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YILEYNA My heart squeezed at those words. Mixed with the sadness I felt for the young woman who had been murdered for loving him, I felt something else. Theon closed his eyes, and I could almost see him shattering, my own eyes stung with tears. I didn’t like seeing him in pain, it was obvious he had been through a lot. Cadoran continued as if he had wanted to spill the burden the weighed upon him. "It was one of the final steps to shape you into the man you would become. Your father wanted you to become his mirror, his shadow, his-" "I will never be him." Theon cut off, his eyes blazing. "What else has he done, tell me!" "Aside from selling the women and killing those who disobeyed him, I know not what is true or what not, but there were rumours that he had a dark power in his grasp. Something that-" "Arabella. We know. Anything else?" Theon’s anger was at breaking point, and he was fuelling his pain into rage, worrying me. "Nothing, I'm sorry." Cadoran’s fear had returned, an
THEON. Yileyna being there had been enough to control me from unleashing hell worse than I did. The moment she told me she sensed some life force, I left. I needed to find Thea, if she died… once again I'd have failed. I was meant to protect her but I didn’t. I only ever make matters worse. I wouldn’t forgive Dad, and when we came face to face, I was going to kill him. Iyara… Thea… Yileyna… every single person that he had hurt. He would pay for those fucking crimes. I recognised some of the women he had sold, girls of our pack… We were meant to protect them, and instead he sold them for power. I had been around Andres for two years and he had come to trust me, but although he was a fool, he was nowhere near as twisted as Dad is. A man who I no longer wanted to refer to as my father. I reached the rocky terrain, and it took me a while to locate the narrow entrance. The moment I managed to squeeze in, my heart thudded as a familiar scent hit me. "Thea!" I shouted, my voice ringing
THEON A tear trickled down her cheeks and I moved back, concern flooding me. Did she regret it? Her eyes opened, glistening with unshed tears. I brushed them away with my thumbs as fresh ones fell. "Hey… What’s wrong?" "You’ve never kissed me like that." "Never realised it was so bad that it made you cry." I whispered, making her let out a weak laugh as she shook her head. No. It wasn’t bad… it was her realising how I truly felt. There was no hatred or rage fuelling me tonight. Just her… "No. Far from it." She whispered, pressing herself against me. "Let’s try again then." With those words, I threaded my hand into her hair and claimed her lips in a deep, passionate kiss. This time I let my hunger lead. Mixed with everything I felt, I kissed her harder, yet slow enough that she could still keep up and savour it. This wasn’t about me, it was about us. Her arms locked around my neck, and I lifted her up, my hands on her ass as she moaned against me. We kissed each other as if
*Trigger warning - mentions of sexual assault and abuse, it is a small part but for those who may find it triggering please skip. I will put a double line ***************** before and after the worst part, please proceed with caution* YILEYNA Her ominous words made my stomach twist, and Theon looked over at me. My heart skipped a beat, my cheeks heated up and I looked away. I had no idea what we were… but… those emotions… those feelings… Now that my cravings were satiated, my mind was clear, and although looking at Theon didn’t make me want to scream and shout, I was still confused. I loved him, I still loved him, and it made me feel guilty. He was the one who sent my parents to their deaths. Was I an awful daughter for somehow still loving him? I had almost killed him too... In fact, he was dying with each passing day... I knew what a siren's touch of death was... I needed to ask Lavina if there was anything to help, but for that, I needed to be close to water. I forced my atten
YILEYNA. The legion approaching burst from the trees, and it was an impressive sight. One of unity and strength. Werewolves in human and wolf forms, fae knights on horses, all wielding weapons and ready to attack. They stopped upon seeing us, but it was the woman on the black horse in the centre that made my heart skip a beat, and the tears of happiness fill my eyes. I was unable to say anything, my emotions overwhelming me. I took a shuddering breath as our eyes met. It took her a moment to look me over, noticing the change in my appearance, but not once did she not recognise me or hesitate. Her beautiful green glistened with tears as she slid off her horse and ran towards me. My Queen. I stepped forward. Never had I been apart from her for so long and I had truly missed her. "My Angel." She sobbed the moment she flung her arms around my neck tightly. I embraced her tightly, burying my nose in her shoulder. She smelt slightly different, but it was still her, still my Charlene. I
THEON. It was amusing how uneasy they were around me, but I didn’t plan to explain why I killed all those who had hurt her. The guards who had beaten her from the Obsidian Shadow Pack were still on my list, and when the time was right, I planned to kill them too. She wanted an explanation, but I didn’t bother giving her it. Night had fallen, and we were all set for camp. I knew Hunter wanted to speak to me, but I wasn’t so sure I was ready… Not to mention, I was rather surprised he had chosen Charlene as his mate and Luna. Well, whatever works for him. I had just bathed in the river and was now re-bandaging my chest, when I heard him approach. I grabbed my top, yanking it on just as he stepped out from the trees. "When will you officially introduce us?" He asked. I knew who he meant, and I raised an eyebrow. "Why do you care? It's not like you have ever known her." I replied. "She’s still my sister, Theon, and from what I deduced, she knows who I am." "Yeah, I may have mentio
CHARLENE. It was two nights later, and tomorrow we were splitting into two groups. At dawn, Yileyna, Hunter, and Theon would head to Naran, and I would travel forward with the rest. I was terrified of what may happen to them, but I had to remind myself that Hunter knew the Naga better than anyone and has spent his life fighting them, and Yileyna and Theon were powerful too. I gazed up at the full moon as I sat beside Yileyna and Thea. I had gotten to know Thea a little better, Hunter and Theon’s sister was lovely. Despite everything she had gone through, she had the will of fire flowing within her veins. Last night she had awoken screaming, it had taken Theon and Yileyna both to snap her out of it. She was taking it worse, not wanting Theon to leave her again, and I didn’t blame her. Hunter’s words from earlier when she wanted to go with them to Naran now returned to my mind, as another thought came to me… (Earlier that evening) "Please Theon, let me come with you, I don’t want to
HUNTER. All evening the unease within me was growing, the full moon was glaring at me, mocking me and taunting me. No, I didn’t want a chosen mate… but deep down a part of me selfishly thought of the possibility of a dream coming true… A dream where I was mated to none other than Charlene… I was avoiding facing her under the full moon, but it didn’t matter, she was mine. She always would be, but the fear of the slight chance of someone stealing her from me would remain. I had sent Raiden to deliver them some drinks, but it was high time I went to find her and bring her to bed. I was about to mind-link her when I saw her flaming hair as she walked towards our tent. My heart thundered as an intense scent filled my nose, and my wolf howled. The urge to rush to Charlene’s side consumed me, and then she suddenly froze, sniffing the air before all colour left her face and she turned, about to rush away when I ran over and grabbed hold of her arm. Blinding sparks coursed through me as I