Raymond got off the car when he saw Evelyn before he could stop himself."Raymond, you didn't have to get off for me," Ava turned to Raymond with a flattering smile, pasting herself to Raymond's chest, "thanks for dropping me to the school." Raymond glanced at Ava's move, and Evelyn escaped in that split second. "This is the last time I'm gonna tolerate your touch, woman," Sisyphus pressed to the surface and gripped Ava's chin roughly, but Ava suppressed the pain and maintained her smile. "You could have just said so if you didn't want me to go, Alpha," Ava grinned at him, and Sisyphus pulled away his hand instantly with a frown. Wolves don't play the tricks and schemes of human all that well."Bye, ALPHA Raymond!" Ava skipped away from Raymond before she turned and gave him a bright smile, knowing all eyes were on her right now. Screams and whistles burst out in the crowd as Ava winked at Raymond before she entered the school's gate.Evelyn had already escaped to the side of the g
Evelyn only sneaked into the club to avoid the awkward trash talk, only to her surprise, she bumped into Ava at the bar."I thought you said you didn't want to come in," Evelyn frowned at the drink in Ava's hand, "you are not 21 yet."Alcohol works less on werewolves than humans because of the whole metabolism thing, but most packs enforce a 21-year-old drinking policy as the human do because underage drinking gets human attention too easily."YOU drink!" Ava rolled her eyes with a frustrated huff before she gave Evelyn a naughty grin, "Have one with me! Bartender!"The man grabbed an empty glass quickly.The last time Evelyn had a drink with her, Sarah made Evelyn go to bed without dinner for bad influence on Ava -- as if Evelyn needs to live on the allowance from her parents."Neither of us is having a drink!" Evelyn took the glass out of Ava's hand, not sure if Ava was already drunk, "I'm here to get you home, princess.""I'm not the princess, YOU are the princess!" Ava let out a fr
Raymond jumped off the second floor the moment he realized what happened -- Ava had wolfsbane!With a swift forward roll, Raymond landed before dashing toward Ava. Though shocked, most people only thought they were in for some top-notch east Manhattan gossip of some celebrity getting drunk without realizing how dangerous it was.Kept their distance, they all get into small groups with loud whispers, watching the show with smirks and sympathy."Ava!" Raymond shouted her name, horrified to see that her shirt was half torn by herself, and the next second her bones would crack and rearrange before heavy hair grew out of her skin as she turn into a large size wolf!Ava's head shot at Raymond subliminally, but her pupils were dilated, unable to focus."Ava White!" Raymond had to use his Alpha Aura for a strict command, "Do not move!"Ava's whole body stiffed and started shaking like a leaf in a huge wind -- she was trying to resist Raymond's command. Her wolf was now berserk and its only wis
Raymond called Evelyn again with Ava's phone a few minutes after the first call, and again, no answer.Either Evelyn didn't want to answer, or it was because she couldn't.Raymond made a decision.He picked up Ava into his arms, ignoring the worried eyes around him. So they saw him taking her, big deal? They would know tomorrow that he didn't kill her or anything. He couldn't wait with Ava any longer.He had to go and look for Evelyn."Al--boss!" Theo's shout squeezed through the crowd before he could, "What's going on?!""Right on time!" Raymond handed Ava over to Theo before he grabbed Theo's shoulder and gave him a pinch, "She's drugged, take her to our hospital! Take the audience with you if you need to!"Theo understood the pinch immediately -- Raymond wouldn't have said "our hospital" unless it was werewolf related."What happened to her?" Mathilda finally made her way to Raymond."It's not safe here tonight," Raymond dragged Mathilda toward the entrance as he got his phone back
Raymond just came out of the White's house with no fruit when he got a text.[Drugged, wolfsbane. Bombay Sapphaire 17th floor. Come alone!]Usually he doesn't answer to unknown numbers, but the word "drugged" caught his attention on this weird night. He clicked open the message and froze at the one sent from his own number before that--[Evelyn, this is Mathilda! My brother has my phone so don't text me!]"Dominic," Raymond dialed a number the next second, "get me a dose of cure for wolfsbane and meet me at the Bombay Sapphire, now.""Yes, Alpha." His beta answered fast and swiftly.Raymond hit on the gas as far as it could go, and another text came soon--[Room 27]Raymond glanced at it before he swiped it off and dialed another number, his eyes filled with anger like dark cloud sky -- Someone drugged two girls of HIS pack at Bombay Sapphire right under his nose?!"Leon," Raymond's tone was icy cold when the phone call was put through a second later, "look into Bombay Sapphire's secur
"No...not there!" Though lost in the moment, AND under drug, Evelyn struggles everytime Raymond's lips grazed through her collarbone. Raymond let out a surprised chuckle. "Don't you want to be my woman?" Curved his lips evilly, Raymond whispered by Evelyn's ear, teasing. The naughty girl bit Raymond as a response, getting a laugh out of Raymond. "I'm not gonna mark you," Raymond gripped the back of Evelyn's neck, planting gentle kisses to sooth her as he pushed a finger into her pussy, and Evelyn was moving her butt at his pace already. "Impatient little wolf," Raymond chuckled, trying hard to ignore the flames in himself as he prepared her, "let me know where your button is?" A whimper escaped Evelyn suddenly as Raymond pressed on her spot, and a bright grin crowled onto his face-- "Gotcha." Raymond moved lower and gulpped her nipple, sucking with his tongue circling in a teasing way. Evelyn kneaded the back of his neck at the comfort, stretching her body with a satisfied moan
Gazing at Evelyn's peaceful sleeping face, Raymond felt an odd satisfaction gripping his heart. He never expected to have such a feeling of completion with any woman but his mate, and that made him dreadful of what he was about to do. [Sisyphus,] Raymond took a deep breath before he called for his inner wolf, [is she our mate?] No response. Raymond's heart sank, and he didn't even know why. Sisyphus should have recognized Evelyn as their mate long before this if she really was, he knew, but still, he wanted to ask, and still, he felt disappointed at Sisyphus's answer. What got into him?! [She's not a werewolf,] Sisyphus suddenly grunted, his tone cold as ever. [She's a wolfless,] Raymond explained, [she's still a werewolf--] [She's not!] Sisyphus cut off Raymond impatiently, [Her scent is off!] [Ohh, it's because she was under wolfsbane. That would throw her scent off.] Raymond remembered. Sisyphus huffed grumpily. Sisyphus wasn't like this from the start. There was a time w
Evelyn woke up in a very comfortable bed, alone. Someone cleaned her body after the mess from last night, and with a lazy yawning, she stretched her body comfortably under the warm sunlight, which only shone up to her neck because the curtain was so considerately opened so that it wouldn't shine directely into her eyes. Started as a mess, last night turned out to be wonderful, all except her sour legs. Evelyn sat up on the bed with her knees in her chest, couldn't help but lingering on the taste of Raymond. Though she enjoyed their first night, last night was ten times better. The only pity was, she was half conscious and couldn't remember most of it. All she found in her memory was her unsatisfiying craving and the overwhelming pleasure. A glare from the nightstand caught Evelyn's attention, and she realized it was her phone. It was a text. What was surprising was that someone turned her phone into silent mode. Frowned with confusion, Evelyn took her phone, and then understood R
Raymond has been working overnight for days.[Eve, why was the big bad wolf working late again last night? I miss him!] Willa nudges Evelyn in boredom, demanding. Like Evelyn missing Raymond, Willia misses Sysiphus and maybe more. The spell's breaking restored the memory of Scarlett, James and Raymond, and Evelyn suddenly got all her family and friends back with no life-threatening risk hanging over her head.But that isn't the case for Willa. She is clean like a newborn baby and the only one she knows now is Sysiphus. Not to mention, Sysiphus adores Willa like no one else. Willa would only talk to him and Evelyn, not even Raymond.Things were so great for a month or two after Sysiphus marked Evelyn, but then he suddenly got busy, and so did everyone else. Though they see each other at breakfast, that had been their only chance to see each other in a whole day.[I'm sure we can see him tonight, it's Friday after all,] Evelyn rubs her forehead, getting a headache from the baby that had
Raymond came early.He didn't dare take more people against Killian's request, but he sent men to monitor all the mages in the city when he came to the warehouse hours early and lurked around. When it was reported to him that several important members of the coven disappeared, he knew something was wrong.So he woke up Sysiphus and came close to the house, only in time to hear Killian's words.Killian: "I can explain..."But Sysiphus wasn't in the mood to hear.[You can't go in rage right now!] Raymond was watching Sysiphus carefully in his mind, ready to take control at any moment, [I told you she would be in a bad condition, and you--][I have learned my lesson, Raymond, I won't lose it. I went into deep sleep because I was worried about the witch's mate bond spell, but not now when I see my mate with my own eyes.] Sysiphus answered calmly, his eyes landing gently on the white wolf floating in the air.The shade of cocky that had always been in his voice was gone, replaced by an earn
Killian persuaded Ava to use the same warehouse where she peeled off Mathilda's wolf.He saw real fear in Ava's eyes and he knew to Ava, the moon goddess truly existed and that Ava really believed she wouldn't be protected in that warehouse by her goddess.But why stains two places on the earth when she obviously enjoyed peeling off wolves, right? She might do more in the future. This logic persuaded Ava.Right now there they were. Ava and Killian, standing in the dusty, empty, abandoned warehouse, with Evelyn between them in a magic bubble, covered in burnt scars, barely alive.There was only one beam of moonlight throw the window, and Killian put Evelyn right under it.Ava kept her distance -- she had developed a moonlight-phobia since Mathilda. Killian glanced at his watch before he bowed to Ava: "Would you want me to do the honor?"Ava shook her head. It was so scary last time, and she couldn't even imagine how she pulled that off all on her own. But this time she felt a frantic
For four days straight Evelyn was kept in a magic bubble, naked.Fire would burn her skin crispy before ice froze her limbs. Then again, and again. Until she was at the edge of death, and that was when the mage guarding her would heal her wounds to prevent her death.And then a new cycle of fire and ice.Every day Ava would come visit Evelyn with only one question: where is your totem?Ava saw Evelyn's power. It was a much more pure and strong magic than anything Ava had ever seen. Maybe Killian's was stronger, but his power wasn't as pure.Ava wanted Evelyn's power. She had been stealing from Evelyn all her life -- she stole Evelyn's mother, father, identity...Everything! Why not this one more thing? Sara stole Scarlett's power successfully!But Evelyn wouldn't budge. Even at the edge of death she never begged. There were a few times when Evelyn tried to take her own life, and Ava had to add more men on guard just so they wouldn't kill Evelyn by accident.Evelyn really wanted death.
Midnight, a warehouse.Killian stood in the darkest corner of the warehouse where Mathilda's wolf was peeled off her, waiting.Raymond slipped a piece of paper into his collar when Raymond grabbed his collar before punching him in the face. He only realized that when Raymond patted over it. On the note were these words--[Midnight, THE warehouse]Even now Killian was still shocked at how far Raymond really could see.Raymond saw through Ava's whole plan when he didn't even have magic! He tricked everyone when he accused Ava of the crimes Evelyn was supposed to have done, so they all thought Raymond was only there to clear Evelyn's name when--What Raymond wanted was to meet Killian without anyone's attention!The depth of Raymond's plan made Killian's blood run cold. Once again he felt fear for what an awful enemy Raymond would be.No doors moved, nor any windows. But suddenly Raymond walked out from a shadow into the center of the room. His head held up high and he was looking at the
Ava never loved Raymond, but it didn't mean that she didn't want to conquer him. The man who every girl in the city admired, how could Ava not want him?! But all he ever gave her was insult and humiliation! Finally she got power and she even stole Evelyn from him, but this man just wouldn't submit in front of her! How dare he?!"You kill me now without me accepting your rejection, then you can never have another mate in your life," Raymond threatened with a serious tone, but instead of looking worried, Ava lay back with a cocky smile.Raymond curved his lips."What are you laughing at?!" Ava's face twisted -- the annoying Alpha! She hated his arrogant confidence!"I'm laughing at how simple you are. It's so easy to read you," Raymond shook his head slowly, taunting Ava with a smirk, "I just threatened you with a life of no mate, yet you don't look afraid at all. You should at least act, because now I know--"Ava held her breath without realizing it because she was nervous that Raymon
Raymond finally woke up on the fifth day after Sysiphus went in rage.Mathilda dropped the glass in her hand when she noticed his finger twitching: "Raymond? Raymond! Oh my God! Someone! He's awake!!!"James came first, followed by Emma and Scarlett. Theo was called to the Alpha house later that day, but Mathilda didn't let him in until Raymond's mind cleared up late in the afternoon.Raymond wasn't in a good shape though--Sysiphus was still in rage, trapped in deep sleep. Sysiphus was hurt too badly and couldn't wake up, but somehow he managed to give control before he went into deep sleep to heal. Or else Raymond couldn't have woken up yet."Where is Evelyn?" Raymond asked James, his tone calm with a shade of desperation.He knew a lot of horrible things would have been happening to Evelyn while he was trapped, but he had to face it.Sysiphus took the most hit, yes, but Raymond was the one suffering the most. He saw through the situation earlier than anyone, and yet he was trapped
Suffered through so much: getting a rejection, refusing a rejection, and then watching his beloved little sister suffering the devastating scar, but none of them hurt Sysiphus more than Evelyn's few simple words.Evelyn didn't expect that in the end, it was her own words that pushed Sysiphus into rage!Bursting into a painful growl, Sysiphus lost it and shifted under rage. He charged in Evelyn's direction and instantly everyone reacted. The mages shot all colors of beams at him while his own wolves followed him and tried to stop their Alpha -- their most powerful warrior in rage.Of course they failed.Werewolves flew out from Sysiphus's hits like leaves in the autumn winds, and the beams shot by the mages didn't seem to even get Sysiphus's attention.With a loud growl, James shifted the same time Sysiphus did and jumped in front of Evelyn and finally he stopped Sysiphus inches before Sysiphus could reach Evelyn.[Leave! He can't think!] James mindlinked Evelyn, [He could hurt anyone
Evelyn froze where she was before anger burst into flames in her chest."You did what?!" Evelyn hissed under her breath, not sure if she heard Ava right. Her voice and her body shook under anger, too. She knew Ava was evil, but she never thought Ava would commit the worst crime there is!Peeling off the wolf spirit from a werewolf! It's like castrating a soldier captured in a war, like raping an underage girl in front of her family. You don't do that, not even in a war!How dare she?!Tears of pain burned Evelyn's eyes, and for the first time in her life she felt the urge to kill. She wanted Ava dead! She wanted to see regret and horror in those vicious laughing eyes and she wanted to inflict pain!Ridiculous that Ava did all this just to reveal that she had magic, but if that was what Ava wanted, then fine! Evelyn raised bother her palms and walked up to face Ava, like the death goddess with the power of life and death in her hands!Ava curved her lips, but she avoided Evelyn -- she