- Luigi's POV - "Stop playing with her feelings..." I told him when I smelled the scent lingering around his body.He looked at me with his ruthless eyes, trying to prove something. His look said that I had chosen the wrong word to throw. His jaw clenched too. I could only stare at him with the same intensity, angered by the fact that they were together earlier."You are the one playing, Luigi. Stop accusing me of something that you are good at," he said with full authority. Every word of his screamed the authority between us as if he was belittling me and my abilities."Really? Have you heard yourself, Xylo?" I hissed angrily and held the collar of his shirt. "Playing god between two Vertina?" My voice was full of anger. He made me furious by accusing me of playing with someone’s feelings. He was the one doing the bad thing, playing between two sisters, and we both knew what the possible outcome of this would be."Don't meddle with my life," he said as he grabbed my hands gripping h
- Clary's POV - I fell asleep after that. I felt too tired when in fact, I hadn't done anything. When I woke up, I found myself lying in his arms with his other arm embracing me. I blushed when I remembered the things that we had done earlier. I got too carried away that I was not able to think straight. Not that I am regretting giving myself earlier... I am just too shy to look at him without thinking about the things that he did to me."You awake?" he said as soon as I opened my eyes. He was busy staring at me. He kissed me on my forehead and that felt like heaven. With me being held in his arms, it felt like heaven and I couldn't ask for anything but for this situation to last. I wanted it to last...I nodded and hugged him. I was too afraid that this thing would only be temporary. I was afraid that something might go wrong, and I couldn't let this moment slip away.I could feel that my body was sore and I couldn't move that much because of it. The pain down there was now emerging
- Xylo's POV -She looked at me with those alluring eyes of hers... I cannot control myself when she is looking at me like that. I tried to do so, but with those eyes of hers, tempting this wolf inside me, I cannot help but kiss her even more.She moaned as my lips touched her neck. I slightly bit it to mark what is mine. Ohh, just the thought that she is mine makes me want to do more things with her... and I should probably stop right here and now, but she looks like she’s pleading for me to continue.Damn, Clary. How am I supposed to stop now?My body is feeling all the heat that she is feeling, too. One of us must stop doing this, or else, we will be doing something that might hurt her. However, I cannot put an end to this feeling. All I can do is want her more as I have been dreaming of doing such things to her. I want to own her. Even the divine knows how I have been longing to touch her skin and own her."Alpha..." she moaned when I bit her neck, trying to claim what is mine.Th
- Xylo’s POV -“I missed you…”That made my heart freeze. This is the reason why I should refrain from seeing her. She knows too well my weakness; she knows perfectly how to tame this raging wolf inside me. I cannot let these emotions cloud my mind… I cannot think clearly when she is looking at me like that, like she’s about to cry.I wasn’t able to control myself and hugged her. I missed her, too. Everything happening around the kingdom is making me miss her even more. I want her by my side, but I cannot afford to let her be in danger. I want to make her mine, but the world will only be harsh toward her. Everything is contradicting… but I cannot control or deceive myself anymore.“Hmm?” I asked her again. I wanted to hear her voice saying that she missed me. It makes me feel alive…She started crying, and I held her even tighter because of that. I tried my best to refrain from seeing her. I tried my goddamn best to avoid bringing harm into her life. But here I am… doing everything ag
- George's POV - I went to the stadium today after hearing that my daughter would have her duel. I wanted to see her fight with my own eyes.When I arrived, I saw her walking toward the fighting grounds. She looked so focused, her eyes fixed on the match ahead. She reminded me so much of her mother at that age—so determined to prove herself, so full of dreams for the world she wanted to change. My daughter might look a little fragile on the outside, but I know her heart. It is too warm and too kind for the cruel world she has to face every single day.As I watched, I noticed the Alpha and Beta leaders looking closely at her. I knew those stares. I understood exactly why they were watching her so carefully. They saw something in her. Potential. Strength. Maybe even danger. She was too busy preparing for her fight to notice how much attention she was getting.While the duel went on, I saw something else that only I would understand. At first, the bleeding from her waist slowed down whi
In the end, I really went to the hospital alone. My cut would not stop bleeding no matter how much pressure I put on it. I had already lost too much blood, and I was feeling lightheaded and dizzy. It reached the point where I could no longer ignore it, so I finally decided to go to the hospital by myself.I was scared of what my family would say if I asked a doctor to come to our house to treat me. I could already imagine the mocking words they would throw at me, calling me weak, telling me I was nothing but a burden to the Vertina family. That was what always happened when I showed even the smallest weakness.Another thing that stopped me from calling a doctor to the house was the tight security in our territory. We were part of the family of leaders. Our home was heavily guarded at all times. I was sure they would not allow any outsider, especially someone like a doctor, to come in freely. The safety of my sister always came first before anything else. Even a harmless visit like tha