AVERY’S POV While I concentrated upon this candle's flickering flame and chanted the incantation, I heard my mother's voice in my thoughts whispering, "Have faith in yourself, Avery." I can accomplish this. I had to. With electricity and adrenaline jolting up my spine, every hair on the back of my neck stood up. The gap between my brows itched, and I had the weight of a boulder on top of my head. With each second I spent muttering the spell, the prickly sensation gained strength. The magnitude of the process was staggering. I shut my eyes due to feeling dizzy and allowed the darkness to comfort me. I resorted to the brief but treasured moment I had with my mom, seeking strength in the darkness. "Stand up for love." The stillness echoed her words. I regarded the people for whom I needed to perform this spell. Despite the exceptionally bitter and cold weather, my system was steadily heating up from within. Initially soothing, the heat soon became unbearably hot, as if the candl
AVERY’S POV I assumed I was dead. But as soon as my throat started to itch and a cough came through, my eyelids snapped awake. Dominic’s troubled gaze glinted under the light of the candle. When his eyes met mine, the rigid features on his face melted in relief, his arms wrapped me in a warm embrace. His voice was soothing to the ears and numbed all the agony I had just experienced. “Oh God, you scared me,” he cried. As I coughed once more, he massaged my back with his palm. I said, hoarsely clearing my throat, “I know where the book is.” When he heard me, his brows lifted slightly, and I turned to look behind him to see if someone was about to attack us. “Castiel?” “Fucker vanished in the middle of the battle.” He stroked my cheek with his thumb as he said, “I feared he would come for you, so I ran into the mansion and saw you in this state. Are you alright?” “Not really.” The throbbing pain in my chest was present, but it was bearable at the time. Other more pressing matters req
“Wait here,” I told Dominic and took slow steps towards the clearing. I could sense magic everywhere, creeping over my skin like a slithering snake. I tapped the ground beneath me with the sole of my shoe. I could sense the ground was an illusion and only a witch could see through it.I closed my eyes and allowed my senses to be awake to their full potential. I could hear the birds chirping, the smell of forest and the ground beneath me. Gradually, they all faded and I felt my shoes immerse into the ground which had turned soft like mud. The mud turned more moist and almost felt like water.I opened my eyes and saw the ground beneath me had turned into water, like a lake. I dragged my feet over it, feeling an invisible ground that allowed me to walk on the water. As I kept moving forward, the intensity of the magic grew around me and when I reached the center of the lake, I saw something flash beneath the clear water.The water had no color of its own, reflecting the dark sky above li
I couldn’t fight them if I was hanging on the rope which groped my ankle and wrist so tight and painfully. I had only three seconds before the creatures attacked me. One creature had made it like a near-to-death experience when it bit my face. I couldn’t tolerate more. I didn’t chant any spells. I closed my eyes and focused on the image I created inside my mind, where the creatures were being thrown away and killed. I imagined a blue light, like the one I used when I fought with Victor, killing them. When my eyes snapped open, something rang in my ears, and for the moment I couldn’t hear the creatures. I watched as they fell the tree branch as if they were hurt. I could feel the blue light on my palms and I used it to cut the rope. I didn’t cut the entire rope and I held onto a part of it so I didn’t fall to the ground which was a land of fog currently. Something snapped and I whipped my head to my right and saw another tree branch moving toward me. The tree had a lie of its own an
I couldn’t feel my left hand. I didn’t know if it would ever heal. I was not a werewolf after all. Tears rolled down my eyes as I sat on my knees, the tree monster’s hand inches away from breaking the bone of my left leg. It had stopped and said, “Give your soul to me and I shall not destroy your body. It will be destroyed now or later. So it is better if you give up.” I closed my eyes, allowing the tears to soak my cheeks. The monster’s voice faded and everything slowed down. I extended my right and only hand at the sword. I would finish this. Without wasting another second, I pierced the sword’s tip into the root of the tree. The pain of my leg bone snapping didn’t affect my action and I gave every ounce of my strength left to cut the tree from its root. The wood on the body of the monster cracked and soon burst into pieces, falling like snow on the ground. I dropped the sword and fell to the ground, my breathing labored. Blood pooled beneath me. My blood. I didn’t have a
SKYLAR’S POV Holy shit! The ground burned as the grass was consumed by flames. I felt the burning heat beneath my shoes and before it could get to Jannet, I quickly pulled her up. She was in grief but the sudden fire took her by surprise. “Sky. Avery…” she said, her voice hoarse. Avery’s body was on the ground. It would burn to ashes too— Where was her body? The place she was laid earlier, was empty, replaced by fire which spread to the woods. I looked at Asphalt, who was torturing Castiel. He had lost total control and I knew it was coming. Avery was everything for both Dominic and Asphalt. But where was her body? Did it get consumed by the fire already? “Her body is in the car,” I heard Master’s voice and whipped my head at the man whose features and sapphire blue eyes matched mine. Aisel. Regarding my silence with a stoic face, he continued to explain, “I didn’t do anything. Alpha Dark made sure her body was safe before he turned into his demon.” Jannet looked in confu
SKYLAR’S POV Master watched her shake furiously and said, “Take her inside the Whitlock Mansion. I assume we were brought here for a purpose.” We stepped out of the car and carried Avery’s body inside the old mansion. She kept shaking with her eyes closed as if something was happening inside her body. Jannet held her head and panicked, “What do we do now?” she looked at me and then at Master who stared at Avery’s body. “We wait and watch. Something is happening inside her body. I can feel it as a witch.” He said and placed his hand on Avery’s chest. “It's powerful.” “But why is she shaking like this?” Jannet asked in concern. Suddenly, the furniture around us started to tremble like an earthquake hit the house. We were on the first floor, close to where the stairs were. Dust from the ceiling fell on my jacket and hair, as the entire mansion seemed to rattle. The lamps on the wall started to glow golden and dim frequently. What was happening? Something pricked my skin and
ASPHALT’S POVThe old fucker fought like he could win against me. The thought of him considering himself equal to a high ranking demon of the Underworld was hilarious. Yet I kept a straight face while my body swiftly dodged his attacks.It was a waste of time. But it was all I had left after I lost everything.Avery’s beautiful face flashed in front of my vision. Even though a witch, she could be called more beautiful than Selene. At least to me she was.The sound of a punch hitting my jaw rang in my ears and I stumbled back on my feet. It was not a hard hit and I could have dodged it easily. But I was broken and distracted from inside. A constant humming inside my heart gave me the hope of Avery coming back to me.I couldn’t accept her death. But I couldn’t deny it either. Then why did I feel like this?Castiel’s fire was about to wrap me in its burning embrace and I allowed it. The burning sensation couldn’t compare to what I felt inside. No pain in this world could ever replace the
SKY’S POV We had a funeral for Aisel after he… I blinked back the tears as I stared at the garden through the window. I hadn’t expected him to go away like that. If I had known, my words would have been different. I wanted to say I loved him and missed him and I forgive him. “Sky,” I smelled hot chocolate and turned behind to find my white chocolate holding a cup in her hand. She extended the cup towards me, the hot fumes touching my soaked cheeks. “Thanks lovely.” I said and took a sip from the cup. It tasted heavenly. Jannet was amazing at making hot chocolate and I was a fan of hot chocolate now. She took a seat beside me and rubbed my shoulder, “Wanna talk about it?” She had given me some space after dad passed away and told me she was here to talk if I wanted to. I couldn’t ask for a more understanding mate. It was her maturity which influenced me to a great extent and Silver had told me how he I was slowly changing into a more responsible man. Was I? I didn’t know. But I wa
JANNET’S POVDuring the wedding celebrations, I felt Sky’s constant gaze on me. I slowly looked at him and was met with his blue eyes eye-fucking me. If his gaze could burn clothes, I would have been naked by now.Avery danced with the Alpha and Sky walked towards me. He looked hot in a black blazer over his black turtle-neck top. He leaned down and whispered, “I should have paid the priest to get us married here too.”I blushed and tugged the ends of his blazer to straighten it. His face hardened a little, “I will be waiting for you outside the gates once the party is over.”“Okay.” I was excited to meet him.After Avery finished her dance with the Alpha, one of the warriors played Shape of You and a lot of them joined the dance floor, showing off their moves.Avery ran over to me and pulled me in a hug. She had freed her legs from the heels and was bare feet. “Goddess, they hurt.” She said and I wrapped an arm around her shoulder, watching everyone dance to the beats.“You wanna dan
Woah! I can't believe this book has finally ended. There will be bonus chapters, of course but the epilogue was important so I published it first. Now that you have read the epilogue, allow me to present to you the second book and the third volume into the 'Chased wolf' series -- I have a new book out -- ADORED BY MY RUTHLESS ALPHA Please give it a try if you enjoyed this book. I am sure you will love it as well. CHASING THE DARK LUNA This book will delve deeper into Evangeline's life as the daughter of Dominic, Asphalt and Avery. Guess who else will be a very important character in this book? *wiggles brows* It consists of a certain demon king. That aside, this book is going to take you in one hell of a ride with more supernatural creatures, lots of steamy scenes and a lot more. It will be released most probably in the beginning of February. If you are following me on Goodnovel, you will be notified when the book is r
AVERY’S POV I couldn’t move, I was too tired. Before my eyes closed, the last I remembered was the doctors pulling out the baby. I wanted to smile and get a look, but my vision was blurry. When I fluttered my eyes open, I was resting on a hospital bed. In the corner of the room, I saw Dominic leaning against the wall. His eyes looked puffy and red as if he had cried before this. What happened? “The baby!” I sat up and an excruciating pain shot through my back. Dominic came to my side and made me lean back on the bed. I looked at him, “Dom…the baby…” “Hush, calm down. You just woke up. Take some rest.” his eyes held no expression, they were blank. Why was he behaving like this? His behavior scared me. There was a certain emptiness in my heart that I couldn’t comprehend. “Dom. Where is the baby?” I asked, the impatience clear in my voice. I just wanted to see my child. Was that too much to ask? Dominic did not respond and turned his back on me. He approached a crib on the other
DOMINIC’S POVAvery slowly sat on my lap and wrapped her arms around my neck. She looked nervous.“And smells different.” Asphalt added.I frowned and pulled her closer to me, sniffing her neck. She had a soft tint of rose on her cheeks while I sniffed her. She indeed smelt different. It was not a perfume, it was her natural scent mixed with something…strange.“Dom, what are you doing?” she asked, the nervousness not lifting from her face. I could hear her heartbeat pacing, feeling her stress crawl through my skin. As mates, we could feel each other’s emotions.But why was she so nervous?“Did any of those bitches stir any problem in the coven?” I asked, my face hardened. Avery ran her own coven with thousands of witches under it. Some of them were not very trustworthy, so I always stayed alert.She shook her head and my frown deepened. Then what was the problem?Sean walked in and bowed his head, “Luna, two wolves have initiated a brawl in the fighting grounds and it is hard to stop
DOMINIC’S POV “Stay calm, Alpha. Repeat with me. Breathe in, breathe out.” Sky’s annoying voice buzzed in my ears like those mosquitoes you want to squash with your hands. I wanted to do the same. But he wouldn’t die and whine later like the child he was. I shot him a deadly glare and he retreated, knowing well my anger was at its limit. It had been fucking four hours since I saw her. When I woke up in the morning, I expected her to be beside me, lying naked, but she wasn’t. That’s when I learned she was stolen by her best friend for the wedding. I didn’t understand the hype of wasting so much time on make-up and shit. I would have married her if she walked down the aisle in her pink pajamas. She was beautiful to me, no matter what the circumstance. “I would have liked her to wear no clothes,” Asphalt chuckled and a sinful smirk lifted the corner of my lips. No clothes were better. But it was reserved for us. “Right. How long?” he growled and I looked at my Rolex. “How long, Sky
I breathed a sigh of concern and stared at my eyebags reflecting in the mirror. I was so excited for this day, and Dominic wasn’t feeling sleepy either. So…we kind of spent the night making love to each other. I only got two hours of sleep after that.Jannet was standing right behind, her hands on her hips, disappointment clear on her face, “Which part of a beauty sleep consisted of having sex with your man last night?”I gave her a sheepish smile, “It's good excercise. I slept like a log after that. You should try it too.” I got a smack on my arm in response from her.There was a knock at the door. Jannet answered it and didn’t let me see who it was. I didn’t need to. I could feel them outside the door.“With due respect, Alpha Dark. We agreed on you not seeing her before the wedding,” she said, her voice a little shaky.“Fuck the agreement. I can’t wait this long,” he said and a grin shaped my lips. It was fun to torture him, though I missed him too. I might get punished later for i
AVERY’S POV It all made sense now. Asphalt and I were bound together. But the strange thing was, it was because of my past self’s love for him. In this life, I was scared of both of them and they chased me but in the past, I was the one chasing after them. Aisel was right. There were certain things we would never understand. I smiled at Asphalt who look concerned after he saw my eyes turn white. “What happened to you?” “Nothing. Just saw our past,” I said and pulled him in a deep kiss. If I ever met the Moon Goddess again, I would thank her for giving me this blessing. There were a lot of hardships, but we crossed them together. The past was not necessary, it was the present that mattered more. So I opted to not speak about it to them. Asphalt broke the kiss and whispered, “Time to punish you.” I blinked in confusion and he pulled me up in his arms. He took me to our bedroom and placed me on the bed. I kissed him passionately, our tongues clashing inside for dominance un
AVERY’S POVI sat with Dominic on the portico, overlooking the training of the pack members. He had his arm wrapped around my waist while I rested my head on his shoulder. It felt good to have everything go back to normal.After I pulled the soul of the witches out of Castiel, his body couldn’t take the toll and he died. His soul was consumed by Asphalt and we buried his body in that forest. Dominic took responsibility of the town after some of it was ruined. It took a month to get everything restored, but with my powers, the town was able to breathe again.There were no dark clouds on the sky and sunlight shone over us, welcoming us with its warmth. Since my body was revived from death, Dominic and Asphalt had me staying extremely close to them. If I walked into the bathroom for a minute, they would get worried.I chuckled at the thought. They were getting overprotective, but I didn’t mind it. I loved every second of their presence and wouldn’t ask for anything less.But there was so