SkyeI lean back from Hunter’s chest with wide eyes. Where did that sound come from? I glance around fearfully, my breath uneven.“Mine. All mine.” I gasp when the deep raspy voice comes from Hunter. I frown in confusion, why is he speaking like this?Before I can even utter a word, he crushes me to his chest, burying his face in the crook of my neck and releasing that purring sound again.“So beautiful, – he trails his nose up the column of my neck until he reaches my ear, which he licks, earning a startled gasp from me – sensitive – he runs his tongue over the curve of my jaw then down my neck before nipping at the delicate skin, eliciting a breathy moan from me. I feel my cheeks burn in embarrassment, but he only growls huskily – and responsive. My little mate.” He cups my chin and tilts my head so I have to look into his eyes, both of which are red.“W-who are you?” I whimper, trying to pull away, but he keeps me in place with his arm around my waist.“Red. – I scrunch my brows in
HunterI take my mate to the dungeon, where her father is being kept, just waiting for his death. I notice Skye yawning, even though she’s trying to hide it. She must be tired, it’s almost dawn. She's mostly functioning after sunset, since her skin and her eyes are extremely sensitive to sunlight. I'll be slowly helping her adjust to normal daily routine, but it'll take time. For now, though, we wake up in the afternoon and go to sleep at dawn, so my mate's not exposed to the harsh light during the day.I was surprised when my mom said she wants to deal with the fucker right now, since it’s so late, or rather early. But I get why she decided to do that. If Alpha Lucas is involved in this shit, then it’s possible he would try to help the fucker escape.“Well, well, well, looks like you’re not healing.” Mom taunts the bald guy as she nears the cell, where he hangs limply from the ceiling, his body held upright solely by the chains around his wrists and neck.“Look who graced me with her
RedI wake up when I feel my little mate shake in my arms. A nightmare. She quietly whimpers and I do the same thing as I do every night when Hunter lets me out. I crush her to my body and purr into her ear. On the first night I noticed the sound calms her down.Lying down on my back, I keep her small body on my chest. After just few moments her whimpers quiet down and soon she’s completely calmed down.The first night she had a nightmare, Hunter actually woke her up, but once she fell back asleep it came back almost immediately. So we tried calming her my way. And it worked. I couldn’t stop myself from rubbing my success in Hunter’s face. Not literally, of course, since we share one body, but I reminded him about his failure about 300 times.My little mate sleepily snuggles closer into my warm chest and I feel warmth spread through my body. She craves my closeness even after all she went through. I wanted to kill her father myself, but my mother already gave him exactly what he dese
SkyeRed takes me back to the house, still in wolf form. I haven’t really paid much attention to him back at the mine, but he’s actually beautiful. The dark fur is silky soft and feels amazing in my hands. He’s really big, too. I couldn’t even get my arms around his neck when he was standing.Red walks inside the house and goes straight to his bedroom, where he lets me get off his back before shifting into human. I cover my eyes, getting a chuckle from him in response.“You can look, little mate. It’s all yours.” He leaves a kiss on the top of my head and I hear his footsteps as he goes to his closet. When he sits on the edge of the bed next to me, I finally take my hand off my eyes and look at him.Only to find him shirtless. Is this a werewolf thing? His father doesn’t wear shirt either!“Come here, little mate. I need you close.” He opens his arms to me, leaving the choice of sitting in his lap to me. I don’t even hesitate, the choice is obvious.Red starts purring the second I set
HunterMy cute mate sits between my legs, reading a book about werewolves. The same one my mom read when she came here. I was surprised it’s still here, but dad said he couldn’t just throw it away, since mom used it to explain various things to my brothers.I watch her silently, content with just having her close. Despite not having slept a lot today, she still decided to stay up, saying she wants to learn more about being a werewolf. She was so adorable that I couldn’t possibly take this away from her.“So I have to go through a ceremony in order to be a part of the pack?” She turns to me questioningly, but I’m too focused on the warmth her small body provides to hear her correctly.“Hunter?” She leans up to my face and that’s when I snap out of my dreamy state.“Hmm?”She chuckles amusedly. “I asked if I have to go through the ceremony to
SkyeI can’t sleep.The thought of those guys coming to find me keeps me awake and I can’t shake off the bad feeling that they’re going to hurt me again.Luna said there’s almost 50 wolves that worked with my father. That’s a huge threat. I can’t understand how could the Alpha pair be so calm about this. I know their pack is not weak, but I don’t want to cause trouble.“What’s wrong, love?” Hunter pulls me to his chest when I turn around. Again.“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you up.”“I wasn’t sleeping. I could feel your agitation, but I waited for you to talk to me. What is it?” He sits up, leaning his back against the headboard and pulls me onto his lap so I straddle him.“What if they come after me?” I express my worries. I can’t bring myself to lie to him when he stares at me wi
RedMine!!! She’s actually mine! My cute little mate.After claiming her mind, body and soul time and time again for hours, my little princess fell asleep. But even then, I couldn’t stop myself from touching and kissing her.My favorite place to nuzzle my face into is her stomach. I will put a baby there one day. That’s for sure.I rub my nose over the soft skin on her neck, keeping my arms wrapped around her midriff, cradling her small body to mine before putting my head on her chest, just listening to her steady heartbeat.“What are you doing?” My little mate asks, her voice slightly raspy from sleep.“I’m cherishing my little mate.”“Red?”“Yeah. – I kiss the mark on her neck – Why are you awake, my love?” I question, since she only slept for few hours, and I know she’s really tired.“I felt s
RedI almost drop my mate as her teeth sink into my neck. But I don’t.She pulls away from my neck and licks away the blood.‘Now you’re mine.’ “You sure know how to surprise me, little mate. I did not expect that.”‘No matter. I want everyone to know you belong to me, but my human didn’t even think about marking you. Had I been stronger, I would’ve mated you right here and now, but you’ll have to wait until I’m stronger.’ I’m shocked, to say the least. I didn’t expect Pearl to be so bold, considering how shy Skye is.“You’re amazing. And so different from Skye. How are you so strong?”’I’m not strong, well, physically speaking, but I’ve been maturing quietly ever since I first connected to my human. I just couldn’t break through. That father of ours poisoned us with silver and wolfsbane, so I couldn’t even help her through her hardships. I regret being unable to support her, but there was nothing I could do.’ I gently lay her down under a tree, making sure she’s in the shade before
Ivy ‘Stay in the house, my love. We’re coming back.’ I hear Ren’s frantic voice in my head and I immediately go rigid.“Ren is coming back. I think something’s wrong.” I tell my friends, panicking slightly.Before Lia or Blake can even say anything, Cade and Vince storm inside and take a protective stance in front of us, shielding us from the door and window.“What’s going on?” Lia questions suspiciously.“They found Alex. – Leo says as he gets up from his seat and goes to the front door – They’re bringing him in.”Alex?! They found him? I’m on pins and needles as I wait for my Ren and Thea to come back, nearly bursting in anticipation. I catch Hunter and Leo walk outside, but I’m stopped from following them by none other than Skye.“Trust me, it’s better if you
Onyx Lorenzo kept me away for way too long. Technically, Ivy is already ours, but I still wanted to claim her myself, which is why I couldn’t let my chance pass when it finally came.I was afraid that I would be too rough with our mate, but she seemed as eager as me, reciprocating my passion with equal fervor.Though I still wore her out. After taking my woman over and over again, she fell asleep from exhaustion with a satisfied smile on her face. Had it not been for her having our abilities I would’ve been worried about hurting her, but I know she’s already healed and she won’t be even sore once she wakes up.I hope she wakes up soon, I can’t wait to see her gorgeous chocolate eyes and sweet smile. It’s been so long since I was alone with my queen and I want to cherish every moment I get.Keeping my queen in my arms, I trail my nose over her slender neck, peppering feathery kisses
IvyThe house that supposedly belongs to Jake is nothing like I expected. I don’t know why, but I honestly thought he lived in a dark, scary castle with dead trees around it, not a beautiful mansion with a gorgeous, although neglected, garden. This is really shocking.I keep a tight hold on Ren’s hand as he leads towards the house, trying my best to not cringe when the men guarding the front door bow in greeting. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to this. Whenever Ren and I meet some wolves, they immediately bow down to us. It makes me really uncomfortable and embarrassed.Ren and I wait for the others to join us then go inside the house, heading straight to Jake’s office for whatever reason. I’m not sure what we’re looking for, but I trust Ren’s judgment.Once we’re inside, my man immediately gestures at everyone to take their seats at the long table, not even minding the
LorenzoI notice my little queen rub her forehead tiredly as she thinks about everything that was revealed over the last few hours.“Tired, my love?” I ask her worriedly, getting a quiet sigh in response as Ivy leans her head against my chest.“Not really… It’s just so overwhelming. So much is happening and we still don’t have any answers.” She murmurs quietly and I rub her back comfortingly.“How long till we land?” Thea asks curiously.I check my watch quickly. “Almost two hours.”“Do you have any transport arranged to get us from the airport? I’m guessing we’re not running all the way to the pack.”“I do. I already talked to Cade. He’ll get some men to pick us all up from Hotchkiss. I have my private airport there.”“You have private airports all over the country, so I’m not
IvyI don’t know when I fell asleep, but when I wake up I’m still in Ren’s arms on the comfortable bed on the plane. I snuggle closer to him, taking in his comforting scent. After hearing what Lia found out, I can’t help but be anxious.My mom is most likely the witch that wants to kill Ren. Then who’s my dad? If he was on it too then surely he must know about my mother’s real identity.No wonder they were pushing me to marry Jake. They were planning on getting me marked by him just so Ren would be weak.Where do I go from this?How do I get over the fact that the people I thought to be my parents were just keeping me for the sake of hurting the man I came to love?“What are you thinking, my love?” Ren asks quietly, stroking my hair in a soothing manner.“Who am I, Ren? Everything I’ve known was a lie, a conspiracy to kill you…” I w
LorenzoIvy stays snuggled into me as she talks with Skye. I’m so glad she found a new friend that she can connect to. Since the girls are quite close in age, they might be able to spend many years together, centuries even.I saw Beast, sorry, Thea give Lia some book before the young human left to read it in peace in one of the bedrooms. It’s been a few hours since she left and I can tell that Blake is on the verge of blowing up. The longer he spends without his girl, the more agitated he is. Their connection is as admirable as it is weird.I feel my body tense up when I hear Lia crying in the bedroom before she rushes back to the rest of us, with her face stricken with tears and her body shaking terribly.Blake is the first to react. He shoots up from his seat and pulls his girl into his arms, letting her cry into his chest as he holds her.“I know everything! Everything!” Lia cries o
Lia The moment we entered the plane, Thea asked to speak to me privately. Judging by her tone, it must be serious, so I didn’t say anything and simply joined her by the window.“I brought something for you. Well, Aiden did, but I was the one that asked him to get if for me. – She gets a small old-looking book from her backpack and lays it on the table between the seats – I believe this belonged to Thalia, but I can’t read it. I thought that maybe you, as a witch, can see what’s inside.”“What do you mean you can’t read it?” Blake questions quietly.“It’s not that I’m incapable of reading things, I'm not illiterate. I mean that I can’t read it because all I see are blank pages. It’s almost as if something is protecting the contents from being seen.”“And you think I will be able to see it? I don’t know anything
IvyRen doesn’t even try to argue with me when I tell him I’m coming with him. It’s either because he knows it’s no use, or because he doesn’t want to leave me alone.“When do we leave?” I ask him quietly, nuzzling my cheek against his as I lean over him from behind. Usually it’s me being coddled, so it’s a nice change to be the hugger this time. I’m kneeling behind Ren’s back, with my arms wrapped around his neck as I snuggle into him.“As soon as possible. It’s going to take over twelve hours to get there, so the sooner we go, the better. Why don’t you pack your bag while I arrange the plane, hmm?” Ren suggests, taking my hand from his neck and placing a small kiss on the back of it.“Okay. And don’t stress too much, everything’s going to be okay.” I kiss his ear, feeling an inexplicable urge to reassure him.
LorenzoALEX?!What the fuck?!“Alex?! What are you-” I don’t even manage to end my sentence before the call is cut off. I try dialing the number again, but it doesn’t go through. It’s not Alex’s number. I know it by heart, so I know it’s not his phone.What the hell is this?I’ve never heard Alex so scared. He sounded absolutely terrified. I’ve known him long enough to catch it.Is this a trap? Or was I wrong about him being a traitor?I try calling the number three more times, but it doesn’t work.Something’s not right.I quickly take out my phone and call Cade, the head of the Special Forces, also known as King's Guard. “I need you to track a number. Do whatever it takes to find it.” I order before giving him the number.I keep pacing around my office as I wait for Cade to call me back. I have a