Mag-log inRAINA’S POVValen grasped my hips and pulled my butt to the edge, still keeping my back on the couch cushion. He then held my legs and put them on his shoulders, and in an instant his mouth attached to my hot pussy.He licked and bit me like his favorite fruit purée, and I kept on moaning. Pleasure coiled fast, too fast. He traced circles around my clit with his tongue, tasting me, teasing me. He mixed combinations by flicking his tongue in and out of my entrance and doing it on repeat.“Valen, baby. Oh, damn, Valen.” His name rolled off of my lips like a prayer.My hands flew to his hair, burying my fingers in the strands as I pushed his head down on my pussy.His tongue went up and down across my folds, and plunged inside. The hotness of his mouth and the coolness of his breath on my pussy were so maddening.“More,” I mewled, arching my back as his tongue kept on giving me that sweet whirlpool of pleasure.Unknowingly, I started to grind my hips around his mouth. I was getting close
RAINA’S POV I blinked up, getting snared by his mesmerizing emeralds.Valen bent over me with his broad shoulders, trapping me under his towering, bulky frame. Suddenly, the couch felt like a cage, and I wondered if this was about me wanting him to stop pursuing the man involved with Jiya.He breathed hard through his nose, his eyes fixed on me. The aggressive black of his beast slowly swallowed the emerald in his eyes, until nothing remained but his predatory stare.“You think I was upset in there because I was jealous over some man?” he asked, his voice low enough to rattle the living room.I opened my mouth to sass him, but he crashed his lips on mine, and my brain packed up my thoughts and left.Sparks erupted as I returned the kiss so naturally, clutching the pads of the couch. I moaned softly into his mouth when his tongue plunged in. Punishing and breath-stealing as his soft lips did their aggressive torture on me, making my core throb.As quickly as he kissed me, he pulled aw
RAINA’S POV“Urhhh! Shut up!” Jiya slid down against the wall to the floor, wailing and slapping her thighs. “I didn’t sleep with anyone. You’re all stupid if you let this come between me and Valen.”Pulling my arms away from around my heavily breathing mate, I took the time to observe the Elders' disappointed faces. Their devastation was something that I would never forget. They knew, just as I did, that this was a plain blip into their plot. It was a humiliating rout to their queenship campaign.“Some queen-in-demand you are.” Vaheed laughed coldly, raucous and heartless, getting his belly full as he eyed her condescendingly. “Didn't you understand that your so-called divinity belonged to the throne? To corrupt it is simply heinous.”In this case, she practically dethroned herself, going from a golden spotlight to a morally gray shadow.My eyes wandered to Tallulah. Devin was at her side, grinning with his eyes pinned to her phone screen.“Nice going, Tallulah,” I said to draw her a
RAINA’S POVValen’s white brows drooped with a frown. He leaned down so close that our mouths were impossibly close, and I gulped.“The mark you have is my unwavering loyalty,” he said lightly, gently cupping my face.I exhaled in relief, smiling softly as we stared at each other.It wasn’t him. How fantastic. Suddenly, every doubt skulked away to the back of my mind. Now, there was only him, his gentle touch and otherworldly emeralds.Questions exploded around the chamber, breaking our trance and wrenching us apart. I turned sideways to observe everyone. The truth gutted them. They exchanged dazed glances, completely bewildered as each one backtracked the account of her heat.My heart soared as I became deeply invested in hearing what they had to say about their beloved Lunairess."Who marked her?" Aughi asked with a blank, disbelieving stare."When?" Poel queried, taken aback, digging fingers up the side of his topknot copper-red hair."How long has that mark existed?" Saaki probed,
RAINA’S POVDouble thunder wolves! Where did that allegation come from?Perturbed, my eyes flashed on Jiya. “Mate-marked? Could that be true?”Everyone began whispering in skepticism, leaning in to see if they could spot the mate mark themselves.With my human eyes, it would be impossible to see it with the mirror between us. All I could do was sweep my gaze at everyone else and gauge their expressions to know if it was true or not.“Hahaha,” Elder Mitchel laughed, jamming his hands into his front pockets. “It's such a ridiculous and unfeasible notion.”For the life of me, I couldn’t remember ever seeing a mark on her. And based on their unchanging quizzical expressions, they didn’t see one either.Reverting my gaze to her, I couldn't think past the one question that gnawed at me: Did she sleep with someone?The smile dropped from Jiya’s face, and she shrugged nonchalantly. She stared at the mirror, although she couldn’t see us. “I am sure what he meant to ask was why Raina has a mark
VALEN’S POVSeconds crawled, and the minutes slithered by.Vaheed still hadn’t moved.A nerve-racking knot coiled in my chest as the room froze in the torturous silence.Elders Jacob, George, Grandpa, Mitchell, and Sybil stood shoulder to shoulder while the Alphas remained behind them.Devin folded his arms, his jaw tight. On my other side, Tallulah clasped her hands together, her eyes already glistening with hope.All eyes were locked on Vaheed with abated breath, praying for a sign that he had been cleared of the darkness.In dreaded impatience, Raina’s nail tapped the mirror. “Look up, Vaheed. Give me a sign.”I blinked down at her, and my heart sank at her sadness.I pursed my lips and inched closer to her back, threading my fingers through the bulk of burgundy hair at the side of her face.“Baby, perhaps he’s weak after the ritual. He might sleep for a while before he can talk to us,” I stated softly, gently running my fingers through her silky strands. I knew it was going to be h
RAINA’S POVThrashing chains and low growls awakened me.Throbbing pain in my head and neck fully pulled me from the realm of unconsciousness.Bright light broke through the cracks of my eyelids, and I grimaced.“Ugh,” I grunted as my heavy eyes shot open to stare up at the old ceiling, both exhaus
RAINA’S POV-“You must be bored out of your mind.” For a brief moment, Mercedes' brows furrowed deeply as she tried to analyze me. Then she sighed loudly and shooed me with her hand. “You are excused, Raina. I seem to have misplaced my interest in anything that you have to say.”"My words are for he
VALEN’S POV-“You think you can threaten me.” I blasted, pumping a rigid fist at him as the vermillion red in my eyes marinated in resentment. “You think Selene can save you from me? Never see Raina, my mate, again in any lifetime, get it?”“I will, and I shall,” Gustav challenged."Shut the fuck up,"
-RAINA'S POV-It was day two abroad the yacht and my mind was flooded with happy memories. I opened the door to the master cabin and Valen was sitting on the bed, leaning up against the headboard, reviewing reports on his phone.As usual, he was bare-chested, only wearing charcoal lounge shorts. My ey







