(Onyx) THE devil narrowed his eyes. The cracks started forming on the walls and on the floors. The air became colder and the humans shivered. In the past, once we saw that look in His Grace’s eyes, we would do anything to get out of his way because that look meant danger. The last time he used that look in the places he conquered, nobody survived. It was cold but all of us hybrids started sweating. We know the devil enough to back down at a time like this. Any beast would recognize a stronger beast when they saw one and our instincts, our inner beasts, were screaming at us to get out of the door right now. “Don’t you dare move an inch, Khal. You heard what Katniss said last night. We are…” I cleared my throat. “A family here. And families stay together in good times and bad. None of us should leave.” “And who the hell said I’m leaving? I’m just… stretching,” Khal answered defensively. He wiped the sweat off his forehead as he glanced at the door. We kept our feet steady on the fl
(Blade) ONE day, I woke up with this maddening desire to slaughter every single person I saw but each time I felt close to doing it, there was a certain face that would flash in my mind. That face was like an irresistible force that kept trying to pull me back. And that face belonged to the woman who had made herself at home in my palace. She was sitting on the carpet and was currently busy unpacking her things inside my bedroom. “Why did you bring your luggage here?” I asked as I leaned on the doorframe. “I have no place to stay, that's why I decided that I’ll be living here with you from today onwards.” “With whose permission?” “Mine. I permitted myself to live here. If I waited for your permission, depending on your mood, I’d either burn or freeze outside.” “For an alpha queen, aren’t you being too unethical?” “Well, I’m sorry for my lack of manners, sir.” “You don’t look sorry at all.” She giggled and glanced at me. I was right. She truly looked uglier when she smiled. An
(Katniss)WHILE looking at Blade as he takes off his clothes, I find it really hard to believe that he was cursed by the moon goddess when everything about him seemed to be her gift to women.Nothing about him looked evil.Even his powers were a blessing. On second thought, that depends on how he would use it.But when it came to his new look, it just made him appear more enigmatic. All he would do was just look at women and they would gladly risk anything for him. If he would ask for their souls, they might even willingly give it to him.Blade may think his guests were all under compulsion but that spell seemed to have broken when I stepped in because I saw fear and anxiety crossed in the women’s eyes when they looked at the dead bodies but the desire in their eyes remained when they glanced at the host of the party.What stopped them from running away was him and the promise of an unforgettable night that they could see in his eyes.But after tempting those women, Blade didn’t care
“WHY didn’t you turn on the lights? The owner of this place could buy a country or two with his enormous wealth. You didn’t have to save. Even if all the people in your kingdom spent his money, I assure you, he would still have a lot left.”I smiled upon hearing my mentor’s voice. Sir Felipe turned the lights on and put a shawl over my shoulders on the couch before he sat in front of me in the living room. I smiled appreciatively. I only came down to get myself a glass of water but my body was still sore so I ended up sitting here for a while.When Blade said he wouldn’t let me go until he was satisfied, he fulfilled it. I’d lost count of how many times we did it, all I could remember was the euphoria being connected to each other had brought to us and how good it felt when I heard him call my name again and again as he made love to me.I fell asleep first. When I woke up from the thirst, I caught him sleeping beside me. That was the only time I was able to get out of bed.“Cash is g
BLADE stared at the blood dripping on my neck. He cussed and dropped the dagger before walking out on me. He slammed the door closed.I leaned on the wall and breathed heavily. I had no idea how long I stood there while staring blankly at the door. I only forced myself to move when I heard my phone ring. It was Chester.I picked up the phone on the bedside table and went to the balcony before answering the call. My voice was still hoarse when I said, “Yes?”“Your majesty, it’s me. I know you would hate it if I link with you, that's why I decided to just call instead.”“I’m not in the kingdom anymore. You can call me by my name now, Chester.”“As you wish. So… how have you been, Kat?”A sad smile curled my lips. It had been a while since I last heard my nickname. “You called to ask me that at four in the morning? Really?”He laughed as if he got embarrassed but then he asked, “Are you okay?”That question suddenly made me want to cry. I bit my lower lip to stop myself from sobbing. Che
“I HEARD her. She is talking to a man named Chester at this hour. Who is he?”Before I could stop the other hybrids from talking, Walter and Drake had already gone and answered, “He is Katniss’ mate, your grace.”The devil’s eyes narrowed. And when he saw Katniss smile while talking on the phone, with a flick of his hand, he was able to snatch the phone from her despite the distance. Katniss turned to us; her jaw dropped.Before she could speak, the phone in the devil’s hand had already exploded.She was stunned just like the rest of us as we watched the tiny thing turn to ash. And here I thought they would finally have a moment if I ask His Grace to send the first aid kit himself but then, this happened.“Blade! Why on Earth did you do that?” she asked furiously. “What did the phone ever do to you?”“You and your phone looked extremely annoying.”The devil just shrugged after seeing Katniss’ reaction. And then he walked away leaving his lover about to explode from high blood pressure
(Blade)A SUDDEN, sharp pain in my head woke me up. But even with my eyes wide open, it was still pure darkness. And there was no spell in the goddam world that could make me see even a glimpse of light. I tried but nothing worked.There were several voices ringing in my ears. And the voices were getting louder as time passed by.I snarled as I stood up while clutching my head. I started breaking out in cold sweat. In the middle of the searing pain, of the voices that kept haunting me, there was one name that came to my mind.“Katniss!” I looked around helplessly. “Where are you?”“Blade, I’m here.”I thought I had gone blind. But when I looked up and followed that particular voice, I finally got to see something. It was her. She had this light surrounding her. In this absolute darkness, she was the only thing I was able to see.She was shining.“Where were you?!” I asked in a trembling voice. “I thought you left.”Instead of answering my question, she spread her arms as if she unders
MY heart skipped a beat after seeing Blade in his black tuxedo. With that mysterious glimmer in his eyes, he looked like the king of darkness who was out to prey on people’s hearts tonight, especially the women. If someone wouldn’t be too careful, one look in his eyes and she will be eternally hooked just like me.I always fall victim to those eyes.Blade was a walking heartbreak and he knew that. He didn’t need to sweet talk any woman. He just needs to stand in one corner and people would come to him and let themselves be his willing victims.I took my brand-new phone courtesy of Sir Khal and quickly took pictures of Blade. The hybrids got me the most expensive one. It was also the latest model. They even bought extra phones for me. They were all in the drawer.“Why are you taking pictures?” Blade asked in his usual grumpy voice.“Because I don’t want to regret anymore.”“What are you saying this time?”“Back when we were together, we relied too much on our memories. We thought that