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Author: Ona Hearts
last update publish date: 2025-10-12 03:42:10

Raven's pov

“Dante, can you just leave us alone?” I said hoping he would catch a hint.

He either didn't or just wanted to ruin the one good thing I had going tonight for me.

Something told me it was the latter.

“What's wrong? Hey Freddy, is it cool if I join you in your conversation?”

Freddy, who already looked like he was going to wet his pants, just nodded mechanically.

“See? Freddy is cool with it. The more the merrier right?”

I had never wanted to punch someone across the face more than this moment.

“No, he's not, can you just–”

He suddenly saw the gift in my hand and yanked it away from releasing bread as he tore off the packaging, then laughed when he saw what was inside.

“Chess? My goddess?! Is this what dork love looks like?!” he yelled loudly enough for everyone to turn over.

I wanted to cry and scream.

But I knew if I did so it would only get worse.

People would bring out your phones and start taking pictures and videos, arming themselves with more stuff to mock me with.

“Give it…back,” I heard Freddy speak up, his voice hardly above a whisper as he adjusted his glasses.

Dante's eyes suddenly looked murderous.

“What did you just say, dork?”

“I said–”

It all happened so fast.

One minute my crush was trying to speak up for me and the next he was on the floor with tiny shards of glass scattered over his face and blood dripping down his nose.

Dante who had just punched him backed away.

I was frozen in shock.

I tried to approach him but he wouldn't let me come close.

“Happy awakening, Raven.” He said holding up his hand to his nose before leaving.

I stood there as rigid as a statue as the party went dead silent, then I turned to Dante.

“Are you happy now?” I said the tears finally winning and pouring down. I didn't wait for his reaction, I just grabbed the chess board and ran up to my room.

The music from downstairs awkwardly died down and soon everyone left.

Luella came up to my room unlocked a couple of times, but I didn't want her or anyone else to see me like this.

I cried it into my pillow until the little makeup by wore smeared over my face and on the Innocence pillowcase.

I cried until I didn't just feel sadness but instead intense anger.

Breeze was probably inside me, fueling more of my rage.

“He can't get away with this, Raven, you have to confront him,”

And I agreed with her.

Even if he was just going to laugh in my face, I needed an outlet for all these feelings before I exploded.

I was so angry I didn't even care that I was in one of my flimsiest nightgowns and just marched over to his room.

My curled fist pounded on the door until he opened it then I shoved past him.

“Dante, we need to talk…” I said and I didn't wait for permission before I continued, “you've always been an a** to me but tonight you went too. Freddy didn't deserve that. He was the only one who cared and you…”

I heard heavy breathing behind me and turned around to see something that left me speechless.

My adoptive brother who had not given me a day of peace ever since I stepped into the Valkhor was sporting a tent in his pants so big it looked like it was about to rip through.

And all while looking at me.

My mouth became dry and then Breeze suddenly intensely riled up, as I inhaled the scent of the initial fluids off Dante.

Dread lodged in my heart.

“It can't be…” I said breathlessly.

The way my body and wolf was reacting the scent of his fluids could only mean one thing.

I reached to breeze hoping for her to confirm that I was confused.

But she couldn't deny it, she bowed her head in defeat.

There was no way, of all the people in the world. Why would the moon goddess pick my adoptive brother as my mate?

“There has to be a good reason for it,” Breeze said, immediately becoming partial towards him. “I wasn't sure before because I had just been awakened and I just saw him today but now…”

I tried to leave but the door had already been closed and he grabbed me by my wrist pulling me back so forcefully that I landed against the bed on my back.

“Raven you're right, we have to talk,”

This was the first time in years I had heard my name from his lips in years and the shock of it trapped me in place.

“We’re mates,” he confirmed what I was trying so hard to deny.

“It can't be,” I said trying to get up but he came forward and grabbed my arms pushing them down to the bed.

“You denying it doesn't make any difference, I don't act like you're the one who should be complaining here,”

He was so close now that I could feel the pressure of the bulge in his pants rubbing against my thighs electricity moved from that spot and went straight to my core.

Without meaning to a sound between a moan and a gasp escaped my lips.

He stared at me, his eyes changing from the usual green to its golden hue meaning that his wolf, shade was trying to take over.

“Just reject me already,” i said, “I'm surprised that you missed your chance to do it with an audience but I guess this is better just reject me and let's get this over with,”

“No,” he said his voice thick.

One of his hands moved over from pinning me down and went over to my thigh squeezing the supple flesh there.

“W-what are you doing?” I said flustered and ended up accidentally moving my leg pressing directly into his h*rdon.

And in that moment his eyes turned a complete solid gold.

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