It was a soothing night. The atmosphere was peaceful and serene. Tranquility enveloped everywhere, and the night sky had a subtle glow to add to it. The stars were scattered around the sky, each one twinkling like a diamond. The full moon, a silver crescent, casted a gentle glow over the clear field like it was in tune with the pack's mind. The wind whispered softly, the leaves around the pack rustled in response to it. Standing on the podium of the field was Liam, with a knife in his hand in preparation for the Luna's claiming. The Luna's claiming was an old pack tradition. It was a ritual organized by elders of the pack to formally recognize and accept the Luna as his mate and pack's Alpha female. The ceremony would mark the beginning of their bond and solidify their position as the pack leaders. Liam was dreadful of it. He had been forced to agree to her demands, even though he didn't trust her enough to mark her. She had threatened to leave him, blackmailed him successfully
“See you in court, Olivia” Olivia couldn't get the sound of his voice out of her head. She was pissed and stunned at the same time, if that was possible. She knew she could not dream of winning a legal battle against Liam, not to talk of the bills of paying for a lawyer to defend her case.It was a lost battle. One she better not take up. She never knew Liam could be so cruel. He was filing for full custody of her baby because she declined his request for co-parenting. It sounds appalling to the ear, and definitely unheard of.She was in a dilemma, and was unsure about her next move.Olivia stared out the window of the moving vehicle, as the car drove her away from his pack. The gentle breeze blowing soothed her aching heart, and she found herself craving for more of it.“I'll drop here,” She announced to the cab driver.The vehicle stopped by the side of the road and she stepped out of it, walking aimlessly to no specific destination.She just needed some alone time to thi
“Nice to meet you Olivia”' Elijah muttered, her name rolling off his tongue perfectly. He had a jewish accent underneath his almost exquisite pronunciation that one would have to focus hard to notice, piquing her curiosity about his origin.Olivia swallowed hard this time around, in a bid to avoid another embarrassing stammer. “Nice to meet you too,” She responded. They sat in comfortable silence after that. The humming of the birds in the garden vibrating through the stillness. It was a wonderful distraction that reduced the awkwardness of the quiet stretch of time.When he cleared his throat out of nowhere, her gaze shifted from staring at the pond and back to him.“You shouldn't be out here” he stated.“What do you mean?” Olivia asked, confused.“I meant, you shouldn't be engaging in too much strenuous activity when you are close to delivery” Elijah commented, staring pointedly at her belly.Olivia turned away from him, flushing in shame. Sometimes, she always forgot that eve
“He's here” Kelvin's voice in Liam's mind woke him up from his rest.He had barely slept for a few hours since he had been so busy with pack business and the murder investigation that was still yet to have a conclusion. He was also at a dead end in the investigation of Olivia's stalker. He had left the whole thing and gone to bed after the pack hunt the night before. Valerie and him had also taken their relationship to the next level. It wasn't their first time making love, that's quite clear from her pregnancy. But this one was different, she was now marked. Hence, their first love making after her Luna's claiming. He just found something quite weird. He could now feel all her emotions during their love making, and it was filled with dissatisfaction. He felt her desire for something more violent, and adventurous. Whereas, Liam was a slow burn kind of guy.He hadn't been noticing her disinterest in their sex life ever since they got married. Now that he had, he was beginning
“You can leave us” Elijah commanded the forensic worker that accompanied them into the morgue. He removed the piece of clothing covering the face of the corpses, and scrutinized their bodies intently.Liam stood beside him, observing his every action while peering into the bite marks to see if anything was out of place.“See this?” Elijah pointed to a point on the neck of the corpse.“Yes” Liam replied, gazing at the mark Elijah was pointing at.“See the bite” Elijah swiped his glove-covered hands on the dried mark, stretching the skin to look inward.“Compare it to this” He brought out the picture that contained the mayor's corpse, showing it to him.Liam leaned closer to him, examining his speculation carefully. He didn't see anything out of place, they both looked like it was done by a professional. “It's the same person?” Liam voiced out his thoughts, though he was not sure if that was what Elijah wanted to hear.“Exactly” Elijah uttered as he rose from his crouched positi
“What do you want from me Liam?” Olivia queried intensely as soon as she stepped into the luxury of his Audi A8.Liam, who was busy starting his car, threw her a glance. “I just want to take you home” he replied matter-of-factly“And why is that?” she retorted, casting him a mean glare, knowing fully well that she never asked for his help.“I can't offer to take you home now?” He raised a brow at her.“No, you can't! In fact, you don't have the right to do that.” Olivia fired back at him.“You are overreacting” Liam muttered, causing a gasp from Olivia.“Overreacting? Oh! Sorry Mr Wagner, I'm so happy that you are filing for full custody of my child while declaring to the world who your true Luna is the same night” Olivia mocked. Liam sighed, he knew he was never going to live that down. The decision to file for full custody had been a spur of the moment kind of thing. She really didn't think he was serious about it, did she? He had just been trying to get back at her for refus
Liam contemplated on going inside, he didn't think it was the best thing to do. They have crazy chemistry and it wouldn't do them any good to be alone in a place as tempting as an enclosed house.“Uhm….I don't think Henry would like to see me in his house” he said, indirectly rejecting her offer. Only he wasn't expecting what was coming. “Henry is not home” Olivia explained.Liam coughed awkwardly, his throat suddenly clogged at the announcement. “He is going to come home right?” He asked.Olivia scowled at him, already getting frustrated. She didn't want it to look like she was forcing him to come into the house. “ Liam, are you coming or not?”Liam sighed, unfastening his seat belt. “ I'm coming,” he surrendered.Olivia stepped out of the car, walking ahead of Liam who was parking his car properly. She stepped on to the patio, and tried to bend to the flower vase on the floor. Her effort was fruitless, her enlarged tummy prohibiting her movement. “Let me help” She hear
“You heard what the doctor said, Olivia. No strenuous activity, get plenty of rest, and please, call me when something is wrong” Liam passed his instructions to Olivia, who was seated on the passenger seat beside him.It was their first antenatal together and Liam was trying his best to be present in his child's life, no matter how late it was.It had been five days since Olivia had been staying alone in the house. Though everything was going fine, Liam still felt like it was the calm before the storm.She had refused to stay in a hotel, prior to his previous suggestion, insisting that he was being too overprotective. “Gosh Liam! How many times will you tell me this?” Olivia whined, groaning aloud. She was tired of him ordering her around. She already had Henry as an overprotective friend, Liam joining the click was making her life miserable. He called her literally every evening to make sure she was home safe, Henry also called around the same time, almost as if they were