ログインKali's POV I sat on the edge of my bed, knees drawn up to my chest, staring blankly out the window at the sprawling grounds of Emmett's mansion. The afternoon light filtered through the heavy curtains, casting long golden stripes across the floor, but I barely noticed. My mind kept replaying the scene in Emmett’s study over and over like a fever dream I couldn’t wake from. I could still remember, rather vividly, the way his hands felt on me, his mouth, the way his fingers had teased me right to the edge and the way he felt inside me. Between my legs, a persistent, warm buzz hummed every time the memory surfaced. My thighs pressed together instinctively, and a flush crept up my neck. I wasn’t even sure how I felt about it. Scared? Excited? Guilty? All of those emotions tangled together into something confusing and overwhelming. Emmett hated me, never even said a kind words to me. But he had been something else entirely that day in his study. He had been hungry and fierce and comple
Zara's POV “What the hell is going on, Isaac?” My voice came out sharper than I intended, when he didn't answer right away.Isaac didn’t answer immediately. He was definitely stalling or maybe trying to cook up something to tell me He just… looked at me.Or rather, through me and for a split second, something flickered in his eyes. Not guilt exactly. Not fear either. Something quieter. Something that seemed more like nonchalance.“Zara...”“No,” I cut in, shaking my head. “Don’t ‘Zara’ me. Just answer the question.” I said folding my hand over my chest. He exhaled slowly, and his gaze dropped briefly to the floor before returning to mine.“There is nothing going on,” he said finally.I frowned. “Now that's a lie. I overhead Ben. You bought were clearly fighting over something big. So don't tell me nothing."“It is not a lie,” he replied, a little firmer now.“It is not the truth,” I shot back.A muscle ticked in his jaw.Silence crept in again, stretching for a few seconds.“Why wo
Zara's POV By the time I reached my car, the shock had burned away into pure, white hot anger. How dare Rosa think she could bribe me with money? Like a few zeros on a check could make walk away from the best thing that had happened to me in a long time. How could she even try to play with my life and her son's like that?I might not be filthy rich like Rosa and her family, but I sure as hell wasn’t for sale. I slammed the door shut, jammed the key into the ignition, and brought the engine roaring to life.I drove straight to Isaac’s office, knuckles white on the wheel from holding it too tightly and replaying Rosa’s smug little speech in my head the entire way. By the time I killed the engine in the parking lot, the anger had cooled into something less furious, determination laced with a strange, hollow calm feeling settled in my chest. I glanced up at the sleek glass and steel building and realized I had never actually been here before. Isaac worked at his father’s company, the on
Zara’s P.O.VI drove to Emmet’s mansion in silence, the conversation with Lilith replaying endlessly in my head. I knew the drugs wouldn’t sustain his life forever, but I needed them to buy a little time, just enough to find the Shadow Wolf, get his blood, and relieve Ike of this relentless misery. Watching him suffer through this illness alone tore at my heart. I couldn’t bear to see him in pain. I knew Ike and I were never getting back together, but it would be selfish of me to abandon him when he needed me most.But what about Isaac? He needs me too. He doesn’t deserve this. He doesn’t deserve to be loyal to someone who doesn’t love him.I tried to silence the thought, but it rang louder with every beat of my heart. I needed to step away from Ike, at least emotionally, because being near him made it impossible not to want him, to crave his touch, his warmth. The moment I secured the Shadow Wolf’s blood, the ultimate cure for Ike’s illness, then I would walk away from whatever thi
Zara’s POVI heard the screeching sound of the old, beat-up Bentley pull into the driveway.I hopped off my bed immediately, slipping my feet into my slippers as I wrapped my nightgown more securely around my slim frame, the fabric brushing softly against my skin as I moved.I hurried to the front of the manor just in time to catch Ike and Emmett stepping out of the car, the engine ticking faintly behind them as it settled. The headlights dimmed, casting long shadows across the driveway.“How is she?” I asked, my tone carefully measured, feigning concern as my gaze flickered briefly between them.Ike’s eyes found mine instantly. “Like you care,” he said, rolling his eyes, but there was no real weight behind it as he closed the distance between us.Emmett, on the other hand, pushed his fingers through his hair, his movements slow and distracted. He gave me a brief nod in acknowledgment as he passed by me and headed into the manor without a word.I watched him for a second before turning bac
Emmet’s POV"Enough,” I growled, Dogo surging within me unable to resist control. My arm locked around her lower back, pulling her flush against me, while my other hand slid up, fingers curling around the nape of her neck, tilting her face to mine like I had every right to.I crashed my mouth against hers and kissed her like I was starving and she was the only thing that could keep me alive. The second she gasped, I immediately slide my tongue past her lips without hesitation, without restraint. My control snapped like it had been hanging by a thread this entire time. Her fingers fisted my shirt, gripping tight, like I was the only thing keeping her from falling apart. Maybe I wasI backed her against the desk, with my hand on her waist, without breaking my lips from hers, my clutch digging into her thighs. I pressed my clutch against hers and she rocked her ass on my clutch and I bit on her lower lip to stop myself from running mad. I drive my clutch rougher against her thighs and a wh
Kali's POV The world came back to me in fragments, sound first. A dull ringing hummed in my ears, sharp and endless, like the echo of something I couldn’t remember. My head throbbed, a deep, pulsing ache that felt like it was splitting me open. I groaned, my throat dry. When I tried to open my e
Zara's POV The moment his mouth met mine, the world tilted. The earth, the trees, the stars — everything spun out of focus until there was only Ike and his lips. His sandalwood scent infiltrated my lungs and senses, stilling any form of resistance I would have put up. His lips were warm an
Zara's POV "What they fuck are you even talking about?" I snapped.Does he think using metaphor would make him sound wise right about now?It doesn't!Ike just stared at me, his lips pressed into a straight line, his face completely devoid of emotions.Suddenly, everything made sense. The reason w
Kali's POV I blinked repeatedly as the room came into focus.For a moment, my mind felt fuzzy as I tried to figure out where I was. My gaze drifted to the window. It was dark out. I pressed my eyes shut, hoping to quench the ringing in my ear.When I reopened my eyes again, they fell on Zara's b







