CHAPTER EIGHT Perrin POV "What does she want again?" my wolf growled inside me, and I couldn’t help but wonder the same. Did this woman actually do anything useful around here? Anything at all besides being a constant pest? All she ever did was try to stake her claim on Perrin. And now, here she was this morning, like an unemployed friend with nothing better to do on a Monday.“You really have no shame, do you?” she sneered, her face set in false confidence. But I could tell—beneath it all, she was burning with anger and jealousy. “Parading around like you belong here. Sleeping in his bed, acting all cozy. Guess I overestimated you. Turns out, you are nothing but a desperate little slut.”“Oh, and you are what? Perrin’s self-appointed guard dog?”” The words slipped out before I could stop myself. I might get into trouble with Perrin for this, but she was getting on my last nerve, and someone had to put her in her place.“What did you just say?” she snapped, her arms uncrossing as s
CHAPTER NINE Quinn POV "You’re taking too long to make one decision. What’s it going to be?" I didn’t know why, but cold sweat ran down my forehead as I gulped in fear. "I’m not sure I do well with blood," I confessed, looking at him again. "I don’t know if I have the strength to do this. I mean, if I do it, then what happens to us? When I want to heal you, my power will be drained, and—" "Do it," he said, cutting me off. His tone was more serious now, and the intensity in his gaze made me gulp again. Taking a deep breath, I stepped forward and crouched beside the man, whose face was twisted in pain. "We don’t have all day. And in case you haven’t noticed, I’m not a patient man," he said, breathing heavily. I stretched my hands toward the open wound. Closing my eyes, I tried to focus all my energy on it. I could feel my power traveling through every part of my body. My eyes shut tighter in concentration, and my breathing started to quicken. Warmth surrounded my hands. It
CHAPTER 10Quinn's POV "Ouch!I yelped, wincing as Alpha Perrin dumped me on the bed like I was a bag of laundry. "Geez, ever heard of being nice? Or, I don’t know, a gentleman?" I rubbed my side dramatically, shooting him a glare. "Pretty sure there are better ways to handle a woman than tossing her around like a sack of potatoes. Just saying." Alpha Perrin didn’t even bother to respond. Apparently, I wasn’t worth it. Instead, his eyes dragged over me, like he was deciding whether to squash me like a bug or just ignore me completely. Then he let out this long, tired sigh—like my existence alone gave him a headache. "You can sleep on the bed today," he muttered, voice all grumbly like I had just asked him to donate a kidney. He avoided eye contact like looking at me might physically burn him. "Don't expect me to be this generous next time." And with that, he stalked off to a corner like some brooding vampire. "Oh wow, such chivalry," I mumbled under my breath. I wasn’t sure
CHAPTER 11Alpha Perrin “No scar at all? It’s completely gone?” I asked, staring at the guard who now looked perfectly fine. “It’s nothing short of a miracle,” the doctor replied. “The leg was beyond saving, marked for amputation due to its inability to heal and the lack of a cure.” He inspected the guard closely. “But now, he’s completely fine.” “It seems the healer’s magic worked,” the guard added respectfully, glancing at me. “Otherwise, how else can one explain how I healed so suddenly, Alpha?” I stroked my chin, studying the guard’s fully healed leg. The scar was completely gone, and he looked as if he hadn’t been on the brink of death from wolfsbane poisoning. “And you are absolutely sure none of the medicine you gave him caused this?” I asked the doctor again, needing confirmation. He shook his head. “For a wolfsbane poisoning that severe, none of the medicine I have would have worked,” he admitted. I let out a deep breath, processing his words. So, she wasn’t us
Quinn's POV (Few minutes earlier )A spy? A freaking spy? I stared at the note in my hands, reading it over and over again as if the words would magically change into something less ridiculous. Why in the world would my father want me to spy on Alpha Perrin? What the hell was he up to? And more importantly—why did he think I would be remotely good at this? One wrong move and Perrin would wipe out our entire pack without breaking a sweat. Was this really a risk anyone was willing to take? Because I, for one, was not. I was still trying to wrap my head around it when a voice snapped me out of my thoughts. “What took you so long?” The head maid stood at the bottom of the stairs, arms crossed, her expression as stiff as the apron wrapped around her waist. I barely had time to react before she continued, “I said thirty minutes. You are two minutes late. I will let it slide since it’s your first day, but next time, I expect you to be on time.” Two minutes? I swallowed a sigh
CHAPTER 13QUINN POV One of her friend sitting behind her, a blonde with nice features, stood up from her sit, walked over to Gianna and whispered something in her ear. Gianna’s laugh was like nails on a chalkboard.“Well, well, well," she said, taking a step back and tilting her head. "Let’s see how good you really are at your job. Maybe a little test, hm?"Before I could react, Gianna pushed me in the chest. It wasn’t soft and the way she did it made me lose my balance. My foot twisted and before I could catch myself, I felt my ankle snap beneath me.I gasped, falling hard on the ground. The pain that shot up my leg made me wince . They erupted in laughter, the sound of it ringing in my ears. It felt like the world was spinning around me as I tried to pull myself up, wincing with every movement. “Oh, darling, did you hurt yourself?" Gianna cooed, bending down to look at me with fake concern, her lips curling into a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. "Guess that’s what happens when
CHAPTER 14QUINN POVDo you really think I have time for your joke right now?” Alpha Perrin asked. His tone was serious, and damn it, for a moment, I could feel the fear taking over. But then I remembered—no, I couldn’t let myself be scared. Not by him. He had turned me into a slave for just one mistake. One mistake. I had tried to help him, and yet, he threw me aside. Well, now he was going to have to work for my help.“I couldn’t save the guard on my first attempt,” I said, voice cold as I met his gaze, holding it. “And instead of giving me a chance, you threw a maid uniform on me and decided I was useless." I paused, giving him the full force of my look, not backing down. “I want an apology.”Alpha Perrin let out a scoff as he settled into his usual chair. His movements were smooth, like he was in control of everything. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it. The smoke curled up around him as he took a long drag, exhaling slowly.I couldn’t help but stare.
Quinn POV "Why are you late?" I walked into the training ground, and the first thing I saw was Alpha Perrin's disapproving stare. A few shirtless guards stood around, looking nervous, probably because their alpha was overseeing everything."I had a little trouble finding my way here, but I promise it won’t happen again," I said, trying to sound as sincere as possible.Perrin didn’t respond right away. His eyes stayed on me for a few seconds, then he sighed and said, "Go back to training, everyone."The guards immediately got back to work, and Perrin looked at me and said, "Just follow their lead. Soon you’ll catch up." His tone was dismissive.And here I thought I would get some special lesson or something. Turns out, I was just supposed to follow them? How... interesting.I moved to the back and watched the rest of the men move with precision, like every step had been rehearsed. I tried to follow their lead, but it was actually a lot harder than it looked, and it left me frustrated
PERRINI paced back and forth in my room, unable to stop thinking about Quinn.Stopping next to the bat counter in my room, I took out a glass of wine and poured in some for myself to drink.Smiling sheepishly, I thought, “She's cute and I like the way she looks at me" Since yesterday, I have been walking back and forth to the door of her room. I could hear her breathing from the door, and it sounded like music in my ears.I couldn't resist the urge not to go. I was walking towards her room when I heard an argument from outside the balcony. I passed Quinn's room and slowly walked to the balcony; it was Gianna on a call."No, that didn't work! This time, I want it to seem like she left on her own Accord because I don't want the Alpha to go look for her" "Do you understand me?" She ended the call, and I quickly hid in the restroom next to the balcony.She didn't sense my presence; that was probably because a thousand and one things were going through her mind.As she walked down the
QUINN"Why do you have your eyes on me?" I thought, feeling uncomfortable."Wow, I didn't see it in that light," Gianna said, causing me to nod my head. It was the only logical reason that I thought of.I stood to my feet and bowed before excusing myself from the dinner table as I wasn't needed there, "Where are you going?" Perrin suddenly asked, his voice ranging in horror."Err....""She's not doing anything here, Perrin; I don't really see anything wrong with her leaving...""Yes, she's not contributing anything, and even with these luxurious clothes that she has on, I can tell that she's not from our class," one of the guests said."You're right, since the second she sat on that chair, she has done nothing but eat and I'm really not fascinated by that kind of behavior," The other guest said."Yes, leave young lady," The lady that spoke after Gianna said.Without waiting for them to talk down on me even more, I placed my fork beside the plate and turned to leave when I heard Perr
QUINNDinner was quiet and each second of my time there, I couldn't help but feel Gianna's gaze on my skin.I soon finished eating and got to my feet, as the silence on the table made me question if they were talking through their mind links."Thank you for this meal... Perr.... Alpha Perrin," I said.As soon as I walked towards the exit of the dining room, I noticed Perrin stood up, too."You're not done with your food Perrin," Gianna said, calling his name without the title, trying to show how close they were.I was shy throughout my time at the table as I wasn't able to fill up my mouth the way I would have normally done."Did you lock my room after leaving?" He inquired and I nodded."Come with me," He said. He took me back to that wing but in a different room, this one was three a door away from his,"This is your room. You'll be staying here and the wardrobe has been properly arranged for you!" He said, causing me to nod my head, waiting for him to open the door of the room.As
QUINNI swallowed hard, moving backward into the bed; Perrin gazed directly into my eyeballs as if wanting to tell me something or communicate to me through the eyes.Perrin quickly slid down my pants and leaned closer to me, whispering into my ears, "Do you want me?" He asked.I couldn't respond but it was definitely a question that I was certain my body movement already answered.I pulled him in for a kiss, not wanting to let go of his lips.Perrin cupped my breasts with his hand, making me seem really small to me. His hand covered my breasts and he squeezed them before placing a kiss on my forehead,"Do you want me," He whispered again, causing a moan to escape my lips."Damn! I want you!!!" I moaned out loud.That was probably the validation he needed to fully access me because as soon as I said that, Perrin immediately took advantage of my body.He pushed me deeper into the bed so that both our bodies were on the bed,Perron quickly placed his big c**k in between my boobs, stroki
QUINNAs I started to tend to Perrin, I couldn't shake off the weird feeling that there was something weird about the inn."Ah-choo" Perrin coughed, requesting for water."Is that all you need? Just water?" I inquired, just to be sure and Perrin nodded.I quickly looked around me, there was definitely no water around and even if there was, I wasn't so sure if it was safe for Perrin to drink.Getting to my feet, I decided to find the little kid and request some water but as I left the room, I suddenly started to hear murmuring from the kitchenArching my brows, I wondered who it was as the kid had Informed me that there was no one in the inn.I peeped through the kitchen door. Apparently, the back door of the inn was in the kitchen where some medicine was prepared, so the men used it as an entrance to walk into the room.I couldn't hear a single word they said but I didn't need anyone to tell me that the kid wasn't as innocent as she seems. Without bothering to eavesdrop, I left the k
Quinn's I watched as the wolfsbane struck Alpha perrin with a loud thud , and Alpha Perrin stumbled back, his eyes widening in pain. I felt a scream build in my throat as I realized what had just happened.Alpha Perrin had sacrificed himself to save me.I stood still watching the whole drama , the two packs clashing in a frenzy of teeth and claws. I was frozen in shock, my eyes fixed on Alpha Perrin's fallen form.I had never felt so helpless, so useless. From the headache and stomach pain, I started to feel dizzy. "Quinn.... Quinn..." My name came as a blur; I wasn't even able to tell who called me."What's wrong with her?" The yelling. This time, it was clear, and although I was already having a really high fever, I could tell that the person yelling was no other but Perrin.He carried me into his arms with the last strength in him, but Kylie grew jealous and even more angry at his actions, so he took my hand and whispered something into Perrin's ears.I could only hear some o
Quinn's POV My heartbeat increased on Seeing Alpha Perrin utter the words that I have been praying for a miracle that could happen.This wedding can't take place cause Quinn here is my Luna and also my wife. We are legally married, and I can't let another man take my wife from me.Hearing those words from Alpha Perrin gives me hope of getting out of this miserable marriage.The sun had just begun to set, Alpha Perrin stood tall, his eyes locked on Alpha Kylie.The hall was thick with tension as the two Alpha faced off; I looked at my back, staring at my mom and dad; I wasn't surprised to see them shivering and covering their heads in shame.I can Boldly swear that my dad could easily pray for the ground to open for them to jump in; for a moment, I thought he had forgotten how ruthless Alpha Perrin can be." I demand that you return my bride, Quinn," Alpha Perrin growled. His voice was low and menacing.I wasn't surprised by the reaction Alpha Kylie had. Alpha Kylie sneered, his lip
QUINN'S POV My eyes brightened in excitement at the news. Finally, My prayers had been answered, and I wasn't going to get married to Alpha Kylie. The joy in me knew no bounds. I stole a glance in my parent's direction, and I immediately noticed that their faces had lost their colors. I grinned to myself, waiting to see what was going to unfold. But on second thoughts, I decided not to wait any longer. I was anxious to see Alpha Perrin. Without thinking twice, I charged off as quickly as I could, but the guards quickly caught out of me.“Get your stinking hands off me!! Leave me!!” I yelled at the top of my voice, struggling to break free. Their grips were firm. I couldn't escape no matter how hard I struggled.My struggles went on with the hope that Alpha Perrin mode would charge right in, but that didn't happen. There was still no commotion from outside. I found it extremely strange and disturbing. If Alpha Perrin wasn't here to save me, then why was he here. “Please let's p
QUINN'S POV As I sat on the chair in the room I had been taken to, a surge of anger rushed through me. I tried to calm myself down, but the more I tried, the harder it became. None of what was going on made sense to me.I was frustrated, and the reality that I was soon to be married to Alpha Kylie left me in shambles.I couldn't imagine myself with someone as disgusting as him. The mere sight of him made my skin crawl, not to talk of laying on the same bed with him, or even having him climb me.I cringed in disgust, twitching my nose hard. One of the maids worked in, smiling.What exactly was funny that made her laugh? “The stylist is here ma'am. Should I send her in?” Stylist? I hissed, totally uninterested. All I could think of was a way to be free from this marriage I was being forced into.“Hello ma'am,” the maid called again, noticing my distraction.“What is it?” I snapped, pissed to the marrow.“I'm sorry ma'am. I didn't mean to upset you,” she bit at her lower lips, paine