Willa's POV
I didn't realize I had been staring at Taran the whole time until he turned around and met my eyes. I blamed him for my stupid staring! His speech was too manly for me to resist.
I darted my eyes off him in panic.
Taran curved his lips.
The sullen reality suddenly came back to me as he walked toward me. I almost turned and ran if I wasn't in a one-way-out cave. There were too many questions in my head, and everything happened too fast. I wasn't sure whether he lied about Nat only to save me, and though I knew they wanted to help, I wasn't sure whether they could accept my curse-like condition.
"Willa--" Taran took me by my arm and I flinched back hissing. My shoulder was still hurting after James broke it.
"I'm sorry, I--" Taran let go of me right away, backing a step. I took a step back and shook my head at Taran warningly.
Granny didn't know about Taran! She thought I was in love with Kirsch. I couldn't let granny
Pranking is fun...until the confessing part :)
Taran's POV Of all the injuries I had taken, wolfsbane was by far the worst. But I would rather drink another flask of wolfsbane, than see Willa avoids me with only fear in her eyes. I deserved it. I let Natasha hurt her, and I didn't explain when I had the chance. She had every right to hate me. I slipt out of the cave as fast as I can. My sole existence would increase the rejection sting in her so long as Willa believed Natasha was my real mate. The sea was right out of the cave. I found the rock Willa sat on when she mindlinked us for her goodbye. I wished I had told her I wanted her back, but I didn't even let her say goodbye to Cerberus. I felt sorry for him. He didn't deserve such treatment. I never thought I would feel lonely when he wasn't around. [Where are you?] Kirsch mindlinked me. [Stay by the cave. I'll get back in a minute.] I didn't want to go back. I no longer have the peace I used to have watch
Willa's POV "I can't believe you are still smiling!" I shouted in tears, taking him into my arms, "You look pale like paper! What's going on?!" "You called me Al..." He grinned as his eyes lost focus. What?! I couldn't bring myself to call him the name that born our intimate memories, but I didn't know he cared so much. [Granny! Do you have more wolfsbane potion on you?] I mindlinked granny. I had only my potion for the day. [Why?] Granny asked, confused. She gave me my potion for the day. [Taran just blacked out. He was poisoned with wolfsbane before he came here. I also need--] I nearly bit my tongue when I remembered granny thought the Soulstorm was for Kirsch, [Just give Kirsch the potion, please!] [The potion isn't ready. I forgot he took wolfsbane. He looked normal in battle...] Granny shook her head as she looked at Al through the mind link, [Did you give him your own potion?] [Of course I did! But it's n
Taran's POV Light shone when I was drowning in painful darkness, and little by little, the world came back to me. Cerberus woke up before I did. He groveled in a corner of my mind, watching me as I came to my senses. [Cerberus?!] I wanted to move but my body wasn't quite under my control. I didn't dare imagine what had happened. The wolfsbane wore off?! How many days had passed this time?! [Sorry.] He grunted, sitting on his hind legs. [I'm sorry I drugged you again.] I apologized in surprise. That was not what I expected from him. [Fair punishment.] Cerberus grunted, dodging my eyes. He didn't know I was going to commit suicide. He thought I was punishing him. Guilt washed over me but I didn't dare let him know. [I should not punish you, I--] [Kirsch hurt.] Cerberus grunted. He had never felt sorry for hurting Kirsch before! Ever! I didn't believe Kirsch when he said Cerberus was doing better, and I did
Willa's POV "Granny! What was that all about?!" I walked up to her as she returned from her mysterious talk with Al. What could she possibly have to talk to him about?! I didn't have time to tell him I said I drugged him by mistake before he cut off the mindlink. "I told him I wouldn't let anyone hurt you again." Granny shrugged indifferently. "He had never hurt me!" I rolled my eyes in frustration. Of all the people around me, granny just went and threatened Al when he was the sole one who had never hurt me, not even a little bit! I was seriously thinking about telling granny what happened on the snow mountain. "Natasha did hurt us using his name. I have to make sure." Granny narrowed her eyes at me, "Have you talked to your Alpha?" "Well...not with all of you surrounding us!" I darted my eyes off her. Granny sighed as she tipped my chin back to her, gazing into my eyes. "You really are grown up." Granny chuckled, "Having only
Willa's POV Kirsch was panting when he got to us, apparently worried until he saw us. I blushed as I struggled to stand up from Al's lap, but he gripped my thigh and stopped me with a chuckle. "You are welcome, Cerise." Al curved his lips and Kirsch rolled his eyes. "I really need to talk to you..." I took a deep breath to calm myself from Al's fierce kiss, also to build up the courage to reveal my secret to the cold Alpha. "It DOES feel urgent." Kirsch rolled his eyes, taunting with a smirk. I buried my face in Al's neck in defeat. "Well, I guess you guys made up then?" Kirsch let out a long exhale, eyes darting between me and Al. Kirsch's chest was not fully healed, I didn't think about it until now-- Blood stained his ragged shirt. His wounds must have opened again today. "You are bleeding!" I jumped up to him before I returned to Al for my ring. I needed a cure spell. "By the way, magic?! Badass!" Kirsch came close
Willa's POVKirsch's injuries healed up fast in the next two days with the help of cure spells, and after that, we headed back to the pack at full speed. I rode on granny's back while Al rode Kirsch.We decided to not let granny know about Cerberus at all, at least not before we could make sure Cerberus wouldn't lose control again.I knew Kirsch was supposed to be powerful because he was recognized as the only beta when Al was the Alpha, but it was only after I met Rudy in his wolf form officially that I understood what that meant.Cerberus was huge, and Rudy, surprisingly, wasn't that much different from Cerberus. He was fast, and his moves were swift just like Cerberus.Of course, granny couldn't keep up with him so it still took us ten days to finally made it back.Though we didn't have to worry about rouges now, granny showed no interest in hunting. She was happy with her stone bread.Al couldn't hunt in front of granny. Though Ki
Willa's POVThe travel was mostly fun, except that I couldn't get close to Al the whole time. But what got me worried was not my desire toward him, but granny's sudden interest in the silver beast. She had been directing the conversation back to the silver wolf nonstop, and we had been trying to avert it every time.She had hated rogues all her life, and we had been doing everything we could to avoid any interaction with them. But now just when my life was finally rid of the trouble, granny suddenly took an interest in the silver rogue--"Willa and I have run into a huge silver beast before, just like the one we met in the pack." One night when we were resting by the fire, granny suddenly opened a topic that none of the three of us wanted to talk about.I exchanged a nervous look with Kirsch, and Al was the one taking over the topic -- Kirsch was the worst liar, and I didn't think I had any chance at hiding a secret from granny either.Al was our b
Willa's POVGranny turned back to normal after that night's talk, but I didn't know how serious when she said we needed to kill the scary Alpha. We made it to the beach at late night before we stopped at the school to get Kirsch's car."Bye granny!" I threw my body out of the car's window for a goodbye, grabbing her arm and wouldn't let go. I still couldn't get used to the idea that I was no longer living with granny."After ten years and you are still like a child." Granny chuckled, tipping my nose, "You remember the rules, right?""What rules?" I frowned in confusion."No boys, no sex," Granny said in a very serious way, locking her eyes on Kirsch.Kirsch nodded with a chuckle: "Absolutely."What?! How was that rule still in effect?! I thought granny was okay with me being with the Alpha, though she still thought I fell for Kirsch.But with my secret in mind, I didn't dare protest to granny.As soon as we got home, Kir
Kirsch's POVI really thought Stone would make at least SOME suspicous move when he comes over, but he didn't.All he did, he did right in front of my eyes, at his invitation. I knew he was trying to gaining my trust by asking me to participate in everything, but something felt off, and I couldn't quite pin it.The most frustrating part was, I couldn't catch him with anything when it felt like it was right in front of my eyes."Ready for our date, Alpha Kirsch?" Stone was still in his human form when I came out in my wolf form. He would try to stay as long as he could in his human form whenever he was over in the pack, and I talked about that with Rudy, we both agreed that Stone was trying to lower our guard by showing up harmless, which was the most dangerous disguise.I wasn't falling for that.And the most annoying part, was his constant effort on starting a conversation."I proposed that we go North today because of the recent event." Stone walked by my side and Rudy started runni
Taran's POVDays passed, but everything seemed fine.Kirsch kept a regular daily report, but mostly about how Stone sent over people for some non-important spots on patrol, and Kirsch has sent men over, too. Every time Stone came over to our pack, he would inform Kirsch, and do a regular patrol together with Kirsch. As much as Kirsch hated it, it was better that Stone was kept under his nose.I know I'm not imagining it that Willa, or should I say, Nox, had been less happy ever since Kirsch left. Though I kept her company -- or rather -- she wouldn't let me go anywhere without her attached on my waist, there was always this gloomy cloud in her eyes that no amount of ice cream could chase away.Yep, ice cream.Lived a thousand lives in misery, ice cream has become the dark goddess's one solace that she can face without guilt.I feel like she felt guilty toward me, and I don't know why.All I knew was, I was able to get the magic about draining one's blood out of her that day, and even
Kirsch's POVIt wasn't like Stone would make his move right there at the Treaty.Taran and Willa hurried back in a couple of hours, at which time Stone already left the Treaty."So we have the time all to ourselves now?!" Willa cheered, bouncing on the bed at that news, "Great!"Leaning on the door frame, Taran shot Willa a weird look hearing that, but he didn't put in a comment."It can't be good that Stone chose to work with me," I frowned in deep thought. There is a mountain between our packs, and now we have to share the patrol duty, we have to exchange people, "I'll head back first. You guys can stay here and enjoy the vacation."I don't know how to trust anyone Stone might send."We need to stay together," Taran suddenly said, his eyes on the floor with his arms folded in front of him, "we don't know what Stone is up to, but if there is anything he desires from us, it's within the three of us.""But I don't want to go yet..." Willa pouted, begging Taran, "Please, please? I have
Kirsch's POV"So you are telling me, he's actually part of the Treaty now?!" I turned to Powell with disbelief. The first thing I saw after I went into the meeting room, I couldn't believe --It was Stone, sitting in the second chair to the chairman of the Treaty.And something was different about him -- something besides the fact that he got a whole new arm.Turning his ring in a leisurely way, Stone smirked without looking at me: "I never knew the Treaty treats Alphas so poorly.""Stone Hayes is our new thirteenth Alpha," Powell turned to me with a sullen look, "pay some due respect, Kirsch."I frowned at Powell: "Well, you have changed! What got into you?"Not that I expected Powell to support me for our history's sake, but he had always been disapproval of Stone before this -- well, before the Treaty suddenly turned on Taran.[Don't push them too far,] Taran's voice suddenly rose in my head -- Rudy mindlinked him when we saw Stone there in the room, [I'm afraid Powell is no longer
Kirsch's POVI wanted to stay on the sofa -- actually, I wanted to die on the sofa. There was nothing that could ever lure me more than sex with both of my mates.Taran pulled out first.He handed the drunk, melted kitten over to me with a soft voice: "Take her to bed, will you? I'll go fetch some clean towels."Willa let out a protesting whimper when Taran was no longer inside her, but there was zero energy left in her to do anything more than that.I pulled her close, supporting her body with my hands under her thighs as I walked over to the bed."Owww..." Willa moaned faintly with a mild smile, liking the little tingles my cock spread inside her with the movement."Greedy little kitten," I mumbled with a chuckle, leaving kisses on her lips and chin and neck after I put her onto the bed before I pulled out slowly.She dragged me on my shoulder and pulled me into bed with her before she snuggled into my arms and closed her eyes with a naughty smile."I REALLY have to attend the meeti
Kirsch's POV I didn't even know when Taran stopped, just so he wouldn't distract her, but I surely felt it when he started again-- Without even giving her time to answer Rudy, Taran rammed into her, making her gasp in the sudden pleasure, and she took our lips into a firey kiss as she moved over our tip. Rudy let go of her hand and gave me control. [What was that--] I started, struggling between the waves of tingles spreading over my body. [You have a more urgent problem at hand,] Rudy nudged me with a grin, [make her happy or I will!] I believe I stopped paying attention to him halfway through his nagging. Taran let go of Willa, leaving her firm breasts pressed against me, and I felt like they were two balls of fire, burning my skin in the most amazing way. He had one leg knelt on the sofa and bent down with her, helping her sit down on me and getting my cock all the way into her to the deepest. The huge pleasure took away my breath. Willa let out a little whimper with her le
Kirsch It was like my heart inflated before exploded when that word rolled off Willa's tongue, and my head was totally blank during that fierce kiss. I almost wish I could die at that moment so the kiss would never end. I felt bad stealing Willa from Taran, but I couldn't help accepting Willa's teasing when she showed interest in me. She was like a poison with the most delicious flavor, and knowing it would kill me I devoured her still every time I got the chance. But until now, it was only teasing-- She would jump on me and lick my collarbone, sending tingles that make me tremble, but never had her lips land on mine; she would press herself against me and giggle, but mostly it was only when she wanted stuff FROM me, unlike now when her eyes were sinking into mine with pure desire as if all she wanted was me. And that was the poison I could never escape. "Mate!" I responded when my lips finally found a gasp of freedom before I took her into my chest and kneaded as if we could beco
Taran's POVI cut off the mindlink with Kirsch, and instantly--[We can wake Willa up,] Cerberus huffed in a hurtful tone. He noticed not a moment later than I did.He was in pain. It physically hurt us to know that our mates are suffering, and Cerberus knew the pain of being kept in deep sleep more than anyone --Well, anyone but Nox.[She can put Willa into deep sleep once, she can do it again,] I suppressed the bitter sting in my chest to comfort my wolf, [we have to solve this properly without hurt to either of them. They are one, Cerberus.][She needs the other mate mark,] Cerberus kept his calm, it was so much easier to talk to him right now, [but I doubt she would mark anyone if she couldn't even mark Kirsch.][She couldn't mark Kirsch because her human part was in deep sleep,] I watched Cerberus carefully -- I know the jealousy I have been feeling was half from him, [Nox loves Kirsch. She can't fight the mate pull.][So
Taran's POV "Powell, good to see you again," I reached out my hand to Powell when Willa and Kirsch both turned their heads away when they saw Powell greeting us at the gate of the Treaty. "The same!" Powell grabbed my hand gratefully, and instantly let go when Willa shot him a death stare, "I'm so glad to have you with us, Alpha Taran!" "He's not the Alpha," Willa suddenly interrupted in a cold tone, "Kirsch Murphy is our current Alpha, and we are hoping you can at least pay your due respect to little details like these." Kirsch stared at Willa in shock with his jaw on the ground before he turned to me with confusion in his eyes. Though both of them are my mates, I do taste jealousy every time Willa appears close to Kirsch, and that was when I noticed -- Willa HAD been closer to Kirsch, and it actually started since the day when she failed to mark him. I was worried that day would ruin the little closeness they had before. "I'm terribly sorry! Miss..." Powell hesitated, and oddl