"Are you sure you want to know how I'm going to punish you?" He asked, with a mysterious smile. His gaze was like that of a fire burning her; tenebrous and bewitching.She could feel her knees shaking, about to release their grip on the floor, but she was too curious to see if he really meant his words." Yes, I…I'm sure." Alessia replied, slightly hesitant and nervous about what he was going to do to her.Alessia's words created a flurry inside Marcus, as Draven excitedly jumped for joy in his head, wanting nothing more than to come forward, mark and mate with Alessia. Marcus reached out and wrapped his hand around her waist, pulling her closer so that she was now flush against his chest and he was looking down at her. Her lips were so tempting and the way she bit her bottom lip ever so slightly sent Marcus over the edge and before he knew it, he was kissing her like a mad beast. Alessia's eyes wide opened, startled and shocked by his action, but soon her lips parted and she was reve
A week had passed since their intense kiss, but because of it Alessia had been absent minded at work and kept thinking of the kiss. She hadn't seen Marcus since the day they shared that kiss and was grateful he didn't show himself to her because she didn't know how she was going to react. She had also received a lot of missed calls from her mother the past few days, but ignored it and didn't bother checking on her messages. She had thought about blacklisting her mother's number, but decided against it because she was still worrying about her.Alessia was in her room, relaxing and taking a nap because it was the weekend and she didn't need to go to work. When she woke up after an hour she grabbed her phone only to see that she had received a voicemail message from her mum. She hesitated before she checked it and was shocked by what she heard. Dread filled her as she quickly put on her clothes and ran out of her room, bumping into Zelda in the process. Shocked Zelda stared at her with
Marcus took to the road, taking the fast route possible. He was driving down a winding road when suddenly he came upon a car that had crashed into a huge tree. Smoke was coming from the engine of the car and although Marcus couldn't see if the driver was still inside the car or not, he still pulled over as his attention immediately went to the rogue stalking towards the car. Marcus got out of his car and growled in warning, letting his Alpha aura come out in waves. The rogue flinched and turned at the sound of the warning growl.Marcus walked towards the rogue, growling in warning, but the rogue didn't move an inch. Marcus carried on walking towards him when suddenly he smelled his mate's scent, which caused him to worry about her, but grew angrier at the rogue. Marcus's eyes turned black with anger as his wolf was pushing forward, trying to take control so he could end the rogue and go to his mate. Both Marcus and his wolf Draven knew that as a human their mate wouldn't heal as fast
" How is she? " He asked, standing behind the three healers as they cleaned the injuries on her body.One of the women clasped her hands and turned to him , not looking up to him but she replied, " She isn't responding yet, the injuries are so deep assuming she was a werewolf the healing would have been faster but she isn't. Please just give us time to assess her. " Marcus groaned, knowing she was right, Alessia is just one of those weak humans. At the thought of that, he felt so angered and just had to nod his head " You can go on. " He said, and then left the room without even so much as a backward glance. He had just realised he was worried for a weak human. Those heartless humans who took the life of his parents. And it was pissing him off, knowing that one of them was his mate.Marcus reached his room within some minutes. Right there on his bed, Louisa was seated dressed in a revealing dress. Seeing her made him realise he could pleasure himself in midst of his anger, it has be
The following day.Marcus examined the still unconscious and pale woman on the bed, he had a crazy urge to touch her, to hold her, to speak to her, to order her to wake up and get out of his pack house but as much as he wanted all this, he could feel an undenying pain forming inside him due to her frail figure. None of this would have happened if he had arrived earlier. But who was he to hold himself responsible? He hadn't asked for a weak mate. He hadn't specifically requested for a human to become his mate; it was simply fate. He'd do the right thing and would finally get rid of her.The first thing that could come to his mind was talking to her and that's what he did. " Why haven't you woken up yet? Huh? " He asked, just staring at her.As expected there was no reply but he continued." I had to take a risk by bringing you to my pack house. A weak human. " She was too deep in her sleep to actually hear the frustration in his voice." Alessia, I just want to get rid of you. " He gr
Darkness was everywhere no matter where she looked. It was just as if she was drowning in darkness, there was no way for her to go. Alessia couldn't tell exactly where she was or even if the place was even real. Her head was aching seriously, as if it had been run over by a truck. She wanted to wake up but something was stopping her from waking up and it was the darkness. Suddenly she felt a cold brush on her palm. " When are you going to wake up, Alessia? I brought you to my pack for healing but it just seems you're taking so long in gaining consciousness and my patience has reached its limits. " She heard a familiar voice, groaning in what seemed like frustration. That voice seemed like the voice of a man she knew, a man who she had dreamt of shifting into a wolf. Marcus. "I need you to wake up, you need to open your eyes for me, please. " He said, his hand holding her palm, her eyes blinked furiously wanting to open and finally she woke up.Alessia awoke to the glare of the sun c
Alessia was already bored of sitting down in the room being idle so she decided to come out from the room. She got out of the bed, walking towards the door, she slowly opened the door and walked out of the room to the long hallway leading to two different staircases. There was no one in sight so she wondered if Marcus was actually living alone. She began peering at each door in the corridor hoping to find something about Marcus but it just appeared that the corridor was filled with huge portraits of men and women. Each portrait had a couple in it and she wondered who these people were to Marcus and why he had such paintings hanging on the walls of his house, none of them were any great celebrities that she could remember. Could they possibly be his ancestors?She had no idea who they were to him so she continued to wander round the long hallways. Alessia turned in the direction of the stairs and slid her right hand along the rail as she climbed it. Her only intention was to get to
Zelda walked into the house, her heart still pounding in her chest, shocked after what happened and confused as to the feelings she felt when looking at him. Those eyes! They made her bones feel weak.What was she talking about? This man seems to be far different from a normal human. A gasp escaped her lips as she remembered the electricity that ran in waves up her skin and how she was at loss of words just staring into his eyes that held her captive. She had never felt this way before, not even when she was with Marvin, her ex boyfriend.She walked into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water, her hands trembling a bit. What kind of effect does this man have on her? He had saved her from getting into an accident in a blink of an eye, but how? She cannot quite understand how he did it, though. And, why did he have that effect on her?***It was a long wait for Alessia until midnight came, waiting for Marcus to maybe come check up on her after he had left her in a state of con
" It's an honour to have you visit here Luna, " Penelope bowed low in front of Alessia immediately she walked in. " Don't be too formal, Penelope. " Alessia chuckled. " We… " She was interrupted as a petite girl ran towards them, panting and sweating on the forehead. " Lady Penelope! Alexa! Alexa is about to give birth! " She exclaimed, her eyes bulging. " I'm coming, " She stated. " I'm coming with you. " Alessia announced before she could leave and Penelope turned to look at her, confusion visible on her face. " Of course, you can, My Luna. " The expression on Penelope's face changed to that of excitement. " Alexa would be honoured to have you by her side. " Alessia was in a good mood when she exited the delivery room an hour later. She could sense the women's camaraderie. It was genuine, not forced, and it was given freely. She had been the Luna of the Blood Water's pack for three years since her marriage to Marcus, and it was her responsibility to protect the pack emotional
In the spur of the moment, Kane hurriedly shoved himself in the direction of Alessia as the bullet stabbed into his flesh, causing the wolfsbane to stream through his veins. Although the wolfsbane didn't have the same effect on him as it did on Marcus, the toxin was still terrible and deadly, and it made him feel slightly weak. Marcus let out a growl as the wolfsbane burned through his body, and the three rogues who came with Louisa rushed towards him and hooked their teeth into Marcus's skin, drawing lines and lines of blood through the deeply pierce wounds. Marcus's pure determination was only able to maintain him alive for so long without anybody present to stem the flow of blood, and the terrible part was that if he moved an inch while trying to defend himself, he'd just make things worse. Louisa, on the other hand, grimaced as her glance shifted to his direction. " Stop to it!" She screamed, but no one heard her, and she was on her way to help Marcus when Tristan shot her. " I
Marcus' paws slamming against the ground were more menacing and thundering than anything else. Each of his thrusts forward was incredibly powerful, and his black eye erupted in rage. His mission was to track out Alessia and kill everybody who had harmed or touched her. The various scents that were beginning to disgustingly whip at his nose indicated that his ambitions were near to being realised. With nearly two hundred wolves thundering behind him, he continued fleeing through the woods.With so many scents, catching a whiff of his mate was becoming increasingly difficult. He detected the scents of both hunters and rogues, implying that some of them are likely to be in the vicinity of their hideout.Marcus increased his speed, running as quickly as he could, taking a long smell of every single scent he could find in the hopes of identifying one in particular, which he did, and it was the scent of his mate. It didn't take him long to see it was different from the others, and the thoug
" Alessia, take a seat and calm down. " For the umpteenth time in an hour, Zelda said. It had been an hour since Kane and Marcus had left, but Alessia still couldn't seem to get her mind off Marcus being in danger, despite her assurances that he would be fine. "At the very least, consider the child you're carrying; it doesn't need the stress you're causing it. Why don't you take a seat for a moment while I go get you some orange juice?"Alessia's mind was filled with worries of what could be happening where Marcus was and as a result, she couldn't stop herself from thinking too hard. " What if something happens to him? I have seen rogues before and they scare the shit out of me. "" Can you relax now? I doubt that he would be outnumbered since Kane's helping him. " Zelda said, walking towards the kitchen as Alessia followed behind her. " I think you're right. " She muttered as she leaned on the counter." Do you still want a glass of orange juice? "She shook her head. " No, I would
" Are you sure? " Marcus asked, leaning forward, his eyes void and as cold as ice. Alessia flinched by the sound of his voice. She furrowed her brows at the unexpected change of his countenance. It was normal for him to get angry but it seems there are more reasons for his anger." I... I'm absolutely sure. Whoever that man is it's totally inappropriate of him to spy on a couple having sex. " Alessia frowned, crossing her arms." You should have told me when you saw him. " Marcus said, gritting his teeth in anger." Are you blaming me for not telling you? We were both cut up in love making. " Alessia defended, scoffing at his actions."What do you mean, cut up? Do you know who that man is?" Marcus expressed his displeasure angrily. He was certain the rogues were involved, but how could it be? He didn't hear or smell them for some reason. His face twisted in a suspicious manner. Was it some kind of game they were playing? And to know that they weren't the only ones out to get him, and
Marcus stood up as Alessia shuffled out of his hold, he simply stood in place, his dark eyes glaring at nothing in particular as anger started to boil inside him. Who the hell was knocking on the door by this time? He had been so caught up in what he was doing that he failed to pick up the sound of an unwanted guest." I thought you said… " " I know what I said. " Marcus scowled, clenching his jaw. Why can't the person find the right time to come instead of cutting through what they were about to do? Marcus already had a freaking boner!" I hope you wouldn't go to the door like that. " She frowned, pointing at his naked body. " I can go out the way I like. Don't tell me you only want this to satisfy your eyes. " He cocked his head and smirked." Whatever, " She scoffed, rolling her eyes. It was his body anyway! But she couldn't help but fume in anger at another person seeing him like that. What if it's a woman at the door?" I'm sure I'm going to kill whoever is behind that door. "
" Aren't you going to go talk to him before he leaves? " Zelda asked Alessia, who kept pacing up and down in the living room, trying to think of what Marcus and Kane could be talking about. She was afraid that Marcus would be so angry with her for talking to Kane but what could she do? Kane was Zelda's boyfriend, yes. Zelda had explained their encounter to her and how he opened up to her about being a Vampire. Although Zelda didn't want to take things so fast but she couldn't help feeling the magnetic pull towards him. She just keeps feeling attracted to him that she can't help it anymore and decided they should just get into a relationship." I don't think I want to face him right now. He must hate me for talking to Kane and moreover I'm keeping away my pregnancy from him which I think isn't right. " " Yes, it isn't. I think it would be better for you to tell him that you're carrying his child. It would be better for you to inform him than for him to find out himself. " Zelda encour
" So you have a traitor in your pack, but how come?" Alessia muttered, her mind wandering to Louisa. Marcus' mind, on the other hand, was elsewhere, still thinking about what Draven had said. Could she be pregnant? Was he going to be a father? Despite the fact that she didn't appear to be. He was confident that if she was pregnant, she would inform him since he had the right to know. What if she really is? What would he do now?He adored children and had always desired a family, but now that his wishes seemed to be coming true, he wasn't feeling it." Did you hear what I said just now?" Alessia asked, tilting her head to face him." Are you keeping something from me?" Marcus asked a question that caught her off guard." What exactly do you mean?" She questioned, nervously swallowing her saliva while feigning oblivion." Is there anything I should be aware of?" He asked again, his gaze fixed on her."No, why did you ask?"" Nothing. " He muttered under his breath. " I'd drive you to yo
Marcus halted the car with a hand over his face, took a long breath, and opened his mouth to finally squeeze out an apology, but the unexpected look on her face stopped him."Alessia, please look at me. That was not my intention." Marcus quickly corrected his statements after realising what he had just said."No, I understand. You despise humans, including me. Even if they're wrong, you'll always choose your pack members over me." Alessia interrupted him."I swear it was only a slip of the tongue. None of those words were intended in any way. My pack, including you, is very important to me." He quickly shifted his gaze to her." How do I know for certain? How can I trust someone who doesn't believe in me? Marcus, you told me to leave. I begged you to trust me, but all you did was turn your back on me." Despite the fact that she knew Marcus must have heard her voice crack when she mentioned his lack of trust in her, she gulped and continued, ignoring the impulse to release a few tears