SophiaMy mark hurt. It throbbed under my skin, like an angry wound with a mouth that opened and closed. Was it trying to speak? If so, what did it want to tell me? Maybe my body was rejecting what Konrad forced upon me.[That bastard. How could I let him mark me when I wanted to reject him instead?] I cried to my wolf who just laughed in return. [You enjoyed every seconds of it] she hissed. He leaned against the cave wall, his foot propping him up, and he was so still. He was like a living stone who held himself rock-still. But when he did move, it was with a lethal precision, an animal created to kill and destroy. That was the sexy part of him. Since I'd never really experienced kindness from him, I didn't know if he had another side.I was so cold, so cold that it was bone-deep. A gentle, caring man would have offered to hold me and warm me, but Konrad wasn't a gentle, caring man. Not like Matthew. He was barely a man. He was a beast who could only hunt and kill. His eyes penet
Konrad POVI grinned at Matthew, waiting for him to explode in anger, but his lips curled into a small smile instead.What the fuck was he smiling about? Shouldn't he declare war against me by now? I just marked his mate before him!"So much for not liking Sophia, huh?" Matthew chuckled."Yes, I remain true to that sentiment," I said."Then why were you two making out over here? At first, I thought you forced yourself on her, but she seemed to be enjoying it. And it looked to me that you were enjoying kissing her too. The last time I checked, you don't enjoy kissing somebody you hate," Matthew said.What was his point? I thought irritably. "So what? I just have a physical attraction to her, that's all.""Did you mark her too! You asshole....you just had to be the first, didn't you?" Matthew growled, and I saw a flicker of anger in his eyes.Okay, so he did feel angry about this. "Of course, I marked her first. Her first time mating will be with me too," I declared."The hell it will b
Valentina POVWhen I first met Sophia, I worried about her because Konrad was sometimes unruly and downright evil. But now, it was kind of fun to watch them bicker.After getting over her initial awkwardness, Sophia is starting to open up more, and she doesn't seem to be afraid of Konrad at all.I asked her if she wanted to hang out with me after Matthew left to do some work, just us girls.Her eyes lit up. "Sure, Val, I would love to. What do you want to do?" she asked.I smiled. At least, she seemed to like me. I wanted to make sure that she wasn't completely miserable here."We can have a girls' night. Do girly stuff like paint each other's nails and watch some sappy romance movies." I laughed."As long as the main character in the movie doesn't act like Konrad, I'm good with it," Sophia announced.I giggled. "You really can't stand Konrad, can you?""Are you seriously asking? Have you met your brother? He is awful," she cried. "He has no heart.""I'm sure there is a heart in there
Sophia POVValentina and I spent hours searching online for our perfect dress."It feels like we are shopping for prom." Valentine laughed."I heard about prom. What's it like?" I said quietly.She looked at me with surprise. "Did you not go to your prom? Every high school has one, right?" she asked."No. I didn't go to high school. I was homeschooled because my father didn't like me and Liz to go outside much. He said it was too dangerous," I confessed."You are kidding! What did you do for fun then?" Valentina wondered."I mostly spent time with Liz and the other girls in the pack, but mostly Liz because..."I stopped and looked down."Because what?" Valentina asked."The other girls and I didn't get along. They used to bully me," I sighed. I couldn't catch a break anywhere. Not even in my own home."You poor thing. Why did they do that to you?" Valentina gasped."It was because I was the smallest in the pack. You know how Konrad calls me a runt? Well, he is not wrong. I was a runt a
Konrad POVI tossed and turned all night. My mind was filled with the thoughts of Sophia.The way she looked at me when I asked out Minerva... was she jealous? It sure looked like it.But why do I care if she is jealous or not? My brain was all kind of messed up. Sometimes I felt like I didn't care about her, but then at the same time, I hated it when Matthew touched her. I knew Matthew was in her room again, and it bothered me, but I forced myself not to interfere this time.I kept my anger bottled up, but I knew if I saw them together again, I would surely lose it. But fuck...I wanted to see her again.[Just go see her if you really want to. I'm sure Matthew left already,] my wolf suggested.[No, if I go there, she will think I missed her or something.] I barked.[Well, you do miss her.][What the fuck? No, I don't.] I protested.[Stop kidding yourself, Konrad. You miss her.][ Just shut up, okay? I'm going back to sleep.] I barked.[Alright, go ahead and try,] he cackled.I tried t
Sophia POVKonrad looked at me like he was dumbfounded. My agreement to his ridiculous request must've rendered him speechless.To be honest, I was shocked at myself. Why did I agree to his crazy demand? What is wrong with me?[Did you make me do this?] I asked my wolf, thinking she influenced my decision somehow.[Oh no, honey. You did that all by yourself. Don't blame me because you're hot for Konrad,] my wolf laughed.[Stop it! I'm not hot for Konrad] I protested.[Oh babydoll, you certainly are hot for Konrad.] my wolf cooed.Ugh, did I mention I hate my wolf?"You would do it?" Konrad asked again when I didn't say anything else."Yes, let's get it over with before I change my mind," I said."Excellent, you are finally going to be useful to me," he looked cheerful.I rolled my eyes, already regretting my life decisions.Half laying on his bed, he looked at me and grinned."Well, princess, lay it on me," he grunted."What?" I asked."Get your cute little butt over here and make me
Konrad POVI loved it when people feared me. It made me feel powerful.But seeing my mate recoil in fear when I touched her was not exactly the highlight of my day. If anything, it made my heart sink. I felt bad for the first time."Why do you look so scared?" I grazed my fingertips over her legs and she shivered. "I told you I'm not going to hurt you," I said, trying not to sound intimidating."I know, but I don't know how to trust you," she said timidly.I picked up a lock of her hair and ran my fingers through it. "You can trust me this once. Just pretend like I'm Matthew."Sophia giggled. "That's stupid. Why would I do that? You guys are nothing alike other than your face being exactly the same," she said. "Yes, but you love him, right? You trust him." I suddenly felt sad. Growing up, everyone loved Matthew while I was shunned. Even our mate would prefer him over me. But I suppose I couldn't blame her after all the things I put her through."Well answer my question, do you love h
Sophia POV He was restless, not as confident as before. His light green eyes were so dark they almost looked black. I could tell he was holding back, struggling to keep himself in control. I laid my palm on his chest and closed my eyes. My hand nearly sizzled, but I hung on to him. "Open your eyes," he snarled. No I couldn't. "I don't want to. Not when you look at me like this." I felt his chest rumble against my hand as he laughed. "Look at you like what?" "Like you desire me," I said meekly. I turned my head to hide from him, but he leaned down and pressed his lips on my neck. He was twisting his fingers in me and rubbing my clit with his thumb. I couldn't recognize the sound coming out of my mouth anymore. My moans sounded incoherent and animalistic. I sank my teeth into his shoulder blade to stifle my moaning. I tasted his sweat, but I was aroused even more instead of being disgusted. He thrust his fingers in and out more forcefully, and I felt hot all over. I felt an inten
Ten years later..."Kaden, SLOW DOWN!" I cried out as our five year old child Kaden continued to terrorize everyone. I watched what went down in front of me, not sure how to handle our son, while Matthew and Konrad stood in the distance, stuffing their face with pizza, "Why aren't you stopping him!" I looked at them and roared.I was four months pregnant with Matthew's daughter Misty, so I was too hormonal and grumpy to deal with our demon child, who had now transformed into a dragon, spitting fire at everyone and everything."BURN, BURN, BURN!" Kaden chanted joyously.Ah, he was his father's son, alright. "Konrad! Do something!" I glared at Konrad."He is just having fun," he said nonchalantly.I turned my attention back to Matthew. "Then you stop him!"Matthew stopped eating his pizza and looked at me like he had no idea what I was talking about. "Huh? What do you mean? Why do I have to get him? It's Konrad's spawn of hell. Let him punish Kaden.""Because I already know Konrad, and
Sophia POV Is this really happening? Or is this a dream? I wondered as Matthew carried me to his bedroom. Tonight was finally the night I was to be mated to Matthew. I'd been thinking about it all day and let's just say my anxiety level was through the roof! "Don't be scared, Sophia. I won't hurt you. You trust me, don't you?" Matthew said gently. "I do," I whispered. Matthew put me on the floor gently. I felt like his piercing green eyes could look inside my soul and I felt nervous again. But it wasn't because I was scared of him. I could feel the heat between my legs as I watched him take his shirt off. I want him, and I can't even deny it to myself. [Holy hell, this guy is hot. I wonder how his wolf would feel when he buried his cock into you], my wolf cooed inside me, making me redder than a tomato. [Shut up! You will ruin the moment,] I hissed. I wasn't usually lusting over men like this, but for some reason, I could hardly contain myself now. I must be in heat. Matthew
Matthew POV Konrad was angry with me. He didn't want me to fight him about who gets to have Sophia first tonight. He wanted me to give her up without argument, but I didn't want to let her go this easily. They say fighting doesn't solve anything. So we both agreed with my mom's idea of finding the flowers in the forest. It shouldn't be too hard, right? "You will never find it. You barely spend any time in the woods," Konrad scoffed. "That's where you are wrong, brother. I may not roam around in the forest like a wild animal and waste my time there, but I still know a lot about it. I can also speak to other animals and ask them for direction." Konrad growled at me. "You can't ask other animals in the forest about the flower bush. That's cheating." "That's not cheating. Nobody said we couldn't do that!" I exclaimed. "And I bet the creatures in the woods will be more willing to help me because all you did was find new ways to torture them. So they already hate you." I smirked. "Fuc
Sophia POVGosh, I was having a nice quiet time in my room, eating a big bowl of chocolate ice cream, but of course, I got roped into their sibling bullshit.Again."What's happening?" I mumbled."Konrad and I are going to decide who gets to be with you tonight for your first time, once and for all," Matthew announced."Excuse me? I thought I already told you that it is up to me and not you. I get to decide who will be my first," I put my bowl down and snarled."Well...have you decided?" Konrad asked."No.""Well, there you go. You don't even know how to decide yet. So we are going to settle it. Then you won't have to make any kind of decision," Matthew said, deciding.These Neanderthals are going to be the end of me."And how are you going to settle this, may I ask? And why did you bring me here? We were not supposed to see each other until tonight anyway," I said irritably. All I wanted was to eat my ice cream in peace and read a good book. And maybe take a nice warm bath later. I s
Konrad POV "Gone? What do you mean gone?" my father roared. "Valentina ran away with Callan," Matthew murmured. Shit, that bastard had really done it this time. It had been a few days since the day Callan disappeared with Sophia's sister and then was brought back from the demon world by me. Ever since then, I lost contact with him, but it turned out he didn't lose connection with Valentina. Cheeky bastard. Although I was angry initially because Matthew and I had been protecting Valentina from Callan's lusty eyes for decades, I decided I'd learn to accept their sudden elope. Callan might be a complete moron, but Valentina? She was not dumb. If she went against our father and chose Callan, she knew what she was doing. Father's face turned dark, and I could tell he was trying his best not to explode in anger. "I see. I thought Sophia's sister was his mate. Why did that hooligan take my daughter?" "He rejected his mate for Val," Matthew interjected. However, he didn't seem all that
Callan POVWas she teasing me again?I held my breath as Valentina led me into her room."What are you planning on doing? Are you trying to seduce me, Ms. Vikander?" I joked.Valentina said nothing. A mysterious smile teased her lips instead, and her green eyes twinkled. Goddamn, she was just so...How did I get so lucky to be in the same room with this gorgeous creature? I didn't even use my Incubus magic on her!That meant she wasn't forced to bring me here. That means she actually likes me."You are awfully quiet. Nervous?" Valentina said and giggled mischievously."Nervous? Me? Don't be silly. I am half incubus. I get girls left and right," I said dismissively. Okay, that came out bad, but it wasn't like I was having sex with them for fun only. I literally needed to have sex to feed myself."That stops now," Valentina's voice was bizarrely melodious, making my head swim."Your sexual conquest stops here," Valentina repeated."No, Val. You don't understand. I need sex to stay stron
Valentina Today was the big day—my date with Callan. I shouldn't be nervous. I told myself that it was only Callan that I had a date with, that I knew him and shouldn't panic. I grew up with him and I'm pretty sure we were naked in baths at some point! But it didn't work. The second he arrived on my doorstep, standing there with his silvery white hair reaching down to his waist, and winning smile, I was a goner. It was game over to my lady parts. It shouldn't be allowed to be so handsome. Callan's imperfections only seemed to make him look even more tempting. "Callan!" I exclaimed. "Hi!" I hope he couldn't hear my heart that was unnaturally fast and loud. A grin spread over his lips. "Good morning." Not sure what to say next, I simply absorbed him. He wore casual clothing, jeans, and a grey t-shirt with a rock hanging around his neck. A smile spread over his lips as he caught me looking, and I got butterflies when he sized me up. "You look nice," Callan said. "Beautiful, actu
Callan POV 'Life should never be taken too seriously. We only live once, so why not laugh and have fun while we are here?' —I breathed that motto. Because of it, friends had always come easy to me. I was popular. What could I say? I was a fun guy to be around. Even girls flocked me, but mainly because of my appearance. Being half incubus had it's advantages I guess. But honestly, that kind of sucked.I wasn't stupid. I had eyes and knew I wasn't half-bad to look at. I took care of myself, worked out more than once per week, and my mother called me handsome, so I had that going for me.But I wanted to make a connection, and there was only one person I was drawn to. Only one person made my heart perform somersaults, and the same person also made me dumb.Valentina. The only crush I had ever had. My body wanted her while my soul craved her. But she never looked at me the way I wanted her too. It was as if she was immune to my incubus allure. She looked at me like I was one of her br
Sophia POVI watched Valentina as she moved around the battleground. For some reason, she was having a hard time focusing. She looked nervous. She was usually the most enthusiastic one in the battleground!"Where is your head today, Val? You let Patrick beat you twice already!" Matthew barked.Valentina jolted as if Matthew's voice startled her. "I...I don't know. I guess I didn't have enough sleep last night," she murmured.Hmm...something was wrong with her, I could feel it."Valentina, if you are not feeling well, you should go lie down," I said gently.It has been a week since the ordeal with Liz and Callan. Konrad went to the demon world and opened a portal so Callan and Liz could come back. After that, he let Liz escape and told them never to set foot in this territory again.Because if Alpha Ambrose found out, everyone, including Konrad, would be punished for helping. And none of us wanted that.Maybe Valentina is upset about Callan leaving, I thought to myself.They seemed pre