~YULIA
"Who are you?"
He smirked as he tucked my stray hair behind my ear. "I am yours. . ."
I swallowed hard as I felt my wolf stir at his choice of words. Heat scattered from my stomach to the rest of my body and I knew that the rate at which I was burning was becoming dangerous.
"So why are you hesitating? Why are you holding back when you can just give in to me?" He whispered as he slowly started leaning closer to me.
The pounding of my heart grew even louder and I was almost deafened from the sounds but I stopped him so that I could speak first.
"The only way that you can be mine is if you're my mate," I muttered. "I don't feel the mate bond."
He smiled. "You'll feel it soon."
With that, he crashed his lips against mine and I froze at the sudden contact. I would have pushed him away had it felt disgusting and irritating.
Yet I did not because I was shocked by the fact that it was nothing of what I thought it would be.
The music seemed to get even slower as if he had commanded it so because it could not have been a coincidence.
He was warm against my lips and there was an emotion he evoked in me that no guy I had kissed, had ever caused before.
I felt all my defenses crumble down the moment he deepened the kiss and made it more sensual. My hands shot up to his neck and I realised that just as I was heating up, so was he.
His tongue found its way into my mouth and I felt the butterflies in my stomach all take flight at once.
His hands ran down my body and grabbed my butt. There was a sense of protection that came with his aura. He made me feel safe at the same time, I was constantly reminded of the danger lingering around his aura.
It was as if there was both danger and protection to his very existence.
I moaned against his lips and he pulled me even closer. Almost as if he wanted to kill even the tiniest of space that was between us.
He pushed me gently until he had me pinned against the wall with nowhere else to go. "Do you admit to wanting me, my darling?" He asked every so softly that I almost melted away.
"No," I immediately lied through my teeth.
He chuckled before moving his kisses to my neck. I hissed when I felt his tongue trailing down my chest.
Normally, I would have been bothered that he had not taken me somewhere more private, but I did not care. This place was private enough. It had no one straying close to the area and like I noticed earlier, the lights were dimmer here.
I suddenly felt his teeth close against my nipple and I gasped. He was gentle with the way he ground my nipple against his teeth before going back to sucking them.
My hands grabbed his hair instantly and he released a low moan, as if to warn me that I was provoking him to start something that I could not finish.
He lifted himself to his his full height again and pressed his body against mine. Then he brought his lips so close to mine that I thought he was going to kiss me again, when he stopped instead.
"Are you sure that you don't need me?" He asked in an amused tone as he watched me struggle to keep my breath even.
Hell! I wanted him inside of me. I wanted to run my hands over his naked body. I wanted to kiss every part of him but my pride stopped me from saying a word.
"No," I said weakly.
He smiled before kissing me for such a short period that he left me hungry. He bit and pulled on my lower lip before chuckling.
I was sure that he could see the hunger in my eyes but I continued to act unfazed.
"Maybe this will help you confess," he said as he held my gaze.
I tried to keep a straight face when I felt his left hand slowly and deliberately travel down my body until he went under my dress and placed it on my bare thigh.
The pit of my stomach began to burn and I felt more liquid exit my softness the moment I felt his hand beginning to travel up my thigh.
I shuddered and his smirk grew wider. "I can smell your desire. . ." He whispered.
This caught me offguard and I moaned. He instantly kissed me when I did, as if he wanted to swallow up my moan for himself.
I hissed and he released a low growl when two of his fingers found their way into my entrance.
He pulled away from my lips and examined my face. "How about now? Do you want me to stop?"
The question weighed on my shoulders as I gazed into his burning forest green eyes.
Damn! I was tired of holding back. I was tired of resisting. My wolf was growing exhausted from fighting me to give in.
So I looked him in his eyes. "No, I don't want you to stop," I whispered. "Make me yours."
It was as if he had been waiting forever to hear this. A dangerous glint took over his lust filled eyes as he used both his hands to find my panties and pulled it down.
I gasped at how fast he was. He was just about to lift me in his arms when my phone suddenly buzzed and started ringing in my dress' pocket.
"Shit!" I exclaimed as the influence of the alcohol started to clear.
I did not have to check my phone to know who was calling. It was my mom's lawyer. I was supposed to meet him after the funeral for important matters and I forgot all about it.
"I need to go," I stated and began to walk away.
He grabbed my hand. "Don't, stay," he muttered and it was more of a request than a command.
I looked into his eyes and saw the longing in them. I was almost swayed by them when my phone began to ring again.
"I'm sorry, I have to go!" I stated and yanked my hand free from his.
Then I broke into a run.
"Wait! You didn't tell me your name!" I heard him call.
"Neither did you," I answered and ran out the exit door.
~ISSAMy hands were trembling. My blood was slowly growing cold like ice fire was licking at my skin. It was almost as if I could touch the terror that was eating at me. The moon shone brightly in the sky, almost as if it was casting the way for me to get to the holy temple of the goddess. As if on queue, the high structure of the Moon temple came into view. It stood, a gray contrast to the silver moon above, almost as if it was waiting to collect the moon from the sky, drinking in her glory every chance it got. I soon parked my car at the lot of the temple and broke into a run the moment I jumped out. The scent in the air was wrong. A bitter metallic taste hit my nose and transferred to the back of my throat. My teeth began to tremble and I felt goosebumps scatter across my skin. Whatever this was, it was not good. Every step that brought me closer to the entrance, took every power from me not to roar. And by the time I entered the temple, I saw it and I froze. My heart sto
~ISSAI had watched Yulia the entire time. And the moment she touched that crystal, I felt it. It hit me hard. It burned my soul and all I had wanted was to run into that circle and drag her out. Perhaps it had been a bad idea after all— dragging her to this ceremony. Indeed Davina had done her a favor unknowingly by keeping her out of it. And I had been the one to drag her back into it.And when she finally snapped out of it, I saw it in her eyes. The weight, the pain, the despair. She had cried a lot and I had not been there to protect her."Let's go home," she whispered the moment she arrived before me. Once again, the sound of her voice caused a sharp ache in my heart. She looked so fragile and weak. I parted my lips slowly and wanted to ask her what was going on but I needed to hold it in until we were far away from all the prying eyes. So I nodded in response.My mind was unusually quiet though. Since last night's incident, I had not heard a word from Iran. Normally,
~YULIAThe world turned completely black. There was no sound. There were no emotions. There were no sights. There were no thoughts. There was just stillness. Cold, lonely yet somewhat comforting stillness. And for some reason, it brought tears to my eyes. The emotions I did not feel at the start, I began to feel as tears began to exit my eyes. There was so much pain at the depth of my core. Burning, raging and consuming pain. It was so great that my body began to tremble with confusion. My heart ached and I felt abandoned— doomed to face this alone.I had never felt this way before. I— I could not explain the feeling. It was suffocating. It was crippling. It was breaking me apart, piece by piece. I felt so hollow and empty. Was this how Darkness felt? I felt so lost. The comfort was now long gone. There was no end. It was a long deep void that stretched on for eternity. I could not tell where or who I was anymore. I had lost all sense of direction— all sense of being an
~YULIAIt was cold. Too cold. My vision was blurry. The ceremony was gone. Everyone at the ritual was gone. I wasn't even at the ceremony anymore. I was somewhere else and I had no idea where that was. Where was I? A cold chill ran down my spine. Yara shifted with uneasiness. My body trembled with what resembled fear and I found myself looking around wide eyed as my heart pounded heavily.Was this how it was supposed to feel? The Priestess had only mentioned that I would be hit by harsh images. So why had I been completely transported elsewhere?"Yulia. . ." A cold eerie voice called. My heart sank to my darkest core.It sounded too familiar and the sickening part was that I recognized it. I turned around and crimson eyes appeared in the deepest part of the shadows casted on the walls. "Impossible! I shouldn't be seeing you! I touched the Crystal of Light!" I roared as I staggered back in shock like he was a plague. Well, he was a plague!He chuckled. "Yes you did. . . But
~YULIA"You really think that I'll go alone to Albus' ceremony?" Issa demanded as he glared at me. I faced him with all the guilt and vulnerability I felt. My heart was bleeding. My soul was aching and I could hear it over and over, the same words replaying in my mind. I killed Albus. I released a shaky breath. "You read Davina's message. She doesn't want me there." He shook his head at me. "Davina does not have the right to stop you from paying your last respect to Albus. You think Albus wouldn't want you to be there? At his funeral?" "What is my presence there supposed to change? I killed him, Issa! I killed him!" I screamed as the tears began to flow down my cheeks again. That was when Issa instantly grabbed me and pulled me into his arms. "Don't ever say that, Yulia. You killed no one. You have never taken a life before. You're pure and innocent. You're the child of Light." My body began to tremble against his hold. I wept against his shoulder and my tears began to wet his w
~JAMALI smiled as I stared up at Lana from my bed. Her beautiful eyes seemed to glint even brighter than before. She could not stop holding my hands. "You scared the shit out of me. Do you know that?" She whispered as she moved her hands to my cheeks. They felt even warmer than when she had been holding my hands. My wolf shifted with satisfaction and I smiled at her. There was something about her warmth. And I felt it from the very first day she touched me. It had always had this celestial feeling. This magical feeling that I could not fully understand. Such that everytime she touched me, it always made me feel relaxed. It always brought me peace.And because she was touching me now, I felt the relaxing feelings hint my nerves and as a result, my healing abilities spiked up. The wound began to gradually close, debunking the doctor's earlier words that my healing senses had been affected and it would take a while for me to fully heal."You made me cry so much," she whispered i