I continued to pour the contents of the can in a wok and then added water. I heard fabric rustling against the wood of the chair. Without turning to look at him, I waited. I held the edges of the counter and leaned forward with a baited breath. The silence in the room was thick, interrupted by his heavy exhalations. He understood that he had to tell me everything if he wanted me back. He started, “Your father, Ivan, and mother were rogues who had formed a mafia. It was so strong a mafia that every pack was afraid of them. My father was a progressive man and it wasn’t until Ivan interfered in his projects that my father got angered. Whatever my father did was wrecked by Ivan. He wanted to build roads. They were destroyed by his pack, which consisted of only rogues. When my father couldn’t take it anymore, he called upon a meeting with all the Alphas. In that meeting it was decided that Ivan had to be taken out. Sitting from a remote place in Russia, he was carrying out his operation

My breath hitched when Natasha turned her head to the side, allowing me to see the skin where I want to mark her. Every little strength left in me vanished. My mouth crushed on her fiercely as I groaned. I grazed her lips with my fangs and when I delved my tongue inside, she whimpered. I growled as my kiss deepened. When I pulled away, I was breathless just like her. We were both so desperate that it hurt. I guess we wanted to discover each other all over again through a new perspective. I wanted to show her that she was Natasha for me and that I didn’t see her mom when I saw her. She wanted to make up for all the lost times and I wanted to give it all to her. “There is no coming back from here, Natasha,” I said to her, my forehead resting on hers. “I will go wherever you take me, Apollo,” she replied in a soft voice as she cupped my face. My sweet little mate. I lowered my mouth once again to hers and kissed her. She moaned into mine. In between kisses, I said, “I am not going to

As and as the evening approached, I could feel how impatient Apollo was getting. He would glance outside and then pace the room. He had gone to his study where he said that he would spend a few hours to be distracted, but he came out only minutes later. Some of his anxiety rubbed on me. No, a lot of it rubbed on me, adding to my own. Towards the evening, he presented me with a two-string diamond necklace. “Oh, my God!” I said, astonished at the beauty of it. “That’s a lot.” The diamonds shimmered on my skin. He clasped it behind me as he watched my reflection in the mirror in front of which we were standing. “Nothing is too much, when it comes to you.” He pressed a kiss on my shoulder. Then he dropped to his knees and made me wear matching diamond anklets. “Apollo, this is a lot for me!” I rasped. “No, love. I want to see you like this. Always.” As if that wasn’t enough, he produced a gold chain from his pocket. “What is this?” I asked, bewildered. His lips curled up as h

Apollo POV I loved when she ate, drank and played with me. This vacation on my island did wonders to her. One side of Natasha surprised me immensely and that was her sense of humor. She had me laughing everyday with her antics or with her innocent words. We made love everywhere—in the palm forest, on the beach, in clearings, every surface of the house and yesterday we ended up making love in my boat. What can I say? Making love fulfilled me in ways I had never imagined. She completed me. I think I was getting crazily entwined around her, around her little finger and I do believe that I could do anything for her. Even if she took advantage of me, I would readily let her. But Natasha was so naïve that she wouldn’t know how to do that. Instead, I had to protect her and not let others take advantage of my mate. The boat was docked on the island and it was bobbing gently over waters. Natasha and I were lying on the beach when she suddenly got up and dove in the waters. The temptress woul

Natasha POVWe came back to the Black Moon pack after two days because Apollo wasn’t ready to leave. Honestly, I didn’t want to come back either. I had such a wonderful time for the first time in my life. Apollo completed me. Though he said that I completed him, I knew that it was the other way round. He took me straight to his hunting lodge that he said he was renovating. The renovations were still undergoing. An architect was waiting for us over there to take us on a tour. A man with silver hair on his temple, he was very renowned according to Apollo. Gregory bowed to Apollo with a smile and then looked at me nervously. I was wearing a strappy blouse and jeans in order to flaunt my marks and Apollo approved it. I was amazed at the lodge’s opulence. Nestled between oaks and aspens, it was built on a hill that was in the north of the pack. It had five palatially enormous, breezy, elegant, beautifully designed rooms. My jaw dropped. No expense had been spared by Apollo and it reminde