ADIRA"Adira?" Cullen calls my name and I feel a flutter in my stomach. I love the way my name rolls out of his tongue. So sensual, so exotic, like a silent prayer waiting to be answered.His guards are surrounding him on both sides like a strong barricade that can't be broken even by a strong wolf. One of them steps forward to pull me away from him but she signals him to remain in his position and he readily agrees.Seeing this, I try to pull myself away from him in panic but his hands only tightens around my waist, caging me in. I gasp, a small moan escapes my lips at the contact between us.The tension between us is rigid just like the last time he touched me. His breath fans my face and a rush of electricity pulses through my bloodstream in a million shock waves.Why does he look so calm and coordinated while I am practically fighting for my life here. Am I the only one feeling this or was he just good at hiding his true feelings from everyone around him?"What's wrong?" He brings
ADIRA"Is that that you don't want to dance with me or you can't dance with me?" Cullen asks and I rub my hands together nervously not knowing how to answer that question. It's not like I don't want to dance with him but I can't bring myself to. It's a secret that I have sworn to carry to my grave."Both." I say after a while. "I just can't dance with you and if it makes you feel any better then I also don't want to dance with you too."He looks at me surprised. "And why is that?""It's nothing important I promise you so you don't have to worry. You can find someone else to dance with you instead. I really don't mind." Why can't he just let it go? Why is he so persistent?He folds his arms across his chest. "Now, I'm worried and I won't stop asking until you tell me because I don't want to dance with anyone that's not you so you better spill."I swallow hard, my eyes lowered to the ground. "I don't want to dance because I can't. I don't know how to. That's it so you can go on and laug
RICHARDI storm out of the banquet hall angrily and make my way to my chambers. The thought of seeing Adira smiling, laughing and being genuinely happy with Cullen just doesn't sit right with me. They were both joined at the hip throughout the entire party and it felt like an eyesore watching them have a great time.Adira was not supposed to be happy. She owes me her life and if anything, she should be miserable. She belongs to me and only I should be able to control her as I please and not the other way round.My heart is filled with rage and confusion. How dare she do this to me? How dare she try to seduce the Alpha king and try to get comfortable with him? I really want to demand an explanation from her but I can't.Cullen is always by her side ever since he took her from me and to make matters worse, he's very protective of her. I can't get close to her without going through him. I wonder what his deal is and why he is so keen with her. I wish I could figure out the reason behind
ADIRAThe ball comes to an end that night and everyone slowly begins to disperse one after the other. Cullen on the other hand is talking to the elders of the pack as they try to engage him in different conversations while I have to wait for him cause I can't leave without telling him.It is at that moment that I spot Richard leaving the banquet hall with Diane followed by most of the elders. I have no idea why they are leaving early and honestly, I can't bring myself to care. Maybe, they are probably trying to devise a strategy to bring me down and ruin my life. Who knows?Just as he tries to walk out the door, our eyes meet and he gives me a gloomy look.I look back at him bravely, my lips stretching in a confident and provocative smile. Just then, he rolls his eyes at me and storms off.As soon as he leaves, a lot of people slowly begin to lose interest in the party. The chattering and whispering dies down a bit as they begin to leave while the rest that stayed, shifted their atten
ADIRAI run as fast as my legs can carry me without stopping. I ignore the daunting stares and glares from the passersby that watch me run past them as I make my way towards Cullen's chambers. I have to see and talk to him as soon as possible. I can't waste any more time on this matter. It was urgent and has to be addressed as quickly as possible.If Richard can't do the needful then I'll make sure to handle it myself. I arrive at his chambers but just as I am about to enter, the guards at the entrance seal the door with their spears as they refuse to let me in."What is this? Let me in...NOW!" I yell in a high pitched voice when the guards positioned at the entrance of the throne room denies me access from venturing inside to see Cullen."I'm afraid that we cannot do that my lady." One of the guards speaks up, "The alpha king is busy and has strictly asked us to keep any uninvited visitors outside because he does not want to be disturbed.""Uninvited?" I ask, my ears not believing wh
ADIRA"Richard, W-What did you do to her? What have you done!" I scream at him, my voice breaking. "She's not breathing. We have to help her or she'll die. We have to do something.""And what makes you think that I'm interested in helping her or anyone for that matter?" He growls angrily at me without mincing words.I push myself away from her body and slowly start to pull myself away when he stalks towards me steadily."Stay away from me Richard. Don't come any closer." I warn him sternly. "If you don't stay away then I'm going to scream at the top of my voice.""Go ahead Adira. Go ahead and scream, I dare you." He encourages me, a smirk playing on his lips. "Do you think anyone in this pack will come to your rescue if you scream? They all hate you and want nothing more but to see you dead so none of them will help you.""Or what did you think? That your new man will hear your voice and try to save you like he did last time? Well I'm sorry to disappoint you but he can't and he won't
CULLENI bolt into my room furiously, almost breaking down the damn door. I can't believe that Richard had gone ahead to assault and beat up Adira despite all my warnings. How can he be so bold as to go against me to hurt her. Who gave him that right to lay his godforsaken hands on her?I was so close to killing him. I wanted nothing more but to torture him right then and there with my bare hands till he begged for death but for some reason, I couldn't because of the relationship his father once had with mine.Not to mention that his father is also missing. I know what that feels like.But I won't tolerate it any more. The next time he lays a finger on Adira, I'll make sure that he doesn't recover from it. He has already gotten two strikes and the third one might potentially lead to his death.How on earth did Adira end up falling in love with someone like him? It baffles me to say the least. I can't stand seeing her in that unfortunate situation and that's why I left. If I had stayed
ADIRALavender scented candles, soft bed and warm sheets. My brain registers tiredly in my sleep.I groan deeply, my lips halfway parted as I try my best to squint my eyes close when the cold air of the wind seeps through the curtains of the bedroom and hits my face through the covers.I try to turn over to the other side of the bed but my body persists the said action, forcing me to slowly open my eyes and take in my surrounding. That's when it hits me that I am in bedroom. I must've had a bad dream, again.I jerk awake in an instant and despite the protests of my wrapped up injuries that I have suffered from Richard's beatings, I push the bed covers off the upper part of my body and slowly forced myself to get out of the bed. Due to how severe my wounds are, I haven't left my room for several days now not even when I heard that Cullen had reached an agreement with the enemy pack.Apparently, he was able to pacify them and they have somehow reached an agreement. I also heard from the
ADIRA"You shouldn't have sent for him, Moira." I scold her softly when the guards leave to fetch Cullen. She has insisted that I go with her to see him myself but since I am too shocked and wounded to leave the room, she decided to take matters in her own hands."What's the point of dragging him into all of this? For all we know, this could be a mistake. Maybe your wolf senses are off. There's no one who would want me dead months ago. I am nobody and I didn't even have any enemies back then so why would anyone want to kill me then?""I know a conspiracy when I see one, my lady." She persists adamantly. "You might not believe me but it's the truth. Wait until the alpha king arrives to confirm it for himself then we can rule it out as my mistake. He has a heightened sense of smell and if he says that I am wrong then I will apologize."I heave softly. It's not like I don't want to believe her but isn't poisoning me a little too much for someone like Diane? I mean, she did conspire to ge
ADIRALavender scented candles, soft bed and warm sheets. My brain registers tiredly in my sleep.I groan deeply, my lips halfway parted as I try my best to squint my eyes close when the cold air of the wind seeps through the curtains of the bedroom and hits my face through the covers.I try to turn over to the other side of the bed but my body persists the said action, forcing me to slowly open my eyes and take in my surrounding. That's when it hits me that I am in bedroom. I must've had a bad dream, again.I jerk awake in an instant and despite the protests of my wrapped up injuries that I have suffered from Richard's beatings, I push the bed covers off the upper part of my body and slowly forced myself to get out of the bed. Due to how severe my wounds are, I haven't left my room for several days now not even when I heard that Cullen had reached an agreement with the enemy pack.Apparently, he was able to pacify them and they have somehow reached an agreement. I also heard from the
CULLENI bolt into my room furiously, almost breaking down the damn door. I can't believe that Richard had gone ahead to assault and beat up Adira despite all my warnings. How can he be so bold as to go against me to hurt her. Who gave him that right to lay his godforsaken hands on her?I was so close to killing him. I wanted nothing more but to torture him right then and there with my bare hands till he begged for death but for some reason, I couldn't because of the relationship his father once had with mine.Not to mention that his father is also missing. I know what that feels like.But I won't tolerate it any more. The next time he lays a finger on Adira, I'll make sure that he doesn't recover from it. He has already gotten two strikes and the third one might potentially lead to his death.How on earth did Adira end up falling in love with someone like him? It baffles me to say the least. I can't stand seeing her in that unfortunate situation and that's why I left. If I had stayed
ADIRA"Richard, W-What did you do to her? What have you done!" I scream at him, my voice breaking. "She's not breathing. We have to help her or she'll die. We have to do something.""And what makes you think that I'm interested in helping her or anyone for that matter?" He growls angrily at me without mincing words.I push myself away from her body and slowly start to pull myself away when he stalks towards me steadily."Stay away from me Richard. Don't come any closer." I warn him sternly. "If you don't stay away then I'm going to scream at the top of my voice.""Go ahead Adira. Go ahead and scream, I dare you." He encourages me, a smirk playing on his lips. "Do you think anyone in this pack will come to your rescue if you scream? They all hate you and want nothing more but to see you dead so none of them will help you.""Or what did you think? That your new man will hear your voice and try to save you like he did last time? Well I'm sorry to disappoint you but he can't and he won't
ADIRAI run as fast as my legs can carry me without stopping. I ignore the daunting stares and glares from the passersby that watch me run past them as I make my way towards Cullen's chambers. I have to see and talk to him as soon as possible. I can't waste any more time on this matter. It was urgent and has to be addressed as quickly as possible.If Richard can't do the needful then I'll make sure to handle it myself. I arrive at his chambers but just as I am about to enter, the guards at the entrance seal the door with their spears as they refuse to let me in."What is this? Let me in...NOW!" I yell in a high pitched voice when the guards positioned at the entrance of the throne room denies me access from venturing inside to see Cullen."I'm afraid that we cannot do that my lady." One of the guards speaks up, "The alpha king is busy and has strictly asked us to keep any uninvited visitors outside because he does not want to be disturbed.""Uninvited?" I ask, my ears not believing wh
ADIRAThe ball comes to an end that night and everyone slowly begins to disperse one after the other. Cullen on the other hand is talking to the elders of the pack as they try to engage him in different conversations while I have to wait for him cause I can't leave without telling him.It is at that moment that I spot Richard leaving the banquet hall with Diane followed by most of the elders. I have no idea why they are leaving early and honestly, I can't bring myself to care. Maybe, they are probably trying to devise a strategy to bring me down and ruin my life. Who knows?Just as he tries to walk out the door, our eyes meet and he gives me a gloomy look.I look back at him bravely, my lips stretching in a confident and provocative smile. Just then, he rolls his eyes at me and storms off.As soon as he leaves, a lot of people slowly begin to lose interest in the party. The chattering and whispering dies down a bit as they begin to leave while the rest that stayed, shifted their atten
RICHARDI storm out of the banquet hall angrily and make my way to my chambers. The thought of seeing Adira smiling, laughing and being genuinely happy with Cullen just doesn't sit right with me. They were both joined at the hip throughout the entire party and it felt like an eyesore watching them have a great time.Adira was not supposed to be happy. She owes me her life and if anything, she should be miserable. She belongs to me and only I should be able to control her as I please and not the other way round.My heart is filled with rage and confusion. How dare she do this to me? How dare she try to seduce the Alpha king and try to get comfortable with him? I really want to demand an explanation from her but I can't.Cullen is always by her side ever since he took her from me and to make matters worse, he's very protective of her. I can't get close to her without going through him. I wonder what his deal is and why he is so keen with her. I wish I could figure out the reason behind
ADIRA"Is that that you don't want to dance with me or you can't dance with me?" Cullen asks and I rub my hands together nervously not knowing how to answer that question. It's not like I don't want to dance with him but I can't bring myself to. It's a secret that I have sworn to carry to my grave."Both." I say after a while. "I just can't dance with you and if it makes you feel any better then I also don't want to dance with you too."He looks at me surprised. "And why is that?""It's nothing important I promise you so you don't have to worry. You can find someone else to dance with you instead. I really don't mind." Why can't he just let it go? Why is he so persistent?He folds his arms across his chest. "Now, I'm worried and I won't stop asking until you tell me because I don't want to dance with anyone that's not you so you better spill."I swallow hard, my eyes lowered to the ground. "I don't want to dance because I can't. I don't know how to. That's it so you can go on and laug
ADIRA"Adira?" Cullen calls my name and I feel a flutter in my stomach. I love the way my name rolls out of his tongue. So sensual, so exotic, like a silent prayer waiting to be answered.His guards are surrounding him on both sides like a strong barricade that can't be broken even by a strong wolf. One of them steps forward to pull me away from him but she signals him to remain in his position and he readily agrees.Seeing this, I try to pull myself away from him in panic but his hands only tightens around my waist, caging me in. I gasp, a small moan escapes my lips at the contact between us.The tension between us is rigid just like the last time he touched me. His breath fans my face and a rush of electricity pulses through my bloodstream in a million shock waves.Why does he look so calm and coordinated while I am practically fighting for my life here. Am I the only one feeling this or was he just good at hiding his true feelings from everyone around him?"What's wrong?" He brings