Orion ~“My friend there thinks you're cute!” the pretty blonde haired girl before me said, fluttering her lashes at me in a way that said she was the one interested, not her friend.I was not in the mood to play, “later,” I said to her and she pouted. Since she would not leave me alone, I excused myself and strolled deeper into the woods.My mind was raging with many questions and doubts. And the Scarvyn girls were the genesis.I wasn’t an idiot. Something about them wasn’t adding up. Naima had said nothing about it and that was what unsettled me the most.Naima was secretive, but not with me. Not when it mattered.If they truly were Sienna and Dahlia, there was no way she would keep that from me. She had no reason to after all.My mother was a hybrid. Half Scarvyn, half werewolf, a rare thing even in this world of impossibilities. My father was a full blooded werewolf. When they had Naima, she’d come out pure Scarvyn, taking after our mother.Then there was me. Born a year late
Kaden ~“You stopped,” I rasped, my voice was rough with equal parts desire and confusion. My head was still tilted back and my body hummed in satisfaction. I’d craved this. Searched wildly like a beast. I had injected myself with Scarvyn venom numerous times before, but it had always been lacking, it had never felt remotely as good and as satisfying as this.It was as though I was being bitten by the same woman who was the genesis of this madness.But through the haze of my pleasure, I could tell that something was wrong, Maeve had gone far too still.I blinked, bringing her back into focus.Her lips were parted, her breaths were uneven and her expression was horrified as she looked at me as though I had just committed the ultimate sin.A tug in my chest made me frown.I was about to ask what was wrong when a familiar tug in my chest made me frown.My stomach dropped as the realization hit me. My heart clenched and my lungs refused to expand.My lips moved before I could stop them
Merikh ~“You can’t be serious.”Nayel’s voice cut through my rage as I stormed past him and entered my room.My breath was coming hard and fast and fury was now burning through my veins as though I had a fever. I arranged my things into an opalescent box before stepping out of my room and handing the box to Nayel, my bodyguard who was more of a companion to me.We stepped out of the palace into the night, the crisp air doing nothing to cool the fire under my skin.“They chose her over you?” Nayel pressed, his heavy boots crunching against the stone as he caught up to me. “That Scarvyn witch?”I didn’t answer. My body was trembling with the effort to hold back an earth shattering scream.My horse was waiting for me, its dark coat gleaming under the moonlight. Nayel was always prepared for the worst, as per his military training, so I was not surprised to see my horse ready. I barely spared him a glance as I pulled myself into the saddle, my thighs tightening around the beast’s side
Naima ~The young nobleman before me was my perfect type.Blonde, blue-eyed, entirely too easy to toy with, and most importantly, innocent. I let my fingers glide over his hard lean chest, his skin was so warm. His had told me his name was Caius. Cute name… even cuter smirk.“You’re quite forward, aren’t you?” hs eyes crinkled at the sides as a smile stretched his lips.I let out a soft hum as I tilted my head and dragged my nails down his arm. “Would you rather I play shy for you?”His smirk widened. “Not at all, you're...” he searched for the right word and finally settled on, “perfect.” That brought a wide smirk to my lips, “Indeed I am.”It was difficult finding someone suitable to feed on in this city. My type was quite hard to find and even when I did manage to find one that suited my tastes, they were repulsed by the idea of being bitten by a Scarvyn. But Caius? He was perfect. Willing. He didn’t know how much he would crave this afterwards, and that made it all the more enj
Kaden ~The sun was brutal that morning. I could hear the sizzles of my sweat with each drop on the hot sand of the training Arena.The sound of steel crashing against steel resonated around me as Orion and I circled each other. I wasn’t focused on this training session. Not really. My thoughts were unwillingly elsewhere… on Maeve.Her scent, her taste, the way her lips had trembled against my neck when she felt the tug of the bond. The way her venom felt as it saturated my needy veins—Pain seared across my back.I gritted my teeth and stumbled forward as Orion’s sword sliced sharply through my shirt, and jerked me from my thoughts. I rapidly turned to face him with a vicious snarl. An annoying smirk tugged at his lips.“Distracted?” he asked in a mocking tone as he rolled his shoulders. “You’re slow today, your Majesty. On a normal day, I would be regenerating my hand by now.”I rolled my shoulders and flung the sword in my fingers, loosening my wrist. “I’m fine.”He tilted his he
Dahlia ~I sharply snapped my gaze away from him before my mind wondered to places it shouldn't.Kaden stood in the training arena, he was looking at me with that suspicious mismatched gaze of his as sweat glistened on his sun kissed skin, his chest rising and falling with steady breaths. He was strength and dominance carved into flesh, and I hated that I noticed. Hated that my body reacted, that my throat felt tight, that the memory of his hands on me last night clawed at the edges of my mind.I swallowed hard and forced my focus elsewhere. Orion sat nearby, watching me, his intelligent green eyes looked at me as though he knew exactly what was running through my head.I ignored them both and walked past sharply.I focused on the hunger gnawing at my stomach. Focusing on it was probably a mistake but I couldn't help it. I had barely fed last night. I just tasted a few drops before that cursed mate bond had flared to life between us. I had pulled away then, terrified of what I woul
Kaden ~I simply couldn’t get her out of my head.I hated it so much, fuck!Her scent lingered in my mind, a whisper of something wild and dark, curling around me no matter how much I tried to shove it away. I had spent the entire night battling the thought of her, but it clung to me like a second skin. Even now, standing under the cold rush of water in my chamber, I could still feel her. The way she had looked at me in the training grounds, wide-eyed with her lips parted.Like she wanted me, but then I was probably just being delusional.My mind had been ruined.My hands pressed against the wet stone, steam curling around my body. Forget her. She’s just another Scarvyn.But it wasn’t that simple, was it? Because I had sworn to myself that no Scarvyn would ever hold power over me again. That I would never let another one get under my skin after what Dahlia did to me.And yet here I was, feeling like my body was betraying me. My wolf, Tiernan was restless, pacing, growling. He want
Dahlia ~I slammed the door to my room shut behind me, and I pressed my back against the hard wood. My breath was uneven and my pulse a wild, unstable thrum in my neck.What the hell was that?I squeezed my eyes shut in an attempt to drown out the memory of him, but it didn’t help. Kaden was still there, etched into my mind’s eye. The heat of his fingers on my skin, the unwanted goosebumps I got. The way the bond had roared to life the second he touched me, the hunger in his gaze and the way he looked at me as though he might kiss me…Oh damn it! Why did he have this effect on me? It was simply because of the mate bond right? It had to be.And when I killed him, all these stupid, silly feelings would be morphed into sorrow and pain.A quick knock sounded at the door.I barely had time to compose myself before Naima strode in, her sharp eyes raking over me like she already knew everything.I exhaled through my nose, turning away. Not now. I didn’t have the patience for one of her lec
Dahlia ~"Breathe, Dahlia, yes Just like that take deep breaths your majesty." The healer's voice sounded very distant as though it was from a dream. I gritted my teeth and nodded as sweat beaded on my forehead. I dug my fingers into the side of the birthing bed for support.“Breathe—” she was saying. "I am trying to breath for heaven's sake," I snapped, pain mixed with anger crushed my body.Sienna's laugh suddenly echoed from nearby. "Jeez, You will bring down the roof with your screams, sister."How the hell was she laughing during labor? Yes we were in labor the same exact time, how utterly divine. I would've yelled back if I could, but another contraction rolled in for the umpteenth time and I screamed."You're almost there, darling. One more push." Kaden's voice came beside me as his strong habds stroked through my hair slowly. I hated that word. There was obviously nothing "almost" about this kind of pain. My bones were screaming fire and i felt like I was being ripped ope
Sienna ~That morning when one of the messengers had dropped busted into the dining hall, I was about drinking my coffee. At first, I hadn't expected anything serious and perhaps one of the councils disputes or something else."What's this about?" I cleared my throat as soon as I settled the mug of coffee down. He bowed and started, "Your majesty,"I glanced at Orion who sat opposite me and back at the messenger. "What's the news?""The curse has been broken, Your majesty. Alpha Kaden is awake." For a moment, I was unable to breathe. My heart hammered in my chest. If Kaden was healed, then that meant Dahlia... she might be okay too. I wouldn’t be mourning my sister that was still alive and I wouldn’t be alone anymore. Kaden's curse was broken!I turned to Orion, who was already looking at me. Then he gave a small smile. "Go to her," he muttered."There’s more," the messenger added, and stretched out a scroll. I glanced at him curiously before accepting it.My eyes scanned the
Dahlia~I walked to and fro in the chamber, constantly keeping an eye on Kaden's unconscious state and being hopeful he would wake up.It has been few days since Ihad confessed my love for him and when I woke the next morning, Kaden did not, I had been bothered ever since.When Madam Gertrude had called the healers numerous times but they said he would be in such a state for some time and they had no idea of if he was going to wake up or not.And that was what I feared, the way my mind was troubled made me to realize that I did in fact love Kaden, more than I could ever admit, and this was not just due to the mate bond, no, it was something much stronger.I stayed awake as long as I could, I whispered to him and held his hand with the hopes that that day or the next, he would magically wake up and wrap his arms around me and tell me everything was alright.But the longer he remained unconscious, the more such silly hopes vanished. What if he never woke up? What if breaking his curse
Sienna ~The whispers and rumors from the people had started even before I had the chance to tell them myself, it spread like wildfire accross Scarvyn and soon enough, everyone knew had known.At first, I thought there would be ma major outrage or perhaps they would demand to dethrone me. But to my uttermost surprise, my people had done the unthinkable. They had accepted it. Accepted the fact that their queen was in love with a werewolf, and not just any werewolf, Orion, the man I had introduced to them as my body guard.Nothing felt better than the joy I had in my heart at that moment.Last week, most of the rebels that played my rule and opposed me had been wiped out in a tragic fire that consumed their hideout. That much had been confirmed. Some claimed it was an accident, a mere misfortune. Others said it was just karma getting back to them. But those weren't my thoughts. Orion was.The thought sent a shiver down my spine because I knew he could be capable of it.If Orio
Dahlia ~I turned to the side of the bed for the umpteenth time, my body ached in a way that wasn't painful, but just a reminder of what had just happened.Kaden lay beside me with his eyes closed, his face held the calmest expression ever.I leaned closer, close enough to feel his warmth and I suddenly felt the urge to touch him and perhaps tell him how hard I was finding it to get some sleep.As if he'd felt me, his eyes flew opened at once and I shut mine instantly and gripped the duvet tightly to pretend to be asleep.He suddenly stood up and peeled the covers off him before he strode to the bathroom. My eyes parted open and I trailed his movements. Curiosity got the better of me and I stepped out of the bed and followed him.I reached the door and the bathroom was fogged up with steam oozing out out of it but it wasn't hot steam, no this was the type that came from cold.Kaden squatted by the pool as he dipped a hand into the icy water with a blank expression on his face. "Why
Sienna Orion had refused to leave my side ever since he found out I was pregnant. He pactically followed me everywhere I went and his eyes were on me as though he did not want a single mark to mar my skin.It was not like I didn't love having him around to protect me and make me feel so safe, but it was starting to get rather ridiculous.He had followed me into the palace kitchens at midnight, when he was supposed to be asleep, I had tiptoed out of the room just so he wouldn't notice I was gone, only for me to turn and bump right into his chest. His shirt had been buttoned down completely so I collided into his hard muscles."You do realize we've been in this position for a while now, right" I said to him with a small smile playing on my lips, “I'm rather thirsty, baby us thirsty too.”Orion's fingers traced the tiny curve of my stomach so slowly as though he was trying to revel in every moment. “It’s so unreal, Sienna, I’m having a baby with you and I don't know if I've told you t
Dahlia ~The first thing that hit me that morning, was the urge to puke.I ran into the bathroom, and gripped the porcelain as I threw up.I couldn't understand why I'd been feeling so strange for a while. It was either I threw up, or got exhausted unnecessarily.What the hell was wrong with me?!Sighing, I started to wash my face before lifting my gaze to the mirror. I smiled slightly when I saw how fast my hair had grown in the past two weeks.I shook my head, trying to brush some wandering thoughts to the back of my mind as I hurriedly turned on the faucet and had a rushed bath.Minutes later, I exited the bathchamber and Kaden was in the room getting dressed."Kaden -""Not now, Dahlia." He cut me off with a deep laced with irritation as he struggled with his cuff links. Why was he always making things difficult?Ugh."Um, let me help you with that," I said, moving toward him. Kaden's gaze slid to me and I stopped, transfixed to my spot."Don't you come any closer," he said as
Sienna ~It had been a week since I turned down Orion's proposal like an inconsiderate asshole. And a week since I saw Orion. My heart still ached terribly whenever I thought of it. All of it was my fault. If I hadn't been selfish, if just accepted his proposal, we'd have sought it out and surely found a solution one way or another.But what had I done? I'd rejected him and pushed him so far away. I never wished I could turn the hands of time more than I did at that moment.The annual moon ball of the Scarvyns was tonight, and me? I wasn't ready. Not at all. I remained on the bed, hands clasped tiredly. Oh, how I missed him, I could barely function, it was as though my life force was drained to the bottom.I was on the verge of tearing up for the umpteenth time that day when a soft knock came at the door, and before I could respond, the doors were opened and Naima strode in.Disappointment flooded my veins because I had stupidly thought Orion would walk through the doors. "Oh godde
Dahlia~The salty taste of Kaden still lingered on my tongue as I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. My knees ached from being on the cold tiled floor, but Kaden didn’t seem to care. He sat on the edge of the bed, adjusting his belt like nothing had just happened. Like I was nothing more than a toy he’d used and discarded. And it hurt merely thinking of it.Had he really become so heartless?"We'll be going to a masquerade party tonight. It's better you comply than argue," he announced almost suddenly.I blinked, caught off guard. "A party?""Yes." He stood, towering over me again. "And you’re coming with me."I swallowed. My head felt lighter than it should, the weight of my hair gone after he’d gruesomely shaved it made my chest tighten.I hated him so much.But hating Kaden was like hating fire for burning. It didn’t matter to him because he believed he still owned me.~~~~~A few hours later, Kaden's car pulled to a stop in front of what appeared like a hall. As soon as he