Cursing, Clarence ran forward at full speed, trying to keep up with the two men dressed in all black. From their scent, it was easy enough to tell they were sent by the fucking hunter's society. But why the hell would they be anywhere near here?
'ALPHA!' Frank's voice boomed, breaking Clarence from his thoughts. 'Where are you?'
Clarence looked around the area for any signs of hunters. So far, he hadn't found any others aside from the one he killed, and the one that ran like a little bitch was long gone.'Have you finished your task?' Clarence asked Frank as he came to a stop.'It is done, alpha.' Frank responded, sending a wave of relief through Clarence. 'You can return to camp.''What about you?' Frank asked, seeming concerned.'I'm heading back too.'Of course, he was going to go back. Amelia was there alone, and there was a good possibility that Natalia or one o
Amelia couldn't stop her jaw from dropping in shock at what the woman in front of her was saying.How could a succubus be here and how did she manage to find her? She had kept her identity hidden from the outside world since fleeing the convent, but now it appeared that others knew, and she wasn't as safe as she thought."Don't worry." The woman chuckled, catching onto Amelia's quickly spiraling thoughts. "I have no intention of revealing your secret or hurting you."Fixing her gaze on the woman's, Amelia continued to remain quiet. Why in the world would she even begin to trust this complete stranger? She had no reason to help her.
"Clarence..." Amelia found herself murmuring as a rush of relief ran through her.Clarence was here, and he would most certainly save her. However, how could she possibly explain this situation to him? Would he understand or would he attack her for it?Shivering Amelia waited to see exactly what Clarence was going to do next. Would he go after Amathyst or would he go after her?"Are you alright? " Clarence asked, taking Amelia by surprise. "Did she hurt you?""N-no." Amelia responded, feeling like the weight of the world was lifted off her shoulders. "I'm okay."
Clarence watched as Amelia squirmed under his gaze. Something about the way she was reacting left him feeling uncomfortable and immediately put him on edge."Why do you look like you're up for trial?" Clarence asked slowly, attempting to keep his voice neutral."What?" Amelia yelped, her fair skin turning red. "I don't know what you mean."Though she said she didn't know what he meant, Clarence could easily see the woman in front of him attempting to avoid eye contact. Everything about her demeanor and actions screamed that she had something to hide."Is there something you want to tell me?" Clarence continued. He wa
Amelia could feel her eyes widen with shock as she realized exactly what it was that Clarence wanted.He wanted her to show him her monsterous side, and she wasn't sure that if that were to happen, she would be able to go back to the bliss that she was experiencing."You want me to..." Though she knew that it was clear she was stalling, she couldn't let Clarence see her for what she was. "But what if I can't contain it?""I won't let anything happen." Clarence assured, remaining impassive. "You want me to believe these things, and I want to believe them, but I'd like to see it for myself."In her chest, Amelia felt h
Amelia allowed Clarence to lead her back to the packgrounds in silence. It was clear there was tension between them given the current circumstances, but she tried her best to ignore it."I've to go speak to Frank about the current situation." Clarence announced the minute they arrived at their quarters. "Why don't you go wash up and try to relax."Without giving Amelia the chance to respond, Clarence bent down and kissed her forehead before quickly disappearing, leaving Amelia totally and utterly alone.Letting out a long breath, she collapsed on the ground clutching her hand that possessed
The world around Amelia swirled as pain shot through her lungs, causing her to burst into a fit of coughing while a warm hand pressed against her arm to hold her in place."Wah..." she managed between fits. "Who?""I leave you for a few days, and you’ve already gotten yourself into trouble."Gasping, Amelia’s eyes fly open as she takes in the small hut around her, but it’s only when her eyes come to find Bryllie that she lets out a sob of both relief and sorrow.Slowly sitting up, she reached out and grabbed Bryllie’s hands, giving them a tug so that she could hug her friend."What are you doing?""Thanking you." Amelia whimpered, tightening her hold. "But how was it possible that you were there at just the right time?"For a moment, Bryllie doesn’t speak. Instead, she wraps her arms around Amelia and pulls her close."I was worried." She murmured, burying her face in Amelia’s shoulder. "Something about that wolf doesn’t sit right with me."Bryllie’s words send a wave of shock through
"No sign of her, sir." Frank announced, stepping into Clarence’s office. "We’ve searched everywhere within a fifty mile radius of the packgrounds.""Clearly, you didn’t search hard enough." Clarence growls, slamming his hands on his desk. "LOOK HARDER!"For the past twenty-four hours, he sat here, staring into oblivion, wondering exactly how it was possible that one woman could suddenly disappear without a trace. Unless someone intentionally made her disappear, but who?After discovering that Amelia was nowhere to be found, he questioned every member of his pack, but no one seemed to know."Yes, sir." Frank saluted before turning and making his way out of the office.Once the man was out of sight, Clarence collapsed against his seat and let out a growl of frustration.‘Natalia,’ his wolf, Griffin, suggested, reminding Clarence of Natalia’s extreme dislike of Amelia.‘We already questioned her.’ Clarence reminded him, though he wasn’t fully sure that Natalia had told the truth. ‘But I
When Amelia arrives back at the Nomads domain, there is a lot of fussing going on, and all of it is coming from the cabin that Albert was being kept in. Gasping, she rushes forward and barges into the cabin to find that Victoria is hovering over the hunter with a knife at his throat.“Where is she?” She hisses, pressing the blade against his skin enough to draw blood. “Tell me where you’ve taken Amelia!”“I told you I haven’t done anything!” Albert growls before his eyes snap to Amelia. “She’s right fucking there!”As he speaks, Victoria’s eyes slowly pull away from the hunter’s face and come to rest on Amelia’s. However, they don’t stay there long before they’re traveling to her neck, and a look of fury crosses her face.“You went to see that wolf bastard?” She roars, pressing her knife harder against Albert’s throat so that a grunt of pain escapes him. “What the fuck were you thinking?”“First,” Amelia says, taking a tentative step forward. “Move your weapon.”“Why?” Victoria asks,
The next morning, Clarence woke up to Amelia’s scent, but when he turned over, half expecting her to be in bed with him, he found that the space beside him was empty and cold.“Fuck,” he growled, looking down at his bare body. “What the actual fuck happened?”Sitting up, he looked around his tent, taking in all the empty beer bottles that covered the floor, and realized that he had drank too much.“Must have been from the alcohol,” he grumbled, getting up and throwing on some clothes. “There’s no fucking way she would be stupid enough to come here anyway.”Deciding that he was simply yearning for her in his delirious state, he began to exit his tent, only to stop as Nadia came rushing in.“Alpha!” She gasped, her wide eyes taking in the space around him. “There…”“There what?” Clarence snapped. “What the hell is it so fucking early?”“There has been a death.”“Death?” He roared, storming past Nadia and out onto the grounds to take in the group that stood around something, or rather, s
The room around Clarence swayed as he brought his fourth, or maybe fifth, bottle to his lips. Downing its contents, he throws it against the ground and then slumps onto his bed."Fuck!" he growled, throwing his arm over his eyes as if it would stop the fucking spins. “What the hell?"So far, no one had managed to find a single trace of Amelia, and despite knowing he shouldn’t give two shits if she was dead or alive, Clarence couldn’t stop the torrent of emotions in his body.‘Mate,’ Griffin whimpered, causing Clarence’s frustration to grow more. ‘Find her.’‘She isn’t our fucking mate!’That’s right. She wasn’t Clarence’s fucking mate. She was a damn succubus that tricked him with her powers, and that was why he couldn’t stop the attraction he felt toward her.‘But her abilities were blocked,’ Griffin counters, showing Clarence a picture of the ring that Amelia always wore. ‘She was sincere.’Sincere. There was nothing sincere about a fucking succubus. They were evil, and they pretend
Soft moans of delight escape Bryllie’s lips as Amelia’s tongue swirls around her nipple and her teeth nip at it.“Amelia,” she whispered, wrapping her hand in Amelia’s long strawberry hair.“What is it, beautiful?” Amelia purred, lifting her glazed gaze to meet Bryllie’s. “You aren’t wanting me to stop, are you?”“No,” Bryllie whimpered, caressing her head. “I want you to do more.”As she speaks, Bryllie’s skin flushes ever so slightly from the embarrassment of admitting her deepest desire. If only Amelia knew just how Bryllie felt for her from the minute she laid eyes on her there in the woods tied to that tree.Since then, she had been watching her while she made mistake after mistake, and when she decided to go to that wolf, it was a harsh blow. And although Bryllie had made him promise to take proper care of Amelia, he still fucked up, and after that, she couldn’t possibly let another soul hurt the woman she loved.“Make love to me,” Bryllie continued. “Make me feel like I’m the o
“Are you sure?”Jimin’s words leave his lips slowly as he continues Amelia’s request. Was she sure? Of course, she was sure of this.She had the entire kingdom of Vi after her, and if she didn’t learn to fight and hone in on her succubus abilities, she would be nothing more than a sitting duck.“I don’t want others to continue to get hurt because of me,” she said slowly. “I want to be able to not only protect myself but also those I care about.”Right. This was what she wanted. She couldn’t continue to be that weak girl who grew up in the convent. That girl was gone, and she would never return.“We can easily handle things,” Jimin pointed out, not quite budging. “You really don’t…”“I do,” Amelia countered, cutting him off before he could continue. “This isn’t only for those around me; this is for me. I’ve been weak my entire life and accepted things as they were because I was led to believe that it was the way of our goddess, but how can I possibly continue to trust in the plan of an
The world around Amelia faded in and out as she tried to get her bearings. How much time had passed since she came out here to clear her head? How much time did it take for her other self to completely combine with her current self?‘How do you feel?’Feel… That was an interesting question, given that she didn’t feel anything.Frowning, Amelia lifted her hands and examined them as if they were foreign to her, but they were her own. The same slender fingers, the same pale skin lightly peppered with freckles. She was still her, but she didn’t feel like her.‘Fine, I think,’ Amelia responded, slowly getting to her feet. ‘I just feel... nothing.’‘No pain?’ her succubus self purred. ‘Has all the heartache that bastard werewolf caused you disappeared?’‘Yeah.’If she truly thought about it, all her heartache was gone, as was the confusion she felt in regards to the hunter and the odd memory she found.‘Then you should head back to camp and face that damned bastard Albert.’Not seeing any r
Amelia continued to stare at Albert as he seemed to come out of whatever daze he had been in from her prying on his memories. "What the fuck did you just do?" he growled, attempting to lash out. "Who saved who?" "You," Amelia responded, still trying to make sense of what she saw. "When we were kids, but why don’t either of us remember?" Frowning, Amelia tried her hardest to recall the memory she saw, but even she couldn’t find that she had it. "You shouldn’t waste your breath on him," Victoria huffed, deciding to break the silence that was beginning to fall around them. "It’s clear that he didn’t care enough to remember it, so you shouldn’t care too much either." Even though Amelia knew that she was probably right, she couldn’t help the warring emotions she was beginning to feel. She and this hunter had a history, and they were clearly close enough for him to risk his life, but why were they like this now? ‘Those emotions are going to ruin you,’ her succubus side warned. ‘You nee
"Is this the last of them?"Clarence’s voice rang out, drawing his underlings attention toward him.He was pretty sure that all the hunters that littered the ground were all the ones present, but he wasn’t about to risk the chance of any still hanging around."Frank," he continued, spotting his beta close by. "Have you scouted the area?""Yes, alpha," Frank responded. "There are no more hunters."Nodding, Clarence found himself beginning to relax. Great, there were no more hunters, so for now his pack was safe, but that didn’t necessarily mean that this wouldn’t happen again."You should take better care of protecting her."The kitsune’s words echoed in his mind unbidden, causing a wave of conflicting emotions to begin to roll through Clarence."Fucking hell."Letting out a string of profanities, he began to take in the area around him. Noting how all the tents that his pack mates lived in were in fact not safe if a serious threat were to come their way."Maybe it is time to relocate,
Amelia jerks backwards due to the hunter's strong dislike of her. Even though she should have expected as much, she couldn’t quite shake the pain she felt toward it."I will once you’ve calmed down," she says slowly, trying to keep her voice neutral. "But you should really try to relax, as your injuries could reopen."When the hunter was brought back with Amelia and the others, he was sporting deep scratches along his stomach and arms, all of which needed to be stitched up to keep him from bleeding out."I promise once you’re healed enough, you will be released, and we will disappear.""Disappear?" the hunter repeats, rage flashing in his eyes. "Like hell, that will happen! Do you know how long I’ve waited for the moment we met again so that I could take your life with my own hands?"Giving a sad smile, Amelia simply shook her head."You’ll have to get in line for that, I’m afraid."Now that she had enough time to process it, she knew that he, along with the rest of the kingdom of Vi,