LOGINVALEN’S POVJiya’s chin-length auburn hair turned snow-white, wafting and gliding around her face as her elevated body shone like an awakening calamity. Respawned.Transfixed, I gulped and ignored the hard slap from Devin that hit my chest.Soon, every voice around me had faded. When Jiya’s blue-lit brown eyes hit mine, she sucked the breath out of me.I clutched my chest and sank my teeth into my lower lip, drawing blood and swallowing that one word that was fighting my being to be uttered.The crowd had gotten larger. Everyone fell to their knees, bowing to her in obeisance to the moon goddess. Everyone except the royal clique, who stood baffled with skepticism."Faking her death wasn't dramatic enough, she decided to come back with a viral glow," Theo grumbled, scratching his head.“We accept the chosen Luna Queen,” a dominant Alpha yelled, and the others repeated it.“All hail Queen…uh…” One Alpha fumbled with his praise, his voice lowering in uncertainty. “Um…your name, my queen?
VALEN’S POV“That phone isn't mine,” Mercedes denied. She swallowed thickly and pointed to the quiet auburn-haired woman who kept her head bowed and face hidden in submission. “She planted it on me. She’s a part of it too. Why aren’t you asking her?”“You sabotaged the entire night.” I slammed a fist into my palm, cracking my knuckles one by one. “I know you have my flower. Where is it?”“Alpha, this quarrel is between you and them. I was just hired to operate the submarine. I swear I had no idea the woman was yours,” the bleached-out, spiky mullet-haired man mumbled through tears on his crunched-up face, clasping his hands, his moist, black eyes desperate. “Please spare me. Shit, man.”“You're all traitors. None of you is better than the other, you imbecile.” Theo's snarl shut them up.“Humph. The consequences of your crimes have finally reached your brain.” Jason’s upper lip snarled up in disgust. “Is it unfair that you're going to die after trying to lead my Luna to her death?”“I
VALEN’S POV“Kill it already!” Zeus snapped. “Reduce her to ashes with parinirvana fire. I don't want that old wrench coming back to life in any lifetime.”Without hesitation, I shot a ball of phoenix fire at her airborne body. The air shimmered as the flames hit her. She dropped face down with an inhumane, shrill scream.“My bloodline will come for yours,” the witch rasped in a blood-curdling tone, her eyes locked on Raina’s.“Then I will find them first,” I snarled gutturally.Violet-orange fire engulfed her, making her appear more gaunt and grotesque as the flesh started to sag off her bones. Her ear-piercing screams made even patrol cover their ears, but my eyes stayed glued until the flames condensed in on themselves. It burned out and left black ashes shrouded by smoke. That should counter any spell she might have used to trigger a rebirth or resurrection.Gasp and chatter erupted over the nervous crowd.“Alpha, the sub is cleared. We got them all,” Theo declared with an angry u
VALEN’S POVAn ambivalence of emotions assaulted me the second my boots hit the shore.“Arrange their coffins,” Zeus roared so savagely that my ribs hurt. “Stop pretending you can't hear me before I claw your skull out, Valen. Grrr.”‘I’m attending to our mate, Zeus,’ I bit back, and he toned down with some understanding, though he continued to express his displeasure in low, rumbling growls.My wolf had to understand that at that moment, nothing mattered but her.Raina’s hands clung to my neck tightly as I carried her away from the submarine. Her pale cheeks pressed slightly against my pectoral as I kept her in my arms.I knew she didn't want me to let her go. Neither did I, but at the same time, I wanted to unleash hell.I was relieved to find my beautiful Bluebella, but that relief was coated with a scorching, murderous rage towards her cold-hearted captors.They dared to let their filth and rot touch what was of more worth to me than anything in this entire existence.Hearing her
RAINA’S POV“That can’t be true. Venus isn’t like that. She’s been my best friend for years. She wouldn’t,” I lashed out, refusing to believe him. “She wouldn’t betray me.”Something pointedly sharp poked my jaw. The sharp sting of it cut me off from saying anything further. My heart stopped as it raked down my skin, tearing into it as my fears spiked.I gasped and winced, gritting in pain.“You tried to ruin me, you bitch.” This new feminine voice had heavy resentment. “You looked down on me. Had them hunting me. Stole from me. Well, now it's my turn.”“Only cowards are afraid to show their faces. You were bold enough to kidnap me; now be bold enough to reveal yourself,” I mocked, challenging them.I was hoping my words would anger them in a way that would make them remove these goggles from my eyes.Judging from the different voices, there had to be four, no, maybe five of them.“Hey!” a man roared. “What are you doing?” he asked with panic in his voice.The new female removed her c
RAINA’S POVDisassembled voices seeped into my subconsciousness. Metal clanged somewhere, drilling into my head and worsening the ache behind my eyes.I felt incredibly drowsy, dizzy, confused, nauseous, and out of it. Seconds passed, and several shuffling sounds became clearer.“Perfect! We got her without a hitch.” A man cheered gruffly. “Magnificent!”“And here I thought you would change your mind for the princess. I was getting ready to kill you.” Another man snickered darkly.“Will these restraints hold her? We saw what she did to Pandia.” This sounded like a young, unfamiliar female.“Oh, please. It was all staged. The mere fact that Pandia was just a stand-in, it was probably their witch's doing,” an older woman's gravelly, time-worn voice sneered.I squeezed my eyes, trying to distinguish the voices, and when I couldn't, I forced them open.My heavy lids blinked into flickering lights. Something covered my eyes. Some kind of high-tech LED visor goggles. It projected various hy
-VALEN’S POV-Back stroking through the air, Raina’s body fell like a flailing fledgling. The entire time on my flight upwards, my eyes shifted back and forth from her to the white-haired man above her. Panic threatened to seize control of my mind.“Get to her, Valen!” Zeus roared, even though he unde
-VALEN’S POV-“Um―” Raina faltered as she stared at the ceiling.The acknowledgment of her regret hit me. The sorrow she felt nearly knocked the wind out of me. My heart spasm in my chest thinking that the kiss actually happened.“He―” Her head turned towards me with a pained expression.Waiting for her
-VALEN’S POV-Directly after I teleported Raina to Mom’s chief medical office, I mind-linked her that Raina was safe and with me. No matter how much I tried to put Raina on the bed to lie down for examination, her arms would not unwrap from my neck.“Don’t let go.” Her heart was racing at an incredibl
-RAINA’S POV- Venus slammed the brakes. Tires screeched to a sudden halt because the cab driver in front had stopped unexpectedly on the one-way road. Venus rolled down her window, sticking her head slightly out, and yelled, “Asshole!” Her long black hair whipped in the gusty wind. She flicked the s







