Kacie
I stared into his eyes, hoping he could see how much I hated him for what I’d seen, how much it hurt to know he respected me so little. “You have no right to be angry with me, Viktor. Not after what I saw today. You cheated on me.”
Viktor snarled. “How can I be cheating when you’ve forced me into this whole arrangement??”
“Forced? Forced?! Who brought her home?!” I bellowed. I’ve never been so angry as I am right now.
“And you just accused me of fucking another woman!” He growled. “I can understand being frustrated with this situation but I’ve done no such thing!”
I huffed.
“I’m no saint baby girl but I thought you of all people who know how much I care for you,” he said. The lies dripped from his tongue like honey.
He’d made me feel safe and cherished. I know she’s his mate too but the sting of
KacieHe reared over me, claiming my mouth and pressing his tongue against mine.I groaned hungrily, needing more of him, wanting to take the pleasure his body could give mine. Thirsting for a reprieve from the hurt I’d been feeling and needing the warmth of his body to banish the terrible images that still replayed in my mind.I grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him flush against me as we fell back on the bed. My fingers skimmed the tight lines of his back as his chest pressed me down into the sheets.Viktor’s hands reached up under my shirt and he tugged up. I didn’t bother looking to see where it landed as cold air caressed my skin and I gasped as my nipples hardened. His mouth trailed down my body and I watched in awe as he took one of my nipples into his mouth.His tongue moved over me, and his canines extended and slowly slid over the
KacieI can’t stop the butterflies from spreading in my stomach and I don’t bother trying to stop the tears as they break free. The light banter turned into something stronger, something darker.Viktor leans in and kisses each one as they slide down my cheeks. His hands slide down my body and make their way down my thighs.I squeeze my thighs shut and laugh. I look up at him daringly and a deep growl tore from his throat as he found his way barred by my thighs. I squeezed them together trapping one of his hands.His other hand gripped my thigh and the other pushed against the other, opening them wide for him. My face erupted in flames at the position.“Viktor!” I laughed but my laughter turned into a moan as he leaned down and licked down my center. My breathing caught and my eyes rolled to the back of my head.&ldquo
KacieViktor and I waited for Beta Jake and his sister, Jamie in a room I hadn’t been in before. After what happened with Clara we decided to talk to them and figure out how we should go about it.My phone buzzed against my leg, and I reached into my pants pocket and looked at the screen. Seeing a number I didn’t recognize, I inhaled a deep breath before answering.“Hello?”Other than labored breathing there was silence on the other end.“You’ve been a bad girl, haven’t you?” The voice asked. My hands trembled and my breath shook.“How is it like spreading your legs for him? Hmm?” He asked, sounding like he had every right to me and my body.“Do you like it there? Do you like warming his bed bitch?” He growled, and my body shook in fear.
ViktorI needed to get her alone. I needed to get her away. I played it off when I spoke to Kacie and the others but I was nervous. I’ve never had to fight a witch before but I would throw everything I’ve got at her if she put up a fight.I made my way to her room and tried to rein in my nerves. I had to make sure it didn’t show or give anything away. I was shitting bricks thinking she might have seen what our plan was.I needed to gauge her reaction. Knowing about the little stunt she pulled to try and pull me and Kacie apart pissed me off. Even though my anger was close to overflowing I needed to ensure Kacie’s safety and my pack’s safety.Despite the feeling in my gut telling me not to go through with this and the disagreements I couldn’t block out from Flash, I’d made my decision.I walk up to her door and she opens the
KacieI followed Ken’s Beta, Rich outside of the packhouse and my body was starting to heat up. I could feel it in my feet and feel it in my fingertips.Before we left the warm glow of the lights, I saw that he was wearing all black and his hair was covered by a beanie. He turned back only once to check and make sure I was still following. When he saw that I was, we walked until we reached the border.An all-black jeep waited just outside the line. He stopped and whirled around. His eyes watched me waiting to see if I’d follow and cross the border or make a run for it.I haven’t left Viktor’s territory, my territory once since I got here. My nerves were wound up and my instincts begged me to run. Athena urged me to shift but I fought and pushed her to the back of my mind.I teetered closer to the line and with a deep breath, I stepped over t
KacieWhen I came to there was a cloth over my eyes and there was a strong repulsive smell filling my nose. I’m being carried in Beta Rich’s arms and I know we’ve gone into a building when the wind stops blowing around me.I was in the car with Beta Rich and was feeling hot when he knocked me out. A lick of cold kissed down my spine. My throat feels dry and I struggle to swallow.He stops and drops me onto the floor and I bite my lip to stop the pained cry from leaving my lips. I don’t know how long I was knocked out but had I been awake I would have put up a fight when we got to wherever the hell I was.I don’t know how long I lay on the floor, Goddess knows where. I groaned. The pain in my head threatening to split my head open. My body tightened and I pushed against restraints.For just a moment, I let the fight leave my body. I tak
Clara“Bitch,” she spat.I threw Alpha Ken a glare, but turned my focus back on Kacie, and smiled as sweetly as I could. I stood and stepped back.“I haven’t stopped thinking of you since the night you left.” His words causing a shiver down my spine. He’s disgusting.“You never should have left. You were mine, always have been, always will.”Kacie lifts her chin and casts the meanest glare up at him.“I was never yours.”I ignored the pride that blossomed in my heart. Despite being powerless and bound on the floor she held her ground and showed no fear. I didn’t let that show as I glared down at her.I needed to play this part. I had no choice. My thoughts and fee
KacieMy heart starts beating as I follow Beta Rich to the dining room. I hold my head high and brace myself. Ignoring the shaking in my hands I walk into the dining room and my eyes immediately find Alpha Ken.He looks exactly the same as the last time I saw him. Even sitting he towers over the table, his blonde hair is long enough to slick back, his eyes are a landscaped green that gives you a false sense of warmth. His nose, hooked and sharp, cast a shadow on his thin lips. his jaw eternally set in a smirk was square and set heavy.His muscular form stretched against his button-up dress shirt and his large hands lay on the table comfortably. I’ll never forget the strength in those hands and I fight the urge to bow my head and cast my eyes to the floor.I bite the inside of my lip and force my chin up as I ready myself for his attention. Alpha Ken lifted his head and his eyes lock
My heat aches as the thoughts flit through my mind one after the other. Tears prick the corners of my eyes before filling them. My chest pangs with the need to be wrapped up in his arms. I know without a shadow of a doubt that Jake would do all of those things. He would care for me as he had before. He would look after me as my Beta, my partner, and the father of our child.My soul wept for him, my heart broke for him, and my mind went mad for him. I curled into a ball on the bed and grasped at the sheets as the pain poured from my body. I screamed as it became unbearable and my vision went white. I cried out, my cry turning into a scream, as the door burst open. It slammed against the wall, but still my vision remained impaired.I couldn’t see anyone, but I heard voices. I felt the rush of people around me and hands checking me and prodding my belly. I froze when I felt the warmth of a hand on my shoulder and a familiar scent I didn’t think I would ever smell again. I threw my head ba
Kacie I want to bury my head into his chest but I can’t. I can’t bring myself to look away. I continue staring at him as Viktor lays down by his side. He props himself up and stares down at him. The love and sadness in his eyes blend into one. His gaze darts back and forth between the two of us. A sad smile pulling at the corners of his lips. “I love you,” I whisper. “I love you,” Viktor says quietly. We shared stories, we cried, we laughed. I told him about one of the mornings after my Luna Ceremony when I woke up and found Jake naked across from me. He flexed and tried to show off. Viktor chuckled and shared a precious memory from when they first kissed. It was sweet and I wished I could have seen the look in Jake’s eyes if he had heard Viktor tell the story. The next memory Viktor shared with me was the look on Jake’s face when I walked out that first day in Ken’s house. When he smelled me and knew I was his mate, he only trusted Jake to be alone with me. That’s why he let him
Kacie“I have one request,” I said.“Anything my love,” Viktor said.“I don’t want him in the lobby. I want him in our room. Can we do that?” I asked.“We can do whatever we want Kacie,” Viktor answered.In the olden days, it was common for our kind to spend the dead’s last night with them. It was like a ritual, we clean their bodies with a cloth, wash their hair, and clothe them in something loose. After the ritual the body is placed in the living room or the pack lobby if the dead was an alpha. The family would then bring their blankets and pillows to sleep in the front on the couch or the floor. It’s the last night you get with the dead. It’s a form of closure and was done away with one hundred years ago, or at least that’s what Viktor told me. When he told me about it I clung to the knowledge and asked him if we could do it too. He admitted that he mentioned it to gouge my reaction. We looked into each others eyes and knew without a doubt that we needed to do it.It may have been
Kacie “I’ve failed. I failed and lost him,” Viktor said. The weight on his shoulders was large enough to make anyone crumble beneath it. Still, my mate stood firm. My heart broke for the mate we’d lost, but it soared knowing that he was safe. Instead of keeping my thoughts to myself I would make sure he knew. I would make sure he knew every day how much I loved him, how much I needed him in my life. I would make sure he knew how loved he was, but first, he needed to face Jake. He needed to come to grips with it as I have. He needs to make peace with it, so he can move forward. We both needed this. “Come here,” I said. I watched as he mentally drew back, away from me as if he would hurt me. As if he thought he’d lose me too if he touched me. I reached for him, my outstretched hand open in offering for him to take it. He had to take it. Viktor stared at my hand for a moment before his eyes darted to Jake on the ground between us. Desperation clear in his eyes when he looked back at m
Kacie In an attempt to feel whatever warmth Jake had left I pushed my body as close as I could to his. I ignored the unevenness of his body, the difference between it now and what I remembered. Everything in me came flowing out as my hair flowed out all around me. My hands grasped at his muddy shirt and my heart broke for the second time today. Jake’s body was hard and the finality of it pulled the sheet from beneath my feet. I was no longer able to deny the crushing reality. The warmth was seeping out of him as quickly as the clouds had formed above us. Footsteps squelched behind me announcing Viktor’s presence. My pain vibrated in his chest as he stopped behind me. It was enough to pull him away from mourning his sister. The curiosity outweighing the fear led him to me. I could feel his pain as he felt mine. I knew when he saw who lay beneath me because he made an unintelligible sound behind me. Still, I couldn’t bring myself to lift my head. I couldn’t look back at him. I couldn’
KacieI’ll hurt you.I don’t want to hurt you.I don’t want to hurt him. I wouldn’t hurt him. The urge, no, the need to make sure I don’t hurt him runs through my veins as the idea of burning him strikes me hard in the chest. It’s like an ice cold bucket of water and I feel like I’ve jolted awake from a dream. The flames protest against my will as my mind refuses to hurt the man in front of me. For the first time since becoming aware I look at him. My eyes wander over black hair, a sharp jaw, and full lips. Dark tired eyes filled with worry stared down at me. My mate reaches for me a second time and this time I extinguish the flames with the flick of my wrist as realization dawned on me.My mate.He’s okay.He’s alive.If my mate is here than why am I so hurt?My does my heart bleed?I lean in toward him and his hand gently grazes over my cheek, his shoulders relaxed, and relief stared back at me. I was safe. I was in one piece. I had survived. If he hadn’t gotten my attention things
Kacie My father’s breathing is haggard and strained beneath me. At my words he roars angrily. He’s weak, useless below me, unable to get away. When I straighten my back, lift myself up, and stare down at him. I take a moment to look over the expression of fear and regret in his eyes. I don’t bother with emotion because right now, I feel nothing. There’s only a high, a haze of bliss from his acceptance. It’s settled over me as I hover over him. The power of taking what I want, getting the revenge I sent out for. I’m hurting him, torturing him, killing him. I focus on this as he stares up at me. “All of this will do nothing. You may have killed my friends and you may have won the fight between you and I, but there’s one you haven’t and can’t win. You can’t win against death,” Charles chokes. I don’t want to hear anymore. I don’t want to hear the truth drip from his lips like poisoned honey. I won’t let him win and I won’t let his words get to me. I won’t change my mind and I won’t hea
Charles yanked his arm back but I didn’t let go. I did the opposite, I dug my nails in as he pulled, my claws dug into his skin and ripped. Blood pooled and burned, he yanked again this time, ignoring the bite of my nails as they pierced deeper. He wrenched his arm free, or what was left of it. I could feel his skin under my claws, chunks of meat between my fingers, as he cried out in pain. I take a moment to enjoy my work. His once scorched pink skin had turned black, blood ran down his arm and dripped to the floor. Charles turned to glare at me, and for the first time since meeting him, fear stares back at me. He clutched his injured arm and I watch as his Adam’s apple bobs as he swallows nervously. Sweat pools on his temple and slides down his brow. I chuckle at this small victory. He must have thought that I would be an easy kill. The young girl he once knew died a long time ago. Did he think that his words would have weakened me? Did he think that his words would have an affect
KacieNow that I knew Viktor would be okay, I could give in to what I’ve wanted since seeing the devastation the Elders caused. Now that I knew that Clara would have Viktor, I felt the opposite of what I’ve before at the thought of them together alone. I felt relief. She would make sure he was safe. I turned from Clara and focused on that man I once called father.Answering to the call of my growing flames I dashed forward. I promised to give them what they wished soon. The need for blood, for sliced skin, and the smell of burning flesh drove me forward. I would have what I desired, I would have my vengeance, my revenge. My anger fanned the flames and they grew hotter than they ever have before. I screamed out in anguish as I rushed toward the man who should have been the father I deserved. He was nothing but a disappointment.Tears run down my cheeks before they dry up and evaporate. I don’t cry for him or what I’m going to do, no, I’ll revel in my father’s death. The tears continue