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The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 35 : Another Interruption
Eleonore’s POVMy professors were all kind and understanding. It was rather easy for me to get approval to continue my classes online. I couldn’t go to any lectures and had to do a lot of self-research and homework to make up for it all, but it was something.I wouldn’t be flunking out of my classes or ruining my GPA. It also gave me something to do, along with an excuse to stay in my room. For two weeks I had been in the care of the Sined pack and things had settled down.That didn’t mean my position or situation changed though. Lillian very grudgingly guarded me and hated my guts, I had yet to see Alpha Sined since that first breakfast, and my mates were all busy with their own schoolwork, so we were only able to meet up during meals or in very public areas.The rest of the pack wasn’t very fond of me either. No fault to them, I wasn’t exactly the most welcoming sight at the moment, not with the things coming after me. They at least had the decency to keep their distance and
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 36 : A Voice in the Dark
Eleonore’s POVThe walk back to my room was quiet, though less oppressive now that Lillian wasn’t here. I didn’t know what she wanted from me—well, no, I did. She liked Gael, a lot, and thought she was better for him, and in some ways she wasn’t wrong, but the fact was I loved him.It sounded like a paltry defense almost, that love triumphed over everything else and could make up for any shortcomings that I had. That wasn’t how it worked.What I don’t think Lillian understood though was that because I loved them I’d work my butt off so I COULD make up for those shortcomings.I loved Gael and Gabriel and Missael and I wasn’t just going to give that up no matter how nasty people were acting. Right now, I just had to endure. Slowly I’d get smarter, understand more, be able to do more, and contribute.It would take time to prove myself, but I could, and I would. As long as Alpha Sined didn’t kick me out then things were still okay. I still had a shot of showing everyone that I co
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 37 : Duty and Decisions
Missael’s POVWe watched as Eleonore had to hurry to catch up to Lillian so she could be led back to her room while we had to go meet with our father. It felt like an attack that he chose NOW of all times for us to meet.It had been so long since we’d been able to spend time with Eleonore so none of us appreciated having that messed with.Gael had actually put a lot of work into setting up that dinner and Lillian just casually helped ruin it. Worse, I don’t think she felt guilty about it.I don’t know if Gael was acting oblivious or not, but Lillian had been burning a torch for him for him for years. I wasn’t sure when it started, they’d been just friends before fooling around and causing trouble.While Gael kept to mischief though, Lillian sort of sobered up to it, but seemed to come to like Gael more than just a friend. It was probably for a number of reasons but one of the main reasons was that he respected Lillian.Lillian was rather young when she became part of the Al
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 38 : Betrayed From Within
Gael’s POVI ran as fast as I could, heart in my throat as I kicked down Ellie’s door, hoping for a startled shriek, a yell, or even getting scolded, it would’ve been wholly preferable to the reality that the room was empty.There was no sign of Ellie, and I almost collapsed to my knees when I was overcome by the truth. Valerian had gotten her. He had come into her home and gotten her with no… no one to defend her.If there had been a guard, there would’ve been signs of a fight, bloodshed, some sort of destruction but no. There was nothing, just pristine halls, and empty rooms, meaning that when Ellie was taken, she’d been alone.…She’d been alone? No—that wasn’t right. There’d always been someone nearby. Either she was in the dining room getting meals with us, spending time with us, or she was in her room being guarded by Lillian or escorted back.Ellie had been escorted back, so where was Lillian?“LILLIAN!” Gabriel howled with pure rage.I guess he came to the same con
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 39 : Vitality of Souls
Eleonore’s POVI had never woken up more upset. Not even when I woke up to learn my first period had started in the middle of the night and I thought I was dying. Not when I was told Thomas was going to be shipped away overseas barely a few months after Mother died.Waking up in a strange decrepit room right out of a medieval castle after being kidnapped by someone I was coming to detest brought me to a whole new level of upset that it completely blocked out the fear.But only for a moment. And for that moment I lay there, shocked and confused and wholly unsure of just what I was supposed to do.I had just been kidnapped by my nightmare incarnate, no one knew I was kidnapped, and now something nefarious was going to happen without my position in an indiscernible amount of time.Suffice it to say I was in a mental limbo where things were not well. Just laying on the, frankly ugly, bed though wasn’t going to help me, so I blinked hard to keep the tears at bay and sat up.Now
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 40 : Bathed In Moonlight
Eleonore’s POV“My—my mother? You met my mother?” I was so shocked I could barely speak. I knew that Selene had made a deal with my father but why—why did she know my mother? Just how long had she been planning this? “Don’t look so surprised. I’ve lived long enough to meet a lot of people. Your mother though—when I realized she was going to have you, oh, I was so excited. I finally found another soul with multiple mates. Someone who was going to have so MUCH vitality for me to take.”I felt sick to my stomach, listening to her talk, but I couldn’t speak as Selene continued, recounting everything.“The first time I’d been overconfident, far too young and those mutts trying to protect their mate got the better of me and she ended up dying. So I decided I’d be smarter the next time around. I’d bide my time and when I found another I wasn’t going to let them slip through my fingers, your mother certainly tried though.”Her words and the thick curling streaks of smoke choked me,
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 41 : The Rescue
Missael’s POVThere are very few stories that do justice to just how long a quest takes. Whether it’s a retrieval mission, some baller plan for infiltration or takeover, or even our little rescue.People often forget how long American roadways are and how they SUCK!We’d left the manor as fast as possible, Gabriel jumping into the front seat, Gael in the shotgun, and me in the back as I gave him directions. Our older brother broke every rule of driving known to man as we did something near to 200 mph on dark roads and hoped we didn’t accidentally start a car chase with a bunch of cops.That was hours ago, and we’d have at least an hour more. Honestly, we were lucky the state police hadn’t started to come after us, but law enforcement was the last thing on our minds.One thing that books got right was the amount of tension high-stakes situations put on someone, which was part of the reason I had the window rolled down despite the wind pressure and was expelling my guts across
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 42 : Black and Breathless
Gael’s POVDamn Missael for being cool as fuck in the most stressful moment of our lives!It hurt to leave him behind, but he was right, we had to save Ellie. Falling for their plans and distractions wasn’t going to cut it. A bunch of half feral vampires, while a bit overwhelming, was probably going to be one of the easier fights in this place.Gabriel and I had to trust that Missael knew what he was doing and could take on those vampires. Finding the place was only possible thanks to our father. He narrowed down the location for us and with Missael with us, it wasn’t too hard to find a place inside the forest where there were people using his empathic gifts.He’d been doing most of the heavy lifting on his own ever since we started this trip and I was starting to feel a bit lacking. But I’d make up for it with a damn good rescue like Missael had trusted us to do.So, while he was taking care of the mooks, Gabriel and I ran through the strange castle manor, following the feel
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The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 50 : Worth It
Eleonore’s POV Alpha Sined scolded his sons for their actions of preemptively marking me. I was let off rather lightly and given some reading material to go over while he had the guys train until they dropped. Despite that though, the marks remained, mostly covered by my hair and so faint you could barely see them but just brushing my fingers over them made me stupidly happy. After that, it was time to finally return to college. It felt like so long ago since I’d been on the campus, and even though winter was just around the corner the grass was still green as I stepped out of the car and took in the sights. Lush green, students milling about, and plenty of opportunities. So many opportunities that I didn’t know what to do, I was too excited. “I’ll see you guys later, alright!” “Don’t keep us waiting too long, alright?!” Gael called as I hurried off towards my dorm, well, my new dorm. I had already exchanged my keys. After my father cut ties, he pulled away from being a
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 49 : Complete Satisfaction
Gabriel’s POVThere was never a sight more beautiful than Ellie. She was…absolutely everything, and I adored her so much. To think that day in the library would spiral into this. So much had changed in so little time but I already knew that she was IT.There would be no one else, no one else I’d want or love as much as her, I knew that deep within my soul.Lying there on the bed, sprawled out the way she was and looking so content it felt like a sin to disturb her. Gael and Missael ran her hard, not that I blamed them. We’d all been waiting so long to finally have her like this, as we so desperately craved.Wholly. Intimately. We couldn’t help such desires any more than we could help loving her.Watching had been a strange sort of pleasurable torture, and reassuring in the weirdest of ways, to know that they could take care of her so well when I would be busy and couldn’t be around.And that was the crux of the matter, wasn’t it? When I was the alpha, I’d be busy, there was
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 48 : Please, Don’t Stop
Gael’s POVI owed Gabriel like, an entire week of me not giving him crap, holy shit. I hadn’t expected watching Ellie get fucked to be so inspiring but damn, I wanted to be there, doing those things to her.Before I’d been fantasizing about it, who wouldn’t when you had an absolutely gorgeous partner? However, that’s what it had been before, a fantasy, and now it wasn’t because I didn’t need to imagine how she looked without clothes or how she sounded like getting fucked.If I’d been desperate before then whatever I was now was probably going to die from the sheer need, not just to get off because I wanted to make Ellie feel good. Maybe it was just the people pleaser in me but I really, really wanted to make this good for her.I think Gabriel could see that, and Missael could definitely feel that which was why I was allowed to go next.Ellie was a sight, with flushed cheeks, chest heaving with every breath, and I joined her, tilting her head to kiss her, twirling our tongues
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 47 : Tight with Pleasure
Missael’s POVThe mating ceremony was like the werewolf version of a wedding, along with a few almost ritualistic notes to it.In the evening under a full moon, you’d exchange vows, present yourselves to the Moon Goddess, and under the light of the moon, be blessed with a wonderful union. Then, you’d bite your mate and leave your mark deep enough to scar.Similar to wedding vows, standing before the pastor, then exchanging symbols of loyalty to each other, which was then followed by a big celebration. The Moon Goddess was the witness to the union. We had done something a little different with our bites and they were more akin to a promise ring, though, in the end, Father might still be scandalized by our actions.We had all talked about all our choices and what we wanted to do and decided that this was it. We agreed upon it and there was no second-guessing ourselves. We knew what we wanted. We didn’t want something as flimsy as paper getting in the way of our relationsh
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 46 : A New Family
Eleonore’s POVRecovery had been a bit slow going but as was promised, after a week of being laid up in the hospital and monitored, I was released.I was still a bit weak but other than that I was perfectly fine and was escorted back to the manor where I was placed in the east wing, all my things already moved.The room itself was lovely, and reminded me a bit of my old room, just a bit grander. The bed looked like it was king-sized with luxurious sheets while all the furniture seemed specifically chosen to go with the soft blue walls and white ceiling.It looked nice, like a place I could call home.The first thing I did after arriving home was call Thomas. He was beside himself with worry that I swore he cried for ten minutes after hearing my voice as I did my best to soothe him and explain what had happened.He explained that father had called him and that I’d been struck from the family records, so instead of just being handed over to Selene, I was no longer Eleonore Ev
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 45 : Pride and Regret
Lillian’s POVEver since I was a child I was a proud person, I’d never deny that. Both of my parents had been rather affluent members of the pack, so I’d been proud of them and as a consequence of that, I became prideful of myself.I wanted to be someone as spectacular as them, so I held myself high and never looked back. There were times it got me into trouble, and I’d refuse to apologize, believing myself to be right.Sometimes they’d have to force me to apologize for a mistake I made when I was truly in the wrong—and I would, but Goddess did it hurt worse than pulling teeth when I had to.That should’ve been the first sign that maybe I had a bit too much pride, but it wasn’t like I didn’t work hard to have something to show for it, not just my parents’ accomplishments but my own.I had chosen to become a member of the Alpha’s guard. It was an extremely lofty position, very few people were able to acquire such a title. As a rambunctious kid who got into scraps and fights, I
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 44 : Home
Eleonore’s POVWords could not describe how relieved I was to not be staring up at a medieval stone ceiling the next time I woke up.I might’ve been hooked up to various medical machines, in a robe instead of the clothes I was previously wearing, and with a needle in my arm but it meant that I was no longer in Selene and Valerian’s hands, which was good in my book.Words could also not describe the sheer exhaustion I was feeling either, though.For a moment, things were too foggy, and I was just too tired to make sense of anything, but it slowly came back to me. What had happened at the vampire manor?I remembered…gravity pressing down on me. Of everything growing so cold as my blood and life were sapped away before I saw—I saw Gael and Gabriel and despite fighting Valerian again, Gabriel came and fought Selene.For me. They came for me, and even now I couldn’t help but tear up at that realization.After that and watching him get beat up I couldn’t stand it, so I crawled
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 43 : To Hell and Back
Gabriel’s POVThere was something extremely upsetting about my little brothers being the ones to throw themselves straight into danger without hesitation and knowing there was no other option and that they were doing the right thing.I hated myself a little, but I had to trust them like they trusted me. They trusted me to save Ellie, to defeat Selene, and it was a lot of pressure. I didn’t know if I could defeat her when I had already struggled when facing Valerian, but the consequences of losing…No, I couldn’t think about that right now. As I sprinted up the stairs I only had one thing in my head. Save Ellie. That’s what we were here to do, that’s what we were GOING to do.Climbing the same damn stairs was starting to get old though, I’d even been close enough to hear Missael fighting which just fueled my determination to see things through.I was glad I didn’t have to kick the door down again. It wasn’t the most stealthy way to take care of things and I could finally see i
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 42 : Black and Breathless
Gael’s POVDamn Missael for being cool as fuck in the most stressful moment of our lives!It hurt to leave him behind, but he was right, we had to save Ellie. Falling for their plans and distractions wasn’t going to cut it. A bunch of half feral vampires, while a bit overwhelming, was probably going to be one of the easier fights in this place.Gabriel and I had to trust that Missael knew what he was doing and could take on those vampires. Finding the place was only possible thanks to our father. He narrowed down the location for us and with Missael with us, it wasn’t too hard to find a place inside the forest where there were people using his empathic gifts.He’d been doing most of the heavy lifting on his own ever since we started this trip and I was starting to feel a bit lacking. But I’d make up for it with a damn good rescue like Missael had trusted us to do.So, while he was taking care of the mooks, Gabriel and I ran through the strange castle manor, following the feel
