LUCAS POVThe entire guards assembled as we all stood high and mighty waiting for the so-called rogues to lay their attack on us. I realized there and then that it's been a week now but there was no sign of them anywhere.We did our calculations well and made sure to stay post the day they would attack and now everything just seemed as if they sought or chickened out which doesn't sound like something they'd do one bit.Everyone was getting fed up even though I was getting fed up and displeased with this trick that they were trying to play on us. It was getting very annoying to a fault and to think that they would think of condoning this.Marcus arrived which was like the carrier of this entire plan. He was the one who started it anyway. We all wake up, people leaving their tents to go see him and hear what he has to say. We've been here for a week freaking plus, it's getting annoying." Alpha Marcus, welcome," one of the army greeted as we all surrounded him. He stood around us as we
OLIVIA'S POVThere was a sudden silence as everyone turned their gaze to the door. I was surprised to see that it was none other than alpha Marcus and a few other men. I was surprised just by seeing him thinking that he would be at the battle ground right now.I was taken aback because I thought that they would be there longer or perhaps return when the battle was finally over but I have heard no ounce of rumors which confirms that there was not a war going on.My eyes scanned through the troupe or men that aligned with their weapons and camp bag. I searched wearily in case I could find the trios but surprisingly there was no sign of them almost as if they weren't there with them.I didn't want to jump into inconclusive conclusions hoping that it was because the crowds were a lot which makes it harder for me to find them. My heart was beating fast, thoughts running through and fro in my head.Marcus assembled the group of men making them align in such prospective unison and the king w
LUCAS POVThere were sneers all around as I suddenly felt like someone's gaze was particularly fixed on me. It was weird to a fault but yet I didn't feel or see any need to open my eyes even though it's easy to detect that it's quite unsafe.I stirred in my sleep, trying to find a better solution but after what I had just experienced. I was feeling rather uncomfortable that even the bed in the tent suddenly felt like some kind of hard rock.My eyes slowly opened only to meet with a man– I could tell that he was a man due to his structural figure but I could also tell that he wasn't one of us making my biggest nightmare come to pass. I acknowledged it without any season.It was the rogues.My eyes moved around the tent but in a very distinctive way. I couldn't let them get the idea or grasp that I was going to attack and make them do something unimaginable.My thoughts were filled, wondering where my siblings could be or if they perhaps had gotten to them. The rogues didn't say a word
OLIVIA'S POVThey all stared at me in complete shock. Even I was starting to get afraid but I immediately buckled up trying to lace out all of my fears. I've killed half of the people around which makes it easier to deal with the rest.Lucas dragged me over to his side as a way to secure my safety. " What are you doing here?" He asked, bracing himself up for any fight. " Do you have any idea how dangerous this is?"I rolled my eyes at him because despite this situation, he still had the nerve to try and scold me which doesn't make any sense to make less. I couldn't even concentrate anymore." Can we worry about that later or is it until we get mauled?" I protested.He eyed me but immediately averted his attention back to the rogues who looked like they could kill us any minute. They were about three now which shows just how powerful I was.One attacked from behind but I immediately changed into my wolf form and mauled him, then injected him with the little wolfsbane that I had left. T
OLIVIA*TWO DAYS LATER* " This is a very beautiful highness, I'm sure it will look marvelous on you," Ria said with a bright smile. I just looked away from her and turned my attention back to my phone.I was already under so much stress, especially after the day of the party. I initially thought that it was good to be the center of attention not until I was caught in a real-life situation like that.The trio didn't even make it any better as they didn't even bother taking any credit for the fight. They all praised me right in front of the king and my mom. The king was so proud and happy that he arranged a whole ball for me.It seemed too much for me to handle and although I tried refusing it they wouldn't budge because they've made their decision and we're going to stick to it. I wasn't a fan of parties and my so-called step-brothers didn't even make things any better as they offered other ideas and themes of the party.I looked over at Ria, who stood there with the gown in her hands
OLIVIASchool resumes once again and technically I'm happy to be back here because I was already getting all tired trying to have to live with that situation and it was already killing me like literally killing me.I walked to school with everyone opening their mouths and gasping like some sought after celebrity just entered. I was confused with the attention that was being centered on me and I think I knew the reason.I really hoped that it was a good reason since all these students were sometimes known to be literal ass holes. I just tried to ignore them and walk all the way back to my locker so as to avoid unnecessary drama.Opening up my locker, I saw about three girls coming over to my side through the mirror. They had such a bright smile on their face that made me confused because almost everyone in this school never liked me and it's not as if I cared any ways." Hey Olivia," they greeted with so much cheerfulness. I was surprised with their gesture since they've never been so
OLIVIAHe sat down with us but I tried very hard not to make any form of eye contact with him, knowing just how much things had become very awkward between us even though I felt like it was only from my side since he felt perfectly normal about it."Are you going to finish that?" He asked me, getting me out of my thoughts. I looked over to what he was referring to, realizing that it was just the bacon that I was eating.I managed to look up at him with a smile although things felt awkward between us but I was just trying hard to keep up, making sure that no one noticed." Um…you can have it," I handed it to him. He looked at me then down at the bacon before taking a bite out of it while it was still I'm my hand.My breath hitched as everyone's attention suddenly diverted to us after that little display. I couldn't deny the fact that the diet was somewhat awkward but I just tried hard to contain it.He smiled, looking cheesy and maybe clueless but I just tried hard not to act as if I
OLIVIAWe were still arguing and I was feeling somewhat embarrassed even though I knew that she was just trying to tease me but my cheeks couldn't help it and I just hated the way I get all flustered up adding to the embarrassment that was put upon me." Just say it, just say it," she kept on pestering me. I was getting annoyed because she just wouldn't quit bugging me and it was getting rather annoying me and she looked up at me with a smirk.I was already more mortified and it was just like she was adding to it. " It's not what you think, in fact, I just think that you're going far with this."She opened her mouth to say something but just then there was a knock on the door. I was happy because it felt like some kind of way for me to simply escape and get out of her clutches.I got up from my bed to go answer the door. I opened up the door and saw Ria standing there. I was not expecting her since it was just around seven in the evening." Hello your Highness," she bowed down her hea
I accepted the darkness that filled me up.The pain in Lucien’s eyes when I floated away caused me to rage, he didn’t deserve to mourn me. He had to pay but who would ever teach him that lesson.For so long, all I did was rage and kept moving in the darkness.Was the afterlife supposed to be this way, empty and filled with my pain!One problem was that I just couldn’t remember how I had gotten here and for how longI've been here or how much more I was going to be here but I had to get out of here. I couldn't stay here anymore. The actions that led me here are vague in my memory, I died.I died in the hands of the man that said he loved me…the man that supposedly cared.My legs gave way for me and I collapsed on the floor tired and frustrated. It was too dark in here and I couldn't see anything. I was supposed to get out of here? Back home did anyone even miss me?My child!!!There was no way I was going to let him have her.Was this how the afterlife was designed to look?I couldn’
OLIVIA'S POV.The past three years had not been a not so easy journey for me. I had to leave the pack to birth my child due to the fact that I couldn't bear to face the embarrassment and shame that was associated with having a child out of wedlock. After leaving leaving the pack to give birth, I had sought solitude in a remote cabin deep in the woods, far away from the life I had known. Lucien had been the father of my child, a secret that I had kept hidden from even my own family.I had needed time to regain my sense of self, to come to terms with the conflicting emotions that had swirled around me. Being away from the pack had allowed me to heal, but it had also been a lonely and challenging path. Lucien's support had made it less lonely, but it could only go so far. I had to deal with the rest of the same by myself.As I cradled our child in my arms, I gazed out of the cabin's window. I had given birth to a beautiful, precious life, but it had come at the cost of leaving behind the
Marcus POVWhen I was about to go bed tonight and Elina joked about leaving me behind someday just because I didn't offer her a piece of my dessert seemed like a joke to me but as I held her lifeless body in my arms I couldn't help but blame myself for being so stupid. It all started when I got a distress signal from the head guard at the weak spit of our forte and I dismissed it thinking it was the usual alarm when they saw a wild animal but I was wrong, there was tons of things I was wrong about that night.I was also wrong about Lucien, he wasn't my brother no, he was the cruel bastard who took away my mate and soul away from me. I couldn't help but feel nothing at first but then got hit by a huge wave of excruciatingly painful pain and tears couldn't alleviate it. Elina gave her life for me and died in my arms right before me and I couldn't do anything to save her life. I had promised her eternity yet I couldn't guarantee few years for herHer once tender and warm hands now felt c
FlashbackLucien's POVMy lips curled into a wicked smile as I watched the soldiers prepare their weapons and sharpen their swords. A soldier unsheathed his sword and it shone brightly more than the others and I was instantly attracted to it, I signalled for him to come and when he did I gently patted his shoulders and spoke with a loud voice."Whoever manages to kill a hundred men of our enemies I will not only give him a sword made of pure gold but also anything he wants!" I declared.They all cheered and howled loudly, I chuckled seeing their enthusiasm to destroy what was once my pride but I needed to weed out the weeds before they sprout more than usual. Damon strode in fully clad in his armor and arched his eyebrow seeing the men were in high spirits, I tilted my head slightly and smiled."What's up with them?" He asked in more of a whisper."You can ask them yourself, I have them a little bit of a morale. Whoever kills the most will get a price from me." I narrated.He frowned
Olivia’s POV"I'll get the orange juice." I volunteered and reached for the fridge. I took out the jug of orange juice and took it to the dining room, dropped it on the table and went back to the kitchen to get cups. As I was about to reach for the cups in the cupboard they were kept I suddenly felt dizzy.I shook my head to shake off the feeling and my vision cleared once more. I returned the cups to the dining table and the pancakes were already served, Riana couldn't wait to eat as I hungrily devoured my own portion after they said the grace.They gossiped over the meal and Deborah told them of the hysterical patient that had been at the ward who wouldn't stop asking for his mommy all through the night. The man was thirty-five years old and he still cried to be given a lollipop and also requested for his mom's presence. The three ladies laughed at this as well and then they ran out of orange juice.I once again offered to get it and went to the fridge to get an anatomy jug of ju
Olivia's POV“All this while I’ve been sick like you know. I just want to settle some things in the Pack and make sure I’ve handled some things before you come home with our baby. ” Lucien said, looking at me with a very frank look on his face.That gave me the hint that whatever he wanted to say must be so important.My mind was quite unsettled because I didn’t know for sure if he was all better now or he was hiding it from me.“So are you better now or is that what you wanted to tell me?” I walked searching deeply into his eyes.I knew the type of person he was and he would do anything just to make sure I don’t worry about him. That was the whole reason he brought me here and I didn’t want to make things harder for him so I didn’t object.Here it was more peaceful and I had to live among humans but it wasn’t so hard to do with the people I had around. Even if I didn’t tell Lucien about the hee friends I had because he didn’t want to take any chances, I was being careful myself.“I’m
Olivia’s POVOne year later,“I’ve missed you so much, why didn’t you call at least.” I said, trying my best not to ruin the moment with my tears.“I will tell you everything now; no more hiding things from you again. I will always come out to tell you the truth.” He said with a very calm look.A part of me was very excited to hear it while the other part of me was scared that the truth would break me.Still I wanted to know what’s going on, so I can support him through every step of his journey.“Let’s sit down, I’m not going right back, I’m still going to be here with you. I want to see how far you’ve gone with getting used to the baby. I know it has not been anything near easy for you and I’m sorry I hardly showed up.” Lucien walked me over to the garden swing and placed me there.He made me rest my back on his body while he stood behind me.I wanted more of this moment, more than this.Any moment from now this was going to end and I didn’t know why I felt so overwhelmed.I didn’t
Olivia ’s POV“Olivia .” I Heard a familiar voice call out to me.I didn’t want to believe because it couldn’t be and I was probably hallucinating:“Olivia .” The voice called out again and this time around I knew i wasn’t hallucinating:I turned back immediately and I was shocked to see Lucien standing there with a bouquet of flowers in his hands.My heart ached in excitement and surprise at the same time.“Lucien , is that really you?” I said in disbelief that all omg towards him as he stood there with a plain smile on his face.The same Lucien , my husband was here right in front of me.Seeing Lucien made me feel one kind of way, I felt so excited and at the same time I felt weird seeing him again. It’s been almost a month since I heard from him and I could see the difference.His eyes were pale now and from the look of his face it was evident that he was really sick.Why didn’t he let me know what he was going through all this while?Adrian told me he was getting really better a
OLIVIA'S P.O.VI was not sure what was going on with myself or why we were kissing this way. There was only one thing I was certain about at this moment, and that was I did not want this to end until I devoured him, all of him.My fingers sunk into his scalp as I pulled him closer, my fingers fisting into his thick and dark hair. It was as though our closeness was not enough. I repeatedly told myself that I must have gone mad but at this moment i totally did not care anymore, if he was my step brother or not.All caution was being thrown into the wind. I had been placed under a spell, if not something stronger than that and I did not wish to be freed. At all.I felt his hand gliding lower from the small of my back down to my bottom and he suddenly carried me up wrapping my legs around his waist. All hell had been broken loose.Another gasp was wrenched from my now swollen, red and moist lips as he began to move towards my bed, still kissing me like a ravaged beast.He pressed my whole