Lilith’s POV
The 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
Lilith’s POVI had left our room, not long after he did, for mine.I didn’t feel comfortable being there all alone, not after the way I ended our intimate moment.After I got back to my room, I decided to take a bath. Adam sent Cara to call me down for dinner, but I declined and decided to stay in my room instead.He must probably be wondering what suddenly caused the change of attitude. I was probably angry at him. The truth is I wasn’t angry, I just didn’t feel ready for us to get intimate, at the last minute.I also didn’t go for dinner because I was avoiding his face.Lexi had scolded me after, calling me a fool for behaving in such an absurd manner to him. She was enjoying the romantic atmosphere between us earlier and would have loved for it to continue, but I just didn’t feel like it was something I wanted yet.I had noticed the hurtful look in his eyes before I left him to sleep. He definitely had a lot to say but had decided not to say anything.Cara brought my dinner and I a
Adam’s POVDinner was a mess.As I walked to the dining table at first, I caught sight of Ben, talking to a man I had never seen before. He had a star-shaped scar on the side of his face and he looked really mean.They were a distance away, shielded by numerous pillars, and they spoke in extremely hushed tones.I would have ignored them due to the crumbling state of mind that I was in, but my curiosity got the better of me and I decided to know what it was they were talking about.Fortunately, Ronan wasn’t with me, so it was easy to hide myself. I closed my eyes and activated my werewolf's super hearing abilities.“Did you do what I asked you to do?”“Yes, my lord, I did.”“Good, you have outdone yourself on this one. They wouldn’t expect the outcome.”After that, they stopped talking.I raised my head up to look at where they stood but didn’t find them there any longer. It came as a shock because i didn’t hear them step out, so how come they disappeared into thin air?I ran toward th
Adam’s POV;I couldn’t think, I couldn’t breathe. My brain was blank as my eyes looked at the black mask in my hand.I knew my brothers didn’t like me and were extremely desperate to take the throne from me, but to try to kill me in my sleep? That was the height of it.“Lilith, Ronan.” Those were the first names that rang in my head.No theory or words can explain how I got out of my room, but one thing was certain, I definitely didn’t walk or run or fly. I must have disappeared and reappeared outside in the space of a millisecond.“Ronan!” I yelled, my voice louder than a siren.I started running towards his door, but my wolf reminded me of Lilith and I changed my course.“Bang!” I knocked on her door the moment I got there with trembling hands. Everyone in the mansion was already up, and I could hear various feet running towards my direction, even from outside the building. The passage brightened up as up to ten guards appeared holding torches, followed by the maids.Lilith opened
Adam’s POV“Get the pack doctor!” I screamed.My brother and I didn’t love ourselves, but Ronan was more than a brother to me.As I stared at his body, which was getting cold, memories of our past came rushing back. Tears streamed down my face as I remembered some of the sacrifices he had made to get me to the throne and even after that.“Please, Ronan… don’t leave me. H… how would I survive without you by my side?”He couldn’t speak or move. He just remained silent, with his eyes closed, and his lips sealed tight.Lilith had run out to get the doctor, so it was just us alone. I crossed my fingers with each other and put my hands on his chest.“One… two… three.” I applied pressure on his chest, blew some air into his mouth after, and repeated the process up to three times, but he didn’t move.My black robe was now stained with his blood, but I didn’t care. All that mattered was bringing him back to life.I began pacing round the bathroom anxiously. I was not sure of what to do. As I c