LOGINVIVIENNE POV“V… Viper?” The man called and my whole body boiled, before I could think, I rushed towards him with every intent to slap him blind, my hand already rising, fingers curled, ready to claw across his smug face until I felt bone under my nails. The name he spoke wasn’t a question, it was a taunt, a reminder, a knife twisted in an old wound that had never fully healed. Alex. Fucking Alex. The man who’d betrayed me years ago in a deal that cost me almost everything, loyal allies slaughtered in the streets, territories burned to ash, my name whispered as a warning instead of a threat for months afterward. He's literally one of the major reasons Marcus had the audacity to betray me... I lost so many allies because of him.I’d sworn vengeance on him and his entire bloodline that night, standing in the ruins of my own deal, blood on my hands and rage in my veins, swearing I’d make him watch while I tore down everything he loved, piece by bloody piece. And now here he wa
Vivienne’s POVWalking around the courtyard would have been more fun if I didn’t have five guards tailing me every single step or twenty more hiding in the shadows like the cowards they were, their eyes always on me, always watching, always ready to jump if I so much as breathed wrong.Those men really didn’t trust me, and I couldn’t blame them, but it still made my skin crawl, made every movement feel heavy, like I was dragging chains even though the collar around my throat was the only visible one.The sun was high and bright, the air smelled of pine and sweat and the sharp metallic bite of steel from the training rings, warriors clashed in the distance with grunts and curses that echoed across the stone, but none of it felt real to me, none of it reached past the invisible wall they’d built around me.I kept my pace slow and deliberate, boots crunching on the gravel path, head high, shoulders back, refusing to look like prey even when I felt like it.I wondered why the twins weren’
VIVIENNE pov.That damn man left me horny, so horny that even the coldest shower couldn’t quench the heat between my legs. I had cancelled breakfast with the twins because I didn’t want to move around town smelling like need, didn’t want them to see the flush on my cheeks or the way my thighs kept pressing together every time I remembered what happened. So I’d told them I was tired, told them I needed rest, told them I’d see them later, and then I’d locked the door and forced a nap.I woke up hours later still hot, stripped, and stepped under the freezing spray hoping the shock of it would kill this fire Dante had lit inside me when he’d pinned me against the wall and kissed me like he wanted to consume me whole.It didn’t work.The water hit my skin sharp and punishing running in cold rivers down my back, over my breasts, between my thighs, but it only made everything more sensitive, made every nerve ending scream louder, made the ache between my legs pulse harder. I stood there
Dante’s POVHer scent hit me immediately I began to regain my senses and I knew exactly where I was... how the hell did I end up in her room? The smell of her filled my lungs like smoke, sharp and wild, mixed with the faint trace of last night’s whiskey still clinging to my skin and the sweet, buttery warmth of whatever she’d eaten yesterday that still lingered on the sheets. My head throbbed, heavy and dull, the kind of headache that came from too much alcohol and not enough sleep, but worse than the pain was the realization sinking in slowly and cold... I was in her bed. Naked. Arms wrapped around her. Her back pressed to my chest and her ass nestled against my hips. My cock, already half-hard from the warmth and the scent of her, stirred fully awake when she shifted in her sleep, soft curves sliding against me in a way that made my breath catch hard in my throat.“Well, you couldn’t stop thinking about her and you took so many alcohol and damn pills to get you drunk and
Vivienne’s POVThe sound of the door opening yanked me out of sleep so fast my heart slammed into my ribs. I rolled onto my side, eyes snapping open, every sense sharpening in an instant. The room was dark and quiet, shadows stretching long across the walls, moonlight slipping in through the tall windows. Who the fuck…? My first thought was Jane. Which was honestly hilarious because if that bitch had decided to sneak into my room in the middle of the night to slit my throat, she was about to have a very bad, very educational experience. Guards or not, wolf or not, I could still kill someone painfully if I had to. Slowly too, if I was feeling creative. The thought actually made my lips twitch. Goddess, I was unhinged but no. That wasn’t it. Jane wouldn’t be sloppy enough to open the door like she owned the place, and she definitely wouldn’t smell like alcohol, leather, smoke, and pure Alpha arrogance rolled into one. I pushed myself up on my elbows, eyes narrowi
VIVIENNE POVWalking back to the villa with the girls was wild in a way that made my chest ache, like I was watching someone else’s life from the inside out.Mara and Maya were arm in arm, arguing about the dumbest thing, if tomato counts as a fruit, or some other nonsense I’d usually roll my eyes at.But I just kept grinning like a lunatic, stuffing my hands in my pockets so I wouldn’t accidentally reach out and drag them both back inside like some needy kid who didn’t want her friends to leave.I was seriously considering asking them to stay over. Goddess. The thought alone made me wanna slap myself. Vivienne Moreau, the Viper, Alpha-slayer, breaker of bones, reduced to puppy eyes and awkward goodbyes.Blame it on that damn fruit. The healing, the poison, the silence Ivy left behind...yeah, blame it all. Couldn’t be that I just wanted company for once in my miserable life.We reached the main gates, the twins still bickering, their laughter echoing in the warm night.I trailed behin







