Warning! This chapter contains mature content, readers' discretion is advised.
Calix’s POV. I walked into the room to the sight of two skimpily dressed ladies sprawled on the bed; a brunette and blonde. “Hello alpha,” the blonde said. “You’re welcome, my lord,” the brunette said. I closed the door behind me just as they seductively climbed down from the bed and walked to me. “Hello, ladies!” I said. “I’m Sara and this here is Fienna,” the blonde said pointing to the brunette. “Nice to make your acquaintances. Well, my name is-” “Alpha Calix, the Alpha of all alphas,” the brunette said. “Your reputation precedes you, my lord,” the blonde added. Smiling, the ladies turned to each other and kissed, at first languidly and then increasing the tempo setting the mood for tonight. “Come, Alpha Calix. We would like to entertain you specially tonight.” I allowed them lead me to a couch opposite the bed. “Please, sit!” And I do. The ladies retired in the bed, locking gazes with me they turned and kissed each other before undressing in a slow strip tease. I adjusted in the chair. Glancing around the room, my gaze settled on a bottle of wine on a side-stool near the couch. I reached for it, uncorking it, I drank directly from the bottle. The ladies before me have now undressed each other and resumed kissing and fondling, in every way possible to arouse a shifter. They crawled to me, a smile tugging the corner of their lips. My gaze darkened as they fumbled with my belt and brought out my co,ck. I gulped a mouthful of my drink as they gasped and exchanged glances, and the blonde measured me against her arm. “This is without doubt the biggest cock I have seen all my life!” she rasped. A smirk stained my lips. “Are you sure you can handle it?” I asked. “Of course, I can’t wait for you to f*ck me with it!” she said. Now we’re talking dirty. I offered her a drink from my bottle, and to her friend too. “Now less talking and more actions, shall we?” I suggested and they nodded in agreement. They stroked my entire length, and then the brunette took it into her mouth and gagged. “Allow me,” Sara said. She struggled too as her accomplice, but took a considerable length of me and gagged too. They locked gazes with me and slurped me up hungrily, almost selfishly but pausing to share whatever they have gathered in a kiss. A low growl tore my lips as they returned attention to my cock, the tension in my head building and building. I snatched my cock from their mouths and stared into their lust-filled eyes. “How about you ladies go back to the bed and wait for me, huh?” I said. A sinister smile tugged their lips. I gulped my drink as they crawled back to the bed and climbed, they kissed and fondled each other just as I returned the bottle on the table. My gaze fixated on the ladies sprawled in-front of me, I undressed and joined them. Their hands feasted on my chest, a moan escaping theirs lips as they straightened and threw themselves into my arms. We kissed, first the brunette and then the blonde, I went back to the brunette and traced kisses to her neck. She threw her head back and moaned, but it was Fienna’s mouth on my cock, as she lowered to her fours and took it in her mouth and sucked. I groaned, our moans filled the room as I turned to the one in my arms and nipped her nipples in a way I was sure gave her pain and then pleasure. A few slaps to Fienna’s parted cheeks, I slipped a finger inside and fucked her. She moaned and sucked me harder, I slipped a second finger and increased the tempo. Sara and I kissed languidly, and I slipped a finger inside her pussy and fucked her too. My primal mode unlocked, their juices coated my fingers and their moans flooded the room. I can’t count how many times they shattered and shattered under my fingers and their juices draped on the mattress. A smile tugged my lips as they simultaneously cried my name, they turned around and both slurped hungrily their juices from my fingers. “Your turn, alpha. We want to taste your cum too,” they declared. Walking back to the bottle on the table, I gulped a mouthful and when I returned, it was to an infinity match. ** ** ** ** ** A groan escaped my lips as the morning sun landed on my face pouring through the open windows. I swiveled on the bed and my gaze settled on the two naked women sprawled on the bed with me, exhausted after last night’s marathon. A sinister smile played on my lips and I jerked out of bed. Shuffling to my clothes, I wore them just as I turned and my gaze settled on a shadow underneath the door. Without being told I knew it was my beta resuming in his duties today. I caught sight of a washbowl in-front of a dressing mirror and walked to it, washed my face and proceeded to the door. “Good morning, Alpha Calix!” Hans straightened as I appeared at the door. My gaze traveled to the long hallway to the sight of our men already resumed in their positions. “Good morning, Han.” I shut the door behind me, not without my beta seeing the two women sprawled on the bed. Han quirking his eyebrows at me. “Really?” “Trust me, it came as surprise to me as well. Now tell me, what’s the report for today?” We stepped into the hallway and headed down the stairs. “Tyr is at peace and quiet this morning, the people are still elated following your arrival yesterday and desire that you make your stay a long one. The port is open for business with a lot of traders heading to Cathena.” “Cathena? What's happening in Cathena?” “The village is having their annual trade-fair today, traders from far and wide are planning to attend.” We continued down the stairs. “Is that all?” I asked. “Yes, that’s all for Tyr.” “And Nirian?” “Nirian is safe this morning, however the parliament insists that you should have an army protecting you during your stay in Tyr. They intend to send two naval ships and at least one-tenth of the Nirian army. Here’s the letter they wrote to you.” Han handed over the letter from the parliament and I scanned through the piece angrily before handing it back to him. “I told them I don’t need any army protecting me,” I snapped. “Even the strongest lycan needs the protection of his army.” I stopped and stared at my beta. “You seem to forget quickly why I don’t want the Nirian army here, Han. My people here are werewolves, a lycan army no matter how small will terrify them and I don’t want that.” I paused and dragged a breath. “Write to the parliament and tell them I am fine and can handle myself. I will request for the military should the need for it arises. But for now, I am fine.” “Noted. I will do as you have said.” “Good. Any other update?” I asked and we resumed down the stairs. “No, except that breakfast has been served.” We exchanged smiles and soon arrived at the foyer, and my gaze fell on Leia conversing with a servant. “My lady, breakfast is ready.” “Thank you.” “This way, My lady.” She tilted her head and our gaze met, without saying a word she turned and followed the handmaid. The dining hall of Tyr castle is still as I remember with my father's tapestry hanging in the room, I stopped before the woven piece and reminisced the times I shared with him, beautiful moments that left me smiling and tearing a little. “Good morning.” I was surprised to hear her suddenly speak to me, I moved away from the tapestry and joined her at the table. Han settled in the chair next to me. “Good morning Leia. I thought you wouldn’t speak to me.” “And yet I just did,” she said in a rather small voice, “Perhaps you needed the distraction.” Here she goes trying to remind me how coming here is such a bad idea. We ate our food in silence and just then a servant approached and whispered something into my ears. Mr. Westley was here and would like to speak with me in the courtyard. It’s with curious steps that I stepped outside to the sight of my father’s friend waiting on the lawns of the castle. “Good morning, my lord.” Mr. Westley bowed and straightened. “Hope you had a good night rest.” A thin smile touched my lips. “I did. You should come inside, we were just having breakfast.” I gestured towards the house as I stopped before him. Mr. Westley smiled. “I will, my lord, but there’s something I thought you should know in private,” he said and the smile on my lips evaporated. My brows creasing, I covered the distance between us. “What’s that?” I asked. “Last week you wrote to me to keep you updated about the alpha that killed your father.” “Yes?” “Well, information getting to me now says he’s headed for Cathena as we speak, something about his daughter failing to shift yesterday at her eighteenth birthday ball.” My hands clenched into fists as I recalled pictures of that night, a slow fury coursed through my veins. But wait, he has a daughter? Why do I care? All I want now is to rip his head just as he’d done to my father’s, a head for a head. Footsteps echoed on the terrace and it was my beta and cousin, I brought back my gaze to my late father's friend. “How far is Cathena on a horse?”Emily’s POV. The air smelled of salt and cedarwood, blending with the fragrances of the flowers hung on the walls. I tried to read the book in my hands, but my thoughts were disjointed, images from my nightmares flashed in my head and I shut the book. It's been hours since we left the shores of Azalea, hours since I left the main deck of the Great Carrack, and joined my mother in the great cabin. Exhaling, my gaze darted across the windows, to my father and his men working tirelessly under the afternoon sun. “Would you care for some tea?” my mother's gentle voice cut through the atmosphere. We were seated on a couch near the windows. At my mother's question, I straightened on the couch and nodded. “Yes, please,” I replied. A smile lighting Queen Larissa’s expression, she turned and signaled the servant with us in the room and I was served tea. “Thank you,” I mumbled and took some sips. “So, did you feel it last nig
Emily’s POV. My legs were swift as I ran through the forest that bordered the hamlet, tears seeped from my eyes and cascaded down my face. I want to make it stop, the pain that glided down my throat and twisted my stomach, but I couldn’t. I could still see my father’s face, the disappointment etched on his face, and the fact he left without saying goodbye. The soles of my shoes pounded against the forest floor and splashed mud up my feet. My breaths, ragged and frantic lurched in my throat as the tears blurred my vision. I can barely see where I was going but I pressed on, each step taking me away to an unknown destination. My thirst for solitude burned through my nerves. All around me was calm and still, the forest a quiet sanctuary of life and light. The golden rays of the afternoon sun filtered through the thick canopy of leaves above, casting a warm, dappled glow onto the forest floor. The trees stood tall and ancient, their trunks r
Emily’s POV. My heart ached as though he took a part of me with him, the thought of never seeing him again rippled me into unequal halves. His scent still hung in the air; that intoxicating smell of musk and honey. His face was engraved in my heart; his beautiful brown eyes and how they looked at me with zest and something primal. His wet hair and how they clung to his face. There was no denying the desires I felt for him, no denying the fact that he felt them too– everything that coursed between us, unspoken but palpable How his hands moved so delicately but with ferocity on my skin, setting wildfires I never knew existed. The heat between us had been undeniable, a magnetic pull that neither of us could resist yet he’d left without a goodbye, just like my father. A cold reminder that I was utterly alone on this settlement. Slowly, I gathered myself off the floor and staggered, my gaze fixated on the trail of his footprints on the sand. The wind whipped m
Calix’s POV. Mate! The world around me stood at a standstill as I watched her from atop the cliff, under the blazing afternoon sun. A butterfly fluttered in her face and she brought forward her hand and it perched on her. The innocence when she smiled and talked to the little creature tugged my heart with warmth. She is kind and beautiful. More than anything, I wanted to stay back and watch her. I could watch her all day and not get tired, but not today. I am on a mission. I am out for the head of my enemy and nothing is going to hold me back. So with one last glance at my mate, I reined my horse in the other direction as I prepared for the descent down the cliff, only to hear my mate scream. It is with shock that I flung around and searched for her and she was no more on the bridge. Where did she go? Adrenaline coursed through my veins as I scanned the perimeter for her and I noticed a grapple in the rive
Calix’s POV. Just like last night, they climbed down from the bed and seductively walked to me. I’d forgotten they were here– perhaps, didn't expect them to still be here after last night’s escapade. This morning after Mr. Westley relayed to me the news of Alpha Thane’s voyage to Cathena, I’d ordered for my horse and cloak right there in the courtyard and hadn't bothered re-entering the castle. Amidst the protests of my cousin and beta, had mounted my horse and set for Cathena. According to Leia, going after Alpha Thane is a bad idea while Han on the other hand, wanted to come with me. In all, my mind was made up. I was going after Alpha Thane and I was going alone. I was already looking forward to his head in my hands, not knowing of the perfect distraction the moon goddess’d planted for me out there on the cliff– the sight of my mate. Was it fate that she’d suddenly fallen into water? I could still see those blue eyes and how they stared into my soul,
Emily’s POV. Something cold and wet landed all over my body. “Wake up!! Who said you can oversleep here?!” the clatter of two metals that followed keyed me into further panic. I jolted awake, rolled on the small bed and fell with a thud on the floor. A small cry left my lips, but I quickly recollected myself off the floor and staggered. My gaze settled on the scowling face of my host as she continued to clatter the metals to my face and then stopped. “That will be the last time I wake you up, Emily Blakesley. Here, we rise before the sun even hints at the horizon. Am I clear? Have I made myself clear?!” she barked. “Y-yes, ma’am,” I stammered. “Good.” She turned and gave the metals to someone else in the room. For the first time, I noticed two women with us in the room, one was holding a bucket which dangled in her hand perhaps to emphasize on what she’d just done. “Strip.” My host ordered. Without even blinking, I peeled the wet dress off my body and stood, naked,
Emily’s POV. My eyes fluttered open. I jerked to a sitting as my gaze settled on the chubby figure of Madame Severine. “How are you feeling?” she asked, shuffling further into the room. “I am feeling better,” I lied. With those hawkish eyes, she scrutinized me. A smile touched her lips but it quickly morphed into a frown. “Is it true, that you refused to eat?” she questioned, her voice dripped with derision. “I-I’m not hungry,” I stuttered and avoided her gaze. She scoffed and stepped away. “Suit yourself. Remember to wake up early tomorrow, early to bed early to rise.” She stopped and glanced at me, and then climbed into her bed. It was a matter of time and her snores filled the room. Gently, I laid down on my bed and dragged my gaze across the open window, as the sky darkened into full-blown nighttime. A howl broke out in the air– Randolph and the men patroll
Emily’s POV. The world around me twirled to a stop as I stared into those pools of brown eyes. My heart began to thump so hard I was sure it might just explode from the frenzy. He was here! He was wearing a dark-blue tunic underneath a black cloak and his hair tousled in the breeze. Slowly, he stepped away from the trees and walked past me. I flung around and watched him strode toward the river. He stopped, and clasped his hands behind his back. Grabbing my dress, I joined him and together we stared at the river– at the waves as they rolled on. That undeniable pull was there again, the desire to throw myself into his arms. I tilted my head to steal a look at his face and he tilted his head and caught me. I blushed terribly and brought back my gaze to the water before me. “It was you, right? The stranger who saved me from drowning the other day?” I spoke to him for the first time, and glanced at him. He wouldn’t spare me another glance bu
Emily’s POV. As soon as he left, servants scurried into the room and cleaned up the mess of the broken bottle—they took away the wine glasses, table, and chairs, and I was left alone again. My legs buckled and I dropped to the floor with a soft thud, my gown forming a loop around me. At last, the tears found their way, pouring like soap from my eyes and soaking my clothes; the more I wiped them, the more they came in torrents. A howl filled the air. Sniffling, I gazed up at the night sky, recognizing who it was. There was so much sadness laced in that cry, that broke my heart. Another howl broke into the air and I jerked to my feet. I scurried to the window and gazed at the courtyard below, hoping to get a glimpse of his lycanthrope, but all I was met with was foreboding darkness. He was gone and headed off to goddess knows where. An ache pushing my heart, I plummeted to the floor again and rested my head on the ledge of the window. He has been gone only for an hour yet, I mi
Calix’s POV. She didn't believe me. No matter how hard I tried to explain things to her, she refused to believe me. The weight of her accusation crashed through me, twisting into waves of fury. I strode out of the room and pranced down the hallways of the castle, my hands clenched into fists as I battled to keep myself from shifting. Not here...I told myself, the sight of me was already terrifying enough to the servants who scurried away into hiding as I approached. I need not terrify them with the presence of my lycanthrope. As for my beta, Han, luckily for me, he’s retired for the day, so there was no one to bombard me with questions about why my dinner suddenly ended. Arriving at a corner, my mate’s voice resounded in my head. “Stop lying!” I slammed my fist into the wall, the force rattling the stone and spraying specks of dust onto the floor and my shoes. Why does she think I’m lying? Do I come off to her as a lowlife who would try to manipulate her with falsehoods?
Emily’s POV. Adrenaline shot through every nerve in my body. I stared at the door, wondering who it was this time around, holding onto whatever that was left of my sanity. The tall portal swung open and absolutely no one but my mate strode into the room. A sigh of relief escaped my lips. It's fascinating that someone who brought chaos of my life was capable of bringing me so much peace and comfort. Just a single gaze at him, I melted with warmth for him and a soothing calm washed over me. My heart accelerating on its own volition, I watched him linger at the door as though held in a trance at the sight birthed before him– at the sight of me. “You look gorgeous, angelic, breathtaking,” he said. All three words just to describe me? I blushed terribly and fought to hold his gaze. A tomato couldn't compete with how red I became. “Thank you,” I said and lowered my gaze to my dampened fingers. He strode to me and brought forward his hand. “Would you give
Calix’s POV. I sipped from my glass and continued staring across the open window of the castle’s living room. I tried not to think about her words this evening– the fact she tried to remind me about her rejection in the forest of Cathena. I understood she rejected me then so she can escape, she didn't mean any of those words. I can tell by whenever I held her in my arms—how her heart beat fast and her breath hitch. She longs for me as much as I longed for her. “A few days ago, more than anything you wanted nothing to do with her,” Han reminded and pulled me out of my thoughts. “What changed?” he asked. “You should ask the moon goddess,” I replied and turned around. My gaze fell on my beta standing in the middle of the room also holding a wine glass in his hand. “I have never seen you this happy, my lord,” he hinted. Shrugging, I gulped a mouthful of my drink. “Isn’t that what our mate is for? To complete and make us happy,” I said.
Emily’s POV. Reopening my eyes, I flung myself around and my gaze fell on him standing behind me. My cheeks flushed with embarrassment as I realized I’d been caught sniffing his clothes. “N-no, you’re not,” I stuttered, suddenly unable to hold his gaze. It wasn’t until I looked up and into his eyes that I found them darkened with something primal–something I dared not to say. The room charged with something unruly and sizzling, as he crossed over to me and stopped. “Are you sure?” he asked, even his voice was now husky. I swallowed and nodded. Holding his gaze burned me with the desire to throw myself into his arms and crush his lips with mine; those full succulent lips. I could only imagine what it’d feel like to have them move over mine, to have them trail wet kisses down my neck. Damn it! Wetness pooled more and more in my underwear. “Yes,” I answered when I finally found my voice and looked away. “You know, if there’s anything you need, you can as well tell me.” “
Emily’s POV. It all started when he ended the kiss, strode out of the room, and shut the door behind him. My knees buckled, and I sank to the floor. Fresh tears filled my eyes as it dawned on me—I would never be accepted. Nobody seemed to care about how I felt; how their words cut into me, or how their actions sent me into a spiral of despair. Sobbing quietly, I wrapped my arms around myself, trying to hold myself together but his scent lingered in the air, a cruel reminder of the mate bond that should have been my solace but instead, has become my torment. Is that why he haunted me in my dreams? And stabbed my wolf? “Do you think I have not heard the rumors about your mentally unstable self! Who do you think would be stupid enough to want a wolfless girl for a mate?!” his words at the riverbank echoed in my head. Regardless, I stared at the door, half-expecting him to come back and tell me he’d made a mistake, to hold me, and erase all the pain he’d inflicted on me. But he n
Calix’s POV. A mixture of shock and fear ballooned inside me as I took in the broken earthenwares, the flipped-over mattresses, and the torn bedsheets scattered about the place. My gaze traveled over the droplets of blood on the floor, and the incoherent writings on the wall. But none of these bothered me as the sight of my mate hurdled in a corner laughing at herself, her hair was disheveled, and her hands streaked with blood and grime as she clutched a knife. “By the stars and shadows! Somebody stop her!” Mr. Westley clamored. My lungs struggled for air, my heart pounding in uneven, frantic beats as Han and the guards behind me scooted forward and soon, were upon her. They wrestled with her, wrung the knife from her hands, and pinned her to the floor. “Quick! Get some chains and keep her restrained before she harms someone!” Mr. Westley clamored again. Words failed me. I watched as Han hurried out of the room and my gaze was back on my mate– this wasn’t the girl I kissed so
Calix’s POV. The desire to rip off my clothes and shift into my lycanthrope rippled through me as I strode out of the sick bay and shut the door after me. Gnashing my teeth, I leaned on the door and growled. I can’t believe I just kissed my enemy’s daughter, the one person I’d vowed to destroy. Dragging a breath, I signaled at the guards stationed at the door and while they locked it, I strode out of the hallway, hurried down the stairs, and soon hit the foyer. Proceeding to the terrace, I took a deep breath wishing I could flush out the intoxicating scent of her which seemed to follow me wherever I went. Sulking under my breath, I proceeded to the royal garden, to one of the white wooden benches, and sat. Fvck! How did I get to this point? All I wanted was to come back to Tyr, spend some time with my people, take revenge on the alpha who destroyed my home, and then go back to Nirian. Never did I see this coming, that I’d end up desiring; not in the littlest bit; the daug
Emily’s POV. In an endless, boundless, thick veil of darkness, I soared. Time didn't exist here, everything stood at a standstill. I floated, weightless, thoughtless, with no idea of where I was– Am I dead? And then my lashes fluttered open and I welcomed the sharp rays of an afternoon sun. A groan seeped out of my lips. Where am I? What happened to me? My throat was as dry as the desert and my vision was blurry. I shut my eyes again and when I reopened them, the room I was in blurred into focus. High stoned walls, a massive arched window, inset with diamond-shaped panes of leaded glass from which rays of the sunlight oozed, a wooden polished shelf on which stood vases of dried flowers, a mortar and pestle, forceps, scalpel, bone saw, hooks, and needles. There was a side stool just close to the small bed I’d woken in, and there were two other empty beds. The room had the faint scents of beeswax, herbs, and the lingering smoke from the hearth. Slowly, I tried to sit up an