ALEISTER No one ever dared to disrespect me the way she does as if she is sure I won’t harm a hair on her head. Normally, I know I shouldn’t harm her but she makes me so mad. What did she say? She prefers a gutter over me and would like to lose her title as a Princess if she can just get away from me? That’s fucking gutsy of her. Who does she think she is? She has no importance in the South. If it’s not for me, she will be crushed mercilessly because she is the enemy and no one likes her. But she dares to say these things to me and then even hurt my people? Does she think I am dying to fuck her or what? She is delusional. I am not desperate and I don’t give a fuck if she dies right there. That will serve her right. I continue to read through the document that contains the terms of the peace agreement with the witches but my mind remains blank. No matter how many times I go over a line, I find myself unable to process the meaning of it. My heart is hurting worse than my head.

AVERYFear rolls down my spine in the form of shivers as my breath hitches. But I steel myself and glare back at him.“ Oh no, Aleister. Only the weak threaten. ” I gasp, sensing his fingers flex around my throat. He looks dangerous right now, absolutely on the verge of snapping. The tales about the power of Southern Lycans are not a secret either. But can I stop now? It already came to this point where I am digging my own grave so it’s better to tag him along now.“ Up until now, I never threatened you. I promised you the things I was going to do, and I did them, Aleister. ” I whisper, ignoring the pulsing electric jolts underlying his warm touch.His breathing quickens as he grits his jaw. I place my hand over his wrist, carefully trying to push him away but he doesn’t release me. “ So if you want to save yourself, reject me now. ” My heart misses a beat.If he rejects me, I will have no leverage over this man. Until now, I have only relied on my conclusion that he needs something

AVERY Something purrs softly, waking me up from my half-asleep state. I pick up my head and look towards the door which is still closed. The lights are turned off in the room. I don’t…remember turning them off before I sat here and tried to catch some sleep. The darkness seems to be unusually thick and suffocating. Even with my enhanced vision… I pause, holding my breath. Because of Aleister, I can’t use that enhanced vision. A sigh escapes my mouth. I get up to turn on the lights when something lightly grazes my cheek. Goosebumps rise on my skin. My hand shoots up and meets nothing but cold air. I don’t think there is anyone in the room…then why does it feel like there is something in the room? I move around the couch to get away from the corner when the touch returns on my hair, swaying them aside. My heartbeat quickens. “ Who is it? ” No reply comes. Am I imagining things or simply dreaming? With a heart that is threatening to beat out of my chest, I stay there, waiting f

AVERY “ If I was just your mate…and not your enemy’s sister…would you have treated me the same as now? ” There is no point in asking but I still do. The little vulnerable moment with him has opened a gateway to more embarrassing moments that I can’t put a stop to. “ Am I not gentle enough? ” He smirks like a true grim reaper and keeps his focus on wrapping a clean bandage on my arm. It still feels surreal to have an open wound that needs care. But he is the one who cares about it and this makes things more weird for me. If someone had told me he would ask Draven to come to my room in the middle of the night just to get a clean bandage while he held my arm and inspected the cut, I wouldn’t believe it in a billion years. But here he is, doing strange things. Maybe, he switches personalities often and has a loose screw in his head. “ Stop looking at me like that. ” He says without picking his head. “ I was thinking— ” “ I don’t believe your brain is on that level of functioning y

AVERY My eyes snap open and land on her. She looks away instantly and stares at the wall to avoid my glare. What does Dustin mean by this now? Does he want me to fight or lay dormant and let Aleister rule me? How does he want me to get Aleister Anasazi on our side exactly? It will take a copy of Dustin’s mind to understand the contradictory things he says. I huff when a knock sounds on the door and turn to look at it. Without much delay, it clicks open to reveal the stupid grin of the detested man. I roll my eyes and lean back to look at Renee again. “ If I could see my brother right now, I would tell him to stop being a freak. His stupid plan, whatever it is, got me to this point and really, I am in no mood to listen to whatever it is that he wants or needs me to hear. ” I scoff, rising from the bed. “ My King thought your mood would be better after seeing your long-lost friend but the opposite seems to have happened. ” Draven tilts his head to the right and throws me a wide g