Arianna had barely gotten back to her book when the door flung open wildly. She didn't have time to guess as Loki's tall and intimidating frame was soon standing before her."Why? Why do you enjoy disobeying me?" He questioned simply, the anger apparent in his eyes.She tried to sit up before explaining. "I wasn't trying to……….." She began her defense but was cut off quickly, he wasn't the least bit interested in what she had to say."How could you disobey me? If you want to play hard with me that's finebut you should show some respect to me in public, I'm still the Alpha and no matter what, I command respect, especially from you." He said, his eyes holding a dark expression, she heaved and said nothing."I don't get what it is you're trying to prove by behaving like this but I'll let you know that I'm not a weakling, I won't keep running after you and pleading for you to accept me. I requested you come down for dinner and you had the nerve not only to refuse, you had the maid say it
Arianna enjoyed the peace and quiet she had for the first few hours after she had managed to dart away from the dining area, amidst the ruckus. She really hoped that she wouldn't have to deal with Loki for the rest of the evening and she stood up,her body tensing up immediately she heard the sound of a knock on the door. "Come in." She permitted and the door flung open,revealing the maid that had previously come to call her down for dinner. Arianna felt herself relax when Freya followed the girl into the room. "How are you doing Arianna? I hope you haven't encountered any difficulties so far." Freya asked and Arianna smiled. "No,not really. Thanks for asking." Arianna appreciated it. "It's my pleasure, really. I think it's time for you to have a bath so I've brought you some necessities. I'll just leave them here so you can make use of them whenever you're ready." Freya said and the maid dropped the things she was holding on the bed. It consisted of two towels and a nightgown. "Any
Arianna didn't realize when his hand slipped under her towel while her eyes were closed, his cold and rough hand traced the outline of her thigh,slowly advancing to her most treasured spot.He stopped nibbling on her neck for a split second and moved back to her ear. He licked it gently and sucked at the ear lobe,giving it gentle bites and Arianna could barely contain herself as her heartbeat quickened with the fear and excitement of it all."No matter how hot and aroused just the thought of you makes me feel, I'll never take you without your permission because after our first sexual encounter, I'll never let you go,your body,mind and soul will belong to me and you should know by now that I'm quite the possessive type. Knowing this Arianna, will you let me take you,will you give yourself to me and will you let me make you mine forever?" Loki cooed into her ear and despite how badly her body wanted her to say yes,her common sense finally rose to power and screamed at her to stop it imm
Lilith didn't have to look too closely at the person she'd just saved to know that it was Arianna, Alpha's mate,no cross that,her sworn enemy.She frowned at the human girl as their eyes came in contact and she regretted that her fast reflexes had stopped Arianna from falling but she rectified that mistake instantly.Quickly withdrawing her hand and expecting the girl to fall hard to the ground but she once again evaded it,this time being saved by Loki."Arianna, are you alright? You should be a lot more careful." He scolded andhelped her to stand up. Lilith glared at the both of them but immediately faked a smile when Loki's eyes fell on her."Why did you let go of her hand when you knew she'd fall if you did?" Loki asked, his voice stern.Lilith felt tears begin to gather at the edge of her eyes, how had it come to this? Where was the love she had always thought she saw in his eyes for her? Why was he so cold towards her all of a sudden? Had he really chosen this human girl over h
Lilith took Arianna to the pack house,it was located very close to the main castle, it was within the palace grounds and it was a huge building, big enough to hold almost a thousand people if she wasn't mistaken."Can I tell you something? I feel really nervous." Arianna revealed while playing with her fingers as they approached the pack house."There's no need to feel nervous, you'll certainly get a surprise welcome here." Lilith said with a smile but it somehow made Arianna cringe as it sounded so sinister."How's your hand?" Arianna asked, finally noticing Lilith's bandaged hand. "It's getting better and I'm sure it won't hurt anymore after today." Lilith said and it made Adrianna wonder."How can you be so sure?" She questioned. "You'll see. Now come on,everyone's expecting you." Lilith urged and Arianna quickened her steps.They arrived at the pack house and they were met at the door by Lilith's friend. "Oh my, if it isn't our future Luna. Should I bow or curtsey?" One of the gir
Arianna screamed as she felt like her tongue was on fire. "Water, water. Please give me water." She begged severely but they all just laughed at her.Her eyes burned with tears as the pain progressed but there was no help in sight.She got up to leave but then she tripped on something, falling and not only making her body hurt but earning her hand a small scrape that quickly began to bleed amidst damaged skin and this seemed to make them laugh harder. She looked back without standing up and saw that Sophia was the one who had set her leg in place so she would trip on it and fall flat on her face.She couldn't hold her tears at this and let them fall freely. Lilith walked to where she was still crouched on the floor and stretched out her hand,seemingly offering her hell.Arianna was about to take her outstretched hand but Lilith quickly withdrew it from her, earning the she wolf a look of pain from Arianna. Arianna felt more hot tears pour down her cheeks as she saw that most of the wo
Arianna opened her eyes and the first person she saw was Loki. She tried to speak but he hushed her. "Please don't try to say anything yet, your tongue is badly bruised and swollen so you won't be able to say anything in the meantime, plus you have to rest." He cautioned.She turned her head and saw the doctor by her side. "Please open your mouth." The doctor requested and she obliged."Her tongue seems to have been hurt pretty badly so she should refrain from talking for at least three days. Make her drink this mix for the meantime, it will help her heal faster. She shouldn't also eat any spicy food, bland food is the word for three days. She should also rest so her other injuries can heal up as well." The doctor instructed and Loki nodded."Thank you doctor."Loki appreciated. "It's no problem Alpha, I'll take my leave now." The doctor said. "Freya will see you off." Loki instructed and the older woman followed the doctor out.Arianna tried to sit up and Loki helped her. She tried sp
He quickly responded to the kiss and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in ever so lightly. His tongue brushed her teeth,demanding entrance and she obliged, letting him into her mouth.She only realized what she was doing when his tongue slid past hers accidentally and she pulled away in pain. She turned away shyly, surprised at the fact that she was the one who actually initiated the kiss."I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. I just tend to lose my self control when I'm around you, you're just so captivating." He apologized and slid a hand through his beautiful hair.She wanted to tell him that it wasn't his fault but she remembered that she wasn't supposed to speak for the time being so she just placed a hand on his shoulder reassuringly.He smiled at her and she couldn't resist smiling too. He fed her the porridge and they ate together until it was finished. He then administered her medicine to her thereafter.Zia brought the mix and he helped apply it to her tongue befo
They kept staring at each other until Arianna blinked, Loki realized his actions and got up from on top of her.She sat up with an awkward expression. "What are you doing here?" He questioned and she gulped, she could tell he was still angry with her from his tone of voice."I…. I just came to check up on you." She answered quickly. "Well that's new, do you have any problem?" He questioned as he got up from the bed and grabbed his shirt, quickly putting it on."No." She answered simply, notknowing what else to say. "Then do you have something you want to tell me, an explanation perhaps?" He questioned and she just couldn't take it anymore.She walked forward and stood in front of him. "Loki , I understand that you're still upset with me but please don't treat me like a stranger. I won't be able to take it." She pleaded."Why does it always have to be about you? Why do you always have to be so selfish?" He questioned and turned away from her but she would not let his words get to her.
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
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 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
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, 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
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
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
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