로그인…THE PASTAfter Katalier’s rescue, Magret—Cassian’s mother, had made it her duty to always keep an eye on her. It was no secret that the Luna held onto the guilt of what her mate had done like it was hers to bear.On the other hand, Alpha Nathan had remained suspiciously absent from the packhouse, I knew for a fact that his absence was all connected to the incident. But he couldn’t stay away forever. Before his return, the Luna had made sure Katalier was moved back to her fathers’ apartment at Zone three, so she could remain under his care.I’d also shifted our training spot to a location in the woods so she wouldn’t have to get anywhere close to the packhouse. But then, I’d showed up one day to find her absent, it followed on till the third day. I should have gone to check up on her, but I’d dismissed my worry, assuming she just needed a break. But by the fifth day, I’d gotten worried. And so, I went up to her house.The first thing I noticed when I arrived at her place was that ther
“It’s best you stop talking right now,” Cassian warned, but there was a slight tremble to his words.“I am not letting you die.”Octavia chuckled, but the others remained expressionless. “You never learn, do you?”“It’s blasphemy to speak against the gifts bestowed upon us by the moon goddess,” Nero, who clearly was the most self-righteous among them muttered like I’d committed a grievous atrocity.“Gideon,” Cassian called again, that warning note clear in his tone. “I’m trying to say that what you saw is what he believes is the truth. But it is not, because I killed Nathan Nightingis.“No, you didn’t. I killed him and we both know that,” Cassian spat, “Quit playing hero, you’d only get yourself killed.” I spoke on anyway, “You claimed that if you find him innocent, then you’ll let him go. I need you to give me your word.”I could tell Cassian was one second away from lunging for me. He was mad, just as mad as I’d be if someone I loved was about to throw their life away for nothing—
GIDEON’S POVI coughed, grasping onto my throat which was covered in claw marks. The metallic smell of blood filled my nose and I reached for my head, right where I felt the throbbing—of course there was blood, lots of it.I staggered to my feet, feeling dizzy, when I’d finally regained myself, I found Cassian on his knee.“Get. The. Fuck. Out. Of. My. Head,” he gritted out, shaking like he was in severe pain. I went towards him, that’s when I noticed his pure black eyes, and it seemed like whatever he was feeling was being controlled by Solan—the white-haired man with a scar on his forehead, who stood overlooking us.“What are you doing to him?” I questioned, but there was no response. “Leave him alone,” I growled, grabbing onto Nero, “Stop this!”“He could have gotten it the easy way, but he chose this for himself.”Cassian was trembling, sweat dripping down his face and no one seemed bothered. “You’re killing him!”“No, all we're doing is taking a closer look. His little mind woul
It was like the clock had been rewound and I was back to the memory of when I’d first met Eloise. It had been at the Establishment. I'd been by the bar area when I spotted her walking down the stairs. She had long, wavy black hair that bounced with each step she took, her green eyes reminded me of the woods back in the Netherlands and I’d been entranced from that very moment. It felt like I was reliving the memory all over again, save for the fact that the man seated beside me, with a shock of white hair and a scar across his forehead shouldn’t have been here.Then the scene shifted to my argument with Rosalia, “We had a deal, Rosalia. No friends, no family members—that was the deal!” I was saying. “But we didn’t make provisions for second mates, did we?” she questioned. A shadow walked past us and suddenly the scene was interrupted by another memory. It was the bathtub incident which had happened right after I’d discovered Rosalia was behind Eloise’s disappearance. My hands were w
The gold-eyed woman had a look of intrigue on her face. “I agree,” she said after a moment, “It was a foolish decision to come here.”“You wanted a hearing, didn’t you? well here I am.”“The others are yet to arrive.”I snorted, “Turns out I’m not the only one running late.”Her smile was all teeth. “Careful boy. I might overlook your mouthiness, but the others won’t.” she paused, “And speaking of the others, here they are.”The five other council members were all men. Just like the woman, they all had the same gold-colored eyes and slightly paled skin which was disturbingly smooth.“I am Octavia, and those are Julius, Nero, Severus and Solan.”The six of them were dressed in white linen robes as if to emphasize their purity. Solan was the biggest of them all, standing at almost seven feet, he had a shock of white hair and a scar running across his forehead. Nero was the lankiest with a mop of brown hair, Severus was the shortest of the men and yet he stood at six feet, with purple-m
There were many tales about the Aeternum Desert. One of many had been of explorers who’d been on a mission to meet the Council face to face, despite being uninvited. It was told that their bones were later found after years at the desert’s borders.Desert Aeternum was called many names, Land of bones—as some believe the bones of those killed by the Council were buried in the sand, others called the place The Land of No Return. And that was exactly where I was walking into.From first sight, the desert looked like any other, but a closer look revealed a few differences—the too white sand, the desert plants that stayed completely still despite the strong wind, and then the strange smell of something too sweet that filled the air.I’d arrived in my wolf form, my clothes held between my jaws, but one step into the strange desert had caused a force-shift that left me in my human form. It was like the place contained some kind of magic that prevented werewolves from entering in their beast
Thirteen years ago…“Eloise baby, you’re going to be late for school!” My mother called from outside my room, but I remained on the bed, holding onto Tommy, my stuffed bear. “Eloise?” she called, stepping into the room, “Why aren’t you dressed yet?”“I don’t want to go to school, mama.”“Why would
THE MATING BALLIt was the day of the mating ball. I was dressed in the beautiful, olive-green dress Rosalia had selected for me two weeks ago. And it seemed even more beautiful than I remembered.Right on time, Gideon arrived.I pulled open the door, and there he was dressed in a long black coat
ELOISE (RUBY)I woke up to an empty bed—not that I expected him to stay.On the drawer beside me was a glass of water and some after pills. I sat up, swallowed the pills, before heading to the bathroom.I stepped into the shower closure, then turned on the shower. The hot liquid scared my skin, and
CASSIAN’S POV What had I done?Eloise laid against my bare skin, her intoxicating scent filling my nostrils. I was tempted to lean over—take a deep whiff.This disaster was exactly what I’d seen coming, and yet, I’d let him happen. What did that make me? selfish, greedy and reckless.I’d used he







