RAVENNA POV All thoughts of sleep were abandoned and I sat up and looked down on Darius’ face which was illustrated by just the moonlight shining through the window. A day ago I wouldn't have been able to see him so clearly in the dim light but now I could. Because I shifted. I was a wolf. Someone had locked my wolf before I could shift. "How do you know that?" I asked, my voice low. Darius still remained on back, his hands folded behind his head. His biceps bulge with that position. His wild chest was in full display. I could see curls of black hair on his chest. He looked so good, so goddamned hot. I wanted to lean in and kiss his nipples, then trail my lips down to his navel and then I wo— "It's just a theory," Darius answered, his eyes gleaming, a smirk on his face. Right. Back to the matter at hand. I cleared my throat. "Tell me about this your theory." Darius unfolded his arms before he spread them. An invitation to go back to my previous position. I rolled my eyes
DARIUS POV I stopped in Ravenna's room to drop her bag before I climbed up to my room, feeling wary down to my bones.Lucian was waiting outside my door. Perfect. I nodded in greeting as I passed him and entered my room. "Come in, Lucian." The door clicked softly as he closed it. I walked to my coffee table and poured myself a glass of brandy, downing it in one go, the familiar burn smoothing some of my nerves. I sighed deeply as I ran my hand through my hair, feeling the weariness set deep into my bones. Now that Ravenna was safe in my territory some of the tension left my body, and in their place tiredness entered. She was safe now, but for how long?"You don't look good," Lucian commented, sitting on the chair beside me. "I don't feel good," I answered. I leaned back on my chair and refilled my glass, sipping this one slowly. Lucian said nothing and just waited."Ravenna shifted," I said. Lucian just hummed and said nothing so I continued. "She's a Lupinari." I looked at him
RAVENNA POV After breakfast Darius had walked up to me in the dining hall, kissed me until I was lightheaded in front of his pack and then told me to meet him in the woods an hour later.So here I was, walking towards the woods, my fingers tracing my lips, and a full bloom smile on my face. If anybody saw me now they would immediately know I was a love sick idiot.I couldn't help myself if I tried.It was the way he had kissed me in front of those many people as if letting them all know who I belonged to. And it hasn't been a light kiss. It was a wild kiss that had my panties soaked. If I had my way I wouldn't take my hands off Darius."You're looking like a lovesick dreamer," says the voice of my fantasising.I stopped walking and saw that Darius was in front of me. I looked around and I was already in the woods. When have I gotten here? I looked back at Darius, w
RAVENNA POV I could feel the shift tearing through me, my bones bending, about to snap. Despite the pain I was in, I was still fascinated by the shift.The way my bones bend and snap but they don't break. The way my body stretches and bends. It was fascinating and it was terrifying.The pain increased as the shift began to tear through. I cried out, trying to contain the pain. Darius’ voice cut through the haze. "Keep breathing. Breathe through it. You can do this."I clenched my jaw, focusing on my breathing, trying to steady myself. The leash he had spoken of—it was there. I could feel it, like a thin thread tethering me to my human side. Every part of me screamed to let go, to surrender to the wolf, but I fought it. I couldn’t let her win.The first bone snapped, the second crack coming faster. My hands clenched into fists as my nails elongated, sharp and dangerous. My body t
DARIUS POV The emotions that were surging through me were foreign—passion, fear, desire, anticipation, nervousness, exhilaration, ecstasy, and so much goddamned love I felt like it was going to choke me. All for this woman.Without warning I stood up, taking Ravenna with me and she yelped in surprise."A little warning next time, you bastard!" she yelled, holding on to my shoulders and I walked to where her clothes were."I'm too far gone for that, my love." And it was the truth. I was clouded with lust and love and I just wanted to take her right here and now, but I couldn't. I won't. She should be treated special.I dressed Ravenna, my hands moving fast and urgent despite her grumbling at me that she could dress herself. I didn't listen. Soon she was fully clothed and I lifted her again to my arms and walked to the pack house. It took all my willpower not to run.
RAVENNA POV I was still high from having one of the most soul snatching orgasm of my life—even though it has only been a few—when Darius said he was going to fuck me. I was immediately thrown off that high. I rested my weight on my elbows and sat up to look at Darius. He towered over me, looking like a naked Greek god in all his glory. His body was still wet from the shower, his hair dripping water down his shoulders. God, he was so ripped. He looked like an angry Greek god, not Apollo with his golden beauty, but more like Ares, the god of war, with muscles that seemed carved from stone. I trailed my eyes over his wonderful body and my eyes fell to his dick that was already standing erect, pointing towards his stomach.I didn't know much about men and their organs, but I knew it was supposed to take a little time for men to get hard again after they just climaxed. But I guess
RAVENNA POV The sharp pain of the bite made me gasp, but it was nothing compared to the rush that followed. My body went wild with sensation—heat, pleasure, a surge of power coursing through my veins as his bite anchored us together, deeper than just flesh. My wolf howled in response, a wild, primal sound that filled my chest, and I felt Darius’s wolf rise to meet mine, both of us on the edge of something beyond human.Every part of me seemed to burn with the intensity of the moment, our bodies moving together in perfect sync, the pressure building, overwhelming. I could feel his heartbeat, the rhythm of his breath, the very pulse of his being merging with mine. It was a union of more than just bodies—it was the joining of our souls.As the final wave of pressure built, our wolves collided, our bodies responding, and the bond between us snapped into place. The pleasure hit like a tidal
DARIUS POV I could feel my pack's happiness as if it was my own. It was pulsing in the air, beating around me, making my throat tightened and my eyes prickled. Ravenna might have once been an outsider to them but at one point they had taken her as their own even if they didn't show it. And I knew now they wouldn't have a problem with Ravenna being their luna. Except…I looked around the hall and my eyes met Lucian's. He held my gaze, his expression unreadable, but then he dipped his head ever so slightly.The relief that flooded me was strong. I haven't lost my friend. He was still here. I dipped my head in return and he broke eye contact. The cheers continued, growing louder with each passing beat. After my mother died I have never known true happiness. I had forgotten what it felt like, how it tastes, and what it does to your heart. If this feeling that was sq
They talked about the plan and what it entails. About the marriage and how the pack was going to take it. They concluded that if they didn't take it well and didn't agree to it, then the plan wouldn't continue. They would think of something else that would get them allies. “That's enough for today,” Ravenna said, standing up and the others followed. “We’ll discuss this with the pack tomorrow and after that, we’ll know the next course of action and what we’re going to do next.”The room nodded. Darius held out his hand and Ravenna took it. He drew her into his chest, wrapping his arms around her waist as he whispered, “You okay, baby?”Ravenna sighed, resting her head on his chest. “Honestly? No. I'm scared, Darius. Mia was right; inviting our enemies into our territory might not be a good idea. It… Something could happen.”“Hey, I was just saying,” Mia rushed to say. “And that was before I heard your plan. We’re going to work with protections and warding. Nothing could go wrong with
The room was silent, even the twins who were usually noisy knew better than to disrupt this silence. Mia looked down at her feet; Lucian stared out the window; Dalian at the wall. Then, “That's a good idea,” Dalian said, looking back at Darius and Ravenna, who had been tense. They both released breaths at the same time. “I honestly wanted to talk about it with both of them, but I didn't know the best way to approach it. It's a lovely idea.”Ravenna smiled at him. “Thank you, Dalian.”“I don't—” Mia cleared her throat and all eyes turned to her. “I don't want to be the negative one here, but… but how do you go about this peace? What do we propose? And inviting our enemies into our territory? That is a problem.”Darius nodded. “We know that, Mia. But nothing is ever easy. We’re willing to do anything if it means securing peace for our future and our children.” He looked over at Juniper and Jasper who were making shapes with their fingers and giggling. “And how are we going to propose
Dalian was quiet after the shower, when they got dressed and went downstairs. And he looked lost in his head, distant. Mia didn't know what to do or say, so she just held his hand even when the pack looked at them. She didn't care. And she even held him tighter when she saw some of the girls eying her with jealousy. She felt smug. Because she knew they wanted him, but she was the only one he had eyes on.“In your faces,” those were the ones she wanted so badly to say to them, but she stayed silent, though her eyes said it all. They were about to go get something to eat when they came across Lucian. He looked down at their hands before he looked back at them as he said, “Alpha and Luna want to see the both of you.”“Is everything okay?” Dalian asked, the first words he had spoken for a while, his eyebrows pinched in worry. Lucian just waved at him and he walked past them. “Everything’s fine, relax. You wouldn't be scolded for fucking.”“Idiot,” Mia scoffed as they followed Lucian.
They stayed like that for long minutes, wrapped in each other, breathing in each other’s scent, and saying nothing, just content with each other. Then Dalian shifted, kissing her cheeks as he whispered, “You’re dangerous, Mia.”She smiled, eyes closed. “And you’re danger.”He chuckled, low and soft, the sound rumbling against her lips as he continued to kiss her. Her scent was thick in the air, wrapping around him like a spell, and he wanted to breathe it in until it filled every dark corner within him. She smelled like lilies in bloom—fresh, delicate, and subtly sweet—and like the earth after the first rainfall, rich and grounding. It was a scent he hadn’t known he craved until now, and it was all her. Addictive. Enchanting.Every breath he took only pulled him deeper under, until he wasn’t sure where she ended and he began. She was sweetness and strength, softness and storm, and everything about her called to something primal in him—and it wasn't his wolf. No, it was something else
Oh, if Mia thought she knew pleasure before, it was nothing compared to this. This was a whole different experience, a different feeling and she didn't want it to stop. Dalian settled between her thighs like he belonged there, and dragged his tongue up her center, groaning deep as he tasted her. Mia cried out, her fingers tangling in the sheets as her back arched off the bed. He licked again, slower this time, swirling his tongue before sucking her clit into his mouth. Mia’s body jerked and she gasped out his name, “Dalian,” one hand flying to his hair. Dalian hummed against her flesh, his tongue licking and swirling, doing things to her. He licked her folds before his tongue entered her and Mia moaned loudly, her other hand joining the first and she held his hair tight. Dalian raised his eyes, they landed on hers and held, his eyes hooded with lust. He curled his tongue inside her, tasting her from the inside. And when he slipped two fingers in, Mia screamed so loud that she was
Mia stood up, grumbling under her breath from the pain that shot from her neck. She moved to open the door but paused. What if it was Dalian?She breathed in and tried to fix her hair, but she stopped. What was she doing? She sighed as she opened the door, but it was another twin that greeted her. Ravenna smiled, holding up a paper bag. “I brought you cake,” she said softly. “You barely touched your breakfast, so I figured you'd be hungry.”Mia smiled back, taking the bag from her. “You're the best.”Ravenna’s smile widened. “I know.” But the smile dimmed a little. “I would really love to stay with you, but I got to go to the twin. I'll see you later?”Mia nodded. “Sure.”Ravenna pulled her into a gentle hug before she turned and left. Mia took the bag inside her room and set it down, taking off her clothes. She entered the bathroom and spent a good twenty minutes in there. Just as she came out from the bathroom, with only a towel wrapped around her, a knock came at her door. Was Ra
“Can you–” Mia sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose with her free hand. She didn't want to let go of Dalian’s hand. It felt like an… anchor. Even when members of the pack passed them and looked down on their joined hands, whispering behind their hands. If anything, she held his hand tighter. They could talk all they wanted, she didn't care. Pff, she cared. Goddamn it, she cared. She cares about what they think about her, how they see her. Because it hurts. Because they were supposed to be her family, but they're foes. She had done nothing except be a child of her father. And that was all they needed. Since she was a child of a betrayer, she was also a betrayer. But she wasn't. She loved this pack, even though they didn't love her back. And she wanted them to accept her. But she had stopped trying to gain their approval years ago. They hate her. Even when Darius had defended her all those years ago. She could still remember that day. He had just become alpha, and he was also fig
Dalian groaned so deep in his throat that anyone who passed by would think he was dying. Oh, if only they knew. He was in heaven. Mia swallowed his full length, her warm mouth like bliss around him. She stayed like that for a moment, breathing through her nose, her throat working around him. Then she swallowed and Dalian saw stars. “Fuck,” he groaned, his hands weaving themselves into her hair, but they just stayed there, giving her time. She started moving. She withdrew until only the tip remained in her mouth before she swallowed him again, hollowing her cheeks and swallowing. She did it slowly at first before she picked pace, her beautiful blue eyes never once looking away from him. He couldn't look away from her either. Looking at those eyes while watching his dick in her mouth was a sight he didn't want to miss. His hold tightened on her hair and he moved his hip slightly, wanting to thrust, but he stopped. He was going to take it at her own pace.But it seems Mia didn't mi
The kiss wasn't rough; it was slow, soft, and delicate, with only heat. Dalian kissed her like he was learning the language of her lips, like he was studying every inch of her mouth with his tongue, like he wanted them both to mesmerize it, like this wasn't about just lust anymore but every aching, torturing second they'd lost. Her hands slipped up his jacket and into his shirt, touching his bare smooth skin, up his back, fingers digging into his shoulders. He shivered against her, groaning into her mouth, and backed her up until her back was pressed against a tree, the bark rough against the fabric of her clothes. “I thought about you for three years,” he said against her lips. “And none of those thoughts were pure.”Mia grinned against his mouth. “Good.”He growled low in his throat, kissing her harder. His hand found the hem of her shirt, sliding under to feel the warmth of her skin. She arched her back, sighing his name. “I thought about how soft you felt,” he whispered as he b