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Alruin’s I was gasping shakily.With my back to the door, I almost allowed my body to slide down until my butt hit the floor. I still couldn’t believe it! It felt like a fucking dream…a bad one! I shut my eyes, allowing my tightened lungs to take in as much air as possible. How could Malric just ruin this training when it hasn’t even started? My wolf’s growling and desperate longing for Malric was driving me crazy. How could the passionate fire be so fierce even after all the years? “Dammit! Damn…it!”I mustered the courage to walk into the bedroom and there he was. My man, staring at me, his eyes darting with worry. Pricks of guilt gnawed at my aching heart and I swallowed, unable to meet his eyes. He rose to his feet, approaching me now and those footsteps sounded like crushing boulders in my ears. I shivered as he drew nearer, a stir in my spine, announcing the reawakening of the mate bond and making my flesh crawl with goosebumps. Never did I think I’d be so uncomforta
Malric My senses failed.Even my wolf had made a mistake. I had lost track of Alruin’s scent and almost everything about him. My eyes failed me…but his didn’t. They still gleamed like crystals, reflecting the passion bubbling within him. Those augite blue eyes set my body on fire. I could forget everything about Alruin, but those eyes would forever be a picture in my head, unmistakable. Back in the lobby, I had mistaken someone else for Alruin. I thought he was still the skinny boy that had starved himself to satisfy my desires. I had imagined his silky, blonde mass of hair would still be the same, but I had never felt the sort of emptiness that drilled into my heart the moment I realized that it wasn’t Alruin indeed. “Apologies.” I had replied flatly, ignoring the beaming look on the stranger’s face when he recognized who I was. And from then on, I had gone on a restless search that almost drove me mad.But if you thought I was crazy, you should have seen my wolf. A rush of
Alruin How? How did he manage to find me? This couldn’t be! I never thought I’d meet the golden glaze in those eyes again, flaring, molten, ravenous! But here they were again, burning into my soul! My heart raced with a current that seemed to run from the char of Malric’s eyes into my body. My mind had certainly run wild. This wasn’t the image of Malric I had created in my head, as a married man I had pictured something that didn’t look half as handsome as he did now! I had thought of a bald spot maybe…probably even a bigger stomach, a pot belly? I mean, he was married, wasn’t he? Certainly that had to change him in a way. I scoffed, but not my Malric… Not Lyra’s Malric, I meant! My heart flattered, butterflies running a stampede in my stomach as every nerve from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head jittered with excitement. Goddess! Why were these feelings suddenly coming back? Why did my heart thump and flutter so wildly for the same man who had almost killed
AlruinI slowly turned around, my heart hammering furiously, my blood pumping like it was lava that coursed through my veins instead. I could feel the swell of warm blood in my head, causing veins to crawl out of my temples. An icy line of sweat trickled down my back, making my spine arc slightly. My breath came out raspily through my lips.I had gone out of my way to avoid any unnecessary attention from him and he had still found me?But instead of a pair of burning gold, smothered in ash, two soft, steel-gray eyes regarded me curiously. My shoulders dropped immediately and the cold slithering its way through my body dissipated at the sight of Lorak. I could have thrown myself at him at this moment! My heartbeat calmed now with a touch of relief. I had never been so happy to see my boyfriend instead.“Alruin,” he called, a worried look in his eyes, “Are you alright? I couldn’t find you.” “Uhm,” I swallowed, stalling to allow my nervous brain to hatch a lie, but there was absolutel
Malric I couldn’t travel with the other members of the team representing Lyra’s pack. They were far too excited to see me and I knew that they wouldn’t stop gawking over my presence if I were to travel with them.I received the signal that they were already waiting for me at the lobby by the time I arrived. My chauffeur seemed hesitant to drive away but I waved him away with a frown. I stood outside the hotel for a few seconds and sighed, hoping this would be worth it in the end. I scoffed and strolled into the hotel’s vast lobby, ignoring the doorman who bowed respectfully, his eyes gleaming with recognition. Something strange suddenly happened the moment I breathed in the lobby. My eyes widened with shock and scoured the lobby in a futile hope. For the first time in five years, my wolf burst into a rage of excitement, squirming and howling like it had just been pumped with electricity. My heart jolted in turn, racing frantically. My breath suddenly hitched at the base of my
Alruin I woke up the next morning with a smile on my face. I slowly opened my eyes and found myself staring into two gleaming eyes that shimmered like winter steels. “Brilliant morning it is.” Lorak said and planted a kiss on my forehead. Lorak’s warm arms cuddled me to sleep. He visited last night, and without having to say anything he stayed like he knew I needed him. His presence did help me to calm down a lot. I yawned and squinted at the fervent rays of sunlight that diffracted into the lush bedroom. “Get up and let’s go have some breakfast. We can take a quick tour of the hotel before the briefing if you want,” he added.My scattered brows furrowed, “The briefing?” I asked and my breath hitched. “Fuck! I didn’t remember!” Lorak only smiled and picked up his golden wrist watch from the bedside table, “We still have about two hours, Alruin. You have nothing to worry about,” he replied. “I’ll be right outside your room when you’re done.” I nodded, reluctant to leave hi
Alruin The excitement in the atmosphere pulsed through the very air I breathed. Everyone had a common ecstatic smile on their faces. There was a buzz of excitement in the bus we were in as we arrived. My heart was thumping with anticipation, my fascinated eyes wide and taking a tour of the perimeter I could see. The cold surge of euphoria bubbling in me was calmed by Lorak’s warm touch. I looked at him, his metallic eyes holding me captive for a few seconds, like the storm clouds captured in his gaze. His warm smile lit up my world instantly. I leaned into him and he stroked my arm softly. “We’re finally here, Alruin.” He said softly as the large bus came to a stop.Both of us sat at the extreme, watching everyone else rush out of the bus. Silvermoon was well represented by its exhilarated members. It would be a struggle to keep everyone under control. “We’d better head into the hotel,” Lorak said, “It’s almost dark and you need to rest.”“You must be exhausted too, Lorak
I hated dinner time.Having to share the room with my father, mother and Lyra was an occasional, yet very dreadful and gloomy occurrence. Lyra had her eyes glued to her plate while I stabbed a piece of a perfectly smoked steak lazily with a fork. We were both waiting, nerves rattled and anxious.It didn’t matter that I was the Alpha now, my father was still regarded as the most powerful man in our pack and beyond. He had been seen as a hero to the pack, people worshipped him, which was why I never met his expectations. He held them way too high. “Malric.” His deep voice dragged, sending waves of anxiety coursing into my body. “A lot needs to be done, yet so much time has been wasted.” I swallowed and could only nod in agreement, “I know, father. I just-”“Shut up and let me finish.” He snapped, his tone striking out at my face like a whiplash, plunging my voice into a humiliating fog of silence. My father never failed to stress the criteria I had to meet, the shoes I had to fill i
The whole room burst into cheers and whistles, and I felt my face burning like a hot potato.Lorak pulled away again, this time looking at me with a warm smile. I stood there, stunned. “What does that mean?” I murmured.“Alruin Wilde, will you be my boyfriend?”The room erupted once more. I’d never been the center of attention before, and now they were making me blush furiously.As if sensing it, Lorak cupped my face with both hands. His gaze met mine—still gentle and calming, but now laced with heat that sent a shiver down my spine.“I know we never talked about this before,” he said, “but you weren’t a pack member back then. I’ve been waiting for this day to tell you—I have wanted you to be my boyfriend Alruin. What about you? Do you want to be my boyfriend?”Hot tears welled in my eyes. I had never, ever felt so loved in my life, and I never dared to dream I’d end up with someone like him. It all felt surreal.“Yes, Lorak. I want to be your boyfriend.”With whistles rising in the ba