The silence was finally broken by Lyra, who, not surprisingly, denied the accusation flat out."Can you even hear yourself? You're talking utter rubbish; how can I be Lilith's sister, Lyra? That hit to the head must really have done a number on you," Lyra defended."How in the world would you know that I got hit in the head if you aren't the one who did it? The more you try and defend yourself, the more trouble you keep getting yourself into. I'm not going to spend too much time on this because it will be the blood moon soon.She is Lyra and that's the truth." Arianna started but was cut off again as another wave of pain hit her head.She nursed her temple with her hand and tried to bear the pain."Arianna, are you certain of what you are saying? That is quite a big accusation," Loki said as his heartbeat was going up and down erratically. He wanted to hear the truth yet was afraid at the same time."Yes, what Arianna said is true. This woman isn't Lila; she's Lyra, and we can prove i
Loki's anger doubled. The nerve of this woman, still managing to lie despite the fact that she had already been caught."Enough of this! Why don't we be the judge of that." They heard a voice and turned to see that it was Jack, he was the oldest man in the pack and he was also the leader of the council."This is not a simple matter as it concerns someone important. It is a good thing that Arianna was wise enough to gather evidence to prove her claim. The final decision is going to be given by the Alpha but only after the members of the council have deliberated on the matter and reached a conclusion. But we're going to have something of a quick hearing, both sides will have to provide evidence of their claim and after all the proof has been brought forward, we'll decide who's telling the truth and who's misleading everyone and the Alpha will give the final judgement." Jack said and whispers were heard around the room."Silence! Everybody calm down." Loki demanded and the room went sile
Arianna fled into the woods, never once stopping, for if she did, her pursuers would get a hold of her for sure. She ran through prickly bushes but neither stopped nor slowed down until she accidentally kicked a stone and fell down, her body rolling down the sloped landscape. She groaned; her body throbbed in pain, and her toe hurt like hell.She attempted to get up but was unable to do so, as she felt too heavy. Just then, she saw him.The man chasing her was closer now-he found an opportunity: a threatening smirk on the lips. This woman was never able to recognize his face owing to the duskiness spread through the forest from all sides, in addition to his ebony-colored hoodied sweater."Just leave me be. What's your business? Leave me, please." And she begged he would stop now, but in an instant he did not-just kept creeping forward. While he made slow, calculated motions, her pulse grew exponentially from his every step.He stooped down, where she was sitting hurt on the floor, thr
She was very lucky as she recovered quite soon, though with minor headaches sometimes. The next couple of weeks went pretty well since Loki did not let her want for anything. Eventually, Arianna got back all her memory, and she was relieved it was finally over. Now they could live happily without fear of this imposter troubling them.Though they never spoke of it, tension began to build between Arianna and Loki, for both knew that the three months, as stated in the deal, were almost over; after all they had been through, Loki was about to lose Arianna. Though she was very open and a lot more comfortable with him lately, she had not yet verbally expressed her love for him, and this really set him off. In just one week, the three months would be over, and according to their deal, he would have no reason anymore to keep her in the pack with him. The very thought made his heart clench.His wolf is not okay with that because he has so grown to love Arianna, and even though they had not yet
Freya held her up and stopped her from crying. Arianna quickly turned her face away so that Freya might not notice the welling up of tears in her eyes, but that was completely useless because by now the sharp-visioned woman had seen them."Arianna, dear, why is your are crying?" asked a concerned Freya."It's nothing, I am fine. I only got something in my eye, that's all." Arianna lied, beaming a fabricated smile.Her lips twisted with a small smile. "Hasn't it ever been said that with the people who love you, you are a very bad liar? Please, will you tell me what's eating at you, so we fix it together?" Freya begged.Arianna sighed. There was really little point in trying to hide it from her because Loki was sure to announce it, and she would find out anyway."Loki.Loki." she began but choked further as some lumps what felt like were blocking her throat. By then Freya actually got worried cause Arianna had gotten on"Come on, say it. What's wrong? Does anything happen to Loki?"."No.
She took her time in the bathroom, bathing slowly to get herself clean for what she was about to do. After having her bath, she dressed herself in a night gown which she had asked Ziya to specially prepare for her, then sprayed some perfume all over herself.She fluffed her hair a bit, and after a scan in the mirror to make sure that all was well, she let out a sigh to blow some of the nervousness away from her body.She knew what lay ahead of her, and though it thrilled her to no end, it also made her nervous as hell.With light steps, she slipped out of her room and closed the door behind her.She walked to Loki's room slowly, the thoughts in her mind racing.She was going to make such a huge decision, and it was quite terrifying.She was finally going to give herself to Loki after so long, and she was going to do it right before he would go to war in two days' time.She didn't know why, but she wanted to do the following: give him some kind of clarity, to let him know that she lov
His hands came to her face, pushing her lips into his some more. He bit her bottom lip, sending her a signal and she opened up, letting his tongue plunge into her hot mouth as he resumed his dominant behavior.Their tongues fought for dominance as he tasted her, relishing in her sweetness and he won, dominating in the kiss while she succumbed to his touch.He removed his mouth from her neck, leaving behind a good amount of hickeys."I love the smell of your arousal, it absolutely drives me mad." He whispered into her ear and latched at her earlobe, biting it gently before sucking on it softly. His hands roamed her body, searching for the opening of her night jacket. He broke apart to help her take it off and drank in the sight of her sexy figure clad in a flimsy excuse of a night gown."I'm wonderfully pleased, you came prepared." He admitted."I just had to, after all that waiting it just had to be perfect." She said in a seductive voice.He helped her take off her nightgown,liftin
The morning sun was bright through the window and on Adrianna's face, turning her on the bed, yawning tiredly.She felt a hand on her face and her eyes flew open quickly but she saw that it was only Raven who had shifted a strand of hair from her face."Good morning sleepy head." He greeted and she smiled some more. "Good morning." She greeted back and he kissed her lightly on the lips."How is it that you manage to taste so good, even in the morning?" He questioned and she just shook herhead."I try to live up to your standards." She answered and it was soon his turn to smile. "It looks good on you." He commented. "What?" She questioned quickly. "My mark." He said casually and she flushed, remembering just how she had gotten it. Though it would be embarrassing to verbally admit, the previous night had surely been the best night of her life.He nuzzled at her neck, drinking in the great scent that her body emitted. She was starting to feel herself get aroused but she almost screamed
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 returne
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