Titan was tired. He was physically, emotionally and mentally exhausted. The Golden Truce pack was even more disorganised and crazier than he'd ever dreamed. Clearly, Roman Woodsen had never truly exhibited the rules of a true bonafide leader at all. What he was, was an unapologetic tyrant. A brutal dictator who would have chosen to remain in power through crooked means had he not been forced out. And the destruction of his reign did nothing to combat the pathetic state of his people. They were battered and bruised from the scourge of incompetence and being trampled upon, oppressed, and defeated for too long. He and Ryan couldn't do more than what they did anyway. And now, all he wanted was a hot shower and eight complete uninterrupted hours of sleep to refresh his battered body. He stepped out of the car, and he had just locked it with the key, when Olivia unexpectedly ran into him and hugged him tight, nearly knocking the wind out of him. "You're home!" she cried. Titan regained
Titan and Asher exchanged a glance. "Shut the door, and keep talking," Titan ordered.Leo closed the door and walked to the chair opposite Titan's desk as he spoke. "When Maya and I came home, we met Olivia and she prepared Maya something to eat while I ran a hot bath. When Maya was bathing, Olivia asked her about the kidnapping. At first, I was mildly angry at Olivia for bringing that up. I mean she had just gone through a traumatic experience. Why re-live it? But Maya was fine with it. Except that she didn't tell me and Olivia the complete truth then.""What did Maya say?" Titan demanded. "She told us she'd woken up that night to pee, and when she came out of the bathroom, two masked men were already in the bedroom. The house was also in disarray from the attack, and she could hear shouts and screams. Before she could even react, the men sprinkled something on her face that caused her to fall asleep. She woke up, bound in chains in the room Asher and I found her in.""Okay, and what
Titan and Olivia were relaxing the following day in Titan's car away from the house."So they made a mistake by kidnapping Maya and I was the actual target?"Titan nodded. "You were, but they were incompetent idiots.""This was a close call for both myself and Maya.""What do you mean?""That they could have killed her of course,"Titan nodded. "Maybe Roman didn't want to exacerbate the situation any further. Besides, he had nothing to gain from Maya's death.""I'm just glad she's safe, but do you believe your fight with them is over?""I hope so, and at least we currently have everything in control.""Yeah,""That's what you love about me isn't it?" He asked teasingly.She smiled. "I don't know what you are talking about,""Oh c'mon you like the fact that I take control. Women love things like that,""You dominate Titan, monopolising in such a way that no one has a choice but to let you just take control."Titan ruminated on that for a split second. "Well as a King you either learn to
Titan clasped her hand across the table, trying to gauge her reaction to what he said about Miriel. Did she misunderstand? "Look at me,"She slowly and reluctantly raised her head and his thumb smoothed the back of her hand. He took a deep breath before he started speaking."The first day I saw you, I knew somewhere within me that you would come to mean more. But I didn't want you to mean more, and I tried to evade it. More than anyone I understand the power of emotions and I didn't want to have anything to do with such power.""You know everyone says real love grows stronger with time. But all I can tell you, Olivia, is that my feelings for you scare me. They run so deep, and they have never wavered. Maybe that's why they scare me so much. Or maybe they scare me so much because I'm so used to feeling in control. And what I feel for you, controls me instead."Olivia smiled and kissed his hand, pleased with his heartfelt confession. She could sense his fear and reluctance behind his wor
The birds were chirping at dawn the following morning. Olivia relaxed on Titan's chest and started at the ring on her finger again, turning it this way and that to catch the early morning sunlight. It was her first day as an engaged woman and she was prepared to relish it. Soon she would be a wife. Titan Black's wife. A role she was prepared to slip into like a favourite red dress."Awake already?" Titan asked and she sat up to kiss him. "You were up late with Asher last night," she said. "What were you discussing?""About how I intend to run away to the mountains with you," he said, kissing her."Titan, be serious,""Asher thinks I need to set up a meeting with the pack and family heads to announce our wedding,""And let me guess you're apprehensive about their reservations.""I don't care, nor do I give a shit about their bloody reservations. And I am not asking for permission, I'm only telling them as a formality and disbursing invites. That's pretty much it.""But you do know that
The big day had arrived. After a month of overplanning, firing over fifteen planners, thanks to Maya's pregnancy hormones flying through the roof, fighting through budget constraints, and bickering about the food and the guest list, the big day had finally arrived. It had been an overwhelming month. Olivia had found herself besieged with demands. First, from everything the ceremony required and then from her own body. In the last few days of the last month, she'd found herself dealing with irritability, mood swings, and nausea at odd times of the day. Perhaps her body was overreacting to all of the physical stress, but standing in her wedding lingerie, her hair packed in a neat stylish chignon, and her face neatly done in flawless make up, she knew it was all worth it. Today was the first day of a new month. It would be memorable, celebratory, and a day in time to always remember and cherish.Maya came inside, dressed in her burnt orange stylish gown, which the other bridesmaids Cel
Titan noticed Olivia excuse herself from her guests to find a bathroom. He excused himself and went to find Maya who was chatting animatedly with a couple of guests. He simply dragged her away from them, while Maya apologised for the unexpected intrusion."That wasn't polite Titan,""What's wrong with Olivia? Is she feeling okay? She went into the bathroom a few minutes ago looking uncomfortable." Maya shrugged. "I asked her about it and she said she was fine,""Well, ask her again,""Listen Titan, I'm sure it's nothing but cold feet,""The wedding ceremony is over,""But not the coronation, and don't forget the pack has never truly accepted her. They are just here out of grudging respect.""Olivia knows that the only decision and acceptance that matters here is mine. Just go get her from the ladies bathroom. The coronation is going to start anytime soon,"Maya turned around and walked in to get Olivia, who was staring at the mirror feeling like there was something terribly wrong with
Mellor watched her from the small pond in his habitat. He knew she was not yet awake, because the force that had closed Olivia's paranormal nature and encased it within the emptiness he'd seen, was fighting to keep it closed perpetually. What he couldn't detect was why. And who or what this force was. Despite knowing she wasn't awake, he stopped by over the next two days simply to appease Titan. The boy was wracked with worry and he had not had a moment's rest since the shocking events of the coronation. Mellor knew Titan needed his strength as King overseeing the affairs of the Kingdom. But he also knew he would not rest until Olivia woke up. So he rubbed a strong sleep potion on his hand and shook Titan's hand with it when he was leaving.Hours later, Titan awoke with a start. It was five pm in the evening. How the hell had he slept for so long? He washed his face hurriedly and scurried down to Olivia's bedroom. She was still unconscious. Titan sat beside her and slowly stroked her