~ Zora What darkness? What could have happened to Nox to make him that depressed? I could tell as Nox gave Thurah a bitter smile, that he was trying to suppress a bad memory, yet he looked as defiant as ever, almost as if nothing or no one could hurt him. “I’m sorry to hear about Cillian.” Nox said, changing the subject. “How are you holding up?” Thurah matched Nox’s bitter smile, a shimmering glaze of unshed tears coating her eyes. “As best as I can,” She said. “Darius here has been the one handling everything else.” She motioned to her eldest son. Darius glanced at them with indifference before his eyes went back to scanning the crowd. I also took my time to look around, some part of me wondering if I would run into anyone from the Moonrise pack. I certainly hope not. Catching the stares of the people present, I couldn’t help but feel a certain kind of discomfort. All my senses suddenly seemed to be on alert and my skin felt hot and clammy. Casting my gaze down, I focused on m
~ Tyler “How did he know?” My father asked as we all gathered in his office listening to one of my father’s friend and ally speak through the telephone about the showdown that happened at the burial of the late Alpha Cillian. “I don’t know how but he knows and he is pissed! You should have been there. It was terrible.” Alpha Jones Callister said. “I thought your daughter-in-law said he won’t be at peak power anymore.” We all looked to Emilia who sat opposite my father. She looked as calm as ever, but I could tell the wheels of her treacherous mind was spinning. “Did he call out anyone’s name in particular?” She asked Alpha Callister. “No, he only asked that we remove the Moon Circle pack from whatever we have planned.” “That means he doesn’t know those involved yet which is still good news.” Emilia said. “From now on, we reduce travels and meets until my plan is completely in motion.” “What about the Moon Circle pack?” My father asked. “They are a strong pack and if they side wi
~ Zora It was late in the evening by the time we got home. Our entire ride home was silent and brooding and the moment we parked, Roman said his goodbye and headed home while Nox and I went straight to the bedroom. All through, Nox walked before me with his head hung low. When we entered our bedroom, he sat on the bed, staring into space. His face betrayed no emotion and all I could sense from him was emptiness. I strolled to the bathroom and ran a warm bath in the tub. I added some sweet smelling essential oils and lit some sweet smelling candles as well. I came back to the bedroom and bent down to remove Nox's shoes and socks. I proceeded to his jacket, helping him remove them and carefully placing them on a nearby chair. Then I proceeded to unbutton his shirt and remove them as well. My eyes caught scars so faint they could have been easily overlooked. I ran my fingers on them. They looked like jagged incisions, and then it dawned on me that they were claw marks. Nox's finger
~ Zora "Oh!" I stuttered, breathing laboriously. "Uhm, I was hoping we would be able to do that after our wedding night, you know? It's just a few days away." "Can you wait that long?" Nox asked, kissing the valley between my chest, the simple act feeling like fuel to the fire already burning me up. "This is part of the reason why I've been staying away from you." He said. "I didn't want to make you go into heat so soon, but being around you is hard. It takes a lot of willpower for me not to rip your clothes off and take you wherever I find you." The thought alone made my center throb and a whimper escape my lips. Nox pulled back from me and maneuvered us so that he was sitting back in the bathtub and I was sitting between his muscular thighs. The moment the now-cold water hit my skin, it felt like bliss. I leaned back into Nox's hard body, closing my eyes and relishing the pleasantness of being wrapped in his arms. We stayed like this in silence for a while, both of us dwelling on
~ Zora Earthquake.That's how it felt orgasming under the effect of Nox's touch. My body jerked up, once, twice, several times, I threw my head back, releasing a string of incoherent words as I continued to experience pleasure beyond words. It took hooking his arms around my inner thigh, for Nox to keep me grounded and stop me from moving around much. When my body finally calmed, I stared down at him breathlessly. "That was amazing!" I gasped. Nox responded with a smirk. "You, are amazing." Then he kissed my abdomen and that was all it took for the heat within me to surge again with force. As a result, I gasped out loud as my core throbbed and ached. "Please, I need you!" I said breathlessly. "Hold on." Nox ordered, before standing up from me and moving to a nearby drawer where he brought out a couple of condoms. I took the time to study his physique which made my burning desire increase. From his muscular back to his V shaped torso, broad chest and powerful legs, there was no par
~ Zora Confused, I stared at him. “How is he our dark horse?” “If he’s still in any way in love with you, we could use that to our advantage,” Nox said and things began to make sense. At first, guilt set in, at the thought of using Tyler, then I remembered he used me too. He knew he was going to betray me yet he strung me along and took my virginity before announcing his engagement to another. It’s only quite fair that I return the favor and use that to get in on Emilia’s plans. “But there’s one problem though.” I said to Nox, “He marked her which probably means she marked him too, his loyalty to her will be strong and I accepted his rejection, there’s nothing that binds us anymore, I doubt he’s still in love with me.” “We’ll never know until the wedding,” Nox said, planting a kiss on my shoulder. “Do you think they will come?” “I know they will come,” Nox replied. “Who wants to lose an opportunity to enter the sacred lands of the lycan territory? If I were Emilia, I’d do my
~ Zora Standing on the steps of Nox’s house - my house, I and two servants waited patiently for Roman to drive in and park. From where I stood, I could tell that Roman was not happy but before I could think about it further the door to the back seat opened, and out came my sister who looked just as miffed as he was. Uh-oh. The moment Hailey saw me though, her frown transformed into a big happy smile and she ran to me with arms open wide. I ran and met her halfway and as we hugged, we jumped around together like we were kids again. When we finally pulled apart, Hailey took a step back to take a good look at me. “Wow! Zora, you’ve changed!” She commented, her face filled with awe. “You look amazing!” “Thank you,” I said, feeling uncomfortable with compliments as always. “You look good too,” I added, although that wasn’t true. Hailey had lost a significant amount of weight, there were bags under her eyes and her shiny curly hair now looked rough and lackluster. Hailey frowned, g
~ Zora I shouldn’t have snapped yet I found myself lunging for Hailey with the intention of grabbing her throat. In a split second, Nox put himself between us while Roman pulled Hailey behind him. No matter how much I tried to walk around Nox, he wouldn’t let me. Eventually, I got frustrated and paced around, feeling too much to stand still. Rage and desire fought within me and I found myself torn between making out with Nox and attacking my sister. “Can someone please tell me what’s going on?” My sister asked and Roman murmured an answer to her. “Oh.” She exclaimed. “That makes so much sense now.” She looked at me with similar blue eyes as mine. “Sorry, Zora. You know I love you right? And I would never do anything to hurt you.’ Somewhere in between all the chaos I felt, I knew I wasn’t acting right. I knew Hailey wasn’t trying to seduce Nox, yet, I couldn’t bring myself to control the rage inside me. Nox stepped closer in an effort to touch me but I stepped out of his reach. A