SCARLETT“ What makes you think I will help you? ” Valerie rolled her eyes, sitting opposite me in the cafe.I sighed, running my forefinger along the rim of the coffee mug in my palms. “ Look, Valerie. ” I looked into her eyes. “ You understand you betrayed me first, right? ”She narrowed her eyes on me. Her lips parted.Before she could speak up, I uttered. “ I know you thought it was for the best. But still, I was your friend. I expected you to be more honest and open with me. I am not saying that your actions were against me…what I am saying is…you broke the friendship code. I understand that was something you believed you had to do. I do really. ” “ That gives you the right to push me into a ditch? ” She huffed, folding her arms over her chest.“ No. ” I shook my head. “ but, I want you to understand that I had to do what I had to do. And it’s true…that Alpha King suspected you already. I know it’s my fault because I told Rush about your relationship and all…but…I really didn’t
SCARLETTAfter talking to Valerie some more, I felt a little better. I wouldn’t say we were back to being besties for life. But, the grudge I held against her slipped away.Not completely.But a few inches.It was enough for me to feel comfortable with her. Sometime in the future, I might find it in myself to go back to the way we were, I knew now. I had to tell myself that it would take time. I might move at a snail's speed, but eventually, I would get there.Everything would be fine. Between Valerie and I. And everything would be perfect. Between Izer and I.I sighed, walking towards the elevator silently. I planned on going back to the penthouse because going to the bookstore felt meaningless. Martha was missing, and the bookstore was closed, given that she was the manager and most probably the owner too.As I waited for the elevator, my mind drifted to the way her eyes glowed and her lips curled. The odd expression on her face was bugging me. It was not wicked—at least, not the
SCARLETTHeat seared through my veins as I stopped in front of his taut body, all muscles and hardness. My tongue darted out to wet my lips.I grabbed the jacket hanging by his forearm and took it away. Izer let me, while his eyes stayed on my face, a heated look in his eyes.My gaze dropped to his chest instinctively, the intensity of his stare making me nervous. He knew what I was doing, and this was the second time, I was doing this. The first time I seduced him was when he took my virginity and fucked me up good. I couldn’t forget that night.And tonight, maybe he would be the one to remember these moments forever because I was trying to make him feel important. Not the other way around as it had always been.“ I made dinner. ” I whispered in the small space between us.Izer breathed, turning his head to the side for a moment. My gaze rose to his neck before I leaned in and pressed my lips against my favorite sweet spot—the spot where his left shoulder met his neck. His hands inst
IZERThe exhaustion of a fucking stupid day all evaporated as I helped her make lasagne and then fucked her on the same kitchen counter.Having sex with the woman I loved was a different kind of relief. I didn’t know a thing like that existed until her.But right now, I was as light as a feather and could possibly forget every fucking thing in the world.“ I can say my plan worked, right? ” She giggled, pressing her back to my front.I was sitting on the couch in my boxers, and she was sitting between my legs. Her hands played with my fingers as some weird romance movie played on the screen. I couldn’t focus on it like her when she was sitting so close to me in nothing but her panties and bra. Instinctively, I kissed her shoulder and pressed my nose into her neck to inhale her honey scent.“ I need to tell you something. ” She whispered after a moment.I frowned, pulling my head back. She moved to the other end of the three-seater couch and grabbed her bag lying on the ground. I eyed
SCARLETTAnother night of terror passed before the sun came up and we both went our ways. I stayed at home and Izer went to deal with pack issues that I still was not accustomed to.I wanted to know more about his pack, about where the pack members stayed, and how he ran the whole thing because I was sure I would be Luna one day, but I was not really in the right mindset for such huge steps.Last night had been terrible. I had thrashed so hard, that I broke his wrist. When I woke up, his bones were healing but there was a pained look in his eyes.I knew it was not because of the physical pain. It was all because of how desperate this stupid power in me was struggling to kill me. And I? I couldn’t do shit to assure Izer. I could only lay on his chest and hear his hard breaths as his wrist snapped back into place. He told me that I didn’t need to feel guilty over it, but that’s now how my mind worked.So yes.I still felt guilty because I hurt him in more ways than I could think of.
SCARLETTIzer drove the car to the outskirts of the city. Surprisingly, there was a whole ass beach out there and I knew nothing about it.I took in the quiet area at night. The sound of waves hitting the shore and washing back was soothing. But that was not the object of my focus.I had to pay attention to the small wooden structure in the distance. A pier, and a small warehouse. Izer stopped the car and turned off the engine. His eyes were watching the silent place just like me. The scene looked like a part of a horror movie. Dark sea, an eerie beach, and a haunted structure with an entity lurking behind the walls somewhere. It was giving me creeps.“ Come on. ” Izer said, getting out of the car.I opened the door. He was by my side, grabbing my waist, pulling me up, and then placing me down on the ground in a single moment. “ What is this place? ” I asked, balancing my weight on my feet.Izer intertwined our fingers. I glanced at our joined hands, a calm feeling overcoming my he
IZERThere were a terribly few things that made me restless in this shitty world. I didn’t imagine knowing about Scarlett’s birth mother would be one of them.But, it was.The truth that her mother was alive somewhere and was waiting for her made all my nerves spark to life. I wanted to twist Martha’s neck and kill her on the spot so she couldn’t reveal her location. I also wanted to pretend Darling and I never went to that warehouse but all this was beyond my control. If I didn’t want to make Scarlett hate me, I had to endure this restlessness.So, I had to leave Martha alive. Scarlett even made her promise that she would come to visit her when the new problem at the border would be sorted. It annoyed the fuck out of me but I kept my mouth shut. Maybe, I would go behind Scarlett’s back and get rid of this Demigoddesses because I didn’t want her to take my Darling away from me.If this was not enough, I had to leave Scarlett in the middle of nowhere so she could go with her own idea.
SCARLETT“ I will take care of any guard or warrior. You can go look for it, Luna. ” Dixon told me as we climbed the walls to Alpha King’s house. I was pretty shaken up after the little talk with Martha but not enough to realize this was my chance. Alpha King was out of his hiding spot, and I had no doubt he would leave the important things behind because he must be sure of himself when he attacked and he wouldn’t want the part of me to be close to me. He knew after all, that if it was near, I would sense it.The doubts all solidified when I sensed a strange tug on my heart. I looked at the huge mansion before me, and my eyes stilled on the window on the right side. That’s where Alpha King’s study was.It was so predictable.Dixon and I moved forward on the lawn, as he kept an eye on any approaching guard and I kept my eyes on the window excitedly.The screaming voice had gone silent inside my head, providing me with a clear headspace that I needed to get everything done. And the sce
Hey Lovely Readers! Izer and Scarlett's story ends here. Thanks for giving this book a chance and reading it to the end. I received many kind words from readers when I was writing this book and those words helped me finish this story. I appreciate all the support and love this book received and I am glad I was able to complete it. I had a hard time writing this book because Scarlett's character was that of a girl who was forced to stay isolated from the world until she turned eighteen and Izer came to take her. She was a little childish but I believe, that's how a person like Scarlett was supposed to behave because of her age and because of her lack of interaction with other people. At times, I was frustrated with her too, but I am happy I didn't get a sudden writer's block on this book due to the pent-up emotions *Phew* I believe Izer's character helped me get through this except for my readers all the time. He is different from all the characters I have ever written before. It was
SCARLETT~A week later…Dixon and Sophia's wedding was a chaotic event. Managing so many humans and werewolves in the same place was like conquering a war. Sophia stressed throughout it all but when she walked down the aisle and reached Dixon, I saw true delight in her eyes. I was her maid of honor, Valerie was her bridesmaid and Izer was Dixon's best man. When Sophia asked me to assume this role, I realized what I really meant for her and after that, I vowed to be a great friend to her.On the other hand, Dixon had to bribe me with a hundred compliments to make me convince Izer into becoming his best man. That was a dramatic day, three days ago but I managed to get the broody Izer Primeblood into it in the end.Now, the wedding ceremony was over and everyone had moved to the reception party which was held in the I. Tower's wedding venue. It was a classy high-end event where humans were mingling with werewolves without being aware of our true nature.It was funny for me. If any one
SCARLETT Izer really let his wolf out. I was surprised as I looked through Aine’s eyes. The two wolves were being lovey-dovey with each other. The huge wolf of Izer looked strange while he nudged Aine all the time just because of his intimidating size, but it still warmed my heart. After Aine and Xandros were done cuddling and my wolf was tired, she let me take over. It felt natural for me to shift back and forth. I just had to think about it and it would happen. I sighed in relief as soon as my gaze fell on my naked arm. A little of silver fur was still lingering on my skin but those were the remnant of hair. I shuddered. My eyes rose to Izer’s wolf. He was watching me and had stepped back to, perhaps, assure Izer that he was not trying to hurt me. A smile spread on my lips. The wolf threw me a dangerous sulky look before he let Izer take over. The look made me laugh. He was brooding because he didn’t get much time with Aine. “ That was odd. ” Izer huffed as soon as his eyes met
SCARLETTKatherine’s funeral was held the next day. It was a small service in the compound that every member attended. There were no outsiders allowed because Katherine didn’t have anyone except me and the people of this compound.She went silently, and everyone looked genuinely sad at her funeral. This only proved that she had lived a good life. I felt calm after knowing it.Yesterday, I didn’t leave her hand until Izer came and made me do it. I was in shock for a while. I felt cold. I just met her and now she was gone.But, after that, it felt peaceful as if I had fulfilled a mission and could finally rest.Later that day, after Katherine was buried, Martha came to stand beside me in front of her grave. “ She was pregnant with you when we came across her. ” She whispered to me. “ we were reluctant to take her in because she was a wolf but the curse on her was already working. And she was rejected by everyone else in this world. She had nowhere to go but she looked hopeful because s
SCARLETTMartha knocked on that wooden door and then opened it after waiting for a few moments. My heartbeat reached new heights, letting Izer know what I felt and how this was affecting me. He squeezed my hand, assuring me that he was there to manage things if I was uncomfortable.I steeled my nerves and stepped inside the cozy cottage. I couldn’t really focus on the small sitting area that we were in because I was too busy staring at the back of the woman who sat on one of the light brown couches in front of me.“ Katherine. She is here. ” Martha called out to her softly. The woman slowly turned around. A pair of green eyes met mine, and my heart halted beating momentarily.If I wanted to know how I would look in old age, all I needed to do was to look at this woman. Her eyes, her nose, her lips…It was like I was not looking at someone else but myself in the mirror. The only difference between us was the wrinkles around her eyes, mouth, and neck. Her eyes watered as she looked at
SCARLETTIt took Izer three weeks to get things done. He assumed the position of the Alpha King, established his control over all packs, and made all the necessary arrangements to keep things running.Martha called many times but I always told her to wait. I was not leaving without Izer. I knew he would be restless if he had to send me to some unknown territory alone and now, I knew what my priority was.I could keep the woman I was supposed to call Mom, waiting, but I couldn’t stress Izer out. Fortunately, everything was taken care of. We boarded his private jet in the morning with Martha and now stood on a territory that was thousands of kilometers away from home.This didn’t seem to affect Izer much. He was confident in himself. But that’s not how he felt about me. He was worried that I might start having an identity crisis after meeting my biological mother and he didn’t want that so he kept telling me that no matter what happened in my life, I needed to know that he was my famil
SCARLETT It took a few hours for Izer to get things done in our pack. I talked with pack members and Sophia until he was free. He came to me on his own and made everyone else disappear with a single look. We both went back to the car and started our journey back home. The creepy smile never wavered on his lips. With time, I was finding it less surprising and scary. Izer was happy. And he couldn’t stop displaying it around me. “ Is this our territory? ” I asked, pointing at the forest which was on both sides of the road. “ The whole city is our territory, Darling. ” Izer’s eyes sparkled as he shot me a quick glance. “ Stop the car. ” I told him and unbuckled my seatbelt. Izer stopped the car instinctively and then turned to me. “ why? Is something wrong? ” I shook my head and got down from the car. Izer watched me until I was on his side, opening his side of the door and spreading my palm in front of him. “ Let’s go. ” I jerked my head to the right. “ Where? ” Izer placed his
SCARLETTWe did talk about not having sex and making him take a rest but it turned out, that was just that. A talk. I couldn’t really resist him when he was so adorable sometimes.If someone else ever heard me addressing Izer Primeblood as adorable, they might think I had a loose screw in my head but they didn’t know him like I did. And for me, he was adorable whenever he looked at me with puppy eyes. So, it was always hard for me to resist his charms. After we had a quickie, he fell asleep by my side. I made sure he slept for the whole day and kept Dixon away from him when he came to the penthouse, complaining that his Alpha was not responding through the link.When Izer woke up, I thought he would be a little salty about the way I made Dixon run away but he was all sunshine and smug about it which was really strange.He had been smiling, and creeping me out for a few hours now. Slowly, I break out of my trance and glance at him. He is driving the car, and the stupid smile is stil
SCARLETTMartha told me all about this Lakeburgh town where they built a secret hideout for all people like us. Anomalies—she called them. Strange people that were not supposed to exist in this world.They had powers, and strength and there was nothing like them. So, she said it was important to stay together and stop each other from running evil and wreaking havoc on the world. I liked this idea. She told me this compound had existed in Lakeburgh for hundreds of years and every time these people suspected something out of the ordinary had been born, they always went to get this new anomaly before things became bad for him or her. That’s how they kept the powers in control and maintained peace in the world which was filled with all sorts of supernatural beings.I listened to her explanation for a good hour. Izer stayed beside me but didn’t talk. More than getting interested in her story, I was drawn toward Izer’s silence. It was unsettling and it hurt.I had tolerated his silent tr