Sebastian POVAfter my long night with Sheila, I was thrumming with energy. I hadn't slept a wink, but it didn't matter. Kane was on edge, and my body felt stronger, almost euphoric. Who would've thought that something as simple as sex could be such a potent distraction?But the moment I entered the kitchen, that fleeting sense of satisfaction crumbled. My stomach twisted with worry, the anger over losing Ruby clawing its way back to the surface. My parents' failure to protect me stoked a fire in my mind, a rage that threatened to consume everything. I needed answers, and somehow, I had to erase the one person I'd relied on my whole life. But how could I? How could I ignore the fact that I couldn't even bear to look at Ruby's face or the crushing weight of the destiny my parents had shackled me with?"Sebs!" The sudden chorus of voices snapped me out of my thoughts as all seven of my siblings came running toward me. I couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of their eager faces lightin
Sebastian POVJust as I was about to strike, take what was mine, a flash of light pierced through the darkness. It was blinding, searing through the shadows like a knife. I recoiled, instinctively shielding my eyes, only to realize that the light was emanating from within me. My hands flickered with white sparks, just like Ruby's magic when she was frightened or agitated."No!" Dietus's voice roared, filled with fury and desperation. "That damned witch betrayed me again!" His voice dwindled, seething with promises of vengeance against Lupa.The light grew brighter, pushing back the last remnants of the dark fog, sealing the hole with my magic. I could feel the tension in my body easing as Kane's influence was forced to retreat, his rage still simmering but no longer in control.Gabe seized the moment, scrambling to his feet and backing away from me, his eyes wild with fear and confusion.Suddenly, the three oracles appeared in their spectral forms, a chilling reminder of the gravity o
Gabe POVAll I wanted was to be reunited with my father, a figure who had spoken to me through my mind and dreams since I was a child. He promised to be the source of my strength, my sharp wit, and the one to deliver me from my suffering.But Dietus's words cut deep, twisting like a knife in my gut. He had always claimed that Sebastian and I were equals, that we shared a common destiny. The lies fueled a seething jealousy within me. The realization that I was merely a pawn, manipulated into this role, ignited a fierce rage. I understood now that I had no one and nothing left in my life.I was nothing more than a tool, a foolish boy with grand ambitions that were never meant to be. I wasn't Dietus's son, nor was I truly equal to Sebastian. Watching Dietus twist and corrupt him, I saw that Sebastian was destined for greatness, or perhaps utter destruction, but not me.The darkness consuming him was a stark contrast to the person I had thought him to be. I saw the raw hunger in his eyes.
Gabe POVI pressed on, taking advantage of this alone time I had with the Queen. I needed information, a way to help Sebastian, but I had no idea where to start. "I know you've built walls, shutting out everyone you deemed unworthy, keeping only those who you felt deserved your protection," I said, letting the bitterness slip into my voice. Her gaze sharpened, "Those worthy?" she echoed, a hint of challenge in her tone."I was born outside your walls, in the South," I replied, my voice steady despite the rage she was giving me. "During one of your raids, your soldiers took me to an orphanage, claiming it was for my safety. I've seen both worlds, inside and outside your so-called protection, Luna. It's cruel to decide who lives and who suffers, as you do." I completely lied about my origins but it was a believable story and got my point across."Most are grateful for the walls," she retorted, her voice tight. "I don't recall a single soul speaking ill of them.""Who would dare tell a
Ruby POV"You want to attend my school? Do you have a death wish?" The head chancellor's voice sliced through the air like a blade, her gaze piercing me as though she were staring at a creature with three heads."No, ma'am. Quite the opposite," I replied, my voice steady despite the thundering pulse in my ears. "I know I may appear as just a low-status werewolf, but there's more to me. Things I don't fully understand, things I can't even begin to explain." My words were a plea, a desperate grasp to uncover who I truly am.Her lips twisted into a sneer. "This is a school for witches. We don't tolerate your kind here. Were it not for the Queen's decree, you'd be dead the moment you stepped foot on these grounds, just like the witchweres." My breath hitched, and my eyes widened in shock. They kill people for being different? How could such cruelty be so casually accepted? "I... I'm not sure what I am, but I need help," I admitted, my voice trembling with the weight of my uncertainty."T
Sebastian POVI spent hours watching ridiculous romcoms with Sheila, both of us lying on my bed. She cuddled against my side while my mind spun in a million directions. I needed a plan, something real and definite to rid my soul of whatever Dietus had bound me with. The taste of Gabe's blood still lingered on my tongue, though I hadn't even made him bleed. Still, I knew how exhilarating it would be to consume his heart, to feel all his power coursing through my veins.My stomach rumbled, and Sheila giggled into my side, her hand sliding over my bare chest and distracting me with other thoughts. "Are you hungry, Alpha?" she purred.I was definitely hungry, and for more than one thing. But I was too wound up to act on it. "Fucking starving," I growled. My body craved food, sex, and the literal heart of a man I'd just met."Why don't I warm us up some dinner?" She sat up, looking at me sweetly."You want to make me food?" I smirked, liking the idea of her serving me. There were a few thi
Sebastian POVI woke well past sunrise with a headache I never knew could hurt so badly. My muscles ached, and my whole body felt sore. Werewolves rarely got sick, and when we did, it was usually something foreign and deadly.I clenched my jaw, thinking about how my life had become such a disaster. A cold shower did little to suppress the emotions and pain coursing through me. The last few days had been a whirlwind, everything unraveling so quickly I hadn't had a chance to breathe. I wanted nothing more than to run from it all, exactly what I'd been doing with Sheila. I craved a distraction, anything to take away the immense pressure inside me. That turned out to be a major mistake.But I was only eighteen, clueless about how to deal with a fight, let alone some ominous god. I always felt this darkness, this strange bloodlust deep inside, especially after long, horrid nights filled with dreams of killing everyone I loved. I spent years pushing those thoughts away, burying them deep. N
Gabe POVI poured over book after book in the library, my mind a chaotic mess of conflicting emotions. The relentless itch to find my mate clashed with an equally intense desire to protect my Alpha, leaving me torn and unsettled. My entire purpose had been flipped upside down, and I didn't know what to do.I was still pissed at Dietus for lying to me since I was a boy. He was just like my mother and everyone else I grew up with, always manipulating, always pulling strings. But what could I do against a god? I was just so tired of the manipulations, so tired of being everyone's puppet.Now, my strings were being pulled by Ruby and Sebastian. Yet, this time, it didn't feel like an overwhelming burden. There was something different about the loyalty I felt toward them, something almost...right. But the fear that they could turn on me, just like everyone else had, gnawed at the edges of my thoughts. Ruby wouldn't hesitate to kill me, she'd already tried once. I smirked, remembering how he
Sebastian POVI stood there, my chest still heaving, heart pounding from what had just happened with Gabe. My head was a damn mess. One minute, I was imagining Ruby, our mate, the one I craved more than air, and the next... Gabe's mouth was on me, and it wasn't just some accidental slip. It was intense, primal. It felt good. Too good.But did I really want him? I rubbed the back of my neck, the mark from Ruby tingling like it always did, reminding me of what we had to focus on. I could still taste her on my lips, still feel the rush of being with her, but my body was tangled up in something else. Gabe. What the hell was that? I wasn't into men. I wasn't into him.He was just there, right? Filling in the space, the need. That had to be it. My need for Ruby had to be leaking over to him. That's all it was.I stormed from the dinner table, showering long and hard to wash away his scent on my cock, but it didn't matter. I had the images seared in my brain, the pleasure alive in my soul. I
Sebastian POVWatching Gabe was so damn sexy. I didn't want to admit how it turned me on the same way watching Ruby did. Ruby was my mate though, she was the only one I wanted. But she wasn't here, she was lost. We had to find her, but this damn mark on my neck was sending endorphins and desires through me. I needed to mate, to empty my seed and fill a hole.I fucked Gabe's mouth with everything I had. My hand ripping at his hair, dick impaling that wide throat until I burst again, filling him completely with so much cum. He was right, I was going to rut if I didn't let this all out. "Stand," I ordered then point to the chair. "Sit right there and jerk off."I took a seat in front of him, watching his hard delicious dick. I never thought about a man in this way before, but I did want him. I wanted to taste him, feel him. I sat there for a while, my hand playing with my cock as I watched him get off."Let me help, Alpha. We need more." Gabe teased me. I wanted to cave, to bend him ove
Gabe POVI just finished dinner, setting the food on the table and arranging it in a beautiful display in hopes to sway my Alpha to eat, but I knew he needed something else."You need to learn control, Alpha." I spoke softly, carefully, stepping closer to the untamed beast. Sebastian stood in the cabin, maps scattered around him as he watched the calm seas sway below us. He was losing his mind, a need to have his mate consuming him. "Gabe, get away from me!" He warned."No! I need you, she needs you." I insisted. "She's gone!" He roared out. "No, she isn't." I moved behind him, my fingers dancing along his neck, were her marked laid. "She is our mate and we can feel her. Ruby is alive, and we will find her.""I'm going fucking crazy. We have to find her. I have to have her." He growled at me, a heavy burden clear on his shoulders."You're a tangled mess, Alpha." I sighed, grabbing his hand to follow me. "You need to eat and you need a release. Well, you need your mate, but she isn'
Gabe POVFor days, we searched. We scoured the ship, flipped through ancient books, anything that could tell us what the hell had taken her. But we found nothing. And in that time, I watched Sebastian spiral. He wasn't eating. He wasn't sleeping. The darkness inside him crept closer with every hour Ruby was missing. I'd seen him like this before, on the verge of losing control, but this time felt different. This time, there was no pulling him back without her.I tried talking to him, over and over. "We'll get her back," I said, my voice breaking the silence one afternoon as we sat in the cabin, the maps spread uselessly across the table. "We just need to keep searching."He sat there, his jaw clenched so tight I thought it might snap. "What if we don't?" he muttered darkly, his eyes hollow. "What if she's already gone?""She's not," I insisted. "We'd feel it, both of us. She's alive, Sebastian.""You don't know that." His voice cracked, the first sign of weakness I'd seen in days. "Wh
Sebastian POV"Sebastian," a sweet, innocent voice called from the darkness, soft and familiar. "Sebastian," it beckoned again, and the frantic beating of my heart slowed. Warmth spread through me like a soothing balm, a brief escape from the chaos inside."Ruby! Where are you? Come to me, please," I begged, my voice breaking."I'm right here, silly." Her hand touched my face, gentle, soft, and it sent a surge of energy through me. Pure, unfiltered love coursed through my veins, and the world blurred into focus. There she was. My beautiful Ruby with long black hair, a red ribbon, and those mesmerizing brown eyes."I miss you." The words came out as a whisper, heavy with a desperation that clawed at my insides. I pulled her close, kissing her with all the longing I'd buried since she was torn from me."I've missed you too, my love," she whispered against my lips. I kept my eyes closed, not daring to open them, terrified this moment would slip away like all the others. I knew the truth,
Ruby POVThe cold water swallowed me whole, rushing over my head as the weight of the ocean dragged me deeper and deeper into its black void. My chest burned as saltwater filled my lungs, choking me with a sharp, unbearable sting. Panic flared wild and uncontrollably like a beast in my chest. The creature's tail coiled tighter around my waist, its slick, scaly skin sliding against mine, unyielding in its inhuman strength.I thrashed harder, my arms flailing in the thick, freezing water, but it was no use. The world above, the ship, the sky, my mates, they all faded into the distance, swallowed by the ocean's endless maw. Darkness pressed in from every side, the pressure increasing with every second, crushing me from all angles.This can't be happening. Not now. Not after everything.Images of Sebastian flooded my mind. His green eyes, the way they softened when he looked at me, that fierce love I finally saw within them. His touch, his kiss, the way his body felt against mine. And Gab
Gabe POVI watched her sleep, her body tangled in the sheets between Sebastian and me. The boat rocked gently beneath us, a small comfort in an otherwise restless world. Ruby had this way of pulling all the light into one place, like nothing outside her existed. It was just the three of us; her, me, and Sebastian. My chest tightened at the sight of her, calm and safe for now. I never thought I'd be in this place, willing to share her with another man, but with him... it made sense. Sebastian wasn't just anyone. He was my Alpha, and we both needed her in ways that defied reason.Sebastian stirred next to her, his arm draped possessively over her waist, his face softened for once, like the storm inside him had quieted. But I knew it wouldn't last. It never did.Suddenly, a noise cut through the peace, a screeching sound from the deck. I bolted upright, instinct taking over. "Did you hear that?" I whispered, though neither of them budged. My body was already moving before my brain caught
Ruby POVThe boat rocked harshly, swirling my stomach and forcing my eyes open. I had an amazing dream, one not right, but too good to deny how it made me feel. I had them, both of them. Sebastian said he always loved me, and Gabe was right there, in tune to us both, wanting us all together. I turned to stretched and realized I was completely naked under the sheets, and it wasn't Gabe beside me but Sebastian. I blinked rapidly, sure something was wrong. What did I do? Where was Gabe?"Good morning." Sebastian smiled with eyes closed, hand coming to my back to sooth my achy skin."What did we do?" I whispered in fear. Did Sebastian and I slept together? Did we hurt Gabe? Last night could had not been what I dreamed. No way did my Alphas take me together, agree to share me between them."It's impossible you don't remember." Sebastian opened his eyes to me, bright green with no hint of darkness with in them."I'm not sure. I.. no, it couldn't have happened liked I remembered." I shook
Sebastian POV I don't know how we ended fucking Ruby like some tag team beasts, but we did, and it felt euphoric. I didn't care that Gabe was there, actually enjoyed watching as he took her body too. He was aggressive and brutal in bed, owning the space and her body. He fucked her like a horny little rabbit, and it felt amazing on my dick. I wanted more it, all it, all of us. I glanced at Ruby, her beautiful face soft and innocent asleep in peace. The way Ruby completely passed out made me so satisfied. We wore her out, satisfied her with three amazing orgasms and I felt each one on my hard dick. I needed that, and I needed to fill her. I was so damn horny for her it was driving me insane. Then Gabe started cleaning my dick, his large hand making me harder than I already was. I wanted Ruby all night, but she was sound asleep beside me. "Close your eyes." He demanded of me a second time and I don't know why, but I obeyed. I could resist him, but I was so wound up I didn't want to.