[Ivan’s POV]"NO!" Arissa's agonized voice pierced through the darkness of my sleep. "Please...""ARISSA!"Prying my eyes open, I sat up and looked at where Arissa struggled and groaned. However, the way she was reacting wasn’t the thing that turned my blood cold. Instead, it was the fact that her t
[Ivan’s POV]I watched as Arissa’s body jerked and then began to fall. Jumping up, I prepared to catch her, but was beat to it by Nazhoni, who had a look of shock on her face. Slowing my movements, I came to join them and gently pulled Arissa from Nazhoni’s grip."I’ll take it from here." I murmured
[Ivan’s POV] I stared out into the horizon, watching as storm clouds began to gather and make their way towards the shore. Shit, it seemed that even fate was trying to stop me from going to Tenebris Island due to its dark history, but I was more than ready to defy fate. "Alpha," Hans murmured, see
[Arissa’s POV]By the time land could be spotted in the distance, the storm above was raging. Massive waves slammed into the side of our ship and some even crashed onto the deck. For precaution, we had tied ourselves to the banister to avoid being thrown overboard, but if we toppled, well, I guess w
[Arissa’s POV]"Uh..." Shit, how was I supposed to explain to him that I was just kidding back then? "I….""There is no way in hell she is going to do that!" Ivan growled, pulling me away. "And if you don’t stop touching her, I’m going to break your fucking hands!""And who are you?" Stefan asked, l
[Ivan’s POV]"You know," I began, tightening my hold on Arissa’s waist. "This wasn’t what I thought you meant in regards to warming you up."When Arissa led me to a small room with a full-sized bed and a small bathroom, I don’t know what I expected, but to sit in a large tub together, submerged in w
[Arissa’s POV]The next morning, Ivan and I woke up before the sun. After what happened the night before, neither of us had been able to sleep very well, and when it was clear that we wouldn’t be getting any rest, I decided it was time to take action.When we found our way to the common room, Stefan
[Arissa’s POV]I watched from the side as Ivan and Stefan prepared many pieces of wood to create a fire. Though it had been raining most of the night, Stefan was able to draw all the water from within, making them dry enough to easily light.When we were done, we all took turns picking up whatever r