Mag-log inNikolai. Braxton. Derik. Three alphas who have pledged to protect the humans in their territory. All they ask in return is one night with the virgins of the villages, one night to take them under the blood moon and complete the ritual. This year is Lorelai’s turn. A winter born, cursed—or blessed—with powers rarely seen, Lorelai has been shunned by the other villagers her whole life. Once she’s taken to the wolves’ mansion, she takes matters into her own hands. After all, what if one night just isn’t enough? Age Rating: 18+
view moreThe world spun for a second, and I took a steadying breath.“Lorelai?” he asked, his voice softer than I had ever heard it.It broke through the spinning, and I forced myself to stand strong.“I’m good,” I bit, glancing over at the corner. I was losing my damn mind. Stupid werewolves.“Kai. We’ve got to start,” Derik said, standing by his first girl.Nikolai hesitated before letting me go and grabbing a random girl from his group, pulling her to the door as Braxton picked his.He looked to me and nodded at the alcohol table. “Drink the punch. It’ll help,” he bit, before looking back at the others. “Wait here.”Then the wolves disappeared.Most of the girls huddled together, keeping to their respective villages, but I was winter born. Nobody cared where I went.So, I found the alcohol. It was made up in a punch that swirled in my plastic cup, had a little fizz, and was a pinkish-orange color.I had no idea what that meant, but I didn’t care enough to question it. Instead, I gulped it b
I shivered as it reached inside me. A huge wall surrounded the city, and the giant black gates opened for us. I stared out at the lake that was surrounded by trees and rocks.A cold pit dropped in my stomach as I stared through the darkness, the red of the moon stretching across the black lake. I frowned at the feeling as it sank further, cold and hard.I narrowed my eyes through the darkness and swore my eyes found a shadow.One that stared back.4. The Shadow“Wait…can we stop?” I asked breathily as the feeling tightened inside me. I had no idea why I felt it so strongly, but the shadows felt wrong. They didn’t match the trees.“Why?” Nikolai asked.I didn’t have an answer. I held my hand against my chest as the cold spread, and I shivered hard.The shadow moved quickly from one tree to another, and just as I was sure I was making up shit in my head, two red eyes flicked open, staring at me from miles away, but it was like they were right there.I gasped, shoving back from the windo
I glanced over at Nikolai and swallowed as he announced that Portia Caldwell would be joining me in carriage one.Perfect. Tonight officially made it the worst night ever.Miss Perfect Portia… Just her name had me tensing. She was the leggy blonde who said all the right things, kissed ass like a pro, and never rubbed people the wrong way—except for me.She was as bitchy as they came, and I had been on the rear end of the scorn from the villagers most of my life because of her. She proved my point with her next words.“Oh, thank you. I am so grateful, Your Majesty, my alpha, but I must decline. It would be improper to willingly choose to be in the same carriage as a winter born. I wouldn’t wish bad luck on the night,” she said, as sweetly as molasses.I rolled my eyes, and all three alphas turned to me. I had to work to keep my spine straight under their gaze.Most humans avoided procreating in the months that led to a winter born, so there hadn’t been many. Not any in my lifetime. I c
“They protect us, Lorelai. If it weren’t for the wolves, our village would have been destroyed during the great war, the vampires would own humans, and we would simply be walking blood bags,” she reminded.“As opposed to walking sex slaves?” I taunted, and her scowl deepened.“Enough, Lorelai. It’s the way things are. We are human, surrounded by creatures far more terrifying than us. We must accept the blessings we are given, and that is the protection from the alphas,” she said, then left the room, expecting me to follow.I did—just as the horn blared from the bonfire.Mother’s eyes widened. “Lorelai, run!”2. The Offering“What, why?” I demanded.“They are here! You cannot be late or our family will be cast to the Vampire Territory!” she cried.I sucked in a breath. I had never seen that happen before.She pulled a shawl over her shoulders, then grabbed my hand, abandoning our hut and hauling me through the matching homes.It was bloody freezing, the warmth of the fire and wooden fl
1. The VillageEvery year they came. Every year they tormented. Every year they stared from dark eyes and huge bodies at the offerings of the village.This year was my year.Turning eighteen was meant to be some amazing experience that the village deemed as an honor because of them. Like being a chew toy for a bunch of asshole alphas for the night was something to celebrate. Like saving my vagina to be ripped to shreds by them meant I should be forever grateful to their big hairy balls. Yeah, right.The village was usually quiet, but not tonight. Tonight was the blood moon. The night of the offerings. It was alive with music and the roar of a bonfire as the village prepared.I looked over at the white dress my mother had laid out and sneered.I had contemplated forgoing the whole thing by ruining my “purity” with the baker’s son in the men’s village, but last time they had been offered a nonvirgin, the alphas had lost their shit and burned almost every hut to the ground, ravaging th
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