DERRICK’s POV.The moment the words leave his mouth, the frown on my face intensifies. How dare he kill a member of my pack and still have the guts to make deals with me? Right now even my demon feels like launching at him in attack and sniffing his life out of him. How dare he think he can make deals with me? The thought of it even annoys me the most.“So you want to make a deal with Katana’s life?” I ask him, my hands balling into a fist.“Did you think I didn’t have any back up plan when I walked into your pack and killed Katana?” Athan asks me, “do you think I will just do what I want without putting anything in place?”“What the heck do you think you are saying, Athan?” I growl in anger, “you think this is a joke?”“Are you going to tie him to a stake and burn him alive?” Eed hisses at me, “I am sure you don’t know who he is”“I didn’t ask you to speak for me, Eed” Athan tells her, “and you are not supposed to be here in the first place so I think you should just get out”“I am o
IMOGEN’s POV.After Derrick leaves the room, I lower myself on the bed as my thoughts drift off to what he said. I am also surprised at the thought of master Athan telling him the truth.He specifically told me not to tell him and he told Derrick himself? What exactly is he playing at? Master must have something going on in his head for him to tell Derrick the truth. Is he trying to tell Derrick the main reason why I am in the nightshade pack? What exactly is he planning on doing? But one thing is for sure, before master Athan unleashes his full wrath, I must complete my task and go far away from where no one will be able to find me.A lot is going on in my head when my door opens again and Athena enters with a cup of tea with her and a weird smirk on her lips.The moment I set my eyes on her, that feeling of familiarity envelops me again. Why do I keep feeling like i know her when I obviously do not?“Why do you look so downcast, Imogen” Athena asks while setting the cup down beside
ATHAN’s POV.The moment I ask her that question, I see how the look on Imogen’s face changes for the worse.I can see the conflicted look hovering over her face and I can see how she grabs a soft hold on her dress before turning her attention back on me again.“Why do I feel like I know you, Athena?” She asks me again, “why do you overly feel familiar anytime you are around me”My lips curl into a gentle smile, as much as I love the feeling of all this, I can not waste time anymore. “Of course you know me Imogen” I lean closer to her with our faces only inches apart and I see how a horrified look appears on her face,“You didn’t think I will let Derrick have you without putting up a good fight, my darling?”“Master…” my name rolls out of her lips as a look of surprise appears on her face.This makes the smirk on my lips widen as I straighten myself up, this must be a shock to her and I can see it on her face. It is unbelievable for her too”“Athena is you?” Imogen asks again, the loo
DERRICK’s POV.30 minutes ago.After I was done from the main hall, I ordered Zeth and Zoey to throw the man in the dungeon while I made my way towards the porch again but Imogen was no longer there which made the frown on my face intensify. Did she really go to her chambers after we talked?Making up my mind, I made to go towards her chambers when someone called out to me and I turned to see Zoey. For a moment none of us said anything to each other. “What did you want to talk about?” I ask her after a while.“Pardon my approach Master,” Zoey says with a bow, “but do you think it is the right thing to go ahead with this mark and mate ceremony?”I furrow my brow, “why? Do you have a problem with that?“Uhmmm” Zoey pauses, I feel like she is contemplating on something, it is showing on her face.“Tell me” I order her”“I saw Imogen and Athena talking and it seemed to be a serious conversation. From the look of things, I think the two of of them are hiding something seeing how Athena i
IMOGEN ’s POV.The moment the words flow out of master Athan’s mouth, my heart skips a beat. It felt like my whole world came to a standstill for a few minutes. I actually didn’t expect him to tell Derrick the truth like this. What exactly is he trying to play at this moment but one thing is for sure, he is trying to cause a big chaos that I will not be able to solve.The look in Derrick’s eyes when he looked at me gave me chills, not like I was scared of him but right now I know I have wronged him. I am not supposed to feel like this right? I am not supposed to feel anything towards him but seeing how angry and upset he looks, I know I messed up big time. “Imogen ” his voice reaches my ears, “what did i just hear?”“It is not what you think, Derrick” I try to answer but his glares make the words hang in my mouth.“It seems we should let out all the secrets now” Athan says again as a smirk appears on his lips, “how about I tell you everything you need to know and you can let me go wi
IMOGEN’s POV.The moment these words filter into my earth after the intense kiss we just share, I abruptly turn my head towards him. I am not sure if he is trying to make a mockery of me or the little being in my tummy.By now, the coldness of the dungeon is already getting to me and I can feel my whole body getting cold due to the effect of the cold hard floor. I remember vividly what happened to me in master Athan’s ice dungeon, an experience I will never forget no matter what happened.“Talk to me, Imogen” he cajoles again while lifting my chin to meet his gaze, “let us go home”“Derrick will not…”Master immediately interrupts me, “you don’t have to worry about him, he is little compared to me and you want to know who I am right?” He pulls me towards himself, “once we get back home, I will tell you who exactly I am” he further adds and for a moment I am tempted. I wanted everything to end so that we can raise our little child together but if wishes were horses, even beggars would
ATHAN’s POV.I am still pacing around the room with my eyes still lingering on Imogen. I can still feel my body vibrating from the intense fight I had against Derrick and one of his pack members.My thoughts are interrupted when the door opens gently and silver ventures into the room slowly.“Master” he bows slightly, “the concoction you ordered is ready”“Bring it, I will feed it to her once she is awake”“But will she wake?” Silver asks, his voice full of concern towards her, “she is badly injured and the baby….” His voice trails off when I glare at him. I don’t even want to think about the fact that she lost the pregnancy. I am going to make Derrick and the whole lycanthropy pay for what they did to her and my child.“I will take my leave now” Silver bows again and walks out of the room while I return my focus to Imogen again as the thought of what happened wound its way into my memories again.I was already in the cottage in the forest when I felt like something was lurking arou
IMOGEN’s POV.I was not expecting everything that has happened and what master is telling me now. How can he be all this? How is this even possible? I have been with him almost all my life and I didn’t even realise who he was? I mean he is more powerful and more dominant than any other of our kind, why didn’t I think of this?A lot is going on in my head as I continue to stare at the man in front of me. Right now he looks like a different person and I am not sure who he is or what he is. How can he do this?“Imogen” my name rolls out of his lips again as he pulls closer to me, “you look flustered”“Of course I am” I manage to answer, “I have been living with you and I was not aware of who you were”“That was not your cross to carry” master Athan tells me, “now you are here now and that is the main thing”The thoughts of Derrick wounds it way into my mind again and I can’t help but gulp. Everything that happened still felt so unreal for me, how can all this happen in one day? Up unti
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