The swarm wasn't as big and I didn't feel what I had but I felt his presence. I smiled slowly, it grew as I looked into his eyes but Percy wasn't smiling back. His eye hooded and his brows came down. Bella caressed his arm softly and then tugged at his shirt. Percy looked at me one last time before he turned his head. She moved in closer to him. His hand came up and softly laid on her waist. She leaned in and their lips connected. I drew in a double breath. I hadn't felt the same way but the pain was there as though I had. They kissed, it started out soft and then grew more passionate as Bella pressed into him further. I staggered backward a step and my hand clutched my shirt. I fumbled back onto Damien. His arm wrapped around my waist and I turned my head and closed my eyes. Percy was kissing her, the girl that had caused me so much pain and who had always wanted him, she was getting what she wanted. A stabbing pain started throbbing in my head, it wasn't a headache,
Selena turned and walked away as though nothing had happened. Her eyes had graced the Royals, her own parents, showing no emotion for her mother almost dying or her father killing a man to protect her. It was like she didn't feel anything, she looked empty and her eyes were hollow. ”Take them to the dungeons. All of them.” Damien began to walk out of the room. I watched his back, every part of my being wanted to run after him. To wrap my hands around his neck or pull his heart from his chest. Egon was on board but we both knew that we couldn’t, not yet. ”Where are you doing?” Vanessa asked with a pout and crossed her arms over her chest, tilting her hip to the side. Damien didn't answer her question, he walked out and after Selene. I closed my eyes and felt Bella's hand gliding up my arm. I grabbed her wrist and snapped it. Her legs buckled and she screamed but when I opened my eyes and she saw what I felt, she went quiet, her eyes widened and her head lowered. ”I did a
~Selene~ The walls were the same, the bed was made, the closet doors were closed and the lamp was on. My room hadn't changed, but I had. I was different. It wasn't different clothes or a different mood, my whole person wasn't the same and I knew that. I had no clue how this happened and I didn't mind it. I felt safe. I didn’t jump as I normally did when someone snuck up on me. Damien's fingers graced my skin, they softly caressed my arm, and then went higher up. His head leaned down, his lips hovered softly over his mark and he pressed a featherlike kiss on the wound. His arm snaked around my waist and his hand placed on my stomach as he pulled me back onto him. My butt was pressed up against his front and I felt his throbbing needs. I closed my eyes and my stomach began to flutter. I licked my lips and leaned my head back. Damien's lips continued to kiss my neck, he nibbled and dragged his tongue over my flesh and it ignited under his touch. ”Turn around.” I did as he aske
~Percy~ Selene was different, something happened in the throne room. Damien broke her walls, everyone betrayed her at once and then her eyes just went empty and cold. Damien must've gotten into her head, the mark would tie them, and he would've been able to control her body as he had. I had no idea how but I had heard that if you mark someone who isn't your mate, some of the bonds will slowly tie together but it will be nothing like the actual mate bond. It isn't love for the other person that is causing you to mark them, it is the need for control and dominance. The second that Damien marked Selene, his poison would've seeped into her veins and tied her to him. Her emotions and her body would've reacted to his as though they were mated. He would be able to sense her, where she was at any given time. But it had its flaws because you're not meant to mark anyone besides your mate, you would be going against the very basis of nature that had been created for werewolves as a gift. The
~Selene~ I was walking down the hallway, on my way to the kitchen to grab a snack. I saw a few of Damien's warriors as I passed and smiled but received a stone-cold expression in return. Whatever they were going through must be rough, they didn't smile at anyone, and they barely spoke as they walked back and forth in their posts. ”Sam, you better let me the fuck out of here or I swear to god-” ”What?” He spoke so calmly while she yelled and growled at him. I knew shouldn't have but I walked closer to Sam's room. ”What are you going to do, run? You so much as show your pretty little face out there and the warriors have orders to kill you. If that's what you want then by all means, go. Just remember that you’re no use to your friends if you’re dead.” Sam grabbed onto Steph's chin and violently tilted her head back. Her eyes were glowing and she was snarling at him but quieted. His back was turned to me, her eyes flicked for a second. ”Or you behave like a good girl and do as I
Damien scanned Emma's face for a second. ”I have some business to attend to, why don't you two catch up.” I smiled and shrugged my shoulders. I couldn't wait. ”Sam will be with you.” I froze. ”Why?” I asked. Damien stepped closer to me. His eyes held me in place with a stern look but then they softened. ”Because I want him too. Is that a problem?” ”We don't need a babysitter.” Emma said and tilted her hip to the side. ”I wasn't asking you.” Damiens eyes never left mine. His hand came up and cupped my cheek, my lips automatically parted and I held back a moan. ”I just want you to be safe. Samuel will be with you to make sure of that, you don't want me to worry, do you?” ”No,” I breathed. ”We don't have a problem, do we?” ”No,” I looked into his eyes and saw the sea of love they held as he gazed into mine. ”Good.” Damien stepped back and shared a silent message with Sam before he turned and left, followed by a few of the warriors. ”Are you okay?” Emma asked. Whe
Empty. That was the first word that came to mind when Emma asked me that question. I couldn't tell her that though, it sounded weird. I was happy. ”I’m happy,” I said. ”Okay, happiness is good, but how do you feel?” ”I feel-” I looked around the room. ”-Like something is missing,” I whispered. ”I-” The door burst open and both me and Emma jumped to our feet. ”Leave.” Emma's eye met the floor and her head bowed. She quickly went around Damien and disappeared out of the room. He was tall, and big, and was taking up nearly the entire door frame. His eyes were yellow and his lips were pressed tightly. Damien closed the door behind him and then took slow steps toward me. His eyes were pinning me to the spot and I was afraid to look away from him. His hand came up and cupped my cheek as he inhaled deeply. Damien's hand went around my head and he grabbed a fistful of my hair. I yelped as my head was pulled back. ”Get on your knees.” I was kneeling in front of him, his e
The stables were empty and all the horses were out on the fields. We walked past the boxes and out on the back where there were stacks of hay piled all around. We climbed up on a ladder and looked at each other, both of us laughing as we pushed off and landed on the soft piles. I clutched my stomach when I couldn't stop laughing. They grew louder and I couldn't help myself as I rolled over. I sat up and looked at Emma. She was laughing too but hers died down. I couldn't stop. I continued laughing hysterically and my cheekbones were starting to ache. Emma looked at me worriedly and moved closer. My eyes started watering and my stomach contracted even more. ”Selene?” Her voice was soft and caring and her hand reached out. My hands were grasping onto the hay and I shook my head. The laughs gradually turned to cries and the loudest sob started uncontrollably overtaking me. The tears ran and I was screaming. My mouth parted widely and I was pulling my hair. My breaths were becomi