6: FEVER PITCH
SELENE Tristan held the small of my back and pulled me hard into him, my belly and my breasts bumped into his hard ripped torso and he held me close and firmly. My breath caught in my throat as my nipples began to stiffen under the fabric of my cloth just from being pressed against him. “Tell me you don’t feel this,” he was looking down at me and the words escaped his mouth in a low growl. I took a deep breath as I held his gaze then I slowly bit my lower lip, I could not tell him that I did not feel it… my brain was not working as much anymore. He raised his right hand and I watched him slowly bring it over my face, stretch out his ring finger and gently stroke my face and push away some stray stands of hair. “How can you deny this...” The low vibration from his throat as his spoke sent a wave of pleasure over my skin and I felt goose bumps start to appear. My nipples hardened even more. He smiled mischievously when he looked at me, he could tell that his charm was working on me I was not going to make it easy for him, “Let me go,” I put my hand on his chest and pushed back hard. “No,” he leaned forward and down so that his mouth was against my ear as he held the small of my back firmly with his left hand. I looked up at him, my eyes flashing with annoyance, “I am not one of your whores, let go.” I pushed again. He held on firmly, “No… you are my mate,” he growled the last part into my ear. The smell of his scent filled my nose as I stayed there pressed up against him, nipples hard and pokey, brushing against his chest and causing me to get wet down there. I relaxed in his hold, I stopped pushing against his chest, my palm went limp and instead I began to trace invisible outlines on his chest with my fingers. I felt his hold on me slacken and then I tensed up again and pushed him off me. Alpha Tristan was caught unawares and went staggering backwards until he fell on the king sized bed that was behind him. He pushed his hands into the soft mattress and half propped himself up as he stared at me with wide but serious eyes. I gave him a lustful smile, as I batted my eyelids at him and then took a step further, “This is what you want?” My left hand caressed my body and moved upwards and gave my right breast a firm squeeze and I bit down on my lower lips, maintaining eye contact with him throughout. Alpha Tristan swallowed and gawked at me, a bulge was starting to form in his pants, he was definitely getting turned on. I walked slowly to the bed, still squeezing my breast and playing with my nipples through the fabric of my cloth. I mounted him as soon as I climbed the bed, my soft supple ass resting on the hardness that was hiding in his pants. He raised both hands and placed them on my hips and began driving them upwards, slowly. I slapped them away and then pressed him back down on the bed with my free right hand. Alpha Tristan growled and his pupils flashed red, the firmness in his pants solidified under me, becoming rock hard. I gasped softly, he was huge, I could feel it under me. “This is what you want, isn’t it?” I slowly pushed off the right strap of my gown and it slid down, revealing my right breast and my pointed nipple. His gaze consumed me, the way his eyes widened and his breathing intensified made me squirm on him. He growled and reached upwards again, catching me by surprise and making me give out a soft yelp. He raised me up and spun me with ease and I landed on my back, before I could protest, his mouth had found my breast and was sucking ferociously. The warmth of his mouth, the softness of his lips on my nipples and the magic of his tongue all blended together to provide a symphony of pleasure and I was moaning and arching my back all the way up, I wanted to bury my right breast in his mouth forever. Even as he did that, his hands were ferociously tearing aware at my cloth to expose my left breast. My hands were undoing the ropes of his pants and hastily reaching within. HOLY LUNAR, my hand could not even go round his entire cock! It was rock solid, warm and pulsing with life. He growled as he freed his mouth from my right side and buried it into my left. “Uh-Yeah,” my right hand was ruffling his hair and holding him down while my left was stroking his cock as I slowly guided it into me. Alpha Tristan let out a strained grunt as he plunged himself into me. GRACIOUS LUNAR, he was huge and he was stretching me out like I had never experienced, I could not help but yell out in pain as the pleasure continued to make me squirm like crazy. He leaned away from me and rested on his knees, his hands went to my hips and held them firmly as he began to thrust more and more into me. My breasts giggled back and forth and my hands gripped the sheets while my eyes rolled back in my head. Each thrust was felt within and without, each nerve stimulated and excited to the point of madness, I could not keep it within me any longer and I reached my climax as my body shuddered uncontrollably and I cried out loud like a baby. “Be mine!” he said as he kept ramming into me. “Say that you are mine, Selene, say it!”7: BAD NEWSTRISTAN“Yes, yes, I am yours,” she moaned in a high pitch voice.That was enough to send me over the edge and I reached my climax too.The curtains were billowing in the wind and the cool night breeze was pouring in from the open door that led to the balcony.I collapsed on top of her.My heavy breathing and her heavy breathing were blending into each other.This was the best sex that I had ever had, did it have something to do with the mate bond? I suspected it did.I did not know anything about Selene but here I was, ready to make her the mother of my kids.“That was…” she paused to catch her breath.“The best sex you’ve ever had,” I said and kissed her soft skin.She shook under me as she let out a small laughter.I rolled away from her and laid on my back still breathing hard.Selene drew the sheets over her to cover her nakedness as she stared up at the ceiling.I turned to look at her, “Where is your mind? What are you thinking about?”She sighed, “What now?”“Now,
8: CONTEMPLATIONSELENEA TRIAL?How the hell did I find myself here?The sex with alpha Tristan was back breaking and mind blowing but the highlight of my day was how easily I strung him along into agreeing to fight my battle against Lucas with me.I knew I did not have the numbers to take on Lucas by myself but with alpha Tristan backing me, I would be able to kill that traitorous son of a bitch for what he did to me.Everything was going fine, my plan was working as well as I pictured it until he brought up the trial.“Walk faster!” one of the guards said from behind and pushed me forward.I had left alpha Tristan’s chambers and I was being led back to my cell, here I was thinking that was the last time that I would see the inside of that smelly cell now I was being led back there.How could he as an alpha not have a say in whether I was freed from this prison or not? Here I was thinking I had picked the most powerful man in the pack, was I wrong?The cell door rattled open and onc
9: TRIAL SELENE As I was led out of the cell, I could feel my heart beating faster as the guards sent to fetch me led me through the dimly lit halls. One of them gripped my hand firmly as though they were expecting me to run, and I could feel their eyes boring into my head. “This is your chance, let me kill them and we can leave this place.” Xercer said, his thin voice sounding louder due to the hallway. I stiffened slightly, despite the fact that I knew nobody except me could hear his voice, I was still worried whenever he spoke up. I ignored his voice since I didn't want to let the guards see me muttering to myself. Besides, killing them would make everything worse for me. If I could survive the trial like Alpha Tristan believes, then I would have the whole pack at my disposal to take my revenge on Lucas. With the guards grip on me, I was guided through the winding corridors of the pack house…just how big is this place? I thought to myself, before we finally stopped in front
10: PREPARATIONSSELENEI was led out of the hall, down another hallway…seriously how large is this place?…and into a smaller room.One of the guards leading me gestured towards a door, "Shower and change into something suitable for battle. You'll find clothes and weapons in the other rooms.”No maids to help me this time, I thought to myself as they shut the door behind me, before stripping out of my clothes and stepping under the shower.I might not be able to experience this for another week, I thought as I basked in the warm water. I would soon be drenched with blood and sweat, and I wanted to be as clean as possible before then.Stepping out of the bathroom, I chose a simple long sleeved shirt and leggings, fitted enough for movement but loose enough to keep me cool, suitable for fighting. I chose the leather boots because they looked badass, but they were also sturdy and comfortable.The guards were waiting for me in the weapons room, with it's array of weapons, swords, axes, sp
11: WAITING TRISTAN As I watched Selene being led away, my heart felt like it was being ripped from my chest. After turning twenty eight without finding a mate, I had long resigned myself to a life without ever feeling the mate bond.And now, after just a few hours of being granted my deepest wish, she was being ripoed away from me."Please, goddess, let her survive this. Let her return to me.” My mind raced with prayers.A hand on my shoulder pulled me away from my thoughts, and I turned to see Tibet staring at me with worry in his eyes."Tristan, are you certain this is the right thing to do? You're not thinking clearly, jusy rushing in head first like you always do.”My jaw tensed. "You really believe she would risk herself like this? That she would agree to a trial by the Goddess , a trial that no outsider has survived, just to play an elaborate game with me? Or do you think I'm so stupid that I cannot recognise a genuine mate bond? I know what I feel, Tibet. I know what the bon
12: SHADOWS SELENE “It's here.” Xercer said, echoing my thoughts. Something caught my attention from the corner of my eye and I turned, expecting to see a huge monster, but there was nothing, just the shadows of the trees twisting around in the invisible wind. “There's nothing there.” I muttered. But the hairs at the back of my neck were all standing upright, telling me that there was something, something I wasn't seeing. Then, it attacked. A whisper of movement, a flicker of darkness in the corner of my vision. My body reacted before my mind could even process what was happening. I twisted to the side just as something sharp grazed my ribs. A chill ran through me, not just from the pain but from the unnatural way it burned. It was cold and almost like I was cut with a pair of ice cubes. I looked down, half expecting to see my skin sliced in half, but I was thankfully quick, and it was just my shirt that got shredded. I turned, my hands already shifted into claws, but there
13: SKIN AND BONES SELENE “I wonder what the next monster would be.” I said, chewing on the hard piece of bread I got from my bag. It was already hours after I defeated the Shadow Wraith, and after a long but uncomfortable sleep, I was ready to take on the next monster. “Don't be too cocky. We may have defeated the wraith, but you wouldn't have had a chance without me. And the challenges are bound to get harder and harder.” Brushing the crumbs off my clothes, I got up and looked around before I started walking in a random direction. Everywhere looked the same, and I was already lost, so there was no point in trying to retrace my steps. The first sign of its presence was the strange rattling sound that suddenly filled the silence. I stopped in my track, waiting to hear where the noise was coming from, but it was so loud, I could not pinpoint it. The sound was a deep rhythmic clatter that sounded like a thousand rocks stumbling down a staircase, echoing through the forest
14: FINAL SONGSELENEThe monster moved again, and it felt like tiny invisible threads were wrapped around my hands and legs, tugging my limbs in multiple directions.My body froze, my muscles seized, and my arm twitched as it started moving up on its own without my control.“I refuse to let this thing control me.” I clenched my teeth, fighting back against the invisible threads trying to pull me apart. I could see the monster grinning as it felt me resisting.It had stopped controlling its army since it thought I was already under its control, and that was it's mistake.“What the hell are you doing?” Xercer screamed in my mind as I relaxed my body and let the monster pull me forward.And then with every ounce of strength I had left, I moved. The strings pulled tighter, but I didn’t care. I lunged forward, wrenching my arm free with a scream of defiance as I shifted my hand into claws.The monster's eyes widened as it realised my plan, but it was too late. I punched into its chest, ig
SELENE I tried to ignore Tristan as I focused on my meal, but the feeling of his knees pressing against mine, and his gaze on me as I ate, made it impossible for me to focus. “Tristan,” I gasped when I felt his hand on my thigh. Although I was wearing shorts and he was not touching my bare skin, I could feel the heat from his palm scalding my skin. “Don't you think we should leave now?” Tristan murmured next to my ear, and I shivered as his breath hit my skin. “Fine…” there was no way I could concentrate on my meal with all he was doing to me. We silently walked down to the car, but before I could even stretch my hand to open it, Tristan was there, opening it for me. “Thank you.” I murmured feeling shy for some reason. He walked round the car and got in, but instead of starting the car, he turned to look at me. “Now…I've been patient enough. You can't give me that little kiss and expect me to be satisfied now, do you? Before I could say anything, his fingers found their way
SELENE The dress was strapless and silky, and it hugged every part of my body like it had been made perfectly for me. The contrast of my snow blonde hair and pupils and my fair skin against the blackness of the dress made me look like a goddess, like the moon admist the black night sky. And the slit…goddess, the slit was criminal. It ran so high up my thigh, showing enough leg to cause a scandal, and one wrong movement would have exposed everything. I stared at my reflection in the mirror as my fingers tugged on the top of the dress, turning it to adjust it so that it would sit perfectly on my chest. I looked lethal, wild and powerful, like I would step on anything and anyone that dared to be in my path. “Selene…” Tristan growled, and I saw that he had gotten up from the couch and was stalking towards me. “Well?” I asked, feigning nonchalance as I turned in front of the mirror. His gaze dropped to my legs, then climbed back up to my collarbone. I knew that look, the heat on hi
SELENE“I still don't see why you had to come with me.” I grumbled as I sat in the passenger's side of Tristan's car, watching the lights blur past us as I stared out the window.The sight of his muscular arms framed in his dark blue shirt sleeves gripping the wheels was almost enough to make me drool and forget about why we were in this situation in the first place.“Well, well, if it isn't the outsider.” Nancy had cornered me while I was walking down a hallway in the pack house.Since her plans to ruin Tristan and I’s relationship did not work, I hadn't seen her and thought he had left for good, but apparently she was still here.“And if it isn't the rejected one.” I smirked at her. I had a lot on my mind already, but I'll be damned if I let her get away with taunting me.Nancy narrowed her eyes and I could see the annoyance on her face.“You know nothing about me or why I'm here, so mind your fucking business and go look for someone else to play games with.” I continued before she
lSELENEThe annual packs trade was coming up and all alphas were required to attend.The trade was a huge event, one that united packs from across the continent in a rare truce to exchange information, strengthen alliances, flaunt resources, and socialize. The kind of thing that helped decide which packs would thrive and which would fall behind in the months to come.I had never gone with Lucas to any of the events outside the pack because he used to tell me that it was not necessary for me to go with him, that it was boring and full of “alpha talk” I wouldn’t understand.Part of me used to imagine what went on there, what it would be like to dress up and walk beside him, eyes on us as a power couple. But deep down, I think I always knew he did not want me to be seen.And although I was a bit curious about what actually went on there and Tristan had been bugging me to go with him for the last few days, I did not want to go…I did not want to risk running into Lucas or anyone from my p
SELENEThe only way I would survive long enough to destroy Lucas... was to kill Tristan…my mate.I buried my face in my hands, sitting on the cold tile floor of the bathroom like a ghost of myself.My bare legs were curled up beneath me, Tristan’s shirt hanging off one shoulder, still smelling like him.I should have taken it off, I should have thrown it far away, but I could not bear to do that. I could not even peel it from my skin without feeling like I was losing something I wasn’t ready to let go of.How the hell am I supposed to kill the one man who made me feel like I was alive again?How was I supposed to look at him and not think about what I had to do?How was I supposed to lie next to him knowing that one day I might be the reason he stopped breathing?I did not have any answers for myself.“You’re weak,” Xercer whispered in my head. “You’ll get us both killed for some foolish fantasy of love. You want revenge, don’t you?”“I hate you,” I whispered, pulling at my hair. “You
SELENEThe room was quiet except for the soft rustling of the sheets as I shifted closer to Tristan, resting my head against his chest.His arm was wrapped securely around me, his fingers lazily tracing patterns against my bare skin.I sighed contentedly, letting my fingers glide over his stomach, feeling the steady rise and fall of his breathing."You know," I murmured, "I think this might be the first time in a while that things have felt... normal.”Tristan let out a low chuckle, his fingers brushing over my shoulder. "Normal is overrated. But I understand what you mean.”We lapsed into silence again, enjoying the rare moment of stillness.The last few weeks had been nothing short of chaos, and yet, lying here with him, I felt a strange sense of relief. Like maybe, just maybe, things were finally falling into place.As we lay in bed, cuddled up together, Tristan and I chatted about minor stuff, not venturing close to any serious topic and talking about nothing in particular, and it
SELENEWhen Tristan and I reached his…well it was our room again, I hesitated in the doorway, feeling nervous.Tristan set my things down before turning to face me. "You belong here, Selene. With me.”I took a deep breath and stepped inside, closing the door behind me. The moment it clicked shut, Tristan was in front of me, his hands sliding around my waist."Are you really back?" he murmured, his forehead resting against mine."Yeah.” I swallowed hard, my fingers curling into his shirt. "I thought you would not want to see me again."I hesitated, my fingers tightening around the hem of his shirt. "I almost didn’t, but I overheard her talking to someone about how she was succeeding in her plans to come between us. And I realized... She was right, I almost let her come between us.”"I'm so sorry again, Selene," Tristan whispered, his lips brushing against my ear. "I promise to make it up to you.”My heart was pounding at the intensity of the emotions in Tristan's eyes as he stared at
SELENETristan turned to me, his eyes softening as he stared at me."I'm so sorry," he said, his voice low and husky. "I'm so sorry that I didn't protect you.""You didn't protect me?" I repeated in confusion as I looked up at him. "Tristan, that wasn't your fault, Tibet didn't mean to hit me."Tristan's eyes flashed with anger again as his mind replayed Tibet's fist smacking into my face."That's not what I'm talking about," he said. "I'm talking about Nancy. I'm talking about how I didn't tell you about her, how I didn't break things off with her when I should have."Tristan was actually apologizing, actually taking responsibility for his actions? I felt extremely surprised."Tristan, I..." I started to say, but he cut me off."No, Selene, let me finish,” his jaw clenched, frustration flashing across his face. "I was wrong, and I know it, I was wrong to keep Nancy a secret, wrong to let things go on for so long. I should have told you about her, I should have shut her down completel
SELENEI stood outside Tristan’s door, my fingers clenched into fists at my sides, my heart pounding as I stood there debating with myself about whether or not I should walk in.Should I go in? I had spent so many days avoiding him, keeping my distance, refusing to acknowledge the weight of his absence in my life. And now, here I was, hesitating like a coward despite the fact that I had to talk to him.I had accidentally heard Nancy talking to someone about how she was very close to destroying mine and Tristan's relationship, and I suddenly realized what Nancy's plan had been all along.“After what she saw in the office, she wouldn't believe anything he says…one more push and it’s over and I can take Tristan back. It’s almost too easy…like taking candy from a baby.”She had been manipulating this from the start, and I had been a fool for allowing Nancy to play me and I had no idea.Tristan had his flaws and he should have told me about him and Nancy before I found out the way I had, b