26. A Violent Storm

YILEYNA

My attention snapped to the door, to see Ailema standing there, holding a basket in her hands.

“Oh, I do apologize for interfering, I just needed to grab some potatoes…” She smiled as she walked down the steps, her eyes flickering from me to the blood on Theon’s lips.

I dared to look at him, just in time to see him brush his thumb along his lip, wiping away most of the blood. His cold amber eyes flickered to me, in the orange glow of the lantern they seemed to burn like embers, making my stomach flutter with nerves. His tongue ran along his bloody lip.

This conversation wasn’t over…

I knew that.

“Ah young commander, could you help me with this?” Ailema asked, as she tried dragging a large sack of potatoes.

Oh, she could drag it, I knew she was giving me the chance to leave and I was going to take it. He didn’t reply, walking over to her, his gaze flickered to me. I raised an eyebrow, wiping the blood from my lip and keeping my gaze locked with his as I licked my thumb slowly.

His eyes flashed gold, I smirked smugly as I spun around and headed for the exit. I was halfway up the steps when I was yanked back, a scream left my lips as my back hit his hard chest. One hand cupped my neck, tilting my head back.

“This isn’t over.” He whispered in my ear, his other hand running down my stomach, making my core knot as a ripple of pleasure thrummed through me, making me shiver. Just when I thought he’d let me go, he ripped the necklaces from my neck, making my heart thud, the stinging pain where they had cut into my skin making me gasp.

 “I told you, the only thing that should be around this neck is my hand.”

He let go of me and turned away, leaving me frozen for a moment.

Didn’t he care that Ailema was right there? Or was he so confident she wouldn’t say anything? After all, he was the one who didn’t want anyone to know about us.

Not replying or daring to look at the woman, I rushed up the stairs trying to clear my head and didn’t even notice that someone was in front of me until I hit a rock-solid wall and tumbled backwards.

“Got you.” Raiden’s voice came as he grabbed my waist, stopping me from falling and steadying me on my feet. 

“Thanks.” I said with a smile, smoothing my hair and jacket.

 “The princess said you went looking for me.” He asked concerned. I smiled sneakily at him.

“You already know why I said that.”

He sighed and nodded.

“Yes, I do. Clearly I don’t understand the entire reasons, but be careful.” He advised with a small smirk

“I will.”

Charlene. She had said something similar, but I knew what I was doing.

It was almost as if it had been fuelled with emotions. But it was probably my wishful thinking that it was meant to

mouth and a tongue, surely he could have used it to say the damn

that the sky was dark and rain had begun

the weather changed so dangerously fast. Wasn’t it meant to be clear for at least several

I glanced out at the water, the waves were getting bigger, and the ship was moving a

is Charlene?!” I asked just as a blast of wind made me raise my arms, shielding my

watched over.” Nate called back. I should go to her… Raiden brushed past, winking at me before jerking his head downwards.

I froze, a soothing whisper reached my ear and I spun around, hurrying back up the few steps stepping out into

realised that I had felt something similar before that siren had attacked Charlene and I. Were we already in the Lifeless

of the ship, looking at the roaring waves. The sounds of the crew shouting, and Sam, one of the crew mates, was standing at the edge, a silvery glow around him piquing my curiosity. Was he a hybrid? It seemed so. I wasn’t sure what he was doing, but the glow took on the form of silvery wisps that now ran across the ship, creating a weblike

Go stay with

him like this, and to my surprise, I could see his canines in his

“I was just…”

He barked, pulling me towards

I think

Abyss, if there was, we would have picked it up!” Flynn’s voice came. Damn

it was any other time I would have blushed, but I had

I sounded crazy, I mean surely the crew would know if there were sirens

for once just listen?” Theon

I glared at him.

be! You wanted

his eyes,

now.” He hissed, and just then a strong

of me!

are orders.” He

at me. “Exactly, hence why it’s no place for an unshifted wolf.” He thundered. Goddess, what am I doing?! Nothing made me feel

me! They are in danger!”

do by going up there? You will only get in the way.” He asked, making me freeze. He was right… What was

to make matters worse, let them handle this.” I didn’t argue further, he was right, what would I be able to do… He placed me on my feet, a hand on the small of my back as he led me

same pull to turn around and go to the water seemed to wash over me and I stopped moving. The faint whisper of

To my surprise,

“Bruce?” 

I stepped away from him, but he didn’t react. Werewolf hearing, could he hear the siren’s

back the way I came and up to the deck. The moment I was out in the open, I was hit with a shocking downpour of

spinning wildly out of control. Sam was leaning over the edge of the ship, to my horror I realised apart from the two women

Theon and Raiden?! I ran out onto the deck, rushing to Sam first and yanking him back from the

wheel!” I heard Theon shout.

the deck just for another huge

least I could try to do that, how hard could it be? Quickly tying Sam’s ankle to some rope

my ear and

was knocked backwards. My head hit the ground as another strong wave of water filled my

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