The next morning….Lucy woke up and headed for the dining room, there she found Darren and Sharon, the both of them seemed to have started eating without her. Lucy felt really hurt to see this.Darren's heart clenched with guilt as he caught sight of the hurt flickering across Lucy's face, but he quickly suppressed the feeling.“So you now have your breakfast without me?” Lucy asked him, with tears welling up in her eyes. "Lucy, I didn't mean to upset you," he said , his voice soft and apologetic. Sharon, on the other hand, wore a smile that seemed genuine, and she extended an invitation for Lucy to join them at their table. "Come on, Lucy, we'd love to have you with us," she coaxed warmly.Initially, Lucy shook her head in refusal, but Sharon's persistence eventually wore her down. "Alright," she relented, "I'll join you." As they all sat together, Sharon's demeanor changed, and she openly inquired about the nature of Lucy's mate bond with Darren. "So, how did you two end up tog
That night, under the cover of darkness, Sharon seized the opportunity presented by Lucy's absence. She cautiously approached Darren's room, her heart pounding in her chest. As she entered the room, she found him sitting on the edge of the bed, deep in thought. “Hey,” she muttered, drawing him out of his thoughts.Darren turned to her looking quite surprised to see her inside his room. “Is everything okay?” He asked, noticing her fright look.“No, I heard a terrible dream,” she informed him.With tears in her eyes, she said to him, “I had a terrible nightmare and I feel shaken to the core.”“Tell me what the dream was all about. Do not be scared,” he said to her, trying to ease her fright.She moved closer and sat down by his side. “I do not want to talk about it Darren. The dream was so bad,” she lied her way through, while slowly pressing her body to him.“At least you know that it was just a dream. Nothing is going to happen to you inside this pack, everywhere is safe and this bo
Lucy was having so much fun with Maddie. She poured her heart out to her within a little amount of time. She really loved it so much. "The dream I had yesterday was so crazy," she blurted out to Maddie, earning a weird, questioning look from her. "Seriously?" Maddie asked, moving closer to Lucy. She was suddenly interested in anything she has to say. "Yes, it was really weird!" Lucy exclaimed and Maddie continued fixing her eyes on her, questions swirling in them. Lucy wasn't saying anything after that, and it was hurting Maddie. Because, she really wanted to be given every detail of it. "I need the details, Lucy. What was the dream about?" Maddie said, unable to keep it in anymore. Lucy stared at her, a smile dancing on her lips. She really loved seeing Maddie that way. She stopped what she was doing and focused her full attention on Maddie. "So, the dream was..." Lucy was interrupted by a knock on the door. Maddie and Lucy exchanged a look, before Maddie stood up to open th
"So, now. Tell me what the issue is." Carlos slowly said Lucy, lifting her head from his chest. Lucy sniffed noisily and backed away from him. "No, it's fine. You don't have to worry." She said and started walking away from him. Carlos ran after her, asking her the same question. Lucy didn't say anything. She was still trying to keep her tears in and she knew that if she had started talking again, she would have started another round of crying. "Carlos," she suddenly called out, halting before him. She raised her head and plastered a smile that didn't reach her eyes on her lips. "I'm fine, I promise. I just need to go to the visitor's room, for now. I need to clear my head. Sharon can have Darren if she wants." With that, she walked away, her eyes fixed on the nelty space in front of her. Okay, she didn't actually mean to spill out the last part. It just came out and unfortunately, she couldn't take her words back. Carlos washed after her, taking a bag from her shoulder. He f
"Lucy, Lucy!" He called out, waiting for an answer. He didn't get any. Instead of knocking, he moved backwards and started kicking the door. After the first kick, Lucy suddenly jolted from the bed, trying to figure out where the nose was coming from. A second later, she realized that it was from the door, so she dashed towards it. She knocked it to inform the person at the other side of the door that she was awake and she was about to open the door. Thankfully, Carlos heard it, so he stopped and breathed out in relief. Lucy was alive, she didn't kill herself. Lucy slowly twisted the key in the keyhole and opened the door, to find a slightly sweaty Carlos staring back at her. "Is everything fine?" She asked in concern. Carlos gulped a little, before saying, "yes. I actually thought you were dead." He said jokingly, and Lucy gave him a small smile, shaking at him. He was unbelievable. "So, why are you here? Is...Darren around?" She slowly asked, staring out of the door. Carlo
After Darren concluded the hearing with the verdict, everything was over, but the court wasn't dismissed immediately. He went back to his seat and sat down without looking back at Lucy. However, he could feel her eyes on him and he knew that she just wanted him to look at her again. But, he wasn't interested in giving her that pleasure. So, he just kept on staring straight ahead, acting oblivious to that fact. Lucy turned her head away from Darren. She didn't know why she wanted him to look at her anyway, they weren't even supposed to cross part at all, not after what he did with Sharon. A few seconds later, she felt his eyes on her. He was staring hard at her and he wasn't even trying to hide it. She slowly turned her head towards his direction, their eyes locking onto one another. Lucy gulped down, while Darren just looked on. He wanted to look away, but he couldn't. His eyes started roaming around her face, taking in all of her features. She was looking so pretty and he
After that little moment between Lucy and Darren, Lucy changed into her wolf form and started going home with the guards assigned to her. While she was going, she couldn't just stop thinking about Darren and what happened in the court. It was as if they were looking at each other throughout. She can't even remember most of the words said in the court. The only thing that she can remember clearly is Darren and his face. They had been communicating so much through that little eye contact. Even though she is currently angry with him, she wishes to experience that with him again. She found herself smoking so hard, still bringing back the view of Darren licking his lips at her. Even though she knew that he didn't do it on purpose, she was still happy about it, smiling like a very happy child. Immediately Lucy and Darren left the house for the court, Sharon's phone started ringing. With a grin on her face, she picked it up almost immediately. "Hey, baby!" She said excitedly, ho
Sharon hadn't even taken up to three steps from her man, when she turned back. She was missing him already. "You can walk with me back home, can't you? I mean, I'm sure nobody is going to see us." She whined, dragging the man's hand. "I can't, Sharon. It's risky." The man said, trying to peel her body away from him, but she was being adamant. Since nobody was at home, she wanted to use the opportunity to spend time with her man endowed going back home to face Darren - and Lucy. Ugh, Lucy. She thought, squeezing her face into a slight frown. "Please. Okay, since you don't want to walk with me back home, why don't we just walk to the river bank and just enjoy the view of the water before I leave?" She asked again, batting her lashes at him. She really hoped he would agree to that, because she didn't want to go back home early. If she- "That sounds perfect!" The man said, dragging her out of her thoughts. A grin settled on her face, spreading out on her lips up to her ears. S