CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOCasey’s POVI keep repeating what the Alpha said in my head. Twin souls… He said Carlos and I are twin souls, that our fates have been decided.Still, I don’t get it. I have never heard of it my entire life. I am an outsider in this world, how could I know what the hell that even means?Groaning, I toss and turn in my bed, dreading the time when I would eventually have to get up, take a shower, and face Carlos, my mate, once more.Who even decides this?I sigh, closing and opening my eyes every other second. Sighing for the nth time, I sit up on the bed, crossing my legs in front of me when a knock on the door has me snapping my eyes up.“Come in,”I wonder who’d come knocking on my door at this time of night?“Hey, kiddo,”I slowly felt my body relax when I see Danny walk in, closing the door behind him.“Danny,” I furrow my brows and shift in my seat.He spins around before walking towards the edge of my bed. He looks down at it before asking,“May I?”“Of course,
TWENTY-THREECarlos’ POV‘Was that really necessary?’ Vato growls at me as I turn my back on her and headed to the corridors, but I ignore him.‘Of course, it was. She has no idea what she’s getting into,’ I bark back, but my wolf wasn’t having any of it.‘If she insists on coming, I will reject her if that would keep her away from me,’ I say, my voice filled with promise.Vato growls at that, ‘She’s our mate. You reject her, you kill the bond. You kill our mate,’His words has me skidding to a stop in the middle of the hallway. I turn inwards.‘What the fuck did you just say?’ I feel my aura slipping off of me, I could barely suppress it.‘I have already rejected her once.’ I say to him.‘You saw it yourself. She is our twin soul. This has always been meant to be,’ My wolf says with finality to his voice, and I simply scoff.‘No. No, no, no. This is a mistake, I’m sure of it,’The goddess can’t possibly be stupid enough to bind someone like me, especially to a human? This has to be a
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURCasey's' POV"I'm going to miss you, Casey," Evvie says teary-eyed before she hugs me."What the hell, you just got here, and now you're going to leave us again," Pixie sniffed, with Cole and Ethan beside her. Both offering her comfort and whispering sweet nothings into her ear.I felt a tiny bit awkward as I shuffled in my feet.While Pixie and Evvie's mates stood here gushing over them, mine was glaring daggers at me after I decided to show up in the pack courtyard.It felt as if I was burning underneath his penetrating gaze, but I'll endure it.Besides, it's utter disrespect to go back on my word which I said directly to an alpha. I have to stand by it."It's okay," I laugh, squeezing them both in a tight hug then releasing them. I give them a sad smile, "I'll be okay," I whisper."Promise me, " Evvie steps forward, taking my small hands into hers.My throat suddenly felt dry and I gulp."I promise," I say, despite the uncertainty settling in my stomach."It's t
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE.Casey's POV "Abso-fucking-lutely not!" Danny growls, rushing forward, his scowl seemingly permanent now. He yanks me behind him, shielding me from Carlos, as if blocking me from his view could break the pull between us. I tried to peer around Danny's broad shoulders, but he shifted each time, deliberately blocking my line of sight. The tension thickened, the air heavy with testosterone and dominance. My head throbbed, the overwhelming male energy pressing in from all sides. For a moment, everything was quiet, too quiet. The eyes of the other werewolves burned into me, adding weight to the already awkward situation. How this could get worse, I had no clue. "Fine," Carlos gritted out finally, his voice low and dangerous. I managed to peek over Danny’s shoulder just in time to see Carlos turn and stride towards a small group gathered nearby. But my eyes stayed on him, drawn to his powerful frame, his commanding presence. Whether it was the mate bond or so
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXCasey's POVI stood awkwardly on the side, shifting in my feet as I watched them gather, ready to shift. They were all naked, waiting for one command. Danny, however, has already shifted by my side, not caring to wait unlike the others. His magnificent grey wolf lay proudly beside me, one huge paw crossed over the other. His eyes laser-focused on Carlos. I swear if looks could kill, he'd probably get burnt off with Danny's deadly glare.And the fact that he stood naked in the open makes my heart thunder in my chest. "Shift!" His voice boomed in the air with pure dominance and authority. My gaze trailed down his muscles that flexed in every move. Before I could stop myself, I looked down... there.God, it was huge. I mean, I've seen stuff online before, but nothing like this. His was thick and long, fairly a much better upgrade than the ones I have already seen. And the way he smirked at me when he caught me checking him out, tells me he damn knew it. Right after
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENCasey’s POVThere were around the same number as us, maybe twenty-five, twenty-six? It doesn’t matter, though. There were a lot of them. They were growling and snapping their teeth at us, as if warning us not to go any further into their territory.I look back, petrified, wondering if we could even survive. The warriors moved to the front, the trackers positioned themselves at the back.Danny lowers himself to the ground, nudging me. I hop off, and go to hide behind the tallest bush I could find nearest to me.The rogues gathered quickly. One of them, a big brown, rugged wolf, stalked forward, and so did Carlos’. The two of them walk in slow deliberate circles, their eyes focused on each other as if they were having a silent conversation in their heads. The rogue’s eyes glistened, almost as if they knew each other.Growling lowly as they circled each other, the brown wolf suddenly stops. This made Carlos halt as well, but the next moment, one is already on top of
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTCasey’s POVThe next thing I knew, it was all over. I peel my eyes open. My back was still pressed under an old oak tree, as I tried to look around my surroundings.I nearly gasped. It was a bloodbath. The soil looked as if it bathed in blood with the heavy amount of blood splattered on the ground. Carnage and more dead bodies scattered everywhere. Bile rises in my throat, my hand moving up to cover my mouth in an attempt to stop it, but I couldn’t.Lurching forward, I vomit, throwing up everything I ate for dinner and breakfast. It made me dizzy, yet still hyperaware of my surroundings and the fact that I am now standing in a werewolf graveyard.My breath leaves my lungs in short, rapid gasps. I feel like hyperventilating, the world around me spinning until it blurs and eventually, turns a thousand shades darker.“Casey!”I hear a voice, probably Danny’s. I’m not sure and I am unable to check if it is, anyway.Suddenly, I see the world covered in red. Blood spill
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINECarlos’ POVMy control was waning.Little did she know, her scent has been driving me crazy since the minute I got here. Meeting her for some brief span of time in the cell, I had been glad there were bars separating us. Because if she looked like she did today, I would have lost it.I did not expect to find her inhaling my jacket I’d swung over her as she slept.“Is that what you really want?” I asked lowly. I know my wolf is now dangerously close to the surface.She nodded, licking her lips dry. That did it.I pressed her against the stone, my hand closing around her throat. And she moaned. The sound echoed in my ears, making me shudder pleasurably.All I wanted was to scare her a bit. Maybe that would do something about her head.But the sweet, innocent sound she just made was too tempting to resist.Without thinking, I buried my nose in her neck, inhaling her scent deeply. She smelled so good I suddenly had the urge to run my tongue across her neck. Her soft mo