"What kind of symptoms?" Travis asked as his brow furrowed."Dizziness, vomiting...and her appetite has been strange," I listed.Travis's expression darkened."Why didn't you say something earlier?" he demanded."I didn't think it was serious," I admitted. "And she made me promise not to tell anyone." I said and he looked back at her motionless body confused."Why would she do that? It makes no sense. If she was sick then she should have gotten treatment." He said confused. "When was the last time you noticed this?" He looked at me again."The day of the ball. She suddenly felt dizzy and threw up." I admitted."And she still attended in that state? She's so stubborn." He said angrily. "You should have said something to me." He hissed."She told me not to and you weren't exactly...." He looked back at me as the words got caught in my throat."Likable? seemed to care? approachable?" He listed. "Just say it. I already know what you are thinking." He sighed. "She's so stubborn. That's why
~ Leigh's POV ~I was happy. Happy that Iris and I had a talk. Happy that we could finally understand each other and happy that she had agreed to be with me. Now all I needed to do was get Eleanor out of the house to reassure Iris.Thankfully, her dumb brother Travis also wanted her back home and he already asked his guards over to drag her home.If I'm lucky, she would be out of my life before I return. I don't want to see her or her dramatic self for a second longer.Nicolas also called this morning that they have found some clues on the terrorist. That Archie guy was actually quite capable. His guys found traces of where the terrorist might have transferred the hostages to. Nicolas was already downstairs waiting for me.I stepped into his car, and was greeted by his nod."Ready to catch some leads?" he asked with a wide grin."More than ready," I replied.Our hunt for the kidnappers had been ongoing. But today, we had a breakthrough.Archie's tip led us to an abandoned warehouse in
Iris followed after me. She must have been worried for her to go over to Eleanor's room.In the hallway, I turned to her to inquire."How's Eleanor?" I asked and she frowned."I'm worried," she said with worry obvious in her tone. "She's been sick for days nows and I'm really hoping is not anything serious."But I chuckled. I have to admit that it was cute to see Iris being all worried about Eleanor even though Eleanor did horrible things to her. "She's just faking it, she's always such a drama queen and she probably doesn't want to leave just yet." I whispered into her ears.But she shook her head in disagreement. "No, I think it's serious," she insisted.My smile faded. "Don't worry, Iris," I said softly. I didn't want her to worry about this. She should only focus on the both of us. I was going to make sure that Eleanor is on her way out as soon as she regains consciousness from her fake faint. I also wanted to catch the culprits quickly so I could finally announce to everyone tha
"Care to tell us how I got you pregnant?" I said with a grunt and her pupils were shaking already.Travis intervened as he stood between me and Eleanor and he grabbed my shirt roughly again."What are you trying to do Leigh? Do you want her to narrate to everyone here how you claimed her? Make her look like a slut in front of everyone? You are despicable." He spat."Claimed?" My eyes narrowed in disgust."Please let him go Travis." Eleanor pleaded with a voice that was making my ears bleed all the more."I'm not letting this scum go until he admits what he did to you." Travis growled at me while Eleanor kept up with her fake plea.I tilted my head to stare at Travis whose hands was still on my shirt. "Let go." I said and he sneered."Make me." He stared at me ferociously. With quick precision, I grabbed his hands as I waved him off from my sight causing him to crash on the ground in a loud thud. Eleanor gasped as I grabbed her hands roughly."You." I scorned. "Care to tell us now?" I
I woke up, feeling totally drained. The events of yesterday weighed heavily on my mind. Eleanor's pregnancy claim, my father's command to marry her, and the lingering guilt over Iris. I also knew that the Rider Pack would soon start pressuring me to finalize the mate bond between Eleanor and I, and that would be over my dead body.I laid in bed, staring at the ceiling, plotting my next move. First things first, verify Eleanor's claim. I needed concrete evidence.I tossed around different ideas in my mind. Like demanding a medical report or insisting on a paternity test.I threw off the covers and headed for the shower. The warm water cleared my head, but my resolve remained.As I got out of shower, I heard my phone ringing. I went over and saw missed calls from Clarisse. I sighed. I would just call her back later. I went downstairs to see if I could get something to eat before going about my business. Downstairs, I encountered Travis in the hallway."You're lucky my sister still want
I needed confirmation. Asking Eleanor won't take me anywhere. I needed to ask the Pack doctors myself.I stepped into Dr. Lee's office, the Troy packs resident senior doctor. He was the one that had ran the test and announced to everyone that Eleanor was pregnant. I needed to know if he was threatened by that crazy Rider or something. I was determined to uncover the truth."Dr. Lee, I need to confirm something," I said, my tone firm.He got up to acknowledge me, "Master Leigh. Please to what do I owe this untimely visit?" He smiled politely."I want to know if Eleanor is indeed pregnant or not." I went straight to the point.He adjusted his glasses, "From the test results she indeed is Master Leigh." He said."I need to see the results." I ordered."Master Leigh, I am afraid that I'm not at liberty to disclose....""I need proof," I insisted with my jaw clenched. "The pup could be mine, so I want to see it with my own eyes." I insisted.Dr. Lee sighed, as he reached out, producing a f
As I stood before my father's office door, memories of disappointment and frustration flooded my mind. I never had good memories here. I can only ever remember him dashing out orders, telling me how disappointed he was in me, or comparing me to his favorite son, Chad. I pushed the door open, steeling myself for another unpleasant encounter.My father sat behind his massive desk as usual, his cold, nonchalant expression a familiar sight. He always had that face when facing me. His work glasses perched on the end of his nose, and he scrutinized the files in front of him, ignoring my presence."Father," I greeted, trying to keep my tone neutral.He responded with a dismissive tap of his fingers on the desk."Here, choose an auspicious date," he said, handing me the file. So that was why he called for me?I took it, scanning the contents."Date for what?" I asked, feigning ignorance.My father's gaze snapped up, annoyance flashing in his eyes. "For your mating ceremony of course," he his
~ Iris POV ~I lay in bed, as my world came shattering before my eyes. The words echoed in my mind like a cruel mantra, "Eleanor's pregnant with Leigh's child." Tears streamed down my face, soaking my pillow. My chest felt like it was crumbling, my heart heavy as lead.I thought of all the moments Leigh and I shared, the laughter, the whispers, the glances. Had it all been a lie? He slept with her, and he claimed to love me. I was devastated. I had lost him. I had lost him forever. He was finally going to have the child that everyone desired. The one I couldn't give him. "All men where the same." I said bitterly to myself as I drew my covers to my face. The door swung open and Anne came in quietly as she sat beside me."Are you okay iris?" She said patting my messy strands."Hmm." Was all I could manage to utter."Don't worry. It could be fake news, we never know." She tried to encourage me but I sniffled. "It's okay Anne. I'm fine." I said and she sighed."I'll be on my side. Call
I was feeling so frustrated and I didn’t even want to be here or do any of these. There was actually no use having me here since the head servant practically picked out everything herself. From the dress to shoes to the jewellery. I just sat there like a pile of nothing as my thoughts kept wandering around like someone lost. Well, I was lost. My memory was. After the hassle, we were finally done and the servants escorted me back to my room. It was like procession, as the servants walked in front of and behind me, as if shielding me from something dangerous. I felt suffocated and trapped here. "Could I… could I take a short walk?" I asked the head servant, my voice barely audible. I knew I wouldn’t be allowed, but I just wanted to try. "Just a brief look around the grounds? And we’ll be back.” I said innocently.But she shook her head. "I am afraid that would not be possible, Mistress Amore. Master Luka would not approve and he gave strict instructions to not let you wander."“But...
The air in the grand dressing room was thick, not with dust, but with the nerve wrenching sweetness of a hundred different floral perfumes, all battling for dominance to get to my nostrils. I was perched on a soft royal blue cushion, and I could feel the weight and pressure on my shoulders, though my mind was currently miles away, lost in the swirling, fragmented images of my dream. It was still a puzzle that I couldn’t quite piece together, so it bothered me so much. Much more than having to pick out the perfect dress for my mating ceremony.Around me, a flurry of activity unfolded, a meticulously choreographed dance of silks and laces as designers, with faces etched with practiced professional smiles and a hint of desperation, paraded their creations before me, sampling them as the best of the best for the occasion. Each gown was a masterpiece of its own, having intricate beadings and embroidery, meant to enhance my beauty for the upcoming mating ceremony. But to me, they were just…
"Betrothed?" I repeated extremely surprised, it possibly can’t be true. Isn’t he too..too old? "But aren't you… aren't you old enough to be my father?" I asked him.His eyes narrowed at me as the grey turned to ice. "You had no problems with it before. Besides, you have been betrothed to me since your birth." He sounded a bit annoyed as he spoke."But…" I tried to counter, but the words got caught in my throat as he cut me off, his voice sharper and firmer this time.“I won't blame you for the misunderstanding this time Amore. You got into an accident and lost your memory. It happens. Anyway, our mating ceremony is in a few days. I do not wish to postpone it. You better get yourself ready." He turned away and dismissed me with a wave of his hand. I stood there, completely frozen, unable to process his words. Betrothed to him? To a man who could easily be my father? He was handsome, undeniably so, with his sharp features and piercing grey eyes, but the thought of marrying him… it was
The morning light filtering through large windows didn’t make me feel as excited much. It was just like any other day, just like the rest I had spent here. Days and nights has passed by like a continuous endless cycle. A cycle of sleep, bland meals delivered by silent servants, and endless waiting. They all called me ‘Mistress,’ yet I had no recollection of who I was, what this place was, or why I was even here. All I knew was that the servants, though unfailingly polite, were also all awfully tight lipped that it grated on my nerves so much that I felt like pulling my hair some times.“The Master will see you soon and tell you everything you need to know Mistress." They would say, as their eyes evaded mine.Frustration clawed at my chest and I yearned for answers, for a glimpse of the outside world too. The door was always locked when they left, as if they wanted to mock my imprisonment. Why was I even imprisoned here? These questions I couldn’t answer. I scrambled to my feet as my
~ Iris POV ~The first thing that I was aware of was the sound around me. A low unfamiliar hum, like a distant buzzing in my ear. Then voices, muffled and indistinct, like words spoken under water. I tried to open my eyes, but they felt heavy, glued shut with heavy weights. It took a lot of effort, a desperate struggle against the thick pressure that seemed to surround me to finally peer them open.Finally, a sliver of light pierced the darkness, and I blinked, the sudden assault of bright light in my eyes making me to wince and recoil, shutting my eyelids once again. I heard a gasp, a soft, feminine voice, and then a flurry of movement. “She’s awake.” The soft voice said."Get the master quick!" another voice, sharper and more urgent commanded and I could hear clattering around as people moved about. I struggled to open my eyes again to see the people making the sounds, but the light intensified, blinding me again. I squeezed my eyes shut, groaning softly from the sudden sting
So he was dead? Everything he selfishly desired were gone just like that. I moved closer to him as I transformed to my human form. I held his lifeless body as I sobbed. I just couldn’t control the tears as they streamed down. No matter what, and no matter how I claimed to hate him, Chad was still my brother. The one I wished so badly to be close to as a child that I never doubted him. Even as I grew up, I still secretly wished to be accepted by him and father. I was bitter, and full of hatred, but I had never imagined that I would end up killing him with my own hands. I sobbed even harder, holding his lifeless body closer to me.“I hope in your next life you can have a better heart and stop thinking so negatively that you feel you would have to deceive and use others.” I said with a broken heart as I shut his eyes with my hands. I could hear the ringing of my phone at the corner, probably fell there when my clothes ripped as I transformed. I laid him carefully on the ground as I
The air crackled with an unseen energy as Chad transformed. His veins bulged beneath his skin, each muscle rippling with raw power. This was not the frail wolf he used to be, but a monster advanced by cursed medicine and as he would call it, ‘science’.The wolf let out a guttural roar, a sound that seemed to shake the very ground beneath our feet, and he charged at me with a deadly strike.I rolled, dodging the initial attack, I retaliated, a flurry of punches and kicks aimed at the beast he had become, but it was like hitting a wall of granite. He sidestepped, his movements fluid and graceful despite its size, and retaliated with a swipe of its massive claw. His body seemed to be adapting to all my attacks and countering them as he grew stronger with every strike.I barely managed to deflect the blow, the air whistling past my ear as his claws raked across my arm. A sharp pain exploded through me. I gritted my teeth, adrenaline surging through my veins.My men were also being ove
“No one is leaving!” he sneered. Chad stood before us, transformed. His aura exuded a kind of unnatural power. A power that seemed dangerous.“Step back.” I instructed my men. His dangerous aura was pulsing, and his eyes gleaming with malice."What have you done Chad?" I demanded.Chad's maniacal laughter echoed off the walls. "I've evolved Leigh," he sneered. "Beyond human limits. I am a new being that even the so called moon goddess cannot touch." He laughed hysterically.Gina's voice trembled. "What have you taken? Surely it is defective. You didn’t get the divine blood."Chad's smile twisted. "My masterpiece. A pill designed for perfection. Defective? Yes. But potent? Of course, and that so called divine blood will enhance its powers.” He laughed.“You are crazy!” she spat at him. "Oho! No little bunny. I’m not crazy, but I am a new specie created with my own hands. Enhanced strength, unmatched intelligence. I am the perfect being." His eyes blazed. "I'm unstoppable.""You'r
“Iris?” I called out softly but she didn’t seem to hear me as her eyes seemed completely empty. I rushed to Iris's side, embracing her warmly."Iris thank the goddess! We're here to save you. You hear me?" But she pushed me off, her eyes blazing a golden glow.Unfamiliar intensity surrounded her. An energy I couldn’t recognise."Iris?" I called out again but she didn’t respond to her name.What's wrong? This....she seems so unfamiliar like I’m looking at a different person entirely.She turned to Chad, anger flaring up in her burning gaze."Chad Troy,” her voice echoed in the room and it sent a chill down my spine. “you have tampered with divine blood," she declared. "Do you confess to your heinous crimes?" She sneered.Chad's lab men trembled. "She.. she’s evolved" one stammered."I think something went wrong. What are we going to do?” Another said as he trembled.Chad glared at them. "Silence! The blood we’ve got...check it." He said panicked, but before he could move, she moved