Seraphina POV I tried to sleep but forth came no peace of mind. I was busy wondering how this day was going to go. I had been excited when receiving the cash but now that it was time to pull off the scheme, it proved difficult. I tried as much as possible to be quiet about it. Well I am sure my f
Mom crossed the room and wrapped me in a tight embrace, her warmth enveloping me like a comforting blanket. "Everything will be okay, sweetheart. We'll make sure of it. We'll get through this together." I nodded, grateful for my mother's words of comfort, but the guilt still ate me up. I knew I sh
Seraphina POV "I can't believe this," Dad muttered. His voice was all shades of anger. "That doctor had one job—to be there for her patients when they needed her. And what does she do? She cancels the appointment at the last minute and leaves us hanging. It's unacceptable." I could barely hear a w
I glance over at Mom, grateful for her words of reason. She always knows how to calm Dad down when he's about to do something rash. But this time, even her soothing presence may not be enough to stop him I feared.” Dad turns to face me. He looked like he was about to fight a bear. "Seraphina, I've
Lucius POV I stood in front of my porch trying to call Seraphina but this was the umpteenth time and I had gotten nothing other than her voicemail. It was an hour past the time when I was supposed to meet with her here and there was no sign of her. But that was not what I was worried about. Don't
I will do anything for her. I'm not crazy, I'm serious. Maybe I'm a little crazy but I'm crazy in love with her. She is the love of my life!!! When I got to the door, I stood to try and listen in but it was pitch silent in there. Who am I kidding? I must have forgotten that the rooms are soundproof
Helena POV I wanted to do more than slap him. I wanted to run a knife through Lucius fucking chest when he walked in through that door. Gosh!, To think that the first thing he did was try to deny it. I was however pissed that I didn't get to enjoy the bath and food he brought along with him just
Then he slowly and casually strolled into the bathroom like he hadn't just left me a guilt seasoned food for thought. It wasn't like a few minutes ago he was trying to get me to settle down. I didn't know what to think. Maybe he was wrong. Maybe like everything he had said or done in the past, t
Suddenly and with what looked like a flush of the wind, I saw the car tailing us from the back suddenly overtaking us, and to my surprise, I heard the cab driver squealed. “ Woah, let the competition begin” “ Competition? Aren't you scared we might get into trouble” I taunted him and he even inc
Seraphina POVWhen evening came the next day, I decided to check my bank to know how much I still had left in me.Since my little quarrel with Helena, my business has pretty much collapsed. Not that I was scared of her but I just had to watch my back for now and if not for anything but because of
I snatched my phone back and dialed Adrian’s number. He picked up on the first ring as if he had been waiting for me.“How dare you?” I snarled. “Sera has nothing to do with this.”Adrian laughed into the phone. “Hello, brother. What do you want from me this fine evening? You do know that it is the
Alpha Nightshade POVHas something bad happened to her? Did she have an accident? Was she kidnapped? Was she dead? Was she so mad at me that she ran away from home?My breath hitched. That could be it. She was so mad when she learned that I lied to her about Lucius, painting him as the bad guy.Coul
“I'm sorry Seraphina but I didn't know to realize this on time especially because Rune here hid his identity and changed his name from Fenrir to Rune” I apologized to her and then turned to my men “ Guard! Take him away and lock him up” I ordered and Rune suddenly gave a wicked laugh. “Not so qui
Alpha Lucius POVMy men carried Rune’s body while I carried Seraphina in my hand to the car. Seraphina was very weak. I realized so but I was able to save her from dying even though I was dying too. We got into the car and we all drove to the pack together with Rune’s dead body. Upon arriving at
Shera stayed quiet on the other end of the phone for a while.“But do you know them? Did you recognize who they were?”“No. I can’t even think of why anyone would want me dead.”“Me too,” Shera said, the cry now forgotten. I liked how quickly Shera moved on. Only if I could move on from Lucius that
Seraphina POVLucius is a very wicked man.He waited until I dialed my father’s number, waited while it rang, and waited until my father picked up the call before he tugged off the blanket from my body and started trailing kisses down my neck.“Have you found her?” my father asked.Lucius chose that
Lucius POVThat afternoon, Helena had gone with us to find Rune together. In the car, I could feel my wolf trying to shift because of the outburst of anger.We drove speedily at some point after Helena told us that Rune could be on the Riverside. I was wondering what Rune was doing on the Riversi