WILLOW
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The door suddenly came open and I paused in spreading the linen on the dinning table.
Lan leant his broad shoulder against the doorframe, folding his hands before him. There was... something different about him, but I couldn't tell what.
His deep voice filled the small space. "How were you able to communicate with your people?"
Turning away, I resumed what I'd been doing before he came in. Uncaring of whether or not he'll believe me, I said, "Through my dreams. Allegra had a dream-walker reach out to me."
"So I'm guessing the plan was to give them the code to the refuge so they'd come in and launch a surprise attack on us."
I pasted a smile on my face. "Again, you guessed right."
He nodded, then as if quoting someone, he said, "I could not have known your people were coming, and you would have just remained with me until they did... right?"
Growing stiff, I looked at him. What was he implying? Averting my gaze,
Lan pushed me behind him just as an interloper's talon shot out, scouring a bloody trail down his chest.With a roar he shifted into his beast, grabbing the being's webbed wings as it made to fly away in shock. In a quick motion, he swung it into the living room. The black, feathery creature crashed into the wall, creating a cracked indent.My heart sped as I watched it fall to the floor, clutching its left wing. Just as Lan's beast made to grab the other one, its eyes widened and it rasped out in surprise, "You."Lan's large paw went around its neck and he started to squeeze. "Who... sent you?" he grated slowly, his voice deep and guttural.The creature's feathered face grew bloated and he started to desperately claw at Lan's hand, choking out, "Hear... me out... Your Highness."Lan's hold loosened. I snapped my head to the other being when he limped up to his feet. Focusing on it, I felt magic crackle around my fingertips. Reciting an explo
Decan and his companion left shortly, and Lan went out the door, his shoulders tense. I went out to meet him standing near the moonlit forest, staring up at the dark skies.As if hearing me approach, he said in a deadened tone that had my throat tightening, "It's all been a lie." He laughed humorlessly. "All this time I've accommodated the very person that killed my mother, ate at the same table with him, laughed, shared toasts... Goddess, I was so blinded by hate. I...I could have conducted a proper investigation, I could h--"Walking up to him, I passed my hands over his shoulders gently. "Lan... Don't beat yourself up. You couldn't have known..."My voice trailed up when I felt a shudder wreck his huge form. He pinched the bridge of his nose and when his shoulders heaved, I realized he was crying.My eyes stung and I went over to stand before him. Wounding my arms around his shoulders, I hugged him to me tightly. After a while he buried his face in the
Tension built in the air as he took me down to his room, openly sucking on my neck as I mindlessly moaned and writhed against him, wanting his clothes offOnce the door slammed shut, he set me down. A sense of loss spread around me, but it was gone the moment he quickly stripped off his shirt, revealing ripped muscles, broad shoulders, and rock-hard abs.The bulge in his pants had me growing even wetter.He took off my gown, leaving me in just my underwear. He drew back to look at me and his eyes burned yellow with desire, his claws extending. My ears reddened. There he went... making me feel more desirable than I actually was. And as always, it was f*cking empowering.He sliced of my bra with a claw, tearing off my panties. Backing me against a wall, he opened his hot mouth over my shoulder while a sharp moan escaped me.Palming my breasts, he groaned, switching his lips to my jaw. Kissing across it, he claimed my mouth, his lips urgent agai
Lan was insatiable.Throughout the night, he'd woken me up at different intervals with a few whispered words, passionate touches and hot kisses to have his wicked way with me.Even now he nuzzled the side of my neck. "How do you feel?" he murmured into my ear.The early morning rays of sunlight teased the side of my face. Blinking open my groggy eyes, I looked up to meet his green gaze. They were the brightest I'd ever seen them. His face and composure reeked of satisfaction and happiness, and for a brief moment, a memory of him as a boy flashed across my mind.Reaching up, I pushed a few stray locks away from his forehead and smiled at him. "A bit sore," I admitted.He gave a small, apologetic smile, passing his thumb over the side of my face. "I'm sorry I kept you up last night."The tips of my ears reddened. "Well... I'm not complaining."A smile stretched his sculpted lips, and at the memory of those lips on me, I grew hot.
LAN__Fury shot through me, fast and hot. And right after Willow had explained how she'd arrived at the realization, I shot to my feet while holding my phone. Goddess, I needed to warn them immediately.To a startled Lev, I stormed out of the house, heading towards the spot with the signal.As I tore through the forest, my mind went back to the day I'd hired Andrew four years ago. Liam had put in a damn good word for him, boasted of his competence, and I just had to see the boy for myself.He'd proved worth his salt and I'd given him the job as the castle's technical head of security. An action I now regret.It was all f*cking convenient. Someone like Andrew would be at a place to control who or what went into the castle secretly. He knew the castle inside out, had had four good years to memorize it just from studying those security footages, and simply existing as a guest in the castle.I broke out of the forest with a furious
LAN__The next day Lev took me over to the mines.His voice sounded beside me as we trudged along the snowy tracks. "Now, Mikhail is not... I will say, the friendliest of persons. He can be a mean son of a bitch sometimes but as long as you work good, he will not disturb you."Although the lycan in me despised answering to anyone, I nodded quietly to his statement, saying nothing more. I needed to make money, so I would make it regardless of any obstacles... or nuisances I might face. Coming out of my thoughts, I tried to focus on what Lev was saying."...We had gone to the same secondary school. I was a bit surprised seeing him here after all those years. Turned out he was inheriting family business at the mines."Before I could say anything, the loud sound of drilling and metal on hard rock had me raising my head. Ahead of us, a large cliff rose into the horizon, blocking out the early morning rays of the sun.Lev muttered beside m
WILLOW __ Earlier that morning, I waited until Lan had left before I sprang down from bed, rushing over to the closet where I kept away a few plain blankets. I'd had the whole night to consider what I was about to do, and in order to set it to motion I needed some money, pronto. On our way down to Lev's the other day, I'd caught sight of some exotic embroideries placed on display. I looked down at the plain blankets before me now. If I could just make this into something worth paying money for... Lan was set to leave in about three days--if he made enough money from his mining job. And within those days I hoped I, too, would raise enough money to travel down the nearest research facility, find some base elements like sodium, and mercury hopefully, then steal--ahem, grab--a burner, conical flask, mortar/pistel; and create an apparating potion. The plants and insects it took to do that, I would surely find in the forests. Sucking in a breath, I call
My tongue felt limp in my mouth. After a few seconds dragged by, I croaked out a quiet, "I had to... pick up something from the... the shop."He eyed my flushed face, then his gaze slid down to the bag I clutched at my side. I thrust it behind me reflexively. His voice dropped to an even lower octave. "Really now? I want to see what you picked up."My fingers flexed over the strap in my hold. Thoughts ran haywire in my mind, my anxiety ratcheting up. I settled with a stuttered, "I can't--I can't show you."Silence stretched the air. He stared down at me for a long while before he turned and left, disappearing into the section that housed the rooms.I saw less of him for the rest of the day, and our conversations were limited. The next day, he left for work at the break of dawn. A gloomy feeling settled on my chest as I stood and set about my day. The feeling intensified when I went over to the living room and saw what was on the dinning table.Flowers.Going down to the table, I pick
Hi, guys. So this is a wrap up on all the potential spinoffs!♥ Please comment below on which one you liked better and would like to read. . Annnddd, about the ending of The lycan king, here it goes: in chapter 64, Cordelia asks Willow, "Do you think evil truly ever goes away? Ever dies?" To which Willow says, "I don't know." Cordelia's reply after that is, "No, it lives on in our memories." There you have it. Dmitri only 'lives' in Willow's memories. Literally. He only exists there because as a downside to Willow's powers, she forms a connection with anyone whose memories she's ever looked into. Only when she's strong enough and has total control over her powers can she break it. So much for my cliffhanger. So, guys, thank you all so much for reading! It means a lot. And if you enjoyed it please, please, pleassee with a drop of hot lava and some basalts: leave a honest review and star rating in the main page. See you in the next book!
Chapter 1.[Dedicated to Sonic Tails, Anita.E and ♥Evihan♥] _ (CORINNE) It's been three hundred and seventy days, eight thousand eight hundred and eighty hours, and an infinite amount of seconds since my roommate disappeared. Which meant it was three hundred and seventy days since I knew I could even count. And that much amount of days since anyone around here paid me any attention. They were too busy sulking over Hellene's disappearance, and my birthday was f*cking tomorrow. Going down the stairs, the satisfying click of my red bottoms reached my ears, along with the quiet, dread-filled whispering slinking around the coven. Goddess. The witches acted as if someone had died! Well, I was going to if everyone kept ignoring me. I ventured into the gold hall, which was easily the most beautiful room in our New Orleans coven. I liked to think ours was the best coven among the ten that existed throughout the faction. I came across the ground floor and paused. It was teeming with
Chapter 1.(HELLENE)_"Please?" "No.""Pretty pleasee?""No.""Pretty please with a drop of hot lava and some basalts?"I budged. "I'll think about it..."Corinne, my roommate and a witch in the same coven as me, squealed and hurried out of the sunny room in a flurry of designer clothes and expensive heels.Maren, another one of my caste-witches, came in at that moment, chuckling quietly. "You shouldn't always give in to Corinne's demands, you know?""Her ceaseless begging would make a coven eunuch beg for quiet.""Eunuchs are deaf.""Exactly my point."She chuckled again, walking into the mostly empty room. "Still, Hell, don't. Corinne's like a parasite. Once she sees you're a perfect enough host, she strikes. With Willow gone, you're the youngest in the coven now and she's exploiting that fact perfectly." She finished with a smile, "But not under my watch."I pushed a stack of empty cartons over to my bed. Taking one out, I began to cram in my numerous books.She scoffed. "You're
A/N Hi, guys! So I'm having a massive writer's block (okay, it's not writer's block as much as it's an overflow of ideas). I don't know whose book to continue as a spinoff. I have so many story ideas based off each character. (and no, my loves, I won't "just write all of them" because there are so many other book projects I have going on). So here's what I'm going to do. Everyday I'll post a chapter from each potential spinoff and I'll leave it to you to decide which one you think I should continue. Annnndd, about the ending of The Lycan King, if you read through these chapters, it will be explained. Contrary to what you believe, it does have an ending. And the clue to finding out whether or not Dimitri's 'real'--and if Willow and Lan would have their happily ever after (finally)--is at least ten chapters back. But I'll relieve you of the detective hat and explain it all in the final chapter. So read on! Alright, so the first potential book spinoff is Aradia's (One of the witche
[A YEAR LATER] __ I woke up with a smile on my face. The space beside me was empty but warm, and I rolled over to inhale Lan's delicious scent. I supposed he was downstairs making sure everything was set for tomorrow. I should join him. Exhaling, I got off the bed and started towards the bathroom, yawning as I went. Water bursted out of the shower, rousing me up completely. Scrubbing a hand down my face, I looked around. The massive, marbled space never ceased to amaze me. In fact, every part of the luxurious house never did. Lan and I had bought a mansion at a secluded part of Chicago. A place that was near Gornagon though. And it was magnificent. Washing my hair with shampoo, I exhaled in content. Everything was magnificent. I was at final year of fashion school and already, in my repertoire: were a few collaborations I'd done with reputable fashion houses. I was expecting, too. Lan and I were yet to check the gender of the baby, but we'd set a date to next week, and despite th
WILLOW__[A Week Later]Just as I closed the book on my desk, the door opened. Turning, I saw Meredith at the entrance. Her grey eyes regarded me softly and when she fully came in, I saw she held a tray in her hands.Drawing closer, she dropped the tray on my desk. The smell of pancakes filled my nose.Meredith ordered gently, "Have something to eat."Shaking my head, I pushed my chair away from the desk, rising. "I'm not hungry," I mumbled.When I started to turn away, she grabbed my hand. Her eyes turned serious. "What good would it do to Lan if he returns and sees you're determined to starve yourself to death?"Bloody feet dragging against hard concrete flashed across my mind, quickly followed by the sight of Lan's twisting form before he was beheaded. My throat tightened. "He's not coming back," I said, diverting my gaze from hers.Dropping my hand, she stepped back. Her eyes flashed. "And what if he isn't? Are you just going to abandon your responsibilities? You have a kingdom t
The rain threatening to fall had let up, and the sky had been cleared of every dark cloud by the time I went back to the battle field.Stopping above a hill, I took a moment to look at the crowd below. The witches and lycans that'd been under the influence of the elixir were now restored back to normal, their faces bright with tears, relief and happiness. The emotion that was most palpable was sorrow, for the people lost. My stomach knotted. I didn't think I would ever have it in me to feel happy again.Meredith was the first to notice me. Her face brightened. "Willow!" she yelled.Heads swerved around and soon a cheer rose up in the crowd, prompting me to come down the hill and walk over to the wide field. While I neared, Meredith noticed the bleak look in my eyes. Perhaps the rest did too because gradually, they quietened.Meredith drew closer to me, the rest of my caste witches in tow. Sybil stepped forward, a tentative smile on her face. For the first time since I've known her,
His boots clicked against the tiles as he slowly approached me. Chills slithered down my spine with each step he took and I found myself backing away.His low voice filled the room. "A little diviner prophesied about you two centuries ago. She said... you would destroy me. You." A little smile cracked his hard face, then it disappeared. "Do you know what I did to her?"He continued to prowl towards me and when my back touched the wall, I got spurred into action. A white energyball exploded out of my palms, heading straight for him.Hands at his back, he inclined away from the assault fluidly, never seizing in his stride towards me. "I had her killed," he continued as if I had not just attacked him. "There was tension between your kind and the lycans, so I decided to fuel it. What better way to do that than to strike where it hurts the most?"The image of Lan's mother flashed across my mind, bare of all her limbs, and I hurled another ball at him, shrieking, "You, animal!" He merely
WILLOW__The faces around me were cold, set.It was time. The atmosphere had darkened considerably, thunder rumbling off at a distance. The cave was filled with countless lycans and some had shifted, standing over nine feet tall with a build as wide and large as the tanks displaced outside. Witches around spent the last few minutes practicing their spells, their armour plates glinting against the residue of fiery hues from the cauldrons.Vials were passed around and when Tristan sounded the order, they turned it over their mouths. All around me, warriors, both witches and lycans, started to slowly disintegrate. The ever present dark feeling in my stomach intensified, rising to spread around my chest.Meridith shouldered her way through the diminishing crowd, advancing towards me. When she stood before me, she held my arm and brought her face closer to mine, saying in hushed tones, "Try to stay clear of the fight. I know for one king Dmitri's not going to be on the battle field, he'