ALL Chapters & Episodes of Rebellious Hearts by Kherington Black

All Chapters of Rebellious Hearts: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

6 Chapters

“Beg.” The single word comes out as a hiss, the pitless abyss inside of me already whirring to life as my lips draw near that of the boy beneath me. Just the tiniest partition of his lips and the tendrils of his soul will slither from that sultry mouth of his to my own, feeding my insatiable hunger to consume every soul the earth has to offer. Every fiber of my being vibrates in anticipation, knowing I will take my fill of the young tonight. It’s both a blessing and a curse being a demon, the stuff of nightmares human parents tell their children to encourage ideal behavior. Little do they know we’re real until they’re faced with looking us in the eye as we suck free the piece of them that truly makes them human. Without a soul, humans – and other creatures alike – become walking shells, stumbling towards the finish line of death, but salvation won’t await them. Soulless creatures aren’t welcomed home by their gods once they’ve taken their last breaths. They’re shunned to hell, where

Chapter 2: Liam

Rebellious Hearts/Kherington Black

Duncan’s roar shakes the foundation of the concrete room our pack huddles in, his grief ripping through him. It was some of our Hounds that found the bodies this morning, lying there in shreds in the middle of Millennium Park. Our Hounds are just as they sound, pack members that serve as police officers and homicide detectives by day. We all have our place, a way for us to blend in seamlessly. We all hold jobs like anyone else; civil servants, politicians, physicians, CEOs, bakers and students. Unless it’s a full moon, it’s nearly impossible to know we’re anything different than humans.Duncan Henna, the Chicago Pack’s Alpha, lost his son last night. One of the bodies laid out on the cold ground, his soul sucked free by a ruthless demon. My muscles bulge against the fabric of my thermal, doing my best to hold him from charging from our pack house in South Barrington, Illinois. Even with the strength of ten of us, we’re barely restraining him. Corrine, his wife, our Luna, and a nurse,

Chapter 3: Fallon

Rebellious Hearts/Kherington Black

Disappointment is the furthest thing from what I’m feeling as my gaze lazily trails up and down the hulking male before me. Pride would be more accurate. Success in ruining that Alpha of theirs enough that he couldn’t even drag himself here to try to kill little old me. No, that broken coward sent his second. His Beta. Liam Rowlyn. I’ve watched him from afar for years. Golden brown, close-cropped hair. Eyes deep and dark like charcoal. Shoulders and chest so broad he’d give professional football players a run for their money. He’s a tall boy too, like so many of the male werewolves, his form still surely towering over my five-feet-seven.If you ask me, Liam should have been Alpha. He could have been, but tragedy ruined him for a time. Forcing him into mourning and a darkness so complete, his pack almost lost him to it. His pain at being in such close proximity to me, nearly radiates off him, permeating the room and seeping into the pores of my skin. A slow grin spreads, my features li

Chapter 4: Liam

Rebellious Hearts/Kherington Black

I can’t catch my breath as I all but run from the building. My thoughts a jumbled mess. Feet nearly slipping free of my unlaced combat boots. Something Duncan has told me a number of times will land me on my ass or face. His words almost hold true tonight as I stumble through the glass doors, sucking in the night air as if my life depends on it.I just kissed a demon. Not any demon, the queen of demons. The one who stole the souls of my kind, my alpha’s son, just last night. It’s not even that I kissed our enemy. It’s not that I kissed a murderer. It’s that I liked. That my body responded so completely to her, even my panic hasn’t reduced my arousal. That I craved her like I used to crave-. My thoughts shut down, refusing to even think her name, as my knees crash into the concrete of the sidewalk beneath me.What the hell did I just do? How am I going to explain that Fallon Taylor still breathes?It’s not long before I will myself back to my feet. The drive back to my place should tak

Chapter 5: Fallon

Rebellious Hearts/Kherington Black

It’s astounding how careless an emotional man can be. Following Liam to his own apartment and then out here to the suburbs, child’s play. I’d stood on his small balcony, hidden by the shadows, his lack of flicking on the lights aiding in shielding me. With curious eyes, I watched him breakdown, the whiskey burning his throat in hungry gulps. I may not be the demon who ruined his life, but I know the one who did. His unhinged nature one even I refuse to fuck with.Keeping my body tucked into the tall, perfectly sculpted hedges, the entire scene unfolds before me. The barked orders and chorus of wandering werewolves, humans and vampires creating an organized frenzy. Each of the four bodies are wheeled out in black body bags, one distinctly larger than the others, with the last being no more than the length of my thigh. It’s my job as queen to know every werewolf in a five hundred mile radius, anyone close enough to threaten my territory. Even I would not have gone after such a prominent

Chapter 6: Liam

Rebellious Hearts/Kherington Black

The layers of streaked blood surrounding the entirety of the mansion is overwhelming. There’s been so much death to my kind as of late, all at the hands of demons. A war between our two species that should have died off ages ago, still rages on for no other reason than generational hate. Frankly, I’m sick of it, but the fury in my heart for the demons is stronger than my inner longing for peace between us. For us to stop wasting innocent lives, especially of the young that haven’t even had the chance to live. To love or laugh. To choose what’s most important to them. The Illucian’s were no friends of mine. DeMarcus being the shady man that he was. His wife and daughter being the two that stayed away from his dealings. And his son, Danarius, quickly following in his father’s footsteps. At seventeen he already showed a great prowess and interest in the way DeMarcus ran his underground world. One we all pretended wasn’t tied to the mob or dirty dealings with whatever species would give h