Karica's POVXynathius's anger scared me to my bones. He possessed such a brutal force. Alpha Romero appeared to be a strong and rugged Alpha but my mate had floored him with a single punch. He deserved it for pushing his mate towards another man like that. He didn't seem to care about her in the slightest. It saddened my heart. "You should stay for a while more, at least for dinner," Queen Shaline insisted but Xynathius was in a terrible mood. "Next time sister. I need to breathe away from all this. I can't stand him and don't want any more drama," Xynathius insisted, he wanted to leave. She hugged us both, making us promise to visit them again. We took our leave and headed to the car. It had gotten even colder outside. We reached our car and settled inside to head back. Xynathius was fuming, his head was turned away from me. First I tried to kiss him when he clearly didn't want me to and then this mess. No wonder he was furious. I wanted to apologise but didn't know how to sta
Romello's POVMy master had given me the task of finding everything about that girl, Karica. Hacking the site was a hassle and I couldn't just contact our informant in the Warbringer Pack. I didn't want the person to be exposed for snooping around too much. There was a bigger game at play and we needed to win. Vampires avoided other supernatural creatures, they preferred seclusion, cold and dark. Western Continent was known for its long nights and cold weather. It was located in such a place that it experienced lengthy nights which stretched to months. Fewer people lived in the Western Continents. Lycans and werewolves were nonexistent here but we had witches and other supernatural creatures which preferred dark like hell hounds and wendigos. They were our constant companions. I spoke to a hacker and he agreed to help me by hacking into the Mate Fusion program website and extracting the required information. He asked for a few days to encrypt the code of their website, sneak in and
Karica's POVI was over the moon at how this evening turned out to be. Letting me talk to my family and opening up to me about his feelings and fears showed me his vulnerable side. We were communicating, opening up to each other. This was a good sign. "Here, I hope you had a pleasant evening. Sorry about Romero though, I will ensure he is severely punished," he stood in my doorway, his arm holding his coat, and other hand in his pocket. He was too perfect to be true. "I had a wonderful time, thank you for letting me talk to my family," I held the bouquet he had given me earlier. I had left it in the car and grabbed it when we exited. We were standing facing each other at arm's length. "You can talk to them whenever you feel like and once the situation is a bit settled I will take you to meet them," his words brought me immense joy and I wanted to hug him in that instant. My hands itched to touch him again but I stood my ground. "I would appreciate it," I swiped back a stray lock f
Xynathius's POVThe idea of taking her blood annoyed me. I didn't want to see her blood being drawn. "Is it utmostly necessary?" I asked in exasperation. "Yes! I need to know which element is the most compatible with her powers and which ones she can control. I can only do that through blood testing," she explained, picking up a wooden spindle from amongst the witchy devices she had arranged on the table. "It's ok, go ahead," Karica folded the rest of her fingers and extended her index one towards her. She instantly pricked it deep drawing her crimson blood and I felt the prick as if the spindle was jabbed in my finger and not hers. She didn't even flinch, just watched as Arasia began to collect her blood in a glass container. The process seemed to take a long so she kept pressing my fate's finger, drawing more blood and annoying me with every single compressing movement. "Isn't it enough? How much more do you need?" I finally asked, annoyance visible in my voice. My fists were
Karica's POVI practised for hours with Arasia. She taught me how to control my breathing and feel the surge of energy inside of me. How to remain relaxed, focus and channel it. She wanted me to work with the element air first because I had already used that once. Air is all around us, using it as a weapon would be easier than other elements. But after hours of trying I still couldn't even make a small swirl of wind on my hand as Arasia was trying to teach me. It was frustrating and I grunted in annoyance. "It's your first time and you have just learned about it, don't fret and take your time. Let's take a break and we will continue from here tomorrow," she emphatically patted my shoulder and I sighed but agreed. We spoke to the warrior stationed outside and he said he would take me to the packhouse. I followed him as we were passing the training grounds. I heard a low growl and my head turned in the direction. It was Zilver and he was galloping towards me at maximum speed. What
Xynathius's POVI had to plead and put some sense into Zilver, it would be an understatement to say he was pissed. 'Why can't I show my adoration for her in front of the pack? When are you going to stop being a di*khead and announce her as your mate in front of the pack?' he protested while I stood under the shower. The hot water trailed down my back. 'When she will be ready to accept us. She is not and I am done forcing her,' I countered but Zilver didn't understand. He thought she was as smitten by us as we were by her. He kept growling painfully in my head on purpose as if everything was my fault. 'Shut it, Zilver. You are being a bloody prick right now,' I scolded him, turning off the shower. I needed to go see her or he wouldn't stop, maybe spend some time with her and take her for a run. Getting dressed, I found the smoothie Tacy had left me. Downing it in one go I quickly made my way to Melsine's room. As I neared I could hear cackling from inside. The girls were enjoying
Karica's POVOne second Laila was enjoying Zilver's hugs and warmth, I was just relaxed watching them snuggle. Next, she shifted and left me naked in Zilver's arms. He watched me with such affection-filled eyes, his coarse tongue licked my lips as if he wanted to taste them before he shifted too and now I was staring into my mate's passionate but bewildered ebony orbs. I shivered from the cold and the surge of emotions that travelled through my uncovered body. And he drew me near to his heat. His steely chest squished my soft one, his arms entangled around my back and waist. "Sorry for that, seems like our wolves had ulterior motives," he spoke in a leisurely manner, his warm breath keeping the cold at bay from my face. My cheeks burned at our position while he struggled to control his rugged breathing which was coming in pants now. His stiff organ poked my inner thigh, sending little sparks of pleasure all over. "Yeah, they are cheeky," I reached out to touch his face with my rig
Karica's POVThe movie started and so did the tension between us. He was sitting rigid like a piece of log, his expressionless face staring straight towards the big screen, illuminated only by its changing light. My attention was more on him than on the movie and every time I stole a glance he would stiffen a bit more, his jaw tightening as if with a plier which was in my hands. His arms were tightly crossed across his chest. Melsine was nestled with her mate and he was gently massaging her swollen feet as they both were engrossed in the movie. I couldn't concentrate for the love of anything. A shiver ran through me and I sneezed, suddenly feeling cold and his expressions hardened even more. Picking up the blanket lying near him, he draped it around me without uttering a word. "Don't catch a cold," he replied in his even colder tone. The frigidity of it will surely make me ill, not the weather. I sighed heavily and wrapped the blanket swiftly around me. I offered him popcorn but
(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