“No! No!” I yelled frantically as I shook his shoulders while my body shook uncontrollably.The rain mixed with my tears, clouding my vision even more, and I wiped my eyes with the back of my palm.“Ares,” I yelled at him, but he wasn't responding.His body turned as cold as ice and I shivered greatly.My teeth clattered as I looked around, but there was not a single soul in sight.Everyone had taken cover from the harsh storm.Forcing my heart to calm down, I struggled to lift him.It was more difficult than I thought, because I stumbled more than a couple of times, but I was bent on getting him to safety, and with that, I was able to plop his heavy body down on the passenger seat.Tucking his legs in, I shut the door and ran to the other side.Our bodies were drenched and soaking the chairs until a puddle of water rested on the carpet under our feet, but that was the least of my concerns.“Ares,” I choked out a sob and put the car in drive. “Can you hear me?” I asked, hoping that th
A small smile played on my lips and a lone tear rolled down my cheeks as I stared at his deathly pale face.I knew I loved this Alpha, but I didn't know how deeply till I watched his almost lifeless. It even scared me how much I loved him.I wanted to tell him. Remind him. But it was all in vain.“Hey, stranger,” I muttered.I took his cold hand in mine, stroking it gently like he would always do to me whenever I was tensed.“I braided my hair myself today,” I told him, turning to the side a bit to show him the not so neat braid hanging at my back.Only, he couldn't see it.I sighed when I didn't get any response.I should be used to the silence by now.It had been a week.A whole week without hearing his voice or seeing his smile or hearing a snarky comment from him.It had been a week, but it still felt very new to me and I knew I wouldn't ever get used to this Ares.He hadn't opened his eyes since that day in the rain, and every day, I blamed myself.Maybe if I had distanced myself
As I saw the dagger being stuck into Ares' chest, all I saw was red.I lunged at Jason in one movement, tackling him to the ground.His eyes widened for half of a second before he regained himself and pushed me away from him, hitting my back harshly on the wall.“How dare you?!” I growled and threw myself at him again, aiming at plucking his eyes out.He moved to the side and caught my arm, and in the next second, twisted it painfully at my back.He pushed me with so much force that when my chest hit the wall, my eyes rolled to the back of my head.“Your mate, huh?” He spat into my ear.He pressed his body into me, and I didn't miss his hard cock digging into my back.Who the hell was this person?“How about I fuck you senseless in front of your mate’s dead body?” I growled loudly, trying to pry my hands off him, but he was stronger than me. Too stronger than me.He pressed himself more into me, making my skin crawl.“You'll like that, huh? I know you will,” he groped my breast harsh
My heart stilled and slammed in my chest a second later, and I looked at him with what was probably an unreadable expression, as everything I thought I knew all my life came crashing down at my feet.His chest was poked out, and I didn't miss the hint of pride in his voice.“What?” I choked out.“Why do you look so surprised?” He scoffed. “I'm telling you this secret, so don't go running your little mouth. Oh, wait, you won't. You're going to die. Like your mate,” he said with glee.My whole body bucked with anger and bright red clouded my vision as I growled and pushed my restraints.All the while, I had a difficult time wrapping my head around the fact that all this while, he was the one responsible for my death.No wonder the voice sounded so familiar, and the scent was one I was sure I knew, even though he had done a good job masking them.“You…you killed her?” I growled loudly, hoping with everything in me that he would laugh in my face, and say he was kidding.He did laugh, an u
I staggered a bit, and my mind replayed everything that had just happened.My hand immediately clutched my rib where blood was oozing out from.With one last look at Jason's limp body, I staggered out of the basement.I had to get help, and I needed to help Ares.The whole house was still eerily quiet when I got back, but I shoved the thoughts to the far corner of my mind.I dragged my feet up the stairs, each step I took saw pain burn through my body, and I left a trail of blood with each step, but I couldn't stop.It felt like Nyx had suddenly gone cold and crawled back into her shell, which was a surprise.Back at the basement, I felt like I had been possessed by another body, acting and speaking through me.My head was banging, threatening to split open the more I thought about it, and I knew this wasn't the time to overanalyze the out worldly situation.My eyes soon landed on Ares' door that was left half-open, and I rushed to it with what little strength I had left.He laid stil
It took a few seconds for the words to register in my mind, and for who ‘Master Fae’ to click, and when it did, I tore my eyes away from the spot I could swear I had left Jason in.I made a mental note at the back of my mind to revisit the issue, but for now, I had to focus on not appearing more insane than the guards already thought I was, while pondering why the man was here.I use ‘man’ very loosely, because what am I supposed to call him when I don't even know what he is?All I know is that there's something…. different about him.“Let's go,” I said to the guards.They parted for me to walk in front of them, and I did so with my shoulders squared and head held high.When I got to the living area, it didn't skip my notice that the maids were up and about. My eyes fell on Hilda, who was keenly asking the other maids some questions to probably make sense of everything, and I let out a sigh.Nothing at all made any sense to me.“Where's he?” I asked the guards, expecting him to be aro
Ares' pov I opened my eyes only to snap it shut a second later as the sun burned my vision.I opened my eyes to a slit, trying to get used to the bright light before opening it fully.The first thing I noticed was the sun directly above me, and I rolled to my side.The next thing I heard was the sound of waves crashing before I felt the prickle of sand on my skin.I was on a beach.I sat up slowly, ignoring the pain in my head as I looked around. My vision was impaired with black dots coming from the assault of the sun till I could finally see clearly.The sand was so white it felt like a dream. The ocean so clear and blue I could see the crystals that sat deep in it.There was nobody or building in sight as far as my eyes could go, making me wonder how I got there. I tried to connect to my wolf, but it was futile and he was totally silent.I sighed, but allowed the smell of salt and sea calm my nerves.“Tabitha would love it here,” I thought to myself with a smile.As soon as her na
The first thing that came to my senses was a sound. Slight humming of a tune I knew by heart, making me smile inwardly.I tried to let the sound lull me to sleep, but it was as if my body was protesting, screaming at me that I had had enough sleep.At that point, I knew trying to get back to sleep was pointless, so I simply opened my eyes, slowly at first till I adjusted to the light of the sun setting far in the west reflecting from the large glass.I tried to remember where I was and what was going on, but I kept drawing a blank.Then it hit me.His scent.“Tabitha,” I felt a small shake on my arm, the voice laced with so much emotions, and a hint of disbelief.When I turned to the voice, a large body crashed against me, causing me to wince.“I'm so sorry,” he rushed out.I blinked once. Twice. But he was still there.I tried to sit up straighter, but a wave of dizziness washed through me, sending me back down.“Easy, easy,” he cooed, placed his hand on my shoulder and helped me up.