Here's the second one for tonight. Lovelies, there will be no updates on Tuesday and Wednesday. I will try to focus on writing my other book, as doing both at the same time feels crazy at times, especially since I am not 100% well yet. So I'd been ignoring it for days. I want to focus on it for at least two days, and then I will get back to continue here. Thank you for your patience. I hope you'll have a great week! 💖
ALTHEA. As soon as the teacher said we were dismissed, I grabbed my things, walked out of the classroom, and made my way to my next subject. I was present in my classes, but my mind was drifting away. I kept checking to see if Lucy had sent me a message. I knew no one could get details and information in just an hour or two, but maybe all these supernatural powers Lucy and Patrea had made me think they could do even the impossible. So, there was nothing wrong with hoping I would get information before I went home. I wanted to know more about Soledad, or at least see her family, to make me understand why she could refuse Blade when I couldn’t even think straight whenever my mate was around. Even at the beginning, on the days Blade would push me away, I still couldn’t resist him. And now that his attention was all mine, I was reveling in it, and even if he asked me to go to the pits of hell with him, I would probably jump in without any hesitation. But Soledad seemed not to be
BLADE. “We need to get Althea out of there! Now!” I roared as I threw all the photos, and they scattered on my desk. In the blink of an eye, Lucius was already in front of my table while I grabbed my phone to call Althea. “He’s Alastor,” Lucius said and nodded his head at Adan. “What did you say his name was? Because this man’s name is Alas Quade!” I slammed my palm on my desk. “And no one thought of saying their names to each other, so we could have figured it out earlier?” Lucy blurted out in exasperation, but I didn’t have time to answer her. “Althea is not picking up her damn phone!” “We’ll go there. I just need a visual of the location. Think of the location. I need the full view. Let me inside your head.” “We can’t just pop up in the middle of a fucking university!” I snapped at him as my heart thundered loudly. I was still trying to call Althea again. “Fuck you! I’ve been a demon for more than two centuries, and you think I have no idea how I should show up in the h
ALTHEA. I couldn’t concentrate on my subject because of what Alas showed me in my workbook. Why did we miss it? When Blade was explaining all those to me, it was making sense, and I was sure that one problem Alas explained was how Blade explained it to me — so why did I get it wrong? As much as I didn’t want to spend time with Alas, I had no choice. I had to get this done, and I would move on. When my last class before lunch let us out, I grabbed my phone and dialed Blade’s number. I wanted to tell him Alas would be checking my manual, but my phone lost signal for some reason. I typed a message for him, but it didn’t send either. But I was sure it would send once my signal was on, so I just placed it back inside my bag and hurried out of the building toward the library. I only had an hour and a half before my next class, so I bought a sandwich and drink when I passed by a small kiosk selling pastries. I would just sneak in lunch while working on those. The library was at the
BLADE. Rage was quiet the whole time he was running until we headed toward the end of the university, where I knew the old library stood. He growled loudly as he sped up in that direction. ‘Did you smell her?’ I asked, hoping he would answer me this time. ‘Yes! Her scent was getting stronger.’ He answered at the exact moment an emotion crossed my chest. I was worried since we realized Alas and Alastor were the same person, but I tried to block off any of my feelings so I could freely feel Althea’s emotions if she decided to lower her walls. And she finally did, and it also meant she was nearby. I could sense her fear, and it made me restless. And I had no fucking idea how I would tell the demons floating around me about it. They had been disappearing and appearing from time to time. I was guessing they were looking for her, too, by checking all the other places Rage couldn’t get into. Rage went up the steps of the old library, and I felt the four of them above me. They were al
KING LUCIUS OF KALMERUS. I felt useless at the moment because I couldn’t find Althea. But even the power of the kings of the underworld had limitations in the human realm. It was the reason it took my father, the former king of Kalmerus, two years to find Lucija. So what was my guarantee that I could find Althea in seconds if Alastor took her? I loathed that I couldn’t do anything. “I could feel her witch aura! It means she used a spell. She’s in danger!” Patrea stated the moment we entered the old building, and she was right — Althea was indeed in danger because I could feel a strong demon aura in this place. I kept my mouth shut but kept my senses open. I just needed to hear a heartbeat so I could locate them, but even before I did, I felt a prick from one of my coins. I willed for my body to be sucked into limbo, and I appeared exactly where Althea was. I came on time as Alastor sank his demon fangs into Althea’s neck. A hiss escaped my throat as a loud growl from Blade e
LUNA LUCY. “I heard him, but I want to make sure nothing will happen in a couple of hours or so,” I answered him. “Luna,” Blade’s Beta Female spoke, and I tilted my head up to look at her. Her eyes were puffy, and I was sure she was the one crying hard earlier. “I can call the infirmary for a request for a blood transfusion in case she loses too much blood. But I don’t know her blood type.” I looked at Patrea, and she shook her head as well. “I don’t know. I know mine, but…” She didn’t continue, but I knew what she didn’t want to say: that Althea and her having the same blood type was a 50/50 chance as they were not related. “Blood transfusions take time,” Adan said. “It is faster if we can have her drink blood instead. I suggest Blade’s blood. It’s the way of the wolves, but I am not sure how it is for witches.” “Witches drink blood, too,” Lucius said. “Not light witches. I do now because I’m part demon. This is a dark act because blood would strengthen the power of the witch,
**Trigger warning: child violence (not sexual) in this chapter. I will try to be subtle, but if this triggers you, you may skip the part starting with ***** until another set of ***** marks the end of the triggering part. ALTHEA. Blade came for me. But I was terrified that he was already too late and that I was already on my way to death. Alas bit me, and I had no idea how far his demon fangs went into my skin or if his venom reached my bloodstream. All I knew was that I felt too much pain in my neck, and then, after a while, I felt my body floating. And then nothing. I couldn’t see or feel anything anymore. There was just darkness. And his voice. “No! No! No! Please no…” “He marked her... She will die...” “Please don’t let her die! I will do everything! Just don’t let her die!” “It’s okay, baby. I will understand if you end up falling in love with him. I can take it. Just don’t die. You are free to love him… It’s okay. I won’t be upset. I won’t be angry. I won’t run awa
BLADE. “If they start blaming you, I will cast them out of our packhouse and our territory.” I told her as I wiped the tears from her cheeks with my thumb. “You will?” “I will do that. Should I let them come here?” I asked. “You’re naked, Blade.” “I didn’t even notice.” I chuckled softly. “Lucy and Patrea will see you.” I wanted to tell her they had seen me naked, not just today but the other times that I shifted into my wolf and shifted back to my human, but I didn’t want to argue with her. I knew where she was coming from, as I would never want Lucius, Stone, or any males to see her naked. “I can put clothes on, and I can change yours too, but would you like a bath?” She initially nodded but then changed her mind and shook her head. “Maybe later. I don’t want to keep them waiting. Maybe they will get bored.” “This is about you, Althea. I can tell them you’re okay and want to rest. We will meet them later.” “Do you think it’s okay?” “Yes. I know they want to see you, bu