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The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 1 : The First Encounter
Eleonore’s POV“I hope I won’t have to explain how you should hold yourself as an Everwood. You are my daughter and you have my name. Don’t embarrass me.”My heart thudded in my chest. It was the first time my father had spoken to me in hours and what came out was a warning. I knitted my fingers together in my lap and nodded compliantly. Any other answer would’ve been the wrong one.“And—” he added, his tone getting a bit darker. My breath grew shallow as I recognized this warning was tinging on the edge of a threat. I held myself still, not daring to look him in the eye. “I hope I don’t have to tell you to stay away from anything supernatural. Wouldn’t want you causing trouble, would we? You’re smarter than that, aren’t you?”“…Yes, Father.”“Of course, you’re my daughter. You know better than that.” He nodded, and that was that, much to my relief, small as it was. At least this time he didn’t slap me. Last car ride we shared was when he was bringing me home from a
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 2 : A Little Jolt
Missael’s POVWhat was that?The moment had been all too brief but for some reason the impact lingered, like the light scent of lilac she wore still hanging in the air around me.I’d rounded the corner, trying to head back to our apartment after orientation, when her delicate frame collided into me and threatened to topple backward.Her vibrant eyes took me by surprise as I caught her trembling torso in my palm. It wasn’t like I was going to let her fall to the ground, even though she ran into me, but the reaction to having her in my hold… hadn’t been the reaction I’d expected.On either of our parts. She trembled as soon as we collided but when our eyes met, she looked like a bird caught on a wire. I felt her sudden desperation to be free of my hold but was too stunned to speak or even move as she pulled back. She turned her mesmerizing eyes away, breaking whatever spell had stunned me in time to see the swish of her hair as it flowed around in the air behind her.
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 3 : A Wolf In the Library
Eleonore’s POV My alarm went off at eight in the morning. I’d miss the breakfast hours in the caf getting up this late, but the morning called for a coffee and pastry which I could easily get from one of the nearby coffee shops. It was the first day of classes and I couldn’t have been more excited for them. I’d have my preceptorial course first thing in the morning, followed by a mandatory math class I wasn’t looking forward to, and then my elective course, the whole reason I was here.Introductions to Architecture and Design. The same course my mother took decades ago when she first attended Oakwood University.I quickly got ready, going through my morning routine. After getting dressed and brushing my hair, I picked up an orange pill bottle and popped out two pills, the required dose, before swallowing them dry.Another stipulation for attending. If I attended then I had to remember to take my medicine every morning and if I forgot, there would be hell to pay. I knew
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 4 : Is She a Threat?
Gabriel’s POVHer eyes were green. That’s what I noticed about her.It was bordering on hazel but no, they were closer to green than anything else. When I went to the library it was with the intention of getting some books on business to get a head start on my courses. Micro and Macroeconomics were unfortunately a required course and not something I was looking forward to either.After university father would be shifting a lot of responsibilities onto me so I could get used to leading the pack as the future alpha. That also meant managing the businesses we had that kept us funded.I had just been there for books, then I saw her. It seemed that I wasn’t the only one trying to get a head start.Seeing the person that had caught Missael’s attention had me making the decision to confront her myself. I knew that Missael wanted to drop the whole thing and forget about it, but I couldn’t, not when he acted so odd afterwards.Normally, Missael was the most levelheaded out of
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 5 : A New Friend
Eleonore’s POVOnce? Happenstance. I could live with that. Survived worse, was paranoid from less. Twice? Time to PANIC.The moment the werewolf in front of me faltered and got distracted, I booked it out of there like killing me in the library was his modus operandi.Not that he would’ve, looking back on it, seeing as a murder like that would’ve been as easy to figure out as a game of Clue, but still. The panic was in charge after that.Not one werewolf but two seemed interested in me, from an accident. It felt so unfair that a moment of distraction could wreck my campus life but here we were.I wondered if I would have to look over my shoulder now, looking out for gold eyes and anything else that was supernatural that I wasn’t supposed to be involved in.That was the RULE. The lines I had to stay in to have what I wanted, and they were severely messing up the scant few opportunities I DID have under my father’s rule.I had managed to get back to my dorm after escapin
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 6 : All Three of Us
Gael’s POVI slammed the door to our apartment open as soon as I returned. After leaving the library I practically sprinted back. I wished there was dinner waiting like I said in my lie if only to give me something to do to avoid the messy thoughts in my head.I finally understood why Gabriel and Missael were so confused about what happened, and what they felt because it wasn’t what it was supposed to be.When I handed her my phone our fingers brushed. It was a test, just a test. Had to check if my instincts would flare up on me, make sure some territorial thing going on between us wasn’t the reason for all this.That sure as hell wasn’t the reason but I wished it was!We touched, there was a small spark, and I practically lost it. Missael, okay, I always thought he’d feel the matebond first. Gabriel, it wasn’t necessary, but he was always going to find a mate, and he had enough luck for a fated mate. Me? Maybe, I was social enough for it.All three of us, well we had ho
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 7 : He Likes You Likes You
Eleonore’s POV“How do you eat that first thing in the morning?” I asked, staring at Gael as he went to town on not one, or two, but four chocolate chip banana waffles.There was a little waffle machine near the toasters with waffle batter. So not only did you have to make them yourself, but you had to go one by one since there were only two machines and you couldn’t just take both of them, especially during the breakfast rush. It was a sugar bomb, paired with milk, orange juice, fruit, bacon, sausage, and a side of oatmeal. Gael was trying to have Sunday brunch all by himself on a Wednesday at 7:45 AM—and this wasn’t the first time he had stacked his plates sky high.“Gotta make sure I have the energy to make it to lunch. What about you?”“What about me?” I asked, looking at my plate. “My breakfast is normal, thank you.”“It’s a cup of black coffee and a muffin. I have a right to judge you,” Gael protested, and I rolled my eyes. I didn’t usually eat breakfast, bac
The Four Sides of Desire Chapter 8 : Blind Ambition
Darius's POV*Somewhere in the Everwood world*It was late in the evening. Most of the services at the Everwood Hotel would’ve stopped for the night. The pool was closed, room service was no longer in service, and the front desk was down to half its normal workforce, but those weren’t things Darius Everwood had to think about at the moment.Normally he would, his family’s hotel chain was his life’s work and part of the empire he’d been building ever since his father told him he was going to inherit everything. He couldn’t stand it when things were out of place or work was sloppy when it came to the things that were his.There were currently bigger things at play though, things he’d been working on for years and he couldn’t allow it to slip out of his fingers.He was currently on the road, headlights on low as he drove down a path so old there was no asphalt, only overgrowth, and flattened grass. There weren’t too many old buildings left in the area, but this one was a sigh
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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
