I couldn’t believe that Candido was continuing to go through with this, but as I watched and listened, there was no sign of him stopping. Duster, or whatever his real name was, was left twitching and foaming at the mouth. Blood started to run down his cheeks from his eyes.“He’s the familiar of…” Psyche pulled back as he choked and went still. “There’s nothing left in there. His mind shattered.”I glared at the woman. Estella scoffed and lifted her gun to Duster’s head. She fired. His head exploded in a burst of blood and brains that splattered over Candido. I covered my mouth as my stomach lurched. Candido’s eyes widened. He stared at Duster’s body as it fell sideways.“She said that his mind was shattered,” Candido said. “You didn’t—Why did you do that?”Estella looked at him and blinked as she couldn’t believe that he would ask her that. I stepped forward.“It should have been Candido’s right to decide on his fate, not yours,” I said. “He was a member of Moon Shadow—”“What good is
I set my jaw. “It just goes to show that the Alpha King should have had it in the first place.”Peter chuckled. “It wasn’t the Vampire King who betrayed anyone.”“That’s a lie,” I said. “The Vampire King—”“The history you have of the war is passed down from the hands of the same man who cursed the werewolves on this side of the gates,” Peter said. “I would think that you’d be a bit more cautious about believing what a spiteful, bitter, vengeful man had to say.”I stiffened. “A curse? What are you talking about?”Peter nodded. “The moon marks, mates, the bonding madness? Wouldn’t you call all of that a curse?”“A mate is a gift from the Moon Goddess.” I glared up at him. “What are you talking about?”He cocked an eyebrow. “You know when you say that, but your expression doesn’t change, it’s like you’re lying, right?”I blinked and lifted my hand to my face. I didn’t feel anything strange in my expression.“I’m not lying. Candido is a gift. She gave him to me for everything that’s happ
The two that had tried to help Estella staggered among the earth spikes, leaving smears of blood everywhere. They fell under the weight of vampires pouncing on them, biting them. Another roar shook the air, and a burst of wind rushed through the area, shoving the vampires back into the wall. Spikes shot out, impaling them all as Candido struggled further through the crowd. None of the other bodies moved, but at this distance, I could still see Estella moving, trying to get her bearings against the wall. She slipped and light rippled over her skin again as she started to fall.Why wasn’t she dead yet? He stopped and tried to catch the other two, but he didn’t stop for long, leaving them and heading towards Estella. He gathered her close, cupping her face and cradling her to his chest.“Candido, come back!” I cried, letting the tears stream down my face. “Forget about her! She’ll get you killed!”He didn’t turn back to me. I didn’t even think he could hear me. I heard more vampires runn
I breathed deeply and let out a soft sigh of relief. It felt like everything else I needed to do would be so much easier now that she was dead. Candido couldn’t be distracted anymore. He would only be able to see me. He would only love me, and anyone who tried to change his mind would have to deal with me.I turned back, unable to hide how happy I was, but no one else seemed to be excited or even close to happy. I guess it would take a while for everyone else to shake the enchantments Estella had put on them. It was probably in all of the medical supplies she’d made.I was so lucky that I hadn’t used much of it. Though, maybe it was just because I was stronger than the others. I was a golden wolf after all.I walked through the cave and out to where they had all set up a small camp. People were slumped over, clutching their wounds. Others, the vampires that had come with Peter and the few vampires that had been with Estella were tending people. As I looked around, I realized that a lo
I bristled at the question.“Is that what she told you? Doesn’t that just prove that she was just trying to poison you against me? She was trying to keep us apart, but she’s gone now.”I took his hands and tried to pull them around my waist but he pulled his hands away from me.“... why did you say she attacked you?”“Because she did,” I said pulling at his arm. “She attacked me again on the truck. She was going to push me off and—”“Why didn’t you go back when I told you to?”“I wanted to be at your side. Doesn’t that mean anything to you? Shouldn’t you want your mate at your side?” I dug my fingers into his arm, refusing to let go of him even as he stood and tried to pull away. “Can’t you see that I’m just trying to prove that I’m your luna?”“What happened to Vanessa?” He asked, his voice growing softer.“Stop asking me questions and answer mine!”“What happened to Apollo?”I growled. “That doesn’t matter--”“What happened to Dune?”“I said stop asking—”“What does she have to do w
Just five…I got to my feet and headed back to camp. I sat on the edge of the camp, deep in thought. Wren would be the hardest. Whatever connection he had to the Moon Goddess meant that he likely knew I was planning to kill him. The other four I had a good idea about. One was the man who had stopped me from killing Estella. He was covered in so many bandages that I was almost sure that he was going to die on his own. If not, I could probably find another way to get rid of him. He was probably the easiest.Then, there were three others: the man that had nearly attacked me named Harper, the man who had been crying, and the woman who had comforted him. I didn’t know anything about them, so my best bet was to try and find out who they were. It would be best if I could get one of the vampires to kill them. If not, I would have to catch each of them off guard. Maybe I could get my hands on a gun and shoot them in the middle of another battle. It wouldn’t be hard. I had almost shot Estella;
He would come back just to try and get in the way of it. Now that Estella was gone, he would remember that we’re mates, and we could get back to the way we were before when all he cared about was me. When he doted on me and loved me when he wanted me. I could imagine wearing that white dress again, and this time it actually being for our wedding. The way he’d smile at me, how happy he would make me for the rest of my life.I sat on the edge of a large rock. He pulled out a box of medicine that didn’t look like what he usually used, then he started to wash all the scrapes I had. His hands were so warm. His fingertips skimmed over my skin in an almost ticklish way. Then, I thought about what he’d done to me in Lunae. The passion and heat that he’d kissed me with. The way he’d made me cry out for him in that alleyway. The way he’d made me melt. My heart started to speed up, and I felt warm all over. I wanted him to do it again. I wanted more. As he reached my chest, I saw in his eyes tha
“Cillian, that’s so good,” I gasped.I moaned as he tore his lips away and dropped his lips to my chest. I felt his tongue glide across my skin, and his head lowered until he sucked my nipple into his mouth. It was so good it was almost painful. I arched up against his mouth. Then, there was a sharp prick of sensation, and pleasure rushed through me. I shuddered and gasped, wrapping my arms around him, trying to hold him there as he sucked and thrust his hips against mine. He pulled back and thrust his hands between my thighs. My heart skipped a beat, and I started to squirm.“Cillian,” I gasped. He covered my mouth with his hand, hushing me.“You don’t want to draw much more attention, do you?” Cillian asked, pressing his palm against me and stroking me with his fingers. “I told you just enough, hm?”I shuddered. What did that mean? How much was just enough? Would it be enough? I thought I heard rustling in the bushes or something nearby from the camp, but I couldn’t focus on it when