“How did it happen?” I gave a glass of water to Aurora, her fingers trembled as she grabbed it and gulped it greedily. Now that she had sorted things out with me, I could feel a little relieved but anxious also. Nothing made sense. How could Augustus’s writing match the one who was sending her threats? As far as I knew, he had no connection with her or Marcus. After a little patting, her little one was asleep. After her male was fed, Aurora finally decided to talk this out. “The day of your birthday, I overheard them.” She said avoiding my gaze. Her hold tightened over the glass as she looked at the ground like she was reliving that day and their conversation was still going on in her head. She seemed distressed. “Xerxes wanted to kill Lucien. I confronted Marcus but he forced me to stay away.” I frowned. Day of my birthday? When I found out that Xerxes was my mate? So did that mean Marcus was in alliance with Xerxes all this time pretending to be a friend of my brother? “You could
The evening ended with Xerxes announcing I was the Luna of this pack and his mate. Many wolves congratulated me on my pregnancy also, they seemed to know about it somehow. Strangely, when Aurora and I left the office, Marcus was waiting for her in the garden to take her home. She hid me her farewell and they left after that. There was something strange about Marcus however. He seemed stiffened and alert. After the party was reduced to only countable people remaining, Damien and Xerxes went to the office to discuss ‘something’, and I was left with Daniella and annoying Laura. She, however, helped me clean up the kitchen and the lobby. It took us more than two hours to completely set the place as it was. I liked doing this kind of housework, it made me feel it was also my house. Daniella was tired by the end of the night, and Laura was grumpy saying how tired some of this work was. I packed some leftovers for them to take home with sweets and cake that Daniella mentioned Damien liked
Xerxes’s povKatarina was unusually quiet in my arms and I was confident that she was entertaining thoughts of relationships based on lies I fed her. Her overactive mind might be going over all the things that happened in past, and the reasons why our compatibility was wrong and couldn’t work. I wished I could assure her, tell her what I was planning and that she just needed to be patient, but I didn’t want to scare her more. She was pregnant and stress was not good for her. Katarina might not know, but the doctor who came to visit last week stated that there were high chances of Aconite passing on to the child since the poison was still flowing through her veins. The thought should anger me but it worried me moreover. If the child is poisoned with Aconite, he or she might not survive the delivery. Thinking about that squeezed my chest with unknown fear that I didn’t know I was capable of feeling. Would I lose my child just like I lost Sofia and my nephew or niece growing inside her
The tears spilt down her face, covering her cheeks with wetness. “I was a fool to even think I would ever mean something more than a body to warm your bed.” He choked out, tugging on her wrist. “You’re more than that,” I said refusing to let go. Tears flow harder, and I felt his shaking intensifying. “I might be the one to kill your brother, but don’t you want to punish the man who was responsible for this? The one who made me kill your brother?” She was crying now, pounding on my chest, sobbing and I wrapped my arms around her, holding her as her dam finally cracked and heart-wrenching sobs escaped her. I soothed her. Comforted her. We stayed like that for a long moment before I asked. “Did you overhear us?” A shiver ran down her spine and I know I was right. She did eavesdrop. I tried to remember the conversation and surely none of it was pleasant. The attack was mentioned. Tightening my hold on her, I pulled her impossibly close. I want to stay like that with her, immersed in her
I feel the heat rise in my groin as he executed the platter lift, his hands igniting the fire as he firmly grips my hips, holding my tiny body above his head, the spinning rink filling my peripheral vision. I didn’t knew what made me find comfort in his arms, but as soon as our bodies touched, my anger with him melted away, replaced by an aching need. I wanted him–the arrogant, stubborn mate of mine. Even in the midst of a turmoil of emotions, I wanted him. His arrogant way of handling me only fueld my burning determination. With the freshness of his words in my mind, I wanted him more than I feared him. The rage I felt today earlier was gone, the dark memories quiescent as he pinned me down on the mattresses. His hand sliding into my hairs, I arched against him and he deepened the kiss. As he lowered me, feeling the shape of my body perfectly, I slided down the front of him to lay on his protruding leg, one hand on his waist, the other lodged between his thigh and that place I long
“Gentle,” I whispered to him, amazed I could form any words at all. “Gentle.”“Oh no,” he replied, pulling his mouth away from my aching globe momentarily. “I have waited whole night to fuck this tight hole, I’ll be anything but gentle.”Two fingers rammed themselves into my vagina as his mouth pressed against mine keeping me from protest until my body was so wet and hungry I wouldn’t object if I could. He pushed my legs apart roughly and lines his cock into my body’s shocked opening, my breasts once again assaulted by his tongue and teeth. Holding himself up by an arm he pushed his cock slightly farther in the opening. I felt my pussy lips forming around his shaft. He leaned down and I felt his hot breath in my ear.“This is what I got for you, my female.”Splitting me in two, his cock drilled full length into my body forcing me open. My jaw dropped as I gasped and reached up to try to control this sudden spearing of my body. He withdrawed just a bit and starts a searing back and for
Xerxes’s povWe go through the plan several times, then we go through the backups of backups. On my one phone call, Marcus was here early morning. His mate, Aurora was with Katraina for now. Me, Marcus and Damien were in my office. Unlike a mild fight, this was a war where the odds of winning were lower. This could be a trap for all I knew, take any form of that bastard’s heartless self. This was why, despite my extreme reluctance, we need to leave for the battle this evening. I couldn’t leave the pack unprotected so, I was going to leave Damien in charge for a while. I suggested he bring Daniella for a few days here to accompany Katraina, though Aurora would be here also, my moonlight enjoy Danielle’s company more. I couldn’t imagine how Katraina would react to this sudden influx, but there was no other choice. Marcus would assist me, to protect a sort not that I needed it. Just in case. We had to find that bastard to finish all this. There was no other choice. “Is everything rea
I followed Damien. He was standing near the porch with his back towards the door, his phone pressed against his ear as he talked to someone. I couldn’t hear him from the distance so I took a few steps forward till I was a few steps away from him. “Everything is fine here, Alpha. Yes…I will do so.” I heard him saying and he hung up. It must be Xerxes. So he’d call his Beta but not bother to talk to me? The hurt was too much yet I ignored it and waited as he turned around his eyes widened and he gasped. “L-Luna.” I narrowed my eyes before crossing my arms across my chest. “Was it Xerxes?” I asked with a stern tone. He seemed to be quite unfazed and immediately gathered his cool and nodded with stiff shoulders. “..yes…”“What are you hiding, Damien? Where is he?” My question took him by surprise, but he quickly shook it away. “Mee-“ I raised my hand stopping him and taking a step forward making him take one backward. “Don’t. Don’t dare to lie. I trust you, Damien. And I hope we cou