Marcus’ POV
When I woke up the next morning, my hand was still tucked under Kiara’s body. My face was buried within her hair, my chest hugging her back. I reeled in a deep breath, my lungs filling with her scent that drove me insane every now and then. Realizing that I could afford to spend a few more minutes in bed with her, I snuggled her deeper into the embrace. I felt her slightly twist under my arms, making me loosen my hold around her at once.
She turned around to face me, her eyes fluttering open. Her face was still filled with sleep when a lazy smile spread on her face, “Hey.”
Her groggy voice triggered an amused smile on my face too, “Go back to sleep. It’s still too early.”
Kiara’ POVI couldn’t remember the last time I saw such a happy smile on Marcus’ face as I was seeing now. I had just drifted into slumber when I sensed a presence above me. As I opened my eyes, his broad shoulders came into my view. His lips were showering tender kisses on the side of my face, his stubble feeling poky under my skin.I lightly moaned as his kisses turned wet, and they traveled to the sensitive spot behind my ear. Through his pants, I could feel his member harden against my abdomen.“You surely know the best way to wake me up.” I mumbled into his ears.I felt his chest rumble against me as he pulled away to reveal a dashing smile. The edges of his eyes
When Marcus asked me to pick out something formal to wear, I had no idea that this was where he planned on taking me.“How do you like your college, darling?” Marcus whispered into my ears after he peeled his hands off of my eyes.I stared at the building with widened eyes, unable to wrap my head around the fact that I was going to be studying here soon. Up until this moment, the idea of college was closer to a dream than a reality. It was the one dream that I’d kept alive for the longest time as it was my portal of exit from all miseries of my life back then.But when Marcus entered my life, that dream had taken a back seat and suddenly he was at the center of my attention. Suddenly, wanting to be with him had become my number one priority, and
As soon as the words left his mouth, I instantly stopped fighting him.Did he say Lucien? What about him?Lucien had not reached out to me yet and didn’t intimate me in the slightest that I should be expecting someone to meet me. In fact, Lucien had no reason to meet me after he left town, since he was pretty angry about how things turned out to be between him and Bella. He had almost given up on her, and it was me that persuaded him to retain some faith and optimism.I tried to come up with some logical explanation to this stranger’s sudden interest in him, but none came to my mind. Could he be a friend of Lucien’s? In that case, it was most likely that he was a vampire too and I was definitely not safe around him.&nb
Marcus’ POVMy blood was boiling.The past hour that Bella spoke to me, revealing everything that had happened to her in the past few weeks, everything that she had kept from me, made me want to drive someone up the wall. And that some was the Lycan King. Never in a million thoughts did I expect he would do such a horrendous thing with my sister.As if abducting her was a lesser crime, he took her forcefully against her wish and marked her. He linked his fate to her and ruined her for every other man. His greed and lust knew no bounds, and I couldn’t dare imagine what else he would have done to her had we not rescued her on time. All these days, Bel
Marcus’ POVAfter enduring a long and unpleasant conversation with Ethan, I made my way back into the house.As I returned from the forest, not only did Ethan convince me to rescue Lucien for the sake of my sister, but also came up with an executable plan to achieve our goal. Bernard had pulled some strings and cracked down the exact location where Lucien was held captive, which helped Ethan come up with a plan. Since this was a mission our pack members would never approve of, we had to make do with very few wolves who were willing to rescue a Vampire.Since it was also a very risky mission with questionable results, Ethan made sure that their safety was given the utmost priority. This was a personal mission more than anything, and none of the pack’s wolves should lose their lif
Bella’s POVThe past twenty-four hours couldn’t have been longer.Ethan had taken a group of capable men with him to rescue Lucien, but there was no sign of him even now. We had limited communication with them, but they had managed to convey to Marcus that they would be returning tonight at any cost. Irrespective of whether their mission was successful or not. Their point was that no matter what, we couldn’t stay within the vampire community for long after revealing themselves.If they intended to keep their lives, they had to return tonight. Because of this, I couldn’t expect them to go above and beyond to rescue Lucien, putting their life at risk for a man I loved, and the only resort I had was to rely on faith. I had to keep my faith in every supernatural power I knew that would favo
It had been a day since Lucien came home, but he still remained unconscious. Upon Marcus’ request, Irene, the renowned healer of our town, came to our rescue. She had managed to treat his wounds and gave him a healing potion that would help him recover fast, essentially bringing him out of danger. However, she couldn’t promise when he’d wake.“Could be a few hours, or a few days. We really can’t tell.” She said, “He has suffered grave injuries, but I’ve given him a potion that will accelerate his healing process. Since we’re altering the natural course of his body’s response, he will need to compensate for it with something. The potion is very potent, and it will demand all the energy and strength he has. The concoction might keep him unconscious for a long time, but bear in mind that it is only for his betterment.”
Kiara’s POVBernard’s sick laughter was getting on my nerves.As I supported myself on my shaking arms, I tilted my head to throw him a glare.“What’s so funny?” I gritted out.“Seeing you get tamed.” He said, smirking down at me.To twist things around a bit, Bernard suggested that I was better off getting trained under Marcus. Counting on the fact that the latter was in love with me and would not be as bad as Bernard, I happily welcomed that change in my daily routine. But I’ve never been more wrong.Marcus as a lover was tender and caring, but Marcus was a trainer? That was a whole