"No, no!" Lara screamed as she woke up from her slumber. Her heart was racing and she looked disoriented. It was a dream. "Mummy!" Desi called out, rubbing her eyes with her tiny hands as she stood up from the bed. "Oh dear, did I startle you?" Lara asked, feeling sorry. She took hold of Desi's arm and laid her back on the bed. "Shush." She whispered and hummed a lullaby till Desi falls back into her slumber before she finally leaves the bed. The dream she just had was strange but made her remember something very important. It had been years since she last saw her father and cousin. Her father promised to come back for her yet it had been years with no letter or message from him.Where could he be? She wondered. His lack of communication and disappearance had always troubled her. She thought of searching for them years ago when she found out her mate was the Alpha's son. All plans to run away were dashed but she still kept the pendant that he made her keep. She always had a feeli
Cage furrowed his brows in confusion. Lara shook her head, trying to push her thoughts to the back of her mind. The more cryptic she became, the more confused she made him. "In fact, don't worry about it." "I want to. You can't ask for my help and take back your offer. What did you mean by that?" Cage asked again desperately. "I just want to find them. They are the reason I left my pack and started my journey. While I'm glad to be here, I still want to keep searching for them." "Then we'll help you. I'll send my scouts to search for them for you," he said, ready to do everything she asked of him. "I don't want you wasting your energy on me. I've started earning some little coins. Hopefully, I'll be able to gather enough to leave with Desi," Lara told him, causing his scowl to deepen. "You're not leaving, Lara. I won't let you. And I'm pretty sure Brad won't either." "But I can't stay here forever, feeding off your people. I need to find my people and stay there. I don't want to
"You do know she will try to leave with them once she finds them right?" Brad's voice was weak. Cage nodded. "I know but I have promised to help her so we will have to search for them. There are secrets she doesn't want us to know and I will get to the bottom of this." Brad didn't look convinced. He wasn't in support of the idea. If only he knew she had a mate. It occurred to him that Desi's father could come in search of Desi one day but he hoped it wouldn't be someone important. How is she able to stay so long without her mate? He wondered. Wolves always want to be close to their mates so it was strange. Was her wolf seriously damaged? He frowned. "Talk to me, Brad. I can see the confusion in your eyes." Brad sighed. "I don't know, Cage. She has a mate and might reject us too. I don't know what our next action should be," he grumbled. "We'll find a way. I might have not wanted a mate but I surely won't be letting her go. Especially not to a man that hits her," Cage vowed. "Yo
"Arghh!" She exclaimed as she held her stomach in pain. The masked person attacked her again, punching her face but she blocked the attack. When she tried standing, her face received another hit again, and then stumbled. She growled out of anger. As the guy tried to hit her again, she took hold of his fist as he threw it to her face. She used all her energy to crush the fist. "Get the fuck off me," he spat and pushed her, sending her flying. Lara stood up again and attacked him. She tried to pull his mask off his face but to no avail. Her claws cut through his face before he kicks her stomach with his knee.Suddenly, a knock came on the door and he hit her hand away and ran to the window. No! She said to herself and tried to get hold of him again. It was too late. Immediately he jumped out of the window. "NO!" She yelled. The knock on the door became more urgent and out of anger, Lara walked to the door and pulled it open angrily. She was ready to yell at whoever was at the door
The next morning, Lara stood outside the palace in a beautiful dress. She woke up happy and couldn't stop smiling. She would be going into the city for the first time. It made her all bubbly. Her hands gripped her dress as she stood, waiting for Cassandra. She had been standing for quite some time and was getting impatient. At the side, Cage stood watching her. Her excited face made him smile. Indeed, they had made the right decision in asking her to be in charge of all the preparations. Finally, Cassandra walks up to her looking pissed off. "Good morning, Cassandra," Lara said happily. "Morning, are you ready?" Cassandra asked in a monotone. "Yes, what's wrong? You do not look happy." "Because I'm not," she murmured. "Let's go, there's a carriage outside." She started walking away. Lara followed behind her till they got out of the palace. The carriage was small. Lara stopped walking. Cassandra glanced at her. "I know this might not be what you are expecting but I specificall
Lara glanced behind her, confused. She couldn't actually be speaking to her, could she? She looked behind the girl to see Cassandra frowning. "Cat caught your tongue?""What the hell is going on?" Tessy inquired, coming out of the office. "I'm speaking to this tiny wolf here. She must be the one I've been hearing rumors about. The one staying in the palace," she said angrily. "I do not care what you think. No one is fighting in my shop. Please leave," Tessy told her. "TESSY!! You are not going to tell me what I should do!" "Well, I can tell you what you should do, Fayn. And that is to go running to your mighty father," Cassandra spoke up, coming from behind her. Fayn glared at her. "Oh, I see. So you both are in this together. I'm disgusted," she flips her hair. "And you, just wait. I'll come to the palace and when I do, it'll be to get married to His Majesty." "Well, we can't wait for that day to come. Now leave!" "Hhmm!" Fayn turned around and walked away with a set of handm
"Who is it?" Was the first thing Lara asked when she heard the knock on her door. She stood up from the bed, pulling the sheets with her to cover her body. She was still tired of the tour during the day and wanted to sleep some more. No response came, instead the knocking increased. As she got closer to the door, she immediately caught his scent. Shocked and a little bit excited, she opened the door. "Your Majesty," she said in surprise. Brad stood in front of her door. Her heart skipped a beat at his gaze. Her wolf started panting and barking happily. "Lara, why are you not ready for your training?" He asked, staring at sheets gathered around her chest. She drew them closer. "I… I.. you didn't come.." "But I'm here now, aren't I? I'll give you a few minutes, go put on something appropriate and come out. I won't wait for long," he cuts her speech. She nodded and quickly entered the room. Brad watched how skittish she was being in his presence. It has been just two days yet his
"Calm down, girl," Brad tried to calm the silver wolf barking at him. His beast was also excited. She must have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. She bared her teeth before jumping off his body and stretching. He tried not to smile but she was acting too cute and lovely. "Lara," he called her. She looked at him expectantly. "Come here." She walked to him. "Now is not the time, little mate. Right now, we are going to train so I'll be a little strict, okay?" She whimpered. He touched her head, trying to calm her by patting her. "We'll play later, okay?" She nodded and barked. "Good, now move back a little bit," he ordered and she did as instructed. "Attack me!" He said, holding a stance of defense. She stood still for a minute before growling and jumping on him. **********************"Go and take your bath, you still have a lot to do today," Brad told Lara as they walked to her room. She nodded, not being able to say what she wanted to say. The training was hars