Her top got hooked around the door jamb and she closed the door. She muttered a curse under her breath and reopened the door before retracting the seam of her shirt. The hallway was dark, void of light and it gave Anna this sense of feeling; danger. Everywhere was still and she was sure that the only people in this building were her, Alma, Lucian and maybe Wendy. She reprimanded herself for being such a scaredy cat. Lucian's room was located two doors away from the room she shared with her friend. It was hard to see in the dark and she utilized her blind instincts to search for his door. Her hands felt the walls on either side of her as she moved. "You can't see in the dark, I turned off the lights on purpose."Lucian. Her heart raced at the sound of his thick baritone. The darkness seemed to heighten every of her senses apart from her sense of sight. She could feel her skin tingle with excitement, feel the butterflies at the pit of her belly, feel the way goosebumps rose on her sk
Lucian gave her a long kiss and she held onto him, returning the energy. When he freed her, she was panting. He stared at her, her lips. His eyes were filled with desire. "Goodnight, Anna."Lucian opened the door and they both went out. She walked to her room and he watched her enter before leaving the hallway."Lucian, Yesho arrived tonight. What do we do with the ladies crashing at your home?"Petl was the first person to recover. The bullet had been extracted from her body and she'd gone into her healing rites. Within a day, she could stand and walk around like she was wound-free. Now, she stood beside him, along with his cabinet members, exempting Felix who was still in the process of recovery. The head of the estate guards, Casey had felt the shift in energy around the portal leading to their estate and had alerted the whole estate through the use of The Bang. The Bang was a system of warning. Public warning. Mostly used in times of danger or when a water was about to break out
"You summoned me." A voice came and a small body materialized from the dark. Lucian groaned in exasperation and turned to glare at the Lamia floating before him. "I didn't. I said I was going to. I didn't!" The Lamia shrugged its tiny shoulders. "Well, I made things easier for you. You should thank me." " You wish." The Lamia cackled. Lucian was used to it, so he didn't really care. "What do you want me to do, master?"How long are we going to stay here?" Anna turned away from the floor to ceiling mirror she stood in front of. She'd been checking out one of the dresses Wendy had provided her. Alma's face was drawn, obviously stressed out from staying indoors for almost four days and her hair needed the attention of a stylist. "I don't know, Alma. We need to speak in whispers. I heard that Werewolves from another jurisdiction visited and they despise humans. We need to do as Lucian says for our own safety." Alma sighed and donned the duvet covering he
"Let's go back to the room, Alma. I don't think they'd be able to open this door. I think Lucian took the keys to this room and we're the only ones who can open it." " I'm leaving as soon as these people are gone. I'll go straight home with Felix and pick up all the things I have left in our apartment and take a straight flight to my home town."" At least, you have a place to go." Anna muttered under her breath. ★ Lucian's study had a tense atmosphere around it. Yesho sat relaxed on one of the cushions, a mug of brandy in his hand. Lucian sat cross legged on one of the chairs facing his desk. He'd turned the chair to face his cabinet members and Yesho. Aliyah, Alex and the rest of his cabinet members sat on every of the seats present in the room. One of Yesho's most trusted men stood behind the seat Yesho occupied. "We have no time, with the Omicron's impending visit. We would have cooperated with the government of America, but they don't seem to see the brevity of
Yes, I am. Leave." "Can you be fucking rational for once in your life, boy?!" Lucian ignored Alex and glared at Ahmad who was trying to pacify Yesho. "Uncle, let him leave. We can do this on our own.""What?! You're nuts, Lucian." Petl was fuming, raging mad. Lucian didn't care. "Do you know what I saw last night? Do you know why I've been warning you about that lady? You don't care, you're so clouded by your emotions and by the fact that you think I'm helplessly in love with you." " Petl…" Casey tried to pull her away from the room as everyone left, but she violently pushed him off. Casey raised his hands in surrender and walked out of the room, followed by Ahmad who shook his head at his nephew. "This estate will burn. It will burn because of Anna and you will regret ever taking her under your wings, you fool!""This estate will burn. It will burn because of Anna and you will regret ever taking her under your wings, you fool!" These words had been ringing in h
Felix was behind the door and Lucian welcomed him with a glare. "How are you here? I thought you still had a few weeks left before being discharged?" Felix frowned at the mess before him before replying to Lucian. "I'd prefer being locked up in a cell for three years over that place that reeks of disinfectant and old ladies hitting on me."Lucian barked out a laugh and fist bumped with his friend. It felt good to have Felix back by his side. Everything had been chaotic in his absence. It was a relief, really. "Why's this place messy? What have you done?" Lucian surveyed his study again along with Felix who stood by his side looking confused. "I found something. A book. I think it's going to help a great deal. Can you read and understand Greek properly? Koine to be precise." Felix rolled his eyes. "Crocodiles are herbivores." Lucian left him where he stood and went to his table, feeling suddenly energized. Maybe seeing his friend was the trigger. He w
"Petl, I made a grave mistake that night and I never want to repeat it. We had sex and I take the blame for using your feelings to take advantage of you." She hit his chest. Lucian leaned forward and pulled the door shut. He didn't want the walls hearing what they had to say. "You didn't take advantage of me! I wanted it the same way you did. It was mutual."Lucian shook his head. "It wasn't, Petl. It wasn't mutual. I didn't feel anything. I only wanted to satisfy myself and I made a wrong decision by preying on you. Please, can we not talk about this?" Petl sniffed and wiped her face with the back of her sleeve. "Is this what it is? Is this what it is? Are you going to pick that lady over me? She's human, remember? She's a filthy human. From a race you despise, remember?" Lucian nodded. His eyes were distant. "I am aware of that. It's not my fault that my wolf cries for her all the time. I didn't choose this.""Nora's awake. Oh my God, she's awake!" Petl, Lucian,
Felix laughed. "Ooh, I like it when you're like this." "Let's go, boys." Alex called from outside the room. Lucian and Felix looked back to see the room empty. The only person present was Nora who was laughing at their expression of surprise. "How did he…?" "You were too engrossed in making me admit something that's not true to notice them leave the room. Let's go, dude." Lucian and Felix waved Nora goodnight and left the room. Augustus shut the door and followed them to the entrance of his house. "We'd see you at the square?" Alex asked. Augustus nodded. "What for?" Lucian asked. "Did you just ask that question?!" Felix exclaimed. Lucian looked from Felix who had a defeated expression on to Alex who was totally disappointed and to Augustus who shook his head looking amused. "What's going on?" Lucian chuckled, confused as hell. "The festival of the Lunatic is on Tuesday next week and we're going to the Town square to perform rituals for