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
THIS CHAPTER MAY CONTAIN SCENES OF GORE AND VIOLENCE.KAIN’S POV:Since we parted ways after the dance had come to an end, she’s clearly been avoiding me.Leaning against a wall and sipping my wine, I watch her carefully from the corner giggling at whatever the man in front of her is saying sheepishly. Even now, he blushes like a fool who has never gotten attention from a pretty woman before.It’s no surprise — she knows how to spin the heart of a man to do her bidding. Maybe she had done the same to Jared and to me as well. I had never planned on purchasing a slave, and yet here I am.Her bewitchment might also be the reason that it annoys me this much seeing her flirt around with other men shamelessly. If it had been anyone else, what would I have done?Well, it doesn’t matter.I pry my eyes away from her, looking down to my watch. It’s almost midnight and the main entertainment for tonight will soon commence.I don’t have an issue with her being here to witness it. But then again
POV:(Seconds after leaving the hall)“Your dress seems to have wanted a sip of your wine.” I mimic the bastard’s words with a more stupid and high pitched tone to vocalize my ridicule even more.That man just annoys me so much, as though my night is not already ruined.My dress, my gorgeous dress is soaked in fucking wine because some bitch couldn’t handle the fact that her date wasn’t as interested in her anymore.If I had the mind to, I would have scratched her eyes out then and there. The worse that would have happened would be some kind of punishment from Kain and even he isn’t that much interested in the looks of some woman from another pack.It just seems as though everyone was out to get me tonight; Jared, Kain and that girl. And when I was getting close enough to squeeze some information from the poor unsuspecting bloke.I groan, taking off my heels and heading towards my room more dejected than ever.I’m tempted to call it a night. After two hours of moving around and talk
LILITH’S POV:His sharp eyes watch me intently like a predator watches its prey. The crippling fear pulsing through my veins freeze me at the spot while every fiber of my being screams at me to run.It has been so long since anything has ever moved me to this point.After moments of silence, he turns his entire body towards me.“You…” He starts, casually taking a step closer. “Who let you in here?”I snap myself out of whatever trance has held me in place, breaking away from his eyes and finally breathing again.I look around at everyone, still doubting everything and hyperventilating while a single thought runs through my head.Was this always the plan?From how chill he is about the chaos, it seems pretty orchestrated.“Why?” I whisper, feeling a bit of tears welling up in my eyes.I’m sure neither one of these people were prepared for anything when they had been killed.“Why!” I scream louder, staring at his face.He remains unremorseful, watching my reaction with bored eyes.My ey
KAIN’S POV:I’m finally going crazy.Even now that she’s gone, that Ivan’s taken her away, the look on her face, the hate in her gaze find their way into my head every time I close my eyes.That fucking bitch doesn’t even know what she’s saying, she doesn’t understand the true meaning behind my cause. How dare she act like she knows anything?I groan, pacing back and forth, running my hand through my hair. What’s so special about the blasted little boy anyway, that she would look at me like that?My chest hurts suddenly, a light annoying sting that bothers me nonetheless and she’s the cause of it. Getting on my nerves and riling me up at every single chance she gets.I should kill her.No, I should have killed her then; snapped her twig-like neck and be done with everything about her and yet…the muscles in my hand fell weak, and for the first time, I couldn’t take a life as easily as I always have.I really have gone insane.I need an outlet for my rage before it explodes.“Who’s th
LILITH’S POV:It’s been an entire week since the massacre; everyone has played it off as though it all never happened.It might be some sort of routine or normalcy to clean up several corpses as though it’s nothing, but I haven’t gotten the scene out of my mind.Flashes of that night haunt me till now; the pile of bodies, Warren’s lifeless body, and Kain soaked in blood, towering over me and choking me with his bare hands.Every time I close my eyes, a glimpse of the image flashes.I pass the hall. It had all transpired for the tenth time this week. It’s become a routine for me.The quiet hall feels as though I had imagined everything myself and perhaps, Warren is still alive and jumping around in his room till this day — but I dare not deceive myself.It had all happened; he killed him.“Lilith?”I scream, jumping from the sudden intrusion in my thoughts before turning round to see Ariel.Sweet cute Ariel with her rounded doe-like eyes brimming with curiosity.“What are you doing?” S
LILITH’S POV:“Calm down, Lili.” He coos, patting at my shoulder gently to calm my racing heart.I want to be calm but images of Warren flashes in my mind again and terrify me even more. The thought of losing my brother or him falling sick scares me the most.“He’s fine. I took care of him, got him the treatment he needs, though a bit expensive, but I did it for you guys. You've been under my care since your parent’s death, so it’s the least I could do.” He explains with a warm smile that puts my heart at ease.“Thank you, thank you so much.” I wipe away the bit of tears that had welded up in my eyes during the panic.“It’s all possible due to pack funds, Lili. Without everyone’s help, it wouldn’t have been possible and that’s why you need to try harder and give back to them in service.”I remain silent now, feeling discomfort mixed in with my relief now. The thought of owing them such a favor doesn’t sit well with me.“I’ll pay back the money.”“It’s not about the money. The pack has
LILITH’S POV:Finally escaping Yvonne feels like a breath of fresh air.I round a corner and walk further by a bit, stopping at the door of my room and push the doors open, wanting to just fall face flat and sleep the rest of this already tedious day.Unfortunately, my bed space isn’t as free as I had left it.Ariel sits up right as though she’s been expecting me with a small smile on her lips and cookies on a tray next to her.“You came just in time.” She says, patting at her side expectantly.The whole vibe feels very weird but the sight of warm cookies bribe me instantly and I give in.“What flavor?” “Butterscotch.”I take a piece, nibbling on it and feel all the stress in my body melt away in seconds.“Bribe accepted. What do you need?”She turns to me suddenly, gripping both my hands in hers while staring intently into my eyes.“I have a confession.”“Okay…this is totally not creepy.” I say sarcastically.“I feel embarrassed saying it.”“Not much surprises me at this point.” An