Stephanie Wilde (P.O.V.)
I watched as he walked out of the office, and I could not help but feel a pang of jealousy. My stomach was in knots, and I wanted to lock myself in a dark room and cry my eyes out. How could he not see that I would do anything for him? I was willing to put my feelings aside for him, just so he could have the best of both worlds. Every time we made love, I would enjoy all of him and be grateful for the moment and the time he chose to spend with me, but then when the bliss is over, I think to myself that after all of this, he will be going home to his mate.
We have not met yet and honestly; I was anticipating the moment that we do. Ever since that night when she gruesomely murdered my best friend, I promised myself that I would seek vengeance for her. I was not certain if Alessandro remembered anything about that night, but I did not mention to him that she had seen my face. I mean she was pretty out of it after we gave her a sho
Isla Kalashnikov (P.O.V.)After the call with Alessandro ended, I pulled a blanket over my body and got comfortable on the couch in content. It was beyond adorable that he asked to take me out. I could no express how excited I felt. From the moment the call ended, I just sat on the couch and pondered on what outfit I could wear. Since I had only recently bought a new closet of clothes, the type of clothes I currently owned was fresh in my mind, so I was able to sit here and conjure an outfit in my head. I had the perfect outfit in mind. I was so excited to wear it.I had a bit of time before Alessandro would come home, so I decided to continue watching movies. When some time had passed, I felt myself slowly falling asleep. Before I could completely subdue to my sleepiness, I checked the time on my phone so I can decipher how much time I got to sleep, and then I set an alarm.When I got done with that, I switched the television off and allowed my
Alessandro Petrov (P.O.V.)“Oops! I am sorry.” She bit her lip again and smiled sheepishly at me. This time I chose to ignore it and look away so that I did not end up doing anything she did not want me to at the moment.“We could leave at seven and see a movie at eight then have dinner after that. Or would you prefer to watch a movie first?” I scratched the back of my head nervously. I really did not know how these things went.“Hmm, well usually all of the good movies show late at night but restaurants do not necessarily stay open for dining so I think a movie first and then we can explore Los Angeles together and hunt for food. That sounds fun.” She exclaimed and I chuckled.“That is a great idea indeed. Well, I will leave you to choose a movie on the website while I relax for a bit.” I said and took a seat next to her.I watched closely as she unlocked her phone and I quickly glan
Alessandro Petrov (P.O.V.)“I wanted to see you before you went off to your big date.” She said smiling brightly.“Well, we are leaving in the next three hours, so you are like really early.”Stephanie smirked and got closer to me before she wrapped her arms around my neck.“What do you say we do something fun to pass the time then?” I immediately pushed her away and looked upstairs again to ensure Isla was still in the shower.“What? No! are you crazy? My mate is right upstairs!”Before she could say more, I opened the front door.“Get out Stephanie,” I demanded.She pouted and did as she was told.I sighed in relief and went upstairs to my room. As I was opening my bedroom door, I could hear the water falling in the shower. I concentrated a little and sniffed the air.Ah, she is washing her hair. Just then an idea popped into my head.
Alveric Valentine (P.O.V.) Ever since I got back to the morgue, I have been working and preparing to perform the ritual on Dimitri so that he would no longer be cursed. I got to see firsthand how much it affected him and I felt pressured to work even faster because the intervals at which it kept occurring were becoming shorter every day. Even on days when he would not mention Adelina or the reincarnated Goddess, I guess his mind still wandered off to places it should not be and so this caused him to trigger the curse and he would be in excruciating pain for hours.At this point, due to the reoccurring incidents, he has become rather suicidal, and I was forced to strap him to one of the metal tables at the morgue. Unfortunately, I “accidentally” put him next to the recovering bodies, so he had no other choice but to think of the foul scents instead of thinking about Adelina and Isla. It was an evil plan but also a genius one.On that
Isla Kalashnikov (P.O.V.)I got out of the shower after what felt like hours. I walked into my bedroom and pulled out the outfit I had planned in my head. As I laid it out on the bed, I prayed that it would look good on me as it looked in my head. It would be rather disappointing if I end up looking like a potato when I finally dressed myself. After I laid my outfit on the bed, I wrapped my head with a towel to help dry my hair faster, and I put on my underwear. I cannot make this up but I felt bougie being able to match my underwear. Just think about it…I was wearing a black pair of bra and panties. I felt like a responsible adult right now. It is amazing.Anyway, after I finished checking myself out in the mirror, I grabbed my bag of makeup and pulled out my phone to search for some makeup looks on Pinterest. My outfit consisted of a fitted grey long-sleeve turtleneck, and a high-waisted fitted red and black plaid skirt that stopped mid-thigh.
This time I turned on some music. I really did not want my good mood to dampen.I think Alessandro said something else, but I really could not be bothered to pause the music. My God-complex was acting up.I grabbed the nose ring and pushed it through the tiny hole on my nostril which was almost healed. I bled a little, I screamed a little, but I got it through, so I did not care. I cleaned up the blood and went on to put on my outfit.I looked at myself in the mirror and realized I was THAT b*tch. My a*s looked amazing, and the skirt complimented my thighs perfectly.I looked at the new shoe collection I had and pondered on what I should wear. Of course, I went with the thigh-high black suede high heel boots.I walked over to the full-length mirror and did a full spin in the mirror as I checked myself out. If no one would date me then I certainly would.Damn!I grabbed my phone and took a few pictures. I change my Instagram privacy se
Isla Kalashnikov (P.O.V.)Honestly, the date was not going as bad as I thought it would have. Who knew Alessandro had it in him to romance someone and have fun with it. We were currently in the theatre watching a horror movie among other humans of course. We kept making fun of the girls who were screaming out loud at every jump scare.The movie was good, but it was also relatively funny due to the number of horror cliches that were being played out. “Oh my gosh! Baby! Keep me safe, please. I am so scared.” I exclaimed mockingly and hugged Alessandro’s arm.As I touched his arm, I could feel him become tense under my touch and I smirked.That is right. Be my b*tch.Alessandro sighed heavily.“Do not do that.” He warned and I smirked darkly.I looked up at him innocently and pouted.“Do what?” I batted my eyelashes at him and bit my lip innocently.He
Recap…“I-I am sorry.” I started before she cut me off.“No, you are not. You are sorry you got caught. That is about it.” Alessandro Petrov (P.O.V.)All I could do right now is to bow my head in shame. I did not know what to say. I was speechless. Many thoughts were racing through my head, and it was becoming overwhelming.While my head remained bent down as I stared blankly at my lap, I could hear the waiter return with Isla’s food. I could hear her immediately unwrapping her meal and eating it. I do not think she cared to fill the silence between us which was quickly becoming awkward.I slowly lifted my head to look at her, only to see that while she was eating, she was staring at me questioningly.“Are you not upset?” I asked her because she seemed rather calm and collected.“No, because I am not surprised.” She said si
Hunter(P.O.V.)When we finally reach the Clan, it was already past midnight. The journey was peaceful; my mate had fallen asleep on my back. My mom has also remained unconscious, but the soft breaths I heard on the way confirmed that she is been sleeping. Dad mind linked everyone to stay inside, saying that we retrieved their Queen, but she is sleeping so they can see her after she wakes up. I see Theo and Liam get out of the house to help us with our mates.The rest of the guys leave to their respective houses, seeing that everything's fine now. Theo helps get Skye off my back, so I can shift, while Liam helps mom. Dad shifts and we carry our mates inside. Skye wakes up in my arms with a start, gasping in shock when she sees me. I feel her body tense, as she glances around the hallway."Shh, little mate, you are okay. I am taking you to my room so you can rest. Well, after we get you clean." I smile lovingly at her, not showing her how pi
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS CHAPTER MENTIONS R**E AND IN**ST. PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SUBJECT!!!!Hunter(P.O.V.)Witha thundering growl my dad jumps on the boulders blocking the entranceand starts digging them out with his paws. He is desperate to get to hismate and soon the other guys join him.I glance at the unconsciousgirl in my arms then carefully carry her away from the mayhem.Theamount of bruises on her body is concerning, but the only thing thatcatches my dark side's attention is the smell of male's seed coming from herbody. I notice a trail of dried white substance on her thighs,confirming my fears. The blood between her legs tells me she was forced.I will kill the fucker who did this to her.I carefully lay mymate by the tree then take my shirt off and put it on her. She is onlywrapped
Skye (P.O.V.)No, not again. Please God no.I am so tired and fed up of going through this. How can a father do this to their own child?It is disgusting.I never understood why some people would willingly have children only to mistreat them later on in life. In my opinion, it takes a different type of person to do something like this to their own flesh and blood. To the persons who have justified my father's actions in the past by telling me that he was depressed and how much he missed my mother, go fuck yourself. People lose their loved ones all the time. Not because I may look like my mother means that I am her or gives him any right to violate me.He is a disgusting man, and he deserves to die. I really hope he does.And I know it is said that you should not wish bad upon others or wish death upon others because karma will get you, but I do not care. At least if I die, I will not have to endure this lifelong pain and suf
Trigger Warning: This chapter mentions r*pe and inc*st.Skye(P.O.V.)I tried to separate my mind from what was actually happening to me in this very moment. I tried to zone out like usually would on any other given day. When it happened the first time, I was traumatized. When it happened the second time I was furious...but when it continued to happen after time and time again of trying to escape, I knew that this would simply become my new life. I was no longer sad, or depressed. I was no longer traumatized - okay maybe this is the definition of trauma but I felt numb.I was finally numb to the pain and betrayal I felt all this time but what was so different this time.As much as I wanted to not be able to think or feel, I could no longer control it. Is my brain really trying to get me to confront my problems now?If so, then it really has some messed up timing.Of all the things I should b
Twenty years later….Hunter (P.O.V.)"Hunter!"I feel fingers poking my cheek, but I try to ignore them.If that mystery person knows what is good for them, then they would not be trying to wake me up from my very relaxing slumber. As I tried to ignore the intruder from waking me up, I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to drift back into the dream I was just having. It was fresh in my mind and though the very sweet slumber that I was having felt nearby, as the little nuisance continued to bother me, I could feel it drifting further away from me.Great, now I am about to be grumpy for the rest of the day. I wanted to wake up fully to push the assailant away and maybe lock my goddamn bedroom door which I really thought I did do last night, but I know that if I force my tiresome body off this bed right now, I will be forced to actually murder someone today and I
Isla Kalashnikov (P.O.V.)I do not know what I was expecting but it was not this. Things were really bad at the clan and I could have sensed it when as soon as I got to the borderline and I think everyone felt it. The air felt tense and quiet and as soon as we got to Ambrosius's land I can feel everyone's stress and worry.Call it motherly instincts I guess.I sort of felt bad for them. Though, the situation was kind of disappointing. Ambrosius should have put his clan first. After all, he would not have great strength and power without them or their loyalty to him. However, that was not the case. He neglected his duties as an alpha and instead of thinking about the clan's needs, he got selfish and simply found a Queen replacement. A clan does not need a Queen unless she is capable of uplifting the alpha and the clan. Had he thought about this and the needs of his people, he would not have taken that skank in.What is even worse is that s
Isla Kalashnikov (P.O.V.)I do not think that I can completely hide the fact that the thought of seeing Ambrosius again is making my heart race a million miles per minute. Since I left the clan and vowed to never go back since everything had happened, I got busy and never gave Ambrosius a second thought. I kept my mind on building a clan of my own and finding something secure and stable for myself. Something that I can call my own.Something that could not be taken away from me without a fight. A lot of fighting.But now as I prepare myself and his son to return to his clan for a visit, I could not help but think about how things could have been different. Had I not left the clan, how would have my life turned out.I mean I left and made a name for myself. I got stronger than ever and even built a family of my own. Loyal friends turned to family.I guess this is another case of 'everything happening for a reason.'I needed t
Shane (P.O.V.)It has been five years since our Queen left the clan and I can honestly say that it is like she left with the heart of it. The clan has never been the same since she left and it had everything to do with the alpha. Our leader, nature's chosen leader, has fallen since that God awful day Queen walked out on us. The clan felt betrayed to some point when she left because it was like watching a mother figure give up on you and even though we knew it had something to do with what the Alpha did, despite the fact that it angered all of us, we kind of had no choice but to side with him regardless.That is unless we wanted to choose to go rogue and then join her clan of Deads. Which is something that we will never do of course. Part of being in a clan is being loyal no matter what. In instances where the alpha of that clan does not respect their clan members, practices a dictatorship type of leadership, or promotes fear instead of respect for obed
Five years later...Isla Kalashnikov (P.O.V.)I think that I have been doing well on my own since I left Ambrosius. Or at least that is what I have trained myself to believe, I do not need him or the Clan. I have been alone all of my life. Betrayal, loneliness, and pain is all I know, and it has become something that I have accepted. It is a part of me. It made me the strong woman that I am today. So much so that I now give orders instead of taking them and following them.This is nothing new.It was bound to happen eventually you know. This is who I am. This is what I had been trained all of those years to become.A Queen.A monster.How could anyone love someone like me. At this point it is kind of impossible. At least that is how I feel. It is how I