AIDEN'S POV"We're close. The village should be just an hour away." Theo passed me the bottle of water when we made a short stop to refresh ourselves and let the tired muscles rest.Our destination was far from our home, in the east and safely hidden in the density of wild forest. The lone wolves' community led a simple life, living only from what nature itself provided. They were skilled farmers, as rumor had it. Some chose to apply for seasonal jobs, commuting to the south where humans lived. But in the end, they always returned to their natural habitat deep in the woods. They were former pack members who didn't know how to fit in, didn't share the same values and beliefs, hence leaving the safe embrace of a pack life. They were also wolves who were banished or ran away from the enslaving methods of their leaders.Oh yeah, although abusing power wasn't the case of the Yukon pack alliance, there were other parts of the country where the leadership of brutality was still a signature o
MADALINA"Alex.""Mads?""Avoiding me on purpose?""No."Liar. As if I could not see straight through him. I knew my brother better than I knew myself and he was running away from me. I couldn't blame him though. Surely it made him uncomfortable, disappointed even, that his sister would breathe on his neck. Yet, it was what our father dictated. If he told me to drag Alexei with me to the military base, without further ado I would obey such orders. But my twin brother was never good at following rules. He was the one working more on finding loopholes rather than getting things done.I could see why father was suspicious regarding Alexei's operations in gold mines. Although I loved my brother tremendously, he tended to be selfish and dishonest, especially when he was about to benefit from something. Perhaps his intention was just to push me out of his way. He wanted to be the next leader of our clan and, well, the competition was strong."You won't get rid of me today. I'm coming whethe
The lonersAIDENWe slept in the safe house and spent the whole next day monitoring the area. Vampires controlled the majority of the land, their groups patrolling the lone wolves' village as well. We were able to get as close as possible so that they wouldn't notice us. Vampires didn't have such an advanced sense of smell compared to werewolves. Their ability to detect a person from afar could be achieved only when a drop of blood was mixed with all the nature aromas.As soon as the day fell into the darkness of the night, we sneaked undetected to the village. Well, undetected by the vampires. The werewolves who lived there were very much aware of uninvited guests slipping through the fence. A wolf could smell another wolf even more than a mile away."Why, hello. We wondered when you would stop hiding in the bushes and finally show up."A soft voice froze us all in motion. We turned around to follow its source just to find a she-wolf with her hands on her hips, a mischievous smile d
Imaginary mateAIDENThe details Quentin shared with us were horrifying. Like a hurricane, vampires had arrived in these lands, bringing chaos, evilness and undeserved suffering. Their motives were driven by personal revenge and impelled them to destruction and utter brutality. Manipulating innocent people through their nasty glamour.Though they were just a pathetic excuse for conquerors. Instead of searching for a suitable opponent, the vampires had chosen the community of lone wolves as their target. The community, which mainly consisted of low-ranked ones, those who had limited skills in fighting. Most of the inhabitants were weak and traumatized females who had once run away from tyranny.The few males who were still alive after the initial cold-blooded massacre were forced to work in gold mines. It was an order by the leader of the vampire clan, Darius. But Darius wasn't the worst one among them. The elements of pure bestiality were deeply carved into the mind and flesh of his w
. Wolf of my dreamsMADALINAThat night after we visited the wolves' village, I had the most unusual dream. The dream felt so alive, as if it was all real.The steady pound of my footsteps echoed into my ears. The platinum blond ponytail rose behind me as Iran. Faster and faster. My mind was frantic with thoughts, and I wondered how it was even possible to move this fast? I was like the speed of light, quickening my pace with every other pump into my limbs. Cold wind whipped my face, coloring the cheeks red and lips blue. Little clouds kept rising from my mouth with every exhale. Damn, it was freezing. Yet I felt a hot line of sweat rolling down my forehead and splattering on my chin.The ground blurred below me and I nearly tripped. Stinging pain filled my lungs as I was running short of breath. Though I knew I couldn't stop. What would happen to me if I stopped? My hearing sharpened when catching the thumping of paws behind me. They created a rhythmic sound, like a rare music in the
RevoltMADALINALeaning against the door of Alexei's car, I yawned due to lack of sleep. Last night went at a snail's pace as I stared aimlessly at the ceiling, afraid to fall asleep. What if I met the werewolf in my dream again? My mom's hypothesis of meeting the fated mate during my sleep unsettled me and it stirred some paranoia in me.In order to push such nasty thoughts out of my head, I even asked Lucien to join me in my room, demanding him to fuck me until my body couldn't handle it anymore. It did not provide the desired pleasure or stress relief. On the contrary, it sickened me that I allowed Lucien to touch me more than necessary. We had had sex many times before, hence it was a bit surprising that my body suddenly considered him as repulsing. Feeling his cock entering me caused me nausea."You're obviously not in a mood, Mada. You're as dry as a desert down there." Lucien said, and I had to agree with him. It literally felt like his cock was pumping into a pile of sand. So,
ExplodingAIDEN"Didn't you say there were no other males available? Tell me, Quentin, what kind of magic made these two well-built mutts appear in your village?" Alexei Crud hissed when measuring me and Henry from head to toe. He was the son of the Crud clan leader and the one everyone described as a sick psychopath. His suspicions were reasonable. And if it was solely up to me, I would snap the dickhead's neck straight away without any further charade. But there were others, vulnerable people, who needed our protection.Theo and Julianna started with the evacuation of the weakest villagers. One by one they were sneaking them to the safe house. I offered asylum in my pack, but lone wolves were too proud to turn to the traditional hierarchy again. They didn't like such commitments. More importantly, they refused to abandon their missing children and men who were obliged to stay in mines throughout the week. The workers were allowed to return to the village only occasionally, usually w
Henry had difficulties moving due to his injury, his omega aura not being strong enough to heal him fast. He hissed and huffed whenever he needed to straighten up. So, I tried to help him a little and did most of his work for him. That did not go undetected. A whip hit my back when one of the guards concluded that I wasn't fulfilling my tasks, rather than the tasks of others.Not a single syllable escaped me when the skin broke under the whip. It stung but I was used to much worse pain."You. Hey you." A werewolf with a bald head whispered at me when the guards left for a lunch break and we were alone. "If you want to survive, you better mind your own business. It's not wise to meddle in another wolf's problems." His chin pointed at Henry who was sitting on the ground, pressing his hand on the wound and resting."How could I not care about him? He's one of mine." I muttered, a little nettled by his suggestion. No one should be so callous, especially when people around have been horrib