Inside the limo was what I expected. It was quite big and with colors beige and white. It could accommodate ten people, do a little party with champagne, and/or do anything that the king wanted. It was wide, but with the ear-piercing silent, it looked narrow. Logan was sitting across from me, a poise of a king who seemed not to even age for the past six years. He was still the Logan who looked domineering and ruthless. The Logan who used to stare at me with dote and gentleness, but this time, his gaze was laced with judgment and contempt. He was trying to be calm, but his chest bounced up and down. "Mr. Knight, I am not comfortable when people stare at me this much!" I tried to speak normally, hiding the anxiety I felt inside. "Is there something wrong with my face?" I sternly met his stare, calming my nerves and hiding my fists while clenching the strap of my purse. "Why did you fake your death again?" His tone was strong and unwavering. "Mr. Knight, I told you. I am not t
Logan POV . . The moment I saw her at the doctor's office, I would just want to cage her in my embrace and feel as if she was real. However, her cold demure toward me gave me enough reasons to hate her at the moment. Even Thorin was exalted, seeing his mate alive and looking beautifully mature now. She was d*mned perfect in that lab gown and those glasses she was wearing. The cut of her short hair and its color accentuated her small face, making her look younger than her age. But beyond those captivating looks, she had laced a defiant behavior directly pointing at me. I sniffed her scent, which I had missed for a long time. My wolf's tail wagged, expecting to bask in that aroma again. My brows furrowed, and my eyes turned into slits when I couldn't smell anything special from her, except for that ethanol alcohol the hospital staff was using to wipe their hands. Then that dawned on me when my orbs crawled down to her neck where my mark was once proudly sitting. It was now cov
Logan POV . . My face was as dark as the evening sky. Draco even stepped back a bit when he came to open the car door. My surroundings were filled with different scenarios at the moment, and with some foul smell, too. I swore I had to teach this woman a lesson while she was with me. 'Ahm, my king, did she just puke on your suit?' Draco mind-linked me while covering his nostrils with his index. We both glanced at the woman drooling on my shoulder. I pursed my lips hard, controlling myself to gouge her droopy eyes so she would wake up. "As*hole king. You are not even that handsome!" Or maybe stitch her mouth so she could not talk again. 'My king, what are we going to do with her?' Draco was as stressed as I was. 'Bring her to the cage!' Furious, I threw her to Draco. 'Lock her up till she wakes up!' 'But we have a human here!' I almost forgot her friend, who was busy admiring the villa, ignoring the fact that her annoying friend was drunk. 'Fine! Bring her to t
Logan POV . . A deep sigh engulfed me as I ended the flashbacks and got out of the tub. I put on my white robe to cover my nakedness as droplets of water from my hair were wetting the marble floor. "Sir, it is me, Draco!" A knock came at the door, and Draco's voice after, beckoning me to open it. As I slightly opened, his anxious face welcomed me. "Sir, Miss Swanson, I mean Miss Davis is throwing some pieces of stuff in the room. We can't stop her!" "Wait for me!" I hastily put on my shirt and shorts and strode straight to her room, which was just adjacent to mine. Upon opening, her loud, upset voice pierced my ears. "What the heck?" The room was a complete mess. Even her friend couldn't stop her. "I apologize on her behalf, Mr. Knight. She is drunk. I don't know why she got drunk. I... Ahm....!" Her friend stuttered, obviously, scared. "Leave us, both of you!" My roar startled the human. She immediately held Draco's hand, making him frown. The two left right away when
Logan POV . . He could figure it out. This Alpha mutt could figure it out. While I was already aware that Lily and Jaque were the same person, he still had no idea about that. That was great. It was better to keep it that way! "Let's add that to our investigation, Alpha. For now, let's ~" "Is Miss Swanson here now?" How dare he cut me off? "Miss who?" I feigned I didn't hear him. At the moment, all I wanted was to rest. My eyes formed into slits upon seeing his unsettled expression. "Who are you asking?" "I mean, Miss Lily Swanson, the intern at Saint Paul Hospital, where my father was treated!" He looked very stern, and his words laid a different meaning. "Yes! She is resting!" I answered with a sigh, silently telling him to quit this talk and let's just all call it a day. I was really exhausted to the extent that I needed a pillow and blanket now. I could lie down here on the carpeted floor in my library. "That's... good to know. Where is... all right, my king!"
Unknown POV . . "So, these mutts are here?" His eyes turned red. As red as the blood, he was drinking from an ancient goblet. "Finally, they took my bait!" His sinister smile was dangerous. Although he had the looks of a god, inside him was a dark soul. I also sneered at the realization that everything happened for a reason. Fate brought everyone here. The pieces of the ancient puzzle were almost finished. There were only a few pieces left. Within the blink of an eye, goddess Diana's descendants would be revealed, and goddess Alectrona would wake up from her long slumber. "Summon them. We have a present to prepare for that king!" He tidied up the cloak that was hanging on his shoulders. His ancient-style English coat was shining from the light of the sun. His wavy short hair was silky black and shining, he was the epitome of a perfect firstborn. "Yes, master!" I was the loyal servant for centuries. Like my master, I was gifted with an immortal life and the ability to walk
Serena POV . . "She is alive?!" I repeated it twice just to confirm if I heard it right. Jackson had just received a call from Draco that Logan had fallen unconscious. He has never gotten weak. He was always strong, and he... he... he saw Jaque in the flesh...Alive! "She is not alive, Serena. She met someone who had a similar look to Jaque. That's what Draco told me on the phone!" Jackson was in the middle of packing his stuff when I barged into his room and asked him a series of questions about Logan's trip to Middlesbrough. "Do not confuse those two, and what are you doing in our house, in our room?" He stopped folding his clothes for a while and stared at me. "I just missed my nephew, that's all. I was supposed to visit him in his room when I heard you talking to Draco on the phone. Jackson, why don't you want to tell me these kinds of stuff? Don't you trust me?" I had noticed since that b!tch died six years ago, Logan kept a distance from me. He still brought me to his p
Serena POV . . "Can you stop pacing back and forth, Jackson? We are flying for Pete's sake!" I crossed my arms over my chest as I scowled at my cousin, who kept watching me like I was a five-year-old kid. He then stopped and placed his hands on the cushioned headrest. He fixed his gaze on me and sternly spoke. "You better behave there, Serena. I still have no idea how you fooled my wife to approve of your coming to Middlesbrough, but I am watching you!" I sighed at his boring speech and glanced at the window. We were on a private plane going to Middlesbrough. How did I make that she-wolf witch agree? Easy peasy! I just told her that I was going to keep an eye on Miss Lily Swanson, whether she was indeed her dead best friend or not. If there was one she-wolf that she hated the most in Shadow Rock, that was me, and I was going to use that to my advantage. "Jackson, I am going to Middlesbrough for the same reason you have. Logan is also important in my life. Aside fro
Amira POV . . I missed Adam. What I meant was I missed him. All of him. This was crazy. I had a mate, but I couldn't feel any special fondness for him anymore. I didn't even know when it started. "Ahh! This is insane!" I pulled my hair out of stress, and this was the one that Ayesha saw when she entered my room. "Princess Amira, are you alright?" She immediately came to my aid and brushed my hair with her fingers. "You know well that your hair is the crown of your glory. Why are you ruining it?" She ticked her tongue as she began adorning my hair with pearls and diamonds. "By the way, I came to say that Princess Nomiko wanted to invite you for tea time. She just summoned me this morning!" "Great! I will go. When will that be?" I immediately accepted Nomiko's invitation. I had never seen her for a month now, and I also needed her company. I needed someone to talk to about this. Someone who had no idea that much yet about us, about me and Adam. "That will be tomorrow?" Aye
Adam POV . . I got up and fixed the hem of my sleeves while Camira helped Delmar get up. I was so furious that when he got the chance to stand steadily, I gave him a strong hit on the jaw, making Camira startle as he fell back to the floor. "Alpha Adam, what do you think you're doing?" She immediately stepped between us, shielding this impostor from me. He groaned, getting up for the second time. Still smirking at me while Camira faced my rage. "You can't pretend for d*mn too long, j@ck@ss!" I roared. "You are lucky, Camira is here. If not, I would have torn you into pieces!" I pointed at him, Camira snapping my hand. "That's enough!" She roared at me. "He doesn't fight you, okay? Whatever that is that makes you upset again!" I shifted my glare at Camira and mind-linked her. 'Believe that j@ck@ss all you want, but I am telling you!' I glanced back at him, who was now standing still while touching his jaw. 'He has a hidden agenda, and we are all in great danger if we do
Adam POV . . Just one ordinary day at the Council. I was busy flipping the pages of some documents Camira sent me this morning while browsing some of the reports on my laptop. I creased my brows when my eyes caught something. 'Camira!' I mind-linked our budget officer at once. 'To the office!' I gently uttered. Being the leader, you should be tough and aggressive. That was the teaching Amos planted to the staff here, but I was not Amos and would never be. I treated the staff here as my friends, at the same time putting a wall between us. Meaning, we should all know our positions. 'Yes, Alpha!' Camira responded. 'Shall I bring you something, Alpha?' She also asked. I could already smell her scent coming to my office. 'No! Just you!' I told her. I had my laptop, and the budget for next month's emergency funds for every pack was flashing on the screen monitor. 'Alpha, what's the matter?' She asked as she arrived at the door. I just nodded at her, signaling her to take the s
Adam POV . . "Witch Orora, can I come in?" Since last night, aside from that overwhelming feeling I shared with Amira, I felt something different. Something unexplainable. Something that only the witches could tell. When she just left this morning, I felt devastated, like I had lost something that was part of me. Like I had lost my heart and my soul. The door creaked open, and Orora's stern face welcomed my desperate look. "What is it, Alpha Adam?" Her tone was also nonchalant. Did something happen before I came here? "Alpha Adam, if you are just going to stare at me in front of my door, you can take a photo and leave!" I was nudged by her aggressive voice. "My bad. Can I come in? I need your help with this one. It is about Amira!" I heard her sigh and saw her roll her eyes before she opened the door wide and let me in. "Would you like some tea?" Her voice was still stoic but a little bit nicer this time. Also, yes, I was going to need a liquid to calm my nerves. "T
Orora POV . . Something was odd. I had been searching for that book in my library for hours but I couldn't find it. I had been floating in the air for hours and circling around these stacks of ancient books. I hadn't read that book for disguise in a long time, and now that I needed it, I couldn't find it. "Arrg! Orora, think! Come on!" I swayed my wand, and it formed a glitter in the air. That wand was a gift from the moon goddess itself. She told me to use it if something important needed to be fixed. For now, Amira's situation was THAT something very important. "Orora, we have a visitor!" One of my witches knocked on the door. "It is Princess Amira's mate, Delmar!" I immediately went down to the floor and stuck my wand on the side of my waistband while forming a fake smile. "Vina, stock them back. Hurry!" I told my witch, and she hurriedly used her power to put all the books back on the shelves while I went to the door. Delmar was indeed here, and he was waiting outside t
Amira POV . . "Delmar, I...I am just here. I won't leave!" I told him as I tapped his shoulder and tried to step back, but his hug was tight, and he was trying to catch my lips. "I miss you, my darling!" Before I could stop him, his lips had already sealed mine. However, the feelings were not the same. I felt my lips burning, and I was suffocating. I tried to suppress it, but the more I did, the more I felt I was drowning. Until I did my best to be released from his tight wrap. "Delmar, I am sorry. I just had a headache now. I drank too much last night!" I saw something in his eyes, but I couldn't put a name to it. He looked still upset and disappointed. "Alright! I will give you time to rest. I will come back this afternoon. No! Tomorrow! I will visit you tomorrow!" He said with a stern face. I was pretty sure he didn't like my reaction to the kiss he just did. "Okay, Delmar. See you tomorrow!" I just told him. When he left, I dropped myself to the floor. I felt weak
Amira POV . . How stupid I was. I let that happen. I slept with Alpha Adam last night. I was no longer drunk. I was sober. But I still did a tremendous act, betraying my mate. How stupid could I get? I scolded myself as I paced back and forth in my room. Ayesha still had no idea that I was already home. 'What will I do now? Did Delmar feel my betrayal? Did he feel my unfaithfulness?' I bit my thumb. A mannerism I had since I was a kid every time I was anxious or even scared. I shvt my eyes, trying to think whether to tell Delmar about it or not. However, instead of imagining Delmar's face, Adam's annoyingly good-looking feature last night flashbacked in my mind. The way he caressed me. The way he moaned my name. The way he claimed me. The way he called me his love. The way he stared at me dotingly. They all melted in my mind and stayed in my heart. 'Amira, you are mine and mine only!' I could still remember how he claimed me with possessiveness. It tickled my heart. It gav
Adam POV . . I willed Jasmine to come here. In the meantime, I had no idea where Jasmine's loyalty lay. Sometimes, she looked different. She was someone who could be trusted in small matters. Other times, she was confusing. Her personality had changed a lot since the time I stripped her of her title as the future Luna of the Blood Moon Pack. Jasmine obeyed at once when I told her what to do. She didn't say anything nor ask for any condition for her little sacrifice. She performed the task well. I knew that my nanny for years was scolding Amira in the dining room. With my wolf hearing, I could hear her clearly. A smile crept on my lips on how Myhesni protected and fought for me. She was indeed my mom outside of the womb. I knew that Jasmine heard them, too. I told Jasmine to bring my suit now, at three in the morning, which was very unusual for me. I commanded her to stay in my room for at least 30 minutes or less. When the time was up, I deliberately knocked the books on my
Amira POV . . He brought me to his villa. I had been here once before. I heard he had three omegas, serving him. One was taking care of his meals and groceries. One was cleaning his place and gardening. The last one was taking care of his clothes and some appointments or schedules. I glanced around, still familiarizing myself with the choice of colors he used. 'Not bad, but it's not his personality!' I murmured, uttering inwardly. He brought me here to speak about that bar incident. But he also let me wait for him in the living room. I ambled to the stairs, lifting my head on the second floor, where he went about thirty minutes ago. I took a deep sigh, counting the ticking of the clock on the wall. 'One, two, three!' It was now three in the morning, and here I was still awake and in another place. Ayesha, Demeter, and Orora were being taken care of by the two betas. I was about to go to the dining room when suddenly, the digital door lock produced a sound. Somebody was coming