Sophie began to pace in the garden a few hours later, and questions upon questions lingered in her mind. Dammit, what if he landed somewhere instead of where Landon's body had been placed? What if he— God, worrying this much made her brain ache? She thought, what if he couldn't control his landing? What if he ended up in a different future, or maybe even further in the past? She was worried, and the anticipation of asking him about his feelings for her made her anxious, but she knew better to learn how to wait with patience to feel real happiness. In that split second before he kissed her and touched hers, every nerve in her body and brain was electrified. It was like the anticipation of being together in a way that's more than words, in a way that's so completely tangible. And how the hell did he now mention to Eve how he cared for her?She was nervous and knew that when she was about to do something big, and so these emotions have become markers for her to find her bravery to go. H
"Yes, Father." Elizabeth replied dutifully and escorted her father to the salon, but discreetly, her mind was already roaming into incredibly unwomanly places. Ideas of the bulges in men's breeches... As soon as her father was distracted by other visitors, she'd be pursuing some fun of her own. Her mind wandered back to last month, when she'd persuaded a nice Spanish authority, ten years her senior, and the explanation for her getting expelled from the school of girls. Elizabeth wrote of what occurred in her personal journal, which she kept secret in a private trunk in the wall panel of her bedchamber, and remembered what she wrote:'And so, I oversaw the good and fine officer by hand to the dainty horse stable behind the school. It was my first time interfering with an older man, and finally, here I was, guiding the way and him like an obedient helper. Oh, but what heaven! He discarded his cap, dagger wrap, and black jacket uniform, which, being wool, was huge and thick.In my hands,
Elizabeth smiled at the alpha and said, "I'm enjoying the soup too. But I think I desire some meat and two vegetables." She bit her lips and moistened them, then winked at him.Alpha Henry growled, "Ah, well, I believe your father said the main course is beef steak served with potatoes and mixed vegetables.""Yes, indeed. Oh dear, I almost forgot!" Elizabeth answered, slowly skidding her hand across his thick thigh and pinching gently.Alpha Henry glanced down and then at her. She smiled back and began kneading his inner thigh very gently. He cleared his throat and furrowed his brows. She mumbled nothing, but proceeded slowly, caressing and striding closer to that gem she needed to stroke most of all."Are you pursuing some unknown hard settlement in the kingdom with that interested hand of yours, my sweet?" he murmured."Oh, my lord. There is an outstanding spot I would very much like to explore, if I may be authorized to do so, if I may be so courageous as to desire approval from yo
"Woman! You are not on the floor like we have told you to be!" The angry man shouted, and she tried to be nice, but it was difficult when speaking to rubber with a blade pointed at her. She attempted to smile, but instead scowled at the masked man. "I'm on the floor," Elizabeth announced."Your knees are not even touching the floor; I will kill you if you do not get on the floor the way that the others are. Believe me, I'm not kidding around with young women!" The man shouted in a croaky voice, pointing swords towards her. "Wait... you are Elizabeth, right? Alpha's Jefferson's eldest daughter?" The man asked, while a blade was pointed at her neck, if somehow Alpha Henry was unconscious, presumably from too much water with wolfsbane.Elizabeth pursed her lips, looking at the unconscious Alpha. She wanted to punch this man right in the face. Within a second, a surge of anger flowed through her veins and sent warm feelings through her hands. She was hungry and cranky and not in the mood
"Yes, and even Alpha Jefferson as well. I believe their drinks have been infused with wolfsbane. But I fear for the young Elizabeth. She was kidnapped. It seems like she was the target. I am not certain, but I'll find out soon enough.""Then we should inform Tomas about it. After all, he..." Eve trailed off and looked at the unconscious Tomas. With her worry, she knows there must be balance. It was keeping them safe or too safe right? They must be safe enough to live well and fight this war all over again. There must not be so much safety that necessary risks cannot happen. Trust in themselves in these matters."Yes, I believe he has the right to know, and on my way here I saw hunters and werewolves attack. I guess the hunters were all relentless about it.""That is not news to be taken lightly, Raymond. We have to inform the rest.""Yes. I have to agree with you, Eve. Where is Luna Sophie?" He looked around. "You didn't lose her, right?""Of course not, Raymond. Alpha Sage will kill
"That would be nice," she answered as he lay beside her. He put his arm behind her, and she lay with her head on his chest and began to talk. It seemed she was married, but she had a very high sex drive, and although she loved her husband, he just didn't satisfy her sexually. She had even cheated on him before.She lay in his arms as they talked; he knew that if he made a move, she would let him fuck her, yet she just seemed too vulnerable at that moment—he wasn't the type of guy to take advantage of a woman in that state."Can I just sleep here? I'll go home later; I just need to rest." She was tired from all our revelations to each other; if it meant he could spend a few more hours with her, then who was to argue? He got off the bed as she kicked off her shoes, covering her with a sheet. She watched as he took a pillow and blanket over to the easy chair to make up a makeshift bed for himself. No way could he take advantage of her, and as much as he wanted her, he could never take ad
As Landon’s face passed over, he moistened his clitoral area and smelled the sweetness and sensual scent of her juices. As soon as the underwear was gone, his tongue found her wet mound. Her body trembled as the tip of his tongue flicked back and forth over her protruding clit. Casey spread her legs, and Landon gawked as her engorged lips spread, showing him the entrance to her tight mound. As her lips spread open, they allowed a tiny trickle of dampness to escape. Landon licked it up with his tongue. The intense taste refreshed his mind. He felt her pull on his pants and boxers.She jerked his head up to hers, and as she locked on to his lips, her tongue danced in his mouth, teasing him. Landon felt her cool hand grip his thick, hard shaft."I want this buried in me now!" He compelled and guided the tip of his shaft to the entrance to her moist mound. He began to thrust toward her, only moving enough to wet the head of his rod between her parted lips. Adding some strength, his head b
A dozen feet away, Sophie saw all the disregarded cadavers. Ten, or more. Gawking at it, she shuddered from the horror.Dozens of small mounds of earth were visible there. The heaped soil looked very dark in the moonlight. It must have looked even darker to humans. And still, Eve and Raymond did not move.Almost all of it has been disgustingly slaughtered for food, with the head, limbs, and entrails removed.It was suddenly very quiet.Some small thing chittered in a tree. The wind rattled the grass. And then more quiet, silence so deep it almost drowned out the roar of the night music that pounded away in her secret self.Sophie shivered as she thought about how the small dirt road was barely visible. You almost had to know it was there. But she knew. She had been there before. The road ran for two and a half miles, twisting three times through the sawgrass, through the trees, alongside a small canal, deep into the swamp, and into a clearing.Except the old vegetable garden out in th
Two days later.Sage picked himself up off the floor and realized he could remember nothing from the time he’d entered the doorway hand in hand with Sophie until now. He shook the fuzziness from his head and glanced around, finding Sophie near him. He sighed in relief and reached out to lay a hand on her arm.When Landon jumped from Eve's windows through his unstable passageway yesterday, it made Sage sick. He followed his brother, but to no avail. His trip had not been pleasant, but he wasn’t retching on the floor the way Sophie had been. After then, they knew they'd been poisoned and that Eve's was missing. So many questions remain unanswered.Why Eve?He thought to himself.Greg was already up and examining the room.Sophie got to her feet, and Sage struggled to stand, too. They stood in the middle of a darkened chamber. Symbols were etched into the veined marble floor, and tables, interspersed with tall, carved armoires, lined the room. Bowls and cauldrons sat atop the tables, alo
Drinking it, Edmond added, "Not that it matters; darkness was darkness; I believed it was always their answer, a sad but true reality at the same time.""Yes, my friend." After their hunger plight and exchange of rye bread and beef jerky, they agreed to travel north towards the lake, where some of the two pack allies must reside.After some point, the air was rich with the fragrance of leaves and loam, and it was moist too. Even so, many hours after the rains have passed, the soil remains wet, releasing its heady fog. The melody of running water in the stream has the same slumberous quality as music; Raymond wants to stop just to drink in the melody. On the side, the berries were red and bitter, but with just the right amount of sweetness.He took in all the air her lungs could hold and expelled it. These hikes were like a trip out of her life, a visit to somewhere where the measuring of time was done only by the rising and setting of the sun. Raymond went his way through the skinny t
A few hours later, Alpha Henry took his cup of tea and savored the fresh minty taste. The cup of tea was small enough to fit in the palm of a child, holding that potent brew only the hardiest of the grown-ups could savor. Sipping it, he simply added it and looked at Eve. "By any chance, you knew something about where they took Elizabeth and the rest of them, Eve?""Yes, probably in the Devil's Forest.""Are you sure, Eve?""I'm sure. I was never wrong. The only forest that would disable the werewolves to shift, or more likely, the southern pack, has demon warriors and rogues on their side. It only made sense now. They've abducted Tomas before, and he wasn't able to fight them back, and because he wasn't able to communicate with his wolf, he became feral. Most likely, the one who had Jefferson and his family were feral."Sophie interrupted them, saying, "Eve, what does this devil's forest look like?""Glad you asked. From my knowledge, it was a cursed forest where any supernatural powe
"Who is this, Eve?" Sage appeared from behind them. His lips twisted. The words made the skill sound imperiously elegant. Eve swallowed a lump before she turned around and said, "Alpha Sage, this is Alpha Henry, ally of the north." Henry gasped, I'm sorry, Eve, Alpha Sage? The Alpha Sage? " he asked in bewilderment. Unbelievably surprised, he heard so much about this legendary alpha traveler, but none seemed to have seen him or knew him personally. It had been rumored that he wore a disguise and could vanish in thin air. He was rumored to be the only one who could travel in time and was cursed for eternity. If this was Alpha Sage, then he was indeed fortunate to have such an honor to see him face to face, and knowing that he was indeed real and not just the figment of imagination was a privilege enough. "Yes, I'm Alpha Sage of the Robinson Pack; how did you know me?" A few seconds passed before Henry could answer. "Pardon, um, I heard from, um, rumors, tales, and all," Henry respo
In the afternoon, Alpha Henry arrived at the misty woods and shifted into his human form. Butt-naked, he looked for something to cover himself and found a banana leaf. He wrapped it around his exposed manhood, tied it carefully around his waist, and then whispered a safe passage to the hidden cottage of Eve. Few knew about it, yet he was one of those few who was fortunate enough to know the precise location of her hidden location. Whispering words to the garlands, the foggy cottage was now visible as he knocked on the door and silently waited for Eve to open it. Surveying the surroundings, he noticed how the front door opened slightly, and the enclosed, tiny stone porch carried the aroma of flowers and the warmth of the home. The old wooden veranda was where one would relax when the chance of a conversation with passing neighbors was welcome, yet it was all covered in mud and drops of recent blood. "Eve?" On the left side, some plants reached up past the wooden railings and branched
"Holy crap! Should we help Sage, Raymond?" Sophie asked and was startled by Tomas' howls. They were hiding behind a gigantic tree, trying not to get near two vicious fighters.A minute passed, maybe more, and the only thought that kept pounding through Sophie’s brain was. She has to help him. She has to help Sage."I don't think it's a good idea, Luna Sophie." Eve muttered. "Let them. Don't worry about your mate. He is an alpha for a reason.""Well—" But out of shock, Sophie’s mind wouldn't even let her think, her feet running towards him. Ultimately, she knew he didn't need any help, but she did anyway. "Sage... don't kill, Tomas."Tomas's wolf snapped out of its confusion and snatched its neck from Sages's mouth. In that second, Sage backhands across Tomas’ face. The wolf's head whipped to the side, and the smack echoed around them as he dropped to his bottom onto the moist ground."Stay there, Sophie." Sage yelled. Sophie halted.Red blood flowed from the wolf’s stouts from the spl
Alpha Henry woke up suddenly. It was just a dream, but it felt like it was real. He was confused for a while and tried to remember what happened as his bewildered mind began to ensue. He discovered that he was still on the floor of the banquet hall, below the table, and thankfully hidden. With all that wolfsbane in their drinks, it was all a loss. The northern pack manor didn't burn after all.All around him was blood, and dead bodies lay neglected humans and werewolves in human form. He glanced around and surveyed the banquet hall, yet no one appeared to move. The headache told him it was time to rest someplace quiet, to ride out the storm within his brain, for with time, pain does wane.Unhurriedly and carefully, he sauntered his way out of the manor and breathed in a lungful of the fresh morn
A dozen feet away, Sophie saw all the disregarded cadavers. Ten, or more. Gawking at it, she shuddered from the horror.Dozens of small mounds of earth were visible there. The heaped soil looked very dark in the moonlight. It must have looked even darker to humans. And still, Eve and Raymond did not move.Almost all of it has been disgustingly slaughtered for food, with the head, limbs, and entrails removed.It was suddenly very quiet.Some small thing chittered in a tree. The wind rattled the grass. And then more quiet, silence so deep it almost drowned out the roar of the night music that pounded away in her secret self.Sophie shivered as she thought about how the small dirt road was barely visible. You almost had to know it was there. But she knew. She had been there before. The road ran for two and a half miles, twisting three times through the sawgrass, through the trees, alongside a small canal, deep into the swamp, and into a clearing.Except the old vegetable garden out in th
As Landon’s face passed over, he moistened his clitoral area and smelled the sweetness and sensual scent of her juices. As soon as the underwear was gone, his tongue found her wet mound. Her body trembled as the tip of his tongue flicked back and forth over her protruding clit. Casey spread her legs, and Landon gawked as her engorged lips spread, showing him the entrance to her tight mound. As her lips spread open, they allowed a tiny trickle of dampness to escape. Landon licked it up with his tongue. The intense taste refreshed his mind. He felt her pull on his pants and boxers.She jerked his head up to hers, and as she locked on to his lips, her tongue danced in his mouth, teasing him. Landon felt her cool hand grip his thick, hard shaft."I want this buried in me now!" He compelled and guided the tip of his shaft to the entrance to her moist mound. He began to thrust toward her, only moving enough to wet the head of his rod between her parted lips. Adding some strength, his head b