Cassius POV His lips were so luscious, so beautiful, so soft. His green eyes and sand blonde hair tussled casually, his lips inviting me, commanding me at times. I enjoyed the play, his scent, the touch of his skin that sent butterflies to my stomach - the jasmine scent immediately made my cock hard at one sight of my mate. His dimples, His smile… so happy…built to look like a sexy God, yet so innocent. How did I ever get so lucky for the Goddess to bestow such a gift to me, me an imperfect everything???? Imperfect son, Imperfect pure blood, imperfect human. How and why I did deserve him, I did not know, but was forever grateful to whatever fate matched me with Leo! I just worried if he would feel the same. I knew he was not human, but neither Marcus or myself could sense as to what he was. Not knowing that, this presented another question. Does he know anything about our world?? I was not stuck in pure blood ideologies – I would happily claim him as mine if he were human. These thing
Cassius POV “Bob.. Bob.. Where are you???”.. I snarled, getting up, in reality not wanting to wake up from my dream, and most definitely not wanting to talk to Bob, yet here I was. My dream seemed so real.. I could smell him and feel him on me, I could sense his every move, his soft skin. It was a dream, yet it felt as if it were happening in real time, right there, right then. I did not realize just how much I needed a mate, until Leo showed up and turned my world upside down. For somebody as lonely and as weird as I considered myself, I lost hope, a long time ago – the hope that I actually had a mate. And now, he was here I did not know what to do! I did not know if this is how a mate bond worked, as it is not something I have ever heard from anyone before, my mother certainly never took any time in explaining it, even though my father was her fated mate. She chased him off, long before I could ask such questions. He knew who I was, I knew who he was, but we had little or no intera
Amelia POV When I woke up, Lady Nasrin’s black eyes were on me.. She was still sitting next to me, changing herb smelling towels that felt cool and refreshing.. She placed them over my head, trying to calm the fever that was raging over me. I was parched. “You had a very high fever”, she said looking at me gently, her eyes full of kindness. For a moment, I forgot grievances I had with my brother, and remembered my childhood friend, the woman who was nursing me to health now. I felt weak but not feverish… “Is everything ok Amelia???”, she asked me casting her eyes down, trying to be ever so polite, yet her eyes ever seeing were on me. I nodded unable to process everything. I knew her since when we were children – we grew up together and when we were little girls, she was my best friend. Some of my fondest memories were with her and her family. We were so close once, her and I. She was looking at me with worried expression. “You would tell me if everything was not ok, right? You know I
Leo POV Emma was healing slower than me, however, based on what Dr. Sina said her injuries were more serious. She was in good spirits, and we were told she could leave the hospital in a couple of days, if progress continued. I, on the other hand, had completely healed, but was not leaving her side. I slept in the adjacent room. Albert has been more than generous and supported me, taking time off to take care of her. In fact, he gave me two months' salary in advance, in case we needed anything. Things were confusing, to say the least. The entourage protecting us was always there. Celia, the diminutive lady who identified as a security person was around Emma nonstop. A few other people were coming and going, but Celia was obviously in charge. Angie came over every day as well as Mr. Locke. He would usually bring dinner and we’d talk and share stories. He wanted to know about our life and was genuinely interested in both of us, our hobbies, things we liked. On the other hand, we were pr
Emma POV Days were going relatively slow even with all the commotion and people coming in and out all the time, always somebody around us nonstop. At this point, I have gotten used to and grew to like Angie very much. She was much funnier than she looked as when we met the first time. Great sense of humor and extremely kind, she had world of experience behind her – well travelled, well spoken with some of the funniest jokes I had ever heard. I also felt at ease with her, there was a sense of comfort about her, and she sort of sensed and knew things, just as me, which made us familiars. I learned from her that her mother, the lady who made me feel uneasy, Lady Ophelia as she was called within this group, was actually a very talented in sensing people and things, sort of like an empath. I believed in things like that, so it did not come as a surprise. To me, this gift of Lady Ophelia explained why I felt uneasy when I saw her the first time, as for the most of my life I always guarded m
Emma POV My thoughts, daydreaming and talking to myself were interrupted by a commotion and sounds of laughter in front of my door. I heard Leo’s voice but there was somebody else with him. A few moments later, Leo walked in with the absolutely gorgeous man next to him, both beaming and smiling at each other, at me, radiating happiness. It warmed my heart to see my brother so happy, and I somehow suspected that the God-like looking creature next to him had something to do with it. “Emma, Princess….”, Leo said beaming… “There is somebody I want you to meet..” Before he could continue, I excitedly interrupted him: “Is, is that your boyfriend?????!!!!”, I said giggling. Leo’s face went completely red, while the other man did not know where to look.. Finally, a God-like creature with a husky voice laughing.. “Lady Emma, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cassius”, he said, bowing in an old-fashioned way and taking my hand to his lips for a kiss. He put on quite a theatrical
Rowena’s POV Dajjal’s death was unexpected, brutal, and still a very big shock to me. However, it certainly provided for some unforeseen opportunities if one knew where to look. Far be it from me to miss out on the opportunity, and knowing that rogue clans always needed money – I seized mine, I reached out to his subordinates, and as of this point I had effectively become in charge of the Rogue Demons . “Just imagine if First Dragon knew!!! He’d lose his marbles!!!”, Bella was snickering, enjoying this a little too much. “MY BROTHER will never know!!! And you better keep it that way Bella, I mean it!!!! Nobody needs to know, this is only for you and I!!”, I spat back, irritated by her recklessness. There were days where Bella and I agreed on everything, and days when we hated each other.. Today was the latter day. “My Queen, I need to speak to you!” Bob’s voice boomed over a mind-link.. Bob irritated me most of the time, his demeanor, his personality.... He was capable but could be a
Kal’s POV Spending time with my children was an incredible, out of this world experience!!! I wish it did not come under such dire circumstances that they were attacked and fought for their lives though. I wish I did not have to pretend as to whom I was to them. I wish their mother were alive!! Ever since I realized they were my children, there was something that has happened to me. The sheer thought of them both elated me and petrified me at the same time. I missed out on so much in their lives, and I swore I was not going to miss out on another second! And I would die making sure they were safe! “Nobody can hurt them now; our babies are under our protection!!!” Beast’s voice boomed as if daring somebody to try. He was right. I would sacrifice everything to protect my children! There were no two ways about it. I remember the times I teased my siblings and their devotion to their born offspring. I completely understand it now, and then some! Every time I saw Emma, she looked more
Leo POVThe night with Cassius was beyond words.. Beyond comprehension. I had never known love like this was possible, never knew that I could open up my heart to that extent. I did not even know that I had room for such love, that I was capable of such love. The only love up to this point in my life, the only belonging I felt was to my only family – my sister Emma. However, now, I understood that there are different kinds of love, that different possibilities existed within me, that I was capable of more, worthy of more, able to do everything, powerful enough to balance my life, and finally, my whole self. For the first time in my life, I felt complete. I did not know how to explain it. Being orphaned, Emma and I always missed that familial connection, that Sunday lunch with family, those kisses and hugs from your mom or dad, the way your parents smell, the way they smile at you.. The ways you will mess up and they will pretend to scold you, only to teach you about life, yet love you
Emma POVThese people were crazy! Totally and absolutely bat-shit crazy!!! There was no other explanation – no other possibility. Somehow, when I accepted the job opportunity with Mr. Locke, I somehow walked into a world of crazy people, a world of strange events and strange individuals, a world which almost seemed like an alternate reality. I should have known that all of this would have been too good to be true - regardless of their obvious support and well-wishes. It has become clear that whomever mysterious Ro is or was, that she was likely onto something, and her warnings obviously warranted. I should have listened when I had a chance, I really should not have been swayed. If only I had trusted Ro and Myra, I would have already been gone, safely somewhere with Leo, away from these crazy, cult-like people. Dear God, what did I get myself into???I felt a great sense of frustration, unease and felt completely stupid for trusting them, trusting them with my brother, trusting them wi
Angela’s POV “Was she going into heat??? Or shifting???” Celia asked the same questions that were stuck in my mind as well. The three of us were sitting in a lounge sipping tea after Emma’s episode. She was strong, much stronger than we anticipated and in a state that we did not understand fully. Dr Sina was thinking. He had this habit of rubbing his chin whenever he was in deep thought, and by the looks of his behavior, he was definitely going to rub some skin off his face. Looking at us both with his soulful, wise eyes, he nodded at first, getting up and starting to pace around, obviously stressed out. “It is possible. It certainly felt as if she was about to do both, and had we not injected her, chances are she would have become a full-blown dragon, likely leveling the hospital down, killing everyone in it”, he replied gravely. The confirmation did not surprise me. However, things were not adding up. Usually, she-dragons would go into heat once she found her mate. Dragons went int
Emma POVThe anxiety and heat within me subsided gradually, but the sense that I felt complete, where I was discovering something new stayed with me – even in the darkness of my dream. However, I was not sure if I could call this a dream. Once Dr. Sina injected something into me, the darkness claimed me. However, I did not sleep. Fully alert as if I was awake, I started moving toward a sensual scent, a scent of pinecone and berries, a scent that was pulling me in a very specific direction. All my senses were enhanced, and I could feel everything around me.“There you are!!”, I heard the now familiar voice of the mystery man in my dreams. His strong arms were wrapped around my waist tightly, while he pulled me to him from behind. I still could not see his face, but his scent, and the sense of familiarity, sense of knowing this person, and sense of belonging were overpowering me. It felt right to be in his arms. I felt happy.His warm breath was on my neck, his soft, warm lips gently ki
Emma POVMy heart was full for Leo. He had found him a man, a person to love him the way he deserved, the person to hold him, wipe his tears away when the skies go dark and cold, the person to make him laugh. He found his true love, or as the voice of my other-self within me said – his mate. Somehow, in my heart I knew this from the first time I ever saw Cassius. Everything within me screamed family, screamed recognition, screamed belonging, and the clarity hit me - as if I could see their life before them, their love and their day unfold. When Cassius called me to get advice as to how to set up a romantic date and dinner for Leo, I was only too happy to oblige. Plus, planning a romance took me away from dark thoughts about Mr. Locke, dark doubts and fears that were currently plaguing my mind. I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt, as Leo suggested. I knew that life sometimes turns good people into bad ones. However, all that I have seen in the files could not be justifie
Lord Alwyin POVSo.. It was true. The prophecy of Amelia’s betrayal had come to pass. My wife and I had held on all this time, and tried our very best, including extreme measures to somehow offset and change her fate. Alas, what Lord Krimus had reported was dire. Aramah was back. And not just Aramah, its Queen Witch, Verena. I felt like I was in hell, betrayed by those closest to me, namely my child. I knew that in her own mind she held justification of what had happened, justification I could not negate, given that she thought her mate Darius was dead at my hands. When I saw her last, I could sense her anger and hatred towards me. At this point, she had hated me so long, that it was likely hard to pinpoint the origin of when that had begun.Xidna was a whole other story, her demands and her threats something completely else. I knew that I failed her, and whatever she had planned for us, was entirely my own fault. In truth, I should have known better. I should have known that she wou
Leo POVI had no words for what just happened. I had no explanations, no prior understanding, just the raw unbridled emotion cursing through my body, pure pleasure and euphoria. And another feeling which dominated every ounce of my being. Cassius was MINE!!! MINE ALONE!! I heard the grumble in my chest, the determination of those words. I had not spoken them as of yet, but my whole being was screaming that this was my guy, my person, and my love. MINE. And MINE ALONE! There was something that happened to me the moment he kissed me, the moment he fell on his knees. The moment of recognition of some kind, somehow, someway, I knew, without a shred of a doubt, that he was my soulmate, my everything, and the only person other than Emma that I would give my life for. The veracity of those feelings hit me unexpectedly, yet not irrationally. Right before he showed up in my life, things were different. And now, with him here, and what just happened, I found myself in a vortex of emotion, stood
Cassius POVI wanted tonight to be perfect. I called Emma in advance to learn more about Leo’s favorite foods, what he liked to drink, even what kind of flowers he liked. I realized that they came from humble backgrounds, and I desperately did not want to be a show-off, but at the same time I wanted to give him the world – everything I had, my heart included, already belonged to him anyway. I also had a surprise help from an unexpected source. His friend Theo, who worked at the garage with him, was there when I went to see Albert and asked discretely about him. Somehow, he overheard our conversation and decided to chime in and share that Leo’s dream car was a Mercedes G63, and I decided to buy him one as a present. The car I drove tonight was Leo’s and I hope he liked it. I was going to give it to him at the end of our date as a gift – I did not want to have him apprehensive during dinner. “We do not need to throw wealth in Leo’s face, Cassius. He is not like that”, Marcus advised. I
Leo POVCassius’ phone call was exciting. He said he had planned a special date for us, and I felt as if I was walking on clouds. My stomach tightened just at the sound of his voice, and I grew weak in my knees thinking of his plump, gentle lips, his chiseled jaw, and body the Gods themselves would be jealous of. My favorite thing about him was his smile. When he smiled at me, I felt like the only person in the world. That smile reached into the depths of my soul and touched my heart. Every time I heard his voice, my stomach and chest would both flutter as if dozens of butterflies danced around it. Timing worked out great - with Mr. Locke rescheduled the dinner. I had time to have my date with Cassius.Emma’s words and files I read weighed heavily on me. However, somehow, I was willing to give Mr. Locke the benefit of the doubt. Somehow, the timing of all this seemed too perfect, and too coincidental, and I was not a man that believed in coincidence. Moreover, the voice, my inner voic