He offered her his arm to which she accepted. They walked out of the bedroom, into a wide corridor. He wore a casual white dress shirt, biceps restraining against the long sleeves, and the black double buttons adding a touch of color. Paired with faded denim jeans and a pair of oak colored chukka boots, his attire matched hers and they looked like a couple going out on a date.
Life-sized paintings adorned the walls, it was mostly of nature and her head turned from left to right and back again as she stared at them. By the middle, one particular painting drew her attention, the violence depicted in it different a striking contrast to the rest.
She found herself drawn to the image of a black wolf with bloodred eyes and a bloodied snout, with a couple of bleeding wolves in the background. He noticed her staring at the painting longer than the others and stopped to let her
Caelum walked past the training grounds and into a secluded portion of the woods. As they got closer to where he could torture his beta, so did Luca’s whining.“I don’t want to do this,” said he.“Well, if you had manners, you wouldn’t be here,” Caelum snapped, and he shut up.They reached a small area, thick with a certain herbaceous perennial. The robust tubers stood tall, proudly displaying clusters of blue-purple flowers that lined the tops of their stems. The domed outer sepals shrouded the inside of the flowers, and bees buzzed and danced from one to another. Carefully cultivated aconite, their own poison.A small shed was situated a distance away from the plantation. He ordered Luca to bring out the necessary materials and he had no choice but to obey. Luca returned to
Her age didn’t show on her face. Lines formed on her forehead and on the corners of her eyes, but she held a youthful glow. Her hair had a healthy shine to it and she let it hung on her shoulders. Despite her age, she carried herself with a certain charm that would surely lure an old geezer. She bowed to him and said, “Pleased to meet you, Alpha Caelum. I am Astraea’s grandmother.”Caelum’s eyes darkened at the sight of her. For some reason, his gut told him that there was more to her than a calculated smile. She had a kind face and a small voice but he couldn’t trust her yet. Appearances were deceiving and he should know better than anyone.“Follow me,” he said coldly and she nodded in understanding. He turned for her to follow then ordered, “Except you, Luca.”Luca looked at him con
His hand roamed on the other side of the bed and felt it cold and empty. Lazily opening his sleepy eyes, Astraea was no longer beside him. Grunting, he pushed himself off the bed and got up. His feet swayed a little as the blood rushed to his head.Then he walked to a corner of the room, where Astraea laid on the floor, curled up into a ball and shivering. The silk top and shorts exposed more of her skin. He sighed then squatted right next to her and placed a hand on her forehead to check her temperature. He wouldn’t want her to end up sick because of the cold.His palm was warm, but her forehead was icy, and so was the rest of her skin. Her pale lips trembled, while her eyebrows knitted. His heart ached to see her like this but he had to endure, it was part of the process.The mate bond should’ve made things easier but so far, it
His eyes shot open and found her sobbing… in her sleep. Tears rolled off to one side, escaping from her tightly shut lids. She sniffled as liquid mucus threatened to escape and her lips trembled.“P…Please… n-no…,” she mumbled. “I…It…hu-hurts me…”She was doing it again. He shifted closer to her so her head was aligned with his chest and he ran his hand down her back. “Ssshhh… It’s alright, love. No one will hurt you here. I’m here for you,” he whispered, resting his chin on the top of her head and kissing it softly.She kept making incoherent noises as she sobbed harder and Caelum whispered to her, in hopes that his words would somehow reach her, a part of him hoping it wouldn’t be violent tonight. But it wouldn’t go as he hoped
The delicious smell of freshly cooked gourmet filled the room. Anyone would lick their lips while their eyes gleam in anticipation, but Astraea sat quietly, looking down, uninterested with the food being served.Caelum kept a placid expression, but inside he was once again disappointed with himself. He was yet to elicit a response from her when it came to food. Anything, whatever reaction she might give – push away her plate if she didn’t like it or smile when she takes a bite and find it tasty.For dinner, they were served steak. Using only the finest quality of ingredients – from the protein to the butter used. He placed the glass of red on his lips and slowly took a sip as he watched her slice into the meat and take a mouthful.Nothing. She ate it like it was nothing.“How is it, love?&rdqu
Caelum set her to her feet once they were inside their room. She gawked at him and he could feel excitement course through his veins. He wondered if she was curious as to what just took place, and if their encounter with Ryzah stirred something in her.Thinking she needed a small push, he asked her. “Is something on your mind, love? You know you can tell me.”She stared at the ground to avoid his gaze and asked, “Why… Why do you call me your Luna?”He smiled at her; it was a start. At least she was talking to him. “Because you are, my love. My mate, my Luna,” he answered honestly.“But… you’re an Alpha.”“Yeah?” he asked, brows furrowing slightly.“I can’t be your Luna,&rdq
Astraea groaned in her wake; she ached all over, particularly in her wrists and thighs.“Good morning, love,” she heard Caelum say and turned on her side to face him.He had his jet-black hair neatly combed to the back and he smelled pleasantly of soap and cologne, his smile stirring an uneasy feeling in her stomach.“Stay here,” he said getting up and leaving the room.She pushed the sheets aside and headed to the bathroom. Her throat felt scratchy, she badly needed water. Rubbing her hands on her wrists, she tried to recall what happened last night but as always, nothing came up.Caelum told her she’d been having nightmares, but he never divulged what it was about. All she knew was that when she slipped off the bed in the middle of the night to sleep on the f
“They’re waiting for you,” said Luca as he joined Caelum on the way to the office.“What do they want?”“Don’t know. Kaide said they wanted to talk to you.”“They got guts coming all the way here, I’ll give them that,” Caelum mused.Luca pushed the door open and Caelum walked in, instantly filling the room with his dominating presence. His guests tensed before him, there was no mistaking it, he imposed upon them a powerful Alpha aura.A woman who looked to be in her early twenties forced a shaky smile at him, but her gaze shifted to his Beta, who was behind him. Her auburn hair was neatly tied on a bun atop her head and freckles scattered across her face, just beneath her eyes. Her light brown eyes reflected Luca’s shoc
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