MasukCHAPTER 2: EMBRACED BY DARKNESS
SELENE’S POV One would assume I’m being rescued—taken far away from those dangerous men who want to break me, claim me in ways my mind dares not imagine. But whatever you’re thinking, you’re absolutely wrong. Yes, I’m being pulled away from them, but this time into an even darker place. Handed over, possessed almost, by a stranger who feels like the reigning king of darkness himself. There’s no way to explain it fully, but there’s something about him—the way he grips my hand, the way he pulls me closer, holding me tight against himself. Everything about him radiates raw, dangerous power. I don’t even have to touch him to feel it. The aura emanating from him spins my mind, sharp and dizzying, heightening every sensation in my body. I moan involuntarily even as he drags me deeper, farther into the pitch-black shadows of the club. I fought with the other men, but I can’t fight him. Not now. This overwhelming energy, this heat pulsing between us, blurs my thoughts. My eyelids flutter uncontrollably. He drags me into a dark room—so dark I can’t see a thing. Complete darkness coats everything. There’s no preamble, no warning, no preparation. Suddenly, he presses me against the cold wall, and I feel the full weight of him—God, he’s huge. I mean massive—taller than me by what feels like a whole head, maybe more. My face rests against his broad chest as his arms wrap tightly around me. I can feel the roughness of his skin beneath my fingertips as his hands roam from my neck down to my chest, squeezing my breasts hard enough to make my eyelids flutter even more. I am utterly lost. My head tilts back, breath hitching into a long moan as I arch my back against the wall, surrendering to the wild fire igniting inside me. The aura swirling around him intensifies everything I feel—like a flame that refuses to die out, spreading through every inch of my body. And I can’t deny the undeniable pull stirring deep in my belly. I don’t want to fight anymore. Somehow, my hands find their way to his solid bare chest, tracing the contours of his glistening muscles. God, the sensation only makes everything stronger. I tiptoe, wrapping my arms tightly around his neck as he grabs my ass, pulling me off the floor, forcing me to coil my legs firmly around his waist. I don’t care that I can’t see his face through the darkness. He doesn’t speak—there’s only the sound of our ragged breaths, gasps, and low moans filling the room. I know the heat burning inside me is impossible for him to resist, no matter how powerful or commanding he seems. The tension enveloping us consumes him as much as it does me, silencing any thought but raw desire. He doesn’t lead me to the bed, which I assume is somewhere in the room. Instead, he holds me tight against the wall, rips my skirt apart in one brutal, urgent movement. Strangely, I don’t care. I don’t care that I’m about to be taken by a stranger. After everything I’ve suffered, after all these years of holding on to morals, to restraint, to dignity—it means nothing anymore. If I keep resisting, I’ll only end up shattered, humiliated before my so-called friends, broken and mocked. I wrap my legs around him tighter, surrendering fully to the wild, raw sensation coursing between us. There’s some mystical force pulling us together, strings tugged by something deeper than reason, something primal. My moan echoes through the darkness as I grip him hard, stroking, caressing his body. He groans, burying his face in my neck, trembling like he’s barely holding on. The need in him is too intense—he’s lost control, and I’m right there with him. The overpowering aura surrounding him scrambles my senses, turning my mind to fog. I see the edges of my vision whitening, my eyes fluttering uncontrollably. I am no longer myself. It feels like possession, like a surge of something ancient and insatiable coursing through my veins, amplifying everything tenfold beyond even the cruel grip of those men in the club. I urge him silently, wrapping my legs tighter, begging him to take me—take what his body craves so fiercely. And just like I expected, he doesn’t hesitate. God, I fucking love him. I feel the tip of him brushing against my entrance, slow and teasing, coaxing me open like a key turning in a lock. I arch my back, crying out, feeling stars explode behind my eyelids as he gradually parts me, slowly breaking through the barrier I’ve kept safe for so long. Soon, I am completely opened to him. He slides deep inside me, filling every inch, overwhelming my senses. I tremble against him, gasping with my back pressed to the cold wall, my eyelids fluttering and rolling back in a haze of pleasure and disbelief. He gives me no time to recover. No space to catch my breath after he takes me, after he shatters what little protection I had left. Grabbing my hair roughly, he tilts my head, planting searing kisses all over my neck as my legs clamp down tighter around his waist. Then he plunges into me—hard, wild, untamed, and deliciously brutal. The sensations surge higher than before, like a flame licking every nerve ending. My spirit feels as though it might be ripped from my body as I shiver, clinging to him, surrendering to the overwhelming waves of pleasure flooding through me. Good heavens, what is this? This fierce need that grips me? Why do my muscles tighten and tremble as if being pulled apart? Why does every nerve in my body feel alive, stroked, ignited? I am not myself right now. I cry out loud, struggling to endure the intensity as my legs squeeze him tighter, urging him on. He moves faster, slamming his hips against me with relentless power. The wet, slapping sound of skin against skin echoes around the room, driving me wild. I shudder, moan, gasp—my body consumed by this overwhelming fire. He doesn’t relent. He doesn’t let me go. He only moves faster, deeper, as the world dissolves into a blur of desperate need and intoxicating, supernatural heat.CHAPTER 47: DIZZYING SENSATIONS SELENE'S POV But I am not given the chance to even think about that. "Please, just get out of my room!" she says instantly.I grind my teeth together. "Whatever, fine!" I say, my voice sharp and loud because of the anger that is already moving through my body. Why the hell will she neglect me like that? If she keeps on doing that, then maybe she doesn't actually care like she claims she does.I quickly move out of the room, slamming the door sharply behind me and stumbling over to my room in a fit of anger.My phone rings, and by the time I glance at it, I see Morgana's name on the caller ID, and it makes me frown. Okay, why the hell is Morgana calling me right now? I think to myself, trying to collect myself before I pick up the call and place the phone against my ears."Hello?" I hear her soft, friendly voice, and it makes me smile. "Hey."She chuckles. "Yeah, I'm so sorry for not calling after all this while. I have just been relaxed here thinking
CHAPTER 46: ABANDONING MESELENE'S POVWhat do I do?What can I do?Every breath is agony, every second another nail in the coffin of my silence.And still—I say nothing.My breath is stuck in my throat, my entire mind in complete chaos. My brain runs endlessly, desperate for a way out of this mess. God, it is just too much. I can't tell him. I just have to be obedient, like I have always been. I have to bear it, neglect every storm in my body, and just act rationally, I keep thinking to myself, biting down hard against my bottom lip.He takes a deep breath, shakes his head. "Oh my god, I really cannot do this right now," he says, his voice deep, reverberating across the entire study.He gets up from the chair, and that sudden movement alone makes something flinch inside me. The fear of his aura pierces my senses; it makes me tremble. He slowly begins to make his way towards me, closer and closer. He stops before me, using his presence to intimidate me, to remind me that I am still hi
CHAPTER 45: THE ALPHA’S FURYSELENE'S POV My heart is hammering against my ribs so hard I swear he must hear it, pounding with the force of a war drum as Damien and I remain locked in that stare for what feels like an eternity. Time stretches and folds in on itself, seconds dragging like hours, my breath caught between us, trapped. His golden eyes are steady, unwavering, his mouth curved into that maddening smile, and I… I can’t tear myself away.God, why can’t I just look away?And then—like a strike of lightning—my father’s aura crashes through me.It hits with brutal force, surging across the blood bond we share, a tidal wave of raw, unrelenting power. His voice follows, booming in my skull, the sharp bite of his tone threading straight into my thoughts.“Get in here. Right now.”I flinch violently, my whole body jolting as if struck. The sound of his command tears through my mind, stealing my breath, coiling sharp dread through every nerve.“Oh my God…” I whisper, blinking rapidl
CHAPTER 44: THE WEIGHT OF RETURNSELENE'S POV I shake my head sharply, desperate to break the pull he has over me, and fold my arms across my chest in a tight, protective shield. My skin still burns from the humiliation, the shame of his gaze lingering on me, and the only thing I can do is cover myself, hide the betraying evidence of my body’s response.Damien chuckles, low and amused, the sound vibrating in his chest. He watches me with a predator’s patience, his golden eyes lit with something I don’t want to name. I turn my face away, refusing to meet his stare.God, I don’t even know what to do right now. My body feels locked in place, paralyzed, like some fragile thing caught in his net. Every breath comes tight, shallow. I can’t think, can’t move, can’t trust myself.But then he pulls away.His warmth leaves me in an instant, and though my heart still races, I can finally breathe again.“I’m going to let you go for now,” he says, voice casual but edged with something darker. “I
CHAPTER 43: THE SNARE OF HEATSELENE'S POV His chuckle rolls through the air behind me, smooth and mocking, the kind of sound that seems designed to cling to my spine and curl around my resolve.“Are you sure about that?” Damien’s voice drips with amusement, deep and confident. “It didn’t look like you could handle yourself a few moments ago.”Heat rushes to my cheeks at his words. The memory of my falter, my weakness, stings like a fresh burn, and the humiliation of it makes me grind my teeth together. My pride screams against the truth in his taunt.“Just fucking shut up, okay?” The words snap out of me, sharp and raw. My voice trembles only slightly, but the bite in it is deliberate. “I have a lot of pressure on my shoulders right now, and you are not making things easy with your disturbing presence.”The silence that follows is unnerving. His footsteps, steady and unhurried, echo across the polished floor behind me as I quicken my pace, forcing myself forward, out of the suffocat
CHAPTER 42: THE WEIGHT OF SECRETSSELENE'S POV If I finish this, I can go home.Home.The word repeats in my mind, heavy and sharp, its edges cutting into me until my chest feels tight. Home is supposed to mean comfort, safety, familiarity—but to me it is a shadow looming on the horizon. To go home means to face my father.The thought freezes me mid-breath. My pulse stutters and races at once, erratic like a bird battering itself against its cage. He is still furious, I know it. Still seething, still burning with that cold, unrelenting anger only he can sustain. Furious at my rebellion. Furious that I dared to disobey him, to break free from the neat little prison of obedience he’s constructed around me my entire life.“Oh, God…” The words slip out of me before I realize I’ve spoken.How am I supposed to explain this? How do I stand before him and pretend nothing has changed?But if he suspects, if he orders the physicians—the family doctors, the ones whose loyalty lies with him and







