-RAINA’S POV- Putting a pause on the grinding, Valen devilishly smirked, leaving a teasing small space between us. “If I touch the entrance of your pussy, and you aren’t wet, I’ll leave and never bother you again.” “W-what?” I breathed out, but the desire betrayed my aghast expression. I would lose for sure because my panties was already soaked, and he could very well smell it. “It’s a stupid deal.” His jaw flexed into a smug grin as his stare regarded me with such immense power. “Then you have nothing to lose.” Shaking my head. “I won’t accept.” Something was tugging on my heart, whispering naughty things that my body understood. “You are playing dirty.” "Maybe I like playing dirty." He smirked ardently and pushed his lips so close to mine that they grazed with every word he spoke. “Why shouldn’t I want to be dirty with my mate, hmm?” “Fuck you, Valen!” I blurted out in an attempt to kill the chain of thoughts rising in my head, as well as to offend him. “When you talk so dirt
-RAINA’S POV- Jealousy swam in the depths of Valen’s piercing orbs. Despite the wrath of a territorial male who felt threatened by another, his hold on my waist remained gentle. "They're maintenance. And it's to fix the door that you broke." I charged, pointing at his chest. Valen’s thick brows pulled together with a frown etched across his handsome features. He grasped my hand in place, and when I tried to snatch it away, he kept it imprisoned in a tight hold. "I'll fix it." "When, huh? When cats can play the fiddle?" With a cheeky attitude, I implied that he did not have much time for me. "Baby, don't say that. I'll do it." He promised, ruefully. Yeah, right! I complained inwardly, betting that maintenance would get it done before he ever did. His thumb drew lazy patterns on my left cheek, and it calmed us both, evaporating the angry air. “How about this?" As a solution, he waved a hand and cast a white wall mirage there which blended in with the rest of the room, making it ap
-RAINA’S POV- Without lifting his head, Valen’s mouth continued to eat my pussy. There was a certain skill to his delicious manhandling. With my legs over his shoulders, he moved both of his long warm muscly hands and grabbed my arms. In that position, he hoisted me up from the dresser with my bottom pressing against the base of his neck and meandered over to my bed. Gently, he lowered my ass to the mattress. All this time, his mouth roamed my pussy, and he settled on his knees. Mewling, I laid back, gripping the sheets. At one point, he licked from my butt upwards, sliding his nose and tongue up through my nether lips. His nose came out so wet and shiny. “Please, goddess! It’s so sensitive.” I yelped. The sensitivity between my legs was killing me. Next, his tongue shoved past my entrance, and he ejected a randy growl, “Mine!” “Ah,” I squealed. It sent my body flying into paradise and my pussy shivered at the warm penetration. My hands flew to his hair, grasping it tightly and
-RAINA'S POV- My brows curled upwards as I let loose chorus lines of moans. The circular motions of the head of his iron cock caused my brain to vacate my body. Truly, I wanted to feel the rest of his dick inside of me. It was a sweet, blinding torture. I was so engrossed in immense pleasure that I could not think. All I could do was feel. Therefore, Valen paused to adjust himself. He changed his angle by shifting half of his weight sideways to rest his left arm beside my neck. His right hand guided mine to wrap his throbbing cock, directing me to pump it. As I jerked off my mate with him hovering above me, a deep groan sounded in the back of his throat and his right hand cupped my pussy. He slowly inserted his finger deep inside me, watching my reaction. I gaped, hardly breathing. Ever so slowly, his fingers pushed in and pulled out, and his thumb began to stroke my clitoris. It was the push-button to nudge my pelvis towards his finger as he drew it out. My mouth sought to kiss h
-RAINA’S POV- “I do not like that you have the upper hand. You take what you want, and you’ll keep taking until Snow comes to take you away from me.” I retorted, feeling like I’d been wronged. “I cannot overlook the fact that you’ll have another mate.” “That guy from the future was not me, Raina.” Frowning, Valen growled deeply, and my pussy pulsated from the sounds vibrating in his throat as he captured my mouth to assert his possessiveness. This time, his lips showed no mercy as he kissed me with all his feelings pouring out. I kissed him back with the same urgency as we both fought for dominance with our tongues. Adorably, he smiled when our lips parted as though we were not in the middle of a disagreement. “How are we going to break up when you can’t even reject me?” That pissed me off. I shook my head in contempt. “You are still such a jerk.” In my heart, I didn’t mean it, and Hera yelled at me not to say that. This mate bond was winning in a game that I did not wish to be
-RAINA’S POV- Between us, a golden silence trampled through. We were both waiting for the other to say something first. “Raina.” Valen summoned my attention. I was afraid to meet his eyes, lest he would witness the hurt and humiliation that pressed for release via tears. I should never have questioned him about his feelings. It was the fast approaching footsteps that force me to look at him as he proceeded towards me, fully dressed. “The guys and I spotted some methane bubbles in the witch territory that show that someone was interfering with the dimensions. I have to follow that lead since it has been difficult to locate my brother because it might be the Worgens.” He swooped me up in his strong arms like a child and I shrieked. He carried me to the bathroom while speaking. “Time in the dimensions are different from ours. It could move faster or slower, so I’m not sure when I’ll be back. Either way, you know what I expect.” Sitting me on the white marble countertop in the middle
- VALEN'S POV “Harder! Yes!” A naked Cheryl knelt on our long brown leather couch with her palms on the armrest, doggy style with nude Devin ramming into her from behind. “I'm going to cum! Oh, Devin.” Slapping sounds of my best friend’s sexual exploits in our cabin at sunset weren't what I wanted to hear or see when I teleported from Dark Wolverson. Tits, hair, and ass cheeks bounced in a frenzy as moans and grunts filled the living room. Instead of going home to our pack, my Beta decided to stay in Wolkrane Fortress to spend time with Cheryl. I knew what it meant, but dammit, we had house rules. “Eh-hem.” I cleared my throat with my focus on my best friend. Cheryl's eyes widened when she whipped her sight at where I stood, her cheeks flushed in embarrassment and she tried to push Devin off her. “Damn it, Valen!” Beads of sweat rolled down his temples as Devin exclaimed his displeasure and paused with his cock deep in his fuck buddy's cunt. “We agreed that you'd use the door.”
-VALEN’S POV Neither my parents nor the Elder Council mentioned hosting a claiming ceremony. Mercedes was probably trying to swindle her way to get me to be mellow with her. “Don't beat yourself up because you didn't find Vaheed. He'll fight to stay alive until his big brother rescues him.” She soothed and crossed her legs. Then she took up the bottle of whiskey and poured more into my glass. “I'm sure he'll be back for our coronation.” Now that caused me to shoot her a ruthless gaze. Her face contorted into an ugly frown, and she kept the bottle in her hand. The very bottle that I really ought to slam down her throat. “After that tiresome mission, why don’t you let me help you relax those big, strong muscles tonight?” Dallying, she brought the bottle to her mouth, stuck out her tongue, and swirled it around the opening. “Tell me what you want, and I’ll do it.” Right now, I was just as nauseated as my wolf who was still playing dead. Turning my head, I sought other options of liq
-RAINA'S POV“I can't stop. I won’t stop. Not until I get my wolf.” I replied with all seriousness, showing my determination. Then sadness overcame me when I thought of everything that crashed into my life. My voice dropped, softening. “I'm scared, Valen.”This doppelgänger was as impassive as the first time I met him. This was the Valen who was incandescently in love with Villainess Snow, also known as the nefarious Mercedes.Scanning his features, his edgy mohawk had gotten a lot whiter with a sleek shine. From this angle, the loose black strands were barely noticeable with the bulk of his long hair combed over to the right. This time a thicker, short beard covered his sharp jawline, and he pinned me with a hateful glare. Strapped and overpowered.“Then find your mate.” He simply said, annoyance still palpable in his demeanor.I shook my head stubbornly. “I need some answers, or I'm stepping through.”His eyes hardened at me. Anger, like stone, set in his features.“Why did you try
RAINA'S POV-“When your Grandma said she would keep my snow globe safe, she really wasn't kidding,” I muttered with sarcasm as I walked down the dark passageway. Our feet thudded on baked black mud with its walls decorated with brown-black, twining, trunky vines.Leading with a torch in her hand, Pennelope chuckled and then uttered with dramatic emphasis, “Grams never—and I mean never joke around.”“Your home is creepy as hell,” I swear the big vines moved sometimes.Witches' houses were truly a haunted horror for intruders. You could get in, but only the goddess could help you to get out. A modicum of dread weaved through me, but with Penn here, I thought I would be alright.Get it together Raina.It's amazing how the home could transition from a lovely spacious cottage on the upper floors and then descend from the basement into a whole murky forest with thin, white smoky ghosts popping up here and there, whooing around. Ancestors, Pennelope called them.Marlena told me the snow glob
VALEN'S POV-Zeus' volcanic rage was swarming me. It was hard to control him like this. I never expected Devin's revelation to propel my wolf into a hissy fit. Vaheed's attack on my best friend left a bitter taste of betrayal.Not to mention, his actions with Raina were incomprehensible because he was marked by his own mate. Once again, my brother was after my mate. Why? I thought we passed this stage, but no. He’s a damn dickhead who has gone off the rails.“Alpha, did you get the new location?” Jason’s voice came through the communication earpiece.“Yeah,” I replied in a not-so-nice tone. “We’ll move in five.”Nuuk, Bahia Blanca, and Isiro were fruitless. This was the last sanctuary that was on our agenda to investigate. However, Heidi had found that this one in Waipu had a branch in the United States. Pennelope also confirmed high amounts of camouflaging magic that were widespread across the town. All of its energy waves pulsed from that synagogue.I stood to the side with my rifle
VALEN’S POV-I caught Jason standing from his chair with his head down. He was scratching his forehead with his palm blocking most of his eyes, but I saw them sneaking upwards to watch out for my reaction.Guilty as sin. He had to be the culprit who provided the girls with everything they needed, including war gear, despite that he knew how we felt about our women on the battlefield.I growled at him.“We're coming on the mission.” Venus was always the boldest to speak first.With hands on my waist, I rebuffed, “No, that's a negative. You've been up all night, and it’s two a.m., plus the Howl De Lune cannot be planned by itself. The team and I will be gone for days.”“Cleo and Mom are here,” Raina argued, failing to see my point. She shrugged and emphasized, “I’m safest when I am with you.”“Mom left you in charge.” As I spoke, my feet crossed the space to draw closer to her. “Everyone else has to be here to assist you. Besides, the Bolivian and Ugandan wolves rely on your presence. Y
VALEN POV-“This coffee is shit,” Theo’s deep grumpy voice complained, almost spitting the liquid from his mouth after taking his first sip from the cup.“Too bad, I thought it was the perfect flavor for you,” Jason sassed with a cocky grin from around his grand U-shaped desk with the multiscreen computer system up and running.“You are the greatest hacker I know, and you can build the most advanced techno shit. That you can do, but you can’t make a damn good coffee?” Theo exaggerated, gesturing to the hot cup in his hand.Jason huffed and turned his head back to the computer screens, typing away on the keyboard. “Screw you.”“I would, but not today. You’ve got to buy me a beer first,” The Gamma twin jested back and stepped over to Azara with the coffee in his hand, giving it to her.We were at the IT Hub, which was Jason's domain. It was a fawn-colored, single-story federal house located across from the Training Center. He worked hand in hand with the Gammas, being our eyes from the
VALEN’S POV-I side-eyed Gamma Blayne furiously. He immediately bowed his head and averted his gaze.The stench of blood got stronger, permeating my senses, causing my legs to speed up. I can't stand the thought of any more of our members getting hurt or killed."What the hell..." I trailed off as I inched closer, crouching down and examining the line of dead bodies. It was just downright sick and twisted to use them for a ransom note effect.A chill entered the air that made everyone shiver. Raina’s eyes widened at the gruesome sight.Venus gasped, going pale with a hand flying over her mouth. “This is barbaric.”All their necks were slashed by claws and two of the deceased were used for the punctuation marks. Reading from left to right, it stated: ‘We have not forgotten, and we are coming for her.’Gamma Blayne crouched at the lifeless body next to me. He touched the wound on the man’s chest, inspecting it. “The gashes aren’t as deep as you’d expect, but this one got a double tap en
VALEN’S POV-Together, Theo, Thaines, Jason, and I pushed forward in our wolf form. Leaves and twigs crunched under our pounding paws. The sight of the full moon took its turn in the sky and the faint wind skimmed my fur.The grim sound of battle reached my ears long before we reached the outskirts of the station. We arrived united, skidding to a halt as we met the bloody scene with hard eyes and fangs bared. The air was thickened with the stench of sweat, blood, and death. Gruel residues of combat.Looking around the field for a target, the sounds of gnashing teeth, angry snarls, and painful shouts that had previously filled the air vanished with the rogues that swiftly fled through the tree line, leaving an eerie silence.“Cowards!” I roared internally, anger filling my veins.“Go now! Don’t let them get away!” Gamma Blayne shouted orders to a specialized team of elite wolves to pursue the escapees. He stood naked, heaving and curling his hands into fists, and his head whipped to spo
VALEN’S POV-“What’s my Alpha doing in a place like this?” Albert the old bartender had the nerve to joke as he wiped down the triple-fronted bar counter with a chuckle.“It’s a bar. What crime have I committed?” Although he was jesting, I was in a foul mood.Arbitration Day with those bumptious Alphas has finally ended. Things at Alpha Camp were going well with Valiant. Devin’s still in his coma and Raina seems to be in a bad mood. She was madder than a fucking hornet and shanghaiing my mental space.Yesterday, everything went downhill. Devin’s condition showed no change and I did not find the damn Worgen. I came here to clear my mind from the weight of failure that settled over me.All I wanted to do was head to Raina’s room and hug her. But knowing that she’d probably bring up Mercedes again, I detoured here. The thought of her name made the beer in my hand so damn distasteful. Out of panicked desperation, I’ve been spinning my wheels all day to come up with a way to get through to
RAINA’S POV-Theo bent and picked up the folder. He placed it on the desk and fell back into position.The file contained four candidates. Me being one of them. It depicted the Alpha cabal, who represented seventy percent of the werewolf kingdom, voting on whom they advocated to be Queen. Mercedes gained the highest votes, while I had a meager one percent. I saw Tallulah Rumer’s photo, an Alpha-Female from the Rym Greyback Pack in New Zealand. Next was Kristen, the Alpha-Female Valen pitted me against in the sparring competition for the world to see.Then there were pages of signatures and pack seals to officiate the petition in demonstrating which candidate held their favor. This was the beginning of an uprising. It could plunge the kingdom into chaos if Valen’s choice upset them.My heart chipped away at the daunting situation. Mercedes bowed her head to hide the gloating smile that curled on her lips.Okay, I see you Mercedes.“Your Royal Elders marshaled me for the task. Their old