SERAPHINA
How did I end up in this situation?
I slowly lifted my head, my gaze darting between the two of them. “What the fuck are you two doing?” Phina growled through me as I shoved their hands off. “You’d better stop this nonsense right now!”
But Ryker’s watch got caught on the sleeve of my shirt. The fabric ripped slightly and his hand was still brushing my arm.
Ronan’s eyes burned like molten lava when he saw it. His breathing deepened, heavy, and dangerous like a bull ready to charge. “Rip that fucking watch off his sleeve!” he snarled. “He doesn’t want you touching him, so keep your damn hands to yourself!”
SERAPHINACassius overheard everything. He discovered I was not only a woman but that I was Seraphina Nightbane.My heart dropped into my stomach and for a second it felt like my soul left my body. This could not be happening. My secret was exposed. To the worst possible person who had a sinful grin over his lips when he said my name.The silver bell shook the Academy floor while Casisus’ grin grew bigger and bigger as he stated, “You had Reed expelled, dared to beat and humiliated me. It is fucking nerve wracking to find that it was all done by someone who does not even belong here. A woman of all things,” he looked at me up and down with wickedness, “Now this is the news everyone should know, right?” saying that he started backing away.
RONANThe deeper I descended, the colder the air grew, every step echoing like a warning against the stone walls of the underground passage. The map had led me here, a labyrinth beneath Lupine Academy, one no official record marked. Only that ancient map had known of it.My breath fogged against the black scarf wrapped around my face, hiding everything but my eyes, as the passage widened into a cavernous chamber. My boots slowed, instinct tightening in my chest. The silence here was heavy. Watching.That was when I saw it.The door.An ancient monolith of wood, taller than any man, its surface carved with symbols older than memory. Wolves raised their heads toward a silver-etched moon, their howls frozen in the grain. Between them, stranger things writhed, creatures neither beast nor spirit, their hollow eyes shifting with the flicker of torchlight. For a moment, I swore the engravings breathed.Mace’s voice pierced my head, a cautious thread through the mind-link. “Alpha, Felix has s
SERAPHINAThe next morning when I woke up, Ronan was once again not in the bed beside me. I glanced at the clock that stated 4:45 AM. It was time to take a shower for me before everyone usually woke up but why was Ronan not there? He slept next to me but he was not there when I woke up. It was as if he did not sleep or simply in the middle of the night he would just go somewhere.“But where?” Phina asked.Curious about the same thing, I headed for the shower and realized that I should have asked him about it last night when we were talking. Every time he was missing like this I felt a strange uneasiness. So far I stopped myself from asking because I did not want to sound too intimate with him, but now that we were soulmates and officially together even th
SERAPHINABefore I realized it became impossible to tear our lips apart. Ronan’s hands gripped my waist, lifting me effortlessly into his arms. My gasp was swallowed as his mouth claimed mine, hot and demanding. He carried me across the room and laid me on the bed, his body hovering above mine, the mattress dipping under his weight. His kiss deepened, fierce and consuming, as if he wanted to brand me with every stroke of his tongue. My fingers tangled in his hair, pulling him closer, desperate for more. His growl vibrated against my lips, primal and intoxicating, and in that moment, I belonged entirely to him.“Fuck, I don’t have any more condoms,” he groaned, his boner pressing against my belly.I opened my eyes and breathlessly laughed, “You used all of them?”
RONAN“Are you sure nothing unusual happened in the Moonstone chamber between Alpha Ryker and you causing all of you to be cursed?” Alpha Gideon repeated the question.He looked confident about the fight between Ryker and I in the Moonstone chamber. It was clear that someone had slipped up and spilled something, “Nothing happened.”He read my face for a moment longer before slowly leaning back in his seat, “Alpha Ronan, it is still a mystery who opened the white feather door for you. And now you are denying the fight with Alpha Ryker. Since there is no proof, this matter might end up buried because I believe Alpha Ryker will have the same answer that nothing happened. Just let me ask you something…” he leaned forward on his desk and looked deep into my eyes, “The Council has gotten the news
SERAPHINA Using a healer’s check-up as an excuse to rest, I managed to slip away long enough for a long, pleasant shower. By the time I dressed in my academy uniform and headed to the cafeteria, guilt nipped at me, Ronan was starving, and I had taken too long.Yet for some reason I felt as if someone was behind me. Still whenever I stopped to look back no one was there. Since I exited the dorm room, I had this feeling of being stalked. Pursing my lips, I looked straight ahead and resumed my walk. Was it my imagination? As I expected, Ronan was there. Leaning against the corridor wall, arms crossed, waiting. He hadn’t even stepped inside the cafeteria. My steps faltered.The instant he sensed me, his head lifted, and his eyes found mine. His smile, casual, sure, possessive, pulled at my chest. “Let’s go,” he said.I almost smiled back, but caution tugged at me. My gaze flickered around, making sure no one thought us odd, before I took a step toward him. That’s when the dormitory ass