(Book 2 of The Elf King trilogy)
The familiar characters and some background information,are,of course,Tolkien,and of Marvels Loki Series.The new are my own creation,a continuation of those stories.I take no credit for Tolkien's or Marvels bodies of work.
We separated in battle by Morgul magic.Witches. Separation always lead to dire consequences.It was strategic,happened so quickly,a wave of witches,creatures,and illusion.I fought through,managed to clear the illusion.Where was my husband?Gut wretching panic set in.I flew straight up,calling out,then screaming.Frantically scanned the field.I saw his elk.Dread filled my heart.Within a second I was there. Witches scattered all directions.I turned each I could to dust.They moved so fast,in such odd patterns,I only got a few.I covered the kings battered, bleeding body with mine as the witches kept attacking. They're attack on Thranduil had been brutal.
"V!I need you!"
At the kingdom:
It was a long night.I managed to heal his wounds,as he thrashed and convulsed,no help from the healers.They were afraid to come near him.
"Cowards!Get out!"
Neither would the White council enter.This was Morgul dark magic,and he was considered cursed.
Legolas,Tauriel, and our Orcian daughter was all I had.It was enough.
The wounds slowly closed,his beauty,more entrancing than ever.
Around dawn,his eyes fluttered open.
"The light."he mumbled.
Legolas quickly closed the shutters.
My face fell to his chest,as I sobbed.
"Little dove,no.All is well.Please, no."he crooned against my head, "Look.I am well."
I raised my eyes,everyone gasped. His eyes glowed red.
"Starving,in fact."
"Starving?"I repeated cautiously, "-for what?"
"Everything smells so wonderful.You smell wonderful."he said,sitting up.
"Husband-"I began,then turned to the others,"Leave us."
"No."legolas stated,"I won't let him harm you."
"What?!"Thranduil said,"my son-"
"Look."Legolas said,snatching a hand mirror from the bureau,holding it to him,"Look at your eyes,those fangs!"
VIOLET
I've been called too much since the day I grew hips and learned how to use my voice.
Too loud. Too soft. Too thick. Too Black.
Too hungry for men who never knew what to do with me.
That's fine.
Let the weak choke on my flavor.
I came here to work. A two-month contract with a secretive werewolf pack, patching up warriors and pretending the whole fated mates thing doesn't apply to humans like me.
Then I met him.
Leon Starling-six-foot-six of alpha arrogance, with glacier eyes and a body built to sin.
King of the Crescent Moon Pack.
And apparently... fated to me.
Our first meeting? In his oversized, overcompensating office.
He told me to show respect.
I told him to choke on it.
"You're in my territory, human," he growled.
"And you're in my light," I said. "Move."
The problem?
I don't want to be claimed.
I want to be taken.
But every time I lean in, he backs off.
Like he's scared I'll break.
"I don't want to hurt you," he says, voice hoarse, fists clenched.
I smirk, slow and wicked.
"Then you're not man enough to fuck me."
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LEON
She walked into my office like she belonged there.
No fear. No scent of submission. Just fire, hips, and attitude.
She was supposed to be another healer.
A professional. Temporary.
Not mine.
But the moment I scented her, I knew.
Violet Blues is everything I've been searching for-and everything I shouldn't touch.
Defiant. Human. Forbidden.
She looks at me like she dares me to try.
Laughs like she knows I already lost.
"You think your little attitude makes you strong?" I snapped.
"No," she purred, dragging her gaze down my body. "But it makes you hard."
I should've walked away.
Should've buried the bond howling in my blood.
Instead, I backed her against my desk and nearly begged.
She doesn't want love.
She wants to be ruined.
"Say it again," I growl, my voice raw.
"You're not strong enough to take me," she whispers.
And that's when I knew-
She wasn't sent to complete me.
She was sent to destroy me