SCARLETTThe moment I stepped out of the car, two arms slung around my neck and pulled me in for a hug. I was not expecting this, to say the least.“ Thank Goddess! ” She exclaimed in my neck. “ I thought I will never see you again, Scarlett. ”The sincerity and relief in her voice was not lost on me. She was genuinely happy about my return. A lump formed in my throat. No one was happy when I went back home. No one cared to greet me, meet me, see me.Was it really home? The place where no one gave a damn about my life? About my death? “ Don’t strangle her, Sophie. ” Dixon sighed exaggeratedly and grabbed Sophia’s shoulders so he could pull her away from me.Izer stood beside the car, eyeing her dangerously. A smile lit my lips when I realized he was jealous of her.“ I missed you. ” She sniffled, not giving in to Dixon’s efforts of getting her away from me.I sighed and hugged her back at last. Dixon stepped back when he noticed my reaction.“ You should have tried harder to stop me
SCARLETT“ I don’t believe it’s supposed to happen this way. ” Izer huffed. “ You need to tell me what Cadamus fucking told you first. ”I sighed, rolling my eyes. “ You are still stuck there? ”“ Tell me and get it over with. ” He shrugged his shoulders, smiling at me.“ He told me that I am the Dark Lord’s child and that I killed my mother. It was too sudden but he told me that. He also said your Dad lost his mind and tried to kill me when I was three years old. My Da—No—The Beta and Alpha King killed him to protect me. ” I frowned, blurting out everything I knew.“ What else? ” “ Alpha King has Dark Lord’s favor. ” The urge to keep it a secret was strong but if I wanted Izer to be honest, I needed to be sincere first.“ Favor? ” Izer smirked. “ he called that favor? Really? ” I scrunched my nose. “ What does it mean now? ”Izer inhaled a deep breath and untangled our fingers. His hand rested on his thigh, leaving mine on the couch.“ It’s true that a man brought you to my Dad whe
SCARLETT“ He could erase someone from the face of Earth and damn them to darkness forever. ” Izer uttered.I lifted my left brow. “ Erase someone? How? ” Izer’s fingers flexed around my hand. He looked down and exhaled a soft breath. “ An Alpha King is a King because other packs swear allegiance to him, and take a blood oath. They remember him as their leader and always stay loyal to him. If they want to betray him or leave his side consciously, the blood oath would become poison in their bodies. It will kill them. ” He stated and looked up. “ How did they… ” I trailed off.“ Their memory of the blood oath. That’s what Cadamus stole from people. The Crowsel had the power to alter the memories of a lot of people at the same time. Only those who were told the truth again in the werewolf community, or those who were on the receiving end…like me, Dad, or Mom remembered Dad’s true position. The rest of the werewolves, the Alphas, and everyone else didn’t remember Dad. ” He paused to ta
IZERI love you.The three foreign words echoed inside my head. I searched her moist, wide eyes for any hint of doubt. The absence of it was heart-stopping.“ But—But that’s not important right now. ” She blurted and tucked her hair behind her ears.“ Not important? ” Was she kidding?“ I mean…we have so much to talk about. About Alpha King and the Crowsel and… ” She closed her mouth when she realized she was fucking things up. Her tongue darted out, running over her bottom lip, wetting the smoothness.“ Izer. ” She whispered, placing her hands on my chest.Without saying anything, I tugged her closer and wrapped my arms around her frame. The sparks her body radiated calmed down the raging monster inside me.I was overwhelmed by the rush of foreign emotions. I couldn’t name even a single one. Maybe I was happy? Or satisfied? Or just plain calm? I didn’t know.So, I didn’t say anything.She didn’t rush me into saying anything either. I held her close to me and accepted all the stra
IZER She threw a profound tantrum when I revealed the truth. First, she huffed. Then, she glared. Then, she told me I was an asshole for not telling her about it beforehand. After she was done letting everything out, she placed her head on my chest in an attempt to sulk and eventually fell asleep. I held her and listened to her even breaths, her loud heartbeats. My heart was still overwhelmed. I didn’t think this storm inside me would settle down anytime soon. Surprisingly, everything was too smooth. We talked. We confessed. We revealed our secrets to each other. Things seemed to have gotten better. With her. With everything else too. To think about it, I was set on a path to conquer the war. But something didn’t sit well with me. Why had her marks disappeared? How could Cadamus overlook the possibility that she might confide in me? How were things happening so easy? ‘ Stop thinking, motherfucker. Let me sleep. ’ Xandros grumbled in my head. I sighed and glanced down at
SCARLETT“ When do you think it will work? ” The she-wolf grumbled and lowered her body into the black liquid that flowed underneath my feet.I sighed, lying down just like her. It was a dream I started having often. She was always there, reminding me that she was stuck. I had promised to help her come out of this prison and become one with me someday like it happens for every other werewolf.The only person who could help me do this was the Alpha King.The conversation I had with him a few days ago flashed before my eyes.~FLASHBACK“ That’s all I know about him. ” I whispered to him.I had deliberately avoided telling him any specific information regarding Izer. I didn’t tell him that sometimes, I saw Izer’s eyes turning black like a devil, which had not been seen in any wolf before. His wolf’s eyes were red, but those black eyes were something else.I didn’t tell him Azriel and Valerie were working with Izer and that I suspected they were not the only people doing that. I only t
IZERValerie ranted on and on about how she didn’t expect this from Scarlett or how she would like to confront her in the morning.I grabbed the center table, threw it across the room, and made her understand politely that she would do no such thing. I get her anger towards my Darling, but only I had the right to confront her or get angry with her. No one else could fuck with her. Not even my childhood friend stubborn Valerie.“ This will not work. ” She paced around the living room when I got ready to fucking leave.Valerie was annoying today. Maybe anyone or everyone who wanted to talk bad about Scarlett was annoying to me.“ Izer! Think about it for a sec. You are risking everything for her. ” She hissed as I walked to the door.“ She is my problem. ” I shot her a glare over my shoulder. “ Next time you try to make her yours, I will forget you are a friend, Valerie. Be careful with what you say and fucking think. ”“ I can’t believe it. ” She shrieked. “ you completely lost your
SCARLETT“ You don’t know. ”“ No, I don’t. ” I sighed. “ When I came back…” Izer ran his fingers through his wet hair. “ You were trying to climb the railing. I called your name but you didn’t listen. You were about to fall. ” My gaze traveled to the railing behind him. I didn’t remember anything like that.I was having that nightmare. Everything was dark and silent. Except for that scary voice that kept repeating the same thing.You did wrong Scarlett.I couldn’t move. I was petrified.But, Izer was saying that I tried to climb the railing. Was it some kind of mind control or what the fuck? “ I had a nightmare. ” I glanced at Izer. He was still glaring at me like he didn’t believe me one bit. I released a shaky breath, tightening my arms around me.“ I must be sleepwalking, Izer. I am telling the truth. I was not trying to die. I promise. ” I shrugged my shoulders.The frown between his brows smoothened. Izer stepped closer and placed his hands on my knees.“ What were you drea
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