LOGINKaimaMy heart was racing so fast after the moment Nathan and I just shared together. I rushed back to the room where Nicholai was. When I pushed open the door, I was expecting to find him resting.But the room was empty.My heart jumped to my throat. Where the hell could he have gone? Oh no… this was bad. He wasn’t in the right frame of mind to be outside right now.Panic started spreading through me. I called his name softly at first, then it became louder, my voice echoing off the high walls. “Nicholai, where are you?”Nothing. There was no reply, just the faint hum of the mansion.I glanced around, totally confused. If he had left the mansion, shouldn’t one person have seen him? I should have been with him. I never should have left his side, even for a moment. This was all my fault.Nathan appeared from one of the corners of the hallway. “Kaima, what’s going on?”“I can’t find Nicholai,” I said, my voice dripping with panic. Nathan was quiet for a moment, then he spoke.“He’s stil
TaraI didn't belong with them. Kaima was with Nicholai, Nathan was obsessed with Kaima, there was no place I fit in with them anyway.I kept wandering through Kyle's mansion pretending like I was looking around when in reality I was trying my hardest not to scream.The place was beautiful, but it felt like the house was alive or maybe that was just my nerves. I wasn't sure.I was so lost in my own thoughts that I didn't hear him approach.“Well, well… look who's wandering around like a lost kitten.”I froze. God, I hated that voice so much. I wished I could shove something down his throat to keep him quiet.Kyle stood there leaning lazily against the wall, smiling like he just said something smart.I sighed. “What the hell do you want?” I snapped before he could enjoy the moment too much.He pushed himself off the wall and started casually walking towards me. “Relax, I just want nothing… You know, I've been observing you, Tara, and I must say you are special.”Just what I needed. The
KaimaThe moment Kyle snapped his fingers a violent rush of wind blew around us. The portal sucked us in before anyone knew what was happening.And when I opened my eyes again I saw blinding sunlight.The heat slammed into me immediately. The sand stretched endlessly and it felt like we were in the middle of nowhere, but when I turned around there was a massive mansion standing right in front of me. One by one everyone turned, but Tara and I were the only ones who looked surprised. Nicholai and Nathan had a look of indifference on their faces.Kyle spread his hands dramatically. “Welcome to my humble abode,” he announced, smirking.Humble my ass, but the mansion was extremely beautiful. There was no denying that fact.He turned to us with an exaggerated sigh. “Now, before you all start asking so many questions, the entrance to the underworld opens only after sunset. Sunlight burns it shut. Am I understood? Good.”Kyle shrugged. “So until then, make yourselves at home.”“In your house?
NathanGoddess, I'd had enough of this dude for one day. Before he got the chance to finish speaking, I moved fast and precise, pinning him against the pillar. I pressed the silver knife to his throat, the metal hissed against his skin, making faint lines.“Come on, Nathan,” Kyle choked out a laugh. “You think a silver knife can kill me? Do you know how old I am? But it's really nice to see the honourable Alpha losing control.”I didn’t. Looking into his eyes, I pushed the blade harder into his throat. Goddess, I wanted to end him so badly, and even in the situation, he was smiling.“Nathan, stop being stupid. You know silver can't kill me, so let me go before I make all your internal organs come out of your mouth.”“Oh Kyle, you know, you are right in a way. Silver can't kill you.”Kyle smirked, glad I got it sorted. “Take that useless thing away from my neck.”I smiled widely at him. The smile was slow and dangerous.“Kyle… this isn't just any silver blade. When Nicholai stole the c
Kaima“No, you can’t be serious.”For a second I went into full denial mode. I refused to believe what he was saying and there was a possibility that he was lying. That is why Nicholai and Nathan never trusted him.“How are we supposed to know this isn’t a trap?”“That’s the thing, sweetheart. You don’t. You just go with the flow.”I glared at him. “Okay, let’s say we believe you. How are we supposed to get to the underworld?”He looked at me for a moment, then bursted laughing. Not a small laugh but a big dramatic laugh. He looked like someone who’d been insane before.“Oh sweetheart,” he said, wiping a fake tear from his eyes, “you’re so cute when you’re confused and pretend to be tough. Has anyone ever told you that? Thank you, I really needed that laugh.”I glared at him so hard my eyes almost caught on fire.He only smiled wider.“Even if you manage to travel to the underworld—which is quite impossible without help, by the way,” Kyle said, hands in his pocket, “the possibility of
NicholaiKyle stared at my back like he'd just seen the gates of hell crack open. His expression shifted from horrified to impressed in half a second.“Well damn,” he exhaled, “you killed a hellhound. I'm impressed.”I frowned at him.He was trying to mask his fear, but I still saw it. “How many did you kill?” he asked.“Two,” I replied simply.Tara and Nathan just stared without a word. Kaima, who was standing next to me, quickly reached for my hand.Kyle ran a hand through his hair, looking at me like he was only just seeing me for the first time.“Nicholai… I have to give it to you, that’s impressive. Killing two hellhounds—was that recklessly stupid? Yes. Was it impressive? Yes. Are you going to die? Also yes.”I felt my stomach knot. “Kyle… so you know about the curse that came with killing a hellhound. Do you know how to get rid of it?”He sighed dramatically like I was asking something he already knew. “Okay, let me break it down like this, if you kill a hellhound, you get curs







