ZACK
I had just finished off what we had been working on with Damon, and after bidding him farewell, I decided to go to Taylor’s. He had wanted to speak to me earlier but I had been really caught up. We were getting somewhere with this killer. Let’s fucking hope so anyway.
The moment he had mind linked, the urge to just drop everything and run to him had been so damn hard to not do, especially since he had been ignoring me since that day.
Now, what the fuck do I take him? I can’t just go fucking empty-handed… I was not good at this, but there wasn’t anything I could really give him. I stopped at my room to shower, I was a mess and I did not want to go over looking like this.
Once I was done, I pulled on some boxers, some jeans that I took a moment to pick out because, although I found them a tad fucking tight, I knew Taylor always checked me out in them. I smirked, pulling on a graphic tee and leaving the packhouse.
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TAYLOR I forgive him, I had to, I’m too fucking in love with him not to. Zack was standing so close to me I can feel his breath on my neck, his fingertips ghosting up my bare arms, not touching but close enough that I could sense the sparks of the bond rippling through the little air between us. “Are you fucking sure?” He nibbled softly on his bottom lip, all that was standing between us was this barrier and now that's gone there's nothing keeping us apart. “I’m sure…” I replied quietly. “I can give you more time, if that’s what you need.” I know he would, that’s what makes him so damn perfect for me. His patience. “I forgive you Zack.” I step in closer, my still damp chest lightly grazing against his own, those sparks rushing through us both. He closed his eyes for a moment, letting the feeling of it overpower him until his arm snaked around my waist and he pulled me against his hard body firmly, his perfect hazel eyes snappin
TAYLOR He immediately thrust his full length down my throat, catching me so off guard that I practically choke on his monster, but it doesn’t stop him, pulling out just enough for me to catch my breath before forcing all the way back in again. I’ve never been against someone taking control of me, but having someone fuck my face like this is probably the most I’ve ever been turned on. He doesn’t let my head move, holding it in place against the bed and thrusting his hips against me from above so that he controls his speed and the depth at which he fucks me. I’m in heaven. My glorious mate hums and groans with satisfaction as I hollow my cheeks and tighten my lips around his length until I can feel him swelling with his nearing completion. I prepare myself to swallow his load, but moment he reaches his climax, he pulls from my mouth and unloads completely onto my face. Best. Punishment. Ever. His warm seed trickles down my cheeks
RAVEN The following day, I had left the cottage early after showering and headed to training feeling restless and nervous. My heart was breaking and although I knew this was a decision I had decided on, it still hurt. I would talk to Damon no matter what, right after, I couldn’t keep delaying it. After training and once I had showered, I quickly grabbed an oversized hoodie that fell to my thighs and some over-the-knee boots. I left the packhouse, my hair still wet from the shower, heading straight to Damon’s like a woman on a mission. Not today. Not today, nothing was going to stop me. I rang the doorbell, letting out a breath I didn’t know I was even holding when I finally reached Damon’s home. ‘Damon? I'm outside.’ I said through the link softly. My heart cracking a little more. ‘This must be important, huh.’ His deep, sexy voice came. ‘Hmm.’ I replied, feeling awful and waiting for him to open up, he did a fe
LIAM I frowned as I stared into the bathroom mirror, styling my hair, remembering Raven’s rush in the morning to get going… (FLASHBACK) "You’re in a hurry." I said. "Yeah, training and then I have stuff to do." She said, towelling her hair after her morning shower. "What stuff?" I asked casually, handing her a smoothie I had just made. She smiled and shrugged. "Stuff." She repeated. Damon. If she couldn’t tell me, it meant it included him. (END OF FLASHBACK) Since then, that irritating flare of anger wasn’t subsiding… I wasn’t fucking enough… First in my fucking arms… then in his... My chest heaved, my nostrils flaring as I combed my fingers through my hair, swiftly styling it with some hair wax. Watching my eyes turn from cerulean to magnetic navy blue. Breathe Liam... Maybe it’s not Damon… I stepped into my bedroom, I needed to get to my office. There was some crap I needed to…
SCARLETTI had just opened the kitchen window when the sound of a vicious growl ripped through the air, making my heart thunder, seeing the flock of birds erupt from the trees and the unease that seemed to swirl around me. It took me a split second to recognise the voice that was barely recognisable.Liam. That was Liam!I rushed out of the house, telling the guards to watch Azura and Monica as I raced in the direction of the commotion, faltering when the sound of Raven’s scream pierced the air.No. Goddess no!What has he done?!"Elijah, it’s Liam and Raven!’ I called through the link to Elijah.‘I'm on my way.’ His soothing voice came despite the worry that was consuming me.‘Raven! Liam?!’Nothing.I was hitting a wall. Fuck!The wind was rushing through my hair as I broke through the trees, the smell of blood seeping into my nose. The sheer blanket of something
UNKNOWN POV I smiled, staring at the old, stained passport-sized photograph in my hand. The smell of disinfectant was strong in the air, nice and clean. "I did it. I have hurt them. She won’t survive now…" I rocked back and forth, my grip on the photograph tight. "Everything has been destroyed… I’ll avenge you… I’ll make you proud… and I’ll make him fall in love with me… He will be mine… all mine… all mine…" My breathing became ragged as the excitement within me grew. "And as for her… I’ll make sure I add her to my collection…" I was almost there… Soon, soon he’ll notice that I am the one he needs. Soon! "Are you proud of me? Are you watching me?" I whispered heavily; my breathing ragged as I stared at the picture, unblinking. "Yes, you are, you are… You have to be proud! I will get revenge for you… For our family… For everything... But it's ok if I take him for myself… right? You won’t be angry with me, will yo
KIARAI didn’t know what to say… Dante’s birth was the catalyst for Liam’s darkness? Goddess, I felt devastated for my brother.We had come to find Mom and Dad, but only Mom was there. Dad was now the Alpha of the pack again, Mom had filled us in on everything: The curse, the card, Liam, the killer, and the truth about Raven’s past.Alejandro had called to ask if everything was ok and if he was needed, but I told him we were ok, right now there was nothing more we could do."How could you not tell me! Raven lost her mom and she wasn’t allowed to tell me? She… How are we making a change if she’s still being told to keep things on the low?"I ran my fingers through my hair trying to stay calm, for Mom, I could tell she was distraught. Liam had marked Raven and that triggered Mom’s own trauma of what her biological father had done to her...Raven… Seeing the state she had been in&he
TWO DAYS LATER RAVEN I had been discharged from the hospital the following day, thanks to Kia and Rayhan’s Kitty. I still remember the look in Kiara’s eyes… The moment she told me that I should have told her what I was going through. The tears… The promises that we really won’t hide anything any longer. Something I knew both of us would honour. I hated seeing her feel like a disappointment when it was my own doing that I hid it all from them, when I had so many chances to tell them. She had spent the night with Liam, I could smell his scent from her when she had come to see me in the morning. I wasn’t able to ask her how he was, I didn’t know what to think. She had spent the day with me, it frustrated me that because of me she was being torn like this, between me and him, but she had nothing but love and concern for me. Her parting words still rang in my head, and despite the fact that I knew she meant them, it still hurt. ‘I w