Lucius povTitus was acting weird. I had a feeling I knew why, but I didn’t say anything for now. He was the one who needed to figure himself out before we discussed something so severe. Besides, I still had to get Eden to the bedroom and ensure she had enough rest. Ever since I first met her, I knew there was something special about her, I knew she wasn’t the human she claimed to be. My lovely Queen was one of a kind hybrid and I was dying to learn what she was capable of. All those bullshit words about a human Queen were out of the window, and soon, everyone would learn just how wrong they were to assume. I could almost imagine the looks on everyone’s faces when they realized Eden wasn’t who they thought she was. Who she thought she was. Once I brought her to the bedroom and left her to rest, I headed downstairs to see the Alpha of this pack. I hadn’t seen him around for a while already and I was planning to return to the castle soon, so I needed to discuss a thing or two with h
Eden povI woke up in the bed alone. As soon as my eyes shot open, I jumped out of the bed and scanned the surroundings. Although I could overlook the fact that I was completely alone, I couldn’t ignore the feeling of the imposing dread in the pit of my stomach. Something was terribly wrong, the house was too quiet. While anyone could claim everything was alright, I knew it wasn’t. The usual chatter, that I could hear even in the bedroom at nights, was gone. Goosebumps covered my skin and all of a sudden, my heart started hammering in my chest. And then, I noticed it. A dark figure looming in the furthest corner of the room. “What?” I choked out, but couldn’t force another word past my lips. My hands instantly shot to my throat - maybe I was imagining things, but I could swear on the Goddess that someone was choking me. As I fell to my knees, a whimper escaped me as I tried to suck in a breath, but my lungs protested against my attempts. “You’ve grown,” someone snarled. My eye
Titus povThe look on Lucius' face was priceless. I knew he didn’t expect me to kill the Alpha, but that had to be done before the traitor had a chance to ruin everything. Earlier, when Lucius took Eden to the house, I wanted to run away. I seriously thought of running back home, but Leo reminded me we need some clothes so I wouldn’t run around butt naked. Not that I minded, but I supposed my wolf was right when he pointed out that others would mind. So, that was why I came back to the house. It just so happened that I overheard a heated discussion between the Alpha and his mistress. Or was I supposed to say daughter? Ha, they weren’t fooling anyone. Especially me. I knew there was something between them even before the old man rolled around like a goddamn transformer. And for the record - he drank that tea on purpose. I heard what they said. A part of a grand scheme to blame the bitchface of a Luna and make her look guilty while those two would face into the background and wash t
Eden pov“What’s going on? Are you okay? Did something happen?” I asked as my heart rate picked up. It couldn’t be that everything fell on our shoulders at once. I found it hard to believe that the danger kept knocking on our door over and over again. Judging by how frantic Mathilda sounded… I had to fear the worst. “Eden, I can’t talk for long, I think they’re listening. But you need to come here as soon as you can. I know what’s happening, I know who’s planning to-” she didn’t get the chance to finish what she was saying when the line cut. My hands shook as I started screaming her name. It was no use, I knew that much, but I still couldn’t stop calling for her. Fate had to have something in its cards for me, it had to give me at least one leverage.Running my hand though my hair, I started pacing the room as I tried to call her back. For the first three times, the call went through but there were no answers. When I tried again, the line didn’t work anymore. At this point, I cou
Eden pov“No!” I screamed with all my might and felt my body collapse on the ground. My hands shot to my ears and the monster screamed so loud, the sound echoed throughout the forest. “Run! Don’t look back!” I shouted to the terrified kid. At this point, I had no idea if the kid was still around, covering nearby, all I cared about was to get the innocent soul away from me. There had to be a way to control this… To control the thirst.I could feel my fingers painfully digging into the ground as the thing inside me fought my attempts to hold it back. Just like earlier, I lost the grip a couple of times, as if I was losing consciousness, but somehow, I managed to hold my ground and come back every single time. Once the creature was worn out, the resistance faded and all I could hear were angered hisses that came from the back of my mind. “You’re all mighty and humane now, are you? Wait until you realize the consequences that come when you refuse to feed. Die for all I care,” it snarl
Eden povIn all the years I spent thinking I was nothing more than a mere human, I never imagined moving as fast as I did. I couldn’t recall how long the car ride from the castle to my step-mother’s pack, but I was sure it wasn’t near as fast as I got there now. Despite the voice in my head, which for some reason kept screaming I had to turn around and forget about the call, I found myself standing in the forest right next to the castle no longer than an hour later. Honestly, I was taken aback by that detail - how someone, who tried to force me to harm children, could scream at the top of their lungs that I had to leave was beyond me. “Shush it, if something fishy is going on around here, I need to remain hidden and watch from the shadows for now. It won’t be possible if we get into a screaming match because of you,” I hissed at the voice. “Because of me? Please, don’t blame me for your stubborn nature. If anything happens to us, it’s on you, not me. You came here, despite my plea
Eden povI couldn’t understand if I was being selfish as I hesitated making the life changing promise, or if I was thinking instead of acting on my emotions. The worst part was that as my gaze met Mathildas, I found desperation I hadn’t seen ever before. It felt as if whatever was happening behind our backs, it was far worse than I thought and this woman had already accepted her fate. A fate I didn’t want her to meet. Squeezing her hands with all my might, I nodded. “If worse comes to happen, I promise to take in your child and raise him as my own. I promise.” Although the words felt heavy on my tongue, they gave her some sort of relief and Mathilda visibly relaxed, muttering something under her breath. “What is going on?” I whispered, unable to hold back the questions anymore. I needed to know what was happening and what were the risks we were facing. Sure, Mathilda was walking the halls as she always did, busy with her responsibilities, but her child was hidden somewhere in th
Eden povI came back to my senses covered in blood from head to toe. The burning in my throat was more intense, one I didn’t expect after feeding. “I refuse to feed off of these peasants,” the voice in my head snarled. “Who are you?” I asked. I was right about over and done with the thing contradicting itself all of the time. And besides, I was tired of always addressing it as the voice, the inability to put a name to whatever it was started pissing me off. “I am you. I am me. I am one whole made of two souls.” It replied snarkily. “No, I mean exactly what you are. And what is your name?” Deep down, I knew the questions I asked were there simply to distract myself. I caught a glimpse of the carnage around me, I couldn’t look at it for any longer without overthinking how it was possible that my body had acted and done all that damage. “Kanox,” it grumbled. I barely held back the laughter. This was the first time I had heard a name as ridiculous as the one it gave me. Now, I wond
Eden povI was beyond nervous as I tried to stop my hands from shaking while cutting up the vegetables. I hadn’t had enough time to figure out how to come clean with my family, but this really felt like the right time to do that. Lucius and Titus were probably already playing their guessing game about whatever they had done wrong and I wouldn’t disturb them doing that. Honestly, both of them have been acting like two hormonal teenagers these days, so they deserved a little adult worthy stress. As some of the kitchen ladies joined me and started up the usual conversations, I felt more at ease. However, every time when I glanced at the clock and saw the dinner time nearing, a new wave of unease surged through me. “Are you planning to prepare some desserts for little Magnus, my Queen?” Mayra asked, flashing me her usual bright smile. I hummed, thinking if sugar was a good idea right before bedtime. But then again, this dinner had to resemble sort of a joyful moment, so maybe it wou
§Three months after the wedding.§Titus povEden was officially ours and no one could do shit about it. Our journey had been nothing less than a deadly fucking rollercoaster ride, but the outcome was so worth it. Looking back at how things went, personally I went from thinking I wouldn’t find a mate, to finding one and being rejected, and finally, to finding out that my best friend and the woman I had grown extremely protective of were my own ‘it’. But best of all, I didn’t get only them. With them both came a family I didn’t dare to dream of and an awesome son. I didn’t tell Lucius and Eden, but if I had to choose, I would always choose Magnus. The little dude was awesome. At least sometimes he was.And now, while Eden and Lucius were busy running around the castle and fucking on top of every surface they could find, my little man Magnus and I were nearly done with building the most badass lego set ever. Well, we would be done with it ages ago if the little shit wouldn’t accuse m
Eden povThe next moment, Titus shoved me on the bed. Both my amazing mates, now husbands, didn’t return the favor they did when they were undressing me. Instead, they took off their clothes torturously slowly. Piece by piece, they dropped everything next to their feet and grinned at me like lunatics.Rolling my eyes, I groaned and turned to my side to mumble, “since you two are taking ages to undress, I might as well take a nap while you’re at it.” I knew I was playing with fire, but what was life without some spark in it? It didn’t take much time for both of them to grab my ankles and pull me to the end of the bed. Lucius instantly dropped to his knees and spread my legs. The moment his tongue ran between my folds, Titus’ lips captured mine in a passionate kiss. All of my moans were muffled and silenced by his tongue, tasing me and exploring every bit of my mouth. When Lucius slid his tongue lower, I bit Titus’ lip to break the kiss. “What?” He asked, breathless. “What is Luc
Eden povWith Richard and Magnus by my sides, I felt at ease. The door opened and the music started. As soon as we stepped on the beautiful white carpet laid down the aisle, Lucius and Titus turned their heads to look in our direction. The moment their eyes set on me, blinding smiles spread across their lips. I had never thought about my wedding day, but I never imagined that my husband-to-be would cry seeing me. In reality, I had two men who were ready to die for me, and both had tears in their eyes. As I slowly walked down the aisle, I couldn’t tear my eyes away from them. Both were wearing perfectly tailored suits, a rose in their pockets. And best of all, they were holding each other’s hand. When I finally reached them, Richard squeezed my hand, whispered, “I’m so proud of you,” and then held my wrist to offer my hand to Lucius. Magnus did the same, but he whispered that I looked beautiful and he would punch his dad’s asses if they hurt me. Richard and Magnus took their assi
Eden pov A week had passed since we returned home, like one, united family, better than ever. Lucius made it his life goal to ensure that my old pack had everything under control. As it turned out, the old Alpha was a liar, not a man of honor. He faked his disease to get rid of the responsibilities of leading a pack and while everyone worried about his health, the old Alpha lived a life of luxury. That, of course, was sponsored by the wealth left to me by my mother as well. Recently, the new Alpha and his Luna found out that the pack was nowhere near struggling financially even without my money. They had loads of cash hidden all over the place and multiple incoming money streams. We all agreed that it had to be the plan of the old Alpha and my step-mother. They had to have been planning to save up as much as they could, bleed the pack dry and take off. But as for us, our life was great. My mates were better than ever, Richard took it upon himself to bond with our son and b
Eden pov This was one of those moments when I really needed Kanox. I needed his advice or at least to hear his voice. While I had no idea what I was supposed to do, he would definitely have the answer. My eyes focused on the sick creature, wearing someone’s else’s skin as if that was no big deal. He looked human, but didn’t smell like one. Honestly, if he were to walk among other humans, I had little to no hope that anyone around him would understand that he was a sick, sinister creature, not one of their own. When he stepped so close I could smell a hint of sulfur on him, I realized he wasn’t just another supernatural. This was the first time I caught on the smell as well. “Will you first tell me the full story about my parents?” Clearly, he saw through me. I wanted to know, yes, but I also was using the question to stall, to win some time for my mates. “Of course, anything for you,” it said, grinning. I gulped, growing more nervous with every second that passed, but
Titus povI had no idea how Lucius felt about this, but what I found extremely fascinating was how the old man spoke about Eden. He sounded amazed and scared shitless at the same time. Sure, I wasn’t the best person to judge one’s character without massive amounts of information, but I could have sworn that he was just as clueless about what this ‘special’ trait was as we were. “And?” Lucius broke the silence, urging the old man to tell us more. The grunt that left him clearly was a proof of his unwillingness to tell us more, not that Lucius cared anyway. “Richard, we are done playing games. It is our mate you are talking about, Titus and I deserve to know what’s so special about Eden and exactly why that creature is after her.” My eyes darted between them two as I imagined an intense tennis match. The ball went from one side of the court to the other, never reaching the ground or the white lines surrounding them. At this rate, this imaginary match could go on for ages. “There a
Lucius pov“Where?” I growled the word as I stomped to him, grabbed his throat and squeezed it until I cut off his air supply. I trusted this fool. I trusted him with the safety of my mate and this is how it came out? He ran like a bloody coward while our mate was taken by some mad lunatic and brought Goddess knew where? Richard’s hands grabbed mine as he struggled to get out of my hold, but I had none of it. Whatever would happen next was out of my control - this time, I would allow Xabat take the fucking thing he loved almost as much as he loved our mates. Richard’s spine. Titus rushed to my side and carefully placed his hand on my shoulder. “Xabat, babe, let him go. Trust me, we need him alive. It wasn’t his fault. Don’t make this harder than it already is. Listen to what the old man has to say, maybe he has ideas where that fuckhead took Eden. We need the old man.” Honestly, I wouldn’t have released Richard. Ever. He had to pay for his carelessness and lack of attempts to save
Eden povMy eyebrows furrowed in confusion. I understood that this thing was on some weird quest because of my late mother, but why was her blood so damn important? While I was busy trying to figure it out, the creature snapped his fingers and suddenly, my eyes opened with ease. The weight was gone and nothing held me down, except for the restraints on my legs. “See, it wasn't so hard, was it?” It mocked me.My eyes scanned the dark room until they set on the black blob of nothingness in the furthest corner. I might be freaking dreaming because I could have sworn the thing was grinning at me. It had no mouth, no eyes, no limbs - nothing. And yet, I could feel his eyes on me and see the non-existent grin across the lips. “Do not worry, my lovely. I shall help you see me in a better light soon. You see, I have brought a friend with me. Trust me, you’ll love him. I chose him to fit your liking. I told you that I’ve been watching, haven’t I?” With that being said, the thing disappear