Luka's POVAfter the child, Paige left, I saw Emily’s face glow in contentment and in satisfaction.“Do you want to get a burger now?” I asked her.“Not yet, I want to take in my environment. No one knows when you'll let me out again” she said with what I thought was a mock severity.I frowned slightly but refused to say a thing about it.She didn't seem bothered or concern about the words she said to me, she wasn't even paying attention to me, she was currently staring at a family at the farthest end that seemed to be talking animatedly.The longing in her eyes was permanent as a stamp. It made sure that she was close to her parents and it was too obvious that she misses them so much. It made think- wish there was a way that I could make her see them, even if it was just once.But then again, I had my doubts. Her parents would probably not have given her to me not talk of selling her to me. It seemed impossible and should I be grateful for their lack of existence? I don't know. I don
Emily’s POVSomething was wrong with the king, he was in his usual foul mood and I didn't know what I was supposed to do about him.I managed to avoid him by staying in my room or staying in the kitchen with Cassie.Today, she made her favorite, which was pumpkin pie, and we ate it together and drank a lot of milk. She told me about her boyfriend Michael who lived in the next town so she could be close to him whenever she wanted and he was from a different pack too. He seemed really nice and I could tell that she loved him very much because she was smiling all through as she spoke about him and it made me happy to see her happy.I couldn't help but wonder if this was what love did to people . Was there some sort of chemical effect on humans that would cause their minds to go blank when they fell in love and they'd just know that the person they loved was special?But then again I couldn't imagine how anyone could fall for me. I had nothing to offer. I couldn't imagine myself in love
Luka’s POV“You really know how to mess things up, don't you?” My Wolf spoke from my head, fueling my guilt like a cigarette, his words were the equivalent of a cold wind that cut through the fabric of our bond, he was speaking with a sneer but I could feel the regret under it and the pain. “Sorry,” I responded as if my words held any meaning, not when all of this was because of me.“Sorry? you hurt that girl without a reason for it, what are you sorry about?” He snapped at me in the same breath and there's no way to respond to such a harsh sentence without feeling something else other than shame. “I didn't do it because of no reason, I…”“Portia is in the past!” The words flew through the air like bullets, puncturing my skin and leaving tiny holes behind. “You're over her, you should be over her!”“She is not in the past, she's a part of my life” I countered back, even though this felt wrong to say aloud. We were both still in the same body, the one where she wasn't there. There
Emily's POV“Where do you think you are going?” He yelled at me and grabbed me by the arm, he had a threatening glare on his face. I struggled but he wouldn’t let go of me and pushed me back into the doorframe that was behind us.The panic in my eyes that left me wondering why he was here spoke for me.“You thought you were saved from me, didn't you? Well, it's too late now. You're a monster. And a whore. You don't deserve me." he sneered. "Get out of my sight." He pushed me again to make it clear he wasn't kidding. It hurt. The slap echoed off of the walls and all around.I wanted to tell him that he was the monster here and that I am nothing like him. That I could never be so bad as he is. That I just want to be normal. But the words died in my throat after he hit me.And as usual, he grabbed me by the roots of my hair, and yanked me down the hall until he finally slammed me against a wall next to where the kitchen used to be. I gasped in pain from the impact and looked up at him
Emily’s POVIt was weird, very weird.I didn't know how to explain it but something happened the more I thought of the King.The beat of my heart would increase three times more than it normally would, there was that fluttery feeling in my stomach when I thought about him, even now, all these things that had happened.This wasn't normal, this couldn't be right and yet…and yet it felt like this had always been a part of me. It should have been natural, even though I had not felt it before… I don't think the books I read ever described such intensity . Not only did the feelings grow stronger, they also increased, as if they were an entity, a being of sorts. I just hoped that nothing bad would happen to me from this…thing. I didn't want anything like this to happen to me, it had to be Amelia and one of her silly tricks.I wasn't some sort of sick person, there was no way I had grown attracted to him . No way at all. This must be a prank or a hallucination that would go away soon enough so
Luka’s POVI took out my anger on the files lying helplessly on the table, I took out my anger on my closets, I took out my anger on punching the walls, I took out my anger on anything and everything that came in my way. It didn't matter how much I punched it; no matter how hard I kicked it; all I had to do was think about the fact that she's left me again before I could even feel it.It felt so good to feel something at all, as though someone else's emotions hadn' really been mine until now. My chest hurt from breathing but also from screaming so loudly, my voice sounded raw and hoarse and nothing like the smooth, rich baritone I always thought it would be.But this pain wasn't enough to keep the rest of the world away, because they were just going back inside their heads anyway, just like everything else. I'd heard that somewhere or another a person can drown themselves by drowning all their problems with too much coffee and not enough water.I thought my head was going to explode
Emily’s POVWhatever games the king was playing, I had to give it to him that he was a pro at it and I was just a beginner. I could do nothing but follow him around in hopes of winning his favour. That's not to say I wasn't still hoping for that, though. He had me locked in exactly where he wanted me to be . At a corner. It made no sense to play these games where you can't see anything so why would anyone want to? But here we were. He pounced on me like a cat on an unsuspecting mouse, I had to give it to him that he was good at this game.I had thrown caution to the wind and gone was my rationality now. I couldn't win against him if my life depended on it and I knew that. I should run for my dear life, shouldn't I? But I didn't, I knew it was useless. No matter how much I ran, he was still there, watching me. Waiting for the perfect opportunity to attack. This was my one chance to make a mistake and it wouldn't take much, really, for me to lose everything. There was no way for m
Emily's POVI was told that we were having some visitors and I was expected to dress up. This time I didn't forget, I don't think I would ever forget.I couldn't bear to deal with the wrath of the King twice, I just couldn't.I couldn't remember the last time I saw Claire, she had gone on leave and I couldn't help but miss her.I missed her reassurance, her cooking, her kindness, her whole presence. I missed everything.Cassie was asked to help me dress up. The king had given her shopping bags that contained dozens of dresses I was to pick.Whatever my choice was and it was difficult to decide since all of them were very pretty and extravagant.“Ouuuu I think this is the best” Cassie exclaimed as I changed into a straight burgundy dress that hugged me and fell above my knees showing my legs.It was the simplest of all dresses and I think I loved it more than any other dress ever put together.Cassie helped me to get into the dress. I had no idea how to do my hair and she fixed my hai