1. Brothers

KIAN

I had just spent the moming attending to paperwork and was tempted to go see what she was up to. I wasn’t even halfway down the stairs when I heard her.

“I said, move away! I will hurt you!”

“Miss, are you ok?”

My heart skipped a beat as I ran down the stairs in a blur, only to see Morgana’s fangs out as she backed away against the wall from Jody and Lorna, who were steadily approaching her.

“I said I’m dangerous. Go away!” She snapped, stumbling as she fell backwards.

I stopped in my tracks; she wasn’t attacking them… Where were those fucking fools? I would see to them… but…

My gaze snapped back to her, as I watched her struggle. I would jump to protect the pups if need be, but seeing her do her best not to hurt them made a strange emotion tighten in my chest.

She looked beautiful, even though she looked pale as death. Her cherry red lips were dry and the struggle i n her eyes as she stared at the children before her was apparent.

I stepped around the comer, and her heart thudded.

“Get them away from me!” She hissed, glaring at me hatefully.

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“Why… you need blood, take it.”

“Don’t play fucking mind games!” She hissed.

“Loma… Go over to the lady.” I commanded.

She looked at me with a tilt of her head and bravely walked over to Morgana.

“You’re fucking twisted!” She spat. “Isn’t this child under your care?”

I cocked a brow; her struggle was obvious. The black top she wore clung to her breasts; they heaved rapidly, hanging off one shoulder, her creamy skin so appetising. Just thinking of feeling her against me once more made me throb.

I frowned coldly, hating the effect she had on me.

I walked over to her, grabbing her by her hair and pushing her closer to Loma, who looked a little afraid

now.

Her scent was intoxicating to me, and with each moment in her presence, my self-control was fucking weakening.

“I’m giving you a chance. Drink.”

Her only reply was to glare at me with hatred burning in those deep red eyes of hers.

“Fuck you.” She spat with so much venom that I wondered how it was even possible for someone so beautiful to hold so much hatred.

I scoffed, about to say something when her eyes fluttered. She tried to force them open, but she failed,

 

falling limp in my hold. I let go of her hair, glancing at the chain that held her and breaking it, ignoring the burns that covered my fingers.

“A-Alpha…” Lorna asked, her eyes filled with worry and uncertainty.

I frowned, I hadn’t even realised that I could have scared them…

“You should go play outside.” I said quietly. “And stay away from this woman.” I added coldly. Alec nodded, grabbing the girl’s hands and running off.

The moment they were gone, I scooped her up. She barely weighed anything…

‘Throw Lee and Gale in the fucking cells for a few nights… I gave them a job that they fucking didn’t do.’I mind linked Luca.

‘Got it.’

I took her straight to my bedroom. Kicking open the door roughly, it bounced off the wall before it slammed shut behind us. I

alarmingly fast and I clenched my jaw, I wanted to leave her but… I couldn’t. My anger swirled around me as I broke the cuffs from

over her, my own heart

her now!’ Thanatos growled in

my knuckles down her cool skin… She was like an ice sculpture… Cold, yet beautiful and carved

Fuck it.

wondered how they’d feel against mine. I leant down, the necklaces I wore around my neck grazed her

her scent… I buried my nose in

This woman

guests.’ Luca’s strained voice came through the link, and

Who?’ I

‘Your brothers.

cleared as if I had just been doused in ice water, and I stepped back from the bed. Right… What was I even thinking.? I was a king, with an aim and

vampire had no place

and Cain, I frowned. Yeah, there was no place in my life for the likes of her.

the woman on the bed with renewed hatred, trying to ignore the way her breathing was

I

back towards the bed angrily. Biting my thumb sharply, I drew my blood and

 

die, I’d be free

myself to how I felt. She latched on, her lips wrapping around my thumb. Fuck it felt good… She sucked hungrily on the blood, still asleep, but I pulled away the

turned away, leaving the room. Why had they turned

i n the castle, I had a separate entrance and exit to my

were seated on the sofa. My blood was boiling as I tried

Alpha

wasn’t even

my home, you’re going to find

clenched, his dark eyes glaring

said,

twenty-two, and Cain was thirty. Growing up I was closer to Kai, although our father always pitted me against Cain who was six years my senior

rumours of war spread, our dad, the previous king, had told me that if anything was to happen

Five years ago, I entered, despite not being a firstbom, I was still stronger than the common Alpha. When the final round for the crown came, I had made it through

to keep my people safe. The only thing I didn’t have

able to sniff our mates out as long as they are over sixteen. In Cain’s case, he had found his mate at the age of twenty-one when she had been sixteen. She couldn’t sense the bond until she turned eighteen,

blessed – no, given a mate I didn’t want. She wasn’t a blessing, but a curse. Vampires or Fae were behind my father’s death, I just wasn’t sure

making no effort to hold back my aura as

have you come here?”

this pack, the Midnight Eclipse, is still my home. So… Since you have… taken, the title from me, at

 

I didn’t trust him…

you six years to decide you want to join my pack? What of the pack

if you became the king, I was still the Alpha

Alpha is the fucking strongest, and you, brother, were clearly

his anger before he slammed

the place we settled… It isn’t that big, and with more and more wanting to join

I smirked victoriously.

looked him

ready to destroy its target, but it didn’t

 

Keep your friends close and your

at

“Welcome home then, brother.”

him off. He narrowed his

“You’re okay with it?”

be?” I asked,

held his challengingly and he clenched

you took the Alpha

I think you forget that I won that damn title, fair and fucking square. Now

I heard a sickening thud from outside and

Fuck.

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