IMOGEN’s POV.“You look so happy” Master says as he encircles my waist with his hand and pulls me closer to himself, “why?”“I am just happy” i reply as the smile on my face grows wider, “life has taught me a lot and I can only be happy for that”“Hmmmm, I see” he pulls closer to me and presses his head on my shoulders, “I always want to see you happy, Imogen”“Says the man who has made my life a living hell for the past days” I laugh at my own jokes but Master does not laugh, my words seem to have an effect on him.“I am sorry, okay?” He turns me around and I face him, our faces only inches apart from each other, “I don’t know how to make up for the days I tortured and made you cry”“You don’t have to, Master” I tell him, “you were still stuck up on her and I was just here because I am the same specie as her” I don’t want to sound sad but I can not help it, my heart is broken into a thousand pieces.“Don’t worry Imogen” he caresses my cheeks for a moment, “I will protect you from any
ATHAN’s POV.The moment I walk out of the large hall, I make my way back to the chambers and angrily slump on the bed. How did Derrick find out about my identity! Who told him?The door opens again and Brown enters with his usual cup of tea and my demon growls in anger. He is the only person who knows who exactly I am. Did he rat me out? With each step he takes towards me, I feel my demon get more angry and upset.“Master, I have brought your tea,” Brown announces as he sets the tray on the table beside me.“What did you do, Brown?” I ask while pulling myself to a standing position and I see how his forehead crease into a slight frown.“What do you mean, master?”Before the old man can say anything again, I grab his neck and push him against the wall making him groan in pain,“I treated you like one of my own and you dare to betray me?”“What exactly do you mean, master?” the old man manages to ask, “how did I betray you, master?” Fear and despair is looming over his face, I can see
IMOGEN’s POV.After master Athan leaves the room, I help Brown stand up from the ground. I can see how startled he is, even his whole body is vibrating. Master must have scared him and I can see it from his face.“Are you okay?” I can’t help but ask him.“Yes” he fakes a smile, “I am sure master is stressed now and I can’t blame him”“I think you should go and take some rest, okay? I will talk to him when he comes back”“Hmmm”The old man slowly makes his way out of the room and I make my way to the window before throwing it open. A gust of wind blows past my face and I heave a sigh. Things are finally trying to fall into place but it seems like fate is not in support of my love story with master Athan. With every step we take together, it seems the universe will keep bringing us to the same starting point.Closing my eyes for a moment, I finally make up my mind. It is better to face the problem head on than shying away from it.With this at the back of my head, I pick up my sword fro
DERRICK’s POV.My lips curl into a smirk the moment the words flow out of her mouth, why does she still look so cute even when pointing a sword at me?I knew the moment she stepped her feet into my pack and was acting like she was the best assassin who can not be caught. How can I allow them to harm her when I have not taken my own pound of flesh?“Imogen” I call out to her after a while, “you knew you made a mistake coming here, right?”“Why?” I see a smirk dancing at the base of her lips, “are you afraid that this lowly girl may kill you?”“Of course not, seeing you here right now makes me so angry” I tell her, “I wanted to come and see you myself but you had to bring yourself here, now I am really angry”I grab a pair of pant from the hanger and pull it up my body,“You should have waited for me to come to you first” I tell her again, “now I am fucking mad”“I am not scared of you, Derrick” Imogen says in a whisper, “and I am not leaving the nightshade pack without your head”“Oh” I
ATHAN’s POV..An hour ago.After I finish with Eed, I make my way back to the blade to meet Imogen but the moment I enter the room, I find it empty and my forehead curves into a slight frown when I couldn’t find her.“Imogen?” I call out to her but I am met with silence which makes the frown on my face intensify.After searching for her for a while, I walk outside the room and there Ace is standing and from the conflicted look on his face, I know exactly what is going on in his head.“Master” he bows slightly.“Where is Imogen?”“Master…”“Don’t you dare lie to me” I retort, “tell me where she is and I will not have to punish you”Ace heaves a sigh and in a downcast tone, he says,“She left for nightshade pack, master”“I told you to not to let her out of this chambers until I come back”“She would not listen to me, master. I tried to stop her but you know Imogen”I clench my teeth in anger, “she is just a dormant wolf and you are almost an alpha level wolf, how could she have beate
ATHAN’s POV..I keep pacing up and down the room waiting for her to open her eyes but she is not forthcoming. I have succeeded in healing all her wounds and all but Imogen has not opened her eyes, even the pack healer has checked her times without number and shs is entirely fine so why the heck is she not awake yet?I rake my hand through my hair as I make my way towards the window and I fling it open, a gust of wind blows past my face and this is when a gentle knock resonates on my door.Turning on my heel, I walk out and there silver is standing with blood stains all over his face and his body, I close my eyes for a moment. I know exactly what has happened.“Master” he bows lightly and he groans in pain.“Take some rest silver, I will send the pack healer to you”“Ace…” he tries to talk but i stop him.“We will have a befitting burial for him” I further tell him and he bows again before walking away.I ball my hands into a tight fist as my demon growls slowly deep inside of me. How
IMOGEN’s POV.Hearing the death of Ace, my whole world comes to a standstill for a while, how can Ace be dead? I just spoke to him a few days ago and he is gone? I am not sure who to blame, I don’t know if I should blame myself or Derrick for what he did. The mere thought of it infuriates me the more, how can Ace be dead?I am still sitting on the ground where master left me when I discover something walking towards me. With each step I can feel it’s dominance. It looks so beautiful yet dangerous and it feels so familiar.Its eyes are glowing amber and its fur, as thick as it can be and with each step it takes towards me, I can see right through it.“You?” I am genuinely surprised to see a wolf walking towards me, it does not even look ferocious or vicious, more so I feel like I know it and I know it well.“Who are you?” I ask it again as it comes to stand directly in front of me with its amber eyes glowing intensely,“Why are you here?”“Damond…” I hear someone call out and one of
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
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