Delaney's POV
“We are leaving,” Knox announced, taking my other hand.
The only thing I could think of at that moment was ‘Uh oh I know it wouldn't end well because Rakel has jealousy issues, especially when he is already so worked up. I could tell this from the way his hand tightened around my hand, so tight that I hissed loudly, drawing both their attention to me. When Knox saw the red marks on my hand, ones I got from the handcuffs, he finally lost his usual cool, “What the hell did you do to her?”
“I should be asking you that, why did she leave you in the first place? You must be dreaming if you think I'll let her leave with you.” Rakel growled and then they began quarreling. Knox would jerk me towards him, barking words at Rakel while Rakel would jerk me back to him till Knox suddenly shut up. His eye color change to red, his fangs also elongated, he then lean towards the red marks on my hand.
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“Ready?”I nodded.“Good, let's go.” Asher opened the passenger door for me and I got in. You'd think werewolves don't use cars, but I was surprised to see one this morning. When I asked Asher about it, he laughed “Of, course we do drive cars, it's just uncomfortable being stuck in a rounded iron for hours. It's much better when we shift and travel in our wolf form than cars,” was his reply.This morning felt so weird, I haven't seen Knox or Rakel, I wonder if they're mad at me for wanting to leave them. I wouldn't let that change my decision even if they are, though, I will go home and pretend none of this ever happened. Like I never met them, I will pretend it's all part of a dream. It's better than choosing between the two of them.Asher was about to shut the door after me when we sensed it. A movement whoosh by quickly startling both Asher and me, the next instant, we saw Knox standing before me. My heart flut
Delaney's POV The ride home was long, I don't know how long Asher drove, we stopped occasionally to rest and also for snacks, at some point, I slept off. I wonder why Asher won't book a flight if the journey will be this far, he immediately declined the topic the moment I brought it up. A tap on my show woke me up, “Hey, we are here.” My eyes fluttered open to see Asher hovering over me, when his words registered in my head, I sat up straight immediately glancing around noting that it's already so late in the evening. Seeing my crappy house, my eyes lit up in excitement, ‘Home! I'm finally home!’ but wait, how did Asher know about it? I never mentioned it to him. “I have my ways' sweetheart.” he answered my unsaid question, “do you want me to come in?” I paused, do I want to let him into my house? Definitely not, he'd see the pitiful kind of life I'm living “No need, I'll be fine.” I answered, getting out of the car. Asher hande
Instead of mulling over what the so-called 'Queen’ is all about or who sent the rose to me, I decided to go on with my usual daily activities by checking out my part-time jobs, I only hope my bosses haven't fired me yet. Cassie left earlier saying something about visiting her parents, I still feel bad for breaking her heart, I know she's trying to pretend to be strong, but I know her, she was still hurt when I said I didn't feel the same way about her. Before leaving for work, I poured milk into Mr. Tom's bowl, he stretches his big fat body and came out to feed. After feeding, he went back to sleep as usual. I rolled my eyes at him, it's no wonder he's so fat, the only thing he does is to eat, sleep and eat more. At this rate, I wonder if he's the one eating most of the food in my house.Twenty minutes later, I headed to a restaurant downtown where I work part-time as a waitress, thankfully, my boss didn't fire me, he was glad to see me actually and was sorry about what
Rakel scrutinized my face with a narrowed gaze, waiting for a reply. Again, I opened my mouth to reply when he suddenly picked me up, put me aside before barging into my house. I facepalmed, ‘Gosh, what should I do with his jealousy issues? Initially, I thought he came here to prove me wrong for not choosing between him and Knox, I should have known him coming here wouldn't end up well.’ I thought, going after him. Although, I don't have much in my house, the thought of him searching my things got me fuming in anger.Mr. Toms meowed looking for a place to hide, I'm sure it's his instinct telling him to hide from Rakel, he must have sensed the danger of having him around. I scooped him from the floor while patting his fur, “It's okay Toms, he won't hurt you.”I let Rakel finish his search for the"Mr. Tom” once he's done, he ambled out with a confused look on his face, “I can't smell any male in here.”Mr. Toms let out a s
Meanwhile, at this time in a dark room, five people were in a heated discussion. A red-haired guy stood at the side with his fist clenched in anger. He doesn't agree with them in any way, he's brainstorming to find a way to make them see things from his perspective.“We can't expose ourselves even if our Queen is out there, we have to wait for the right time!” Avaitia, a beautiful lady who looks like she's in her early twenties, spoke.“You are wrong. Our kind has been in hiding for centuries! No one knows about our kind because we've been waiting for our Queen. Now that she's here, we can't stay hidden anymore. The world must know of our kind!” Celine argued.Stephan, a white-haired guy who has also been quiet, snorted, “Oh? So if the world knows about our kind, you think they won't find a way to wipe us out from the surface of the earth? They did that centuries ago, who knows if they won't repeat history.”“They
Delaney's POVRyder raced with me on his back for hours, I didn't want it to stop, sadly, I became sleepy that my eyelids were closing on their own. Strangely, feeling the air through my hair made me yearn for something. I don't know what I'm longing for, but I feel like it's there, barely out of reach, I just need to grab onto it. Furthermore, I'm beginning to love our runs with Ryder, something about it seems thrilling. It made me feel like I'm home like I'm whole.I'm guessing I fell asleep at some point, I felt Rakel carry me home, he took off my clothes, draped the covers over me before joining me in my small bed.*The next day, we were awoken by a scream. Rakel and I jerk awake from the bed, blinking at the source of the voice.I saw Cassie gazing at me then back at Rakel in surprise. She had many questions in her eyes, hurt and understanding. That was when I realized Rakel slept in my bed… I glanced down at my bod
At six, a black SUV pulled up outside the house. Cassie brought me in front of the mirror to see her work, “What do you think?”I rolled my eyes at her giddiness before turning to look at myself in the mirror. “Oh…my… God!” I gasp.“You like?” Cassie asked with a satisfied smirk.“No, I love it!”The red dress is something I've never worn before, something I never thought I would wear. The dress hugged my slim and tall frame and it also has a deep V at the front, covering almost nothing but my breast. It was a tube gown that seemed to have small diamonds all over the dress, making it sparkle under the lights. Cassie styled my dark hair in an elegant French twist showing my slender neck. I'm sure that Knox will specifically like my exposed neck tonight. Speaking of Knox, why would he choose such revealing clothes?“You look gorgeous, Laney,” Cassie whis
The kiss was entirely different from the ones I had with Rakel. While Rakel would dominate my lips, Knox let me explore his lips. And honestly speaking, I'm enjoying being in control for the first time, but the control only lasted for a short while before he took over. Knox's lips parted as my tongue shyly seek entrance into his mouth, stars burst behind my eyelid as our tongues met. I felt like I'm on cloud nine, not only that, but I wanted more.He moved his mouth over mine, like a dance. While my tongue seeks him, he'd try to avoid mine while teasing me at the same time. He's a good kisser, I never thought one will enjoy kissing this much. I felt his hand slid down my exposed back. His other hand found my breast. Squeezing it lightly, Knox explored my curves as lips trail towards my neck. My hands went into his white soft hair as my nipples harden against my dress.He continued playing with my breast, squeezing and tugging at my nipple, the sensation mad
Does this mean my parents cause the rift between the werewolves and the vampires? But they were only two people in love who weren't concerned about their identity. What was wrong with that? Do they think that dad really killed mom? She died of childbirth. I… I killed my mother. Tears filled my eyes instantly the moment I realized this. I haven't finished digesting this news when someone broke the shower door. I jumped out of the bathtub in surprise. Rakel stood at the door, his eyes running over my body and then the bathroom. “Are you okay? I've been knocking.” “I…” How do I tell him I'm the product of the very thing they hated the most? What will they do if they find out what I am? In other to hide my fear from Rakel, I distracted him by picking a towel from the rack and using it to cover my body. His eyes followed my movement, but he didn't step into the bathroom. We both stood there silently, watching each other. Right at that time, a familiar feeling started in my tumm
Delaney's POV ~It's been two days since we arrived at Valleys, with no sign of the ‘Heat’. Everything has been calm. Extremely calm, which doesn't sit well with me. I feel as though something has changed in valleys since the last time I came here. A feeling that something is wrong somewhere. Just like the calm before the storm? That's precisely how I feel now. Something is about to happen, something big. But, what? What is going to happen? Am I the only one sensing this?I glanced down at Rakel who sat in the living room discussing with some of his pack members and sighed. Knox has gone out to attend a meeting with his fellow vampires. Though they said nothing to me, I know they've been busy these days. I had inadvertently put them in a tight spot by forcing Knox to bring Rakel here. If the news gets out, it will dissatisfy the vampires with the werewolves in their kingdom. Knox had to teleport Rakel and his pack members to his mansion to avoid the p
Cassie's POV ~I had the nicest dream ever that night. I dreamt an angel watched over me throughout the night, keeping me safe. The notion left me protected, never felt that safe. And when he kissed me, I felt like I'm on cloud nine; I didn't want it to stop. His lips moved from my mouth to my forehead.Though, as his lips touched my skin, I frown. Why does it feel so real? Just as I was about to shrug off the feeling, I heard the door banged up. Immediately, my eyes snapped open, and I stared at the ceiling for a while. After a few minutes, everything that happened last night flooded into my head, causing me to curse. “Crap! It's not a dream!”His smell lingered in the air. Not only that, the slight ache in the neck and me, lying naked on the bed, proofs I'm not dreaming! Getting up, I made my way to the bathroom — wincing at the soreness I felt between my legs. I glanced at myself in the mirror and couldn't help but curse at Asher, beho
“What?!!”I yelled after they told me about the heat thing. “You knew about this, yet you still marked me?”When no one answered, I scoffed in disbelief. “Is there any other thing you guys are hiding from me? The thing I should know?”They both averted their eyes from mine which made me suspicious. It's funny how two dominant males became mute under my gaze. Just the thought of experiencing another heat caused me to shudder. From the looks of it, it won't be long before I go through it again. Why won't they just mate with me and let go of their pride? The knowledge made me glare at them in anger.Knox decided to change the topic by saying, “You can't live here any more Delaney, you need to come with us.”I scoffed. “Why should I? It's like you're forgetting you both rejected me last night.”“That's not it…”“Then? Tell me what it is!” I spat. &l
Delaney's POV ~The moment I slipped into darkness, I found myself outside a cave — the same one I dreamt of last night. This time, I re-watch what transpired, with the couple not regarding my existence.“Don't give up, my lover, you can do this. We will do this together.”“I can't. I feel so tired, I want to sleep.”“Not now, my love, you need to push. Just give it one more try, okay?”She nodded. “Damon? What will we do if they find out about her? You need to protect her, Damon.”“I will, with my life. Now, are you ready?”She responded and pushed, gripping Damon's hand. However, no matter how she pushed, the baby just won't come out. The woman fell back to the little cloth she was lying on, breathing hard. Watching from the sidelines, I could tell she's already exhausted. So many questions filled my head at that moment. Questions like, why are they in t
I don't know what Knox meant by I'm going into heat, but I have a feeling it has something to do with what's happening to me now. All at once, all the werewolf males in the room began moving towards me, the vampire males rushing out of the house. I couldn't bring myself to figure out why, nor do I care. I didn't notice Asher going out. When did he even show up here? I thought he was with Cassie…Rakel paused halfway when he noted the wolves behind him. He growled at them, looking like he would shift at any moment. I would have been afraid of him if I wasn't in this state because he looked feral. The male wolves whimpered under their Alpha's gaze, turned, and left the room.Seeing that only Rakel and Knox were the only ones in the suite, I palmed my breast — moaning out loud at the jolt of electricity that zinged through my body. But it wasn't enough. I wanted them to a point of pain. Rakel arrived at my side. His mouth slammed against mine an
There was silence then Ten, Rakel's beta broke it by saying, “Luna, you are asking for war. You do realize that, don't you? If you don't choose between them, then there's no way the vampire kingdom and our pack will unite.”“Exactly! That's impossible!” Keith, who was sitting beside him, chimed in.I maintained my blank face even as Knox and Rakel scrutinized me. They still haven't gotten over what I just said. They were stunned. I could feel them through the bond trying to probe into my mind, to know what I was thinking, but I didn't give them that chance to do that. I kept my mental shield up.Knox couldn't hold it in again, he walked over to me and took my hand. “Tell me something, Delaney, is someone stopping you from making a choice? I can…”“No, Knox. I've thought this through on my own, no one is stopping me. It's either I have you both to myself or we end things here. I've made my decision, no
Delaney's POV ~ Knox teleported himself home after that. I laid my head on the window while thinking. ‘Am I doing the right thing? How will the meeting tomorrow go?’ In other, to calm the raging headache from my hangover, I moved to the kitchen to prepare the hangover tea I learned from Cassie. Speaking of Cassie, she doesn't seem to be at home. She and Asher. I wonder how last night went for them or where they are now. As I sipped my drink, I heard a meowing sound in the living room. On reaching there, I saw Mr. Toms lying on the couch. “Hey there, big guy. Where have you been?” he seems to have disappeared forever since Rakel showed up. Ambling to him, I patted his fur and sighed. “What should I do, Toms? Did I make the right decision?” The next day, Cassie returned home without Asher. I raised my brow curiously, wondering what happened between them. I wanted to ask but dropped it for now. I have enough on my plate as it, s
Outside Delaney's house, I was about to barge in when I heard her voice.“Asher… no! I want more!”Asher grunted. “No, you don't. If your mates find us like this, we will both be in trouble.”My eyes narrowed. Don't tell me Asher really took advantage of her in that state.“Ah! Please, Asher, I need more. This isn't enough.” She moaned.Huh, she's even begging him for more? This can't be happening. Is Rakel stupid for leaving his cousin in our mate's house?“Pretty please…”“Fine, just don't let your mates know about this.”Right at that time, I barge into the house, ready to kill that bastard with a punch him to death. “Too late Asher. I already know about it.”However, the scene inside was different from the one I expected. Instead, of seeing them naked, I saw Delaney clutching a bottle of alcohol while Asher struggl