(ELYN) My heart still pounded, and I felt hazy and tired. The pain was too much for me. But now that I had finally shifted into my wolf, the pain had receded. Bit by bit. But still my body was sore. “I am Nix,” she whispered groggily in my head. I was sure this was still strange for her. “I should have fought with the magic and found a way to get to you.” “It is not your fault. But you are here now, Nix, and I am so glad to meet you finally,” I said to my wolf and she sighed, and the drowsy look in her eyes was gone in an instant as she looked up to see Storm. Her body jerked back, and then she purred in my head. “What?” She curiously looked at Storm’s Lycan self, and I could feel the way her heart rate tripled inside her chest. Mine matched hers. Wait? Was I- was she feeling something? Every bone in my body wanted her to feel it, the bond. I wanted him to be mine, truly. I wanted to love him without the fear of ever losing him. My heart pounded as I tried to find what she was
(ELYN) We started to run, and then we both stopped at the same time when we came closer to the pack house. There were five vampires… and one of them was holding Azalea with him. “Oh,” Ares whispered as we looked at each other. We were freaking naked. “Shift,” he said and I blinked. Could I? “Yes. Don’t fight me.” “Ok, do whatever you want to do, Nix,” I said to her and it was surprising how fast we shifted. Her body glowed softly, her dark brown fur pulsed with power. “Who are we saving?” “Azalea. A little girl, the most precious little girl,” I said as Ares shifted into his Lycan and quickly we followed the scream. My heart thundered when I saw the vampire holding on to her. The Lycans had shifted and were growling at him, but they didn’t attack him, worried for Azalea’s safety. They looked at Ares when we walked out and their eyes widened in surprise when they saw me. My wolf growled. Everyone looked at this weird wolf standing there, but then they quickly turned back t
(RAVEN) “Is that why you ran out the other day?” Ares asked as he took in a sharp breath. I had half a mind to say the fuck with it and run, but somehow, my legs were not moving. They were rooted in the spot as I listened to the wolf. The more he talked, the more his voice became normal. It was still gravelly, though. “Yes. She- I wanted to see her. And then-” “You remembered Andrea, and then the moment of lucidity was gone.” Ares’s voice was so matter of fact. The wolf didn’t answer and then I heard a soft painful whimper. ”Who killed her, Ares?” The wolf’s voice had become completely normal now. “Brian?” Brian. That thin, broken man I had seen the other day in the library. He looked like he would break if someone touched him. How could he be my mate? He already had a mate. “Who killed Andrea?” “Alpha Albert. I am so sorry, Brian.” “I don’t think Fang is right, Ares.” “What do you mean?” “She couldn’t be my mate. I already had one and I lost her and this woman couldn’t be
(ELYN) I woke up with a smile. Ares and Azalea were snuggling with their pillows and they both looked so cute, and so similar. Anyone would easily think that Azalea was his girl, when her eyes were closed. But with her eyes open, the blue eyes of hers would remind your of her father. “Hey Ares.” I shook him and he blinked his eyes tiredly. “Get up. We are going out.” “Where are we going?” He said with a big yawn. “I want to sleep some more. It had been a long day yesterday.” Everyday had been a long day for us for a while, but I had to do this. “Please, get up and get ready. We have to do this today.” He sighed as I pulled the blanket away from him. “Is this you getting back at me for not giving you a ring?” “Exactly. Now, up, Alpha.” “Yes, mate,” he said with a sleepy yawn and stood up and stretched. I ran my fingers down his chest and he smiled. “If you start this now, we are not going anywhere.” “I will go get ready and then call Azalea’s caretaker,” I said as I walked out.
(ELYN) “It was my mother,” Reyna hissed as she walked in. She looked tired, and there were black circles under her eyes, and she looked like she had lost weight. What the hell was going on here? I felt a slight pang of guilt when I looked at her. I should have come here yesterday to make sure she was alright after seeing Liam there. “She is an Alpha,” Nix said with wide eyes. “Your sister is an Alpha?” “She isn’t exactly my sister, you see, but she is an Alpha, yes.” Reyna came closer to us and then she gasped. I was sure she must have felt my wolf. “You have a wolf,” she said and for the first time since she came inside the room, her eyes were shining in happiness. For me. I nodded quickly as I turned to look at Alpha Albert. He kept looking at his fingers, as if he didn’t want to face me directly in the eyes. “Yes.” “Did you meet your father?” Alpha Albert cleared his throat and I looked at him, finally realizing how this must have all affected him. Vincys was as much as at
(RAVEN) I had this intense urge to run to the little girl and hug her, do something, anything to protect her from this pain. She didn’t- she wasn’t supposed to feel like this. This wasn’t the age to think about why your father hated you. I knew how heartbreaking it would be to think like that. Right now, I would do anything if it meant she was not heartbroken. “Then why don’t you ever come out, daddy?” There was a long pause before I heard a shaky breath. I could almost feel his emotions, and I sensed the desperation in his heartbeat. I walked towards Azalea and she looked up at me, her eyes brimming with tears. “We will come back later,” I said to Brian as I carried Azalea away from the place. A big tear rolled down her cheeks and I shook my head. I shouldn’t have done this. I only wanted to give him some semblance of hope, but now the girl was hurt because of me. This was a reminder not to meddle in things that were not my concern. I winced when I saw Ares walking towards us,
(ELYN) The whole court was silent and everyone stared at Azalea with wide eyes, their eyes wet. My heart twisted knowing that Azalea had just given something so precious to a woman who didn’t deserve it. I could almost understand her hating me, and my mother. I could even understand why she tried to kill me and get me away from her life, but Azalea’s mother didn’t do anything. She didn’t deserve to die at that time, just for standing up for a girl, me. “Reyna’s mommy, don’t cry,” Azalea said before she wiped Amelia’s tears away. “What a sweet little girl,” Nix said. “But the woman didn’t deserve that innocence.” Nix already knew everything Amelia had done. We were talking a lot, and it was strange to have someone inside my head, but more and more, it is becoming familiar, her voice. And the feeling that she was a part of me was growing. She was also very addicted to Storm. “Well, who wouldn’t be?” She rolled her eyes with a smile. “Our mate is sexy as sin.” I ignored her and wa
(ARES) Happy. I felt happy and alive. Elyn was splendid and she was mine. I could never imagine a life without her. I simply knew it would be useless, to live without her. I understood why Brian completely lost it after Andrea was gone. I kissed her throat as she arched into mine, a soft moan leaving her lips. She looked so out of this world that sometimes I want to check whether I was dreaming, but this was no dream. This was my reality. She was my reality. “What are you looking at?” “I am just admiring the view and what a beautiful view it is,” I whispered as she gently kissed her. I pulled her wrist up and placed a kiss on the tattoos and she sighed. I kissed along her tattoos until I reached our mating mark. I licked softly on her neck until she was shuddering. “You want me now.” “And I don’t mind admitting that. I want you always,” she said as she pulled the t-shirt she was wearing over her head, and now she was only wearing her bra. My throat went dry. This wasn’t the first