Dahlia's POVNo matter how heated and pleasant our sex was, Damon would always shower after. Getting himself into bed clean and neat.But not today.He cuddles into me like a fed big cat, his hot breath behind my ears, making my body shiver at every of his heavy exhales.I hate how my body still reacts to him no matter how he treats me. Even with him being the suspect of my pack’s fall, even with his engagement with Jessica still on, I can’t refuse him when he turns me on.I close my eyes in his iron-like arms, tired as if a train just ran over my body.But I can’t sleep. I haven’t forgotten my plan.“Hey, I need to hit the shower,” In the end I pat him slightly on the arm. I often feel like a prey under the paws of a predator when he hugs me. Today I have to be the lion tamer.Damon tightens his arms instead. He rubs the tip of his nose behind my ear, purring. He knows what would get to me. For a moment I really want to indulge anything and everything he asks.“Don’t go, please.”His
Dahlia’s POVEverything went smoothly until I made it out of the mansion. Only a few steps onto the empty street, a dark shadow blocks my way.It’s Aiden.“Are you here to stop me?” I ask calmly, gripping the tiny gun in my pocket. I expected Aiden to catch up. Even if I could avoid everyone’s eyes in the mansion, I knew I couldn’t escape him. I wouldn’t have shot him even if he used force on me, but he doesn’t know that.To my surprise, Aiden shakes his head.“Then let me go,” I ask cautiously, knowing it’s not that easy.“My job is to keep you safe,” Aiden steps sideways, leaving the road open to me, “so I can’t let you go alone either. You don’t mind having a bodyguard tonight, do you?”I want to laugh but I don’t feel like he is joking or being sarcastic.“You know by escaping I’m betraying YOUR Alpha, right...?” I frown, having a hard time talking to this man with his surprising tactic. He is most likely my enemy, but he doesn’t appear so.Aiden sighs.“You must know... you must
Dahlia’s POVI didn’t snap out of the shock until a car beeped at me.“Get in!” Aiden waves at me from the shotgun.I glare at the driver’s familiar face, and Finn lowers his eyes. I don’t want to get in, but I have to get to Tom as fast as I can.“So you are the ONLY one knowing about my plan, huh?!” I sneer at Aiden when I slam shut the back door of the car. I knew I shouldn’t have believed him! His Luna my ass! They are just a bunch of horrible cats playing me in their palms!“I can explain about Finn later,” Rarely, Aiden doesn’t joke with me or look guilty, but all serious as if in face of danger, “What happened to the kid? Is he alright?”“He is not alright! Your damn Alpha appeared and scared the poor little boy half to death!” I roll my eyes at Aiden, “Is that why you dared to let me go?! Because you told him about my escaping plan and you knew he was waiting for me at the station?!”“Damon?” Aiden frowns, “It can’t be him. Is that what the boy told you?”“It can, and it is!”
Dahlia’s POV“You can explain...?” I mumble, feeling like my soul lifting from my body and watching over myself from the air.How could he explain when the whole world doesn’t make any sense to me?“I don’t know what happened to Tom, but I WILL find it out,” Damon walks up, and Aiden lets go of my arm gently before stepping aside.“Like how you found out about what happened to Ava? Remind me, what happened to her murderer?” I didn't mean to use a sour tone, but it came out stinging. My voice is so calm that I scare myself. I don’t even want to cry. I’m too shocked to feel anything.I must have lost my soul somewhere.Damon looks sad. But I couldn’t care less.“I’m sorry that I let this happen--”“LET this?” My voice came out shouting. I didn’t know I wanted to shout. “Are you seriously trying to get yourself out of this?!”“You are right,” Damon raises both his hands, his tone careful, “This happened in my territory, and I’m definitely responsible, but I didn’t hurt him, Dahlia, you h
Dahlia’s POVSilence fills the lobby after my outburst. I storm at the door, not care to find out how mad Damon is.I was wrong.I thought I wanted a rejection from him. I thought I didn’t care about the title, and I thought I was okay with him hiding his dirty little secret from me. But I wasn’t okay. Not okay. I want my mate, just like any girl. I want the perfect, unconditioned love, the love blessed by the moon goddess.I guess I was secretly hoping that he would come around one day and claim me. He would tell me that he doesn’t care about my flaws and he values me when no other does.What a ridiculous illusion. And for this stupid dream, I cost two innocent to die for me.“You can’t go,”Damon’s low, cold voice broke the silence when I barely made it to the door.I don’t stop and I don’t look back. I no longer want him. But Aiden moves at Damon’s words and blocks my way. I stop with a smirk: “So much for my command over Damon’s, huh? How hypocritical, both of you!”Aiden looks at
Dahlia’s POVI must be something of a kind in our history, to be an Alpha with no wolf, and one Beta.Damon often says that his power comes from his people, and I always took that as some hypocritical, political slogan, one to earn the loyalty of his people.I was wrong.Turns out one doesn’t need to have a fortune or a pack to be an Alpha. So long as you take the pledge from another, even just one, you can be an Alpha. Only, with tiny power.Damon kept his promise and let me go, and I remained in shock even after we had driven for a whole day.Right there in the shabby, cold, old, and empty train station, Damon asked Aiden to renounce his loyalty and pledge to me. Aiden obeyed tamely. The moment I took Aiden’s pledge and promise to be his Alpha, a tiny but bright power rose inside me. It was invisible, and I looked the same after, but I just know.Something changed inside me, forever.I’m still as weak physically as before, I tried. But I feel a faint shred of power in my chest, one
Dahlia’s POVI thought it would be weird to not have Damon in my life, but I haven’t even got time to feel that, even if I would.Time flies here in the headquarters of the League.I never knew it would be such a hideous job to be an Alpha, with the mountain-like heavy paperwork pouring down. If it wasn’t for Aiden I would be totally lost.A week after I arrived, I hadn’t even gotten around to meeting my dad. He is here to register his new title as well, meaning he would be buried under a heavy workload like me. Guess he wouldn’t have any more time than me to spare.But the truth is, he feels a little estranged from me all of a sudden. I think it’s because of his new title.Dad was a mild person, in my memory. He always had a smile on, for anyone and anything. He doesn’t talk much nor do much even though he was a Beta of my mother. Most of the time he just stands behind my mom like a standing board, supporting my mom with no objection, ever.He wasn’t the strong type, not an Alpha. Ev
Dahlia’s POVDad doesn’t look happy, seemingly having a heated quarrel with Justin. Justin has a weary smile. He is polite, as always, but I can tell that he is in a bad mood, too.I sit there and watch the two men, not wanting to make myself noticed.It feels weird.I have imagined seeing Dad again so many times, but none of them was like now, when I feel like I’m looking at a total stranger.He is in a fancy suits. Unlike the ones mom used to pick for him, they are cold and tight, giving off a sharp aura. I forgot, he is an Alpha now. He is no longer the friendly Beta who plays nice with everyone. His eyes are cold and his jaw cleanly shaved, his shoes shining and his chest help up high.It’s definitely my dad, but I feel like I don’t know him anymore. I want to go dive into his arms and cry about what happened like his little princess, but I seem to have forgotten how.And then they see me.Justin’s face instantly lights up. He strides to me before he stops abruptly and turns aroun