LOGINMagnus
What sorcery was this? Surely this was a plan devised by the hunters to kill me. Sending this superficially innocent temptress to entrap me, to make me weak. Look at her! Claiming to be so fragile and she dared touch my face and my beast loved it. Loved it!
Those huge almond-shaped pale blue eyes, swimming in tears. Fake. Oh, she was good.
But why does she smell like summer rain in the black forest? I breathe her in, feeling her tremble in my hands. My canines scrape along her soft neck, the urge to bite into her, to taste the deception in her blood. But no, I resist.
“I will use your body, huntress, for my pleasure. Until I am tired of it.” her pathetic attempt to hide her breasts irritated me and I grabbed her wrists and pinned her arms to her sides. “But you will not touch me.” Her touch made me feel things I shouldn’t.
Her quivering plump lips were crafted to make men sin. It was enough to make me hard just looking at them. I’ve wanted her since I saw her on that stage, looking like a newborn colt on those fuck-me heels, and I walked straight into that trap. But I couldn’t bear to let any of those wolves have her. She was mine.
Lifting a handful of her honey-colored hair, I wound it around my fist. While she stood, not daring to move, hardly breathing. At this rate, she will pass out again.
I’d wager she’d put a silver dagger through my heart the first chance she got. She wasn’t fooling me with this innocent act of hers. The hunters were a crafty breed. I couldn’t imagine Ignatius Saul would let us capture one of his offspring without a plan. Oh, he will come for her. I am certain of it.
“Are you pure?” I asked. “Or did the auctioneer lie?” In the meantime, I will use her for pleasure.
Tears streamed down her pretty face, like she thought that would make me feel bad. I no longer have that organ.
“Please don’t.” She choked on her words. “I’ve never… He didn’t touch me.”
“I’ll just have to find out for myself then.” Lifting her over my shoulder, I carried her to my bed, where I threw her down.
Maybe I should turn her, sire her to me, and let her tear her father limb from limb. That would be justice for what he did to my kind. The longer I thought about it, the more appealing it sounded.
She scampered across the bed until her back hit the headboard. Her long, shapely legs were drawn up to her chest, giving me an ample view of her damp pussy. Was she turned on by my rough handling of her? Interesting.
“Nice show you’re giving me, Erina. You can stop the act now.”
“Act? I-I don’t understand.” The sound of her erratic heartbeat woke the beast in me. Hunt and devour.
“Come on!” I sneered at her. “Don’t be so coy. You’re already soaked.” I pulled the corded belt from my robe and let the garment slide down my arms to the floor. Letting her have a good look at what was in store for her.
I saw her expression change from fear to unmistakable terror as I fisted my cock. Either she has never seen a man’s phallus, or the sheer size of mine is scaring the shit out of her. She wasn’t that young, early twenties, I guessed. So how was it possible that she was still this innocent?
She shook her head, hair flying about her face. “No, no, no… Please Master.” If she could, she would have become one with the carved headboard. She grabbed onto it like it would prevent me from dragging her to me.
“Am I a monster to you, Erina? Would you like to see a monster?” My tone was soft but threatening. “Keep on carrying on like a hysterical child and I will show you the monster.” I pried her clawed hands off the headboard and yanked her to me.
She collided with my chest, and my beast rumbled with pleasure. It wanted her wrapped around us, with my cock deep inside her.
“What did you think I bought you for?” I asked, pushing her down, keeping her wrists captive above her head. “Did you think I would pay so much money just to kill you?”
She couldn’t look at me. Her face was awash with color. My eyes roved over her pale, unmarked skin. Her rosy nipples stood to attention, begging me to take them in my mouth. She clenched her thighs together, trying to hide the alluring triangle between them. Nothing she did could hide the musky, floral scent of her arousal and it was driving me insane.
“Answer me, huntress. Why do you think I bought you?”
She looked at me. “You want to punish me because of who my father is?” There was sadness and something more in those pale blue eyes. It was a look I recognized - resignation. I had often seen it in my prey’s eyes when they knew there was no escape, and suddenly I hated seeing it there in Erina’s eyes.
“You’re not entirely wrong.” I said. “But when I saw you, I knew you belong to me, huntress. Mine to fuck, mine to possess. Mine.” I couldn’t resist tasting her skin, sucking the place where her neck met her shoulder. She gasped and tensed as my teeth grazed her skin, leaving a purple bruise against her white skin.
“How can I be yours? You’re not even human,” she cried, twisting her body to get away. “My father hates me. He won’t come to get me, if that’s what you think.”
“So, you want me to believe he will just leave one of his own at the mercy of the wolves?” I palmed her breast and twisted her nipple until she screamed. “Then you’re even more innocent than what I thought. Or you’re just ignorant.” I wanted to draw a confession out of her that this was all her father’s plan to seduce the Lycan. That she knew all about the prophecy.
“Believe what you want,” she sobbed. “It doesn’t matter. Take what you want and be done.” she closed her eyes. Resignation. It wasn’t what I wanted.
I stared in wonder at the tears clinging to her dark eyelashes, her pretty mouth twisted in sorrow. Saul sacrificed her to destroy me. I was certain of it. She was the youngest of his children and he kept her pure all this time for this. Evil bastard. Well, I will turn the tables on you, Ignatius Saul. She will be your undoing, not mine.
Leaving her on my bed, I wore my robe and stepped out of the bedroom. I went to Elise’s room, one of my mistresses, to get the relief I so desperately needed.
ErinaIdiot! What a complete fool he must think I am! He lied to my face, and I wanted to believe him. When he snuck out of the bedroom thinking I was asleep, I followed him. Not that I wanted to catch him out, I wanted to believe that she had a hold on him. That somehow, he was as innocent in all of it as he claimed. Only to have my heart and my trust in him completely shattered. Again.He never noticed me as he strode down the hallway to the west wing. With every step, my heart broke a little more. It was clear where he was going. But, like the fool I was, I hoped he was merely going to her to demand she released us from the binding.I couldn’t follow him too closely for fear of being discovered. He would have some shitty excuse if he saw me and I, the idiot, would probably believe him. So I hung back in the shadows until he disappeared behind the closed door. Only then did I go closer, hoping I would hear something to make me believe he wasn’t going to her for sex.He wasn’t that i
I didn’t go after Erina. It would have been pointless. There was no getting through to her now because she was too upset. Somehow, I would have to make her understand and hoped she would forgive me. Damn it to hell! Why did she have to come and look for me?I hurried down the dimly lit hallways, down the stairs, my steps echoing in the silence on my way to the only person who held the answers.“Open the door, Gisela!” I hammered at her door, loud enough to wake the dead.“Magnus? What in the name of Selene… it’s the middle of the night.” The door inched open, and Gisela peered at me with eyes still heavy with sleep. “Is it the pup? What’s happening?”I pushed past her and locked the door. “We need to talk. This is long overdue.” She never spoke about my parents or my grandfather. “I want the truth. Tell me everything you’ve been keeping from me.”“What truth? Are you crazy? Coming in here like this.” She tugged her fluffy robe tighter around her body.I grabbed her arm and shoved her
Magnus“We can’t keep doing this, Sabelle.” I went to her suite in the middle of the night while Erina slept. I had to make Sabelle understand. This had to end. She had to release me from her spell or whatever the hell this was.Instead, I ended up in her bed.“I’m cheating on my mate and I hate this,” I panted, still wrecked from spilling inside her.“Hate this, you say?” She had her long legs wrapped around my waist. Her cunt squeezing the life out of my dick like she refused to let go. “Did you hate it when I made you cum three times, my pet?” she cackled. “When you moaned my name? You loved it. Don’t lie. You love fucking your auntie.” Long, black nails scraped over my chest, leaving bloody marks in their wake. At least it will heal, leaving no trace of my infidelity. Not physically, anyway.I grabbed her throat and snarled, “Fucking demon bitch!” I wanted to choke the life out of her. But the invisible collar around my neck tightened until my eyes bugged out and my arms fell at m
ErinaHe was right outside the door, stubbornly waiting for me to let him in or come out. Well, he could wait there forever. I was tired of his excuses. He made a fool of me. Again. I wiped my face, feeling stupid that he had me reduced to this weeping, hormonal mess. I vowed to never trust him again.“Erina?” his dark voice sounded through the closed door. “Will you listen to me?”He could’ve easily broken the door down. He’d done it before.“I can’t stop you from speaking but I can’t promise I will listen to your lies.” My voice shook despite my best efforts to sound cold.He was silent for a heartbeat. When he spoke, it was through clenched teeth. “I’m not lying.”“Why, Magnus? Why can’t you stay faithful to me? Am I not enough for you?” Tears thickened my voice. I hated that I sounded so pathetic. So needy.“Goddess give me strength! Erina, you are more than enough. You are my everything.”“What you say and what you do are contradictory, Magnus.” I wanted to believe him. Lord know
Magnus“We’re happy for you, Hein,” I smiled. “Erina, what were you doing so far away from the castle?”“We needed some fresh air.” Was it my imagination or was there a coldness in her voice, although she tried to hide it behind a sweet smile. She was angry. Was it something I said or did?I’ve been too busy lately. Maybe she felt neglected. I knew it hadn't been easy for her with all the extra responsibilities that she now had on top of being pregnant.Everything was just moving so fast. Our ceremony was a week away, and there was so much to achieve in so little time.I took her hand. “Please don’t do this again. Especially not without me.”She gave me a tightlipped smile. “Noted.”Hein scooped Daphne and their pup in his arms after the healer finished the exam. “Thank you for being with her, Erina.”“Of course, she’s my family, Hein.” Erina went to kiss Daphne’s cheek. “She’s so beautiful. You did well.”At least I knew the pup wasn’t mine. Hein was certainly pleased with himself.
After the rather tense tea party, Daphne and I went for a walk in the gardens to cool off from the stifling heat of late summer. It was late afternoon, just before dusk, and the garden was awash with color, primrose pinks and bleeding orange, soothing my overstimulated senses. I took a deep, cleansing breath of the garden’s perfume as Daphne and I strolled down the cobbled pathways, our arms linked with each other’s. Around us, nature settled in for the night, the soft sounds peaceful, grounding.“He is a bastard. I don’t know why you put up with him, Erina,” Daphne finally said when she couldn’t stay silent any longer.Yes, he was, but he was still mine.“There has to be an explanation, Daphne.” I tried to reason the truth away. “She said she heard, not saw them. She made her own conclusions.”“Good God, Erina! There you go defending that man whore!” She stopped to give me a look full of impatient disbelief. “Fuck it, how many times must he hurt you? He will never be faithful.” She s







