DERRICK’s POV.After leaving the two of them in the room, I make my way to the large hall and there Alessandro is seated on one of my chairs. I badly want to make a mess of him and show him who the boss is. How dare he think he can come and go as he pleases in my pack?I ball my hands into a fist as I lower myself on one of the chairs.“The nerve of you to show up in my pack, Alessandro”I hiss at him, “how dare you?”“I didn’t come to fight with you today, Derrick” he has a smug look on his face which is somewhat annoying, “I have only come to tell you that you have much more enemies than you think you have”“You are not in the position to tell me that” I growl, “you are my biggest enemy and I will make sure you pay for ever crossing my path, Alessandro. You are nothing but an alpha male, I dominate over you and I will make sure I collect the debt you owe me”The smug look on his face disappears as my lips curl into a smile, he obviously knows what a Lycan is capable of doing.“Your
ATHAN’s POV.The moment I step out of the gate of the nightshade pack, zeke is waiting for me behind a tree and his lips curl into a mocking smirk when he sees me. I know exactly what is going on in his head and how I wish I can snap his head off his neck. He doesn’t fear me because I have made him so comfortable around me.“Why do you look like the weight of the whole world is on your shoulders?” His voice is full of ridicule and mockery, “I have never seen you in this state before, Athan”“I am obviously tired and I need to take some rest” i hiss, “now out of my way”I begin to move again but the pain in my heart intensifies, I don’t know if my mother is the one responsible for this or I am the one responsible? I shouldn’t be feeling this way, not when she means nothing to me. If for anything, I hate her with every fiber of my being, how dare she think she can be my mate?“You need imogen by your side, Athan” this time zeke’s voice is very serious, “see how sad you look”“If you don
DERRICK’s POV.For a moment I am unable to move after her question, why is she even asking this? I thought she was sleeping but she was listening to all the conversations?I clear my throat but I don’t say anything, I don’t even know what to say, not when her eyes are staring back at me in anticipation.“Do you really love me, master?” Imogen inquires again.“Where did you hear that bizzare thing?” I roll my eyes unknowingly, “I was just saying that to make Athan stay away from you. Why will I fall in love with the likes of you?” A mocking smirk appears on my lips, “I can’t fall in love with you, you are nothing”“But you said….”I hastily interrupt her, “you must be hallucinating” After talking, I make my way out of the room and for the first time in all my years of living, I feel the color rush on my face. Am I supposed to be blushing? Even my ancestors will be so disappointed in me for blushing because of a girl.After walking out of the room, I heave a sigh of relief as I lean on
IMOGEN’s POV.My eyes open wide as Derrick’s lips crash against mine, I was not expecting this. He told me himself that he was not in love with me and here he is kissing me. I badly want to push him off but I can not, not when my hands and my whole body is weak. I can’t lie, the kiss feels good and for a moment, I am thinking master Athan is the one kissing me instead of him.Derrick pulls me closer by placing his hand behind my neck and caressing me gently, his lips continue to work wonders on mine and before I can even say anything, his hand gently cups my breast and I give a slight gasp, this makes me move away from me and a kind of look appears on his face, the look is full of something I can not quite understand, he looks like he is yearning for me and I can not even fathom what he is thinking about.The whole kiss made it impossible for me to even think about everything that happened, not when he was standing in front of me with a longing in his eyes. I am aware of the fact th
ATHAN’s POV.I venture into the courtyard and there silver and some of the other blade members are training the new Aqua blade recruits, for a moment my mind drifts off to a certain someone and I heave a sigh. She used to train these people with so much vigour and excitement but now, everywhere looks empty without her.I don’t normally feel like this but I can’t help it, not when she has clouded my mind for what seems like ages.“Master, your tea” Brown says behind me as he walks up to me.“I am not in the mood for tea, Brown” I tell him with an eye roll, “take it away”“You look troubled, master, what seems to be the problem?”I ball my hands into a fist, why must he be so inquisitive?“How about you let me be for now? I have a lot on my mind and I don’t need your voice ringing in my ears, brown”“Of course master” he gently bows, “ever since you came back from the nightshade pack, you have been acting strangely. Is Imogen fine?”“How about I send you there to check on her?” I roll m
ATHAN’s POV.I don’t know how I sat down there until my door opens again and someone begins to walk towards me. From the sound of his footsteps, I already know who it is and darn it, I actually didn’t want him to see me in this situation or position.“Athan” his voice resonates in my ears as he bends down beside me and also sits down, “what happened? Are you okay?”“I thought you already left?” I can’t help but roll my eyes at him, “what are you still doing here!”You were not in your room and you were not on the courtyard either, I figured you would be here. You don’t look so good, what is going on with you?”“I am perfectly fine” I reply before standing up, “you should leave, I am not in the mood to see anyone now”After I am done talking, I make to move but zeke holds me back with a slight frown on his forehead.“This is the first time I am seeing you all stressed out like this, Athan. I know I might not be able to help you but at least a problem shared is a problem solved” Despit
DERRICK’s POV.With a wide grin on my lips, I grab one of my robes from the wardrobe and run my eyes through it.“Perfect” I mutter under my breath before flinging it over my head and looking at myself in the mirror. My hair is pulled back in a neat ponytail and with the huge grin on my face, I don’t think I look as intimidating as Imogen said a while back. I actually don’t want to scare her seeing that she is not even fully healed yet, I should not scare her.Looking at myself for one last time in the mirror, I walk up to the door and throw it open. Zeth is standing there and seeing the grin on my face, his forehead creases into a slight frown.“Master…”“Why are you here?” The smile on my face disappears, “i said not to disturb me”“Why are you smiling so widely?” He asks again while raising an eyebrow at me, “is it a happy occasion?”“Stop being so inquisitive, zeth” I tell him, “it will make me angry”“Of course master, i just came to let you know that you have some visitors”At t
IMOGEN’s POV.Thirty minutes ago.After resting for a few hours, I decide to take a walk in the garden. Laying down on Derrick’s bed for hours has made my whole body go numb and even when I tried to explain to him, he will hear nothing of it.A lot of people were giving me different looks as I pass by them, what can I do? I didn’t plan on being in any kind of awkward situation with Derrick. Even if I wanted him to badly get attached to me before, it is because I was doing it for master Athan but right now, I am not so sure what exactly is going on in his head.“Where are you going?” A voice asks behind me and I turn to see Zeth , the man who looks like he is going to end my life at any chance he gets.“I am just taking a walk” I reply, “is that prohibited?” I raise an eyebrow at him, he is just as annoying as Anna from aqua blade.“You must feel like you are on a high horse Imogen” he begins to speak again, “I see the way you carry your shoulders now because Derrick favours you”“At l
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