Karica's POVI gathered my broken self and finally mustered the courage to leave the floor. Wiping away the tears that trickled down my cheeks. Crying was for the weak, I wouldn't cry anymore, especially for this pathetic excuse of an Alpha. Kicking away my heels, I rubbed my feet and then slowly took off his fur coat. A chill ran through my semi-naked body as his warmth left me and I stood there holding his coat for a while. Looking around, I found a wooden closet in the corner. It had been painted violet just like the other furniture and walls in the room and had silver vines adorning its frame. Walking over to it I threw open the doors and found a few hangers, casual dresses, and nightshirts, nothing fancy. I took out a hanger and hung his coat on it before placing it back on the rod. Then I began shuffling through the dresses, all of them were oversized but at that point, I didn't care. Grabbing the front one I took it off the hanger, it was a plain flannel night dress in navy
Karica's POVThe next morning I was woken up by someone shaking me awake. Groggily opening my eyes I found it was Tacy. "You have to get up now. Alpha is waiting for you at the breakfast table, he doesn't appreciate tardiness. Get dressed and come downstairs quickly."Tacy sternly added as if it was not my first day here and I was accustomed to all their rules and routines. She could have informed me yesterday night, but of course, they had to do it in the nick of time. I rubbed my eyes before throwing away the duvet covering me, although all I wanted to do was stay bundled up underneath it. Scrambling to my feet I was about to make my way to the bathroom when Tacy handed me a black uniform, similar to what she was donning. It was a knee-length loose-fitting dress, made from high-quality black fabric. The design featured clean lines and minimal embellishments, reflecting a professional and sophisticated style.The dress had a slightly A-line silhouette, with pleats. The neckline w
Karica's POVThrowing on the maid's uniform I reeled in all the emotions which were threatening to break loose. A dam of tears was about to crumble and collapse behind my orbs. No.I wouldn't cry, I wouldn't grant him the satisfaction of seeing my broken because he chose to humiliate me. Keeping my head high, I departed from the room. They had left the door unlocked. Passing along the passage I reached the stairs and began descending them.Reaching the bottom I arrived at the dining hall, which was situated right along the kitchen. A long wooden dining table with about ten chairs around it had been perched in the centre. Seemed like they had their meals together. Four people were currently occupying it while Tacy stood at the side with her hands clasped in front, her hair was tightly held in a neat bun behind her head, not a hair out of place. My eyes wandered from her to the people who sat at the table. Of course, the big bad alpha was seated at the head of the table position. A s
"It's alright, I don't think he will come to terms with me. But thank you for the concern," I offered her a wounded smile, she was the first person in this pack who was trying to be nice to me. She placed her hand on her heavily pregnant belly and picked up the dish containing toast to offer me. "I will serve it," Tacy quickly moved ahead and took the dish from her. "Please, you should be resting. I can serve myself," I didn't want her to feel obligated because of me. I seized the dish from Tacy while she helped Melsine sit back down. "Thank you! Tacy. You can go back to your duties, I will send Karica over once she is done with her breakfast," she offered a small smile to Tacy and she sternly nodded before leaving us alone. "Kamryn told me what happened and I am no one to judge you. But please give him a chance, he needs you. Because an unmated Alpha is like a ticking time bomb and enemies always target them. You are his mate and no one can understand him better than you. I will
Karica's POVMaking his smoothie was worse than a pain in the a*s. Three different kinds of berries, three varieties of seeds, three assortments of nuts, and mint. Everything needed to be mixed in the correct proportion or it wouldn't balance and I was in no mood to unleash the Hulk by messing up his smoothie. The beads of perspiration formed on my forehead and back and I could feel them trickling down. Maybe the kitchen had gotten hotter. "Need any assistance?" a girl who had been working alongside me finally felt pity on my condition and offered her services. "Please, just have a look and tell me if I have measured out everything in the correct proportion?" I pleaded, offering her a sheepish smile and she timidly laughed, placing her hand on her pinkish lips. "Hi! I am Xui Lin, you can call me Xu," she had shiny straight light brown hair and a smile that could melt hearts. "Hello! I am Karica," I offered her my hand and she politely shook it. "Madam Tacy told us that you are A
Karica's POVHalting in my rapidly departing steps, I pivoted to face him, only to be welcomed by his wet towel which landed directly on my face. Completely drenched in his rich intoxicating smell. I clutched and removed it from my face. Perfect.What did he take me to be? A laundry basket?"Wash it with my other clothes. Get them from the washroom," he pointed towards the bathroom with his slender finger. I sighed, hooking in the emotional turmoil to defy his order. Instructing myself that angering him would not end well for me or my family, I silently tried to amble past him only to be yanked by the arm and pinned to the wall behind. The towel dropped from my hand as he stood there high and mighty. His gargantuan frame hovered over me, my hands jailed over my head as he leaned in, those alluring pits of his swirled with hidden secrets, pulling me towards their unfathomable chasms I knew I would never be able to fully explore. His raspy breath was almost on my unmarked neck, righ
Xynathius's POVThe chaotic world around me suddenly quieted down once she left, her bewitching scent still lingering in the entirety of the very air I breathed in, encapsulating every cell of my body. Seductress. I thought I could resist her but this was easier said than done. And why was my crotch tightening? Now I had an unnecessary boner.Fu*king brilliant. Zilver was making the situation even worse. I almost injured her while losing control to him. If he hadn't pulled her all that mess would have landed on her and that was the last thing I wanted. All the contents of my dressing were sprawled on the carpet making me clench my jaw. Why was I so frustrated?'What the hell were you thinking? Fighting me for control in front of her and then touching her like that,' I frustratingly shouted at Zilver. 'I merely wanted to feel and smell her since you won't even touch her. She is our mate,' Zilver added with his usual smugness. 'I don't desire her and she won't ever be mine,' I stu
Karica's POVWith a thudding heart and an emotional storm brewing inside me, I ran from his room. The feelings of fear and desires he invoked in me were grappling my heart. His words stung, not that I expected anything else, but still, it hurt. The tender touch of his artistic fingers still lingered on my cheeks, the sparks he had ignited were blazing me to my core. The intensity of it wasn't letting me think straight. He would never own me, how was I going to keep living like this? I needed a way out, I would beg my father to take me along, to make him reject me. This is not how I could keep leaving. The mate bond had truly fu*ked my life and I couldn't help but imagine how my life would have been if I wasn't born a werewolf. If there was no mate bond, if I was free to choose whom to love and spend my life with. Somehow I made my way to my room and hid in the bathroom. If anyone would come looking for me, they would leave seeing I was in the bathroom. I wanted to cry my eyes out
(Three years later) Author’s POV “Mommy! look, butterfly.” Minerva pointed to the blue butterfly that was slowly flapping its wings over the multitude of flowers. The apple pendant rested peacefully around her neck. Karica sat on the fresh grass and happily watched her four-year-old daughter play in the small meadow that used to belong to the witches of Black Forest. Most of them were buried nearby after Vildus’s attack had killed them. Including two of her mentors, Gwardia and Arasia. The efforts of reconciliation had failed between her and Xynathius and she had moved here two years ago. He visited every week to meet Minerva and carrying hopes that Karica might decide to return but she never did. This place calmed her down, she could sense powerful magic running deep into the very ground and air. It pulled Karica and Minerva too. Her daughter was already showing early signs of possessing magic and this place helped channel that in a peaceful environment. The protection charm
Karica’s POVReturning to my former pack and going on a limb to talk to the man I thought was my father all my life, was not easy. With my state of mind, I just wanted to get this over with and he needed to hear me out. Kaina was overjoyed to see me and so was Selia. We hugged and sat down to talk. “We were so worried about you. It was a relief when news of your return arrived.” Kaina held me close and I sat with my head resting on her shoulder. Selia was holding my other hand. “Yes, indeed. And Kilran told me about Adiyan. I am sorry your friend is gone,” Selia sympathetically said not knowing he meant so much more to me and I was no more afraid of talking aloud about him. “He was also my mate. I am a part witch and so was he. Adiyan was the best thing to happen to me and I lost him because I didn't value him enough.” I spoke my truth and both girls were a bit taken aback. Two mates were unheard of and I didn't want to burden them with the likes of Vildus. He was no mate to me.
Karica’s POVHow I made it from the cemetery to his home was all blurry. Xynathius held me all along but he didn't say much and if he did, I didn't remember. His family was kind enough to let me go to his room. I slowly opened the door and lingering whiffs of his scent blanketed me. I paused, closed my eyes and got hold of my emotions. Flicking on the light switch, I let my eyes roam his sanctuary for one last time. Everything was immaculately laid out, neat and in its place. His bed, where we had cuddled so many times. His gaming area, where we had endlessly played video games. His closet filled with his clothes, ones he would never get a chance to wear again. I traced my fingertips on everything he had owned while heavily sighing. The empty feeling in my chest grew. The echoes of his laughter still persisted from the moments when he used to tickle me. All that was just reduced to his loving memories. Stepping closer to his bed, and there between his pillows, I found the wolfie st
Karica’s POVXynathius’s words were like gasoline on my already raging self. The loss of Adiyan had torn my heart into so many pieces that I couldn't put them back together anymore. Every breath was torture for I was reminded of him. I had no clue how to cope with such stifling emotions. Barely holding on and now this revelation further shattered me. Adiyan had felt me, he had reached out to me but Xynathius never even gave me an option to choose. He knew I would choose him. I silently shook my head at Xynathius so disappointed. He had not only taken my free will he even snubbed my rights to choose my mate. His presence and scent which should soothe me in such a moment was nothing but torture. “Because I am selfish when it comes down to you. I wanted you all by myself. It was wrong, I admit it but I was desperate. Sharing you was something I could never do.” His words blazed me and I flipped. All the pent-up anger inside me emerged like a poisonous snake and bit him. “It was not y
Xynathius’s POVVildus was gone from our lives as well as our world but so was Adiyan. The prophecy was completed and fulfilled, leaving my mate broken. She wouldn't let go of Adiyan’s body, she wouldn't hear me, Laila or Zilver. Everyone had been shut out as she mourned the loss of her mate. I touched her shoulder letting her know I was there for her but she just sat there dazedly, staring blankly at his face. The guilt dug its tentacles deep into my heart. Adiyan was a better man than me in every aspect and he would have made an exceptional mate to her. Karica was right about him when she first met me. And yet he was gone and I was partially responsible. The guilt will never fade. I owed my life to him, he died protecting us and this was a kind of debt which couldn't be repaid. She bent down and kissed his lips and then his forehead. Her lips stayed there in a final goodbye as she hugged him to her chest, a scream and a tremorous wave of energy burst through her and hit us all
Karica’s POVThe most horrendous scream escaped me as my body jerked forward, the whole world blurring around me. All I could hear and focus on was Adiyan’s slowly beating heart. He was still alive but for how long?My own seemed to have been crushed under a boulder and there was only one thought on my mind. I had to save my mate. I slowly watched Vildus reaching out to him, the time seemed to be progressing at a snail’s pace for me. Vildus was about to slit his throat. “Noooo,” I cried out in desperation as a surge of spiked air with frozen thunderbolts shot out and were hurled in Vildus’s direction. His hollowed-out laugh erupted and clung to my sides as he disintegrated into bats and tried to fly away again. “No, you won't,” I screamed out with all the disgust and rage I carried. Halting, I converged my hands together, the blackened energy I carried inside rushed out in gigantic swirls and wrapped themselves around Vildus’s bats like writhing snakes. This was my piled-up hate f
Karica’s POVAdiyan’s words took away my ability to form words. The blood in my veins stood frozen at his revelation. ‘Mate?’ We were also mates, but how? I was already mated to Xynathius. How could I have two mates? Or if I was to believe Vildus’s claims. Three. It didn't make sense but it never did when it came down to me. Two years ago hybrids didn't exist as well and here I was. No, cross that out. I was a tribrid with a vampire gene in me as was revealed yesterday. Both of us shared the element fire and among witches, having the same basic element raised one’s chances of ending up as mates. Now it was becoming abundantly clear. The attraction I felt for Adiyan. Why I never forgot him even after finding Xynathius. How a part of my heart seemed to have been crushed the day I left Adiyan. Why I thought of him when I was wrongly accused and imprisoned. He was mine too and I was his. And here he was to prove it. I had so many questions to ask him but circumstances were not favou
Xynathius’s POVThe continuous blasting of spells by our witches resulted in burning away the cloaking spell and the dismal-looking castle came into full view. Howls of victory went around as witches cheered. Adiyan seemed proud of himself as I saw him running towards the castle. He was going for Karica. As much as I wanted to, I needed to hold the ground here and lead everyone. We fought the hellhounds keeping them away from the witches when Vildus released his army. It had mind-controlled humans which were nothing short of zombies. Their eyes were dazed as they slowly walked towards us. ‘Don’t kill the humans,’ I mind-linked my group as we tore apart the hellhounds. Witches and vampires followed the humans but their number was not too big. I saw Xui Lin taking charge and Aegir growled beside me. ‘She is mine,’ his angry voice floated through the mind-link. ‘Bring her down, but be careful,’ I advised while dodging a spell from one of the witches. Aegis leapt towards her while sh
Karica’s POVAll my thoughts and feelings were jumbled up, turning me into an emotional wreck. Hearing that the man who turned out to be my biological father actually tried to help me.When Vildus wrenched his heart out, it hurt. It made me wonder how different the situation would be if we didn't live in a dystopian society but an ideal one. I would have a loving father and so much suffering could be avoided. But that was not the reality, this was where I tearily watched my biological father lying dead in his pool of blood. Vildus grabbed my arm and steadied me. “Let’s go, we need to leave, this place is no longer safe.” His eyes flashed with anger but before he could take me anywhere, the whole castle shook as if something like a cannonball had hit the castle walls. “Damn witches! They are here” Vildus growled in annoyance. When Xui Lin came running, her face aghast and her horrible hair flying in all directions. “We are under attack, they found us and are trying to bring down t