Kai:“I don’t care what will happen, Viktor. I want the woman to be found,” I said, looking at my beta.The pain that I saw in Irina’s eyes was one that I couldn’t ignore. “I don’t want anyone to know of this, and I don’t want anyone to notice. Cosimo is going to play his games, but I am going to be sure that I make him pay for what he is doing. And I want to know what you found about these hunters. I want to know what they are on about, and why my brother sees it as important about it. Diego seems to find it important, and I want to know what he has in mind about it.”“At this point, it is not only Diego but also Cosimo. We are dealing with more of these, and we are just going to keep getting sucked up in this maze. It is one that we really can’t seem to get out of,” Viktor said, and I nodded.“And that is why we are going to have to find out what they are on about. These crests, the hunters, and those who we are against. Cosimo is going crazy, and I know that he is going to keep dra
Irina:“Do you really believe that you are free of me, Irina?” Cosimo asked, walking toward me as I stood in one of the aisles in the supermarket. The man has been quiet for the past two months, months that I spent looking for my mother. Months that pained me day and night, and though I knew not to show the pain to Kai, I knew that he saw it in my eyes. “The fact that you managed to slip past the security men tells me that you have done something to them.” I said, looking at the man over my shoulder. I could no longer hear the men around, and I knew that I wasn’t foolish enough to think that they were alive right now.He walked toward me, standing beside me, and he scoffed, looking me in the eye, clearly reading my body language. “The fact that YOU are talking with me over your shoulder is something that I am amazed by, but then again, you have changed a lot.” He said, raising an eyebrow at me. “Your loyalty has deviated, and you seem to have fallen in love with the man that you we
Kai:“What do you mean that they killed the men and you didn’t…?”“You couldn’t expect me to call you amidst the fuss that was happening, Kai. The man was out there, waiting for me to do so. If I made ONE wrong move, then I was going to end up…”“I was going to be able to get you out of there, Irina. What do you mean by allowing him to put you in such a pinpoint? The man could have killed you and you wouldn’t have…”“I would have fought him off, but he was putting me in a threatening position. Not only were we in a supermarket, but the number of people around would have caused a stir. Not to mention the fact that it was something that he wanted.” Irina said, stopping me. “Look, I understand your anger and I know that you are worried, but this is what he wanted me to do. The man had the audacity to threaten me about telling you about the poison.”“And what did you tell him?” I asked, calming down a bit as I looked at my mate whose eyes, despite holding fear, held more strength than men
Irina:“You are going to need to keep stirring gently.” I said, looking at the maid who was helping me. “I don’t want it to burn. This is something that needs you to be very gentle. The ingredients have already blended with one another; you just need to keep stirring until the batter has thickened enough before you put it on top of the potatoes.”“Then we add the ground beef?” One of the maids asked, trying to learn with me. I nodded and smiled.“Yes, but before adding the ground beef, you are going to need to add the cheese first. This can be excluded though; it just depends on your preference.” I said, and she nodded. I turned off the fire and nodded at the woman to remove the pot from the fire.I watched as they followed the instructions that I gave them before my phone rang. It was Kai. I smiled and looked at the phone, thankful for the fact that he was calling me, letting me know that he got there.“I reached the demon’s den,” he said, making me laugh.“You can say that again,” I
Kai:“Do you really believe that we are going to be submitting to the bullshit that you want to pull?” I asked, looking at Cosimo who frowned.I didn’t know what was going on in the pack, and I knew that I was going to need to check on Irina when I went back, but right now, I was going to have to stand strong. The man wasn’t going to know that I was oblivious to who she was and what she can do.“You are going to end up drowning in so many different games that YOU cannot handle, Kai. The woman is not who you think she is, and she is not going to be as loyal as you want her to be when she gains the strength that she wants and she is destined to have.” Cosimo said, and I nodded.“As if that would be any different to me. As far as I remember, you were not the best father to me, nor were you the best role model to what loyalty is supposed to be. I doubt that you would expect me to believe that anyone else would be?” I asked, and he frowned.“Do you really want to compare me to the woman? A
Irina:I woke up to Kai running his finger over my shoulder, gently massaging it.My heart raced, and I gasped as if taking a breath for the first time, and I couldn’t help but find myself shaking, trying to process what the fuck happened to me. I couldn’t find the explanation to it, but whatever it was, I knew that Cosimo must have had something to do with it.“Easy, baby girl.” Kai said, and I frowned, shaking my head as I tried to snap myself out of the daze that I fell into. I didn’t even understand what was going on, nor did I know how I was going to explain things to him, especially when even I didn’t know what happened.“They died, Kai. He sent men…”“I know, baby.” He said, stopping me. “We are going to talk about that later, but right now, you are going to have to calm down. And you are going to need to rest. You’ve been through a lot as it is and I don’t want you stressing yourself more than you should right now.”“I am scared,” I said, and he wrapped his arms around me, pul
Kai:“What are you going to do from here?” Diego asked, and I shook my head. I didn’t know what I was going to do. But I knew one thing, things were going to change from here, and I didn’t know where they would take us. All I knew was the fact that they weren’t going to take us anywhere that was good.“I am going to see what Irina says about this first. Her and Lea are going to talk, then…”“You are lying,” I heard Irina snap. I looked away from Diego for a moment, and Ezra smirked, shaking his head.“And the fight between sisters begins.” He said, taking a step forward. “You two brothers can talk, I’ll go and prevent any bloodshed.”The man walked inside, leaving me and Diego alone in the room. “Does your mother know about me being a…?”“I take it that you are accepting who you are, finally?” Diego asked, raising an eyebrow at me.“I don’t have another choice, do I?” I asked, keeping my eyes at the door where I could hear Irina’s racing heartbeat. My wolf grew alert, and it was takin
Irina:I woke up to Kai getting out of bed.I didn’t even know when I slept or how, but I could guess that it happened out of exhaustion. And that idea alone was one that I didn’t like. I wasn’t a fan of sleeping being exhausted. I often woke up with a headache when that happened. And considering that I was crying before that, I knew that it wasn’t going to be the best combination.“I know that you’re awake, malyshka.” He said, knowing that I wasn’t going to talk to him. I turned around, giving him my back as I held onto the blanket.My chest ached, and for the first time in my life, I felt smaller than I ever had. I didn’t even know the truth about myself, and the fact that I knew that not only was I being used, but that the people who were using me might not even be who I thought they were.Kai sat on the edge of the bed, wanting to touch me, but I flinched. I could imagine him frowning at that and the hesitation that I knew he would be having right now was one that I could picture.