Orion led me to the Alphas' room, my eyes spotting the three of them seated, waiting for me impatiently and quietly.Their heads rose when I trailed in, eyes on them. Only one thing could happen with me having nothing to say and them expecting me to say something. Whatever that was, I wasn't ready for any of it.I stood before them, white dress touching the floor, hair loose and all over the place."Ok, Iris," Aidan said, his hands on his temples, "we are waiting."I bit my lips. My lids lowered, biting the sides of my mouth, I wanted to speak, but the words wouldn't come out; maybe it was all because there were no words."Iris," Atlas warned, "What did you see?"I only saw them."This is a waste of time," Tristan stood up, pushing his chair back, and was about to leave the room when I yelled"Silver lake,""What's that now?" That was from Aidan.This was a desperate attempt to stay alive for a little more time. "I was asked to go to the silver lake to foresee."There was silence in th
She shuddered, cold even though she had been wrapped in Aidan's jacket. She stared at her hands, wanting the tears to fall from her face so she could understand her grief better, but she wasn't in the right state of mind since Zelda's body was discovered, and it was already evening.She glanced at the empty room, the room she and Zelda had shared the night before, before Zelda, onto her morning routine, sneaked out of bed, and that was the last she saw her alive.She sniffed in grief, finally letting reality settle in: Zelda was dead, strangled without pity, and left on the ground like a piece of trash—all of which happened in this damn pack."I let you down, Zelda. I'm so sorry." She hugged herself on the bed, tears wetting her sheets, staring at the white ceiling and gold-trimmed walls."He's not the person we all think he is," Zeldas repeatedly in her head. What had she been trying to tell her? She knew Atlas wanted the baby removed, but was he willing to go that far?He could do an
IrisIts breath was full against my nose, breathing murder and anger like raging fire. There was no doubt. This was the Lycan—the Lycan who killed my father. My fingers pulled at its hairy wrist as I choked.It didn't even budge. In a moment of strength, using my feet, I kicked against its chest and caught unawares, he staggered back, watching me as I fell out of bed, choking. My hands were on my throat.I crawled slowly towards the light switch, but it caught my legs, pulling me back to him with my belly on the floor. It kicked hard against my ribs, and my eyes widened at the pain as I gasped for breath.It was pacing around the room, looking for something. Using that opportunity, I rolled towards the bedside lamp, hearing his footsteps thudding towards me. I hurried to my feet, hands against my stomach, and turned on the light switch, turning to see him block his face against the light.I let out a bloodcurdling scream, which I didn't know I even had the strength for, and him still c
I watched them stare at each other in distrust, none looking so sure of themselves as Orion and Eric rubbed their hands together in anxiety, ready to search the Alphas.Amongst the rumbling water and swaying leaves, Tristan asked, "And what if nothing happens? What if it's all a bluff? What if the goddess Artemis sent nothing?" Atlas sneered at him: "Are you scared, brother? You have something on you, don't you?"Tristan smirked, "There are more chances that you think with your head for that to happen."Aidan raised his hands, beaconing on Eric, to begin with, him, his face raised to the sky as Eric's hands went down on his body, searching around, digging into his pockets.Finding nothing, he straightened his coat, arranged the black leather collar, and turned to us, saying, "Your turn.""There's nothing on me," Tristan shrugged. "Check out Atlas; considering what Iris said, shouldn't he be the suspect?""Admitting you're too weak-willed to do something as brave as that?" Atlas said s
IRIS.I couldn't tell how many hours we ran, but it was a long time. I could feel his pain, his tiredness, and his desperation to keep on moving further away from his pack. His stomach wasn't the only part of his body bleeding; his heart bled too.I tried to give him my strength, but he was too weak to receive any. I wrapped my hands around him, touching his injury, and he winced so hard that I almost fell off his back.Suddenly his legs gave way, and we found ourselves rolling downhill, me trying to grab onto something and him just falling freely. I could feel the injuries on my arms and legs as we rolled down the rocky ground and wet earth.Finally, we slowed down and eventually stopped rolling. I struggled to catch my breath as I sat, examining my arms. I wasn't that wounded, which was a good thing, but my body still ached.Alpha Tristan! I suddenly remembered, "Alpha Tristan!"I called his name, searched around, and panicked when he was not seen. I swallowed hard the fear that rose
It never came, but I heard the brawl and pounce of fists, the groan of pain, and even a wince. The scratch against the ground indicated a struggle.Raising my left eyelash a little, I was awed at the sight before me, my mouth dropping open—what exactly was happening here?Before me, the boar struggled on the floor with Tristan on it, hands tearing the poor animal's mouth open while it screeched in pain.I'd heard its jaw crack and the life in its eyes fade out, and I knew it was dead because only one of its back legs was kicking faintly.Tristan, all bloody, stood on his feet, chest all bare, with his loins covered by a—. "Is that my veil?"He raised a brow at me, then bent to the boar, looking more like a barbarian than an alpha now with the dirt on his face and chest."I borrowed it for the meantime; if you want, I can pull it off right now." His hand went to untie the rope.I shook my head, "You know what? You can keep it." My eyes went down to his stomach, but surprisingly, it was
I felt his hot mouth on my neck and gasped. He pushed me deeper into him, so I felt his hardness on my ass, pressing against the thin material of my panties."I don't know what I'm doing," he whispered in my ears, his hands going way up into my bra to stroke my round globes.My breath was raggedy when he turned me to face him, his hands picking me up so my legs were around his hips.His mouth was back on my neck, teasing me to a pulp with sharp canines, the buttons on my globes hardening against his finger as he twirled them with his thumb."Get away from me!" I rasped, trying to get my scattered thoughts back together; whatever he did to me wasn't all normal.He ignored me. His lips claimed mine, sending electric shocks into me; his tongue owned my mouth; his hands pushed me way up so my legs were now wrapped around his abdomen.To my surprise, my head bent to meet his mouth so he could kiss me senseless like he had done before, with my fingers at the back of his head, feasting in his
TRISTAN*********"I don't think you know where you are going," she groaned for the hundredth time."Why do you say so?""Nothing"I shook my head. She was getting to me. In just a day, she was crawling into my head, taking place on the part of my lung to show how very uncomfortable she was, her eyes blazing at me, and I'd think for a moment she was going to tear at my throat and take back the life she had given me.This was the best laugh I have had in ages, the greatest; it bubbled from my stomach right up to my chest so that I had to withhold myself from giggling; instead, only a grin stayed, and I could see how much that got her angry.She was behind me, stumbling on her steps, tired but unable to say it out because she had rejected my offer for a piggyback.It was tempting to pick her up and let everything go, saving her legs from the pain that would hit her knees afterward, but I wasn't going to let her off the hook that easily."Alpha Tristan," she called behind me, struggling s