Amanda Aren casually curled his arm around my shoulders. "Alessa, I'm pleased you've become friends with Cee." He looked over my head. "Cee, get to the dining room and prepare everything. We will catch up to you." The demon woman nodded and fell into a graceful curtsy before scurrying down the hall and leaving me with my new tormentor. "Amanda," I replied softly. I was willing to put up with this, but I refused to lose my name. No matter how many times he called me that name, it wasn't mine and I wasn't answering to it. "You are a stubborn little pup," he scolded, clucking his tongue at me. "No matter. I know how to punish those that disobey me no matter what they are. I suggest you start listening to me now or your stay here might be quite unpleasant. I'll be willing to overlook your offenses for now, but you'll learn my good will only stretches so far." He leaned close and the tip of his nose grazed my neck. "You'll be wearing my mark soon, and once you do, there will be nothi
AmandaAfter the dinner, where I'd been restricted to a strict diet of vegetables only, I was led back to what would be my room. It was unlike the red room I had been in before. This one was simpler. The bed was small, just a twin size, but the room was so tiny it made the bed look huge. It had a small dresser wedged in beside it and a couple of threadbare blankets spread across the mattress. I barely had room to turn around and there wasn't much else in there. I didn't even have a closet, just a couple of polls with a rod hung between them."You'll start in this room, Alessa. If you're good and obey me, you can be upgraded. My favorite Luna gets a suite fit for a queen. Get a nap in, because once I return we're going to be very busy getting to know each other."I repressed the urge to shudder. "Thank you,' I forced the words through grit teeth. I hadn't even wanted to give him that but I needed to get on his good side."That's my girl," Aren praised. He leaned over and his lips brus
AmandaI was pregnant? Slowly, my hand traveled to my stomach. It was still normal. It wasn't exactly flat, but it was the normal level of baby fat I'd always carried. Could there really be a child growing inside of me?Zale's child? Or did it belong to one of the others?"Whose is it?" I asked her. I couldn't tear my eyes away."It is the heir of the Prime, just as was planned. He'll be the one that destroys the Primes and their abominations once and for all. "No," I whispered. I took a step away from the being that had saved my life. "You can't be serious. Why?"The Goddess took a step closer to me and she held her hand out cradling my cheek with her palm. "Child, you shouldn't worry so much. Everything is going exactly as I planned. You have been freed from the one that abused you before, and the Prime and his men will never touch you again.""But, I want to be with Zale, Javier and Bo. I don't want to be apart from them." I shook my head slowly, trying to come to grips with her
Bo My soul was being torn in two and there was nothing I could do to stop the pain. A scream escaped me and I crumpled to the ground. Through the pounding of the pain I heard Zale's deep rumble. Ares pressed against my wolf, trying to calm us. But nothing could stop this agony. I tipped my head back and screamed louder. "Bo!" Warm hands wrapped around my stomach and I was pulled against a hard chest. Javier's growl was a deep rumble in my ear. "Snap out of it, damn it!" I shook my head. Everything was breaking. Then it was gone. As suddenly as the pain had hit me, it was over. I felt hollow. I put a hand over my heart. I didn't have to reach up to feel it, I already knew the mark that my mate had left on me was gone. Just erased like it had never lived on my flesh to begin with. "No," I whispered. My voice cracking with every word. "She's gone." Zale and Javier glanced at each other. Zale pulled away from me to stare down. "What are you talking about?" "Amanda," I whisp
Zale "Is Bo going to be okay?" Javier half-turned back. "I can't imagine how the bond being dissolved like that has to feel." "No matter if he is or not. We have to find a way to get to Amanda." I replied. I kept an eye out on our surroundings. The storm had abated, for now, but who knew how long it would last. The weather here had no reasoning, and until I had control of my powers and was a Prime in full rights it wouldn't be. "I get that, I do. But he's part of us too. We can't just abandon him, Zale." "We're not abandoning him. I told you why he has to stay. Clara needs protection and watching. She might come from Amanda, but she hasn't earned my trust. Especially after her being there when Amanda got away from us." I couldn't stop the anger that simmered inside of me. I would need to punish her for this. When I was done she wouldn't be able to walk for a week. Her limbs would shake, she'd have all the fluids drained out of her, and she wouldn't even be able to form words. S
AmandaAren took his time with me. It made me want to gag. This was all one big farce. "You can scowl all you want, Alessa, but you belong to me. You were given to me by the Goddess herself, and you were informed of it. Stop fighting the inevitable. Give in."I didn't let him see my glare, but I clenched my free hand into a fist. The bite of my claws into flesh brought me a sense of peace. "This way," he instructed, leading me down the hallway. We weren't going to the dining hall. Wherever he was leading me was far grander than that. The carpet beneath our feet changed from merely soft to something that only royalty should step on. It had to be made of something exotic. Tigers?"Ahh, you have a good eye, Alessa. We treat upon what is left of some of my past enemies. Those that stood in the way of what I was promised." He smirked. "These are the hides of tiger shifters that refused to submit to me. The men anyway. The women tried to escape."I couldn't help myself. "Escape?" I quest
AmandaMitsi led me down the plush pathway and to a large door at the end of it. It had dozens of images of carved naked women on it. They all had a sadness in their eyes, conveyed even through their wooden features. There was nothing beautiful about this display. This was truly just about power. I shuddered. "Cold?" I looked up. Just inside the room Cee had a feathery red robe wrapped around her. She tilted her head when she saw me, a small smile playing on her lips."Cee," I gasped. I scurried into the room and shut the door in Mitsi's face. As much as I liked the maid, I wasn't sure I could trust her at this moment. I couldn't risk any of this going wrong. "Cee, have you heard what's going on?"She glanced past me at the door and gave a little shake of her head. "I don't bother with the thins that happen outside of my domain. Here I'm the one in control. If you agreed to obey, it could be a kingdom we both rule." she gestured me closer with one of her long fingers. I looked be
JavierI was pissed.No, pissed was something I was when a fucking condom broke and snapped my dick.I was more than that. I was livid. "What the fuck do you mean that we're not going to go any farther?" I snarled the words at Zale. Never had I ever wanted to tear his throat out before. But now? I wanted to murder him. I pointed at the demon that we were teamed up with. "Why are you listening to him, Zale? He's not our pack. He's the fucking enemy."The bastard glanced over at me and tsked, shaking his head. "You truly have no class. This is why you and your kind must be scoured off the face of this world."Everything was pure gold in front of me. My wolf practically had full control. He wanted to lunge and bite that bastard's smug nose off his face. "She's waiting for us, Zale.""And I'm telling you that she's not the only one," the demon snapped at me. "All you have to do is listen. We have to fight before we can rescue our mates. There's something in this dreadful forest that's
AmandaI wasted no time in cornering Teniv when we returned. "Okay, how do we do it? You can't just summon a Goddess and they show up."Teniv chuckled. "Oh? But isn't that what you did for me? You called, and I came."I rolled my eyes at his flippant attitude. "I'm being serious. This isn't the time to joke. I need to put a stop to Saabi. I won't let her have her way.""Ah, I suppose you're right. She's not about to show up if you call her, though she might send one of her celestial wolves instead."There had to be another way. "What about her followers? Do only the wolves follow her, or is there more?"Teniv tapped his chin as he hummed in thought. "There have been rumors she's taken over the place of quite a few Gods but I can't really confirm or deny any of that. I've been busy keeping my eye on the Primes." he shrugged at me but his eyes danced.This God could be irritating. "Then what do we do, Teniv? I have to put a stop to her. Tell us where to go. I want to put an end to this.
ZaleShe trembled before me, staring up at me with her big expressive eyes.Eyes I normally wanted to lose myself in."Talk?" she whispered the word.I bent down and took her into my arms, cradling her against my body. The others got to their feet, prepared to go with us until I glared at all of them. "I'm going to have a private conversation with my Luna."Her damn hounds growled at me. I appreciated the extra protection she had with them around, but I was really getting sick of them getting in my way all the time. "It's okay, guys," she whispered from my arms, and one by one they dropped their guards and let us stroll through.For some reason, instead of being relieved that they wouldn't be around to bother us, it only irritated me. They would have to be reminded of who was really in charge here.I turned on my heel and ventured out of the room and towards my own. My thoughts clouded my mind like poisonous clouds of vapor. How could she think about sacrificing herself?Was I happy t
AmandaI wasn't sure what to expect from the deity in front of me, but I dutifully followed him out of the room. My hounds scrambled before they too joined me.There was no fear in me when it came to Teniv. We had a connection, though I'd be hard-pressed to explain what it was. I had zero doubts I could trust the god. "Is this going to hurt?" I asked.Teniv glanced over his shoulder at me, eyes warm with concern. "Yes, you're melding your conscious with that of your mates and all of the pain will be yours until the process is complete. One final chance to turn back?""No," I answered with a shake of my head and a hand on my stomach. He didn't need to keep giving me outs. I reached for him, placing my hand on his back. He stiffened beneath my touch and twisted around to study me. "I'm choosing this. If this is what will bring her downfall, everything is worth it.""So be it." Teniv inclined his head and paused in the large living room. "Sit down," he ordered.I took a seat, and the god
AmandaBy the time everything was done and I'd been with each of my hounds, my body was a quivering husk.Raul chuckled and kissed my cheek. "Don't get too comfy, it's already morning."I groaned at the reminder and was tempted to grab a pillow and lob it at his face, but my current pillow of choice was Jesse, and lobbing the man wouldn't be easy. Instead, I glared at Raul and cuddled closer to Jesse. "I need sleep.""I know, but we need to protect our future," Tyler gently chided me. He yawned, breaking part of his serious effect. "Sorry, someone kept me up too late wanting a back rub."'It hadn't been that late when we started, and it was my fault he didn't stop until the wee hours of the morning when I was already knocked out. "Not you too, Ty, you can't be betraying me."His only answer was a chuckle and a ruffle of my hair. "You're something else, mate."I smiled before leaning closer. "I really don't want to get up.""I get it, but we have to," Raul scolded again.Sighing, I rol
AmandaI was stuck on Raul, contrary to his words, his knot did not go down, in fact, it only seemed to swell with every thrust Jesse made against me. Raul held me steady, peppering the top of my head with soft kisses of encouragement as I took the other hound's pounding. Tyler grunted, the head of his cock slammed into the back of my throat as he got closer and closer to his own relief."Wait," Raul ordered him.Tyler panted but stilled. "What?""We all have to finish inside of her, she's our mate, this is important. If you're getting too close, just wait."Tyler let out a keening little moan, his hips still working against my mouth but nodded. "Yeah," he agreed.My eyes widened as Tyler pulled free of my lips and I swallowed. "I have to take more of those?" I could take a lot, my body has proved that with the rough nature of Javier and Bo, and somehow, I loved it. The sensation of being stretched almost to the point of breaking, for my entire body to tremble as I pushed it more an
Zale There was something almost beautiful about Bo and his movements. his long hair spilled down his back as he submitted to me. I ran a finger down his spine and he shuddered beneath me, desperate for me to fill him up. I grinned and ground my hips against his sweet ass. With my other finger, I prepared him for me, I should have been slower, it had been a while since I'd gotten to enjoy his body, but there was no time for that. Or rather, I didn't wait to wait. I slipped another finger in him and scissored them in and out, stretching him. It wouldn't be long until I sunk inside of him. I leaned down and bit at his ear again and a long sexy moan tore out of him. The rougher I was with him, the more he responded. Bo had always been my desperate little slut, loving every touch from me, and I more than loved giving it. I pulled my fingers free and grabbed my hard-as-a-brick cock and pushed it against his tight little hole. "Scream for me love," I whispered as I slammed inside of him in
BoWhatever was going on with Amanda shot through me like a never-ending stream of fireworks. She was being well taken care of her by her hounds, and I was jealous."You need to calm down," Zale scolded, closing the door behind us. "Because if you don't, I'm going to be forced to punish you."I bit my lip. Lust spiraled inside my stomach. Zale had a way of pulling that out of me. "I don't like having her out of our sight, not after what happened before."He snorted at me. "Do you really think she's going to be taken away from us again so easily? I'll rip apart anyone that dares. Besides, those hounds are her mates just as much as we are, I'm tired of having to press that onto you."I understood his reasoning, but it didn't mean I had to like it. "I can't stop worrying," I confessed with a sigh.Zale came behind me, running the tips of his fingers up and down my arms and nibbling on my shoulder. "Oh?" he pressed pushing his erection against me. "I think I can help you stop worrying if y
AmandaMy words were the only barrier keeping them away from me. Raul pressed firmly down on my thighs and his tongue slowly slid into me, teasing my clit and making me gasp and writhe against the bed.Tyler's fingers found my sensitive pussy lips and he pulled them apart so Raul had better access. I cried out over the deeper touch and he leaned over, capturing my lips with his and silencing any more moans from me.Jesse continued to torment me from behind. "Do either of you have any lube?" he asked. "I'm wanting to get her nice and prepared for all of us, I'm sure you wouldn't mind that, right Amanda?" he purred into my ear.I shook my head back and forth, but Tyler followed after me, his tongue darting over my lips and making me whine beneath him.Raul didn't pull away but he snapped his fingers and pointed at my nightstand. Tyler leaned over, still holding me completely exposed to my mate, and grabbed a small vial from the drawer. He motioned for Jesse to hold out a hand and he squ
AmandaThere was no hesitation left in me. I followed my hounds to one of the bigger rooms and took a seat on the large bed, watching as the three of them turned to me.Now that it was this moment, my pulse raced and I couldn't get it to calm down. From the moment they marked me, I knew this would eventually happen, but I hadn't realized how nervous I would be."It's okay," Jesse offered, taking a seat beside me. He wrapped an arm around me and pulled me against his warm body before gently kissing the top of my forehead. "We can take this as slow as you need, or just cuddle if that's all you want, Luna.""Amanda," I corrected. "We're all mates. There's no reason for you to keep that up."Raul chuckled and took a spot on the other side of me, nuzzling his nose in the crease of my neck. "A-man-da," he sang my name out and his warm breath tickled me. "Thank you."I stared down at my hands. I wasn't sure what to do anymore. It's not that I didn't want to take the next step forward, but my