Karen She opened her eyes groggily. At first she had no idea where she was. The room she was in was not the one she had been in the last few nights. She tensed, confused. Then she felt it. A heavy arm wrapped around her waist, a muscular chest inhaling and exhaling deep, slow breaths against her back, and a muscular thigh pressing against her thigh. She was not alone in the strange bed and unfamiliar room. Suddenly her memories flooded back. The dinner last night. The confrontation with Xavier. The mysterious mark at her side. She was frightened, in need of comfort, and Xavier gave it to her without protest, without demanding further intimacy. Turning to her side as gently and slowly as she could, trying not to wake him, she faced him, only to realize that he was already awake when his golden eyes met hers. Karen felt at peace here, nestled against his strong chest, knowing that as long as she was near him, nothing would happen to her. It felt so good to wake up with Xavier, t
HelgaShe showered alone, but let Helga help her put on the new clothes, a white spaghetti strap dress with a sky-blue top over it, and a beautiful teal jacket as an outer layer, with images of white flowers flying across the fabric."You look beautiful as always, Luna Karenina."She gave Helga a small smile after the compliment. At first Karen felt uncomfortable around her friend, embarrassed even, because there was no way that Helga didn't know that she had spent the night with Xavier. She didn't even want to guess what was going through her friend's mind.But she was quickly reassured by Helga's cheerful demeanor. There was no censoring look or tension in her voice as she spoke to her, so she relaxed.However, Helga's true thoughts went far beyond what she thought. In fact, Helga was very happy that Luna was finally sleeping with her Alpha, believing that the scent of betrothal was finally wafting over her.In contrast, she was confused when Karen returned, because although she cou
Karen"So that's Alpha Chase's daughter, Elena Goldstein?" She asked Xavier as she rested her head on his shoulder, looking up to see his face.Holding her tightly in his arms, he ran quickly through the forest, away from the packhouse. He took her to Benjamin, hoping to get answers from the wise old wolf about the mystery of the grayish mark on her left side where the sacred moonstone resided. They both have the same thoughts about the mark, namely that it means the wolf aura living within her is growing. However, while she was afraid of the implications of the mark and her growing animal aura, he happily accepted its appearance and was not at all bothered by its presence.Of course, he could not tell her that, knowing that she would not accept his view and would only push him further away. That was something he could not allow. He was already feeling shaky about her situation.He answered her question, "Yes, that's her. Why are you talking to her, Karenina?"She replied with a shrug
Karen She looked ahead and realized they were approaching a large old wooden house. Although it looked like any other house, she could feel the charismatic presence of the wolf. But it didn't feel scary at all. When they stopped a few meters from the house, Karen blinked in surprise at the sight of a man with white hair but a youthful look on his face. As he gently sat her down beside him, the old man said, "Xavier. It's good to see you again, and sooner than I expected." He turned his eyes to Karen and smiled kindly at her. "And who is this lovely lady?" "Benjamin, this is Karenina Mason, guardian of the Sacred Moonstone," Xavier replied. He was about to introduce her as his betrothed mate, but quickly decided against it. He did not want to be seen fighting with his mate in public. If she felt the need, she could argue with him in private, but he didn't want to see a public display of discord. He doubted he could handle it. "Yes, I sense an ominous presence around you, little gir
KarenShe tried not to fidget when Benjamin looked at her, trying not to show her nervousness. She wanted to know what the strange mark on her side meant, but she was also afraid to find out. Whatever it showed, she doubted it was a good one."A mark, you say?" he asked.She nodded and whispered, "Yes.""I want to see the mark. If I may, little girl?"She could not help it. She blushed with embarrassment. "Uh... well, it's on my left..."Had she been wearing her school uniform or her casual clothes, she would have easily lifted her shirt to reveal the gray mark. But she was not wearing them. No, she was wearing an expensive silk dress, one of the many she had previously been told belonged to her - not that she intended to keep it. It was too fancy and she didn't need it in the outer areas of Xavier's house. Besides, it didn't seem appropriate to receive such an expensive gift from the Alpha Lord. After she left, although the thought of leaving him upset her, she would not take the ite
Xavier "Once it reaches your heart - I have no doubt that outcome is inevitable at this point - the energy of the wolf aura will try to transform you," he said, speaking directly to Karen. "This energy is trying to turn your hybrid blood into the blood of a full-fledged she-wolf, not just a weak she-wolf, but a strong she-wolf." "Is this transformation inevitable?" she asked, emotion clogging her throat. Seeing her distress, Xavier approached and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, pulling her gently but firmly to his side. She did not fight him, but fell back against him, her right hand running across his body, the palm of her hand resting on his stomach. "I don't know," Benjamin replied, a worried expression clearly visible on his face. "Your spiritual energy is very strong, stronger than most priestesses in this territory now and before. All I know is that once your spiritual energy reaches your heart, the war between your auras will begin. Depending on how strong your wolf a
XavierHer eyes turned to the man next to her. Xavier was not taking her back to the packhouse as she had expected. Instead, he walked further into the forest before stopping in a small clearing where he had left her moments before.In silence, she watched him as he reached out for her. She did not flinch when his fingertips brushed her cheekbones in a gentle caress. Her eyes were filled with anxiety, desperation, fear, and most of all... she felt lost."I know you're afraid, Karenina," he murmured before putting his hand back to his side.When he looked at her with his golden yellow eyes, he saw the confusion in her brown eyes and he hated it. He couldn't understand the feelings she caused in him, making him feel uncomfortable in his own body when she wasn't content and happy. Xavier isn't sure when he stopped seeing her as his 'perfect mate' and started seeing her as a real, living person with thoughts and feelings of her own. Never before had he cared for another person the way he
Karen It wasn't really his words that made her stop, but his unusual tone. He sounded... sad, remorseful, even hurt. She had never heard him sound like that before. He hugged her even tighter, his fingers sinking into her dark brown hair as he wrapped his hands around the back of her skull. "I can't let you go, Karen." The thought of letting her go, of letting her walk away from him, tore his heart apart. Pain like he had never felt before crashed into his chest, squeezing the organ that pumped life's blood through his body. "Just the thought of letting you go... I can't. It's like there's a stabbing pain in my chest that tells me I'm bleeding, but there's no visible physical wound." Suddenly, his words took her breath away; after hearing the painful truth in his voice, he finally spoke with some sincerity. "You know, you're not entirely correct in your assessment of my motives towards you. Yes, I admit that when I first saw you, I only saw a prize, a perfect mate. Even in your c