Sophia POV Fear overwhelmed me as I realized what was happening. "Wh...who are you?" I asked again as he never told me his name. "Konrad Vikander at your service." He grinned. Holy crap! I was being kidnapped by an evil hybrid who was my father's enemy. And to make the matter much, much worse, he was my mate. Father was right, after all. They were not like us. I didn't meet the rest of his siblings yet, but he was bad enough as it is. "You can't just take me. My father is the Alpha. He will hunt you down and kill you!" I threatened him, which made him laugh. He was not taking me seriously at all! "I'm being serious!" I warned him, but his eyes were still smiling. "Your father, the Alpha? He ran off with his tail tucked behind him when he heard me coming," the beast smiled arrogantly. "You are lying," I protested. My father couldn't just forget about me, could he? He was supposed to protect me! "I'm not going to stand here and argue with you. Come on, little runt. You belong to
Konrad POVMathew looked like he wanted to grab and shake me if I didn't answer him right now. What was he so worked up about? I didn't understand. It was usually me getting angry about things. I was the hotheaded one, after all.After leaving her in my makeshift cell, I got ready to take a long, cold shower.I've never felt so aroused by a woman before. Not like how it was with my so-called mate. Whether it was inside or outside the pack, women feared me. With the exception of Valentina and Minerva, I stayed away from women and they stayed even farther away from me.But something stirred inside me when I kissed her. It was a mixture of arousal and disgust.As soon as I left the room, I nearly retched. How could I even think about kissing that pathetic runt? FUCK, I need a whole bottle of Listerine now. That might not even be enough. I was tempted to cast a spell on myself, so I could forget the whole thing.But it was impossible as I could still taste her sweet tongue and imagine the
Sophia POV"Sophia." His voice deepened as he repeated my name. "It suits you."What is that supposed to mean?I didn't have time to ask him that as he suddenly disappeared again, leaving me all alone.I searched around the room, desperate to find a way out. A window, a crack on the wall, anything. But there was nothing.The walls were made of solid stone, and there was only one small circular window sitting high up the wall. Even if I jumped and reached it, my body wouldn't fit through it.He couldn't have picked a better prison for me. I howled in frustration and anger. This wasn't how I planned to spend my week.What day was it anyway?I had no idea because he didn't even bother to leave me a calendar here. Or anything to entertain myself with.And not to mention I was starving!I felt a surge of regret for not eating the beef stew. How was I supposed to know that he didn't tamper with it! And then he had the nerve to eat it all in front of me!"Where are you now? Come back here!"
Matthew POV It didn't take me too long to realize Konrad was lying to me. I knew he didn't just leave her at her house. Konrad wouldn't spare an enemy that easily. He would kill everyone who came across his path or take them prisoner. And I knew he didn't kill her. My mate... She was even more beautiful than I imagined with her fiery red curls and sweet freckled face. Those deep blue eyes reminded me of the ocean. I was instantly in love. But she was hesitant. I could tell she didn't trust me. And who could blame her? I possessed the face of her kidnapper. Who knows what Konrad did to her to traumatize her already. I'd have to have a long chat with him. This was no way to treat your mate! For some reason, I was not all that surprised when she told me Konrad was her mate too. Deep down, I had always known. No matter how many times Konrad liked to deny our twin bond, it was unbreakable. We shared everything growing up. Our whole world revolved around each other and our sister Val
Konrad POVI did what I always try to stop myself from doing no matter how angry I got at Matthew; I raised my hand and threw a fireball at him. He had skillfully dodged it as if he was expecting it. Sleek bastard.Don't get me wrong, as brothers, we fought all the time and have never gone beyond a friendly scuffle. But this time, it was serious. It was real. I could not control the rage inside me when I found out I had to share my mate with him.Me sharing? It was unheard of. I didn't even share a mere toy with him when we were little unless our mother forced me to. Even then, I fought hard to defy her. This situation was far worse than us fighting over a toy."KONRAD! Control your anger. Let's talk about this like adults," Matthew said after dodging my fireball."Fuck off, Matty! How can you suggest such a thing? I won't share her. Not even with you," I sneered. I got ready to attack him again, rage burning through my veins."We don't have a choice. We are both bound to her by desti
Analyn POVI knew something was terribly wrong with Konrad ever since he was little. He had the darkness inside him. The same as the one in Ambrose, yet different. I wanted to get rid of it once and for all before it was too late. Before he tried to hurt Matthew and Valentina. But when I talked to Sylvia about it, she stopped me."NO! Don't you dare try," she had said.I looked at her with surprise. "What are you saying, Sylvia? I have to cure him as I did with Ambrose now that I know how to do it. Why are you stopping me?""Sweetheart, this isn't the same situation as Ambrose. The darkness is part of Konrad in a way that can't be separated now. He is young and it is part of his nature now. It can be tamed but not destroyed.""What are you saying? He will be evil forever?" my voice shook."He is not evil. He is just...more in touch with his inner beast than his humanity now. It will take him a while to know the difference between right and wrong, but he can be tamed. The darkness isn'
Sophia POVI couldn't control my sobs as I stared at my destroyed house. Or what was left of it.There were mostly dust and rubble left everywhere. What did that animal do, Knock it down with his bare hands? He must've done it right after I ran out. I couldn't make sense of anything."I'm so sorry, Sophia," Matthew said. He stroked my hair in an attempt to comfort me. "As I said, Konrad has a bad temper, so he...""Stop it! Just stop making excuses for him. Your brother doesn't have an ounce of humanity in him. He is an animal who knows nothing but destruction. I hate him so much!" I cried out in anger and pain. My home was gone because of him. The entire neighborhood looked like a ghost town. Everyone must have run off somewhere when he attacked."There's a man over there. Let's ask him where everyone went," Matthew suggested and I saw a man I recognized from our pack. He was one of my father's Betas, Erikson. I'd only seen him from a distance since my father asked me to stay inside
Konrad POVAnger, lust, confusion--all these emotions come crashing on me like a wave when I look at her.When Matthew took Sophia away, it felt like part of me was missing. And it was ludicrous. How can I get this attached to her already? It had been barely a day since I met her!But here I was, feeling restless.[Admit it, your mate already has your heart,] my wolf laughed at me.[That's bullshit. I don't have a heart.] I barked.[Sure you do. And it beats for her. You need your mate, don't you?]My wolf was mocking me. He knew how much I hated the concept of love and mate bonding. Growing up, I used to get irritated when my brother and sister talked about it. I had made a decision then to reject my mate as soon as I met her.But I couldn't do it when I laid my eyes on Sophia. Instead of wanting to reject her, I was overwhelmed with the desire to possess her.Luckily she couldn't leave because she was at our mercy now. Her cowardly father left her to die in my hands, so now she woul