VIOLET“ It’s time, Violet. Best of luck. ” Kane huffs, walking away from me.I watch his retreating back as my heart drums in my ears. The food I ate earlier is ready to spurt out of my mouth any moment. My guts are twisting because of the nervousness.I didn’t know how hard it would feel when the time to shift will finally come.“ Is it going to hurt too much? ” I ask the same question from Wolf who is standing behind me.“ It will hurt but you will get over it soon. ” He assures me while his fingers trace the outline of my hand to keep me calm.After I talked to Leena, I returned to the cabin and fell sick. I had high fever, cold and a headache which threatened to crush my skull. These were all the symptoms according to Wolf and he said I will be fine just as I shift.Shift? Into a wolf? He makes it sound so easy but it doesn’t seem so easy because I practically feel like dying due to this nervous feeling.So now, Wolf and I are standing in the middle of the forest. The moon is shi
VIOLET‘ I want to run through the forest. ’ Lia declares and turns around.I feel like I am caged in my own body at first as Lia begins to run. I have almost no coordination with her movements.“ Violet. ” Wolf calls me out from behind.Lia doesn’t stop when he calls and breaks out in a run. The trees whiz past me — or maybe — us.Sooner than I anticipated, I feel like her body and mine is becoming one — coordinating efficiently.I feel what she feels, sense what she senses. The freedom which courses through my veins as Lia carries us both through the forest into an unknown direction is unlike anything I have experienced before.Her paws hit the ground, dust flying around and strangely, I can see every single speck of it. Although we are running fast, if I focus enough, I can see all the trees and the tiniest of their details.My head pounds with anxiety.‘ I think we should stop now. ’ I suggest.‘ You don’t feel well. ’ Lia comments.Before I say anything, a figure appears before u
VIOLET“ How long are you planning on staring at me like this? ” I hum, turning to face him.Wolf blinks his eyes rapidly as if he broke out of a daze and now he is trying to understand what he had been doing for a while. His heart is beating at a normal rhythm and it’s impossible to tell what he is thinking or feeling.“ Here! ” He sighs, pushing his hands forward.I take the bottle of shampoo, conditioner and body wash from him. He doesn’t wait another moment and instantly turns around to storm out of the bathroom only to meet face first with the wall.“ Eeeee. ” I wince when his face hits the wall and creates a disturbing noise.Wolf glares at the wall before he steps out of the bathroom and closes the door behind him, as quietly as possible.A grin stretches across my lips. I never thought he can be so clueless as to collide with…a wall.My shoulders shake as my grin turns into a silent chuckle.All of a sudden, Leena’s voice echoes in the head. I recall everything she said when I
VIOLET “ And who gave you this idea? ” He breathes right above my lips after pulling back once more. I roll my eyes and pull at his hair again to have his lips against mine. I don’t want to answer, don’t want to lie. I just want him to mark me or for me to mark him. It will work either way. Gripping my lower jaw, he tilts his head as if he gave up on his question. I release his hair and bring my hands down to cup his face, making sure that I meet every stroke of his lips and his demanding tongue. My heart is beating uncontrollably fast and his heartbeat is not in any better condition either. I don’t know if it’s fear or if it’s the deep urge gnawing at my guts, to hold him closer, to have him in any way I can despite the consequences that may follow which makes my heart beat this fast. Passionate, intense, hot…These words are not enough to describe how the kiss actually feels. Wolf is the one to pull away this time too. He breathes against me and his eyes darken visibly. “ You
WOLFI observe her closely. I should have known she planned on doing it all along.My jaw is ticking, my eyes are burning but she is giving me the innocent look, the scared puppy look which makes it hard for me to say anything harsh to her.Can it get any worse than this? No matter what she does, and how angry I get…I can not harm her, with my words, or my actions.So, I simply watch her.“ I told you…I wanted you to mark me. And I know you won’t…that’s why I marked you. ” She mumbles, breaking the silence between us.She is trying to get me to talk, to say anything to her even if it might hurt her. The longer I stare at her, the more I begin to realise how and why she did what she did.I know…she had seen a glimpse of the future. She saw me die, that’s my best guess. I expected it the moment Gysla told me that Violet was starting to have visions of the future and she would eventually have visions of the past as well.I blink and blink again. There is no way I can get rid of this mar
VIOLET“ You didn’t tell me about this — this heat! ” I shriek at Leena, finding her on the same spot.Leena looks up and throws me that awful grin which effectively portrays all her razor sharp teeth.“ You didn’t know? ” She pretends to be innocent.“ Of course I didn’t know! How was I supposed to know that Wolf would change into a…hungry animal after I marked him?! ” I yell, pointing an accusing forefinger at her. “ You did this deliberately. I am hundred percent sure.” Leena’s grin turns into a scary chuckle. I close my hand into a fist and pull it down by my side.“ Don’t call your mate an animal. He will feel bad. ” Leena teases, making me throw my head down.Wolf didn’t really have to explain much about this heat he was about to go through. His hands all over my body and his demanding kisses told me all. He just had to say that he will be needing me more often.And then he took a cold shower and left, saying I should get some rest.Rest? How in freaking Orphena am I supposed t
VIOLET‘ Where is she? ’ Wolf’s voice hums in my mind, making me sigh.Now, I can hear him talking to himself sometimes. It just started when Leena was giving me those lessons about…about…I gulp thinking about it.My mind is still shaken up with all the dirty information she provided me with. I shouldn’t be thinking about such things but…The tips were so tempting.Just as I enter the cabin, Kane appears before me like a ghost. I take a deep breath and pause in my way.“ You marked my brother. ” He says dramatically, pointing his forefinger at me as if I have done something unacceptable.“ Am I not supposed to mark him? He is my mate. ” I question, rolling my eyes.“ I didn’t take you to be the one to mark him first. You just…” He trails off, a lazy grin curving his lips.“ I what? ” I narrow my eyes.“ You just don’t look like the ‘I will mark you and make you mine right away’ type. ” He chuckles evilly, wiggling his eyebrows.I shake my head and push past him before he gets the chanc
VIOLET“ So…what is it about this time? Is someone going to tell me or not? ” I question, taking turns to observe everyone.Earlier, Stefan had mind—linked Wolf telling him that Katrina had done something again. We took a shower in hurry and then came down to talk to everyone. Instead of telling me what’s wrong, they are all now sitting silent, giving each other weird looks.Gysla seems to be inspecting her nails while the three brothers stare at Wolf wanting him to say something to me.“ You didn’t fulfil your promise to Viktor until now. ” Stefan sighs, finally giving up on waiting for Wolf to tell me what’s wrong.“ I…” I will fulfil my promise. It’s hard to say it.“ Did something bad happen because I haven’t fulfilled my promise yet? ” I question instead of whining to them.“ Katrina sent people to Vladania for a peaceful talk. Because you didn’t fulfil your promise yet, King Luther gave Katrina another chance to propose a good deal. ” Stefan informs me.“ And? ” My heart skips