AntiopeGoddess, grant me strength! I pray as his lips lick mine and I lose command of my body. I was attracted to him before but now there is no stopping it, no putting logic in the middle, not thinking what has transpired between us. There is only the fire on my skin that makes me hotter as he caresses me with fervor."Älskling,” he sucks the skin on my mark and I moan.“I... need to learn some Swedish.”“I’ll teach you,” he smiles against my mouth and picks me up.He goes up the stairs to his room and he doesn’t stop kissing me. He lets the moonlight shine in and he kneels on his bed, letting me gently on the mattress. I look into his eyes and I can’t resist the feelings I see in there.“I want you, Magnus.”“I want you too. I will be gentle for the first time, mate,” he smiles and I blush. “But after that, I can’t make any promises.”My mouth falls open at his statement. Does he know I am a virgin? I feel blood fill my face and I hide it in my hands.“Nothing to be embarrassed, li
MagnusI am up the same time I wake up for most of my life but this time not because sleep never came due to my nightmares but due to my uncontained happiness. When Antiope curled with her back into me and slept blissfully, I just couldn't stop looking at her, caressing her hair that spilled on the pillow. She is so beautiful, my exotic beauty, the woman that was made for me to give me a chance at happiness. I still can't believe that the Moon Goddess granted me Antiope for I do not deserve her. And I will spend the rest of my life to prove worthy. She whimpers lightly and stirs, coming even closer and as she moves, I see my dried seed on her. She didn't even complain after I forced myself to let her rest and she slept without cleaning up. And seeing her like this, sated, calm and marked by me, I stir. I can't hold back, I can't resist, I don't want to stop. I pull her closer and I push her leg to get her open for me. I fall like an entranced man on her mark and she moans in her sl
AntiopeThe Butcher. Now it all makes sense. Why people fear him. Why they avoid his glance. I was right the first time I saw him at the Mating Hunt. A ruthless Alpha. A hard male. A ferocious wolf. A Viking warrior that brings death and destruction.That seems so long ago as if it was in another lifetime. How many times my life was turned upside down since the day I received the Royal Invite to the Hunt? And through all these twists and turns, I ended up right where I was meant to be in the first place. I was a fool to doubt the Moon Goddess.I never would have thought I would be mated with a male like him. That I would see his hard side and push through to see the real him. To listen to the reason why he became that vicious wolf everyone fears. Why no one dares to cross him or his territory. Until now. At the thought, I frown. Why now?Magnus groans pitifully and ends my wonderings. I pierce through the bond and his ache hits me hard. He truly believes I will leave him. Why now and
MagnusThis is bad. Too bad. So bad. How the Hell did the Royal Guard let that happen? Sure, their main job is to keep the Alpha King alive and well and guard his family and not so much to care for the rest in the line. And since they had done their job impeccably- Almost.My mind goes back to the times I had to save Sigvard. The Royal Guard was there and did their part but I am fairly certain that if I was not there, Sigvard wouldn't draw breath to deliver all those smug remarks."Magnus?" Antiope asks.Fuck, my Luna opened a can full of worms and just in time. There is something seriously rotten here and I am scared to think how far it will go.I cross the room and go straight to her. I pick her up and gather her to me. I know I am grabbing too tight but the thought alone that I might lose her. People would want to harm her to harm me. Is this a greater punishment from the Moon Goddess for the atrocities I harbored? Give me a mate, show me how it is to love and then take it away fro
AntiopeI wake up completely disoriented but satisfied as Hell. I sit up and I look around. I am by the lake still. A smile blooms on my face. The day had been one of the best in my life. It would have been the best if the threat of something ominous wasn't looming over us. Other than that, it was perfect.I stretch my limbs and enjoy that sweet fatigue I still feel on my body. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that we are both virgins that makes us insane with want and uncontrollable passion. I simply can't get enough of him, of every inch of his body, of every little expression on his face. And my body can't get enough of his, no matter how many times he makes me come screaming his name.Thinking of the delicious things he did to me all through the night, my body comes to life. There is one thing missing: Magnus. He is not by my side. I glance at the lake hoping to see him swim in the water with his strong arms and then come to me - hopefully naked - with droplets of wate
AntiopeAll around me chaos. Everyone is either screaming or growling or crying. We are back in Magnus’s office and the Council is losing it fast. Magnus is caught! Magnus is held and we don’t know by whom and what for.“Kill them all! Attack!” Torhild proposes for the millionth time.“Calm down,” Egil tries. “We need to know what we are up against.”“Our Alpha,” someone laments.And me? I have both hands on his desk, my back on the others, barely holding it together. He is gone. One night with him. That’s all I got. One night. And now he is gone. He is not dead, I would know by the sheering pain in my very soul but other than that I know nothing. He could be in pain, hurt, tortured. Goddess! I squeeze my eyes together.Why did I have to connect the dots? Why did he have to be that foolish? Why am I not there with him? Why? Why? Why?“Let’s go to them,” Max is begging me constantly.Her pain is greater than mine. She is an animal and she has two basic needs: survive, procreate. And th
MagnusAntiope, Antiope, Antiope, Antiope. That’s all I can think about. A constant prayer that I foolishly believe it could become a magic spell to make her appear before me. No!I would never wish for Antiope to see me like this ever. It would break her heart and I would die seeing her hurt once more because of me. One night together. That’s all we got. If I never see her again, I will always remember her spread on that shore after the night we spent together. I will die with the memory of that soft, sated smile on her lips.“We are going to see them again,” Henrar refuses to give up and I thank him for that.I look around once more in despair. I have no way of knowing where exactly we are but I know we are North. The dark cave is hidden deep but I would recognize that sharp cold anywhere in the world. Maybe norther than my borders, in the territory of the Rogue King perhaps. Though I have smelled no rogues. I am up against an enemy I do not know and that makes him the greatest thre
Antiope“Are you sure about this?” Egil asks for the millionth time.No.“Yes,” I lie. “Just do what you are told and make sure everyone does as well.”“You know we will follow your lead, Luna, but-”“I know, Egil,” I cut him off.All my focus is on the brink of our border. Any minute now. I will see him again any minute now. I try to control my body but I can’t. Whoever is about to come holding Magnus will sense my perturbation. But maybe I will be able to pin that to wrath or hate. Let him think it’s for Magnus and not for his ass.“I will kill him!” Maximo threatens.“Keep calm, Max. This is not the time to be impatient. All in good time.”And right at that moment, there is movement from the trees of the forest before us. Then a group of men appears. Ten of them, all stark naked and all abnormally tall and wide. I feel Egil shift to my side. But I freeze when I see two of them, holding a leash. A leash that leads to a collar. A collar that is around Magnus’s neck. Goddess! His head