Woods, there were woods everywhere.Talk trees, so tall the sky was barely visible now.They were like canopies shielding the sky, Hazel could barely see even the ground beneath her now. It was all way too dark. The leaves crunched beneath her feet as she walked through this unfamiliar place. How did she get here? What was she doing here?She stared ahead of her, she turned again and stared around her. She was simply surrounded by trees left and right. The leaves crunched behind her, she spun at once, her heart skipping a beat. Those were not her footsteps. She panicked, should she run? Wait it out?If she tried to run, the sound of the leaves crunching behind her might give her presence away.The sound of the crunching leaves continued to approach and with a heaving heart, she made her choice. Hazel sprinted through the woods. The leaves weren't dry, yet many had falled on the floor and surrounded her. They rustled noisily as she ran through them. Mysteriously, this unseen fo
Whatever it was, it was approaching faster. She knew, she could feel it, she felt too afraid to look back. She wanted to, really wanted to tilt her head for a moment and look back. But she felt too scared to do so. Ducking through branches and trees, she knew she could trip over if she dared turn around. Panting, she was beginning to lose her strength.She could not ran as fast anymore. Her heart, beating so quickly felt as though it might burst open beneath her chest any moment. She was weak now, but whatever it was.... It's strength persisted. Four legs, she could hear four legs coming closer and closer to her. Hazel grabbed a tree branch, trying to steady herself. She tilted her head to see her chaser, in that very last moment. Her name was called, right ahead of her. "Hazel!"A familiar voice flooded her ears and in no second her closed eyes flew open. "Hazel... Are you okay?" Luca was staring at her, his brows knitted in worry. She blinked her eyes, once twice. "Hazel
Luca gave her some water to drink.It helped calm her down, it seemed something was a little off with Luke and Lucinda's car. They were parked right ahead. Luke and Lucinda had climbed out, and the hood was open too. A bit of smoke seemed to be leaking out the front of the car. Luca climbed down, shutting the door as walked over to them. "What's wrong?" He asked, hands on his hip and his brows knitted.Luke exhaled, rubbing his chin. "I think it might have overheated just a little bit." He explained.Luca chuckled dryly. "Just a little bit? It's smoking. Who forgot to add some water in the car?" He frowned. The duo remained silent for a bit. Lucinda frowned, rubbing her arms and staring around them.The road was empty and dry, surrounded by trees left and right. "What are we gonna do now?" She asked worriedly.Luca sighed quietly. "We are only two hours away right now, and it's getting a bit dark already. Waiting is not an option." He explained."We can't leave the car here thoug
The sky was starting to darken as they went deeper into their journey. Luke and Lucinda had taken places in the backseat and they had been bantering for most of the journey.Hazel was in the passenger seat beside Luca, still seemingly a bit shaken up from her weird dream. Exhaustion weighed on her like a ton of bricks. They had been on the road for hours and the only time she got off the car was to ease herself about five hours ago. Her feet were cramped and her limbs weak, a chance to get off the car would be a welcome miracle. "What's that?" Luke frowned from the backseat spotting what seemed to be a road block forming in front of them."Why is there a road block at the boundary?" Lucinda frowned in response.Luca's hands tensed around in the wheel and Hazel peered at the roads in front of them, growing strangely uncomfortable.There was a road block indeed, and what seemed to be armed men surrounded it. They were pointing guns at their approaching vehicle."No need to be worr
It was beautiful none to say the least. Houses and shops with perfect architecture that seemed particularly peculiar to this area.There were people going about their day too. Men, women and children. There were trees or flowery vegetation inside almost every yard with short fences. Luca drove through the road as Hazel stared out the window with her faced pressed against the glass.She had almost already forgotten her major worry. Meeting Lucas' parents. "I can't wait to see our parents." Lucinda breathed from the back seat, "I have missed my old room."Suddenly Hazel's mind was drawn back to it once more. Meeting Luca's parents... silently she wondered what would be the proper protocol for a situation such as this. She was very aware Luca's parents were royals.It never really dawned much on her that she had married into a royal family, she was technically one of them now, yet... she had no idea how to act like them at all. His royal ancestry was a part of Lucas' story the medi
They were parked right in front of the palace now.A sight to behold it was.The castle. Tall masquerade trees lined in the corners and perfectly trimmed and pruned flowers lined in the front. Guards in uniforms were stationed in different corners, their chins tilted into the air and back straight in a rigid posture. They wore navy blue uniforms, and a white belt. They were mighty men, so much more built than most regular dudes were. They looked like they spent a minimum of seventy percent of their day training their bodies to be so carved into muscle and mass that it was still visible underneath their uniform. Staring at them, you will have no doubt the would be able to snap an average man in half by just squeezing their hands around them once.Hazel very nearly shuddered as one approached the vehicle, holding the door open for Luca with a bow. "Welcome home, your Majesty, Alpha Luca. We have been expecting you arrival." He recited, his face tensed up and eyes hardened like pebb
They were too share a room. Hazel stood at the door, as a servant wheeled their luggage into the room cautiously.Luca was standing by the window, hands tucked into his pocket and his face in a stern glare.She could sense the tension in his shoulders ever since they crossed the border and arrived at this mansion, something was off with him. He seemed disturbed, barely even noticing or acknowledging her presence with him in the room.This was Luca's room. She reminded herself, staring around her current surroundings. He grew up in here most probably.The dark blue sheets on the massive bed in the middle of the room, blue curtains on the intimidating windows roped with gold thread that slithered through the fabric, making a pattern that resembled a wolf. There was a table and a chair in the other side and a small floating shelf of books hanging above it. A huge dresser to which the servant had wheeled their luggage and left for her to finally unpack them and settle in.The room sme
She was still holding firmly unto his hands as she stared into his eyes warmly. "Why didn't you introduce me to your parents earlier before the wedding?" She asked calmly.He inhaled, he was a bit startled he would have to admit. He did not expect her to be bold enough to walk up and take his hands in hers, she had never really done anything like it before. And quite frankly, he liked it. He was already a bit restless about the prospects of having to explain to her why they have to share a room.His parents would of course immediately grow suspicious of he asked for another room. Rooms weren't a problem in this castle of theirs at all, there might even be enough to host half the village. But he knew, his parents, they would have their eyes on the both of them, hungry for the slightest suspicion, even more hungry than a gossip blog. "It's..." He opened his mouth to speak, clearing his throat lightly. "It's complicated." Complicated? She asked herself. How complicated could it be?
"Luke she is bleeding out... What do we do?" Luca stared frantically at Hazel, they had untied her and she was laying on the floor.Alva was in a corner in a pool of her own blood. So was Jace, and the demon.Luca had shifted back into a human, he carried Hazel in his arms, his heart beating frantically. He could feel her spirit fading... He could feel it in the depths of his heart. It caused him fear and panic to feel her slipping away. "I might have to bite her Luca... It is the only way." Luke breathed worriedly, "and if I do she would have Vampire venom in her, meaning she might no he able to bear you an heir."Luca stared at her on the ground where she was dying.He knew there was no time. It is now or never, he has to do something to save her. "Luke... Do whatever you can please, she is more important to me than anything in the world. I just want her to live." He begged. Luke nodded his head in understanding, he reached forward, taking her in his arms, he paused for a momen
"Wake up!" It came with a loud splash of water upon her skin. Hazel woke with a loud scream, panting and out of breath she stared into the eyes of her would be killer. She felt tears well up in her eyes. That woman....that woman in that strange dream looked like her. A lot like her. It looked as though she was being shown something..... being told a story of something that could have very much have been a previous life. She wanted to stay there, she wanted to not wake up from it. She wanted to understand her connection to that strange woman."You have the audacity to fall unconscious do you not?" Alva sneered at her. "You will not sleep for a second under my watch Hazel Jacobs, not unless it is in your death!" Alva Rogers concluded. Hazel's eyes fell to the ground, she had no words to say.Her spirit was weak and her willingness to fight and beg was already melting away. Perhaps she was starting to realize... Starting to come to terms with the fact that she could not plead her
Luke paced back and forth. He was tracing out all the details of his plan in mind, doing his absolute best to leave no stone unturned in his mission. Luca was seated in a corner of the room, food and water hand not touched his moth since his wife went missing.They were begining to fear for his wellbeing. His eyes were droopy and he was barely talking to anyone. He seemed so out of touch with his current surroundings. So much that they all feared he was already losing his mind. He would not talk at all when spoken to and any food brought before him was quickly pushed or kicked away. They learned to leave him be for a while. "Will he be okay?" Laz asked as he gazed upon his brother, his heart was filled with pity for him. None of then had ever seen Luca this way before.He was always very strong.... Always very strong in every situation... Not even once had something like this occured to anyone in there lineage for a very long time. "I believe he will..." Luke breathed. "What
"Alva you do not have to do this please I beg you." Hazel pleaded, her hand gripping the edge of her seat.Alva shook her head with a sinsiter smile written on her face as he toyed with the kinde in her hand. "You can beg all you want my dear but I already explained this to you... I have to do this. there is no other way.""Alva... you are are so out of your mind!" Hazel wailed, tears brimming at her eyes."Watch it!" Alva yelled at her, tossing a slap across her face."Argh!" Hazel winced as the pain tore through her left check, tears brimming in her eyes. Alva shook her her had at her. "I told you already, you are the one who is tied up and I am the one who has a knife so if I were you I will be very careful about whatever I am doing." she warned.Hazel whimpered as she lowered her head to the ground. she reached out to the depth of her hear, calling for Luca. He might not be a human being, but he cared for her, that she was sure of, that was enough for her. That man cared for h
When Hazel's eyes finally fluttered open, she woke up in her bed in her and Luca's room. Rays of sunlight were seeping in through her window and strangely enough, all the pain she felt from the night before was gone.The memories came rushing to her like a speeding train and her eyes widened in memory of it all. "Hazel... Are you okay?" She turned her head quickly to see Luca standing by the foot of the bed. His eyes were reddish, his hair entirely rough. He still had his clothes in from last night, stained by dirt and dust, and even a smear of blood. She stared at him with cold eyes, feeling bile rise in the back of her throat. Luca walked towards her cautiously with worried eyes, reaching for her face with his fingers. "Hazel are you okay?" He asked again. "Do not touch me." She snapped, flinching away. Luca's eyes widened, and he took a step back, watching her cautiously. "I am sorry I did not mean...""To lie to me?" She seethed, glaring daggers at him. Luca stared at he
Hazel is perched at the edge of her that evening, a strange feeling of distraught weighs upon her shoulders as she waits for Luca's return. She does not know what she will tell him when he returns but she knows what she would ask him for... The truth. One way or another, the truth has to come out tonight.By hook or by crook, she will not allow herself be left in the dark anymore by these people who absurdly believe that they knew what is best for her. Who absurdly think that leaving her in the dark is best for her! If tonight is truly a full moon as Luke had said, then either way she will find out the deal with this red book and what this mystery writer is trying to tell her. She rubbed her face with her palms wearily. She was starting to feel sleepy yet nothing would make her yield into it. Luca should be back by evening as promised. It was starting to get dark afterall, so he should be home anytime soon. They had long since stopped eating dinner downstairs at the table with
Hazel sat on the edge of the bed that night with the book in her hands and her elbows leaning against her thighs.She knew not what to do with this piece of information, what was all these implying?She turned to Luca on the bed where he lay still, breathing softly. His chest rising and falling. He looked so at peace.His long lashes were fluttered closed and his hand was resting upon his chest, which rose and fell in a peaceful state. What was the writer implying? What did the wolf things mean? Is Luca some sort of.... Shape shifter?That is not even possible that is the kind of stuff that happens in fairy tales and folklore. There is simply absolutely no way in heavens any of it could be real. Right?Hazel remembered the second paragraph of the damned note again. Cut him with a knife?Never, not even she was crazy she would not dare cut her husband with a knife. Especially not over some stupid note written by some obscene mystery writer. Luca belongs in her heart now. He ha
They had both entered the shower together after they had both had their fill of each other. He washed her with his hands. She felt pretty sore down there and she could barely stand on her own.He had prepared a bath for her by himself and carried her from the bed gently, she was already very tired and sleepy. How could she not be? She had had two more orgasms when he slipped into her. Her legs were weak and the area between her legs was sore from the size and action of his member inside her. She enjoyed every moment of it no doubt, she was quite sure she would be ready for another pretty soon. Luca circled her with his arms and pressed a kiss against her forehead. They were both sweaty and in need of a shower so he carried her to the bat tub he had already prepared, gently laying her in the water. He entered behind her and they both soaked in the bubble bath. He begun to wash her body for her not long later. She closed her eyes, enjoying the sensations of his hand against he
His lips enclosed around her nipples and she moaned, tangling her fingers into his hair. His fingers found there way to her panties again, parting it and sliding into her lower lips. He pumped his fingers in and out sensually, while his lips continued their suckle around her breasts. Whimpers and moans continued to escape her lips continually. The sound of her pleasure filling the room as she drew closer closer to her climax. Luca pulled away for a brief moment to admire the look of sheer pleasure on her face. He moved his fingers faster and her grip around him tightened, her moans increasing. "Yes... Please don't stop..." She pleaded. Luca smiled, he no intentions of stopping at all. He was enjoying this too, almost as much as she was. The look on her face, the sounds eliciting her lips, all of it was a perfect combination to drive him mad. His hardness impossibly worsened as she bit down on her lower lip. "I am so close..." She whimpered, thrashing around slightly on the