LOGINI had failed.The minute his hand, quickly followed by his lips, touched me, I melted, my body surrendering before my mind could scream halt. I moaned as he sucked the poison from my neck, leaving the wound clean and already healing. His deadly mouth began moving down my body to the crease between my breasts, as he pushed the hospital gown down over my shoulders, revealing the fact that I was naked beneath it, and his eyes went dark, turning almost black. My mind froze as his wicked mouth fastened around my nipple and sucked hard until the delicate flesh pebbled under his ministrations. I was helpless, and he knew it. Our mate bond was so intense that our bodies went into overdrive the minute we touched. He tore the gown from my body while he stripped out of his own; he did not care that the Healers were still there or that there were servants in the room. There was nothing I could do as he slid on top of me, pushing my legs apart, thrusting his rock-hard cock deep inside me, making m
He was kissing me, and my body responded instantly, without my permission. My mouth opened, and I was kissing him back. He held my hands above my head and increased the pressure, biting my bottom lip and sucking it into his mouth. He knows exactly how to push my buttons, and he's an expert because he's had so many partners before me. That was when my brain caught up with my body, but I sensed it was too late. My body exploded in pain when he sank his teeth into my neck. I knew it should not have hurt so badly; he was claiming me, and it should have been a sharp pain, but not like this. I could not stop the scream that escaped my lips. The pain intensified, and I knew I was going to lose consciousness. In the darkness that followed, Sapphire came to me, saying worriedly.'This is wrong. The mate claim can be painful, but for you to lose consciousness, there has to be a reason. ''Can you find out what happened?'I ask her, and she gives me a slight nod.'I'll run a diagnostic check on
I waited to see what she would do, ready to intervene if she attacked my Beta, but the purple wolf stopped at his willingness to submit. Her ears came up, and she cocked her head to one side, expecting him to shift and defend himself. She growled again, but Joel didn't react, staying still with his head down. With an angry huff, she shifted back, and one of the maids quickly ran forward with a robe. 'You are not forgiven.'She snarled and turned to face Lucien.'What is wrong with you that you could not wait a few minutes for me to change into something comfortable?''It is common courtesy to pay your respects to the King when you arrive at his palace.'I replied, my eyes drinking her in hungrily. Even with her wild hair wet and tangled from the rain and wearing the silk robe one of my maids had given her, she was more beautiful than any other woman I had ever seen.'Is it wrong for me to want to see my fated mate the minute she returns?'She stared at me, hands folded over her chest
I stiffened when Joel mind-linked me. He knew I was not to be disturbed.'Alpha? Oh Goddess, forgive me for disobeying your order, but I believe my information will be to your advantage.'I growl deep in my chest, opening my mind to him.'Stop beating about the bush, Joel and get on with it.'I snarl, and then Daemon is suddenly loose, his huge jet-black head raised to the sky as he takes in lungfuls of the most glorious scent we have ever inhaled. 'Mate.'He howled with pleasure.'Mate! Mate! Mate!'He tried to make me shift, and it took a lot of my Alpha strength to push him back and control him.'Wait. Let us hear what Joel has to say.'I commanded, and my Beta continued.'We found her in the woods. She was tired and weak but agreed to come to the palace willingly. Alpha, she is the most beautiful purple wolf, and when she shifted into her human form, she was so damn cute.'Daemon's hackles rose, and a deep Lycan King growl echoed through the mind-link.'Do not call mate 'cute'. D
I locked eyes with Joel, and his eyes went wide with shock. I was no longer the rescued, frightened girl they discovered was their Alpha King's fated mate; I was an Alpha, and more importantly, I was the fabled purple wolf, something they had heard of in their stories as pups but had never before seen. Joel stared at the stunningly beautiful wolf in front of him; his mind was desperately trying to process the image. The six Patrollers were utterly captivated by her; all of them instantly submitted to her Alpha aura and had stood down, watching her with adoring interest. He stepped forward.'You are the Lycan King's mate.'He whispered, bowing his head and baring his neck in submission.'It would appear that I am.'She replied, shifting into her human form and accepting the robe one of the Patrollers handed her; she was completely at ease in her nudity now, just like most werewolves. To them, being naked was the most natural thing in the world, but then almost all of them had such gorge
I had been with the coven for three days. After their first failed attempt to take my magic, the three mages had kept out of my way, and my mother was another absentee, and I had to admit I was grateful for the reprieve. I met some of the other people; witches and warlocks wandered around attending lectures or sitting in groups chatting. Better still, they were open and friendly, willingly showing me around and including me in their conversations. That was how I found out this place was a little like a university campus.'I feel like I'm in a Harry Potter movie.'I giggled, and Peter, one of my new friends, threw back his head and laughed.'If I had a pound for every time I heard a newbie say that,'His delightful English voice made me join in with the laughter; they were all so polite and so very British, I actually managed to briefly forget about the plot by my own mother and sister to steal my magic. I was learning so much, and Sapphire had linked to many other of the witches psychi







