ALPHA XANDER’S POV‘Xander! Get the fuck down here!’I’M GOING TO FUCKING KILL DONOVAN. I growl, scaring my mate which only makes me want to kill him more.“Sorry, sorry.” I whisper, placing gentle kisses all over her shoulder. She shudders under me and a smile tugs at my lips. My little innocent wolf has a wild side in her. I can smell her musky arousal, it’s heady and I’m shaking with the need to sink myself in her again.I hold back, my entire body bunching with the effort it is taking. Her pussy scorches my hand and I’m not even touching her yet, she is so freaking responsive I’m obsessed with her, her scent, the way her little untouched virgin pussy tightens around me. Whether it is my hand or my cock, she is snug around me all the same.‘XANDER.’ I groan this time and make the biggest sacrifice the world has ever seen by getting up. Not for any reason but because I need to go down there and kill Donovan. Brother or not, I’m going to fucking end him for this!My mate’s eyes snap
ALPHA XANDER’S POV“Who the fuck is dead, Donovan?” I growl, my hands balling into tight fists.“Calm down, man.” He raises his hands up in surrender. He sees that I’m not in the mood for jokes and he sighs, runs his hands through his hair before finally speaking. “Khai.”I throw my head back and curse. I wasn’t fucking done talking to him, but I felt so much better for some reason knowing it wasn’t that damned Aiden that was dead. I know Adriana will take it a hard way and I have no idea how to explain it wasn’t some fucked up plan to kill him under the guise of it being a fight. I’m surprised by my own thoughts because I should be worried that the only person that has the information on Adriana’s mother is dead.“Fuck,” I groan. Closing my eyes.“Why did you want him alive anyways? I thought he was with the rest of the pack and you killed off all of them?” I nod, then shake my head when his questions fully register in my head.“No, he isn’t part of them.” He looks confused, I exhale
ALPHA XANDER’S POVI knew something was wrong the moment we stepped into the dungeon. There were blood smudges on the wall, a few pieces of someone’s insides that I don’t really want to make out what they are on the dirty bloody ground.“This is a fucking massacre,” Donovan mutters from behind me, he walks further and fans his hand over his face. Trying to get rid of the metallic smell of blood and the dark smell of death in the air.I can’t help but agree. The sight was gore and if I haven’t seen worse, I would have had trouble sleeping tonight. “Something isn’t right with all of this,”“It’s too wild for the man?” Donovan asks, his brows creasing. I shake my head and purse my lips, looking down at my feet where a piece of clothing lay, from a cloth being torn definitely.“No, it’s a little too convenient.” I mutter, crouching to pick it up. I hold it between two fingers and immediately smell a wolf on it. “Did they clean Aiden up?” I ask, looking up at Donovan who was looking at me
ADRIANA’S POVDaciana’s idea for the perfect distraction is to drink ourselves to oblivion then go shopping. After breakfast, she forced me to change into something more outing material. I stared at her like she grew two heads and when she saw I was not understanding what she was saying, she pushed herself into my closet and came out with a red shimmery dress I didn’t know existed.“Come on, you’ll look great in it.” she assured, giving it to me. I stared at it, a little cautious and she laughed. “It’s a dress Adriana, come on. We don’t have all day.” I look at the clock on my bedside that said it was barely ten in the morning, then I sigh and enter the closet to change.Daciana doesn’t give me shit for not changing in front of her and I appreciate her for it, more than she could ever know. When I put on the dress, my eyes immediately widen when I see it stops just below my mid-thigh and it is skin tight. It almost looks like it was sewn on my body, it leaves almost nothing to the ima
ADRIANA’S POVI almost jump out of the seat and throw myself at Aiden before I realize that is impossible so I settle for a little sit up and just jump excitedly in my seat.“Aiden, oh my God. I can’t believe you’re here, I can’t believe you’re okay.” A sob threatens to break out of my lips. I reach out and hold his hand, the only thing I’m able to do from here.“How, how did this happen?” I ask no one in particular, still keeping my eyes on Aiden like if I turn he would disappear. I feel like he would.“Lady Daciana helped me,” she clears her throat and laughs.“Please call me Daciana. The lady makes me feel like an old woman,” she winks at me when I turn to face her. I chuckle, tears rolling down my cheeks.It feels surreal, I feel like I’m dreaming looking at Aiden in the front seat, looking completely healthy and unharmed. The last time I saw him, he was on the brink of death. I’ll never be able to get rid of that image from my head. It makes guilt eat at my insides, knowing the m
ALPHA XANDER’S POV“Then how the fuck did he get out?” the words come out as a growl. Donovan, who obviously did not have a reply to my question, only stood staring at me with a blank expression, though his jaw is clenched showing just how equally angry he is.We’ve been sitting here trying to figure out how two prisoners magically got out of their cells, faked a death and then left the pack, all without being tracked or noticed. Khai I could say is more understandable because he doesn’t even have a scent, so he can’t be traced. Aiden, not so much.And he hasn’t healed enough to even be able to pull that shit off. But now that I think about it, the whole fight seems to be a fucking ruse too.The hospital has no idea how he escaped either, the doctors said he was pretty badly bruised when he was brought in and they doubted he would make it. They sedated him and left after making sure he was fine, only to come back to an empty room. And since it is known that he is a prisoner, they all
ADRIANA’S POVThere is this feeling, when you know you did something wrong and you’re caught, and you just kind of panic. There are two things that can happen, either you think smart and act smart, or you dumb down and freeze, your eyes wide like a deer caught in headlights. It’s not hard to guess which one my body decided to do when I saw Xander enter the bar an hour after we did.“Oh fuck,” Daciana murmurs under her breath as her eyes land on her brother. “So much for lowkey.” She doesn’t back down from the glare he is shooting her way. I’m grateful that wasn’t directed at me, I would have crumbled even before he spoke.“Daciana,” Donovan said, standing beside Xander. He shakes his head in disappointment. That seems to break the terse silence in the whole bar. Everyone is watching the scene, waiting to see what Xander’s next move will be. They all know him from their reactions, it’s no surprise to see them minding their own business. I mean, I would too if I were in their shoes.Xan
ADRIANA’S POVI sit still even when Xander parks the car when we get to the house. His hand hasn’t left my thigh and it is scalding hot on my skin, I wouldn’t be surprised if I find his hand print there after he lifts it.He is still seething beside me, his anger filling the enclosed space. I guess I’ve never really noted just how big he is and how very different we are until now. He gives my thigh one last squeeze before removing his hand. I instantly feel like I can breathe again. It doesn’t last long because he speaks.“Go now,” he tilts his head toward the house. I lift my head and give him a small nod then move my hand to the doorknob, but before I can feel it, he grabs my other hand, forcing me to sit back and turn to face him. His brows are pulled together, his lips tight with a frown and there’s that heat that makes my skin prickle, in his eyes.Overall I’m surprised because I’m not as scared as I would have thought I would be when I’m locked in a small car with Xander.“Don’t
ALPHA XANDER’S POV “How do you know?” I’m not sure that is the right thing to ask but the question comes out either way. “I saw him,” he swallows. The tears fell this time, full of guilt. I know I’m a heartless monster but I still reach out and pat his shoulder in what I hope is a comforting touch. “I used to have trouble sleeping so I usually sneak into her room and sleep on her bed, she leaves the door open for me but he didn’t like that, he said I wasn’t man enough,” he frowns, his eyes hardening. He was just four, Jameson is a sick bastard and he deserves to die a slow and painful death. I vow to deliver that to him, in whatever hell he is hiding. “He had a pillow over her head and he didn’t stop until he was sure she was dead, I was too shocked to move. I ran to my room after, scared he would do the same to me and I never told anyone. I don’t know how he found out but he punished me and threatened to do the same to me if I said anything about it.” His throat bobs as he swallo
ALPHA XANDER’S POV“I know where he is,” Carlson says out of the blue. He has been quiet for about five minutes and I was reveling in it but that gives me a pause. I look up at him, his eyes are fixed on the ceiling like he is seeing a prophesy or some shit up there.“What?” I ask, because I can’t be sure what he said is right. If he knew where his father was all this while, why is he just telling me? I sit up and push the papers that are littered on my desk out of the way.“Jameson,
ALPHA XANDER’S POVDonovan suggested we cremate Adriana’s body, the look I gave him made him never mention that again.It has been three weeks, five days, three hours, twenty-one minutes and five seconds since I watched Dreaya slit her throat, and like I have been doing since it happened, I replayed every part of it. Every excruciating second of it. I try to analyze all that has happened, think of what I could have done to make the end happen differently. Burning Dreaya’s body was very easy but I made sure I left a mark.In whatever dumpster her ashes remain,
ALPHA XANDER’S POVMy entire world stops when she pushes the dagger deeper, a small raspy sound leaves my mate’s throat. That is the only thing I can hear is the drip of Adriana’s blood, I can hear every single gurgle from her throat.I try to force my legs to move but it feels like I’m rooted to the spot. No! This can’t fucking happen!Unlike the first time, I feel our connection sever. It is like my heart is being ripped from my chest, painfully slow, every vein being cut at an extremely slow pace. This seriously can’t be!“No.” I go to scream but it comes out in a small moan.Dreaya stands back and twirls the bloody dagger in her hand, she holds it to her face then brings it to her lips and juts her tongue out. I don’t feel disgust at her licking her daughter’s blood right off it. I’m in too much shock to do anything except stand there and watch all of this crazy shit. A part of me is praying this is just some type of messed up hallucination and I will snap out of it.I will give e
ADRIANA’S POVI’ve thought I felt what an out of body experience is before, but what I’m feeling now, I realize, is exactly what it means to have an out of body experience. I’m here, I hear things, I see things but I feel absent. In my body. I know this isn’t just my wolf taking control and pushing me back, it is more than just that.“What did you want to say again?” Xander asks, sounding bored.The woman—my mother—it feels weird calling her that because I didn’t feel any of the things I thought I would feel if I saw her. No joy, not even disappointment or anger. I just feel numb, and she could as well be anyone at this point. She hasn’t turned or spared me a glance since she came and that is probably adding to how I feel about her presence.I’d known it was her the moment I caught sight of the long blond almost whitish hair, so much like mine, and her eyes, I have a feeling they are the same color. Even our statures are quite similar. It is like I got all my genes from her and not Ja
ALPHA XANDER’S POVThe hairs on the back of my neck stand at attention, I don’t turn immediately. Letting the shock wear off my face first.My first instinct had been to get my mate out of there, then on second thought I didn’t move, knowing she was playing a game I have no idea how to. If she gets an inkling of my affections towards her daughter, this will just be a million times worse. I already have a lot to lose as it is. Any more and I would be left with nothing.“Hello Xander,” her slightly raspy voice says. This time I spin and face her, my eyes flicker to the bed, where Adriana is sitting still like a sculpture or something inanimate. I make sure the look is as brief as humanly possible, a blink is slower than that.Beside the bed, standing in her full glory is the woman I had hoped I wouldn’t have to face since the last time we tried to kill each other, a century ago.I feel the darkness that has been hibernating in me all these months, probably even years, the main reason wh
ALPHA XANDER’S POVThe most unlikely place for me to think is when I’m in between Adriana’s legs, or on the verge of cumming from how good she was riding me. If I wasn’t so sure about her being innocent, I would have been worried about how she knew how to do that.Wolves and lycans know the natural instinct of mating and since she is more wolf than human now, it makes sense that she would want to mate, completing the mate bond on another different level. If I was thinking straight, I would have stopped her knowing what would come after this. She would want to mark me and it won’t stop that way, her wolf, now linked to me and feeling my lycan aura would want to shift. That would be disastrous seeing the state the manor is in. The first shift is always horrendous.I’m lost in the sweet world of ecstasy that only involves my mate and me, and the pleasure and high we’re chasing.Everything goes well and I try to soothe her while she transitions into her true self and submit to her natural
ADRIANA’S POVI can admit one thing, I’d thought of taking control from Xander just to see how he would react, and because I was thinking with the throbbing between my thighs and not my brain.What I can’t agree with is what I did after, or what my body did. I’m feeling more confused than ever now.Xander’s eyes are widened into slits as he looks up from beneath me, the fire in his eyes makes my insides burn and they travel down my body and finally settle where I need him most. I’m sitting right above his crotch and I feel his excitement, it takes a lot of effort for me to not further move down and just end this torture.“Fuck,” He groans throwing his head back, he closes his eyes for the briefest of seconds. “You look beautiful on top baby, that is where you belong, above everyone else.” He says in a deep sexy drawl, I feel the need to clench my thighs but it is impossible because of the way i’m sitting. Xander places his hands behind his head, making his muscles flex and. He adjusts
ALPHA XANDER’S POVI almost decline his offer, then I stop when something comes to my mind.“You can help with something, but first, I need to make sure I can trust you.” Telling him is not the best thing, but it is not like it is something we don’t know. He knows I don’t trust him, not even a little bit, and the feeling is mutual. I’ve just grown a little liking toward him after interacting with him.“What do you want?” he looks a bit cautious asking that, as he should.“For you to answer a few questions for me too.” I haul his words back at him. The sides of his lips tip up in an almost smile.“Do I have to sit through a lie detector test?” he asks, it sounds like a joke but there is a hint of seriousness to it.“I have more effective ways of getting the truth out of people.” I smirk and point to the door. “Feel free to make yourself at home. Ring a maid or something if you need anything.” I’m going to see Adriana and hopefully try to work through her wolf issues with her.“Yeah sur