I comforted her, telling her it wasn’t that deep. “It is okay, Gem.” I kept telling myself to try taking the high road—it was a good day after all—but she was pushing my patience too far, and regrettably for her, she overreached herself. It got to me, but I didn’t plan on going as low as she did. I didn’t even care if Dimitri was wealthy; I wasn’t interested in his money and I certainly wouldn’t fuck anyone for it. My mother raised me better. Rubi called me a gold digger, saying, “You are nothing but a gold digging whore! I know you plan on seducing Dimitri so you can get hiswealth.” Enraged, I gave Rubi a savage glare for what she had said. There were so many ways this could have gone wrong, and they would have all ended in violence, but I had not intended to resort to violence. Taking a deep breath, I turned around and left the room, knowing that it would be best for her if I simply left. If I stay, I can’t be sure I will be able to control myself. “Hey, worthless person! I heard h
Dimitri’s POV I was in my office, almost ready to send Lance and Gabe off to my meeting, when Gemini burst in, panting violently, looking panicked, even scared, and I knew without a doubt that something was wrong. In an attempt to soothe her, Gabe drew nearer to her and laid a hand on her back.Gabe said, “Calm down, Gemini, slow breaths. What’s wrong?” which made her breathing settle a little before she continued. “Alpha,” she uttered, nearly in a whisper. I drew nearer to her, my head spinning more violently than it had in the previous few days due to the almost total grip of fear. “Gemini speak! What took place?” As her Alpha, I gave her an order. I stepped in front of her. “It is Rubi. My heart tightened at Gemini’s words, “She has gone crazy and she is attacking Luna.”Gemini finally added, horrified. Rubi! had to be the one inciting more drama, surely? Isabella was merely human, but I was worried for her safety if Rubi was going crazy. I knew how insane Rubi was—she tortured op
With her hands held just above her head and her hat strewn all over the bed, it looked incredibly incriminating. Our chests were rising from all of our struggling, and I could feel the intense sexual tension between us. Her eyes met mine, her body stilled as she lay beneath me, hovering over me, her perfume enticing me as her heated breath fanned against my skin. Luca loved this. He yearned to be so near to her that he could breathe in her scent. And dammit, I had to admit that I was also loving the view of my mate from this vantage point.I knew deep down that I had to let her go because, in the end, I guess it was already too late for that because my desires were stronger than my will and all I wanted at that moment was her. This was the brightest that had made me happy in days. There we were. I could feel my other member begin to grow larger and bigger like it suddenly developed a mind of its own. I eased my grip on her as my hands wandered across her face, tracing her curves until
I mumbled, “Because you are my… Guest,” and she gave a small laugh. She chuckled and said, “Ahh… but I recall the other night you calling me your prisoner and not your valued guest.” I grinned a little since I did remember that as well. I questioned her back, pretending to be innocent, “Doesn’t sound like something I would say now, does it?” She slapped me across the shoulder. She wasn’t a prisoner here, and my only reason for keeping her around was selfish, so I had to tell her that she was free to leave or stay herself. “But you need to know that you are my Guest in this mansion. You aren’t a prisoner and although I rather you not, you are free to go whenever you would like,” I sighed. I was astonished when she asked, “You want me to stay?” The only thing that was true was that I wanted her to stay because I needed her around and my heart burned for her. “Yes, I think the people around have gotten used to your company,” I said. Her eyes searched mine, hoping for more. It was comfort
I Chapter 1 GOT THE DRINKS!!!” Tonight at the club, I heard Iris scream loudly as she tried to drown out the deafening noise of the music that was determined to burst my eardrum. I took one of the red plastic cups from her hands and tried my best to yell out at her, “About time! Why did you take so long!” The blended cocktails in the cups were ones I would rather not know the components of. This was my first night at Tropical Thunder, Bournville’s largest and busiest nightclub. Basically, everyone from our college attended, even a group of adolescent hormone-happy high school students who brought phony identification to show their peers how horrible they really were. What utter fools they were, squandering their time attempting to validate their value to others who didn’t give a damn. I thought it was silly to try to live up to other people’s expectations; why not just be yourself? But anyhow, enough of my viewpoint, Iris started. Iris laughed and
Chapter 2Speaking of creatures who wish me dead, I have noticed the woman seated by the bar counter gazing at us several times. Was she one of them, too? Was she a member of the Circle of Red? No way could the red circle have followed me all the way to Bournville. I had ensured that those witches could never happen again, and I’m not kidding—whoever did earned a medal or something. However, something about this weird woman gave me the creeps. Although I couldn’t identify her, I knew she desired me as well. “Iris” I turned her around as we danced by sliding my hands up to her waist. Not wanting to attract the notice of our observer, I muttered softly into her ears, “Don’t freak out or anything but- I think the woman by the bar is spying on us.” I immediately regretted that I had even brought up the woman I had described to Iris, who yelled out, “WHERE?!?” and frantically shook her head in search of the person I had mentioned. Oh goddess,
My mom also mentioned that he could be able to help me with my destiny,even though I never really understood why they were all after me. All I knew was that I needed to survive and keep running for as long as I had to. However, this wasn’t like the fairy tales where the charming prince magically appears to save the unfortunate damsel and they ride into the sunset on a rainbow unicorn; in fact, I find those stories to be quite absurd. I was neither a damsel in distress, nor did I enjoy the comforts of a charming prince. I’ve been taking excellent care of myself for the past fifteen years, and I’ll keep doing so—not that I needed one anyhow. “Pay attention, Isabella!”I made a mental push. I must not let these recollections get the better of me. I sized up my opponent and inquired, “Why?” She was obviously very well-fit because she was much larger than me—well, every monster I had ever encountered was larger than me. Since I was smaller than them, I always h
All the books and lore I read, though they varied in one way or another, agreed that wendigos were once humans with an enormous carnivorous appetite for human flesh; the folklore also mentioned in its contexts that the only thing that could kill a wendigo is a silver blade to the heart, so it seems that the legend was true after all. Well, actually, monsters weren’t born; they were created. Long story short, they messed up with a very powerful witch, so the witch cursed them to be monsters with an insatiable thirst for human flesh. “Is it dead? Looking at the ground where its body was laid?”I wonder where she obtained her large brown coat from, Iris asked me. “Yes,” I answered, shoving a handful of my blond hair out of my face and attempting to catch my breath. “How are you doing? She gave you a pretty good shove.” I put my hand on her shoulder and gave her a thorough examination. “Nope, I’m fine. I would have reprimanded her, but I knew Iris too well
I mumbled, “Because you are my… Guest,” and she gave a small laugh. She chuckled and said, “Ahh… but I recall the other night you calling me your prisoner and not your valued guest.” I grinned a little since I did remember that as well. I questioned her back, pretending to be innocent, “Doesn’t sound like something I would say now, does it?” She slapped me across the shoulder. She wasn’t a prisoner here, and my only reason for keeping her around was selfish, so I had to tell her that she was free to leave or stay herself. “But you need to know that you are my Guest in this mansion. You aren’t a prisoner and although I rather you not, you are free to go whenever you would like,” I sighed. I was astonished when she asked, “You want me to stay?” The only thing that was true was that I wanted her to stay because I needed her around and my heart burned for her. “Yes, I think the people around have gotten used to your company,” I said. Her eyes searched mine, hoping for more. It was comfort
With her hands held just above her head and her hat strewn all over the bed, it looked incredibly incriminating. Our chests were rising from all of our struggling, and I could feel the intense sexual tension between us. Her eyes met mine, her body stilled as she lay beneath me, hovering over me, her perfume enticing me as her heated breath fanned against my skin. Luca loved this. He yearned to be so near to her that he could breathe in her scent. And dammit, I had to admit that I was also loving the view of my mate from this vantage point.I knew deep down that I had to let her go because, in the end, I guess it was already too late for that because my desires were stronger than my will and all I wanted at that moment was her. This was the brightest that had made me happy in days. There we were. I could feel my other member begin to grow larger and bigger like it suddenly developed a mind of its own. I eased my grip on her as my hands wandered across her face, tracing her curves until
Dimitri’s POV I was in my office, almost ready to send Lance and Gabe off to my meeting, when Gemini burst in, panting violently, looking panicked, even scared, and I knew without a doubt that something was wrong. In an attempt to soothe her, Gabe drew nearer to her and laid a hand on her back.Gabe said, “Calm down, Gemini, slow breaths. What’s wrong?” which made her breathing settle a little before she continued. “Alpha,” she uttered, nearly in a whisper. I drew nearer to her, my head spinning more violently than it had in the previous few days due to the almost total grip of fear. “Gemini speak! What took place?” As her Alpha, I gave her an order. I stepped in front of her. “It is Rubi. My heart tightened at Gemini’s words, “She has gone crazy and she is attacking Luna.”Gemini finally added, horrified. Rubi! had to be the one inciting more drama, surely? Isabella was merely human, but I was worried for her safety if Rubi was going crazy. I knew how insane Rubi was—she tortured op
I comforted her, telling her it wasn’t that deep. “It is okay, Gem.” I kept telling myself to try taking the high road—it was a good day after all—but she was pushing my patience too far, and regrettably for her, she overreached herself. It got to me, but I didn’t plan on going as low as she did. I didn’t even care if Dimitri was wealthy; I wasn’t interested in his money and I certainly wouldn’t fuck anyone for it. My mother raised me better. Rubi called me a gold digger, saying, “You are nothing but a gold digging whore! I know you plan on seducing Dimitri so you can get hiswealth.” Enraged, I gave Rubi a savage glare for what she had said. There were so many ways this could have gone wrong, and they would have all ended in violence, but I had not intended to resort to violence. Taking a deep breath, I turned around and left the room, knowing that it would be best for her if I simply left. If I stay, I can’t be sure I will be able to control myself. “Hey, worthless person! I heard h
Isabelle’s POV My day was made this morning, which began at the crack of dawn and continued until the very end without any nightmares. It was truly wonderful and lovely. There was a full moon tonight, and I could feel it. I also felt my bracelet dangling on my wrist, which was probably my bracelet trying to tell me that it was at work keeping the bad dreams at bay and my magic sealed. I smiled a little, seeing how Gemini tailed behind me. She said she had something to do later on today and she wouldn’t be around for the rest of the day. She mentioned something about having to patrol, but when I asked her what it meant, she started stuttering nervously. We went past Dimitri’s room; the door was slightly ajar, but I couldn’t quite see anything or catch a glimpse of him. Maybe he had already left? The thought of that shook my heart a little bit. He didn’t even have the decency to say goodbye before heading out on his trip. A little birdie told me he had a meeting and won’t be around. It
“Are you done?” I continued to believe that I must have misheard and blinked twice. I gave him a tender hug and said, “Baby,” but he stopped me. I felt his hands tighten on my wrists and yank me away from him. His words, which were growing more acerbic by the second, were, “I warned you, Ruby, but still you had the effrontery to come into my room with this stunt.” He was enraged. I mentally resolved myself, “But I… Dimitri, I need you and I’m not going to let you go.” He collected his files from his desk and walked calmly away from me. “For your sake I’ll pretend none of these happened today. Now get out!” he commanded. What? My fury was boiling, and I could hear Rose’s solo song, “I told you so,” playing nonstop in my head. I refused to accept this rejection. I responded, not caring what tone I used because I was only angry, “Dimitri, what’s wrong with you? You know you miss me, I don’t understand what’s wrong.” His hands were on me before I realized it, but not in the way I would ha
“Someone coughed up something that made my eyes snap back open. Dimitri and I turned around fast to see who it was— Gabe. His eyes were wide with disbelief and he had his hands covering his mouth, still dressed in his pajamas. Gabe nervously grinned as Dimitri’s enraged eyes fixed on him. “So sorry for interrupting. I’ll leave. Just act like you never saw me. Please completely ignore my existence and don’t stop.” This, I believe, was my signal to go. I jumped down from the kitchen counter and muttered, “I’ll go back to bed first.” My face was already hot with shame. Gabe and Dimitri were left in the kitchen. I raced upstairs to my room, slamming the door behind me as I entered. “Why in the world did I try to kiss him? I’m a huge nerd! I withdraw from myself and my deeds.I was not thinking at all, and if I had been thinking, I would have realized that was incredibly foolish and careless. Isabella, you were doing foolishly! “She finally admits it,” I rolled my eyes at the obnoxious voi
He smiled, exposing his big, sharp fangs as his eyes turned completely bloodshot. “Nice. Nothing still beats drinking straight from the source.” He struck the girl’s neck, right into the throbbing vein. She gave a little whimper as he continued to draw blood from her veins, until she turned as white as a corpse and collapsed to the ground. With his head still turned to look at the ground, Konstantine turned to face his servant. He would not have the courage to gaze at his lord in Primordial form. His servant simply nodded in comprehension as Konstantine gave him instructions to “alert the others. Tell everyone I want the girl alive.”His wicked sneer revealed his bloodshot red lips as he said, “Now let the vicious fun begin.”Isabelle’s POV As soon as we arrived at the estate, I walked straight to the kitchen to get a glass of water. I was still gasping for air from sprinting so hard. Leaning comfortably against the wall, Dimitri trailed in after me. He was quite difficult to read, so
I was unable to reveal to her that they were vampires, so I continued to lie, saying, “I don’t know.” “But he sure looked like he knew you.” She responds. Once more, she was intent on discovering the truth, so I had to shift the topic. “Go quickly! We must leave this place. I grasped my mate’s hand and we began sprinting towards the pack home together. “More could be approaching,” I stated persuasively, and she nodded in agreement.Isabelle’s POV As we ran hand in hand back to the castle, a lot of questions raced through my mind: did those vampires know him? One of them even addressed him as Alpha, and the ease with which he dispatched them suggests that this wasn’t his first encounter with the recently turned vampires. What the hell was he? Many thoughts raced through my mind at once: the young vampires ran away, not from me but from Dimitri. What was it about Dimitri that scared vampires? There was a secret hidden about this whole place, and I realized now that it wasn’t just that