The moment Derrick say those words, I feel my heart jump into my mouth. How is he able to sniff out our insecurities and with the way his eyes are lingering on me, I feel like he knows something but he is trying to hide it so well.The more I think about it, the more I just want to finish him off quickly and go home.“I am all ears” his voice resonates round the room again as he tears his eyes away from me and focuses them on silver and Ace, “I am sure what you want to say is very important”“Of course Lycan king” it is Ace who speaks up, “we only came here because the Darkshadow pack told us that you are the only one who can help us, after their alpha was killed”The look on Derrick’s face changes and he gestures for me to leave which is somewhat disappointing, he doesn’t want me to hear what they have to say to him, I badly want to be there.“I will just be outside the door, master” I manage to answer and just before any of them can say anything, I hastily walk out of the room but
ATHAN’s POV.“Master” Amira rushes into my study, she is panting and looking confused which makes my forehead crease into a frown.“What happened?” I ask not bothering to climb out of bed, “why do you look so scared?”“Master, someone is here to see you and judging from the what the others are saying, it seems he came with Imogen”My eyes darken at the mention to her name, Imogen? Why will she be here?Not bothering to wait further, I grab my robe and venture out of the room into the large hall. It is not a lie, there she is standing beside the Lycan king and my two most trusted assassins behind them.I can’t help but clench my hand into a fist, how dare he come into my territory?“Athan” my name rolls out of his lips but my attention is not even on him, my eyes are on her the whole time. She is looking a bit skinner and sad, a lot must be going on with her.“To what do I owe this visit?” I finally speak up, my attention still on imogen who has refused to look me in the eye. I can fe
IMOGEN’s POV.I was not particularly ready to see master and when I finally did, a kind of feeling enveloped me when I set my eyes on him and no matter how hard I have been trying since I stepped feet into aqua blade, I can not get him out of my mind.The way his eyes look down at me, the way he smirks and shows his dominance, I am just lost for words.My thoughts are interrupted when the study door pushes open and he walks out of it looking angry and pretty at the same time, he is the man of my dreams.“Master Athan” I allow his name to roll out of my lips.“You are slacking off Imogen” he tells me, “you will be dead in a few if you don’t do as you should” master’s voice is devoid of any kind of emotion and it feels like he actually don’t want to see me, it feels like he badly wants to get rid of me yet again.Not bothering to wait for my response, he makes to move but my next words halt him and he turns back to me.“I have missed you master” I say, I know what I am going to get afte
ATHAN’s POV As his lips come in contact with hers, I can see how uneasy Imogen is and it is all because of me. Standing in front of the man you love and another man kissing you is a burden but for me, i actually don’t care. I am only concerned about ending the life of this arrogant man in front of me.“We will take our leave now” Derrick announces after a while.“Make sure to watch the road ahead” I tell him without any hesitation, “I can’t guarantee your safety back to your pack”With a smirk on his face, he turns around and the lot of them walk out of the blade while Imogen keeps looking back until her face is no longer in sight and this is when I turn towards the people behind me.“Show is over, you may leave now” I order and some of them bow to me while Amira walks up to me, she has a hint of fear in her eyes.“I talked to imogen in the study, '' she confesses, which makes my forehead crease into a slight frown.“I am sorry master” Amira says again, “i shouldn’t have done this w
IMOGEN’s POVAfter riding for a while, in the middle of the deep forest housing the Darkshadow pack, the Crescent Valley, Derrick suddenly tells everyone to halt and when we all do as he say, he turns his attention to me with a smug look on his face.“Can you sniff out the enemy?” He asks out of nowhere and this makes my forehead crease into a slight frown.“What do you mean, master?”“We are surrounded by enemies' ' he answers again and before I can even say anything, we begin to hear growls from the bushes which start to rustle and in no time; we are surrounded.Immediately I can sense who they are, some of the pack members from the east, the ones that are having a clash war with the nightshade pack.“Bastards” Katana hisses in anger as she draws her sword ready to fight.“I wasn’t expecting that you will come to a place like this” a sinister voice calls out behind us and I turn to see a sinister looking man walking up to us. He is unusually tall, his body glistening with sweat and
DERRICK’s POV.As the fight continues to rage between us, I finally understand what this foolish alpha is trying to do. How dare he thinks he can outdo me? A lycan king that commands other lycans?As we continue to fight and my beast continues to dominate, I see him signal to one of his men who immediately rushes toward Imogen and luckily before he can even plunge his sword into her body, I hastily grab at him and snap his neck in two before turning my attention to her.I am still in my original form but I totally recognize her which is somewhat confusing, how am I able to recognize her in the heat of battle?The more I think about it, the more my beast wants to go bizzare. It is still thirty for blood and revenge, to end all those who had the audacity to come for us.“Master…” Imogen tries to speak and she immediately loses consciousness while I feel his gaze behind me again.In anger I rush towards him and grab his huge neck while pinning him against a huge oak tree.“You have made
IMOGEN’s POVI didn’t even know how we got back home from the forest after I lost consciousness, it was after zeth turned my life upside down that I realised he was actually blaming me for what happened to Derrick and he even had me thrown in prison.With my pain and everything, he didn’t even care and just left me wallow in pain and suffering at the dungeon.Three days later, the moment I see Derrick walk into the dungeon, it feels like my Messiah has come, I have never been so glad to see him.But the moment our bodies come in contact, a kind of feeling surges through me, it feels forbidden yet welcoming. I know I wasn’t supposed to feel like that, especially with my mate who is far away from me but I am not the master of my body and I don’t know how to stop myself from reacting to it.Well, that is by the way.***I gently open my eyes as a slight groan escapes my lips, a sudden jolt of fear resonates from my body when my eyes come in contact with the man who is before me. He has
DERRICK’s POV.After leaving her, I make my way out of the room and onto the training grounds and there Katana is training some new recruits but I am not even there to watch them.The thought of what happened to Imogen is still lingering in my mind and no matter how I try to get it off my mind, the more I think about it.I don’t know why I am becoming particular about her, when she was unconscious I was worried about her and now that she is awake, I want her to get better soon.“Master” someone calls out to me and I jolt from my reverie of thoughts. Katana Is standing a few inches away from me and she has this annoying smile on her lips.“Why aren’t you training?” I ask her, my brows furrowing.“My hand is suddenly tired master” she answers, “I think I still need to recover”“You can not waste away katana” i hiss at her, “training will do you good. That was just a minor injury you sustained, don’t laze around because of that”The sly smirk on her lips intensify as she moves closer to
EPILOGUE.ATHAN’s POV.The moment I open my eyes, I see Eed lying down beside me with a huge grin on my face, a gesture which immediately irritates me and I shove her off.“How dare you?” I growl in anger, “what the hell do you think you are doing?”“It is all over, Athan” she tells me and the grin on her face widens, “everything is over now”“What…” I angrily push her against the wall and grab her neck, “I think it is high time I teach you a lesson for all the things you have caused” I dig my claws deeper into her skin and blood spills out of it making her groan in pain.“Imogen….” the moment I hear her name, I suddenly let go of her neck as reality dawns on me.“What did you do to her?”“It is all over, Athan” she tells me again.Not bothering to wait for what she has to say again, I vanish from the room and immediately appear at Aqua blade, a sight that greets me sorry.Everywhere is in flames and a lot of bodies are on the ground. A few others are trying to put out the fire and fo
IMOGEN’s POV.With one last glance at the mirror, we both make our way out of the room towards the area for the ceremony.The mark and mate ceremony is one that allows the male and the female to create an eternal bond with each other.With each passing moment, I feel the tension build up inside of me. I know what I am about to do will cause a lot of problems but I have to do it for the good of the rest of them.“Are you fine?” Master’s concerned voice reaches my ears and I give him a fake smile.“Of course” I reply, “I am just a bit nervous that’s all”Master flashes me a genuine smile, “don’t worry, I am here and I won’t let anything happen to you okay?”After walking for a while, we both enter the large hall and everyone stands up to welcome us. The hall is decorated beautifully and the two thrones in the middle of the room look so superb. I didn’t know the master had made such arrangements, everything looks so superb and beautiful. I can’t bear but tear up, how I have dreamed of th
ATHAN’s POV..“You look spectacular, master” silver says with a huge grin on his lips, “I didn’t know you would still push with the ceremony even if you are not one from among us”“Hmmmm” I turn my focus on him, “of course I am from among you” I tell him, “I am from that descendancy” I further tell him.“Of course” the grin on his face begins to fade, “i just hope everything goes well, master”I can feel his pain, I can feel his concern and everything in between. I can see it all. The fear and the anger.“You don’t worry, silver” I press my hand against his shoulders, “everything will go perfectly as long as you do what I ask you”“Yes master” he bows again, “I will go and check the arrangements outside” with that, he walks out of the room leaving me all to myself.Finally it is here, my mark and mate ceremony. The day me and Imogen will strengthen our bond, the day me and Imogen will show the world that we are officially together. I can decide not to do a mark and mate ceremony and
IMOGEN’s POV.After leaving Anna, I went back into my chambers and I was a bit surprised to see Master sitting on my bed and he had my diary in hand. I thought I hid it well, how was he able to get it?“Master” I gently bow to him, “I didn’t know you were here” I say again and he flashes me a smile without saying anything.“Are you okay?” I ask him again, he looks a bit worried and it is evident on his face, the way he is just staring at me.“Imogen” he calls my name after a while, “sit” Master pats the place beside him and I perch on the space with my whole attention still on him. “Why do you look so worried, Master?” I can’t help but ask him again, “is everything okay?”“Derrick will attack on the day of our mark and mate ceremony” he responds, “he is getting his army ready”For a while, I was speechless. I know exactly what Master is talking about now, Derrick wants to attack on the most important day of our lives. I am not sure how I should feel but I am so angry and upset.“Did
DERRICK’s POV.With a little groan, I aggressively slip my shaft out of Zoey’s wet honey pot and stand up from the bed, a smirk is lingering on my lips and I love the way her whole body is vibrating even when I am no longer buried deep inside of her again.This has become my daily routine now, after Imogen left. The thought of it makes me mad for a few seconds but when I realise I have one of her blade member’s body hanging on a stake just outside the courtyard, my body relaxes and my anger dilapidates. How dare those two Alpha level wolves think they can beat me? I can’t help but scoff at the thought of that, they made me laugh so hard.“You look happy” Zoey's tiny and annoying voice reaches my ears and I turn my head towards her, a furrow on my brows.“Why shouldn't I be?”“Of course not, master” she immediately responds, “I mean you have been so angry since Imogen left and it is weird to see you smiling so brightly”She climbs out of the bed and I hear her cuss silently in pain, h
IMOGEN’s POV..I slowly open my eyes again and my lips open up in a slight yawn, master is seated beside me and his lips curl into a gentle smile when he sees me.He is now fully dressed in his black robe with a chalice of wine sitting beside him.“You are awake?” His unusually deep and warm voice filters into my ears and I nod gently before pushing my body to a sitting position. How can a man be so beautiful?“How do you feel now?” He asks me again and I gently nod.“I still feel a little sore but I am good” I answer in all sincerity, “I will be fine after a shower”“Good, I already have your bath running,” he tells me, “should I help you shower?”This time he stands up and walks up to the bed with a smirk still lingering on his lips, “if you can not walk, I can take you to the bathroom”“Of course not” i gently refute, “I can walk on my own”“Sure”With that, I slowly climb out of the bed and I hiss in pain when I feel a stab in between my legs, Master is sure a beast in bed.“Why
ATHAN’s POV.I groan in pleasure as her hand continues to move up and down my shaft, I can feel my whole body heating up from her touch and her body. With each stroke, I find myself moaning and shuddering, how I want to be inside of her again and show her who is the dominating one.“You like it?” Imogen whispers over my hair with a cute smirk on her face and beads of sweat forming on her forehead. Her boobs are bouncing up and down with each movement and I can not help but squeeze them tightly making her groan in pleasure and ecstasy.“Fuck, Imogen” I mumble, I can feel my shaft hardening and growing in her hand, why exactly do I feel extremely sexual with her so badly even after I have taken and taken her?My thoughts are interrupted when she climbs down from me and positions herself in front of my erect member and for a moment I furrow my brows.“What are you doing?”“Giving you pleasure”With that, she closes her mouth over my erection and I shudder almost immediately. It felt lik
IMOGEN’s POV.I slowly open my eyes and I find myself lying down on Master’s bed with a blanket over my naked body and Master is seated on the window railings with his whole attention on me. I am not sure how we got back into the room but seeing how a smile is gracing his face, he must be feeling very happy and proud of himself for taking me times without number. I literally had to beg him to stop which he didn’t until I passed out and I am just waking up.“Hello, sleeping beauty” the smirk on his face intensifies, “you slept for a while”“And who caused it?” I ask with a pout while pulling my body into a sitting position. I hiss out in pain when I feel a stab under my belly.“Are you okay?” His voice reaches my ears again with a mocking smirk on his face, “why are you groaning in pain?”“You like what you are doing right?”He comes to sit beside me and tuck a few strands of my hair to the back of my ears.“You look so pretty Imogen, now I feel like taking you time and again” he runs
ATHAN’s POV..After walking for a while, we both enter the garden and I finally let go of her hand before turning my attention to her.“Why did you bring me here?” Imogen asks me, “i wasn’t expecting you to bring me here”“You need cool down, Imogen” I tell her while snaking my hand around her waist, “you are getting worked up over nothing” I pull her closer to myself in a more gentle manner, “i don’t like the fact that we are fighting when we shouldn’t ““I am not fighting with you, master” she replies, “I am just concerned about the fact that you could have actually saved him but you didn’t. How will I be able face Anna now? I am trying to have a thick skin but I know for a fact that she is right, I am the one who killed Ace and I won't be able to live with myself no matter what. I made a little pup lose its father, I don’t…”“Shhhh” I press my hand against her lips when I notice she is about to cry, “don’t blame yourself, my love”I pull her into my embrace and Imogen begins to cr