“What was she doing there?” he questioned as he sank on the couch while pinching at his glabella. “How is she even alive? We felt the bond break, didn’t we?”
“Something’s off,” his wolf said.
“No shit, Gin. A lot of things don’t make sense. We felt the bond with…” he trailed, then stayed silent. “With Mom.”
“They were alive all this time,” Gin agreed.
“Damn it, Gin! How could you get it wrong!”
Gin growled at him and he punched thin air in annoyance as he cursed. “Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!”
“Quiet down or you’ll wake her!” scolded Gin.
“I need a run,” he said.
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A familiar delicious scent wafted through her nose and her stomach longed to be fed, grumbling to let her know. Her head throbbed and her limbs felt heavy. Turning her head to the side, she found herself in an unknown room.Getting up slowly, the towel on her forehead fell on the blankets. Looking down, she noticed that she had no shirt on, and pushing the sheets lower, she wasn’t wearing her shorts. Covering herself with the blankets, panic surged through her.Looking around, she saw a shirt on the nightstand and hurriedly put it on. As she questioned what had transpired on the night of her escape, the door swung open and she heard a familiar voice. “Good morning, Little One,” it said.And when her eyes fell on him, her jaw went slack as her eyes widened in shock. Impossible. He looked older, but those steel grey eyes, the s
“You… never came.” Her words echoed in his mind as invisible knives stabbed his heart many times over it should’ve killed him. How could he refute the truth? He wasn’t there beside them when they needed him most. Their sole protector. What he did might as well be the same with that of abandonment.He solemnly sat at the foot of her bed, watching her shaking figure beneath the sheets and listening to her sobs. What she had gone through, what the Blood Moon pack did to her – he blamed himself for everything. And for the life he’s lived for the past years since that night, he regretted giving up on them, believing that they all died then.“Tell her, Gray,” his wolf urged.“Tell her what, Gin? I thought you were dead, so how could I have known?” he
Luca opened the door without knocking and entered the room with two steps. Caelum was lying in bed with his back to him, and didn’t bother turning to face him despite sensing his presence. It pained him to see his friend so crestfallen, it always reminded him of that time, and so he had been working non-stop to trace her location. The dark circles under his eyes and the smell of coffee that hung around him proved it. He was yet to get some sleep.Caelum was mad, her lingering scent only reminded him of her betrayal. And no matter how hard he tried to think of a reason as to why she would leave him, he couldn’t come up with any. Hadn’t he given her everything she might ever need? Why must she leave him? Why did they always leave him?“Caelum,” Luca spoke softly, earning no response from the Alpha.As he thought of
“Someone’s here,” Gin warned, at the same time Gray had the same feeling.His protective instinct towards his Little One soared; balled his fists, preparing for a fight. They were found too soon, but he wouldn’t let her be taken. Not now, not when he was finally reunited with her. She shall never get hurt again.“I promise I’ll protect you, Little One,” he said, planting a kiss on her forehead before leaving the bedroom to the living room, and finally heading outside. He stood on the porch, flexing his shoulders, channeling Gin’s energy.He could smell one, an Alpha, the same scent that lingered on his Little One. Did he come alone? Gray doubted it. His men must have the cabin circled by now, hiding their scents with wolfsbane – it’s what he would’ve done.“Show yourself,&
Gray turned around and saw Astraea standing on the porch; her cheeks flushed, breathing heavy, and shivering. She had wrapped herself with a blanket but she was in no state to be outside, she could barely stand.“Go back inside, Little One. I’ll take care of matters here,” he said, turning his attention back to Caelum, who had a relieved smile on his face, from seeing Astraea.This angered him more that he wanted to kick him in the face but he could still feel her presence. “You don’t want to see what I’m about to do, Little One. I don’t understand why you defend him, but I promise you, he will get what he deserves,” he said through gritted teeth. “So please, go back inside.”“A-Astraea,” Caelum whispered, ignoring the pain coming from his abdomen. She heard him, and she came out
“Her pack is waiting for her return.”Luca’s words pulled on his heartstring, remembering the promise he made to his pack before he left them. It had been years since then, and he had cut all contact from them. They weren’t even his pack anymore. He was no longer Alpha, having passed on the responsibility to his Beta and best friend.He promised to return, and yet he never did. He was a rogue Alpha if he could still call himself one. No one knew about him, and he was certain his pack wouldn’t snitch on him. This kid knew, but did he really? There was a possibility the kid was bluffing.And his Little One, a Luna? She didn’t mention anything about it. All he knew was that someone hurt her and she was running away from the Blood Moon pack.“You dare fool me, Beta?” he spa
Gray paced back and forth on the living room, still in disbelief of what the two had just told him. Luca leaned on the wall beside the window with his arms crossed while Caelum sat on the couch in silence, still recovering from the earlier fist fight.Stopping, he said, “So let me get this straight. You’re telling me she’s the Luna and you weren’t responsible for those… those marks.”“Yes,” Caelum answered.“Why should I believe you,” he scoffed.“Do we have to go over this again?” said Caelum, rubbing his temples.“I still don’t trust you.”“I understand. But whether she returns or not is up to her. Just her,” Caelum said as he stood to face him. “Do we ag
“Thanks for doing this,” Luca said in a mind-link as the pack raced through the woods. He ran beside the Alpha, and together they led the group of warriors behind them.“I gave my word,” Caelum simply replied. “Besides, I trust she won’t run away again.”“Huh, looks like getting beat knocked some sense into you,” said Luca.Caelum growled. “Don’t bring that up again.”“So, what do you know about my mate?” Luca asked, changing the subject, and he tensed. It was only a matter of time before he started asking questions and of all the timing, it had been right when they were on their way to the Silent Moon pack.“She’s betrothed to another but she wouldn’t tell who he is,” Caelum answered honestly.“Is he one of those captured warriors?”
Caelum ran a hand through his hair as he paced back and forth, impatience getting to him at the long hours of waiting.Then the door opened and an elder stepped out. She smiled kindly at him, and said, “She’s fine now, Alpha.”He breathed a sigh of relief. It was only three days after his proposal when she had fallen gravely ill from out of the blue.“It is strange,” the woman said. “She kept saying ‘Araceli’. If I may inquire, Alpha, who is this person she keeps calling for?”“Her sister,” Caelum answered. “But she’s no longer with us.”The elder’s brows knitted. “Strange. A werewolf only catches the moon fever when a family member is dying and is most likely to happen when the two share a particularly strong bond with each other. But how can that be? You say he
She sniffled, and he immediately shut up. She raised a hand and landed a soft punch on his chest.One. Two. Then she was pounding her fists on him as she cried.“Why? Why did you save me? Let me die! Let me die!”He forcefully held arms and hugged her shaking frame, her head resting on his chest.“Don’t,” he said. “Don’t leave me.”Astraea felt something drip on her hair. Looking up, she saw that he was crying too.“Don’t leave me… please. Stay with me. Stay with me forever.”Her voice was pained as she spoke. “I can’t.”“Why?”She didn’t answer.She felt cold in his arms. Her clothes weren’t warm enough. So, he pulled her closer to hi
For Caelum, it felt like time had stopped. She did all that… for him? And he… he almost lost her… forever?His heart couldn’t take it – wouldn’t be able to take it. Losing her… What would he be without her?What-What has he done? She… she…He had to go to her.He opened a drawer and took out a small cube black wooden box. It had a glossy polish to it, and when he opened it, the slit within the ivory leatherette lining held a solitaire style ring. The center stone was a fat round diamond sitting between the prongs which were made of the same material as the shank, platinum.It was perfectly her size, and he had personally chosen it for her. Even he couldn’t believe it – he was actually looking forward to settling with he
“What the fuck was that!” Chase roared as Caelum emptied the bottle of Johnny Walker Blue Label.“Fuck off, Chase.”“Fuck you, Caelum! Why’d you do that? You hurt mate!”He blocked him. He was in no mood to hear Chase’s yapping.“You know drinking won’t make the pain go away.”He raised his head and saw Melanie standing by the doorway with a hand on her hip, her other hand pinching Luca’s ear. The latter leaned closer to her to not make it hurt as much as it should. Caelum raised a brow at them.“You spend a day with her, without so much as restraining yourself for the sake of whoever passed by the clinic, turned MY CLINIC into a love motel, and now I find you drinking yourself to death!
Reaching even deeper inside of her, bruising her cervix and playing with her swollen clit. He’d flip her to her back, to her stomach, to her side, and penetrate her from different angles, reaching places inside her she didn’t know existed until then.“You love this, don’t you?” he asked with a hint of anger in his voice, it scared her.Slap!She mewled as his hand came down on her ass cheeks. Every slap stung, only to be eased when he ran a hand on them.“TELL ME, Astrea!” he demanded. “You love being fucked, don’t you? You love it when a dick’s inside you, don’t you? Don’t you!”His words cut deep into her heart, like a knife that stabbed it many times over.He leaned forward t
“Hi,” she said shyly. “I.. uhm… I..uh… outside!”She chirped the last word a little higher and was about to close the door when he grabbed her hand, kicked the door close, and pinned her to it. His body pressed against her, her face inches away from him.He had so much in his mind lately he forgot about his heat cycle. And now she was so... close, the scent of her arousal making his head spin.She stared at him with desire in her eyes, trailing his body up and down, certain that her mind was going back to the night they shared together. His eyes darkened. He was pitching up a tent and he needed her... badly...right then and there.He grounded his pelvis against her as he captured her lips into a passionate kiss, leaving them both breathless.“Cael
Running. Astraea woke up to the news that Caelum had just awakened from the coma. She left the omega who brought her breakfast in a hurry to get to him.She had slept over that morning feeling refreshed as if she hadn't been under a cloud just yesterday.Caelum... Alpha... she had to see for herself.She passed by the training grounds where Kaide was making the warriors do pushups in unison, all counting loudly. Gray was beside him, shouting at the warriors to count louder."Morning, Luna!" Kaide called with a grin on his face.She stopped. "Good... morning, Kaide," she huffed. "Is he..."“Yeah, he's up and already ordering us around. Said he didn't want to see any of us until he talked to you. Smack him in the head for me, will you?"
Screams pierced the silence.The smell of blood thick in the air as the warm liquid ran down his abdomen to his thighs, drops of red seeping through the ground. His fearful eyes were wide open as the blade plunged deeper into his chest, puncturing his lung.The chains rattled as he struggled to break free. His feet stomped on the ground, the feel of the blade moving inside him significantly more painful than a straight stab. His desperate need to escape made it more painful, and Caelum enjoyed the sight of his helplessness.Caelum took another blade from the array of tools neatly arranged atop a wooden table. The blade’s edge dull – a sharp blade cuts easier, but where’s the fun in that?He waved it around, deciding where to put it, and decided on the man’s nipple. The tip touched right at the
Building 13 was quite a distance from the pack but it didn’t matter for he asked Luca to keep the Gammas clear of the building. With a full moon and the cool night breeze, it was rather calming, tonight was a nice change of pace.“Hey,” Chase said casually.“So much for peace,” Caelum sighed. “Don’t talk me out of it.”“I won’t. I wanted to tell you that I want to have fun, too.”“Do you have anything special in mind?” he asked. “They’re no ordinary prisoners, we should treat them differently. The old routine isn’t fun now.”“Leave it to me,” Chase said. “No one hurts mate.”The building looked abandoned like it was about to collapse on its