Eline and Ismena walked the footpath that leads back to their home, carrying the small nylon bag of the things they bought. The voices of children playing filled the air, the ones in their animal forms were barking, howling, and growling. It is a scene full of life, and Ismena reveled in it. "This place is the Heart of Naturiah like you said right?" Ismena asked, allowing her eyes to swallow her environment. "Mmh. The border that separated the werewolf Clan and the mountain lion Clan met somewhere around here. So, any Changeling can put down roots here, it doesn't matter your Clan, no one cares. Here, is a mixture of all sorts of Changelings." "Aah, I understand." "Yeah. As you already found out, our Alpha King lives here. His tower is not far from this side of town." "Can you tell me about him? The Alpha King?" Unconsciously, her leg kicked a stone away from her path, "Which clan is he from?" "The Alpha King? Obviously, he is from the werewolf Clan. They're the ruling clan now
"She's almost seventeen. Just finished high school. She always wanted to be a nurse. I told her that I'll be there when she becomes one." She swallowed tightly, "Guess, I wouldn't be there after all."Eline was silent. Then, "You asked why I'm telling you all about the Alpha King even though humans cannot be trusted?" She took a deep breath, "Well, the truth is that I'm rooting for you and the King. He has suffered so damn much, it changed him and his perspective on life. You are his lifemate. He is alone...always alone. Surrounded by people but very much alone. It's so sad.""Suffered? What happened to him?"The silence that followed was deafening. They cut through another path that leads to their home. Eline contemplated how much to say, and how much not to say. Not that she knows all the details—no one knows that but only the Alpha King and the other males involved."You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I wouldn't like to put you in trouble with your Alpha King for sayi
They were almost at the door of the house when Eline stopped and turned to her, "You have a very bad heart disease that is already killing you because strangely, your body is not responding to treatments. But since you met the Alpha King and established physical contact with him, you have been feeling way better than you've felt in a long time. Am I right?"Ismena was dumbfounded to answer the question. Suddenly, this woman is putting all her inner turmoils into words. How did she know that? She never told anybody about it.Eline continued, "That is because you're not only his mate but also your mating compatibilities are very high. If you mate with him and you keep sharing séxual intimacies with him, it'll take time but your body will heal entirely.""W-What are you insinuating?" She whispered, suddenly scared. She is so terrified to hope. "I'm saying that there's a way for you not to die. To mate, and keep having intimacies with your partner." That said, Eline turned and walked in
The huge mountain lion used his paw yet again to push the food toward the smaller wolf. The wolf pushed the food away again, whining in its throat. An anguished sound. The wolf refused repeatedly, but the mountain lion did not give up. This time around, he stalked closer to the wolf, lowered himself to his haunches, and pressed his huge forehead to the wolf's.Also, it raised a huge forepaw and pressed on the wolf's jaw repeatedly. A gesture filled with affection...guilt and pain. The wolf growled low in its throat. The mountain lion did the same, waiting for the wolf out so patiently. Finally, amber eyes with invisible wounds to the soul closed, and the wolf whimpered in defeat and surrender. A few seconds passed between them, before the mountain lion stepped back, and offered the food again. This time around, the wolf lowered her head and devoured the meat ravenously. The mountain lion stood guard while the wolf ate, its green eyes never leaving the wolf. Suddenly, a scent w
The King-Cougar struck, hitting his paw to Alphose's chest which caused a good amount of pain to travel through his half-shifted body like waves. "Hell! Alpha King!"The King-Cougar raised his forepaws again, this time the sharp long claws slipped out, Alphose knows immediately that when he strikes this time, he will rip his heart from his chest. And there's no escaping him, not when the King-Cougar has him in this position.So, he closed his eyes and awaited his faith, hoping at the same time that his mate has ran to safety.But, as the paw descended, the King-Cougar shifted. The Alpha King lay above him, his hand hitting the floor above their heads and his breathing uneven."Oh, thank the gods." Alphose's relief was insurmountable. Yet, he held still, not moving, seeing the battle for control still going on inside the male above him.Wolfariane Daminor Throne was bombarded with several kinds of emotions, he is tethering on the very edge of insanity. Again.Kill. Destroy. Hate hum
He has no idea what is going on there, but whatever it is, he is all too glad for it. She is bringing him back!"Keep talking to him, Ismena." If Wolfariane couldn't hear his own voice, maybe, he can hear hers. He wasn't even surprised this is happening, she is his mate.Then, Wolfariane's lips descended on hers. The kiss was savage. Hard. Overwhelming in its intensity.Slowly, her legs touched the floor, and she stood in front of him, caged in by him. His claws dug into her waist, cutting the skin. Ismena yelped into his mouth, Impulsively, she tried to pull away. His claws dug in more as he held on tighter."Keep still, don't fight him. Don't let him perceive you as a threat!" Alphose added, slowly getting up. He winced at the wounds on his body.Ismena kept still like he instructed, closing her eyes, she allowed the kiss to swallow her whole. Her body came alive until his touch, her insides fluttering, her heart beating faster in her chest.His lips plundered hers, his tongue delv
Ismena was barely aware of Alphose leaving. Wolfariane was kissing her again, his hand digging harder into her hips, this time around, drawing blood.She winced into his mouth, her eyes watering. But she didn't fight him. Instead, she ran her hands around his back, down to his waist. Her breathing was harsh to her own ears.His other hand went to her leg and lifted it to his waist, to settle in comfortably between her thighs. He thrust again, sharp and animalistic as the first time against her belly."Wolfar—"His name was cut off from her lips as he sucked on her tongue. Making a sound of frustration, his back bowed and he thrust again. This time, he seem to have gotten his desired destination when his dick bumped her pussy.She yelped at the forceful thrust.He groaned in satisfaction, and slammed his hips to hers again, pressing her deeper into the wall. Once. Twice. Thrice."Oh, God!" It hurts. It's like a big hard pole is weighted in front of her, searching for ways to pierce thr
He fucked into her mouth, holding her hair in a firm grip, relishing the snug drag of her lips, the flickering whip of her tongue. And all the while he watched her. Stared at her eyes darken, her cheeks hollowing out, her lips sliding over his díck."Oh yeah. There you go." he groaned as he rocked slowly back and forth, every muscle in his body tightening as he fought his release. "Suck it. Suck it deeper."Her tongue flattened further along him, rasping tissue so sensitive he wanted to roar with the pleasure of it. He pushed back, filling her mouth, breaching past her barrier of comfort in taking him. Her moan of protest filled the air as he slid too far, but he didn't pull back. She gagged. He did not relent.She could take more. He knew she could. Heavens help him, he needed her to. "Breathe through your nose. Relax." He ordered roughly, staring down into her wide eyes filled with fear and excitement gauging if it was fear or excitement lighting them. He felt the hot depths of h
When the full moon eventually came, screams from two women in two different parts of Naturiah were particularly high in the air because two couples were getting mated. One from the Cougar Clan, the other from the Heart of Naturiah.In the Cougar Clan, Alphose held his woman close as he gave her all that was him. She has never taken all his forms before, but tonight she was going to before the mating ritual is performed. Her sweaty body shook under his, and he could smell her fear too. He whispered words of love and encouragement to her ears as he filled her body from behind yet again and began thrusting again.They were in their bedroom, kneeling on the floor with Kassandra's upper body lying on the bed and Alphose's own blanketing hers from behind. They've been at it all night. She has lost count of how many times she has released. At this rate, her soul was going to leave her body. Alphose was the best lover she'd ever been with—hell, even the word 'best' does not do him justice. G
"I love you too, baby." He rose with her in his arms, withdrew a gold ring from his pocket, and slipped it into her ring finger. "It's so beautiful..." She cried, staring reverently at the sparkling jewelry. "It looks so good on you," he whispered to her. That night, they made passionate love together. As always he took his time arousing her body, touching her everywhere until she begged him desperately to join them intimately before he proceeded to do just that. They created the perfect rhythm together, moving sensuously and whispering words of love to each other. Wolfaraine took his time making her go wild in pleasure in his arms, he savored the cries, the litany, the sounds he drew from her as they pleasured each other for hours. Afterward, they lay together, sated and happy. He caressed her belly, cradling their child as Ismena burrowed closer to him. "I'm so glad that it was my father that helped us escape. We were victorious because of him." She played with the soft hairs
The next day, Onaries was publicly executed in the square at the Heart Of Naturiah, before the people. Crowds gathered to watch it and it gave them great satisfaction to see the shame, the humiliation on the psycho's face before he was beheaded. To Onaries, it was the worst punishment. He should have killed himself when the lab was invaded—it was better to die in battle than to be killed by public execution where the people get to laugh at him, spit on his face and call him names. He'd been tortured for days by his own Head Sentinel, Rodarh who took great pleasure from the act. He tortured Onaries until he lost his pride and begged to be killed. But Onaries, that monster, had denied him. Until today when he was publicly executed. As for the human doctor, Beloca; Alphose, and Degar had taken turns beating the man up, they carved his skin out of his own body, his screams like music to their eyes. They tortured Beloca to an extent that he stopped breathing several times, but they did
"Nothing, Miss Kassandra; I only forced your dormant hormones to come alive. My 'attempted claim' on you forced your body to wake and take on your mate's scent." He smiled a little, "Now, you practically stink of him." Sandra doesn't understand. "Him?" She asked, confused. "The Steele trying to break down that door, ma'am. You are his mate. There was a time you were very sick, right? To the extent you thought you might die, right?" Sandra doesn't need to think hard about that. "Yes, when I was very young, I suffered pneumonia." He nodded knowingly, "Whatever drugs humans used to cure you suppressed your hormones that made you a potential mate. So deeply suppressed that they wouldn't have stirred if you hadn't met your lifemate, my twin brother, and I wouldn't have been able to awake them if I didn't push as hard as I did. I'm sorry for hurting you, lass." The man wasn't as bad as she thought he was, Sandra thought, and some of her fears dissolved. Instead, joy began spreading thr
When Ismena heard the news about Alphose and Kassandra, she left the Tower and went back to Eline's house to be with her best friend. Sandra cried on her shoulders, dreading every hour that passed, every ticking of the clock because it was a reminder that Josiah was already on his way to Naturiah to claim her. She told Ismena that she didn't wanna do it. She just wants to go back to the human world. It's better to go home to live the rest of her life alone than to be with a man who isn't her Alphose. Although it killed Ismena to do it, she talked her out of it. How will she live the rest of her life knowing that she could have met her soulmate? She could have been with him, but she gave up on it? She talked her into giving Josiah a chance. After all, who knows? It might be the best decision she has ever made in her life, right? The Alpha King, on the other hand, could only pat his best friend's shoulder, commending him for doing the right thing even when the 'right thing' hurts. B
He smiled, "She is. Do you remember all your time together with her?""Oh yes. She is my best friend.""She will be so happy to hear that. It'll probably make her cry. She thinks of you that way too. Maybe even more.""I want her to stay with us forever. You're going to mate her, right?" "Yes, I will. If she will have me." Wolfaraine stated matter-of-factly. He has no doubt anymore. He wants to spend the rest of his life with Ismena. In fact, he cannot imagine his future without her in it."I'm glad. I hope she will have you, too. We will be one big family. She is so brave. She's everything you need in a mate. She always came by my room, all the time, no matter how scared she was. She came every day. I knew you two fought when she didn't come by for a few days. I was mad at you because you let her go.""Is that way you growled whenever I came close? I thought perhaps you hated me.""I never. I was just mad at you, madder, because I couldn't tell you how I felt. I'm happy you two sort
He walked into the room, quietly closing the door behind him, and took a few minutes to just stand there and watch them. The two most important women in his life. He felt lighter and refreshed, his heart filled with happiness like he'd never known before. How his life has changed in the past few months. He'd resigned himself to a bland life filled with guilt, sadness, and loneliness, never taking a mate, never having a child of his own, and living day by day with the fear of not knowing when he would lose his sister forever. But Ismena came into his life and changed it forever.He'd felt more in the past six months than he has in almost twenty years. The past no longer fills him with rage and sadness, his cougar wasn't as rough and out-of-control as before. He has a mate who is so highly compatible with him, his child is growing in her belly, and his sister, who he thought was lost forever was back to him again.Complete. He feels complete."What are you thinking so hard about?" Ism
Gasps of disbelief filled the air. The people were shocked and excited. They found it hard to believe that their King's sister—someone who they'd all given up on—would take her mortal form again after all these years. Murmurs rose in the crowd, bits and pieces of them could be heard audibly."Did you see that—" A voice said."What just happened!?" Another added."She took her mortal form again...!" "Bless the Lord!""May the deities be praised...!""Did you see that too?""...thought it'll never happen for her.""It's been eighteen years."Wolfaraine Daminor Throne stood frozen. He glanced down at the small, pale, feminine hand in his larger one. His eyes trailed from her hand to her arm, up to her shoulder, her neck, and her teary face. His throat constricted at the sight in front of him.She was more beautiful than the distorted image his mind had desperately held onto all these years. His sister was ten the last time he saw her face. His eyes watered as he gazed into eyes as blue
All the leading Alphas of Naturiah were there, the sentinels, the Betas, the Omegas, the houseworkers. He could see Eline, Mirian, and Kassandra too, even the Alphas that fought with him in the human world earlier in the day. They were all gathered there. They rose and greeted him respectfully when he walked through the door with his mate in his arm.Then they were crowding him. The joy and relief on their faces, filled his heart with love for his people. The females had tears in their eyes as they came really close to him. Some were hugging him, while the others were kneeling at his feet—a gesture of welcome and respect. They were all careful not to press tightly against him because of the woman in his arms. Ismena wiggled a bit, a sign that she wanted to be on her own feet, but Wolfaraine glanced at her and shook his head slightly."Please, I'll be careful, and I'll be right here by your side." she pleaded, a hint of her smile on her face. She knows how badly his people wanted to g