LILITH’S POV: The jugular vein supplies most of the blood to the brain, so one swipe and he bleeds to death.Sadly, I’m interrupted by rustling sounds behind us.Jared tosses me away in mere seconds, realizing we aren’t alone any more, stepping backward to put up his front again.I stumble back, barely holding myself from falling on my buttWe both turn in unison to see Alpha Kain watching us.This is the second time he’s seeing us together, and I don’t know if I can lie my way out of this one“Alpha Kain.” Jared smiles brightly, bowing to show respect… like he hadn’t just tried to have his way with me in the middle of the forest seconds ago.Kain’s wolf remains silent but his eyes say something completely different, almost sinister, and staring at Jared alone.Jared bows again, morphing into his wolf and running off like the fucking coward he is.Now that he’s gone, that intense gaze turns to me and I stand there, speechless and awkward. What excuse could I possible come up with to
LILITH’S POV:There’s an instant shift in his eyes, from rage to need, just before they move to my lips.I sense the sudden desire in him, to possess what someone else tried to take from him and mark his territory.Like every other Alpha, he’s a possessive beast and possibly seeing Jared play around with his toy had set him off the wrong way.Taking the opportunity, I take a step forward, pressing my boobs against his chest and putting on my best acting yet.“I admit I was wrong, thinking on my own… just… I didn’t want you to misunderstand and think I was choosing him over you. I swear that my loyalty lies with you.” I say exactly what he wants to hear from me, raising my hand to his chest and lightly grazing it with the tips of my finger.Kain remains silent now, simply watching me, half his rage quelled in mere seconds. Like a good boy, he stays still, letting me play with his hard chest.I slide my hands around his thick arm, biting my lower lip while holding his gaze, seductively
KAIN’S POV“One of my most prized beauties for… Lilith.”I restrain myself from reaching out to this pretentious bastard that’s walking on thin ice and ripping out his throat.Instead, I raise a brow at him and respond.“What?”“I heard the rumors. The most despised concubine caused so much ruckus since her arrival — no one likes her, and even you have expressed your displeasure towards her as well.”I frown at the word gossip. It seems a few people have grown lax in their duties to have the time to gossip within my walls.“I don’t see how one of mine being treated is any of your concern.”“You see, I’ve grown a liking to the she-wolf since my arrival, and she appears to be equally interested in me as you’ve most likely noticed.” He chuckles like the bastard he is.“She’s a bit too forward with her desires but that is how I like my woman.” He jokes, laughing out loud.I like the edges of my table, feeling the wood crumbling in my grip.“Are you saying she came unto you?”“I’m a bit sh
LILITH’S POV:Green eyes stare back at me with an intensity that makes it so hard to look away from them.There’s a fluttering in my chest that suddenly snaps me out of whatever trance I’ve been caught in, and I force my eyes away from him.But he suddenly holds onto my chin, forcing me to face him again.“How do you feel?” He asks.Oh. He was just checking how his property is and nothing more. A feeling of discomfort forms in my chest and I pull away from him again, sitting up.“I feel fine.” I say, avoiding his eyes. “What happened last night?” I ask now.There is a moment of silence where he doesn’t say anything, so I’m forced to look at him. He’s watching me with this weird look on his face, like he wants to say something but decides not to.“You had a sudden fever. The pack doctor said something about stress.”“Oh.”For some reason, it feels so hard to look him in the eyes as always without my cheeks flushing so hard as memories from minutes earlier flash through my mind.Somethi
LILITH’S POV:Standing right in front of the full length mirror in my room, I give myself a once over for the third time.The dress clearly belongs to Ariel, anyone could see it.The style pattern is simple; long and flowing with long sleeves and a simple round neck that doesn’t go past my shoulder blades, conservative to the max.If I had a choice, I wouldn’t even bother with this but the banquet is tonight and with the little time given, I wasn’t able to prepare something for it.Nevertheless, I had styled it in its possible best, making up for lack of creativity in hair and makeup.I’m dressed hours before the party can commence though and it’s on purpose — today, I receive a reply from Alpha Arden.I step out of my room amidst the chaos of prepping for the banquet. It’s a big event and it seems everyone wants it to be nothing but perfect, so I use the opportunity to slide into the garden while no eyes are on me.The cool night is perfect and silent, so I walk to the usual spot a
LILITH’S POV:After the whole fountain fiasco, I head back to my room to take a shower, washing out all the dirt and ruined makeup out of my face and body.The entire night has turned a whole 180, yet I can’t even bring myself to be as annoyed as I should be. Maybe because we both had gotten a good laugh out of it.Thinking back, it still felt like a dream to have seen Kain burst out laughing. The devil had no emotions after all.Or perhaps… he wasn’t so bad after all. Maybe just a misunderstood guy with a whole lot of temper holed up inside him.I know judging him based on the fact that he just showed his carefree side is wrong, but everyone else might have done the same to him.The world is a cruel place and living in it, you have to do questionable things to survive — like I am.I scoff now, letting the cool water pour directly over my head.Here I am, trying to justify what I do for a living when I’m no different from a petty thief.Tired of the shower, I step out after drying mys
LILITH’S POV:As we walk into the very grand hall, all murmurings seize instantly. Heads and bodies turn to us and begin to bow almost automatically to Kain while we walk right in the middle of everyone.From this, I get just a glimpse of the kind of power Kain holds over these people. His crazy scheme to conquer all the packs seems more real than ever and momentarily, a slight fear runs to my heart thinking of my own pack.If there would be war, once Kain decides to face us, it would be a difficult battle with a tiny chance of us winning, and Alpha Arden would never yield to a man much younger than him.No, there’s no point in worrying. I still have time to get the blood scroll, and possibly, Kain could be reasoned with.If he could have mercy on Jared’s pack, then ours shouldn’t be a problem, right?I force a smile, looking like the perfect accessory by his side while we move to the table with refreshments to grab a drink.Once the greetings are over, eyes begin to fall on me next,
LILITH’S POV:In less than a second, I swing the bastard upright on his feet again and rest my back against the nearest wall, letting the weight of his body fall on me in a position that might seem that I’m being molested by him.“You better play along or you lose your fucking tongue tonight.” I whisper the threat just as the door swings open and Kain walks in.I instantly push him off me as planned.“I told you I’m not interested.” I cry out, clutching myself as though I’ve been harassed.Jared, already weak from pain, tumbles on his feet and falls on his butt, unable to say anything besides silently gasping for air.I turn to Kain, hoping to goddess he buys this little act.“What’s going on here?” He asks now with eyes focused on just Jared that’s too out of it to give a proper response.Shit, I can’t let him realize that he’s injured and know what I did. It will throw off the ‘damsel in distress’ persona I’ve built up to this point.I step between them now.“He tried to come on me