Chapter 8Cora's POV The moment Kaden left, I could not breathe. His words still echoed in my mind. "Cora, I hope you get your revenge." I folded my hand in a fist as my nails dug deeper into my palms. I don't know how, but somehow he knew, and I didn't like it at all. He was a stranger afterall.I didn't like how he could easily read me. I didn't like how I was here in his room, a room that wasn't mine, in a pack that wasn't mine, wearing a shirt that wasn't also mine. Everything smelled like him; cedarwood, smoke, and... trouble. I had to leave now.I couldn't stay here before he decided to demand a price.But as soon as I moved, my vision became blurry. I held the wall for support, feeling so weak. I hated being weak. I hated everything.I gritted my teeth and tried to move one foot after another. I was forcing my body to obey, but my body just betrayed me."And where exactly do you think you are going?" I heard his voice again. He came into the room and was standing in my way
Chapter 9 Cora's POV A loud knock was thrown at my door, dragging me out of my fragile sleep. I groaned, burying my face into the pillow. "Go away!" But the knocking did not stop. Then I heard his voice, very early in the morning. "Not happening little Omega. Get up, we train in ten." Immediately my eyes flew open, annoyance filling me. Training? What the hell? I pushed myself up. I was squeezing my face as I could feel the pain and the soreness in my body. Every part of my body ached but Kayden clearly did not care. Fine, if he wanted me up I would make sure to make his life hell today. I forced myself to stand up. My legs were shaking but I stood up anyways. I had a goal. To make Kaden's life a leaving hell just like he's making mine by waking me up so damn early! Ugh! Okay. I would train, I would get stronger and then I would leave this damn forsaken place. But first I have to survive whatever ridiculous training Kaden had planned. The training groun
Chapter 10 Cora's POV. I groaned as I woke up getting ready for another morning of training with Kaden. My body was still aching from yesterday's training, but since I wanted to survive, since I wanted revenge, I needed to get stronger. Kaden was standing in the center of the training ground waiting for me. He was looking way too relaxed as if he wasn't about to just throw me into another round of suffering. "All right, little omega," he said, clapping his hands. "Let's see if you've improved or if yesterday was just a waste." "Again, Kaden, please stop calling me that name. I have a name, it's Cora." "Well... Nope," Kaden said, shaking his head and an annoying grin on his face. I lunged at him without warning, making sure to throw a punch at his very annoyingly smug face, but he dodged it easily and the smirk on his face widened. "Still too slow, little omega," he taunted. I gritted my teeth trying again. This time I was faster, but again Kaden dodged it way easily, s
Chapter 11Cora's POV By the time evening was around, I was way exhausted. Selene was what we call a typical shopper. She took me to different stalls even though my legs were aching and I was crying. Selene did not listen, of course. Ronan and Kaden did not even help matters.When we reached the cabin, I wanted to relax, but that was when I heard that the pack was going to host a hunt. A tradition in the pack. it was like a test of the skills of warriors and the teamwork of the warriors.I decided to freshen up and we moved to the pack ground. When we reached, there were wolves around me. Some were looking at me like they hadn't seen me before. Yes, because I've been living in Kaden's cabin, but they didn't judge me.There was excitement in the air and the energy was... wow. I watched as different wolves shifted into their wolf form, and I swallowed hard. I wasn't a warrior, not yet, but I really wish I could shift to my wolf form. Yes, I had my wolf, but I haven't been able to s
Chapter 12 Cora's POV It was late, still I couldn't sleep. My whole body was extremely tired, but somehow, my mind kept on drifting to a certain someone. I kept thinking of the way he had looked at me after the fight with the rogues. That look was different and that bothered me a lot. It made me blush even as I tried to sleep. I turned on the other side of my bed, and closed my eyes for sometime, trying so hard not to think of a certain someone. Yet... the sleep didn't come. I groaned. I needed air. It was suddenly hot. I got up from my squeaky iron bed, slipped on my boots, and then, I made my way outside. A chilled breeze blew past me making a small smile grew on my face. This was exactly what I needed... Something to help clear Kaden off of my head. He was already over-clouding my mind and was slowly seeping his way into my heart... I almost choked when I saw him leaning against a tree near the cabin. This was the man I was just thinking about.... He was lost in though
Chapter 13Cora's POV When we returned, Ronan and Selene were seated around a bonfire they had made just outside Kaden's cabin. "Well, well, well, if it isn't the love birds back from their romantic patrol." Ronan grinned and I nearly choked just as I sat."It was just a patrol, Ronan, nothing more," I corrected him and he smirked along with Selene."Indeed." Selene said, chuckling while Kaden sat beside me like he belonged there. "I feel so unappreciated. All that quality time we spent together and you don't even cherish it."I elbowed him in his ribs. "Not even in your dreams.""Liar. I know you feel something little Omega, but you're just too scared to admit it." He grinned. My stomach did something stupid. Oh goddess. Please help me. Help my stupid heart.Ronan and Selene were busy talking about a festival coming up soon while I was just busy staring at the fire, thinking, but I could feel Kaden's gaze on me...Then suddenly he spoke, "You know, you have not really told me ab
Chapter 14 Cora’s POV After Ronan and Selene left, Kaden and I made our way into the cabin. "Goddess, I'm so famished!" Kaden said as he plunged into the living room couch. I shook my head, quite amused, "Let me quickly prepare dinner." The moment I stepped into the kitchen, a slight blush crept on my face as I remembered our almost kiss... My heart had thumped in my chest... butterfly had erupted in my stomach as I expected that kiss... this was something I'd never experienced even while I had been with Kieran. Kieran... I shook my head not wanting to remember that past, that traumatic past that I'd buried behind me. I busied myself in the kitchen, desperately trying to distract myself from that train of thought... I began chopping, stirring, and doing anything just to keep my mind off from wandering where I didn't want it to go. I was scared. I didn't want it to recall those moments. They were traumatic to me, but the more I tried to forget it, the more it came rushing
Chapter 15Kaden's POV The moment Cora whispered Kieran Kieran Blackwood's name, my whole world fell.No. No. No. It couldn't be.Of all the names she could have said, of all the men who could have been responsible for her suffering, why was it him?Kieran Blackwood.My twin brother who had left me to dieI couldn't remember vividly how it all happened.....Flashback.....We were just eight years old when it happened.Kieran and I were the twin heirs of the Blood Moon pack. We were inseparable but we just weren't the usual identical twins. Kieran of course, was the golden one, the who who had a way of charming our father, the pack and of course, everyone else. And I... I wasn't like that. But... That never made me resent my twin brother. I still loved him all the same.We shared everything together and played together. One fateful day, Kieran suggested a game for us to and it involved us sneaking out of the pack and away from the pack borders. It sounded reckless even stupid, but
CHAPTER 81 KADEN’S POV The second I closed the door and locked it – I didn't wait instead I turned around and grabbed her waist. I pressed my lips to hers and kissed her ravishingly. It was filled with hunger and desperation. Like a man who had starved for years. Like a beast who had just been set free. Like I had waited for this moment my whole life. And now that it was here. Nothing and I mean nothing was going to stop me. She gasped into my mouth. But she didn't pull away. She didn't stop. Her arms wrapped around my neck. Her fingers gripped my hair. She kissed me back with the same wild fire. The same need that I had and the same heat I carried. I held her hips and walked her backward. We didn't break the kiss. Our breaths tangled. Our hearts pounded like one. Each step was charged. Her heels clicked on the floor until her legs hit the edge of the bed. And then I pushed her down gently because I valued her like egg and she was not some cheap slut to me. She was my life
CHAPTER 80KADEN’S POV“Cora! Cora!” I yelled as I searched through everywhere. My heart was pounding hard in my chest. The room was a mess. The bed was a bess. The blankets were all over the floor. A lamp had been knocked over. One of the curtains was half torn. The chair near the window was flipped. And the scent—her scent—was everywhere. But she wasn't here. Where the heck was this girl? Where had she gone to?My wolf pushed forward. I scrutinized the whole room and figured something. It was strange. From the look of things she didn't leave on her own.I rushed to the bed. I pulled back the covers fast looking for anything. A note. A clue. Something. But there was nothing.My hands curled into fists.“Where are you Cora? Where the hell are you?!”My heart was beating faster than ever as I ran out of the room and headed straight to the front desk. The woman at the counter barely looked up before I slammed my hands on the desk.“Did you see her?” I shouted. “My mate. The girl who st
CHAPTER 79 KADEN’S POVThe meeting hall was full of quiet talks and people saying goodbye as the Alpha Summit came to an end. I put my hands in my pockets and nodded at a few of the older Alphas as they came over to shake my hand. Their words were loud and clear."You stand strong Kaden Blackwood. Your father would be proud of you." One of the councilor said."The pack will be safe with you in charge" The other commented and I gave them my usual charming smirk. The moment they left I left the room because my mind was already back in the hotel room where Cora was waiting for me to continue what we started this morning.Just the thought of me thrusting into her was already getting me hard but I controlled myself. She was mine. Shs was no longer bonded to him any longer. I couldn't wait to sink my fangs into her and mark her as mine completely. I couldn't wait to take her in different positions.Fuck.I had left her tangled in the sheets. Her scent was still on my skin. Her soft moans f
CHAPTER 78 KADEN'S POVThe phone made a crackling sound near my ear. It was from the reception."Hello. Is this Kaden Blackwood? Representative for the Bloodmoon pack?""Yes.""They are waiting for you at the Alpha Summit. I was told to pass the information to you."I closed my eyes. I held back the urge to swear. The timing couldn't be worse.Cora was still pressed against the wall. Her body was still shaking from my touch. Her lips were red from my kiss. Her legs could barely hold her up. Her chest rose and fell due to the intensity of what we had just done.I looked down at my wet fingers which was wey from her arousal."I will be right there" I said and then threw the phone to the table before turning to face Cora."They are calling me to the summit" I said. I held her face and kissed her hard. I slid my hand down. I rubbed her clit gently again. Teasing her."I am not done with you" I whispered.She let out a soft sound. Her hips jerked toward my hand.I pulled my fingers away s
CHAPTER 77 CORA'S POVThe door slammed shut behind me with a loud sound and my hands were still shaking. I pressed my back to the door. My fingers were curled into tight fists by my sides. My heart wasn't just beating. It was pounding. Anger filled my entire body. How dare him!!?My wolf growled inside me. She was just as angry as I was."He is hurting us!" she yelled. "It is too much. If you do not stop this I swear to the Goddess I will!!"My vision became blurry. This wasn't because I was crying. It was because of the red hot rage burning inside me.My fangs erupted out. My claws also joined. I was breathing heavily. My wolf was aiming for control. It was wild. She took over my senses and soon I turned around and threw the door opened.I had just one mission. And that was Kieran. I heard Kaden shout my name. I heard Kieran gasp in fear.But I didn't stop. I ran straight to him I didn't care that that his lips were bloody or that he was still weak from Kaden's punch. I aimed for
CHAPTER 76 KADEN'S POVI turned the doorknob slowly. I tried not to make any noise. Cora was finally asleep. Her body had stopped shaking. Her breathing was calm now. The heat had gone down a little. But I knew it would rise again soon. I had to move fast. I had to find a way to break the bond. I needed help. And I had to keep her safe until then.But the summit was about the start. I had to go.I fixed the collar of my jacket and I looked back at her one more time. She was curled up on the bed. The bowl of ice water was half melted now. The towel on her forehead was still damp. Her lips were slightly open. Her fingers held the sheet like she was holding me even in her sleep.I swallowed hard and opened the door.Then I stopped.Kieran was standing there.His eyes were red. His fists were tight. I saw his knuckles turning white. The veins on his neck were big. His jaw was tight with anger."What the hell did you do to her!" He yelled angrily but it didn't affect me.I stepped out and
CHAPTER 75 3rd POV"You let him go!"Kieran yelled as he stormed into Alpha Tobias’s office without knocking. His eyes were wide and was filled with rage. His hands were clenched into fists and was shaking with fury.Alpha Tobias didn't even shake. He was standing behind his big wooden desk. He looked as calm as always. A half-read report lay in front of him. He looked up slowly and met his son's raging eyes with his usual cold stare."Kieran" Tobias said in a calm voice "I assume you are talking about your brother.""You sent him" Kieran growled as he stepped inside. "You gave him the council invitation. You let him represent the pack at the Annual Alpha Summit. I have been going for years. I have been training for this. I have been preparing. I have been earning my place!"Tobias said nothing."You didn’t even tell me" Kieran shouted and slammed his fist down on the desk. "You just handed everything to him like he suddenly deserves it. Is that what this is? You are just going to ma
CHAPTER 74 KADEN’S POVShe was still asleep when I walked into the hotel room.Her body was curled beneath the blanket. Her lips were slightly open. Her hair spread across the pillow like dark silk. Peaceful. Beautiful. Mine.Goddess. Mine.I had barely slept. My back was sore from the hard motel hard bed I had slept after running away from her like a coward. I needed to get away last night. I needed to breathe. But I didn't. I didn't sleep. I couldn't because she was all I thought about.I dropped my bag and walked straight to the bathroom. I ignored the sting in my eyes. I ignored the deep pain in my chest that just wouldn't go away. My mind was racing. I had a summit to attend in less than an hour. But all I could think about was her. My Cora.I turned on the water. I let it run cold for a few seconds before stepping in. I scrubbed fast. I scrubbed hard. Like the cold could wash away the heat still stuck to my skin from seeing her in that towel last night.But it didn't. It couldn
CHAPTER 73 CORA’S POVI didn't know what I expected when I stepped out of that bathroom wrapped in nothing but a towel.I knew Kaden would be affected.I knew his control was weak. That his wolf was restless. That the tension between us had been building like a house without foundation ready to fall apart. But I never expected this.He was shaking. Terribly shaking. Not just his hands or his shoulders. His whole body trembled from trying to hold himself back. His fists were clenched so tight I could see the veins pushing out under his skin. His jaw was tight. And his eyes.Goddess. His eyes. They were red. Dark red.There were burning with something wild and dangerous all at once. His fangs were outI could see them. Long and sharp. Peeking from under his lips. His wolf was close to the surface. It wasn't just watching. It was fighting to take over.And still even then I wasn't afraid of him.“Kaden” I whispered gently as I held his face to look at me. He didn't move. He didn't bre