Novels by Icy popsicles

Seraya’s POVThe birds chirping outside the window were the first thing that pulled me out of sleep the next morning. Their sound was loud and high-pitched, and even though it might have been pleasant to anyone else, to me it was so annoying. I still wanted to sleep in because my body was begging for more rest after everything that had happened last night, but the way they chirped, so loud and so close to the window, made it impossible for me to drift back into that peaceful darkness I was clinging to.I groaned softly, trying to squeeze my eyes shut tighter, but it didn’t change anything. The chirping still came, like they were mocking me for wanting more sleep. I was so annoyed. But then I shifted closer to Kaden, burying my face against his chest, and the irritation began to melt away. His warm and earthy scent filled my nose immediately and it calmed me in an instant. It was like the more I breathed in, the more every very single worry and annoyance disappeared the second I press

Seraya’s POV“Is something funny, huh?” Kaden mumbled, his lips brushing against the sensitive skin of my neck as he kissed me there. His voice was low and teasing, but the warmth of his mouth made a soft giggle escape my lips before I could stop myself.I wasn’t laughing at him but I laughed because of the way his lips tickled and burned my skin at the same time, the mix of the softness and pressure making me squirm beneath him.“Don’t laugh at me,” he murmured again, pretending to pout, and then his mouth moved lower, trailing across my collarbone, each kiss more demanding than the last. My laugh turned into breathless sounds, shaky sighs, and soft whimpers that rose from my chest.When his fingers slid down to my waist, he tugged at the thin straps of my gown and peeled it off my body, tossing it somewhere behind him. I didn’t care where it landed and all I could think about was the heat in his eyes as he pulled back just enough to look at me.His gaze roamed from my head all the w

Seraya’s POV“I have something to say,” I said suddenly, standing up from where I was seated. My voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough to drag every single eye in that room back to me, and immediately, I could see how some of the men were already getting annoyed, the irritation plain on their faces, because they were tired and exhausted. The meeting had gone on for so long already, and here I was, about to keep them waiting even longer again. Some of them shifted restlessly on their seats and some of them rubbed their faces or pressed their fingers against their temples, like they were trying to fight off sleep or impatience, but I didn’t care about any of that because what I had to say was important.“You didn’t say anything about the salt,” I said to Kaden, my eyes meeting his, and I could see the slight wideness in his eyes before he nodded his head slowly, as if he had just remembered something he had forgotten. It almost felt like he had completely overlooked it until I mentioned

Seraya’s POVWhen Kaden finally told me how Caleb was the one behind the demons showing up, I wasn’t even really surprised, because a part of me had been suspicious of him for a long time now and it just turned out that I ended up being right but what was strange to me was not the fact that Caleb was involved but because of how Kaden himself sounded so sure about it now. There was this certainty that didn’t leave room for doubt, and that was what made me tilt my head and ask him directly how he knew for sure. His response wasn’t what I wanted to hear, because he simply told me that after the last fight that had happened, Caleb suddenly came out of nowhere with this strange look and started smiling in a way that made everything click for him, and that was how he knew.When I heard him say that, I felt like the reason was very watery and weak, and honestly, I wanted to believe that Kaden had something more concrete to hold on to than just a smile Caleb gave after a fight. I wanted to

Kaden’s POVI stood in front of the house for a long minute, breathing heavily, my chest rising and falling as I paced back and forth. My thoughts wouldn’t stay still and everything I had just heard was ringing in my head and I couldn’t quiet it down. Witches, of all things, were suddenly in the mix, and I honestly didn’t know how to feel about that. I thought they were gone, wiped away, extinct like the old stories said and now here I was, hearing that Caleb had sought after one. It shook me, because that meant everything I thought I knew about the fight we were in was wrong. He wasn’t just after my pack alone because that wasn’t enough for him. He was after every other pack too, all of them, until he finally became the Alpha of all Alphas.It was insane and I felt overwhelmed just trying to wrap my head around it. Caleb had gone further than I ever thought he could go and it wasn’t only witches and demons that he was getting himself involved with because there were wild rogues to

Kaden’s POV“Nothing will happen to Seraya!” I snapped, my voice loud but the demon only smiled wider as if my anger was nothing more than entertainment. It knew that anything involving Seraya would tip me off.“You don’t know that, Alpha Kaden.” The demon’s voice dropped low and venomous, but it carried so much certainty that it sent a chill crawling up my spine. “You don’t understand the truth. You don’t understand how much importance your sweet Seraya holds. She is not just a girl you can protect by standing in front of her with teeth bared and she is more than even she realizes. I'm not even sure if Caleb knows about her powers yet because if he does, it might not end very well for the both of you.”“She has power that even she herself doesn’t understand yet. Power that will grow and break the balance you cling to so desperately but do you think you can shield her from it? Would a foolish and blind Alpha like you think he can do anything?”I could feel my pulse hammering in my thr

Simeon had left right after the meal, and I returned to my room, where I stayed the entire day, doing absolutely nothing. By the time night came, I was restless. Tonight, I would finally see Varek again, after a whole month and I had no idea how to feel about that. When Simeon first told me he was back, my heart had started pounding… and that was weird, completely weird. I was supposed to be angry, furious, even. Not feeling like I missed him or something. I had so much bottled up inside and the first thing I’d do when I saw him was break his head for vanishing without a word, or maybe break each of his fingers for daring to invite me to dinner like nothing had happened. The rest of the day dragged on painfully slow and I spent it lying on my bed, rolling around and lost in thought. Wouldn’t it be pathetic of me to show up after he acted like I didn’t exist? Was I really going to run to him the second he clicked his fingers? Shouldn’t I be the one ignoring him now? Give him a tast

All I could remember was Varek carrying me and running like he was heading somewhere urgent before everything went black. When I finally woke up, I was back in my room, lying on my bed and above me stood a strange figure, staring into my eyes.I remembered Varek saying he couldn’t leave the realm by himself, so how did he manage to bring us back? Where was he now? I tried to look around for him, but before I could move, the strange figure jabbed something into my armand I lost consciousness again.The next few days passed in a blur. The strange figure, who I learned was a healer, was treating my wounds, which were healing much slower than normal and that was strange. .He had the lower body of a lizard and the upper body of a human. He said he wasn’t a “he” or a “she,” but told me his name was Loid. I decided to use “he” for him since he looked masculine, even with the long hair covering his head down to his tail, I tried not to judge him, when I wanted to. I also chose to not ask h

I was suddenly jerked awake by a heavy force landing on my body and seizing me up. Gasping, I sat up, only to freeze in horror.I wasn’t in my body, instead, I was staring at it. My body lay still on the ground, pale and cold and I felt my heart drop in fear. What… what is happening?I reached out, trying to touch myself but my hand passed right through. There was no feeling and I couldn’t even hold my body. I opened my mouth to scream, but no sound came out. I tried over and over again, stil nothing came out. Panicking, I turned my head, searching. “Varek?” I tried to say. But again, no sound came from my mouth.He was still fighting with the horned monster and it was pushing him back, winning but Varek was still giving it everything he had.I ran toward him, desperate to grab him and also get his attention but my hands couldn’t touch him either. They slipped right through his fur like mist.I was losing it. What exactly was going on? Was I… dead?“No,” I whispered, tears blurrin

Varek didn’t say a word to me after that. Even when I asked him why I needed to keep my clothes on, he ignored me.So, we just walked and walked on and the heat was gone now, completely gone. In its place was a bone-deep cold that stole the air from my lungs. Every step drained what little strength I had left. My teeth chattered uncontrollably, and I couldn’t even feel my fingers anymore. I regretted ever complaining about the heat. I would take that over this in a heartbeat.It wasn’t snowing. It wasn’t raining. But the cold, God, the cold felt like we had been dropped straight into Antarctica. I hadn’t been there, but I imagined this was what it felt like.I blew warm air into my hands, rubbing them together in a useless attempt to stay warm. It didn’t help.Shifters aren’t supposed to feel cold like this. We can usually handle extreme weather better than humans, especially the cold. But this… this wasn’t normal and if I was freezing, then that meant it was something far worse.I pu

I burst into laughter, not just a soft chuckle but a loud, full-belly kind of laugh that shook my whole body. I bent over, clutching my waist to stop myself from falling to the ground. My eyes stung from the tears forming at the corners, and I could barely breathe.“A witch?” I wheezed in between gasps. “Did you just say we’re going to see a witch? Is this some kind of joke? Because if it is, it’s so funny!”Varek didn’t even flinch. He just stood there, arms crossed, staring at me like I had completely lost my mind. “You don’t believe witches exist?”“Everyone knows they don’t!” I said, wiping the sweat from my forehead. “Witches are extinct. They were wiped out years ago, every last one of them.”“Not all of them,” he said quietly, tilting his head slightly. “You don’t know half of what goes on beyond your little realm and I don’t blame you. It’s your kind’s fault they’re nearly extinct. Power-hungry, always killing anything you don’t understand, even those that aren’t threats.”“H

“Enough!” I snapped, my voice echoing off the stone walls. “Enough of you saying this has something to do with me! I don’t know what’s going on! I never called for you. I have no idea why our wolves share the same fur color, so can you just drop it already?”My hands clenched at my sides. “What’s your obsession with making a fuss over nothing? Yes, fine, you helped me and I thanked you. The next logical step is for you to let me go my own way, and you go yours.”“You can’t!” Varek’s voice boomed, fierce and deep. “Destiny has tied us together, and our fates have aligned!”I froze. “What?” I whispered, eyes wide. “What did you just say?”But instead of answering, he cursed under his breath and ran a frustrated hand through his thick hair.“I don’t understand any of this,” he muttered. “And for the first time in my life, I’m completely confused and it all started the moment you entered the picture.”He took a breath, his chest rising and falling rapidly.“I’m trying to find out what thi