I might had freedom to roam around the castle but I couldn't step one foot without acknowledgement of two bulky guards following closely behind me. There was this one second my mind pondered over to distract them and explore the castle by myself but their sharp gazes and horror-stricken looks forbid me to do so.
I rolled my eyes.
How could I be so dense to even wonder that Claus would let me roam around all by myself, when in harshest reality I was his rival's daughter, the spoil of his war.
The tired sun was just about to hide in the heart of distant hill. The cascading air carried wave of fragrance with tunt of sweet roses and lavender, bight blue sky was replacing with bright hues of red and orange. I always loved sunsets though my only wish was to see one over horizon. I remembered when me and Dominic used to sneak past guards to back of the castle, on top of distant hill, where the beauty of sunsets were other wordly, the smiles on our faces nev
I tore my mouth from his aiming away shaking my head in rebuke of his actions. "No! Stop it, Cla-" He merely grasped my jaw coercing my face to meet his so he could gorge my lips savagely once more not allowing me to breathe. I could feel the totality of the need he held and his ravenous behaviour in this one kiss.His steel body steered me backwards as my back hit cold wall. He didn't seemed to care as he pushed me against the wall as I writhed under him whilst he ravished my lips like a piece of meat he salivated over. Before I could comprehend, his right hand clasp around my neck in a punishable hold and his left had had my wrists secured above my head so he could take what he needed from me.Selfish bastard.His tongue was rammed coarsely into the warmth of my mouth, the tip savouring every curve and valley I possessed. He groaned with an intense gratification as though he had ultimately drank a potion of salvation which I only could give him.
The satin against my skin clung indecently onto my flesh. My naked shoulders begged for attention as my bare arms demanded something warm for this cold evening. Back in castle, I barely had any extravagant accessories or clothes, it wasn't like I complained but the false hope of affection my so-called husbands were showing me left me both amazed and anxious.My eyes peeked over the gold accessorised danglers over my ears with matching brief pendant collared around my bare neck, leaving the marks of ownership of Lords of Nithilorc for whole kingdom to gaze. My soft curls twisted in low bun that my mother used to wear as her signature style with white lilies. It seemed like a distant memory that was slowly fading away.Instead of lilies, my bun was strained with golden pins, few strands fell over my face, hiding the red tint on my cheeks.I slolwy twirled only to gaze at my back.My whole back was naked. How in the world was this supposed to be
"I do not want to do this."I said, staring hard at the distant castle. The bright flames ingnited all around the great yard I hardly remember, the vague decorations wrapping the fortress like a gift confined with golden shades.Deep red fabric confined beneath the clutches of my tensed fingers.Claus stood in front of me, he momentarily turned around to give me a glare."I do not care." The male did not hindered to shackle my wrist in his palm whilst he pulled me beside his muscular form. A gasp left my mouth, as I immediately grabbed his bicep with other hand, resisting my fall. The man did not noticed or he purposely ignored my struggle as he dragged me with him."Why are we here, Claus?" Eyes annoyed, grip tightening. The man did not answer my quivering question. I was getting paranoid the passing second, every voracious moment hindered me to think of worst. My h
Pain usually represent the weakness of one's body, the limit to which something's pushed. There's always a delicate point after which softness of delicacy deforms into a form that could never be reformed. A point after which everything collides and turns everything into a pile of dust. A sole rememberance of souvenir, a soft touch of alluring darkness.Ezra's eyes represented that darkness.Barely noticeable yet not something which could be easily missed.That little scared me. Nearly shook me to core.I had witnessed enough to know what his tightening grip on my arm said, the slight twitch of his jaw, the furious gaze as it hardened on my face. My lips sealed shut. I couldn't even hiss in pain, afraid if he might implicit the same pain over my soul too. The man was not dangerous. Danger was him."Oh! My apologies! There's something that needs my att
Fear was no longer an emotion, it was gradually becoming a part of her that she never realised to witness. Veles's grin widened, he stared down at defiant statue of woman he had taken as his wife, her soft supple mounds straining against the soft red silk fabric as they heaved up and down. She stared up at him with malicious terror. However, she looked more beautiful to him. He wondered why her father never told them about her, judging the way he was so eager to introduce and marry his other daughters to them."L-leave her!" Malachi caught both of their attention. Hazel watched in fear as blood oozed down his neck leaving crimson liquid to paralyse her further. Her heart beats faster in abnormal way though she tried to maintain her cool. "Come here, butterfly." Veles grinned a devilish smile as he curled his fingers and motioned her over. Hazel's feet move don their own as she walked to him, her gaze lingering on disheveled Malachi when she sh
"E-Ezra..." Fear that now he had discovered me he casually regard me with his arctic blue gaze. His shoulders stretched widely as he stood tall in front of me, just like his brothers, his face was also sneered with blood of innocents. Alarmingly, his fangs elongated indenting into the meat of his lower lips as blood trickled down his chin for he had ultimately tracked down his prey. My left foot terrorisingly moved backwards as I grappled to breathe my body, trembling to his quick advances.This was no ordinary version of Ezra I had ever witnessed from the way he was analysing me, from the way deep reverberating growls erupted through his throat. This version was....more scarier. My soul shudders, signalling me to run away. His presence was audacious yet ethereal. I-I did not wanted this and this frightened me. He marched forward, coming closer to where I was standing, and gulped audibly. What would he do to me? Leaning towards my body, my fear intensifi
The pain was unbearable and I couldn't find it in myself to move my neck for I could still feel burning sensations all over my flesh. Despite the pain, I could still hear the threats and growls of my husbands as they impatiently roamed around the room with their hands in their hair. And my soul never ceased recalling that the reason for my state was also one of my husbands. Cold hands pressed against my neck and I unintentionally moaned in bliss as it seized the area of burning, providing me a glacial feeling. However, it was only for a second when hands squeezed a peculiar ball of herbs right over my bleeding wound and an ear-piercing scream tore out of my mouth for I'd never felt such intense pain before."There's nothing to worry about, My Lord. The mark isn't fatal. She'll be fine." Venomous. A female hovered over me and my blurred vision hazed further as tears rolled down with my agonizingly terrorized cries. Nothing to worry about? It felt like my flesh was going
My first impulse as my eyes opened fully was to inspect the marked area of my neck. Not that I felt any more pain or anguish, but there was a slight tangerine feel to the spot and a leftover bittersweet ache. The second was deadly. A shriek reverberated through my throat when I sensed a hard body just behind me. A strong arm draped over the curve of my waist made my heart beat accelerate with both panic and scorching fire that burned where our flesh connected. I could feel his hot breath against the nape of my neck as he sleepily pulled me towards his chest with such fervor that ignited unrecognized desires inside me.Now that I was devoid of any severe pain, I remembered the fragments of yesterday night. The scenes were fresh and that also brought the memory of the lewd woman I nearly become last night. No amount of embarrassment described the sentiment I possessed.Self-guilt started building inside me and I immediately placed my hands over his bulky arm as I tried to yank myself
“The vases, Georgia. You can give them to me.” She shook her head while smiling. “No, it’s fine. I can carry them.” I took the vases from her hand and she rolled her eyes. “I am pregnant, not disabled.” “I never said that. Plus, you need to take care of yourself more.” Georgia was pregnant for two months now. When Aloysius died, she was pregnant with his child and it took me several days to talk her into keeping the child. She wanted to get rid of it. Many sleepless nights and insomnia had her body weakened and if it wasn’t for one of the guards finding her near the lake, I was afraid of what would’ve happened to her. She felt ashamed of her husband’s actions. “I am just two months pregnant. I still think I-“ stubborn. I sighed and grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her to me. Her dark eyes softened and she sighed. “I-I am so sorry for what-““It wasn’t your fault. Whatever happened, it happened for a reason.” I assured and she nodded but there was uncertainty in her eyes. Ou
I denied it. But the truth was, I was falling for them. Every emotion and every feeling belonged to them. I hated them, I loathed them, I envied them for having so much power over me, I was jealous when someone was intimate with them, and now that Cassius lay motionless, lifeless in my lap, I was scared for him. I-I did not wish him to die. I refused to blame the bond anymore. I was theirs from the moment their shadows caged me. ‘On the contrary, you’re the most beautiful woman here.’ I remembered his words the first time we met. And my tears fell harder, he couldn’t be dead. He couldn’t leave like that. Amidst the faint sound of Veles’s and Theodore’s murmurs, I knelt next to him, pressing my face against his sticky, bloody chest. The sky was too rumbling. It seemed like it was crying with me. I let my heartbeat synchronize with him until he slowed, then stopped. My world stopped. I looked wide eyes at him for a moment and then my eyes moved to Claus who stood frozen in his pla
Veles ducked the incoming knife as he caught it mid-air with his hand. The sword in his other hand meets their necks. Each of them fell with a heavy thud as their blood spilt on the porcelain floor. The others remaining on the other side spun around and widened their eyes as their hands shook. Veles couldn’t be any more startled. First, the guards of his kingdom were attacking them, and he couldn’t be any more pissed at their mutiny. “You know how much I despise traitors?” He growled as his claws elongated and sparks of ice extended into sharp blades as they meet their necks. And part of him feels guilt about having the death of warriors he trained himself on his hands. But they were in danger, trying to kill him and his brothers. And he couldn’t stand it. Upcoming swords meet the ice, the power in his veins unrelenting as he growled and his golden eyes turned the deepest shade of red before he sliced their limbs. He draw more blades from his hands, frozen knives sticking to their e
Like a discarded toy, I was shoved down on the floor, and I lifted my half-lidded teary eyes to see him smirking down at me. At that moment, I could feel nothing but hatred for him, and a gripping desire to do something about it. I wanted to fight, to kill — I no longer cared if it killed me. I just–didn’t want to be used anymore.And so I staggered to my feet. My legs were shaking, but I leapt instantly into the fray. My fists pummeled any inch of skin I could find; the throbbing in my head was only a dull pain now. All that mattered was getting my hands around his throat — squeezing until he turned purple — tightening around his neck until he —“ENOUGH!”I flew through the air and hit the ground with a thud. Hot blood trickled down my face–I could no longer see as the thick liquid obscured my vision. His fingers clasped around my throat and I whimpered. My fragile body was tattered and sore from being abused multiple times.And though my lungs screamed in agony, everything inside me
Hands shaking, I gripped Theodore’s shoulders as Ezra rubbed the tip of Theo’s hard erection over my swollen lower lips. My throat was dry and sore with all the wails rippling through me yet Ezra didn’t show an ounce of mercy. “Ez!” Theodore groaned under me, his arms clasped over my waist tightly as he embedded his face into my neck. I didn’t remember when Ezra dragged Theodore onto a bed, and when his belt was replaced with Theo’s hands. Ezra had Theodore on a bed and pushed me on top of him. My knees were on either side of Theo as Ezra played with both of us. Ezra’s fingers played with my wetness, opening the folds and running his digits along it and resting his thumb over my pulsating clit. He pushed a finger deeper inside, making me moan. He pushed it in and out hard and fast, juices soaking them. He added another finger and stretched it as he chuckled darkly. “You’re dripping, Hazel.” The orgasm coursed through my entire body, making my skin flush and my toes curl. I closed
“Ez!” Thedore panicked as his eyes widened and Ezra’s hold on his throat tightened with the visible twitch of his jaw. The little calmness Thedore had provided me a moment ago vanished in thin air replaced by a new fear. Fear of Ezra. He hadn’t noticed me yet, and I couldn’t be anymore grateful. His satanic blue eyes glowered with rage and fire of hell. So intense and raw that it almost made Theodore panic.“I fucking told you to stay away from him.” Ezra said, calmly. Too calmly and Thedore flinched as his eyes softened and he lowered his head with guilt. I couldn’t understand anything happening between them, I kind of had the idea of who they were talking about.“I had no option, Ez.”Ezra scoffed. His eyes twitching with annoyance and hurt. His whole body stiff as he looked at Theodore for a moment and let go of him before turning around. He wasn’t looking at him, but I could see his expressions clearly. Betrayal, and hurt being dominated as he clenched his fists and took deep brea
I was lied to by someone who I thought cared about me. I was emotionally blackmailed into feeling the guilt. I thought I was too indulged in begging for his attention that I didn’t even realise that I was too blind to see the signs. Their late-night fights, bruises on her wrists, sadness in her eyes. She was suffering, and I failed to notice. People say time heal wounds. Fib. Time couldn’t heal, it destroys, just make you believe that the sufferings had stopped, but no.My mother’s death was announced so suddenly that it took me by surprise. Food poisoning. However, I refused to believe. Cause that seemed very vague way to die. My mother couldn’t leave me behind. That explains the unshed tears of my father on her funeral, him marrying Irene right after. T-this was planned.“I-I do not believe you.” In deepest part of my heart I knew he would not lie to me. But my self-esteem was too much. What would he regard me as? A girl whose father killed her mother? Pathetic. Claus narrowed his e
Feeling overwhelmed by my emotions, my nose crinkled feeling disgusted. Lips tightly set, and eyes glared as Claus’s hand shifted from her hips to the small portion of her waist, the atmosphere changed to gruesome and unappealing. I watched as time around me slowed and Camilla leaned over his shoulder and whispered something in his ear, Claus visibly stiffened. His arm tightened around her waist as he pulled her to his chest, her lips opened to draw in a breath as their eyes locked. And my emotions exploded. “Hazel,” Cassius warned, shackling my wrist and I snapped my head to him. Both of our eyes held in a battle of dominance which I would lose anyways, but I didn’t-couldn’t just see Claus and Camilla together. It just-didn’t felt right. “Leave, Cassius.” I seethed, and he narrowed his eyes at my disrespect. I couldn’t care less what he’d do to me after this, but my priority was to rip Camilla away from Claus. My heart couldn’t take it. I shouldn’t be like this. “If you think I wo
“Lady Hazel,” I jumped at the unknown voice, I had gotten so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t realise someone was standing at the door. Darting my eyes to the voice, I found a tall slender woman, wearing jewels that a normal worker wouldn’t wear, a silk navy blue dress that enhanced her lean curves. Chestnut hairs that opened in loose curls twisting down her small waist. Light blue eyes regarded me with a polite smile.“Lady Camilla,” I regarded her, standing up to show her that she was welcomed. Nodding to herself she walked straight right in. Her confident strides as of a Queen, bold and authoritative. Eyes flickering to every corner before they landed on doors that led to different rooms and it seemed like she was particularly looking for something–or someone. Blocking her view, I smiled.“We couldn’t meet properly during the breakfast, so, I thought why not apologise on behalf of my husband and get to know each other?” Her suggestive voice irked something inside me. She looked li