugar. “Gran
NIRVANA “By saving the world, it always comes at a price.” I had a feeling I wouldn’t like this price. “What do you mean?” “The war is coming to you, my sweet pea, and you should work together. Different beings should work hand in hand. I suggest you spend time with the people you love. Show them how much you care for them before it’s too late.” “Mom, you’re scaring me. What do you mean by that?” I grimaced and felt like my head was going to explode. “Your great great grandfather won’t win against Cyrius. That’s why you’re here. When you win the fight against him, you may come back or not, or might not remember the people you love.” “I don’t wanna be a part of this.” I started crying, tears falling like a stream. “I can’t do this to them, Mom.” “That’s the only way, by putting your duty and responsibility first and everyone else over yourself. Even your life.” “No!” I sucked a breath and woke up. When I opened my eyes, I was still in the room in the castle. “Nirvana?” The fir
NIRVANA When Sebastien said there was a cabin in the Alaskan forest, I expected a small cabin in the woods. The portal brought us there. It wasn’t big, but it was beautiful and seemingly newly renovated. Knight opened the door with Sebastien’s key. He pushed it wide and dropped the bags on the wooden floor. Judging from his face, he was surprised, as well, as he flicked the lights on. “Wow.” The living area was spacious, with a complete living room set, a classic fireplace, and a TV screen. It was cozy, and the ambiance was somehow romantic. A small kitchen at the corner and a door was probably a bathroom. “Let’s get you warm.” He took off my coat and hung them on the rack. It was a bit chilly outside. I took off my shoes while he was removing his coat. We went quick shopping, and the Lycan King’s men were happy to drive us to the town. I went to the brown leather couch when he picked up the bags on the floor and went upstairs to the bedroom. I knew why we were here. I wasn’t wo
KNIGHT Shit. “Fuck!” I screamed in frustration. One moment, I was all over her; the next second, she was gone. “What the fuck?” I quickly got up in bed and grabbed my pants. My whole body was shaking from arousal and fear that she could have teleported far. For a second, I stared at my trembling hands. It took me a while to put my pants on with my cock as hard as steel. It was pretty awful, and I almost stumbled on my ass. I rushed downstairs, calling her name, but there was no response. “Nirvana!” With my unnatural speed, I went to the door, barefooted. I could stand in the cold, but she couldn’t. I called her name again until I heard footsteps and a fast heartbeat. I ran towards the back of the house, and she was there, wrapping her arms around her almost naked body. “What the fuck!” She grunted in anger as she tiptoed on her feet in my direction. I was thankful it was not snowing, but the weather would still be chilly for her. “Sweetheart.” I scooped her in my arm
NIRVANAThree months laterThis man wrecked me in every way possible, in a good-to-be-true way. The private island Lycan Alpha King Sebastien owned was more beautiful than he described, and we were here for the third day of our honeymoon. Yes, honeymoon. Knight asked me to marry him again, and I said yes before he could finish popping up the question. And here I was in bed, legs spread at his mercy. His searing gaze burned my skin. He stood at the foot of the bed, naked, and my hungry eyes devoured him. He was perfect from head to toe, and those muscles and his long thick erection in his hand with a small drop glistening in the slit of his crown.I licked my lips, squirming in bed. Knight knew precisely how to drive me crazy. My hands fisted above my head. No matter how I struggled, the rope laced with magic he used to tie didn’t even budge—no thanks to the book of spells my mother’s own. Dylan sent me a box full of my mother’s books and tools. Knight found out about it, and he u
NIRVANAI smiled at Carter. “Yeah. I’m a werewolf.”“You look wonderful, Vana. If he’s over you, come find me.”“Cut the shit, Archie.” Knight chuckled as he hugged Archibald. “Glad you could make it.”“I would not miss for the entire world,” Chance was the one to reply.Kain and Dane were engrossed in their conversation at the corner.“Hey.”Kain hugged me. “I thought we lost you.”“So do I.”“We wouldn’t be here without you.”“You all keep saying that when it was more of a team effort.” I patted Dane on his arm. He remained at Kain’s pack of assassins to protect Kailin and our allies. “You take care of my best friend, or I will rip your throat out.”“You can stop threatening him.” Kailin, in her beautiful blue gown, came and kissed me on the cheek. “I will be the one to rip his throat out if he betrays me.”The tapping of a spoon on the glass caught my attention. The whole pack house went silent, and the music stopped. Our attention went to Victor, Lennox, and my grandfather, who no
NIRVANAI shuddered at the loss of his thick dick inside me.“On your knees, Nirvana.” He growled. His breathing was rougher.“I don’t bow nor kneel to anyone, but sure.” I was too eager to do as he commanded me to, so I moved to my knees and faced him.“Open your mouth for me.” His eyes almost glowed. His jaw locked harder, every part of his body tensing.I opened my mouth as he gathered a fistful of my hair and gripped it, pulling me closer to his erection.“Now suck me.” He flexed his hips as he shoved his cock past my lips.I took it too eagerly, one hand gripping the base, the other on my knees, balancing myself on the bed. I swirled my tongue around him, sucked, and stroked him.My mouth stretched around his girth. I struggled to breathe through my nose, my eyes watering as I tried to accommodate him without gagging.“Relax your throat. You can take all of me.” He pushed my head into his cock, and quickened his thrust until a guttural groan erupted from his throat.He threw his
KNIGHTI stopped at the edge of the bed and watched Nirvana strip off her clothes one by one. Nothing fancy, even her skin tone bra, but her body, though, the sexiest and hottest fucking thing I’d ever seen, always would be and forever.She was on the last thing, her cotton panties, and there she was, the same body and curves I’d felt many times against mine, and the same woman I fell in love with over and over again, smiling at me as she spread her legs wide apart, revealing her always smooth and waxed pussy.Her cheeks flushed as she slid her hands between her thighs, and a low groan rumbled from within my chest as she let go of a shuddering moan.I found myself gripping my erect cock, stroking it. Locking her searing gaze against mine, she lay on her back, inviting me into bed. She didn’t have to do that because I intended to join her and make her feel what I longed for over a week.I crawled into bed, joined her, and braced my forearms on either side of her shoulders. Then I held
NIRVANA“No freaking way! That’s impossible.” My eyes grew wide as I stared at them one by one.“Is it, though?” McKaye said. “We trained for months.”“To fight that freaking monster?”“Your bloodline is some kind of link to an ancient warlock from Greece,” McKaye explained. “And you were the only one who could kill that son of a bitch.”“Yeah. My mother’s side from my grandmother were witches.”“And you don’t have a gift?” Knight asked me hesitantly.“No. Why? Should I?”He glanced at Zarah.“You’re a witch, Zarah. Can’t you jag my memory or something?”“It doesn’t work that way.”“Then I’m sorry to disappoint you, guys, but I don’t remember fighting an evil warlock named Cyrius.”“What about him?” Kaleb, the beta, tipped his chin at the alpha.Alpha Knight finally groomed himself, looking hotter and smelled so good.I couldn’t help but smile, and every time I looked at him, my heart skipped a beat. “No.”“You’re lying.”“Excuse me?” I arched a brow at him.“I can hear your heartbeat
KNIGHTWhen Kailin called urgently via our link, I thought someone was in trouble again in the tasting room, like the twins.I had struggled the past week without Nirvana, but I never gave up searching for my mate. Scratch that. I once considered jumping off the cliff, and there may be a minuscule chance she would appear and come to save me. But somehow, her promise kept my sanity intact.Everyone helped me check for the lost women or unclaimed bodies in every morgue in the region, but none of them was Nirvana, and I couldn’t find a record of her death either. I felt so relieved and hung in a thinner thread as the days passed, and there were still no signs of her.The underworld was back to normal— no more viruses or killings, thanks to my mate, and my uncle was offered a job at the council while I barely hung in there and not dealing with my loss. I barely slept, or I found myself in the woods mourning. I lost some sense of self-love and belongingness. I couldn’t work, and I hadn’t
NIRVANA“Grandpa! Where the hell have you been?”“Vana?” His eyes widened like he’d never seen me in years. He ran in my direction and squeezed me into a tight hug. “Oh, Goddess. Thank Goddess.”I chuckled as I hugged him back. “It’s only just been a week, Grandpa. You’re overreacting.”He looked me in the eye from head to toe, cupped my head, and kissed me on the cheek, and he was about to get all teary-eyed.“We don’t do that, Grandpa. Where have you been, anyway? I was worried when you did not pick up my call.”“What do you mean?” There was pain, confusion, and relief in his eyes.I slumped my ass to his couch. “You’re acting weird. What’s going on with you? How’s the pack anyway?”He came sniffing me, making me freeze. “You’re a—”“A werewolf?” I scoffed. “Yeah, since birth. Duh. You taught me how to shift. Don’t tell me you suddenly forget about it.”There it was again, the staring, and then he smiled. “I’m proud of you, kiddo.”“Of course, I just sold two pieces of my paintings
KNIGHTGasping for air, I woke up on the ground. The blood’s bitter, sweet, metallic taste dried on my mouth.A shudder of terror rocked through me as I got up. It felt like a new day, or nothing happened last night.Trees stood tall, leaves dancing against the soft breeze. Sunlight streaked from the sky.I saw broken trees on the ground from a distance, a reminder that something had happened around here last night.“Guys!” I went to Califf, shaking him. “Cal, wake up.”He sucked in a breath, staring at me. “What happened?”“I have no idea.”Luka and McKaye stirred and froze as they realized we were still in the forest.“What the hell?” McKaye looked at his naked self.“Did we win?” Sebastien dusted the dirt off his body.Alpha Frye came from behind us, confused, eyes roaming around. “I think she did it.”“Fuck. Nirvana. Where is she?” Terror filled my chest. “I can’t feel her.”“We’ll find her.” Michael, Grady, and Ryden went separate ways to find Nirvana.“Nirvana!” I called her nam
NIRVANA“Asina? Wow. You are gorgeous.” I was surprised to see her standing before me. For the first time, she showed me herself— a beautiful and tall woman with straight long, dark hair, brown eyes, and a smile that could bring men to their knees. She was truly captivating, a real strong heroine in a white flowy dress. “Am I dead?”“About to if you won’t wake up.”“I can’t. There’s too much pain and loss. I can’t do this, Asina. I’m too weak compared to his power. He killed everyone I loved, and I want to die along with them. I give up. And you leave me alone there.”“Nirvana, you take it all wrong. You don’t need me to win the battle against Cyrius. All you need is your courage, your strength, and your heart.”Frustrated, I sobbed as I fell on my knees. “He is powerful to stop, and you’re telling me to use my heart and my strength? I don’t have strength anymore. I can’t even level a percent of his power.”“Because you believe you can’t.”“Are you kidding me right now?” I growled in