Celeste's POV"Ryan..."I was hyperventilating, but I felt my whole body shutting down at the same time.I just knew that something was up when he suddenly decided to let me leave."It turns out that the drug in the wine worked faster than I expected. Or, did I mistakenly give you more than I should've? Let's be grateful you're not dead if that's the case."This bastard drugged me???"What the fuck did I do that I had to be drugged?! Get me out of here right now, Ryan!!""I'll do you one better - you can leave if you can. The offer is still on, so use the door."It was evidently impossible to move, but I just had to try. The only thing in my head was the hope that I could get redemption outside the door.In a desperate move, I tried in everything in me to move my legs a few step, but I felt my legs give in immediately. Before I could reach the ground, I fell into the arms of the beast who drugged me."It's really pointless wasting the strength that you don't even have."I could do not
Cassian's POV."I remember when we used to have these moments when we were together. It felt like time stopped, but it also felt like that time flew by so quickly. Those were the best moments of my life."I was confused by Shantel's words considering the fact that she was the one who left me, but she was not my problem tonight.The proposal I just witnessed doubled the weight of my heart.It was one thing for that bastard to ask her to be his wife before me, but was Celeste so dense to accept the proposal of someone she just met three days ago?Over me?I had waves of different emotions flooding my system, but I was confused, most of all.Celeste was a lot of things, but she was not dumb. Even though she hated me with everything in her, she was stupid to accept Ryan's proposal."I remember when you used to be so romantic. You would wake me up with breakfast in bed after a very hot session the night before. We'd have the longest baths and giggle all day long in each other's arms. You'd
WARNING ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ CONTAINS SOME DARK WORDS THAT MIGHT TRIGGER SOME REACTIONS.Cassian's POV.I began sifting through the party people having the time of their lives to an upbeat mix, trying to find my way out of this chaotic maze to get to her.I heard Shantel calling out to me, but I paid no attention till she got lost in the midst of the lively guests.Freya was supposed to direct me to the room, but she was tired and slow.I finally got away from the people and began climbing up the stairs. No matter how fast I moved, my wolf stressed me for not getting there fast enough.If he made a mess of her or killed her, I would end his life, but I wouldn't be able to forgive myself till I leave this life."Cassian? Don't do anything stupid. I'm heading there now..."It wasn't until now that I realized Lucian was still on the phone with me and he had listened to the conversation between Freya and I. "Cassian!! Are you listening to me? The main goal is to save Celeste. Don't do anything that
Cassian's POV."Cassian! we can talk about this-"But the heat in me blocked my ears. I charged at the bastard with wolf speed and speared him with everything in me. I didn't let go of him to make him feel the impact, so we went crashing out through the window from the top floor of a two storey building to the ground outside."Goodness!! Two men just fell from the top floor! Call the ambulance or something!!""Wait a minute... Is that not the heir to the throne, stark naked and bleeding?""What the fuck is happening?!"The party feeling had been overwhelmed with the bloody occurrences and people had began filing out to witness what was happening.I was supposed to end this here and now to save face, but there was nothing I could do with this fury that had been built up for years, except to unleash it on the person who built it up."C... Cassian", Ryan dragged himself up after taking some time on the ground to nurse his pain. "We can talk about this. Remember that you're my brother fro
Cassian's POV."You stupid bastard!!!"I stared down at my feet, but from the corner of my eye, I saw my father pick up the glass cup from his table and I knew what was going to happen next.I dodged immediately he swung the glass cup at me, making it miss my head narrowly and shattering upon impact with the wall behind me."You've been nothing short of an arrogant fool, and you have peaked it tonight!! How stupid could you be?!! How dare you?!!""It wasn't my fault, father. I tried my best to hold my anger-""You tried to hold your anger?! Okay then, hold this!!" He picked up knife and flung it straight for my head, but I was fast enough to dodge it this time. Before I could save myself, the edge stretched the corner of my head, taking a huge part of my skin with it.But that was not all.I was still trying to nurse the pain when I saw him charge at me with so much speed. I broke the wall the behind me when he speared me, causing me to fall to my knees and cough out blood."You deser
Cassian's POV.Two hours.That's how long I had my glues to the whitewashed ceiling above me, watching the fan spin above me endlessly.The only change I got to wash myself off Ryan's blood was after the rebuking I got from my father. I didn't bother having anything to eat knowing fully well that it wouldn't digest.It was silent and cold in the wee hours of the morning already, but the voice in my head and the flashes I got from hours ago were so loud and vivid, I was this close to running mad.I felt pangs of guilt hit me as I turned uncomfortably for the umpteenth time tonight, and it wasn't from killing Ryan.Granted, Ryan deserved his death for trying to rape Celeste or anyone at all, but that was not the drive to my murder.I didn't kill him because he raped Celeste. I didn't kill him for hurting Jennifer, someone who did something but love him dearly, only to pin the consequences of his actions on me for years.I killed him to hide the truth from the rest of the wolf realm.The
Celeste's POVI felt the tingle of the late morning sun on my skin.My body was too weak to even make a turn from the rays of the sun that found their way past my window and threatened to blind me.I yawned and stretched a little before I collapsed back on the bed. This had been the first time in days that I'd actually gotten a good night sleep. A lot had happened in the past three days, and I was both physically hurt and emotionally traumatized. I thought about what would've been become of me if Cassian didn't save me.I was stubborn and stupid, but Cassian risked his life and his being to make sure that I was permanently safe. No one in my life had done that for me. People wanted to me alive, but Cassian was willing to lay his life down for me, despite the way that I treated him.I tried to turned to the side to dissolve the guilt that I felt in me when I thought of what I put him through.I should've listened to him from the start, but I decided to let jealousy get the best of me,
Celeste's POV."Do you have flashes about the unfortunate situation?" The elderly doctor asked with his large glasses on his nose and his pen on a medical report, ready to jot my answer down.How was I going to tell him that the mere question forced my head back to last night?"Not as frequent as I expected. It comes and goes occasionally."That was the only solid lie I could come up with. I couldn't let him know that I still saw Ryan's haunting image in my head, and I couldn't get it out no matter how hard I tried."Have you had panic attacks since that incident?""No," I lied, trying to ignore the time I had a breakdown seconds before Cassian walked into my room last night."Your body still hurts a little?""Yes. But I don't even notice it."He stared at me with a skeptical look on his face before writing down his thoughts on my answers.Lucian took me to the nurses to have a series of tests that I didn't know I needed. After that, he made sure he was he was present as they cleaned
Celeste POV.Fuck!I shouldn't have been that loud!I just couldn't help it. I hated Shantel, but the the venom in her voice when she swore to kill me sent chills down my spine.She was still standing fixed to the ground, but I saw her head pivot all the way to the back, her cold eyes meeting mine immediately."Who's that?!"I immediately turned and hid the behind the door before she would make out who I was.This wouldn't do.I heard footsteps approaching, and without thinking twice, and dashed from the behind the door and raced to my room, looking the door behind me and panting heavily like a rabid dog."Shouldn't you be sleeping by now-""Ahh!!!", I shrieked and almost jumped out of my skin from that voice behind.I turned and I immediately froze to the ground."This..."This couldn't be true.I had to be hallucinating.That was the only logical situation for the horror that my eyes were witnessing right now.My chest began palpitating again. The cold wind that came in from the ope
Celeste's POV"HOOOONNNKKKK"Both our eyes widened in shock.The car was ready and we were nowhere near ready to leave."We're still naked", he muttered in shock and astonishment, his chest heaving in an up and down manner from the fun that w just had."We need to get ready immediately!!", I panicked and began rushing the bath process."You could've just given me the towel and left", he muttered under as he washed himself like he didn't say anything.I sent him a grimace immediately. "You're the reason we're late. Don't you dare pin this on me!!", I warned him.I was done in less than a minute and made to leave, but I felt him grab me from behind. "Tell me you didn't enjoy it", his baritone voice echoed throughout the room and made my knees weak."Lucian, we're late already. We'll miss the plane if we don't-"He pinned me to the wall and closed the distance between us, his warm breath making my nipples shiver.He made me look into his eyes, and I could swear I felt liquid drip down my
Celeste POV.Fuck!I shouldn't have been that loud!I just couldn't help it. I hated Shantel, but the the venom in her voice when she swore to kill me sent chills down my spine.She was still standing fixed to the ground, but I saw her head pivot all the way to the back, her cold eyes meeting mine immediately."Who's that?!"I immediately turned and hid the behind the door before she would make out who I was.This wouldn't do.I heard footsteps approaching, and without thinking twice, and dashed from the behind the door and raced to my room, looking the door behind me and panting heavily like a rabid dog."Shouldn't you be sleeping by now-""Ahh!!!", I shrieked and almost jumped out of my skin from that voice behind.I turned and I immediately froze to the ground."This..."This couldn't be true.I had to be hallucinating.That was the only logical situation for the horror that my eyes were witnessing right now.My chest began palpitating again. The cold wind that came in from the ope
Celeste's POV"HOOOONNNKKKK"Both our eyes widened in shock.The car was ready and we were nowhere near ready to leave."We're still naked", he muttered in shock and astonishment, his chest heaving in an up and down manner from the fun that w just had."We need to get ready immediately!!", I panicked and began rushing the bath process."You could've just given me the towel and left", he muttered under as he washed himself like he didn't say anything.I sent him a grimace immediately. "You're the reason we're late. Don't you dare pin this on me!!", I warned him.I was done in less than a minute and made to leave, but I felt him grab me from behind. "Tell me you didn't enjoy it", his baritone voice echoed throughout the room and made my knees weak."Lucian, we're late already. We'll miss the plane if we don't-"He pinned me to the wall and closed the distance between us, his warm breath making my nipples shiver.He made me look into his eyes, and I could swear I felt liquid drip down my
Celeste's POVI shut my eyes to relish the taste of his lips on mine, and I could never get used to the divine feeling. I felt his hands travel and dominate the whole of my back, and I began to run out of breath.We'd had sex all day, so I was quite surprised that I was still horny for him.Before now, I could've sworn that sex wouldn't interest me this much. Lucian just had a way of making me so sexually yearning.It took everything in me to break the kiss, and the look of unfinished achievements he gave me almost broke me.“The driver said fifteen minutes. Go have your bath while I arrange this place and pack up, so we can get moving.”“I have a better idea”, he said with a mischievous smirk on the side of his lips. “Why don't we go shower together?”“Lucian. Go.”He rolled his eyes and put his hands up in the air in surrender. “Whatever you say, mummy.”It was meant to be weird, seeing him walk naked. But the way he swayed his butt made me want to slap it hard!I began arranging t
Celeste's POV I never knew that I could have such a beautiful view of the evening sun from the comfort of my bed. Naked and bodies intertwined with my stepbrother that I'd somehow fallen for.After sex in the morning - which I never knew was so good - we stayed in bed in all day, talking about the most random things that happened in our lives before now. We had make out sessions that grew into something more sometimes too, and it maybe lazy sex was not all that bad.If I were to be asked, I wouldn't want today to end. If there was some kind of loop I could put us both in, I would do so without thinking twice.I'd never had a moment as real as this in my life. Everything seemed perfect. Resting my head on his heaving chest and that went in an up and manner without our toes intertwined and my fingers drawing romantic blueprints on his chest while his hands caressed my waist and occasionally went down to my soft, raw ass for a little grab and squeeze that made my wolf and I giggle like
Celeste's POV.The more he kissed me, the more I wanted him to go deeper. Never in my life had I felt the yearning to open myself up to somebody this badly.He put his hand on my waist to drag me closer to him, and I felt like the warmth from his hand weakened my iced body.I brushed my hard nipples against his broad chest, and I felt my insides get hotter by the passing minute.I was already losing my senses from the kiss when I started to perceive the stinging smell of something burning."Lucian..."I tried to break the kiss but he dragged me even closer. I knew that if I let him, I would completely become incapable of thinking, so I pushed him away a little, even though that took literally all my strength."The sausage and eggs... They're burning", I said as I pointed at the microwave."Let them burn, Celeste", he groaned and went in for another kiss, but I immediately dodged."Do you want us to die while making love in a burning house?""Are you asking for my honest opinion, or d
Lucian's POV "Goodness!! He has a sword in his abdomen!!!"That was like a war cry for hungry warriors. I staggered into the hospital, hoping they wouldn't notice me, but I was stupid for thinking that could ever happen.I had blood, gut and brain matter splattered all over my body. Even I couldn't differentiate which blood was mine and which one wasn't.I would've dragged the sword out of my body while the adrenaline was still keeping me alive, but it was a silver sword. It would not have healed naturally the way Alpha wolves heal from wounds.Immediately the nurse made that yell, the whole hospital got into a chaos. They began rushing to me, trying to get me to sit down, but I couldn't."Where is Celeste? Is she awake?""Please sit down and let us help you-""Take me to her. I need to see her. Tell her that I almost died for her.""We will, but please rest, first of all. We need to take you into surgery.""Tell her to forgive me. I need to see her and tell her that I didn't mean t
Celeste's POV.What the hell was I doing?How did I get here in the first place?I fixed my gaze on his eyes, and I saw something I'd never seen before.He'd never stared at me with so much lust in his eyes, and for some reason, I couldn't get enough of it.I didn't know that physical attraction was a thing until tonight. Like a magnet dragging metal, his eyes dragged me closer and closer to him until my hard nipples were pressed against his rough chest, and I placed my lips on his lips again.It felt like heaven.They tasted a little salty, but I liked it just like that. His tongue found its way into my mouth, and I allowed him to do what he wanted."Mmm", I moaned when I felt his hands grip my ass hard.As I ate out his lips, the thought of him killing a hundred all by himself got me even hornier. The more the heroic action crossed my mind, the more I felt myself get wet under.He broke the kiss, and I got the chance to get lost in his eyes again.He got up with me atop me, and he t