Author's POV:Asher’s jaw was clenched so tightly, it felt like his teeth might shatter. Anger had already spread its cloak all over him to take him in its embrace, his teeth gnashing against each other as he watched Vienna step past him, leaving him standing like an idiot in the middle of the academic block. He had never been insulted like this before by anyone, or in any situation, but just because of one mistake of his past… he had been slapped by his father yesterday, kicked out of the house.Alpha Blackwood had hurled every insult in the book at him, calling him every name that came to his mind!But even then, Asher hadn’t felt this small as he did, when Vienna walked away without even looking back once. This couldn't be Vienna, his Vienna… the girl who used to consider every word of his as the reality of her life, who once believed his lies without question! She had turned into this stranger, who had dismissed him as if he was nothing! This was a new low in his life, this pu
Author's POV:Asher stammered, his voice trembling as he grasped for straws. “Vienna, I… please don’t get me wrong. The only reason you see me as the villain now is because you don’t know what she has done—” He pointed his finger at Gemini, while Vienna was standing between them both, covering her body with her own. Her tone was icy as she interrupted, “I think you have a problem with hearing, Asher. I didn’t ask you what she has or hasn’t done. I asked how you dared to think you had any right to raise your hand against her!” Asher opened his mouth to respond, but quickly realized he didn’t have an answer to Vienna’s questions. And so, he tried to deflect, by turning his attention back to Gemini. “Are you feeling ashamed yet?” He sneered,“She still came back, just to protect you, even after everything that you have done! And know this very clearly, because she is protecting you, you are still getting to waste oxygen here, and not buried face down in a ditch like I originally
Vienna's POV:I didn’t respond to Gemini’s outburst. I had not spoken to my step- sister, stepmother or father, even once in the last five days; and I had no intention of starting now. Keeping my gaze steady, I began to speak, emphasizing each word because this is the only way Asher was going to stop this madness. “She is my sister. Remember that if you say something to her, you say it to me.” Gemini scoffed, stepping out from behind my shadow; seemingly, she was getting more and more confident with every passing minute. Don't even try to play the victim and I am the most innocent, caring girl anyone can ever see before you! I know it was all your plan from the very beginning. I knew this is what you wanted. “ So don’t you dare use this situation as an opportunity to associate yourself with me, do you understand! You dirty blood of a whore… I’m no sister of yours!” I ignored her completely, acting like I hadn't heard her at all… because if I paid attention to her words, I migh
Vienna's POV:I marched straight into Kai’s office that evening, determined to find out why he was avoiding me. Just a few minutes ago, he had sent me a message to call off our training session for the next day. I was ready to let it slide when he hadn't met me at our usual spot this morning, but the message had left me feeling uneasy.With a light knock, I opened the door to his office, only to find him seated at his desk. Test papers were spread out on the table in front of him as he graded them, flipping through the pages. His head lifted at the sound of the door, his deep gaze locking onto me. “Enna?” he said, his voice tinged with surprise. “Love, what are you doing here so late? Your classes ended hours ago, right?” “Yes.” I said, stepping into the room and shutting the door behind me. “But I need to talk to you.” At these words, he turned his full attention to me, clasping his hands together and placing his chin over them. I felt my face heating up under his intense ga
Vienna's POV: I hadn’t realized how much I had gotten used to Fynn and Kai’s presence, until Kai left. Each day, I went to college with Lola as usual, but I often caught myself scanning the corridors for their faces, or getting an odd burst of excitement before English lectures, only to remember Kai wasn’t in Camden Falls anymore… and Fynn hadn’t returned yet either. It was Friday morning, and I sighed as I mentally prepared myself to pass by their office without turning my head, reminding myself that I just had to get through this weekend before they would come back…. hopefully? It had become a habit to glance in the direction of the offices, even though I knew the space would be empty. Today, I promised myself I wouldn’t indulge the hollow ache in my chest, by looking. But, of course, my determination slipped away at the last moment. As I stepped into the corridor, my eyes betrayed me, lifting hopefully. But instead of the familiar pang of disappointment, I froze. Fynn was
Author's POV: No sooner had Vienna gulped down the mango juice than she felt a strange feeling take over her senses… her head was spinning, like she might trip over and fall on the ground, even though she was sitting on the couch. It wasn’t because of the music, the stares, or the whispers around her… her diaphragm felt like it was collapsing inward, and she reached for a glass of water, trying to regulate her breathing. But it didn't help at all; on the contrary, she thought she might vomit. However, the nausea faded almost as quickly as it had appeared, replaced by a heavy fog clouding her consciousness. Her head dipped forward as she struggled to steady herself, but her attempts to cling to her consciousness were getting more and more feeble. “Vienna!” Gemini had been watching the whole thing, waiting for the perfect moment to make her entrance. Vienna's head dipping down was the cue she needed; in an instant, she was at Vienna's side, calling out in concern. Sliding her arm
Author's POV:“Have you seen Vienna anywhere? She was wearing a blue dress, about this tall… no?” Asher gritted his teeth as the boy he was questioning, shook his head apologetically. It had been over forty minutes since he had started searching for her, and his frustration was rising by the second. He knew that it was very unlikely for Vienna to ditch the party and leave, without telling anyone, especially him.If she had to do this, she would have never showed up in the first place… right?The farmhouse was filled with guests… the same guests he had invited to convince Vienna that the party was legit, and he hadn't made it up just because he wanted to impress her and propose to her again. But the irony was glaring and cruel: the one person he wanted here, was nowhere to be found. The fear of something happening to her and his dad humiliating him at an instant, started to make him more and more panicked by the second. Asher scoured the place, ultimately resorting to questioning
Author's POV:“Asher, do you really think that—” Orion began to scold Asher in a stern tone as he glared at him in anger, completely ignoring the fact that this boy was soon going to rule over him as their next Alpha, or that he had once desired the idea of him marrying his daughter. At that moment, his rage on Gemini’s behalf was riding high, driving away his attention from any other concern in his mind. After all, it was Gemini he had always cared about, and even though he had started to care for Vienna too, because of the pressure he was suddenly receiving from everyone else… there was no way that he was going to let his favorite daughter get hurt because of her, and that too in front of everyone. But before he could finish, Orion himself paused abruptly, Gemini's words finally catching up with him. The reality hit him to the core, that the girl he had always assumed to be a disgrace to him might be on the path to prove it true right now. “Wait a minute… What did you say?” Hi
Vienna's POV:I hummed softly to myself as I brushed Zeke’s hair into place. He made a silly face in the mirror and stuck out his tongue, wiggling his head so my careful work unraveled instantly.“Zeke,” I warned, biting back a smile.“But Mama, it tickles,” he giggled, scrambling off the stool before I could launch a second attack with the brush.He wore his new blue shirt—buttoned all the way up—and his little black sneakers that lit up when he walked. His backpack looked enormous on his small back, but he wore it with pride, like he was off to conquer the world.Today was his first full day of preschool. I should’ve been nervous, but the past week had been so peaceful it felt like the world had given us permission to just breathe. My heat had passed. The storm was behind us. Life was finally, blessedly… normal.Zeke grabbed a banana from the bowl on the counter and munched happily as we waited by the door. “Will Daddy Kai and Daddy Fynn come with us?”I didn’t have to answer.Kai a
Vienna's POV: I hummed softly to myself as I brushed Zeke’s hair into place. He made a silly face in the mirror and stuck out his tongue, wiggling his head so my careful work unraveled instantly. “Zeke,” I warned, biting back a smile. “But Mama, it tickles,” he giggled, scrambling off the stool before I could launch a second attack with the brush. He wore his new blue shirt—buttoned all the way up—and his little black sneakers that lit up when he walked. His backpack looked enormous on his small back, but he wore it with pride, like he was off to conquer the world. Today was his first full day of preschool. I should’ve been nervous, but the past week had been so peaceful it felt like the world had given us permission to just breathe. My heat had passed. The storm was behind us. Life was finally, blessedly… normal. Zeke grabbed a banana from the bowl on the counter and munched happily as we waited by the door. “Will Daddy Kai and Daddy Fynn come with us?” I didn’t have to answer
Fynn's POV:Kai’s voice sent a fresh shiver through her. Her head turned toward him, lips parted, eyes still heavy-lidded from release.I didn’t move away. I wasn’t done watching her like this—undone and radiant and still so desperately needy.Kai rose behind her, his body a shadow of heat and muscle as he knelt on the bed. “That was a beautiful sight,” he murmured, leaning down to brush his lips over her temple. “But I think she’s still hungry.”“She is,” I confirmed, my fingers still stroking gently between her thighs. “Aren’t you, baby?”Vienna’s soft gasp was answer enough. Her hips rolled into my hand, already greedy for more.Kai reached around her, cupping one breast in his palm while the other slid beneath the sheets to join mine between her legs. His fingers found hers wet and open, and he exhaled a sound between a groan and a laugh.“So wet. So ready.” He licked at her ear, his voice a low growl. “You don’t know what you do to us, do you?”She moaned, caught between our hand
Vienna's POV:The morning light slid through the curtains in soft golden beams, brushing over tangled limbs and tousled hair. My body ached in the best possible way—used, loved, worshiped. Between Kai’s strong arms and Fynn’s warmth pressed against my back, I could’ve stayed like that forever.But the knocking at the door said otherwise.Kai stirred first, blinking at the sound. “Shit,” he murmured, voice hoarse. “That’s the Healer. I asked her to check on you, just in case.”I blinked, sitting up slowly. “You… what?”Fynn groaned, hiding his face in my shoulder. “Let her in. You need to be looked at after… all that.”I shot them both a look, cheeks flushed with leftover arousal and sleep. “I’m not that fragile.”Kai chuckled. “No, baby, but you are ours. And last night wasn’t exactly tame.”The knocking came again, followed by a soft voice. “Alpha Kai? Fynn? I brought the tonics.”Kai pulled on a pair of sweats and opened the door a crack. “She’s up. You can come in.”Healer Lys step
Vienna's POV:The cabin was quiet… thick with the scent of sex, sweat, and pine. The air was cool against my bare skin, but I was warm between them. Wrapped in the heat of Kai behind me, and Fynn’s arm draped across my waist, I’d fallen asleep with their seed still pulsing inside me, every nerve in my body wrecked and humming.I didn’t remember drifting off. I only remembered the way they had taken me—together, possessive and tender, fucking me through the peak of my heat until I couldn’t speak, couldn’t breathe, couldn’t do anything but cry their names.But now… I was awake.My body throbbed with lazy, low want. Not urgent, not desperate like before—but soft and sweet and deep. The kind of need that curled between my thighs and whispered for more. A different kind of hunger.I blinked in the dim glow of the moonlight slipping through the cabin windows. Everything looked hazy and silver, glowing around the edges. I felt their bodies pressed to mine—Kai’s chest firm against my back, hi
Kai's POV:Fynn rose from between her thighs, lips glistening, eyes black with need. His chest heaved, his shirt already clinging to his skin, and he looked at her like he might lose control if I didn’t act fast.“She’s ready,” he said roughly, voice frayed with restraint. “Fuck, she’s perfect.”Vienna reached for both of us, her hands trembling. “Please,” she whispered. “Don’t make me wait. I want to feel you both.”We didn’t need more encouragement.I lifted her easily, wrapping an arm under her thighs as Fynn stripped her dress completely off her body. Ribbons fluttered to the floor, the last delicate bindings coming undone. She was naked now, bared completely to the firelight, to us, her skin glowing, her scent rich and wild in the air.I lay her down on the bed gently, brushing her hair from her flushed face as Fynn climbed onto the mattress beside her. He kissed her first, slow and deep, and I took my time undressing behind them—pulling off my shirt, undoing my pants, my cock al
Kai's POV:The moon was a white ghost above the trees, barely visible through the gauzy veil of clouds. Inside the cabin, however, everything was saturated in heat.Her scent was everywhere.It clung to the floorboards, soaked the sheets, fogged the windows. Sweet and thick, it hit the back of my throat with every breath and made my skin feel too tight for my body. Vienna was curled in the center of the bed—naked, glowing with sweat and heat, the curve of her hip peeking from beneath a soft throw Fynn had draped over her an hour ago, when she’d finally collapsed between us in a haze of satisfied whimpers.But now she stirred. The sound was barely more than a breath, but my body answered instantly, blood roaring.Her legs shifted, a slow rub of thighs that parted just enough to catch my attention.A low sound rumbled in my chest. Not quite a growl. Not quite speech.Fynn stirred beside me, catching the same scent. She was slick again, her body coaxing us back, her need like a siren son
Fynn's POV:The day had been spent in attempts to keep ourselves occupied with hunting, but the moment I reached the cabin, all of it started to seem like it wasn't going to help her anymore. I could smell her before I even stepped out of the Jeep. Sweet, spiced, and fucking dangerous. Vienna in heat was a whole different creature. She was already inside, Kai had brought her ahead of me, carried her into the cabin like a prince carrying his bride to the bedchamber. We had brought her to this cabin for a reason. No distractions. No interruptions. Just her, her needs… and us. I closed the car door and inhaled again, my cock already hardening against my jeans. She must be soaked. Her scent was thick and heavy in the air—feral, needy, addictive. I stepped inside and locked the door behind me. The fire was already lit, casting amber shadows over the walls and warming the cabin to a gentle, comforting heat. But it wasn’t the fire that pulled me. It was her. She was curled up o
Vienna’s POV: I didn't know where one touch ended and another began. Fynn's grip on my hips was steel, grounding me with every thrust as his thick length stretched me wide and deep. My face was pressed into Kai's thigh, his fingers still around my throat—not choking, just owning, his voice like velvet heat in my ear. "You're so good for us," he murmured, dragging his thumb over my lower lip. "Taking him so well… dripping around his cock like your body knows it's supposed to happen." And God, it did. My body was alive in a way I’d never felt—need pulsing hot through my core, no shame, no thought, just raw, aching instinct. Fynn groaned behind me, his rhythm shifting, becoming rougher. One of his hands left my waist, slid up my spine, then tangled tightly into my hair. He tugged, and I gasped as my head tilted back, arching for him like a thread pulled taut. “You feel this, Kai?” he gritted out. “She’s so fucking wet… clutching me like she doesn’t want to let go.” “She doesn’t,”