EZRA
If I had died and this was what death tasted like, then I didn’t want to live another day. I would rather stay in death, with Phoenix in my arms, her taste in my tongue. Her soft sighs against my ears.
That is the death I want.
I look down at my mate, my mark fresh and red on her neck. It makes me hard instantly and I have to remind myself that she is probably hurt from last night.
But I can’t help this need for
PHOENIXThere is a silver lining that comes with certainty. I feel like we don’t talk about it enough.The state of euphoria when you get what you want, and you find out it is even better than you ever imagined.I took a bath with Ezra then convinced him to go and check on Nate. I would happily spend all day with him in bed and between the sheets, but if Nate, a powerful beta lycan was admitted to the hospital, then it must be serious.
EZRAI feel on top of the world with Phoenix by my side, marked. Mine.Knocking on my father’s door, I don’t wait for his reply before pushing the door open and entering. He looks up the second he hears us and his face becomes a mask of irritation, laughter starts from my chest but I swallow it down.“Hello, father.” I greet cheerily.He doesn’t say anything but he watches everything that I do. Phoenix goes to curtsy but I hold her hand and smile, she looks at me with her eyebrows raised and I give her a discreet shake of my head.My father hates that when it is family and since she is family now, it extends to her.“Your majesty,” I’m proud of how confident she sounds because I can feel her nervousness.I forget the reputation my father has and how it must feel for new people when they are meeting him.“That is too formal, why don’t you call me father like my son does? He has made you part of the family.” He sounds genuine but there is underlying sarcasm in his tone.“Oh, I…”“Don’t
PHOENIXThe lycan King was not what I expected. I’ve heard so many horror stories about him I thought he would be an aloof monster but he wasn’t that.He even made jokes and he was very much just a normal person. As normal as a lycan can be.How they joked with Ezra was heartwarming. I noticed the stiff energy at first but it dissipated and all I saw was a father and his son. It was a sight to behold.Ezra being in his element, the leader and hearing how easily he spoke about this made me fall in love with him a little more. I couldn’t take my eyes off him.He looked more handsome than ever.He was the real life prince charming every girl could dream of and he is all mine.Mine!I will never tire of hearing that.“The introduction,” his groan pulls me from my train of thoughts.Our hands are still intertwined and this is the most comfortable thing ever. It feels as normal as breathing and talking, and just living.“We don’t have to do that. The tabloids will do enough of that.” he arg
PHOENIXEzra’s hands squeeze me tighter to him and he grunts at the back of his throat which makes me laugh.“You need to go,” I say through my laughter, playfully pushing him back.All I get is another soft grunt before he buries his head in my neck and nibbles on the skin there. He knows it never fails to make my knees weak and have me doing whatever he wants.Actually, he has me doing whatever he wants even without a word.“But I don’t want to,” he mumbles, still teasing the skin of my neck.I sigh and move into his chest, knowing I needed to bribe him to get him out of bed. He was doing this on purpose, we both know but I liked where it is going so I promote the bad behavior.“You need to, you promised your father you’d be there…and early too.” I run my palm over his chest slowly.He shudders as I go lower. I leave my hand on his abdomen, not going higher and lower. Teasing the skin, I place my leg in between his, moving closer to him. His breathing starts coming out in soft pants
EZRA“This love thing seems to be treating you so well,” Nate comments the moment I enter his hospital room.I can’t hide my small goofy smile as I take the seat beside the bed, where I have been sitting every day that I come to check up on him.“It is,” I reply, smiling smugly at my best friend.He only shakes his head at my response.Nate never got released from the hospital much to his dismay but the doctor suggested he stayed so they could run some more tests on him to be sure if the poison he was injected with did any permanent damage. He has been going through a series of tests this past week and most of the time, he is too tired to even argue that he wants to leave.We have not spoken about what happened to him, I guess that he needs more time because he never brought it up himself and the doctor said she avoids it with her too.“How is the mate? Have you told her anything?” from how fast he speaks, I know he has been meaning to ask this.“She is fine,” the second question keep
PHOENIX“What?” Kiara turns to face me with her brows pulled together in confusion.I stared at her with the expression because I have no idea where those words came from.“Repeat what you just said,”Her eyes are wide and she looked a little pale like she just saw a ghost.I open my mouth to speak but no words make it out.Uncertainty fills me and I feel dread pool in my stomach.What the hell did that mean?I remember what I said even though it didn’t make any sense but I can’t bring myself to repeat what I said.“Okay, let’s go back I side. This is starting to get creepy.” I nod in agreement and get up to follow her back inside.Stefan gets in step behind us easily. I’m grateful we didn’t have to pack the picnic basket, I’m not sure I would have been able to stand there for a minute longer without freaking out.Talking about the dreams, bad dreams, seems to have brought the fear back.Either that or there was really something weird happening in the palace. But why me?“Are you goin
PHOENIXI blink a few times before my eyes finally open. I feel too weak to move so I just stay there, trying to make use of my other senses to figure out where I am.“You’re awake,” the voice that sounds like Ezra’s but I know deep down doesn’t belong to him says.“Yes,” my voice sounds stronger, more present but I’m still unable to move.I know this because I tried to move my hand and it felt like I was trying to move a ton of bricks with my little finger only.“Good, I’ve missed you.” he growls lowly, longing clear in his voice.I hear footsteps and the man comes to sit by my head on the bed.That confirms he is not Ezra. They look almost the same but they are not.his face comes into view and he smiles.Another thing that puts him apart from Ezra is his scent. He has a more earthy scent to him, like what you would expect if you walked into an aged library.Ancient, he smells ancient.I look up at the ceiling. It is very high up, almost like Ezra’s room but the design is not like t
PHOENIX“What are you saying?” When I pull myself from my panic, I ask the wolf again.‘Why does no one explain these things to you people?’ She moans, sounding annoyed.Since I don’t know what or who she is referring to, I decided to keep quiet and hope that she explains what I want to hear.‘You are not from here,’ I don’t say anything because I reached that conclusion myself. ‘But your soul is not at rest here, so you came to help.’‘I didn’t come.’ Maya brought me here and went her merry way. She has a lot of explaining to do when next I see her. If I see her.Oh, what has she gotten me into?‘I know,’ the woman said, sounding entirely too calm for my liking. ‘I brought you here.’I jerked my head to the side so fast that I almost gave myself whiplash.‘Careful there, we’ll stay here for longer if you get yourself hurt.’ ‘I can’t move, why is that?’ I have way too many questions with no way to ask them.‘They poisoned your body, but don’t worry. Our love will get us out of here.’
PHOENIX It felt like I had been sleeping for years on end, and when I finally woke up, my entire body felt fatigued. Too heavy for me to lift even a finger. Ezra was beside me, he was wide awake and he was just watching me. I was aware of his presence, even in my unconscious state and that just made me realize how extremely lucky I am to have him in my life. “Hi,” he whispers, moving closer and pulling my body to his. I sigh when I feel his warmth surround me. He felt like peace, like home. “Hey,” my voice was weak from lack of use so I cleared my throat and tried again. it wasn’t any better not that he seemed to mind. “I feel like I have been sleeping for years.” I mutter, stretch and yawn as my bones make satisfactory pops all around. I felt slightly better after that stretch. “Three days,” Ezra says, his voice gentle and calm. I knew something was wrong from the way he sounded. Pushing back the heaviness I was feeling and the voice in my head telling me this was going to b
EZRA We have Alejandro and Hank in custody now, with audio and video proof of them admitting to all the things they had done.Yesterday had taken multiple unexpected turns but it turned out perfectly well if you asked me. I just had one thing to cross off my list before I can finally be at peace.I’m careful as I get out of bed. Phoenix is sleeping beside me. She has been out since last night when we came back with Nate and the cars they brought with them. I refused any medical checkup and instead stayed by my mate's side until she was cleared.The doctor, who thankfully knew what was happening, had stepped in for their actual doctor. They couldn’t deal with her face to face beforehand since they didn’t want their identity to be known, which made it easier for that to happen. A little overhaul and show of power by Nate had the actual doctor spilling, which allowed them to bring our doctor in.I was only able to alert Nate of what was happening but the second they drugged me, our conn
PHOENIX Alejandro is your typical bad guy, who would sit for hours and tell you how he came up with his perfect plans, the steps he followed, the moves you made that made it easy for him to win.I think I fell asleep five times during his anecdote, and each time I woke up, I prayed he would be done but my prayers weren't answered. We were all exhausted. In fact, he was the only one that didn’t seem tired of hearing himself.I started to feel sorry for him, because he clearly had issues. I couldn’t pinpoint where it stemmed from but he was more than due for therapy. And thanks to his torture, we all might too.“Enough.” Alpha Hank growls, getting off the wall he’d been resting on during his brother’s long history lesson.I have to admit, that is the one twist to the story I didn’t see coming. And though it doesn’t seem that significant, something tells me we need to be careful. I still have those dreams I’m not sure I translated well.At least, I feel better knowing Ezra is going to b
PHOENIX“Are you okay?” the doctor asks, looking over her shoulder in fear.“Do I look okay to you?” I mutter drily. I know I sound like a bitch but I couldn’t care less what she thought of me right now.She heaves a sigh and comes to stand in front me, she rethinks and immediately steps back, putting a little space between us. I only rolled my eyes because if I wanted to get to her, I would have since when Alpha Hank and Sibel’s dad were here. I’m not scared of them, even in the slightest bit.I’m biding my time because if I let whatever I’m feeling crackling under my skin take over, then I would rather it be worth it. I have a feeling there will be no going back from there.“You’re right, that is not the right question.” She huffs out a breath.I watched her, trying to look past the anger I’m feeling at her betrayal, to try and give her the benefit of the doubt but it doesn’t work. Maya just wants to tear her apart and it is taking everything I have in me to stop her from acting on
EZRAJax is losing his mind not knowing where Phoenix is or how she is managing.I’m calm for some reason, because I know she is alright. I don’t know how I know it, but I just di=o.‘Calm down, she is fine.’ I reply in a calming way, hoping it would help him relax but he just growls at me too. I sigh and throw my head back then almost immediately regret it when the wood dug into the back of my neck.They could have at least gotten comfortable chairs if they wanted to kidnap me. The chair is the most uncomfortable I have ever sat in.‘How can you be calm at a time like this?!’‘I trust Phoenix, if she was in danger she would have reached out to me by now.’ He just grunts. Not believing what I’m saying, or more accurately it wasn’t enough to make him calm down.‘And how can you be of help? Last I checked, you’re tied up.’‘I have you,’ I say with a small laugh. ‘I’m kidding.’ I immediately add before he does something dumb like try and hit me. Which is impossible but annoyance is a gre
PHOENIX I was tied up. It was the first thing I noticed when I woke up.I panicked immediately and tried to fight against the restraints but it was pointless. I didn’t even think to check to see if the person that has me tied up is still here. I just knew I needed to get out of here, I didn’t know how but I’ll be damned if I stay here for any moment longer.Ezra! The realization makes me stop struggling. I look around the room frantically, trying to see if I can see him but I’m alone.Everywhere is dark, if not for my wolf vision, I wouldn’t have been able to even make out anything.I’m on a wooden chair that is not comfortable in the least and my hands are tied behind me, so tightly that I fear that if I move the wrong way, I will pull them right out of their sockets.I couldn’t believe Jake’s dad was doing this. I didn’t even understand what he meant by the power I had was his. I never wanted it, but now that he so obviously wants it so he could hurt more people. He would have to k
PHOENIXI thought I was hearing things when I heard my old alpha’s voice. Jake’s dad. But when I turned, almost completely confident that I would find a different person, I saw him and my blood immediately went cold.Ezra’s hands tighten around me like he could feel the same negative energy I feel rolling off the man in waves.For the entire time I dated Jake, I wouldn’t say we were particularly close with his dad. I stayed away from him as much as I could because he just had this scary aura I didn’t like. Now, I’m seeing it as a different thing, especially as he bares his teeth in what I assume was supposed to be a smile.“What are you doing here?” I ask, my voice shaking slightly.He looks down at me, literally, and his lips turn down in distaste. He never really liked me but he never openly hated me. He just made it clear that he didn’t care what his son did with me. He looked like he wanted to slit my throat right now.“Shu—”“I would be careful how I finished that sentence if I w
EZRA Multiple times, I almost stopped Phoenix so I could kiss her and many more things. I managed to get my wolf to shut the hell up. This is extremely important for her—for both of us and our life. Our future.“Do you know where you’re going?” I ask her, circling my arm around her waist and pulling her to my side. She stretches and covers her mouth with her hand, yawning loudly.“I think I do,” she rests her head on my shoulder. I kiss the top of her head and hum in response.“I should have let you sleep more,” I murmured, steering her away from a tree root she hadn’t noticed.“I’m fine.” I only hum in response.She is stubborn but I loved her determination. I don’t know how she is doing it but i commend her hard work and efforts.Dealing with uncertainty and not knowing what to do or what is going to happen sucks. I’m unable to focus on anything, my mind is constantly running, thinking of things that could go wrong or another threat toward her.We have gone far from the main buildi
PHOENIX “Are you okay?” Ezra asks, his voice shaky as he holds both my shoulders. He wraps his arms around me, looks over my body, he is touching every part of me like he doesn’t even know where to check or where to stop.I’m not looking at him, instead I’m staring at his back, right at the large imposing building I have never seen before. We are not at the palace, this place looked unfamiliar but I feel like I have been here before. I feel the same feeling of déjà vu and I shake my head.“Phoenix?” I look back at Ezra, his amber eyes are filled with worry and he is panicking. I can read it in his body language.“I’m fine.” I’m surprised by how steady my voice sounds. “What happened?”I move out of his hold, a pained look crosses over his eyes but he doesn’t reach out for me, instead he stood to his feet when I did the same. Still standing at a safe distance, he reaches for my hand which I don’t offer.The way he looked like a scorned child made me feel bad but I don’t let that emoti