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THIRTY EIGHT
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Lead back to You THIRTY NINE
LYKOS' POV"Stop!" She yelled out of nowhere, kicking against the window and scrambling to get out. There came again, the choking smell of fear. I was certain that this time, I wasn't the reason why.What then was she so afraid of?I turned away from the road long enough to speak to her. "You're going to hurt yourself if you don't stop doing that." My words appeared to work because she stopped slamming her feet into the window and now pinned me with an imploring gaze. She was still terrified. Tears rolled down her face."Please don't take me back, whoever you are. I can't go back there. I'll do anything you need me to, cook, clean, kiss your feet but please don't --" She choked on her words, wheezing suddenly as she gasped for air like fish out of water.Fuck! She was going into a panic attack. Without thinking, I veered off the main road, applying the brakes and leapt out of the car. In a flash, I was opening the passenger door to bring her out. Her knees buckled, threatening to pull
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LYKOS' POVNot wanting to dampen the mood, nor ruin the vibe, I tried to crack jokes, retelling the most embarrassing stories of my experiences. My face lit up in surprise when she laughed at all my jokes. It came as a surprise because Annabella never laughed at any, and never hesitated to refer to me as a boring old man with whatever chance she got.I determined in my mind that things would take a different turn from henceforth. There would no longer any need to pin for Annabella's attention nor her validation because I'd be too busy pleasing my mate.My mate.I loved how it sounded in my head. Especially the time I'd rescued her from drowning and it had subconsciously rolled off my tongue in greek. Euphoric wasn't enough to describe the feeling.Despite the way she was cackling in laughter like a dying hyena next to me, the sounds appealed to me like the sweet chiming of heavenly bells would. She really was crafted to match me. Every once a while, the wind would blow against her hair
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LYKOS' POVI heard my men approach from behind me but raised a hand, an order for them to stand down. "I'll handle it. Leave us."Fortunately, she'd missed a vein by the skin of my teeth but regardless, I still would have healed pretty quickly. Everything was under my control. Surprisingly, I was even more bothered about what had prompted such violent outburst than the bloodied look of my outfit or the state of my health. In only the short moment I'd spent with her, I was willing to carry the cross in her stead. I was as good as whipped.The wolf retreated, and she took control of her body, with a mortified expression across her features when her eyes scanned my body. It was an instinctive move, reaching out to pull her terrified frame into my arms even when she remained frozen to a spot. I still felt the tremors from the aftershocks of the nightmare and I concluded that her state of mind was all that mattered. She could be clawing into my skin now and I wouldn't bat an eyelid as lo
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NEILLA'S POV"Lead the way." I beamed up at him, thinking of the possibilities spread out ahead. I was given a choice to start life afresh without having to feel indebted to anyone. What could be more convenient?He clasped his fingers over mine and leading me towards what seemed to be a luxurious jet, he issued orders to the men around us. They were also werewolves. I gawked at the jet in awe, craning my neck to admire the beauty that it was. Thanks to Mirald, I wasn't entirely clueless on the human inventories because she always made sure to sneak in a few magazines. Who cares where she got them from?"Is this what we're traveling to Greece in?" I quizzed when I looked around and couldn't find any other persons apart from his men."Yes, agápi. What do you think of it?" He replied with a side glance. Didn't he mention something about a palace? Just how much did he have? Was he an Alpha? "One question at a time, agápi. I'll explain everything later. First, we should be on our way."
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LYKOS' POVI returned back to the cabin just in time to see Martin retreating into his corner and Neilla smiling so wide. She was so busy stuffing her face with food that she didn't notice me, which only had me wondering the last time she had a proper meal. I slowed my steps to a stop and watched her eat heartily. It was an addictive sight.I could list offhand a number of she-wolves who tried to act prim and proper by opting for smaller portions of foods or eating vegetables and salads. Wolves were created with a healthy ravenous appetite for food, so it only irritated me when werewolves attempted to control their cravings. However, Neilla didn't seem to care one bit. I wanted to attribute it to her pups but that wasn't it. She really was famished. When she finally noticed me, her smile only grew wider."Looks like Martin has been taking good care of you." I commented, emerging out of the shadows to take a seat opposite her. Even without a word, the twinkle in her eyes was all the e
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NEILLA'S POV"Beheaded?" My voice rose a notch higher in surprise. I was sure that wasn't the whole story but what did he know. He could've been lied to. "That's quite disturbing." He rolled his broad shoulders in a careless shrug, even though his eyes said something else. I decided to move on from the said topic. "That makes you the Alpha of your pack?""Yes."Interesting. Little wonder he confidently reassured me of my safety in a new pack. He could offer me protection alright, I just didn't want to accept it on his terms. I needed to earn the trust of his people to merit my stay there. I didn't want to be given comfort on a silver platter because of his position.I avoided his gray eyes once more, looking at my almost empty bowl with so much fake interest even when all I wanted to do was deeply gaze at him. "Describe your pack in one word.""I said it before; homely." His stare was unwavering and it unnerved me greatly."Could you stop staring at me that way?" I blurted out when I
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LYKOS' POVI walked out towards the cockpit for the last time since Neilla fell asleep several hours ago, engaging in light-hearted conversations with the pilots. Unlike what people thought of Alphas, I was carved different; with a knack of ensuring comfortability of whoever served under me. From the pilot, I learned that approximately, we had less than an hour to land which also meant that we were already close to my palace which stood out proudly in the area of Kolonaki. I strolled back out, catching the heavenly scent of Neilla and letting it pull me back to the cabin where she was. She stirred awake at my entrance, eyes puffed and red. She yawned, rubbing her eyes tiredly."We're still flying?" She pushed the blankets I'd wrapped around her legs out of the way."Yes. We have a few minutes before landing and then I'll officially be welcoming you into my home properly." I found myself picking the window seat adjacent to her. It was an excuse to have a perfect glimpse of her beautif
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NEILLA'S POVI'd never been more grateful for anything than the knock at the door which came at the right time. A healthy distraction from the unforgivable mistake I was about to make. My heart would not stop beating a hundred times per second as I stole my way out of there. I could already see my wolf shaking her head in disappointment."Speak for yourself, bitch. In case you didn't notice, we've spent months without being laid. We're pregnant and crave physical touch, and I don't give two fucks if they don't come from my mate." She argued strongly, debating against my moral standing.I was too tired to continue the conversation with her. She wasn't one who liked to back down from anything she viewed as a challenge; arguing was one of them.The sound of footfalls reached my hearing, increasing to a crescendo and falling silent immediately. It came from the direction of the little cabin door. There was no need to consult a seer to know who the person was. It was him. My heart banged
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Lead back to You ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR
NEILLA'S POV "You were saying, sweet uncle?" I smiled sweetly at him, enjoying the look on his face. For the first time ever, he bore an expression other than arrogance and it thrilled me to no end. Setting the book down without taking my hands off it nor my eyes off him, I ripped each page disregarding how it scalded my palms. I would heal eventually so it bothered me less. "No! Anything but that, please." He crumbled to his knees, as he begged. "Anything but that. That is all I have of my mate." "Wrong! She did not ask you to avenge her or go taking packs forcefully." I debated in an anger that led me yanking off more pages in quick succession. "If you have lost a mate, you would understand." That touched a sore spot in me and I paused in the middle of my actions. "Lies!" Nia spat out for the first time since I came back to life. "In that book is all the secrets of his existence as a hybrid alongside all the monsters that do his bidding. Do not fall for his wi
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NEILLA'S POV I broke down, in shameful admittance of my failure to her. Everyone spoke of my mother in reverence in awe and when they knew I was her blood, they had exalted expectations of me. Even I had expectations of myself only to be slapped with the wicked truth. I was nothing compared to who my mother was before her death. "That's where you got it wrong, my daughter." My mother cooed, as she framed her face again with her soft hands. "You don't compare to me, I don't compare to you. I let sentiments get me into a trap that cost me my family, that cost me you." "If I had killed Vincent a long time ago, when I should have, you won't be in this mess. But I didn't, because he was family to me. He was my only sibling." She revealed, avoiding my face but laying strict attention to my hair. Was it something about my hair or something about the words she was saying? I wondered, pulling out of her hold. "Vincent was your brother and he killed you?" What kind of blood relation was h
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NEILLA'S POV"That's not true!" Nia pulled my arm, trying her best to dissuade me from confronting Vincent by myself. "You can't be the Alpha's daughter, you don't know what you're saying!" We turned to her, a buzz of energy humming around us as we replied her. "It is true. If you hadn't said that lie, we wouldn't have been brought to our fate."We turned our focus back to Vincent who slowly descended the short flight of stairs, hands behind his back and that cynical smile on his face.The model definition of a psychopath. "No, Neilla. Let me handle him. Save the kids." Lykos ordered as he appeared by us in the blink of an instant. "I said this is my fight!" We roared suddenly. Frightened, the triplets scampered to Lenora quickly. "Stay out of my business and go be with them!" We warned with our voice ringing out clear.The vein in his neck ticked, his jaw did the same. He was angry with us but who cared? We wanted to get things done with once and for all. "Now, now." Venn's faux
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NEILLA'S POV"I can't." Nia said, stopping us in our tracks. Before we started to raise our claws, impatient to strike her down and let ourselves out of the cell, she quickly filled in her reasons."If we do so together, Vincent might discover a little too early of my betrayal to him.""Like you haven't betrayed your own people already."Nia all but snapped at us. "We have already established that, Neilla. You don't have to bring it up everytime." She sighed, "As I was saying, you have to be in here for a few minutes while I go up alone. If the coast is clear, I'll send one of my trusted persons to come get you.""Let's hope they don't betray you too." My wolf spat out cynically before retreating back into the backseat of my head as I took rein now.I felt no remorse for my wolf's words. It was the truth anyway.She said nothing else in reply, went out of the room. Lenora proceeded to secure the locks from within and together we sat in the dim light of the lamp, waiting for her arriv
Lead back to You ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY
NEILLA'S POV My ears picked up on the sounds of commotion from way above us. Nia must have as well because she paused briefly so she could tilt her head to the side and listen. "What is that?" I asked in alarm. She shook her head, rose from her seat. "I cannot say for sure." She ventured close to the heavy doors. "If my guess is right, then Vincent, or should I say Lonnie, has lost his mind yet again." "Tell me, does this happen frequently?" I quizzed, my eyes following her every move even as I paid attention to the distant commotion. "You don't want to know how many times he loses his mind in a day. Whatever character he might have been displaying to you was a faux." She added, finally coming back to sit. The noise had all but stopped. However, it was reduced. I found that the kids were no longer playing with their toys. They probably heard the commotion too. I thought back to the short time Vincent add I spent in each other's presence. I found it almost impossible to
Lead back to You ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE
NEILLA'S POVNia arose from her position to give I and the triplets a moment to ourselves while she stepped to the darker room with the human girl, Lenora. The kids made sure to talk my ear off with half baked stories of their adventures, the friends they made who were just the fake servants that abducted them that day "I told them about our birthday." Jade was saying. She found a spot in the curve of my arm and settled there. "How aunt Nia told us to follow some people so she could have time with us."Her story drew my interest, same time repelled me. Did I really want to know how they were abducted? The truth of how it really happened?I decided against it. "That's enough, Jade. I'm glad you're here with me, alright?" She nodded and as she did so, the tendrils that were peeking from her crown, bounced."When mean uncle said you wouldn't come back to us, it hurt my feelings so much. I yelled at him and told him he was wrong. He was laughing at me." Juno said, his face reflecting t
Lead back to You ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT
NEILLA'S POVI hastened my steps, pushing to meet up with Nia who had become interestingly faster than she was some seconds ago. The servants who saw us coming only took a second to observe me, perhaps out of curiosity, before they immediately lowered their heads.I had seen more than ten of them do the same.What were they scared of?Who was Lonnie?"He's not going to do anything to his sister, is he?" I voiced out my thoughts as we hurried along the hallway that didn't seem to have an end.Nia's grip on my wrist tightened further and she inhaled sharply. "Trust me, you do not want to know."We took the very first turn before getting to the end of the endless hallway. It led us down several stairwells. A few servants met us on their way up. I heard their little whispers as soon as they thought we were out of earshot. "She's going to be in trouble." I managed to catch.I was already in trouble, that was a no-brainer. I was just yet to figure out a way to extricate myself and my tri
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NEILLA'S POV.Nia recovered from the shock of seeing me. She turned to the siblings with an angry glare. "What is she doing here? I thought you said you were not going to bring her until you have made a bargain? Why didn't you give me a heads-up first?"Venn leaned back in her seat to regard Nia properly. She plucked one seed of grape and bit into it slowly, taking her time. She dropped the other half of it."I see you have forgotten your place. That is not a problem. Might I remind you that you work for me and not with me and you know what that means, right?" Nia rolled her eyes, nodded all the same. "Still, you should have said something."I didn't even let their conversation come to an end before I started to vent. "Nia, how could you?" We might not have been on cordial terms, but this was an outright betrayal of trust. "We trusted you.""Oh, please." She replied with scorn. "That was you being gullible and that's on you, not me."Everything started to make sense to me. Her sudden
Lead back to You ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX
NEILLA'S POVThe long walk from the portal brought us to a yard whose environment brought back a feeling of nostalgia to me. The stranger whose name was Lonnie, walked behind me as Venn went up front. She had reverted to her normal self on the way which I had to admit to myself, was more unnerving. The werewolf façade was a misleading representation of the true nature of her being. There was so much innocence in her pretence than in the form she presented to us.I decided instead that I could deal with the veiny, bloodthirsty vampire that she really was. At least, dealing with people in their true elements made all the work easy.We came to what resembled a throne room with vault ceilings, flower ornaments in each corner, an entire floor of polished marble against which the soles of my boots thudded.There were several paintings of one man whom I guessed was probably the Alpha. With a strong and chiseled jawline, a aqualine nose over a mouth that looked like it said little but promi
