Khai's POV ContinuedStripping my clothes to leave them in a junked pile on the floor beside her dress, and without hesitation, I climb in behind her and pull her to me.She fits nightly between my legs, her back lying cleanly against my front.Absently I play with her hair, costing my hand in the piling condition as we lay in silence.I wonder if we will do this in the future, whether we will find time around being parents to enjoy the little things such as enjoying a bath together.Or will we be so pent up and anxious about our child's future that we miss the small moments because we concentrate on the what-ifs?I sincerely hope that isn't the case, but I tend to let things manifest in my mind worse than the factual happenings around me.It's why I close in on myself and steer clear of those around me.If I'm not around them, and if I choose to stay away, nothing terrible can happen.Well, at least that's what I tell myself.If I'm not in the equation, the bad things that follow me
Theo's POVI arrive not fifteen minutes later, the queue of cars holding all of the alphas across our lands lining the driveway to the large building that resembles a hotel.But it isn't; it's the house of wolves. A grand building that holds our constitution book is where alphas visit to conduct meetings such as these.Usually, these meetings would be because someone is going against our constitution, meaning a meeting would be called to figure out a way to bring in the perpetrator and heed calmness across our lands again. With what Theseus had stated, I'm thinking that it's me.I'm the one accused of such things.It'll be hard for them to hold me down to our rules, though, considering both Wolf constituencies and witches govern me.The difference is vast; witches have fewer rules and more freedom than that of a wolf. Maybe that's what Theseus meant when he said he would be of help.I suppose being half-witch might save me from the impending doom of the weight of the high Alpha's ru
Lilith's POV"Lilith," Obsidian overtakes Khai, speaking to me lowly, sensually even, but despite knowing he's excited for us to have this time alone, I ask him to give Khai back the control so we can enjoy this together, alone."Give Khai back control. I want him tonight," I ask him.Obsidian growls lowly as Khai obviously speaks to him privately as I trail my fingers across his tummy, dragging my nails deeply to illicit pain."This isn't going to last long, Khai. I need it too much."I climb onto the bed, crawling up his body, so I'm sitting on top of him, and he's not unaffected by me.His hands hold my hips forcefully, and I can tell he's trying with all his strength not to dominate this experience, but even so, he forced himself inside me, filling me up with a short sharp pain as he fills me to the hilt. I moan aloud, holding onto Khai as if my life depends on it. "I don't want slow and torturous, Lilith. I want fast and hard,” he demands with that devilishly sweet smile on his
Celeste's POVI have spent a whole week allowing my souls to choose their soul mates, and it's sincerely humbling.To know I'm allowing them to choose their own fate rather than selecting one I think it's acceptable for them.And I daydream about their future, of what their love will look like now that they are chosen, mates.Will they love deeper, harder... more fiercely?Could their bond be like some of my creations that went on to choose a mate after their first died?Could those who had moved on to find chosen mates have found the soul they may have selected if I had put them in the pools together?All these questions, all the unknown.Some of my people have had a long-standing problem with being forced together, and I had thought it was just the minority rebelling, yet now I see they were right.That half of the time, there was a better soulmate out there for them, and maybe that's what they were fighting for. Perhaps that's why they killed their fated. Something must have spoken
Khai's POVOne moment I'm holding onto Lilith in the kitchen as we wait for the kettle to boil, and the next, we are in a place I've never been before.Whatever just happened takes a toll on my body and makes me feel weak. I cannot move myself as I should be able to for a short while.But Lilith is in my arms, and I will let go of her for anything.Control over my body comes back after what seems like a momentary lapse in control after our feet hit the ground. All around us are trees, vast mountains, green grass, brown bark and a little bit of blue. And I'm still trying to figure out where we are. I don't think I've ever been here before, and I don't know how we got here either.I look around warily, assessing where we are. Who brought us here.It isn't until I turn around and look behind us that I see the vast ginormous house sitting on the cliff's edge.The whole house is made of shaded glass, so you cannot see inside.Is this Damian's doing? Is he inside it ready to take Lilith,
Theo's POV"I must go back and instruct my father to look after the pack. There are things I need to do, protocols that need following...," I argue with Theseus as we walk around his home.He's shown us to the second-floor bedroom, where he expects the three of us to stay until the baby is born. Still, I have followed him up to his own quarters, a room with its own glowing pool, much like the one we were in only an hour ago.He reaches into the pool swirling his hand in the glowing water as he rolls his eyes at me.This stay has come out of the left field, and I get why he's overreacting, but I need to follow protocols with my pack. I need to ensure their safety and well-being."You heard what he wanted, what he's vying for, Theo. Can you really put yourself or my daughter in danger like that?"His words have me thinking about that chance meeting Damian had with me...~~~Eight hours earlier"Theo Moon," Damian's voice comes low and controlled as he stands in the doorway.He's dressed
Theo's POV"I must go back and instruct my father to look after the pack. There are things I need to do, protocols that need following...," I argue with Theseus as we walk around his home.He's shown us to the second-floor bedroom, where he expects the three of us to stay until the baby is born. Still, I have followed him up to his own quarters, a room with its own glowing pool, much like the one we were in only an hour ago.He reaches into the pool swirling his hand in the glowing water as he rolls his eyes at me.This stay has come out of the left field, and I get why he's overreacting, but I need to follow protocols with my pack. I need to ensure their safety and well-being."You heard what he wanted, what he's vying for, Theo. Can you really put yourself or my daughter in danger like that?"His words have me thinking about that chance meeting Damian had with me...~~~Eight hours earlier"Theo Moon," Damian's voice comes low and controlled as he stands in the doorway.He's dressed
Lilith’s POVI hate to be up to here on the pretence of needing to be away from my place.I hate to be here in Celeste’s home when I know she’s condemned my child, her grandchild, to the same fate she doomed me to.She’s supposed to love her own.Isn’t that what they say about a mother?That they should love their child unconditionally and protect them with their whole life… even if that means dying for said child to protect them.Celeste has never been a good mother.She made me knowing I would go down to earth to live the life I have.She planted me down on earth herself, knowing it would be days, if not weeks, before her ‘Hati’ would come for me.I don’t remember much of my young childhood, but I do have the two crying nightmares of rolling around in a car through the woods as the metal warped and crushed in on itself around me.And him, I remember Damian.Always him, he was always the one there whenever I didn’t need him.I’ve long since stormed away from Celeste. Too angry to be i