I looked in the other direction as Lucian picked up his clothes from the other end of the forest and put them on. The sun wasn’t even fully out yet, and with the canopy of trees, the forest was pretty cold. But I was hot. So hot. My cheeks were blazing hot and I just knew that I was red as a tomato. Beads of sweat ran down the front of my thin top. I was starving, my throat was dry, and my thigh was starting to throb again. I felt light headed. More sweat pooled around my forehead. But i knew that the sweat and the heated cheeks had nothing to do with the weather or my health. It had everything to do with the naked 6 foot man behind me. I forced saliva down my throat. I was standing as still as possible, scared to even move.When Lucian revealed who he was, I almost broke down in tears of joy. I didn’t think running away all alone would be so hard. And it just showed how much of a sheltered life I had gotten used to. I never realized that they were truly bad people out there. I though
My eyes fluttered open and I immediately winced. I closed my eyes back for a few seconds before I opened them again. A steady stream of light poured into the room from the slightly open door. My headache had considerably reduced and I felt a lot better now than I did earlier, but I could still feel a light pounding in my head. My thigh on the other hand… I couldn’t feel anything anymore. I looked downwards and saw that it had been cleaned and wrapped with a new clean cloth. I frowned. Was I at the hospital? My wound looked like it had been professionally cleaned and taken care of. My hand found my forehead and I slowly massaged it to ward off the headache. I wasn’t at the hospital. The pack hospitals had comfortable beds and everything was white and sterile and smelled like bleach. And if the cold hard floor beneath me and the trees that I could see from where I lay were anything to go by, then I was definitely not at the hospital.My frown deepened. Where was I? Flashes of this mor
I took my time to finish my porridge, and then I picked a pair of black sweatpants from Lucian’s clothes rack and put it on. It basically swallowed me up, but it was the only thing that had a drawstring on it, and I needed something that would at least fit me around the waist. I was nervous about meeting the rest of Lucian’s people. What if they didn’t like me? What if they thought I was some sort of snobby princess and immediately cast me aside? What if they wanted nothing to do with me?I felt a light flutter in my stomach and looked down at my bulging tummy. The twins were kicking. It was almost like they could sense my worry and this was their own little way of trying to soothe me. I rubbed my tummy affectionately. I loved them so much and I would do anything for them. Gathering a little bit of strength from them, I walked toward the door of the tent.My wolf purred. The bond pulsated and I winced in pain. “I know. I know you hate it here, but you have to accept that Sebastian a
Lucian stood up and followed after his mother. He smiled reassuringly at me, but I knew that something was wrong. His mother didn’t like me, and she was having no trouble hiding that fact. Maybe I should leave. The last thing I wanted to do was to come here and disrupt their obviously peaceful lives. But where would I even go? I still had no way of finding the potion. I couldn’t exactly go back to the pack. It had been two days, and Sebastian was probably having the time of his life with Lilith now that I was gone. The babies kicked at that moment, and the bulge appeared on my stomach through my shirt, causing Lucy and Oak to gasp. Lucy looked at her sister with her eyes shining. “I told you there was a baby in dere!”Oak grinned at me. “Is that a baby?”I looked at the girls, instantly forgetting about Lucian and his mother. There was something about little kids being excited that just rubbed off on you too, no matter what you were going through. It was inevitable. Now I had no id
SEBASTIAN“Calm down Sebastian!” Emory yelled once more as I flung another vase at the wall. Emory was my Beta and second in command. He was also one of my closest and most trusted friends, and for the past ten minutes, he had been trying to get me to sit down and relax, as he put it. “Calm down? You want me to calm down? How can you ask me to fucking do that when my wife is missing and no one in this fucking place can tell me where she is!?” An extension cord followed my outburst, and one of the guards jumped out of the way barely in time before it could hit him.“Bursting into an outrage isn’t going to help us find here quickly, you know that right? And as much as you hate to hear this, we still have to explore the possibility that Alora simply went somewhere on her own. She’s an adult after all.”I shook my head. “No, Alora wouldn’t do that. She would never leave without telling me, or at least telling someone.”“Are you sure about that?” Emory asked.I pulled his collar in a fis
LILITHIt was funny how much damage a few fake tear drops could do to a man. It brought out their protective side… made them feel like some knight in shining armor. And once I had them in that position, I could make them do whatever I wanted. I inhaled Sebastian’s manly scent as he held me. This was all I ever wanted. But that Alora bitch just had to keep ruining everything. Sebastian’s wolf was having no trouble making his disagreement known. But I’d since learned how to block out the beast’s complaints. I had the man wrapped around my little finger, and soon enough, his wolf would be dancing to my tunes too. I thought Alora was finally gone. I would finally have the man that I wanted. I would become Luna and rule over the kingdom. This time, I’d won. Or so I thought… imagine my utter shock when I overheard that lousy maid of hers telling Sebastian that Alora’s babies hadn’t actually died. Now he was definitely going to go out of his way to try and find her. And what would happen w
ALORAI went back into the tent with Lucian. He was oddly calm, and I wished that I could say the same for myself. But instead, my heart was beating extra fast. He led me to the bench by the table and we both sat down.“Alora…” he hesitated. “You weren’t supposed to hear that.”I nodded meekly. “Yeah, but I did.”“Right…”“What was your mother talking about, Lucian? What is she so scared of?”“Alora—”I raised a finger to stop him. “She sounded particularly scared of me being here. I need answers, Lucian. I think I deserve that much.”“Yes, you’re right. You do. I just don’t know if it’s a good idea to talk about it. It’s a lot to take in.”“You don’t think I can handle it?” I asked. I was feeling a little offended.“That isn’t… look Alora, Life is different out here. And some things, they’re better left unsaid.”“I know that I’m used to a life that’s a complete contrast to this one. But that doesn’t mean that I’m insensitive or inhumane. I want to know, Lucian. Please. Help me under
SEBASTIAN I woke up with the worst headache known to mankind. I let out a groan as I lazily raised myself to a sitting position. I cradled my head and shut my eyes tight. I was having trouble gathering my thoughts. I looked around the room. My backpack was still on the bed, half open with clothes lying around it. “What the hell…” I stayed staring at the bag like it was going to answer all the questions running around in my head. I was going to look for Alora. I was packing my bag. How did I end up falling asleep? And why was my body so sore? I looked at my phone in panic. The date read 21st. “What the fuck?” With my hands on my head, I paced back and forth in the bedroom. It was the 19th when I’d started packing. That meant… that meant that I’d slept for two days. How was that even possible? Was I that tired? I knew I hadn’t been sleeping recently, but was it so bad that I completely passed out for two days? Alora was still out there somewhere, and here I was sleepi