FELIXHalf an hour earlierThe opening of a large tunnel leading to the jade mine was right in front of Asriel and me. We were wearing only pants to quicken the shift when necessary. We had killed the ten warriors guarding the entrance, and now there was finally no one standing in our way. We knew that Eric and Nova were inside and that, most likely, Maren was there as well. We informed our warriors where we were going, but we couldn't wait. Nova's life was at stake.We stormed into the dimly lit tunnel and rushed forward until we reached the point where it split into two sides. Asriel cursed, looking at the two nearly identical tunnels. "Where now?"I stood in the middle, closed my eyes, and drew a deep breath through my nose. "Left," I said.Asriel raised one eyebrow. "How do you know that?""I sensed a faint smell of magnolias. It's coming from the left side," I explained.Asriel frowned. "I don't smell anything."I smirked. "It's understandable. You cannot possibly know Nova's sce
NOVAA week passed since Felix carried me out of the mine, and the cheering crowd of warriors announced that the battle had come to an end. I had spent that week in the hospital, as had many others. I should have been the one healing them, but currently, I wasn't even able to heal myself.The ritual had taken a greater toll on me than I initially expected. All the rocks that had fallen on my body didn't help either. For the first time in my life, I had to be taken care of, and there was one person who immediately applied for the job—Felix. He had been here, by my bed, from the moment he had carried me into the hospital. He had been severely injured himself, but he refused to lie down. He said that he would heal while sitting by my side, and I seriously didn't know how I felt about it.I knew that all those things that he did—everything that hurt me—weren't entirely his fault. But even before he was under the fake mate-bond spell, he pushed me away. Besides, the fact that he spent the
FELIXMate. That one word rang in my head, building the sweetest, most enticing sensation I had ever felt in my life. There was something pure and raw about it. It was this certainly—this absolute certainty—that I was looking at the one destined for me, the one whom I would love and worship for the rest of my days. It felt nothing like that fake fascination I felt for Lya. If I had known what it should have felt like, I would've never even touched her. Goddess made me wait for too long, testing me. Now I prayed that even if I had failed miserably before, Nova would give me a chance to prove that I was worthy of having her as my mate.She inhaled sharply and smiled at me. Her emeralds sparkled in the light of the moon. She was perfection—strong, beautiful, and caring. I wanted her to become my Luna, even tonight."S-so... what now?" She laughed nervously, and I could feel her trembling in my arms.I leaned over and softly kissed her lips. "Well, we can wait for our dinner or skip the r
NOVA One year later "You should have stayed in the packhouse, Luna Nova. You're pregnant. Alpha will kill me." Holden repeated those words for the fifth time while we were on our way to the Sky Town's construction site. I didn't break the promise I gave Felix—I wasn't driving, Holden was. "I'm fine. You're forgetting that I'm a witch with healing powers. I can feel when there's something wrong with the baby or me. And I go where I'm needed," I said, crossing my arms over my chest. "You're going to get me killed," he grunted, and I chuckled. Felix had been overprotective since he learned that I was pregnant two weeks ago. He had been freaking out ever since. I wasn't gravely ill, for Goddess's sake! Furthermore, I felt stronger than ever, and it was a perfect day for my magic to work. With the help of Harriet and Sadako, we created a replacement for the ancient talisman used to fill the jades. Now the witches I hired were using it to enhance their own magic and strengthen the grou
NOVA"Run, Nova. You need to keep running," I told myself, forcing my legs to move faster.It was raining cats and dogs, and the slippery, muddy road turned each step into a struggle. Yet, I wasn't allowed to stop. I didn't know where I was going; I just had to get as far away from the witches' coven as possible.I was born a witch and raised by an abusive human father, who decided to sell me to the coven as soon as I turned sixteen years old. Some might have thought that I would have been better off living among "my kind," but they couldn't be more wrong. The coven had continuously sold my magic to the highest bidder, turning me into a slave who works to increase her masters' wealth.It took me three years to get out of this prison—three years of practicing magic and planning my escape—but I did it. At midnight, I had finally broken the loyalty spell that kept me locked within the coven's castle walls, and now I was on the run, running toward my freedom.The linen dark-gray robe I wa
NOVAMy new life had begun a little over a year ago, but I kept thanking the Goddess Hecate for blessing me with it. Prince Tyrion turned out to have enough authority to arrange me an apartment in Grand Lunaville's omega's district and a temporary job as a pharmacist help. It wasn't a life filled with luxury, but it was freedom, something far better than being a coven's slave.My life here wasn't the easiest either, for one more reason: the pack's hierarchy. The Moon Blade Pack was the home of the werewolf king. I had learned that the Moon Goddess blessed the royal family with unique strength and abilities, making their pack the most powerful pack in the entire kingdom. The royal family was—naturally—at the top of the food chain. Then there were all the ranked wolves and the rich members of the council. All the pack's warriors had a lower position, but they still held a lot of authority, which gave their families better access to education and jobs. The omegas were sometimes allowed t
NOVAMy angel-like crush was leaning against the wall with a pint of beer in his hand. A dark half-smile curled up his mouth while his eyes thoroughly explored the giggling blonde's cleavage. She knew which part of her body stirred his attention and even pushed her chest toward him, giving him easier access."Seriously?" I couldn't help but let out a sharp hiss that signaled my irritation.Jarvis let out a deep sigh. "Fortunately, Felix doesn't come here often," he commented. "Every time he does, he makes me want to have a pair of bobbies and become one of those cheap sluts around him."I snorted, turning my eyes back to the bartender. "You can't be serious, Jarvis. I know that this guy is handsome, but that wouldn't make me lose every ounce of self-esteem like this half-naked blonde."Jarvis leaned on the counter and smirked. "He is NOT handsome; he is a GOD of sexiness."More laughter came out of my throat, but this time it sounded hysterical. "Oh, come on! He's not THAT hot!"Jarvi
NOVAThere was no doubt that my sanity had left me when I sat on Felix's motorcycle and put my arms around his waist. He chuckled as he started the engine, proving that he was fully aware of how much I enjoyed feeling his rigid muscles underneath my fingertips. I thanked the Goddess that I was sitting behind him, and he couldn't see my heavily blushing cheeks."Hold on tight, love," he all but purred before stepping on the gas.I pressed my chest against his back, and I could feel the growl resonating within his chest. Going out with him could have been the most reckless and most likely the dumbest of all the decisions I had ever made, but then why did being close to him feel so right?We arrived at the luxurious estate near the palace. Well, it was no surprise that Felix was wealthy; he was the royal pack's Beta heir after all. He stopped in front of a lush, modern mansion."This is where I live," he said, pointing at the opaque glass door.I smiled nervously. My heart started to pou