ELIANA. “Spectra et umbras, aperite portas”Nora’s eyes were brazen with surprise as they fell on me. She stood up to her feet and could barely contain her words. “You came” She said. I nodded my head. “I said I was going to protect you…”“Of course I came” I replied and she pressed her lips together. By that time, I inched close enough to her. “Now, let’s get out of here.” With a hand stretched out to her, Nora looked back and forth doubtfully. “Get out of here?” She echoed, a little bewildered with an arch between her brows and I nodded. “I know a way. I can get you out of here” “You mean resurrect me?” She echoed as I pulled her arms. At that moment, I looked down at the dress she was wearing which was the exact one she’d died in. It was a good thing she wasn’t in white yet. Even the blood stain was still lodged in her sides but it was fading away quickly. “It’s not too late now” I heaved. “Just come with me, I’ll tell all you about it later” Nora slipped her hands through mine
ELIANA. It wasn’t until after I walked out of that room and past the corridor that I realized it was daylight outside the window. A deep breath heaved out of my lips, beyond glad that the tumultuous night had come to an end. As I reached the door to my Father’s room, I came to a halt. A gust of air blew into my face and I went over my lines in my head before finally raising my hands to knock. It was his guard who opened the door and the next eyes that met mine were Phil’s. “Where is my Dad?” I breathed heavily. The air inside his chambers was already cold and somewhat tense and Phil brought his eyes over to the desk right in the corner and my father was seated right behind it. I sauntered towards him and he took his eyes off the paper in his hands.Our eyes met, it was nice to see him easing back into normal pack duties and documentation after everything that happened but this conversation had been long overdue.“Eliana” He called out as I came to a halt in front of him. “To what d
ELIANA.By the time I finally rested my eyes and opened them, it was already afternoon and I was lazily slouched beneath the thick silky sheets. I yawned the moment I sat up on the bed to face Denver who stood right beside me. He folded his arms with a cursive smile.And I had no idea how long he'd been standing there, watching me sleep.A soft chuckle escaped my lips as I turned to the side and he sat on the bed. "It's about time" He whispered. I yawned again. Damn, I was really tired. I had no idea I needed that much sleep. The last thing I remembered was standing opposite my father with the crown on my head after what really was a chaotic night. My eyes gazed out of the windows. I could hardly believe this was only the day after."I was so tired" I whispered to Denver and he ran his hands softly through my hair. "I was about to force you to sleep after your meeting with your Dad" He joked, the last of his words reenforcing some necessary silence. Our eyes met at that moment."How
DENVER.“Here!” I sliced the air with a sword and Eliana met me halfway. She wedged her body against the weapon and a proud smile crept to her lips. “See, I got it this time” She whispered softly but the moment her eyes darted away, I swung my arms again, slashing her weapon out of her hands. She turned to me with a gasp as her sword hit the grounds.“You” She gritted through her teeth.“I never said the fight was over” I shrugged. Her hands fell to her hips as she narrowed her eyes. I placed my weapon down now. “Well, it is now” I told her, a smirk creeping to my lips. “I told you to be mindful of the enemy’s next move. As long as you have no idea, the more careful you ought to be” Brushing past her shoulders, I reached for a bottle of water before tossing her one more. “Jaxon is very sneaky but you already know that” I muttered. She was breathless from her lips as she downed the bottle of water. We had been at this since afternoon, training tirelessly for her fight. And don’t get
ELIANA.As Denver sauntered closer to me, I could hear the echo and breathiness of his deep growls. As soon as his luscious desire-filled eyes met mine, a chill went up my spine. I could scent his arousal, a mately bond that lingered between the two of us and I was no better than him. Because at that moment, all I wanted to do was wrap my arms around his neck and draw him closer to me. Wanting him as a wolf felt different, it felt primal and I was filled with this surge and longing for arms to hold him, and lips to kiss him. Legs to wedge around his perfectly sculpted hips.I wasn’t sure there was a time I’d wanted him more than I did at that moment and from the look in his eyes, I could tell Denver wanted it too. He was having a harder time holding himself back but when his chin met me evenly at eye level, he just gave up.Slowly, beneath the silvery moonlight, we shifted in unison and slipped into both our arms. My back grazed against the soft forest grasses as he leaned on top of
ELIANA. Beneath the canvas of the night sky, Denver’s chest was lightly bathed in an ethereal silvery glow. We laid side by side with my head upon his chest and my fingers circling around the tattoos on his skin.With an arm around my shoulders which fell down my back, Denver pulled me closer to him as if the space wasn’t non-existent between us again. I wasn’t complaining, like I said I wanted nothing more than to remain in his arms. Forever.As his distinct raspberry cologne trickled up my nose, the memories from a few hours earlier came flooding back to me. Denver looked down and an innocent smile curled my lips to hide the carnal thoughts sweeping through my head.“Nothing” I whispered in a light sing-song voice but Denver narrowed his eyes. His hands briskly waved across his face. “Is there something on my face? Is it an insect?” He sat up dramatically and I couldn’t help but burst out into laughter. “I said nothing, relax” I whimmed.“Why are you looking at me then?” He chuckle
ELIANA.“So when are you going to tell everyone?” Denver asked me as we walked down the stairs the next morning. My eyes remained fixed on my adorned finger before I looked at him.“I’m sorry what?” I blushed. Denver rolled his eyes to the back. “At this point, you better get married to the ring” He teased under his breath and I chuckled softly. “Don’t give me ideas” I whispered, brushing into his shoulders. “But it really is beautiful, I’ll give you that.”A smile took charge of his lips just as we came to a halt right in front of the Pack kitchen and he looked at me. It was well into the morning on the next day and I was pretty sure I heard voices, Thelma’s especially. I met Denver’s eyes.“I asked, when do you want to tell everybody?” He finally repeated. I just shrugged, biting into my lips. “Maybe later in the evening, I don’t know” I replied which was a big lie by the way because as soon as the doors parted and I stepped right into the kitchen, the words escaped my lips.“We’re
ELIANA.I stepped outside onto the balcony, sauntering towards the railings, on which I placed my arms upon. I fixed my eyes into the night sky, wondering how fast the day went by. The news of Denver and I's engagement had already spread around town and we spent the evening having a large feast with his Pack and mine.It was one of the very few times when we weren't thinking about anything really. Most of us were just in the moment, enjoying ourselves.Me especially.Throughout the whole day, I had tried my best to not give a single thought to Jaxon or Sienna or being a Hybrid. I was only human today but then night fell and my thoughts returned back to my head. I couldn't escape them this time so I excused myself from the table to go outside.Here I was, standing with my gaze falling over the Pack grounds. I heaved a deep breath through my lips, taking a sip of the wine in my hands and it was then the doors opened behind me. A part of me instantly thought it was Denver who probably wo