LOGINOlivia POV: My fingers and bones had gone numb, and the wind outside the cave whistled on. Maybe I was dying but it was almost like the sounds of the elements were fading and the cold seemed to be getting warmer. I pulled the rabbit skin cloak tighter around me and over my head, trying to breathe in more warmth. I heard him before I saw him. At first it was a dark looming shadow that approached but as my eyes adjusted, I realised that he wasn't in his bear form at all, and it was too late to pretend that I was asleep, I would have to face his wrath, and so I crawled shakily to a standing position and even though my body was heavy with the cold, I made myself stand tall against him towering silhouette. "You're a long way from your world," he said, his voice was deep and gruff and my entire body started to shake in the presence of his power. "I hadn't noticed," I said trying to keep my voice steady. He huffed as if that was all he wanted me to say and opened a pack that he was carryi
Stranger POV: My one weekend away from the throne and what do I find? A young female wolf, freezing to death in MY cave. I first wanted to shake her for crossing my boundary and find out how she got here, but upon inspection there was no alarm triggered. So the question remained, how did she get here? I watched her for days, waiting for her to shift and hunt on these lands and that would warrant her death, but instead she shivered and huddled into herself like a weak human. I was going to tear her into ribbons, but when I entered the cave and smelled her tears and the broken wolf inside her... Against my better judgement I huddled next to her in my giant white bear form, letting the warmth soak into her as she shook in her sleep. "I'm sorry," she cried out, her voice broken and dry from thirst. She cried some more and I didn't know what to make of that. So against my better judgment I stayed. And then I left in the early mornings, and when I returned, she was awake. I could sme
Olivia POV:I was shaking with cold as I crawled into an empty cave, although it blocked out the elements, it did nothing for the wet ice that clung to my skin. I wasn't prepared for this, but I don't think I was ever supposed to be. I huddled into myself, pressing my knees to my chest and trying to keep the sound of my chattering teeth to a minimum in case there were other bears in the vicinity. Bears were our enemy, they were not civilised like us wolves or even like the vampires. They were complete savage monsters. I've heard the stories since I was young about the bears in the north ripping people to shreds for just being in the vicinity. How was I supposed to get home? How was I supposed to get out of this entire destiny bullshit? I could feel my heart deflating with each thought. I don't think there was a way for me to escape. Not alive at least. I curled up in the furthest corner of the cave and held myself trying to find sleep as my body shook with the cold. I kept my ears op
Olivia POV:A second ago I was jumping across the river, and now I stood in front of a very bored God, who sat on a dark cold throne, cleaning his nails. "So what was the plan Olivia?" His voice rang with equal boredom, I opened my mouth to speak— or mumble something, but he cut me off. "You disobey my order to kill the vampire lord, and then you try to get away from me, to hide!" His voice boomed across the decrepit walls of the stone temple. "It wasn't like that," I lied, "oh?" He said, raising an eyebrow in disbelief, "I was going to kill him, but he overpowered me!" I watched as his nails became elongated claws and scraped into the stone of his seat. "I can smell your deceit," he said with a smirk, "and do you know what I do to people who dare to deceive me!?" His voice boomed, and I shuddered from the cold crawling feeling that was making its way up my spine like a hairy caterpillar. "I punish them," he said flatly and on cue, the blade turned in my own hand and slashed at my thi
Dimitri POV: Her brown eyes had darkened as she laid it out for me. Everything that I had done to her. And after the initial anger I could not argue with it anymore. I had taken her, and I had tried to make her mine by all means necessary. There was nothing I could do to change the past, not now and not then. Yet, I had tried for her, tried to erase the pain that she might feel, and tried to erase the loss of a mate. Although my intentions were not pure, I did try. I watched her as she got on her knees, the tendrils of grass suffocating beneath her trying to escape, as she leaned forward and cupped her hands into the cold stream, bringing the clear water to her lips and drinking. I watched as the water dribbled down her chin and on to her shirt. I watched as the water soaked in, deeper and deeper. I watched her— The dark haired beauty that had caught my attention before I had even knew her, the girl who stopped in the middle of the road, heart thundering and afraid. A scream i
Olivia POV: I slipped on the silk–like grass and Dimitri's arm caught me in time before I got to taste the grass first hand. "You should be more careful." I pulled away from him, "I don't need your help." He scoffed, "if I can tell that you are dehydrated; the Mannas will too." I rolled my eyes and almost slipped again. "That's it!" Snapped Dimitri and grabbed me, throwing me down onto the soft grass and climbing on top of me. "What are you doing!?" I growled, and he ignored me as he bit open his wrist and placed it against my lips. My mouth opened involuntarily and I couldn't help the groan that escaped me as my fingers dug into his wrist, squeezing as my eyes glazed with ecstasy. His blood was honey sweet, and gold just like his eyes. I glanced up at him in my blood-drunken haze and he stared down at me with a look of lust that mirrored my own. His wrist pulled away from my mouth and without breaking contact, he leaned over me. His soft lips brushing my own. "You chose me,"
Dimitri POV:Her hands wrapped coldly around my neck, her thick scented perfume filling my nostrils. "Just for a little bit," she cooed, and I grabbed her wrists, removing them from my neck. "I am not interested Nila." The smile on her face disappeared and she hissed with anger. "Why!?" She snapped,
Olivia POV:I woke with a strange buzzing in me, around me and without me. I turned to my side and Dimitri was awake, his eyes wide open as he watched me with a look in his eyes that I could not precisely describe. "What?" I murmured, my voice rough with sleep. I reached up, brushing my thumb beneat
Olivia POV:I sat beneath the great oak, its ancient branches stretching wide above me like a silent guardian, leaves whispering softly as the night wind passed through them. The sky overhead was a deep velvet black, scattered with stars that seemed too distant, too indifferent. I hugged my knees t
Damien POV:I stumbled out into the cold night. The ice-cold air bit into my lungs, sharp and unforgiving, but it dulled the acid burning through my veins just enough to keep me upright. Frost clung to the stone beneath my boots, crunching with every unsteady step as I dragged myself away from the







