Well, they are finally together!
Dante’s POVThe morning air was cool against my bare skin, but the warmth beside me made me forget everything else.Dante.His arm was draped over my waist, his breath brushing softly against the back of my neck. I could feel his heartbeat pressed against my spine. My body ached. With memory. With a softness I hadn’t felt in years.His fingertips moved slowly over my waist, tracing lazy circles, as if reminding himself I was still here.“You’re awake,” he murmured, his voice husky from sleep, lips brushing my shoulder.I nodded. “Barely.”His hand slid lower, grazing my thigh. He pulled me closer, until there was no space left between us.“You always this clingy in the morning?” I whispered, teasing.“Only when I’m scared it was all a dream.”His words were quiet but soaked in truth. I turned, just enough to catch the look in his eyes, half-shuttered with sleep, but darkened with something else. He leaned in, kissed me deeply, with a tenderness that melted through me. It was the kind
Dante’s POVIn her naked glory, she was lying in front of me Beautiful wheatish colour of her body. Hairs. Everything was so natural and real. So mine. Her breasts were fuller than I imagined all the time. More than a handful. Heavy and soft. Her caramel nipple was protruding in all its glory. The same nipples she used to fed our daughter. I wondered how her protuded belly would be like. She is so sexy. So fuller. From everywhere. She arched into me, gasping when my mouth closed around her breast, hand already slipping between her thighs. She was wet, ready, aching for me.I groaned at the feel of her. "You are going to drive me insane."She couldn't think. Couldn't speak. All this sensation. She never experienced it before. It was so damn maddening. "Dante I can't take it anymore," She whispered, her voice trembling with anticipation, her eyes half-lidded and shining.I leaned closer, his breath hot against her lips. "You won't have to wait any longer."Then I paused, suddenly r
Scarlet’s POVThe door closed behind us with a soft click.I stood in the middle of Dante’s room or our room now, maybe. The ring on my finger still felt foreign, as though I had borrowed someone else’s happiness and was afraid of waking up.He was behind me. I could feel him before he moved. My breath hitched the moment I sensed his warmth at my back.Neither of us said anything.The air was too full, too heavy with the weight of emotions neither of us knew how to articulate. The light from the moon spilled through the tall window and cast silver onto the floor and painting our shadows in soft blue-gray.“You’re quiet,” Dante finally murmured.“I don’t want to ruin this moment,” I whispered.“You couldn’t ruin anything,” he said. And then, slowly, his hands came to rest on my arms. “You have never ruined a single thing.”My eyes closed at his touch. His fingers skimmed up and down my skin, like he was reminding himself that I was real. That we were real. That this wasn’t a dream.“I t
Scarlet’s POVFour years ago, I walked into a world that didn’t feel real. The Alpha’s Ball. I still remember the red velvet drapes, the glimmering chandeliers, and the sounds of pleasure and laughter echoing down the marble halls. I had never seen a world like that before—women kissing women, men dancing with men, people touching each other like they belonged to no one but the moment. My sheltered upbringing had never prepared me for such freedom. Such wildness. I had been raised to think of passion as a sin, but that night, I saw it worn like a crown.And then, in the middle of that chaos, I saw him. A man whose presence silenced the noise. His eyes were the first thing I noticed; dark, deep, and a little dangerous. That night changed the course of my life. I wasn’t sure if it was fate or foolishness, but I had given him something that could never be undone: my body and my heart.Now, four years later, I stood outside the same mansion again.The full moon painted everything in silver
Scarlet’s POV“Why is there so much noise outside?” Ace asked as I sat in the living room, braiding Nora’s hair.“That’s for the Alpha’s Ball,” I told him, smiling at the distant hum of preparations outside the manor.He frowned. “What’s that?”“Oh, Ace, how do you not know?” Nora groaned dramatically. “It’s the party for werewolves. It happens once a year. That’s where Scarlet and Alpha Uncle met!”“Really?” Ace turned to me, curious now. “Is that true?”I nodded slowly, the memory flickering in my mind like an old film reel. The lights. The crowd. “Was it fun?” he asked, eyes narrowing. “You’re smiling a lot. It must’ve been a pretty good night.”I chuckled under my breath. “Not exactly.”Meeting Dante had been... life-changing. But the reason I’d gone to that ball in the first place wasn’t something I could ever look back on fondly. I had been desperate, lost, and angry. I went with a single goal—to escape a marriage I didn’t want. I planned to give myself to a stranger that night
Dante’s POVAs soon as Amy was discharged from the hospital, I went straight to Elizabeth’s estate. I wasn’t here for pleasantries or formalities. I came with one purpose, and I would not leave without saying what I needed to say.Elizabeth was in her study, seated beside the fireplace, sipping tea with that usual air of calm detachment.“How is Amy?” she asked without looking up.“She’s doing better,” I replied. “Sleeping peacefully, finally.”There was a pause.“I need to talk to you about something important,” I said.She gave a small nod. “Go ahead.”“I want to marry Scarlet.”The words were barely out when her gaze snapped to mine, sharp and disbelieving.“I beg your pardon?” she asked, voice low, edged with shock and restrained anger.“I said I want to marry Scarlet.”There was a long silence. Her teacup lowered. Her lips thinned.“This… this is not possible,” she said coldly.“Why?” I asked.“Because you’re married,” she snapped. “What about Annette? How can you so casually bet