Caelum opened his eyes and was greeted by darkness and the smell of decay, and deduced that he was in the basement. Chains rattled as he moved his arms which were stretched out to his sides and when he tried to move his legs, found that his ankles were bound as well. The silver stung his skin, and the wolfsbane burned, but thanks to his resistance training, it didn’t hurt as much as it was supposed to.
Still, though Chase was helping him thicken his skin, he couldn’t quite communicate with his wolf. It seemed as though Chase had faded into the background which was peculiar considering the situation, they were in. His eyes glazed over as he tried to mind-link Luca, but there was interference – wolfsbane.
As he racked his brain on how to escape despite the terrible headache, the door swung open and after a click, light filled the room. Caelum bl
Noah stayed silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed aloud.“I almost forgot. Thank you for reminding me, Astraea. Such a good girl.”“Please… Master.”A thought crossed his mind, causing him to smirk. “Brother, do you know why she calls me Master?”“Go fuck yourself,” the Alpha answered.He lightly scratched his chin as if considering Caelum’s proposal. “I would but where’s the fun in that?”“Please… Master,” she repeated, tugging on the ends of his pants only to be denied further attention. Instead, he harshly pulled his leg away without so much as a glance at her and faced Caelum, who had his head down but was internally trying to keep himself calm despite it bei
“Master…ah… please… Ma-Master.”Astraea kept begging Noah as he fucked her from behind, putting on yet another show for Caelum. She couldn’t help but moan as he hit a particular spot inside of her and her hatred grew – towards her master, but even more so towards herself.Her moans were for only her Alpha, for Caelum whom she had used and betrayed. The pain in her chest intensified which added to the list of things she should be guilty for, including the fact that he was feeling the same pain as she.“Ma-Master… ah… ah… p-plea…please.”Noah slammed his dick inside her cunt, ignoring her pleas for Araceli. He was high at the moment – the addictive pleasure of her tight walls wrapping around his dick, and Caelum well-aware of eve
“You see, before those corpses ruled the south, several packs had to be annihilated, including the royal pack. Many died, enslaved, while a few lucky survivors managed to escape or weren’t there when it happened. Astraea here was among the latter, and so was her entire family it seemed. By staying in neutral grounds, they were spared a cruel fate… only to suffer a crueler fate in my hands.”Flick.Noah lit a cigarette and after a long drag, slowly exhaled the smoke. “I killed her family, spared the grandma and her granddaughters.”“WHY?” Caelum asked in a low growl.“Why?” he repeated, thinking for himself. “Ah!”His palm went to his forehead, throbbing in pain as white flashes formed in his mind’s eye.
A rogue barged in the door without knocking. He was a panicking mess as he bowed and immediately reported, “Alpha, the Blood Moon pack is attacking us. They have us surrounded.”Noah stared at him in disbelief. “Impossible!”Caelum laughed. “You underestimate me, brother. The pack, and I, their Alpha – we’re no longer weak and gullible as you initially took us to be.”The chains rattled as he flexed his arms and legs. Stretching his neck from side to side, a smirk formed on his lips.“Haaa!!!” He screamed as he pulled on the chains, channeling Chase’s energy for as much as he could with his current state.“Chase,” he called, but couldn’t hear him. “Don’t sleep on me now, you lazy wolf. A
Astraea desperately gasped for air; her chest tight. She felt like drowning – icy black waters swallowing her whole and everything around her fading into the background, into nothingness. Somehow, the cold waters were inviting, comforting, that there was an odd sense of peace as she sank deeper and deeper.“As-As!”She smiled.The voice was calling for her – Araceli was calling her. When she reaches the bottom, would she finally see her?It had been too long since she was last allowed to meet her. Araceli – always a fiery ball of energy – gave her hope and strength.The voice called again. “As-As!”Almost there… just a little more… and they’d finally be together again.A
She roared. Not Caelum. Her life was worthless but not Caelum’s – he had to live no matter what – for Luca, for Melanie, for the pack.She bared her sharp canines at her Master who was staring at her with wide eyes and a slack jaw. The man who caused her more than a lifetime’s worth of torment – the man who would take everything and everyone from her. No more.Amethyst growled, the look of fear in Noah’s eyes pure bliss. He almost killed her – she failed Astraea countless times. She was supposed to be her friend through dark times and good, but she could only hang in a thin thread as the monster kept poisoning Astraea. She held on because her death also meant death for Astraea.And now their mate was dying too – Chase had received too much of the poison in less t
Astraea solemnly stared at the sleeping Caelum, the occasional beeping of the machines the tubes were attached to, and the constant ticking of the clock keeping her company. The wound in her abdomen had healed thanks to Melanie, and largely due to Amethyst.It had been five days since then and Caelum was yet to wake up. She tried to use the link to get any response from him but of no use.She held his hand firmly between hers, keeping it close to her face and planting soft kisses as she wiped her tears. For five days she had been beside him, and it took convincing to get her to leave his side for the night when Luca, Melanie, and Gray agreed to take shifts to watch over him and that she would be the first to know when he had woken up.But even when she tried to sleep, she couldn’t – the bed was cold without him, the room too big fo
Caelum finished his meal and decided to shower.Warm water cascaded down his body, no trace of the wounds and injuries he received. He let his muscles relax while his mind was a turmoil of thoughts and his emotions in complete disarray.It was finally over – Noah was dead. Everyone would rest in peace now that the so-called Alpha of a band of rogues had joined them – so why… did it feel like he was missing something important?He pushed the thoughts aside. Right now, he should decide which direction he’d take his relationship with Astraea.For days and nights, it haunted him – memories of Deborah, her betrayal and parting words, and of Astraea, how she was continuously used. He was still undecided, hurt, and confused.
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