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🖱️Victor🖱️

Engagement.

That word made a dry chuckle leave my mouth as I stood alone in my room, staring at my reflection like it might laugh back at me. Engagement. The way everyone said it made it sound like a blessing, like some great honor. Like I should be grateful.

‘This is not funny’ my monster growled inside me, restlessly.

I knew that already.

When Father announced it earlier, the anger hit me so hard I almost lost control right there in front of the elders. My fists clenched, my inst
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    🖱️Victor🖱️“Exactly,” Sammy said, and I swear something shifted in the room when he did.He stood there like he had just declared war on destiny and meant it. No shaking voice. No second guessing. Just straight confidence. I watched him closely and I won’t even lie, he has grown a massive backbone. Not the reckless kind. The calculated kind. The kind that makes people follow you without realizing they just signed up for a revolution.For a second I was tempted to grab his face and kiss him just because of that. Not even in a soft way. In a proud way. In a that’s my king kind of way.Instead, I stepped closer to him.“This is a great plan,” I said honestly. “I won’t even pretend it’s not bold.”Jane raised a brow slightly like she was waiting for the but.And there was a but.“But Sammy,” I continued, lowering my voice slightly, “if we’re going to do this, we can’t half step it. We don’t just announce our bond and hope for applause. We remove every single member of our fathers’ cabin

  • Caught in Between Lust and Desires   188

    🖱️Sammy🖱️I have never liked playing defense. Sitting around waiting for some dusty ancient council to decide whether my mate lives or dies is not my thing. I don’t care how powerful they are or how many secret meetings they hold in underground chambers with dramatic lighting. I am not built to sit quietly while someone writes my future for me.Jayden left to be alone because this was too much for him to bear. And I want nothing more than to be with him right now and make sure he’s ok. But the matter about him dying or maybe me needs to be taken care of first.I looked at Victor. Then at Jane. “We need to bring this game to public,” I said finally.Victor blinked at me slowly. Jane tilted her head. They both had that look like I just said something unhinged.“What exactly are you getting at?” Victor asked carefully.“Well,” I continued, pacing a little because my brain works better when I move, “we all know the Supreme councils love playing in secret. They manipulate from shadows.

  • Caught in Between Lust and Desires   187

    🖱️Jayden🖱️Death was the least thing I imagined when I stepped into the supernatural world. I thought the worst case scenario would be fights, powers going out of control, maybe the council breathing down my neck. I did not think I would be standing in a room with the two people I love most while discussing which version of my death sounded less tragic. That was not on my bingo card.I was raised in fear. Not the loud kind. The quiet, constant kind. My parents shielded me from everything. From constantly getting kidnapped. From extended family visiting too often. From anything that looked even slightly suspicious. I used to think they were just overprotective. Now I realize they were terrified. They knew something about me that I didn’t. They were trying to delay the inevitable.And now here I am. In the middle of it.Either I die.Or one of my mates dies for me.This is so messed up I don’t even know where to start.“Can we not talk about you looking peaceful or not, my love?” Vict

  • Caught in Between Lust and Desires   186

    🖱️Victor🖱️ The room went quiet after Jayden’s voice cracked with anger, and I could feel the shift in him. He was no longer the confused boy reacting to chaos. He was standing in it now, staring back at it. That alone made something in my chest tighten with pride. Sammy was the first to break the silence. “I think there is more to your existence, Jayden,” he said slowly, like he was thinking out loud but also daring anyone to challenge him. Jayden frowned slightly, not defensive, just trying to process. I crossed my arms and leaned back against the wall, forcing myself to stay calm even though my mind was racing faster than it should. “He has the power to control every creature to do his bidding,” I said firmly. “That alone is a threat to them.” Jane nodded slowly, but her eyes were sharp. “But the real question here shouldn’t just be why they fear him. It should be why he was created like this in the first place. Why was there ever a need to control every creature?” That ques

  • Caught in Between Lust and Desires   185

    🖱️Jayden🖱️The knock on the door caught me off guard, loud enough to make me jump a little. I looked at Sammy, who immediately squinted, his brows furrowed.“Is that Tony again?” he muttered, voice half sleepy, half suspicious.Victor, who was standing near the window, shook his head. “I wasn’t expecting him until tonight,” he said calmly, but I could see the way his eyes narrowed, that protective instinct kicking in even before he moved.Before either of them could react further, the door swung open and Jane just barreled right past Victor like he wasn’t even there. My heart nearly skipped a beat as she ran straight into my arms.“Jayyy!” she cried, wrapping her arms tight around me. I couldn’t help the laugh that bubbled out, even with the tension in the air.“I’m so sorry, bestie,” she said into my chest, voice shaking a little. “Parent won’t let me leave the festival… I kept trying, I really did. I felt that you were in danger and I couldn’t come to you regardless, I just-” she

  • Caught in Between Lust and Desires   184

    🖱️Sammy🖱️We were all sprawled out on the training room floor, bodies dripping with sweat, lungs screaming for air, and muscles whining like they’d just been through a storm. That last round had pushed all of us harder than I thought possible, and yet, there was this weird, satisfying ache that came from knowing we’d given it everything. My chest heaved as I lay there, trying to catch my breath, and I could feel Victor beside me, equally wrecked, but still managing to look… impossibly composed. Jayden, though… man, he was sprawled on his back, staring at the ceiling, and I could tell he was trying to hide just how wiped out he actually was.And then it happened. The sound. That tiny, innocent, betrayed little grumble from his stomach.At first, it was just a small noise, like someone trying not to admit they were starving. But then it got louder. Louder. Louder.We all froze for a second. And then… laughter. Full-on, ridiculous, rolling laughter. Victor snorted and clutched his stom

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