SCARLETTIt was either I had the face of an angel, so captivating that a man couldn't take his eyes of me, or Micheal just loved to stare.He didn't stare in a way that made me uncomfortable though, it was an adoring gaze that he seemed unable to tear his eyes away from. Even now as he swiped what was no doubt an unlimited gold card to pay the bill, his eyes remained on me.“Dinner was lovely, thank you for tonight,” I said out of courtesy as we walked to his car.An almost inaudible “hmm,” left his lips, one that made it seem like he’d never been thanked by any of the ladies he'd taken on a date.“No, Scarlett,” he opened the passenger door for me and then reached out to tuck a loose strand behind my ear, “thank you for being an amazing date, this is undoubtedly the best one I’ve ever been to.”I should’ve been excited at the prospect of being the best date that a man as handsome and gentlemanly as Micheal had ever had, flattered even, but I didn't feel a fragment of those emotions.
SCARLETTAlex???What the hell was he doing here!? Had he not gotten all the hints that I didn't want anything to do with him!?I swallowed the scream that threatened to escape me and decided to run off instead. But the second I lifted myself off the bed, he easily pushed me back down and pressed a palm over my mouth. I tried to fight him off, but I was powerless in comparison to an Alpha.“Where to, stepsister? Shouldn't you make family feel welcome?” as he spoke, I could smell the faint remnants of liquor on his breath.That told me all I needed to know about his sudden appearance. He was drunk, and I knew that because I shouldn't be able to pick up anything other than bodily scents from an Alpha. But he had to have drank a shit ton of alcohol for it to still be lingering on his breath.Under the dim light, he still looked sinfully dashing, pinning me down and hovering over me with his huge frame did something to me despite the fear his presence struck. I didn't understand it, and I
SCARLETTWhen he let go of my hands while both our chests were heaving, I assumed that he was done with me. But when he gripped my night dress and completely tore it off me, I realized that he definitely wasn’t.“I plan to fuck you until your holes are too sore to accept another man’s cock,” he lifted me off the bed easily before pushing me against the wall.The thought of him claiming me over and over until I was sore sounded fantastic, so much that I could feel my wetness dripping unto my inner thighs.“You’ve been avoiding me while desperately dying for me to fuck you again,” his fingers were inside me again, pushing in and out at a painfully slow pace.I shut my eyes and moved, practically fucking his fingers to prove that his words about my desperation were right.“Oh, god….” I bit my lower lip when he cupped my breast and squeezed it before pressing his thick, bulging erection flat against my back.Despite the fact that he’d just rearranged my guts minutes ago, I wanted him insi
SCARLETTMicheal was waving me over as soon as I stepped out of the taxi, he was dressed casually, his golden skin and dashing face causing women’s heads to turn as they walked past him, but his eyes were fixed solely on me as I approached him.“Gorgeous, as always,” he smiled and took my hand once I reached him.“Thank you, blue suits you perfectly by the way,” I returned a compliment and I could swear I noticed him blush lightly.“Come on, let’s go in, the tour’s about to start,” he led me into the museum, clinging to my arm the entire time.I’d never been here before and my curious edge allowed me really enjoy the entire tour. I’d expected that I would be bored, but by the time the tour guide was bidding us farewell, I was somewhat sad that it’d come to an end.“I really enjoyed this, it felt like those cutesy history tours in high school,” I told Micheal as we walked out.He’d insisted on getting me and my mom souvenirs despite my refusal so his hands were filled with shopping bag
SCARLETTMom had sang it throughout the entire house that Saturday morning that lunch would be observed as a family and everyone was expected to be seated by 1pm. When I told Blake how oddly formal her demands were, he let me in on a little secret she hadn't divulged.Ashley had been invited to lunch, on Logan’s request of course, but he’d asked his dad to make sure everyone was present for an important announcement, and my mom had ‘selflessly’ taken that burden off her husband’s shoulders.When Blake and I strolled into the dining area from the game room at a couple minutes after 1pm, everyone was present except Logan.But shortly after, he walked in with Ashley clinging to his arm like she was a little nervous. She was wearing a red sundress that flattered her ginger hair and she looked really beautiful, especially when she flashed smiles around the table in greeting.As I watched Logan pull out a seat for her on instinct and gently help her into it, I couldn't help but wonder how h
LOGANFather rarely called me aside, but I’d half expected him to, especially after dropping an announcement of that magnitude during lunch.When I walked into his room, he was already seated behind his desk and I noticed the deep frown lines in his forehead, a subtle warning that our discourse would most likely be unpleasant. But I was no stranger to those type of conversations, with dad, that was usually the norm.“Are you serious? About that silly announcement you just made that you're marrying her,” he asked with disdain evident in his tone.I was already pissed at his very first statement. Was I a fucking clown? Why would I introduce a woman as my fiancée and be unserious about it?“Yes, father. I’m dead serious about marrying Ashley,” I kept a distance from him and fought to keep my anger out of my voice.“Well, you're fucking stupid. It’s glaring,” he was definitely not hiding his anger and he was fueling mine by the second.I ground my teeth viciously against each other in ann
LOGANI stormed into my room after I left dad’s, but I held back from slamming the door when my eyes landed on Ashley. She was seated on the edge of my bed, and she’d torn her eyes away from the book in her hands when I walked in.She must've noticed my irritable mood because worry lines immediately creased her forehead.“Hey, is everything alright?” she finally asked after I closed the door behind me.“My father is worried about the curse,” there was no point being dishonest with her, she always saw through me.However, I didn't intend to disclose her father in law to-be’s lack of belief in our union.“That's understandable, he's doing it as a father who is worried about his son,” she patted the space beside her and I sat down on the bed.“I’d like to believe that, and so would you. But we both know he’s concerned because he doesn't want to be disgraced by his heir when power changes hands,” I sighed bitterly.“That’ll never happen, I’m positive that we’ll find your mate and get rid
ALEXFucking has always been a simple sport for me, not a haunting obsession.But with Scarlett, I was just that—obsessed, insatiable and addicted to exploring her body without end. Before her, I’d never been this attracted to anyone nor this eager to fuck a woman every minute of the day.I didn't understand it but the urge to be inside her was a flame I couldn't quench.In the past week, I’ve fucked her in all the positions in the Kama sutra, but that still didn't suffice to quench the burning desire for her. If anything, it increased it because the more we fucked, the more I looked forward to the next time.The urge should've waned by now, it should've fizzled out completely, but it didn't look like it would anytime soon. It’s as though the more we fuck, the more she unravels a feral hunger within me.The gods know I’ve never felt anything as compelling as my lust for her body.The pleasure I derived from being fully in control and turning her into a whimpering mess was unbelievable
SCARLETT “How many minutes apart are your contractions?” “Can you feel the pups crowning already?” “Should I get the midwives?” My husbands circled around me like vultures readying their prey, asking me a million and one questions like I was not as clueless about childbirth as they were. They’d read a library worth of childbirth and parenting books from the moment I found out I was pregnant and yet they were as nervous as a completely ignorant parent would be. “Stop hovering over her, please,” Hyacinth sighed and rolled her eyes as she walked into the birthing room, “the birthing process will begin any moment and I’ll need you all to either be quiet and or absent so I can get to work.” They all murmured amongst each other before finally falling quiet. “I’m going to give you a mild anesthetic so you don’t feel a thing and sleep through it, alright?” she turned to me with a kind smile and I nodded. I felt nerves already wrecking my body upon hearing that, I was reminded of the c
LOGANThree long yet amazing months went by and the D-day finally arrived. I couldn’t believe that I was about to be married to Scarlett and it seemed that neither Blake nor Alex could believe it seeing how nervous they were while getting dressed for the ceremony. We’d watched her become the best version of herself in the last three months and judging from all the power and potential she radiated, even three Vaughn men might not be enough of a match for her. Still, I was beyond elated to see what a marriage as unique as ours had in store for us in the coming years. And for the rest of our lives. “I still can’t figure this shit out!” Blake whined as he wrongly knotted his tie for the hundredth time and Alex and I laughed at him. “If you’re too nervous to knot your tie, maybe you should just sit out the wedding ceremony,” Alex teased him. “Yeah, it’s a small wedding anyways. We’ll just add your name to the marriage certificate and crop you into the pictures for the wedding album,” I
SCARLETTWe did it? “Yeah, we fucking did it,” Logan’s excited response made me realize that I’d asked that question out loud instead of in my head as I’d assumed. “And that’s only because you had the balls to put yourself on the line when we weren’t willing to take that risk,” Alex added, flipping a pancake effortlessly with a slight tilt of the pan. Inwardly, I rolled my eyes at his stellar skills, wondering how he was able to pull that off when I couldn’t even do it while carefully using a frying spoon. “I’m going to take a wild guess and say that you’re no longer focused on our victory over the Shahato and you’re now hating on everyone that can make a proper pancake unlike you,” Blake said through a chuckle. I narrowed my eyes at him, picking a grape off my plate and throwing it at his head for teasing me. “Ow!” he exclaimed when it hit his forehead. “Serves you right,” I grinned before taking a generous bite of my sandwich. That led to back and forth banter, and as much a
SCARLETTAgain, they’d come to my rescue at the perfect moment.Unlike the last time, I refused to lose faith in them, so seeing them was more than an answered prayer, it was the confirmation of a truth I’d been steadfastly holding unto.I felt relief course through my entire body as the army pounced on the Shahato warriors, shifting to their wolf form and ripping our enemies apart before they had the chance to rejoice over my burnt corpse.Suddenly, the regret I felt when I was thrown into the portal that brought me here washed away and I was pleased with myself for following through with the baiting plan that brought us this far. I had a feeling that after this battle, we’d finally know peace and harmony instead of the chaos and despair we’d had to endure for months now.I was so lost in imagining a time of calm and quiet that I even forgot that fire was slowly creeping towards me as the altar behind me burnt away. It was when I smelt thick fumes suffocating me that I looked behind
LOGANI still felt shitty and stupid for how immature I’d acted when Scarlett disappeared behind that godforsaken portal.Blake didn’t deserve to be choked so heartlessly when all he did was keep me from breaking my foot to pieces—because believe me, that was my intention when I started kicking that rock. Yet, he’d stopped me from hurting myself foolishly and I repaid him like an absolute asshole.I knew I’d apologized, but it didn’t seem enough so I made a mental note in the back of my mind to make it up to him somehow after we rescued Scarlett.“Guys! Over here! Quickly!” Hyacinth called out to me and my brothers and we rushed to where she was bent over on the floor and holding a glass shard.“What did you find? Please give us some good news,” Alex practically begged as he crouched beside her.“Their sorcerer must’ve mistakenly dropped this while closing the portal in a hurry, and now I know exactly where those bastards took her,” she jumped to her feet and Alex followed suit.“Wher
ALEXFan–fucking–tastic!This bloody plan blew up in our faces just like I’d predicted it would. Those cunning bastards just zapped our mate through a portal and I couldn’t feel her through the bond from the moment they disappeared into it.I guessed that neither Blake nor Logan could feel her either because they equally seemed like they were going mad.“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck this!” Logan yelled on the top of his voice while kicking a rock repeatedly until I heard a toe snap and blood started to ooze from his boot.That didn’t stop him though, he kept spitting profanities and angrily kicking the rock until Blake ran towards him and dragged him away from the rock and set him on the floor.“What the hell is wrong with you, Logan? How the hell does that fix shit!?” Blake leaned forward, placing his hands on both knees while screaming right into Logan’s face.Instead od answering, Logan reached out and gripped Blake’s neck and started to twist it with rage burning in his eyes. I immediat
SCARLETTThe morning of the full moon had finally arrived, and just like everyone else, I hoped that things went according to plans.None of us could handle any surprises because the chances of the plan going smoothly hinged on us being in complete control. To ensure that nothing went wrong, Hyacinth got a team of sorcerers to cast truth spells on the army in a bid to uncover any hidden spies from the Shahatos.Once we confirmed that every warrior was loyal to us, we finally let them in on the plan for the first time since we’d hatched it.Afterwards, Blake and Alex guided them through morning drills and helped them memorize the parts of the plan they were instrumental to, Logan and I kept Hyacinth company while she and her group of sorcerers did a location spell.Unlike the former location spells they’d casted to locate me when I was captured, this was much more likely to work because she’d used the blood of the prisoners that were recently executed. She assured us that with a team o
SCARLETTOnce again, Hyacinth had to come to our aid.We rushed Alex home and called her to come by the house as soon as possible. After ten minutes that felt like an eternity, she finally arrived and got to work on speeding up his healing. She explained that he invested wolfsbane and that’s why he wasn’t healing even after Blake and Logan cleaned and bandaged his wounds properly as soon as we got home.Hyacinth fed him some potions, but when they didn’t work, she told us that the wolfsbane had been in his system for far too long so she would need a powerful spell to magically detox him of it so his wolf could heal.While she convened with the powers that be on the required spell for such a crucial procedure, I paced the entire room worriedly while saying prayers to the moon goddess and ignoring the words of comfort being thrown my way from Logan and Blake.For some reason, I still felt fractions of the fear and pain I felt when I thought he was going to take his life just to prove a
SCARLETTAn hour passed and I immediately rallied Logan and Blake into the car to go in search of Alex. The longer we went without being able to contact or find him, the more I regretted listening to Logan and Blake instead of my wolf.And now because of my negligence, we were all worried out of our minds for Alex.It was almost nightfall and neither of us could reach or find him still. And believe me, we’d tried everything we could possibly think of. Logan tried to track his phone but his men found it dumped in a roadside bin and had no other means of tracing where he went from there because the traffic cams in that area were all busted.After that dead end, we’d all gone around the city in search of him but we couldn’t pick up his scent talk less of find his car.Normally, we’d have assumed that he was just somewhere blowing off steam and stayed home to wait on him. But ever since the marking ritual, we had a much stronger bond and could feel each other’s emotions and a while ago we