Willa's POV
[Kirsch!] It took me some time to persuade granny that I no longer needed a night guard, and I mind linked Kirsch right after I was alone.
He didn't put it through.
[Kirsch, stop avoiding me! Where is Al?!] I demanded, trying to get off the bed. My limbs felt like they were made of dough, but at least I could walk now.
He refused again.
[Fine! Don't talk to me. I'm coming to your office, and if you are not there, the beach would be my next stop. I won't rest until I find him with or without your help!] I grabbed my cloak, heading to the balcony. I decided that going through the window was a better chance to sneak out without granny noticing when she slept right in the next room now.
[Willa...] Kirsch's reluctant voice came through, [Scarlett won't let you.]
[Try me!] I challenged as I flipped over the balcony, trying to find a way down. My body wasn't ready for too intense activities yet.
[Willa!] Kirsch gasped as h
Taran's POVI had made my decision.If I had to leave Willa, then the sooner the better. Keeping the relationship on would only worsen the goodbye that was destined to happen.I knew it would hurt her for now, but I also knew how powerful the mate pull was. She wouldn't be able to resist the mate pull toward Kirsch in a month, and that would overcome whatever she's feeling toward me now.I had to leave.I had been lingering around the pack for the past few days, waiting for Willa to wake up. I knew where to find Willa because I left a bug in her hoody. High tech helped, especially when werewolves wouldn't be looking for them actively, especially Willa who didn't know much about the.I wanted to go and talk to Kirsch, but the burning in my heart every time I thought about giving up Willa and admitting that she was his mate kept me from doing so.I didn't know where I could go.I couldn't even go to the beach anymore because they
Taran's POV[Taran! Put the fucking mindlink through! This is serious!] Kirsch shouted through the mind link. He was minutes away from us.I rejected his request.[For the love of goddess!] Kirsch tried again, [What's got into you?! Where are you?!]He could have known my location -- when I was the only rogue entering the pack's territory. He couldn't tell me apart from Stone Hayes and his men when I was so close to them.Of course I stayed close. I wouldn't have let Willa be in danger. But Kirsch needed a push otherwise he would never get close to Willa.I touched the mate mark on my neck. The cuts over it were still open -- I couldn't heal without Cerberus. At least it stopped bleeding from the clawing Cerberus did several days ago. The human way of healing was too slow, I couldn't imagine how Willa had been enduring this for her whole life.I was really like Willa's case now -- wolfless without being able to heal. That was when it
Willa's POV The scary Alpha knelt on my broken arms as he pinned down my other arm with one hand. I could barely move let alone do anything, not to mention there were two other wolves surrounding us with mad red eyes. [Kirsch!] I shouted as the scared Alpha unbelted his pants. I couldn't believe that was what he was after. Who the HELL spread such a rumor about granny's magic?! To mark an underage teenager to get magic?! Shouldn't that be against the law or something?! [I'm almost there! One minute!] Kirsch answered me as the trees passed behind him. I could tell he was running as fast as he could, but from the look, he was nowhere near us. [You said one minute a minute ago!] I grunted as I tried to move, but the scary Alpha had already taken out his dick as he stroked it in front of my face. Gross! "For the love of goddess!" I shouted as I darted my eyes off him, "I don't have magic, you pedophile!!! Get off me!" "Can't wait t
Kirsch's POV There WAS a rogue who left the herd first. I could feel the rogue running away, but I didn't know who that was. No wonder that rogue stayed inside the pack if that was Natasha. She had family in the pack that would take her in. "She ought to know what's coming to her if she stays." I frowned, couldn't help but remembered that it was Natasha who put Willa in a coma for a whole week. How dare she return to the pack again?! "Haven't you been listening to me?!" Willa grunted impatiently, "She's Taran's mate! You can't hurt her!" "She's NOT his mate. I told you, I asked her with Alpha Aura--" "Cerberus didn't know back then!" Willa sighed with a grunt in frustration. I finally understood why Taran said I might have to "persuade Willa to stay". Of course she wanted to leave the pack when Taran told her Natasha was his real mate. How did he think this would play out?! "You don't know that until you turned 18 yourself, Wil
Kirsch's POV"Willa, are you okay?" I asked, watching Willa poking her pizza for about five minutes now already."Yes, I'm okay," Willa answered, still poking that piece of pastry.Like she did five minutes ago.Scarlett moved back to the house I granted them after the doctor assured her Willa had shown no sign of any sequela. I changed our menu to ordering out so Willa wouldn't have to suffer my cooking while missing Taran.I could tell she was heartbroken, but she wouldn't confide that, not to me at least."Little kitten, I'm pretty sure that pizza is dead now. But I can taste it for you if you are worried." I let Rudy come out and the stupid wolf started with a cold joke.Willa chuckled.Well, at least Rudy still had his magic."How's Natasha doing?" Willa put down her fork. That meant she was done with her meal...again. She hadn't been eating much, for days now. I had no idea how she was surviving with so little food
Willa's POVI had been painting Soulstorm for the past few days.Kirsch offered -- well, insisted that I stay in the pack even after Natasha came back. I knew he offered that out of kindness, but the actual reason was -- I didn't want to watch her being together with Taran.I couldn't.It hurt enough to just mention her name. I would die if I had to be around them just to see Taran smile at her, hug her and spoil her...Like how he was with me.Leaving was the only way I could get on with my life. But I couldn't do that just yet because Taran hadn't come back. I didn't know how he was doing, and I didn't dare ask. But with Cerberus mad at me, I doubted if there was too much I could do anyways.All I could do was make some Soulstorms before I leave.There was no hope to keep a peaceful mood to design any new patterns, and I had just been painting the same pattern over and over again, trying to not think about Taran, or actually,
Willa's POV"Mindlink him!" I grabbed Kirsch's arm, shaking him when he froze where he was, stunned, "Kirsch!"He rose a finger at me -- he was still listening to the phone. I waited nervously but it didn't take long before he suddenly turned and shouted at his phone--"He's my fucking Alpha, you ass hole! You dare do that, then you take on the whole Gemini Crescent as your fucking enemy!"What were they gonna do to Taran?!"Damn it!" Kirsch hung up furiously and his eyes glazed--He was trying to mindlink, and apparently, it was an effort in vain."Tell me what happened?!" I shook him in haste."That was The Treaty's secretary general, Bowell. Someone spotted a huge silver rogue having a killing spree over the mountain." Kirsch combed his hair in frustration. For the first time, I saw real fear in his eyes. For so long I had been thinking I was Taran's mate and then I got to know that Natasha was, but rarely did I ever think t
Willa's POV"So if you give me a tattoo of that spell, I can use it while in my wolf form?" Kirsch asked.Tattoos won't disappear when we shift. Though it would be covered under our fur, the ink was in our skin."Yes...but then you still have to have my blood with you to use it. You need to activate the spell when the magic burns out." I hesitated."Give me the tattoo first and we will think about something." Kirsch held out his arm.Thank Goddess I didn't return the tattoo pen to granny.We went downstairs and I started painting on his forearm the design I just painted on the parchment."I felt sea when I touched the parchment you left on the sofa the other day." Kirsch suddenly said when I was giving him the tattoo.It made sense. Cerberus felt it as well. There was my blood on both the gift I gave Taran and the paper I left the other day.I dodged Kirsch's eyes in silence because I didn't want to think what that meant
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