“grabbed Lucille's shoulders, trying to bring her focus back to me. "Are you sure of what you're saying? Jin, covered in blood?”She arched an eyebrow before nodding her head. "Of course, I'm certain. It was dark and all but I wasn't drunk or anything. I know what I saw." I withdrew my hands away from her, brushing them through my hair. Jin, covered in blood upstairs in Nimue's room. What were they doing? Had... Had Jin hurt...?"We have to go check on her." Scratch suddenly yelled in my head, growling and urging me to move. But I couldn't just do that. What if Jin was still in there? I had to be cautious... At least now I knew he was in there. Suddenly, Lucille blurted. "Do you think he did something to Nimue?" Oddly enough, she sounded concerned. Scared even.I glanced at her from over my shoulder, rolling my eyes. "Be logical for once, Lucille. What reason would Jin have to kill Nimue?" I asked rhetorically, even though I wasn't so confident in myself.My mind went far until I
I've mingled with humans well enough to know human blood when I smelt it. My brows furrowed as I looked around, trying to find the source of the blood. Eventually, that took my gaze to a corner of the room where there was a small pool of blood.Hesitant, I glanced at Nimue's bed but then sighed in relief when I saw her sleeping soundly, the thick dark blue bed sheet covering her body up to her face. "Jin, what the fuck did you do?" I muttered to myself as I took calculated slow steps toward the small pool of blood to avoid waking Nimue.However, I paused in my tracks when I heard her grunting in her sleep. I glanced back, my eyes fixed on her body under the bed sheet. She seemed... Different. Suddenly, I was torn between going up to Nimue's bed and getting a closer look at her or going closer to the small pool of blood to investigate. Unfortunately, I didn't have much time to think of that when I heard a movement on the balcony, followed by the annoying scent of a cologne I recog
The next morning, I woke up and immediately went to have a quick bath. Today was Saturday and we weren't going to school.However, the thought that Nimue, Lucille, Jin, and I were in the same house right now was deliciously unnerving. The amount of drama that could unfold at any moment played repeatedly in my mind, almost making me forget about all I witnessed last night. But not completely, especially since I had a nagging wolf to remind me of it."Did something seem odd about Nimue when we went to her room yesterday, or was it just me?" Scratch suddenly asked when I walked out of the bathroom with a towel draped around my body.I paused, contemplating what he was referring to. "In what way, buddy?" I asked.He drawled. "I don't know how to explain it, but she just seemed... Different. And the fact that her entire body was covered until we left there is also unsettling."To be honest, I'd noticed exactly what Scratch was talking about. At one point, last night, I could've sworn I he
Nimue~~As soon as I revealed the keys to Alpha Viktor's study room in my palm, I got up from the chair where the kind maid had left me and snuck out of the room. "I can't believe we're going through with this," Luna grumbled inside my head as soon as I got to the door to the study room and placed the key in the lock.I ignored her, biting my lips until I successfully opened the door. I couldn't help smirking. "Well, you better believe it now, Luna girl," I muttered, opening my mouth in awe of the vast study room after stepping in.There were shelves with tons of books, several of which I was very sure no one had opened in years. The place had a faint smell of liquor and cigarettes, an imprint of the Alpha's habits. Hastily, I went to a table that seemed to be where the Alpha kept his important documents. The place was meticulously cleaned and organized, making it easier to search for what I wanted.Or so I thought..."Gosh, how hard is it to find something incriminating from the
I quickly withdrew my hand from Kieran's grip, rolling my eyes to mask the sudden discomfort I felt."Be for real, dude," I muttered, walking past him to his father's table."But I am being for real." He drawled slyly behind me, forcing me to glance back to meet his mischievous smirk.Alright, calm down Nimue. You can do this, just find something against Alpha Viktor and get the heck out of here. Shouldn't be too hard, right?Meanwhile, Luna was howling excitedly inside me. "Oh my gosh, he kissed you on the hand!" She shrieked, basically doing backflips in my body until I was certain she could pop out any minute. "And then he promised to do more than that. And he was so polite about it too."For the first time since we stepped into this study, Umbra spoke up with a scoff. "Pfft... Please. What was polite about that? It was pretty cringe if you ask me."However, Luna shot back without holding back. "Oh, look who's finally talking again after last night. Are you jealous that Kieran is t
Kieran finally tore his gaze away from me and was about to place his hand into the open cabinet when I grabbed his wrist.His brows furrowed as he slowly turned his head to me. "Yes? What's wrong now?" He asked.I blinked erratically, struggling to say something that had been eating me up for a while. Eventually, I sighed and spoke up. "How is it so easy for you to ignore... To ignore the mate bond?" I queried.He arched an eyebrow, leaving me in suspense. Crap, now I was regretting asking him that. Maybe if I–"I don't know, Nimue, you tell me." He suddenly uttered casually. "I was about to ask you the same thing. How do you go around frolicking with every male in school while ignoring the fact that we're fated? I mean, you even managed to get Jin interested in you."Frolicking? With every male in the...?I let go of his wrist just then, snarling. "Why do you always do that?"He seemed confused now. "You're not making any sense. Why do I always do what?" He asked.I threw my hands i
(Warning: Slightly Mature Content ahead. Not Explicit)My heart sank the second those words came out of Kieran's mouth. His Mom is... Dead?I mean, I'd assumed that the original Luna of this pack had separated with Alpha Viktor or something. Who wouldn't?... The guy was a walking red flag.But dead?"I– I don't know what to say," I muttered, speechless. I raised my head to meet the despondent look flickering in Kieran's eyes. He seemed oddly calm for someone who just discovered something so shocking and heartbreaking.Eventually, after a while, he shook his head, a scowl appearing on his face. "That manipulative bastard." He scoffed, tilting his head away from me.My brows snapped into a frown. Was he referring to his Dad, or...?Struggling to find the right words, I finally spoke up. "Kieran, I know this... This probably doesn't mean a lot, but you can talk to me." I said, hesitantly placing my hand on his back.However, I almost regretted it when he whipped his head back, snarling w
It had all happened so fast. One second, Kieran was talking about his mother and how he just found out she died, and the next, he made a move on me and kissed me. Moon goddess, have mercy; we'd almost done more than kissing if I hadn't found the boldness to stop him."But why?" Luna groaned inside my head. "Things were going smoothly. Don't you want to get a taste of that big throbbing monster?" My face heated up with a blush. Argh, Luna was such a horny pervert!Meanwhile, my Umbra wolf wasn't bothered at all by my interaction with Kieran but rather about our safety. "If you've forgotten, Nimue, this isn't your local library but the Alpha's private study. We have to get out of here now. We'll analyze your boy problems later." He remarked.I couldn't agree more. Without another word, I scurried out of the study as quickly as possible. I paused briefly at the door, listening attentively to make sure there was no one in the hallway. Luckily for me, the maid, Lauren, hadn't returned