Cassy peered around, in the familiar darkness and she immediately knew where she was. It had been a while since she had been summoned by Selene and she had quite a lot of words to say to the wolf when she graced her with her presence. "Selene?" Cassy called out, turning in a spin, searching for the familiar figure, but she couldn't find the wolf. "I see all is finally in order," a voice that sounded both ancient and young said, and Cassy turned to find the big wolf approaching her. "Yes. No thanks to you. You left me with nothing but scattered clues here and there. I didn't understand a single thing." "But you have come out victorious," the wolf said drily. Cassy scowled. "Again, with no thanks to you. Julian's the only reason why we won. You picked me up and then abandoned me--" "And who do you think sent the sorcerer your way?" Cassy's lips pursed and she kept quiet, listening to Selene and her 'explanation'. "The Goddess's interfere
Cassy and Lino sat on the edge of the bed, hands clasped tightly together, awaiting Gerald as he gathered he shrugged out of his gloves. She began to fidget and Lino rubbed her knee to soothe her, even if he was also fidgeting. Cassy felt her stomach twist and tighten with nerves as she thought about it. She pressed her free hand against her stomach, trying to feel for something, anything at all that said that it was there. She hadn't felt funny in the past few days. Other than the need to sleep. Her last pregnancy had been somewhat hectic and she had been a horrible mess before she even found out she was pregnant. She supposed it should be the same. The nausea. The morning sickness. The cranky mood. The obtuse emotions. It was the only reason why she didn't think she was. That too and the fact that she looked absolutely normal. She hadn't gained extra weight or anything. She'd lost some. She stole a glance at Lino. His expression was calm but she could tell from
Two years later... "No. Not that one. Do not put that in your mouth, Fenris," Cassy said, lifting her son off the ground and throwing the sand stained pebble he had been about to put in his mouth. "Where is your brother?" She questioned, and he smiled at her, pulling her hair instead and giggling. "Asher?" She called out, looking around the playground Lino had built just for his twin sons. She heard Asher's answering giggle emerge from the other end, and a smile graced her lips when she saw Lino holding him and tickling him. He loved them. There was no surprise there. Over the last two years, she had gotten to see sides to Lino that she had never thought she would again, after she'd lost their first child. He was kind, loving and stern when he needed to be. Maybe scratch the last part out. When it came to the boys, there was not a single stern bone in Lino's body. All they had to do was smile at him and he would lift them up and tickle them. Cassy
Eleanor dashed through the woods, panting and cursing under her breath. It wasn't supposed to go this way, she thought. She was sure she had not been followed. But now, the guards were after her, hot on her tail and she could not seem to outrun them. Her parents would be disgust if they saw her now. What had become of her. Cassy and Lino would probably laugh their heads off if they saw her. She was a thief. She had been living from and to mouth for years, taking shelter in empty barns or cottages, stealing food from moving carriages or from travellers. She had walked and moved and tried to make something of herself for the past few years, but all anyone wanted from her was to bed her or turn her into a whore, and while she knew she was a despicable person, there were things she could not allow. From the ears of one of the travellers, she had heard of a castle in the North, with plenty or riches that were untouched by the Alpha who seemed to have no intere
Chapter 1 Cassy stood in a line of wrapper-clad women, staring wide-eyed at the castle’s front with the rest of the women. Like them, she was bundled in a colorful wrapper like she was some gift to be offered to someone. She picked at the hem of the obscene material, feeling rather uncomfortable with the way her round bosoms jutted out of it and how it clung to every curve and corner of her body. She might have as well been naked. Cassy had no idea why she was there. She had awoken to her father’s howl of pain and her door had been knocked down by men she didn’t know, hadn’t met before. She had been hoisted and tossed over the shoulder of one of the men. Her parents had tried—not that they could do much against the men who had taken her. The power they exuded was nothing an Omega could fight against. If her father’s split lip was any indication of that little fact. She blinked back the tears that sprang to her eyes from the thought of it. She wondered how they were d
Chapter 2 After an hour of several grueling treatments to several parts of her body, Cassy was made to wear a long garment that barely hid anything beneath. It hid nothing at all! She felt so naked and she hugged her chest, shivering. "You may leave now. Beta Kayden awaits you outside," Jessica said. She turned to leave the room when a stunning woman walked in. Her steps were slow, unhurried, and graceful. She moved like the wind and her lithe form made it much more surreal. Her blond curls bounced about her head as she walked and her honey-brown eyes sparked with ire. Her deep purple robes flowed about her like pools of water and her heeled slippers clicked against the marble floors as she walked forward, toward Cassy. Cassy dipped her head in a bow, instantly recognizing the woman and the emblem on her chest. She was Alpha Lino’s mate. Eleanor, the fairest. Everyone knew her as that. . .and the ballads sung in her name did her no justice. She was the most beautiful wo
Chapter 3 Cassy walked into the room and she saw Alpha Lino sitting by the edge of the bed. His gaze rose from the cackling fire hearth and he stood, towering well above her. He took soundless steps towards her and Cassy's breaths came faster. Unable to hold his hazel gaze again, Cassy's head dropped. The aura about him was domineering. She had never stood close enough to an Alpha before. It felt like being crushed under a boulder. Her shoulders curved in and she trembled with fear. She gripped the light silhouette of her gown hard enough to crumple to soft material, as she tried to control herself. Her fear. "Look at me," Alpha Lino said. Cassy couldn't. She couldn't raise her gaze. His aura was crushing. A whimper escaped her lips and the pressure lessened. Her gaze lifted, slowly, and met with his hazel eyes. They were softer than they were earlier but something else shimmered there. Something she didn't understand. His gaze raked her body once more and he
Chapter 4 With the word from the sorcerer, Alpha Lino had taken to purchasing slaves, Omegas, and mating with them to produce an heir but none of them had given him a child. None of them could. He was starting to think the sorcerer had lied to him.He sighed and the woman stirred at the sound of it. Her eyes snapped open and her red-rimmed eyes darted about until they focused on him and widened. The fear in her eyes was a punch to his gut and he immediately apologized. "I'm sorry," he said.The woman blinked and her cerulean blue gaze narrowed, feeling him out. The fear disappeared and it was replaced with curiosity. Alpha Lino found it strange but he only extended the shirt to her. "I'm sorry," he said again, hoping it was enough for everything he'd put her through. Surprisingly, she nodded slightly and stretched to take the shirt from him. She paused and her cheeks burned when she realized she was naked."You could use the bath and change into this. I would li