Cassian's POVThe splash of cold water on my body forced me awake. I drew in quick and short quivering breaths, shaking my head. My body was suspended with chains fastened to the stone walls of a dark dungeon, butt naked. Whether it was day or night, I couldn't fucking tell- except for the biting cold freezing me to death.My eyes were swollen and inflamed, credited to Lord Logan's men. They tortured me relentlessly, tearing flesh from my body, breaking bones and dislocating joints. I lost a lot of blood and fucking fainted.In my unconscious state, I had a nightmare. Calling it a nightmare was making light of what I fucking saw. I saw Alpha Kazamir slash my father's throat and raped my mother in my presence. I tried to save them from him, pounding the back of my fists against an invisible and unbreakable wall.I couldn't penetrate the wall. His powerful aura glued my feet to the ground. Through teary eyes, I watched him exert his will over my House, sitting on my throne, and command
Kazamir's POVAlpha Cassian said nothing at first. A life-changing silence enveloped the dungeon. Then he burst out laughing. He bowed his head, laughing so hard that the chains rattled."What the fuck are you asking of me?" he said, regaining composure. I shrugged, raising my brows. "I just said you should forfeit your claim over Storstrand, and proclaim me as Alpha. That's not a hard thing to ask now, my friend. Is it?"He chuckled, "Is this some sort of joke to you?" the amusement cleared out of his face. "How do you expect me to give up my House for you? Aren't you supposed to fucking help me out of here, and tender a fucking apology, not the bullshit you're spiting!"I strode to the rock where the torture tools were displayed. They were stained with Alpha Cassian's blood. His body had endured three days of torture, violated by Lord Logan's mercenaries.For years, I'd conceived the idea of ruling the realm as the supreme Alpha. There is an agile plague in the realm only me could
Kazamir's POVAll of a sudden, Alpha Cassian pulled hard at one of the chains binding his right hand. The chain broke off its hinge, and dropped to the floor."Hold him down!" Lord Logan screamed at the men. "He must not escape."The men lunged forward, drawing their swords. Drustian advanced, but I stopped him. I wanted to see how much he loved her. Hope lit up Rhoda's teary face, as she watched, her heart thudding loudly. Lord Logan maintained his grip on her, his eyes glinting off a mixture of anger and subjective fear.Alpha Cassian's aura blazed through the dungeon. He wounded the chain around his arm and hauled a punch into the jaw of the first. His lower jaw snapped, bringing the man to his knees. His companion plunged his sword into Alpha Cassian's side, thinking he got him where he wanted. His victory was sadly short-lived when Alpha Cassian wrapped the loose ends of the chains around his neck, stifling his airw, paying no attention to his bleeding side. The guard slapped
Cassian's POVI swear by my first orgasm, Lord Logan fucked me up real bad. I thought I was going to die, my body and wolf suffered grievously in his hands.Three days without food and water, pumped full with fucking Asenath, bashed and manhandled by maniacs, I tasted my own death. Alpha Kazamir, the fucking snake, was undoubtedly behind the whole saga. Lord Logan was only a piece in the game.A disposable piss in the fucking game- pun intended.My left arm barely hung on my shoulder, almost ripped off by the fucker's strong jaws. Let's not even come down to my right leg. I can't feel it anymore. I owe my life to Rhoda. Seeing her hopeless stirred my wolf to life. I tapped richly into it and used it to my fucking advantage. Thank the fucking gods I'm not dead.On my knees, I freed my hands from the manacles and scooped Rhoda into my arms, stroking her hair. Her citrusy scent flew into my nose, together with the tangy scent of fear coming from her; an assurance of life in my grasp.
Olive's POVNews of Alpha Cassian abdicating his throne to father spread like wild fire across the realm. To say I never saw this coming was playing dumb to an already obvious fact. The moment he shook hands with father was the moment he lost everything.Father chooses his pawns carefully. Whoever was around him would be burned in the slithering flame of his greed.I've known father all my life. He's the kind of Alpha you should be afraid of. He knew what he wanted and how to get them. The best thing to do was to stay out of his way."You hit like a fucking pussy. Is this all the Daughter of Shannon can do to a wooden dummy? War is coming, Olive, and you've got to be fucking ready." Princess Adelaide's voice broke into my thought, returning me to the present.When we returned from Ulfric with mother and my half sister, I'd to swallow my pride, asking her to train me. I wanted to be strong like her. I do not want to live the rest of my days relying on my powers. What if the Moon Goddes
Olive's POVEvery evening had me sweating hard, hitting a dummy or doing some rigorous exercises. Quoting mother verbatim, she made me to understand that 'To whom much is bestowed, much is sacrificed.' True to her word, she showed no mercy.I thought Princess Adelaide was being hard on me, but mother topped the leaderboard as the most merciless trainer in the realm.At first, we began with push-ups, doing all available variations. My worst nightmare came to pass when she made me do knuckle push-ups. I was this close to losing it. The eyes watching us restrained me from shedding tears.Fuck!Whoever invented this damn exercise did it to shame the hell out of me.Other than the stress it caused on my chest and shoulder blades, it darkened my fingers and made my once pretty fingers ugly slender twigs. Although Orvyn never minded, in fact, he kisses them every night before we make out in bed, yet, the sight of my hands upset me. 'It strengthens your core and gives you more power to strik
Cassian's POV"Fuck!" I exclaimed huskily, eyes shut, head thrown back in ecstacy.Rhoda bobbed her head back and forth on my cock, swirling her tongue along the crown of my cock. She held the base of my cock with both hands, massaging my balls with her slender hands. Saliva slathered her fingers, adding an extra flavor of pleasure to the intimacy.Damnit! She's good with this thing.I weaved my hands into her scalp and pushed myself into her throat. She opened her jaws wider and braced her hands on my waist, her fingers digging into my butt.Sweat glistened on her body and I took a moment to admire how pretty she looked. "I can't stop wanting you," I groaned. "How can you be so fucking perfect? Are you even human?!"She looked up at me, smiling mischievously. When I thought I'd seen her at her best, she stood to her feet and pushed me to the bed with one finger.I fell back on the bed, meeting the lean smirk on her small lips. She climbed the bed and straddled her legs over my cock,
Cassian's POVTilting my head, I essayed a chuckle. "You're joking, right?"I forced myself to believe she was not suggesting what I feared it sounded like. A year with Alpha Kazamir had told me he was not the type to be double-crossed. I know what the fucker was capable of, and I know the penalty for betraying him- death; a gruesome, bloody, slow passing away of the spirit from the body.She sat up and grabbed my hand in hers. "Hear me out first, and I'll let you take the final decision. Whatever you decide, I'll respect it, but I want you to think about it carefully before giving me an answer."She's fucking serious. "Okay. What have you been thinking about?" I asked calmly, in spite of my thudding heart.She licked her lips and exhaled sharply. Those pouty lips of hers had a permanent say on me. I don't mind her going on her knees between my legs the hundredth time, moaning on my cock. "Think about it, ever since the beginning of your parley with Alpha Kazamir, he'd never been co