The stinging persisted and I found myself jerking under her touch. Brazing myself up, I struggled to get my limb off Fiona’s hold, but it was obvious that her powers were far greater than mine was. ͞ WAYNE’S POV “These are the only books I could collect,” Phyllis breathed out as she dropped the pile of heavy books on the floor. I peered down from the bed where I sat crossing my legs and then my eyes wandered to squint at the witch, who clapped away the dust from her hands. “Where did you get these?” I asked as I leapt down to the floor. I shuffled through the volumes to find out that they were just what I loved to read― History, fantasy, mystery and um… oh well, “Trilogy of an Alpha’s demeanor?” I laughed out as I thumbed the wordings on the navy blue cover, which had golden engraving at the corners. I opened the book to its first page to find the preface inscribed with tiny times new roman font. Fortunately, the whole of the

I could count the number of times lightning shook the ground as I ambled along the hallway. The day was beginning to darken but gratefully, the Tower servants were already lighting the candelabras that remained fixed on the walls.When I turned to the stairs, I felt a warm hand slide across my shoulders and I shuddered, aware that no one I knew was capable of doing such. However, I was beyond surprised when I turned and saw the green-eyed wolf. He was not smiling, yet his eyes carried a great amount of enthusiasm that I had never seen in them, not as if I saw him so much though.I watched him nod at a few maidservants, who just walked past us, before his gaze returned to me. It was as it had always been― clouded with diverse emotions that I still failed to discern.“You do not also hear this uncertain voice trying to speak through the Pack link, do you?” He asked, his voice sounding calm and steely at the same time.I shrugged, made uncomfortable by the arm across my back. My orbs wan

Rhyder was a Verdi-bearded Vampire with high-arched brows over his monolid brown eyes, which were the same color of his short spiky hair. He stood just as tall as Colt when he came forward and stooped to peer at the dour face of Damien. The latter could not help but feel irritated now at the other man’s attitude towards him. He could not understand why he seemed to despise him so much when they were just barely meeting. Rhyder’s orbs lashed between Damien’s cobalt, determined ones. The younger vamp had made his resolve not to let Rhyder intimidate him despite knowing that the other could be quite older than he was. He looked deeply into Rhyder’s eyes, having the urge to spit out the good amount of blood, which was kept hanging in his mouth, on the other’s frowning face. Rhyder’s gaze dimmed. “Ah, I can see it now,” he drawled, still accessing Damien’s eyes. Colt whipp

Colt stared at Damien through his lashes and a warning flash stroke across those cobalt eyes of his. “Do not dare to pile questions on me for I have no capacity to carry them,” he cautioned with a calm voice, which Damien never seemed to heed when he stared down at the older vampire and gave out an unwilling chuckle. “I do… have some questions,” Damien muttered and Colt sighed with a smile before facing the spring while Damien guzzled down all the blood in the glass. The latter recalled the unpleasant scene with Rhyder; the spiteful things the other had said to him, how he drove him to the core that he almost even fought with him. All those things had made his wrath plead to elevate again, but as he thought of it, he still felt the peacefulness that flooded all over him, relaxing his jaws like the reaction of a crazy patient injected with drugs. Even now, the smile that spread across his lips erupted willingly.

WAYNE“I need to talk to you,” I repeated to myself as my mind lingered on the thought of Elspeth. Despite me having a book before me, which I would be giving account for when the sun goes down, I still played with their pages while staring blankly at the dainty words. I soon perceived her scent and my heart raced; the vivid Lavender trail that seemed to linger forever on her skin bore into my nose and overwhelmed me, making me know my mate was here. Her footsteps came a bit later before she opened the door and stepped across the threshold, meanwhile I was watching her from the side of my eyes when she bowed. I shifted the book aside and gradually met with Elspeth. “You took so long to come,” came my voice, the lump in my throat could not help but make it sound deeper. Elspeth nodded with a reply before looking down. I could not stand her doing that, I could not withstand the fact that she had