Danika’s POV.-The man stumbles backward and smacks his back against the floor with a shout while Taren misses his aim, making away with a tiny cut against his neck. The whole place falls into confused tension, no one understands what just happened within that second.All four men are grumbling on the floor and Grandma Bo walks towards them with a long broom in her hands to beat them up. I let out a sigh and bring my hand to my chest. I barely made it just now...thank goodness.Yi Wen leaves my side to tend to the frightened customers and the blare of sirens sears into the air. The cops arrive and file the offenders away amidst listening to the customers' statements and ours as well. I no longer see Taren in sight. Did he feel guilty and leave?I go search the back and pick voices as I draw close to the locker room. I listen when I get close enough and hear Mai’s solemn voice say, “I’m so sorry...you got those wounds while protecting me.”A stubborn gruff voice speaks, “I
Charles’ POV.-I pace back and forth, biting my nails with shuddering tension before the wooden door. Mother took the boy the moment she saw him, and together with two other caretakers, they disappeared behind this door in the basement.It will break me if the boy doesn’t make it. Need to stay positive...need to stay positive.I stop my pacing to a buzzing sound in my pants and I fish out my phone with slippery hands, nearly having it fall as I rush it against my ear. Unfortunately, I miss the call and hiss to see it was a call from Christian.“Fuck me.”The door comes open just then to reveal Mother. I hasten towards her, rushing her questions, “Is he awake? Was he badly injured? Does he feel better now? Is he hungry?-”She chuckles and cuts me off, “One at a time, Son.” Then she turns to look behind her, making me emulate the same as she says, “The bullet brushed him, and he’s doing better now. He’ll be up after needed rest.”She turns to me, with gentle eyes assessin
Charles’s POV.-He’s gonna fuck me up.I enter Caleb’s study with my heart between my teeth to see him standing behind his desk with his fiancée a little away and rambling. Christian is just by the door when I enter, and the cross look on his face already informs me of my end.“I’ve overlooked your promiscuity long enough,” Caleb speaks in a monotone, maintaining a calm state that only riles the dread in my guts. He looks charming, decked in his three-piece wine suit with his hair neatly swept back with a small parting in front. Any woman will be swooned and eager to gloss over him.But what lies underneath that charming exterior, is a beast lustful for blood.He gently settles the half-filled glass on the desk and corners her coldly, “However, this will be the last of it, Agnes.”The woman is taken aback, probably stunned she never knew he’s been tailing her dirty trail. She flusters with embarrassment and takes her time to arrange her defense before she raves agitatedl
Danika’s POV.-“It’s so cold but, I don’t wanna stop licking it!”“Your mom’s gonna have my head. Let’s just go back and finish it, then we’ll come back, yeah?”The instant the door comes open, Charles makes a narrow escape and locks himself in the washroom while I giggle and turn around to face the three intruders. Feng Xi makes a guilty expression and lowers his face to quickly defend himself, “I told them many times, but the girls wouldn’t stay still until I got the popsicles!”“Girls,” I call with the shake of my head and they don innocent smiles that make me shrug and forgive them. Walking towards them, Feng Xi peers behind me curiously and meets my eyes with his furrowing deep dark eyes to ask, “Um, where’s the patient?”“Oh,” I pretend to turn around. “He’s in the washroom.”I doubt he’s gonna step out until I’m gone. All the same, I discovered something worthwhile. He’s haplessly attracted to me than he knows it. This means I can go ahead and do whatever I want. T
Danika’s POV.-Over dinner with Horace away, the girls regale me about their first week at school. They did choke my ears each day after school but today, they’re bombarding me with a combination of it all. Bloom recites the names of her new friends, and Chestnut is proud of the crayons Charles got for her.“Mommy,” Bloom suddenly calms down and leans in. “Monday is Maddie’s birthday. She’ll be bringing a huge cake to school- Oh, I was going to ask when our birthdays will come.”I pause the spoon of rice moving towards my agape mouth and meet their glinting expectant eyes. My, they want to know their birthdays? My chest gives a painful thump and the spoon rattles in my hand. How can I when I don’t even know the dates they were born?I make a weak smile, lowering the spoon onto the plate. “Girls,” I look between them weakly, reluctant on how to respond. Bloom suddenly falls back and embraces her little sister. She speaks dimly, “I know...we don’t have birthdays, do we? Child
Danika’s POV.-“Say, how do you know that guy- the one in that posh suit and mean face we met in that office?” I bubble out after sitting in silent contemplation. Charles is focused behind the wheel and doesn’t look my way after I propel that question out.This isn’t my aim, I don’t care about that wolf at all. I’m kind of curious, the entire staff there are all wolves and he’s the sole human among them. So a thought ran into my mind back then. That perhaps, he knows about our existence.I frown at him, drilling my deep gaze into his side profile until he sighs and gives in to reply- still with his eyes not looking at me. “I’ve known him for a few years. He works under a former close friend of mine.”I notice the distress taking over his mood and I relax my frown to just stare at him with concern. I wonder what must’ve happened between him and that former friend to warrant such a gloomy mood on him.“Why, you don’t like him?” He suddenly takes on a jeering edge and I pout a
Danika’s POV. - What is Horace doing with another woman? Charles notices the drastic change in my mood and draws close to ask worriedly, “Danika, is something wrong? Is it the baby?” Aw, how sweet of him. Too bad I’m in a very pissed-off mood right now. That’s Horace for sure, smiling merrily with a woman with long black hair, tight denim jeans, and a furry nude large sweater. They’re just outside a pub, seemingly enjoying each other’s company deeply. “Look there, it’s my partner,” I respond coldly and he adjusts his posture to look in the same direction. The girls are busy counting the cars zooming past and sipping at their hot cocoa, so they don’t notice us yet. “They’re friends, right?” I hear Charles say with uncertainty and I give no response, blankly staring at them and watching how he slips his arm around her waist and leans to whisper something into her ear. I keen my perception and hear his words clearly. ‘Wanna go to the hotel after we leave here? My mate isn’t expect
Charles’ POV.-I put down the glass of alcohol as soon as Kashira steps into the office and reach for my jacket on the other end of the desk to put on. He grins when our eyes meet and I get the message before he informs me, “I found your target. Shall we go say Hi?”“It’s between you and me, Kashira,” I tell him sternly, anger still rattling in my veins. He grins deeply, “You know me, brother.”“Let’s go,” I lead the way as we flit down the stairs and get out the back to enter my car and speed off.I park the car at a curb and open the driver’s door to get down. “Charles,” Kashira calls, and I turn to see him with his forearms crossed over the roof of the car and his chin on them. He looks like he’s got something to say, but it’s always hard to read this guy.“Yeah?” I ask him in a dull tone and his face breaks into a suggestive smirk as he says, “Won’t you introduce me? She must be something to have you on your toes.” He wiggles his brows at me and I frown and sigh, ignorin
Danika’s POV. - Three Years Later. ~ “Ludis did what?” I gasp, pulling a chair to sit while Kashira grins deeply to affirm what he just said. I settle down and look between him and Mao before lowly asking again, “He fought with them?” “It’s not uncommon among us, you know,” Mao starts to say in a rather calm tone. “Especially among Alpha families. If there are sons and daughters, or even just a son, it’s a test the son has to carry out to determine if his sister’s mate is worthy of her.” I bite down my protest and frown. “Ludis isn’t just any wolf, he’s an Alpha male and of the heterochromatic bloodline,” I argue defensively and Kashira shrugs, “I admit all four of them were powerful and Ludis didn’t make it out without a few bruises.” “But the kid won, and the princess is his,” He cheers, munching his dish of Chow Mein. Doing well to quell my argument as I growl stubbornly and Mao smiles at me. “This is great! I haven’t been to a Chinese restaurant in ages.” “Eat up and leave,
Danika’s POV.-I’m nervous. This is the most I’ve been in years. I can’t even breathe properly. Clutching my mate’s arm, I lean against him, trembling as I try to stabilize my breath. The Faeries who’ve helped me into my bedazzling nature-enchanted gown stare at me with confidence, trying to restore my timid brave spirit as I shut my eyes for a moment.I feel his soothing palm brush over mine and his tender voice speaks to me, “Do you want to sit down for a minute and pull yourself together?” Then he takes on a sarcastic edge, “Or I can just go out there and let them know you’re not up for it.”I growl and snap my eyes open to glare at him who smirks at me, poking between my brows as he says, “Yeah, that’s it. We can start from there.”Thanks to his tease, I’m a bit annoyed and I use that emotion to shake myself out of it. Ridding the unwanted anxiety and uncertainties that latch onto my frame and heart. Grabbing the bodice of my shimmering gown, I step forward.“I’ve kept
Danika’s POV.-Taren and Emma? Wow, will you look at that? Although it might seem as if Emma’s so smitten as she fusses endlessly, running her trembling lips, blinking her eyes, nervously fiddling with her hair, and unable to tone down the heat resplendent on her face...Taren is keeping cool about it but, it’s evident that he enjoys the reaction he’s eliciting from her.I don’t want to be privy to what they’re talking about. I muster a small smile, watching them a little longer as I feel a familiar presence close in on me. When her trembling fingers try to touch her hair, Taren beats her to it, sleekly sliding his fingers against hers to tuck it behind her steaming ear. At that stunning action, their gazes meet and hold for a moment before Taren averts his to smirk a little while Emma palms her face.“She’d never let Lian hear the end of it. But here she is, acting so silly like a girl experiencing her first love.”I raise a brow at Elaine who grins at me, only to have me deb
Danika’s POV.-“You’ll sell the property?”“We’ve thought about it and that’s the conclusion we came down with.”Those voices sound familiar. I groan in my sleep, rousing sluggishly along my slow turn over. On my back with my hand rustling the sheets in search of my mate, I frown and open my eyes. I jump out of bed, pick up a random shirt from the floor, and pull into it along my exit.“Now, don’t look gloomy. It was never a home for you.”“Still, it’s where we grew up. Have a rethink, Christian. You’re making a hasty decision.”Found him. Wearing a gummy smile, I embrace him from behind, pressing against his bare back and snaking my arms around his waist as I drag my forehead up to his shoulder. He probably sensed me coming, that’s why I don’t elicit much of a reaction from him. I want to place my head on his shoulder but find Liam staring at me with heavy drowsy eyes.“Why you this little...” I whisper at him and his hazy eyes clear to revive a grin. Liam pecks my nose
Danika’s POV.-Why’s she with the Elf? How did she get here so fast? Puzzled, I walk towards them. Aunt Sue raises the Elf’s head onto her thighs and stares at him with a form of sadness I don’t understand. I watch them with scrutiny, how the Elf barely moves with his breath fading fast while Aunt Sue takes his numb hand in hers.“Sue...” He rasps, his voice almost just air. But she hears him, and so do I as I keep away. “...I’m sorry I couldn’t...go back to you...properly...”The little life force inside of him disappears after he says that. Aunt Sue hugs his head to her chest, trembling softly as she mutters in a shaky voice, “The times you did...they reached me.”‘Seems like they had something going on in the past,’ Violate ponders while I just stare at her as she slides her palm over his eyes to shut his eyelids. She gently guides his head off her thighs to settle on the floor as if he’s only sleeping.“Every sinner deserves even one person to mourn them.”I push forw
Danika’s POV.-“It’s a pity that her daughters inherited everything about her.”The splitting sound of a gunshot suddenly rings out. In a flash, Elizabeth and Chestnut fall over the handrail and Grandma Bo breathes her last. Shock stuns me in place, with eyes spreading wider each slowly ticking second as I remain numb and unperceptive for a moment.“Watch them die.”It all rushes back into me in an instant. The ravenous and black rage that consumed me before, sets my being ablaze in a breath. I leap over the handrail, going after them. I don’t see Chestnut. Elizabeth is still in her bind and I catch her when she’s just an inch from the floor.“Your Highness! This is the worst to have happened.” I hold my sister close, barely succeeding at holding my rage to force a turn around so I can see Tara and my mate. I see Chestnut is with my mate and I hand over Elizabeth to them.“You all should leave...help Yi Wen...and get the Tuyens out of here,” I manage to growl, the last r
Danika’s POV.-Poof! The head my maw should’ve crushed to pieces explodes into ashen fairy dust. I fall back swiftly and shake my head to rid of the cloud. Only to growl ever nefariously at the face of my grinning enemy standing across from me – with the stolen Grimoire in hand.“Heh, think you’d get me so easy?” He grins diabolically, intentionally hinting at the large black voluminous book in his hand. “I commend your prowess for making it this far, but this is as far as you-”Cut to the chase already. I ain’t got time for pointless blabbering!I’m onto him with a breath, working my maw aggressively, pounding my hefty paws here and there, breaking the floor and sending tremors through the walls- it’s now it comes to me. This is no longer the haunted maze. We’re inside the Tuyen’s mansion. What a sneaky game indeed.I snag him with a swing of my left paw, smacking the side of his head to send him smashing through a wall. The result isn’t gratifying, it only burns my fury
Danika’s POV.-“Danika, hey, slow down. You’re not thinking of rushing off, are you?” Taren questions behind me as we sprint back to the car. “Persuading me won’t work, Taren,” I cut him off coldly. “You heard that thing as clearly as I did.”We get to the car and I briefly turn to face him as I drop rustily, barely keeping my tumultuous rage in check so I don’t snap at him, “I don’t need your help to go save them.”I grab the handle and yank the driver’s door open, zeroing my smoldering orbs on my mate as I give the command, “Move over to the passenger seat.”They all regard me with surprise, Charles blinking at me like I’m someone else. He frowns and attempts to challenge me, only to flinch at the realization of something and lean worriedly towards me. “Is something wrong? Why do you look so angry?”“We’re only wasting valuable time,” I swat his concern aside and use my ability to make the shift happen. I snatch control of the steering wheel, startling my sister to prote
Danika’s POV. - My muscles still hurt from the intensive training I just concluded. I’m so sweaty, it’s making my clothes feel uncomfortable. I cringe at the reek of heat oozing from my body as I enter the Pack House with my mate behind me. It’s hard not to inhale the stench, and it’s driving me crazy. “Sparing with Alpha Vyin and Ludis for over three hours sure is taking its toll,” I grumble with a crumpled face. I toss my face aside as if I can detach my soul from my body, inadvertently robbing myself of sensing where I’m heading. That’s when my right foot bumps into something and my body lurches forward with a yelp. “If you were going to become this grumpy, you shouldn’t have chosen to spar in both wolf and human forms.” I cringe pathetically at the flat tone of my mate who’s saved me with an arm around my waist. “We don’t have much time,” He begins to say after helping me straighten up. “You go freshen up, in the meantime, I’ll go get the kids.” It’s day four already, and to