"You're telling me you didn't have sex with him last night?" Eve asked, dumbfounded. Her blonde hair shone under the sunlight streaming into my room from her spot on the window next to the balcony. Yes, you read that right. My room. After Ares and I got back from our date last night, he gave me a room right next to his. In his words, he has never shared a bed with anyone and I would hardly make a difference. I guess he was back to being mean. But I didn't object, instead, I gave him a big grin and a kiss on his cheek before walking into my new room. Lenny's eyes were wide open as she shrieked. "What are we missing here, Akira?!" I laughed, sitting upright on my very soft King-sized bed. "I guess he wanted to be a gentleman?" "Lycans are everything but gentle." Lenny deadpanned. "You should know that by now. I expected you to call us here asking for advice on how to walk with a sore pussy or how to cover up your hickey, but definitely not on how to ask your mate to let you see
AKIRA'S POV The next few minutes consisted of me asking around for Magnus. He was pretty easy to find, but it took a great deal of my imperfect acting skills to convince him that Ares wanted him to be my guard for the day. The poor young wolf was elated, he said something about finally being able to prove his worth to Ares. And I almost felt bad for lying to him. But when I wanted something, I would go the extra mile for it. Madam Yelena was harder to convince when I requested for Carla to be dropped and for me to follow Eve and Lenny but once I mentioned Ares's name that seemed to quench her worries. Although she still did look sceptical, I brushed it off. Now, Eve, Lenny and I were seated in the backseat of one of Ares's Jeeps and we were heading to the market. Eve nudged my shoulder with hers. "How did you do it?" Her curious blue eyes pinned me to the spot. "Are we in any trouble?" I turned to look at her with a huge grin. "We're not in any trouble." I shrugged. "Let's j
AKIRA'S POV I had felt just about every emotion that came from Ares. But the emotions I was feeling now were heavy– glaring. It ranged from hurt to disappointment and then to anger. The anger was more prominent. It was pumping through my veins, fast. And it was what woke me up from unconsciousness. And it was all my fault. If only I had listened. I inhaled slowly as I tried to figure out where I was with my eyes shut. I was on a bed– that, I figured. But there was someone here, someone who wasn't Ares was sitting very close to me. Although I knew Ares was in the room also. I gasped in pain and my eyes shot open when I felt pressure on my wound. I looked beside me to find the culprit and it was Madam Yelena. She gave me a sad smile. "Akira, how do you feel now?" My eyes roamed around the room and in my peripheral gaze, I saw Ares standing next to the vanity stand in my room. He was sitting on the edge of it, with his hands folded and he was looking right at me. I quick
AKIRA'S POV He immediately smashed his lips on mine and speared his hand into my hair. And as our tongues battled for dominance and our teeth clashed, all I could think about was how unbelievably wet I was and how bad I wanted him inside me. My heated body seemed to cool as his hands ran themselves over its curves. He slowly removed my nightie from my body and I almost cried when we had to detach our lips. As he trailed his eyes down my body, his cold mask was torn away. Lust and a certain softness flowed unencumbered across his face. He was looking at me as though he was trying to memorize every freckle, dip, and curve of my body. "You're so fucking beautiful, Akira." On a different occasion I would bristle at him calling me by my name but this time, my heart pounded at his words. I was falling for this man. And I was falling fast. He flipped us so I was on my back before spreading my thighs open and settling his hips between them. I gasped at the sensation, I was naked wh
AKIRA'S POV I woke up to the weight of a heavy arm on me. It was almost dawn, I slowly removed Ares's arm before going to the bathroom to do my business. As he promised, I was very much sore. All part of me. My muscles were screaming as I walked around and my vagina was also protesting. After fucking me once, I had thought Ares would let me sleep but I was wrong. He fucked me twice after and I had tapped out when my poor clitoris couldn't take it anymore. Done, I quickly brushed my teeth and as I looked into the mirror to clean my face, my eyes subconsciously went to the mark on my neck. I brushed my fingers over it and was shocked to still feel the electricity coursing through my body. I quickly washed my face before going to the closet to put on one of Ares's shirts and sweatpants. Looking at Ares sleeping peacefully on the bed, I smiled as I recalled how he kept us awake throughout the night. And it was all worth it. The man sleeping like a baby on the bed was diffe
AKIRA'S POV As I walked away from what felt like my second home, I took the smaller bush paths as Magnus advised. Over the last few weeks, I have done intense research on my escape plan. It was easy to trick Magnus for answers. I would constantly ask Magnus for an escape route in case we were attacked and I needed to run away. It was wrong of me, but to escape from the clutches of Ares I had to do what I had to do. Soon, I arrived at a clearing with two bush paths on each side and like Magnus advised I continued walking straight. It was dark out and I could only hope that I was going in the right direction. Walking straight would lead me right to the borders of another pack. Magnus had constantly made it clear that the Alpha of the pack was a nice man and if anything would happen to our pack then he would gladly take us in. As I continued my escape, I prayed not to encounter rogues. From what I had read and heard, they were vile creatures with the need for revenge carved int
AKIRA'S POV Immediately after I woke up the next morning, I was ordered by Cara to dress up so I can properly meet the Alpha of their pack. Alpha Pierson was nothing I expected. I didn't even know what I expected but it was not an old, well-built man with the kind eyes of a father. Alpha Pierson exuded warmth and kindness. And he listened patiently as I told him the same story that I told the guards at the border. I mastered the act of crying and made sure my tears were nonstop as I begged him to take me back to my family. "Where did you live before you were kidnapped?" Alpha Pierson asked. His voice was authoritative and firm, almost fatherly-like. I sniffled as I wiped my tears. "Lake-town. I don't know how far it is from here but I really just want to go back home to my Nana, Alpha Pierson." He nodded thoughtfully. "I'll have Eli and Lucian find more about your town and by dawn tomorrow you should be with your family." The thumping of my heart couldn't have been any lo
ARES'S POV "You need to stop turning the whole house upside down, Ares," Czar warned immediately after he stepped into my office. The wooden desk was divided into two and part of the glass windows was broken. Even after destroying my study area, the rage I was feeling still wasn't quenched. My Lycan was thirsty for blood and it was taking everything in me not to give in to his demands. Akira fucking ran away. She left ME. How dare she? She promised to stay by my side, so what changed her mind? We both couldn't believe she left us. It was almost laughable. A human escaped the clutches of a Lycan. It was impossible. But knowing Akira, everything was possible when it came to her. She fled in the middle of the night with no trace, not even her scent. Even the most trained wolves have been sent to search for where but it was as if she vanished into thin fucking air. I had tried to reach out to her through our mind link but she seemed to cut every part of her life from me. How