IRA"You've got to be crazy to think that I'd let her fight after the bullshit you pulled," I heard Dexter say from the hallway."I don't care what is at stake," he gritted after a brief pause. "Get someone else to do your dirty work.""You said it yourself, you have a lot of females lined up, ready to please the king." His tone was snarky."I bet there are a lot of other females who will jump at the opportunity to impress the king," he continued. "Put them to good use for once and leave my mate alone."I pulled the door open right on time to see Dexter on the phone with an aggravated look on his face.Dexter ended the call as soon as he saw me. I watched his eyes soften as he took me in."Are you alright?" he asked, reaching for my hand. "Do you need something?""What's going on?" I asked, searching his eyes."Nothing I can't handle," he replied vaguely, leading me back into the room. "You should be resting. The doctors
IRAThe bullet hit me right on my neck.Khanos let out an earth-shattering growl as she furiously tried to get towards the men who stood in the hallway, firing at us.A burst of pain flooded my system with every hit, but Khanos was relentless, desperate to get at the men and make a mess of them.Whatever they infused in their bullets made us delirious. My body felt a lot weaker with every gunshot. So weak, I tripped on my own feet, crawling towards the door."Please..." I begged Khanos. "Let it go."She was going to hurt herself at this rate. She was going to hurt us.I felt Khanos' anger. I felt her pain, as well as the overwhelming need to kill Eros for his betrayal. More gunshots poured and I heard Dexter's distinct growl, but it was all too far away.The last thing I felt before it all went blank was Dexter's familiar arm wrapped around me as Khanos relinquished control of my body.****"Meus Aeternus...
DEXTERSomething was abysmally wrong.I got off the ground with a busted nose that was the least of my worries. Where is she? I wondered, rushing outside the house.My blood raced as I walked around the perimeter, which was empty for the most part. I'd never seen her in that state before.Where the hell did she go?I headed out back, unable to shake off the bad feeling in my guts. There was no way Ira would hurt me, not to mention throwing me against the wall so easily.Which brought me to the conclusion that it wasn't Ira. It couldn't have been her. The anger, the strength, the aura. Everything was twice as much as I was used to.It had to be Khanos."It is her," Draco confirmed my thoughts, sounding upset. "Mate is angry. Find mate immediately."This was the most my wolf had spoken to me in a long time. I stopped in my tracks, conversing with him. "What happened? Why is she angry with us?""Not us!" he said, urgency in his tone. "Eros!"My blood froze. Eros? What could he have done
IRA"He's crazy," Dexter said as soon as we stepped into the bedroom. "You don't need to fight her. It's all bullshit." He kicked his shoe off. "Say the words and I will make sure you don't.""I promised," I said, not knowing how to feel about the situation. "I promised to help find the killers, Dexter.""It doesn't matter," he said, a definite look in his eyes, but I shook my head."It does," I say, stepping closer to him. "If there is a slight chance that this fight will lure the perpetrators of all the deaths, and help us bring an end to this war, then so be it.""Ira...""I'm not going back on my word, Dexter," I said, meaning every word. As soon as I said the words, I felt Khanos' pride course through me, her approval warming my heart."I want to do this," I said with determination in my eyes.Dexter looked like he had more to say on the matter, but decided against it. He held my arm, and in that moment, I knew. I was certain there was not anything in this world that this man wou
IRAThe next few days were spent training.I could tell that something was going on behind the scenes as Dexter would occasionally step away from me or leave me to go through the process while he handled business.Thanks to Dexter's constant presence and training, I didn't have as much time to worry about the outside world or the fact that I was hated and regarded as a monster.I woke up earlier than usual and decided to hit the homemade gym. Dexter had gone out of his way to ensure that I got everything I needed to train in and outside the house, which I couldn't be more grateful for.These days, I was a lot more strong and secure in my abilities, which was something I felt proud of. I could tell that Khanos was on the same page about my progress but she hadn't found time to compliment me.She seemed a lot more interested in conversing with our mates. A fact I was still deciding if I was upset or happy about.Nevertheless, I fired on
IRA"We cannot force them to fight," Elder Clawmark said to Eros as soon as we got to the palace grounds."They will fight!" Eros said, looking livid. "The tournament must be held. You said it yourself, we already have a plan.""We will be sticking to it."Dexter placed a protective arm around me as we watched Eros go at it with Elder Clawmark, who stood with Jade standing beside him.Jade was the only female who didn't forfeit the chance to fight in the tournament. While the other women dropped to the ground a while back, she remained standing strong."That is against the rules of this Kingdom," Clawmark said. "If you force them to fight, you will be going against the same rules that your fathers tried to keep.""The same rules that have been passed from generations before. We can't make rash decisions."Just then, Elder Nightingale stepped in, and Eros turned to him."Speak," he ordered, nose flared in anger.I