RAYLA Once my tears subsided, I took a step back from him, hating the fact that he always had to be the one to see me in such a situation, not that I would have it any other way though. His fingers ran tenderly across my face, brushing the reminder of my tears away. I looked past my shoulder figuring out what he was looking at, even though I had my back facing the door, I could tell Kilion was behind me due to the way Damien was glaring past my head. ‘’There’s something I have to show you.’’ I said as I cleared my throat, the last thing I wanted was a confrontation between Kilion and Damien especially now that Jordan and Mom weren't around to intervene. No one here will take me seriously in their absence except Damien who, when angry, doesn't listen to anyone. ‘’Go ahead.’’ He urged me across the hall where the family quarter was.I opened my mouth to disagree but the look he shot at me had me snapping my mouth shut and doing as he said. Making my way into my bedroom, I collapsed
RAYLAI glanced at Damien for some explanation as the guard drew closer to us, when none was provided, I moved behind him shielding myself away from the glaring eyes of the man. I had so many questions and the number on the list was knowing why Damien was associating with rogues!’’Alpha.’’ He said briefly looking in my direction, probably wondering why I was hiding behind—wait! Did I just hear him address Damien as Alpha? ‘’Everything has been prepared as you wanted it.’’ ‘’Very well Shade, that will be all.‘’ Damien replied, his right arm coming to rest on my shoulders. ‘’You must be tired.’’ Too stunned to reply, I allowed him to lead me into the building, clinging to his side. We were greeted by the roll of servants standing at either side of the room, forming a wide centre as we walked in. They all bowed down in acknowledgement except Ann, elderly woman who came forward. She also had that same scent everyone here has and it was freaking me out. ‘’Alpha, It's good to see you’re
RAYLA ‘’No!’’ I cried, shoving him away as I finally came to my senses. I stepped away from him, running my fingers through my hair. The effort put into trying to make sense of everything I just discovered was giving me a massive headache but I still had one important question. ’’You can’t kill him Damien, are you going to seriously do that to your own father?’’ When he didn’t reply, I continued. ‘’If you murder Killion then the pack will be left in a vulnerable state! not to mention that killing your father’s Beta will weaken him, you cannot do that.’’ I pleaded, hoping to talk some sense into him. ‘’You should rest for now, later I’m going to give you a tour of the house and tell you how it all came about.’’ He replied, dropping a butterfly kiss on my forehead. ‘’No, we need to talk about this—‘’ I glanced towards the door as a knock came through, for a split second I forgot where we were and started to panic. But once the familiar scent of rogue hit my nostril, I relaxed,
RAYLA I licked my lips unconsciously, watching as he unbuckled his belt. My throat went dry when he finally pushed his boxer short out of the way, revealing his thick, long and angry cock. My eyes widened as it bobbed, hitting me in the face. Seeing my reaction, he chuckled darkly and pulled my face closer to it. Rubbing the tip of his cock against my lips, he urged it open by pressing it in, he looked so hot right now, with him looking down at me while I prepared to take the most intimate part of him into my mouth. ‘’I’m going to go slow for now.’’ He informed me, as he completely thrust into my mouth. I watched his eyes flutter shut with his head thrown back as a strangled groan tore from his chest sending a deep wave of pleasure down to my core. Even though I have never done this before, I wanted to please him. Following my guts, I twirled my tongue around the tip of his cock, enjoying the deep noises he made, which proved enough that I was doing something right. I reached
RAYLA After we finished touring the house, I couldn’t help but notice how different it was from the pack house back at home. Perhaps I was being bias but I loved this place more. Although the Shadow-moon pack was bigger, many people live there unlike Damien who only has two main quarters, the first one was called the Alpha’s quarters according to him. It was on opposite sides with hallways separating them, the other quarters were split in top two, one for the workers and the others for the guards off duties as the ones one duty sleep on their post. I didn’t think there was anything left to see until Damien led me outside the back of the house. I drank in the beauty of the environment as he led me down another path that looked just like the one we drove through on arriving here. After walking on foot for about ten minutes, we arrived at another gate. It wasn’t as big as the main one but it was stil huge regardless. I had so many questions but I restrained from asking as two
RAYLA After dinner, I excused myself by letting Madam Nora escort me back to my room. My mind was still filled up with so many thoughts and I had no idea how I was going to return to my normal life after all of this. I murmured a thank you to Nora before closing the door and going in, and just as I sat down on the bed, my phone rang. I took a deep breath, composing my racing heart. I guess I’ll never get used to keeping things from Mom. I feel so guilty and terrible because that wasn’t the way she raised me. ‘’Hi.’’ I felt relieved when my voice didn’t come out as panicky as I felt. ‘’Hi?’’ She teased a smile in her voice. ‘’I’m calling to check in, could you give the phone to Jenna please? I haven’t been away from her this long and I miss her so much.’’ She cooed. If I wasn’t already panicking before then I was about to have a complete meltdown. ‘’Jenna?’’ I repeated casually. ‘’She went to bed early but I’ll make sure you talk to her before she leaves for school tomorrow.’’ I to
RAYLA Removing Fiona's jacket from my neck, I turned to look at him, bracing myself for whatever he wanted to say this time around. I glanced at the wall clock in the class-room, relieved to see he didn't have much time with me as classes will be starting soon. He took a deep breath, and what ended up coming out of his mouth had me blinking with surprise. "I'm no longer interested, I should never have let Damien trick me. You know, I never meant to reject you right?" I stared at him, wondering if this was the Brandon I knew or if someone had replaced him with a clone. All he’s been doing these past few days was throwing glares at me, and now, all of a sudden he regrets rejecting me in front of the whole school? "Is this supposed to make me happy? That you never meant to reject me but somehow you did? No thank you." I turned to leave but he held my shoulders, pushing me back. I flinched, stepping out of his hold not just because his hands on my skin burned but also cause I didn't
RAYLA The first thing I did when I arrived home was attend to my injuries. I dropped my backpack on my bed and went into the bathroom to get the first aid box I always kept there. The one I usually carried with me had been previously used on Damien and I forgot to restock. After I was done cleaning my wounds, I made my way into the living room with my phone in hands, ready to call Mom so she could talk to Jenna. I stopped abruptly by the number of guards in the living room, they weren't usually that many in the family quarter and the reason I didn't know if anything was happening was the fact that I came through the back door. Securities are usually tight at the other side which I perceived as normal until now. Something was definitely wrong! Ma turned to look at me as I approached, due to being dismissed from school early I had forgotten Jenna wouldn't be home for another hour or so. With my heart racing and ready to leap out of my chest, I hurried to her side. "Ma, what ha
RAYLA I snatched my wrist from his grasp without struggle because he let me go. I looked down at my bleeding tutor hoping he’s not dead. People were out of class and staring at us with wide eyes, him most especially, I guess there goes the idea of me trying to protect him! I tried to rush to the tutor but Damien dragged me back then proceeded to take me outside of the building. “Stop!” I screamed once we were out of the parking lot. “You can’t threatened my Mom and think that’s okay! What if that man loses his life? He was just trying to protect me!” I hissed as anger stir up inside me. “Whatever beef you have is between us, you don’t have to drag other people in it.”“Are you fucking with me Rayla?” His expression turned murderous. “Well I guess this should be a consolation that your mother is still breathing right now because of you! When my Dad got married to her, I didn’t like her but did I try to get in the way of their shitty relationship? No… if she tries to get in between mi
RAYLA After Mom left, I turned to Ma, my gaze fixed on her accusingly. “You knew she was trying to get me back here, she went as far as blackmailing me and you let her?” I was disappointed, I thought she was on my side! Now the only family support I thought I had was slowly slipping away, I guess I deserve it for being such a shitty person. “You make it hard to defend you, both of you! The idea was for you to wait, I was going to talk to them but when I came later it was to find you gone. What were you thinking running off like that? Damien is the leader of a gang of rogues, do you have any idea the kind of danger you were putting yourself in?” She snapped at me, her tone filled with both anger and disappointment. “How was I supposed to defend you when you pulled a stunt like that?” “When has talking ever settled anything with them? You don’t get it do you? Ma, her blackmailing me here is proof enough that no amount of talking will achieve anything with them, it was why I chose to
RAYLA I stared at the alarm clock on the nightstand, wordlessly watching each second tickle by, my thoughts far away from me. The more minutes tickled by, the more aware of how many hours I had with Damien, who happens to be asleep. I swallowed the lump in my throat, blinking away from the alarm to look at the ceiling instead. I still felt a bit sore between my thighs, a constant reminder of what we did a few hours ago. My face heated at the memory, making me silently clear my throat as I stared out of the window, it was getting dark meaning it will be dawn soon. Slipping out of bed, I grabbed Damien’s shirt and slipped in on, looking down at the length to decide if it was okay for me to walk around in. Since I was heading downstairs where I’m bound to run into anyone, I decided to wear a skirt for added length before making my way downstairs. The place was almost empty except for a few servants going about their duties, I paused by the stairs landing. “Excuse me, do you have any
RAYLA Looking at him hurts, as we lay down side by side on the bed, so I turned my face the other way, Mom’s words echoing in my mind. Killian would be so furious when he finds out but what was I supposed to do? Finding out he killed someone at the age of seventeen had not only left me stunned but speechless because then it also proved he has been living this double life for as young as the age of seventeen. There was a pause in my thought when I felt him pull me against his chest, cuddling me softly as our limbs tangled with one another. My eyes shut on their own accord as he buried his face into the hollow of my neck, sniffing me in a way that made me tickled. One of his hands splayed across my stomach, running his fingers on my flesh lazily. I didn’t want to lie here with my own thoughts while guilt ate me alive so, I said the first thing that came to mind when I opened my mouth. “So…your first time huh?” I teased, turning to face him now, my breath hitching against my throat wh
RAYLA I stood outside the door, debating whether I should go inside or not. At the las minute, I decided it would be better to just leave him alone for the time being, I made my way back downstairs and still found Nyx in the same position I left her, except that she was sitting this time and munching on a cookie. “That was quick.” She remarked, not bothering to hide her amusement. I grit my teeth in anger,telling myself not to react because as much as I can’t stand her, I still needed her help to be able to get out of the pack due to the invisible force field she had around it. “You said the barrier will weaken tomorrow, is that correct?” I asked to be sure whether I’ll need her help with that or not. “Why? Going somewhere? Anyways the barrier won’t weaken until twelve in the morning.” She leaned closer. “You need my help.” She was quick to figure it out, possibly putting the piece together after my outburst earlier. “Isn’t that the reason you were employed? Although I don’t
RAYLA Despite our teasing remarks when we were out on a walk that indicates we couldn’t wait to get back to the house and ravished each other. Instead we decided to play monopoly once we arrived back at the house which took a dark turn pretty quickly, bringing out both Damien and Hunter's competitive side. When they voted for a second round of the game, I sweetly declined and took a step back, telling them I prefer to watch instead. Nyx had taken it upon herself to call me every synonym of the word coward, my usual response was to ignore her but Damien had merely cast her a dark look, that made her shut up immediately. While they argue and yell at each other about the game, I was texting my friends in the group chat as they brought me up to date on what has been happening at school. Apparently Brandon was still being as bitter as the day I left, he goes around telling anyone who cares to listen that I ran away with my step-brother because our parents found out about us. The fa
RAYLA I was surprised when I woke up the following morning and found Damien still sleeping, mainly because I wasn’t used to waking up in the morning and finding him there. The healer really knows her stuff because placing him on bed rest definitely forced him to relax. I slowly climbed out of bed so I didn't wake him up. Several minutes later when I emerged from the bathroom after brushing my teeth and doing my other business, he was still asleep. I went downstairs to have breakfast, Hunter was the only one present at the breakfast table when I walked in, I slumped down dejectedly on one of the empty seats. Words couldn’t describe how much I missed going to school, I missed hanging out with my friends and doing random stuff even though I never voiced it out to anyone, I mean what’s the point? Just because I made the decision to run away from home doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to miss it. I looked up upon hearing my name. “Did you say something?” I asked to be sure. “Yeah, I was as
RAYLA It was night time before Damien finally woke up and was immediately moved to his bedroom. His wound had completely healed up by then but the healer still insisted he need to be on bed rest for another three days to which Hunter had made a joke about. It was half true though because we all knew he was going to hate the idea. Guilt was already eating me alive after I finished talking to Mom and she gave me three days max, the same number of days it will take for Damien to be out of bed rest and for Nyx magic barrier to weaken.“You can’t tell Damien that I asked our parents for help.” I begged, pulling him aside so Damien wouldn’t hear us. “At least wait until I’m out of here before you do, if he knows then he will never let me leave and I can’t go back on my word.” Hunter stared at me with his arms across his chest. “What did you do? And besides, I can’t keep something like that from him, if I don’t tell him, someone else will.” He pointed out. I brushed my hair away from my
RAYLA It has been more than two hours of not hearing any news about Damien’s condition after the healer slammed the door on our face. We stood outside her room, pacing around and waiting for news when one of the border guards hurried inside toward Hunter, a panicked look across his face. “Beta! There are more troops approaching the pack from the north!” He declared and I watched as Hunter’s face darkened. “More army? That can’t be good, Damien is in no condition to fight!” I rubbed my face, hoping it would smooth away the frustration crawling at my guts and yet again I was made to wonder why Damien chose this time to announce his pack knowing how many enemies they had but then I recalled he had mentioned not too long ago that the pack was running out of supplies. “There’s no need to worry Rayla, stay here in case the healer has some news, I’ll lead our army.” He informed me before taking his leave. “Wait!” Nyx called after him and then hurried to meet him halfway across the room.