BLAISE A small part of me had hoped that maybe the Alphas and their mates would be somehow different. That maybe they would act the regal positions they were at, that they would be somehow different than the maids back at the Packhouse that had once threw curses straight in front of my face. That maybe they would at least have the courtesy to not show it so directly in front of me. But Christian had warned me for a reason. And I realize that they are not above it in the slightest. The moment I enter the Circlatrix with Christian next to me, I feel the atmosphere tighten up like a noose. The silence deepens into ice. Several sharp gazes are thrown around. Corners of lips upturn, in displeasure, surprise, and scorn. I keep my head high. I scan the small crowd, comprised of the most powerful wolves in all of Ilea. There are multiple Packs. However, only the most powerful Five are chosen to attend the Gathering every year. We are the last ones that had arrived. Christian lead
Her eyes directly meet mine. And I see a feline smile upturn her scarlet lips, covered by a thin chiffon. Then as if she had clearly wanted me to see, her gaze slides over to Christian next to me. Christian doesn’t see. But I do. I see her run her gaze down his body in the most lustful way that anyone who would’ve seen her would know. But as if she’d cast some spell, no one knows. She gives me a deep, meaningful smile. I can practically hear her voice. He does not belong with you, ugly Omega. She is not the only one who looks at me this way. Practically everyone has their eyes fixed on me, like a ring of predators surrounding a weak prey trembling in the center. But I am not prey. I take my place next to Christian. And as if he can sense the shift in my aura, Christian gives me a knowing, amused look. His eyes always roam back to mine, every ten seconds. It’s as if nowhere else he looks pleases him.And after what seems to be an eternity of heavy silence, full of flickering
BLAISE I look out the frost-colored window. That girl. She hasn’t come today. She had always come, eve up uh ry day for a week now, to knock on the door and ask for any Packhouse leftovers with her head held high. At first, I’d seen the maids threatening to throw her out to the dogs. That had been the first time I’d truly used my power as the mate of the Alpha, to literally give my order to the Head Maid to give the girl what she asked for, every time she came. She was doing this for her family. And I thought it was right that she be rewarded for her bravery. She had come every day after that, happily skipping out with a basketful of the day’s leftovers. Noel had sometimes even pitched in, to give her a handful of chocolates that he somehow always had in stock. But this is the first time that she hasn’t come skipping. I watch the maids throw out the leftovers, biting my lip as I turn back to the window. I had asked for them to keep it until now, but it was getting
"He wants to kiss and kill me at the same time."Blaise and Christian Special: VAMPIRE______________________________BLAISE How perfect.I wish my daughter had someone like that as her husband.What a beautiful man.Of course the women's whispers start up the moment he enters the hall. Age doesn't matter, not when it comes to the flawless Christian Shadow with his flawless personality and looks.Not wanting to deal with all the noise, I move further to a more quieter place.But even then it reaches me."Oh my goodness, Christian!" An elderly woman claps her hands, her smile all the way up to her ears. "Have you thought about what I said yesterday? About the blind date— my daughter is a very pretty thing, I promise you!""I'm sorry, Mrs. Lee." He says, voice dipped low. "Rin has an appointment that day at the children's hospital."Rin.It was that small boy who always appeared with him at the weekly gathering.The woman gasps softly."Poor boy!" She coos, bending down to the dark-hai
And I've never felt this much of my instincts before. I can feel the danger with every word he speaks, like he wants me to feel that way. He wasn't human. He wasn't normal.And I think...I think that he really might kill me."...yes.""Good." He smiles, voice pleased. And then the force holding me dow suddenly releases, making me pitch forward and nearly trip on my own feet. But I catch myself, and the moment I'm free I turn around to look at him.He just stares down at me, almost as if daring me to run.Bastard.When he knows that I wouldn't try and run, he smiles again and taps his fingertips on the back of his pale hand."Don't look at me like that, Blaise Ara. What I'm about to ask you isn't difficult at all."My fists clench.Yeah, right. This @&$$8 was probably going to ask me to cut my own hands off or something like that—"I want you to bring me someone every week, to the addresses I give you.""...what?"His smile grows deeper. "I know you heard me. The end of each week is t
BLAISE ARAIt's the sixth day."You can put me down right here." The woman points, and I slow the car to a stop besides a curb."Anyways," She continues, after giving me the fee. "It's a beautiful night. A young lady such as you should be out with her friends, not driving people around."Friends?"Yes." I agree flatly, waiting as she leaves and shuts the door. Then I drive off, without a glance behind.Bitterness climbs up the back of my neck, in wisps. The last person who wanted to befriend me was that lowly bastard five years ago.After him, I'd never let anyone get close to me.And I'm driving back to my cramped apartment when the air shifts.Him."So you decided to choose yourself. I didn't take someone like you to be the sacrificial one."I glance disinterestedly at the mirror. And he stares back at me, dark eyes amused as he sits at the back seat of the taxi."What do you mean?" I say blandly, turning the curve. "The day isn't over yet, Christian Shadow."He laughs sharply."Why
BLAISEExhausted and sleepy, I walk up the stairs to the third floor of the building. The three flights of stairs have never felt so tiring before, even that time when I'd had to work until midnight and come back home at one in the morning.One part of me desperately hoped that he would actually listen.That he'd just leave me be, to mind my own damn business and live my own sad life.Dragging my drained body through the hallway of doors, I stop in front of mine and blindly search for the keys.Until I realize the door is unlocked.Confusion fills my face when the doorknob twists easily under my palm. I was sure I'd locked it behind me this morning— I wasn't the type to forget about something like that.Then I see the little child, sitting in my chair and tapping away at the keyboard.Rin.I instantly freeze. And he just continues tapping away, the screen of the computer flashing with graphics."Oh. Finally you're back.""What in the world..." A stunned murmur leaves my lips, as I rec
____________________________CHRISTIAN"You what?"I lean back into the couch at Rin's shout. What had happened yesterday is still clear in my mind— the way her eyes had stared so firmly into mine, the way she'd made me promise.How had she even known to do that?The way her blood had tasted on my tongue."Answer me, Christian!" The child stands in front of me, hazel eyes wide. "What do you mean someone knows? Blaise Ara?"I nod, my thumb brushing against the corner of my lips.Such sweetness."That feisty woman." I murmur, turning my eyes up to the ceiling. "I didn't know I'd lose myself that much over the sight of her blood. If there weren't so many people, I would've ripped her throat out."Rin glares at me."I can't believe you made her promises.""I had to." I say lightly, my mind still set firmly on her. "She caught me off guard.""At least you didn't actually bite her, with all those humans watching." He groans, shuffling out from the living room. "You know how much they hate i