LOGINElias“I told you to wait, Killian. I did not authorize your usage of those drugs.” The itch under my skin had worsened. I could feel the hive already spreading the longer I smelled it. The pheromones all mixed together in the atmosphere. But I couldn’t say anything. Not yet. “Something happened after the last time we spoke. I… I needed an answer.”I pinched the bridge of my nose. My eyes moved back to the space Alexa and Matteo stayed in. I could sense his gaze looking at me, as if he feared I would leave him here. A gaze he’d shown me so many times I’d know it if I lost both my eyes. “Killian, please—”“Where are you?” I could hear it in his voice. He was already breathless, panting in a way that made me uneasy. The medicine he had taken was an old one. Something my family had perfected then abandoned. But he, like most of them up there, had no idea the changes our biology had undergone as years passed. If he had just waited a little bit…‘It’s not like you’d have told him what y
Killian What was I doing? Why was her mouth… in such a private place?Why was my hand on her head not pushing her away but instead, pulling her closer to me so the warmth of her mouth could continue the tingling sensation that was calming the burn I was feeling?My other hand stayed over my mouth as I looked at her again.My entire length was inside her mouth as she kneeled— proud, arrogant Rosalind. She looked up at me as if she knew, as if seeing me in my pathetic state was in some way pleasing her.And… I didn’t hate it.The dizziness I was already feeling worsened as she shoved her mouth lower, her eyes staying on me. The sensation sent a chill up my spine as the tingling reached my toes, spreading all over my body like tiny electricity.She smiled and pulled away.The sudden loss had me almost crumbling to the floor but instead, my hand on the back of her head as my voice came out rough and raspy. “Don’t leave.”A strange sensation curled in my stomach as I watched her pull the
I couldn’t sleep. Adrian had. He had spent the entire night trying to make me feel better. I tried to make him believe that I was alright— which he’d have known by my scent. I was just pissed that a certain person had blatantly acted so cold to me but of course, I couldn’t say that. We had finally fixed things. The only issue was I wanted to have sex. And he was soundly asleep. I didn’t know why exactly. Maybe it was because I was calm and the entire reason I’d agreed to spend the night was for exactly that. And maybe… maybe I needed to feel better about myself. I stared at his dark hair, cradling his face. He looked so relaxed and comfortable. And so beautiful. He’d have let me wake him up with my mouth around his cock— but I knew it wasn’t about me. It couldn’t be. “I should go eat.” I said quietly. It was still night time. Matteo hadn’t called or reached out. I wanted to call him, just to ask when I could get my hair and, you know? But it wasn’t even the second day yet. Pl
MatteoThe unregulated scent of thousands of people in Zone 12 was the first welcome we received as we drove in. There were no checkpoints as the posts had been abandoned many years ago. The entire place looked like the ruins of some place. There were a few people in the streets watching, some running as they looked for where to hide. Since I was a Recessive Alpha, I couldn’t be affected by it as much. But Elias… “hey, are you—?”“Yeah.” His eyes looked around. He looked so out of place here, but somehow, a part of me couldn’t help thinking he looked like the angel of destruction. The most beautiful thing anyone would want to see before they died. “I was here a while ago but it looks like things have gotten worse.”I doubt he’d driven this far in. Whatever he wanted with Alexa would have been wrapped up in seconds. Which meant he didn’t fully know how bad things had gotten. I turned off the engine and got out. “We need to reach the lower levels. It’s not safe for you to be outside
“Must your feet be on my lap?”“Yes.”My mood was shit a few minutes ago. Which made sense. Everything in this house had found a way to either make me feel small, silly or stupid. All three things that I hated.But for some reason, looking at the way discomfort crossed his features as he stared at my feet while we both sat on a bench in the garden was far more relaxing than anything else in the world. “What did you want to talk about?”Killian Veyr’s jaw tightened. A part of me fluttered at seeing him like this. I didn’t know what it was but I didn’t care. I didn’t plan on this or staying too long.It was just… a few minutes of euphoria. That was it.“I apologize for coming here especially since you made it clear you wanted space.” He still didn’t look at me, even though I’d made the effort to wear his damn jacket… but I didn’t care. If anything, I hoped the way was staring at him would drill a hole into his head forever. “I brought your maid over to be questioned by your brother and
I smelled tea first, the warm lemony smell already soothing out whatever wrinkles I was feeling as I opened my eyes, realizing now that there was a cup of steaming tea on the table in front of me… and I was laying on Adrian’s lap as he smiled at me. “Hi, Rose. Had a good sleep?”After Matteo left, I’d told myself one thing.I had to apologize.Adrian… Adrian loved me. I knew he did. He’d stayed no matter what. No matter how weak he’d seen me be. He’d stayed.I knew how pathetic I must look sometimes. And weak. I stood up for myself everywhere else but with my family, especially my mother. I didn’t fully know why I couldn’t… why I was so afraid of her, of everything.But I couldn’t use that as an excuse forever.I had to stand my ground. Protect someone that mattered to me at the very least. If I couldn’t take care of myself or knew how to, then I had to learn little by little, didn’t I?“Sleep well?” He tucked hair behind my ear. His smile was so warm, so calm compared to how it had b







