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
Sophia POV"I know what you are up to, Sophia." Liz stopped me as I was going through all of her things to find medicine.I needed to dress Konrad's wounds as soon as possible and help him gain his strength. However, they created those spears, the wounds created by them were deep, and they were not self-healing."I am not up to anything bad," I said."I am not stupid, Sophia. You are trying to help your mate, aren't you?" Liz said sharply."Can you blame me? You would've done the same for your mate. Like I said, Liz. I love him and I'm not going to let him sit there and bleed to death," I snapped."He won't bleed to death. He is just going to be weak for a really long time until we decide what to do with him. We are going to trap him for eternity or banish him back to Fae world," Liz declared."Do you even know what you are doing? How are you supposed to do that? You don't have magic powers, Liz," I said. I tried to keep my composure but I was raging inside. "We have somebody who can
Matthew POV"I can feel him. They haven't taken them far," I said grimly as I completed the spell. "Re...really? Can you locate them?" Valentina asked. "Poor Sophia must be terrified.""I'm trying to pinpoint their exact location but having a hard time." I winced.Anger and concern didn't mix well together. Part of me was missing Sophia, while the other was ready to dig the grave of whoever kidnapped her. I wanted vengeance, but I also wish to find her. Damn it!I was supposed to be the calm and collected brother. The mature one, but fuck that—I want my mate!With shaking hands, I drew a circle in the garden while chanting words I've heard my parents use. It was for a blood ritual to find what my soul and body have lost, the person closest to my heart. Fae people have used this spell for centuries, and I hope it will let me locate Konrad and Sophia.I finished the circle, and it lit up the entire ground.Suddenly my mind was traveling. My body remained in the garden, but I'm floati
Konrad POVMy mate cried hysterically as the strange man with purple eyes performed his ritual. Who the fuck was he anyway? I've never seen him before.[Evil!] my wolf growled inside me.[What? Are you talking trash about me again?] I barked.[No, stupid. I am talking about that guy who is about to banish us into an unknown land. Otherwise, known as your motherland.]Fuck, that's right. I was to be banished by alpha Jeremiah, and the purple-eyed asshole is the one helping them, it seemed."Get Me Out of here! This is idiotic. Once I get out of these chains, you will regret ever trying to cross me," I declared."Don't be an arrogant fool, Konrad. You will never get out of those chains. They are made of holy irony. So you are doomed," Alpha Jeremiah laughed heartily.Fucking Jerks figured out my weakness. And they are planning on going after Matthew and Valentina. Even my parents. I could already see it..."Don't do this, father. He is my mate, and I love him," Sophia cried out.She lov
Sophia POVWatching Matthew writhe on the ground ignited the spark of fear within my heart. Something was wrong. His muscles were bulging, and the veins in his arms bubbled like molten hot lava. Sweat glistened over his skin, and the disturbing sound of bones cracking and rebuilding filled my ears. A transformation?But... Matthew's wolf came out long ago...This made no sense.A warning bell tolled inside my head: danger. There was even a bone-deep instinct telling me to get away from here, but I stood rooted to the spot, paralyzed by my mate changing into something grotesque.The moonlight illuminated his body, and I gasped as midnight-colored fur sprouted out from his pores. Matthew seemed to be in pain. A loud, tormented scream left his lips, and the others stepped away from him. "This isn't good," my father inhaled audibly. "He is shape-shifting into something dangerous! I can feel it in my bones!"His pack members were whispering, but before anyone could say anything, Matth
Konrad POVThe wound Matthew caused was painful at first, but then I healed. Pretty quickly because of magic. The pain was nothing to me. But watching my mate crawl up in a fetal position hurt me the most when I saw her on the ground, bleeding out of her stomach.She looked pale as the blood had drained from her face. But she was still smiling and gently stroking Matthew's snout as if to comfort him. She should be the one who needed to be comforted!"Sophia!" I heard her sister scream, and I turned to her. Crawling on the ground, Liz was inching toward Sophia slowly while crying hysterically.This was all her fault, I thought furiously, but now was not the time for grudges.Mathew's Lycan was enormous. I've never seen him transform like this before. I didn't even know he could. It happened to our father every time the Bloodmoon rose because he inherited the curse from the ancient gods. We didn't realize one of us inherited the curse. It sure came late! He was hovered over Sophia, gr