Lucius povI couldn’t stop smiling as I watched the horror flash in her eyes. As soon as the question left me, she understood what she had done, how much she had fucked up, and most importantly - I knew. I knew the extent of her doings. Some of those things still didn’t make much sense to me, but I was sure I could break her and get the confession out of her. Her eyes darted everywhere but at me as Luna stuttered, “I-I don’t k-know what you’re t-talking about.” A part of me wondered if she understood how dumb she looked right now. There was no point in playing dumb anymore. I had gathered enough proof against this woman to burn her like a witch she was, if I pleased to do so. And honestly, one thing was clear - she was about to die. Soon. But first, I had to think of the most creative and tortuous ways in which to kill her. Women like her didn’t deserve a quick and easy exit after all the vile things she had done. No, she lived like a true star, doing the most damage she could, s
Eden povMy head was pounding as I tried to blink my eyes open. My hands were tied behind my back and it appeared that I was sitting on a chair. I tried to move my legs, but my ankles were tied to the chair too. Instantly, I thought of why someone would go this far to keep me in place. There was no way I could break free. Honestly, I doubted my ability to escape imprisonment even if I wasn’t tied to a surface, but maybe whoever took me here doesn’t know I’m pretty much a human. The place was dark, I couldn’t even notice shapes or silhouettes. As my mind wandered to where I could possibly be, panic surged through me. Lucius. He had to have noticed I was gone and was most likely going crazy looking for me. No, I had to get out as soon as possible. I couldn’t let him think I left him. Gritting my teeth, I started pulling my hands up, hoping I could get out of the ropes. It was a feeble attempt if anyone was near and watched me, but I had to try. I almost managed to loosen the ropes
Eden pov Once they released me, both stood at my sides and helped me up. Then, they held me close as they led me out of the dark room and down the hall. I was right to assume they had brought me to a basement floor, because that was exactly where we were. As we walked up the stairs, they explained that I was taken by a group of hunters that had devoted their lives to saving humans that were stolen by the monsters. Holding back from laughing was getting harder with every step we took. The passion that laced their words made them sound like they were brainwashed for years to believe what they said. When we reached the main floor, I saw more humans running around, laughing and discussing things no outsiders should hear. For example, how they planned to attack a pack in a couple of hours or where some of the Alphas had gone. Those bits of information were supposed to be secret, but clearly, neither of them understood that. The real shock came when these two morons brought me to
Lucius povAfter I left Eden’s step-mother behind, I sought out the guards and explained what they were to do from now on. I promised to return at random moments to ensure she was suffering in the cell, and made it a point to stress how much I enjoyed it when people decided to test my patience. Now that this was off my shoulders, I was ready to face Eden and suffer the consequences of my previous outburst. I was sure she had spent this time apart boiling in anger and had more than plenty things in her mind to punish me. I, for one, the smitten fool I was, hoped she could let me off the hook this once if I managed to pull off kissy faces. How did one make those? I wanted to practice those, perhaps even in front of a mirror, but I couldn’t let anyone catch me doing that. The King himself, making kissy faces in front of a mirror. Wasn’t that ridiculous? As I walked down the long hall, I decided to check the kitchen first. Knowing my mate, she could have tried to distract herself from
Titus povI wanted to pity myself. I really did. But I couldn’t. The conversation with Eden reminded me of so many things, of how emotionless and clueless I was when I first approached her, I understood the strength of that girl. Maybe it was foolish of me or I had completely lost my goddamn mind, but as soon as I left her behind, I went to look for my mate. I knew he didn’t want to see me, but he would have to - for the last time.I stormed through the packhouse, following the scent I had grown to love and hate until I reached a door and stopped in front of it. I took a few deeper breaths, relishing the scent that was about to become just a memory within a few minutes. “A few words, Titus, just a few words and your soul is free. Give him what he wants, he deserves it,” I muttered to myself. I had never been the best person when it came to encouraging someone, but clearly my words had helped Eden when she was at her rock bottom, so they had to help me too. Gathering the shattered
Eden povMy eyes focused on the slight twitching movement under the skin. An intense wave of hunger washed over me, as if I had been starving my entire life and didn’t know about it. Craig kept talking about something, future plans or whatever it was he mentioned, while saliva filled my mouth and my breathing became slower as I focused on that one thing. My mind was all over the place, asking questions I couldn’t voice, but my focus, yeah that remained on his neck. Something sharp poked my tongue - it was enough to wave the confusion away and allow the realization to hit me like a wall of bricks. I wasn’t who I thought I was. Craig noticed the change of my behavior and instantly grabbed my shoulders, shaking my body and asking if I was alright. All I could do was nod and come up with stupid excuses like my head was spinning and I felt weak.It was clear this moron was worried and ready to jump over any means to help his fellow human. Little did he know that just now, I realized I
Lucius povI couldn’t describe how revealed I felt when Eden appeared from nowhere. Despite my urging, Xabat got distracted by pulling spines out of every hunter we came across and I truly feared we wouldn’t get to her on time. This had to be the first time in my life when I felt truly terrified of something. I had never experienced a situation in which I was so madly obsessed with one thing that I nearly lost my damn mind. But she was here, right in front of us, covered in blood but at least it wasn’t hers. And… And she was holding someone’s head in her hand. What the fuck? A wide smile broke out on Eden’s lips as Xabat told her she had made a spine tree to her, but I was still too focused on what she was holding. “Ugh, that purse is ugly, Lucius buy you better, drop it.” Xabat’s words snapped me back to reality and I urged him to hand me control so I could talk to Eden. This time, he wasn’t too happy about having to retreat as she showed no signs of fear. Xabat knew she had acc
Eden povHis hand slid between my legs and cupped my pussy. I had to bite my bottom lip to hold back the whimper of need. Once again, the burning sensation in my throat returned, but this time, it was different. Stronger in a way I couldn’t imagine existed. I could still hear Titus complain about something in the background, but I didn’t pay too much attention to his words anymore as Lucius clearly wasn’t bothered by his Beta’s presence either. Instead, he kept grinding himself against me and smashed his lips against mine again. Lucius swallowed the moan that escaped me. I couldn’t resist the need to move my hips as if I was meeting every movement of my King. Once he broke our kiss, his gaze met mine, the intensity in his eyes sent shivers down my spine. “I refuse to allow you to cockblock me, Titus. Xabat is going to be really pissed if you don’t stop trying to ruin our moment. He, the same as I, doesn’t mind if you stick around and watch our hairy ass crack while we’re rearrangi
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