Thanks to our bond as sire and fledgling, I could sense Ravenna's fear through the telepathic link. I tried my best to keep my thoughts to myself, knowing that Lord Darius would easily be able to read them otherwise. After what felt like an eternity but was actually a few seconds or so, Lord Darius finally spoke up again in our heads. 'The werewolf girl, Aria. What's so special about her?' He asked bluntly. Drats, he knew exactly what he was doing! I struggled to keep my thoughts about Aria to myself, but unfortunately, Ravenna wasn't as strong-willed as I was. Soon enough, I spotted Lord Darius's brows creasing into a frown before he nodded his head. 'Interesting.' he remarked simply. At that same moment, he cut off the telepathic link and had a smile on his face. "Sylvain... We have a lot to discuss in my manor tonight. Don't be late." He sounded so calm and even gave me a light pat on the shoulder. However, behind that calm facade was a ruthless monster wh
ARIA***Thank goodness, Sylvain and Ravenna were just friends. They seemed so close together that I actually thought...Anyway, after a weird interaction, Ravenna gave me and Sylvain some space. And that's when things became interesting. We danced. We actually danced! I'd been so reluctant and nervous at first but Sylvain assured me that I'll be fine and I should just follow his lead. And I obeyed. Eventually, after minutes of dancing and attracting the curious gazes of several vampires and werewolves, we stopped.Suddenly, after I admitted how fun the dancing was, Sylvain blurted. "I'm glad you found it fun, my little wolf. We should do this more often." More often? Did he mean...?"Do what? Hang out?" I asked hesitantly. And his response was ‘yes’. I couldn't take it anymore and blushed in embarrassment. I ended up walking away, leaving him alone to go get some air or something. Good moon goddess, what a night it's been!I was about to sneak out through an exit when a voice c
My eyes lazily opened when the sound of my alarm blared into my ears. I groggily got up and turned it off before stretching. Gosh, why did I feel like I just woke up with a hangover? I didn't even drink anything last night... Not even water. I sighed as I got up and got out of my black dress. I wrapped a towel around my body and quickly hopped into the bathroom to have a very thorough bath.However, as soon as I turned off the shower and got out, a knock sounded at my door."Who's there? I'm coming!" I groaned as I hurriedly dried myself with my towel. To my annoyance, whoever it was that stood at the other side of my door kept on knocking, causing me to curse silently. Who could that be?After applying some lotion to my skin, I held on to my towel and rushed to the door. However, when I opened it, I almost slammed it at the same moment when I saw who it was. "What. The. Fuck?" I stressed each word as I eyed the guy, exasperated. "What do you want, Orion? This is quickly becomin
"So, girl tell me, how did that party at the Alpha's mansion go?" Elizabeth asked me immediately after her mother dropped us at school and drove off. The sound of the students, some gathered at different spots on the campus and others just walking like us, streamed into my ears, making me sigh at the surrealness. But anyway, back to Liz's question. “As I mentioned in the text, it was a welcome ceremony thrown by Alpha Michael to welcome back the New Orleans vampires. Several important werewolves of the pack attended as well."Suddenly, she grabbed my arm, forcing me to look at her. "Vampires and werewolves in the same room? Gosh, that sounds terrific." She shivered at the end. Yeah, no shit. "Anyway, it turns out Sylvain is a vampire after all. He also attended the party and let's just say... We had a really exciting night." My face heated up with a blush as I recalled the previous night. From the conversation with Sylvain to the dance... Everything was just too perfect to be tru
By the time Elizabeth and I got to the scene, it seemed the drama had died down. We came just in time to witness Orion and his friends leaving with expressions that all spelled 'trouble.’ "Uh, dang it! We missed all the tea." Elizabeth complained beside me. However, I ignored her as my eyes trailed around the scene. My Nightshade wolf, the one that seemed drawn to Sylvain, was howling repeatedly inside my head, making it hard for me to concentrate or do anything. 'Our mate! He's here!' she hollered. At that same moment, a cold shiver, like an electric shock, surged through my body. My instincts screamed at me to turn back and I did just that, just in time to spot Sylvain standing behind me. However, when I turned to face him, my mouth ended up getting too close to his. I gasped but then held my breath as we stared at each other like we were in a trance. Once again, it felt like time had stopped and nothing apart from the fine man in front of me existed. But eventually, Elizabet
After a while of uncomfortable eye contact, Sylvain released his grip on my shoulders. "Sorry, I got carried away there." He apologized casually, his expression empty. However, I was left stuttering. "What... What mark were you talking about?" I asked.He tilted his head, giving me a surprised gaze at first. I had a feeling that I knew what he was talking about but I still wanted to hear it from him. Anyway, he eventually shrugged. "You know... Mate marks. The mark a dominant werewolf, usually a male, gives to their mate." He explained calmly. I gulped. Dominant? Mate?Holy moon goddess, was he acknowledging the existence of our bond? "Don't tell me you don't know what mate marks are?" He asked, giving me a suspicious gaze. Why was he suspicious when HE was the vampire talking about mate marks here? I didn't know much about vampires, but I was sure mates were exclusive to werewolves. Which added to my confusion of Sylvain being mated to me. Anyway, I defended myself with a whi
(Warning: Mature content Ahead! Not too explicit.)After school, I put a lot of effort into preparing for Sylvain's eventual arrival tonight. We'd chatted on the phone and agreed that he'd come around 9 pm. I was currently in my room, picking out something to wear. I glanced at the clock."Shit, it's already eight PM." I blurted as I hurriedly searched through my wardrobe. 'What about this!' I asked my Nightshade wolf mentally when I picked out a dress that I thought looked stunning. However, her response was negative. "Nope. It's too big."Big?I walked up to my mirror to see it for myself. I placed the dress in front of me and scrutinized it closely. I couldn't see what my Nightshade wolf meant by calling it 'big' at first, but it didn't take long for me to eventually spot it. "Dang, you're right." I sighed in frustration, flinging the dress on my bed. I ended up crashing on the bed, ignoring the slight headache that affected me soon after. "Don't give up so soon. You still hav
SYLVAIN***"Stay away from my girlfriend." Orion dangled a warning finger at me, his gaze hostile. I smirked. Oh, was that a bet?After saying that, he proceeded to walk away with his friends, leaving me there to my thoughts. I wasn't bothered by Orion in the slightest. "We'll see about that." I chuckled amusingly to myself. Suddenly, at the same moment, I caught a scent. One that for some reason, sent my mind in a spiral. Aria was near. I glanced back and spotted her and that witch friend of hers walking towards the scene. Quickly, I hid among some students, while keeping an eye on the two of them. Just when it felt like they were about to leave, I came out, standing behind Aria. She sensed me almost instantly and whipped her head back to look at me. However, that action brought her lips dangerously close to mine. What was this? Was she trying to seduce me?Well, that couldn't be it since she seemed flushed by our closeness. Anyway, we began talking and at one point, she br