Zane’s POV“Plop….plop….” The rain dropped onto the stone, sounding like war drums. As it echoed off the walls of the fortress, soaking the ground of the courtyard, thunder rumbling and growling as though the goddess was angry. My boots sank into the muddy, wet ground, drenched in water as I walked down the long, torchlit hallway that led to Magnus's private library; a place no ordinary person could cross. But tonight? He had summoned me himself. Earlier, he had said he needed to talk. “Father and Son” he had called it, his voice gentle and firm, which made me feel uneasy, my skin crawling with disgust. But unfortunately for him, I already knew what this was about. Of course I did. It was so obvious. Ember. Ever since we got back to the pack, I still couldn't get over her. Her image still had not left my fucking head. And my mouth still lingered with her taste. My jaws? It still ached from how hard she rode my tongue. And my cock? It had been solid and erect, throbbing and twi
Ember's POV As I stepped close, the ceremonious Altar grounds reeked of fate, fire and blood. Across the sky, I watched as the blood Moon bled like a Vendetta, its light igniting like a shadow and death. Behind the crowd, I stood, hidden beneath the chaos at the edge of the forest. I took a deep, shaky breath, my hands trembling as I gripped the bark of the tree which I leaned on, my legs wobbly, barely keeping me standing. Earlier, I felt it. Someone had spiked my wine. Maybe it was Kaela? It had dulled my senses, making my limbs feel heavy as stones, numbing my body, but not enough to numb the pain I felt. It was not even enough to drown out Ash’s whimpers and sobs in my head. Zane couldn't kiss her. If he does that, it would definitely be the end of us. But, the pack didn't seem to care because they began to change loudly as Zane stood at the center of the ceremonious Altar, draped in silver and black armor, engulfing the moonlight like a god himself. He looked lik
Ember’s POVI woke up, my body aching and sore, my thighs sticky with my own cum. But the pain I felt had nothing to do with sleep, no. My thighs shuddered, throbbing and twitching from the aftermath but, it should not have lasted this long. Because as much as I tried not to, I still remembered it, I remembered him. The way his mouth pressed on my neck, kissing and nibbling, but he didn't sink his fangs in, the way he pressed his cock on my throbbing fold, twitching and thick, but he refused to enter. I rolled out of the bed, groaning with pain and ache. Zane didn't fuck me, I begged him to split me open, to literally ruin me and use as he pleases, to make me scream so loud, everyone in the pack heard it, but unfortunately, he didn't. All the need and all the heat I felt, he left me to suffer in silence, to rub my throbbing slick against his hard shaft but still didn't penetrate. I fucking needed him, I hated him and at the same time, was madly in love with him. Suddenly, I he
Ember’s POVThe sky turned red, as though bleeding. My cage, the East Wing, felt icy and suffocating every damn time, the walls looking like punishment and an insult. The room tiny, as though it was a coffin meant to contain me even in death and the food I received three times a day? Cold and tasted like poison. I hardly touched it, just sustaining myself with little sips of water which also felt poisoned. I was barely holding on, barely alive. I had nothing else to live for. Zane had chosen to ignore me, spending more hours in a day with that bitch, Kaela. And ever since we returned, my wolf still hadn't said anything, not even a whimper. As though she had been buried deep at the back of my mind. She didn't trust anyone again. She felt betrayed by Zane, and maybe me too. And Zane? He finally became his father's “golden boy” again, as Alpha Magnus would call it. Zane had been training with the most powerful warriors in the pack, acting like nothing ever happened between us, li
Ember's POVImmediately we stepped inside the pack house, my breath hitched momentarily. I took a deep breath, the heavy air pressing down on me. My step father's scent lingered literally everywhere, suffocating, overpowering and strong. His thick presence loomed over us, it was a reminder that I was trapped. Zane tightened his grip around my wrists, it was the only thing that kept me connected to him as he dragged me as though I was a prisoner through the halls of the pack house. The surroundings were icy, it hadn't changed a bit but it seemed as though everyone had long forgotten who I was or who I used to be in the pack. My heart bled but I took a deep, shaky breath, trying to keep a straight, emotionless face. I didn't want to show any weakness because if I did, it would become worse. Zane had not said a word ever since we returned, not even sparing me a glance. Whenever our gazes met, he always shifted it away almost immediately. But as much as he tried to avoid me like a f
Zane's POVThe moment the creature smirked, I knew we were doomed. It was not but fate, neither was it by the beasts snarling and clawing at the shattered doors of the temple, no. But it was from something older and darker, buried somewhere beneath us. As the Scorch's beasts all flooded in, their bones grinding, claws dripping with blood, fangs sharp and ready to tear their prey in pieces as they snarled like death itself. But, my eyes were not fixed on them, no. I was staring right into the soil of that fucking monster rising from the pit of the seal itself. It was half wolf and half god, its body shackled in light that throbbed like the heartbeat of thunder. And….it looked right at Ember, it's dark silver eyes staring right into her soul as though it wanted to burn her. But….much to my suprise, it smiled. “You want to burn, huh?” It purred, the corner of his lips curving into a sly smirk. “Then I will fucking light the world on fire for you” Then, as it went silent, all hel
Ember’s POVZane ran. The Elite pack were much and we couldn't fight them off even if we tried to. We were greatly outnumbered. He was still Naked, blood slick and magnificent. He carried me on his back like I weighed nothing, his body bouncing with each movement he made. As I clutched him tightly, I could feel his muscles flexing with each step, his scent lingering around me like an intoxicating drug. I could still feel him deep inside my core, still feel his thrusts, my thighs were sticky, still dripping with cum after what we had done. I was too weak to run, my legs still trembling from the aftermath of the brutal sex. As he ran, I gently nuzzled his back, my lips brushing so close to the sweaty skin there. “You came in me like a fucking storm, Zane” I whispered against his neck. “Twice….” I heard him laugh, low and deadly. “You begged for it, Ember, didn't you, huh?” I rolled my eyes, of course I did. And goddess, I had begged with my soul and body. Behind us, the night ro
Ember's POV The arrow never made it. Faster than air itself, Zane twisted his body much quicker than the poisoned arrow aimed at my heart and then, he took the hit. I saw as the arrow sank deep in his shoulder, black liquid splurging out as it met with his skin. “Fuck!” He growled, his face contorting with pain but he didn't stop running even for a brief second. His grip around my wrist got tighter and fiercer, his claws digging into my skin. But behind us, the forest growled. The Scorch chasing us with fury, fire burning the trees down to ashes, blazing up. And then the roars and howls of dark, guttural rogue wolves. Goddess, they were literally everywhere, hunting me and Zane and they were closer than I could imagine. My breath hitched as I slightly turned my head, the wind brushing against my face, my heart beating vigorously in my chest. As I tilted back, I saw it. The edge, the end of the forest. It was the beginning of the awakening of hell, The Ironfrost Abyss. Cliff
21+Ember's POVThe obsidian courthouse shimmered, pulsing with darkness . It felt alive, the air around icy and biting, filled with something ancient and suffocating. The walls were covered in ancient markings, torches blazing red with fire along the arches, their flames flickering with each roar of the council of elders. The air crackled, not just with only magic, no, but with also judgement. I stood there, alone, at the center of the stone circle, the silver shackles I was bound with biting deep into my wrists. After I had said those words, offering myself as a replacement, they clamped a collar around my throat, it was made from the same cursed, deadly metal that repels werewolves, burning through my wolf. I was barefoot, bruised but still reeked of beautiful defiance. I shifted my gaze to Zane as he watched me, his chains removed from his hands. He didn't just watch because he wanted to, no, but because they forced him to watch. He stood shirtless, chest heaving heavily, b