NIRVANA “Uh. This is awkward. She accepted the wolf spirit, and I’m astonished at how she pulled it off. Anyway.” He signaled his hand. “Let’s have a seat. Zarah and my father will be here shortly. “We have to talk, Nirvana,” Knight said to our link. “I thought you knew.” “I have a suspicion.” “I apologized for breaking it to you, Knight. Nirvana, you should not keep something as huge as this from your mate, but why haven’t you both mated yet? I don’t mean to pry.” “But you are prying, my love.” Zarah and an old man with white hair joined us. That must be Alexander. We rose from our seats. “This is Alexander. My father,” said Sebastien. “Pleasure to meet you, sir.” “Welcome back, Alpha Knight.” They did short pleasantries before he came to me. “You’ve been through a lot, young one. You remind me a lot of my granddaughter.” “I’ll live, sir. Thank you for having us on such short notice.” “You’re very American,” he said, smiling. “Take a seat.” “What did you see, son?” he as

NIRVANA It was beautiful, like somewhere that came from a milk brand ad, with a blue sky, fresh air, and greener grass. I first noticed the farmhouse in the distance and smoke coming out of its chimney. “Asina?” I ran in that direction, towards the house, but she didn’t appear, unlike the first time we met. “Are you lost?” I abruptly stopped to hear a woman’s voice. She was in her early thirties but looked seemingly familiar like I could trust her with my life. “Hi. I’m sorry, but I was looking for Asina.” When she smiled at me, I felt like I knew her my own life. “Nirvana.” I swallowed hard and blinked when my eyes turned misty. “Mom?” “Come inside, my beautiful girl.” I threw myself in her and hugged her tight. “Mom, how is it possible? Where is Dad?” “You grow up into such a beautiful young woman, honey.” She ignored my question and walked inside the house to the small door. I followed her inside the kitchen. She must be baking something. I smelled butter and sugar. “Gran

NIRVANA When Sebastien said there was a cabin in the Alaskan forest, I expected a small cabin in the woods. The portal brought us there. It wasn’t big, but it was beautiful and seemingly newly renovated. Knight opened the door with Sebastien’s key. He pushed it wide and dropped the bags on the wooden floor. Judging from his face, he was surprised, as well, as he flicked the lights on. “Wow.” The living area was spacious, with a complete living room set, a classic fireplace, and a TV screen. It was cozy, and the ambiance was somehow romantic. A small kitchen at the corner and a door was probably a bathroom. “Let’s get you warm.” He took off my coat and hung them on the rack. It was a bit chilly outside. I took off my shoes while he was removing his coat. We went quick shopping, and the Lycan King’s men were happy to drive us to the town. I went to the brown leather couch when he picked up the bags on the floor and went upstairs to the bedroom. I knew why we were here. I wasn’t wo

NIRVANA Our mating was complete. His emotions rushed through me unimaginably, like an ocean, like a freight train barreling down on me. His presence in my thoughts crushed in like an avalanche. Convulsions of pleasure rippled through me and went on and on, and I felt like I was in the Milky Way. His mouth returned to where he marked me, running his tongue through the sensitive flesh, his hips rolling. He picked up the pace as he growled and thrust and thrust until he stilled, roared like thunder, and his body shook around me. I felt like freefalling as the aftershock eased. My eyes fluttered close, catching my breath, and he helped me lie in his arms. “Can you feel me?” he whispered in my ear. My skin was still sensitive. My body still hummed after the orgasms he gave me. I cracked my eyes open and stared at him. “I feel you everywhere. How is this possible?” “Close your eyes and open your thoughts. Let me in.” “How do I do that?” “Just relax, Nirvana.” He ran the back of hi

NIRVANA I tried to meditate, but I was too distracted to focus. I could hear Knight talking to Zarah on the phone. I took a deep breath again, closed my eyes, and blocked everything around me. Breathed in and breathed out. Slowly, I challenged my mind to focus on one thing— my breathing when my mind went wandering. “Let go,” something in my head told me. I breathed out. I thought of the pile of wood outside, the smell of earth, the dampness on the ground, and the fresh, chilly air. I took my place there. I started to be aware of everything in the room. Tingles erupted across my skin. Something powerful force engulfed me, thrumming around me. I felt the wind blow me, my hair flying, and my surroundings suspended like a clock stopped working, and the world stopped spinning. My breathing seized. My heart pounded, and the brutal swiftness of motion should terrify me, but then I sensed a comfort in it in that light motion. Then I felt the moist soil under my skin, the wood splinters