Kiara's POVIt took more effort than I imagined to not become emotional as I stood outside with Damien just before he departed. I don't know if I had my big mouth to blame for him leaving in the first place but it didn't feel good. It felt bad and I was so scared even if I knew he would be fine. I was a monster for not feeling scared about Dirian leaving- it was his own lack after all. He would be fine. More than fine, he would be perfect finally reunited with his own people. Why did my mate have to join this rescue mission?Damien kissed away my frown or at least he attempted to because the moment his mouth was off mine, the frown was back. I held on to him giving him another hug. "Please stay safe for me."I was being a little over the top but I couldn't help it. I expected him to laugh or at least fight back a smile but he remained absolutely solemn as he turned my hug burying his head in my nape and sending shivers running through me."I will."We pulled away from each other b
Keturah's POVI thought of how Kiara had reacted to my proposal of friendship to her and I almost growled. Who did she think that she was? Just a wlg who has gotten lucky enough to be named the mate of Damien.She thought too highly of herself and even if it had only been a pretense, I found myself getting angry all over again. I paced my bedroom door in thought. I had managed to stay on here with great difficulty. From feigning an attack on my lands to literally being forgotten here while Damien and Kiara dealt with their issues in the Black Wolves Pack.And now I knew I had limited time to get Kiara out of this house before Damien's return. I didn't know how long he would take but it wouldn't have left her behind if it was going to. take so long. He would have taken her with him. Bitterness brewed in my heart. We had been through so much together yet he had chosen her over me and I was now relegated to lying in order to stay near him. He wouldn't let me touch him.But all that
Ashly's POVShaun was inches away from me with his eyes lowered, his dark lashes casting a shadow on his face.The wound pulsed with fiery pain as he pulled on the thread and I winced, my concentration breaking. Shaun paused before looking at me, his brown eyes staring into mine as he regulated my breathing, his hold on the thread and needle delicate. "Take a deep breath." He instructed and I obeyed. My eyes fell close so that I wouldn't see the slash to my side that was spanned almost a handspan. The rest of the studies weren't as painful and I could already feel the wound binding together. I almost never had stitches. Firstly because I never fought any fight serious enough to warrant them. Secondly, I was a wolf. We healed pretty darn fast and that speed was only beaten by the Lycans. The only reason I needed them now was because of the unceasing attacks. The injury I had gotten would have killed a lesser creature but would have left me healing for at most a day. We didn't h
Kiara's POVI would never admit this to Damuen but I missed him. .It wasn't just because of Keturah trying to drug or kill me, it was just how empty this beautiful palcsle was without him. I wandered without anything in particular to do when being in my guard because knowing Keturah, she would find a ditch to throw me into so that I would not be able to tell Damien about her crimes. For all my bold words to her, I still wasn't sure if I wanted to tell on her. Damien would kill her and ask questions later. Maybe I should have wanted him to kill her but I just wanted us to be in our peaceful era if that made sense. For us to just focus on each i4her and I wanted him home right now. I tossed in bed unmotivated to do anything then there was a knock on my door. Lunch was probably ready. I had a zero urge to go downstairs to eat and see Keturah's smirking face. The door opened and I sat up turning to berate the maid when I saw Damien at the door. "Damien?"He was back so soon? I sto
Ashly's POV"You are leaving?"I was arranging my clothes in my box unsure of what to take and what to leave or if I should even take anything at all when I heard Shaun's voice. I turned to see him at the door, his expression frozen as he watched me, his eyes lingering on my half-packed bag. I tried to summon up a smile but it felt a little bit stiff and unnatural on my lips even when I licked my lips and attempted to speak again. "Dorian spared my life but I can't stay here."For a moment he didn't say anything, he just stood there then an emotion I could identify finally showed across his face. Anger. So much anger that I knew as he turned he was going to meet Dorian to pick a fight with him. I stood up in a rush going over to him as quickly as I could, stopping him before he could do that."Shaun, wait!"I wrapped my hand around his arm keeping him in place and his warm brown eyes fixed on me. I had never seen so much pain in those brown depths before and it made my heart lu
Keturah's POVAfter my meeting with Ashly. I couldn't believe how that nobody was questioning me. She should have felt grateful that I had even soared some of my time to see her. That was only because of the plans that I had for her. Once I was done with that, I would rip her open and show her what happened to those who stood against me. For now, I had something more important to attend to. The Lycan council members. They had responded to my carefully wired summons as I had expected them to and I went to join them for the meeting in my territory.I couldn't take the chance that we would be overheard. Being overheard meant certain death. As a minimal sentence. "Why have you called this meeting?" Garrett asked. He was the head of the council and easily the most outspoken. His opinions often reflected that of the entire group. If I could gmget hum to see things from my side then getting the others to agree would be a walk in the park. I went straight to the point."King Damien has
Kiara's POVThere was something so intrinsically special about waking up to your mate. It set the mood for the entire day and when you'd been waking up to your mate for days, life felt extraordinarily perfect.I kissed Damien's chest. "Hello, mate."His arms around me wrapped tighter."Hello to you too mate."He ran his fingers through my hair and I decided that was my favourite feeling in the world. The soothing touch of him. He kissed the top of my head. "You are beautiful."I giggled into his chest feeling so good at his words even if I knew that he had not seen my face before speaking. Instead of calling him out on teasing me, I nestled my head into his chest blushing. "And you are handsome."His broad expansive chest moved with unheard laughter. This was bliss. I could stay like this forever. Stay with him forever. "We are so cute." I whispered against his chest and he hummed, his body vibrating as he turned with me in his arms. He yawned, and then he kissed the side of my
Kiara's POVAfter breakfast, we went back to our room - Godddess it felt so nice to say that, not mine, ours- we took our time continuing where we had left off after Keturah intruded. It was passionate, hard and everything I could have asked for. As I dressed up for the second time that day because I needed to learn how to keep my clothes on in front of Damien, he sprawled on the bed watching me unashamedly. "You need to be presented to the court and council."I paused midway lacing up my front corset that did fantastic things to my boobs. Just because I was putting on my clothes didn't mean I wanted them to stay on. My mind was whirling. I was a werewolf and the council members had no doubt have been there for ages. What if they still carried the rivalry between werewolves and Lycans in their minds? Would they ever truly accept me that way?I looked at Damien."Do you think they will like me?"He stood up from the bed unashamed, naked and proud. And he was all mine. I swooned for