เข้าสู่ระบบ~KNOX ~I waited until the entire west wing went completely silent.Miller was asleep on his bed in the adjoining room, breathing heavily. I looked at his peaceful, sleeping face for a long moment, then quietly pulled my leather coat around my shoulders. I was intentionally leaving him out of this. Miller was a loyal friend, but he was far too terrified of dark magic. If I told him what I was planning to do tonight, he would throw himself at my feet and beg me to stop.I couldn't stop. Not now.I slipped out through the narrow alcove window, dropping silently onto the wet grass of the lower courtyard. The night air was freezing, biting through my tunic, but my body was already burning with a feverish, restless energy. My right wrist throbbed with the dull weight of the iron tracking charm, while the raw, burned scar on my left wrist stinged violently."I knew you were going to do something completely insane," a low voice whispered from the shadows of the stone archway.I whipped a
~KNOX ~The thick oak door of my private study banged shut with a loud noise."Knox! Calm down! Stop!" Jax yelled, diving out of the way as a massive wave of my Alpha aura exploded outward across the room.SMASH!The large, reinforced glass windows on the far side of the study instantly broke into a million tiny pieces, raining sharp bits across the stone floor. The raw, burned scar on my left wrist, the ugly souvenir from Maeve's counter-charm pulsed with a blinding, agonizing heat, making my wolf go completely wild."They brought her into the fucking academy, Jax!" I roared, my eyes flashing with a terrifying red light as I paced back and forth across the room like a caged beast. "Zeth dragged Everett's innocent little sister right into the lion's den! And he assigned her directly to Valerie!"Miller rushed into the study, ducking as a stray piece of wood splintered off the desk. "Knox, you have to get your wolf under control! If the guards outside hear this, or if Valerie comes
~EVERETT~The big oak doors of the visitor hall closed behind Lord Zeth with a loud bang. The sound of his boots faded away down the marble hallway, leaving Clara and me standing by the large stone pillars.Clara looked up at me, her big brown eyes shining with excitement, completely unaware of the deadly shadow that had just fallen over us."Isn't this amazing, Everett?!" Clara squealed, grabbing my arm and bouncing on her heels. "When the official car pulled up to our house this morning, Mom and Dad nearly dropped their tea! They were so shocked!"My heart was still beating wildly against my chest. I looked down at my younger sister, my hands shaking as I tried to keep my face calm."Clara... why didn't you write to me?" I asked, my voice tight and strained. "How did an academy scholarship even arrive for you out of nowhere? You didn't even properly apply here.""I know!" Clara said, smiling proudly. "An official representative from Lady Valerie's family came right to our door. Th
~EVERETT~The dark, wet walls of my Room didn't feel like a prison anymore.I sat on the edge of my narrow mattress, hugging my thin blanket against my chest, my heart beating fast and bright inside my ribcage. The room was freezing, my stomach was cramping from hunger, and the lingering heat of my suppression fever was still buzzing under my skin, but for the first time in weeks, the crushing darkness in my chest was gone.'I love you.'Knox's voice was still ringing inside my head, echoing over and over like a beautiful, golden song.He hadn't lied to me. He hadn't used me like garbage. He was wearing an iron chain on his wrist, suffering in silence, enduring horrific torture just to keep me and my family alive."He loves me..." I whispered into the quiet dark, tears of overwhelming joy spilling over my eyelashes. "Knox really loves me..."I reached up and touched the side of my neck where his temporary scent-mark had faded. My soul felt whole again. The heartbreak that had been
~KNOX ~Jax and Miller had to practically drag my limp body through the narrow iron drainage chute. My legs felt like lead, my head was spinning in circles, and blood kept trickling from my nose and ears."Keep your feet moving, Knox," Jax grunted in a panicked whisper, holding my right arm over his shoulder. "We're almost at your parlor.""I can't... see straight," I choked out, my voice raspy and weak.Every time I blinked, quick black spots danced across my vision. The raw, burned scar on my left wrist, where Maeve's counter-charm had exploded, was throbbing with an unbearable, stinging heat. It felt like someone was pressing a hot coal directly against my flesh."We have to hurry! Zeth's guards are still patrolling the outer garden!" Miller hissed, pushing my back through the tapestry and into the dark parlor alcove.We made it into the living room just in time. Jax helped me stumble into the dark bathroom, shutting the door behind us until it clicked softly."Get the blood of
~KNOX~"I NEVER ABANDONED YOU!" I roared in his mind, my voice cracking with pure emotion. "I didn't lie to you, Everett! They put an enchanted tracking charm on my wrist! My Uncle zeth and Lord Mathias forced me to sign that contract!" "They threatened to frame you for the academy bombings! They were going to arrest you, torture you, and execute you and Nicky before sunrise!"Everett went completely quiet in his mind. I felt his breath catch in his throat."Everything I did... walking past you... holding her hand... acting like a cold bastard... I did it to keep you alive!" I sobbed through the pain, blood dripping faster from my nose. "If I showed even a single drop of love for you in that hallway, Zeth's guards would have taken your head! I am trapped in a nightmare, Everett! They put a leash on me!""Knox..." Everett whispered softly in his mind, his rage melting into sheer horror as he realized the truth from our feelings bleeding into the bond. "Oh Goddess... your wrist..."
EVERETTI stood frozen in the middle of my room, my fingers trembling so badly that I almost dropped the sweater I was trying to pull over my head.My entire body still felt overheated and sensitive from the way Knox had looked at me earlier, from the way his voice had curled low and dangerous when
~EVERETT~ The sound of fists hitting flesh was wet and strong. Someone made a noise. Another person cried out. Bodies were knocked backward. I couldn't see much, still pressed against the cold tile, but I heard every strike. Knox moved like a storm of controlled anger. There were three loud thud
~EVERETT~ The silence in the arena was suffocating now. Knox didn't move. He just stood there on the ice, his nostrils flaring as he took in the air. If my scent betrayed my sheer terror, I’m sure everyone here definitely noticed. I was an omega, and right now, I smelled like honey turned sour w
~EVERETT~ I never thought I’d lose my virginity like this. I never thought that the one man who hated me the most in the world would be the same man groaning as he shoved his thick cock into my tight hole for the first time in my life. But it all started a few weeks ago, the day my whole life bega







