LOGIN"The keeper is a fae?" Mav and I asked at the same time, staring at Lisa as though she had suddenly grown wings."Not just a fae. She is the queen." Lisa answered, leaning back against her chair.We had started the day with the meeting planned, just so we could get ahead of our preparations and leave early tomorrow morning. What neither of us had been expecting was that the evil doing this was a fae queen. The room where the meeting was held was large, with a wooden table in the middle and chairs circling it. Maps were plastered to the wall, with some parts having crystals hanging. The crystals seemed to be a symbol for the witches, which I found utterly intriguing."Even without the obsession of wanting something, faeries are dangerous. Now, combined with an unhealthy obsession, you have a whole other disaster waiting to happen," Khalil said grimly.I rubbed my temple, suddenly feeling hot all over. Mav and I occupied a single chair, with him sit
SHERNEIL. "So, how did I do?" Mav asked, as he combed my thick, short hair that naturally stayed in an afro style when not braided. "I'll give you a five out of ten." I answered with a small smile, wincing a bit as he tugged at the hair. "Sorry," he whispered, kissing the side of my neck, directly above my mark. "Why five and not ten?" "Seriously?" I chuckled, as I tried to turn to look at him. "Because you spent a better part of the time kissing me than actually loosening my braids, BiBi." "Oh, come on!" he whined, leaning down again. One of his hands grabbed my jaw and turned me to face him, while the other remained in my hair. "Stop acting like you didn't enjoy it," he murmured, capturing my lips in a searing kiss. And I was instantly lost. Lost in the grip of his strong, rough hand on my jaw. Lost in the hand gripping my hair, lost in the rumble that vibrated from his throat, rippling throu
Why she left you... the words stung, more than I cared to admit. So, it is official, my mother had deliberately left me. Great!I took her hands in mine and squeezed, wiping off the tears from her eyes as I fought the pain in my chest. "I am not sure I deserved being left behind, but that is fine. What I do not understand, even more so, is her ability to stay away from you for three years. Why didn't she just offer all the explanations she gave you when you had asked? Why wait until three years later?""I thought so, too, at first. I finally understood when she came. You see, I grew up being bullied. Being called a bastard. The unwanted child. The dirt tainting the coven," simmering rage tore through me as she spoke. I am going to rip anyone responsible for making her sad limb by limb!"Most times, I wouldn't go out to play and would rather stay indoors, watching Umma make her potions. I hid it, pretended I was okay. Pretended that nothing was wrong just s
'I could get used to that,' Amadi murmured, stretching. 'Robyn gave me a view as well. I tell you, these women are out for our damn soul and heart, Maverick.'I couldn't agree more.After mating last night, I waited for the guilt to set in. For fear. It lingered. Though not for too long. I didn't regret marking her. If given the chance, I'd do it again. But the fear still lingered, I just promised myself not to dwell on it."We are here," Lisa finally spoke, pushing the door to a room that stood alone, tucked above the stairs, farther than all the rooms in the fortress. It did look like the attic I thought of.I stepped into the room, trailing behind Lisa, and I was instantly hit by a familiar scent. For some reason, not because I could remember where I had ever inhaled such scent, or because I knew who it belonged to. Yet, it was so familiar.So very familiar. So comforting. So welcoming.The room was dark, with candles burning
MAVERICK.I swallowed. And swallowed. And swallowed as Lisa led me back upstairs after we had breakfast. I was sure that if a swallow could bruise a throat, then mine would've become all the deep colors considering the number of times I have swallowed in such a short time period.Damn!I wasn't sure I had ever been this nervous. Or maybe I had been when I was planning to face Hibba with an explanation for all my shit. But this... this is a different type of nervousness. This was ripping me apart on the inside, yanking at every nerve that had held my sanity together through breakfast, festing and chipping at it like an insect would to something it found fascinating. Yeah, that kind.My hands were clammy, sweat dripping down my neck as we continued the journey, neither of us saying a single word to the other since I asked her to take us somewhere private where we could talk.'BiBi...' Sherneil's voice filtered through my mind.
"You guys couldn't wait to get out of the rain to get at it?" Khalil asked as soon as Mav stepped into the fortress with me cradled to him."Buzz off," Mav growled, throwing him a scant look. "Eyes off my mate, you piece of shit!""I wasn't looking. Chill!" Khalil answered, raising his hands.The rain still hadn't stopped yet, but after our activity there, we decided to step back in. As soon as we walked through the door, Khalil rounded the corner from his quarters."At least, you look like you are glowing from you know..." he chuckled, "well, good to see you looking good, man." Khalil said, coughing."I am going to beat you up once I catch you," Mav growled.'Stop being all growly,' I mindlinked him. 'It is not fun.''He is looking at you!''Only because you stayed back.'"Hey everyone," Lisa's voice floated through, and I watched as she paused in her tracks when she saw Khalil on the side. "Uh, guess
"What are you doing here?" She demanded, her eyes blaze with a rage while she flexed her fingers as if she was counting. Maybe she was. I had noticed her do it before, now that I think of it. Standing tall and growling at me now, still dressed in her suit from the meeting earlier, which I didn't
A moment of silence passed before Amadi spoke, 'Something called to me the moment you stepped into the pack,' Amadi answered absentmindedly. 'It was like I was being pulled towards something.'I felt the same. The exact same way.'Yeah. I felt the same way too.' I answered. 'Alt
This was where it hurt the most. Where I had dreaded the story would come. I wanted to know his reasoning for treating the bond, and me, the way he had, but at the same time, I was scared his reasons may be valid enough to end whatever it was we had or could have. "You decide
My steps were short as I walked toward her room, simply because I didn't want the moment to end. Unfortunately, everything must have an end and despite the fact that I didn't want it to end, it had to. I stepped into her room, fumbled with the switch on the right and walked us to the mi







