Sophia POVIt was four days later, and the spring festival was finally here. Valentina called me to her room the morning of so she could help me get dressed. I was grateful because I had no idea what to do."Would you like me to braid your hair, Sophia?" Valentina asked me.I nodded. "That would be lovely.""Great, then sit tight and leave it to me!" Valentina chirped.I smiled at her enthusiasm. I guess I was lucky to have someone who accepted me so easily. In fact, everyone in this pack had been welcoming.Everyone except for Konrad.He had been ignoring me for the past four days. Maybe the thought of him being nice to me was so difficult that he couldn't even face me because he hadn't shown up in my room. Only Matthew.And I'm ashamed to admit, a few times I thought it was Konrad visiting me, but Matthew's demeanor gave him away. And I felt slightly disappointed, as if I had been waiting for Konrad.Maybe I was waiting for him.I missed his brutish attitude. I must have gone out of
Konrad POV"You look great," Minerva admired when I came to pick her up. I wore a simple black button up shirt paired with jeans. "Thanks," I grumbled. I didn't know how to take compliments well because I was not used to them. They always made me feel uncomfortable. I'm pretty sure I glared at every girl who called me handsome and then scared them off in the process."Golly gee, Minerva. you look gorgeous too!" Minerva said in a mocking tone. Pointing out the fact that I was supposed to compliment her back. I laughed. "Sorry, I should've said that too. You do look great, Minerva." She rolled her eyes and linked her arm with mine. "Why do I feel like you are only taking me to make your mate jealous?" she raised her eyebrows. "That is simply not true," I said but in the back of my mind, I felt like I was caught. I kind of did invite her so it would bother Sophia and I'm glad I did after what she did the other night.Matthew and Sophia thought they were being sneaky but I heard them
Sophia POV My heart stopped when I saw Konrad holding hands with Minerva. She looked gorgeous in her red dress, and he looked even more beautiful than he usually did. I could see the outlines of his muscles through his black shirt, and it made me wet between my legs. I watched them from afar at first. It looked like he was arguing with Matthew. My eyes kept wandering back to his hand holding Minerva, and it made me burn with jealousy. I don't like it, he is mine. [Go, snatch him away from her,] my wolf suggested. [I can't! What right do I have? I came here with Matthew,] I said grimly.[Then why are you acting jealous?] she asked. [I don't know. Why couldn't they both take me as their date?] I said, sounding like a spoiled brat in my head. [Whoever thought you would be so possessive over your mate.] she laughed. [Don't laugh at me,] I scolded her. There was no point in trying to talk to me anyway. I was sure he was mad at me. He hadn't even spoken to me properly for four days
Matthew POV [They are getting pretty cozy over there, huh?] my wolf barked inside as I watched Konrad and Sophia dancing slowly. At first, Konrad looked like he didn't want to touch her, but now they looked closer than ever. She hugged his waist and rested her head on his chest while he held her close. Jealousy stirred inside me. I proceeded to go get my date, but someone grabbed me. So I turned around to face Valentina. "What are you doing? she asked. "Going to get Sophia out of Konrad's grasp," I said irritably. "Now, let go of my hand." "No, don't do that. Don't ruin their moment. I've never seen Konrad look at somebody like that, not even his own family. I think she's finally getting through to him. Maybe she can change him," Valentina said. I hated to admit it, but she was right. If anyone can change Konrad, it has to be Sophia. She was good, and she needed to use her kindness to fight whatever evil lived inside him. "You are going to be okay, Matthew. You won't lose her.
Konrad POV "Kiss me," she whispered in a shaky voice, and I lost all my control. I pressed my lips to hers without a second thought. The first touch of her lips felt light like a feather, and I forgot how to breathe. I wanted to, but I couldn't. My heart fluttered uncontrollably even though it was still barely a kiss. [Something is wrong with my heart.] I said to my wolf in a manner of asking for help. [You are in love, dingbat.] was his answer. I saw her eyes flutter close as she pressed against me more, kissing me more confidently. She slowly moved them on top of mine, and then her tongue hesitantly met mine. She tasted like strawberries. I moaned against her mouth and held onto her hips tightly as if she would fly away if I let go. "I want you," I growled against her lips. Something flickered in her eyes, but I couldn't read her emotion anymore. I couldn't hear her thoughts either. Come on, Sophia. What are you thinking about? I want to know if you want me too, I thought in
Matthew POVThe encounter with that strange man left me surprised and confused. I wasn't sure what to make of it."He had purple eyes?" Valentina asked. She looked like she was deep in thoughts."It was brown but with a purple hue. And he had a strange aura surrounding him. He was a shifter for sure, but I couldn't tell what kind. He wasn't a werewolf, that's for sure," I said."How can you be sure?" Callan asked."His scent...it was different. It was almost rancid," I scrunched my nose at the memory."Maybe he just hadn't showered in a long time," Callan joked."Shut up, Cal. I know the difference. Trust me on this. That guy was evil. I could sense it. He kept saying crazy things to me," I shook my head."He was trying to create problems between you and Konrad," Valentina said absent-mindedly.That, I figured out myself. He was trying to tell me that Sophia couldn't be with both of us. She had to choose. But what would happen if it came to that? Will I have to fight Konrad? I sure wa
Sophia POV"What did you do to my mate?" I screamed."Your mate? What the hell are you talking about, Sophia?" Liz screamed. She looked at me and then our father in confusion."You hurt him. You hurt my mate," I said. Konrad was already passed out as his stab wounds were too severe. "Konrad, wake up!" I took the spears out of his back and shook him, but he didn't wake up."This monster is your mate? What nonsense is this? There must be some kind of mistake," my father said.I finally realized that both my father and my sister were alive, but I couldn't jump up and get excited about that because I had Konrad unconscious on my lap."He doesn't look good. So stop standing there and help him!" I shrilled.My father roared in laughter. "Help him? You must be joking. There is no helping him. We are going to take him with us and then keep him locked up until I figure out how to banish him back to hell," he snarled.I looked at him questioningly. "What do you mean?""This asshole is half Faer
Konrad POVI struggled to get up, but I couldn't.Something was restraining me. I felt something painful and hot digging into my skin, so I pried my eyes open. It took a lot of effort to open my eyes as if I had been heavily drugged.I yanked both my arms to see what was confining me and heard rattling noises of chains. So that's what was holding me.Memories came flashing back to me, and I remembered what had happened. That bastard Alpha Jeremih...he is still alive, and he had the audacity to capture me.I let out a howl and tried to break out of the chains, but they didn't budge. I was stronger than the average werewolves, so this should've been easy. So what was the problem? Each time I pulled, my skin stung. It was as if tiny pieces of glass were piercing through me.They must have used the same iron to make these chains, so I couldn't get out. It looks like Alpha Jeremiah is smarter than he seems. Fucking asshole...I closed my eyes and tried to use my twin telepathy to communica
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