Novel & Cerita Arcane Jinx X Reader

he says quietly. Not loud. Not dramatic. But final. Bianca stiffens, her smile cracking at the edges. Lena bites back a grin, delighted. Cassian whispers, “Awkward,” under his breath. My heart is somewhere in my throat, pounding. Then Jace glances at me — once — and the look is devastating: familiar, furious, protective in a way no one has ever been with me. Bianca smooths her napkin like she’d like to strangle him with it.

Then his eyes. Mismatched. One blue so pale it's almost silver. One dark amber that glows like backlit whiskey. Both fixed on the camera like he already knows who's staring back and exactly what they're thinking. The caption loads beneath. ‘Jax. Lycan Alpha Emperor. Annual Unity Gala, 2025.* The air leaves my lungs in one violent exhale.

Hex power and demon essence and Orangelo aura. Jinx was a Master of the cards already if he could summon such things so soon after his pact. But he was doing too much too fast. He should have cast one and let it take and rested before casting another. Lexi saw what only his demon eyes could see - braces like shackles on both of Jinx's forearms. One for each of the Major Arcana spells. Eventually, those would become weights dragging Jinx down to Hell to be tormented eternally or he could choose to serve and bring other toms into eternal torment.

' Suddenly, the fire of vengeance started to grow inside me and my hands turned into fists. 'From today onwards, I, Arcane Miller, have no feeling for a bastard like you... Mr. Xavier Jones.' I don't know why, but my throat turned bitter at the thought. 'Can you really let go of him? You have been harbouring feelings for him... for a while now. Are you sure?' Another thought popped into my mind.

~ Hunters Association Academy ~ Jeston and Alexa were now standing at the front gate of the Hunters Association Academy. They immediately left Jeston’s apartment after hanging up the call. Alexa was in a hurry because Titania’s life might be in danger. She felt sick because she was injured by a silver dagger. Her body was poisoned. Upon arriving at the Academy, the two of them encountered a problem. The guard could not allow Alexa to enter the academy. So Jeston found out that Alexa was not a hunter trained by the Hunters Association because she didn’t have the access pass to enter the gate.

I saw how much he had feared hurting me, and how much he had hungered for this. He pulled back just an inch, his thumb tracing my lower lip. His breath was ragged. "Elara... if we do this, if we fully bridge the gap, there’s no turning back. You’ll be linked to the Syndicate’s darkness forever. My enemies will become your shadows." "They already are," I whispered. "I’m an 'Ink' by birth, but I think I’m a Vane by choice." A sudden, sharp thud echoed from the roof of the cabin.

Sasha’s eyes blinked rapidly, “Well, yes,” I laughed, shaking my head. “I can imagine,” “No, don’t!” “I am now,” Sasha cracked, “Don’t imagine two at once, Cass. That’s just too intense.” “But you like it intense, remember?” I teased her, watching her cheeks grow pink. “Stop it already,” she widened her eyes playfully. “By the way, I like your necklace,” My hand immediately touched the necklace Jake had given me. “Oh, thanks. Jake surprised me with it. It has his initials and my name on it.”

The one and only, Jax Thorn. “It’s a pleasure to finally meet you in person. I am Jax Thorn, Alpha of the Iron Howlers Pack,” he introduced himself. Wait, did he not recognize me? “What did you come for?” Tyler asked, glancing at me with an unreadable expression on his face. “Ghost doesn’t have time to spare, so you’d better not waste her time.” Jax wasn’t fazed by Tyler’s unfriendly tone, but answered his question. “I need your help for something,” he started. “Please help us find someone… Raven Kincade.”

I lifted my hands, my calloused fingers brushing against the soft skin of her upper back as I took the silk laces from her grip. An electric shock shot straight up my arms at the contact. It was the mate bond, but it was also just her. My Lycan let out a satisfied purr deep in my chest. I forced my hands to remain steady, carefully working my fingers through the tight knot she had accidentally created.

Ace was unbuttoning his shirt slowly as he mocked me, he seemed to enjoy doing that most. Somehow, he always knew how to find the perfect balance between dirty talk and degradation. I couldn’t resent him for his arrogant words since they turned me on. And the fact that Xander was still torturing me and making it harder and harder for me to breathe without moaning made his words stir my core. “And we can agree that that’s more than enough teasing for today, right?” I was hoping that they wouldn’t go any further because of where we were. Literally anyone would walk in on us and I’d be doomed.