Onyx Storm Excerpt Cosmopolitan Novels & Stories

There is also the unescapable scent of wolves, but not the wild kind. They are of the Lycan sort, and we might have just walked into their den. I’ll have to tell Tate and Han soon, but I don’t want this time with Willow to end yet. Another scent catches my attention, but it is a lot closer. It’s coming from her, and the smell of it is driving me mad. She smells like the honey orange blossom jam my mom makes every year. How is that possible? How could she smell like one of my favorite things in the world? The urge to kiss her to see if she tastes as sweet as she smells is almost painful now. I need to put some space between us, or I’ll do something I won’t be able to explain to her.

The dark circles beneath her eyes seemed a little less harsh in the soft moonlight filtering through the window. Suddenly, I felt Onyx edge closer to the surface of my mind. He wasn't aggressive or arrogant this time. His presence was quiet, hesitant, and strangely nervous. "Marcellous?" Onyx whispered inside my skull. "What?" My beast paused for a long moment, staring out through my eyes at the sleeping girl. *Do you think... when her wolf finally awakens... do you think her wolf will like me?" Onyx asked, his voice rough and uncertain. "Do you think I might scare her too?"

Because Elena is an omega, she might not have been able to detect the abnormality in her sister’s scent but I did; and so did both Liam and Helios. Granted, the girl looked like she had just walked out of a traumatizing experience but what struck them as odd was, I could smell Clyde in her. It was as if she had consumed him or something. My brows furrow and I lean back into my chair and it squeaks under my weight. “Women, they’re nothing but trouble,” Helios grumbles, lighting up a cigarette. Liam plucks it out of his mouth and pops it into his own, taking a puff. Helios rolls his eyes and lights another cigarette.

And for the very first time in my life, I was hypnotized by a woman’s coquettish behavior. “You’re handsome.” “I love you!” and all that. I had heard these cheesy lines so many times that I lost count of it. However, my gorgeous mate’s praise put my heart at ease, as if I was relieved after hearing the good reviews for my new project. My entire existence shook as my Erasthai cupped my face and asked, “My name is Onyx. What should I call you, my mate?” Her inhumane voice was laced with respect, it seemed that my Erasthai’s wolf had recognized my King’s status. Despite Ares’s protest, I put her on the bed and replied,

I am sure no one will be attracted to me, not even my mate. I mean, just look at me, I am so tiny, my hair is dirty blonde that reaches almost my waist. My eyes are brown and sunken that you can see hollow circles around them. My lips are so thin and just plain always cracked. My nose is just pointed, I always see it's longer than it's supposed to be. In short, there is nothing attractive about me. I am just a filthy Omega.

She opened to a page that had captivated her, and her heart raced as she read the first few aloud: “The Onyxwolf, final of the primal beasts: the world’s equalizer. “Here is the blood that is both a blessing and a curse, for every kiss it gives will either redeem or curse all it touches.” Serena froze, the breath catching in her throat. Her blood ran cold as she continued reading:

On her eighteenth birthday, Nyra believes the Moon Goddess has finally blessed her—mating her to her longtime boyfriend, Prince Dante. It feels like destiny. Until the ceremony begins… and Dante rejects the bond in front of everyone. Then he chooses her sister instead. Broken and humiliated, Nyra is thrown away as a “rejected bond” and handed to the Crown’s most feared enforcer. But the Moon Goddess never makes mistakes… and this bond is only the beginning.

Hermosa POV The expensive perfume of the stranger filled the air—it was strong, commanding. He was definitely an Alpha. Maybe he mistook me for one of the whores. Moon Goddess, I wasn’t even one. I needed to find help for Cammy before she died—if she wasn’t already dead. What have I gotten myself into? I breathed heavily. “Did you come here to mope?!” the stranger’s voice thundered, snapping me out of my thoughts. “No!” I replied quickly, startled by his harsh tone.

Alfred mistook my silence for embarrassment and pitifully offered me a glass of red wine. "Nelson, you've got to get out more. Stop obsessing over women all the time. Check this out. This bottle's on the house. Thirty thousand dollars a pop, reserved only for the big shots like us. This one bottle could easily pay your rent for the next few years. Here, try some," he said, handing me a glass.

“Now, let the wolf come. I know she is feeling lonely…” I chuckled as I clung to him, moving my body against him. “You are a greedy bitch, Elyn,” Nix said with a huff. Storm chuckled. “Oh, Luna, you want me?” “I do, but Nix will kill me. Maybe later.” I winked at Storm as he ran a finger along my p*ssy. I moaned before I let Nix overtake me. “Now, Storm, show me… show me everything.” “With pleasure.”