All Chapters of Awakening The Sliver Wolf : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

RAVENNA POV I tried, I really tried hard to hold on to the numbness, but it was slipping away from my reach fast the more I stared at Darius. His eyes were filled with so much pain, and sadness, and anger that I felt suffocated under his piercing gaze."Why?" And it only took that one question to drag the numbness away from me. And in its place, anger, sadness and love replaced it. "Why?" I parroted. "Are you really asking me why, Darius?"He took a step forward and I took a step back. "Yes, Ravenna. I'm asking you why. Why did you leave me? You couldn't stay with a broken villain so you left to find your hero?"Rage filled me. "Did you enjoy her touch?" I spat. "What did she feel like? Was her skin soft? Did you kiss her? Did you go further than just kissing? I'm surprised you're even alive. I had thought she would have killed you with her venom."Confusion filled Darius’ face and it made the

RAVENNA POV The burning consumed me, filled my whole body. It was all I could feel. A searing, all-consuming burn. It wasn’t just pain anymore. It was fire.My chest flared with a heat so intense, I thought my skin would melt away. The scar pulsed, a dark energy seeping through it, crawling under my skin, making it feel like my body was being torn apart, shredded by invisible claws. Every muscle, every nerve, every fiber screamed in agony as the burn spread outward, clawing its way across my body.I screamed.It wasn’t human. The sound that ripped from my throat was raw, guttural, something primal—like an animal caught in a trap.I reached for my chest, my fingers trembling, but the pain was too much. It was too much. My hands trembled. My body trembled. My whole soul goddamned trembled.  And through it, through the chaos in my mind, I heard Darius’ voice."Ravenna

RAVENNA POV Darius was my mate. Mine.God, was this real? I kissed him with the urgency of someone on the brink of death, my arms clinging to him as though, if I let go even slightly, he would vanish from my grasp.When I had woken up and didn't find him, panic had seized me. I thought that maybe he had finally come to his senses and didn't want me anymore and had left. I was ready to drive back to his territory and beg him, slap him, kiss him. And that ache in my chest had only made matters worse. It had throbbed and then I became restless, like I wanted to leave this room. And when Darius had come back it had faded. And now I understood what it was. It was our mate bond. Even though we hadn't bonded yet, it was still there. Strong. And I knew that was how Darius had found me. I broke away from the kiss to breathe, placing my head

RAVENNA POV All thoughts of sleep were abandoned and I sat up and looked down on Darius’ face which was illustrated by just the moonlight shining through the window.A day ago I wouldn't have been able to see him so clearly in the dim light but now I could. Because I shifted. I was a wolf. Someone had locked my wolf before I could shift."How do you know that?" I asked, my voice low.Darius still remained on back, his hands folded behind his head. His biceps bulge with that position. His wild chest was in full display. I could see curls of black hair on his chest. He looked so good, so goddamned hot. I wanted to lean in and kiss his nipples, then trail my lips down to his navel and then I wo—"It's just a theory," Darius answered, his eyes gleaming, a smirk on his face. Right. Back to the matter at hand. I cleared my throat. "Tell me about this your theory."Darius unfolded his arms before he spread them. An invitation to go back to my previous position. I rolled my eyes before I

DARIUS POV I stopped in Ravenna's room to drop her bag before I climbed up to my room, feeling wary down to my bones.Lucian was waiting outside my door. Perfect. I nodded in greeting as I passed him and entered my room. "Come in, Lucian." The door clicked softly as he closed it. I walked to my coffee table and poured myself a glass of brandy, downing it in one go, the familiar burn smoothing some of my nerves. I sighed deeply as I ran my hand through my hair, feeling the weariness set deep into my bones. Now that Ravenna was safe in my territory some of the tension left my body, and in their place tiredness entered. She was safe now, but for how long?"You don't look good," Lucian commented, sitting on the chair beside me. "I don't feel good," I answered. I leaned back on my chair and refilled my glass, sipping this one slowly. Lucian said nothing and just waited."Ravenna shifted," I said. Lucian just hummed and said nothing so I continued. "She's a Lupinari." I looked at him