Vyin’s POV.-We walk into a scene of Nova emptying a bottle of water over his head as his woman stands a safe distance away from getting wet, smiling admirably at him. Swiftly glancing around, the boys are beaten and exhausted, sprawled around on the floor and heaving laboriously.Nova had been all tight-guard and apprehensive that day he had met his mate. The girl was so delicate and frail, like a doll. It took the last shred of sanity in him not to end that little human’s life while he had burned his rage. Seeing the warmth warped around them now, I admit, it’s a good thing he found his mate as well.“Just how long have you been burning for?” I ask with a smirk and Nova drops the emptied bottle, intentionally shaking the water from his hair out and startling Zara who yelps and jumps back.Laughing, he turns to me with a hand roughly drilling into his hair, “Four hours? I lost track of time. Is it time to go yet?”I should naturally be a bit worried he’s expended this muc
Vyin’s POV.-“Then, let’s begin tonight’s first match! On the black corner…!”With anticipating voices erupting from various corners below the VIP balconies we’re on, I look to Charles next to me and close to the wine pulled curtain. ‘He mentioned Congressman Lee earlier. Are they acquainted somehow?’ He also refrained from speech altogether after that. This unusual behavior is hinting at something dire I must’ve overlooked.The Jaguar mask covering the top half of his face may act well to conceal his turmoil, but he can’t prevent his body from giving into light tremors and breaking into a cold sweat. Grimly, I look forward to the ominous presence inflicting him with so much duress. The Congressman is seated at the second row in front of ours that’s on a descent level and right before the fencing.And just next to him...I suppress an indignant growl. The traitor who had been in cohorts with that fucking Beta, my father’s Gamma, and a favorite uncle to the little me from the
Vyin’s POV.-The curdling snap of his nose, coupled with his cry of pain...it’s nary enough. Before the back of his head meets the ground, I catch him by the hair to tug him forward. Holding him in place and on his knees, I rain punches right into the same spot repeatedly until I take a break to caution the possessive fury making a mess of my mind.He wheezes, laboring poorly as I squat before him, veins popping everywhere. Spitting cruelly into his bashed face, “You seem surprised. Remember the bastard you sent out of the Pack, nine years ago? Ring a bell yet?” I intensify my grip, making him writhe in pain and fumble recklessly to come free.Funny, what a joke. Have I been striving my ass all this time searching for these weak bastards? Have they really been so relaxed all this time, thinking they won’t have to repent for their sins someday? Indeed, only heartless things like them sleep soundly after ruining many lives.“It’s nary enough...” My voice comes out strained, alm
Vyin’s POV.-What is he saying to me?“I...didn’t want you to know. T-there was no way I could tell you...even when he did it to other boys as well; the wolf pups. I’m sorry...I’m so sorry” His voice cracks messily, his body trembling as he grinds his teeth to hold back the pain and tears.And I’m just staring, blankly down at him. I don’t know what to do for the first time in my life. How should I console him, what words of comfort are expected of me right now? Should I go find that bastard and end him already? How could he?I feel my nerves snapping uncontrollably the longer my gaze is on Charles. My muscles tense indignantly, itching badly to pummel someone until there’s only blood and crushed bones left. Yes, I’ll do just that and appease his pain and suffering.A weak grip on my arm has me staring down to see Charles with an alarmed look, shaking his head to dissuade me from executing my decision and I growl at him. “Why do you have to be the one to apologize when you
Vyin’s POV-Before she can make a turnaround, I have my arms wounding around her waist and my nose nuzzling hungrily into her honey-scented hair. She shrieks, “Let me go- Vyin! Don’t give me such a fright”.I shrug, holding her dearly and speaking into her hair, “You knew it was me, stop the drama. Your mate came to see you before going to take care of his responsibility”. I deliberately enunciate the ‘responsibility’ and feel her shudder in my arms.Chuckling, I set her free and watch her as she turns to face me, her face flustered as she mumbles, “Oh, I did say that, huh? My shift is about to start, I’m sure there’s so much he has to tell you about his first day. Maybe he made friends too” And she smiles sweetly at the end, making something stir within me.And I reach my hand to cradle the side of her face, making her stare into my eyes as I tell her with a promise, “I haven’t paid much attention to you lately, have I? How about I take you out somewhere nice when your shif
Vyin’s POV-The main door comes briskly open and shut, fast footsteps march inwards and Charles shows up, panting with his eyes wide. “Where is he?” When he locates his target, he rushes to where he is, unable to contain his joy and relief.“Ludis, you kiddo” He embraces Ludis, startling him a bit before he giggles and I scoff, “Don’t crush him- and break up already, I told you he’s not strong yet”.I growl at Charles, standing just a little distance away from them when I start to cover the space with a smug frown on my face. As expected, the shrimp ignores me, fussing all over Ludis who’s enjoying the attention and care. Then, I notice a red little streak in Charles’ hair that disappears behind his ear.“Oh, what do we have here?” I take on a cruel taunt as I reach my fingers towards, “Was this the urgent business you needed to attend to, frolicking with another woman?”‘What’s this?’ My brows meet inquisitively as I pull down on his ear that’s boiling from his flustered
Vyin’s POV.-Theodore brings the door open with a creak and I lead the way in with Ludis and Nova behind me. The room is dark at first before Nova switches on the single dangling bulb, lighting the place in a weak orange light. The bulb hangs just above the messy dark hair of a man with dried blood streaked in his hair.Ludis steps to my side and says without emotion, “You only made away with his fingers? I didn’t expect you’d go so easy on him”. And I can sense the disappointment in his voice too.I let out a grim chuckle and tell, “I promised we’d leave him until when you’d come awake, so he’s all yours to break”. But first, I’ve got some questioning to do.Nova drags a chair over from somewhere and places it right in front of the man on his knees with his head hanging. Quietly, I sit into the chair, relaxing backward with a void face as Nova positions himself behind him, out of light and merely a silhouette.“Lift your head” I give a command, quipping a whit of my Alpha
Vyin’s POV.-Yawning with eyes squinting in, I trudge down the corridor with a hand in my tousled hair when I’m suddenly met by the grinning face of my mate jumping into my path. But she instantly regrets her move, erupting with heat and palming her face as she swiftly turns her back to me and flees before I can reach out to grab her.I chuckle the rest of the way and meet her by the counter nervously filling Domino’s bowl with Kelloggs' cereals. “I see you’re here to treat me to breakfast, huh?” I appear behind her with stealth, placing my arms around her waist and nuzzling into her shoulder through her chocolate cashmere sweater.She sizzles at once, trembling nervously as she moves her shoulders in vain attempts to push me off. I don’t heed her and wrap her tightly, bringing my chin to rest on her shoulder as I regard the kid staring at us with a shy expression.“Hey, all set to leave?” I ask and he nods eagerly, moving the bowl over the countertop with both of his hands
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