Blood & Romance


Prologue


The wonders of the supernatural side of the world, always so mysterious and silent. Suppose one dropped a needle in a crowd, will the others notice? Probably no, unless you're a supernatural creature. You always feel and sense everything movement, sound and shadows. Every little thing matters. And that is why the supernatural creatures are steps ahead from humanity. Not only they were blessed with extra abilities, but they all are calculating, counting every small opportunity even in the size of an atom. Yes, they stood top at their status, even in the modern times. They burn money without a care, for it keeps coming right at their doors.

But money isn't important to the supernatural creatures. They may have insatiable appetite for certain.. sins, but money was never their problem. In fact, no matter how cruel they can be to the world and others, but they would always soften at their mates. After all, supernatural creatures can only mate once. And they treasure every moment they have with their mates, even go as far as doing anything for them whether in terms of physically, mentally, and emotionally tied. And they can be very jealous and possessive, especially with the males towards the females.

Males can sense their mates more than the females, but the females decide whether or not they will agree whole heartily with their romances.

And no matter what status the females had, males always respect their decision. The bonding of mates can only occur if both is willing to take with all of their being. Human laws of marriage can't even compare to their bonding. Because by then, they would be tied to each other as one, eternally and forever. If one dies, the other follows. And if the widowed one can't follow their dead mate, they will become insane, they will become the damned. And that applies to the ones who haven't found their mates for centuries. They can wait, but sometimes, they can't help but surrender. Without a mate for a long time, one will lose their sanity. And no one but their mate can soothe them, as long as they were not too late.

Because once a creature is damned, they will stay damned til someone ends their miserable life. At least that is what Serenity found on her books.

Sprawled on the floor, wrapped in a thick blanket, Serenity read books under the covers. The room was silent, her perfect place to bury herself with books; the library. Nobody comes here except for herself, her mother and the servants who cleans this place every week. This was her harem, her personal cave. Nobody can tell her what to do or what to act here. This is her gateway heaven including her room and the gardens. Her father once build the library to woe her mother. Since her mother's a bookworm, and which is so obvious considering that she speaks with such wisdom; it gave her father the greatest chance to get to know her mother completely.

And by getting know her mother, she meant getting to know her mother in all possible means- yeah, even in sexual ways.

This library was her father's advantage and he used every advantage to get close. Even go as far as cancelling various meetings just to do.. certain things, oh you get the idea, til they bonded literally in the library. In the walls of the library, they moved around, knocking the bookshelves in heated passion til they sprawled over the library desks, as Serenity imagined. In her parents' bonding, they almost destroyed all library equipment and materials. Which result in them being as bonded mates and the reconstruction of the library for a whole month. But that wasn't the last time either.

In fact the library was her parents' second bedroom til Serenity was old enough to claim the library, thus her parents consummate their moments in their bedroom often, now that their daughter is aware of their coupling ways. Then again, Serenity was conceived in her parents' library moments and so are her siblings. Maybe that's the reason why Serenity is too attached to the library.

The grandfather clock strikes three and it chimed loudly.

Serenity sighed. She will have to face him today. With a heavy heart to leave the library, she glided to the door to leave. Serenity sensed him. He was behind the door, and with courage, she open the door, revealing the ebony haired man with midnight blue eyes, confirming her suspicion. He smirked at her.

"About to leave?" he spoke with his sexy, deep voice. It was hard to keep herself calm and her face stoic.

"Darien Endymion Shields," Serenity gritted her teeth in annoyance.

"Glad you're the same as ever, Serenity Levana Ceri," he countered back smoothly.

Serenity was about to slam the door in front of his face, but he stop it with his own foot with an equal strength. He smiled devilishly at her, with his feral canine teeth flashing. 'Damn persistent wolf' Serenity cursed, trying as much as jamming his foot to hurt him as a warning to leave her alone, but to no avail. She knew he came for her, but she isn't ready yet. But she also knew that this Lycaon gets what he want every time. And she won't be backed down either; it will be their battle to see who will give in first. He may be an Alpha, but Serenity has an equal or more than dominance over him. She's an Anami royalty after all.

They glared at each other, sparks flew equally with dominance and hidden sexual tension from both parties. Serenity keeps denying that she's slowly falling in love with this werewolf, while Darien is as sure as ever, since he's the one who claimed her in the first place. Why is he her mate again? This is going to be another long day for Serenity to be with him and his stupid regular visits.

Life sucks.