Magnus
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.
HeinPain. White hot, burning through my bones. My wolf crawled away, whining, to hide deep within my subconscious mind. Someone was howling. It sounded familiar. And realized it was me.Magnus was relentless. He wanted to kill me. I wished at some point I could just die. Make the pain stop. I lost count of the lashes.But I thought about Erina and Daphne and my unborn pup. I couldn’t leave them. I had to hold on. Just hold on. It would be so easy to slip into nothingness. So easy…I found myself in a long, dark tunnel. This was it. I must be dead, and this is the road to hell. My footsteps echoed strangely in the place. At the end of the tunnel, I saw a white light and the silhouette of a woman waiting for me. When I approached, she turned around, smiling, and there was a golden light that surrounded her. She was the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.“Who are you?” I asked her.She floated a few inches above the ground. “I am Selene, the Moon Goddess, my child.” Her voice was ev
MagnusA tense silence descended in the interior of the limo after I received the text from Hein. The only sound was the powerful roar of the motor that mirrored the pounding of my heart in my head. Soon I will have Erina in my arms again. The driver couldn’t drive fast enough. Erik looked at me with eyes full of concern. “Magnus…”“Goddammit, Erik. I will not hurt her. How many times must I tell you; I LOVE her? I couldn’t hurt her even if I tried.” I reached to get a drink but remembered I had finished all of it. Disappointed, I sank back against the soft leather.“If that text was from Hein, he got to her first.” Erik remarked.“Yes! I know that,” I snapped. “He disregarded my order to stay at the castle.”“Why didn’t he take her back to the castle then?” Erik mused.“I guess I will ask him when I see him.” My tone dripped with viciousness. Hein would explain himself while I stripped the flesh from his back. If he so much as touched her…“It’s strange…” Erik mused, chewing on hi
ErinaThe solid touch of Yves’ hands on my shoulders stopped me from clearing up the mess Hein and I had caused. If Yves had any sense, he would tell me to go. Tell me he never wanted to see my face again. I wouldn’t blame him.“Erina, look at me.” He turned me around to face him. “What the hell was that? Did he force himself on you?” his voice trembled.Shame made me hang my head. I had no self-control where it came to Hein. Father was right to keep me away from the opposite sex. I was a slut. Just like my mother. What have I done?! I hurt Hein and Magnus, and I will hurt Yves. I should run, go to a convent or something.“He didn’t force me,” I confessed, tears dripping down my cheeks. “I can’t explain…” I still smelled Hein, his wild essence clinging to me like a second skin.Yves thumbed away the tears. “Is he the father?” He spoke to me so gently it wrecked me. I clung to his shirt, sobbing onto his chest. He stroked my hair, holding me close, murmuring comforting words to me.“No
Magnus I woke with a head that was pounding as if someone had taken a hammer to it. There was a weight on my chest, hair in my face and a familiar scent in the room. It reeked of sex and bourbon.“What the hell…” Glaring sunlight streamed into the room. Too bright. Groaning, I pushed the weight off my chest.The weight turned out to be a woman, blonde, naked and asleep. Next to her, Erik lay stark naked on his back, snoring like a field worker in midsummer. My head was splitting. I got off the bed, stumbled over empty bottles of bourbon towards the window.“Where the fuck are we?” I closed the curtains quickly and leaned my head against the cold wall, needing some relief.I struggled to remember what happened after we left the Chaumont house. There was only the grief I felt at seeing the site where Ignatius buried Victoria. Buried her like a dead dog underneath an oak tree. I saw it in his memories that day when I probed his mind. If I could resurrect him to kill him again, I would.
The click of the office door echoed as he locked it, leaned against it, eyes fixed on me.“Hein…” What more could I say? The air crackled with unspoken desire.Two long strides closed the distance, his arms a vise around my waist, pulling me close. I pushed against the solid wall of his chest, feeling the frantic thumping of his heart beneath my palms.“Hein… we can’t…” But his mouth crashed onto mine, silencing my protest. Lord help me, I was lost. He lifted me onto the desk edge. Paperwork rustled to the floor. His hands, rough and insistent, bruised my breasts through my loose top, and a moan escaped my lips into his kiss. His tongue delved, hot and demanding, fucking my mouth until I was breathless. I pulled his head back by his hair, gasping for air.The bulge of his cock strained against the soft leather of his pants, and my pussy clenched, a vivid memory of his possession flooding my senses. Just one kiss, and I was drenched.“Hein…” I panted.“I’m not leaving without you, Erin
Erina“How did you find me?” I was horrified, but the wolf was ecstatic to see him, purring at the back of my mind. “Where is Magnus?” I asked, my voice tight in my throat. My eyes searched for his familiar frame as if he could hide behind Hein.“It’s only me and Daphne.” He stepped around the desk and took me by the shoulders, his grip firm and warm. “Damn it, Erina. Why?” he asked, his deep voice broken.I had to force myself not to throw my arms around him. “It seemed like the only choice I had.” Those sad blue eyes looked right into my heart, mirroring the longing we both felt.Hein placed his forehead against mine, eyes closed, taking in my scent as I was inhaling his. He smelled like home, like everything I wanted but couldn’t have. He took my face between his large hands. “I’m taking you back. You can’t keep my pup from me, Erina,” he murmured.“How…”“Magnus told me,” he said, his voice bitter. “Why didn’t you come to me, Erina?” His eyes held so much emotion that it was diffi