“I’m sorry, Char. I didn't mean to badmouth your soon-to-be husband, but...” she sniffled.“I know.” I patted her back gently. “It’s okay, Livie. I’m not angry with you. And I marry him because...” I stopped myself from spilling the truth just in time and changed my sentence. “I have my own reasons
•• Charlotte’s POV •••As soon as we entered the bar, we became the center of attention.“See what I told you, Char? Everyone’s looking at you!” Livie yelled over the loud music.How could I not gather attention when I was nearly naked? Humans and werewolves were different! Werewolves, even though w
Sofia staggered backward but didn't fall.It seemed like this was a common occurrence between them - Theo strangling and threatening her, while Sofia promised and begged him.“Prince Theodore, don't be mad. It doesn't suit you,” Sofia said the words I had heard her tell Theo before.Theo glared at h
•• Charlotte’s POV •••Seeing that it had been a while since I was trapped here with Hayden and they hadn't caught me, Theo and Sofia should have already gone to do the nasty by now.I pushed Hayden away, went out of the janitor’s closet, and checked my phone only to be annoyed when I saw the pictur
I went out of the bathroom bringing a bowl of clean water and reached for some towels before going back to the bed.Hayden had already got rid of the bandages on his body and was now sitting on the edge of my bed, looking majestic in only his black boxer brief.Ignoring his perfectly-carved abs, I o
•• Theo’s POV •••I kept ringing the doorbell at Lottie’s home.Early this morning, I was woken up by the need to take a leak, and when I checked my phone, I saw a message from Sofia, telling me that her spy saw a suspicious man entering Lottie’s home late last night.So here I was, standing in fron
“No. Sometimes I fell asleep while reading and forgot to close the window,” she replied.“It’s not good to have an open window when you sleep, Lottie. Even though your bedroom is on the second floor, it’s still dangerous.” I went to her window and pretended to close it while in fact, I was checking
•• Charlotte’s POV •••I wondered how he would answer my question. Would he tell me the truth?“It will be held in three months' time. All Alphas are welcome to participate. They would engage in rounds of combat to determine the strongest Alpha. The winner would then face off against me as their las
He nodded fervently and repeated my words like a mantra, “You are right. My woman is always right; even when you are wrong, you are right.”And I couldn’t hold back my laughter anymore.“You better remember that,” I warned him.“I will,” he promised earnestly, adding, “We better finish our shower so
•• Rosa’s POV •••“Jax... What... What are you doing here?”He didn’t answer my question but began taking his clothes off while gazing at me with such a scorching gaze that it made me blush.When he was naked, he stepped in front of me and pulled away my hand and arm, pinning them above my head with
“You wanted to give me the stone? So there shouldn’t be any tests?” I asked her incredulously.She stayed silent, and I knew who the real culprit was.I stood up and glared at the only mischievous person in the room. “Dad!”“Rosa, my daughter, I wanted to show the Witch Queen of your power so far,”
•• Rosa’s POV •••Just what in the world is going on?“Rosa, are you okay?” Ari asked as she helped me to stand up.“What... How are you here?” I asked in shock. “What’s going on?”“Let’s talk once we get out of here, okay?” she asked and led me to the portal.“Wait!” I stopped moving. “Jax...”“Don
I didn’t struggle.I had chosen to be the sacrifice so Rosa could live, but I felt a pang in my heart when I saw tears running down Rosa’s beautiful face.Was this how our relationship was supposed to be?Were we really not meant to be together?“Jax!” Rosa stood up and ran toward me, only to be thr
•• Jaxon’s POV •••I drove a distance away from them, enough for them not to notice but close enough for me not to lose sight of them.It wasn’t a wonder Dagon hid the stone at his last hideout.Damn demon, I thought to myself.What a pussy for using such a trick to wipe out the whole world after hi
“Dad? Elder? Lillian?” I called out to them as I looked around my surrounding only to be replied by the echoes of my own voice.Shit, this was bad!I never thought we would be separated like this!How in the world was I going to find the crys-Suddenly, I felt a very dark aura from the crystal that
•• Rosa’s POV •••After saying goodbye to Max and Ari, the four of us got into the car with Dad, in his real appearance as the driver, the Elder wizard sitting on the front passenger seat while Lillian and I sat at the back.I glanced around secretly and couldn’t find any sign of Jaxon, which I thou
The thought of Rosa dying made my heart feel like it stopped beating as my fear for her safety intensified.“Jax, Rosa might die. We can’t let it happen. We can’t let it happen,” Rhun kept mumbling in my mind and paced around, ready to take over my body to stop Rosa from going.“I will go with her.