Her quick tone suggested that she wasn’t sure what she was saying when she said, “Ahh… Yes… How can I ever forget that silly night? I remember running so hard that I could barely breathe.” liar I never tried to break out of that damned Willsbury orphanage home with the genuine Iris. That was never the case. Iris would always talk me out of leaving the area, even though I desperately wanted to do so many times, so I stayed. All of this was a test, and this lookalike plainly failed it. I said, “That never happened.”“Who the hell are you?!?” I growled between my teeth, staring directly at my closest friend’s double, “Because you’re not Iris, you’re just a lookalike.” Suddenly, she let out a frightful chuckle. When did you get to that conclusion?Between giggles, she managed to reply, “I really thought that I was pulling it off.” With my eyes fixed fixed on her, I said, “Yeah, at first you had me fooled until you started acting so fucking weird and then the phone call came.” I knew that th
He yelled, making the ground tremble, “I see you know a lot about the supernatural creatures but it would take more than a golden stick to kill me! I’m Alectryon, the all powerful immortal trickster.” I snarled, prepared for another fight, “Well are we going to fight or are you going to try talking me to death.” With a growl, he leaped to the sky like a fucking cat and rushed towards me, his talons razor sharp. I’m going to have to chop off his skin for that blow to the chest. He tried to swing for myneck, but I easily dove under my stake next to his midsection, and I saw black blood flow out of him. What the hell? He’s changing parts of his body in some way just to divert me. He’s mixing different creatures, seeming like a chimera of sorts. You seem a little slow, don’t you?He attacked me at the same time, changing his face to resemble various people I knew. It seemed as though he could somehow see the faces of every single person I have encountered in life. In a split second, he loo
I noticed that she had a strange affect on me because just as I was about to take the last sip of my Bourbon, I stopped. I had too. I smelled something that made my senses go into overdrive. I could feel Her around again. My heart started to pound with lightning fury. Luca exclaimed excitedly, “Mate, she’s close.” I could smell the most delicious smell of vanilla and lilacs blended together from close to the edge of the forest, attracting me to her like a moth to a flame. I could hear her small heart beating softly inside her chest from a distance. “Why is she in these woods, what the hell is going on? She shouldn’t be here, I thought as I jumped down and smashed the nearly dry bottle of Bourbon on the hard ground. This forest wasn’t safe during the day, but it was much more dangerous at night; you never knew what you would find, and you can be certain that whatever creature you encountered won’t be smiling and bringing gifts and presents. From where I felt my companion, I heard a roa
I’ve never been good at small talk, so my hand was quickly slicing his head off his body with a single, clean swipe. Screw it! His blood was odd, and although I didn’t mind getting some on me, I did get some on my shirt. It had the same dark color as coal. I had never seen anything like that before. Blood splattered over the floor as his skull rolled to someplace in the bushes and his body collapsed to its knees, limp. Now, the scoundrel was practically dead. I quickly turned around to find my partner lying on the ground, trembling with pain. I hurried to her side and cupped her tiny head in my hands, unable to contain my excitement. I detected the venomous odor emanating from her. She managed to utter, “Save me!” through her pallid white lips. I don’t know what happened to me, but something inside of me snapped at those words, and I felt compelled to defend and hide her from the awful sights of the outside world. She was not awakening. I touched her forehead and felt as though I had
I moved to her side and used a towel to remove the perspiration off her forehead. “No! No! No, please! Twisting and writhing on the bed, she muttered to herself. She was really hurting. I gripped her hands, imagining myself in her suffering. I relieved her of her agony. Her breathing became more steady and quiet, and I could see that she was no longer as in pain. Isabella, what a mystery you are. I watched her sleep soundly, wishing I could see what was going through her thoughts. I removed the bracelet I had discovered in the forest by her side. I saw it on her wrist when we met at Coffee Bay, and I knew it belonged to her. “Never fear. I said in a whisper, “I’m here now, and I’ll protect you. Unknown POV Merely humming the lullaby Mockingbird, a slow but terrible laughter oozed out of my lips, reverberating all over my dark, alone rooms. “When the skies cry blood, the earth is fertilized with something dark, something evil-, something wicked!” For the last eleven days, I have not
Mistress!” Yennefer exclaimed, coming running to my side as soon as I left my room. My favorite witch in the Red Circle coven, Yennefer was a natural murderer who had absolutely no pity or weakness. She was a prodigy all by herself. It was understandable why she became my second in charge. She was a small-time, pitiful thief before I met her. Her parents had abandoned her when she was only eight years old, believing her to be the devil’s embodiment after she had thrown her sister from the roof.Even when her stupid parents sent the priest to perform an exorcism, the unfortunate child still lacked control over her special powers. I refer to that as actual power. Red tape and restrictions are not the proper means of directing and controlling power. Real power is intended to be completely unrestricted and to be manipulated to your own desire. She returned to show her family what a true monster she was after I took her under my wing. You may argue that I recognized myself in this little w
"Where are Primá Diego and Aunt Maggie?” I worried about my young cousin Diego and hoped he was okay because I couldn’t possible leave them all behind. “No! I will not abandon you and all of you. Allow me to fight from behind. I’ve been honing my magic and spells the way you taught me. Remember how you said I was going to be the best witch the world had ever seen? It was strange and even more frightening to see my own mother in this manner. She was a strong woman and a powerful witch who always hid her fears and emotions. “Trust me mom, I’m good now, believe me,” I muttered as I felt my mother trembling and a single teardrop fell from her eyes. She touched my cheek with her icy, blood-stained hands—her own blood—and I knew at that moment that she was bleeding from her right arm. Indeed. That’s my little firecracker, possessing bravery greater than that of a powerful lion and a warrior’s heart. But you can’t remain, Bella, my lovely. You must run, and you must run forever, for it is no
A woman’s voice could be heard humming a lullaby that I recognized instantly—it sounded like Mockingbird. Aunt Delilah. Bella, you must leave right away! “Sweetheart, don’t turn around.” My mother pushed me aside. “Keep in mind that the man with the butterfly tattoo is theonly person you should trust.” Isabella, the moon goddess, herself, has chosen him for you. In the end, he will sacrifice his life to assist and safeguard you. I was unable to comprehend a word she said. “When your paths do eventually cross, you must recognize him because he will protect you with his life and without him you won’t be able to fulfill your destiny.” Whoever he was back then, why wasn’t he here to defend me now that I needed him? A guy with a butterfly tattoo would protect me? My mother spoke in bizarre, cryptic riddles that were always difficult to grasp; after all, she was endowed with the ability to see into the future. She carefully placed me beneath the fireplace, and all I could do was gaze at he
Isabella’s POV After what I had seen early this morning, I wasn’t very eager to leave my chambers and join the pack in their activities tonight when midnight finally arrived. Saerah must have been real. All of this couldn’t be made up in my head. However, Lance said that none of the pack members matched Saerah’s description. In addition to confirming Lance’s statement that there was no Saerah in the pack, I questioned. Gemini if I had gone entirely insane this time. Perhaps this time I had lost my mind. A knock on my door startled me out of my reverie, and a folded piece of paper slid in from underneath it. I hurried to the door to see who it was, but as I opened it, I saw that nobody was there. There was no one in the corridors. The sheet of paper that had been thrown in had a message scribbled on it when I picked it up. The message said, “Come meet me in the basement,” but it didn’t identify the sender.Could this have been sent by Saerah, I wondered? It was difficult to solve the
“Hello dear,” a voice that is ancient and foreign says. I nearly burst out of my skin. When I realised it was simply an elderly woman, I yelled, attempting to gather myself, “Fuck! Jeez, you almost gave me a heart attack.” She had a familiar appearance. Her eyes were ebony orbs, and her hair was completely black. Her features were rather distinct. She had a well-defined chin, and her face was pale and wrinkled, nearly devoid of blood. She turned her face to the floor and apologised, saying, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to frighten you,Luna.” I smiled and reassured him, “No, it’s okay.” Yes, I can now recall where I first noticed her face—during pack training earlier today, she was observing me from a distance. When Lance introduced me to the new pack members, she was also keeping a careful eye on me. Was she one of the newly introduced rogues as well? I said, “Who are you? I saw you today.” With a faint smile that was having trouble finding its place on her face, she added, “Yes, you remembe
Hey,” I smiled in response.“My name is Andres.” He greets the audience. I grinned and said, “I’m Isabelle.” Before hurriedly leaving, Gabe said, “Luna, I’ll see you later. Dimitri is requesting to see me.” Andres asks uncertainly, “So are you really the Alpha’s mate?” I replied, “Yeah.” My response caused his eyes to widen. He surprises me by saying, “That’s good news then. You are going to help to break the pack’s curse right?”I exclaim, “What curse?” There was no curse that I knew of. “I don’t know… Alpha Dimitri didn’t really give all the details. He just told us that there’s a curse and it will be broken soon.” Andres clarified. Why didn’t anyone want to tell me about this? The pack has been cursed. There might be something I might do to assist. He said, “Thank you for telling me this.” Before I went, Andres said, “It’s no problem. I’ll see you later Luna.” Why would Dimitri never tell me about this? Since they were also my pack, I needed to know if the pack was cursed. I was obli
Isabelle’s POV Gemini, Lance, and Gabe greeted us as we returned to the pack. Without giving me another glance, Dimitri and Lance went straight to his office. I hope Dimitri won’t revert to the icy alpha I knew, but I suppose it was enjoyable while it lasted. I suppose my belief that our encounter at his glass palace held great significance for him was irrational.“So, Isabelle, tell us everything that happened between you and Alpha Dimitri after he took you away from the club. Where did you guys go? What happened?” Gemini enquired with inquisitive eyes. She and Gabe appeared to have been anticipating our return in order to learn the main points of all that transpired while our absence. These two were true gossips. Gabe’s intense gaze made my face flush. “Come on Isabelle. Spill it already! I know something happened between you two last night. He even forgot about his planned meeting with the rogues.”“See we knew it, you look so guilty. Now say it otherwise I’m not going to tell you a
He snarls, obviously irritated. He pulls his phone out of his jeans pocket and flings it onto the counter without turning to look. He just needs to take a brief look before hitting the speaker button. Lance said on the other end, “Dimitri, where are you?” “Lance,” yells Dimitri. “Now’s not the right time.” Even though I’m doing my best not to make any noise, it’s really difficult when Dimitri continues to suck on my breasts in this manner. I have to use my hand to conceal my own groans. “Okay. Then I just want to tell you the new rogues are already here at the pack. You know they need to have a word from you.” Lance adds. “Fuck!” Dimitri halts, muttering obscenities. Before the phone ends, Dimitri says, “Lance, you know the procedure. Make them comfortable, till I get there.” “Shit!” he exclaims, glancing down. It seems to me that he intended for us to stay here for a while longer, but he needs to go back to the pack to deal with the new rogues. He gives me a dissatisfied look and say
I gulped as he started thrusting in me after he put his hands around my waist and I felt his firm manhood against my opening. My claws scrape his back as he continues to pound into me, and I tighten my grip. Now that his thrust was deeper and faster, his entire length could finally fit inside me. I let out groans as I hold on to him for dear life. “Isabelle,” he screeches. “Fuck. You are so tight. You feel so good, baby.” I’m shocked as he stands up straight, raises my legs, and rests them on his shoulders. He can now enter deeper thanks to his new position, and he keeps fucking me hard, his balls hitting my clit with each stroke. He goes in closer once again and plants a messy yet intense kiss on my lips. When I came all over his dick, I was at the height of my climax. Just in time, he pulls out and dumps his load onto my stomach. By the time he finally fell on top of me, we were both breathing heavily. Before one of us speaks, we give ourselves time to catch our breath. He sighs, “
There’s sorrow in his voice, like he’s trying so hard not to lose control but still can’t. My heartbeat quickens. It was up to me to decide this. This was my chance to say anything to halt it if I wanted to. The Alpha in front of me is staring at me with such intensity that it’s killing me, and my eyes dart over him. I can see by the expression on his face that he meant business when he urged me to get him to stop. Once more, he gives me a fierce kiss, tearing my lips apart, but then he backs off. He says impatiently, “Fuck Belle. Tell me to stop.” “No,” I say in a murmur that verges on a wail. I draw him in closer, burying my face in his shoulder as I wrap my arms around his neck. I feel like I’m losing him again —why is that? I feel that he’ll stay away from me since we both realize that when we’re around each other, we lose our self-control. The notion of being apart from him makes me cringe. I still feel the anguish of his disregarding my existence and avoiding me. That is a terri
Isabelle’s POV I give him a heartfelt kiss. I have so many feelings inside of me that it feels like my chest is going to burst. His lips against mine seems so natural. He presses our lips closer, and I can’t help but sigh. I nearly lose my head over what he just admitted to me. It amazes me that he has never desired anyone else the way he desires me right now. I pull up my white flag and give myself over to him. This was my heart’s desire. The heart wants nothing more than to lose me in his embrace, and that’s all it desires. Currently, at this very moment. To say this, I move away from him. “Dimitri,” I yell, still gasping from our passionate kiss. After I break up our kiss, he looks at me angrily, as if he couldn’t go a single second without it. He looks straight into my eyes as though he’s trying to figure out what I’m going to say. I mutter, “I’m sorry.” I was hurt. I did those things, I didn’t mean any of it. I shouldn’t have done what I did in the club; it was so stupid. It was
Look at him for a long moment before I sneer. I finally let out the emotions that had been building inside of me. “So, this is all about you being my Alpha protector again, isn’t it? So you actually felt nothing when you watched me dancing with another man,” I said. He looks a little confused and asks, “What the hell are you talking about?” With obvious irritation in my voice, I ask, “What about you, Dimitri?” I let out, feeling my eyes burn from the tears that welled up, “Did you ever think about what you were doing by avoiding me for days? Not speaking to me? I’m your bloody mate for goodness sake!” He gives me a startled expression as I say this. When he realized what I had said, his eyes widened. “How in hell did you find that out?” “I figured it out when Stefan kidnapped me, him and Tilda mentioned that we were mates,this pain in my chest wouldn’t let me be. And it is all because you’re the one destined for me as my mate. If you didn’t want me so much as your mate why didn’t you