I felt a chill run down my spine, and cold sweat dripped from my temple, “ What?” He nodded, looking ashamed. “ But why?” “ He did it to me a few years back,” “ You had a mate before me?!” I bellowed. He shook his head. “ No, but I was seeing someone, and one day after a fight, Azriel boasted about fucking her,” I didn’t know what to say and he continued, “ I was hurt because I had feelings for that woman so I held a grudge, later that year, he found his mate and I fucked her,” Oh, my gods. It was not just irking each other at this point. Their vendetta was not just about power or birthright. They both did each other dirty and it pierced their hearts. Wyatt was worried that Azriel would retaliate for what he did by using me. Now, I had so many questions, is that why Azriel didn’t save his mate from his father, he did mention he could have saved her if he wanted. “ I’m sorry, baby, we were young and immature,” “ You are worried that he will do what you did to him,” I s
He sighed and lay on the large sofa, closing his eyes. I ignored him, remembering what Wyatt said last night. My eyes go to the man lying on the sofa, his hand covering his face. " You're staring," he whispered. " Oh so, you're talking to me now," " Excuse me?" " Forget it," I closed the laptop and sighed, leaning back in my seat. " You're still staring." " Do you want to use me for revenge?" I go straight to the point. He doesn't seem surprised. His eyes shot open and he gazed at me. " He told you," " You forgot to mention that part when you told me about your mate," I retorted. I observed him, waiting for his answer. " I wasn't obligated to, and why should I tell you that, you're no one to me," he said. I knit my eyebrow and smiled sarcastically at him " Well, you didn't think that when you told me how you watched as your father annihilated her," I barked, and he growled at me menacingly, his eyes flashing. " Watch your fucking mouth," " Watch yours too," I g
Rachel " I'm not going to make it easy for him, baba," I paced around my living area. My father and brother were watching me, uninterested. They did get so much from the alliance indeed and are saying that if the king wants to break the bond, he can without facing resistance from them. " He presented me, he even marked me as his chosen Luna, how can you all just let him get away with this!" I screamed, touching the mark on my neck. How did he find his mate all of a sudden when he finally agreed to marry and take me as his Queen? I was fuming with anger, I wished he didn't go to Topaz moon pack. " It's just a mark, my darling, and will probably fade away when he marks his real mate," Baba said calmly. I wasn't expecting this from him. I thought they would have my back on this, and fight the king's decision for me. If the majority of the parliament rules in my favor, Wyatt will have no choice but to take me and keep her as a mistress. Kings did that, they had a real Queen and mult
The holiday was nice and I spent each day of my time diving and doing all sorts of activities with my mate. We also had sex, lots of it. We pulled into the driveway. Like a real gentleman, Wyatt opened the door for me and leaned in for a sweet kiss. " We should go on holiday more often," he said and I nodded. He gave me a long kiss and said; " I love you, never forget that okay?" he was sincere and I pecked him again. " As do I, thank you for a wonderful time, handsome, now go to work," " How did you know?" "Your phone wouldn't stop buzzing," " I'll see you tomorrow, my love," A few servants were already there to welcome us. Jerico grabbed our new bags and took them inside. " Should lunch be served, my lady," Asked Jerico. We didn't eat much for breakfast so I nodded a yes as I went upstairs to refresh. I went back down but immediately regretted it when I saw Azriel coming from a different wing. He stood and we stared at each other. I continued going downstairs. I was a
The girls were shopping machines, they got whatever they saw without even looking at the price tag. We each have so many bags in our hands. We gave our bags to security that was with us and we made a detour to a lingerie store. They were racks of the sexiest lingerie. I held a red lacy sexy one. Surely it hides nothing from the eyes. " Take it, it looks amazing," Faye said, glancing my way and I placed it behind my back. She laughed at me. Why was she being nice to me, she wasn't this nice last time. " I'm sure Wyatt will love it," she said and I felt my cheeks burn. " You're shy. Too cute," I threw the piece of fabric into my basket. Faye grabbed a black one like mine. " Sexy, however, Azriel will just rip it," she murmured, biting her lower lip sexily as she inspected it. I narrowed my gaze at her and cleared my throat " Um. I didn't know you and Azriel were together," " We hook up sometimes, nothing serious. Lord knows those McMillian boys have commitment issues," he s
I woke up early in the morning and went straight to the indoor gym. It was fully equipped and had a large training area. I started doing simple workouts when the door opened, and Wyatt walked in, " Good morning, babe," I dropped my dumbells and stood straight. He kissed my lips and hoisted me in the air. " How was your night?" I asked him and kissed me again. " Just fantastic as always when I'm with you," he said. " I'm glad to hear that. I thought you'd be getting ready to go to work," I said with a frown. I knew he was busy. " I want to spend the day with my precious mate," he husked, grabbing two boxing gloves. he threw me a pair and I put them on. We circled each other, I was sizing him up and he was the first one to throw a punch at me. I ducked just in time and hit his face. " Nice," he commented. We sparred for some time, our moves were quick and faster. I was impressed at how much I improved and even he was proud of me. We exchanged a few punches and he finally kicked
I was standing by the balcony, waiting for Azriel to go wherever he did because I knew he was back home. I waited a good thirty minutes when he appeared and I ducked, not wanting him to see me. I rushed outside quickly. concealing my scent, I went into the woods. I regretted not bringing a flashlight because my sight was pretty bad at night since I hadn't shifted yet. I wasn't so good at this detective thing. I easily lost his scent and I was going deeper into the forest and these damn mosquitoes wouldn't leave me alone. I squealed when a bug fell on my shoes and then, I heard it. The rustling of leaves, the low sounds emitting from the dark. My heart was racing in my chest and I decided to go back but I didn't know which way to go. A loud growl tore through the forest. I screamed, running. I didn't get far though when I hit a tree and was sent flying to the ground with a thud. Fuck. A tall shadow appeared in front of me and I backed out, whimpering. I tried to get up to run but I
The next morning, I got ready for work, wearing a nude dress with one sleeve and carrying my leather handbag. The assistant chef immediately handed me my favorite lemongrass tea as soon as I entered the kitchen. " Thank you," I said, drinking it. I looked up the floor and turned to the door when a familiar scent hits me. " Morning," Azriel greeted, they gave him dark coffee and he sat in front of me. " You have bags under your eyes," he commented, " Didn't have a good sleep?"" No, mostly because I spent my evening being chased in the woods, what was that?" Now that I'm thinking about it, something was chasing me. " I asked Wolf to scare you," he shrugged. I gaped at him and set my mug down on the table. His eyes were fixed on me. " You were screaming and running," he said, smirking at me. Yep, that was a little embarrassing. " I think you're hiding something and I'll find out," I declared. He leaned over the table and look me in my eyes " Good luck with that," " Jerico, is Lu
A year went by without Ethan, and it was torture for Kate, she had cried thousands of times and she thought her tears would run dry but she was wrong. She didn't know how the love of her life was doing except he was alive thanks to Azriel, she was grateful to have him by her side. " What did the butler say?" " He found out where they are holding him and we can go rescue him with a few of my warriors," he informed me and I smiled, going to hug him and he hugged me back. " Thank you, Azriel," I cried, pulling away from him. I didn't know what I'd do without him and I'll forever be grateful that I ran into him in that bar. " When are we going?" " Tomorrow," he informed. I was restless the whole day, we were waiting for night to come to invade the hunters and the next day, I was at the border of the Diamond pack before everyone arrived. The journey to Creek Fall town was two hours but most of them had shifted in their wolf form and I rode in the car with Azriel. Kate's heart was thu
The past two weeks were blissful for Kate and Ethan, they spent most of their time in each other's arms or watching vampire movies. " Do you do that too?" he asked as they watched a vampire movie, stifling a chuckle and she elbowed him in the gut. He grunted. " Why are they sparkling like that though," Kate murmured in wonder. She couldn't watch anymore so she stood up, deciding to stretch her legs for a while and it had been long since she went out to hunt. " I'm going to hunt," she sighed, wearing a coat. Ethan stood up and pulled her towards him. " I thought you preferred my blood," he purred in her ear, making a shiver run down her back. He left kisses on her neck and purred but she managed to push him away. " I want to stretch," she said. He smiled at her and nodded, watching her leave the cottage. Ethan was feeling terrible for not telling Kate who he truly was but his wolf told him that vampires and werewolves repel each other. Ethan's heart hurt at the thought of losing K
“Am in a very bad mood and you should leave to save your skin,” Ethan warned.Detective Bradley took a step back, almost mentally placing his hand on the latch of his gun. He could see a murderous glee in the visage of his enemy, Ethan.“I have a few questions regarding that lady friend of yours,”“ I don't know anything about her, like I said, am in a very bad mood and don't want to answer questions,” he repeated, hoarsely and whisperingly. “If you don't leave, am going to have to hurt you,” Ethan emphasized, trying to avoid eye contact, he was struggling with his inner wolf to maintain control as he wanted to take over and rip the detective to pieces. “I don't give a fuck ass what mood you're in. We can have this conversation out here or we can take it to the station.,” he replied, “It's your move mate”Ethan said nothing, he just remained placidly still.“Are we going to have a problem?” he asked again, readying to use brute force“ Please, go,” he struggled, sweat forming on his t
It was a pleasant night for Ethan but, as always, she was gone when he woke up. Leaving his office, he decided to leave his car and walk on foot. He was beginning to find a sinister satisfaction in these forbidden hours of the night. He hurried to the side of the street. The rain had just stopped and the sideways were still moisture-laden and the neon lights of the dry bar across the street glowed irritably across the range of his vision. He folded his hands into a fist, gnarling and pissed at nothing in particular. He stood there a moment and gazed fixedly at the strange gathering of the night colors in the air. He needed to hit something. It was the only logical thing to do. It was the only thing that felt like it would calm his restless soul. And maybe it was going to take the pain away. He stopped, feeling intense pain all over his body. He breathed in and started to walk, ignoring the pain earlier, but it started again. His heart was beating erratically and he stopped, touch
THE YEAR 1895 The gentle luster of his eyes lifted to the burning noon sun through the small window. Mathias Icarius Montgomery leaned over and craned to see the outside world through the iron bars of the prison that held him. A cloud of dust flew in and then rushed into his eyes and he drew back irritably but quickly recovered to his earlier position at the window. His last moments of freedom were these. He had been accused of treason, and he was on death row, sentenced to be hanged the following day. The failing hope that now possessed his visage was owed to the thoughts of being in this state, unable to be with his ailing wife with child. He stood, relishing the pallid scene outside. The people, buried in the turmoil of the usual vending, filled the streets, stretched through every narrow gate and boulevard, and discharged into a stream of many, making their way to this pitiful scene. In the street swelled diatribes of profanities and muffled chanting and voices of other unfamil
This was it. This was the day that she was going to die. She knew that she had to pay the price for the only day that she could spend with Ethan. This was the price she had to pay. Her father got up in the same fashion, and he could see everything that was happening. The wind was loud and still violent and this wizard was not here for any kind bargain. Halomir stretched out his hand, wading it in the air, and she knew that no good thing was going to come out of this. She launched onto him and took him down. She was going to die, but not without a good fight first. She pinned him to the ground and loosed her fangs. Suddenly, he blew some powder in her eyes and she became blind momentarily. Black magic, this was black magic. She fell back, moaning. She was blind, she could not see. She could hear the wizard approaching where she stood, and again she made a second attempt, but he caught her in midair and lifted her from her neck with one hand. Not only did he make her weak, but he had
It was only a few hours into the night. There was no doubt in her mind that Detective Bradley Burke was going to do everything in his strength to make sure that she didn't see the light of day again. Kate seemed calm in her seat, there was no need to fight it yet, it would only make things worse. Detective Bradley Burke glared at her through the mirror. She was sitting in the back seat, “How did you do it?” he asked her. She looked up to meet his eyes. “How did you kill those people?” Did he want to know? She eased her gaze on him. She knew it was easy to compel him even through the glass, but she wouldn't want to do it just yet, because Ethan was probably soon to be involved, so she would let it play out naturally for now. She looked away, ignoring his question. “I am going to make sure that you are locked up for a very long time” he promised. “And I am going to get the truth out of you one way or another,” She immediately let out an involuntary chuckle that stroked Burke as an i
Kate was escorted outside the house by Ethan. He opened the car door for her, and she got into her car and began driving away. She could see him in her mirror, standing on the driveway, watching longingly with his beautiful eyes, and she immediately envisioned what it felt like when his lips were deep into hers. Her lips parted as she lost herself and tried to escape her wonderful reverie. What was happening to her? Was this what love felt like? Was it even possible that she could feel love? Finally, in the distance, he disappeared, and her heart skipped a beat, already missing him. Doing the impossible, meeting him in broad daylight was impossible. And even if magic could do it, a huge sacrifice would have to be paid to just be able to stand in the sun without being scorched to death. Yes, that's it, black magic. After a few hours of driving, she approached the trail leading directly to the castle. She stepped out of her car and treaded carefully there. She trudged up the hill a
Ethan’s house, lit from within, stood at the far end, close enough for her to watch. Kate could see his silhouette moving about in his bedroom, and she stood in silence, watching, soon to head directly there. She would have to explain why she was hurt and why she had come here. She braved another step, then immediately sensed a variant presence in his house. It was different from the female servants. She searched with her sharp eyes and finally confirmed the reason for her dissatisfaction. Nestled on the bed in his bedroom was a woman, Danielle. The window was wide open and everything was revealed. Kate had been the one to compel her to forget what happened when she was lost in the night. Kate had done this kindness to get Ethan to focus on everything but Danielle. Kate watched in wondrous suspense. Danielle was sitting in his massive white bed dourly, as if unsatisfied with something. That perfume she wore only meant trouble and Kate scowled, then hopelessly cowered, fearing the wo