~ISSA.
The city stretched out below my office window in a sprawl of lights and movement.
I barely noticed the view, though—the sight had long lost its appeal. Instead, my mind drifted, unwillingly, back to Yulia. Her scent lingered in the air, soft and warm, even hours after I’d dropped her off at Canis Academy. I knew it was just my mind playing tricks, but I could swear I still felt her presence beside me.
I leaned back in my chair, trying to focus on the code filling the screen in front of me. The lines of numbers and commands usually offered some sort of refuge, a place where logic ruled and there was no room for the complications of blood, bonds, or the maddening ache that seemed to settle in my chest every time I thought of her. But even the familiar rhythm of coding wasn’t eno
~YULIA.I’d barely caught my breath from that test before Davina was in front of me, her gaze sharp and unrelenting.She looked me up and down, her expression unreadable as she tapped a manicured finger against her lips.“Well?” I dared to ask, my voice tense. “Did I pass?”She raised one brow, a cool smirk playing on her lips. “It’s still under consideration, Yulia,” she replied, her voice as detached as ever. “But that isn’t your concern right now. You’d do well to focus on learning as much as you can. Now, off to class with you.”Her dismissal stung, and I couldn’t help the scoff that escaped me. “Right. Thanks for the encouragement,&rdquo
~Yulia.As I made my way through the towering bookshelves of the library, a simmering anger still clouded my mind, lingering from my encounter with Pete.His behaviour had been embarrassing, especially since it was my first official day at Canis Academy. The last thing I wanted was to draw attention, and yet, there I’d been—a spectacle for everyone to see. I tried to push the memory aside as I scanned the shelves, searching for the textbooks I needed for my classes.Each book I pulled down seemed larger and heavier than the last. After piling up a stack of nearly five, I decided I’d only carry two and return later for the rest. As I stuffed the books into my backpack, my phone buzzed. Glancing down, I saw a notification with my course timetable, and a sudden wave of panic hit me.My first class was about to start, and I was cutting it close."Great, just what I needed," I muttered under my breath, tightening my grip on my bag and rushing out of the library. I navigated the winding co
~ISSA."I have moved on, Issa, I swear," Yulia said and I believed her. But it did nothing to help the rage that filled my chest."Apparently, Pete has a hard a time believing that," I replied into the phone in a hard angry voice. "I am going to kill him.""Come on Issa, that is too drastic, even for you," Yulia replied.I was in a board meeting with Iris and a few company executives when Leia sent me a video. I had initially ignored it but something just kept bugging me to check it. It was probably due to the fact that Leia was a mischievous teenage werewolf and she was Yulia's age.So I suspected that what she had sent had something to do with my secret Mate. I had seethed with pure unadulterated rage as I watched Pete roughly grab Yulia by the arm.What pissed me off the most was seeing Jamal stepping in and coming to her rescue. That should have been me! Pete or whatever the fuck his name is– was going to pay... with his damn life.'I can not wait to rip out his heart and watch it
~YULIA."You must learn to balance out your human form and wolf form," said the Lecturer as she walked slowly on the podium looking at us. "If you stay too long in your wolf form, it's difficult to transform into your human form and you might be stuck in that wolf form forever."I was in the Lycanthropy and Shape shifting Studies class and the lecturer taking us was a werewolf in her late thirties. She wore a simple white long sleeved shirt with a black knee length skirt and red bottom heels. Her long black hair was tied in a long ponytail.I was trying to concentrate on what the lecturer was saying but my mind was on something else. It was back at the cafe in town where those men burst into flames.I realised that for some reason, I did not think much about that incident. Ma
~YULIA.I felt a tingle on my skin as soon as I entered the ancient library of the academy.It was unusually cold and every breath that I took, I could see the mist. One thing that was very peculiar to me was that there was no librarian to ask for directions.As if the library could read my thoughts, I found myself in an aisle of books on the topic of light. I saw many books that piqued my interest.I saw books on werewolves, I saw books on witches and I saw books on humans. I was about to turn to the next aisle when a book dropped with a loud thud at my feet.'Of Light.' It read and I bent down to pick it up. It was an old book with a broken leather cover and the author was unknown.
~YULIA.I gasped in shock as I saw Pete writhing on the ground holding his broken arm. It had happened so fast that I had barely blinked."Are you insane!" I screeched in alarm at what Issa had done. I whipped my head to look at him with anger and disbelief. But when our eyes met, his eyes were a crimson shadow but the colors kept switching back to Issa’s forest green ones. And that was when I knew that Iran had taken control for that moment.Leia was not aware of the violence as a smirk was plastered on her face. She was enjoying herself way too much. This could not be happening. Issa grabbed me by my wrist and pulled me with him. I reluctantly followed him until we got to the parking lot where his car waited. I jerked my hand off his hold and glared at him. I was worried about Pete because his arm was really in a horrible state."What the hell was that about?!" I demanded angrily. "I warned him!" Issa snapped back at me. "He had it coming. Nobody threatens you or puts their hand
~ISSA/IRAN.I had missed how she felt– Her scent– even the smell of her hair drove me wild. I could not lie to myself any longer, I wanted her so very badly. I sniffed her neck deeply. I understood what she meant when she said that I was not making things easy for her. I knew that I was a difficult Lycan and my wolf of a beast was the most unstable creature that ever existed. Iran and I were always at loggerhead because despite the fact that we were one, we never got along.But one thing that we could both agree on was that we wanted our cock in Yulia's warm folds. Iran and I ached with need as Yulia crumbled into us. We could feel her wolf Yara stir with a lustful frenzy as I began to drop soft kisses on her earlobes."Hmmm," She moaned for us. 'Let us share!' Iran growled in my head. I accepted. I had come to realize that if we fought for control over my body, it would ruin the mood and scare Yulia away. A terrified Yulia would not get us what we wanted.Yulia was still in her un
~YULIA.This was wrong. Everything about it screamed abomination but by the goddess it felt so good!To the outside world, he was meant to be my uncle– my family– my blood. But to me, he was something so much more. He was my secret sin. My secret lust. He was a beast– my beast to tame.It had been a gamble but I had taken it anyway. In fact, I had no idea if it was going to work but ever since I read the obscure words from the mysterious book Dean Davina showed me, I was seeing things in a whole new light.My visions had changed. I could see things in darkness...and light.As I sat on the work table in his garage, I could see the dark side of Issa Frostwood. Crawling towards me with a need that scared me in his eyes. I could also see Iran beneath his eyes, watching as he slowly stalked towards me on all fours.They were both conscious, Issa and Iran. Two powerful beings in one body. This act among us had gone beyond just mere sex. I was aware of how deadly and dangerous Iran was. I w
~YULIAI exhaled sharply as I stared at Lana and Jamal through the slit of the door. They looked happy together and I was glad that Lana had finally found someone looking out for her. "What's on your mind, Yulia?" I heard Issa say behind me and I finally stepped away from the door. I turned to look up at him. "Jamal got hurt today because of Helena. . . Which is also because of me." Issa shook his head at me. "No, you didn't do this. Helena did. And we are going to catch that undead motherfucker, this time, I'll make sure she can't come back to life." There was determination in his voice as he said it and it made me smile. "I'm glad I have my own personal hero." He shrugged. "I wouldn't call myself a hero. Not many people like me. I'd say that I'm your very own Villain." I laughed. "Right. . ." I began to walk away. "We should go home and re-strategise." I heard him fall into step behind me and I barely made it three steps when I felt a sudden zap in my core. I gasped and whe
~IRISMy heart skipped as my eyes moved slowly over his body. I had to admit, I never thought Issa's loyal little dog had a body as alluring as this. His chest was solid and perfectly formed from years of working on them. And as my eyes fell over his cock, I swallowed hard as I felt my wolf stir with desire. Not even Issa had gotten this type of reaction from me before. I wanted to touch his cock, I wanted to put it in my mouth and I wanted to memorise the feel of it inside of me. An involuntary shiver ran over my body and I instantly snapped out of the strange trance that I had entered. "My eyes are up here," I instantly said when I saw that he was taking in my nakedness. He smirked. "Done checking me out? You like what you see?" I shot him a glare. The last thing I had expected was that he would tease me. "There's nothing to see. Besides, why are you in this bathroom, you pervert!" I snapped. His smirk only got wider. "First off, this is my house. I can use any bathroom I s
~MILESI was beginning to panic as I sped down the road. There were a few cars on the road but I easily maneuvered my way through them. This was because Jamal Khan kept getting paler than he already was. He was sweating all over and he was not even speaking. I could not have him die on me. How was I supposed to explain it?"Shit, you better hold on, you fool! I shouldn't have listened to you. I should have taken you to the hospital first!" I roared as I threw a glance at him through the rearview mirror. It was either he was too weak to reply or he had already passed out. "Hey! Talk to me! You need to keep speaking. Tell me about Lana, you bastard. If you fucking die on me, I'll butcher your corpse into pieces and that's a threat!" A small weak chuckle escaped his lips as he wheezed loudly in an attempt to take in a deep breath. "If you. . . Butcher my corpse, my ghost will haunt you to death. . ."I smiled and my tremors reduced when I heard his voice. I was almost at the hospit
~IRISThe force of the explosion knocked me off my feet. Luckily, my fall was in warm hands. Miles must had seen the explosion coming because he swiftly lifted me off the ground and shielded me with his body. All I felt was warmth as I stayed under him and when the noise subsided, he released me and I looked up once again to be met with his calm brown eyes. I froze in place, not knowing what to say before he pulled me to my feet. That was when I remembered that Andrea and Khan had been right in the front. "Andrea!" I screamed as I started running toward them.There was blood on the floor, pooling from one of them and it terrified the shit out of me. On getting to the spot, I realised that Khan had taken a hit to his gut while protecting my sister. The broken glass still laid in his guts and I knew that pulling it out was going to make him bleed out. "Andrea," I cried as I knelt before her to examine for any new injuries but there was none to be worried about. Khan grunted in pai
~IRIS I had never felt this helpless in my entire life. Rage burned through my soul as I ran toward the cross, not caring that there could be a sort of trap somewhere waiting for me. My wolf howled in pain and I felt as if I had been crippled just seeing Andrea in this state. "Andrea, wait!" I heard Miles scream but I was too angry to listen. "Get her down, please!" I heard the bitch Yulia say to Issa no doubt. By the time I reached the cross, Issa had already gotten there. He moved at great speed as he climbed up the cross and began to tear the things bounding Andrea off. In no time, he was lowering her into my arms. "Andrea! It's me!" I cried as I tapped her cheeks continuously but there was no response.I felt as if my world was about to end. "She's not responding!" I cried. Detective Khan reached the scene with Miles and Yulia following closely behind. "Let me see," Khan stated and knelt before her. "Don't touch her and act like you care!" I suddenly barked as hot tear
~ISSAYulia looked pale. She looked afraid and I hated that she was plagued by fear. I wanted her to know that there was no reason to be scared with me by her side. ‘If you had taken out every trace of Helena that day, then none of this would have happened. Fucking coward!’ Iran roared within me. I gritted my teeth in an attempt to bite him down. That was when Yulia moved her lips like she was about to speak. "I—" My phone suddenly buzzed and I took it out to see that it was a call from Iris. Why the fuck was Iris calling me?"Who is it?" Yulia asked. "Iris," I answered. "I'll ignore it." "Answer her!" Albus suddenly cut in as he frowned as if he had seen something. The urgency in his voice startled me and I answered the call. "Issa, it's Andrea! They— she. . .I—" She was wailing. She sounded terrified. I had never heard her this vulnerable before. "Calm down, Iris. Where are you?" "A— at our house," she stuttered. "I'm coming over immediately." I ended the call and rose t
~YULIAI saw the Darkness coming for me. It came in the form of a large intimidating shadow and it consumed all the light in its vicinity. I tried to run. I tried to move my legs but nothing happened. I remained rooted to the ground, watching in horror as it came for me.It screeched and I winced at the sound. My entire body began to tremble. I was sweating all over. The darkness reached me and that was when adrenaline shot through my veins and broke me out of the captivity of the Darkness' presence. My legs began to move and I ran for it. But the Darkness did not seem to like it. It screeched and the sound threatened to force me down on my knees. Yet I fought it with all my might and I was almost running off when I felt something cold close around my left leg. Once its grip was firm, it pulled my leg and my balance gave way. I saw the ground getting closer and I finally fell face first onto the ground. I cried out in pain and began to fight against the Darkness' hold but it wa
~JAMALShe had a mischievous smile on her face. The action looked a lot like what Yulia would do and I understood why they were such good friends. They were very similar. "Why do I feel as if I just sold my soul to the devil?" I asked with a smile. She grinned at me. "Not your soul, pretty boy. You just signed your cock over to me." Then she instantly got off her chair and came to kneel before me. I widened my eyes at her. "What are you doing?" Her smile grew wider. "You gave me permission and access over your body so corporate." He laughed. "You look like you're going to rape me." She kept her grin without a word and began to untie the strings keeping my pants in place. "I know you will enjoy this a lot. I've heard you masturbating with my name." I flinched. Was I so careless that I let her hear that?"Don't worry, I've done the same countless times and I can finally make it real." I widened my eyes at the girl kneeling before me. She was no longer just the girl I was prote
~JAMALI had a feeling the night was going to turn out the way that was in Issa's favor. . .and it did. That Bastard Issa had it all planned out, which was why he never let pride drop the entire time. I was more concerned about how he always got his information. I was convinced he had secret agents everywhere sourcing out information for him from the shadows. Perhaps an organisation. There was no doubt with that Lycan. I shook my head and laughed. I didn't tell Issa this but he had gained my respect tonight. He handled everything seamlessly and even managed to name a big traitor the same night. Thumbs up but quite a shame for me seeing as I wasn't the one who brought the reveal forward. My phone buzzed as if on cue. I looked down to see the Caller ID as HQ. I pulled over by the side of the road and answered. "Is what I heard true, Khan?" His deep voice sliced through the air. "What exactly did you hear?" I asked, keeping my cool. He might be my boss but he couldn't intimidate