“Thank you,” I murmured. Checking the book to make sure there were no damages to it. Once I’m done thoroughly examining it I place my book to the side and stair down at my hands. “Hey Scar?”He nuzzles his head into my hair, inhaling my scent and distracting me from my thoughts. “Yes Love?” “Stop that,” I giggle. “I have something important to tell you.” He stills and looks down at me. I take a deep breath, looking down at my hands. “So earlier after I flung everyone back I ran up to you. You were in a horrible state. They got you good. I freaked out and put my hands on your face. When I did that, these white vine-like designs appeared on my hands and started glowing. After that you healed instantly.” I look up, waiting for a reaction from him. He frowns and rubs his jaw thinking. “So that’s why I recovered so quickly. I know I’m a fast healer but I didn’t think I was that fast.” He pulls a dagger out of a strap attached to his thigh and unsheathes it. Bringing it to his palm my ey
Stifling a yawn I excuse myself from the table. Serena grabs my arm, “Do you need help getting back?” she whispers. I shake my head, reassuring her I felt comfortable enough making it back to my room on my own. Plus I had a feeling a pack warrior would be just a few steps behind me keeping tabs on my location. I didn’t have a pack link yet so I wouldn’t be able to signal anyone if I needed help. I walk along the hallways, trying to remember the steps I took to get down here. I know when I make a wrong turn when the warrior following me clears his throat, indicating that I’m no longer heading in the right direction. Flashing him a grateful smile and turn around. Finally after 30 minutes of wandering I make it to the large doors indicating the entrance to our wing of the house. Signing in relief trudge along to our room until I notice that the guard is still following me as I reach the end of the hallway. Flashing a smile at him, “You don’t have to follow me anymore?” His face remains
The next few days go by quickly. I work to memorize the castle as Azrael stays busy with pack work. Alice and Emma joined me for tea a few times and Lily spent an afternoon teaching me to sew. We haven’t gone farther than we did a few nights ago and I’m nervous. As the idea of mating with him becomes more and more appealing the looming concept of me being the official Luna does as well. As soon as we mate I will have no other choice but to become the Luna. I’m on my way to find Serena to talk to her about it when I make a turn too quickly and run straight into someone. Stumbling back I manage, “I’m so sor…” before I look up and see that the person I’ve run into is Margo. She rolls her brown eyes and places her hands on her hips looking down at me with contempt. “Oh I’ve run into the little fairy.” My blood boils at the derogatory calling of the fae. I take a deep breath, doing my best to cool the fire in my blood before smiling. “Hello Margo. I would love to stay and chat but I’m on m
I put my head down on the table and sigh. Tilting my head I narrow my eyes at Drago who’s minding his own business, deep into his book, not a care in the world. Clearing my throat, “Mmhm”. He doesn’t budge. I tear off a piece off the notepad and wad it up into a ball, chucking it at his head. His hand snaps up grabbing the ball before it hits its target. I wait as he finishes up his page and looks up. Raising one of his eyebrows, “Yes Luna?” “If you don’t mind waiting outside the library. The things I want to talk to Serena about aren’t something I feel comfortable doing with you around.” He frowns, confliction flashing in his eyes. “Please,” I beg him, “just right outside the door.” After a few moments he nods. “But right outside the door okay?” I smile at him, watching his frame retreat until the door closes behind him. I spin around and grab Serena’s hands. “I need your help. I want to fully accept Azrael.” Her eyes widen and a wide smile crosses her face. “That’s wonderful news!
I’m awoken by kisses along my neck from Azrael. A moan escapes me before I’m able to contain it. Rolling away from him I overshoot and I fall off the bed with a loud thunk. “Firefly!” Azrael shouts running around the bed to pick me up off the floor, “Are you okay?”“Yeah I’m fine,” rubbing my back from the pain, seeing that the sun was barely risen, I frown, “Why did you wake me up so early.”Azrael chuckles, placing a kiss on my head, “remember last night at dinner. I mentioned wanting you to get acquainted with everyone’s wolves today. And you got so excited and wanted to do it right away. But I suggested we do it early in the morning and away from too many eyes because I remember you telling me Soni is a little special.” The events from last night come racing back and I remember. “Oh yeah I did do that.” He gives me a light nudge towards my dressing room, “go put on something comfortable but warm, it’s getting cooler out now so I want you to stay warm when you aren’t in wolf form
The world sharpens and Soni blinks her eyes, adjusting to the clarity of her vision. Looking down I see two small sparkling white gold paws. Azrael and I aren’t mated yet so we can't mind-link, meaning Soni can’t talk to Dade yet. If I thought Dade was large then he’s absolutely enormous compared to Soni, towering over her small frame. The shadows seem to shift and Dade’s form shrinks to the size of a regular sized male wolf. Walking up to her slowly he lets out a soft whine. She tilts her head up and like a puppy starts wagging her tail at him. He bounds over to her making her yip and playfully run away. “Remember what we talked about Soni. No mating.” I remind my wolf. We had a chat earlier where I told her that she isn’t allowed to mate with him until after Azrael and I mate. Especially because they can’t communicate properly until then and I don’t want her getting hurt. I feel her roll her eyes at me, “I know Ila. But you never said I couldn’t have a little fun.” She giggles an
I rub my eyes, fatigue suddenly weighing heavy on me before sighing, “Scar, what I have to say cannot leave this room.” I look warily at Serena. “While Serena is convinced of the person behind what I’m going to tell you. I’m not completely sure yet. I’ll get to that in a minute. But I am absolutely 100% sure that Sophie, Kalen’s mate, is being poisoned.” Confusion falls across his face and he leans back in his chair. “My love, how do you know this?” He asks curiously. I notice the window is cracked open as I feel a slight breeze caress the back of my neck and I try to center myself and not let my anger get the better of me at his disbelief. “I know it’s hard to believe but the other day I met her. It’s obvious that she’s very sick and not doing well. I noticed she was drinking this tea. As you know my father is the pack doctor at my home pack and he specialized in holistic medicine. So I was curious to see what was in what she was drinking as she said she didn’t know but that it w
I rush over to my dressing room with Serena hot on my tail. Rummaging through my backpack I grab the small pouch filled with the different types of seeds and put it in my pocket. I stand up and look at Serena “Let’s go to Willow’s garden. I can plant these there.” She nods and takes my hand. We walk as casually as we can but anxiety courses through us at the thought of saving Sophie. Poor Drago, my ever dutiful guard, is following behind, not sure what the hell is going on. We make it to the garden and I rush over to Willow, pressing my head against her trunk, ‘Good afternoon Willow, please grant us your support today.’ I feel a warmth surround us, sending a feeling of calm through my body. “Thank you for your support Willow.” Serena bows in front of the tree. I told her about Willow being the tree and while she doesn’t feel her like Az and I do, she believes us and greets her everytime we come in here. She smiles at me, “I felt her that time!” A small bubble of pride fills my heart
My blood boils with rage and my cock hardens as I watch her walk away from me. She did not even flinch when I threw the glass at her head. I’m so excited to finally have her here in my grasp. My plans are finally coming to action. Unfortunately she has an attitude that I did not quite take into account for, and while it turns me on she is going to learn to obey. I thought that the brief encounter we had at her pack was just because she didn’t know how to act around an powerful Alpha like myself. Turns out she’s just got a temper and a need to defy me. I will take great pleasure in breaking that fiery spirit of hers down. Desire courses through me, I need this woman, but I know I have to wait. Patience however is not a virtue I possess. ‘Piper,’ I mind link. ‘My office, now.’ ‘Yes Alpha,’ I hear her pur in my mind. Piper is my mate, and while I have formally rejected her, I keep her around. Because no fuck is better than one from your true fated mate. Even a rejected one at that. We
Everything inside me is threatening to come undone and I stuff my hands into my jacket pocket so the wolves around me won’t see my hands shaking. I walk forward, not even checking if the two mutts that are my new shadows are following behind. Even though I know exactly where it is I am going I don’t want them to know that. While they know I know how to give an attitude, I can still pretend to be a dumb bitch with an attitude. I turn confidently down the completely wrong corridor and hear snickers behind me. Turning around I frown and tilt my head, “Is something funny?” They remain silent and continue to look at me amused. I bite my lip and look back down the hallway. “I’m going the wrong way aren’t I?” Sighing I hang my head, “I was always told I have no sense for direction.” Nodding to the two henchmen, “well lead the way. Or don’t. But if I get lost and end up dead in a ditch somewhere, your Alpha isn’t going to be very happy with you.” Fear flashes in their eyes and they hurry down
Taking one more deep breath I school my emotions and level my face. As annoyed as I was with Nikolai, he was right. He was just as trapped as I was and exposing myself now would do us no good. Opening the door I scowl at the two wolves in front of me. I try not to giggle at their lack of weapons. Just a three piece suit pressed to perfection. They obviously think that I am no threat to them whatsoever. “I literally just saw him. Your Alpha can’t even give a girl some time to mourn her impending doom?” Rolling my eyes I shove past them and head out the door. “Lead the way, mutts.” My remark earns me a growl from each of them as one of them stalks past me, nearly knocking me in the shoulder, to lead the way. The pack house is cold and uninviting, expensive pieces of artwork placed around to make the home seem fancier than it truly is. I’m so busy examining my surroundings that I don’t even notice when he comes to a halt and I run straight into his back. “Watch where you’re going,” he gr
Stepping out the massive front doors open and Dre comes strolling out, a wide smile on his face. Not a strand of his white blonde hair out of place, and his three piece suit has been pressed to perfection. Grabbing my hands, careful not to touch the silver cuffs along my wrists he kisses my hands making me cringe in disgust. “My dear it’s so good you’ve finally decided to join us.”I stiffen and glare at him, yanking my hands away. “What the fuck are you doing Dre?” I sneer. His eyes flash and he pauses, smoothing his hair back, a tic I remembered him doing that last time when he’s nervous. “Alpha my dear I am an Alpha, but I'll let it slide this time as I’m sure the altitude has affected your judgment. And well claiming what is rightfully mine of course.”I roll my eyes and scoff, “I don’t belong to you dipshit. I’m marked and mated and last I checked I don’t bear your mark and your name isn’t Azrael Whitlock.”I watch him ground his teeth. His wolf surfacing in his eyes before he cl
When I wake I notice a blanket has been placed over me and Gabriel is gone. The sky is lovely as colors splash the surface as it starts to wake up. My eyes snap towards movement as Gabriel walks in from a small doorway. “The captain says that we’ll be landing in 20 minutes. From there we’ll be headed to the Grey Lake pack. To meet your future mate,” he smirks. I scowl, “He is not now and will never be my mate. I’ll die before then.”He shrugs, not caring about my reaction and plops back in his chair. “I don’t give a shit what he does with you as long as I get paid.”I tilt my head and study him. There is something off about him. His soul is trying to tell his mind a truth that he’s desperately trying to deny. “I don’t think that’s quite true.” He narrows his eyes at me as I stare at him. “You’re at war with yourself. There is a truth you’ve locked away within yourself Gabriel. One that is desperately trying to come out that is leaking at the seams.” I see a flash of emotion cross
I walk silently beside him, his hand latched in an iron grip on my arm making it ache and I know by morning there will be a bruise. “You’re so slow,” he hisses. I tilt my head up, scowling at him, “well I am barefoot and walking in a skin tight dress, I wasn’t exactly expecting to get kidnapped was I?” I snap back. He shakes his head and glares down at me, “once we get out of the tunnels we’ll get you out of this dress.” We continue along the path and I notice that not once has Gabriel looked at the map that Karlile gave him. It remains tucked into the back pocket of his jeans. Yet he still seems to know exactly where he is going. It surprises me as I don’t even know all the secret passages and this is my home. We continue the silence and after a few more turns the night sky finally reappears above us. “Follow my steps exactly,” he whispers. He’s agile like a cat, slinking along the shadows and I do my best to keep up. Willow’s fate is riding on this and I know that Azrael won’t be a
Out of the shadows emerges a young man, he’s large, like the gyms is his only friend kind of large, and is probably about 16 or 17 years of age. His hands are stuffed into his leather jacket and he lazily walks over to stand by Karlile’s side. Goosebumps rise on my arms and the back of my neck as his crystal blue eyes look up to me. I’m surprised by the emptiness that I see inside them. Someone his age should still have the innocence of youth pooling through them but his eyes are like empty glass orbs. I don’t need the wind to tell me that the guy in front of me is a hunter. Willows taught me to be able to identify others by the magic that buzzes around him. Every living thing attracts certain types of magic. While I don’t see colors around them, I associate the types of magic with a color. Sirens have blue or calming magic, wolves have silver or physical magic and Daemons have purple or chaos magic.I’ve never met a hunter myself but from what I’ve learned is that magic avoids them li
I’m not sure if it’s the dancing or all the champagne but as Azrael spins me around again my head starts to feel fuzzy. He pulls me into his arms, cradling my face in his hands. I reach up and grab his wrists with my hands. “You know, you look absolutely ravishing my love,” he whispers to me. I giggle, my face breaking out in a wide smile. “So you’ve been telling me all night.” I rest my head against his chest as we sway to the music. In a few days time we were headed back to my home pack to celebrate the new year with my family. The Forest Moon pack always had lovely decorations for the holidays, just as nice as we have here. We invited them to come up for the holidays but mom is far too long in her pregnancy that it’s not safe for her to travel anymore. The song ends and I pull away, smiling up at my mate. “I’m going to go get some air. I'm feeling a little dizzy.” He frowns, “everything okay?” Shaking my head I wince but flash him a reassuring smile, “nothing some crisp cool air ca
The next couple of weeks pass by quickly and relatively smoothly. The snow from the mountains has made its way down and covered our castle, making it look like someone took a very large piping bag and painted it with white frosting. The town has been covered in decorations for the past month, really bringing in the Christmas spirit. We never really had snow in my old pack so while Azrael is already sick of it I’m relishing the time that I have with it. I’ve settled in a nice routine where I take care of any of my Luna duties in the morning, train with Willow in the early afternoon and spend the rest of the evening with Azrael and/or the other ranked pack members and family. I spend a lot of my time with Serena, but now that Sophie is feeling much better she’s been spending more and more time with us as well. It’s Christmas Eve and Alice has planned this elaborate ball to celebrate the occasion. I’m currently sitting on my vanity chair as Serena pins up my dark curls in ways that I wi