Adam’s POVIt was only a matter of time before word spread that the new Luna of Green Forest pack was captured in my pack. Everyone would believe it was my order and would scold me directly, not knowing I didn’t order it.But it didn’t matter, I would take my wife’s side any day. It wouldn’t take long before Raider came rushing to challenge me over keeping his wife in custody.My gaze met Lilith’s and I could tell from the look on her face that she was shocked— truth is, everyone was.“Do you know what caused his death?” I shifted my gaze to Ronan, who stood straight.“The cause of his death is not known, but considering the state he was in some weeks ago, the whole setup seems suspicious.”I concentrated my attention on the floor, watching tiny ants move slowly all around me. I raised up my head to say something, but he cut me short, he must have
Lilith’s POVI hissed, realizing there was no way I could make him stay. The news we just heard was more than enough to make him leave the room without batting an eyelid. “I’m sorry, but I have to go. I’ll make up for this, I promise.” He stood up and went towards the door. I sat up on the bed, hearing his footsteps and that of Ronan move down the hallway.A tingling sensation ran through my skin as my brain replayed his touch and the kiss. My lips shivered as I touched them with my hands, wishing the intimate moment we had never ended. It wasn’t my first time. I had done it—all of it before with Raider, when we were still madly in love with each other or rather, when I was still madly in love with him.Doing it again with Adam made those feelings and sensations which I kept bottled up all this while feel new to me. How long I sat there thinking of the short interesting moment we just had, I can’t say. But time must have gone quickly, so much so that when Cara came into the room, i
Adam’s POV“Who sent you?” I asked, looking into the face of the tiny man before me. He was clothed in a black catsuit, one which stuck to his body. A pair of black gloves were present in his hand which were tied to the arm of the chair.His eyes were darkened, and his face had no expressions visible on it, almost like he was lifeless, yet living.I was certain he heard my question although all he did was look into my eyes with a weird smile on his face. Earlier, when he was caught, I ordered him to be brought to the execution room, an underground layer beneath the building.In his hands were a few documents and papers which, when checked, contained the financial records of the pack and some other legal documentation.“Do you think we are here to play a face-game with you? Uhn?” Ronan screamed at him, hitting him across the cheek with a plier dangling dangerously in his hands.I heard a bone crack, like the man had broken his neck or was it a jaw? I really couldn’t say. His face spu
Lilith’s POVHis eyes, his voice and everything about him made me almost puke out my intestines in disgust.Who was he to question me in such a way? I should have known it was all a pretense, and he didn’t see me any higher than a helpless animal, none of them did.I had known since the first day I saw them. From the way they looked at me, to the way they spoke to me and reacted whenever I was around.What if the poison attack was from one of them?“Excuse me?” I dropped the spoon of food in my hands and focused on him, well aware that the other brothers, alongside the guards and maids present in the room, were watching me.“You heard me Lilith, I am not repeating myself.” Whatever Raoul was thinking I didn’t know, but it was def
Adam’s POVWhat made me speak the way I did, I don’t know.I regretted it, of course, knowing she had been waiting for me. Yet all I did to reward her patience was a cold greeting, one colder than the wind with the rain outside.I continued walking towards the wardrobe, to get a change of clothes as she watched me from behind in silence. I wish I could give her the attention she needed right now but various thoughts were swirling around my head like a tornado and my mind wasn’t at rest.The face of the dead man whom I had questioned earlier kept popping before me like a holographic screen. His final words before he gave up, the ghost continued ringing in my head like a broken siren, giving rise to an unrelenting migraine, sworn to see my end.That was not the first time someone died before me. I am the Alpha King, for crying out loud, I’ve seen many deaths. What made this particular one special, so much that it disturbed me, remains a mystery.I picked up a long, black, flowing robe
Lilith’s POVI woke up the next morning feeling really sad.How I had entered my room to sleep, despite the surrounding emotions the night before, I still didn’t understand.I remember being heavy-hearted as I cried, walking down the hall. The last thing I remembered was darkness, then everywhere began to spin, and I just passed out.So how did I get here?Just then, a soft knock sounded on my door and I stood up to get it. “My lady,” Cara greeted, bowing her head. “I was worried about you last night. I’m so glad you are okay.”The genuineness in her voice gave “Come in.” We walked into the room and I sat down on the bed as she stood before me.“I’m guessing you are hungry, right?” she asked, walking closer to me. “I made sure to prepare your favorites myself this morning while the kitchen maids worked on the main course.At the mention of food, my stomach grumbled. I touched it as a slight pain passed through it, remembering I had not eaten anything since the previous evening.“The
Lilith’s POVAt first, he was smiling. The moment he saw the change of expression on my face, the smile faded away, and he demanded to be dropped by the soldiers carrying him up high.No one seemed to understand what had just happened except us and I intended to keep it that way for now.Cara came into the room, with two other maids. They all had plates of covered food on the massive trays they carried.They set the food down on the bed and left one after the other except Cara, who came to stand by my side, close to the window.She must have noticed the change of expression on my face and asked, “is anything the problem, your highness?”I didn’t want her to discover what I had just seen. It was best to keep my mouth shut till I knew the truth about the female soldier dressed as a man.I thought of asking her to invite him upstairs to my room, but there were a lot of spies and people who didn’t mind their business within the mansion walls.I wouldn’t like bad things to come upon myself
Adam’s POVThe moment Ronan informed me that Raider was in my pack, and he wanted to see me urgently, I jumped off my bed with every trace of sleep vanishing from my eyes.What exactly did he want?As the cold water splashed on my body from the shower, I knew the day was going to be more crazy than normal.I walked down the stairs, followed closely by Ronan and another guard, and met Raider sitting by the dining table in a discussion with my brothers.Was he here because of Cassandra? She had been released already, and I made sure no harm came to her. For someone whose father just died, didn’t he have a lot of work to do in his pack?“Your highness!” They all said in unison as they stood up except Raoul, who seemed indifferent.Ronan's hands had curled into a fist, and he was about to walk up to him to scold him when I put my hands on his, making him stop in his tracks.Raoul was intentionally looking for trouble, and I wasn’t ready to give him any of that this morning.“I heard your f