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Chapter 3

Penulis: Bebo Elnadi
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2021-10-22 00:02:03

Un deux trois et quatre. Un deux trois et quatre, encore.” Monsieur Claude, the ballet master, clapped his hands with the rhythm. I twirled and raised my arms around my head like a circle.

Siegfried, why are you so tense? You should be fluid like water. Follow the music and let your body sway. Give me a good attitude.” Victor bent one knee and looked at me. I took a couple of deep breaths and then two wide steps towards him.

He reached for me and swiftly raised me up. I opened my arms and arched my back.

“No, Odette. You are a swan, an elegant and delicate bird. You are supposed to be as light as a feather, but you look like a sack of potatoes. This is ridiculous.”

He used his cane to knock on the chair beside him a few times.

“That is enough, Assemblé.” we all stopped as one and stood up, back straight waiting for his instructions.

“You all should be ashamed of yourselves. That was disgusting. We have been practicing act two for a week now and you still fail me.”

I side glanced at Lina and as I already expected, she was smirking at me. Monsieur Claude's furious voice yelled again.

“Hanna, next time suck up your belly or stop eating for one damn week. Luca le pauvre fils….” He gave Luca some sympathetic looks and continued.

“You will break his back.” Hanna flinched and her eyes watered, but she held it back. Our master would eat her alive if he saw her tears. His French accent was heavy now, which meant he was furious.

“I’m done with you for the day. We will continue tomorrow. I’m so disappointed in all of you; you make me so sick, disgusting.”

And with a look from under his nose, he left us. I fell on my ass when Lina threw herself at me.

“Dammit, Lina. You might look small and cute, but girl, you weigh a ton.” She chuckled and put more of her weight on me.

“Baby, all of this is pure muscles.” Then she lowered her voice for my ears only.

“And not to mention these boobs, too. Because of them, you are the Prima ballerina. It is the only reason. I refuse to believe anything else.” I rolled my eyes and ignored her.

She was right, we were the opposite. She was curvy and sexy; I on the other hand was small and as thin as a stick.

Victor came back with a small bottle of water which I gladly accepted.

“What is wrong, sweetie? You looked so distant today and were unfocused, which was odd. You almost dropped me.”

He hugged my middle and rested his head on my shoulder. I was sweaty and stinky, but we were used to it by now.

Victor was my friend and partner for two years so far and we knew everything about each other. Hell, he knew when I was PMSing that is how close we are.

Lina snatched my still closed bottle and unscrewed it.

“It looks like a lover quarrel to me.” I turned back to Vic

“Is that true? Did you and Sam fight?” He shook his head, which was still buried in my chest.

“We broke up yesterday.” Lina splattered water all over my face and chest in response to his confession.

“What the hell had happened? Did he cheat on you?” She gasped, her hand covering her mouth.

“Did you cheat on him?” He raised his sad eyes to us.

“Neither, I was the one who broke things up.” I caressed his back softly.

“Why sweetie, what happened?” His eyes watered and his lips wobbled.

“He wanted to settle down and asked me to move in with him.” I asked him, confused.

“But baby, these are good news. He was almost proposing.” He sniffled.

“He was about to; I had found the rings a week ago.”

Lina slapped the back of his head. “So you are saying that you are just an asshole who broke a good man’s heart.” I glared at her, and then hissed.

“Lina, don’t be rude.” She shrugged and started to stretch beside us. I kept caressing my friend's back, trying to comfort him.

“I’m sure you have your own reasons to make such a decision.” He shook his head and sighed. ”No, Lina is right. I’m an asshole, that’s all.” I thought for a moment

“What about spending the night with us? Let’s have a sleepover and tomorrow, we can go to practice together.” He smiled at me.

“I’m sorry I can’t. My brother will bring his girlfriend home tonight for the first time, and my mother wants me to be there.” I smiled back at him.

“Another time then.” He hugged me and kissed my cheek and after a moment of hesitation in my friend’s way, he gave Lina a small wave and lift.

I glared at her stoic face. “He just needed some emotional support. It is only a hug. Why are you always like this towards him?” She lifted a brow.

“Seriously, you know that I’m like this with all men. I don’t like touching them, and then their stinky scent clings to my body. It takes me ages to get rid of it. I scrub myself sometimes raw. Anyway, it isn’t just Victor.”

Scent, cling, and scrub? She is so weird I know that by now, but each time I was still struck by this fact. I looked at her, bewildered.

“You are so weird that it scares me sometimes.” She laughed and hugged me, her cheek rubbing mine.

“I don’t mind your scent on me. On the contrary, it makes me feel safe and comforted. It smells like home.”

I tried to push her away, but again, she didn’t budge.

“EW, you smell stinky and your body is so sweaty. It’s disgusting.” She gave me another rub to the cheek and the neck, then chuckled.

“We run hot baby. You should see one of our men. You would be impressed.” She stood and offered me her hand to help me to stand up. I accepted it.

“No ew, I like my men clean and smell good.” She pumped our shoulders together.

“You mean you like your men, invisible or non-existent. I think you are still a virgin.” My face heated.

“You mean like you? You are the one to talk, ha.” She grinned.

“It was, and still, my own choice. I’m waiting for my special one.”

“Me too, sis. Me too.” I mumbled to myself.

We walked to the lockers together to change.

“By the way, you should stop being touchy-feely with Victor. Each time he touches you, your scent changes and smells like him.” I gave her my back as I took off my shoes first.

“You do know that he is gay, right? He was just talking about his boyfriend a few moments ago.” I peeked around.

“Lina, is there something I should know? Are you trying to tell me something?” Her head turned to the side and her face went slack. I couldn’t help it and giggled, making her chuckle in return.

“Sarah, Here in Moscow, I have only you. You are my pa… family. And I don’t like seeing you warm and cozy with others, it makes me angry.”

I straightened my coat and smiled. Since the day we met six years ago, and she has been possessive and protective of me, which drove mother crazy.

She thought that we were a thing and she didn’t like it.

We went out and the cold wind chilled my body; I wrapped myself tightly in my coat. Lina, on the other side, raised her head and inhaled the cold, crisp air.

I envied her; I hate cold. It would take me hours to warm myself back. I envy her. She must be telling the truth about her hot blood.

“Sarah, let’s spend this year’s month vacation together. I will return home for The Sanguis Lunae Pars, which happens every five years. It will be my birthday too. What do you think? I really want you to be with me.”

The small walk to our small apartment didn’t take long. But my mind was consumed by the unexpected invitation. Since I knew Lina, she didn’t talk much about her family.

It was a sensitive topic for her. Even though she is American, she once mentioned that her family doesn’t live here, and she is from some other place.

That is all what I got nothing more, so I didn’t push it. She has the right to her own secrets.

I was still deep in my thoughts when someone’s voice startled me.

“Sarah, why are you walking like this? Your pose is wrong and your back is hunched. And why your cheeks are so full aren’t you on a diet? I sent you an email about this.”

I looked up and found my mother standing in front of our door. She wore elegant silk rose dress under her fur coat. Her blonde hair was brushed into soft waves and her makeup was flawless.

She looked gorgeous. No one would believe that she is forty-eight years. We looked like twins except for our eyes. I have one pale blue eye and the other was hazel, like my father’s.

Mom has sparkly Russian blue eyes that entranced people. They gave her a captivating allure back in the days when she was dancing.

Lina plastered her fake smile on her face before opening the apartment door and greeted her.

“Hello, Miss Yaroslav. How are you doing today?” My mother’s face brightened, and she kissed my friend’s cheek.

“I’m fine, thank you, sweet Lina. And please just call me Ariana.” Lina nodded, then excused herself and went to her room.

I stood alone with the woman in the small livening /kitchen area. She looked around her in distaste.

“I don’t know why are you still living here? It is awful.” I sighed and turned up the heat. It was cold in here.

“What do you want, mother? What are you doing here?” She hissed at me in the middle of taking her coat off.

“I told you several times to call me Ariana.” I hid a smile because I knew that and I did it on purpose just to anger her. She hated it when I remind her of her age.

She always said I was the reason she didn’t dance anymore. And she gave up her dream and married my father. I know that was a lie. She did it only to secure my father’s wealth.

“I came here to tell you, this weekend I will introduce you to someone. So be ready.” I looked at her, stupefied.

“Are you for real now? What gave you the idea that I would do this? NO.” She glared at me.

“Look, honey. You won’t stay young forever and let’s be honest here. You aren’t that… eye-catching.” I sat there silent as a stone. Did she understand what she just had told me?

Lina’s voice came from her room. “Yes CAS, I will be there and, as I said, I will bring a friend. Ugh, we talked about this, just send me the private jet; I’m not in the mood for a commercial. Love you, bye.” She walked out of the room and stood next to me on our small sofa.

“Arina, I’m sorry. Sarah will be coming with me this weekend. We are having a huge party and I already invited her. Maybe she can have her date later.” My mother’s face brightened.

“Oh sure. She can go.” She stood and looked at herself in the big mirror behind the apartment door and left. She must have one of her social gatherings.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t ask for your permission, but we both know how she can be.” I shook my head. She was right.

Mom worshiped money, and she always thought that Lina was loaded, so being her friend will extend her social acquaintances circle.

And I might find myself a wealthy husband. So it was a win-win situation for her.

“It is alright, you actually saved me. I think it is going to be a great adventure and all of this mystery around you will clear out.” She chuckled at my teasing tone.

“Girl, you have no idea. Buckle up; you are going to need it.” She winked at me and went inside for another phone call. Her tone was light, yes, but her face was mischievous.

I hope I won’t regret this.

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    “So you are here and making all this fuss, just for some petty theft?” I rubbed my temples. This was getting on my nerves and I do not need more stress, right now. The full moon is upon me and, worse, this one is the blood moon. Dylan stood straighter, eyes downcast. “I’m sorry, your highness but I think there is more to this.” I moved my stiff shoulders from behind my old wooden desk and eyed my beta. “More? You said some food and clothes were the only things they took, so it must be a teenage prank or something.” I stood and went to the big window that overlooked the sea. I really would like to have a swim right now. My body temperature was heating up and my brain too. Dylan spoke again, but this time his voice was lower. He knew I was getting irritated. “No, your majesty. I sent some enforcers to look into it, and they said that person didn’t leave any scent. I think this might be something different.” He winc

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    I stood there mouth open and eyes wide, when Lina said a private jet I never thought she was telling the truth. I thought she said that just for my mother’s sake. She chuckled and nudged me. “Close your mouth, love. People would think that I have kidnapped you or something.” I turned and gaped at her. “Who the hell are you, really?” She winked and adjusted her sunglasses, even though there was no freaking sun at all. “I’m a princess sweetheart, you are a friend of a royalty.” I scrunched up my nose and followed her to the plane. “You are pulling my leg now, right? Stop joking around and tell me the truth.” She winked at me and went for the small stairs that will help her ascend the plane. The pilot and the flight attendant greeted her. “Lady Ascelina, It is an honor to have you with us today.” They said while they looked at their feet. I stopped and gawked at them. The man was freaking big. His suit barely contained him and he di

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  • Cassius the supreme alpha king (Beasts of the night book1)   Chapter 6

    I walked to the shower to wash all the blood and grime off of me. This morning I woke up on my balcony, body scratched and drenched in blood. I leaned on the black tiles and closed my eyes. The lukewarm water irritated my open, sensitive back, but I clenched my teeth and endured it. I looked down and saw the dirty water drain. I almost heaved when I saw a piece of fur and something that resembled an animal's hove struggling to wash away. That asshole monster had enjoyed his time yesterday and now slept contently inside my head and here I am, the one who was cleaning his mess. I tried to remember anything from the night before, but I couldn't. All I get always was bits and pieces of foggy memories. I growled in annoyance and used my claws to scrub my hair with some shampoo. By the time I was wrapping a towel around my waist, there was a soft knock on the door. I inhaled deeply and smiled when I smelled my mother and little sister.

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  • Cassius the supreme alpha king (Beasts of the night book1)   Chapter 7

    It has been almost a week now and I loved every single minute of those six days. Lina would take me out each morning and we would take a stroll on the island.I know now that we are on the Caribbean islands. That was a hell of a journey. But it was worth it. I have never seen this much nature in forever.The place here is quiet and peaceful. People are so generous and every day I return with so much sweets and baked goodies that I’m sure that I have gained a couple of pounds.It might be because of Lina’s popularity, but I liked to think that people actually like me.I put on the long robe of my green bathing suit and took the long stairs two at a time. This morning my friend has suggested we should spend it on the beach because the castle was hectic for a couple of days now.She said the guest will start to arrive today and everyone is on red alert so we should stay away and enjoy ourselves.It wasn’t somethi

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    “King of vampires, your bloodsuckers are scaring my demons. They are too frightened now to do any work in the human realm.” Caius, the demons king, teased Lucius.The vampire king glared at him then flashed his fangs. “My people did nothing and the order officially cleared us.” I rubbed my temples and gritted my teeth.This was too fucking much. I didn’t want any of those assholes here, but it was a tradition to have them for the sanguis lunae pars.It was the night when the goddess has created the first Lycan and made him the absolute ruler, so they needed to pledge their loyalty to me.They must acknowledge my dominance. A rule of the goddess, not mine.“Enough Caius, I don't know why you enjoy taunting him. If you two need to fuck or something, just do it and be done with it.”Augustus, the wizard king, said, making Blaise thunder with laughter.&nb

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    I blinked several times, trying to will my eyes not to water, but the struggle was real. I raised my hands to rub them, they were itchy and dry. The girl assistant swatted my hands away.“Lady Sarah, please, you will smear your mascara.” The girl glared at me and I rolled my eyes then winced. It felt like thorns were growing out of the heavy lashes.“Jessica, please call me Sarah. There is no need for a lady. I’m not royalty, you know.” I looked at her through the big mirror and she frowned.“I can’t, my lady. No matter how much you try. We all have seen you being held by the supreme alpha a few days ago.” She lowered her head and sniffed me, then continued.“And you still smell like him. John told me that his highness has been calmer since that day and we all think that his other has finally chosen a mate. As a matter of fact,

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    I clenched and unclenched my fists, my claws dug into the balms of my hands, but I didn’t care. I needed the pain to anchor me.The stench of death was filling the ballroom, tickling my hunting instinct and now wasn’t the time to run mindlessly.Jessica’s body was still on the ground. No one dared to touch it except the wizard king. It looked like an old raisin, shriveled and dry.Augustus was still checking the corpse when my beta and the enforcers came back.“We checked the castle and the surrounding areas, but there was nothing, not even a scent.” I growled at Dylan and crowded his space.“Of course, there is no scent. You are searching for a skin walker, not just some rogue shifter.” I sneered at him and paced the balcony. I was angry at him and myself.Sarah could have gotten hurt. She was alone most of the time in this vast castle and she

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    I kept staring at the ceiling for the last ten minutes without blinking. My mind kept repeating the events of the last night and I couldn’t wipe away the awful scene from my head.Jessica’s raisin body kept coming back to my mind and I would shiver. What the hell would have caused this?She looked like that black dried fruit my mom loved to eat. What was it called? Was it prune?I think so; she bought it all the way from Turkey or something after one friend of hers had said that it would make her skin glow and look younger.Yeah, she was obsessed with stuff like that.I turned to the other side of the bed and closed my eyes. Even though I was mentally tired, physically I felt great, which was weird.I had one of my best nights’ sleep yesterday and it makes me feel ashamed. Someone was murdered yesterday and I woke up energetic and fresh.Ther

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  • Cassius the supreme alpha king (Beasts of the night book1)   Chapter 20

    The Lycan,“This can’t go for long, supreme alpha. You know the situation is dire and we need you with us.”Blaise spoke quietly, trying not to anger me. I eyed the dragon through narrowed eyes. I don’t like the male even though my human does.He seems to think that we were close because of our beasts’ issues and maybe the similarities in height and feature, but I can’t fucking see it.“Look Alpha, we all know that you have been triggered by what had happened in that ball with the blood moon and all. No one is thinking less of you. We all still respect and follow you so, please shift back to human so we can handle this situation.”I snarled at the dragon, and he sighed after lowering his head down and bowing a little. I paced the small dungeon and growled deeply.This is so fucking humiliating. That fucking human thought that it would be nice to cage me here because he was afraid to go after my mate. Mine. I flexed my claws and swiped at the wall in front of me angrily. This is fucki

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    I paced the balcony angrily. So now I was confined in my room and I can’t go out without asking for permission.And moreover, I wasn’t allowed to talk or see Cassius after what had happened yesterday.I winced when the bite he gave me throbbed. It has been pulsing like a motherfucker since I woke up yesterday.Lena said that it was weird and it was supposed to heal immediately.But I guess I was blessed like that. But she wasn’t sure because we didn’t consummate the mating.I think she meant that we should have had sex after or before the bite; I wasn’t sure.All I know is that yesterday we had made a scene and everyone at the ball had enjoyed it.I have seen my torn dress this morning and boy; she was right. The weird thing was that I was pissed that they stopped us.Accord

  • Cassius the supreme alpha king (Beasts of the night book1)   Chapter 18

    I walked backward when Sarah stood at the open door, blocking the entrance.I kept stumbling back, even though she didn’t move an inch.Gahiji, the leader of the order squad, quirked a brow and I growled silently.This was so humiliating but I can’t take any chance.Sarah was reeking of her heat pheromones still, and tonight was the blood moon, double the threat.If I took one whiff of her, I will do something that I would regret later.“Sarah, what are you doing here? We will meet tonight at the ball, you know that.”I cursed when I hit dead end aka the wall, and there was nowhere to go. Sarah narrowed her eyes, then licked her lips.I shivered. Goddess, help me, I must fight this. I have consumed so much of that concoction Augusts made to numb the beast, but now I can feel

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    What are my feelings toward Cassius?! I repeated the question a few times inside my head, then bit my lips.I think I like him. No, it is more than liking, it’s more like connected to him.There is that pull that always makes me want to be close to him.“From the look on your face, I would say that you like him and feel that connection. Right?”I nodded my head and kept thinking again. Yes, each time I saw the man my heart would skip a beat and I felt like floating.“Look, Sarah. We aren’t like humans in the matter of love. For a starter, we mate forever. We fall in love with the person that was destined for us. And we stay like that till the day we die. That is why we aren’t the one to choose that person our wolves do.”I stood up and paced the room, feeling agitated now.&ldq

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    I woke up with a start and suppressed a scream. I didn’t sleep a wink yesterday, and all my dreams were plagued with hairy monsters and dirty monster sex.And what freaked me out was that I actually liked it. This was fucked up. I’m not into bestiality and that was the situation here.I dreamed of having sex with that hairy monster ever since meeting him two nights ago.His big muzzle was always buried between my thighs while lapping at my juices.I groaned and pulled my thighs close when I felt myself wet again. What the fuck was wrong with me?Something snuffled and I shrieked and pulled the silk comforter above me to hide my naked body when I saw two dark figures in the corner.When I slept yesterday drained and scared I was clothed, maybe Lina had taken my clothes off.She has been sleeping with me sinc

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    He looked at the scene in front of him and growled. He almost had him in his hands. He was about to regain some of his stolen power.Those filthy creatures were right in front of him, and he could do nothing. He steadied his feet and stretched his back.He can almost feel the effect of the few drops of blood he had consumed.They were absorbed through his veins and ignited a spark of his power.The god looked at his right hand and already its color changed from ashy gray to almost tanned. As they used to be.The wild beasts that his children have created were ugly and unworthy, but each one had a hint of his power, so he has to consume them.He needs to drain those who called themselves kings so he would be able to reclaim his godhood.All of those years he had spent in his son’s prison, he schemed and planned his escape, but it was

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    “What the fuck?!”I jumped out of the bed, startled when a woman shrieked beside me.I crouched on the floor, my claws ready and my beast close to the surface.“What the fuck are you doing in my room and on my bed?”Sarah squealed, then looked down at herself and gasped.She hurriedly wrapped the comforter around her naked body and growled at me.“Why the hell am I naked, Cassius? Jesus Christ you are naked too. Oh, my god, did we…. did we do something yesterday?”I fell on my naked butt and laughed my ass out loud. Sarah gaped at me then scooted away as if I was demented and my illness would infect her.I kept laughing until my eyes watered and my whole body rolled on the floor.She growled again and her eyes flashed gold and my insid

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    I paced my office while a constant growl rumbled inside my chest. I had finally done it and lost my shit right in front of Sarah.She will be scared of me now after what she had seen. I was basically mutilating Blaise for just touching her.The four kings stood awkwardly eyeing me and I growled higher.The moon madness was stronger this month, and Sarah’s presence wasn’t helping either.The beast has been silent since what happened and I think he was ashamed of what he had done.But I can’t blame him, it was my fault too. The moment I saw Sarah being touched by that lizard I lost it and reacted.I stopped my pacing and snarled at the dragon, who looked me in the eye for a second, then looked down again.“Supreme alpha, you need to relax. We didn’t know that you had found your mate, and Blaise wasn&rsquo

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    I tossed and turned, trying to get comfortable on the bed, but with no luck. My ear was ringing and I was still shaken by what happened today.No one offered me any explanation, and Lina gave some half assed excuse. I didn’t call her out for it and chose to pretend that she was telling the truth and I was totally convinced.Since coming here and every day something weird happens, making me question my sanity. This place is different and since day one I was faced with situations, I couldn’t understand.Lina was very vague about it and was lying. I’m sure because I know her lying face and how it looked.I huffed after two more minutes and pushed the silk quilt away. It was getting hotter even though I can feel the chilly breeze coming from the open balcony.Maybe it was because of stress or anxiety. I don’t know, but I have had these hot flashes each night n

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