~Serena~A newfound tranquility permeated the air inside the SUV.I slid a glance in the rearview mirror. Nala watches the city from the window like a child pondering what she wants to be when she grows up. She wasn’t jumping on her paws when Marquee allowed her to leave his prison, but her eyes were glowing, admiring Fallon City with expectant eyes. I wonder where she came from, how she ended up in the hands of a guy like Marquee.“Thank you,” I murmured, turning to Declan, “for getting her out of there.”“I did it for both of you,” Declan replied. “If I didn’t do it, I know you’d draw blood.”I snickered, accepting that he mumbled the truth. “You’re getting to know me again, huh?”Declan chuckled, peeking over at me without offering a reply.“What?” I asked.He shook his head, a flash of sadness crossing his face. Somehow, I knew what was running through his mind. We were only four days away from the next full moon, and I still don’t know what to do.“Where are we going?” I asked, d
~Declan~We could smell him the moment we slid out of our car. He reeked of rotten garbage and a decaying body. Serena paused in front of our car, waiting for me to stand by her side. In a usual setting, a rogue would be alarmed in having an alpha in his proximity, but this one grinned wider when he saw us… when he saw me.Serena reached for my hand, lacing our fingers together as she squeezed mine. This rogue is no ordinary rogue. Serena knew he could hear us from this distance, and using words would be dangerous. She isn’t terrified, but guarded. There was a sense of danger drifting in the air, and she could feel it too.“See?” Mario piped in as we climbed the steps up onto the porch. “I told you I saw the ghost, Bossman.”Ghost?Serena maintained her composure, showing no hint of panic before our host.Marquee pushed off from his seat, offering his hand for a shake. At this proximity, I was already getting dizzy from his rotten scent. My instinct is to rip off his head and be on m
~Serena~Declan rolled down the window once I was decent, physically at least. My dress was in place, my seatbelt secured around my waist, but my panty is soaked, my nipples ached, my clit was pulsating, and my mind was a flurry of questions.“Did you change your mind?” Mario asked, his frown crinkling his forehead.“No,” Declan was perfectly calm and collected. If Mario were a shifter, he’d smell my scent streaming out from the car towards the window, and he’d hear my pounding heart. “I had to make a call.”‘Call my ass,’ I thought, ‘or should I say call of my pussy?’Oh, my god. Did I just think that? I snort, turning towards the window to hide my smile.There was a pause, as if Mario was dubious about Declan’s response. I didn’t bother looking his way because he might catch the idea that Declan did not scroll on his phone, but on my body.What? Serena! Stop thinking dirty thoughts.“If you would follow me,” Mario said curtly, still unconvinced by Declan. “And no funny business. We
~Serena~My mind went blank as Declan pulled me in for a kiss. I was water thrown outside on a winter night, freezing in the blink of an eye.I kissed him outside because I thought the man behind his shoulder would look the other way if I did. Kissing makes people uneasy, but that didn’t exactly happen. In fact, Mario is now taking us to his boss, which Declan agreed to, which I asked him about… what’s the plan? This was his plan…Kiss me. Kiss me more. I want more kisses from him.Oh, what the hell is happening to me? I should punch his pretty face. I should have thrown him out of this car, but I did none of that.I cannot deny what my body desires, and there will come a time when this bond will swallow me whole, like it’s doing now. It was a hopeless battle, fighting what was meant to be. This is so wrong, but it felt so right.His kiss was careful, hesitant. He made sure I knew I could step out of this situation if I wanted to. But do I want to? I wanted Declan despite all the ange
~Declan~Fucking hell. She shouldn’t have done that.I mean, fuck it! I’ve been dying to taste her lips again, but she chose the wrong moment to kiss me. Didn’t she feel it? Someone had been watching those three men from a distance, and his eyes shifted to Serena the moment she slid out of the car.It was obvious that Lia was still a high-profile shifter despite her being a rogue. Now, Serena and I are also targets for Obsidian’s men.I told her that walking out here is gonna be bad.Our kiss didn’t even last two seconds, and I already felt an ominous presence looming behind me. Then, the hard tip of a gun greeted my spine.“Tsk, tsk…” a sinister baritone murmured behind me.Serena paused, gold glowing in her eyes as we pulled apart. I shook my head, warning her to keep her cool. This is not the time to fight whoever was behind us. We are in a public place, and we don’t know what these people could do.She sighed, irritated that she needed to follow my lead. I can deal with her pout;
~Serena~If I didn’t know Lia by heart, I wouldn’t even recognize her as the three men in jeans and shirt walk her out of the apartment. Those three men looked like they were on a morning stroll, but I knew trouble when I saw one. Their eyes were scanning left to right now and then, assessing every person that passed by them, looking for a threat. Their hands are stiff, ready to pull out the gun tucked in the waistbands of their jeans and shoot any danger on the spot. These men are no ordinary people.Lia’s red hair was now blonde, the disheveled ends sticking out of her gray beanie, an odd piece of clothing in this humid and slick weather. She walked like a clothes hanger in her oversized hoodie and baggy jeans. The finesse and attitude that she was known for growing up were replaced by a gloom and solace. Surrounded by three bulky men as if she were a prisoner who needed guarding, she walked with her chin tucked on her neck. Her strides were slow and calculated. An image of the you