LOGINVIKTOR.The moment her body was dragged across the floor, something primal surged to the surface, violent and absolute. All my thoughts and reason disappeared until there was only one thought left in my mind. Her.So I moved.The world slowed as my claws tore free, bone shifting beneath skin, muscles tightening with lethal precision. The tendril coiled around Delilah tightened, dragging her toward that thing presiding in a man’s body.No. There was no way I was going to let anyone, or anything take away the woman I loved away from me. So I lunged at him. My claws sliced through the vine in a single motion. Resistance met me for a fraction of a second before it gave way with a wet, tearing sound. The severed tendril recoiled violently, writhing like something alive as Delilah dropped.I caught her before she hit the ground, pulling her into me for the briefest moment. The sound of her heartbeat resonating against mine threatened to overwhelm me with relief, but it wasn't over yet.
VIKTOR.The moment her body was dragged across the floor, something primal surged to the surface, violent and absolute. All my thoughts and reason disappeared until there was only one thought left in my mind. Her.So I moved.The world slowed as my claws tore free, bone shifting beneath skin, muscles tightening with lethal precision. The tendril coiled around Delilah tightened, dragging her toward that thing presiding in a man’s body.No. There was no way I was going to let anyone, or anything take away the woman I loved away from me. So I lunged at him. My claws sliced through the vine in a single motion. Resistance met me for a fraction of a second before it gave way with a wet, tearing sound. The severed tendril recoiled violently, writhing like something alive as Delilah dropped.I caught her before she hit the ground, pulling her into me for the briefest moment. The sound of her heartbeat resonating against mine threatened to overwhelm me with relief, but it wasn't over yet.
VIKTORA sharp scream cut through the air like a blade.My body reacted before my mind could catch up. Every muscle tensed as I picked up speed and ran towards the building, my instincts already clawing their way to the surface.But Delilah was faster.She was already moving the moment the sound echoed, her figure slipping through the corridor with urgency and precision. Keith stumbled after her, his unease now turning into full panic. I followed close behind, my senses stretching outward, catching every tremor in the air.Something was wrong.We reached the source within seconds. A door was swung a little, its hinges creaking as Delilah shoved it open fully.What we saw made me freeze on sight. The room looked like it had been torn apart from the inside. Furniture was overturned, splintered wood scattered across the floor. But it was not the destruction that held my attention.The vines were everywhere.They were thick and dark, pulsing faintly as if something alive moved beneath th
VIKTORI had no idea how long I had been unconscious. But the words around my surroundings instantly snapped me out of the floating state I was in. My wolf was completely silent, as if he hadn't nearly sent me to die in a freaking accident. He must have understood how far he had gone, but it was too late. I was more than determined to put a stop to this now. Soon, Delilah's voice floating in my ears as she snapped. “...and why am I just hearing of this? I thought you guys said he had always been able to control his wolf!”“Which part of the term ‘rogue wolf’ do you not understand?” Andrei growled. “He had never been able to control the damn animal. He just gave him a purpose. Something to redirect his power and bloodthirst.”“So how is this my fault?”“Because you weren't there when he needed you!” Andrei roared. “He needed you to stay by his side and help him control his wolf, but you abandoned him!”“Staying by his side is not an obligation,” she shot back. Andrei growled. “If i
VIKTORThe moment I heard the soft hiss of pain coming from Delilah, I wanted to gut Stephen with my claws. I could already imagine ripping out his throat with my teeth, just to see his eyes go lifeless before it hit the floor. My wolf snarled at me, cursing me for not reacting when we should have lunged at him already. But this wasn't like one of our enemies we fought in the Zverin Pack. This was a young man who was still a pup in the eyes of the pack, so I really hated the thought of having to kill him. “You are making a grave mistake.” “No, you're the one who's making a very big mistake!” he snapped. “I don't care who the hell you are. If you don't let me and my father go, I swear I will kill your woman!”The entire crowd gasped. My wolf snarled at him. He was threatening me, of all people, over a woman that didn't even want to have anything to do with me. Kill him, my wolf insisted. He didn't like this situation at all. Protecting our image and reputation as the Bloodthirst
DELILAHThe crowd immediately erupted into shocked gasps after hearing my words. Even Viktor seemed surprised at the news, but he did not let that emotion last on his face as the crowd launched into whispers and murmurs around me. Caspian's wide eyes shifted from his Head Elder, Gideon, to me, who was still observing the scene before me.They thought they could get away with this by tampering with the sacred items to be used for the Moon Vow, but they underestimated me too much.I knew it from the moment the dew water touched Stephen that it was contaminated already. Probably Lily's doing, since she didn't want her younger brother to suffer a bad fate from angering the moon goddess as she did. Or worse. Stephen was Gideon's only son and future heir, so it only made sense that they would go all out to save him from this mess. But there was no way I was going to let that happen.Not again.Caspian rose to his feet without warning. He glared down at me from where he stood, not daring to
DELILAH He wanted to know the secret behind my powers. For the first time since I arrived in his office, I was grateful for the sound of the fan blowing in the room, or else he would have surely heard the loud pounding in my chest. I couldn't even think of a lie which was wordse than not respondi
VIKTORI paced back and forth in the forest behind Caspian's mansion, waiting for Delilah. The moon shone bright in the sky, illuminating the entire forest. The only thing that was keeping me from charging into that damn Moon Temple was the knowledge that the barrier would never allow any male to t
DELILAH What the hell was I thinking?I kissed him. I kissed Viktor Volkov, the Alpha King!After speaking those words, my chest was suddenly filled with regret. During these three years, I had never done one reckless thing as the Head Priestess, but today I had just exposed my deepest secret. I
VIKTORAfter the ladies filed out, the tension in the room multiplied by tenfold. It was funny sight really, watching Caspian lower his fuming gaze while trying to adopt some sense of decorum.I let the uncomfortable silence stretch a little longer just to watch him squirm. My wolf growled at the s







