LOGINChapter 38- Midnight Rendezvous
AURELIA POV
All of this was Azrael’s fault.
Everything bad happening in my life… definitely his fault.
There was no way a single lunch should leave someone incapable of functioning for the entire week. Yet here I was, still thinking ab
Chapter 43- The Painful TruthAURELIA POVSomething wasn’t right. I had been staring at Azrael’s neck for the last five minutes. Not subtly. Not discreetly. Blatantly and suspiciously. Like a detective trying to solve a murder. And the conclusion my mind was drawing was fucking harrowing. There was absolutely nothing on that skin. Not a mark. Not a bruise. Not even a faint discoloration. Just smooth, tan skin. My stomach knotted. I knew what I had done last night. I remembered it perfectly. Azrael kissed me with the passion of a thousand burning suns. Cancel that, he didn’t kiss me. He devoured my lips like he was sucking the very essence of my soul right from my mouth. And I melted, my knees turning into jello from the ruthlessly delicious assault. And then, I kissed his neck. I left a stupid little hickey on his neck. When he left, it had been there, bright red and very much alive.So why the hell wasn’t it there now?A chill crawled down my spine from the possible answer. But
Chapter 42- Brothers and Bad DecisionsAZRAEL POVMy head hurt. Which was unusual. Because almost nothing could give me a headache. Pain exploded everywhere in my skull, à distinct sensation of my shoulders being pulled in all directions, shoulders are not meant to go overwhelming.I groaned, the sound echoing around the space with an eerie, haunting sound. My head pounded viciously, and I pried my eyes open. Familiar stone walls greeted me from all directions, iron chains rattled with little movements, and I knew instantly where I was. The dungeon. Chained in my own fucking castle. I stared blankly ahead for several seconds, trying to decipher what the actual fuck was going on. And then the memories returned. The best night ever. Aurelia walking beside me, all carefree and happy. Her small cabin, and then, the kiss. The damned, perfect kiss that unraveled me in ways I have never deemed possible. The slip of control, her sweet taste that exploded in my mouth, causing my beast to pu
Chapter 41- The ImposterMALRIK POVI clearly may have overestimated my plan and didn’t think through before I decided to go ahead with it. In my defense, knocking my brother unconscious and chaining him in the dungeon had felt like an excellent idea. He wouldn’t run after me, telling me this and that. Oh, don't, it will kill our mate, Malrik. Oh, let’s wait for Ysara to come back, Malrik. Oh, you can’t control your beast, Malrik. Blah fucking blah.While he was right half of the time, I didn’t need to hear his voice preaching about control and shit. So I chained him with the same chains that I always wore on the night of the full moon. Brilliant. Right?But, right now? Not so much. Because seeing Aurelia made all thoughts go poof, and now I stood against Azrael’s car with a dry mouth and a slight tremor in my bones. I was a nervous wreck, especially when she looked at me like I had hung the moon myself.Against my better judgment, I unglued myself from the car and walked to wher
Chapter 40- Golden CuriosityAURELIA POVSleep had abandoned me completely. Not even a little bit. Not even enough to pretend I had rested. No. I had spent the entire night staring at my ceiling while replaying every second of my time with He-who-shall-not-be-named.The dinner. The laughter, the way everything had felt so natural and so easy. The way he had looked at me like I hung the moon in the sky with my own hands. And then… the kiss. The one kiss that set my entire soul on fire and snapped something inside of me. Or maybe awakened something. I honestly wasn’t sure which one was worse. Because no matter how many times I replayed it in my head, I kept arriving on one conclusion. That growl wasn’t human.And those eyes… The dangerous, otherworldly glow in his eyes… A shiver crawled down my spine as a memory flashed raw inside my brain. The giant lycan in the meadow. The one that had curled around me and brought me to its chest as it lay its massive, giant head on top of my head.
Chapter 39- Midnight Rendezvous 1AURELIA POVTwenty-five minutes later, we were walking through streets that looked nothing like midnight. People filled the sidewalks, music drifted through the air, and street vendors called out from every direction. Life buzzed around us. “Wow.” I breathed as I looked around, chewing on the roasted gizzards that were drizzled in sauce. “You like it?” “I never knew a place like this existed.” It was vibrant. Alive in so many ways. “I am glad you like it.” He said, taking a bite from his own skewer. We walked around, skewers in hand, and me talking animatedly about my new department and how I was
Chapter 38- Midnight RendezvousAURELIA POVAll of this was Azrael’s fault. Everything bad happening in my life… definitely his fault. There was no way a single lunch should leave someone incapable of functioning for the entire week. Yet here I was, still thinking about him.The conversation I had with Tommy-my homeless friend, made me view him in a different light. I saw him more as a human than an unreachable god that lived among the stars in the sky. And I didn’t know if that was good or bad. Or maybe both.My supervisor had been surprisingly understanding when I didn’t show up for work the entire afternoon and only returned the next day. Unfortunately







