Irish's heart pounded wildly against her ribcage as her breath became hot against Adrian's body."What am I doing?" She screamed silently at herself.Elsa urged her to surrender to her instincts, but Irish knew she had to resist or risk losing her life. Especially to Adrian's manipulation.The man holding tightly to her waist was the same man who had humiliated and disregarded her in front of his wife. She couldn't simply forget that now, could she?The memory of Adrian's cruel humiliation still burned in her chest. It was a harsh reminder that she was nothing more than a mere pawn in his game of power and a tool to produce an heir for his precious wife.Adrian saw the blazing fire in Irish's eyes as the desire in her eyes turned to pure rage. He wanted to care, and ask what had happened but instead, decided not to push further about it."What do you want from me?" Irish suddenly put forth her hand in front of her and pushed Adrian away as she went to stand on the opposite side."I wa
"Oh my gosh, Cynthia, you have a hidden talent. See how good I look!" Irish gushed and turned from the mirror to hug Cynthia.Cynthia had stayed back from the pack run, making Irish feel the warmth of company and beautifying her for the ball.Cynthia stared at Irish with a satisfied grin on her lips, then she gently spun the young lady around like the male would do in a typical ball.Her gown, made of satin, was snatched at the waist, making the cleavages show a little more than they should.Her purple gloves shined with sparkling stones. Irish took a step forward while admiring herself. Her shoes were hidden in the tea-length dress, yet, when she made a step, they shone as bright as the stars in the sky."You look so good." Cynthia admired, "Go enjoy yourself tonight.""Thanks, and I'm on my way," Irish said excitedly as she began walking away through a door she didn't know was in the room.Irish was about to keep moving when Cynthia grabbed her shoulders, stopping her. "Remember yo
While holding the microphone, Irish felt more powerful than she had ever felt in her entire life.This was the moment she would be heard. It felt like she had been waiting for this her entire life.Adrian's eyes widened in shock, while Ashley glared daggers at her, with a look that said, 'I'll kill you, just you wait and see,'"Hello. Everyone. I am Irish and I have a secret to share, something Alpha isn't ready to tell you." The grand ballroom suddenly went silent. Everyone was looking to hear what Irish had to say.All attention turned to Irish as cameras became more angled on her face, and she was put on the spotlight."Irish...what the fuck are you doing?" Adrian growled by the side, without the microphone to his mouth so only Irish could hear.But Irish was adamant, so she continued. "I am the Alpha's true mate not Ashley, sitting over there. You all know how important that is to your Alpha, right?"Adrian's gaze swept across the crowd, gauging their reaction, then he turned to
"If she's not your mate, then may I have a dance with her?!" The owner of the voice was none other than Alexander, middle-aged and an elder of the pack.He was once Alpha but now retired since his tenure had expired. This way he commanded respect from the Silver Crest pack, just a bit more like the Alpha would.He was rumored to be helping his grandson find his fated mate. Everyone knew him for one thing: whenever he saw a pretty young lady, he would never miss the opportunity to make the girl go on a date with his grandson, at least once.Adrian balled his fists at the thought of anyone touching his mate.He was sure he could lose his cool if anything of the nature happened, so he turned to Irish and gave his command, "You will decline, then go home and wait for your punishment."But Irish smiled devilishly, "No, not when I'm getting punished anyway." She was determined to get Adrian's nerves today. Especially after he believed his wife over her slut wrist and the fact that he teased
Irish lowered herself as she uncaged and gently pushed past Adrian, leaving him to slowly turn to face them.Ashley wasn't in the mood to attack Irish because of the ongoing event. Irish seemed to be the least of her problems at the moment. She needed to protect her pride and image as Luna as the people were beginning to raise questions."Adrian. Please, let's return to the ball. Everyone is beginning to question your actions earlier." Ashley went to clung onto Adrian's arm as she whined.Casting a condescending gaze at Irish, she said, "They are saying she might be the Luna. Let's go prove them wrong or everything is going to backfire. I can't have them believe the wrong thing."Meanwhile, Adrian's wolf, Orion didn't want him to part with Irish. "Adrian, I can't get enough. Stay the more with our mate. Get closer!"Adrian looked from Irish to Ashley.While he kissed Irish, her body was so hot in his arms, that he didn't want that kiss to stop. His heart throbbed violently against his
As the door opened, Cynthia peeked through. "Just wanted to make sure you were okay."The door was shut back and Irish let out a sigh of relief.She safely tucked away the map in her closet went to the bed, covered herself with it, and went to sleep.The next morning, Irish woke and sat up on her bed. Stretching and yawning tiredly, she shut the curtains close. The sunlight was sifting through them. She yawned again. The pregnancy was taking a toll on her, making her feel tired and dizzy most of the time.She slid down the bed, then went into the restroom to do her morning business.When she was done, she donned in new set of clothes. She went for a pair of pants and a nice pink top. She slipped on her sandals while deciding to go downstairs.Strangely enough, she was suddenly craving orange juice.Looking around the room, Irish wondered why Cynthia wasn't in the room. She'd usually come there to get her odds and ends, just as Adrian had put in her job description.But today, neither
When Adrian saw how uneasy his wife appeared, he instantly figured something was fishy."There! Our mate's right!" Orion cried within Adrian but he managed to put him at the back of his mind.With an angry expression on his face, he said to Irish. "This conversation is over. Get into your room. You have no right to argue with your mistress here!" Feeling hurt, Irish passed a hand around her frame as she rubbed her arms in comfort.Adrian knew she was right, yet he wouldn't admit that his precious wife was wrong.She knew within her that Adrian must have been convinced within him that if he checked the cameras, he wouldn't find her guilty.But she was determined not to leave the kitchen without putting up a fight."Adrian, your wife...your innocent wife tried to choke me. What would happen to me if I died? Oh, I know no one would care, not you, not my father, not anyone!"Irish sniveled, her nose flaring as angry tears gushed down her cheeks.She wanted so much to release the pent-up
"Wake up, fine lady. Alpha has ordered you to come have breakfast with them." Irish woke up the next morning to the sound of Cynthia's voice.She stretched her arms, shutting her eyes from the brightness of the morning sun which was peering through the window.Cynthia drawled, "Wake...up." "I'm already awake." Irish said in a complaining voice, then sat up on the bed.She didn't like being woken up, even if she slept more now that she was pregnant.Irish folded her arms in protest while focusing her gaze on Cynthia."I didn't see you yesterday. You know, I'm not saying I missed you but...," Irish gave Cynthia a knowing look and they both fell into a peal of laughter."Come on, get out of that bed and go have breakfast.""And I'm telling you I won't unless you tell me where you went yesterday." Irish watched her body movements. They were slower than before and she put on clothing which covered most parts of her body.Cynthia sucked in a deep breath. "Okay, I was away because I was sic
"Tomorrow's the D-Day, and tomorrow, we're going to kill a man." Liam voiced, glancing over his shoulders at Irish who was standing beside him.The cool evening breeze caressed their skin, blowing Irish's hair back and revealing her long neck.They were seated at the pool, their feet in water. Liam had a cigarette sitting in between his fingers.He took a drag and then puffed it out into the air."You smoke?" Liam stretched out his hand with a new cigarette for her."No. Told you that I'm not a fan of distorted minds the moment I met you""You still don't trust me, do you?"Irish shrugged. "I came out to the pool 'cause it was getting quite lonely in there. Jayden went to sleep early." Irish said, diverting the topic.Liam realized this but decided not to pursue his question further."Come sit down," Liam parted the space next to him for her to sit. And when he saw that she was reluctant, he said, "I have a business to discuss."On hearing that, Irish removed her flip-flops and helped
The next day, Irish invited Jasmine to come to the penthouse and see her, and of course, she did this with Liam's permission.Jasmine walked into the living room, wearing a navy blue jumpsuit, her hair was up in a bun, and she clutched her handbag."I missed you!! Where's Jasmine??" She opened her arms wide the moment she saw Irish seated. Irish got up and reciprocated her gesture, leaving a look of surprise on her friend's face since she wasn't so used to seeing her all jolly and excited."I brought him some fruit. My baby needs to be eating healthy."Irish looked behind her before raising a questioning brow. Jasmine got the message and answered, "Oh, the fruit is outside? The butler took them to the kitchen. Said he'll bring it in on your request.""Is that so," Irish asked, then dragged her friend to sit down on the plush leather cushions."Yes.""You know you can't see Jayden right now. He's at school."Jasmine's face flushed. "Holy crap! Blame my dumb brain. I should have known
"No way!" Irish yelled lowly as she turned around to face Liam. This was not right. Only couples who lived together or people who were in affairs, and neither of these two cases were the facts in her truth.She didn't really know how to feel about it because it gave her mixed feelings."Look, Liam, I...""I don't have much time," He wrung his hand to check the time. "You've gotten on the wrong sides of the Lupari Clan, and you might need extra security, not just for you but Jayden. Trust me when I say they've noticed you by now."Irish looked away, her intense stare, shifting. "Don't tell me you don't have your interest in this."He slid his hands in his pocket, his gaze hardening, "Well, I don't usually care about the people who work for me, but this mission is important for me, and the whole of the Iron Knight pack. And I have a soft spot for Jayden, so I don't want to screw it up."He paused, sucked in a deep breath while offering Jayden a kind smile. "I'll be leaving immediately.
"Come on! Liam, that's the only fucking reason I try to keep Jayden safe. It's because I have a lot of enemies." Irish said, her voice dripping with concern because Jayden would have at least mind-linked her for help by now if he were not in danger."Let's get out of here. We've got to save Jayden. I already sent the closest wolf guards to the rescue." Liam said and got down on all fours, and so did Irish.Thick furs replaced Liam's skin while fangs shot out from his fingers as his body transformed into his animal form.Irish's body underwent the same process, except that Irish had a white wolf instead of a brown one."Ready?" Liam mind linked her since he wasn't able to speak in his wolf form. Irish nodded and they took off, running at full speed towards the park recreational center for kids.Liam was faster, so he got there before Irish. When he got there, he howled heavily, causing the whole place to shake from the weight of his animalistic sound.The curtains tore apart and wolves
Irish froze in her seat, not able to even blink an eyelid.She sucked in a breath as she moved uncomfortably in her seat. She glanced at the window once more before returning her face to Liam.Liam furrowed his eyebrows in wonder. Why did her expression change all of a sudden? "Is anything the matter?" He asked.Irish darted a fearful glance at him, "The Lupari Clan. They are already in this pack and there's no more time to waste. We have to do something to keep them in check, so they don't attack before the anniversary.""Yeah, right. If they ever cause a ruckus before the anniversary, then it would disrupt the ceremony.""We have to tread cautiously if we are ever going to win this war." Irish sighed."Well. These enemies won't stop us from having a good meal tonight." Liam cleared his throat. "I already ordered to have them prepare us a fresh meal. They'll be done in ten minutes."Irish rolled her eyes. "We are supposed to be on the run Liam. And you are talking about sitting to e
"Mummy, where is Daddy?" Jayden asked, his eyes searing into Irish's in an emotional accusatory look. "But you said Daddy was dead...""Jayden, I'll tell you everything when we get home, okay?" Irish nodded at Jayden. She had been telling him that his father was dead and whenever the smart little boy asked she never bore her husband's name, she simply gave excuses or distracted him by changing the topic.But now, Liam was calling her by her name and her mate's name. What was she going to tell Jayden? How could she defend herself, and how was Jayden going to trust his mother's words again?With the way Jayden's expression quickly changed like emotional turmoil was brewing in him, Irish felt affected."Jayden. I promise to tell you everything once we get home." She repeated, then turned to face Liam again."Last I checked. My family dynamics was never your problem." She said with a stern face.Liam stepped forward, towards them. "Oh, seems like I hit a nerve. Did I?" He folded his arms
Irish smirked as she intelligently observed the settings of the place. This she did in one swift glance.Her eyes rested on poor Jasmine and she let out a breath of relief. Then she searched the room once more, with her eyes, looking for any possible threats. 14 guards were surrounding Liam and standing at strategic positions.When she saw that she possessed enough to handle these men, she folded her arms across her chest."Release him to me. Now." She trained her eyes on Liam, who had an amused smirk hanging at the corners of his lips."I'll do that. Definitely. But I'm sure I need not remind you of the terms involved." He winked at her and Irish scoffed.How dared he wink at her in a serious situation as this? Did he know how terrible she felt the moment she found out that Jayden was missing and to top it off, there had been a break-in?"Listen, Liam, I don't care who you think you are, but if you don't release my son this minute, I'll make sure you regret it the rest of your fucked
"Jayden, you see I got you a box of pizza..." The words slowly dried from her throat as she fixed her gaze on the almost closed door of her apartment.Undaunted by what might be the situation inside the apartment, Irish darted into the house, her eyes on alarm, as she scanned the whole place.As she stood in the center of the living room, she felt her body swooning. The television had been smashed, and there was water poured all over the soft rug she had implanted days ago.Barely able to stand in one place, she sprinted towards Jayden's room, and on getting there, her heart and feet skidded to a halt.Her lips slowly parted in shock and disbelief, her eyes swiftly turning here and there as she searched for her son.She ran towards the closet but he was not there. And when she entered the bathroom, he was nowhere to be found."We just left Jayden to get some food. What's happening?" Irish's wolf, asked, feeling alarmed and willing Irish to let her loose so she could run wild in the w
"How on earth is your question reasonable, Ashley?" Adrian asked, his arms spreading in gesticulation."Adrian, that question is legit reasonable. What am I to you if I know nothing about the pack? Do you even consider me Luna? Or your wife? Or...or..."Adrian sighed, then went to console his wife, to stop her from throwing another tantrum. These days, she ended up picking fights now and then, and she was acting very strange like someone who had lots of skeletons in her cupboard. But what could he do? When in her possession was a dangerous secret he couldn't let loose to the world?This was no longer lust or love, but convenience."Look. Ash. I have never kept anything from you. I just don't think this is important information for you, or else, it would have been at your fingertips by now." Adrian said but Ashley still wasn't satisfied, so she pushed further.Tears glistened in her eyes, "But I want to know. And that's what matters, Adrian if you ever think of me as your wife or someo