Ivy seemed wary as we followed after him and I kept myself absolutely focused, looking out for anything suspicious. There doesn’t seem to be any. The inside was intricately done and seemed old but charming. Orion led us through a corridor and then opened a door to the left. There was a disgusting, musty scent lingering in the air. It hurt my nose. “Please come in,” he said. We stalked inside and a woman was standing by the window. She too was similarly dressed in black with a sharp, fiercely beautiful face but pale as death, dark hair tied intricately with those creepy red eyes.“And this is my mate,” Orion said. “Venette.”“Pleasure to meet you,” the woman said. “The young alpha of GrayCrest. Please have a seat.” She pointed to the couch and gave me a smile. I kept my expression even, taking a seat with Ivy following suit.“Is that all? You and her?” she asked.“No, we have a family too. But they prefer to stay away from werewolf company,” Venette replied. “Couldn’t force them.”“Th
Ivy To say that my wedding dress fitting was exhausting would be the understatement of the century. Cora was relentless and after a point I forgot how many dresses I tried and which one I finalized. Thankfully, the designer personally came to the packhouse, saving us the ordeal of traveling to the City. I spent the day doing some physical training with Eli and then Luna training with Cora. After dinner, I told Asher I was tired and going to bed early and then pretended to have fallen asleep until he was fast asleep beside me too.And now I was scooting through the silence of the night as Killian’s Beta waited to pick me up. He called me before I had a chance to call him, saying he had the first task ready for me. I told him I would not do anything until after he let me meet with my father and answer the questions I had. He had just laughed and agreed to it.As always, my eyes were blindfolded but this time my senses were at alert. I was keeping count of every bump, every turn. To cour
Ivy“The what?” I frowned. “You need me to find what?”“The Book,” he said.“And what is that supposed to be?” Killian shifted in his seat, throwing one long leg over another.“The Book is well a book that contains the spells needed during the Reawakening Ceremony to awaken the pack souls. I need you to find that book before the Reawakening Ceremony and bring it to me.”“And why do you need a book of spells?” I frowned. “Clearly not for any good reason, but I would like to know what sin I am committing next.” Killian smirked, twirling the glass in his hand.“You have a way with words,” he said. “And if you think it’s a sin, why bother with the details? Our agreement was for you to do what I ask of you. There was no mention of asking questions. Yet, I am willing to answer your questions but only those I feel like answering.”“You are a sick bastard, did anyone tell you that?” I hissed.“I thought that’
IvyKillian’s last words were haunting me as I sneaked back home. Dawn was just starting to creep in and, thankfully, Asher was still fast asleep. I silently stood under the warm torrents to wash off any unwanted scent of me, a sense of terrible dread starting to gnaw at my chest.Congratulations on falling in love with Asher Gray.No. No, he was just playing with me. Just messing with my head. One of his dirty, sick ways. I didn’t love Asher. Yes, I have grown a bit fond of him lately, and have started to see him in a different light.But that doesn’t mean I loved him, does it?“The sound of the shower running woke me up,” I blinked in the semi-darkness while Asher stood by the bed, still half sleepy, his curly hair all messed up as he peered back at me. Something inside me shifted, and it startled me when a sob escaped my throat, and before I could stop myself, I was already rushing towards him, throwing my arms around his warm, naked body.“What’s wrong?” he asked softly, hugging me
Asher“What?” I braced myself, trying to keep my face even as my father thundered in the dining room, his eyes wide. He looked appalled and so did everyone else except for my brothers.“You heard me,” I said flatly. “Ivyanka will be taking part in the sparring contest. Graham added her name and, as a warrior, that makes her qualified to participate.” Ivy shifted beside me, looking highly uncomfortable.“She is not a warrior anymore, Asher. She is the Luna of GrayCrest,” mom said, throwing a look at my mate.“Yes she is. But she is still a warrior as per the oath and…she will continue to be regardless of
AsherFor the next few days, I threw myself into training Ivy. Nobody knew because we would always train very early in the morning. And then I spent the evenings training her at the gym. She worked hard too, because not only was her position at stake but my pride. She knew how my father wouldn’t pass up a moment to prove how I was still an idiot who wasn’t ready to make sensible decisions. Anxiety was getting the better of me the night before the contest, and it was an effort to close my eyes.What if she gets hurt? What if Graham or even my dad pulls some shit to make her lose?“Hey,” I sighed in her scent before turning around to find Ivy standing be
IvyMy heart was pounding in my chest as we stepped into the ring. On the opposite side, stood Graham’s wolf, a russet asshole with gray eyes. It was gigantic. Not as gigantic as Asher’s wolf, but still. He studied my wolf with a look in its eyes that I was sure Asher would kill him for—lust and bloodthirst.“It would be so much fun to kill him,” Silver hissed. I agreed wholeheartedly. Graham’s wolf took a step forward and then halted in the center. Silver followed, so we were merely a few feet away from each other, waiting for Eli’s announcement to begin. I noticed the russet wolf brace itself and gave us a snee
Ivy“Not unless she is healed,” Asher said firmly.“She is fine, Ash,” Cora made a face. “Aren’t you, Ivy?”“I am,” I nodded.“You don’t decide that. I will take a look first and if I feel like it’s fine to party, only then you are going,” he said firmly. I rolled my eyes but then couldn’t fight the blush that crept as Noah and Logan shared looks among each other.“Ivyyyyyy!” Naya almost jumped at me, making me stumble back. I fought the pain that jolted through me and laughed, hugging her back.“You were fucking incredible!!” she said,