My lips parted as Ava’s body went slack and she crumpled to the floor. I was stuck between crying and laughing as I stared at her sprawled across the floor. I smelled him before I saw him. He smelled of fresh-cut grass and pine and I wanted to cry as my gaze locked with his. A sound stuck between a cry and a gurgle died in my throat. As much as I wanted to touch him, feel him, kiss him I stayed rooted where I stood. My eyes landing on him, drinking up his features, those obsidian eyes, and thick red lips. His beautiful black hair was pulled back in a low ponytail, and his strong jawline and sharp nose were breathtaking.This was a dream, wasn’t it?If this was a dream I never wanted to wake up.The pull to close the distance and feel his arms around me were too much, but the fear of this dream ending when I touched him kept me from taking a step. A low growl rumbled in his chest as his gaze lowered down my body. His gaze promised pain, so much pain.“Princess,” he murmured.Goosebumps
**CONTENT WARNING: This chapter contains violence that may be triggering to survivors.**I held on tight as I ground against him with every need fiber of my being. He growled possessively in my ear and I made a bold move and kissed his lips, his jaw, his chin. Slowly, my kisses trailed down his neck and he groaned. I swallowed down a sob. I was already ugly crying, both tears and snots ran down my face. I was thankful, so thankful he was here. I pushed against his chest and obsidian eyes stared down at me.“We don’t have time for this right now. We should get out of here,” I whispered.His eyes dipped to my neck and chest. I could see the anger burning bright in his eyes and I knew this conversation wasn’t over. I would tell him everything and anything as soon as we were far away from here. My feet touched the ground and I turned from him, but a tingle on my wrist pulled me back. Large hands framed my face and I gasped as he leaned down. He pushed his forehead to mine, his nose to min
**CONTENT WARNING: This chapter contains violence that may be triggering to survivors.**We were caught now, we weren’t escaping, and there was a very high chance that we wouldn’t live to see a new day. Guilt washed over me. I had doomed my mate and sealed his fate. We were taken into the room she had come out from. I was unable to break free from whatever hold she had on me. My jaw dropped as we descended stairs to a floor I didn’t know we had. When we hit the landing, my heart raced as I realized where we were. I’d been here once, but had been so drunk with pain.We were in the dungeons below the castle. There were no windows, no outside light, and no real furniture other than the one in the middle of the room. It was a metal table bolted to the ground. The walls were littered with chains, weapons of torture, and toys meant for pleasure. I gulped as I looked around the room. This was a room for prisoners. I watched as my mate was thrown against the wall.He was powerless to do anyth
**CONTENT WARNING: This chapter contains violence, sexual assault, and violence that may be triggering to survivors.**“You tried to leave me,” Alpha huffed.“I.. I… I did,” I whispered.“You still love him.” It wasn’t a question. “Not for long,” he growled.The witch turned and headed toward a table that I hadn’t noticed by the stairwell. I didn’t see it at first. I watched as she made her rounds down the line, picking up things she needed. When she was done, she headed back my way. Her hair started flowing as she began to chant an incantation. She dipped her hands into a bowl, lowered herself, and began to paint something onto the floor. As she made her way around the table, I realized she was making a circle. I’ve never seen a witch before today, but I know that something is going on.I don’t know what’s going on, but I know it isn’t good. She throws something into the air and when it comes down, it lands on my bare chest and belly. She disappears out of view and I lift my chin, so
**CONTENT WARNING: This chapter contains violence, rape, and violence that may be triggering to survivors.**“Open,” Alpha demands.I refuse. I do the opposite and clench my thighs together. He growls as he reaches for my thighs. He spreads them wide and soon there won’t be anything between us. He grips his hardened cock in his hand and I brace myself. My fingers wrap around the edges of the table as he lines himself up with my opening. I’m not ready, I’m not wet, but he doesn’t care. It wouldn’t be the first time.He leans over me and with one thrust of his hips, he enters me. I whimper as he fills me, stretching me uncomfortably. His eyes darken, his muscles flex and his grip on my thigh tightens painfully as he watches my reaction. I lean up and thrust my head against his. I cry out from the pain, but he doesn’t budge. A smile pulls at the corner of his lips.“There you are,” he whispers.He pulls back and thrust into me. I jerk upwards with the movement and try to stay as far away
ShaneI knew that this place was her prison, I knew what had to have gone on since her arrival. It haunted me during the days, the weeks, the months that I had to wait. The torture, the pain she must have had to endure while I did everything I could to come for her. I swore to myself that as soon as I came for her it would never happen again. True despair curled around me, it constricted as I saw him rut into her and her cry out. As soon as I saw what was going on, I refused to look away. I would be with her for every second, every minute she had to go through that. I would be with her through it, through everything. A feeling of uselessness caused my stomach to drop when I couldn’t break free and save her. Hate filled every part of me as I watched the way he treated her. Something ate at me, clawed at my insides when I realized I would not be able to break free.From the moment she grabbed hold of his outstretched hand, I knew something was wrong. The pain in my chest was something I
Shane Adea leaned forward, she cried out as her hand gripped her stomach. Her eyes fell to her body and she flushed as she realized how exposed she was. She grabbed her cloak and pulled it forward in a poor attempt to cover herself. She tried and failed. If the situation wasn’t so fucking painful I would have laughed. There wasn’t a single part of her body I hadn’t already seen before this day. She was hiding herself from me and that’s what hurt more. Adea’s eyes widened and she moved closer to Ethan as if he would protect her. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder as if shielding her from danger. An evil smirk pulled at the corner of his lip as he pulled her in. I looked to her as he did, fear shone in her eyes and a sorrow I didn’t know I wasn’t already feeling washed over me. Max and I threw our head back and a soulful howl ripped from my throat. She sought safety out in his arms. Ethan lifted his chin and flashed me with a bright smile before I lowered my head in as threatening a
AdeaI wouldn’t say that I’m a mean person, I’m just not a people person. If I’m not a people person, I shouldn’t be working in customer service, right? Bills don’t discriminate, they just need to be paid. There were some pros to this shift. I had a schedule with Gabe. He was my best friend, he was the only person who grabbed my hand and came with me when I left home. I don’t know what I did to deserve his friendship or his loyalty, but I was more thankful for him that he could ever know. I also got free coffee and I took advantage of that.I didn’t have to worry about someone new being in my space, but now I didn’t have a choice in the matter. Getting close to people was something I avoided. Throw in my trust issues and it takes every ounce of determination I have in my body to keep up the whole pretending to be someone I’m not thing I’ve got going on.For as far back as I could remember I have always felt alone. It didn’t matter where or who I was with. I could be in a room full of