I refused to answer her question because I knew that there was only one correct answer. I needed a dress and the two of them knew that. They watched me like wolves on the prowl and I was their prey. Nikki was not going to let this opportunity to play barbie with me slide by. She’s human, so she isn’t a threat, but she is the most stubborn one I know. Mavy and Nikki have known each other since they were kids and they are so similar I wonder if they’re the ones that are twins. We met short after I started coming to school and she welcomed me into their little group. One of our laws forbade us from telling humans about our kind, but Nikki was the only exception. It was hard to cover up with the amount of food we ate and the strength that we had compared to her. Alpha Joshua didn’t look too kindly on her, but could never tell Mavy no. “Whether you will admit it or not, you need a dress and I’m tagging along to help find you something spicy,” Nikki said as her hands slid down her hourglas
Shane I practically leapt out of my seat as the final bell rang. I grabbed my stuff, zipped up my bag, and threw it over my shoulder. I signaled for Devin to follow while I headed out. I shoved my stuff into my locker and he did the same. It was time he learned what belonged to me. I wouldn’t deal with him touching what was mine, but I valued his friendship. I wouldn’t kill him. He’d get one warning and I know that’s all it would take for him to fall in line. She had been on my mind all damn day, my whole damn life really. I couldn’t stop thinking about her brown eyes, or the softness of her lips. The memories of our past life together was a ghost of a reminder of how she tasted. It was there, just on the tip of my tongue. Sensing my frustration, Devin was cautious as he followed. Something wrong, Alpha? Nothing is wrong. I have to make a stop before we head out. What is my assignment? I need you to keep an eye out for me. Yes, Alpha. Devin kept up with me as I walked out of the
I took a step toward her, but she took a step back. A smile pulls at the corner of my lips and she shivers when she sees it. She’s stuck between deciding if she should stand and fight, or take flight. The need to give chase runs through my veins. I want nothing more than to run after her. Don’t run, Ady. I won’t be able to help it if you run. I’m scared, Shane. Maybe that would be wise. Are you going to hurt me, Shane? That’s not the right question. I think the right question is: Do you want to hurt me? Do you want to hurt me? Yes, Princess. I do. Please don’t. Don’t do that. Don’t do what? Don’t beg. I like it too much. She shivered and I knew it was my words and not the cold that was having an effect on her. Before I knew what I was doing, before I could stop myself I was in front of her. There was only an inch between us. I lowered my chin, my eyes devouring every inch of her. The way her shoulders trembled, the way she shook with each intake of breath, the way her tongu
“Why would you want that? None of this make sense. The way you’ve been acting and this, it doesn’t add up,” she said. I tried and failed to settle Maximus. It wasn’t easy fighting my natural instincts, especially when the object of my obsession and desires was in my grasp. It became harder and harder to remember why we were waiting. Why wasn’t I taking what I wanted? I already know how this life plays out and the only thing I want is her. I want all of her. I’ve got her all to myself here. Devin is keeping an eye out and no one would know. No one would walk in right now, no one was here to take her away from me. Right now… she was mine. Let’s take her then. Right now, I couldn’t find an excuse to pull away. As if sensing my hesitation, as if she could see the turmoil playing out on my face, Adea took a step back. I hated the way she looked at me, as if I were a stranger, as if I were a monster. Who was I joking? I was a monster. She fell back and my arms shot forward. I pulled her
Shane I knew she was made for me. I just needed to make her see that before… Before. “Regardless. I will be your escort to the ball at Desert Moon,” I said. And if my hunch was right he was the Alpha of that pack. Every life had been the same. There had been some unavoidable event where they were pushed together, met, and fell hopelessly in love with each other. If I had to live another life watching him touch her, wrap his arms around her waist, and claim her I would kill them all. I would burn him and everyone in his pack down to the ground. Not this life. In this life, I would stop it all. I would keep it all from happening. Adea cried out and I realized I was holing on tightly to her, too tight. Instantly, I loosened my grip on her. I couldn’t live another life in his shadow, I couldn’t live through another life watching the two of them together. I needed her to know who she belonged to, even if it meant she hated me. I needed to scent her, only then would others stay away fr
“Shane,” she whispered. “Mm?” I hummed. Her tongue darted out and wet her bottom lip. I let her breast go with a pop. I lifted myself up to her lips. Her eyes locked on my lips and I leaned forward. “Yes, Princess?” I asked. “I…” She trailed off. Her pupils dilated and her eyes darkened. A jolt of electricity coursed through me as Adea leaned forward and pressed her lips to mine. The need to devour her overpowered me and the knowledge that she wanted this just as fucking badly freed the restraints that had previously held me back. My tongue darted between her lips as I took what I needed. I swallowed her gasp as I kissed her with seven lives worth of passion. I smiled when she closed her eyes and pressed her hands to my chest. She returned the kiss and her hands inched up to my shoulders and around my neck. I groaned as she returned the kiss with eager strokes of her tongue. My hand replaced where my mouth was. My Princess let out a needy moan as I rolled her nipple between my f
Adea The aftershocks of my orgasm caused my body to jerk with each flick of his tongue. I watched Shane’s head lift and drop as he continued to lick me. Now that I was coming down from the high, shyness was beginning to creep in. Kind of too late for that, but I couldn’t help it. My thigh rested on Shane’s head and my hand, I stared at his soft curls as they stuck out between my fingers. He pressed a kiss to my lips before he lifted my jeans from the floor. I watched him as I lowered my leg and stepped into them. When he stood to his feet, I couldn’t bring myself to look at him. A warm finger lifted my chin until my eyes met his. “Does it hurt?” Shane asked. I was caught off guard by his question. I don’t know what I expected him to say, but that wasn’t it. I swallow the lump in my throat, my cheeks hot as I slowly shook my head. I can’t even hate him because I wanted it. There was a minute when I could have left, but I didn’t. There was a time that he let me go, but I stayed rooted
“Whoever held you up… it looks like you had fun,” she purred. My cheeks heated and I looked outside the window. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I lied. “Sure,” Nikki said knowingly. “Have you been crying?” Mavy asked. Nikki hated it when we sat in the back. She said it made her feel like her chauffeur, but Mavy didn’t care. She reached across the space between us and looked at me closely. I didn’t miss the way worry etched her features. Slowly, I moved back and splashed a smile across my face. “No, it must be allergies,” I lied for the second time since I’ve gotten into this car. She looked at me with doubtful eyes, but leaned back and didn’t say more on the subject. Nikki backed up the car quickly. The tires screeched as she hit the break and I felt like I got whiplash. If we weren’t werewolves, I would fear for our lives. Instead, I only feared for Nikki’s, she was the only human in the car. She blasted the music and Breakfast by Dove Cameron almost blew my eardrums.
Odis takes a step to the side, and the crowd’s attention turns to me and my mate. As my gaze travels over them, their cheeks stained, their eyes are shocked, and blood splattered at their feet. A lot has happened and everything is moving so quickly now. I don’t know what I was expecting to happen after Shane killed Ethan. I thought everything would go back to the way it always should have been. Becoming Luna and taking over a pack wasn’t what I had in mind. My mate turns to leave, but Odis block him. “Move,” Shane growled. Odis tucked his chin, but held eye contact. “While I am not your chosen Beta, I will hold this position until you choose your own,” Odis growled. “I’ve already got a lineup. Your services are no longer needed,” Shane said coldly. “Until it’s official then,” Odis replied firmly. “Please allow me to have my-to have the remains moved.” My mate went still. He didn’t look back at the body, and I didn’t either. His gaze remained on Odis. “Permission granted,” Shane sa
I love you.I love you.I love you.The words repeat in my mind and I struggle with not linking him. Shane’s eyes widen as he takes in the words that are on repeat in my mind. It’s utter chaos up there, and I don’t want him to hear any of it. His head tilts to the side in question, as if he can’t believe what I just said, and his brows furrow. Shane’s fingers dig into my side as he pulls me flush against his chest. My heart is beating so loud I’d be surprised if he couldn’t hear it. The curse’s broken, the true villain defeated and dead at our feet. It restored the way things always should have been. There’s nothing in our way, and we can finally be together. I have my mate’s full attention as screams of despair ensue behind him.
“Do you know how many times I’ve killed you? You won in the first life, but I made it my mission, to end every one of yours after. I’ve become the villain so many times, I don’t know if I can be the hero. I don’t know if I can be the man she deserves. What I do know is that I’m the man she’s got…,” Shane trailed off. His shoulders shook and I wondered if he was crying, when he started laughing.“I should not atone for sins I know nothing of. This is not the way an alpha should run a pack. There was no trial, and I wasn’t given the opportunity to defend myself,” Ethan grunted.“Defend?” Shane asked incredulously. “Defend?! At what point did you give my mate the opportunity to defend herself? Was there a single moment in the time she spent shackled to you that you gave her a reprieve? On the nights she begged you to stop, did you?&rdq
As the unwanted feeling began welling up inside of me, I wanted to slap myself across the face. I needed to do something to snap out of it, anything to shake this feeling. Ethan’s face started to grow pale and my hands trembled as I stared at the man I’d spent lifetimes with. I wanted him gone, I didn’t want to see his face any longer. The sooner the better, before this disgusting feeling could grow any larger than it already had. I had asked Shane to take his time and make Ethan’s blood run, but now I just wanted him gone, erased from my memory, erased from this life.I wanted him to suffer as I had, but no amount of torturing would make him feel what I had felt. Nothing Shane did could make him feel what I was going through now that I had all of my memories back. Nothing could make the wrongs he’s done right and I hate that I know this. My throat dries as Shane grabs a handful of hair and the largest part of me that loves him a
“Watch as I kill the man that cursed us,” Shane murmured.Everything clicks into place and my mate’s glowing eyes stare back at me. I lean up and press a kiss to his chin. Shane’s breathing shutters and he devours my lips as I cry. His hand slides up my neck and cups my cheek. I nuzzle into it, but he releases me too soon. My knees are weak and I sway on my feet without him. Turning to look down at Ethan, I follow Shane’s gaze and take in the man on his knees. His hair is in his face, blood drips down the side of his face, and oozes down his body. He’s losing a lot of it and fast.“The two of you need help,” Ethan spat.“I don’t think you’ve got much time left,” I said to Shane.I should sick at the sight of what Shane has done to him, but all I can think about is how fate still brought us together. Even as Shane fought for me, it was as if this was all a fairy tale story with a shitty ending. And somewhere out there, an author was getting off on our pain. That, or the Moon Goddess pu
My mate’s shoulders shake and he rolls his head back until he’s looking up at the sky. He closes his eyes and a tear breaks free and rolls down his cheek. He laughs hysterically before his head drops forward. The muscles in his jaw twitched before he lifts his chin and he looks at me with haunted eyes.“Now I know I’m dreaming, but I pray I never wake,” Shane murmured.How is it that even after I tell him I’ve remembered, he still can’t believe me? My soul bled for him as more tears blurred my vision. Would I ever be able to make it up to him? He turns from me as people poured from the halls and into the courtyard. A crowd was forming around us and worry filled me as I feared for my mate. We were on Ethan’s territory, surrounded by his pack, and soon his ranked members would be here. I could only hope the law in place for alpha fights kept them back.“Shane,&
Hate. I hate myself. Self-loathing filled me and threatened to explode. I felt like I was going to combust. How? How has he done it? How can he still stand to touch me, to be near me? Just the thought of what I’ve done is enough to make me sick. I’m disgusted with myself. This world is getting blurry and I focus on the moon above. I’m out of air, out of the will to live, out of time. I don’t deserve it, I shouldn’t want it, I shouldn’t dare, but I do. I wish to see him. I want… I want to see those obsidian eyes one last time. My hands fall to my side as my head lolls to the side.There’s a roar that cuts through my thoughts and fills the garden. The hand around my throat loosens as green eyes turn from me and for the first time oxygen fills my lungs. Little breaths of air as I suck in more and more air. I follow his gaze, my eyes locking on the open door. Light spills out from the party and a dark shadow fills the doorway. My body convulses as my eyes lock on obsidian eyes. Betrayal s
I’m ripped away from him, my chest flush against a table, fingers prodding me. I shake my head and claw at the table. Tears fill my eyes and the feel of his body against mine makes me want to vomit. I hate him. The world spins and I’m begging my best friend to take me. He does what I need. Helps me erase the vile touch from my body. He takes what’s promised to another.I want him. I choose him. They know. They’re going after him. They already have him. Obey or he dies. That’s what father said. My heart screams for me to run and find him, but my mind controls my feet. I’ll do whatever I have to. He comes for me. I beg him to take me away, beg him to run away together. He can’t, no, he won’t. My heart shatters as he walks away.Hell. I’m in hell. My feet land on the ground as the monster drives into me from behind. I scream and wail. I want to wake up now. Let me out. I don’t want to be here. A firm had wraps around my neck and squeezes as I’m torn apart from the inside out. I don’t lik
“What have you done?” Ethan whispered. Green eyes were wide with shock and his brows arched high, as he shook his head. The claws that had dug into my shoulder were now scratching at his chest. They were sharper than any blade and ripped at his shirt. Blood gushed as he tore at his chest. I took a step away from him, completely confused. We were fated to be mates but there had been no pain. Why? I’d heard rejecting your mate was the most painful thing that a wolf could go through. Ethan’s eyes flashed and he was on me, his blood soaked shirt squelched against my chin. I shoved my hands against his abdomen to try and push him off.“I cannot lose you,” he breathed.“You never had me,” I said honestly.“Who you were seeing before me doesn’t concern me,” he growled. “What matters is that today you became mine.”