Eric POV
I couldn’t stop the anger from eating me up. I felt totally angry. I can’t even bring myself to think it through.Stepping inside the room and I took the first thing my hands could get. I threw the vase against the wall angrily.
It broke and scattered around the floor.
I don’t know why it took me a long time to find my mate and when I do, she’s being so stubborn. Why must the moon goddess mate me to Kahlan?
I've just spoken with Sonia and she seemed to be aware of how stubborn her sister can be. Though, she did tell me something very important.
Sonia told me Kahlan loved to be forced and dominated. I'm supposed to show her the steel I'm made up of and she would concur.
But why does it have to be so difficult? If I wasn't so bothered about having an heir, I wouldn't seriously be here. I give no damn about mates and I'm not going to. I just need to keep the Lycan race running.
The thought of it was giving me headaches. Yes, I know she was probably angry at me because she thought I killed her pack but I didn’t do that. Though, I’m yet to discover who did it.
Hardin only came to me and informed me about her. But wait a minute, how come it happened at the same time? It wouldn’t have been a coincidence or does Hardin know something about this?
“You are too angry at her, she’s your mate after all,” a deep voice broke through my thoughts, shattering them because I knew who the speaker was even before turning around.
“What are you doing here?” My thick voice bounced off my anger.
Hardin laughed and moved to the table. “Calm down, brother,” he teased. “It’s not always bad.”
I turned to look at him. “What do you want, Hardin? What do you want from me?” I yelled.
He regarded me for a moment. “It’s a great day, you know. Meanwhile, I didn’t know that your mate was so stubborn.”
I clenched my teeth harder. “Tell me the truth, Hardin. Why did you urge me to visit the crest pack last night?”
He went silent for a moment as he continued to watch me. “Well, you caught me,” he laughed. “It was actually fun deceiving you. I knew it would be a lot of fun to watch the love bird get involved in a fight,” he explained.
I wasn’t getting it. “Do you mean that you have something to do with Crest pack? Kahlan's parents?" I felt more skeptical.
Hardin regarded me for another moment. Then, he whirled around and headed toward the mirror. His hand slowly went over his face. Then, he turned around to look at me.
My eyes went wide and dark with shock. For some minutes, I couldn't comprehend it. Wait, hope what I'm thinking of wasnt actually what happened.
Hardin was looking at me as well but not as how Hardin looked. In fact, if I had seen him elsewhere, I would be in doubt of who I was. He looked so much like me. Well, I didn't know my brother had gotten the power to take the form of anyone he wanted.
"You went to Crest pack? Like this?"
He smiled. "I went there as you, brother. You know how much I love to be like you!" He teased me. Even his smile was suddenly like mine.
" How dare you, Hardin!" I yelled as I felt another surge of anger. "How dare you pretend to be me! Why did you go to the Crest pack after alerting me to go there as well?"
He took two strides towards the desk. " I wanted to rescue your mate. And guess what? Your mate wasn't around. I got so angry and I killed everyone, for your sake," he smiled as if he just won a trophy.
Angrily, I lurched towards him in an attempt to punch his face off. He vanished anyway but I felt a hand touch my shoulder immediately.
I turned around quickly to look at him. "Are you playing me?"
"No, dear brother. You have always been the one playing me," his voice went deeper as he vanished again and appeared on the bed. "You have always been my father's favorite. You have always been witty and sly! How could you get everything that belongs to me?" He snarled and his face took his form immediately, shedding mine off like scales.
" I didn't take anything from you. You pushed it all out! Why did you seek for powers? You had a lust for power and you couldn't quench it. Why?" I retaliated.
Hardin laughed, a rumble of laughter lacking the major elements. "I was born as a shapeshifter. I had no power as you do and I knew father would make this mistake! So, I decided to get more powerful! You call that sought for powers?" He screamed in anger and stood. " You made me who I am today."
I shook my head slightly. "You are very wrong. I didn't do anything. I didn't ask you to be born from your mother's blood. I know nothing of this!" I argued.
" Then," he took a step closer. " Why did you accept to be the alpha when you knew this belonged to me? It's my seat!" His eyes went red as a burning furnace and black flames emanated from behind him. I knew my brother was working with real dark power and it was affecting his mind already.
I clenched my teeth. "And so, you decided to kill every wolf in the Crest pack? To cool your rage? To take revenge on me?"
"Yes! But I didn't kill everyone. I left Sonia and Kahlan," he smiled and it seemed weird because his face was changing slightly. He was becoming scary and not the brother I used to know. "But my rage still burns. It hasn't cooled yet and it won't until I've seen you get ruined."
" I will stop at nothing! I will do everything to stop you from having an heir. Don't worry, I won't kill your beloved mate but she will kill you herself," he laughed and vanished again.
His laughter left a sound in my ears that continued to replay even after he was gone.
Kahlan pov It’s semi-dark here but it felt like my life was in total darkness. I felt a huge headache set in and the tears won’t stop flowing down my face. I was the only one in the prison and even around. There was no one to talk to and somehow, it suited my purpose. I seriously didn’t want to talk to anyone. I couldn’t stop crying, I couldn’t stop blaming myself. Maybe my parent would have been alive if I hadn’t left home angrily. Maybe, I would have been able to rescue the whole park. The thought of it made me want to go raving mad. There was suddenly a twist in the lock. “Get out,” one of the guards ordered. I heard alright but it seemed like half of my brain was dead. I stared into the space and somehow, it seemed like I was out of the world and still in it at the same time. “Did you hear me? I said you should get out!” The guard repeated, a little angrier. I didn’t turn to look at him, as I was still lost in my thoughts even though I could hear him vividly. There was
Kahlan pov The kiss was like one I had never tasted before, I seemed new to it. If a kiss could do me like this, I wondered then how the consummation would be. I sincerely didn’t want to think about it. But I couldn’t stop! Suddenly, my mind and head had two minds of their own. No matter how much I wanted to pull away, it felt even impossible. Instead of moving away, I was moving even closer. “See?” Eric had a smug on his face when he finally pulled back. I had to mentally slap myself. If he hadn’t stopped me, I wouldn’t have been able to do so. I heard how thick a mate bond could be but I sincerely didn’t know it would be like this. Well, not with Sonia anyways. She didn’t feel such a strong bond with her mate. Maybe it was because she was just a shifter. She got to decide who she goes with If she wanted. Now that I think about it, I suddenly wanted to exchange places with Sonia. Why can’t I be a shapeshifter? “See what?” I raised my brows at him. “Your body wants me,” he sai
Kahlan POV I couldn't stop the tears from flowing, I couldn't even stop crying. My heart actually shattered when Eric walked out. I know I made him leave and it hurts me so much that we are like this. I've always wanted to know who my mate was. I've always dreamt of finding him but who would have thought he would turn out to be an enemy? The painful thing about this is that I can't even hate him. This thing would only get better if I could reject him but that was even more difficult to do. How would I go about with my life? I felt so miserable. "Hey! Get up before I change my mind!" The guard yelled at me. He must have been so happy that the Alpha permitted him to do as he liked. I forced myself up, yet he moved closer and dragged me out of the cell violently. "If you try to resist now, you will be severely punished," he warned in a thick voice as he pushed me out of the big lonely place. We walked for a moment and passed some men building something I was unable to see clearly
Kahlan POV I laid back, naked and very tired. Sonia was just a few feet away from me. I could have continued the fight even though I'm so tired. But that might result in us killing ourselves. We've already injured ourselves so much. I felt pains at every corner of my body and somehow, my body was taking time to heal. "You are so lucky, Kahlan," Sonia muttered. I let out a sigh. "I sincerely don't know who the lucky person is among us but I'm very certain it's not me." Sonia didn't talk again and I had no idea if she was still breathing. I didn't care anyways. That aside, I was just too weak to get up. So, I stood in the position that I was. My thoughts wandered around for a moment and slowly settled on my mother. I missed her so much that I could cry every day. And my father? I loved him so much. I wished we had settled our differences before he died. Unconsciously, a tear slipped out of my eyes and I didn't blink it away. It was the only thing I could do at this time anyways.
Kahlan POV I awoke with a terrible sense of doom. I had a nightmare, a scene I would love to blot out of my head. If only it was possible, I would really love to erase my memories. But what would that do? It would only force me to do something I hate now. Being with Eric is like my darkest nightmare. I remembered passing out in Eric's arms and I don't know where I am currently. But, I can feel heat slip into me. My body felt guarded. Opening my eyes, I gave my surroundings deep scrutiny. I have been here once and I would never forget it, especially the scent that was in the air. I will never forget Eric's room. And like that, I woke up in Alpha's bed again. Just as I tried to sit up, a hand held me by the shoulder. "Easy. Stay still," the voice said and slowly pushed me back to the bed. I looked up at the strange man. He was tall, maybe the same height as Eric. He has these nice blue eyes that I love. I have always loved blue eyes because my mom has blue eyes. "How do you fee
Eric POV The question caught me off guard. I mean, it's normal for her to ask me who I think murdered her family. But would I say it was my brother? Does it even make any sense if I told her that the man that just walked out of my room a few minutes ago actually murdered her pack? What would she think of me by then? I shouldn't even think about it. She would believe I conspired with Hardin to kill her family. I don't like being in this type of position but there's not much I can do. I have to play the victim card. "I don't know," I let out a sigh. "I'm still searching for who it might be." Her eyes twitched as she continued to watch me as if trying to read my mind. I love the color of her eyes, damn! It's like mine. In short, I love everything about her. "Are you lying to me?" Her voice rang, breaking through the void I was suspended in. I was checking her out already and thinking of how It would feel to have her naked underneath me, on my bed. I know I was supposed to be vio
Kahlan POV I don't know how I'm supposed to feel but how I'm currently feeling very bad. The first offense was the fact that I'm suddenly getting butterflies in my stomach because Eric pleaded with me. Maybe he knew. He knew how much he would affect me. He must have known what he was doing. I cleared my throat and looked away. "Are you giving me conditions?" His voice rang dangerously in my ears, startling me for a moment. I thought my anger was bad, his was worst. I looked at him again. "I'm not a fool, Eric." "Alpha," he corrected in a deep voice. In a flash, he was suddenly in front of me, pressing me against the wall. WTF! He switched so fast. Well, I knew he had something he was hiding. He must have been trying to fool me with those explanations and when he realized it wasn't working, he was back to his old self. A leopard would never hide its skin. His left hand went over my head and his icy gaze roamed around me for a moment. The heat rushed into me again. I could b
Kahlan POV"I'm waiting," Eric muttered thickly, jerking me out of my thoughts. The closeness was affecting me so much but I seriously needed to fight it.His fingers trailed the line of my right shoulder and I swallowed harder. "Your body wants me, don't lie," he pressurized I'm a thick but sexy voice.I took a deep breath and tried to form my next words. I must never make a mistake. Having anything with Eric only means I killed my parents. " That's a lie, I don't want you. I don't even want to be with you. If I had a choice to leave, I would," I lied. Not entirely a lie anyways. I seriously didn't want to have anything to do with him.The movement on my shoulder stopped abruptly and I saw a flicker of emotion in his eyes."You are lying!" He pointed out.I huffed. "Give me permission to reject you and see if that won't happen?"He regarded me for a moment before he took a step backward. " Do it," he said suddenly, dangerously. I felt a lump rise in my throat and tried to swallow i