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
Lilith’s POV“Adam, why would you barge in like that? What if I was in the middle of something personal?” I was shocked beyond words by the way he walked into the room. Yes, he was the Alpha king and could do whatever he wanted, but courtesy demanded he knocked first.I became furious, and it was evident in my face.He didn’t say a word, rather his gaze shifted to Cara, who had sprung up to her feet with hands trembling like she had touched a live wire.“I… I would take my leave now, your highness,” she stammered, walking to the door with unsteady steps.“My lord.” She bowed hastily as she got to his side and almost stopped, but continued when he didn’t reply.Closing the door silently, she left the room, leaving us alone.Seeing his face made me remember the way he spoke to me the night before an
Adam’s POVOf course, I knew she was mad at me, but I didn’t expect this. I was beyond embarrassed and didn’t know what to say when she said stop and removed her lips away from mine.“Lilith…” I gasped. “But I said I’m sorry.“What if you are sorry? Does that make up for the hurt I felt so easily? Did you know how bad I felt when you sent me out of our room like a street dog?” By now she had walked up the window and rested her back on it, facing me.I sighed, knowing I was in the wrong. What was I thinking when I tried to kiss her?“A few words do not make you sorry. You need to show it.” She voiced those words boldly, but I could see through her and I knew she didn’t mean them.She clutched her body with her hands and turned to face the wall, avoiding my gaze again.
Lilith’s POVThe rest of the day went by slowly with me staying in my room.The air was dry, and it seemed to stand still among the clouds. After Adam left to handle pack matters, I couldn’t bear to be alone, so I called Cara, and we remained together for most of the day.I sat on my bed while she sat on a low stool.“Cara,” I called to her as she cut away the nail on my toes.“Your Highness.” She paused and looked up at me to hear what it was I wanted and give heed to my request.“The royal family has been invited to the wedding of Raider and Cassandra, but I do not feel like going.”“Then you shouldn't, your highness, everyone knows how badly they treated you before the Alpha brought you to this pack. They deserve to suffer for all they have done to you, gra
Lilith’s POVAs we passed by the numerous guards on our way out of the mansion, they all looked at me like they were a peculiar rock from space.It wasn’t the same as the maids who whispered to themselves, watching me from every corner. Words definitely flew fast, so fast that almost everyone in the mansion was watching me before I got to the main door.I could feel a sea of eyes, glued to my back like an escort, but it didn’t bother me. Rather, I smiled, walking shoulder-high without a care in the world. The sun beat down on the training grounds, casting a golden glow over the assembled fighters. Among them, two warriors stood out.Sparring among the warriors must be a common thing in this pack as they did that with themselves here daily like it was nothing.It was something I admired them for, as warriors in the Green Forest pack were always too lazy to spar with each other. They would rather drink all day and talk about women till nightfall.Due to the way I was dressed, no one re
Adam’s POVToday’s council meeting was one of the most boring among the others I have attended.It wasn’t like what was being discussed was not important, but I found it hard to concentrate, especially since I couldn’t take my mind off Lilith.The short kiss we shared before I left her made me want her more. She shocked me the most when she whispered softly into my ears just before I left the room, “If you get home early, who knows, I might wear something s*xy.”My blood had rushed at that moment and I gulped hard with widened eyes.All the way to the meeting, I had been imagining and cooking up fantasies of what the evening might hold for me.My wolf kept groaning inside me, yearning for her. He had not been at rest ever since she said those words. If it were left to him, I would never have left for this meeting.“My lord,” one of the elders of the regions under my pack command began to speak. “The only way to increase revenue and secure income for the general well-being of the membe
Adam’s POV: I couldn’t believe my eyes, neither could anyone there. He kept bleeding from his mouth till he fell on the floor. Ronan rushed to my side and hit me away, getting in front of me. He thought we were under attack and had prepared himself to fight.“Can someone tell me what is happening!” I screamed. Everyone kept looking with a confused look on their respective faces. It was obvious no one understood what was going on.We all stood, confused, watching till the man stopped shaking. “He’s dead.” Ronan spoke, checking the man’s pulse.Everything moved so fast, it all seemed like a dream. The two guards standing on duty had also moved close to us with swords in their hands, anticipating the worst.The first supervisor whom I had looked at first was now up on his feet, shedding tears like a baby as he watched his dead colleague.“The earlier you all started talking, the faster we would leave here. Who do you work for and what do you think caused this man’s death?” I walked to
Lilith’s POVHe kept pacing around like a man whose wife was in a labor room.I tried to get to him with my eyes, I even coughed to see if I would get his attention, but he didn’t bulge. Whatever it was that was bothering him was beyond the situation at hand.“Your highness, I have conducted my tests and must say, this is something I have never seen before in my forty years of working as a doctor. The queen is perfectly fine, she has no broken bones or bruises just like any normal person would, this must be a miracle.” The pack doctor kept staring at me like I would disappear into thin air if he took his eyes off me.Adam nodded at the doctor’s words.He looked at me, then the doctor with the corner of his eye, his mouth was twisted to the side, and he tapped his fingers on his arm which was crossed over his chest.I wanted to laugh at how amusing he looked like, but I didn’t dare do that, not with the pack doctor around.He might be an amusing person, but no one liked getting disresp