Anastasia The following day, I woke up to find myself in my bed. How did I get here? I don't remember walking home. I can smell Theo 's scent around me. He must’ve brought me home. I drop my legs on the floor to walk to the bathroom but stop when I feel a burn in my arms. It doesn’t stop there and gets worse. My whole body is on fire. I prayed this wouldn’t happen, but it's here because Theo refuses to mark me even though I have found him. I fall to the ground, pulling at my skin to stop the burning feeling. Everywhere is on fire—my arms, my legs, even my heart is burning. I scream as I feel the pain increase with each passing second. I’m being burnt alive. “Theo , please! Make it go away!” I beg him as he barges into my room. He must’ve heard me screaming. All he does is stare at me. He doesn’t move until another scream involuntarily escapes my mouth. He takes a step closer but stops, turns around and walks out of my room. I know Theo doesn’t want me, but how can he leave me in
I wait a few seconds before Scarlett arrives at the border. Her eyes widen once they set on me, but her surprise quickly fades away, and a smile takes up her face. “It seems you wandered into the wrong path, my Queen,” Scarlett says with a smirk on her face. She knows very well that I didn’t make a mistake coming here, but she wants to insult me. “I’m in the right place, Scarlett. Are you going to make your Queen stand here all day?” I taunt back at her. “It’s Alpha Scarlett, not just Scarlett.” “No, it’s not. Because, as you said, I’m your Queen,” I say with a smirk, knowing I’ve won. “Right this way, my Queen,” Scarlett says, scrunching up her nose. This makes me smile more. She leads the way to the pack house, and I follow. “I hope I can trust you won’t tell Theo I’m here,” I say. “Of course, the King won’t hear a word of your presence here.” “Good” It’s been a few days since Scarlett let me stay. She didn’t inform the King I was here as she said. She hates me and wants to
For two days, I’ve been watching YouTube videos and practicing how to do vampire-like makeup convincingly. I’m getting ready to go before the sun sets, doing my makeup. I don’t want to be out when the sun is down because Vampires are more likely to be out. Only Originals can come out during the day. Once I’m done with my makeup, I mask my scent. I planned to sneak out through my window because I don't want the boys to see me looking like a vampire and ask questions. Before I can sneak out someone bursts into my room. “Vampire,” Lucas growls, pulling me behind him. “Vampire,” I say, confused. “I smell a vampire,” Lucas says, looking around the room. “I don't smell any vampire,” I say from behind him. “It's gone, but did you see anything suspicious?” Lucas asks as he turns around to face me. “No, I di—” “What is wrong with you, Luna?” Lucas says, cutting me off. “Are you sick?” he asks and places his hand on my head. An earth-shattering growl is heard the second he touches my hea
It’s been a few minutes since Theo went in for a shower. I’m staying in the living room waiting for him to be done. I plan to take a shower after him, but I don’t have any clothes. Theo made us leave the cabin without giving me a chance to pack my things. I walk into the bedroom to find out if he’s done. He has been taking a shower for a long while. I walk inside and hear the shower still running from inside the bathroom. He takes a long shower, that’s for sure. I’m about to step out of the room when I hear the shower stop running. He must be done. I turn back around to wait for him to step out so I can go in. He opens the door and walks out with only his towel around his waist. I’m starting to think I should’ve left and not waited for him to step out. I’ve never seen someone sexier in my life. His upper body is still wet from his shower, and it’s making his abs look insanely attractive. I bite my lips to stop the images forming in my head as I imagine how his body feels on my fin
“Everything is ready. You can go in, Luna,” Liam says, walking out of the dungeons. He just finished chaining Theo to prevent him from going on a killing spree. All day, I’ve been praying his wolf won’t lose control and kill anyone during the full moon. “Thank you, Liam,” I say before entering the dungeons. Entering, I hear Theo struggling with the chains. His wolf must be fighting him to shift. I walk closer, and see Theo struggling to stop the shift. His eyes keep changing from their original color to golden. If he can keep his wolf from forcing the transition, it would help. “Theo ,” I say, walking closer to him, hoping to calm him down. He snarls at me, and I stop moving. “Theo is gone Mate. I’m Xavier,” a deep voice says. I look at Theo ’s eyes and they’re golden. His wolf has taken control. Before I can talk Xavier out of shifting, he transforms, and a black wolf stands in front of me. His wolf struggles to remove the chains from his paws, and I watch him almost bre
The following day, stepping out of my room, I find Theo standing in front of my door. “Theo ,” I say, a little surprised to see him. “Come with me,” he says and walks down the stairs. I follow him to the living room, and he doesn’t speak until I sit down. “I’ve realized that finding your Mom by yourself is important to you. I’ve decided to let you continue with your search on one condition,” he says, and for the first time since I met my mate, I smile at him. “What’s your condition?” “I must come with you.” “You want to come with me? Why?” I ask, surprised. “It's the only way I can ensure your safety and once we’ve found her I can make sure you return with me.” This is what the girls and I were talking about yesterday. He’s so possessive over me, but he doesn’t show any other emotion toward me. “Agreed,” I agree because I won't have to worry about him stopping me. “Good. We leave tomorrow,” he says, standing to leave. “Thank you.” “I didn't have a choice,” he grinds ou
THEODORE Theodore walked inside the cabin, his mate in his arms. He could see the bruises all over her body from his harsh training. He didn’t mean to hurt her, but the training was necessary for her to be strong when they enter vampire territory. He couldn’t risk what happened the last time she encountered a vampire. His wolf would kill him if he allowed her to be harmed again. Theodore gently places Anastasia on her bed and walks to her bathroom, filling the bathtub with warm water. She must be exhausted, but she needs a good bath and a good sleep. Once Theodore is done filling the bathtub with water and scented oils, he walks back to her. “Anastasia ,” Theodore calls her name softly, trying to wake her up. He can’t be harsh with her after all the training she endured. “Hmmm,” Anastasia says in her sleep. She’s trying to block out his voice so she can sleep. “You need to take a shower. Wake up.” Theodore tries to wake her up again. “Okay,” Anastasia says, opening her eyes
“Explain,” I say when we’re all seated. “As I said, I’m a witch, and I’m here to help you enter vampire territory,” Ekaterina says. “I got that part, but I don't understand why you would help us. If anything, you shouldn’t want to help the werewolf King's mate find her mother.” “I know a normal witch won't, but I’m not just any witch. I’m a witch who is alive because of the werewolf King.” “Tell me how that’s possible.” “I saved her from near-death,” Theo says, being vague. “Really? You saved a witch?” I ask, surprised he did. His Mom hated witches, so I assumed she must’ve passed down her hatred before she died. “It's surprising, right?” Ekaterina says, smiling. “Yes, it's shocking given that his mother is the reason witches and werewolves everywhere don’t get along.” “Yes, but Theodore doesn’t hate witches. Or he didn’t when he met me.” “So, he hates witches, but he doesn’t hate you? You just called him by his name. You two must be really close.” “Yes, we are,” Ekaterina