FOR a moment, I thought about Chester, the alpha from the second biggest clan in Asia, next to ours. He was the man I was supposed to marry. He was my mate and the only man I had admired and had given my heart to since I was a little girl. In front of my clan, he swore to love and protect only me and yet, he ended up to be the very man who had broken me. Our five year-relationship ended with just a few words from him. ‘Let’s stop this, Katniss. I’m exhausted. I can’t help you. Doing that will only implicate my own clan. And I am not crazy enough to do that just for you. Don’t contact me ever again.’ And just three days after hearing those harsh words via phone call, I saw his gorgeous face on the television. While I was on the run, Chester was somewhere very comfortable. He was smiling to the media with my very best friend standing beside him. The two were even holding hands. For a man who looked exhausted, Chester seemed very at ease. News of his wedding had spread. Only this time

MY HEART was beating so fast. I was not sure whether it was because of Blade’s kisses, his touch, or the promise written in his golden eyes. His eyes were burning with desire and hunger, but his big calloused hands on my body were surprisingly gentle as if he was holding a treasure. It seemed that he was doing this to comply with my wish. I didn’t think he would do it though, that he would have a soft spot under that rough exterior. Blade leaned closer and bit my neck. He moaned upon tasting my blood. And there it was again, that carnal pleasure brought by his fangs. It was like an electric current spreading from my neck, to my breasts, and all the way down between my legs. Not long after and I found myself writhing under him. My breasts were quivering, my core was pulsing. “You taste divine, princess. You are a meal worth waiting for,” he whispered after finally leaving my neck. He showered my collarbone with kisses. Every time his teeth would scrape my skin, I would lose my mind.

IN A BLINK of an eye, the most beautiful day in my life had become the most tragic one. The guests would remember this as the bloodiest wedding in history. Most of the knights who had sworn allegiance to my family were now on Uncle Titus’ side as they killed our guards who tried to protect us.I screamed when their blood splashed onto my wedding dress.“What is the meaning of this?” Dad hollered as he exposed his claws.Uncle Fredrick, one of the Council members, firmly announced, “Traitor Adam Valenciaga, your status and all of your power as a member of the royal family are hereby revoked from this moment on for committing a treason. You colluded with the Vampires to secure your daughter’s position as the crown princess.”Dad looked dumbfounded as he glanced at his best friend. “It was you who did that and now you are trying to put the blame on me? And the Council believed you just like that? Where are your proofs that it was me?” he screeched at Uncle Fredrick. “Show me!”“As punish

THE PHONE slipped through my trembling fingers. It fell onto the floor, but the sound of the screen cracking was nothing compared to the sound of my heart shattering for the umpteenth time. I stood there for God knows how long, my body was convulsing. I pulled my hair and screamed, but even my own voice had failed me. It was hoarse because of what I did last night until this morning. My knees shook until I fell down on the floor. My mind was yelling at me, telling me to keep it all together, but I couldn’t breathe. I kept hearing the sound of people rejoicing as they burned the two most important men in my life. I remember their faces. Those were the same people who knocked on our gates, crying and begging for help in an ungodly hour because of the problems in their packs that they couldn’t seem to solve on their own. My parents were busy all the time. They were exhausted and they needed rest too, but even if we stopped them, Mom and Dad still opened their gates for their people and

THE FIRST thing I noticed was his long, silver hair which I wanted to grab and touch to find out if it was as velvety as it looked. He was tall, maybe a couple of centimeters taller than my beloved. Both of them had the same built. And both of them looked… tasty as hell.So, this was the infamous hybrid, the Devil King? I licked my upper lip. When he slowly walked inside our domain, it was as if he was marking the land as his. He walked with absolute grace and power.The devil was wearing a black suit which made him look so domineering and so expensive from head to toe.This is bad. I can’t stop thinking naughty thoughts.The nonstop ringing of the bell from the tower near the castle must have irked his eardrums. The hybrid glanced at the tower and casually set it on fire which had me giggling.Unlike most of the wolves, I didn’t feel fear at all. That word does not exist in my vocabulary. Instead, what I felt was desire and it burned inside me. I didn’t think I would meet someone who