Toke´s POV. It didn’t turn out the way I planned it to. Yes, it might have been a bit drastic to drug her and keep her down the days following. But the journey was dangerous, and it was all for her! She knew that. I told her, but she still refused to leave. This is my land, my world, not hers. Not the place she is used to. I did what was best for her, to protect her. I expected her to be mad and confused but not outright furious! These guys are different; I can’t show them I’m soft. There is no place for softness or love in this world. It is survival of the fittest, even among guys like Arcane, Hades, and their crew. I’ve known them for years since we were small, and pack fractions were different, even rogue packs. Times change, and even if I still know these guys and would trust them with my life, I know they live a different life. The rogue pack lives as our accident ancestors lived. Blood rituals and raids. They kept slaves and praised the old gods. They depended on them, fightin
Eir`s POV. I’ve just been stumbling around here on this little island for a while, sulking and hurting. That all changed now; I felt more anger than hurt. I had no idea what was happening with Toke; I refuse to believe Fury accepts this behavior. One thing is that he thinks he can treat me like I'm an object, a thing he owns. Speak to me like I’m a child who doesn't understand what is going on around me or is even able to make my own decisions. He turned to rage and force. Thinking back, I still unconsciously folded my arms around myself, feeling the aching wounds on my upper arms. His claws had cut into me and pierced my skin. I had jelled and cried for him to stop, but it was like he didn't even notice or care. I’m no longer sure which apply anymore. Despite my anger towards Toke, I just wanted him to snap back. Go back in time and be the same as he was, but as the first day passed and the second. I got a feeling that would never happen. Arcane protected me that time, and he made i
Kids! They are like kids. Explosive and selfish. ALL OF THEM! Toke thinks he can decide for me and still expects me to share a room with him as if that were the most natural thing in the world. Arcane is not a second better. He acts as if he cares, protects me, and even keeps an eye on me, trying to help and give me a little pep talk. At least, I think it was that. Then he completely changes again, spinning around, acting precisely like Toke. Why do the men in this world keep acting like females can’t think for themselves? Helpless little creatures that would follow their every move without question. I know I’m unfair right now; I know Arcane only stepped between again. But it still irked me; why didn’t it occur to any of them to freaking ask? Just ask me what the fuck I want? Instead, they are having a pissing contest on the deck, shouting and growling, circling each other like hungry wolves. I didn’t want to be here; I didn’t see a reason to be here. I grabbed my little bag and
Tew´s POV. I had to hand it to the council; they arrived the moment they got the message. However, it didn’t change the outcome. She was gone, and so was that so-called alpha. My men and I had searched each cabin and hut, and she was nowhere to be found. I even went through that old maiden prison, but it was nothing like I had expected it to be. I knew the Vikings had a long tradition of retrieving girls from the other planet; it even went so deep now they had an official agreement with their government. They always left with their carriage filled with precious metals that other worlds valued so highly; in return, they got a stack of papers. The girls they had decided their world would not miss. I went through their storage of files, and in the beginning, it was misfits and girls without families or many friends. Girls and young women, they figured, would not be missed or searched for. Homeless, addicted, or just plain unlucky in life. They were judged without even knowing that they
“ The scent trackers are back. There is no trace of them leaving the area through the woods or over the mountains. They even searched up and down the river, but nothing.” The old man, Cellrik from the council, cleared his throat before he continued. “ I have gotten word back from our truth-teller; she assures me neither The blood claws nor The werebears have seen her. They are not in the Fay territory; in other words, Tew, they are not here.” I scoffed and watched several of them jump in their seats as I got up and slammed my fists on the table. Cellric and Mallakai´s faces stiffened, clearly seeing this as an act of disrespect. I couldn’t care less. They failed their job! “Of course not! They crossed the sea! How hard is that to understand? “ I growled at them. My patience was wearing thin. It’s already been over a week, and I have a bad feeling about all of this, especially since I found these disgusting pack files. Alpha Birger could say whatever he liked, trying to convince
“Get me a rope!”I shouted. People were gathering around, looking. Whispers and mortified gasps. I raised a brow as I heard giggling behind me. Maya shrugged her shoulders at me and half tried to keep her laughter down. Odin, Hel, and sweet Loki, please tell me I’m not about to bring a woman with Hades´ kind of humor back to my pack! The freaking thing was a flying animal skeleton, most likely an old wild dog or maybe even a lion. With him, who knows! Flying around over our heads, coated with Hades´s black dust, and right between the legs of the skeleton, a massive whale cock was flapping back and forth over our heads. My nose wrinkled, and my lip twitched as I watched that meaty thing flap all over up there. How the hell did he even manage to attach that thing? You know what? I don’t even want to know! “Where is that rope?” A couple of the old females jumped back, looking like they would have a heart attack soon. Well, I’m not that amused by his humor all the time, mainly because
Eir´s POV. I’m not sure what happened that day, but Hades stepped away. Quietly, he left my room without saying another word, and in the days that followed, he gave me a strange stare. I could feel his eyes on me every time, and when I looked, he would turn away. He didn’t avoid me, but something was off. But I didn’t want to ask. I had more than enough with Toke. The hurt and sorrow. Toke and his actions, his line of thoughts and beliefs regarding me had vanished, I felt towards these last days. I’m not going to lie; something in my chest still aches from time to time when a poisonous remark leaves his lips, but my instant reaction now is anger: anger and the need to throw him overboard. Everything changed after we started sailing. Toke and Arcane only scowled at each other; Hades stared at me like he was suddenly waiting for me to grow wings. The rest of the crew became more invisible each day. Suddenly having so much work, they had decks to scrub, sails to repair, or imaginary pl
“What are you rambling about? “ “Are you a fucking Alpha maiden? It is a simple yes or no!” He kept roaring in my face, “And what the heck is that?”“Oh, you would know! It’s the whores of our stories! The females felt the mate bond to every Alpha she met until she let one mate and mark her! Is that it? It tingles between your legs every fucking time you lay eyes on an Alpha? You just drool over every single dick with rank and power?” Irritation washed over me, but then again, this was nothing new. I don’t have the number of times I’ve been called that. Whore, slut, skank, slipp´n-slide-lucy. Usually by jealous girls, but also teachers, parents, even strangers, and old flings. Occasionally, flings that never happened. It stopped hurting a long time ago because I knew it wasn’t really true. I never took direct payment for it, so I shrugged it off with that. What hurt this time was hearing it from him, Fury. I saw him lurking; his eyes flickered, but he didn’t put up a fight. I scow