CHAPTER 3
TAYLOR’S POV I opened my eyes slowly. I felt numb and my eyelids weighed like they would shut again. I tried to move but then someone pulled me closer, pressed me tenderly on their body. Like I was an egg and they feared I would break. My eyes searched for his face. To find who has such a gentle touch. It felt so unreal and for a second, I thought the moon goddess had finally come to take me. But then, my gaze fell on a set of blue eyes, staring back at me with a pained expression and a hint of concern. This face was familiar. I felt my skin crawl instantly. My gut twisted and fear jilted me right out of my fathom. I struggled immediately, wiggling with difficulty. He tried to hold me, to calm me down but I was adamant. I didn't want to be in the arms of Zephyr. “Let go! Let me go!” I tried to yell. A desperate need to flee written all over my face. He must have seen it. He must have felt my fear because instantly, he let me fumble out of his arms. I found my footing immediately, pacing backwards as fast as I could until my back hit the students locker. My chest rose and fell, perspiration drenched me. I stared wide-eyed at him. Horrified and shocked at the same time. He actually held me. Why the hell would Zephyr hold me. He rose slowly. His full silhouette stood erect before my eyes. His clothes were torn from transforming and he had only his pants on. I could see his chiseled features. His taunting skin as smooth as porcelain and his pink nipples that seemed as though they begged to be touched. To be caressed. ‘Wait… no,no, no,no…’ I shock my head vigorously. ‘Bloody hell Taylor, what are you thinking? You can't possibly be admiring this guy?’ But I was. I freaking was. My body was bruised, my neck had his hand permanently imprinted on it. I was sore all over and riddled with scars that he had caused but still I was feeling hot. His eyes sent electric sparks through me and I felt like I could get wet down there. I liked what I saw but most of all, I liked the fragrance in the air around us. A harmonious mix of Lavender oil and roses. Perhaps with a dash of Lilly. It was exhilarating. It got my blood pumping and my mind racing. Just staring at him made me want to gasp. Something was wrong. Something was terribly wrong with me. “Taylor, it's okay.” He took a step closer. “You are safe now, my mate.’ My eyes grew wider. I felt like lurching back but I was already at a dead end. My body was working against my mind. I was shocked that my nipples were hardening. It seemed as though I was high from ecstasy. He could feel it too. The mate bond connected us to the point that I could feel his heart beat too. They resonated with mine. They shared my need. And when he gently touched me, his hand curling around my waist and guiding me to him. I didn't even twitch. His eyes held mine, like he was asking for permission. Permission to have me, here and now. I… I didn't say no. I couldn't fight myself. Tenderly, calmly he leaned in and our lips pressed against each other's. It was a little kiss. Our bodies were tense, experimenting with this sensual desire building up inside us. When he tried again. He was sure this time. Certain that I wanted him. I wanted this. Before his lips touched mine, I pulled in, kissing him this time. Chewing at his lips, tilting our heads one side after the other, as if we were eager to know which suit us. I felt his adventurous fingers crawling up to my chest, pulling on the buttons. We didn't care where we were, we just wanted to make love. To let out this heat that set our hearts aflame. I moaned the second our lips were apart. Our bodies rubbed against each other. Then he thrust his hip so I could feel his bulge touch my cunt. It was insane. Just a touch and ws wet already. What if he stuck it inside me. Oh, the sexual tension between us would certainly tesr me apart. I clasped tighter on him. Feeling it rub harder against my cunt. Not more than anything I wanted to rip my jeans off. The whole time, his eyes ravaged me and then his lips. Kissing me down slowly. I moaned for him. He got even more excited each time. His kisses him getting harder. More lustful. Oh, I didn't know how long I could keep my clothes on. Zephyr lips were igniting emotions I never knew I could feel. So this what it's like to be mated to an alpha born. My lips parted but suddenly, no words came. I felt like I was stunned, dragged back to reality. My memories flooded back, in flashes. It all started coming back to me. Every anger I felt for him. Every pain he caused me. I was about to make love with the man I hated my entire life, inside a classroom. Disgust washed over me. The grips of the mate bond vanished. I clasped my hands over his torso and forced him off me. Throwing a punch the very next second. Zephyr staggered to the side, his eyes shot at me almost immediately. Perhaps I saw a pained look in his eyes. I couldn't tell. I had gotten so scared all of a sudden. I jolted away from him, shifting into a white wolf and escaping into the cold night. I ran, as fast as I could. I had no destination. I just wanted to get away from all this. I just couldn't believe it. The goddess paired me with that Monster.ZEPHYR’S POV“How could you let this happen? You have one job, just one. Make sure the witch is here tonight. Look at all the sacrifices that were wasted because of your mistake. What exactly is wrong with you?! How could you have failed something so important?!!!” I yelled in his face, squeezed the neck of his shirt. Oh, all the heavens knew I wanted him dead right now. “You are tired Zephyr. Hitting me, blaming me; none of it changes anything and you know that.” “I don’t know shit.” I growled, gritting my teeth. “If you say so then I will make it clearly. The witch has a minion that was not here tonight. She implanted parts of her broken spirit in this minion. It will really take her some time to regenerate herself from that body but it doesn’t make her any less undefeated. Like you told me, I made absolute sure she was here for the fight. It was when the bulk of her spirit destroyed, I noticed this incompleteness. If Taylor had not dropped a hole platform on her, I would have ne
TAYLOR’S POVI opened my eyes and I saw nothing. There was just darkness and that light except unlike before, the light was flickering, dwindling. I wanted to reach out to it, to go to it but I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe. I felt dead.“Mother. Mother. Mother.” I called out, she didn’t answer instead the light went off and everything was peach black. I lost my voice immediately after it did.‘What’s going on? What’s happening? Mother. Zephyr. Oscala, van someone here me? Hello.’ I tried to communicate with my mind but even I knew it wouldn’t work. ‘Is this the work of the witch? That damn witch. That sick, disgusting witch, I’m going to kill her. I’m going to kill her’Out of no where, someone began to laugh. His voice, it was awfully familiar but I couldn’t wrap my head around who it is was. Hell, I couldn’t wrap my head around a anything.“Oh Taylor, even in this situation you find power from thinking of how to crush someone. You are always amusing.”‘Wait, I think I have f
CH174OSCALA’S POVI heard Taylor’s scream from the end of the main hall. I had the duty of keeping the guests safe but now but scream, to me, meant the world had come to an end. I left the guests, rushing out immediately. I ran faster than I had ever run before, crashing into anything and everything in my way.She was on the top of the platform, on her feet and striding backwards. She was definitely going to fall. I raced up the stairs but I couldn’t get to her before she fell. I screeched to a halt in the steps and catch her.Something on her burned my hands immediately. I let go. It was a reflex, before I could think I had already done it. Taylor fell fasting, hitting the ground before I could reschedule her again.“Oh hell, Taylor!!!!” someone from somewhere else screamed her name. I didn’t have time to think of who. I just rushed to her, conjuring a spell and sealing of the dark Magic infecting her body.I was on my knees, over here, looking at that was left of her body. She wa
TAYLOR’S POVI ducked her punch, her kick and another punch. She kicked me again, almost hitting my stomach. I summersaulted backwards, landing with a split. “Acrobatics, that’s your big plan for beating me, how cute. But it won’t do much for you because I have more the kicks up my sleeve.” She set up fore on her hands and threw them at me. I dodged the first immediately but the second grazed my shoulder. My clothes caught on fire and spread fast. It turned like wolfsbane. “Ahhh!!!”I screamed, ripping the robes off me immediately . Now I was down to my undergarments. My skin had been burned a little. “How does it feel huh. It hurts right?!!”She laughed maniacally. “This is just the beginning of your pain. When I carve your heart out, you and that worthless mother of yours will know how I felt when my lovely family stabbed me to death because they all thought Witches are curses.”“Bo ho.” I raised my head. “I’m I supposed to cry over your son story. Frankly when I saw you lying dea
ZEPHYR’S POVSo far, the anniversary party was going well. All the guests I had invited had arrived as well as some others I didn’t know. The feast had began and some of the visitors were in the main area, watching the dance show. The others were helping themselves out to the food and wine. There didn’t seem to be anything wrong so far. The hour for the TOAST was drawing near. I stood up to get the two wine glasses we needed for it. I couldn’t sense Shadow anywhere so I presumed he must have spotted a minion and followed him. I gave Taylor my hand and she took it. We stood before the crowd and ordered that the music be lowered so we could speak. The DJ was on it immediately, the dancers finalizing their act and the guests directing their attention to us, one at a time. Soon we got everyone’s attention and a little unwanted attention as well but we didn’t notice that. “I believe I have all your attention.” I started, letting Taylor come close enough for me to put my hand around he
THEODORE’S POVANNIVERSARY PARTY DAY “So what’s the plan?” Zephyr gestured to a large table inside the underground room beneath the library. Daisy, Taylor, Oscala and a man from the shadows, were with us, standing by the table. I joined them. Zephyr came up to us, and placed a sword before everyone. “This is the only weapon under the heavens that can slay the witch. Eden has informed us that she will definitely come for the party so let’s all be expecting this high table guest. Taylor and I will keep the show going up stairs. We will entertain wolves from all Kingdoms, watch the dramas and play your regular lovey-dovey couple, meanwhile you Theodore and your wife, Daisy; the both of you will enter the dungeons and free Taylor’s parents.”I looked at Taylor. She whispered to me. “Keep them safe.” I nodded.“Once you get them,” Zephyr continued. “I want you to leave through that secret hole in the whole. You will need to watch your step because there are bodies there.”I grinned.