~ Zora By the time I arrived back in Parsivia, driven by the man Roman left behind, I could see my people already in the process of packing their things. I wondered where we would go now that Emilia was getting her lands back. Once I arrived home, I sprinted out of the car and into the house. I was surprised to find that servants had begun packing as well. They bowed to me with smiles and I acknowledged them before asking about Nox. They told me he was upstairs in our bedroom so I ran up the stairs and.dashed straight for the room. The moment I came in, I found him standing at the balcony behind billowing silk curtains. He turns and finds me standing by the door and he crosses the floor to me while I do the same. By the Gods, he smelt so much stronger and looked so much better, that by the time he touched me, my body came alive like wildfire.I pulled his face in for a kiss and moaned into his mouth when his lips sent delicious warmth down my mouth and straight to my throbbing cor
~ ZoraSeveral Months Later"Let me help you with that." My husband said, collecting a wedding present from my hand and taking it to the car. I stood in disbelief. "I'm just pregnant, you know? I'm not an invalid.Nox closed the car and gave me a shrug. "Well you have no choice." He bends down and holds my big belly before giving it a kiss. "As long as you're carrying my babies, you will do as little as possible." He came back up to kiss me and at first, I had my mouth closed refusing him entry. Then he tickles me in persistence causing me to laugh and give in. I wrapped my arms across his shoulders and leaned in deep into the kiss, letting him explore my mouth and ravish my tongue. He never ceases to amaze me with how much he could get my body to respond to his touch and make me want more and more of him. I felt a fire starting within my core and I quickly broke the kiss. Breathless, I stared at him and found him grinning to himself. "We can't continue or we'll miss the wedding."
~ Zora Today is the day. The day I say goodbye to being the bullied and abused servant at the packhouse and become the future Luna of this pack. I can hardly wait to see everyone’s face when the Alpha’s son publicly claims me as his own. The thought made me giddy with excitement. Without warning, my bedroom door swung open, and in came my elder sister wearing an expression that said she had something to tell. “Have you heard?” She asked wide eyed, moving past me into my bedroom before I could register a thought. “Heard what, Hailey?” I sighed. Sore and exhausted from scrubbing the floors at the pack house, I was in no mood for gossip especially after being threatened by a guest earlier today. “I just heard that the Lycan King is choosing a wife for himself.” She beamed. “Tonight!” That caught my attention. “How sure are you?” “Pretty sure. Everyone is talking about it.” My curiosity suddenly piques and I am grabbing a nearby chair to sit before my sister. “Tell me everything.
~ ZoraI didn't think it was possible but I could feel my heart break. My wolf whimpered and whined and tried to get out but I forced it in. I felt the bond between my mate and I go slack and the power of severing our bond shift within me.All I had to do was accept and it would be broken forever but I can't. "I won't!" I said, making up my mind. "I will never accept your rejection.""You have to." I heard Alpha Scott say and I turned to see similar blue eyes. If looks could kill, Alpha Scott's eyes glared daggers at me. "If you don't, you will be charged with treason and will be taken to the Dungeons to live out the rest of your days." He said. Beside him, his wife smirked. I always knew the Spruells didn't like me as their son's choice but I never knew they'd stoop this low.Would prison be that bad aside from the one my life will soon become when I return to the status of servanthood?I was about to reply. To say that I don't mind. I'd rather go to prison than give up my bond to my
~ ZoraHailey stared at me in disbelief and disappointment and that look alone intensified my anguish. Hailey and I had promised each other we would stay abstinent until we got married so we wouldn't be like the girls in the pack whoring themselves around.We would be special. Different like diamonds in a ruff but now, I had broken our vow and it had all been for nothing."I'm sorry, Hailey." My voice wobbled. "I did it to keep him.""That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard." Hailey said before turning around on our mother. "Mom, how could you?! How could you tell her to do this!! She was supposed to lose her virginity after marriage!""Be careful how you talk to your mother!" I heard my father say. My mother chose to keep mute looking resolute in her features."So you knew too?" Hailey asked. "How could you both do this to her? Not only has she lost her mate but now she has lost the only thing that could have given her dignity!""We did what we thought was best." My mother said cal
The sound of rushing water was the first thing I hear before I opened my eyes. From my point of view, all I could see was mud and beyond it were tall trees cloaked in darkness. I groaned as pain lanced through my head. Squeezing my eyes shut, I turned, facing up which caused the pain to travel down my arms and sides.Eventually, the pains became bearable and I was able to gather my wits. The first thing I noticed was that I was lying on the bank of a flowing river. As I wracked my brain as to how I got here, memories of Emilia’s lover throwing me off a cliff came to me in a such a rush, pumping so much adrenaline in my veins that I got up in one swift movement.My eyes became wide, searching my surroundings in case Emilia or her lover was around but I saw nothing but tall trees and darkness. Another pain sliced through my head and I cry out, gripping it. I wasn’t familiar with any of my surroundings which must mean the river I fell into brought me to another place.In the distance I co
~ NOX “Wait a minute?” She said, gaping at me breathlessly. “You’re the King?” I nodded watching her closely. I understood the reason behind her skepticism. For the longest time, no one outside of my territory had seen my face unless he or she was an Alpha. Rumors had sprung up and spread that I had become a deranged beast or a psychopathic killer with an insatiable thirst for blood. I was okay with it all as long as it served my agenda. Zora, on the other hand, seemed to be going through an array of thoughts and emotions all at the same time. I could smell her fear, sense her confusion and taste her excitement. The ritual we had just performed had made me hyperaware and alert to the changes occurring within her and I knew she was experiencing the same thing concerning me too. “And now we are mated.” She said more to herself than to me like she was reaffirming something that felt like a dream. “Bonded.” I corrected. “What?” She asked, blinking out of her daze. “Bonded.” I repe
~ ZoraThe moment I finished the sandwich Nox gave me, I immediately felt a fatigue so intense, I could barely walk the few feet it took to keep the food tray on Nox’s desk table and back to the bed. I suddenly realized I had no idea if Nox wanted me in his bed or not. Besides, if he wanted me in his bed, did that also mean we would have to get intimate?I had no idea if I was ready for that. Based on how he had acted towards me since we left the woods and the feelings of reluctance and discomfort that I sensed from him, I decided it would be best if he invited me to join him rather than assume. Summoning the last bit of strength in me, I grabbed a pillow and a blanket and got comfortable on the floor next to his bed. The moment my head hit the pillow, I was out. By the time I woke up, I felt well rested and renewed. Reluctant to get up, I snuggled in deeper to the musky scent of citrus, sandalwood and cedar. It smelt so delicious, I basically moaned out loud. Something moved and ti