CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENCasey’s POVWhat on earth was he thinking? Bargaining off his life just like that, is he insane?My uncle is a no-joke serious type of man, and I’m quite sure he will stick to his word even if it meant life or death.“Casey,” The sound of my name being voiced by none other than him had my mind trapped in a loop, spinning in circles.“Huh?” I turn slightly, still with my eyes shut as I tried to navigate my way around here.“You can open your eyes now, Casey.” He linked me. My arms are stretched out as I tried to feel around my surroundings. Still, I refuse to open my eyes.He might still be naked. And I don’t think I can handle seeing him like that without passing out, at least once.“No,” It was all I could afford to croak out.“It’s safe. You won’t fall, and I won’t drop you.” He assured me, but I wasn’t all that convinced.“How would you know? You run like you’re the Flash,” I mumbled.“Who?” he asked, I could hear the confusion in his voice, making me groan.“N
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTCasey’s POVIt was not long after I felt that twinge of pain that quickly intensified to an unbearable point that I felt my ass hit the ground. Hard. I know it was because it created a loud thud that made Carlos’ wolf along with the others skid to a stop. Turning their gazes towards me, they all freeze to see me rolling on the ground before I reach an inertia, and I lay limp on the cold ground.I curled up into a ball, having no idea why I suddenly feel so freezing cold. It’s strange, and my senses blocked out my surroundings, yet I was still conscious of what was happening all around me.Wrapping my arms around myself, I could feel the sound of footsteps drawing near me. It made me wonder just how many of them shifted into their human forms because of this.“Casey?” Danny’s voice echoed in my head, I could sense his panic, fear, and anxiety all mushed up into one.Huh? Strange… Why do I feel the air shift even when someone nearby makes the slightest movement? I c
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINECasey’s POV“Casey!”“Casey!”I could hear the voices of Danny and Carlos’ fade away slowly, replaced by that strong yet feminine voice I have been hearing for days.‘My name is Kaleesa, that is all I can tell you,’ the voice echoed in the darkness within my mind.‘Will you at least show yourself?’There was silence, for a moment, before Kaleesa’s voice floated through the air around me.‘No,’ she answered.‘Why, and what is this place?’ I ask looking around my surroundings. It’s pitch-black. Looking down, it seems as if I am stepping on air.‘Because you are not ready,’ she says, and I cock a brow despite facing no one in this shallow darkness.‘You are here, deep in the subconscious of your mind, Cassandra,’What she said caught me right off guard.‘You know my real name?’ I never even told her that, or anything for the matter, thinking she was probably a figment of my imagination I have conjured due to stress.‘Of course, I have known you since you were little,’
CHAPTER FORTYCasey’s POVGoosebumps spread across my skin and I felt cold as my eyelids fluttered open. I couldn’t see anything through the dark. Glancing around I could tell I was in a cave. Not the cave I had slept in the night before. It was a different one.Then I tried to remember the past events before I got here. How the hell did I even got in here? All I remember was the last moments before I passed out…Wait. I passed out. I don’t remember anything that happened after that.“Hm, glad you’re finally awake,” A voice strips me from my thought process. My eyes flick to see a shadow, tall and foreboding, inches away from me.“Who are you?” The question blurts out of my mouth as a sick, unsettling feeling eased into my stomach,The man stepped forward, right under the moonlight that makes it clear to me who it was.“Theorem?” I felt my brows pinch at the sight of him.“What are you doing—” He didn’t let me finish. The next second, he was above me, hovering all over me with his bre
CHAPTER FORTY-ONECarlos’ POVMy wolf hadn’t stopped pacing since afternoon. Something was wrong. He kept telling me, but I would not believe him.But as soon as I heard that scream pierce the night air, I knew he was right.“What the fuck was that?” Danny curses when I passed him. I ignore him, swishing past him and following where my feet wanted me to go.“What are you doing? Why are you heading over to Casey’s cave?” Danny huffs angrily, I could hear him falling into step behind me.I don’t answer and instead continue trudging down the path. Danny huffs behind me.“What the fuck is that?” I hear Danny mutter, more to himself than me.My brows furrowed, and I squint.There’s a half-naked man whose body was shaking from head to toe near the entrance. His eyes widen like saucers before something jumps at him. A second later he drops on his knees. The life in his eyes fade out slowly while he was trying to stop the blood from flowing. But I bet the killer and himself knew it was too la
CHAPTER FORTY-TWOCarlos’ POVShe stops, it’s as if time has frozen for her as she met my gaze. Not long after, tears form beneath her eyes, and she swallows.“Carlos?” she breathes, at first her voice came off strong, fading back to her real voice. Softer, gentler, just like her.I nodded, watching as the fur slowly disappeared into her skin. Once she shifted back into her human form, she collapsed against me. I caught her tiny body in my arms, which went limp as she drifted off into deep sleep.I couldn’t help but stare at her pretty face. She looked exactly like the first time I saw her. We were at war, then, and there she was.In the middle of it all, amidst the war and chaos all around me, she stood and exuded pure innocence as she locked eyes with me.“Mate!” My wolf howled, and he jumped up and down. Right then and there, he wanted to stake his claim on her. Hold her close, kiss her, taste her, devour her until she’s ours completely, mark her mine. One thing was holding me back
CHAPTER FORTY-THREECasey’s POVMy heart pounds wildly in my chest, and I can’t move. The reason? Partly because my mind won’t allow me to, mostly because my body is pressed against the burning hot body of Carlos Bane Drago, who is also my mate.We were laying under an old oak tree, slightly raised and overlooking the other wolves resting around the camp fire.It had been exactly thirty minutes since Carlos listened to my request—to hold me close to him. And now, it’s exactly what he was doing.My head is pressed against his chest. I could hear the soft thumping of his heart as I listened closely. He’s shirtless. Then again, it was my fault he was. My dress was torn into shreds when I shifted, so he tossed his shirt and jacket over me to keep warm through the night.Opening my eyes, I watch as his chest rises and falls with the rhythm of his heartbeat. The feel of his arms around me as he held me close creates sparks everywhere his skin brushed against me.I let my eyes glide down the
CHAPTER FORTY-FOURCasey’s POV“What?” the question falls out of my lips before I could even stop it.Carlos’ eyes remain trained on me, neither of us willing to look away.He lets out a soft chuckle that makes my heart melt. “To be honest, I really don’t know either,”He leans back, shifting all his weight onto his hands as he plants them on the cold ground.Then he turns his head and looks at me in the eye with those damned, beautiful violet eyes. “There’s something about you, something I didn’t want to acknowledge.”My brow raised at him, “And what is that?”He smiled. That goddamn dazzling, devious smile that has me gawking at him in awe.“Sorry, but it’s my little secret, since, I gave you my only one,” he said, and winked at me.Heat immediately rushed to my face, and I feel my chest flush, making me want to cover myself tighter if only I didn’t feel so hot.“But hey, looks like I’m not the only one,” he said, his tone turning serious.I looked up at him and narrowed my eyes.Wh