MasukFirst, I owe you all an apology.
I promised to upload two chapters and ended up delivering none. Some things, however, are beyond our control. A lot has happened over the past three days, all related to family. Iâm doing fine health-wise, but there was a large family reunion that began on New Yearâs Eve and lasted until daybreak on the 2nd. Between the lack of sleep and caring for my child, I needed time to rest and recover. As introverted as I am, family will always come first, and I hope you can understand that. Thank you so much for your patience and kindness. Please donât give up on me. I have many exciting plots ahead and several books I'm already working on. I hope to find a family in you all, and I truly appreciate your continued support. â€Love, FireworksđâCaroline?â Darius's voice is hoarse, laced with raw awe. âYou have⊠wings.âCaroline opens her mouth, but her body goes limp as she collapses against Darius's chest, her skin glowing and burning to the touch. Her chest heaves with fast, uneven breaths.Darius looks down at her, his hand sliding up to wrap tightly around her as his arm drapes over her waist, pulling her flush against him.His fingers gently stroke her damp hair away from her face, tucking it behind her ears, then his thumb softly traces the smooth line of her cheekbone.âDarius⊠IâI just found out my dad is Hades. And I think the curse broke my mother's spell. It shattered whatever was hiding me.âDarius nods, suddenly recalling Aida's earlier words about Caroline's bloodline.âYou're burning up. Is the heat taking hold of you again?â Darius asks.Caroline shakes her head slowly before lying back, listening to Darius's steady heartbeat.After an intense silence, Caroline breaks it.âDarius, I have no idea how to make
As the kiss deepens, Darius finds himself fully hard inside Caroline once more. Breaking the kiss, he rests his forehead against hers, his breath hitching. âFuck, love... I'm hard again,â he rasps. âI know. Do you want me toâ?â she starts to ask, but Darius gently shakes his head. âLet me.â Without pulling his hard length out of her, he smoothly flips their positions, trapping her beneath him once more. They lose themselves in the heat all over again. Caroline moans and cries out, begging him for more as Darius grunts and growls at the tight squeeze of her walls clenching around him. He can never get enough of being buried inside her. Darius thrusts deep once more, and Carolineâs body goes limp as her third orgasm crashes over her. Her nails dig into his back, clawing at his skin as her grip tightens, but he doesn't slow down. He pounds deep into her, his mouth around one sensitive peak, sucking, while his free hand kneads the other. âAhâfuck!â Caroline cries out under his rel
Darius doesn't move.He stays buried inside her, his hips flush against Caroline's, the whole thick length of him buried so deep she feels the pressure behind her ribs, every throb of his thick length.âPleaseâŠâ Caroline begs.Her back arches off the mattress, her heels digging into the sheets, and every muscle in her body is locked down around him at once.Darius holds still.His jaw clenches so hard the muscle jumps under the skin, and his breath comes rough through his nose while her body works to make room for him.Tight. Scalding. Squeezing him in small fluttering pulses that pull at him with every beat of her heart, like she is still deciding whether to keep him or wring him dry.âFive days,â he rasps against her mouth. âFive days, and you've forgotten how to hold me.ââMove,â she says, her voice broken.At her plea, Darius drags himself out slowly, so slow her hips chase him up off the sheets, and the sound of it fills the room.Slick, obscene, and loud.Then he drives back in
Darius moves like a predator claiming what is his, climbing onto the mattress and crawling over her.He settles between her parted knees, trapping her beneath the shadow of his massive body.The weight and warmth of Darius hovering over her sends a shockwave of intense desire straight through Caroline's body.âNo... Darius, pleaseâŠâ Caroline weeps, her voice breaking into sob-filled gasps.She raises her weak, trembling hands, pressing her palms against Darius's broad, hard chest, trying with all the strength left in her body to push him away.âStay away from meâŠâ she cries out, tears streaming down her glowing, flushed face. âI hate you! I hate you so much! You slept with her... her scent was all over your bed... you touched ValerieâŠââWhatâŠ? Caroline, youâre still thinking about that? Now?â Darius asks, not budging an inch beneath her feeble shoves.What Darius doesnât understand is that a womanâs jealousy doesnât simply disappear because sheâs hurting, vulnerable, and needy.Howeve
The crying of his babies somehow manages to cut through the thick, murderous rage choking Dariusâs throat.His breath hitches.The glow in his eyes fades slightly as he looks over at the cribs in the corner of the room.Thorne, who has also been demanding blood and violence, father instincts override the raw bloodlust, making it easy for Darius to force his Alpha aura back down, swallowing the deadly pressure until the heavy air in the room becomes breathable again.Darius rises to his feet and rushes toward the cribs.Inside, his son and daughter are squirming against their soft swaddles. Their tiny faces are flushed bright red as they cry out in terror from the dark, suffocating energy that filled the room just seconds ago.âShh... I'm here. Daddy's here,â Darius murmurs softly, his deep voice trembling with a rare, gentle warmth.He reaches into the crib carefully, scooping Sophia out first, then Trevor, holding them against his broad chest.He holds them tight against him, tucking
The previous day, back in the Lycan KingdomâŠ~~~The corridor falls dead silent as Carolineâs hand drops limp onto the floor.Darius freezes, his chest heaving as the blood drains from his face. The violent rage that possesses him vanishes into thin air, replaced by an overwhelming, suffocating panic.âCaroline?â Dariusâs voice cracks as he throws himself to his knees beside her. He gathers her into his arms, his hands trembling as he cradles her face.Her skin is scalding to the touch, slick with a sudden layer of sweat, and she is completely unresponsive, her breathing coming in shallow, frantic gasps as her body twitches against him.Beta Hunter scrambles forward, his face tight with concern as he takes in the strange, intoxicating scent radiating off Caroline, so intoxicating that his wolf is on edge.âMy king... could she be in heat?â Hunter stammers, his eyes dropping briefly to Caroline before darting away out of respect.âNo, that's not it,â Darius says, his voice laced with a
I walk into the lobby with Sophie at my side, her small hand tucked into mine as we approach the reception desk.âHi,â I say calmly. âIâm one of the finalists interviewing for the marketing manager position.ââOh, Miss Blair MillerâŠ?â She asks, frowning slightly, probably because the name strikes a
Angela [Blair]:~~~The loss of Adrianâs familiar warmth is what pulls me from sleep. However, I nearly jumped, seeing Vanessa in the room.I shared a room with her brother once, and we got caught.âGood morning, sister-in-law,â she teases with a playful wave of her hand. Heat rushes to my face as
âSophie...â I whisper, the world around me falling silent. I slowly take her hand, needing to feel her warmth, to be sure this is real and not some cruel wish my heart has created. âHahaâŠâ I laugh. She's real⊠How is she here? How is she standing in the middle of my lobby? âSophie, how are y
Cassian:~~~âKeep your son away from my daughter.âAdrianâs warning from that day has echoed in my mind, even after a full week has passed.Sophie.What is it about you? Why does the thought of Adrian being your father make something dark coil inside my chest? Why does it feel wrong, almost unbear







