âIâm sorry,â I say when weâre in our bedroom. âI understand having a little fun while training to reduce the tension and make it more interesting, but you have to understand that sometimes that tension is good. If you can handle yourself in a tense situation while training, youâll be amazing during a real fight,â he says, walking out of the bathroom with a towel. âYouâre right. Forgive me for not thinking like that?â âAll is forgiven. Iâm not angry with you. Take off your clothes.â âThank you for the towel,â I say and try to take the towel from him, but he refuses to give it to me. âTake off your clothes. Iâll dry you myself.â âIâm not a kid. I can dry myself.â âI didnât say youâre a kid. I just want to do it.â I think about arguing with him but decide not to. Heâs seen everything, so thereâs no need to feel shy in front of him. As I take off my clothes, I smell Theo âs arousal. Then I feel how turned on he is when his cock presses against my back. I turned away from him to ta
I walk downstairs to find Theo after I finish talking to Mom. The castle is so big that I think Iâm lost. Iâm about to ask one of the guards if heâs seen Theo when I smell his scent in the door across from me. I walk toward the door, and Iâm about to open it when I smell someone elseâs scent inside. He must be in a meeting. Iâll come back later. I turn around to walk back to my room when I hear their conversation, and it pricks my interest. Werewolf hearing abilities make it hard not to hear everyoneâs conversations. âWe cannot afford war right now, my King. We donât have the numbers,â the person with Theo says. âWhat would you have us do? Surrender to the vampire king?â âOf course not.â âThen what the hell are you saying, Jeremy?â Theo yells and I hear a bang on the table. âThere are other ways. We can offer a peace treaty. Maybe talk to him and find out why heâs suddenly killing our kind. If he wants something from us, and we have it, we should give it to him. It would spare a
âTell me whatâs bothering you, dear,â Mom says when we take our seat in the living room. âI need you to tell me how the vampire king plans to use my blood to revive his brother.â âYouâre doing no such thing!â she screeched, understanding immediately why Iâm asking the question. âMom, werewolves are dying. More every day. I canât sit back and continue to allow my people to die because of me.â âYouâre not responsible for their deaths. Only the vampire king is responsible for that.â âIâd love to believe that, but it canât be pure coincidence that he started killing werewolves after we rescued you from his prison.â âThe vampire king hates werewolves. He mightâve been planning to go to war with us for a long time. Maybe it just happened after I was rescued that he suddenly decided to wipe out the werewolf clan.â âMom, you know thereâs very little chance thatâs true. Iâve decided to offer myself to him with the condition that he stop killing werewolves.â âYouâll do no such thing. I
Mom comes back in a record of time with a lot of hospital supplies. I quickly take them from her and begin to work on saving Mason's life. Mom helps me wear the gloves. I take a huge chunk of cotton wool and dip it in hydrogen peroxide. I use it to clean his wounds. Everywhere I touch on his skin with the cotton wool, he winces in pain. He has a lot of cuts on his chest. Who did this to him? I don't know how many times I mutter âsorryâ to him, but by the time Iâm done, Iâm saying it like a mantra. I used the bandages Mom bought and covered his wounds. He'd need stitches, but Iâm not a doctor, so I can't sew his wounds. I don't know how to, and I couldn't even if I was told how to. I would feel like Iâm hurting him more than helping him by passing a needle through his skin. Bandages are what we will use to stop his bleeding for now. Once Iâm done with his upper body, I remove his pants to see if he has any injuries. His knee seems to have popped out. I close my eyes and pop it back in
It's been a few days since I found and healed Mason. Theo will be arriving later today. Heâs supposed to come and take me home, but only he will be going back to his territory. I plan to leave Theo , but I need to break his heart in the process. I wish I could just leave him, but we all know that Theo would search the world for me. Things were fantastic between us. Heâd never leave me alone even if I ran away from him. The only way to make sure he won't look for me is if I break his heart. Later in the day, I stand in front of Mom's door as Theo walks toward me with a smile on his face. He looks happy to see me. I wish I could reciprocate the feeling, but all I feel is sadness because of what is about to happen. âHello, love,â Theo says, leaning in for a kiss, but I move my face away before he can make contact. He immediately starts panicking. âDid I do something wrong?â he asks, worried. âWhy don't we go inside and talk,â I say, walking inside the house. But before I can fully
I open my eyes to a dark, smelly place. I look around to try and see if I recognize where I am, but I don't. I try to change my eyes to my werewolf eyes, but I can't. I try to contact Eva, but I can't either. Where the hell am I? I stand up from the cold ground and try to feel around the room to guess where Iâm. I groan a little as my muscles hurt when I move them. I think I was on the floor for a while. I put my hands in the air and try to feel anything around me. I move toward my right and my hands come in contact with the wall. I lean toward the wall and continue to walk around the place. I quickly remove my hand from the bars when I touch them. Theyâre made out of silver. They burn me the moment I felt them. I must be in a vampire or human hunterâs prison. I donât know which one to wish for. Iâm turning back to where I think I woke up from when the lights suddenly come on in the room. I shield my eyes as I try to adjust to the light. âHello, beautiful, we finally meet,â a voice b
I can't believe he did this to me. I trusted him. I know I planned to give myself to the vampire king, but it's different when your friend gets you kidnapped. It makes sense now why he came to my old pack injured. The first place to go was Theo's territory, not my old pack if he was looking for me. I can't believe I didn't think of that, but how could I? I trusted him. I still remember him telling me that no vampire could find me in his cottage the first time I came. When I woke up and found out that vampires kidnapped me, I brushed it off, but it makes sense now. Iâm even starting to wonder if the thing he said about Theo dying when he marks me is true. My mouth gapes in shock. Of course, it's not true. He knew I was going to take him home, and that's all he needed. He needed me to go to his place willingly and to make sure Theo wouldn't ruin his plans. I can't believe Mason would do this to me. âWhy?â I ask, tears streaming down my face. I can't believe I hurt my mate for nothing.
ANASTASIA I don't know how many days have gone by since I got here. Itâs always dark, so I can't tell when it's day or night. I hear footsteps approaching me. Iâm sure it's Mason bringing food. He brings food twice every day like clockwork. I haven't forgiven him for what he did. I don't talk to him when he tries to make conversation. I just take my food from him and go back deeper into my cell to eat it. I expect to see Mason walking toward my door; instead, I see women. Theyâre three of them. The one in front opens my cell door, and they all walk inside. The two behind grab my hands and make me kneel. They spread my hands wide as the one who opened my cell walks toward me with a needle in her hand. I can't see clearly, but Iâm sure it's silver inside the syringe. I struggle to free my hands from the two women holding me, but Iâm unable to. The leader finds a vein in my left hand and wastes no time injecting me. I scream in pain as the silver enters my bloodstream. The fastest way
5 YEARS LATER I wake up to little hands touching my face. When I open my eyes, I lock gazes with eyes the same as mine. âWake up, mummy, wake up, mummy,â Caleb says, slapping my face with his little fingers. I feel his little knees pressing into my stomach. He must be on top of me. Caleb is the male version of me. He has the same blond hair and blue eyes. Heâs the cutest four-year-old out there in the world. âGood morning, sweetheart,â I say, grabbing his hands to stop him from hitting my face. âGood, youâre up, mummy,â Caleb says, dropping down from on top of me. He stands at the edge of the bed with his sister. âHow was your night, sweethearts?â I ask, sitting up. I lift Amelia from the side of the bed, while she still has her thumb in her mouth. Amelia is daddy's little angel. She has Theo wrapped around her little fingers. I think sheâs timid because of how much Theo smothers her. My baby girl is two-years-old, with blonde hair and blue eyes like her Dad and me. âIt was goo
Our wing in the castle is like a small condo. It has everythingâa living room, kitchen, and bedrooms. I walk to the living room to watch some TV while I wait for Theo to come back. An hour passes since Theo has left; he texts me that itâs taking longer than he thought it would and won't come back anytime soon. I decide to do something to fill up the time while I wait for him. I call Ekaterina and asked her to come along with me to the mall. While watching TV, a thought of how I could spice things up tonight for Theo comes to mind. Ekaterina and I drive us to the mall. âSo, tell me how it went with Ava?â Ekaterina asks while Iâm driving. âIt went well. Iâll send her the code once Theo and I mate.â âIâm surprised you guys haven't mated yet.â âHe had some important things to attend to.â âI guessed as much. Why are we going to the mall?â âI want to buy lingerie,â I say and feel my cheeks heat up. âSomeone wants to spice up her first time. That's nice,â Ekaterina says, smirking
Theo and I are in a restaurant waiting for Ava to arrive; sheâs a few minutes late but nothing to panic about yet. Iâm about to dial her number and find out why sheâs taking so long when she finally walks in. She looks around a little before spotting Theo and me. She smiles once she spots us in the midst of people and walks toward us. âHello,â she says, smiling. My body shakes as a cold shiver runs down my spine when I see her smile. She looks so evil and wicked. If anything, it makes her look more mischievous. I know I shouldnât judge her by her looks, but I canât help it. The woman looks like the witches humans read about in their stories. Beautiful on the outside but ugly on the inside. âHi,â I say. âIâm surprised you agreed to my offer, werewolf King. Arenât you worried James will kill you once he comes back to life and finds out you killed his brother?â Ava says, smirking. James must be the name of Nickolasâ brother. âWeâll cross that bridge once you remove the curse,â Theo
The following morning, Theo and I wake up early and get ready to visit Ekaterina at the hospital. She isnât getting better or worse. Her health is just stagnant. She needs to stay in the hospital so they can monitor her. I hope she recovers soon. When we arrive we knock on Ekaterinaâs door before entering. âHi,â I say, walking in. âMy two favorite love birds,â Ekaterina says when she sees us. She doesnât look so great today. She looks weak and thinner. I wonder why she isnât getting better. The doctors donât know why either. âHow are you doing today?â Theo asks, concerned. Iâm sure heâs significantly worried about Ekaterinaâs health. âBetter, the baby allowed me to drink water today,â Ekaterina says, smiling softly. âThatâs good to hear. Whereâs your mate?â I ask, sitting beside her on her bed after she shuffled a little to the side. âHe stepped out to get something. Heâll be back soon.â âOh, okay. We came to ask you something.â âIâm listening,â she says, sitting up a little
I groan in my sleep as I feel a terrible headache coming. I open my eyes as I massage my head. Iâm not in my bed, Iâm tied to a chair. I try to free myself from the ropes around my hands but the more I struggle with them, the more they burn my skin. It's like theyâre silver. I look around me, and everywhere is dark. Where am I? Iâm about to scream when I hear someoneâs voice. âThereâs no need to scream dear, no one will hear you,â a familiar voice says. Everywhere is dark so I can't see them. âWho are you? Show yourself!â I shout to the person in the room with me. âHello, dear,â Ava says, appearing in front of me. âDid you miss me?â she says, using her long nails to touch the edge of my face. âWhere am I, and how did I get here?â I ask, moving my face out of her reach. âYouâre with me, thatâs where you are.â âWhat the hell does that mean?â âIt means what it means.â âDid you smoke crack?â I ask, my brows raised. âWhy would you ask me that stupid question?â she asks, frowning.
I open my eyes the second my dream ends. I see Theo removing his teeth from my hand. That must be how he entered my mind. He opens his eyes, and a pair of widen blue eyes stare back at mine. I missed staring at those beautiful eyes of his. âHi, Theo,â I say with a soft smile. âAnastasia is it really you?â Theo asks, touching my face. âYes, it's me, my mate,â I say, with tears of joy in my eyes. I canât believe I am alive, and my mate is in front of me right now. âI can't believe it,â Theo says, with tears of his own pooling in his eyes. âMe too!â âI missed you. Never leave me again,â Theo says, hugging me. âI missed you too, and Iâll never leave you again,â I say, hugging my mate back. Once he removes his arms around my neck, he seals my lips in a passionate kiss. He knocks the air out of me and fill my mouth with the sweet taste of him. I pass my hand through his hair as he deepens the kiss, pushing his tongue into my mouth. It feels like ages since we last kissed. I moan again
I leave Anastasiaâs room after ensuring sheâs still breathing. I walk down the hall to Ekaterinaâs room. Itâs been a week since Ekaterina removed the fire from Anastasiaâs body. Since then, I thought my mate would wake up once she had enough blood in her body, but she didnât. The doctors donât know why and neither does Ekaterina. I am going to visit Ekaterina for a different reason right now. I knock on Ekaterinaâs hospital door and wait to be told to enter before entering. I am the King, and I donât need to knock, but I thought it would be proper to knock before walking in on my friend and my strongest Alpha doing it. I know itâs a hospital, and their chances of doing it are low, but the smell of arousal from the room made me believe it was possible. A shiver ran down my spine, just imagining myself walking in on them. âMy King,â Kyler says, opening the door. His hair looks like someone was pulling it a lot, and his clothes look like he just threw them on. âHello, Kyler. How are yo
I rush down the hospital hallway with my mate in my arms. I mind-link the doctors that Iâm here. They meet me halfway with a stretcher. I placed Anastasia on it so they could take her to surgery. I wait outside as they try to save my mateâs life. I donât know how many hours go by when the doctors step out of the operating room. I rush to the doctor to find out how Anastasia is doing. âHow is she?â I ask. âThe witch had already sealed her wounds, so we administered a drug to help remove the silver in her body. Most of it went out with her blood, but some remained. Weâre also giving her blood right now. She fell into a coma because of the blood loss, so it might take a while before she wakes up.â âBut she will live regardless?â âShe should.â âThatâs great. Where is she?â I release a breath of relief. âLet me take you to her,â the doctor says, leading the way to Anastasiaâs room. I follow him. I thank the doctor before stepping into Anastasiaâs room. My mate has IV tubes inserted
âNickolas!â I shout as he is about to step out. He turns and faces me. âLetâs get this done with,â I say, running toward him, but I see something in my peripheral vision that makes me halt. Thatâs not good. Ekaterina creates a portal, but before she can pass through it with Anastasia, someone closes it and makes it disappear. Ekaterina has told me only one witch in the world could close another witchâs portal. The witch Queen. âHello, dear, itâs been a while since I last saw you,â the evil witch says to Ekaterina with a smirk on her face. Ava mustâve told her sister, Rebecca, Ekaterina was here. Witches can send messages to each other by using spells. I want to keep my promise and help Ekaterina, but right now isnât the time. Nickolas is getting away. I will help her once Iâm done with him. I continue to run toward Nickolas. Grabbing him by the collar, I spin him around. I punch him square in the face, but Nickolas quickly heals from it. I hit him two more times in the ribs, but