CHAPTER SIX:Quinn POV I grumbled all the way to Alpha Perrin's room, knowing full well how much I didn’t want to be near him—not even a little. But deep down, I knew it was something I had to do. If I wanted to get out of the enemies’ grip as soon as possible, this was a small sacrifice I needed to make. “Can I come in?” I called out after knocking on the door. Silence. Typical Perrin. He wasn’t much of a talker. After a moment, I added, “If you are not decent, Alpha Perrin, I suggest you fix that. I’m coming in.” I waited for a beat, then pushed the door open. The cold air hit my face as I stepped inside. The room felt emptier than I expected, almost lifeless. “Maybe he’s not here…” I muttered, scanning every corner of the space, hoping he would appear. “Then why call for me if he’s not even going to show up?” I sighed, turning to leave.Suddenly, I nearly walked right into him—a wall of a man standing silently in my path.My mouth fell open slightly as I took him in. He stood t
CHAPTER SEVENQuinn POV What does he mean he wants me in his bed? That can only mean he wants to sleep with me, right? And even if it doesn’t, it should. Either way, that’s not something I want—especially not with someone as vile as Perrin.“I am not interested in you that way!” I blurted out. The words tumbled out before I could stop them.I watched his face shift. His whole body went rigid, his expression twisting into confusion. His brow lifted, like he was waiting for me to repeat myself.“What?” he finally asked, his voice sharp.I pushed him back, putting some space between us as I sat up and stared down at the bed. “I have zero interest in you,” I said firmly, though my voice softened into a whisper. “Our marriage isn’t real, and you know it. Sleeping in your bed, being... intimate with you? That was never part of the plan. I don’t want you touching me” Alpha Perrin’s expression twisted into something unreadable—anger? Amusement? I couldn’t tell.“You are really full of you
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
QUINN POV"Rough night?" Adler asked the moment I opened my eyes.Morning had already arrived. I could tell from the bright rays of sunlight slipping through the tiny window, barely brightening our dark, miserable cell.I let out a tired sigh. "Well, considering we are locked up in a dungeon, I wouldn’t exactly call it a five-star stay." My tone was dry, but Adler chuckled like I had just cracked the funniest joke."Don’t worry, Luna. It is only temporary," he said, sounding way too confident for someone trapped in a cell. He spoke as if escaping tonight was guaranteed. I wasn’t so sure, but at this point, hope was all I had left.I glanced at him and sighed again. "You don’t have to call me Luna," I muttered, biting my lower lip. "Just call me Quinn. Given the circumstances, I am hardly fit to be anyone’s Luna." My eyes wandered to the damp, cracked walls of the dungeon. "So yeah… no need for the formalities."Adler didn’t respond right away. There was a brief silence before he gav
QUNN POV“If we get caught…” I hesitated, glancing outside again to make sure no one was listening. What Adler was suggesting was terrifying, but it seemed like the most logical thing I could do in this situation.“We are not going to get caught as long as we are careful,” Adler whispered, leaning in. “I know this prison inside and out, okay? I used to be a guard here. Around midnight, only one guard will be on duty. I also know a secret passage we can take.”“But what about you after you escape?” I asked, raising a brow in confusion. “You might become a rogue without a pack. What will happen to you?”“Don’t worry about that,” he said. “I have a cousin in the Silver Grey Pack. His father is a high councilman, and when he hears about my situation, he will have mercy on me and talk to their alpha. I can easily join the pack, and Alpha Perrin won’t bother chasing me there. I am not that important to him.”I nodded, his words starting to make sense. I took a deep breath, carefully thi
QUINN POV Bastard!Freaking bastard!He put me in this situation on purpose, just to make me agree to that. Why?“How am I supposed to heal your leg in seven days?” I asked, my chest rising and falling with each breath I took .That was almost impossible! If I tried to heal him in seven days, the pain would be unbearable. I could even die in the process, that is if it was even possible.“I don’t know…” I said, tears rolling down my cheeks. “I really don’t know how to do it. If I try, I could die…”“Could die…” he repeated. “But you will die right now if I don’t give you what you need.”He was right. I could feel the pain getting worse inside me, intensifying with every move I tried to make.It was excruciating. I couldn’t do this. I couldn’t live like this.“Seven days isn’t enough,” I said. “Give me a month, and I will make it work. But healing your leg completely in seven days? I don’t have that kind of power.”“Okay then…” he said as he stood up. “I will leave you here and have
QUINN POVMoon Drop.A dangerous, deadly aphrodisiac. My body shook as I struggled against the materials of my dress that held me. I rubbed my legs together, a desperate coping mechanism at that moment. It was the only thing that could control the stupid feeling of intense lust building inside me, a fire I couldn't put out."Alpha Perrin..." My voice cracked, the words barely leaving my lips as tears made my vision blurry. Why would he do this to me? What kind of monster was he?Moon Drop wasn’t just an aphrodisiac; it was a curse. It didn't just heighten your sexual desires; it attacked your wolf, pushing it into a frenzy. If I couldn’t find relief, the only thing I would feel would be pain. Excruciating pain, pain so intense that I would beg for anything, even any man for sex just to stop it.Alpha Perrin’s expression told me everything I needed to know. He wasn’t here to help me. He wasn’t even interested in touching me. No, he wanted to see me suffer. And that small, cruel smile
QUINN'S POVI tried hard, maybe even desperately to control my racing heart, but it was impossible.Every time I thought about what Alpha Perrin had planned for me, a different kind of chill ran down my spine.Was he going to toss me over his balcony again today? And if not, what else did he have waiting for me? I didn’t want to think about it. The very thought terrified me."Walk faster," a guard muttered before shoving me from behind. I stumbled forward, nearly falling to my knees, but I caught myself just in time.When I reached the Alpha's room, I pushed the door open and stepped inside. There he was, sitting comfortably in his chair, shirtless, swirling a glass of liquor in his hand.If I weren’t so tormented and afraid for my life, I might have admired how breathtaking he looked. His body was something else, dangerously seductive. But none of that mattered now."Oh, hey there," a voice chirped. I knew exactly who it was.Gianna. Again.She stepped out of the shadows, barely dres
QUINN POVI sat on the cold dungeon floor, my body aching from the bruises I got when the guards dragged me carelessly. But that pain was nothing compared to the one in my chest.A sob escaped me as I realized how badly things had turned. He didn’t even let me explain, just assumed I was a traitor and ran with it. How do I make him understand that I never intended to betray him?I never would have gone through with the poison.“You might want to save those tears. This is only the beginning,” a voice said, sending goosebumps across my skin. My heart clenched in ways I couldn’t understand. Of all people, why did she have to be here again?“Leave me alone, Gianna,” I muttered, turning my back to her.“I don’t think you are in a position to make demands,” she said . “You should be punished for what you did, and I will be the first to do it.”The sudden creak of the dungeon door made me turn toward her.“What is happening?” I asked, panic rising in me as I struggled to my feet. “What’s g
QUINN POV"I knew it!" Gianna said. If I didn’t know any better, I would think she actually cared about Alpha Perrin and wasn’t just thrilled that my secrets were finally getting exposed. "I knew from day one that she was up to no good, that she was evil and wicked. I tried to warn you, Alpha Perrin. I tried to warn everyone."Alpha Perrin clenched the little letter Gianna had given him, his grip tightening until the paper crumpled. His icy cold eyes slowly turned toward me.Shit. If looks could kill, I would be dead already.His expression was difficult to read, but that only made him more terrifying. He was going to kill me. He was probably already thinking of a hundred ways to do it."It’s not…" I stammered, struggling to find the right words. "It’s not what you think… I just—" I couldn’t finish. My heart was pounding so fast that all I could do was stutter."You stupid, lying bitch! Are you about to deny it again?" Gianna snapped, suddenly lunging at me. "You murderous, evil woma
QUINN POV The feeling of his lips against mine, I wasn’t sure if I would ever get used to it as he kissed me hungrily.I wasn’t sure if it was the alcohol from that night making my memories hazy, but this kiss felt different from the kiss we had in the car. This one was more full of passion and desire. I leaned against the balcony rail as I felt his lips on mine, so intense it felt like I might burst.It was pure passion. I moaned against his lips as his hands squeezed my breasts. They felt perfect in his hands, and I almost lost control as he played with my nipples, which were easy to reach because of the thin material of my dress.He flicked them gently, pinching them, making me gasp. As soon as I did, he slid his tongue into my mouth, fighting for control. I had never been kissed like this before. In fact, I had never been kissed by anyone until Alpha Perrin.Yes, my life had been that bad, but kissing like this made me realize I had missed out on so much when it came to intimacy.
QUINN’S POVMy heart stopped for a second. Did he really just ask me that? Heat rushed through my body so fast I thought I might pass out. The way he stood so damn close wasn’t helping either, his body heat, his scent, all of it messing with my head.“I asked you a question, Quinn…” His voice dipped low, almost teasing, almost dangerous. His eyes stayed locked on mine, unblinking, like he was daring me to look away.I swallowed. Holding his gaze felt impossible. It wasn’t just his ridiculously perfect face—it was him. His presence. The way he made me feel small and trapped, like I had nowhere to run even if I wanted to.“I… I don’t…” My voice barely came out.His hands found my waist. His fingers brushed over my skin, sending a shiver straight down my spine. And then he pulled me in one firm tug, just enough to make my chest press against his.Fuck. What was he doing?“Alpha Perrin…” His name barely made it past my lips, my voice weak, almost breathless. I knew there was no stopping h