Liana has spent her whole life trying to prove her worth to a family that never wanted her. As the daughter of an Alpha, she was meant to lead—until betrayal shatters her world. On the night of her anniversary, she catches her mate, Ryle, in bed with her sister, Samantha. Worse, her father sides with them, stripping her of her title and casting her out with nothing but a car and the clothes on her back. Wounded and lost, she finds an injured rogue in the woods—Kieran. Taking pity on him, she brings him to her pack’s hospital, only for her father to use it as an excuse to banish her. With nowhere to go, she follows Kieran, only to wake up in the palace of a mysterious king no one ever sees. As she struggles to rebuild her life, Liana finds herself drawn to Kieran in ways she never expected. He’s cold yet protective, distant yet possessive. Their passion ignites into something dangerous, but just when she begins to trust him, a noblewoman arrives—claiming to be his betrothed. And worse, she reveals the truth: Kieran isn’t a rogue… he’s the King. Heartbroken and betrayed once again, Liana vows to stay away, but Kieran refuses to let her go. With enemies lurking in the shadows and her past clawing its way back into her life, she must decide—will she fight for her place at his side, or will she walk away before history repeats itself? One thing is certain: she will never be a pawn again.
View MoreLiana's POV Time seemed to slow to a halt as Kieran stared me down. With how rooted in his spot he was, and how his gaze had been trained on mine since the last couple of minutes, I had every right to believe that somehow, we'd gotten frozen in time. Until his lips moved, that is. I had no idea what he had up his sleeve, but a deep frown tugging along the lines of his mouth was the last thing I expected. Somehow, that single action only made him look even more furious than he previously did. I waited and counted to ten in my mind, slowly ticking off the numbers from my fingers. Once I'd gotten to ten and Kieran still hadn't made a move or said anything else, I made a decision of my own. I moved. The plan was to side step him and get out of the room, but just one step was all it took for my plan to fall through. Thanks to his hefty physique, he was able to block out the door, simultaneously trapping me inside the room with him. “You're in my way.” I finally let out, not being
Liana's POV Time seemed to slow to a halt, as my gaze landed on the last just standing at the entrance to the kitchen. In the time we'd become friends, I think it was safe to see I'd seen her in every mood, happy, sad, mad, even shocked, but the surprised look on her face right now wasn't one I was going to be forgetting anytime soon , even if I wanted to. Against my own will, it had been etched painfully into my mind, and I had no idea how I felt about that. She stood rooted to her spot, while her eyes raked over me and Kieran. There was no way we could get out of this unscathed. She'd caught us, red-handed and in the act. I doubted even Kieran was going to be able to twist this in his favour. He'd gone rigid in front of me, and I snuck a glance at his face. He didn't look the least bit bothered though. In fact, I couldn't help but feel like he felt slightly irritated that Serena had interrupted us. I made to move away from him, but his grip on my tightened, his fingers hol
Liana's POV I couldn't shake it off, no matter how hard I tried. In fact, the more I tried to push the thoughts away, the harder they came back. My mind was a mess, and a million and one questions swirled around in my head. I honestly did try to push them aside, but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't do it. I wasn't sure how long I had left, but I wouldn't be exaggerating when I said I was this close to going psycho. If there was one thing that stuck out the most to me, it just had to be Serena's words. Over time, our relationship had blossomed, and I could easily call her my friend, without mincing words, or even missing a beat. But friends told each other the truth and hardly hid anything from the other, so why couldn't I shake off the fact that there was something she just wasn't telling me? My mind weighed heavily with each step I took farther and farther away from her room. Anxiety gnawed at my sides, and for a minute, I considered going back the way I was just co
Liana's POV I waited on the bed, till Kieran was ready. When he'd told me he wanted to paint me, a small part of me had thought he was joking or simply pulling my legs. But the moment he got on his feet, I just knew he was serious about it. I watched as he carefully changed the easel. Apparently, before I'd woken up, he had started a painting, and I just had to cut him short when I woke up. He didn't seem to mind though. If anything, he was actually glad I did. His muscles flexed as he swapped his almost full easel for a fresh one. I couldn't see what he was paining previously, but I just knew I would get a glimpse of it later, all I needed to do was ask. He was still in his grey sweatpants as he walked towards me. His abs stood out to me as he stood shirtless in front of me, and for a moment, I deliberated running my hands down his abs. I knew better though, doing that was only going to result in a hot make out session or our bodies tangling under the sheets. “Ready?” He gri
Chapter 30Liana's POV My heart thundered in my throat, and for the first time in a while, I honestly thought I was going to shit myself. Kieran on the other hand, didn't seem too bothered, and I wouldn't say I was surprised. He'd always liked living on the wild side of life. I snuck Kieran a glance, and if the look in his eyes meant anything, it was the fact that he wanted to keep going. I shook my head at him, and fortunately, that was all it took to get him to let me go, reluctantly. “Who's there?” Whoever it was called out again, and I found myself pressing deeper into the shadows. I had no idea who it was, but the last thing I wanted was to realize it was someone I'd seen around, or worse, someone I knew. “Come out, now.” And we did. Well, just Kieran actually. “Its me.” Kieran stepped into the light, and obviously in their line of vision. “Is there a problem?” “No, no sir.” From where I stood, I had a small view of who Kieran was talking to, and it was none other than
Liana's POV I had never been a fan of tight spaces, but this one was a tough nut to crack. My breath hitched in my throat, and no matter what I did, it just wasn't enough to dissolve the huge lump that had formed at the back of my throat. My chest tightened, and if I didn't find a way to expand my lungs soon, I was definitely going to pass out. Kieran's scent wasn't helping matters either. It was intoxicating I know, but pressed against him without a minute's worth of space wasn't something I saw happening at all. When I woke up this morning, I had a clear plan; avoid Kieran for as long as possible, and it seemed to have been working, until it didn't. When I hid behind the pillar, the last thing I expected was for him to spot me. How the hell had even done that? I'd made sure I hid properly, made sure I didn't make a sound that would betray my presence and….A low grunt was all it took to pull me back to the present. I snapped out of my thoughts, and raised my eyes to Kieran's
Liana's POV I had no idea what I was thinking when I slammed my lips against Kieran's. In all honesty, I wasn't even sure I was thinking, but it was too late for anything now. I'd done it, and now I had to bear the consequences of defying my logic and going with my heart and emotions instead. My heart raced, but I still couldn't bring myself to pull my lips from Kieran's. Whether it had everything to do with embarrassment or shame, I wasn't quite sure, and it didn't even help that Kieran was completely still, his eyes boring into mine. My lips stayed glued to his, and on instinct, I found my lips moving over his. I darted my tongue against his mouth, desperately poking for an entrance, but when it was certain he wasn't going to reciprocate, I pulled back. “I ..” I stuttered, my cheeks flushed. “I didn't mean…” The rest of my words died on the tip of my tongue as Kieran cupped my face, before capturing my mouth in a searing kiss. If I'd thought my approach was head on, then clea
Liana's POV For the next couple of moments, I couldn't bring myself to speak. Tension crackled in the air, and I wasn't sure anything was going to be able to help dissipate it. In fact, the more silence reigned between us, the more the tension crackled between us. It was suffocating, but there was also one thing it was not; distracting. No matter how weird things were, it didn't take my mind off what had just happened. Kieran had tumbled in here a while back looking all mad and furious, like someone has let out a bag with everything that could ever make him mad in one go. I knew I should have kept quiet, but I couldn't bring myself to do so, and what did I get in return?He fucking yelled at me. “You don't have to be rude, you know,” I found myself saying. “ I was just trying to figure out why you're so mad and if there's anything I can do to help….”“I didn't ask you, did I?” His response came quicker and sharper than the last time. If there was anything different from his la
Liana's POV It was amazing what time could do to you and the situation around you. I didn't really understand it, or simply put, I wasn't sure I'd ever tried to think about it properly, until now. Wnoever came up with the phrase time heals all wounds was really right, because two weeks had gone down the drain, and I was finally feeling human again. Life was slowly getting better. In fact, my healing process wasn't one I was going to be forgetting so early. When Serena had turned down my request to allow me move in with her, I was beyond devastated. It had taken everything within me to not burst into tears at that moment. Don't get me wrong, Kieran wasn't all that bad, but sometimes, he could be a little better too much, and in both ways. On the one hand, his sudden switch to being sweet and kind wasn't something I was used to, and would ever get used to. Not only that but whenever he donned that sweet personality of his, it altered my brain chemistry around him, like his prese
LIANA“And when you're done with those, just make sure to check if the other rooms are clean and if they aren't, then you should clean them” Mom said.I've been doing menial jobs all day since morning. Most of these chores were supposed to be done by my sister but my parents insisted I should do them because Samantha doesn't want to do them. It's basically the norm now, I have to do the chores that she doesn't want to, anytime she says she doesn't want to do them which is mostly always because she's nothing but a lazy ass girl who wants to do nothing but enjoy while I suffer for her laziness. “I don't think I would be able to do that, Mom. It's my anniversary with Ryle and I want to go home so we can celebrate it together. I told you about this earlier but you seem to be indulging your daughter who should be doing this. You should get Samantha here and let her do the job she was supposed to do in the first place* I rarely talked back to either of my parents but I can't take this on...
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