"The touch that set her soul ablaze. " ~ He sees her, a woman desperate, longing and almost lost. He wants her, the taste of the peace she brings, a temptation he refuses to resist. With his eyes on her, a spark she thought was long dead was ignited. But can she escape the heated shackles of her marriage to play this dangerous game of desire?
Lihat lebih banyakWhen Rose saw what had come out of Rune, she hurriedly grabbed him because she was afraid that he would succumb and stop existing the next second. With her firm hold and tight frown, she supported Rune, who was murmuring about how he was fine while wiping blood off his lips. “Natasha! Healer Natasha!” Keith was as worried as every other person who was trying to hold on to Rune. Rose did not allow anybody else to touch her mate. With her feeble strength, she walked Rune out of that room. She did not let go of him until Natasha appeared and hurried them into a nearby room so that he could lie down. As she desperately watched Rune, Rose was inwardly beating up herself. How could she have been so negligent of the curse he was battling with? Coming back to the pack was already a huge gamble- one that could cost Rune his life. Yet, without saying a word, he had been walking with her, protecting her, listening to her, enduring her nonsense talks. But… She did not… She did not even ask if
“Luna Takashi,” the Luna Dowager sighed. “You are here.” The sword dropped to the ground. With a graceful smile that highlighted her heart-shaped face, Luna Takashi took three steps closer and said, “You must be tired and frustrated, Luna Dowager. You need to rest.”The woman’s gentle voice got on Catherine’s nerves. However, her mind was clearer now. She realised that she was very close to death, if not for Luna Takashi, she would no longer exist. “This brat, can you imagine the nonsense she just said?” the Dowager complained. It seemed she still wanted to sniff life out of Catherine. “I understand. The former Luna has always been reckless.” Catherine frowned at Takashi. What the fuck was the bitch saying?“You are right,” the Dowager continued. “I don’t know why I bother with a she-wolf who only thinks about a man like a fool.” She glared at Catherine. “This is your last warning. Stay away from Maxon and stick to the plan. Next time, even if the entire universe tries to stop me
When Rose and Rune entered the last room of that building, their fascination with the intricate details of the architecture grew. Most of the buildings were made of stone, but there were areas where art came to life in the form of carefully crafted cemented pillars, finely sculpted arches, and interesting intertwines with nature. Within these details, they found two pools, a hot spring, a rarely stocked library, an inner garden and other rooms similar to the one assigned to them.“Do you think we can find someone to build something similar to this?” Rose asked after recovering from the overwhelming intrigue.“Maybe.” Rune walked out of the room and closed the door. “Why?”Her smile became babyish. “I can picture living here, and I love it.”“Really? That is interesting.”“You don’t like it?” she asked as they hooked arms and proceeded to the room for the meeting.“I don’t like that it is underground.”“Oh, come on. Of course, we cannot live here forever.” Rose laughed. “I meant, out t
“Rune…” Rose whispered while the distant noise of those trying to break into the underground structure continued.“The deaths of my older brothers weakened my father, and I got a chance to take his life.”“Why?” Rose frowned. “If your father was weakened, why did you kill him?”“That was the only way for me to be Alpha King. Had I hesitated, I would have lost to other wolves who were searching for a means to grab the Alpha seat.”Rose could not fathom that sort of desperation. Or should it be called need? So, she asked, “Was that what you wanted?”He smiled. “Yes. And, no.”“I feel I shouldn’t ask more.” As he spoke, his eyes carried an excitement that was more inhumane than normal. “I don’t…” She gave up on what she wanted to say.“What is it?”“I don’t… I don’t know how to explain it. It seems like you didn’t hate killing your father.”“I did not hate it. However,” he adjusted his position, “I did not wish for my brothers to die. That is why I have mixed feelings about everything.”
“They are wasting their time,” Beta Runabis assured their little gathering. “This hideout is not penetrable by strangers.”Rune folded his arms after he ensured that Rose was indeed eating. “Expatiate,” he said.“Even if they burn the shack above us, they cannot find the entrance. There is no visible entrance.”“That is interesting,” Rune said. “How do we leave if we want to?”“There are three exits. The shack is one, the other two link to the main market and the back of the castle.”“The back of the castle?” Rune frowned. That must be where they pass to execute their murders.“Those are the options.”Rune sighed. “Basically, we should not be bothered by what is going on up there?” The guards were quite loud, it was hard to ignore them.Runabis nodded. “We are safe.”That was enough assurance for Rune. He released his crossed arms and said, “Let us have our meeting in two hours. Since the enemies are not relenting, I want to respond with a bang.” A part of his soul twitched with excit
“You are still here,” Rose whispered, and Rune opened his eyes. After their long embrace, they went to sit; Rose sat on Rune’s lap. And, with her head leaning on his shoulder. Rune’s heart ached so much as they remained in that position for a while. He mourned for the younger Rose, who could not find escape from the hell of her parents’ home. And his soul cried for the older Rose, who was still struggling to escape from that previous inferno and the new form of hell chasing after her. It was now that he realised Rose’s agonies were deeper than he had imagined. And his desire to heal them became weak because no matter how he pondered, he could not figure out a way to possibly erase the terrible moments of her life. Moments of that magnitude would want to leech off her strength for as long as possible. “Rune?”He had almost forgotten that she said something to him. “My love,” he hurriedly came back to reality. With his hand playing over her arm, he said, “Of course, I am still her
“And four other people,” Rose concluded her first statement, and a breath that shook her escaped her. If not for Rune’s presence, she would have walked away to cry in a corner. Rune said nothing. He waited for her to speak.After closing her eyes to regain strength, she opened them and held Rune’s hand. “They were my foster parents. After years of being juggled between the orphanage and countless foster homes, I was very happy when I spent more than four months in my parents' home. I thought to myself,” she looked up, “finally, I can be at peace. Finally, I have a family. Finally, I can feel the love I have been desperate for.”“Hmm,” Rune hummed to let her know he was listening.“The first six months were blissful. I was twelve when I moved into their house, so imagine the joy I had when these people pampered me. They fed me well, they did not neglect me. I spoke freely about my desires, and if they could afford it, they got it for me. I loved the new place, it made me happy. Even
Maxon, without telling Catherine, went on a trip to the human country. After observing how the humans fussed about Rune’s arrest, he and the investigator headed to the President’s building. He walked in and ignored the people screaming because of the wolf trotting behind him. Maxon had instructed the investigator to shift to his wolf form. He desired to show President Christopher a glimpse of the destruction that could befall Bruania. So, he was very pleased that the investigator’s wolf was mighty enough to cause the ground to shake.When they reached the grand entrance of the President’s main office, the wolf scattered the door, startling the occupants of the room they were about to raid. “Christopher.” Maxon focused on the man seated by an enormous table at the end of the room. “There you are.”“Wh-Wh-What are you doing here?” the man stuttered while the woman seated opposite him covered her face and ran out of the room. Maxon was not there to spill blood, or he would have order
After Natasha made her eat before administering medicine, Rose slept to ease her wandering mind. So, when she woke up, she easily decided to finally face Rune and possibly speak to him about the burden of her past. As a soul-relaxing yawn left her, she climbed out of bed and walked out of the room while she inwardly questioned the intense silence she was sensing. Rune was not outside the door. Nobody else was in sight. “Rune?” The subtle darkness in the poorly lit corridors made the silence somewhat scary. “Are you there? Symon? Keith? Where is everybody?”Rose hoped that she was not having an abandonment nightmare while awake. The case had better be that she had a poor sense of direction and was too unfamiliar with the layout of the new location. “Seriously?” Her forehead deepened with a frown, her hands clasped to contain the fright attempting to overpower her. “Rune. Please answer me.” That bothering moment felt worse because her mate was not replying through their mind link ei
“What are you saying, Rose?”Rose hid her eyes from the woman across her and replied, “My husband… He has not touched me since we got married.”“Oh Lord, have mercy,” Deborah exclaimed. “Are you sure?”“Am I sure?” Rose tried to hide the sneer on her face, but she could not. “Deborah, what sort of question is that? Last week, we had a class on sex, and I made sure I took notes. Based on the teachings, I AM very sure that my husband has not had sex with me.”“B-But…” Deborah confusedly glanced at the ceiling as though the answer to Rose’s predicaments were written there. “You have been married for almost… five years.”“I got married at the age of twenty-five, Debbie. “ Rose leaned forward, the devastation and desperation in her soul written all over her. “I am still a virgin at thirty, thanks to my husband.”“But why?” Deborah frowned. “You are attractive. You don’t have a terrible personality. You look like you would not be shy in bed, either.”“I am just tired of keeping quiet about ...
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