J's POV"Leave the young ones to themselves, we both have issues to resolve upstairs." His lips curled into his usual sweetest smile, which always put my mind at ease, but now I'm not even sure if I should be assured by it.For all I care, he might mean the opposite while still portraying an innocent face."In our room." He smirked deeply. Well, now I'm confused. Just a few minutes ago, his words seemed hard and dangerous to me, but now his words and tone are light and inviting. Oh, save me Lord! My heart is beating recklessly, and I'm certain Lance could hear it.His hold on my wrist is firm, and the way he pulls me, with his rigid posture, says it all; I dare not argue or fight him. I'm powerless and helpless at this stage. "Lance!" I muffled, pinning my feet to the ground and drawing back, but he glared hard at me, killing the remaining resistance in me. All the courage and boldness I had mustered grew wings and flew out of my being, leaving me to concede to my fate - the fate m
Lance's POVI said those words to her affectionately, hoping she believes she's safe with me and that I would never hurt her, no matter what. I just want her to be at ease and trust me on this issue, but how do I do that when her mind is a guilty mess? I watch her smile, and her head falls on my chest; I knew what it means instantly. I wrapped my arms around her, not wanting to let go; never. I busied myself brushing strands of hair from her face to the side of her ears, my hand patting her back gently as I urged her to fall asleep quickly. Soon her breath was shallow, and her eyes were deeply closed; her fingers had lost their grip on my shoulders. I turned her to the side gently and pulled out of her. She shifted, and I kissed her forehead lightly before i jumped down from the bed and tossed on my clothes hurriedly, striding out of the room after one last glance at her.My body smells of sex, and I sighed; I should have taken my bath before coming out, but I still want the scent
J’s POVI woke up to the chirping of the bed,I parted my eyes quietly with the ray of the sun running across my face making me realize that it was another beautiful morning. I grunted and stretched my arms and legs on the soft mattress ignoring the thick cologne that was running through the room, I had woken up in Lance's room. The mattress was soft and the air in the room was nice wanting me to have another five hours sleep. After everything that happened last night, I slept off instantly.I stretched my arms and legs out again expecting my feet to brush against cool flesh but they only brushed on the empty bedspread.I turned to the other side, I was expecting my gaze to land on the tall figure of Lance lying beside me but surprisingly the whole bed was spaciously empty and Lance was nowhere to be found.My brows snapped together slightly and I pushed myself up on the mattress.I sat upright and my eyes scanned across the empty room. I couldn’t find Lance, I began to wonder where
Lance POV.A silent and steady knock came on the door, making me wake up. I looked at J, she was still sleeping soundly. I didn't know if Justin was actually going to knock or he was just going to stand there deliberating whether to knock or not. I didn't know what was up, but I could sense that he was troubled. I slowly and quietly got up from the bed and made my way to the door before opening it. The moment he saw me, he sighed, did he know I would come open up whether he knocked or not?“Justin, what's up?” I asked, my brows furrowed in worry.He looked at me and then tried to look inside making me narrow my eyes at him, “What's wrong? If you didn't want her to hear, why didn't you just mind-link?” “I'm sorry but I didn't know if I would be disturbing you or not. There's something I want to tell you,” “Okay…” I closed the door behind me because he seemed like he wasn't going to speak until he knew that J was really asleep. “The information you asked me to keep and damage all
Author's POV.Maria J wasn't strong enough to free herself from Justin's hold, he dragged her until he got to Lance's room and made her sit down on the bed and she calmed down before he finally let her go. “What's going on, Justin?” She asked with teary eyes. She couldn't believe what she heard back in the throne room. She suspected when the guards had said she shouldn't go in but she never expected that they would be in there talking about burning her alive. “You need to calm down, J. I know you're scared and shocked but calm down. Lance will come and explain everything to you himself, be calm,” J shook her head negatively, her eyes rolling down tears. She couldn't believe that they were actually deliberating about killing her. Burning her alive! “My life is at stake now, and you expect me to calm down? If you were in my shoes, would you?” She asked Justin. “I need to get out of here. Anna and I need to go far away from here,” she pressed. Justin sighed as he didn't know what to
Lance POV.I rushed to my room, opened the door without knocking, and saw J was staring out the window. Immediately she heard the door open, she turned in shock. I felt pity when I saw the fear in her eyes. She felt it was someone here to hurt her. Immediately she saw me, she rushed to me and literally jumped on me. Just then, she burst into tears. My heart tightened in my chest. She was afraid, and I hated it. I hated to see her in pain, in tears whatsoever. “J…”"Am I going to die? Am I going to leave this world just like that? I didn't know about it, I didn't do anything? Am I going to die for their sins?” She asked as she sobbed.My jaw clenched along with my fist that had come to rest on her back. I hated this, I hated that she heard them, I hated that she saw them as a threat and my pack as somewhere no longer safe. “J…” “Lance, Lance, tell me they are no longer angry. Tell me they won't hurt me, they won't kill Anna and I?”"Nothing would happen to you, nobody would hurt y
J's POVI turned around on the bed after I'd just woken from my sleep. How had I fallen asleep just when I was talking to Lance a few moments ago?Stretching my tired arms with a small yawn, my eyes slowly fluttered open and that was when I noticed Lance was beside me.He must have watched me while I slept because he was sitting right beside me on the bed.Since when has he been there? I thought, looking at his face curled up in a wide smile while he brood over me."Lance!" I called softly as I rose up from my sleeping position. I adjusted on the bed and rested my back against the bed's headrest."It's good to see you're awake, babe." He said, still wearing a very bright smile on his face."What happened to me?" I asked him to be sure. My head spurned as I struggled to process everything because the last thing I remembered was me standing in front of him and then a total black out."How do you feel now?" Lance asked me. He stretched his arm forward and placed it on my forehead."Do yo
I left J alone in the bedroom to have some rest. She was going to need all the rest she could get now as she was carrying another life inside her, our pup.My face curled up in a smile the moment I remembered her reaction when she had just found out her new state as a mother, I felt elated myself.Leaving the bedroom, I made my way from the hallway toward the study as one of the servants had come to inform me earlier about Justin dropping by and I had to see him. He must have come with news. Trust Justin to always show his face in the pack house whenever he has a very important message to pass across.I knew that it was concerning the news about the secret of J's parents flying around the pack. This had happened and could cause issues later on, the greatest problem now waswe didn't know how it got out."Justin!" I called the moment I arrived my study. He was right in the room, seated on the chair opposite mine and I knew he had been waiting for me"Alpha!" He called, rising up to hi
Lance POVAfter our honey moon which was the best moments I've ever had in my entire existence, even the one spent with my parents wasn't half of what I had with J. I had taken my time to enjoy every moment with her because I would want to remind and reminisce on the good old days and also relay to my children.We came back to the park to meet everything in order, Justin had a good job managing the palace alongside the elders till my arrival, Anna and my sister are also in good health.So all business kicked back, solving palace issue as well as the other world which you all know, J remains in the palace and I try as much as possible to be available due to her heavy state, I wouldn't want to be missing during my baby or babies arrival to the world. I want to be first person to welcome them to the world alongside my wife, J.I make sure to watch her every movements though I know all form of attacks has been abolished and our enemies fully destroyed and eliminated, but still for future
J's POV I ran down the wet beach chased hotly by lance, the wind blew my hair making me not keep up with the run. He's closing up on me when I turned back to check him, and I ran faster although my heavy protruded stomach won't let me.The wetness of the beach water against the sole of my foot warmed me up, sending sweet and tantalizing shivers down my spine. The air is sweet and smell like a perfume.When I looked back. Lance was at that same pace and metre he was and I'm obvious of what he's doing. He wants me to have the run to my satisfaction and enjoyment before filling the gap with his long legs and grabbed me to himself.I slowed down tired of running. You can call me lazy, that I'm happy with. In fact I would tell you I'm one. Do you think its easy carrying a baby and running at the same time? What sory of punishment is that? Isn't it torture of the highest order?Lance hands wrapped around my waist as he pulled me back to his body, he lowered his head and kissed my cheek, t
J's POVIt was finally the day of our mating ceremony. According to what Lance told me, this was a common ritual practiced in the pack and it had to be done officially to declare us both as husband and wife.It still feels like a dream sometimes when I think about all that has happened in the past so far. After all we'd gone through, the challenges and the issues that we had to both fight to get here. This was an answer to all of our prayers."You look so beautiful ma'am." The maid who had helped me get ready for the mating ceremony said to me the moment I was all set and ready to leave for the event."Thank you." I muttered, smiling as I looked at myself in the mirror. The dress on me looked so beautiful and this time, my stomach was bulging out of it too. I was six months gone already.Anna and Daphne came to check on me too. I couldn't be happier. Today was a very great day. The entire pack and council of elders who had once been against Lance's relationship with me had finally acc
J’s POVThe moment I walked into the throne room, my eyes scanned through the old men who seemed busy with their meeting, the moment Lance gazed rested me, he looked quite perplexed. He stood up from where he sat in a hurry and ran at me at a fast pace“J!”Lance pulled me into a hug and kissed me deeply ignoring everyone. I also reciprocated the kiss ignoring the old man's gazes. I mean I miss Lance, if I had the chance I would have preferred pulling him into a room with me and putting an end to all my cravings. We finally stopped kissing and Lance looked at my face with a little worry on his face“Are you okay? Do you feel more better?” He asked hurriedlyI smiled brightly seeing how Lance was concerned about me“I’m fine, Lance.” I mouthed“I’m glad you are okay. I thought I was going to lose you.” Lance added and sighed“I’m not leaving you behind when you have a lot of bitch around you.” I sneered and my eyes went over to Wendy who was on her knees with my other criminal family
Lance POVThe throne room was in chaos, I sat on the throne with a little stain of anger on my face, and before me were Wendy, Uncle Jimmy, Melissa, Aunty Claire, and Melinda. They had their head bowed in shame and begged for forgiveness under their breath but I ignored that.My anger increased even more at the thought of J who was unconscious because of their mistakes, and their greediness. I clenched my fist tightly, if anything goes wrong with J or my cubs they will end up regretting why they were born.They were all on their knees waiting for Judgment to be passed on them. Uncle Jimmy tried to struggle with the shackles but no matter how he tried he would never break through, no matter how he tried to release himself it wasn’t working out.After so many attempts, he was already getting weak, I watched him relax his muscles with regrets in his eyes, but I wanted to see more of that. I wanted him to regrets been born. I wanted to revenge trying to hurt me and my mate. “You caused e
J’s POVThe ray of the sun emitting from the window blind managed to jolt me back to consciousness. My lashes trembled and my eyes quietly opened up, the whole room was quiet as a graveyard and the only thing I could see was the white curtains, for a minute I thought I was dead and was in Heaven but when my eyes caught the sight of the chandelier in my room and I heaved a sigh of relief.My eyes opened up widely and it began to scan through the familiar room that I instantly guessed was mine. The memory of everything that had happened flashed back into my head in a flash, how I met Melinda and Melissa and how they had sprayed me and Tina and we till we lost consciousness, I panicked slightly at the thought of Tina and I wondered if she was okay.I ignored my head hurt badly and sat up on the bed instantly on my bed, My eyes continued scanning through the room which was perfectly arranged with no traces of any intrusion.The last thing I saw was Lance before I lost consciousness. My
Lance POVI raced down the pathway towards the pack, I'm beginning to accustom myself to the unbearable pains. At some point, I felt like giving up but I now I have J to save and my little baby sitting perfectly in her womb.As soon as I got to the pack, I rushed towards the hospital not far from the mansion."Doctor?" I yelled carrying J in my arms to an available ward."Doctor, Damn you, where are you?" I yelled again this time louder.A door directly opposite to where I'm standing opened and he came out looking weirdly."So you were here all this while and you hear me call you, you decided to keep quiet and play dumb?" I asked rage pumping through my veins."What's it Alpha?, you've any idea this is an hospital and patients are in the ward receiving treatment and sleeping. What is it?" He asked."Are you asking me? If you seriously wanted to know, why didn't you answer me the first time I called you?" "Stop behaving like a child and talk to me. What's it?" His voice betrayed no em
Lance POVPains , sweet pains I've never known watched through me, down my spine to my organs filling my lungs and almost choking me out of breath and dissipating me out of this world. My hands wrapped around my head as I fight a sudden nostalgia, I don't even know exactly what its, why the pains are bitter in most cases, some are sweet and enticing. I buried my heads downward trying to control my system to be in motion with the whatever it's I'm facing."You see?" Uncle Jimmy's mockery voice rose above my head, drowning my pains and fears."You see?" He repeated again. "Look at where it has landed you, remember how you were behaving? All so powerful and knowing? You crushes those guards with your bare hands, you felt like the most strongest man but look at you,lying down on the floor,groaning in pains. Screaming and mumbling words like a little baby." His voice continued non stop as he bickered and spewed rubbish.Half I listened, half I let pass through my eardrums and out the oth
Lance POV From beyond, my nose picked up J’s unmistakable scent, my heart pounding with a mix of hope and dread. I picked up my pace, but came to a halt when my nose picked up another scent, mine. Wary once more, I picked up my pace, quieter this time, and looked towards the source. Beyond the trees was what looked like a cave. I had no doubt J was there. I glanced behind him and beside the cave, but I couldn’t pick up any scent apart from ours. This wasn’t going to work. J could be at risk currently while I was waiting on a ghost. I left the comfort of the trees and dashed into the cave. There she was, lying motionless on the ground…“J?” I shouted, my heart dropping when she didn’t respond.I rushed to her side and growled in fury when I noticed that her hands and legs had been tied to the stone. Desperately, I placed a finger under her nose and on her wrist and finally breathed again when I noticed that she was still breathing. Her pulse also sounded strong. Just unconscious then