•• Arabella’s POV •••I felt myself being wrapped in a warm cocoon of embrace and opened my eyes to stare directly into Max’s beautiful, deep, dark eyes.“Arra, you are awake…” he said gently, and I felt him let out a breath of relief.“Max? What happened? Where am I?” I asked him, tried to sit on t
But my relief didn't last long as I saw the bandage around his arm.His wound seemed deep as it was oozing a bit of blood that stained the bandage.“Max, is that… Is that Iris’ bite?” I asked a stupid question to which I already knew the answer.He smiled and said, “Iris is indeed powerful. She coul
•• Arabella’s POV •••I became so flustered when I heard Max’s mom’s voice asking if she could come in.“Go and open the door.”I pushed Max away and went to sit on the bed, leaning against the headboard, trying to look as if nothing had almost happened between us.Max looked upset, whether because
They would get angry at Max and me for lying to them, and the werewolf community would most probably pity me and say I was desperate to win against Shawn and Abigail.That, in turn, would give Shawn, Abigail, and his family a chance to mock and humiliate me.“Arra, calm down. You need to stay calm,”
•• Arabella’s POV •••My eyes widened slightly in shock.I didn't know Max would take his mom’s words to heart, but I guessed it was understandable since everyone would notice something was wrong with our mateship if we didn't mark each other.Looking into his eyes, I swore I saw a hint of request f
Was he really against witches?Did something happen between him and a witch?“You are overthinking it,” Iris chuckled.“Overthinking? You mean he’s not angry with me, or he doesn't have something against witches?” I asked her.“He doesn't have anything against witches,” she said, then laughed before
•• Arabella’s POV •••“Ari!” Rosa squealed as she opened the door and saw me. “What a long time!”I laughed when I saw how excited she was to see me, and we hugged at the door.It indeed had been a long time since we last saw each other.We used to play together when we were kids, but Rosa moved awa
“Rosa, I need to have a fake mark on my neck,” I told Rosa our purpose for coming here. “Is there a spell for it, and can you do it?”“You want to fake a mark?” she asked in surprise and looked at both Max and me curiously.“It’s a long story,” I told her.“Summarize it,” she said lazily and wasn't
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.