Loki's hands went to the hem of her dress and lifted it up. Bringing it over her thighs and stopping at her flat stomach. She giggled softly as he traced his finger from her ankle up to her thighs and his lips followed suit, tracing feather light kisses on her hot skin until he had gotten to her inner thigh."You know I feel like marking you right now but I can't, you haven't fully accepted me yet." He said and continued his flurry of tickling kisses all over her thighs, his face just a few inches from her shielded core."What do you mean mark me?" Shequestioned softly. "I thought you knew a lot about werewolves?" He said and she snickered, feigning annoyance."I know enough about them but I certainly know nothing about their mating patterns." She said and he smirked, stopping what he was doing."Well you're going to have to learn today but not from a book, you'll get a lesson, first hand." He said and her cheeks heated up."Permission to proceed?" He requested, his fingers tracing t
The next few days did not go as Arianna had planned; she noticed that Loki seemed to be keeping a distance from her.He wasn't avoiding her completely, they still talked but she felt like he wasn't very friendly with her. That warmness and closeness they shared seemed to have evaporated and Arianna didn't like it one bit, she knew he was angry with her but she didn't want him to take it out on their friendship and she really didn't want to be pressured into a relationship she wasn't physically and emotionally ready for.She confronted him about the fact that he was being distant and his simple reply to her was that he was busy. She knew that it actually wasn't a lie because he always seemed to be debating one political issue or the other but she knew that wasn't the real reason.Before the little argument they had in her room, he used to be twice as busy but at the same time, he always found time to spend with her, talk with her or even play with her but gone were those days and she r
After thinking about things clearly for about a week, Arianna finally decided that she would accept Loki as her mate and live the rest of her life in the pack. Sure it would be hard adjusting to everything and staying away from her family but she decided that she would just have to adapt to the situation.Though she wasn't ready to admit it because she had always been the stubborn type, she had intense feelings for Loki and she couldn't bear the thought of never seeing him again.She knew what she was feeling but she didn't want to put a name to thosefeelings because one of the hardest things to abide by in life is commitment.She took a deep breath and left her room, deciding to head for the throne room because that was where Loki spent most of his time recently and she couldn't help but wonder if she was the reason why he had become a workaholic recently.She tried to shake the thought off and just concluded that they had been apart for too long, it had been exactly three weeks sin
Arianna, seemingly having no other choice, took Lila on a tour of the palace, not making much conversation with her. When they had gone round the palace, Arianna revealed that their tour had come to an end."But won't you take me to the pack house?" Lila questioned. "I'm sorry but I don't go there." Arianna revealed."But why? You're the future Luna of the pack but you don't even go to the pack house? Is the place too dirty for you or do you feel like you're too good enough to mingle with the people there?" Lila questioned, the anger apparent in her voice."No, that's not it. You're getting the wrong idea about me. My first experience in the pack house was very bad and that's why I dread going there." Arianna said and Lila threw her a questioning look."What do you mean your first time was bad?" Lila questioned.Arianna sighed and told Lila about everything that had happened in the pack house with Lilith."I'm so sorry about that, I thoughtlessly accused you without knowing." She apol
Arianna ran to her room and closed the door behind her, she fell on the bed and broke into tears. It hurt her deeply that Loki had refused to believe her.She understood that Lila was his sister so he would definitely believe her first over everybody else but what bothered her the most was the fact that Lila had not only insulted her but had lied about her to Loki, and surprisingly, she even had the injuries to prove that Arianna had been violent with her which was not true.Thinking about it carefully, there was only one reasonable explanation here and that was, Lila must have hurt herself on purpose but why? Arianna thought about it carefully but no reasonable explanation came to mind, the only thing she could conclude was that Lila must have something against her but why?She had not done anything wrong to the She-wolf as far as she was concerned. Lila must have sensed that there was already tension between Arianna and Loki and she had put on that little show just to further drift
Arianna couldn't sleep that night, she concluded that if she wanted to find out the truth of what was going on, she just had to be watchful. Sitting back and relaxing would be absolutely of no use to her.She got up from bed and walked out of her room, closing the door quietly. Thankfully, the castle halls were lit and it was dead quiet since it was already well into the night.She walked casually but carefully around the palace, deciding to take a little fresh air as it would help to calm her frayed nerves. She moved in the direction of Loki's room, deciding to see and maybe explain to him what had happened earlier.She was almost sure he would listen to her now that his anger had passed with time. She was almost to his room door when she heard a sound and she instinctively hid to get a glimpse of where it was coming from.From the safety of her hiding place, she saw Lila snooping around secretly, her suspicions were immediately confirmed and she was now sure that Lila was definitely
I left the pack and went to live with grandmother in her pack. I had lived there for barely two years when I found out that Princess Lila was going to be the future Luna of the pack. I despised the woman because she was one of the people that had not only made my life hell, but she was just so full of herself and it was annoying.I purposefully applied to be a maid in the palace where she lived so I could look for a way to get my revenge. A few months later, I found out that she had a rare heart disease, I think it was called ischaemic heart disease. It was clear that she was going to die as there was no cure. She didn't want to let anyoneknow, including her husband.She didn't want to burden their hearts without the discovery and as I had said earlier, she's very proud so she didn't want pity from anyone. She said she would die of shame instead of her heart disease if her husband were to take excessive care of her and look at her with pity because she was a dying person.Only her cl
Arianna could hear hurried footsteps towards the door and she knew that she would be caught if she didn't act fast. She looked around quickly and saw the door to a room she'd never been in and she quickly hurried to it.She opened the door of the room swiftly and closed it carefully and slowly.Lyra opened the door and looked around the hallway, she saw no one but her eyes caught sight of the broken glass on the floor and the first thought that crossed her mind was that someone had been listening to theirconversation and she swore that she would not spare the person.She looked around carefully, walking through the hallway to see if she would find anyone hiding behind the walls but she found no one. She looked around and saw a room and she reasoned that whoever had been spying on them must have come to this room to hide."Don't go in there." Lilith cautioned, stopping her. "Why?" She questioned with a frown."That's the second late Luna's room. It was Lilas mother's room and it's be
Screams were heard from the room, and everyone paced about, worried sick."This is taking longer than I expected. Are you sure she's going to be alright?" Loki asked, his heart racing."Frankly, I have no idea. She's been giving birth for about two hours already, and on a professional note, I think that's not good considering the condition of her body and also the fact that the baby was premature as well. But all we can hope for is for the best," Arianna also tried to be calm in reply.She gently rubbed her big belly and exhaled. Everything had just moved so fast. It had already been seven months since she returned to the pack, and everything had been going remotely well.She'd spent most of her time with Lilith, and they'd done a lot together, considering that they were both pregnant. Arianna could sincerely admit that in that short period of time she'd spent with Lilith, she'd realized that Lilith wasn't really a bad person at heart.They became nothing short of good friends, and s
"I'm keeping the baby." Lilith said sternly, her eyes red from crying. She looked completely terrible but she didn't care."Lilith. Can you even hear yourself? Birthing the child will kill you." Loki insisted, trying to convince her."No, I can't kill my baby. You were there, didn't you hear what the doctor said? I'm going to die anyway so I won't risk my child. Ever since I was little, this is what I've always wanted, to bear your pups, to make a family with you and though fate has once again turned against me, I've finally gotten what I've always wanted, though at a terrible price. I'm not willing to let it go for anything. How can you even be so inconsiderate Loki? This is also your child for crying out loud. Would you want to give up on your first child just like that?" Lilith questioned raggedly. You couldn't even consider the prospect of giving this child up because she knew what she'd had to go through, all the plotting and the scheming she'd done just to be able to conceiv
"What do you mean?" He questioned."Well, what I'm trying to say is………. " Arianna began, suddenly becoming shy, but luckily, Sage jumped in."Wait! Before you say another word, I have to tell you something.” Sage interrupted, and Arianna stared at him quietly."What is it?" she questioned."Well, I……. Don't freak out, this is going to be ridiculously difficult for me to say," he pleaded, and that just infuriated her."Alright, I won't." If it's not something that's cringeworthy," Arianna said, and Sage gulped and breathed in.He grasped her hands in his and stared directly into her eyes, talking before even mentioning what it was. "I realize this is wrong, inappropriate, on every level, but I fell in love with you and, no matter how many times I tried to tell myself otherwise, just can't. My feelings for you only grow stronger," exclaimed Sage as he completely surprised Arianna."Wait, what?!" she inquired while yanking her hands out of his.She faced around and stood, her back towa
"No, it's fine. You can just ask a maid to do it. You've already done a lot for me today. You should probably get some rest," he urged, and she nodded."And all of you as well," Sage said to the guards and maids, and they bowed and left."Alright, if you insist. I'll send a maid to take care of your wounds," Arianna said, taking one last good look at him before leaving.Arianna stopped one of the maids and asked her about Mabel. She told Arianna that Mabel was doing much better, especially after hearing about the Alpha's recovery.Arianna went straight to the dining area where Mabel was resting."How do you feel?" Arianna questioned, and Mabel shot up but calmed down when she saw that it was just Arianna."I'm doing better, thanks. How's the Alpha? Is he doing OK? Is he really alive now?" Mabel questioned earnestly."Calm down, he's fine except for his wounds, which still cause him pain. I want you to dress his wounds if you're still up for it, that is," Arianna said, and a smile lit
She brought her hands to his chest and performed chest compressions on him, all the while silently praying that it would work. If he had suffered clinical death as she suspected, then CPR might help revive him."What are you doing? The Alpha's dead, his body needs to be rested. What are you doing, do you think?" One of the guards chided, but she just ignored them."Come on, Sage, you can fight this. You can win this, I'm sure of it.".Come on." She cheered on almost silently but never gave up her attempts.Her faith was restored a bit when she felt slight changes to his otherwise comatose state. She could feel his heart kick in again, beating very slowly against his chest. She smiled with tears in her eyes and continued with the chest compressions and paused when she realized what she needed to do.Now that his heart was beating again, she just had to do everything to get him to start breathing, or such precious progress would be lost, and they'd lose again—maybe permanently this time
Sage felt his eyes closing on their own but shot them open when he heard the door swing open.He had to blink twice before he recognized the person that had just come in through the door. He saw Arianna and a weak smile formed on his lips.Arianna gasped when her eyes saw the sight before her. The floor of the room was painted in blood, there was a dead naked man on the floor and Sage, Sage was on the floor and was as naked as the day he was born.Her cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she tried to look anywhere else but below his waist. The excitement was gone as quickly as it came as she saw the terrible condition in which he wasqHe was bleeding profusely and seemed to be in a deplorable condition. It was an abhorrent sight but it was not something that she could not handle. She was a doctor after all.She ran to him and sat by his side, grabbing a hold of his hand. "Sage, what happened here? What happened to you? What's going on?" Arianna questioned, her fears increasing by the min
Sage groaned as he got into bed, his mind spinning all day long. For whatever reason, he could not even try to comprehend, the kiss with Arianna persisted in his mind regardless of how hard he attempted to set it aside.The memory warmed his stomach and he couldn't quite place what he was feeling due to how long he'd gone without feeling anything.He rested on his bed for a moment, not resting for some obscure reason. It was already becoming rather warm so he removed his shirt.He lay back and shut his eyes, so hard trying to sleep but for some reason, he could not shake the sense of restlessness.He was experiencing a rather indispensable eerie feeling, of which he couldn't explain.After trying hard in vain to get some sleep, he decided that a mild sedative would do the trick. He got up from bed and walked to his wardrobe. He pulled out the first aid box and didn't have to search for long before he found what he was looking for.He swallowed a pill and a sip of water and then return
After finding out that she was perfectly fine and in fact still pregnant, Arianna had no reason to stay in the Black Solstice pack.Having reached a consensus with Sage, she was very excited to finally return to Loki and the rest of the pack. She particularly missed Freya's cooking and all her jokes; the older woman had always had a very lively sense of humor.As Arianna thought of everyone in the pack, a certain someone crossed her mind and the thought alone left a bitter taste in her mouth. Lilith.As far as Arianna was concerned, uttering that name almost felt like an abomination and she certainly would not spare that little liar and schemer when she returned.She would tell Loki everything and would make sure to either have Lilith locked up for life, or thrown out of the pack for good. The latter seemed too dangerous as Arianna knew that that conniving little bitch might as well ally herself with someone else and plan an attack on them, as a way of revenge.Thus, Arianna decided i
Loki paced back and forth, attempting to catch his breath. This was not amusing at all. He awoke with the horror of Lilith beside him, and now this? She was holding her chest and appeared to be injured and fainted into his arms. It was not what he had anticipated and was quite disturbing.He hated to notice how frequent the doctor's presence was becoming. It was usually one problem or another, and he was honestly sick of it. He just wished that Arianna would return to him, and they'd live a normal life and be happy.After spending over an hour in the room, which Loki estimated to be an eternity, the doctor finally came out.He accosted her immediately. "Doctor, what's the problem? Please tell me she's fine and just fainted from shock." Loki practically pleaded. He was in no mood for any more bad news."If it were that simple, I would. Sorry, Alpha, but it's more than that," Doctor Rose revealed, and Loki felt himself tensing up."I don't understand, What do you mean by that?" he said