DawnI slumped on my bed. My body was still buzzing. We just kissed and he proceeded to tell me that meant nothing. How was I supposed to absorb that information now? I rolled on the bed and groaned. He never should have come closer to me or kissed me twice. He should have continued pretending that my existence irritated him. I needed to open the door soon and let Princess in. She deserved an explanation. But I didn't want to because I didn't have any explanation to give.I rolled from one end to the other before I finally stood up. I took a quick shower and then headed to the door. Thankfully they weren't waiting at the door. I found them in the game room engrossed in what happened to be a serious discussion.“There she is. Our little celebrity Luna.” Layla purred.Kaden nudged at her and then gave me an apologetic look. The triplets had weird smiles. Princess looked pensive.“Don't tell me you were discussing me.”“Not just about you. But the current situation in the Pack.” Kayla
RhysI paced around my den with my fingers balled into fists and my wolf's rampage was a second from being unleashed.Many Alpha's are running with Marcus' claims. They are currently teaming up with our allies. They are having meetings and trying to find our weakest link.I slammed my fist on my desk. Confinement wasn't good enough for my uncle. I ought to have him skinned alive at least or do something that would hurt him. Maybe it was the only way it would learn.Reroute the enforcers again. Tell them to visit our allies and remind them of their agreements. I need them to be as domineering as possible. I bellowed in my head.There have been so many sightings of rogues sniffing around my borders. It's getting on my nerves. Why are they using rogues? Are they too scared or is something up somewhere?Marcus! This is all his fault! If he’d just kept to the plan and stopped trying to upstage me at every given opportunity, none of this would be happening. The door to my den swings open a
DawnIn the past two days, I've had to walk around like a princess of some sort. They put me in the most ridiculously fancy attires ever and made me do incredibly obscene things, and yet the woman they've been prattling about didn't show up.I was getting angrier by the minute. Sure my life depended on whatever I was to learn from her, but at the same time, I didn't want to be put in such a situation. Because I wasn't going to be Luna of Golden Crest. In less than 2 months, I would be set free from here and left to live my life. But I didn't have a choice. I never did. “Let's go with that, today,” Princess said, pointing at yet another formal gown. I grimaced and the triplets cringed on my behalf. “Can't we find something more functional?” I grumbled. “These clothes are not suitable for practice at all. I'm always making a fool of myself in them.”Princess groaned, “I know. But we are trying to impress someone here.”I slumped back on my bed, wishing I could stay in today or be con
DawnI woke up alone in my room. The pain had disappeared. I jumped up and ran to find a mirror. After throwing off the suffocating gown I'd worn, I checked my back for scar marks. There was none. I sighed and stepped into the shower. The old alpha had warned me but it wasn't enough to prepare me for what I'd just experienced. Still weary, I threw on my normal clothes and headed out to find Princess. I wished I was connected to them in some way, so I could just mind-link them. As I walked down the corridors, I kept on receiving awkward stares. I thought I could get used to them, but it seemed impossible. Finally, I found Princess alone in one of the libraries.She was startled at the sight of me. “Have you eaten?” She asked.I shook my head. I didn't feel hungry, just tired. “You should eat,” she murmured and began replacing the books she was holding on the shelves.I nodded. “Where are the triplets?”“Rhys is back. He's maddeningly angry at something that he doesn't want to sha
RhysShe ignored me totally. She didn't even acknowledge me as she walked in nor even after I grunted to show dissatisfaction.I didn't know what bothered me more, the lack of acknowledgment or Nadia giving her my last name. I was fuming. Dawn exchanged looks with everyone in the room except me. A whole me! Now she was in the arms of Nadia who cradled her like a baby. I wanted to rip them apart and hold Dawn’s face so I could stare her in the eyeballs and ask what gave her the audacity to disregard me.It then occurred to me that I may have done something to warrant the treatment I was getting. But what? What happened? What had she heard? Was it because I wasn't there for her last episode? Why would she even be mad at that? I was off in Silver Moon, fighting for my life against a deranged Alpha. If Dawn could only stare at me, even for a brief moment, then I'd know what was going on in her pretty little head.When did you start wearing your heart on your sleeves, Alpha? Nadia’s voic
DawnI didn't know what to do with him. He followed me everywhere, carefully guiding me like he had an inbuilt map of the forest. It was exhilarating as well as suffocating. Within me, I stewed about the near kiss we had. What was it about Rhys Hallowvern that unraveled me so?My former mate’s presence never made me feel like this. I was always happy to see him and wanted to be close to him at all times. It was like floating on the clouds. With Rhys, it was a different matter altogether.We were not bound except by a scam marriage that our fates depended on. We had a one-night stand and that was it. Yet, I couldn't breathe properly when I was around him. His presence bore down on me, completely burning me up from inside. It was like I was addicted to the pressure. Only a whiff of his scent had my body on edge. There were no clouds with Rhys. It was pure unadulterated desire. A combination of Lust and what seemed like an obsession. I became something else.We didn't say much to each
DawnThe torment seemed never-ending. I was either standing on the tip of my toes and proclaiming something that I believed was utter nonsense or immersing myself in Ice. Nadia’s lessons got worse & weirder with each day. The worst part was that she didn’t seem to be interested in teaching me anything that actually made sense. Princess was worried. Kaden was confused and the triplets were yet to return from wherever they went. I was losing faith in Nadia at each second. It didn’t help that neither Princess nor Kaden could remember being trained in any of the things she’d taught me so far. My wolf was angrier than it had ever been. Recently, it had no tolerance for disrespect and deceit. I didn't even understand it. What was making it so bold? Did it have to do with what the old Alpha said about suppression or was I really drawing strength from Rhys? Sometimes when Nadia spoke I wanted to bark at her and instruct her to teach me properly. It took a lot of self-control to control an
RhysI sat in another meeting barely listening as the council yapped about current developments. A large group of rogues were on the way. We were yet to find the traitor amongst us. The triplets were yet to send word or return from the secret mission I sent them on. These were the things I should have been concentrating on. However, I could only think of one person. Dawn.Walking with her late at night was oddly calming. She was hiding something and maybe afraid but just being around her erased all my worries. I could only focus on her and nothing else.I wanted another opportunity to do the exact thing. We didn't need to talk, just walked together under the moon while she picked her precious herbs. I wanted to be only worried about something pricking her nimble fingers or her being too close to a shrub that could potentially kill her. And then I could pull her away and scold her properly about it.I didn't want to be anywhere but at the meeting. I wanted to be with her.“What's th