I keep moving, watching him and waiting to see if he’s going to come over and kill me.
He walks towards me, his eyes are a deep crimson red, and as he gets closer, he shimmers, and standing before me is Cadel.
“What happened?”
“I had to get you there. I had to. She said Keres would die tonight if I failed to get you and Taryn there. I came back, but they’ve taken her, and Jarek...” I cut off, choking on the pain and guilt.
Cadel looks down and sees Jarek. I don’t know what he’s thinking.
I stare up at him while I keep Jarek’s heart pumping, wondering what he is and what he’s planning on doing.
And time ticks by.
Chapter 34
She's just gone
The Anarchy Wolf, Alpha God of Winter
Three months before The Luna Goddess Disappears
I could feel her long before I saw her. She travelled through my blizzard as light as a moonbeam. The wind didn’t toss her around or aside; the snow didn’t drive her to the ground.
As I followed behind her, watching, I made it my mission to find out why these things weren’t affecting her because, even in these lands of gods, even the strongest omegas couldn’t withstand the ice of my wrath.
Yet, here she stands, lifting her chin and closing her eyes as if it were a ray of sun falling upon her beautiful face. She’s as pale as the snow with hair that whips around and rivals the beauty of the most intricate snowflakes.
I didn’t know I liked poetry until this moment, trying to find words to describe her incredible beauty becomes my new favourite hobby.
“I know that you’re there.”
In as many years that I’ve been aware, I can’t remember anyone catching me offside like this. I approach slowly and stand at her side, staring at her with unabashed curiosity.
She smiles and turns just enough to look up at me.
“Shall we be strangers?”
It’s such a curious statement that I smile. I don’t remember when I last smiled.
“Would that make it easier to explain why you are here in my winter?” I say in a tone that is what can only be flirty.
“I’m running away,” she whispers conspiratorially. “Would you care to join me?” Her smile teases me, and I really want to throw caution to the wind, and yes, join her.
“I see,” I say, but I don’t. “Yes, I want to.”
Her eyes widen slightly, and she turns more fully towards me. Her eyelashes are black tipped in white, and the dress she’s wearing leaves her delicate shoulders bare.
I have never desired anyone like I crave this omega. I feel it in my bones, and my soul, every part of my being is hers already, kneeling. I would give up everything for a smile, for the brush of a fingertip on my palm. She’s the warmth I have longed for, the voice I listen for, the companion who could withstand the rage of winter and walk beside me. The one I dreamed of for so long.
This omega is mine.
And I am hers.
“So, we should stay strangers; it will make it more interesting.”
Her eyes shine, and she reaches out, capturing a snowflake and lifting the palm of her hand to her mouth and licking it off with a small pink tongue.
Delightful, intoxicating, erotic. I couldn’t walk away to save my life. I’ll agree to anything she wants.
