Warning: Mature Content aheadMy alarm blared the next morning, jolting me out of sleep. I groaned, rubbing my eyes as I struggled to sit up. However, there was a little problem with that. A big one, actually. Lucille clung tightly to me like a barnacle to a boat, a dreamy smile on her face. She was fully dressed while I was wearing only a pair of pajama pants. I would be late for school at this rate. “Get your lazy ass up!” I ordered, smacking her ass for better effect. She turned, a frown appearing on her face before she finally opened her eyes. “Oh, good morning, Kieran.” She yawned, pulling away from me reluctantly. I rolled my eyes before replying. “And what's so fucking ‘good’ about the morning, huh? Do you know how much you embarrassed me last night?” I snapped with a cold tone. I should've placed the bitch in a cab and sent her back home last night or maybe even gotten my driver to do it. “Gosh, sorry.” She pouted, her face lacking even a sliver of remorse. “But I was
Warning: Mature Content Ahead As I continued sucking on Lucille's breasts, a thought crossed my mind. What if instead of her, it was Nimue who was under me, squirming as I pleasured her? Wait, what…?“Keep living in denial, this is so fun to watch.” Scratch chuckled inside me with amusement.I growled, trying to get the image off my head. No, no, no! Nimue wasn't even qualified to be my step-sister. She was just a backwater slum girl who I was doing a huge favor by trying to send out of my life. It ended there.I didn't care about the mate bond. I will not be controlled by the mate bond, God damnit!“Daddy, you're spacing out again.” Lucille's annoying voice pierced through my thoughts, snapping me back to reality. Argh, couldn't she just listen to instructions and shut the fuck up?I shook my head before grabbing her ass and smacking it. “I don't recall telling you to speak. Now, get on all fours!” I commanded harshly. But the ever-tone-deaf Lucille was unaffected by my tone as
Nimue~~Umbra was hungry, that was for sure. But was it really him who craved Jin so much or just me?I don't know, but one thing was certain… The guy was a great kisser. Our tongues entwined in each other's mouths as he brought his hand to my thigh. My palms went to his face even though I had no idea what was happening. Were we going to… to do the deed?'Heck no! Nimue, it's my turn!’ Luna howled aggressively inside me, while Umbra laughed at her mockingly. ‘Your turn to do what?’ Umbra spat. 'Where's your mate now? Or, do you plan to make Nimue mate with the wall or something?’Luna's mate… Kieran!Oh, shit, I'd almost forgotten about him.Just then, Jin pulled away, but his hand remained on my thigh, as he looked into my eyes longingly. “Your male form… you don't have any control over it?” He asked with an unreadable tone, but I caught a mischievous glint in his eyes.What in the blazes of thunderstorms? So, my suspicions were right. Jin was gay after all.“Bisexual.” Umbra c
“I–I understand what you mean.” I finally uttered with a sigh. “It's just that the Alpha council gave me an ultimatum to find my mate during the mating ceremony. I'm afraid of what they'll do if I show myself to them empty-handed.” ‘Afraid’ was an understatement. I was terrified! Gosh, what was the meaning of this? I thought this mate bond with Jin would have some sense of normalcy at first, but now? Now I had to hide our bond from everyone because of its connection to Umbra and my Dual-Wolf nature. “Maybe, you should drop this douchebag and go talk things out with Kieran.” Luna suddenly spoke in my head. “Didn't you see the look in his eyes last night when I picked him? He was in love! I've never seen him look at you that way.” She sounded annoyingly dreamy but as usual, Umbra was there to talk some sense into my delusional she-wolf's head. “In love’ my ass! He looked irritated. Disgusted even.” Umbra scoffed as my mind trailed back to the look on his face. “Besides, he's Nim
What should I do?! Should I tell her the truth about being mated to both Kieran and Jin? Should I lie and tell her I've found only one mate?Adding to my distress, Luna mused inside me. “Don't you think it's a bit odd that Jin asked you to keep the bond a secret? I mean, I hate his guts and would be glad if you kept your distance, but still.” Argh, could she just shut up?Luckily, as usual, Umbra shared the same line of thought as me. “Oh, pipe down, airhead! What's so ‘odd’ about Jin looking out for Nimue's safety? Didn't you hear what he said? She's in a lot of danger if people find out about the curse.” “You're just defending him because he's your mate!” Luna snarled with an agitated tone.'Quiet you two.’ I hushed them when I noticed that I was spacing out and they were distracting me.I still hadn't confirmed nor denied Mom's words. It pained me to lie to her, but it seemed I didn't have much of a choice. “I couldn't find my mate, mom.” I blurted dejectedly, trying desperately
I watched Alpha Viktor force a smile, as his gaze lingered between Lucille and Kieran."I hope you enjoyed yourselves at the ceremony yesterday." He mused. There was this odd feeling I got from him. It was like he knew something was up. But I don't know, maybe I was just being paranoid.Before Lucille could blurt out more fake trash, Kieran spoke up. "We'll be late for school, dad." His gaze went to my mother and it was then that I realized that the douchebag was trying hard to avoid looking at me. Maybe he was struggling too. Maybe he felt the pressure from the mate bond too.But would the stubborn Kieran ever be the bigger person and discuss it with me? Hmph, I'll first grow an extra head before he ever did that. And I didn't want him to anyway. Without saying anything else, Kieran pulled Lucille along with him and hurried out of the dining room. When he walked past me, our eyes met for a few seconds and once again, just like the first time, it felt like time had stopped."MATE!"
The next article read: “Nimue La Key and mother, Ulmer La Key. Extorting the rich”.Another article even insinuated that I'd begun sleeping with my ‘stepbrother’. Ooop… they didn't even know the half of it!“Who's posting all these articles?” I clenched my fists, the anger boiling in me already reaching a tipping point.Nadia seemed to notice my current emotional state and replied cautiously. “I don't know, I got them out of Facebook.”Facebook? “Girl, are you a grandma? Who still uses Facebook these days?” I asked with an amused smile, trying to mask the turmoil within me.Nadia's lips parted as she shot back. “Says the girl with basically zero social media presence.”I chuckled lightly, but my tone was soft. This was heartbreaking, to say the least. I didn't care if the internet threw shade at me, but bringing my mom into it?That was crossing a line.“Hey, I'm so sorry I brought it up.” Nadia suddenly placed her hand on my shoulder with a worried expression. “I didn't even conside
“Step away from her and I'll consider letting you go without breaking all your bones.” When that voice spoke up, my Umbra wolf howled excitedly within me. “Our prince charming to the rescue!” However, Luna protested. “Oh, please! Talk about the worst timing in history. He could only show up after Nimue's face was burnt… How convenient.” “And where's your pretty wannabe Alpha then? I don't see him anywhere.” Umbra sniggered mockingly. I could barely see anything as I struggled to open my eyes. Nadia supported me with her arms, showing a little of her vampire strength by carrying me and placing me on a seat in the class. “Everything's going to be alright, Nimue.” She brushed my hair reassuringly, though her voice was wracked with guilt. “This is all my fault. Gosh, I was so greedy to feed that I didn't realize how dangerous these human bullies were!” I really wished I could console Nadia or offer a supporting shoulder, but right now I struggled to open my eyes until I was finall