Blake:I stared at my wife who was laying on bed without saying a word. Her heart was racing despite her not moving, and seeing as the fireplace was lighting up and shutting off at a random pattern, I knew that it was due to her anger. I could tell that her mind was racing with a number of thoughts that broke both her and I, and giving her the privacy that she needed, I made sure not to intervene or read her mind so as to know what she was thinking. I walked to her side, sitting on the edge of the bed. I ran my finger over her shoulder, removing her hair from her shoulder and face, looking her in the eye. Natalia kept her eyes closed as she stopped her tears from falling, not wanting me to see her cry. “Nat, baby girl, you can’t block everything in” I whispered to her. Natalia hugged the blanket, pulling it over her face, hiding from me. I bit my bottom lip, slowly pulling the blanket from her face. I wrapped my arm around her, pulling me to my chest. A sob broke from her lips as s
Natalia:“He’s been hexed” Crystal, my dragon said, looking at me. I frowned in confusion, her eyes meeting my own before I looked at where Blake went, carrying Ryan with the other wolves “we need to stop Blake before he kills him, or before Ryan tries to hurt him again”“How the bloody hell do you know that?” I asked, looking at her. I walked toward the house, my heart racing as I worried that Blake might end up forced to kill him if needed. She shrank in size, getting on my shoulder, nodding at me to go.“I am a dragon, Natalia, and you seem to be forgetting that. One of my traits is that I can smell dark magic a mile away, and that man has been hexed, and he believes that Blake is his enemy” I pinched the bridge of my nose. Heading toward the operation room where Ryan was being kept. Blake’s eyes were fixed on him, and for a second, I believed that he wasn't aware of my presence.I went to open the door, wanting to go inside only to frown when he growled in warning, clearly wanting
Blake:I wrapped my arm around my wife as she lay peacefully in my arms. Her chest rising and falling, hitting my bare chest with each gentle breath she took. The fact that I knew that she was upset with me last night only pissed me off at myself, and keeping that in mind, I didn’t want to get up without seeing her and making sure that she was no longer sad, broken, or hurt by my behavior. Plus, knowing that we were going to the same building anyway, I knew that I didn’t need to worry about any of us being late. She stirred as I ran my finger over her back, and raising herself to look at me, I smiled, running my finger through her hair, looping a strand of her hair with my finger.“Good morning, baby” I said gently. I removed her hair from her face, tucking it behind her ear as I made her look me in the eye. “Morning” she said, sitting up. She rubbed her eyes to wake herself up, her eyes avoiding mine despite us making up last night. I knew that it would be taking a little more for
Natalia: My heart throbbed with each step I took away from the bedroom, knowing that I left Blake lost and confused. The way he looked at me and the way I knew his eyes were trying to study my expression shattered me, but I also knew that him crossing his limits with me wouldn’t be getting us anywhere. Our relationship was one of respect, and just as I am to respect him, I would expect to be respected back. “Well, if it isn’t the little Luna” Sasha said, looking at me. She stood by the stairs, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at me, waiting for me to respond to her. The last time the two of us spoke was months ago, and at times, I honestly forgot that she lived at the Estate, Blake’s orders. “Go find yourself something better to do, Sasha” I said, glaring at the woman. “Well, I came to check whether your Alpha grew tired of you. You know, rumors are spreading about the two of you arguing and I figured that I would come and lend a hand” she said, smiling at me, her sm
Blake:“You are only kicking me out because of her” Sasha snapped, glaring at me. The woman hasn’t dared approach my mate since the two of us have made things official, but it seems like she had that audacity last night and that wasn’t something that I was going to let slide so easily. Especially since it only ended up angering my mate, and that was something that neither I or my wolf accepted. “I am not kicking you out, Sasha. If I was, you would have been rogued, and that is not something that I want for you. I know that you wanted to be with me for the power that I would have provided. It was the reason why you rejected your mate, and despite that, I am choosing to ignore that you wanted to take advantage of me, and I am sending you as a bride, to a man that would follow your certain taste. If I were you, I would be grateful” I said, glaring at her. Sasha let out a low growl of displeasure, and returning the growl, the woman looked down at her feet.“Is there a way for me to…”“No
Natalia:I never thought that I would dread going back to my mate as much as I did today.His conversation with Crystal played in my head, over, and over again, and regardless of how busy I tried to keep myself; I kept finding myself going back to thinking about it. The way he looked at me, and the way he’s been speaking to me since everything has happened with Ryan played in my head, and despite trying to keep my thoughts positive, I couldn’t help but feel insecure. I laid my head on my desk as I knew that it was time to go back home. Half the company’s employees left already, and those who stayed behind still had work to do; however, it was me who was unable to function as I kept getting distracted whenever I tried to do so.“Boss…” Kylie said, entering my office. She also had work to finish and was required to stay back to complete it before going home and calling it a night.“Yes, Kylie?” I asked, raising my head to look at her. She entered the office carrying a tray of food, sl
Blake:I kept my arm wrapped around Natalia as she lay on my chest. Her finger drew random patterns over my abdomen as I looped my fingers with her curls, knowing that she enjoyed the feeling.“What are you going to do about Ryan? Did you find any solution that would possibly help?” Natalia asked, looking up at me, breaking the comfortable silence. I sighed and shook my head, not knowing what to do in this situation either, and the more I thought about it, the more it hurt me. However, Damon and I have been searching for different solutions to try and fix what Drake did, and so far, we haven’t been lucky with any of them. Most of the magical creatures that were stated in the scrolls of our elders and historians hated dealing with witches who had dark magic, and it was for known reasons. “The doctors suggested that we inject him with something that would put him to sleep, and I know that we can’t keep him asleep forever. But he is struggling to keep up with everything, and I can see
Natalia:“You want me to do what?” I asked Crystal who was expanding in size.“You are going to get on top of me. I am your dragon and you’re going to need to learn how to trust me” she said, motioning for me to get on top of her. She lowered her head for me to get on top, and looking back at my husband, he smiled and nodded, encouraging me. “You could easily drop me…”“And you could use wind to levitate your body” she said, stopping me “look, Natalia, I am your guardian, I am literally there to protect you; therefore, I won’t be harming you on purpose. If anything, I would be dying if you died. If I died, you would be losing your powers and a part of yourself, but your advantage, as a human, you would still be alive”“Crystal, I don’t want you putting that as an option. What happened with others would not be repeated with me; therefore, I don’t want you thinking that it would. But what I am more concerned about is the height and the fact that I am not experienced in what I’d be doin
Blake:I smiled as I wrapped my arm around my wife, guiding her toward the flower field just like the vision that I showed her.Though I had to admit, the last thing that I expected was for her to be pregnant or the two of us as injured, but I knew that it was now or never. And I wasn’t going to lose the chance to make her the happiest woman on the planet."You actually had them making the garden?” Natalia asked and I smiled before connecting my lips with hers. I bit her bottom lip, pulling it gently before resting my forehead against hers as I pulled away from the kiss. “I take it as a yes?”“A thousand times,” I said, watching as she turned around to look at the flowers. The smells of roses, lilies, orchids, and jasmines filled the air around us, and I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my lips when she turned around to face me as I kneeled down on one knee. It was something that I dreamed of, but I didn’t know how things were going to be. But I knew one thing, I wanted to be a
Natalia:I frowned as we entered the room to find Myla dead on the ground with a knife dug deep in her chest.“Blake?” I asked, voicing out of my confusion and he shook his head.“It was the right thing to do, and she would have done it to herself anyway.” He said, and I frowned in confusion. I got inside his head and my heart dropped as I heard and saw what he was referring to. “Blake, that means?” I asked and he shook his head.“I don’t know how accurate it is, but I know that things are going to be complicated from here.” He said, and I looked at Ryan who was quiet throughout the whole thing. I knew that him being the Alpha’s current beta, he would be lost in so many thoughts, but right now, we needed to know whether or not they needed our help. “They are in their graves…”“We are just going to have to dig them out,” Blake said, stopping me. He frowned as he looked at the door behind me and it wasn’t until screams echoed through the walls that I frowned. I went to rush toward the
Blake:My heart raced against my ribcage as different monitors kept beeping. I squeezed my eyes tightly before forcing them to open, reminding myself of my ability to use my motors.However, that didn’t go as well as I planned for it to as I found myself squinting my eyes shut, trying to avoid the light that was in the room.“Blake?” My mum’s voice filled my ears, and though I was hurt by her and dad, I couldn’t describe the pain that I felt because of them, I couldn’t help but feel thankful for her presence.“Natalia?” I said, shaking my head as I tried finding her. My heart raced and I couldn’t help but frown when I saw her laying beside me, her chest rising and falling with each breath that she took. She didn’t have an oxygen mask, unlike the one that I had, but I could see the bandages that were almost all over her body.“She is just asleep right now. The doctors have instructed that she gets as much rest as she can as she would need to regain her strength after what happened.” M
Natalia:My heart raced as I looked at the demon who formed in front of me.The fact that she was burning the room that was beside me, the room that had my mate inside, made my heart race. And that was something that I knew she was going to try and play with, my fear, anger, and worry. But that wasn’t something that I wanted to give her. “I do believe that it would make things faster if the two of you choose to give up.” She said, her voice sending chills down my spine as I looked at my mate who was trying to stay as far away from the fire. I tried controlling it, but nothing seemed to work. The fact that I knew that Jaiden, the man who was supposed to be my father, was fighting his own dad at the podium scared me. If anything, the fact that they were a father and son getting into this was something that broke me inside, but I knew now that no matter what I was going to say or what I was going to do, nothing would matter. It wasn’t even about me and my husband, these witches were ai
Blake:I growled as I saw my brother shifting, no longer able to contain himself as his instincts took over.The portals revealed the manipulators that were summoned by my wife, and I couldn’t help but find myself growing proud of her strength. To say the least, I knew that she was going to grow a lot stronger now that she knew who she was and what she was capable of.Drake let out a low growl, and I couldn’t help but recall the fact that the man wasn’t even in his head. Whatever was going on, I knew that the witches were having some sort of control on him, and though it pained me to consider, I knew that I had to end this one way or the other.Natalia looked at me and I nodded in assurance as I watched Crystal take flight. The fact that she fought against the control of the witch made me proud of how strong her bond grew with Natalia despite the short period.I took a step toward my brother, my stance ready for his attack as I saw Ariana and Riya, the two who pretended to be on our s
Natalia:My heart raced against my chest as I felt my dragon being close and yet so far to reach.I could tell that Crystal was here somewhere, I just didn’t know where she was.Blake wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me closer to him as we entered the podium. No one really bothered to approach us, and I knew the reason; everyone now believed that we were either cursed, or they thought that they were going to watch us die.I looked at mum who was standing in the center of the podium along with Blake’s parents and the two of us frowned before being approached by them. Almost everyone else had their families waiting for them. Mum wrapped her arms around me, pulling me in for a hug before I could say a word, and though I didn’t understand her reason, I couldn’t help but feel my chest ache.This was the first hug that she has given me in years.She pulled away to look me in the eye before running her finger over my cheek, clearly in pain because of what was happening to me. Thoug
Blake:My chest ached as I found myself waking up beside my wife on a field of grass.Flowers were sprawled almost everywhere around us, and for a second, I could swear that I was back at the house, OUR garden. But I could also tell that it was different, this was a place that we knew, but it wasn’t ours, not yet anyway. Natalia frowned and shook her head in question before I got up from the floor. She sat up and pinched the bridge of her nose before turning to look at me. I watched as she stood up and looked around, taking the scene that was in front of her.Birds flew around and the sound of water could be heard from a distance, but I couldn’t catch a scent to let me know where I was, nor could I define the image that we were seeing. “Are you in my head again?” She asked, and I shook my head, making her frown. “Not that I know of,” I said, only to frown when I saw Alexander and Nikita standing in front of us. The two of us were wearing complete white outfits, my beauty wore a whi
Natalia:“How the fucking hell did you manage to get out of this one?” Riya asked, glaring at us. I smiled at the woman as my mate tightened his arm around me.To say that I was at peace was an understatement to what I was feeling. Hell, the man was not only giving me the love that I wanted and desired, but he was giving me the contentment that I knew I wouldn’t find elsewhere if their lives were taken for me to find it.“I believe that it doesn’t concern you, especially considering the fact that you too managed to pass.” Blake said, smiling at her. I knew that he was also feeling not only content, but at peace. His wolf has been purring lowly for my ears and I couldn’t help the smile that was plastered on my face regardless of how hard I tried wiping it off.Hell, as hard as this was, this day was the best of my life.“You two are playing the rules way too much for my liking.” Drake said, entering the hall where we were standing. Not even he could bother me tonight, that was one thi
Blake: I wrapped my arm around my mate once I’ve put my clothes back on, smirking at the fact that she managed to conceal my nudeness in front of the audience, not that it mattered to me anyway. It wasn’t like I would be having anything that they haven’t seen or don’t have, but it proved to me that she simply wanted the sight for her eyes. “Are you okay?” She asked, handing me a stone cup which she formed before filling it with pure water. I smiled and took a sip of it before handing her the cup to drink. She smiled at my concern and took a sip of it before handing it back to me. “You need it more than I do right now, and a sip is more than enough for me.” I kissed her forehead before drinking the rest of the water, not wanting to break her word before turning to the final round of the day. The Forest of Doom was engraved on the ground and both Natalia and I rolled our eyes as we read the words. The last thing that we needed right now was to deal with such a fact, and considering