Chapter 51Binding Agent.LilianMy eyes cut towards Daemon who was already giving me a dark look.“What do you mean?” I asked curiously at the statement that Ayana just made.She just smirked and shrugged. “I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.” Her smirk turned even more cold as she turned to Daemon this time.“I honestly don't…" I shrugged, swinging my head to the sides, showing that I didn't know what she was on about.“Fine!” She breathed out heavily, and I could tell she was hiding her growing annoyance. “Do you feel different? After the whole marking thing.”I quietened my inner thoughts and tried to feel if there was something different with me after Daemon had marked me. I didn't even process it until now. Daemon had actually marked me, and the only thing I remembered feeling was his rush of emotions, but now…? I didn't feel anything. It was like his feelings were walled off from me.“So?” Ayana sneered in my direction. “My patience is wearing thin, Lilian.”I turned to f
Chapter 52Whispered Conversations.Lilian.The house was quiet and dark, and the crickets were already chirping. I sat down on the porch, leaning into the rails and sinking into my feelings as the soft breeze whooshed around my face. There was no form of electricity here, and Wilder had said we would be doing things the local way.I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, the clean air filling my lungs almost immediately. Then, I heard something. My eyes flew wide open, and I searched around for the voice I had heard, but I didn't see anyone in sight. Even if it was pitch dark, my senses could have picked up a figure or presence around, but I sensed nothing.Maybe I was just imagining it. There was a lot on my mind lately, and I could just be reacting from that. I closed my eyes once again and tuned my ears to listen to the sleeping creatures.There was another whisper, but I didn't open my eyes. This time I could hear it clearly.“She left.” The voice was soft and calming. “She…"I i
Chapter 53Memory gaps.Lilian.The metallic scent of blood filled the air and my nostrils flared.“Where have you been?” A stern voice cut through my hazy mind and I blinked twice.My body felt heavy, and my head was pounding, the scent getting even stronger.“Daemon!” A short yell ensued. “I've found her.”My hands moved, and I felt the gritty sand against my body. Was I lying on the floor? How did I get here? What happened? The last thing I remembered was eavesdropping on Hailey and Oliver's conversations.“Goddess!” A shrill scream pierced the air, and I immediately recognized it as Kelly's voice.Was she back already?“Whose blood is that?” I heard her shaky question.I could picture her hand slapped over her face in shock. I didn't even know what was happening to me. I hadn't even opened my eyes. My eyelids felt too heavy to lift, all I could do was smell, feel, and hear.“Is she… dead?” Kelly asked again, her voice getting even closer to me.“She's breathing” Wilder said dismis
Chapter 54A Vessel.Lilian.My hands shook as I washed the blood off my body.“Don't make me hurt you, Lily…” Daemon's voice was soft, but the harsh demeanor on his face said something different. His eyes were hard in contrast to his soft voice. “How did you leave the house unnoticed?”“I…” My voice faltered as I shook my head, still shaking at the sight of the fresh blood that dripped down my hands.“What. Happened. Lilian?” He gritted his teeth in irritation, his rough hands tightening around my wrist and I winced in pain.I searched my mind to remember the details, but nothing was coming in. Nothing. Just darkness in my mind. I couldn't even find Laila in the suffocating darkness. What happened? What did I do? Did I hurt someone or was I a spectator to it?“I'm losing my patience, Lilian!” Daemon's voice deepened and the veins on his neck popped. I could feel his anger radiating in waves as it suffocated me in the small bathtub.I shivered and curled into myself, away from his ang
Chapter 55Lies and GainsOliver.My back hurts. My chest seared with an inexplicable pain… Was this the siren's curse? I looked up to where Kelly stood conversing with Hailey.“How many items have you been able to get?” Hailey asked curiously as she peered into the thick bag that hung on Kelly's neck. She was skeptical about Kelly.“I've gotten all of them.” Kelly said calmly while looking over her shoulder towards the door that Daemon disappeared into.“So…" Hailey shrugged at her, “What are we going to do? Will you start mixing the ingredients together, or what?”Still with a concerned look on her face, “No. Ayana will handle that.”“How will we contact her?” Hailey probed further, she wrung her hands together in front of her chest and gave Kelly her full attention.“We will…" Kelly replied vaguely which deeply unsettled me, “What happened to Lily?”“Lily?” I scoffed in disdain, and the feeling of jealousy rose from the pit of my stomach. “Are you guys 'pals' now?”Kelly's eyes roa
Chapter 56Trust Ayana.Daemon.My eyes twitched tirelessly as I sat at the bar, sipping a glass of human whiskey.“You haven't said anything since we came here…" Wilder said, eyeing my glass as he slouched deeper into the seat.The bar was almost empty and a few women were looking my way. If it were the period where I hadn't met Lily, I'd have flirted my way to get them in my bed without thinking twice. I glanced away from the half naked women and my eyes met Wilder's.He was the only person my wolf could trust that I could trust… It didn't matter the feud he had with his father, I knew he would never betray me.I sighed for a few seconds, my emotions weighing heavily on me, “What significant difference have you seen in me lately?” I tried to make the conversation light, but my question hung in the air in a tense silence.Wilder shook his head, “What's wrong with you. You're still the same old Daemon!”“What about my interactions with others, like Oliver and Lilian?”“Still the same,
Chapter 57The First TimeLilian.“Kelly,” I said, my eyes widening in surprise, “What are you doing here?”“I came to check up on you…" She said, slowly letting herself into the bathroom. “You haven't come out of the bathroom since, it's more than five hours. Are you okay?”Was it five hours already? I stared at my skin that had already started reddening because of how hard I scrubbed myself, trying to get the blood off my skin. My skin was clean, but I didn't seem to get enough of it. I still felt stained with the blood of innocent people.When I didn't reply she came even closer to me, “The water is getting more chilly, you need to get out before you fall sick.”“No…" I shook my head, “I'm not done yet. I need to wash one more time.”“You're already clean, Lilian.” She said slowly, “Your skin is already red. You have to…"But I wasn't listening to her, I still felt like there was blood on my skin. I still remembered the tears and groans of agony in my mind. The children and mothers
Chapter 58A way?Lilian.“We are leaving this place.” Daemon's voice cut through the little conversation that was going on between Wilder and Oliver.“We just got here.” Oliver said, her round face scrunching into a frown. “Besides, I'm still recovering from my sickness.”Daemon's expression was still passive. “Pack up whatever is yours, and let's hit the road.”“What inspired this movement, if I may ask?” Oliver asked again.I sat at the corner of the room while observing everything that was going on. Oliver, Hailey, and Wilder were sitting on a round table discussing their next movement.Daemon's eyes cut through to mine, and his voice softened. “Let's get going, Lily.”And without another word, he came towards me, gently pulling me up from the floor.*“You've got to be kidding me!” Oliver burst out in surprise. “Really? We are back here again?”“What's going on in your head? Huh?” This time, Wilder burst out in a loud voice.My jaw dropped in shock, and Hailey's eyes were widened
Chapter 76Missing Her.“Do you think this plan worked out?” He asked her, his face filled with worry. “There hasn't been any change between them since that night, it's almost like nothing happened.”Oliver twirled the contents of her wine glass slowly in her hands, and she pursed her lips and took a sip of the wine. Leaning into the half wall, she said. “Don't worry about that. Have you found out what I asked you to?”The man gave her a long stare before he sighed in resignation and pulled out an envelope from the pocket of his finely sewed black suit.“Yes…" He paused, opening the envelope and taking out its contents. “True to your suspicions, the Predator has been making secret moves. Presently, he is away in the Borderland Packs.”Oliver raised her brows at that. “That far? What is he doing there?”Oliver wondered to herself as she tried to understand why Daemon and Wilder had gone off the radar these past few weeks. She barely heard from any of them, and somehow, she felt abandon
Chapter 75Show Me.“You smell so gooood...” Her eyes were half closed as she gazed at him with a soft smile on her face, her eyes slowly tracing his sexy face.Her arms were wrapped around his neck, and she was leaning into him, feeling the heat seeping from his body to hers. Her arm around his neck tightened, and she drew his face even closer, burrowing her nose into the crook of his neck, taking a deep sniff of his natural scent.“Lilian.” Daemon growled as his eyes darkened.What was this woman doing? This wasn't the right time for this! Hell, they were about to get separated from each other anytime from now. When her fingers brushed the back of his head, he felt his body stiffening.Just a few minutes, he thought, then he would place her on her bed and leave. He could feel his demons stirring from the abyss as he locked eyes with hers, his gaze tracing her soft skin, and her small and supple lips that were always too inviting when she opened her mouth to speak. He looked straight
Chapter 74The Party.The hall was full to the brim with teenagers and adults, though the adults outnumbered the latter.Lilian peeked from the corner of a room upstairs, with a satisfied look on her face. Her plan for this party was to smoke out the patrons using her powers— hearing hushed whispers or distant noises if she tried so hard to concentrate on them.“Are you not joining the party?” She heard a deep voice behind her, startled, she turned to find Daemon staring at her from the corner of the room.“When?” Her brows rose confused, “How did you get in? How did you know I was here?”Daemon just shook his head, his eyes still not leaving her figure. “It's okay to feel like backing out, I told you this party was useless in the first place.”Lilian gave him a mirthless smile and shook her head, tilting her head to the side, she said calmly. “I think you need to, you know, clear your head with this party. You've been stressed and tensed up lately about getting the patrons, I think y
Chapter 73Tomorrow.“You wanted to see me?” The man with an obviously fake mustache leaned closely towards her, “I don't have that much time before someone notices me.”“I need your help.” Her voice was low. Her back was straight, and her eyes were staring intently at the clipboard in her hand, she was barely looking at the man.“Of course, you need my help!” He inwardly rolled his eyes as said, unable to hide the growing irritation. “Just what do you need? And at what price are you willing to give?”“I need their identities before this evening is over.” She said calmly, and it took a few moments before he could understand what she was talking about.A small frown formed on his face. “You saw them during the exchange,” He said in a serious voice, standing from his crouched position, his face straight. “Why don't you reveal their identity yourself?”She pursed her lips for a few seconds. “I can't. It was sealed in me.”Her mind flashed back to the night during the first exchange, that
Chapter 72Changing Her Mind.“You've been moving up and down since the beginning of today.” Daemon spat out in an irritated tone as he glanced slightly towards Oliver. “Can't you do this somewhere where I don't have to see you?”Daemon was leaning against the stone wall of the pack house in deep thought, waiting for Wilder's message when he periodically got distracted by Oliver's movements.“All thanks to your mate!” Oliver pursed her lips when she replied, turning away from him to leave.At the mention of Lilian's name, Daemon's head snapped up in concentration.“What about her? Is she okay?” He began to pull himself away from the wall, his voice filled with worry.Oliver felt the hollow pain in her chest as she watched Daemon's concern for Lilian. When was he going to see her the way she saw him? Was he ever going to look her way even for a second? She bit her lips, trying to force away the tears that came with the pain in her heart.“Nothing.” She shook her head, before realizing
Chapter 71.An Opportunity.Oliver was carefully tapping her perfectly manicured nails on the table, in deep thought about Lilian's proposition.“Friends?” She scoffed at herself and rolled her eyes. “Sure, when hell freezes over!”Suddenly, the door opened, and a mysteriously cloaked man walked into the room. Oliver casually glanced at him before going back to her thoughts. She had been expecting him for over an hour, and she had given up on waiting for him.“I'm sorry for the delay.” The man said in a gruff voice and slipped on quietly into the room, closing the door behind him with a soft click. “I had to weave through many guards before I could come up.”“Just stop with the lies.” Oliver looked uninterested. “There are barely any guards or warriors around this time of the night.”The man began peeling off the coat from his body, hanging it on the nearest chair he could find.“Maybe things have suddenly changed, or,” He shrugged, “You're not as observant as you think you are.”“And
Chapter 70.A Party.The pack hall was dimly lit when she entered, the once rowdy hall quietened as soon as she took her first steps. It was as if they could sense her as all heads turned towards her direction.Lilian let out a shaky breath as she made her way into the pack hall, making sure her gaze on people was steady, showing no form of fear or coldness. It was difficult to keep up with the neutral position of her face as some people either stared daggers at her or cowered when her eyes landed on them.This wasn't going to be easy, she thought to herself.She was finally able to make her way to the podium, and she suddenly remembered the last time she stood on the wooden platform. Her fate was being decided by the elders of the pack, and it was then she learned about the death of her parents– her aunt's family, rather– who had died in the hands of Alpha Blackthorn.“Hello, everyone.” Lilian cleared her throat and spoke, softly and calmly, yet clear enough for everyone to hear.All
Chapter 69A New Proposition.“What do you think of her plan?” Wilder asked with a straight face, his hands in his pocket as he strode in step with Daemon. “Will it work out?”Daemon did not reply for a few seconds as he checked his watch, and when he replied, he completely ignored Wilder's question.“Has anyone other Alpha reached out to you?”Wilder sighed at his response and shook his head. “Only three Alphas have shown interest so far.”“Apart from Alpha Callow, who else?”“I know that Alpha Nolan and Alpha Ryker are planning to join hands with Lilian. Alpha Nowel will undoubtedly be on our side even though he hasn't revealed the patron for this pack yet.”“And the other four Alphas?”“I guess they are still contemplating their answers.”They reached the large garage beside the pack house and it was filled with different kinds of expensive cars– mostly acquired by the late Alpha Blackthorn and was now given to Daemon to be used at his disposal. They walked confidently into the gar
Chapter 68Can We Be Friends?“What do you think you're doing?”Lilian sat casually on the black sofa of the living room when Daemon burst into the room angrily with Oliver and Wilder following behind.“Helping you.” Lilian replied without looking his way, a small book sat on her lap as her eyes ran through the page she was reading.“How is what you're doing being helpful?” Oliver burst in, her face twisted in anger and her hands shaking. “You offered them so much…"“Well…" Lilian cut her off sharply, closing the book with a soft thud before giving Oliver a cold look. “Isn't it better that they think we are divided?”Wilder gave the woman on the sofa a calculating look. Something had changed in her, and he didn't know when the change started. She was calmer this time, and there was also an edge to her. Lilian had an aloof expression on her face as she spoke to Oliver.“Why should they think we are divided? They wouldn't trust us, or want to join forces with us.”“I'm not speaking of t