When they touch me (Shelagh Milano)



Chapter 109 Artemisia

"No!"

Corvina's shrill scream matches the vibrations of my heart as I feel like my throat is too hoarse to even make a sound.

My eyes are set on Fynn who is glaring at me with pitch-black eyes, his chest heaving as he shifts back into his threatening appearance. I thought I would be afraid of him but I can't seem to get myself to do so as Cassy even purrs lightly in the back of my mind.

At least I get to discover that she is as insane as I am.

A sly grin spreads slowly on his lips as he must be feeling our emotions, and my heart flips in my chest just as Matthew presses his lips to my ear. "Do you really want to wait for the marking ceremony?"

His husky whisper travels through my system, making my breath hitch in my lungs as Cassy purrs again, slurring in the back of my mind, 'We don't need that at all.'

I can't cope with her demeanour shifting by 180 degrees, and I turn to look at Matthew, losing myself in his eyes. "I don't think I do."

The whisper has barely left my lips as I feel the bed dip, and Fynn is already crawling towards us.

"Stop him!" Corvina screams again, finally touching Logan's chest, making a single ball of light explode against his frame, causing him to get thrown through the room.

She lifts her hands in defence as Cayden and Matthew look at her angrily while Fynn is too taken by keeping our eye contact upright. "I'm doing this for her."

Logan groans as he pushes himself back up, the wound on his chest already healing.

"I don't want to fight you guys. Please," she says in distress as she tries to calm my mates. "You have to get him away from her."

"And how should we possibly do that?" Cayden retorts with a grin, making her gulp.

"I'm serious, Alpha Cayden. She won't make it if he marks her. Her wolf has barely woken up. She isn't strong enough to make it."

Her words get my heartbeat to skyrocket, my stupid love-sick brain playing them down and pairing with my wolf that can't wait for him to inch even closer.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Fynn lets his lips graze my skin as he moves down my cheek to my neck, making a pleasurable shiver run down my spine.

"Matthew should go first then," Cayden says nonchalantly, getting Corvina to panic.

"That won't be enough! She isn't strong enough yet!" she shouts while I get sucked in by a spiral of lust.

'I'm sure it will be alright,' Cassy giggles as she curls herself up, falling asleep.

Oh, no!

My heart beats into my throat as I sense Fynn's canines elongate, his tongue gliding over the spot where he is supposed to mark me. Oh, my Goddess.

I feel fire streaming up my body, expanding into my chest and making my core throb in pleasant anticipation.

He kisses my skin gently, and I can already feel the puncture of his teeth as Matthew's arms hug me tighter, keeping me from squirming beneath him.

"No, no, no! Finnegan, you will kill her," Corvina screams, Cayden getting in her way as she tries to reach the bed. "She won't survive your mark! I mean look at you!"

Fynn detaches himself from me with

an angered growl, and speaks with a strange tone to his voice, making seem controlled by the evil power slumbering inside of him. “Shut up already if you don't want to end like her.

I have a horrible feeling as he gestures towards Daisy shortly, moving his eyes back onto me, regaining his grin.

As I'm trying to keep my breathing even, it doesn't help the growing dread in my chest that I feel like his eyes are filled with fear.

I guess that Fynn has lost control

over his body to whatever is

controlling him from the inside as he

would never put my life at risk. Also,

it seems to be too late for his

iel

brothers to stop him as he would rip

them apart effortlessly.

Clawing onto Matthew's arms, he kisses my temple, whispering encouragingly. "It will be alright."

Corvina's eyes are filled with sorrow as I concentrate back on my mate before me. I smile at him, wanting to comfort Fynn who is trapped inside of his own body helplessly.

"Don't worry," I whisper to him as he inches closer again. “It's alright."

I lift my head, baring my neck further to him as Logan is the first to put a little effort into my defence. He wraps his arms around his brother's chest, holding him back to keep him from getting closer to me.

Fynn chuckles as Logan looks at me with a void look. "Run! Matthew let her go!"

Matthew's growl vibrates through the skin on my back as I shake my head.

"She can't run, Logan," Cayden says calmly, taking the words out of my mouth. "He would have us killed and caught her before she could even reach the stairs."

Fynn's sly grin grows as he has his gaze still fixed on me, his mind obviously consumed by the thought of marking me.

My heart skips in my chest, and I take a deep breath, grabbing Logan's arms to make him lose his grip.

His eyes widen at my gesture but I just smile at him, “It's okay, really."

Lifting my hand to touch Fynn's face, I caress his cheek with my thumb.

"I love you," I whisper softly. "We will get through this."

As soon as Logan has let go of Fynn, he grabs me, pulling me to lie beneath him, an approving growl passes through him, vibrating onto my body. Sparks explode all over my skin as I close my eyes and turn my head to the side, waiting for his teeth to sink into my flesh.

I feel his warm breath fan my skin and I claw onto the blankets, blending out Corvina's whimpering as I brace myself for whatever might happen. Clenching my eyes closed, I wait for him to finally bite me. The second tick away painfully slowly as I fight to keep myself from hyperventilating.

But as nothing happens, I open an eye, seeing that Fynn has halted in his movements. His veins are retreating, the blackness dominating in his eyes fading slowly.

He breathes strenuously, and I turn my face fully to look at him as his smug expression softens, his usual traits taking over.

Letting himself fall, he buries his head into my hair, taking a deep breath. My heart squeezes in my chest as I drive my hand into his hair to caress him.

"I'll never be the one to ruin your marking ceremony," he whispers, making me laugh.

"You are such an idiot," I say through my tears, taking a shaky breath.