NILL POV "A toast to the success of putting everything in place for the moon festival. May this year's festival be better than the past ones" Black said with a sardonic glint in his eyes and a salacious smile on his lips. "Cheers!" The men around the table chorused as they clicked their glasses against each other's, then tossed the drinks back with gleeful smiles on their faces.The women brought drinks and more dishes as the men roared vicariously with laughter over a statement that Keres made.The room darkened and a beam of light was trained on the grand stage where a pole stood at the center. The men whistled as smoke vapor filled the stage and a woman mysteriously appeared, her body clad provocatively in a bikini and blazing red lacy panties.The music wafted through the air and she started moving, her hips swaying as she moved along the pole as if she was getting sensual with a lover."What a beautiful sight. Such a shame I have a mate. I would have taken her home tonight" one
RYLAND POVMy grin stretched as I stocked gold, some emerald, and bundles of cash into my safe. It was good to be in charge, and the scent of the money, some specked with a sprinkle of blood was so satisfying that I couldn't wait to kill again and acquire more.Taking over the Putakali clan had been so easy that it got me wondering if I shouldn't put some plan in place to take over all the other rival alliances that Jade had made while she was here.It was a no-brainer that I had uncle Vito under my thumb. The other family also dared not soil my name in their circle since anyone who did met with the muzzle of my gun, so what was there to stop me from achieving my aim? Yes! This was going to be the most perfect plan. I was going to destroy everything and anyone who stood in my path and I would smile through it all.But all of a sudden, taking over the Alvarez clan was not enough. I wanted to be the only sovereign ruler, I wanted all the money to come to me, and I wanted everyone to se
JADE POV."Let's spin the bottle". His golden eyes collided with mine and despite the mind game I was playing, my heart stuttered in my chest. Blinking, I dragged my gaze further down and got hooked on his lush red lips. I could still feel their pressure on my lips. It was as if he'd never stopped kissing me and I didn't know what was wrong with me but I wanted to relive that moment again. It had been vengeful, it had been forceful but I wanted to feel it. After all, I lived for the thrill. My whole body ached but I accepted it as the consequence of riling him up. He'd been feral, the fury of his anger unrivaled, but it was also sweet, he'd killed a man for me, and he'd apologized even tho he knew what I did was for a selfish reason.It took a real man to know that they were wrong and apologize for it, so despite the little whispers and all the words that were spoken along the corridor of how brutal he was, I considered him a worthy opponent. I would win in the end, but he had my re
LEXIS POVIt hurt. My heart squeezed in my chest, the pain frightening because it felt as if I was on the verge of getting a heart attack.Ryland was a backstabber. He'd convinced me to kill father, and once he took over, he made a plan to get rid of me all because he thought I was a walking, talking time bomb. It had been hard to believe at first because we were family. He was my brother and he gave me his word that he'd take care of me.But remembering the feel of the pillow blocking off my air while I slept was a wake-up call that Ryland really wanted my death, there was also the recorded message of him ordering Hayden to kill me. He'd planned to have me killed all because I was unstable, but who wouldn't be after taking the life of their father? It was absurd to think I'd just go back to being normal after everything, and it hasn't even been that long since it happened, so how could I be ok.Ryland wasn't the one who had to deal with the nightmares, he wasn't the one who woke up
JADE POV"You're going to end up dead in the next two days" the girl that had burst into the room's voice rang through the void, the sound of it eerily haunting.Dearil had almost killed her and I could still see the faint marks of his claws on her neck. Well, for the records, mine looked far worse than hers did, I also felt worse than she did. Being swept up in the euphoria of sex dulled my senses, making me unaware of how hard he gripped my skin or how vicious his kisses had been. My body ached all over and I was sure that even if I didn't die in two days, I might before I got out of the pack house.It also didn't help that I didn't care about that little aspect, and although I had freaked out at the end of our tryst, I wanted to relieve the passion of being in his arms once again, I wanted to revel in the feeling of being dominated by someone without caring that my life was in danger, because somewhere in my mind, there was a voice that whispered that I was safe, even tho the circu
DEARIL POV."You killed a member of the pack!""And I'll do it again if I have the chance." I snapped, my gaze holding those of my father's fiery one.I was done threading on eggshells around him, I wanted him to know that I felt no remorse for what I did. I'd been disrespected for the last time, it was time to hit back."Look at that attitude father, he isn't even sorry about what he has done. Are we just going to sit back and watch him kill everyone off right under our noses? He was a threat on every full moon, but now he's going around Killing in the broad daylight." Detinos told, his voice loud and jarring.He met my gaze challengingly before checking to see if the others agreed with him."Is this how it is always going to be. Condemn me to death on every occasion you see fit. I won't apologize for my actions because the Omega deserved nothing more than death. He touched what was mine"."The human is not your mate!" Father thundered, his voice booming around the four corners and m
JADE I was watching the time again. It had been ages since the council members left. I had freshened up, taken care of my injuries, and wore a smug sweater that covered my skin to my mid-thigh. That was what I had been provided with and this time it was by a girl who didn't even dare look me in the eyes. "This is frustrating!" I groaned and dragged my nails through my hair. Why wasn't Dearil here yet? Did the meeting go badly? The door creaked open and my face whipped in that direction, but then fell as I saw that it was the girl bringing me food. Was I disappointed, yes, because living in constant denial was stressful? "Here's your dinner. Master will be with you shortly". The girl dropped the tray and made to go."Wait!", My voice rang out with more urgency than I'd meant to and the girl flinched in shock. I cleared my throat, pushed my hair back from the corners of My face, and tried to paste a reassuring smile on my lips. "Can you stay for a while. I am always by myself, and
DEARIL POV.The conflicted look on her face made me stop, even though I wouldn't have cared in the past. It was as if the longer we stayed together, the more I could feel her emotions, and the more I wanted to put her at ease even tho my wolf wanted the opposite despite being enthralled with her.Her fingers shakily wiped at her lips as if she was trying to get rid of my kisses and I wanted nothing more than to crush our lips together again. My wolf and I were in total agreement on the matter."I haven't eaten" she got out, her chin pointing at the tray as she walked past me.I watched her, feeling complete just by seeing her move about me with no fear or hate in her gaze.She sat down and her sweater rode up drawing my attention to her bare thighs. I swallowed as lust slammed into me with such force it was unbearable to ignore. The damn heat was approaching and I had to do my possible best to keep away from her. Jade was human, and most wolves I knew who got mated to humans lost thei