ELLA His lips crash down on my own in an instant, taking my breath away. But his lips soften against mine as his tongue explores my mouth. Unlike the urgent, needy kisses that have come before this one, this kiss is soft and delicate, like he wants to take his time. His tongue brushes up against my own before he takes my bottom lip in his mouth giving it a gentle tug with his teeth. The metallic taste of my blood fills my mouth before Erebus licks my bottom lip and seals the bite with his saliva. Placing a hand on my shoulder Erebus gently pushes my back against the bed. My head hits the pillow, and he deepens the kiss causing me to moan into his mouth. Grinding himself between my legs I can feel his erection pressing against my stomach. My hips involuntarily rise to meet his own as we find a rhythm together while our lips are still locked on one another. Breaking away from the kiss I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him in closely. Erebus takes the opportunity to nip

ELLA My fingers skim through the array of new clothes that Erebus had bought for me, so I look more like a Queen. The closet is filled with pantsuits, business casual dresses, and long shimmering evening gowns. I wrinkle my nose at all of the options. None of them are my style at all, but today is the first day of training with Talia and I don’t want to disappoint Erebus. An emerald, green dress with long sleeves and a scooped neckline catches my attention. It is perfect. Slipping the dress over my head it hugs all of my curves nicely but not too tightly and my ample cleavage is barely visible at the top of the neckline. It falls just above my knees with a little flare. I pull back the front of my hair in a simple braid letting the rest fall neatly over my shoulders. Luckily all of the purple hair dye has washed out and only my dark waves remain. Giving myself a little turn in the mirror I am satisfied that my runes are perfectly covered. As I walk into the dinning hall

ELLA Standing outside the only nightclub in Lycan City I look up to Erebus in shock. “This is where you chose to take me on our date?”“Is there something wrong with this place?” Erebus’s face falls in disappointment. “Not at all!” I say with a little too much excitement behind my words. “I just didn’t think that this was the type of thing that Kings and Queens were supposed to do.”“Since I own the place I thought we could make an exception,” Erebus says proudly with a huge grin spread across his lips. “Have you ever been here before?”I cast my eyes on the ground and shake my head no. “I rarely had a night off from the bar,” I explain, “Rick is always understaffed because he’s a pervert and chased all the female employees away.” The bouncer at the front of the nightclub waved Erebus in immediately but not before raking his eyes up and down my body. A low growl reverberates from Erebus’s chest and the bouncer quickly looks away. “Do you have a hair tie?” He growls in a

EREBUS One dance with Ella is all that it takes to have us craving the touch of one another. Before the DJ can morph the song into another one I lift Ella over my shoulder and carry her out of the club. Our exit is followed by a round of cheers from the patrons as Ella beats against my back begging to be put down. Giving her round ass a quick slap as we exit the side door she lets out a little squeal causing more cheers from the crowd. Excusing the bouncers at the side exit with a wad of cash they disappear back into the nightclub. Setting Ella down against the wall, I trap her in with my arms. “You smell divine,” I purr as I lick her mark. “I cannot wait until we get back to the mansion.” Ella face flushes bright red as I lift her dress and press her ass against the cold brick wall. “Erebus,” she whispers as I run my fingers over her panties feeling the wetness of her core. “Not here,” she begs but I am already too far gone. Hooking my fingers into the lace of her lit

ELLA My arms stretch out to my sides and the feel of empty cold sheets meet my hands. Sitting up in the bed I pout at the spot that is usually taken up by my Dark God. He rarely leaves without saying goodbye. Flopping back on my pillow I try to choke down the nerves that are building in my body. Tonight is the night of the Winter Solstice Ball. Tonight is the night that Erebus has decided to introduce me to his pack, to the city as his mate and Luna. My mind is swirling with what ifs. What if the lycans don’t accept me? What if they notice that I bear Erebus’s mark, but he doesn’t bear mine? Should I mark him before the ceremony? Do we mark each other during the ceremory? What exactly is customary in lycan ceremonies? My head is swirling with so many questions that I begin to develop a migraine. There is only one person that can put these feelings at ease, and he isn’t here by my side. Throwing my feet over the edge of the bed I rush to the closet and throw on the first