VIOLETConfused and nervous at the same time, I shove my hands under his shirt, tracing the hard lines of his chest and then his lower abdomen, repeating the process again and again.Wolf sighs in my mouth, pulling me into his lap and urging me to sit down with my legs dangling on both sides of his waist.I pull away for a moment, panting.“ You think we should head to the room? ” Wolf plants a suggestive kiss to my jaw, making me shiver and instantly nod in agreement.I can always think about things later.Having my consent, Wolf doesn’t put me down, instead, he gets up, supporting my body by placing his hands under my thighs. I secure my arms around his neck, smirking.I never really thought a day like this would come where Wolf would be so eager to do something with me, to me.Leaning in, I take in his earlobe between my teeth and bite it delicately. Wolf lets out a threatening low groan but it doesn’t affect me at all.My lips trail kisses down the side of his neck, making his ear
VIOLETIt’s time to leave, to head back to the real — cruel world again. Stefan has managed to inform everyone.We will attack on the day after tomorrow because tomorrow is the full moon — the night when werewolves are the strongest and the next day is the one where werewolves are too exhausted to fight.Time is on our side, it seems, because we didn’t have to wait long.“ Are you ready for this? ” Gysla has asked me the same question for the tenth time now.“ Gysla. Can you please stop overthinking this?! You make me nervous every time you ask me this question. ” I tell her, sighing heavily.“ She is worried about you. ” Kane chimes from behind me.“ I know. ” I say, turning to face them both.We are standing outside the cabin, patiently waiting for Stefan, Wolf and Cassius as they are taking too long to come out.“ I know that you are worried Gysla but…trust me. I got this. ” I assure her.“ This doesn’t put my mind at ease. ” Gysla shakes her head, raking her fingers through her ha
VIOLETMy heart beats on a calm rhythm even though I am panicking inside.We get to the small mansion where the Queen of the Elves, Marissa lives. Contrary to the white exterior of the mansion, the insides are all Golden. The golden walls, golden shining floors, Golden paintings, Golden furniture. Everything that I see is a shade of Golden.This makes my eyes hurt.We go straight to what they call the throne room. It’s a Golden empty room in this place. There are three stairs before the small Gold chair embedded with jewels where Marissa sits, waiting for us.Her eyes light up right after she sees Wolf entering her throne room. To my surprise, Wolf releases my hand and walks forward, moving past Stefan, Kane, Cassius.“ It’s an obligation. ” Gysla whispers close to my ear.I don’t understand what she means but when Wolf climbs the three stairs, halts in front of Marissa and kisses the back of her outstretched hands, realisation dawns upon me.Gysla’s advance explanation doesn’t help m
VIOLET“ So…what now? ” I question, looking at the vast number of people gathered outside the city of elves.As far as I can see, there is no empty spot. I feel nervous after seeing so many people gathered in the same place and I don’t want to imagine what it will feel like to see the Werewolf King’s Army.“ Don’t get nervous. It’s a weakness and hinders your ability to think clearly. ” Wolf holds my hand, trying to talk me out of feeling this nervousness.“ We are going to war. You have been to wars before but…I have never done this. ” I mumble, tightening my hold around his hand.The night, then the day and this night passed by in a blur. Wolf had disappeared after we had sex yesterday night and then I am only getting to see him now.“ It will be alright. Everything is set. ” Wolf kisses the side of my head, assuring me.“ Are we still going to pretend that you are not going to die? ” I utter, bitterly.We haven’t talked about it. Cassius came to me in the morning and did fight. He
VIOLET“ What are we going to do now? ” Kane questions, looking up at Wolf.We have been silent — utterly silent for a whole five minutes because we have been tricked into walking right into a trap once again.I think…We always tend to forget that we are up against Katrina — the witch, the only dead spirit who has managed to escape Orphena.“ What else? It’s the final showdown. We have to go back to the city and fight alongside them. ” Cassius answers instead of Wolf.Wolf has been thinking, I can see it in his eyes. He is finding out what he is supposed to do when he knows what he is going to do. For a moment, I think he is simply staring at me, stalling time, delaying the turn of events and his death even if he knows that this wasted time is costing him lives.“ Mind—link everyone. Tell them to come to the city of Elves instead of Moon Valley. ” Wolf finally speaks up, his voice sounding deeper.Stefan gives us his back, mind—linking everyone he knows so they can get to know about t
VIOLETIt becomes a constant struggle. Katrina continues to attack me, again and again. And I do the thing I am best at — defend myself.A moment comes when I stumble over the cliff and barely manage to land on a protective shield down on the ground. It knocks the breath out of me and blood splatters out of my mouth.She doesn’t waste a moment and starts attacking me again. She can only attack me physically and I know it’s infuriating to her. She wants to control my mind, get inside my head and shatter everything that I am — but she can’t.Katrina doesn’t want to kill me either because if I die, she won’t be able to take my powers. She wants me to stay down and give up, that’s why she is playing with me.I admit, it’s embarrassing but I have to stall time to make Plan A work.Another blow of magic lands on my guts and I go sliding on the ground, my whole back scratching and bleeding.Ignoring the pain, I get up and raise another shield.“ We can play like this for a long time. ” She
VIOLET‘ Leena! ’ I call upon her again but she doesn’t appear.Stefan and Cassius have already rushed here. Shocked, grieving and not ready to believe that their brother is dead. Amidst their own overwhelming emotions, they fail to question Gysla or turn against her.I get up and walk backwards. My side is bleeding heavily and I don’t think I can stay conscious for much longer.“ VIOLET! ” Katrina shrieks.The sky grows darker. My breathes come out laboured. There is eternal silence in the battleground.Everyone is frozen. The one who brought together our Armies and was supposed to keep everyone together is lying dead in the middle.What do they have to fight for now?Lifting my head, I glance at all the people around me. They detach their eyes from Wolf’s figure and look up at me.It doesn’t take me long to realise Katrina is not behind the changing atmosphere. And these people are not willingly lifting their heads.“ Kill whoever still wants to fight. ” I hiss, taking another step
VIOLETOrphena is not the endless desert for me anymore. It’s like a vast city, a never ending one, with different spots for spirits here.There are houses, there are lakes, mountains, wide fields filled with flowers.I did imagine this place to be more hellish, spirits burning in fire or getting roasted in steaming oil, but it’s the opposite. Everyone seems to be doing okay here.Although I knew I will have to come down here sooner or later, I didn’t want it to be the time when I had to escort Leena.I can’t help but feel sad, miserable. We stand under a rainbow which appears from the farthest corners of Orphena. “ You have to let me go. Go find the people you want to see instead. ” Leena tells me after I don’t make any efforts.“ Is this where I have to say goodbye to you? ” I sigh, hanging my head low.“ Yes. From here on, you have to cross the rest of the way on your own. I must warn you…All of the Orphena is not like this. It’s the hell you think it is if not worse. ” Leena sta
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VIOLETI met everyone. Gysla, Cora, Elias, Viktor — my sweet, supportive friend, even Edward who turns out to be the newly appointed Orpheuns.Now I know what Leena meant by restoring the balance. It all started when Edward’s powers were snatched away from him and Katrina escaped before Edward could get to Orphena, and it is ending with him getting his powers back.I don’t feel bad anymore because Edward has a good vibe. He is nice to me and he loves Gysla.By the way, Gysla kept apologising for stabbing me and then Wolf but I have told her that if she hadn’t done this…Wolf and I would have lost each forever. Besides, it is all fate and we are pawns in this dangerous game — I don’t even feel salty about not having control of my life.I have…everything. Like the old man said.The happy faces around me only assure me of that everything that I needed and now, have gotten.Another thing has happened in a mere hour. With Edward’s arrival, everyone has found out that I am not the Orpheuns,
WOLFOne.Two.And three.The bathroom’s door bursts open on the count of three and Violet stomps out.Contrary to my over expectations, she has actually taken a bath before she has come stomping out. I don’t have to turn around and look at her to know this. She smells like her usual self and me.Her eyes try to drill holes in my head. I know why she is angry. My mark over my neck tells me all I want to know.Serves her right, I must say. She tricked me into getting marked and I have done the same, now we are childishly equal.“ You marked me. ” She states the obvious.“ I did. ” I nod my head and pick up the black dress shirt I had thrown over the bed earlier.“ How can you do this to me? ” She complains.I smirk, buttoning up my shirt. Turning around, I glance her way.Her small body looks cute wrapped in a towel and her red face only adds to the effect. But the love bites on her neck and my mark on her only turns me on, which is not helping my situation.I button up my last button
VIOLET“ If you are done feeling my presence in silence, you should get up and take a bath now. ” I speak after a while.“ You are right. ” He hums.His hand releases mine and I inhale sharply. Now I wish I hadn’t asked him to leave my hand.I shake my head internally and fold my arms over my chest. Wolf gets up from the bed and before I get the chance to say anything else, he picks me up, throws me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and begins to walk.My world turns upside down and I gasp, hitting his back with my fists. “ Put me down! ”“ You insisted on taking a bath. ” He continues to walk.“ I mean…you need to talk a bath. Not me! I already smell like flowers. ” I say, staring down at his back and his butt.“ I don’t like it. ” Wolf shakes his head and sighs.“ What? ” I question.My head is beginning to spin while my body sways with each step that he takes but I don’t really want Wolf to put me down.“ I like your natural scent. I don’t like you smelling like all these w
VIOLETIs this what ceasing to exist feels like? I am not sure.I can only focus on the fact that he is right in front of me, his lips pressed against my forehead and his breaths warming my hair.It feels surreal.I thought everything has ended but now I am here, hearing Wolf say that he loves me and I am his world. He is not acting overly excited or miserable either so I don’t know what’s going on.Although, I feel weak and this loss of energy makes me feel alive. Given that I spent so much time at Orphena, a year must have passed here since I died.“ Are you…not… ” I choke on my breath, trying to say something.One moment I was the most powerful being turning to dust and in the next, I am here, a weak girl lying in the bed, clueless about what is happening.What went wrong…or should I say right?“ Wolf…” I say his name and he separates himself from me instantly.The torment finally shows in his Golden globes and my breath gets knocked out of me.“ Don’t say anything. Stay silent fo
WOLFI should have known by the way she looked at me. I should have known that she was planning on taking my place all along. I should have known that she was silently reaching out to me, telling me about the future.Yet, I didn’t know until it was too late.The moment I stepped inside that portal, I felt a trigger going off in my head and I knew. It felt like a piece of me was breaking away, chipping away. I looked at her, tried to reach out and yet failed.After a while, my body jerked awake and a gasp left my lips. ‘Violet’. That’s all I could think about as I searched for her frantically and found her dead body lying close to me a week ago. What would you do for a loved one? I have known killing others was the only answer when it came to protecting and then avenging the people you loved.That’s why I instantly went into the killing mode the moment I heard my mother died. Years went by and I didn’t recover from that state of mind. The truth is…I never even considered everything
KANEI am sure I saw her lips part and then press together as if she had mouthed a word.Squinting my eyes, I lean closer to her face while my ears unconsciously search for her heartbeat.Just a hint, Violet. Give me something. I silently pray staring down her at her motionless face.My hands reach out to her face, touching it to feel the warmth, a spark of life in her.“ What happened? ” Cassius comes to me, questioning and looks over my shoulder.“ Her lips moved. ” I whisper dumbly.“ That’s not possible, Kane. ” Stefan comes on the other side of me, squeezing my shoulder.I shake my head, still touching her cheeks and listening in for her heartbeat. She is not breathing, her heart is not beating either but I…I saw her lips move.“ Kane. This is affecting you. Why don’t you go take some rest? ” Cassius suggests, getting worried about me.I don’t know what expressions they are seeing on my face right now to be wanting to send me away at a crucial time but I know what I saw.“ Her li
KANEIn my whole life, I have never truly believed in miracles. But I saw one happen a week ago when Wolf came back to life, when his dead heart started to beat again, when even the wound of silver healed on his body, when he opened his eyes and said only one word ‘Violet’.Then, he went silent. Didn’t say anything at all. Although he came back to life, his soul had died.I hadn’t really gotten over this miracle when I came to a realisation that even miracles required sacrifices.He came back and she left us.Was this any less horrible, any less painful, any less heart—breaking? No. When her heart stopped beating, I began to feel the exact way I felt when I saw Wolf die.I didn’t know what happened to her. I didn’t know how she suddenly died. She was not gravely injured and even her wounds had healed, then what happened to her? How did she die?I got the answer to that when Viktor’s mother came and then Edward came. She was dead yet she cared about the living and all the promises she
VIOLETGetting summoned to Orphena is a different experience than that of last time. Last time, I was so desperate and bothered that I didn’t even pay attention to my surroundings that much.This time, I can pause and admire the black ceilings, the black floor, the vast black table placed in the middle of the room and the same people sitting around it, because I have no fear, no desire, no tension. I am ready for whatever they have in store for me.Isn’t ceasing to exist far more better than staying stuck here for the rest of the eternity anyway? Hell yes, in my opinion.“ What excuse do you have this time? ” The boy yawns as if he is bored.I purse my lips before marching towards them and plumping down on the only empty chair.All the higher ups make it their job to glare at me, but refuse to say anything.I glance at the boy first. I don’t know his name — never asked.Then, I look at the old man. I don’t know his name either and the old lady who supported me last time…I don’t know