The crease on his forehead, hushed howls of the wind, and the quiet whispers of the pack were all indication that everyone could feel his anger, and were walking on egg shells afraid of being on the receiving end of it.His emotions always somehow had something to do with the weather.“I think you should calm down a bit. The walls are vibrating, and your anger is affecting us all”. James groaned, walking into his best friend’s office. Alpha Dario’s emotions affected everyone in the 25 packs. If he was angry, happy, or sad, everyone in the 25 realms could feel it through the mind link. So, he had mastered the art of sealing his emotions, and had been doing a very good job at it, until now when he got information that there was an auctioning of beings going on, and that the auctioning had never stopped despite the ban, oath and sacrifices he made to stop it. “Calm down? My alphas are going against everything I stand for by disobeying me and organizing these auctions. I’ve sacrificed
As they walked out, there were cars lined up waiting for them. “Alpha”. They all greeted and bowed immediately they set their eyes on Dario who just grunted a response. His attention was nowhere else but on the female in his arms. He shook his head like it would help him concentrate as he could see the mouth of his alphas moving but was hearing nothing. All he was thinking of, was how well the little human female fit into his hands, how much he was enjoying being close to her, how soft her skin was under his fingers and had to mentally slap himself, because he couldn’t understand why he was acting like a teenager who had never seen a woman before. His heart was beating fast, he was super aware of every breath she took, and the sparks. It felt like jolts of pleasure washing through him. ‘This is crazy’‘I should kill her before she becomes my weakness’“… and followed Alphas scent here”. The red-head Alpha Sina finished. All eyes focused on him as they were waiting for his respon
Dario did not think that he could ever get scared or feel panicked by anything but that scream she just let out, had him searching for the source of it in slight panic, only to follow the trail of her eyes and see that Amelia just shifted from human to wolf, intentionally scaring her.Once Amelia’s eyes met his angry ones, she bolted out the door. He had always known that she had been interested in him but never acknowledged it as he’s a man who keeps to himself and has accepted that he’d die alone since his mate was nowhere to be found. It was obvious that Amelia was jealous at the attention he was giving the human female and intentionally shifted in front of her. Her aim was to scare the female away but over Dario’s dead body would he let her slip away from him. At least not until he confirms whether or not she was his mate.He turned back to human female who looked like she’ll pass out any second, and moved closer in an attempt to carry her like he’d been doing before she scream
Marissa tossed and turned, her usual nightmare haunting her again as she fought to escape it.The nightmares came every time she closes her eyes to sleep. These nightmares range from the day she cried her eyes out after realizing she’d been sold, the beatings, to the assault, to the torture and now, to the werewolves. This time, was running through the woods, a werewolf hot on her tail as she ran as fast as her legs could carry her. Exhaustion was already creeping in but she couldn’t stop.Unfortunately for her, she tripped on a stone and fell. She didn’t get a second to recover when the wolf was already pouncing on her. She screamed, her heart in her mouth as she waited, accepting her fate.The werewolf towered over her, it’s eyes golden and glowing, it was beautiful but right now, it wanted to eat her. The wolf opened its mouth, and she closed her eyes waiting to the pain but none came. However, she felt tongue and wetness on her face. The wolf had just licked her face. She
Dario audibly gasped on hearing those words. It struck him so hard that he had to rethink whether or not he was truly the apex alpha that he was, as a sharp pain cut through his chest, an immediate headache and the sparks he usually felt when she was close, were like an electric shock. His gasp and and were foreign to his own ears as he himself couldn’t remember the last time he gasped or winced out loud.‘These are just mere words. She didn’t even fully reject me and I already feel like my heart was ripped out of my chest’. He thought to himself as he winced again, feeling searing pain in his chest, like the air was knocked out of his lungs. His mind wandered thinking of how vulnerable he already was, and he didn’t like it one bit.Vulnerability was one of the reasons why he didn’t keep anyone by his side. As long as he’d lived, he had no weaknesses, nothing that the enemy could prey on, and that was one of the main things that made him feared by many. He had nothing to loose.
A sigh escaped Dario’s lips as he crouched down with his elbows touching his knees, and one hand running through his hair.He pondered on that emotion he felt yesterday ‘fear’.His heart had almost stopped from running too fast and panicking. He knew he could stop the arrow but still panicked and due to that, it came too close to Marissa which caused her to faint. Dario had never made such a silky mistake in all the time he had been existing and he felt so guilty that his silliness almost cost his mate her life, as capable as he was. “Your sigh could be heard from a mile away Aro”. Claire, Dario’s younger sister stated as she walked in closing the door behind her. “I know you’re beating yourself up again like you always do when anything goes slightly wrong. She’s fine!”. Claire said with a sigh of her own, emphasizing on the last words. She knew for sure that her brother would beat himself up for days, if not months because he was a perfectionist that thinks he can stop anything a
“You shouldn’t have done that!. How is she supposed to warm up to you when you’re like this Aro?!”. Claire yells as walks fast behind a fuming Dario, trying to keep his fast pace. “You can’t treat her like one of your subjects. She’s your mate!”. Claire continues to yell as she follows her brother.He doesn’t reply and keeps walking at the same pace, trying to calm his anger but he was quite overwhelmed. He was angry, his wolf was scratching and doing everything to come out as he did not agree with what Dario did to their mate, and Claire was screaming at him. He felt frustrated.Still silent, he walked into his office, Claire hot on his tail but as soon as she touched the door handle to walk in, Dario yelled at her. “Get out of here Claire!”. The booming voice carrying a sound wave that threw Claire 3 feet in the air across the passage way.A loud crack resounded, and only then did he realize that fucked up.Regret immediately settled in Dario as he realized what he had just don
James immediately dashed through the woods, chasing after Dario knowing fully well that everything could go south with that determination he saw on his face.There were only two ways this could go with Dario: He apologizes, admits his mistake and works towards being a better mate to Marissa or He ends everything, rejects or tells her to reject him so he could continue being his powerful sovereign self without a weakness. The second option seemed more like what Dario could do, and that was the driving force of James’ speed. He was determined to do all he could to save this relationship because he knew how good it was for Dario. He had never seen his best friend really live with emotions and that has worried him for the longest time. It always felt like Dario was a stone wall, not just because of his zero affairs with women but with the way he was with everything. He seemed like he didn’t feel pain, had never expressed emotions except anger, had never really smiled and was never sa
Just as he was about to send the billionaire to his ancestors, a hand that definitely belonged to Vraise, stopped him halfway. He growled out in anger as he was so close. Previously, he could not help but wonder why exactly the vampire was protecting the billionaire, because Vraise was not one to be involved in matters. Any matters at all, even that of his clan not to talk of the personal matters of a human but in this moment, he did not care. If he did not kill the billionaire today, he would not be able to live with himself. “A common human tormenting my pack because he has some money that I am above”“Move or I will not consider the fact that we have been somewhat friends over the years”. Dario warned as he still felt some sort of friendship between them and chose to give him one last chance. However, what he got in response was an attack from vraise. A sharp clawing and pushing that had him falling several feet away. “That will be the last time you touch me”. He growled as
“Go! Go! Go!”. Dario yelled at the people as they lived into the safe house they had built in the little time that they had been planning. The little underground room was not even finished but could at least hold all of them if they squeezed in, which was not a choice they had. As soon as he saw that the people had almost gone in, he left the rest to Claire who had been directing them. It was in times like this that he was so grateful that he had his sister and the little support group he had. His mind all the while had been on his mate whom was currently unstable but still using whatever strength she had left to hold the bombs and the billionaire off. It angered him to no extent and this time, he let his anger roam freely. He had enough.In his opinion, his mate had been bullied enough and right in front of him again, drove him insane. The idiot had the audacity to come attack his pack and try to steal his mate and thinks he would be able to get away with it. “Today, I’ll let
The little whispers from the office almost sounded like the whispers of the wind and Claire could not help but be a little spooked as the room was filled with a mix of werewolves, vampires, and witches, each bringing their unique strengths to the table. Dario leaned over the large oak desk, tracing the lines of a map with his finger. “We need to fortify our borders and increase patrols, so that they can keep watch while we fight. The billionaire is not to be underestimated”. He said, his voice steady but urgent. “If they’re planning an attack, we can’t let them catch us off guard.” The King of bears added. Just as they began to outline their strategy, a loud explosion shook the building, rattling the windows and sending papers flying into the air. The sound was deafening, and for a moment, everyone froze, eyes wide with shock. Dario's heart raced as he instinctively rea he’d through his mind to see if Marissa was fine. “What the hell was that?” one of the vampires, Elias, exclaime
“Oh God Marissa!”. Claire exclaimed as she saw that there was indeed blood on the window. A lot of it. James on the other hand looked like he was about to pass out and began questioning why he actually accepted to look after her. The fear he had for her had not subsided and now, seeing this made it double. “You killed a bird?” Dario asks, already knowing that it was indeed a bird from the smell it emitted, and she nodded yes. I’m this moment she looked so guilty that he felt so bad for her. She hated those birds that chirped around her window at first but had come to actually look forward to them chirping her awake each morning. “I- I tried not to”. She stammers as she tried the explain her reason for killing it, looking confused and disoriented. “But I craved the blood, I just wanted to feel it’s hot blood run through my fingers.” She said and in that moment, her eyes began to turn red again with a sinister smile playing on her lips. He immediately started to struggle to bre
“It’s high time we decided on a date for the attack. I also have a feeling that you all are hiding something from me and postponing the attack due to that. Now, it’s either you tell me what it is, or I find out myself and ut will not be funny if I do so myself”. He warned as he turned to step out of the room. “Alpha Dario, please wait”. The king of the bears started which stopped Dario in his tracks. “Lycan alpha. We apologize but since we sent scouts to locate his whereabouts since he was not at his mansion, they have not come back.” The leader of the witch clan stated with a winced expression on her face. She expected him to flip out and trash things or even attack them in anger but he did none of that. He already knew to not have expectations when working with them because they all had a way to piss him off beyond bounds. “This is exactly why I work solo.” He said the them as he walked out. He was annoyed, no doubt. Very angry, if he was being honest because they were the re
Waking up from her slumber, it was first confusion as she had somehow lost memories of the last events before her unconsciousness, the next thing was that it felt like a dream to move her limbs again after being cramped up in such a tiny cell. It made her realize that she really had been spoilt because she lived in a tiny cell for several years abd now she finds it terribly uncomfortable to be in one for a few days. She chuckled to herself and immediately, the doors open, revealing Dario who had sensed her awakening and immediately rushed over. It was as if all her memories came in through the door with him and she immediately panicked remembering just how fatigued she was while trying to block the bombs, and didn’t stop even when it felt like her very essence was leaving her. Deep down, she already knew that something was wrong but was still trying to deny it. Shaking her head like someone was telling a her an unbelievable lie. “What is it princess?”. Dario asks, noticing and s
“It’s definitely a full blown war now”. Dario stated as he entered into the meeting hall for a meeting that he just summoned. He was going to start a war whether or not his people agree to it, and was just being courteous to inform them. As soon as those words left his mouth, James stood up and seconded his thoughts because he too was angry and saw that there was literally no reason why there should not be a war between them. The man had kidnapped their Luna, and launched a full attack on their alpha and the whole pack. The whole pack would have been destroyed if Marissa did not strengthen the barrier. If it was up to James, the plan of the billionaire was to exterminate the whole pack and they would be cowards at this point if they don’t fight back. As they conversed with each other, they could hear some commotion outside and Trent was sent to go check what exactly it was that was disrupting their meeting. “Alpha, it is the bears”. Trent came in, sounding alarmed and with good
He vividly remembered the day she created the barrier.Marissa stood at the edge of the clearing, her heart pounding as she focused her energy. The air crackled with tension, a palpable reminder of the chaos that had unfolded. The war had destroyed the barrier so she made a stronger one. Marissa was indeed no ordinary elfWith a deep breath, she closed her eyes, summoning the ancient magic that coursed through her veins. The ground beneath her feet began to tremble as she channeled her energy, visualizing a barrier of shimmering light rising around her pack. It was a technique passed down through generations, a protective shield that could withstand even the most ferocious attacks. As she concentrated, the air grew thick with magic, and a radiant dome began to form, encasing her friends in a cocoon of safety.As soon as they entered the pack house, she got up and listened to no protect from anyone, including her mate and started to streng
The trees and the forest looked very beautiful tonight anf despite the pain in his body, he felt so content with his now conscious mate on his back. Dexter purred but immediately felt alarmed. Dario who had not seen a reason for alarm just thought that it was Dexter being paranoid that someone would take his mate from him after only just getting her back. He chuckled a little as he ran because he felt the same was. The familiar beautiful hum that danced on his skin whenever his mate touched him was present and he could not help the satisfied groan that hole fr his throat. Well, that was before the heard a loud crash that had him halting for a second to deduce what it was anc where it was coming from. The first thing that hit him was the smell, it smelled like gunpowder. “No”. The muttered out as he increased his speed. The bomb sounded from behind them but it was just too far from them. He could immediately feel Marissa start to panic but what he also knew was that he could no