Closing my eyes, I felt Alexei’s lips brushed against mine; gentle like how the clouds moved in the sky, which I never anticipated from Alexei but adored when I finally had it. He slid his tongue, swept it on mine, and I allowed myself to drown in his taste, letting him maneuver the moment I had dreamt about every now and then ever since I realized how much I cared for him.Alexei kissed me as if my lips were a delicate vase that should be handled with care, and yet the conviction remained unchanged; the need and desire were still in every motion of his tongue and hands when he began to fondle my shoulders, arms, down to my waist and back. Oh, the Goddess knew how much I wanted this to happen, no matter how many times I declined it and there’s no way I’m going to deprive this pleasure of myself ever again. Not anymore when it makes me feel the happiest of all.He nibbled my lip, licked the corner of my lip, hooked his tongue on mine, he did everything that made me melt in need. From th

“What?” I asked, drawing back in visible horror. When I remembered the sleeping Alexei on the floor, I lowered my voice before I spoke. “They can’t do that. He couldn't break his word. He said three months. He had once played dirty with us. How can he demand so impatiently?” “I don’t have any idea but they already did. But I supposed that the Chasma was confident that they would win the war once we didn't surrender Alexia...” Yelena said, as though she still had information left unsaid. She kept contemplating until she surrendered. “Also, the Fedorovs...” Yelena trailed off and once again, I drew back in horror while looking at Yelena’s guilty eyes. From the way she gazed back at me, I knew something bad had happened again—No, even worse than bad to see Yelena’s face glaced with sorrow despite the fact that she had been treated badly by the Fedorovs. And in the back of my head, I already knew what it was. Opening the door, I shifted to my wolf and went outside the gate to confirm th

“It’s good that you are eating again,” I said while chewing my steak, looking at Alexei, who was now enjoying the food seated beside me. “Please, eat more. We can request additional food if this serving isn’t enough for you. I know how famished you are after starving yourself for fourteen days.” Alexei threw a sideways glance before taking a huge bite of the meat. “Forgive me, because of me you starved yourself. I didn’t know you were serious when you said you would take my self-punishment with me.” “It’s the least I can do. I’m the one who put you on house arrest,” I said with a frown, reaching for his hands. “I hope you understand.” “I understand. I was carried away by my emotion and the need to protect my sister,” he answered. He took a deep sigh before he gave me a weary smile. “When I declared going to war and seek for an alliance with other packs, the one thing I had in mind was retaining Alexia here in the pack because of my promise to my mother. But then I realized that even

“Are you sure you are not going to send her off? You can still change your mind,” I told him, in hopes that Alexei would reconsider his decision. It was his last chance to see his sister after all.“I’m sure. Besides, my heart couldn’t take it if I was there. Might as well not punish myself any longer,” he said with a sad smile, looking at me over his shoulder. “Are you going to be all right? Who’s going with you? I know you are capable of defending yourself but I still want you fully protected.” “I am, don’t worry. Yelena, Mikhail, Irino, Svetlana are going to be on my side and the whole battalion of Triton warriors on the lookout just in case the Chasma would pull a surprise ambush,” I said and then snaked my arms around him. “I just wish you could be there with me. But I respect your decision. I’ll get back to you once we are finished.” “All right, darling. Be safe.” Alexei gave me a kiss on the lips before he headed toward the bedroom. Looking from the windows where everybody wa

“I— I— I—” Mikhail stammered, carelessly waving his hands which made all of us step back because the object might fire again. When he realized he still had the dangerous object in his hand, he immediately placed it down on the table and threw his hands in the air in surrender. “I didn’t mean it. I really thought it was harmless.” “You shit! It’s a weapon, you idiot! It’s called a gun and it can kill in one blow,” Alexei pointed out, still scowling at Mikhail. “It’s loaded with silver bullets and that’s how rogue hunters used to kill rogues in the Land of the Banished.” “What?!” Mikhail drew back in disbelief, horror began to glaze on his face. “Drat it. I’m lucky I pointed it to the door and not from anyone here.” Alexei pointed at the unnamed objects. “If you don’t know what’s the purpose of a thing, don’t ever fucking touch them.” He let out a grunt of outrage before the guards appeared at the door, went straight inside the office and held Alexei. The two guards had a small cut o