Leandros’s POV The next day, I waited all day for Zephyrus’s call. His phone was unreachable and there was no way I could know why he had called me last night. Maybe he was on his way home. I couldn’t meet Lyra too before leaving for work. After the kiss we shared last night, she had been hiding in her room. Therefore, I couldn’t tell her I was planning to take her out tonight. I called her at lunchtime, but she avoided taking my call. It was frustrating to know she was avoiding me. I would have to normalize the situation between us tonight. However, a call from Stavros in the evening ruined my plans with Lyra. “Come over to the packhouse right now. Zeph just arrived. It’s urgent.” I frowned with worry, a feeling of dread spreading over me. What could the urgency be? Why did Zephyrus call me so many times last night?I dropped my plans with Lyra and drove over to the packhouse. It was good that I didn’t inform Lyra about my plans or she would have been upset. Parking my car, I r
Lyra’s POV My heart thumped wildly with excitement as I reached the closet. I had always wanted to see the place where my mate had grown up. I wanted to meet his first crush, his aunt, who had brought him up. Now that wish would come true. It would be my first trip outside my country to a foreign land. “Stop, Lyra. You can’t accompany me.” Leandros’s desperate plea brought me out of my excitement. I turned to see the torn look on his face. “Why not? I have my passport. I can ask Uncle Felixe to send me my bank card to withdraw money. There’s a lot of money in my account.” “It’s not about money or documents. Uncle Georgios, the king of Aromania, is unwell and I’m going to see him. This isn’t a joyous occasion for you to visit them. Please, Lyra, try to understand the situation. I’ll take you when he recuperates.”“My presence won’t hamper his treatment in any way, Leandros. I’ll take care of him too. Don’t leave me here and go away. I hate being alone.” My heart twisted in pain at
Leandros’s POV I reached the kingdom of Argyros after almost twenty-four hours. I didn’t want to involve my folks in Aromania. What if King Iliad declared war on them? It was better to talk to him first. Nestled in northwestern Greece, in the Zagori region of the Pindus Mountains, the kingdom of Argyros was inhabited by the Argus Howlers. Dimitra’s family had ruled them for years, but the situation was bleak now.This was the only generation where, in the absence of a male Alpha heir, the Alpha king was in a dilemma. Princess Dimitra was a weak heir with no interest in ruling her pack. As such, her father was forced to resort to unfair means to get her mated to an able alpha male who wouldn’t take advantage of her situation. Having known me since childhood, the Alpha king trusted only me with his daughter. It was understandable since I belonged to an alpha lineage, too. My mom was the daughter of the alpha of our neighboring pack when she eloped with my father.The car brought me fr
Leandros’s POV The entire night, I didn’t get a wink of sleep. My mate’s innocent face kept flashing across my mind. She was in pain, in tears, only because of me. She didn’t deserve this at all. All the time, I thought of ways to convince King Iliad to let me go. I knew I couldn’t convince him. With his rigid thinking, he was a tough nut to crack. If anyone could make him change his mind, it was Dimitra, but I doubted she would. It was because of her obsession with me I was forced to face this shit. My blood boiled with fury and at that moment, I wanted to kill the father and daughter duo and escape from here. The next morning, I waited for the king to summon me, but he didn’t. After a sumptuous breakfast in my room, I paced the floor, waiting for the next course of action. I didn’t have all day to enjoy their hospitality. I was a busy wolf with a business and pack to run. The door opened, and I groaned at the sight of Dimitra in a brighter spirit than last night. “Good morning
Leandros’s POV The moment Dimitra left, I raced back to the balcony. This was my only chance to escape before they imprisoned me here forever. Before I could shift into my wolf, the door opened and King Iliad’s guards rushed in to capture me. How did they know about my plans? Were there cameras installed in the room to capture my movements? “Grab him. He shouldn’t escape. It’s time to throw him in the palace dungeons for not cooperating with our king,” said the poker-faced attendant. Wasting no time, I shifted in the blink of an eye before they could capture me. I jumped from the balcony in my desperation to escape. I couldn’t waste my life here in their dungeon. Lyra was waiting for me at home. “He escaped! Catch him!” yelled the attendants. There was chaos all around while I landed on the treetop of the nearest canopy of Greek fir, a trail that surrounded the palace. It halted my fall, and I eased down to the ground and dashed towards the boundary wall. There was chaos inside t
Lyra’s POV After Forty-Five Days: I trudged towards Hazel’s house after taking the last hobby class in Lena’s school. She started evening hobby classes for the students, which had become a tremendous hit. It allowed me to earn and kept me occupied too. It had been almost one and a half months since Leandros left me that fateful morning. Ever since I had no information about him. Strangely, Zephyrus and the others hardly spoke about him before me. I tried to find out about him, but they always gave a non-committal reply. It seemed they were hiding something from me. Was Zephyrus’s uncle so unwell that Leandros switched off his mobile phone for days? Why did he sever all ties with me?Why didn’t Zephyrus go to Aromania to see his family? Why did he send Leandros instead? Everything was confusing, and I had no one to ask the questions erupting in my mind all day. Lena and Hazel were so busy, we hardly sat down to chat like before. Sometimes I had the feeling they were avoiding me. E
Leandros’s POV I opened my bleary eyes in the wee hours of the night in my cell. In another three hours, the sun would be up and I could plan my escape. Today I felt much better. It was a wise decision to not touch last night’s dinner, steeped in drugs. The stupor I was in for almost a month and a half cleared a lot. Although the hunger pangs I felt were intolerable, I could ignore them today. It was important to look for an avenue to escape. It had been almost fifteen days since the evil Dimitra didn’t pay me a visit to fulfill her twisted lust.I just hoped she fell into a hellhole and died a harrowing death. Why couldn’t the Moon Goddess punish her for her crimes?I eased off the bed and stretched my rusted muscles. I had stopped hoping to be rescued. Maybe Zephyrus didn’t want to risk the pack’s safety. Maybe he has opted to forget me instead. There was no one to fight for me, no one to call my own, and no one to get me out of here. If my parents had been alive, I wouldn’t have
Lyra’s POV I waited for an opportunity to confront Zephyrus and demand an update on my mate’s whereabouts, but to my immense surprise, Zephyrus left for Aromania. It left me confused. Was his uncle really ill?When I saw Lena in school the next morning, I couldn’t stop myself from asking her.I hadn’t seen Michael since that evening, and I rejected him. He was the only one who could answer all my questions. I should have found out everything from him before pushing him away. “Lena, I want to talk to you. Do you have a minute to spare?” She looked ill at ease as if wanting to avoid me. “Make it quick, Lyra. I have a meeting with the counselor in five minutes.” “Umm, I wanted to know about Leandros. Do you know when he is returning home?” She gaped at me for a minute and shook her head slowly. “I have no idea, Lyra. Zephyrus has gone to Aromania to seek him.” “Why Aromania when he isn’t there? Shouldn’t he have gone to Argyros?” I blurted out, totally at my wit’s end. “How do you