ReginaThe further I went, the more my thoughts spun wilder as I contemplated whether this would eventually become a success or not. Indeed, I had been pulling myself together and building all the confidence I needed, but now I was within the confines of the building, things were about to get crazy. Several girls, all in line for the same audition I was here for, occupying different angles of the foyer where we now found ourselves, busy with makeup, chit-chatting and practicing weird lines in front of mirrors, feeling like they were already the star of the show. I was sick of it, but… here we go!“I need to use the bathroom, Gwen.”“Sure!” Gwen was still lost in admiring just how grandeur Sun Entertainment was. I couldn’t blame her – this was no joke!“Don’t stray far, Gwen. I’d love you to be there in the audition booth.” I pleaded.Gwen rolled her eyes. “Of course, I’ve got you baby. I’d be right there among the red seats, giving you all the thumbs up you’ll ever need.”“Oh, I lo
LIONELEarlier that day.....“How could you go so far as to reject her as your mate?” I was already so pissed about how it had all played out the previous night. The last thing I needed was another lecture from my grandfather.“The sight of her was enough to disgust me. I want nothing to do with a Donovan. I thought I’ve made it clear enough.” I growled.“A treaty has been made.”“And I never said it was not going to be. If she will be my Luna to satisfy the godforsaken politics of this pack, then so be it… but her being my Luna is never her being my mate. I disapprove of her.” I shot back at him. I couldn’t remember when I had been this angry at him before.“And Lucius? Was that what he wanted?”“You have no business with the wolf in me.” I shot back coldly, unwavering. “I won’t be having this conversation any further. I have a workday tomorrow.”I rose now and made my way to my room, crashing into my bed at once. I clutched my chest as the memory surfaced again. I could feel Luciu
REGINAI had instantly lost it. One minute, I was already the star of the show, and the other, I was frozen, staring at the brutal, vicious Lionel of Silver Moon Pack. As an actress, it was normal to have the skills of being able to overcome every side distraction, but Lionel wasn’t just a side distraction.I was his rejected mate.His words from the previous night shot through my heart again like a bullet and I clutched my chest, my wolf purring within me. It was then that I began to gain control of what was happening again, and I realized I was losing the audition.Goddess, what do I do?I tried to think as fast as possible. Just then, I heard Gwen cheer from the audience and then another voice joined her, and then another, and another. It was then I understood – they all thought I was acting.Great! I immediately picked it up, like I was finishing my improvised display of shock on seeing the newly arrived judge. Desperately, I moved to him, creating my own script, my heart thrummi
REGINAEveryone was waiting for their answers.“You know, as an actress, you’re supposed to have a hundred percent ability to concentrate, right?” Frankenstein put it out. They were not making this any easier.“Right.” I replied calmly.“And then, somehow, our boss was domineering enough to hold you spellbound? What is he? Your crush? Your mate?” Brenda had to be the most annoying judge seated, running her mouth without caring just how much it actually did hurt. Of course, he was my mate and guess what? He rejected me and left me to crumble in pain. I felt like lashing out at her with the answers to her sick questions, but I retained my cool. No one needed another drama presently.“Well, it’s understandable that anyone will be stunned by the irresistible appearance of the Silver Moon Alpha. I can’t blame you,” Frankenstein continued.“It’s not something that’s bound to keep happening.” I assured him quite confidently.“Oh, and even if it does happen, you’ve proven to us that you kn
REGINA“Gina… Regina! Come on. Please, get yourself.” I heard Gwen’s urgent pleas. “I can hear you clearly, Gwen. I am with you.” I replied and slowly, like a robot, I moved away from the view of the people already giving side gossips as to what may be going on between me and the alpha and slowly, Gwen led me to the backstage.“What in the heck was that?” Gwen screamed now. “He had no right to do that!” It was as if Gwen was just trying to hold everything within her and now, like me, she was slowly exploding.“I can see now just how much Lionel plans to destroy my life.”“He would not dare do that!” Gwen replied.My thoughts were even on the further future now. “What will happen to me when I finally become his Luna? I want you to picture this clearly, Gwen. Can you see just how terribly my life has been ruined?”“Is there a way to avoid this abomination of a marriage from taking place?”I felt the tea
LIONELThese judges had to be joking. I simply watched them like little fools as they discussed how excellent Regina had been. I sat there in their midst as they discussed the best actress for the lead role and settled for who they thought best. For some reason, none of them even bothered to ask me for my opinion on what I thought about their decision and so I decided to leave it to them. Let’s see just how much power they’ve got to make the decision on their own. Besides, it would be more fun to begin tarnishing Regina’s career when everyone was present. I waited for them to give their pointless verdict and when they were done, it was time for the boss to speak. To hell with their decisions – Regina was out. I could see it on her face – the pain, the sorrow, the shock as she realized I was truly in charge of her life. What was she thinking? That she could just do without me? I was even yet to begin.“Please, sir… Can you at
REGINAI and Gwen were definitely done with Sun Entertainment and there was no going back. As I made my way towards the streets to hail a cab, I spotted Frankenstein though.“Hi, sir.” I called out to him.“Oh, hey there.” He replied as he drew closer, sounding much nicer and more accommodating than he had given off within the audition.“I am so sorry, sir. This was never meant to play out this way. I…” I searched for the words to express just how bad I felt.“No, it’s alright miss. I went through his beta – Ryker. Ryker spoke to him on my behalf, and he let me on board again.” Frankenstein replied.A wave of relief swept through me as I heaved a sigh. “That’s great.” I replied rather calmly. He read the sadness in my voice instantly.“You’re a talented actress, you know.” His voice came low and mellowed.I chuckled. Of course, a talented actress that was just kicked out, thanks to a contract marriage coming up in no time.“What exactly happened back there?” Frankenstein asked. “I don
LIONELAs if it wasn’t enough that I had such a busy day, Ryker was still all about discussion of the other pack groups and something about making treaties with humans.“Can you believe that one of our international business partners – Citadel Groove Pack – could not make their debt payment because they had to pay the humans a huge sum of money to sign and consent to some use of industrial resources?” Ryker babbled.It caught my attention and for a second, I was interested. “Aren’t they just humans? Isn’t the alpha there supposed to put them in their place?”“Well, the humans had some sort of protests there. They resigned from their positions in companies owned by our kinds and cut off business deals.”“What are they suddenly thinking? That they could put us under their control?”“Well, as long as every part remains in check, I guess we’ll be fine, won’t we?”I scoffed. “Things like this can only happen in those other parts of the world; not in Silver City where I’m the chief alpha. A
LIONEL What harm could be in a little moment of sex, just a little time to enjoy myself and forgetting the shit of a wife I married? That was what I was experiencing now. I was Lionel Williams. I had my way with whatever I wanted. Imagine having two girls go head over heels to have this moment with me, and yet, there was a wife I had who dared to leave me sight and go out fucking another man. Fuck you, Regina! The good thing is there was something to put all that anger on now. As I cursed at Regina, I squeezed Lydia’s boobs and spanked Jemma’s butts. Both women were already sliding out of their dresses, both stark naked as they moaned and panted, struggling for who could kiss me first. I was still in my clothes even though Lydia’s hand slipped underneath my shirt and rubbed my breasts till it hardened. Jemma was faster. She instantly slid her palm over the bulge of my pants, struggling to grab my crotch as
REGINA After a good while, all we found was nothing but large mountains, a couple of trees sticking out around cooler areas and endless piles of dusty stones. “We can’t be sure we’re making any headway.” Ray stated now beneath one of the shades we found with trees around. “Neither can we be sure we’re safe, right?” I mentioned. Ray gave me an inquisitive glance. “You feel it could be dangerous finding the Mountain Men?” I shrugged. “Well, we can’t exactly tell what is going on yet, can we?” “So what is your plan B? What would happen if we found these Mountain Men and we couldn’t seem to find our way back?” “Lionel would definitely come to look for us.” I replied. Ray seemed panicked. “Look, I need us to get this straight. You said Lionel would not be here to find us.” “Yes, that’s if, of course, I make it back in a day plus and not more than that
REGINA “Such is life. I need help here, Ray, and from your knowledge, only you can help me in this desperate time.” I convinced him further. He nodded now, apparently more energized and ready for the trip. “Alright, are we going to walk there or take a vehicle?” “I don’t want us drawing attention. It’s a tourist center so eyes could be on us. I think we should walk the way.” Ray made a face but shrugged nevertheless. “Alright, we move then.” He replied. I headed for the door slowly and hesitated when I felt his arm on my shoulder. “Regina, are you sure about this?” He asked. I smiled. “Believe me, no sane person wants to embark on this journey. If it wasn’t that important, I wouldn’t be doing this.” He nodded. “Then let’s do what had to be done.’ I left the room, happy to have met someone as helpful and supportive as Ray. As we made our way out of the room, I locke
REGINA “Don’t worry, Ray. There’s nothing you should worry about.” “Regina, your husband was a werewolf and you didn’t even, at least, warn me that he was something of such, not to talk about even telling me about this. In all, I should have just stayed away from you!” “To hell with that, Ray!” I shot back. “Whatever Lionel is cannot stop me from living my life the way I want!” He shook his head. “Regina… Regina… You’re not listening. Your so-called husband could have killed me. That easy, Regina!” “He wouldn’t hurt you. He could threaten you but he wouldn’t hurt you.” “What is wrong with you? I mean, you sound so sure of something so abnormal.” I shrugged. “What can I say? He’s my husband.” Ray suddenly paused and I could see a new curiosity on his face. It was like he had read another new discovery in my words. “Regina… if you could marry the werewolf. Are you al
REGINA I was alive, I was safe, and I was just wondering whether Lionel was even thinking about me. It began with the night of the accident when the car had slid down the hill and Lionel had come just in time to rescue me. That same night, I had struck a new deal with him and saved myself from having to be blackmailed each time I set my eyes upon him—I was not going to bother Grandpa with news of the accident and he was not going to ever bring it up as me being indebted to him. It had gone perfectly well with him in his room, and at this point, all I wanted to do was return to my room and allow myself to fall deeply asleep. It was just after I had a shower that I got a knock. The first idea I had was that Lionel was back again with something to rule out my little threat against him. On the contrary, it was my good new friend. It was Ray. “Hey, Ray.” I made to shake him as I extended my hand to him. He shrugg
LIONEL The suspense was killing me. I couldn’t get my mind wrapped around what Regina could have been doing to not be present in neither the hotel nor the bus. Had she gone back? No, she hadn’t. If she had, at least the girls would have seen her. They sounded honest enough. They had not set eyes on neither the woman nor Ray. Ray! The name sent pangs of anger firing through my head. What had they both been up to? Now, this was beginning to look scary. After all, she just met the guy. What if Ray had done something terrible to Regina? What if Ray had... You need to remain calm. I heard Lucius instruct from within me. Regina could be in trouble. I replied within my thoughts. No, Lionel. Look at it more clearly. After all, Regina never loved you, and she knew very well that you didn’t love her. This could just be her plot to make you panic. Lucius re
LIONEL I joined the bus as I met the driver. “Hey, good morning.” The driver greeted me in the most absurdly friendly manner ever. “Good morning,” I replied. “Looks like you’d be joining us today.” He mentioned. I got into the bus now and took my usual position at the back. There were new faces of tourists in the new bus. In fact, I recognized none. And Regina was not present. Neither was Ray. Where the fuck were they? “Yes, I’d be joining you.” I replied. “That means your wife’s all good?” I scanned again for Regina. She truly wasn’t in the goddamned bus. “Yeah.” I replied. “Wait, she’s not here yet. I assume she’s yet to come.” “I guess she’s joined another rider.” “Another rider?” “Yeah, there was a bus that came earlier for tourists that wanted to start their journey much earlier today.” He repl
LIONEL I was still embracing the stillness of the night with just a couple out on the beach when I noticed a familiar silhouette of a woman walking through the dark. The man beside her was also strikingly familiar. I had seen just the same two silhouettes last night. “Is that…” I murmured to myself. Regina and Ray? Yes. I heard Lucius affirm within me. I wasn’t imagining this. Regina was out with the same man I had threatened just some hours ago? The same man that had stopped me from preventing the accident that took place? And after everything, here he was, gliding through the night with my wife. This was beginning to look like something else. Was Regina cheating on me with Ray? I gritted my teeth, trying to control the anger but I couldn’t. I instantly dove straight into the room and headed for the door. Where are you going? Lucius asked. “I need to teach that piece of shit
LIONEL I was yet to leave the driver back in the clinic when he asked the question that aroused my curiosity. “The lady is your wife? I’ve not seen her since the accident. I’m still checking around the clinic. I couldn’t have known she was your wife. You both were not…” Yeah, yeah, yeah... I knew what was running through his mind. My own wife basically spent the whole time discussing with another man while I stayed in that same bus, acting like she didn’t even exist until she almost died. “I know, she’s my wife, though.” I replied. There was a way the driver kept staring at me, like he was mesmerised by the mere appearance of me. “And your wife, do you think she’ll be okay enough for a trip tomorrow?” He was suspicious of us and I could see it. Not like he was already thinking we were werewolves or something. More like he was trying to understand us, particularly to see just wh