Silence settled in the moment they heard another deadly growl come out of the cave. Her voice blared with a warning from each growl, the sound gaining their attention. Rygan walks into the cave in his wolf form, the sound of his pawed footsteps as silent as the night. He could see the hesitation and tension in the air as he walked deeper into the cave. He was desperate to see her; his yearning for her from the past day made him mad with regret and longing for her. He had not had a wink of sleep ever since she was taken, and he wouldn’t rest until he saw her. As he got closer and her scent became stronger in the air, he became alert in the darkness. Knowing one wrong move could unleash Elise's feral wolf on him at any moment. His wolf's eyes immediately adjusted to the darkness as he saw the crouched wolf staring at him. *Elise*, he called, but she growled at him instead. With her head bent low and a snarl as she backed away. His heart broke the moment he came face to face
Elise's POV The world assaulted me in waves. First, a searing pain jolted through my skull like a boulder had been tossed against it. My eyes remained stubbornly shut, gritty and dry. Panic clawed at my throat as I tried to remember where I was. Then, a familiar scent, warm and musky, washed over me, sending a wave of relief crashing through my terror. It was Rygan. My body, pleasantly warm under a sheet, felt safe nestled against his powerful frame. Opening my eyes, I took in the unfamiliar room. Relief morphed into confusion. No sight of humans, no screams, no fight. Had it all been a nightmare? Had I dreamt it all? The kidnapping and everything? No, that couldn’t be, not when the memories were coming in slowly, like flashes. “Fuck,” I muttered, taking his hands slowly off my body. I looked down to see marks on my thighs, figuring out the loud gasp that was about to escape my lips. I didn't want to ask him, not after this huge mistake I’ve made yet again. I wanted to cur
Elise had tried to rest as much as possible for the past few hours, but she was left tossing and turning until she checked the clock and saw it was time to meet Rygan and the others. Elise then got dressed in a comfy turtleneck beige sweater that was given to her with comfortable leggings and shoes, and she tied her head up in a messy bun. She still had that creeping feeling that makes the end of her hair raise as she shuddered “don’t worry , your age now, you’re back at the moon house with Rygan” she assures herself. Taking one last glance at her reflection and hoping there was no mark in sight from Rygan’s mouth on her, she walked out of the chambers and headed for Rygan’s familiar study. She couldn’t help but question a few skeptical gazes that guards and servants gave her as she passed them by while heading to the study. She got that they could be shocked about the abduction, but the stares they gave her seemed more intense than usual. She tried to forget
“We need to talk.” his tone blared with so much power . “We have nothing to talk about," Elise argued. She tried to control the incessant pace at which her heart was beating from just being near him, trying to show that he had no control over her, but she was failing miserably. Their heated breaths were the only sound that filled the silent space as Elise shut her eyes and tried pushing his tempting voice that always shook her resolve and made her body shiver with want away. Just one look at him reminded her of last night in that damn cave and how she surrendered herself to him, both wolf and body. How her flesh and soul were mended by just his touch. “We have a lot to talk about; look at me, Elise,” he says, but she stays still, her body still facing the door frame. *Look at me*, and she freezes when she sees that familiar heart behind her. Slowly turning around, she peers up through her lashes to meet Rygan’s hard gaze that studies her, from her icy blue eyes to the very
Elise felt like she had been doing nothing but sleeping for over two days, trying to quench that burning ache in her, tossing and turning around her bed. Her heart ached every time she looked at the door and smelled a familiar pheromone and sees shadow of the alpha king wanting to come in, but she had locked her doors and held her tongue to prevent any tears from slipping. "It's better this way," she thought, repeating those words like a mantra. Along with overthinking scenarios from her abduction and Alvira's hurtful words in the past few days, her mind was a mess. She felt like her memory was a broken glass, being embedded tighter piece by piece, and it frightened her to learn the extent of it—to learn what her wolf had done to those men, no, what 'she' had done. “Lady…Elise?” A voice filled with apprehension broke her out of her thoughts as she looked at the female who served her well, giving her skeptical stares filled with uncertainty and fear, as if she had heard th
After her confrontation with Alvira and everything Elsie had happened for the past week, , Elise decided to focus all her attention on training to become stronger to fend off anyone who tries to abduct her again. By evening, Hana brings her training clothes that Kaide instructs her to wear for training the next day. Elise was already in her robes and ready for bed when Hana comes in. But the moment Hana lays her clothes down, Elise stands up from the queen-sized bed and trails towards Hana, her nerves cooling with anticipation as she stares at and admires the leather material of her attire. Its sleeveless arms are paired with the dark knuckle-cut gloves and leather dark pants with its shoes. It was the newly made uniform for the newly turned wolves. She was a late walker, but with Kaide and others fully aware of her shifting abilities, she was eligible to be part of the group. As Elise admired the clothes, she couldn’t help the fee the ends of her hair stand like
Elise stood frozen on the spot to the scene in front of her, a scene she had caused, She'd wounded Kaide and now Blood was everywhere. Blood spattered on the floor, and her fingers, claws, and canine immediately retracted. The violet power in Elise's eyes flickered and turned back to normal when she saw who she wounded, and it was Kaide. Kaide, who blocked her attack on Zach and took the blood instead, felt a sick turn in her gut from shock as her senses were back. His back was left with a big, wide wound from her nail. “K-Kaide,” she stuttered out, her eyes blown wide in horror as her hands trembled from shock. “Everyone leave!” He roars forward as all the young shifters hurry out with haste from the training field. “B-beta Kaide!” Zach exclaimed in shock and panic as he saw Kaide here. Elise was more worried about his wounds, even though the beta was hardly worried about them. His gaze was burning with so much anger at Zach. He looked at Elise's wounded lips that were
Elise's POV. After Kaide's words, I was left still thinking about his proposal for a date. I contemplated it, still confused and distracted. After a while, I decided to leave the room to clear my thoughts. As soon as I walked out of the back rooms, I heard a call to my name: "Elise!" I turned to hear a relieved sigh as I saw Vienna running towards me. I could see she was in haste after being told what happened here, as she looked worried. Her hands touched my body carefully, looking for any signs of hurt. “Oh moons, Elise!” She exclaimed, and right behind her were Bellamy and Hana. Vienna immediately lunged at me to pull me into a tight hug. “Are you alright? I heard from Bell what happened—those bastards!” She muttered, echoing her anger. “I’m fine; I am,” I assured her. I looked over to Bella, who looked like she was crying in worry for me. I took a look at her face and saw there was no permanent harm done by Zach’s attack. “And I’m glad that you’re safe, Bell,” I said