DERRICK’s POV.The moment my claws dig into Imogen’s body, I immediately come back to my senses and I transform back to my normal self.By now, she has already lost consciousness and Athan is just lying on the ground with her body still on his.I know he doesn’t particularly care about her but a kind of look is emanating from his eyes which I can not quite explain.“Imogen” I gently tap her but she doesn’t respond to me which makes me quickly gather her up in my arms and I rush towards the infirmary. I actually wanted the three of them to fight to the death but seeing the blood gushing out of her body, I can’t help but feel pain. Even my heart hurts so much as if I am going to lose consciousness.Since the day Imogen stepped her foot into my pack, it has been from one danger to another. I am not supposed to feel bad for her but something inside of me would not let me. The more the blood gushes out, the more the pain in my heart increases.The moment I get to the Infirmary, I gently p
ATHAN’s POV.I am still standing by the lake, a lot going through my mind when someone gently taps me from behind and i turn to see Amira beside me. She has an expressionless look on her face and I can already guess what she is thinking.I was not aware that things were going to go so differently but even at that I feel no remorse for Imogen . She brought this upon herself and she can only bear the consequences of her actions.“I have been looking for you, master,” Amira tells me.“Why?” My hands are folded behind and my whole attention is on her, “do you need something?”“Not at all Master” she responds and pauses for a while, her hands playing with the hem of her dress.“Say what you want to say or forever remain silent Amira” I order and she heaves a sigh.“I think we should leave now, master” she finally says what was in her mind, “I don’t think it will do us good to be here right now, everyone is…”“You can go on ahead” I interrupt her and her forehead creases into a slight frow
DERRICK’s POVAfter Athan leaves, I turn my attention back on Imogen who has tears streaming down her eyes which is somewhat annoying for me. How can she be crying about another man when I am with her? The thought of it annoys me and I can actually do nothing about it, not when she is in this state.“Why are you crying?” I can’t help but ask her, “are you really crying for him right now?” I don’t know but deep within me, I am already feeling jealous. How can she even cry for a man who rejected her?“I…I…” the words hang in her throat as she closes her eyes because of pain.“Just don’t say a word again, I will get the pack healer to come and check on you again”With that I walk out of the room and close the door behind me. Zeth and Zoey are both standing there and I hate the look of pity in their eyes.“Where is the physician?” I ask.“He has gone to get some herbs, he will be here soon”“Okay”I rake my hand through my hair and lean on the wall, it is most annoying that I can not use
IMOGEN’s POVFrom the moment Derrick wounded me with his claws and I was rushed to the infirmary, I thought I was going to die. The pain I felt around my whole body made me hate myself and I badly wanted to meet master Athan before I lost my life but even as he came, I still couldn’t tell him how I felt. I thought he was going to tell me how much he loved me and all that but there he sat, looking like he was enjoying the whole scenario.My thoughts are interrupted when Derrick gently sits beside me with a look of concern hovering over his face. My injury has been treated but I can still feel the pains and the fact that I am not even responding to treatment makes everything so hazy for me.“How do you feel now?” Derrick asks as he gently cleans the sweat from my forehead.“I am so tired” I manage to answer, “I feel…”“Shhh” he press his hand against my lips, “you don’t have to say anything, I won’t let anything happen to you”“The pack healer says I am not responding to treatment”“I
ATHAN’s POV.AN HOUR AGO.After leaving the moon goddess’s temple, I make my way back to Aqua blade. Everyone is going about their business as usual but the moment I step on the porch, Silver and Ace walk up to me with questionable looks on their faces. I am already aware of the fact that Amira has already told them what happened and now they want to find out if Imogen is already dead.Heaving a sigh, I place my hands behind my back and turn my attention to them.“Speak” I urge them on while peering deep into their eyes.“Amira told us what happened to Imogen , master” Ace is the one who speaks up, “is she going to be fine?”“She might die” I respond without any iota of sympathy in my voice, “ the injury is so bad, she will not make it past midnight” I further add and the look on silver's face changes which makes my forehead crease into a slight frown. Even after such a long time, he is still in love with her and it is somewhat annoying. What exactly is so special about my second cha
ATHAN’s POV.The moment Derrick barges into the room and said what he had to, my countanance changes. How dare he think he have a say in what I have already planned for his life? The more I look at him, the more angry I get.“You don’t know what privacy means?” I ask in an irritated tone as I clench my jaw together.“I thought you left Athan” Derrick growls again,”the nerve of you to sneak back into my pack, i can have you beheaded for that”My lips curl into a small smirk as I turn my attention to Imogen for a spilt second, I can see how distressed she looks and the pain keeps intensifying within each minute, she is fast losing time.“Derrick” this time I stand up and walk up to him, I am obviously taller than him and my huge frame is hovering above him. Compared to me, Derrick is just a Lycan king.“You should be struggling to save the woman you have fallen in love with instead of acting all high and mighty”“And who told you I am in love with her?” His forehead curves into an angry
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
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