“Welcome gentlemen, mademoiselles! As the goddess graces upon us this beautiful night, we will present to you gifts from the highest of qualities that will surely have you spending half of your fortunes!” The guy wearing a black top hat announced enthusiastically to the crowd. Oh, an auction, I see. This isn’t as bad as I thought it would be.I subtly glance at the masked stranger from earlier who’s sitting on a leather seat on the parted other side. Just when I thought I’d somehow get a glimpse of him unnoticed, I was instantly caught peeking by his dark orbs that seem to be staring right through my soul. He has a smug look on his face, smirking. You must be wondering how I can tell despite that large mask covering half of his face—I can simply tell as I have been dealing with such expressions for my entire life. He raised his brows at me and I responded with a pair of narrowed eyes as I tried to grasp his intention behind that signature smug look.I’m never leaving here until I wi

Humour has been known to diffuse anger. The simple act of laughing at annoyance can greatly diminish it. These facts raced through my head as I stood dumbfounded at what Raine just said.“Maryna?” she tilts her head innocently as though confused as to why I’m quite speechless. The Omegas — from my peripheral view, lightly slapped their foreheads at the lady. I was angry, that’s for sure. But come to think of it, I’ve been angry at her for far too long. I thought she was intentionally doing it, but seeing it now; it’s almost funny how she’s trying this hard to piss me off, or she’s actually just stupid.“Hah!” I heaved a small chuckle, shaking my forehead on top of my palm. “you’re really funny.” I tell her, genuinely astonished at her behavior.“What-what, why? Is it because I’ve gotten on your nerves again?” she sniffled, wiping it with the long sleeve of her dress. Gross. That’s definitely not cute.I turn to the Omegas who’re still in the wooden stools, balancing the painting where

THE moon lit the entire space where trees are absent and I was nailed on the ground, eyes fixated on his midnight ones that always seems to be penetrating through my own and into my deepest, darkest secrets.He stood there all naked with a cheeky grin on his face. I wasn’t just about to focus down there because as much as I am comfortable with nudity, this was far different than what I have grown accustomed to seeing. I’ll just leave it to my peripheral vision to get the look of what it is down his chest.I suck in a breath, trying to push the embarrassment aside and let the anger reign over me. I can’t shatter just because of what I had said earlier. I have to be angry, be agitated, attack him and shout at him for tricking me back there.“You—what are your intentions upon listening to the Queen’s confidential letter?” I grit my teeth at him, trying to stand intimidating. He stepped a little closer and try as I might, I wasn’t able to contain my awkwardness and took a step back, a l

I’m glad I gave up on trying to please Calvin, on pleasing anyone for that matter.“Take her to the torture room.” Calvin announced as she cradled Raine in his hands. Raine was shaking, trembling and muttering something under her breath. I’m glad I was the one who made her that way, her lips bursted bleeding. Eyes hazy, even she can’t look at his mate properly. she’s shaking because she knows . . . fully aware even that had Calvin didn’t come, she would have been sliced in half.In the most brutal way I could have done.She’s lucky though, as if the Goddess is doing her best preserving her like a living doll, so fragile and so easy to protect. I smirked as I was pinned down on my knees by pack warriors I trained to perfection myself. Just how fast the night changes.“You—aren’t you getting tired of every single wrongdoing you’ve done to my mate?!” Calvin yelled and my lips curved in a smirk higher until it dropped.To nothing but void eyes staring into him. I never thought I’d even l

“YOU should eat. I’m going to walk around for any routes to escape.” I mumble. He doesn’t seem very pleased, but I went away anyway.The place was filled with nothing but trees and the cliff we fell onto was really high up. We only survived because of the pond.It was all a circle covered in rocks and minimal trees, there was totally nothing to see here anymore. I sigh. Maybe if I look around with Lucius, he might be able to find something.I head back to the cave. Lucius was breathing heavily, his eyes dilated as he leaned onto a rock behind him. He was bathed in sweat and he looked extremely pale. On his other hand was the pink fruit I found on the bushes with his bite mark on it.Oh, no . . .I was wrong.I was incredibly wrong.“Don’t touch the fruit, it’s poisonous.” he mumbled as he was losing his breath. His chest was heaving up and down and I look around, panicking.My satchel was definitely around here. I open it aggressively, searching for anything that might help. Lucius loo