로그인Kali's POVMy eyes widened in shock the moment Celine laid out the plan. “What?” I screeched, my voice cracking with disbelief.Celine shrugged like it was the most obvious thing in the world. “It’s pretty simple, Kali. Either we spy on Kora and find useful information for the Alpha, or you get punished. So…” She tilted her head, giving me a pointed look. “Do you want to get punished? Because of Kora no less?"I paused, my mouth suddenly dry. Of course I didn’t want to get punished. The mere thought of what Emmett might do to me made my stomach twist. Slowly, I bobbed my head in reluctant agreement. "Fine."“Great,” Celine said with a satisfied smile. Then, without missing a beat, she added, “Well, let’s go snoop now.”“Now?” I squeaked, rubbing my arm nervously. “I thought we would go at night, when it's dark there would be less chances of getting caught. What if we get caught?”"At night, Kora would be in her room. Sleeping or doing whatever witches do at night.""How sure are you t
Kali's POV The moment Emmett stepped out of my room and the door clicked shut behind him, my heart started racing so violently I could feel it pounding in my throat. I stood there motionless, staring at the closed door, my mind spinning.How the hell was I supposed to get closer to Kora and find information? The idea alone made bile rise in my throat. Was he intentionally pushing me toward my death? Did he truly see me as nothing more than a tool he could use and throw away?I had foolishly let myself think that things might be different between us after what happened in his study. The heat of his touch, the way he had kissed me, the raw hunger in his eyes… for a brief moment, I had let myself believe he saw me as something more than just the weak, white haired freak. I had hoped that things just might change for me.But I was so stupid to think that.How did I even let myself think that what happened in the study meant something to him?Kora would kill me, if she caught me snooping
Emmett's POV What the hell was I doing? I cursed under my breath, immediately turning my head away. I had talked myself through this on my way here. To avoid whatever it was that happened between the both of us and focus on the more pressing matter. Kora. But looking at her flushed, the memory of the other day in my study burning fiercely in my mind and Dogo hell bent on getting a repeat, made it difficult to focus at the task at hand. I had to get it together now. When I returned my attention to Kali, her head was bowed, her feet drawing invisible lines on the ground. "I am willing to forget about you attacking my guest...." Her lips moved but I didn't hear a word she said. I frowned. "Do you have something to say?" I growled. She shook her head almost immediately. "Look at me." She hesitated. "Look at me when I'm talking to you Kali." Slowly she raised her head to meet my gaze. The fear in her eyes, a sight I was used to, suddenly made my hear
Kali's POV Celine stood in front of me with her arms folded tightly over her chest, her silver bob framing a face that had lost all its earlier playfulness. Her eyes bored into mine with a mixture of frustration and disappointment.“Why do you continue to let people walk all over you, Kali?” she asked, her voice sharp. “Why do you just stand there and take it every single time?”I pressed my lips shut, unable to find the right words. My fingers twisted nervously in the fabric of my dress as I stared at the floor. The sting of Kora’s earlier insults still burned in my ears, and now Celine’s words felt like salt being rubbed into the wound.Celine let out a harsh breath. “You need to step out of your old self already. This timid, scared little girl act is becoming too pathetic.”My head snapped up so fast my neck ached. I hadn’t expected that from her. “Why would you say that?” I asked, my voice cracking with hurt.“Because that’s the truth!” Celine snapped back, her tone rising. “You
Kali's POV I froze on the bed, my heart slamming against my ribs as Kora’s words hung in the air like poison. “Fellow freak show.” The insult landed exactly where she intended, sharp and familiar. My hands tightened in the fabric of my dress, knuckles turning white. Celine, however, didn’t flinch. She simply tilted her head, her silver bob swinging slightly as she regarded Kora with cool amusement.Kora stepped further into the room, her eyes raking over both of us with clear disdain. She looked perfectly put-together despite the knife wound from earlier — bandaged, no doubt, but she moved as if the injury was nothing more than an inconvenience. Her lips curled into a mocking smile.“Look at you two,” she continued, crossing her arms. “Quite the pair. Tell me, Kali, does Emmett know you’re entertaining visitors without his permission?"Celine let out a soft laugh, completely unbothered. “Who the hell is this viper?" she shot back.Kora scoffed. "Your future Luna, that's who."Kora’s
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
Kali's POV I sat at the kitchen island, fingers wrapped around a mug of coffee that had gone stone cold sometime in the last hour. The surface was slick with condensation, but I couldn’t bring myself to let go. Holding it kept my hands from shaking too obviously. Since Kora had appeared last nigh
Zara's POV I stared into Ike’s face as he cupped my cheeks, his thumbs brushing away the dampness that had already started to trail down my skin. My naked chest heaved, lungs burning like I’d run a marathon instead of just… this. His eyes searched mine, soft in a way that made my stomach twist wor
Zara's POV My breath caught in my throat. His finger traced the seam of my shorts, slow and deliberate, pressing just enough to make my hips jerk forward involuntarily. A soft, traitorous whimper escaped before I could trap it. Ike’s lips curved—barely a smile, more a predator’s satisfaction.
Zara's POV I padded barefoot to the kitchen cabinet, the tiles cold beneath my feet, the silence in my house suddenly feeling too loud. My chest felt tight. Heavy. Like something had wedged itself between my ribs and refused to move.I pulled out a bottle of wine and grabbed a glass. I needed som







