Nikolai "Trouble in paradise?" Dimitri asked as he strolled into the living room in his boxers. "We're fine!" I snapped. "Liar, liar, pants on fire," he tsked. "I heard your conversation. Don’t worry, Dimitri is back on duty. Kind of." I groaned. "But first, it's so good to see you two again!" he said in a cheery tone and then hugged Ava. She patted his back awkwardly for some reason and then he came to hug me, but I pushed him back. Now I knew why. "Take a damn shower. You stink of sex," I said, gagging. It dawned on me where he had disappeared off to for the last few days. He was having a fuck-fest. "Which is the best scent ever," he said and winked. "Man. I missed this place. Almost forgot how good it was." "No. You missed the sex. And forgot how good the pampering here was," I corrected him. "This man knows my heart." He pointed at me and grinned smugly at Ava. "You know he secretly loves me, right? Like he loves you, yes, but deep down, he is in love with me. Which, well,

Avalyn The next day. "Oh dear, sweet Moon Goddess! You look extra beautiful tonight," Dimitri said in a fake British accent and grinned as he offered me his hand. After what happened yesterday, I had been wary of Dimitri all day. He finally got tired of me running away from him and avoiding him and confronted me. He confessed and told me that it had all been just to figure out a way to help me. And it did. He told me that he had vaguely informed Rose and Sunflower about our dilemma and they readily volunteered to help. And apparently, those lashes weren’t ‘real’ lashes and their screams were fake. They had been exaggerating their pain. I understood how one could fake scream but fake lashes were difficult to digest, especially after I had seen the whole thing first-hand. But he was telling the truth. I cross-checked with them. They called those lashes ‘love-taps’. Apparently, they were… enamoured with Dimitri and how well he treated them, so they were more than happy to help them ou

Avalyn I tried to pull my hand from his grasp, but he didn't budge. My eyes widened as I saw Leikos and Darius walk out in front of me. "Dimitri. What are you doing? Please! Dimitri! Let me go," I tried to pull my hand away from his tight grasp. I looked at the two men who had vicious smirks on their faces. Darius walked towards me and grabbed my face. "Pretty little thing, isn't she?" He chuckled darkly. "Why do you think Nikolai is stuck to her like a fucking leech?" Dimitri laughed maliciously. I didn't recognize him. Tears formed in my eyes as I looked at him. "Dimitri," a whisper left my mouth. "I considered you my brother. Nik consi—" "Shut up," he growled. "I've had enough of your talking for the night. My fucking ears are bleeding." "I saved you!" I cried. How could he do this? We were fine a couple of hours ago! Is this really true? Is he really betraying us? His entire pack? Especially after I saved him today? He let out a harsh laugh. "That was all a ploy. They wa

NikolaiWe took a flight the same night and reached home at around six in the morning. I couldn't afford to stay away from the pack for any longer. Also, there was a theory I wanted to test immediately."What are you doing here?" I asked Natalia when I saw her sitting in the living room with Andrei."He means good morning, it's so nice to see you again." Ava said and went and hugged her."Nice to see you both too." She hugged Ava back but her eyes were on me.Something is wrong.I'll talk to her later."How is Mikhail?" I asked.Her face fell at that. "The poison is slowly reaching his heart."That's not good at all."Ava, come with me." I told her and walked to Mikhail's infirmary.He smelled like he was dead. But his heart was faintly beating. He was bare chested so I could see that the poison was spreading through his veins. One particular darkened vein was very close to his heart.Ava sat on the bed on other side of Mikhail and looked at him with sadness in her eyes."I think you c

Avalyn "This is the only time we have," I told everyone at the table. Nik and Max had just left and I told my family about my plan. Nat was still in shock. She couldn't believe that the devil had captured his soul. Nik didn't really believe me either. It hurt, but I understood. He had known Max since he was a child. And he didn't want to think that the brother he grew looking up to was evil. The thing that he didn't realize was that Max wasn't evil. He just had a devil inside him. I knew it was true with every fibre of my being. I was confident about what I had felt, and I knew I had to take action as soon as possible to protect my family, even if Nik didn't agree with me. "Are you sure?" Natalia asked me. "Yes," I said and nodded. "I believe you," Dimitri spoke and then gave Mikhail a look. "Fine. Let's do this." Mikhail stood up. "Good. Mikhail, sit by the windows in the living room. Dimitri, make sure the guards are ready and hide by the patio near the beach. And try not to