Kaiden POVI walked into my room, the light was off, the curtains closed, almost impossible to see if I wasn't a werewolf. The smell of strawberry in the air, soft, from Hope's shampoo and soap permeated the air, as did a faint smell of burning, almost off.I took a deep breath and shook my head slightly, Hope as always trying to do things on her own, I walked over to the bed, seeing the female silhouette lying on her stomach, tired. Her breathing was soft, as if she was sleeping, but I know full well that she is not."Hope, you shouldn't do that, you know," I commented and went to the bedside table, opened the drawer and pulled out a bottle with a greenish liquid in it. It was a healing oil that I always ordered from our pack."Grhan..." I let out a low chuckle hearing her grunt and climbed onto the bed, trying not to let my eyes roam the naked body of the woman I most desired."I know you, I know there is something you don't want to tell." I commented and then opened the bottle and
Hope POV - Monday afternoonI let my body fall onto Kaiden's, still hard inside of me. I know that if we didn't have practice now in the afternoon we could stay in here the whole time until he finally got tired. Advantages of being a Werewolf."Kai..." I whispered in a languid tone, closing my eyes, I felt him lift my waist affectionately and I could feel our fluids oozing out of me. Many people would be afraid to get pregnant, I wasn't, because, I knew it was impossible for that to happen to me."Hope..."He responded by arranging me on his chest, letting my head rest on his shoulder, stroking my back gently, until I heard him grunt."We have to go, kitten." He spoke, placing a kiss on the top of my head. "Kendrick just link me to come to his office as soon as possible."I lifted my head and looked at Kaiden's face, seeing that he was quite upset about the situation. I bent down enough to brush my lips against his, without involving our tongues, just to show my feelings toward him."
Hope POV - Monday afternoon I raised my hand, placing three fingers and counting, as soon as I reached zero all the air around me changed, becoming tense and dangerous. The first to come at me was Marco, he was using a Gladius sword with a wide straight blade 70 cm long. I used my wakisashi to defend myself by warding off his blow, spinning around I removed the katana from my waist to strike Claire and used some of the energy to actually throw her against the marble, I heard the sound of bones breaking. I jumped backwards, running over the other two attacks that followed me, James and Jack in tandem, one trying to hit me in the shoulders and the other with a crawl, but I managed to get past them. Soon Marco turned and I could feel the claw penetrating the left side of my body, at waist height, bu
Bonus Chapter - Preparing for the missionLilith POVThe meeting with Kendrick was quick. The group and a few other people would be going out on a mission. Not a new thing, it had been almost a year since we had stopped at the castle and I was even happy to have a break while we took care of Hope.I didn't find it too strange how Hope was behaving. For me it is normal and one of the things that helped Hope control herself was getting lost in the Dionysus parties, after all, having sex and having multiple orgasms helped to get dopamine and controlled the girl well.Not having it made her even more on edge. I'm waiting for the time when she's going to get out of control, everyone is. And the onl
Hope POV - Monday afternoonI am standing near Miss Clark's office and I can smell Kaiden approaching. I turn so that I can look at him. I know he has showered because my scent on him was very mild and his clothes are normal, a pair of jeans, a black t-shirt and black hiking boots. I arched my left eyebrow."Hey! Come here." He called to me and opened one of the doors leading to another classroom that was empty. I walked past him and into the room, worried. "Um... Hope..."I saw him start to speak, as he closed the door, he was trying to find the right words."You guys are going out on a mission." I spoke and twisted my mouth."Yeah, but... Not quite." Kaiden turned to me, picking me u
Kendrick POV - Monday nightI felt Hope's breathing become steady and her body relax in my arms. I closed my eyes and lowered my head, nestling into the curve of her neck, pulling in a sharp intake of breath and smelling her scent even more. Most of the she-wolves have a sweet smell, many remind of flowers, vanilla, honey, caramel, among others, of course always with variations, but Hope always had a different smell, strong, striking, and not sweet, despite a touch at the end like a natural perfume, the top notes remind of French Ladder, Sage and Cassis, while the body notes remind of Nutmeg, Clover and Roses and, finally, the bottom notes remind of Oak Moss, Sandalwood and Cedarwood from Virginia (Writer's note: the perfume to which I refer is reminiscent of Shiraz, from Natura Cosmetics)I could feel Night relaxing and purring happily to be so close to Hope, knowing that he and we were managing to connect so deeply that we were able to take away much of her pain. Now I understand wh
Kendrick POV - The game of the nightHope's nipples were hard enough to rub against the palm of my hand. Could I make her cum just by stimulating her top? It was a good challenge. I pulled my lips away from hers, ending the kiss, but letting a trickle of saliva drip into her mouth, which was still ajar. With her eyes wide open, Hope stared at me with a mixture of pleasure and doubt.I brought my left hand to her face and stroked it lightly, in an intimate and tender gesture, much more than purely sexual. Hope leaned in for more contact, and I let her. Her sigh of acceptance was all I had been looking for to make sure I could continue.I slid my hands down the side of her body, reaching up to her dress and pulling it up, I noticed that it was caught between her wrists, I ripped the two straps, finally freeing her once and for all from any fabric, if she wanted, now would be the time to break free and ask to stop. I held my breath and waited."Condom..." Hope whispered and I nodded, I k
Kendrick POV - The Night GameWhen our breathing finally returned to normal, I pulled out of Hope, removed the condom, tied it up, and threw it in the trash on the side of the bed. Then I lay down again and pulled the female body against me, gently stroking her left arm."Kendrick..." Hope began."Xii... Just sleep." I spoke in a low voice and gave her a kiss on the forehead."It's okay."Her voice was low, groggy, and it didn't take long to feel that she was asleep. I closed my eyes, I wanted to spend the whole night making Hope scream for me, but I know how tired she is, both physically and emotionally.----I wake up missing something, the bed is too cold, her smell is so faint right now. I shake my head lightly, rubbing my eyes, and notice that the bathroom light is on. I look at the time, it is early morning, 2:30 a.m.I get up and go to the bathroom. I see Hope already fully dressed, her amethyst eyes show something completely different than I expected. They are cold and distant
Hope POVI know what I need to do, and I don't regret this decision. I know they will cry, but I can only pray that the Gods guide their next steps. I hope they find their second chance, that they can be happy without me.As I grab Melvin's collar, pushing him back and bringing the darkness along with me I see him smile in a corner, but that smile will disappear, because I use my left hand to pierce the place where his heart is and I see the surprise appear and die in those eyes that I once loved. I loved Melvin and not this corrupted version of him.I can feel the darkness around me surrounding me, hurting me, breaking the armor that covers me, and falling into that endless pit and I don't know how long I fought and defended myself, but I finally hit the ground. I've gotten used to the taste on my lips. Finally, I raise my eyes and I want to bow before the beings that are in front of me, the power that emanates from them is so gigantic that my soul shudders, and doubts begin to arise
Note: This chapter will be written in the third person because there are so many characters involved.There couldn't be any soul that didn't feel the grief, for even the Gods are crying, that heavy and freezing rain is leaning on their bodies and their souls understand that this day is a day of Mourning.For those who can see the other world, they could see the Harvesters walking over the battlefields collecting the souls that were making their way to the Mekai.The tears of children who had lost their parents and parents who had lost their children mingled with the Divine tears as if trying to console each other...That night had been exhausting, it had been heavy, it had been a disaster and as much as it was known that the Corruption had retreated, there was still no feeling that it had been won.It was simply all about loss because those who survived now had to bury those who died and had to mourn for those who were lost.The feeling of no winner is so dense that you can't hear the
Erick POVWhen my brother finally realized what a foolish thing he was doing, I saw that Kaiden was fighting a she-wolf and I knew that the two of them had been destined, my Beast told me what had happened.I approach Hope and soon I can see several smaller creatures piercing the blockade that is around as the other four chosen are focused on defeating Melvin. Using the movements of my hands, the chains that are at my feet begin to move to wrap around, trap and exterminate those smaller creatures that dared to approach.It wasn't tiring to do, just boring, because none of them had any power to compare to mine. I notice Hope is standing still, looking at the movements of her chosen ones, she is smiling happily, with a dreamy expression.She's seeing what the end of that fight will be like, and from the looks of it, it's going to be a good one.I turn my attention to a shadow that manages to gather closer, it had fed on the corruption that had not been annihilated before and that rain o
Dylan POVI don't want to believe what's in front of me, when Melvin's name echoed from Hope's lips I wanted to just explode with rage. How was this possible? I almost lost my Mate several times because she was afraid of what would happen if I marked her...I almost lost her because she had killed Melvin... I almost lost her because there is a curse on the place where my mark will be on her... I almost lost her because of that?!'No!'Sin shouted in my mind, our anger turning to Wrath as the images of the distant future flash by and I can sense that Marcus and Lestat share the same sentiment. Yes, I would have respected Hope's oath in that other future, because I would have seen that she was already on the right path, that she was already happy in her world...'That creature in front of us will be erased from existence!'Sin told me and I agreed with him, because after all when I met Hope I had seen a girl who used various tricks to hide how broken she was. Hope didn't want to get clo
Kendrick POVI didn't get to have much contact with Melvin, sure I had trained with him, but we weren't friends or close... When the first reports came out that Hope and Melvin were dating, Night immediately wanted to go back to the pack, but what were we going to do? Stop Hope from dating?That wasn't an option, so I focused on training, trying to forget that the person I loved was with someone else... Then came the news of Hope's first temper tantrum... I didn't see it, but from the reports, I knew she had been distraught and again Night wanted to go back to see her, but again, what could I do?What I did was just promise myself that I would stay strong enough so that Hope would never have to fight again in a way that could lose her control. That's how I began to unlock the powers Night had and after a year I was kneeling before the King reciting the Oath of Loyalty and Protection.I didn't do this at all without my father's permission, back then how could we have predicted that Hop
Marcus POVIt is no longer news that I am old, that I have been walking on this plane for many, many years... I have had opportunities to choose to die, rest and then reincarnate... I have had loves and enemies, family and loneliness...You all know that I no longer have descendants, that I chose not to bond with anyone anymore, and that I was simply being an observer on this plane, concerned with protecting humanity since I was Created for that.So I felt again, I lived again, I desired again... The one responsible for that was a girl who invaded my base and looked into my eyes saying that I would train her. The SilverRage pack had already requested a Delta who showed exceptional skills and had some Divine gifts. I denied it. How many times had I heard of some "saint" and it was nothing but nonsense?One afternoon the alarms at my base went off and no one could locate the person responsible, but the runes my sister had placed all over the place indicated that there was someone underc
Lestat POVWhat is the sun? It seems like a simple question, doesn't it? Some would say that it is the star that makes up the solar system... Others would say that it is a red dwarf, a classification of the types of stars that exist... Many would still say that it is what gives life to Earth...For me, the Sun is something greater, something that has brought me Light in times of Darkness, it is what has made me continue to have faith in the Gods, the One who blessed me and accepted me as I am... The Sun can be welcoming or simply burn everything!Right now I am the Son of the Sun, but I don't want to welcome, I simply want to burn! I want to consume and see that creature disappear amid My Light!I comforted Hope several times, even though she was appearing to be whole, I could see her pieces and the way she was bleeding. I could see through her soul, and I wanted to show her the beauty that was in the Light!I didn't know what I needed to do, but the Beast that dwells within me had al
Kaiden POVHow? Why? When? Even standing in front of me I don't want to believe it, it can't be real, Melvin would never become what I'm seeing. The boy that I knew, that I lived with, that was my best friend! That boy would never have chosen to become this creature so... so... I can't even find a word.Everything seems to be slowing down, and it really was, one second stretched into so much more and as I hear and see what my beloved is suffering and how the future could have been my disbelief turned to anger.'We will avenge her!'I heard my wolf speak, and I shuddered, I don't just want to avenge my beloved, I want to destroy that creature because that being was not my friend and never would be! Melvin, the warrior within the SilverRage pack had died and that was an aberration!I don't fight this pressure that is around. I don't want to, because I know that when I get free I will turn and I don't know if I will want to control myself.I let Lestat and Erick keep that bubble of time
Erick POVSomething inside me wants to get out, my Beast is restless, as those images pass, this sensation, this feeling increases and it is like a poison because I need to release it.What that boy had chosen was much more than just choosing the wrong side and I want to exterminate him. Yes, I don't just want to kill him. I want to eliminate any trace that he ever existed on Earth.I'm shaking, and I can feel my aura expanding and the space between everyone became heavier and yet when that creature screamed I wasn't able to protect Hope as I saw her fall to her knees and the smell of her blood spread to a catalyst for everyone to want to move and counter-attack but we are still "trapped" in this little bubble of time, not because of Hope but because of my aura.Not just mine, Lestat's aura is gigantic and blends with mine in such a way that even gravity begins to bend, just as it bends before the sun. I manage to walk over to Hope and help her up."You tried," I spoke calmly, a calm