Chapter 03

IZER

It felt good to be back, to get the chance to inhale the blood and destruction again. It was something I loved and craved every moment of my life.

Revenge, destruction, murder, blood, despair…It was everything that made me feel alive. It was a constant rush—better than any fucking drug in this world.

But this was not the reason I was here again so soon. I came because of Scarlett. She had turned eighteen and she was finally mine.

I had known the truth for three years. I fucking knew the moment she ran inside the hall that day and saw me leaving. My wolf screamed at me that she was our mate and that we needed to take her but I disagreed. She was just a fifteen years old girl back then.

Now, she had come of age and she belonged by her mate’s side, by my side.

My whole fucking Army was onto all the cowards on the above fucking hall, slaughtering whomever they caught to keep them away from here. I was down here, in the tunnel, watching the squirming figure.

I didn’t want to hurt her but it was necessary to have her in this tunnel so I could take her away without much resistance.

“ I will—I will kill you. ” She sneered, tears wetting her cheeks.

It was amusing to see her hating me. I heard she didn't have a wolf. I wondered how she would know I was her mate now.

Her back was bloody, wood splinters etched into the soft skin, cutting her deep. With the no-wolf shit, I could bet she felt half-dead. I wanted to go to her and make the pain stop but I was not alone with her here.

“ Kill me later. ” I nodded.

The lousy prince was cowering in the corner, waiting for someone to come to his aid.

My attention shifted to him. The sweet little thing was struggling to get up and it was evident that she wouldn’t be able to, so it was better to get things over with.

I took another step forth, and the prince stumbled back, his eyes shooting to the hole above. He was wondering if he should fight a Lycan alone or if he should wait for help.

I followed his vision, finding myself getting excited to spill blood. The more, the better sleep I would get at night. The blood of these assholes was just too sweet to spill.

“ You made a mistake. This time, you won’t walk out of here alive. ” The asshole threatened.

I licked my lips, approaching him slowly. He was too scared to fight. Apparently, he had heard of all the rumors or witnessed some horrors too.

“ Come here, boy. Let’s fight. ” I waved my hand at him.

I didn’t want to be too harsh on him, but the vision of his hands on my mate’s thighs and his dirty mouth devouring the lips that belonged to me had stirred a dark desire inside to hurt him.

He gritted his teeth, his wolf flashing in his eyes. I breathed out a laugh and appeared before him in the blink of his useless eyes.

The soft grunts were audible from behind me. She was doing her best to get to me.

“ Stay put, Darling. Let me play with him first, then I will play with you. ” I assured her, earning a heated glare of hate in return.

“ You—You murderer! I will kill you. ” She hissed, getting on her knees.

The blood was beginning to fall from the hole, and I stood under it, the shower of red painting my body. I glanced at the sweet thing from over my shoulder, an amused smirk on my lips.

My people were doing a good job. The screams were now changing into cries, and howls of wolves. So fucking exciting!

Taking my subtle distraction as a hint to attack, the asshole launched himself at me. Before he could grab me, I caught both his arms easily. He growled in my face, showing signs of almost shifting. His wolf’s brown hair appeared on his arms, covering the whole length. His facial features began to morph into that of his wolf.

“ A rookie mistake. Tsk! ” I shook my head before I threw him back.

Shifting from one form to another was the most vulnerable moment for a werewolf. The body didn’t have a single entity in control. His wolf was halfway through and his human side was getting trapped. It was like he put himself to sleep so close to an enemy.

He let out another growl, his body beginning to change. Grinning widely, I lunged forth, gripped his arm, and turned him around.

He howled, the wolf’s head almost out. My right knee pressed into his shifting back, pinning him down on the floor.

The half-wolf-half-human fell on his knees, giving me the chance to do what I wanted.

“ L—Leave him. ” I heard her cry.

She was crawling to us now, on her fours. So pathetically yet without giving up. Her eyes were burning with rage and tears. I shot her an interested look before giving the useless boy’s body a hard jerk to make him face her.

She paused, her eyes watching me. She was scared out of her fucking mind. Her trembling body and quivering lips were a dead giveaway if her pounding heart and shaky breaths were not enough.

I peered into her green eyes with a twisted smile before I pulled at the pup’s right arm.

“ Don’t worry, Darling! I don’t plan on killing him. ” I told her.

She stopped in her way, her disheveled Cooper hair dropping around her little face. A pained breath escaped her lips, causing my chest to tighten.

This brought me back to the issue at hand. The shifting wolf was still under me, but he was unable to shift completely because his arm was halfway detached from the shoulder. And yes! He was screaming.

I loved it. Every single sound coming out of his mouth would be the music putting me to sleep later.

I twisted his arm once more, enjoying the nice screams and the hard attempts of his body to get away. The arm came off, blood splashing on my face. It didn’t start flooding instantly, it sprayed like a shower and then began pooling around his face which was pressed into the floor.

He shouldn’t have touched her with these bloody hands.

He howled, his wolf was pushed back inside, and his human appeared.

I heard the sweet shriek and stole a glance her way to find her clutching her mouth as if she was about to throw up.

“ Turn around if you are about to throw up, Darling. ” I suggested, wondering if she could even hear me over the asshole’s gurgling noises.

Shaking my head, I placed the severed arm on the floor gently and turned him on his back. His mouth was wide open and his vocal cords were about to burst because of how loud he was screaming.

“ Tsk! ” I clicked my tongue.

Now, the sweetie was screaming too. I didn’t hurt her. I was not even going to. Why was she screaming?

I looked up, scrunching my nose.

She had feelings for this asshole. I could sense it, and this became the reason behind my growing anger. She was mine, she was fated to me. How could she give herself to another man and put on a show in front of so many people?

I snatched the arm back from the floor and pushed the wrist into the wide open mouth to shut him up. He should let me hear the sweetie’s screams first.

“ N-No. ” She croaked before she was throwing up all over the floor.

Her weak body had finally given up. Pursing my lips, I shot her lowered head a look of disdain and then focused on my artwork.

The asshole was trying to pry his arm out of his own mouth with his other hand. The sight was amusing. He seemed to want to lose his other arm too.

“ That was for your convenience. I don’t want you to lose your tongue, asshole. ” I gripped his hand and pinned it down at his side.

His wide-open eyes watched me with horror. Honey color. I had always liked honey—the sweetness which could wash the taste of blood from my mouth momentarily.

“ That’s more like it. Keep your eyes open. ” I praised him before placing my knee over his arm and straddling his chest.

His body was moving too much, his legs struggling too much. Perhaps, I should take one of his legs too, or his dick.

‘ He won’t be able to walk then. That will be bad. ’ My wolf—Xandros interrupted.

He was right. I didn’t want to cripple this poor wussy.

Clicking my tongue, I caged him under my body and finally focused on the thing I wanted. Placing my hand against his cheek, I stroked it to calm him down.

Panic could make him faint. I wanted him to be aware of what was happening or it would be no fun.

His muffled screams could still be heard. His eyes seemed to widen some more.

Stretching his right eye open with my left forefinger and thumb, I brought my other hand forward to take the jewel out.

He shook his head from side to side, annoying me to no end but once I had decided to take something, there was no stopping me.

So, with a little effort, I was able to finally get my fingers inside his eye socket and get his eyeball out. Nice and beautiful.

It sprawled across my palm perfectly. The boy had stopped thrashing under me. I paid his unconscious figure some attention and patted his cheek. The scent of his blood put the monster inside me to sleep.

“ Hey. ” I patted his cheek once more.

His empty eye socket was bleeding heavily and I was sure it would take a lot of time to heal so I had to do something about it.

I brought out my favorite black handkerchief from my jeans pocket and pushed it inside the socket. He groaned back to life when he felt the cold cloth in the wound. The golden initials of my name were shining in the darkness. I.P. They would know it was my artwork. A clean cut, a clean eye, and an arm pulled out from the prince’s precious body.

The boy was trying to say something. Feeling pity for him, I removed the arm from his lips and leaned in to hear.

“ K-Kill me. You can only-only hurt her after my death. ” He cried out, almost bursting my eardrum.

I sighed, pulling back and striking him across the face. “ You don’t need to scream in my ears. ”

His face rolled to the side with the harsh impact. He groaned, possibly tears were sliding out of his functional eye too.

“ I can not kill you. They will think you fought, you know. That will be a lie. ” I shook my head. “ they must know who came and will come again. ”

He sobbed, blood covering his whole face, the floor around his head. His ripped clothes were bloodied.

The sight was pure delight. I gripped his jaw and made him face me.

“ Besides…” I leaned in so his left eye could get a good view of my face. “ you touched what was mine. Don’t think you will die easily. The next time I come, I will take this left arm and eye. So, wait for me. We will have fun again. ”

I left his face with a jerk and pushed the eyeball inside my pocket. I didn’t forget to grab the arm too. I was not leaving my things behind.

A thought struck me and my eyes landed on the sweet thing. She was lying on the floor, her body limp and her breaths labored. She had passed out.

I failed to pay her attention while I was busy with the asshole. She must have missed me. Licking my lips, I walked over to her and crouched down.

Her pale face and cracked rosy lips were my sole focus. I brushed her hair away from her face, exposing her.

“ You fainted without killing me? ” I grinned. “ maybe, next time? ”

‘ She is a beauty. ’ Xandros wagged his tail like an idiot, causing me to chuckle softly.

Pushing my left arm under her body, I picked her up with ease and threw her over my blood-soaked shoulder carefully to carry her away from there. Her body felt hellish delicate against my hard shoulder blade. Her honey and cocoa scent filled my nostrils and got rid of the stench of blood for a moment. I breathed in, my eyes landing on her perfect round ass. I wanted to stare, but it was kind of a pervert move to stare at an unconscious sweet thing so I averted my eyes away and left the staring to the time when she would be conscious again.

‘ I have your Luna. Let’s retreat now. ’ I mind-linked Dixon, my Beta.

‘ Yes, Alpha. ’ He grunted excitedly.

I walked away with ease, disappearing the same way I barged inside. The groaning prince was left behind, his army and pussy of a father too busy to come to save him.

“ Do I get to come this time, Izer? ” I heard my favorite voice from around the corner and the edges of my lips curled up.

“ It’s not like you will stop if I asked you, Valerie. ” I replied to the silhouette and continued to walk.