Somehow, I felt there was something familiar about the woman's voice, but I couldn't see her face through the curtains, and I was uncertain who she was.“Oh no, are you alright?” Dad asked in a worried voice. “Please, come in. Do you need to see a doctor?”“No, it’s alright. I just need to rest for
•• Maximillian’s POV •••I came out of the bathroom after showering to find my mate on the phone with a frown on her beautiful face.Tossing my towel aside, I slipped under the blanket and smoothed the lines between her brows with my index finger.She smiled at me before replying to the person on th
“Don’t worry about me, our pups, or the pack matters.” She waved her hand. “I have so many people helping me here, and Dagon will be too busy fighting with you to cause me any trouble.""Don't forget I still have my parents and the royal pack," she added with a grin.“Alright then,” I said and kisse
•• Maximillian’s POV •••“We should draw a map,” I told Paviar and the few Alphas I had brought with me here.We were in a combat meeting and working together to try to draw the map based on Abigail and Tynan’s descriptions of Dagon’s hideout.“Tell us about it,” I said to Tynan and Abigail and aske
“And you told him about it?” I asked.“Yes.” He nodded with a smile.I let out a sigh.“Will a killer like Tynan be soft because of affection?” I wondered.“Well... A man like you, who has always been regarded as a cold and heartless Alpha, was also softened because of affection,” he joked.“That wa
•• Arabella’s POV •••Tynan...He was the person who helped Abigail escape and killed, ate the flesh, and drank the blood of the guards and other prisoners.And he and Abigail were actually related by blood?!I was very shocked to learn about their relationship from Max.Could they be cousins? Or si
“I’ve just come from one of the orphanages sponsored by the royal pack, and I’d like to know about your relationship with Abigail,” I opened the conversation and went straight to the point.“Abigail…” she murmured.“The orphanage director told me you once came to adopt a boy but changed your mind an
•• Maximillian’s POV •••“Tynan, Abigail,” Paviar addressed the two people who seemed hesitant to follow us. “Follow us. You’ll be our hostages.”After a few seconds, Tynan nodded, knowing this was a chance for him to prove he was trustworthy, that he really was on our side.And so I, Paviar, Rosa,
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.