LOGINJULIUS~
Lucia's face was filled with panic and frenzy. So I was right about her that she had a mission as she agreed to marry me without a second doubt.
She reeks of blood and a quest for revenge as I kiss her.
The aura she embodied just now was different from the one she had on when I defiled her at the Moonbane Festival night.
I wanted to stop kissing her immediately I sensed the dangerous moment. However, I had to be sure and that's why I ripped her gown off and sucked on her boobs, just to detect that weapon.
"I... I can explain. I actually don't know that my friend hid something in my clothes... I mean I really don't know that...." She stuttered and sweat broke from her forehead.
I smirked, her actions right now reminding me of that ugly scar about me that I don't want to remember.
I unsheathed the dagger and pointed it at her, my anger building up despite the mate bond.
"Tell me, Lucia. Who sent you to me?"
"I'm not lying, Alpha. I really don't know how it got into my..."
I jumped on her out of my anger and held the dagger to her throat. "I can kill you right here and now if you say one more word."
Fear rented her eyes as much more sweat broke from her forehead.
I really don't care. The fact that she had the gut to bring a dagger here, alongside having bad intentions all these while hurts me as fuck and I hate it.
When the dagger dug deeper into her neck, almost slicing her skin, she pleaded, "I'll confess. I'll..."
I retreated back, but I was foolish. She used this opportunity and pushed me back, "How dare a murderer like you talk to me like that?"
Fear had given completely from her eyes, it now felt like she was acting all these while.
I frowned deeply, more anger setting into my brain. "What?"
She laughed simply but resentfully. "If I had seen your face, I wouldn't have given my precious virginity to you and I would have rejected you immediately!"
"And after seeing my face, you still jump at the chance of marrying me..." I scoffed. "I was right about you when I found nothing but criminal records on you."
Yesterday, I was so curious about her, given the way she left me at the hotel immediately she saw my face.
I had come back here and had my men find out anything they could about her and what I found wasn't pleasant.
She's been in and out of jail so many times. No identifiable family except for her friend that lives with her.
If not for Mum had seen her picture on my table, then I wouldn't be in this dangerous spot now.
All attempts to stop Mum from going to find her were futile. I didn't even know she left with the marriage proposal and it was this morning that I learnt that I would be getting married!
She yanked off the veil at the back and stripped the gown away. "You don't deserve to be my husband! I'm rejecting you right now!"
I smirked at her foolishness. "You can only say that if you're not in my house or worse still... On my bed"
I pushed her against the bed and she fell. Her eyes were glowing embers of anger and fear that I really hated so much.
But what do I do now that she's smoking hot in that pink bra and jean shorts and by the way, I'm ruining my pre-planned wedding night to snooze on her booze.
"Get off me!" She shrieked. "I won't let you finger my holes with those hands you used to murder my sister!"
That word struck me. I stopped fondling her boobs and looked at her urgently. "You say what?"
"You see?" She used this opportunity of my golden silence to slip out of my grip. "You can't even deny you didn't do it! You bastard, you murdered Teja!"
Now, I really can't take this madness anymore. I grabbed her hand and pulled her under me again. "Tell me what you mean by that or else I'll kill you right here and now!"
"Kill me. Kill me like you killed my sister and then take the medal for killing two siblings!" She screamed again.
I was forced to release her as I didn't understand a thing about what she was insisting on.
When I researched her, I knew she had lost her sister ten years ago, but saying I'm the murderer.....
She ran out of the bed and madly into the bathroom. Shortly afterward, I heard the sound of running tap. I laid on the bed lifeless.
What a nice way to ruin my wedding night!
Still sprawling on the bed, she came back, but this time wearing my bathrobe.
I frowned in confusion, "Why are you wearing my things? You're not allowed to..."
"Have you forgotten we're married?" Her tone was curt and rude, but I didn't mind it.
She grabbed a pillow beside me and went to the couch. "I have to be prepared In case you're planning my death too."
I chuckled darkly. Only if she knows I don't sleep.
"Enjoy your night, see you in the morning"
I dashed toward the door. She reached out as if to ask where I'm going or what I'm doing, but I exited the door before she could say anything.
Axel, my beta, came out of nowhere and joined me as we moved toward my office in the hallway.
"Why are you leaving your bride so soon?" Axel asked immediately we got into the office.
I sank into my swivel chair noisily. "This is not the time to fuck around, Axel."
"But at least, you have to....."
"Get me more details about her!" I commanded, not giving him more time to argue with me. I'm tired of arguing all day.
He bowed and left only to come back shortly with a laptop.
His expression was grave and I wondered what he saw this time.
"This is bad Alpha"
I got on my feet immediately I heard this. Axel is never used to putting on a serious and tight face like this.
Without asking further, I snatched the laptop from him and saw the picture of another woman there....
I mean that woman that made me and also broke me.
I fell back, letting the laptop fall on the table. "Why... Why did you bring this?"
"That is her sister. Her real name is Teja and not Evelyn!"
My wolf growled! She's Evelyn's sister! Evelyn is Teja!
No.
JULIUS ~The packhouse felt like a war zone.Wolves sprawled across the courtyard where they'd fallen, some groaning, others still unconscious. The pack doctors moved between them, checking vitals, administering water."What is the status report?" I barked at Axel."Fifty-three wolves were affected," he said, consulting his tablet. "No physical injuries, but they're all disoriented. Some of them can't remember the last hour at all.""And the ones who stayed conscious?""They are panicking." He glanced at the growing crowd of worried pack members. "They watched their families freeze like statues. Watched them speak with Killian's voice. Alpha, morale is in freefall."I surveyed the damage, my wolf snarling inside me. This was exactly what Killian wanted. Fear. Chaos. Proof that nowhere was safe."Get them inside," I ordered. "Take anyone who is still weak to the medical bay. Everyone else should move to the great hall. I need to address the pack.""What are you going to tell them?""Th
LUCIA ~I couldn't sleep after leaving Julius in the council chamber. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Killian's cruel smile, felt his cold fingers on my cheek.As real as you want me to be.The words echoed in my mind like a curse.I paced my room until dawn crept through the windows, painting everything in shades of gray. My mark pulsed steadily, a constant reminder that something inside me had fundamentally changed.A soft knock interrupted my thoughts."Come in," I called, expecting Jenny.Instead, Seraphine entered, carrying a leather satchel."I hope I'm not intruding," she said. "But I thought we should begin immediately.""Begin what?""Your shielding training." She set the satchel on my desk. "Unless you'd prefer to keep broadcasting your every emotion to the supernatural world?"I wanted to refuse. To tell her I didn't need help from a Shadowfang healer. But the memory of those frozen guards stopped me."How long will it take?" I asked."That depends on you." Seraphine pul
JULIUS ~The council chamber erupted into chaos the moment Killian vanished."Impossible!" Elder Mira shrieked. "He walked through our wards like they were paper!""Calm down," I ordered, but my own heart hammered against my ribs. My wolf clawed at my insides, torn between protecting Lucia and hunting Killian down."Calm?" Mira whirled on me. "The enemy Alpha just materialized in our packhouse, touched your mate, and then vanished! How exactly should I be calm?""Seraphine," I said, ignoring Mira's hysteria. "Explain what just happened."The healer's face had gone pale. "I've never seen anything like it. He wasn't fully physical, more like a projection given temporary substance. But the power required..." She looked at Lucia. "He used your broadcast as an anchor point.""So every time I lose control," Lucia said quietly, "I'm giving him a doorway.""Not just him." Seraphine's expression darkened. "Anyone with enough psychic ability could potentially use your signature to find you. You
LUCIA ~"Because," Seraphine said softly, "the vision wasn't just yours. It rippled through the supernatural network like a stone dropped in still water."My stomach twisted. "That's impossible.""Is it?" She tilted her head. "You shattered every mirror in the east wing without touching them. You projected a shared vision to your mate. What exactly do you think is impossible anymore?"Julius's hand tightened on my shoulder. "Get to the point.""The point is that your Luna is broadcasting." Seraphine set down her tablet. "Whatever power is awakening in her isn't contained anymore. It's reaching out, touching everything sensitive enough to feel it."Elder Mira cleared her throat. "Then she is dangerous.""I didn't say dangerous," Seraphine corrected her quickly. "I said she was broadcasting. There's a difference.""Not to this pack," Mira snapped. "If she can't control her power, she puts every one of us at risk.""I'm sitting right here," I said coldly.Mira's gaze slid to me. "Then pe
LUCIA ~I woke up with a gasp, my body jerking off the bed so violently I almost fell off the bed.The sheets were tangled around my legs, damp with sweat. My heart hammered against my ribs like it was trying to escape. The room was dark, like completely dark, and for a terrifying moment I couldn't remember where I was.Killian.The name burned through my mind. He'd been here. In this room. Standing by the window with that cruel smile, offering me truths I desperately wanted.I scrambled for the bedside lamp, my hands shaking so badly it took three tries to find the switch.Light flooded the room.Empty. Completely empty.The window was closed and the curtains were drawn. No shadows moved in the corners. No trace of smoke or that suffocating presence."It was a dream," I whispered, pressing my hands to my face. "Just a dream."But my palm burned where the mark lay, hot and insistent.I looked down at it. The golden lines glowed faintly, pulsing in rhythm with my racing heart. That was
JULIUS ~I continued to watch her, her beautiful form bathed in the golden sunlight like some of kind of vision I didn’t deserve to see.My mind continued to race. Different questions forming in it.Did he already get to her first? What exactly did he tell when they were together?The thought tore at my insides, vicious and insistent. I pressed my palm against the window, the cool glass doing nothing to calm the fire burning through my veins.My phone buzzed again. Another message.She remembers more than you think. Ask her about the mirrors. I almost crushed the phone in my hand as I pressed it so tight. The screen cracked a bit under the pressure. Killian’s games were getting bolder and even more taunting. The bastard was doing everything to provoke me and it seems to be working. But I was done playing the defense.“Axel!” I barked into the mind link. “Come to my office. Now!”He showed up within minutes, looking confused but at alert. “What happened, Alpha?”I tossed my phone unto
KILLIAN~The air still smelled of smoke, and as I crossed the upper hall of my packhouse, stone cracked under my boots. It’s been three days since the storm ripped through the valley, and the walls still hummed with what it had left behind. The kind of power that claws through bone before it settle
JULIUS ~The storm is now long gone, but the smell still lingers in the air. It has been three days since the blast, and I was still combing the wasteland, refusing to give up my search for my Luna. I refuse to believe the silence means death.We move through the valley, the ground soft and wet ben
LUCIA~Dawn seeped through the trees, pale and cold. Smoke still drifted above the valley, curling through the mist like ghosts that refused to rest. I sat at the same spot I had been all night. I was bare-foot, my damp hair is plastered to my neck, and my heart is beating in a rhythm that wasn’t m
LUCIA~When I opened my eyes again, Jenny was nowhere to be found.The storm had spent itself, the world smelled of wet earth. This time, I lay in a hollow of scorched mud where the blast had struck. Steam was curling from the ground and every muscle in my body throbbed. However, I felt an unexplai







