Chapter: Chapter 103Chase’s POVWith a hand on Maya’s waist, I led her back to the ballroom. “What was that about?”“Long story.” She sighed. “I’ll tell you when we get home. Why did you come looking for me?”I eyed her. “With the amount of time you took, you might have drowned in the toilet— ow!” I laced my fingers through hers to stop her from elbowing me again. “I was worried. You took so long and I tried to reach you but you’ve put up that darn wall again. You need to stop doing that.”My alarm had grown as everyone went far with dinner but Maya still didn’t return. I would have come to find her since but Ron managed to slightly ease my worry by assuring me that if she was in trouble, she would have reached out to me. So, I had waited until dinner neared its end and empty glasses were being replaced with wine to make a toast to the night’s success. That was when my patient snapped.Maya grimaced guiltily. “Sorry, babe. I didn’t want you to feel me getting worked up and come find me.”I sighed. “Okay,
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Chapter: Chapter 102Maya's POVI scented her before I saw her.“Did you and Kylan plan this? You both are making this night way too long for me.” I sighed and turned to face Lily who watching me like a hawk watching a stray chick. So damn theatrical. Both of them should work at the opera.The overwhelming smell of alcohol drew my attention away from Lily to the other female present and I frowned.“You!” I pointed, flabbergasted.Lily smirked. “Nice work, Sloane. For a moment I thought she wasn’t going to show but here she is.”‘Sloane’ was the female that had bumped into me and spilt her drink down my back. Her staggering flushed state had made me think she was drunk but seeing her coherent and standing beside Lily made me realize that her drunken act was only a ploy to get me here.“Well played, Lily, I’m here now. What do you want?” I asked and stalked to the mirror to survey how bad my dress was.A look passed between Lily and Sloane before Sloane brushed passed me with a scornful sneer to exit the re
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Chapter: Chapter 101Maya’s POVThe night went on with no further incident and soon we were called to sit for dinner. As Chase and I moved to our designated spot, where Ron was already seated— thankfully he had ditched the shades— a server bumped into me but Chase pulled me out of the way before anything could spill on me. I couldn’t relish his smooth safe though because seconds later someone else bumped into me from behind.Cold wetness seeped through the back of my dress and spread everywhere. I felt mortified.“You have got to be kidding.” I gasped and swivelled around.“Oh my goodness, I am so sorry.” A drunk female brunette that looked oddly familiar hiccupped. Her face was red and the glass whose former content now decorated me hung loosely from her hand. “I’m sorry, it was an accident.” She muttered again and staggered away while I simmered in annoyance.People around cast furtive glances my way and I rolled my eyes in irritation. Suddenly, warmth and the scent of my mate encased me as Chase placed
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Chapter: Chapter 100Maya’s POVWe turned to see the blue-eyed devil dressed in a navy blue tuxedo with a smirk gracing his lips.From the corner of my eye, I caught Ron emerge from the crowd to watch our interaction through narrowed eyes.“Greene,” Chase acknowledged him with a cold barely there smile. “I can’t say I’m glad that I made it either.”“You were able to address the sudden problem that arose then?”“Regrettably, yes.”“Ah.” Kylan nodded. “Ever efficient.” Disgust rolled off Chase in waves. Kylan then turned to me. “And who may this be?”I stiffened. All the while he spoke, I had kept my gaze on the ground but as he asked, he met his gaze with a thousand hells of hatred burning from mine.I knew he would not recognize my scent as it was now intermingled with Chase’s since we mated but I had no doubt he would recognize my face.Kylan didn’t disappoint. His eyes rounded as recognition filled them and he staggered back and then forward as he attempted to reach for me. I say attempted because his h
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Chapter: Chapter 99Chapter 99Maya's POV.Ron dislodged from his killing machine and joined us.“How does your hair still look good after that ride?” The jealousy in my voice could be heard from a mile away.“It’s in the genes.” He shrugged and reached into his pocket. I thought of how gorgeous Genny effortlessly was and nodded. It really was in the genes.My gaze caught on the object Ron pulled out. “Ron, no.”“What? It ties the look together.” He said, happily donning his new accessory despite my protests.“You do not need that.” I shook my head at him.“He likes to look as unapproachable as possible at these kinds of events.” Chase explained without prompt, his eyes taking down every detail of our surroundings.I looked Ron up and down sceptically. “And you settled on wearing a pair of sunglasses indoors to achieve that? At night time for that matter?”“Why not?” Ron shrugged. “Nightcrawlers get away with it.I facepalmed, knowing fully well who he was referring to. “Ron, their vampires. Of course, t
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Chapter: Chapter 98Maya's POVReaching for my phone on the bedside table, my gaze fell on the bed and heat crept up my cheeks as images of Chase and me from earlier flashed in my mind. Moments ago, we were there being all wild and dirty but now, as we got ready, silence enveloped the room as we stayed stuck in our thought bubbles.I was glad that Chase was coming with me because despite my insistence on attending the party, now that the minutes to show time were counting down, my bravado was gone and all that I felt was dread.Failing to conceal my anxiety, I drew in a shaky breath and Chase’s eyes instantly snapped my way, meeting my gaze in the mirror.“Are you okay?” Worry laced his question.“Mhmm.” No, I think I might vomit.“I heard that.” He smiled wryly and came up behind me.“Oh.” Redness bloomed on my cheeks and neck. “I forgot I had gotten rid of the wall between us.”Chase laid a feather-light kiss on my exposed shoulder. “I’m glad you did.”“So am I.” I smiled, leaning into him.“Feeling be
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Chapter: Chapter 13Yara's (Aliya’s) POV “Wat—” I cleared my throat and tried again, squinting against the harsh rays that streamed through the window. “Water.” I requested as I struggled to sit up in the foreign bed. “Hey,” A voice said and hands adjusted the pillows to help me get comfortable. “Careful now, you could rip a stitch.” No... “You didn’t.” He could not have come. No way he actually followed me here. “Here.” The object of my disbelief handed me a glass of water. I gaped at him, too stunned to move. Ian sighed, “Drink up, cupcake.” At his words, a scoff sounded from the other side of the bed, drawing my attention. My pulse leapt when I spotted Kaiden staring right at me with brows dipped and arms crossed. What is going on? I looked around me before bringing my gaze back to Ian and despite the concern written on his face, anger bubbled in me. Anger and hurt that he didn't trust me to do this on my own. “Why are you here, Ian?” I asked, tossing the covers away and swinging my feet to
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Chapter: Chapter 12Kaiden’s POV “What the fuck do you mean 'she went for a run'?” I growled through the mind link.“She said she couldn’t sleep, I had a lot on my mind already and– shit Kai I’m sorry, I should have thought it through.” Ten replied and I could envision his forehead creased with worry.I let out a deep sigh and pushed my wolf to reach the pack house faster.“Come out, let’s go find her. Hopefully our newest trainer hasn’t been mauled yet.”Ten was already pacing in his wolf form when I arrived at the house and joined me as we pounded towards the east border.A few hours ago, I had left the pack house in Ten's care and taken guards up to our borders to check for any suspicious activity. Anything to help me figure out how the rogues had infiltrated.At our second to last scout, we had been held up by a bloody mess. All our guards at the north-west border had been ruthlessly slaughtered. I was livid, so when Ten told me Aliya had not returned from her run, I told myself that the dread that
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Chapter: Chapter 11A human skull lay in the middle of my room surrounded by shards of glass from my now broken window. The time on my phone read 11:47 PM.“This is way too much drama for one day.” I mumbled as I popped my head through the window in search of the culprit but they were gone and I couldn’t pick up a scent.I prodded the frontal bone of the ghastly structure with my toe, how does one deal with an expressly delivered skull?The scent told me this was the real deal and not just a model.I prodded the skull again, doing my best to suppress my panic when a piece of paper slipped out. Written out crudely on it was:‘You whore! You ruined everything! Meet me at the pack's east border before midnight. Don’t test my patience, Omega.’ My throat dried at the last sentence. The word ‘omega’ stared maliciously back at me, a title that I could never escape. How did whoever this is was know my identity?I threw on a hoodie, pants and my hiking boots on autopilot. Could they just be speculating?Stilling
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Chapter: Chapter 10“And last but certainly not the least, Aliya, meet Quinn my darling daughter.” Kaiden said, turning the little girl in his arms to face me.“Wait.” I pointed at her in bewilderment as my gaze darted from Kaiden the familiar blonde in his arms. “You’re the pup from the garden!”Quinn tucked her face into Kaiden’s neck while his eyes darkened at my exclamation. “Yes, Quinn was the one you saved in the garden and for doing that, I owe you my life.” He said solemnly.Poking Quinn’s side gently, he nudged her to face me. “Go on, sweetheart, say hello to the new trainer.”Huge blue eyes peered curiously at me and so many thoughts raced through my mind, each one bringing with it more hurt and a deeper sense of loss than the last. Loss of what I had never had.“Hi!” She greeted me with a hesitant smile and wiggled out of Kaiden’s hold to stand near me. Then in one breath, Quinn went–“Daddy said talking about features are rude but you have the prettiest eyes and nose and prettiest everything
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Chapter: Chapter 9My mouth hung open.“Aliya Manor? Like me? Me, Aliya Manor?” I blubbered, pointing erratically at myself in shock. My eyes found Kaiden’s and he gave me a subtle, smug wink.Drea shot me a withering look. “This is stupid.” Raising her voice, she called out. “That doesn’t make any sense. I won! She got disqualified!”I narrowly missed the finger that she jabbed my way. Surprise slowed my retort but there was no way I was going to let my eyeball get poked out by the queen brat.“Sorry, babe, I don’t make the rules.” I said with a happy shrug.It all started sinking in. I had done it! I was going to have a place right here in this goddessforsaken pack house. Sure, I almost just got killed but is it even a win if you don’t get a quick taste of death first?Drea whirled on me with a snarl, her eyes glowing silver.“You did this! You somehow manipulated this whole sham!” She screamed shrilly.“You do know this is a job right? Like, you’ll have to take care of responsibilities not win a gran
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Chapter: Chapter 8I woke up feeling like I had been run over by a truck and the voices coming from around me only worsened my gnawing headache.“Isn’t the underworld supposed to be a quiet place?” I grunted, burying my head deeper into the pillow. All I wanted to do was sleep for a thousand years and never get up.A certain someone however had other ideas.“Great, you’re finally awake.” Kaiden’s baritone voice sounded from somewhere near me and I squeezed my eyes tight trying to delay facing my reality.I heard him sigh then say, “Aliya and I will be back at the training grounds after I’ve had a quick word with her, you all can go ahead.”Shuffling of feet sounded for a couple of seconds then I was blessed with total silence.“You are healing up, Red, I think it’s time you opened your eyes.”I groaned and turned away from his annoyingly attractive voice. Every single part of my body hurt, the last thing I wanted to do was stand up from here.A shriek escaped my lips as warm hands clasped my shoulders a
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