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?”
Astraea sat by the riverbank, her legs dipped in the water, swinging back and forth, cutting against the current. Her head rested on Gray’s shoulder, who sat beside her.A couple of omegas watched them from behind, planting more aconite and harvesting its purple flowers for processing.“I remember my Little One used to love playing at the river. Your Mom used to scold you all the time,” said Gray.“I can’t remember what she looks like,” she admitted. “Tell me.”“All you have to do is look in the mirror, Little One. You’re the spitting image of her,” he said. “You and your sister.”“Do you think they’re happy now? Being with the Goddess? I hope Nana’s with them,” she said, raising her head to gaze at the clear blue sk
“That’s all of them,” Caelum said, eyeing the group of freed captives now gathered in front of him.Gammas and healers from both the Blood Moon pack and the Silent Moon pack passed around clothes to the freed warriors, and were comforting them. The healers were tending to the wounded. Some of the warriors were stacking up the bodies of dead rogues. Everyone was working together, as if they’ve known each other for long when they’ve only got acquainted yesterday.Clarissa felt relief wash over her, seeing her people freed from the rogues, all of them although weakened, still alive. “Thank you, Alpha Caelum,” said she, tilting her head to the side to look up at him. “The Silent Moon pack is indebted to you. Should you ever need our help, we would be more than willing to lend a hand.”“The nightmares have stopped,&
“Astraea,” he said, calling her name like a lover, petting her hair as she sat on the floor with her legs folded beneath her thighs, her head bowed, eyes shut tight and lips quivering.“I’m so happy you’re alive. I was devastated when I had to leave you behind that night.” His voice lacked of a joyful tone, and it sent shivers down her spine. He slowly paced beside her, circling her, and though she couldn’t see his face, she could feel his watchful eye on her.The last thing she remembered was following the directions she was given, and arriving at the borders of the pack’s territory, before someone from behind her put her to sleep. Nevertheless, she was familiar with where she was taken. The floor was of wood unlike the usual cold tiles, the room smaller, dimly lit from a lamp that sat atop the bedside table. As usual, al
Caelum sat on his chair, his chin resting on both hands propped up on his elbows. A map was laid out on the table, one particular spot circled in red. After all these years of chasing after him, he had finally found the one place he had been hiding – there was no escape for him now.Gray stood on one side of the table, his arms on each end, leaning forward as his brows knitted in concentration. A man could only have so much, and the man who had caused him everything he ever had was finally getting what he deserved and more. It was time for payback, merciless and bloody.The two Alpha’s aura were getting stronger as Luca discussed the new findings the scouts reported. The hideout was hidden with wolfsbane and was near the south’s borders that it was easily ignored. No sane werewolf would get close to those borders. They should’ve realized that they were dealing
Desire burned within him, the sparks she ignited now blazing, as he succumbed to the heat. His breathing uncontrolled, his heart racing, as he saw her pupils dilate in need of the same craving he wanted to satiate for so long. And he was more than ready to finally claim her as his – his mate, his Luna, his everything.After patiently waiting for months, she had finally given him her consent, and yet despite the growing need in him that demanded his every attention, he couldn’t shake the foreboding feeling that there was something wrong with her sudden willingness. Perhaps it wasn’t sudden, after all, she had been acting differently since the day he returned from aiding the Silent Moon pack.Her closeness with him, snuggling up to him in bed, shyly hugging from behind like the day she confessed her thoughts and resting her head on his chest on what seemed to him was
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