It was nighttime and the ceremony was still in full swing.Nicole was now dressed in a white dress and Roman was dressed in a white regal robe.With singing and dancing, they were ushered out of the Packhouse. Roman had Nicole's hand in his as he didn't want to let her go, one bit.At this point, he felt more attached to her, especially after they held the staff of authority together."How do you feel?" He mind-linked her as he wouldn't be able to talk to her with all the cheers and people around."I feel great! Everything feels so surreal, right now." She replied, swiftly. She couldn't believe her eyes. She recalled she used to be one naive girl who would always run around her father. At the thought of her father, the smile on her face crumbled for a minute. However, she felt Roman's hand on her chin and he turned her head to look at her. "You shouldn't think of odd things at this time. Let your heart feel the joy in the atmosphere." He said, with an entranced look on his face.N
Two days ago...There was a loud crackling sound and light footsteps, resounded in the dungeon.Sharp claws drummed against the iron bars of a cell and Ariel shifted in his sleep. A frown formed on his face as he opened his eyes slowly.He had not gotten enough sleep and added to it, he couldn't sleep for days.He felt tortured and betrayed."Who the fuck is that?" He asked out loud, thinking it was one of the guards that had disturbed his sleep. He had a high sense of hearing and the slightest noise could wake him up. At his question, there was silence and slowly he placed his hand on the wall and helped himself up."Who the fuck is there? Show yourself!" He yelled as he was determined to kill anyone that came close.If only he could get out of prison."It's me!" A voice suddenly rang out and Ariel's head whipped in the direction of the voice.He heard the voice from behind, however, he couldn't see anyone, anywhere."Who are you? Show yourself!" He said again. His eyes were red a
Nicole was in Roman's arms as he carried her and ran into the Pack's house.Nate was following closely behind and Roman screamed, "Get the healer, right now!" Everyone was running helter-skelter, as the day of dancing was turned into the day of great sorrow.There was a dark aura around the Pack and everyone wondered if the new Luna was really going to die.Roman rushed into his room and the healer walked in from behind.Immediately, Nicole's dress was torn to reveal her chest.The bullet wound on her chest was deep and it was starting to corrode into her skin. It was a silver bullet!"It's a silver bullet, Alpha!" The healer said, taking out his tweezers from his bag. He took out a syringe from his backpack and Roman's instincts kicked in."What are you trying to do?" He yelled at the healer knowing what a syringe could do in the mafia world."Relax, Roman." Nate called out from behind. "He is not trying to harm her. He just wants to stop the rotting around the bullet wound." Nate
"Ahhhhh...." Genevieve screamed as she thrashed everything on the table before her to the ground."That bastard!" She yelled, with a livid look. She had carefully planned out everything. She had possessed Ariel with black magic and it was left for him to shoot Nicole in the head. However, everything had backfired. Everyone in the Pack was singing praises about Nicole and it irked her greatly. "Everything should belong to me!" She yelled as envy, greed, and jealousy filled her eyes.The praises that were being sung about Nicole should have been hers.She thought that the beautiful dress Nicole had worn for the coronation ceremony should have been hers as well. Also, she thought that she should have touched the staff instead of the flimsy Nicole.Genevieve wondered why her dream of becoming the Luna was slipping past her like that."I'll kill you!" She declare, and banged her hand on the table continuously.She had been there during the coronation ceremony and she could only appear a
"You called!" Bryce walked into the study with a frown on his face.He had been dealing with the issue of how Ariel got into the dungeon."Yes, grandfather!" Roman said, with Zarius standing behind him. "The elders are clamoring for an explanation! They want to know why Ariel was locked up!" Bryce said and then sat at the table.At Bryce's words, Roman burst into a peal of hilarious laughter."Have them know that anyone who goes against the Alpha will end up like Ariel." He said, in an authoritative tone."Good!" Bryce said and then turned to look at Zarius."How is Nicole now?" He asked, even though her life was no longer in danger, he was concerned. "She is well." Roman answered, simply with a finger on his chin."You don't want to take a seat?" He asked, looking at the new Beta who was standing beside Roman. "Right!" Zarius said and then sat on the second chair beside the table."Why have you called this meeting?" Bryce asked, impatiently. Before Roman could reply to his questi
"Jamie..." Bryce called out, with a happy look on his face.Immediately, she moved away from Roman and gave her grandfather a hug. On the other hand, Nate and Zarius were a bit surprised to see her. While Dan who thought she was human couldn't stop the continuous twitching of his lips.While Roman was confused, he put on a neutral expression and then walked toward the grandfather and granddaughter."Let's go in." He said, with a small smile. He then held onto Jamie and started to lead her in. Silently, she followed after him with Bryce following behind. Her face was serious at this moment as there was a reason why she had come to the Pack. Soon, the trio was in Roman's study, and as soon as the door was closed. He asked her, "Why are you here?" There was silence for a few moments as Jamie walked toward the couch and sat on it. Her expression was serious and at the same time fierce."I have a reason." She said, finally.Looking at her, Roman realized she had changed. She was a bit
As Roman walked down the hallway, he had a deep frown on his face. Jamie's question continued to resound in his head. Actually, he had noticed certain things about his grandfather.He would always get lost in his thoughts and he was easy to withdraw from conversations. Also, Bryce had been keeping to himself, a lot, lately which was unlike him. As Roman got to the door of his bedroom, he shook off those disturbing thoughts from his head. He decided to talk to his grandfather later on.Turning the doorknob, he walked into the bedroom, to see Nicole on the couch."Aren't you supposed to be resting?" He asked, with a frown on his face."I'm fine..." She answered, simply, folding her arms."Are you okay?" He asked, walking toward her and then sat beside her. He could read her expression and he knew she definitely was not fine."I feel like I'm useless here. Sleeping on the bed for a whole day doesn't make sense at all. I am the Luna now and I should perform my duties as one." She said, l
Immediately Nicole heard Roman's voice, she came to an abrupt stop. Her eyes widened as she almost stumbled."Ahhh..." She screamed as she tried to hold onto the wall. However, Roman was quick to catch hold of her by her waist.Slowly, he took her up in his arms carrying her toward the bed."That was so close." Nicole whispered, still with wide eyes. Her eyes shut immediately thinking of how she would have fallen heavily to the ground. She would have bruises all over."Are you so scared of a simple fall?" Roman asked, in a teasing tone. He then placed her on the bed, slowly."It's not just a simple fall!" She said, with pursed lips."Oh...you are a strong Werewolf, you shouldn't be scared of falling." He said, with a low chuckle."Then why did you catch me?" She asked back. "I didn't want you to fall." He said, quickly with a small smile on his face."Well, if you think I'm strong, you shouldn't have caught me then." She said, with a taunting smile on her face.Roman was silent for a
After Mrs Liu had dispersed the substance into Nicole's body, Nicole hasn't stopped from proclaiming that she isn't mated to Roman and likewise wasn't meant to be his Luna.She had left the healer's quarter without his knowledge since he wasn't back yet, with the thought that she'd wake up after a long time.As soon as she left the quarter, the way she behaved made every one who saw her assume she had run mad again. It was looking more like a psychiatric patient who had luckily escaped her prison."Who said I am mated to Roman?" She scoffed. "I don't like him, I don't fancy any thing about him. Why on earth would you think I would want him as a mate? Well, I ain't interested in any of that, and I don't want to be his so-called Luna, okay?! That shit should go to hell as well."Some guards had tried to stop her and take her back to the healer's quarters but she insisted. "Don't you even touch me or I'll strangle your neck to hell." She threatened."I don't need Roman. I don't want his
Nicole was standing before the floor-to-ceiling window, in Roman's study. There was a bottle of wine in her hand and her eyes were red.Her face was pale and she looked like she would pass out any moment from now. "Luna!" Zarius suddenly called out from behind as he walked into the study. His eyes were filled with so much worry for her. However, he didn't get a response from her, as she was lost in thought. "Luna!" He called out again as he moved closer to her. A few seconds later, she turned to look at him, with raised brows. "You are needed at the daycare!" Zarius said, with a serious look. "I'll be there!" Nicole answered coldly and then turned to look back at the window. For days she had been shuffling between the bedroom and Roman's study. She also tried desperately to avoid her parentsZarius stood there for a few more seconds. Slowly, he then turned around to leave but he halted his steps when he heard her voice. "Where are my parents?" She asked and at this point, she
The meeting room went into a pin-drop silence as Scar lay on the floor, with blood oozing out of his head continuously. However, the others weren't fazed. It wasn't the first time they had seen such a level of killing. As soon as they heard Roman's question, they spoke up, "No Boss!" Their voice was chorused and there was obvious fear and respect in their eyes for Roman. "Let's proceed!" Roman ordered as he sat back down on his chair. Immediately, Lucas proceeded with his informal presentation, "The import of goods has been on the low as Azazel has taken over half of the market!" He said. As he continued to say what had been happening in Roman's absence, Roman felt uneasy in his seat. His hands were clenched into tight fists. Everything his grandfather had worked for, was slowly crumbling. Minutes passed and Lucas was done talking. He looked up at Roman, waiting for his next order. "What information do you have about Azazel and his organization?" Roman asked, with a serious lo
Roman and Jamie drove speedily into the Salvatore mansion. He had a fierce expression on his face while Jamie had a big smile on her face.There was a row of men dressed in black, standing before the mansion's entrance. Immediately the car stopped, and one of the men rushed forward and opened the car door for Roman. "Welcome, Boss!" He greeted him with a deep bow. His voice was filled with so much enthusiasm and immediately Roman stepped out. The men all bowed, "Welcome back, Boss!" They chorused, in a loud and respectful tone. They had missed the era of Roman as the mafia head. Even though they were happy to see him, they kept on stoic faces.On the other hand, Roman was filled with so much nostalgia and he felt like he was home.He felt more at home here than in the Pack."Where is Lucas?" He asked, in a cold tone as he looked all around. On the other hand, Lucas had stealthily walked toward Jamie's side of the door."Welcome!" He greeted her, with a slight smile on his face.
An hour passed and Nicole was before her parents' ward. She was absolutely not ready to see them but then she couldn't avoid them. For a moment, she started to sympathize with her mother for her injury. But then she was stable now and she started to think why Roman would just suddenly attack her mother. She couldn't fathom what reason he would have.He had the power to kill them off a long time ago but then he didn't. All because of the love he had for her. "Do you want to go in, now?" Zarius asked from behind.He was diligent in looking after her as it was Roman's most important instruction to him. "Yes." Nicole answered, with a shake of her fingers.Her lips quivered as she took a step forward and swiftly, she turned the doorknob shakily.As she walked in, she spotted her mother laying on the bed, with a smile on her face.She looked rosy and not like someone who had been injured.As she took another step into the ward, she glanced at her father. He had a serious expression on
Nicole opened her eyes with a start and she felt a stabbing pain in the back of her head. Her eyes were as clear as day but then her head was in a mushy state.She couldn't remember what had happened the night before. The rays of the morning sun shone through the windows, as Nicole continued to reel on what had happened. A few seconds later, the scenes of last night started to flood in her head. Her eyes widened in shock as she remembered what she had done.Immediately, she shot up to her feet as her heart thudded in her chest.Last night, while Roman was in the study after Nate left, Nicole had gone to see her parents. There she found her mother bleeding from her stomach. Without thinking twice, she had rushed back to the room to look for Roman, however, he wasn't there. She was livid and it felt like she was going to kill Roman. She was overwhelmed by an emotion she didn't recognize. "Roman!" Nicole yelled, with fear in her eyes as she dashed into the bathroom to look for him
"Shit!" Roman cussed as Nicole dashed toward him with a crazed expression. Her fingers were lengthened and before long, she was before him.She stretched her hand in a bid to attack him but he was quick to hold onto her. "Ahhh!" She screamed as she tried to get hold of his neck. Her eyes were red and it was like she had been possessed. Her real self was locked deep within her mind."Nicole!" Roman yelled as he held onto her tightly. He used most of his strength to restrain her as she was unimaginably strong. He was trying to bring her back by yelling her name but then it wasn't working."How dare you!" She yelled as she struggled against him. The indignant feeling in her eyes was strong.At this point, Roman knew she was going crazy about something."What are you saying, Nicole?" Roman asked as his grip started to loosen around her. Swiftly, she took hold of the opportunity and dragged herself out of his hold. Their hands struggled and Nicole jumped, with so much force. She toppl
"What do you mean?" Roman asked, with a frown on his face. His brows were scrunched up, in confusion. Immediately, he moved closer to Nicole and sat beside her.Taking hold of her hand, he could see how pale her skin was and he was filled with worry. "She is being controlled!" Nate said but then his tone was filled with uncertainty. His eyes were narrowed and in the next second, he folded his arms."What do you mean she is being controlled? She has a mind of her own." Roman said but then he wasn't even a hundred percent sure about his words. He had also noticed that she wasn't herself. "Yes! She does but it doesn't seem so." Nate replied. "Can you find out who is controlling her? Or is she feigning it?" Roman asked. He started to think in all directions, not knowing what to do. At his words, Nate sighed and then said, "Unfortunately, no. I can't even find a trace of any unfamiliar energy." He replied. Hearing Nate's words, Roman frowned. He started to wonder how the seer had fou
"What do you want?" She asked, immediately, with an indignant look. On the other hand, Roman was greatly surprised to see her in the bedroom. He was damn sure she had been in the study a while ago."Did you leave the bedroom?" He asked, with a frown on his face, ignoring her question."What do you mean? I never left! You want me to leave now?" She asked, and then crossed her arms. Her eyes shone with defiance and she was ready to refute anything he says."What?! No! I don't want that!" He said and then took a step back. He wanted to see if she was really fine but then he didn't see anything wrong."Maybe I was seeing things!" He said to himself and was about to turn around. He still could sense a different energy coming from her and he wasn't about to have a brawl with her. As he took a step forward, Nicole's voice rang out, "When are you releasing my parents?" Her eyes were filled with so much authority and her tone was fierce. It wasn't like she was asking him to, she was demandi