After being meticulously cleaned from head to toe Alexa was moved from the shower where her mother dried her with a quick spell, and she was given new clothes. She took the time to stare at her reflection, even though there were no longer any visible blemishes on her ivory skin she could still see the wounds that were no longer there. She moved as if she were a member of the undead, at a slow pace, her sneaker-clad feet shuffled on the wooden floors as if they were made of lead. Although she moved through the hallways her mind was not present with her body and so she remained silent as they made their way through the unknown mansion that she had awoken in. She walked with a stoic expression and a dead, blank look in her once vibrant blue eyes. Her skin was pale, but it was covered by the new clothes she now wore. She was adjourned with a simple dark green, long-sleeved sweater and faded blue jeans, and her hair remained free from binds as it curled in flaming ringlets around her fa
"“What does that mean?” “Werewolves are powerful beings, but the strongest of them all are the Primordial werewolves. It was long since believed that the Primordial bloodline was destroyed many centuries ago. Without the rightful heir to the Primordial throne, a Lycan claimed it for his own. But unlike the other werewolves, Lycans are vicious creatures who consort with Vampires. Obsessed with power the Lycans stole the throne and placed their leader upon it. He is known as the Old King for he has rained for over 5 centuries.” “How is that possible?” “Werewolves and witches don’t age the way humans do, many of us can live for many more centuries than just five,” “Silas, the Old King, systematically hunted down anyone claiming to be of the Primordial bloodline and destroyed them. We knew it was only a matter of time before he came for you.” “I panicked after what Madeline had seen and tried to grab you from your crib. I must have startled you because you cried. But it wasn’t just a
Anger licked at her insides like the flames flickering in the hearth by her side. It smoldered within her burning away both the emptiness that had settled in her heart and the lead coal that occupied her stomach. And for the first time that night, or was it day? She couldn’t be sure. But for the first time, she felt something other than the brokenness that had consumed her, and so she clung to it with both hands. Alexa glowered at the door, the retreating black-haired werewolf had disappeared out of. She’d seen the flickers of anger in his own gaze and felt put off by it. What right did he have to be angry at her? Sure she had stormed out of the room, but she had stopped just outside of it. And it wasn’t if she’d be the one to take away his choices. She wasn’t the one who had the audacity to waltz into a room and demand that he be with her simply because she said so. He couldn’t really expect her to be okay with this, could he? Why was it so wrong to want some semblance of control
Deep cobalt irises shimmered with unshed tears as they peered back into the room from which they had just escaped. Those words settled like lead rocks into her stomach and weighed heavily on her heart. Alexa stared back at the man who expected so much from her and said nothing in return. He watched on with dark eyes, his arms crossed over his broad chest. Like father, like son, as alike as they were in looks, they were in their expectations of her, both expecting more than she could give. What could she say to that anyway? He was so sure she’d be ready to take her father’s place, but she was far from it. She’d never known his world, never know his customs, and was now being thrust into a position of power for which she was never prepared. And to top it all off she had his son badgering her from her other side to accept his demand for her to be his mate. The assault on both fronts drained her of her energy more than anything else she had faced that day. She had learned that it had b
The hours passed by quickly after that for the teenage girl and soon the sun gave way to its lunar counterpart. The moon rose in all her shimmering glory bringing peace to the world around her. Alexa had spent the past hours just staring out of the window as the last rays of daytime transformed into the first glittering rays of the night. She’d not said a word to the other occupant in the room as she mourned the last of her freedom. Aiden sat behind her watching her his stomach twisted in knots and her words rang in his ears. Could she really view his home, which had now become her home, as a prison in which she was caged? Jayden had not stayed for too long after that, her own guilt clear as day on her face. She soon left the two feuding mates alone in the room, but before she did she sent another pointed look at the man. Aiden had tried to sort through his mate’s emotions and found that his stomach continued its somersaults when he felt how unhappy she was, Jayden had been right,
She had to get out! She had to escape! Picturing her freedom was the only thought in her head as she ran. She was running from an enemy she could not see or hear. And even though her senses were both blind and deaf to her attacker her fear still pounded in her chest as real as if she were staring down the monster from which she ran. She could not hear him, nor see him for she was drowned in a sinister darkness that almost consumed her but still, she ran. She could feel his wicked intent as if it were a specter caressing her skin making it crawl and sending her stomach into knots. The darkness that surrounded her seemed to extend to the very corners of her subconsciousness and it consumed her. She couldn’t catch her breath as her heart clambered inside her ribcage. She could almost hear his voice taunting her, laughing at her pain though no sound ever reached her ears. She could almost imagine his cold eyes glaring at her in smugness as she lay broken on the bedroom floor where he ha
Alexa had never slept as comfortably as she had the rest of the night and when the first rays of the dawn tickled at her eyelids, she was reluctant to allow them to pull her from her slumber. That was until her blanket tightened around her waist. The hand she was comfortably leaning on slid from beneath her head and down her torso until it came into contact with pure muscle. ‘Snake’ was the first thought in her head and just as she was about to squeal the snake’s mouth opened and captured her hand in … another hand? That was definitely another hand, a much larger one at that. It dwarfed her fists in its grasp and intertwined her thin, fragile fingers between thick strong fingers. Now more confused than ever, and down a limb, the redhead allowed her eyes to slide open but saw no sign of her assailant. She wriggled beneath the weight of the arm flung across her waist until she found the wall of muscle the arm belonged to. Pressed tightly against her back. Her movement seemed to distu
For the third time in the past twenty-four hours, Alexa found herself being led through the halls of the large mansion, only this time they were lit by the morning bursts of sunlight. As they walked along wooden floors her gaze drank in the villa-like style that she had not noticed the night before. It looked as if the manor was frozen in time with all the original furnishings and décor still beautifully preserved and intact. The intricacy of the detail put into every piece of furniture pulled at her. Feeling her curiosity Aiden slowed his brisk pace to allow her the opportunity to see his home, which was once her father’s and would now hopefully be hers. Crystal blue eyes swept over the décor and filled with appreciation when allowing the beauty of the mansion to sink in. She could tell there was a rich history etched into the gorgeous ashen stone walls they passed, and she was almost eager to hear it. Her curiosity encroached upon her mental defenses forcing her to take an intere