Eternity Collar Novels & Stories

he said. He whispered affirmations into my ear as I trembled in his grasp. “Good girl. You endured. You let go. I’m so proud of you.” The Crowning He removed the blindfold. My vision blurred. He untied the red rope from my throat. Then produced something from a velvet box: A leather collar. Deep crimson. With a silver E stitched onto the front. He fastened it slowly, reverently. “This is not for tonight,” he said. “This is for always. You are mine.”

Its skull faced upward, jaws open not in hunger but in warning. Between its teeth rested a single old collar made of star iron. The collar pulsed with Fenrir's moonlight. Katherine stopped. Olivia whispered through her earpiece, "That is not the First Alpha." Katherine already knew. The skeleton was not voting. The collar was. On the collar, in black ink, the Tail had written: PROPERTY OF SOURCE: FIRST ALPHA PROXY. Katherine's anger went cold enough to become useful. "Found it," she said. Aaliyah said, "Great. Is it killable?"

"That scent is going to get someone killed if we don't shut it down." Kai joined us then, his face set in hard lines as he carried something in his hands. A thick silver collar, heavy looking, with intricate locking mechanisms that glinted under the chandelier light. My stomach dropped. "No," I said immediately, backing up until my back hit the wall. "Absolutely not. You're not putting that thing on me." Elias sighed, but his eyes stayed locked on me. "It's temporary, Avery. It suppresses pheromones. We'll figure out something more permanent later, but right now...."

he said. The ring inside was rose gold. I gasped in shock. “For me?” I blurted. “Who else? Try it on.” The fit was perfect. “Are you downsizing?” I asked. He frowned. I lowered my voice. “Is this my new collar?” “No, Amy,” he said, his eyes starting to shine. “It’s an eternity ring.” For some reason I wanted to snatch the damn thing off my finger and hurl it into the distance. I played nice.

Among them, a delicate silver pendant caught her eye, its design echoing the symbols carved into the box itself. "It's beautiful," Seraphina whispered, her fingers tracing the intricate patterns that adorned the pendant's surface. "But what does it mean?" Adrian's eyes shimmered with recognition as he gazed upon the heirloom, a sense of understanding dawning within him. "It's a symbol of the love that once united our families," he replied softly, his voice tinged with reverence. "A love that defied the odds and forged a bond strong enough to withstand even the darkest of times."

Maya was curled up like a ball inside the car. Her body shivered from the cold, and her clothes were wet from the heavy downfall. How could bad things such as this happen to her just in the past two days? She didn't wanna think about it, but it kept coming back to her. What happened to the killer anyways? Why did boss Levi cover her eyes at the last moment, and last but definitely not the least...Who was the red- eyed man? And why does he feels so familiar to... someone?

"You can't be serious." "Damn straight, check the mutt." They all had a good laugh, but in the end, he did once we made it back to the plane and strapped in. "It's clean, but these diamonds are real." "I'm not surprised. The boy must have good taste." "Wait, there's something written here. Someone get me a magnifier." Tyler unhooked the collar and tried reading it under the light. "Amor aeternus, Gabriel." "What's that mean? The only Latin I know is Semper Fortis."

I asked, my voice merely a whisper, "do vampires mate for eternity?" Lance took my face gently within his hands and looked directly into my eyes. "Yes, we mate not only for life, but for eternity." "Do you have a mate?" I asked, afraid of the answer. Lance smiled, amused by my interest. "If I would have, you would not be here." "Oh?" He took a deep breath, closing his eyes. "You would be dead," he said. He looked away, thinking, and then back into my eyes. "Do you remember when we met?"

"The Bracelet Shield of the first angel I ever killed. I've kept it in this cave for thousands of years because I always suspected that one day, it would come in handy. The shield still has its angelic properties and I merged it with my hand before Gentel and I came to the desert. "The only way to get this bracelet off my hand is to chop my hand off," Sader said. "And because nothing from heaven can exist in Hell, Father won't be able to force you back with the bracelet around your wrist," Garin said. "That's right," Sader took some bandages and began to wrap them around Garin's shoulder.

“We bait them. Tonight. Private club in Roppongi Kane’s favorite hunting ground. Aiden goes in as my plus-one. I stay visible elsewhere. Draw them out.” Aiden nodded, adrenaline surging. “I’m in.” Silas gripped his nape, pulled him into a hard, possessive kiss. “If anything happens to you—” “It won’t.” Aiden met his gaze. “We end this.” Elena left to coordinate. Silas turned back to Aiden, voice dropping. “One more thing.” He reached into the nightstand drawer, pulled out a slim black box. Inside: a thin leather collar, discreet, elegant. A small silver tag engraved with S.V.