DERRICK’s POV.I keep pacing up and down my chambers as my demon continues to growl in anger. How dare Imogen do this to me? I have only loved her and made her feel like I am the only one for her. How can she do all this to me? The more I think about it, the more angry I become. Our mark and mate ceremony is just a day away but I am here without a mate.I laugh at myself despite my anger, I must have looked like a fool to her while she kept fucking Athan.“You look like you are about to burst in anger” a not so familiar voice filters into my ears and I turn to see a lady standing by my door which makes me ball my hand into a fist and clench my teeth. How did she even enter my room and who the heck is she?“Who are you?” I ask her but instead of answering, she begins to take slow steps towards me, her eyes not leaving me for even a second.“Who I am is not important, Lycan king Derrick” the lady says while coming face to face with me, “what I can do for you is the most important thing
ATHAN’s POV.After Imogen leaves the room, I slump on the bed and rake my hand through my hair. This must be so much on her and I can feel it all. The pain and the sadness she is trying to hide, I can see right through her facade. She is in pain and I am the one who has put her in this position. It is all my fault, if I didn’t send her to the nightshade pack…..“Is this time to wallow in self pity?” A familiar voice filters into my ears interrupting my thoughts but I don't bother to turn, not when I know who the voice belongs to already, “the Athan I know will not sit like this” she says again and comes face to face with me.“I am not in the mood to talk right now, Eed” I finally speak up, “you should stay away from me, I am not in a good mood now” i further add.“Hmmm” she gently perches on the space beside me, “I am surprised Athan, even the death of Charlotte did not get to you in such a way. What exactly does Imogen hold against you? Why you do act like you can not live without he
IMOGEN’s POV.The moment master gets on his knees, I feel my own knees go weak. This is what I have been praying for right? I have always wanted him to accept me as his mate and he is doing exactly what I want now but why am I not happy? Why do I still feel angry? Have I been with Derrick too much for me to feel numb to master now? But this is what I want right! I want to be with my mate but why don’t I feel happy? Why do I feel weird?”“I am waiting for your answer, Imogen. '' His words reach my ears, making me jolt out of my reverie of thoughts, “you are supposed to see my sincerity now, Imogen. I badly want to be with you and I think you want to be with me too. You just have to say the word and I will prepare a banquet for you”“Can we not talk about this now” i say after a while, “I don’t want to talk about it now” i further add, “I am not in the mental state to talk about this now, master”“I will always be here when you are ready to talk about it” he responds and stands up, “i j
IMOGEN’s POV.After entering my chambers, I slump on the bed and close my eyes as the tears I have been struggling to contain finally come bursting out of my eyes. I am supposed to be happy because I will be with the man I truly desire and want to be with but I know for a fact that it won’t last long.All my life, I have never had a day of peace and it keeps coming back in a hundred fold. Even when Master Athan finally professed his love for me, I feel like I am not meant to be alive and happy. Where exactly did it all go wrong?“You were not wrong, my child” a not so familiar voice filters into my ears and I abruptly open my eyes to see that same lady sitting on my window railings with a small smile on her face.I immediately remember who she is, I have seen her with the Master and reality suddenly dawns on me. She is…I immediately fall on my knees and kowtow before her, not in a million years did I ever think I would come face to face with her.“My lady” I greet her, “it is an ho
DERRICK’s POV.I keep pacing up and down my room with my demon growling within me. I am still very angry about what Imogen did to me and I am going to make sure I settle the scores with her and everyone in aqua blade. I find it hard to believe what the lady told me but seeing what Imogen did to me, I know for a fact that she is capable of doing something of the sort and it annoys me the most. How dare she?I am still pacing around when a soft knock on my door jolts me back from my reverie.“Master” Zoey’s familiar voice filters into my ears.“Why have you come?”“I have come to discuss something with you, master,” she replies almost immediately.I have the inkling to send her back but my demon does not allow me, it keeps growling and screaming for me to let her enter the room, in the end I give in to it.“You can come in”The door opens after a few seconds and she gently saunters into my room.Zoey has her hair pulled back in a neat ponytail and her thin wait is visible from the piece
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
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