“They sent you to me as a bargaining chip, hoping to stop me. They were sadly mistaken. In reality, I just gained something out of their stupidity. It also helps that you aren’t tainted by this world, and I plan on keeping it like that. So my dear Vivian, you were made for this god, and this god will be damned if he let anyone take you from him, including yourself,” he said with dark humor.As soon as he leaned back, all the touching sensation stopped. I was left feeling tipsy and slack-jawed. With or without mark, I was his? Before I could think more about his words, he pulled me by the hand down a corridor and stopped at a living room that looked more like a game room.When we entered the lighted living room, I was surprised to see people. They were mostly large men with fit build and women dressed in black clothing. They were people of all colors and shapes. They all stopped what they were doing as soon as we entered, and stood up to bow their heads.“Alpha Lupus,” they chorused be
Good. You’re trusting him now. My wolf said.It’s not trust. It’s me knowing I can get away with calling a god a jackass.“Umm . . . Would you like to go shopping now, Luna?” Courtney asked politely.I looked down at the card. A devious expression made its way to my face.“Awww, I recognize that look on her face. My little sister gets that when she takes my card and shops as revenge,” Johnson said painfully.I looked up at the guards in front of me, not at all ashamed or embarrassed at the creepy smile on my face.“I usually don’t like spending people’s money, but who am I to deny something that was given to me?” I said.“Why do I sense we’re going to die today?” Mila whispered.“Because we probably are,” Johnson replied dryly.I laughed. Zaliver had made a mistake.He just placed my freedom in my hands.~•~“When Alpha said shopping, I don’t think he meant this kind of shopping. Please don’t buy a boat,” Luke pleaded for the hundredth time.I just hushed him with a wave of a hand. He
When I was in middle school, we had a school trip where I was lucky enough to be one of the few to head over to the temples of Cambodia. Those structures were no joke. They seemed to go on forever in all directions with its halls chipped and covered in vines of roots that had grown over them. They stood tall and gave a peaceful effect.The temples in front of me reminded me of those, and I did say temples, as in more than one.They were positioned like the Egyptian pyramids but built like nothing I’ve ever seen in my life. From where I stood, they looked like a mixture of different architecture; tall towers at every edge and arcs connecting each building like bridges but in a puzzling way. Some parts of the temples were open to the outside; they didn’t have walls as if they were knocked down. From what I could tell, there also weren’t any roof, but I could see a glimpse of what I thought were stairs. The outside seemed to be made up of rocks and bright materials. I squinted my eyes at
He looked at me for a moment before facing the pack members. The youngest ones seemed to be around early teens. Court and Mila both winked at me as if to send me a message, but I had no idea what they meant.Zaliver spoke and everyone paid attention to him. It was mesmerizing to watch Zaliver speak, but I finally got a piece of this confusing puzzle.“You are all aware of the recent raids our pack have done. I’m here to confirm its suspension. Eighteen years ago, I received a note that a baby girl would be born. The child would grow and would be destined to be mine. Of course, I didn’t believe it until a few years ago happened. I’m here to say it is true.” My eyes widened at each word that left his mouth.Someone predicted I was meant for Zaliver? The raids were meant to find me? I was unsure on how to feel about what I heard.“I present to you my mate, Vivian Grey, your luna.” Zaliver took a step to the side, presenting me to the surprised crowd. I knew what they saw: a brown-haired
I was beginning to realize I had to prepare myself if I was to be around Zaliver. His experiences were different from mine. He knew things I didn’t know about this world or probably even about myself. I pursed my lips at him but didn’t push it.“What about the ‘mate’ thing? How is that going to work between us? Are we just going to go our own ways on this island? You stay on your side, and I stay on mine?” I asked sarcastically, putting my hands on my hips.I was distracted by the smile that graced his face. I and my wolf were deciding wether to respond to his smile or not.“Technically, they’re both mine since I own this island, but if you wish to see it that way, no, you will stay on whatever side I’m on. I won’t deny we are mates, but our bond is a puzzle. The big bad wolf god and an eighteen-year-old pup. What a unique pair,” he said in a wistful, curious tone and closed his eyes.I felt like I was getting to see a new side of Zaliver, but I wasn’t sure if he knew how he was actin
“I’m sorry, what?” I asked Zaliver after having our breakfast. I woke up and found him just staring at me that morning. After showering, I wore one of his clothes to his great pleasure for some reason and headed for breakfast. He said the first thing we needed to do was to visit the doctor.Zaliver stared at me blankly as if not telling me I was going to get tested like some animal. I mean, I know I was part wolf but still.“Um, I’m sorry. I think I heard you wrong. Could you repeat yourself, please?” I asked politely though my eyes were warning him to choose his words wisely.“Fine. We’re going to the doctor to get your blood tested.”“For what?” I asked.Did he think I had an STD or something? My wolf growled, offended. He cleared his throat and looked out the window. There were are a lot of people moving around the house, but they paid us no attention. I had a feeling it wasn’t by choice. As they passed by, their movements would slow down as if it was a command.“I just want to che
“What?” I voiced out my question. He stopped at a red light and turned to look at me with a weary but serious look on his face.“You wanted to ask me some questions. Now’s your chance,” he said. I thought he had ignored me, but I guessed not. I’d better not waste my chance then.“Okay. Um . . . so, why do wolves’ eyes in your pack turn silver? No other pack has done that before,” I asked, motioning my hand to my eyes. I turned my full attention to him, not wanting to miss any indication or clue. He clenched his jaw before he relaxed completely. He shifted his expression to his usual cold look as if he was bored.“Because no other pack is led by a god. My wolves call upon my strength when in battle, on a mission, or just to show their spiritual respect to me,” he answered.“They call upon your strength? But won’t that make you weaker, especially if everyone use it at the same time? Is that why no one have seen you in years to centuries because you have grown weak?” I asked him.“No. If
When we entered the room, I was relieved to see that it really did look like a doctor’s room. He pointed at the only chair in the room—which I found odd—for me to sit on. Zaliver greeted the man, shook his hands, and patted his shoulder. He leaned against the wall beside me and crossed his arms over his chest.“Hello Vivian, my name is Doctor Mickelson, but you can call me Dr. Mick. I’m not sure if you know why you’re here.” He saw Zaliver shaking his head and nodded. “Okay, so when Zaliver informed me about you, he said he wanted to conduct a research. Note why you aren’t marked like normal mates yet?” I glared at the doctor for the reminder. He flinched a little and glanced to Zaliver, who must have had a scary expression on his face because he immediately apologized.“Sorry! That came out wrong. Well, the reason for that was he wants to know how both of you will react to a mating bite and bond. It’s the first we’ve ever heard of such—a bond between a wolf and a wolf god,” Dr. Mick