EVANORA'S POVIf Blade got extremely angry at me, it was going to be understandable.I promised to see him the following day and instead, spent over a week without seeing him.It wasn't my fault though. But at the same time, he couldn't be blamed.My schedule for the past week had been the same. I spent half of my day training like a lunatic and the other half trying to get used to drinking blood in between meals.It was torture and though I still completely hated the idea, I was slowly getting used to drinking blood. I wasn't even offered a choice as my dad watched me during every meal, ensuring I emptied the filled glass of blood at one attempt.I was slowly becoming one of them and quicker than my mind, my body was getting used to it.My morning was no different with me waking up, getting refreshed, and then heading downstairs for breakfast. My dad was already seated and as the maids filled the tables with sumptuous-looking meals, an additional table containing my daily dose of blo

EVANORA'S POVStanding a few inches away from me was Blade and my whole senses shot up as I laid my eyes on him.My pulse quickened and my palms got sweaty as I watched him walk toward me, his smell getting more distinct.What were these emotions that overcame me with a sudden rush? "Evanora," I heard him breathe out as he moved closer to me. His words were light, his voice heavy as he allowed them to leave his throat. "Where have you been?"Creating room for him, I shifted on the rock and he sat next to me. His gaze was fixed on me as he drew even closer, getting rid of whatever distance was left between us."You look," he exhaled. "Very beautiful. And alluring. And tempting and-"He paused and I immediately exhaled, realizing I'd been holding my breath ever since. He looked at me, his eyes roaming around every inch of my body and I felt goosebumps make their way towards my skin.I was positive he felt it too. The very evident tension between us and the way my body reacted to even t

BLADE'S POVDo you know the type of immense pain that came after just as immense pleasure? Yeah, I felt that. Why did she run?Just why the fuck did she run?She had me handicapped. She ruin my plans on getting closer to her while I showered kisses on her forehead. She shattered my hope of whispering sweet things in her ear and having her do the same.After all,l we had just had sex so those gestures were to happen naturally.But no, she just had to run away from me.I stared at her confused as she swiftly picked her clothes from the ground and even more swiftly, threw them on. Ignoring the fact that I was completely naked, I got on my feet, called out her name, and tried to demand where she was off to in a hurry but it was all useless.There was a limit to how far I could go without my clothes on and before I could completely get dressed, she had dashed far into the woods never to be seen again.Left with no choice, I put my clothes on and left for the palace to sulk to myself.I ha

EVANORA’S POVI spent close to an extra hour talking with my dad about the most random things and I figured we had more in common than I’d ever imagined.He had an awful sense of humor that matched mine as we cracked jokes and laughed at intervals. It was so fun it made me wonder how I’d spent so long not knowing that side of him."We should head back home,” he finally said to me. “We’ve spent more than enough time outside the palace, don’t you think?”“Mhm mhm, I guess so,” I replied, rising to my feet after watching him do the same. “We should go.”He nodded and led the way, turning and walking in the direction only familiar to him. Our walk was silent as he focused on navigating his way out of the forest while I focused on a totally different issue.No matter how hard I tried, there was something about the forest that just continued to remind me of Blade. Maybe it was how the light breeze that hit my skin so gently felt so similar to his touch. Or maybe it was because how every ste

BLADE'S POVMy walk back to my pack land was slow, different thoughts clouding my mind. On one hand, Evanora's words echoed in my head about her wanting us to stop, and on the other, I kept on recalling how her body reacted to my touch.She obviously wanted me as much as I wanted her. She felt everything I felt too so just why did she want to end us?I did understand the part about her being scared. She was a human and everything must have still felt so new to her and I understood that. I was willing to give her more time to adapt and get used to everything so just why did she forget about all that and suggest ending us?I wanted her more than I'd ever wanted anything and just the thought of not having her with me broke my heart. I couldn't afford to let her go. If it was more time she needed, I could give it to her. If it was more space she needed, we could meet once every two weeks instead. I was willing to give it absolutely whatever it took to make sure she didn't leave me.She ju