Nikolai "Max has something to share," I told Ava and Natalia once we settled on the couches in my office. I sat beside Ava, took her hand in mine, and placed our hands on my thigh. I needed to feel her close to me. Max glanced at me before looking at Natalia. "I killed the man who kidnapped you. His name was Lionel Preston." Natalia didn't even bat an eye at that. "Good." She smirked instead. Max gave her a short nod. I knew he was still squeamish about the week when the devil had taken over his body and didn't want to say anything that would upset his mate. "He was the leader of the Rebels of all the Vampire Kingdoms. Something like rogues in the werewolf world. But the difference is that they don't support the Vampire-Werewolf Peace Treaty and, unlike most people, aren’t afraid to say it out loud," he told us. "They have taken it upon themselves to kill any and every werewolf that comes their way." "Why would they do that?" Ava asked, looking worried. "Werewolves and vampires
Nikolai "Are you fine?" Max was immediately by her side, helping her up. Nat rubbed the back of her head and groaned. "I think so." Ava waved her hand over Nat and healed her. Ava looked at her in tears. "Now?" Nat blinked once before releasing a breath. "I'm fine now." "I'm sorry... I... I didn't mean to...." Ava bit down on her lip hard and then looked at me with her teary eyes. I was so done with this. "Go back to our room," I said through clenched teeth. "I'll be there soon." I walked out of the office, Max and Nat following me. "You sure you're fine?" I asked Natalia. "Yeah...." She sounded fine but she wasn't exactly happy about what happened. Rightfully so. She was simply trying to help and Ava lashed out. "Sorry about that," I apologized. "Not your fault." She was definitely not happy about Avalyn's behaviour as well. "Do you still want her to come?" I asked Max as we walked down the stairs to the living room. He pressed his lips together. "Fine. You were right. Bri
Avalyn Nik and I had breakfast together before he left to go work in his office. I hadn't seen Dimitri, Mikhail, or Andrei all morning but I knew they were all busy too. They were all preparing for the war. Having nothing to do, I decided to go out for a run. It had been a while since I had let my wolf out anyways. I walked to the backyard and shifted into my wolf. My eyesight got sharper. My hearing got stronger. I could smell better. I felt a lot stronger. But my wolf felt a little weaker than before. I knew I wasn't an Alpha wolf like I was when I first shifted. As my faye powers were getting stronger; my wolf was getting weaker. Deciding to mull over it later, I took off on a run. After about ten minutes on the trail, my eyes fell on a bunny and I licked my lips. I wanted the chase. I wanted the hunt. And my wolf was ready for it. I slowly crept up behind it, unnoticed, and when I felt near enough, I pounced. But the little rabbit saw me and made a dash for it. I ran behind
Avalyn "Ava, Love? I'm back." Nik slipped into the bedroom. I almost thought he wouldn't come back tonight. He had a lot of work to do. After I had finished my work, I came back from the packhouse and brought Nik his dinner to his office. I forced him to take a fifteen-minute break and have dinner with me. He told me that he still had a couple of things he needed to get done before the end of the night. And those few things had kept him in the office until midnight. "Are you asleep?" he asked. "I'm sorry I'm late." When he walked closer to me, I threw the cover off me and shot my hand out, pulling him on top of me. He fell with an 'oomph'. I kissed him. "I've missed you," I said between kisses. "I've missed you too." He held his weight up so I wasn't crushed underneath him. I rolled us so I was on top of him and then sat on his stomach. I quickly discarded my robe and placed my hands on his chest. He had a dazed look in his eyes, like he had no clue what was happening but was v
Nikolai "Alpha!" A guard burst in through the door. I growled at him. I had given strict orders to not be disturbed. "It's Luna," he panted, his eyes wide in alarm. I shot out of my seat. "Where is she?" Is she hurt? Is she in trouble? What happened? "The beach cottage." Fuck. She wasn't in trouble; Nat and Max were. "Goddamn—" Dimitri muttered but I was already out of the window and in my fur, running towards the beach cottage. A growl tore through my throat. Ava had been unpredictable lately. Ever since her faye side started growing stronger, she had started losing more and more of her temper. There was no telling what was happening over there. I heard three wolves running behind me. Dimitri, Andrei, and Mikhail. I ran harder. I needed to get there quickly. In five minutes, I reached the cottage. I heard a commotion towards the back of the cottage so, without wasting more time, I ran there. "No!" I heard Nat's bloodcurdling scream. My legs slowed down as I saw a bloodied
Nikolai Once we were in our bedroom, I kicked the door shut. She turned to glare at me. "Go on. Justify Max ignoring Natalia's safeword." "Nothing is happening without her consent. She was fake-safewording. It was a part of our plan. You would have known that, but you told me you wanted to stay out of it. You haven't attended a single meeting on it. I respect your decision, but I will not tolerate your violent, abusive behaviour." "I thought Max was being abusive...." she said, her voice low. "Do you honestly believe he would knowingly ever do anything to hurt Natalia?" I couldn't believe she would think that. She shook her head, looking down. "We wanted to show Emilio that Max was a crazy asshole. What better way to do that than making him think that Max was out of his mind even when it came to his beloved?" She pressed her lips together and turned away from me. I could sense that she was deep in thought. "I want to fight in the war, Nikolai," she said, surprising me. "You
Nikolai "Do you think they forgave me?" Ava asked nervously. "Yes," I assured her. "When you wake up tomorrow, it will be as if nothing happened. Don't worry about it." "I'm scared of losing my temper again," she admitted. I could feel that she really was terrified of hurting our family again. "Good. That will help you stay in control. And if anything happens, remember that I'm always here for you, Love." I drew her close and kissed her forehead. She let out a little sigh, feeling better about it. "How is your ass now?" I asked. "Better," she said. I decided to check for myself. I pulled her dress over her head and turned her around so I could see her ass. The red had already faded to light pink. I caressed it. It didn't seem sore. I hmmed. It was indeed better. "You still need to give me the rest of the punishment," she whispered. "I do." I agreed and then started stripping out of my clothes. "Really?" Her eyes widened when she saw me undoing my belt. She thought that I was
Nikolai All the lights of the packhouse were lit and it looked grander than ever. I heard murmurs saying 'he's here', 'Alpha's here', 'get ready'. My curiosity rose as I walked into the living room. The lady in red caught my attention. In fact, she was the only one who had my attention. And I, hers. She gave me a dazzling, pearly-white smile that made her dimples pop and I swear my heart stopped. I took long steps to cover the distance between us. I took her hand, and twirled her around herself, making her dress swoosh. I snaked my arm around her waist and dipped her as I gave her a sweet kiss. "Wow, that was hot." I heard a girl say and then someone hooted. Grinning, I pulled Ava to her feet. "You look beautiful." A blush rose to her cheeks as she smiled shyly at me, her big, doe-shaped eyes melting my heart. "Y-you too." I heard some chuckles and my smile widened. "And that, kids, is how you make your lady speechless." I looked at all the teenagers that surrounded us and gave
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Avalyn 3 months later. "You look ravishingly beautiful, Moya Lyubov." Nik leaned against a column and looked at me through the mirror in front of us. I had worn an ivory-coloured gown with intricate golden patterns on the top bodice that hugged my figure. The bottom part of the dress puffed out a little, ending in a long trail to give it more of a princess-y look. The dress was beautiful and so was the perfectly done hair and makeup. Tessa helped me put on a red mantle with delicate white-and-gold handwork that went amazingly with my dress. Grinning at him through the mirror, I turned around and walked to him. "You look extremely handsome as well." Nikolai was wearing a charcoal grey tuxedo with a more masculine version of my mantle. It went well with his tuxedo. Tessa and another slave stepped forward with a cushion each in hand. On them sat the crowns that we had received in Mozog. This was the true symbol that this pack was not just for wolves but for vampires as well. Nikolai
Avalyn A deep pit formed in my belly the moment we stepped in. I was watching my step when I entered so I saw a line of green grass pass from under my feet. It started extending and covering the large expanse of void in front of us. A gasp left my mouth when I saw acres and acres of land in front of us, covered in neatly trimmed, lively green grass. And on that grass were well-groomed and beautiful gardens, covering the entire land. The cold weather changed and the sun shined more brightly. It was almost as if... as if it was spring. How was this possible? The temperature didn't feel like it was negative-something Celsius, but almost as if it was twenty degrees. The temperature I thought was perfect. My heart thudded. Was this real? Or was I imagining it? Nik and I continued walking forward. Suddenly, a line slipped from beneath our feet and a white cobble-stoned path followed the line and created a straight path for us, from the middle of the gardens, up to the top of the mount
Nikolai "Are you sure you want to keep going?" Ava asked wearily. After the... incident earlier, we decided it would be best for us to stay together and walk carefully instead of running or jogging. "Very," I replied, gripping her soft hand tighter. "Whatever is up there, it doesn't want us here." Her sides brushed mine. I was enjoying keeping her on this short leash. "And that's too bad for them because that is my land," I replied. "And if whatever is up there doesn't want us there, that means there is something important there that needs protection." I looked straight ahead and kept a steady pace, determined to make it to the top. "And I intend to find out what that is." "But what if we are better off keeping things the way they are? I'm not sure if I like this, Nikolai. This place is giving me weird vibes." She stepped closer to me. "My instincts tell me that I need to go up. They have been telling me that for a while," I told her truthfully. "If you are not comfortable, I ca
Avalyn When I woke up the next morning, Nik was already gone. I looked at the clock and realized it was nine a.m. Of course, he was gone. I got out of bed and stretched my limbs, a huge smile gracing my features. Last night had been... amazing. It was hands down one of our most memorable nights. I went to the washroom and took a quick, warm shower, soothing my sore muscles. Life was good. When I stepped out, I saw Tessa in the room with a pile of clothes in her hand. "For you, Mistress." "Thank you, Tessa." I grinned. I was in a very good mood that morning. "You're very welcome, Mistress. I'll go make your breakfast. Do you need anything?" She looked very worried. "Why are you so worried?" I took off my bathrobe and started putting the clothes she had got me. "I was very scared for you last night, Mistress." Deep concern was etched on her features. "I don't ever want you to have to go through pain. Especially under the hands of the man you love so much!" She whispered the last
Nikolai Ava's eyes closed and I tightened my hold on her waist and her legs. "He is yours to kill." I looked at Javier, jutting my chin towards Maggot before I left the cottage with my brave mate in my arms. I was in awe of her strength. I knew she would come at least once before the eight days were up. But she still managed to shock me with the strength that she carried inside her. All of us were shocked. I saw something in her eyes that day that made me realize something. I felt like I had been enlightened. She was done with her past now. She was done being the submissive, meek Avalyn she had been moulded into. Ava had broken out of that enclosure and was ready to metamorphose into the strong, confident and brilliant woman who would lead this world by my side. I just hoped she recognized that too and would listen to me with an open mind this time around. Halfway on our way to the cottage we were staying Ava's eyes fluttered open. Her hair turned back to brown and her eyes were b
Avalyn My first walk with Papa seemed ages ago. All of us had gotten very busy after that. We hardly saw each other. Especially Nik and I. But we developed a schedule. He would wake me up in the morning with either breakfast in bed and then we would go for a short run around the pack, or we would engage in early morning sex before a quick breakfast and then we would part ways. The first order we issued as the Alpha and Luna of the Montana Pack was to break down the wall on which the heads of wolves hung. Those heads were hung on Emilio's orders as a reminder to the pack about what would happen to them if they upset him in any way. The heads were finally taken down and were lit on pyres by their friends and family. I hoped that those wolves finally attained peace on the other side of the Moon. Max had been given the task of going through the pack’s bank accounts for illegal businesses and suspicious activities. Max's friend Daniel was great with numbers and knew trustworthy people w
Avalyn I saw our entire family waiting for us, and our entire pack standing behind them, looking at us with a reverent gaze. Nik was quick to stand in front of me and hide me from their gaze. Our clothes had burned off in the fire so I was naked. And Nik was being overprotective. I loved it. I loved him. And I wanted him. Desperately. I bit down on my lip. His eyes darkened. "Don't." He pulled my lip out and then groaned. "You're naked, Love." He closed his eyes, struggling hard to control himself in front of everyone. "I'm going to fuck you so hard after all this." I nodded, gulping. "I'll hold you to your promise." I had missed him. And then two slaves came in, carrying a dress for me and a pair of shorts for Nik. We both quickly got dressed before Nik finally relaxed and stood beside me. "The series of unfortunate events that have been happening since last night have happened because of one spiteful person who hated vampires — Mary. She was the one who lit the packhouse on fi
Avalyn My eyes lost sight of Papa and Nik. Why did he run away? Did he not like me? Did he think of me as a bad person? It didn't make sense. It hurt. Watching him run away from me hurt. Why did he do it? I couldn't think of a single reason why he would be upset with me. Maybe that day... when we were attacked... if I hadn't been there, and he didn't have to defend himself and me, he wouldn't have been kept as a captive in the dungeon. If it wasn't for me, he could have lived as an Alpha with Mama. And then it clicked, he resented me because I killed Mama. My heart dropped. Yes, that was it. It had to be it. My vision was obstructed by a chest. I looked up and saw Dimitri. "Avalyn, your nose is bleeding." Deep concern was etched on his face. My hand immediately came up to touch my nostril and sure enough, it was bloody. I wiped it all away. "It's probably nothing," I muttered. I didn't care about myself. I wanted to talk to Papa and beg for his forgiveness. "Or maybe it is somet