VICTORIAWithout waiting for his response, I started running over the rooftops, tiles falling off in patches beneath my feet.Always keeping a safe distance from the riders.We stopped on top of a building, and I could finally see where they were headed.Massive, thick black walls divided this decaying area from another.I couldn’t see beyond them, but when the huge, oppressive gates opened to let those wolves through, the scent that drifted from the other side was nothing like the stench here.I spotted a few houses behind those walls—a thriving city nestled inside, protected by high barriers.While people here were dying in filth, it was obvious life on the other side was good.The separation was crystal clear—between vampires and werewolves.What the hell was going on here?"It looks like they’re handing out food over there," Rousse pointed toward a spot where people were crammed in a never-ending line.Sure enough, they were giving out scraps of old meat to the vampires, who stare

VICTORIAMarius scolded her again. I was getting a little tired of her tantrums.“What do you want me to say?! That I thank the Goddess for giving those dogs the power to destroy us, to keep us as slaves, to banish us to these sewers?!”She screamed, jumping up from the stool, which clattered loudly.No matter how hard Marius tried to calm her down, she ran off crying.An uncomfortable silence filled the room.“I’m sorry about that… she’s just more honest and says what we’re all thinking,” he told me, embarrassed.“What’s going on here between you and the werewolves?”“You seriously don’t know anything?” that Edgar guy asked, and I shook my head.“Well, I come from somewhere else,” I said briefly.That’s how I learned about the situation in this realm, divided between two main powers: the werewolves and the vampires.“And why do they treat you like this? Just because they can?”I asked Marius, and he gave me a complicated look. Then I noticed him exchanging glances with the others.Wh

VICTORIAWe were just a breath apart, and I saw him lower his face to kiss my cheeks.He licked my tears with patience, slowly moving toward my lips.I didn’t stop him—I let him kiss me.His mouth moved over mine, his tongue tracing the edges, trying to slip inside.He gently laid me back on the blankets, his hard chest pressing against mine, one hand holding my back and the other gripping my waist.I felt his weight dominate me, pinning me to the ground, settling between my legs.His sensual kiss turned deeper, more passionate, more aggressive.Our fangs clashed, and lust pulsed hot in our veins.His hand slid up my skirt, caressing my bare thighs.In the dark, our muffled moans blended with the sound of desperate kisses.I was itching with need, craving to feed. My pupils narrowed to crimson slits.It had been a long time since I’d made love, and I liked it rough—hard, wild—something that drove me insane with pleasure and made me scream like a slut.I’m not two-faced like Lyra—I kno

VICTORIAI saw him strutting toward me, full of confidence.Guess he’d forgotten what a well-fed vampire was capable of— and I wasn’t even in top shape.The whip cracked, flying toward my neck with a roar from his lips.I darted forward so fast, he didn’t even see me coming.His arm was still raised from swinging the weapon; his eyes narrowed when I suddenly appeared right in front of him."What the...?! Aaahh, you fucking bitch!"He jumped back as my sharp claws sank into his face, ripping off a good chunk.I was aiming for his eyes, but he reacted in time to save them.Before he could strike back, I snatched the whip’s handle and wrapped it around his neck.By then, he was trying to shift into his wolf, biting wildly at me.But both my hands tightened around the leather, pulling it so hard against his throat that the choking sounds came almost immediately.He couldn’t shift into his beast without strangling himself completely."This is so you learn to fucking respect women!" I roare

VICTORIAGoddess, how strong he was.The bastard in front of me froze.I swear even his little thing probably pissed itself from fear.With a beastly roar, he was grabbed by the neck and lifted off the ground, yanked away from me.Through the light pouring in from the open flaps, I saw the whole savage scene.He hadn’t even fully shifted into his lycan form, but the Alpha sank his half-formed jaws into the guy’s throat, ripping out his trachea.The howl died in the lieutenant’s chest.The sounds of the fight drew a few soldiers outside, just in time to see that savage man dragging out the corpse.Right in front of their stunned faces, he clawed the guy’s head clean off.I’d seen my fair share of brutal scenes in my life.My own father was pretty damn bloodthirsty, but the Lord could definitely rival his sadistic streak."Let it never cross any of your minds to do something so vile to a woman!" he roared, voice distorted by his wolf.The warriors immediately bowed their heads.I could