Sylvia POV “Help her! Oh my goddess, help her! I cried as I held Violette in my arms. She was seizing.. foam coming out of her mouth as her eyes rolled to the back of her head. “What happened!” Beatrice cried as she ran to us. Lillian followed quickly behind and kneeled to help. “She said she was having pains.. saying that her mate was being unfaithful again.. she fell and just started seizing!” I cried. “Why would her mate be unfaithful if he mated her? It doesn’t make sense, Beatrice. Something is wrong.” Lillian said frantically. They pulled her to her side and held her until she stopped seizing. She lay there not moving and I was afraid she was.. dead. “Is she alive?” I asked. Beatrice listened closely. “Her heart is barely beating..” she said. Tears fell from her eyes. I could hardly even hear her heartbeat.. or the pups. Beatrice’s eyes glazed over and I knew she was mind-linking someone. “Loren is on his way.” She said as her eyes went back to normal. “What about the
Viktor POV What have I done? I rushed into the dungeon where Enzo was holding her and I let out a growl. “Get away from her,” I said. “But.. My King.. she’s..” I stepped in and took her from his arms. “I will fix this,” I said. I carried my mate out of the dungeon and through the castle. Several people stood by to watch but I couldn’t keep my eyes off her. “Mate..” I said softly. Her face was so pale.. her body limp. What have I done? How could I have been so stupid? I didn’t believe it.. I didn’t want to believe that I could be so cruel to my mate.. but everything made so much sense, now. The pains.. the feelings.. everything.. I carried her to my chambers where everyone was sitting and laid her down gently on the bed. “How can I save her?” I asked Beatrice.. “I.. I do not know.” She said. “Can I mark her?” I asked. Maybe that will fix this.. maybe.. I’ve heard of marks making your mate stronger. “No.. I’m afraid that it will be too much on her right now.. we need her to w
Violette POV I crawled into my bed and bawled my eyes out. Two days.. two days in that cold dungeon. No food.. no water.. just the cold, damp floor. How could he? And then.. the pains.. goddess they were awful. I knew I would surely die. I jumped up when my door opened and I put my shaking hands up as I squeezed my eyes shut. “Please..” I cried. I didn’t want him to hurt me anymore.. “Violette, dear..” Beatrice called for me. “Please go..” I cried. I held my legs tightly to my chest as I sobbed. “Let me check on you.. please.. you gave us all a fright.” She said softly. “And who’s fault is that? LEAVE.” I growled. I was on the verge of shifting I was so angry.. so hurt.. “Let me check you and then I’ll leave. You will not have to see me again for as long as you wish.” She said. “No,” I growled. “Think of the pup, Violette.” She said. I looked up at her in rage. How dare she continue on with the charade? “There is no pup,” I growled. “Violette.. your eyes.. you need t
Violette POV It’s been a few days since I’ve been out of the dungeon. I still feel sick, but I’ve not eaten anything to throw up. Every time someone tries to come in to feed me, I begin to shift.. it’s not like I can control it.. it just happens. I don’t want anyone near me. Though I’ve forced myself to drink water, I can’t stomach the thought of food so I don’t bother. I crawled out of bed after Enzo brought in water for my bath, and I stood over the tub and stared at the water. I will bathe myself. I looked down at the ripped gown on me and untied the string between my sore breasts. I looked in the mirror across from me and noticed they were bigger as well. I held my hands on my belly and sighed. “There’s no way,” I whispered to myself. Loren had thankfully replaced my door, but unfortunately, there were no locks just as Viktor requested. I was still very.. very angry. But I’d calmed myself down enough to think straight. I wanted to forget everything. To forget Viktor and his
Violette POV Snowball began to gallop faster and Viktor held on tight. It made me smirk to know that he was nervous. “Do you have to make him go so fast?” Viktor asked. I could feel his heart racing against my back, I really was scaring him. “I can make him go faster if you want,” I said. “You think this is funny, don’t you?” He asked. I nodded. “Oh, yes. Very,” I said. He let out a growl behind me but ignored it. He wants to ride? I’ll show him a ride. I pushed Snowball to go faster and he did. “Violette, stop it,” Viktor said. “You stop it,” I growled in response. He reached around me and pulled on the string between my breasts and my gown began to slide down. I let out a growl as I slowed Snowball down to a stop so I could fix it. “I hate you,” I growled. “No, you don’t.” He said. Before I could tie the string he grabbed my sore breast in his hand and I winced. “Would you stop? That hurts.” I growled. “I thought you liked pain?” He asked in a husky tone. “Not from you
Violette POV “Come on. Let’s take Snowball and go home.” He pulled away from my lips and grabbed my hand. I tried to pull away but he held onto me tightly. He pulled me to Snowball and helped me climb onto him, and I held out my arm to help him. He grabbed it with a soft smile and hopped on. “I’m sorry, Snowball. I know you have a name.” Viktor said as he scratched Snowball’s belly. “You should be. He’s a good boy.” I said. He grabbed my hips quickly as Snowball began to move. “Please, don’t make him run.” He said. He leaned his chin on my shoulder and took a deep breath. “It’ll be dark before we get home then,” I said. “I’m okay with that.” He whispered. Chills ran down my spine when he did. And I think he felt my shiver.. “Cold?” He asked. “No,” I said. I turned us around and made Snowball go just a bit faster, but not run. “I really am sorry, Violette.” He said softly. “I hope so.. because I don’t think I can deal with that again. I’d rather die than feel that way,” I sa
Violette POV As we walked down the hall he grabbed my hand and stopped me. “No. You’re staying in my chambers from now on.” He said. I didn’t want to, and I tried to pull myself away but his only response was a growl. “Viktor,” I began. “You either stay in my very big, warm, and comfortable bed, or we can sleep in your smaller, not so comfortable bed. Your choice.” He said. I let out a huff, annoyed with his refusal to leave me be. “Fine.” I growled. He smiled triumphantly and pulled me into his chambers, it looked very different from the last time I’d seen it. “I.. see you did some redecorating,” I said as I looked at the messed-up wall. Chunks of concrete lay on the floor and the wall was broken and cracked in different spots. “Yeah.. I’ll have that fixed.” He said. The smell of bacon hit my nose and surprisingly.. I didn’t gag. “Are we good so far?” He asked as he walked me over to his bed. “I haven’t thrown up yet.. so I would think so,” I said. A smirk crossed his fac
Viktor POV She slept soundly in my arms as I replayed the events of last night.. over and over. I marked her.. I couldn’t believe it. I’ve checked her mark several times yet it stays in the place I’ve put it.. I had already been told she was my mate.. but to see my mark stay on her made it more real for me. All of the guilt washed over me like I was being waterboarded. It was almost smothering me, but with her in my arms.. I could breathe. I didn’t sleep at all last night. I was too afraid that I’d wake up and her mark would be gone. But it never vanished. She’s mine.. she’s really my mate. She groaned as she moved, making my heart race fast in my chest. Will she remember? Surely, she will. She didn’t seem fazed by it.. except for when it made her scream in pleasure.. fuck, Viktor. Stop or you’ll get hard again. I tried my best not to outright tell her she was my mate. I knew she would never believe me. But once she sees her mark.. everything will fall into place. Just as the se