Chapter 13.More Revelations.Lilian.“I… I didn't…" I managed to say, raising my hands up in surrender, but the blood was dripping down my hands.The look on the warrior's faces was that of disbelief as they stared at me warily, unsure of what to do. I knew what crossed their minds at that particular moment.They were debating whether to let me go or arrest me and feel the wrath of my mate a second time.“I swear, I didn't do this…" I tried to explain, but my hands were beginning to shake. “The window…" I pointed at it. “It shattered. And, this came flying to his heart.” I lifted the arrow to show them, hoping they would believe me.Everyone glanced at each other, their faces pale as they were at loss for what to do.“What's going on here?” A stern and deep voice spoke as the person entered the room.The warriors breathed a sigh of relief as Beta Aidan made his way between them, to see what was going on.“Lilian!” He gritted out loud as he saw me. “What have you done?” His voice was
Chapter 14.Feel Something.Lilian.I pushed past the Alpha King on my way out, and his brows furrowed in a frown.“Where do you think you're going? Have you been dismissed by your Alpha?” His voice was thick as he gave me a disdainful stare.“The Alpha and Beta are already dead.” I sighed out tiredly, there was no strength left in me anymore.His eyes flew open in surprise as he pushed me to the side and rushed into the office. “What did you do, Lilian?”Thankfully, I didn't have to answer the question as the pack warriors whispered to him what had conspired a few moments ago.“Lily, there you are.”I looked up to find Daemon a few steps away from me. His black shirt stuck to his annoyingly sexy body like a second skin.“Yes, here I am.” I gave him a smile that did not reach my eyes before walking past him. “You shouldn't even be here, but with your soon-to-be fiancée, don't you think?” When I did not hear him reply, I turned and found him observing the scene. “What happened here?”
Chapter 15.A steely Resolve.Lilian.“Can I come with you guys?” I heard a nervous voice behind me, and we all turned.“Hailey, hey.” I gasped in a surprised tone.Hailey looked exhausted and haggard. I saw her a few hours ago, what could have happened?“No way!” Oliver was the first to retort. “We already have one liability, we don't need another one.” She flipped her head to the side, giving us an angry look.I ignored her and turned to face my friend. “Hailey, what happened?” I asked in a concerned manner.“I'm so sorry, Lily.” She bowed her head in shame, eyes unable to meet mine. “I'm so sorry for handing you over to Blackthorn like that. He promised to give my family back to me if I handed you over to him. He…"“Hailey, I understand.” And I did understand. I wouldn't blame her for it. The first thing a wolf would never joke with is family, no matter how terrible the family is to them. Everyone is loyal to their family.She nodded and wrung her hands together nervously, lifting
Chapter 16.New Emotions.Daemon.It started as flashes, then whispers…A face, a long mane of hair… Electric blue eyes and a fiery attitude.My supposed demise. The eyes locked with mine and my heart began to pound, my airways suddenly getting constricted. My mind was in chaos as she advanced slowly. What felt off was the fact that I couldn't lift a finger to protect myself, and she advanced slowly towards me... ...to kill me.“Daemon!” A sharp tap on my back jolted me awake, and I found myself drenched in sweat.“What happened?” I tried to force out in a growl, but it came as shaky. “What just happened?”“We were just talking, and you blacked out.” Wilder stared at me cautiously. “You just stopped talking, your eyes went blank…”“Someone is about to kill me…” I cut him off.His eyes twitched at that. “Everyone has always made it their life mission to kill you, Daemon.” He said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.“No.” I shook my head contemplatively. “This is differen
Chapter 17Memories and Visions.Daemon.She was currently away in the pack hospital when I slipped into her house.Her divine scent filled my nose the moment I opened the door. It wasn't what I expected. The house looked dusty and dilapidated, like it was rarely ever taken care of.A frown formed on my face as I walked into the little house. It was dirty and there was tiny furniture everywhere. Did my mate live here?Was I already referring to her as my mate? No, this wasn't going to happen. Just then a splitting headache tore through my head and my knees sank to the ground in pain.“Ah!” My wolf and I growled at the same time.My vision was becoming blurry until everything became black. And a vision or memory, I didn't know which, started playing in my mind.“Hello there.” There was an innocent smile on her smooth, clear and jade-like face.It was my mate. But she looked different. A lot healthier than how I had seen her earlier the previous evening. There was flesh in the right pl
Chapter 18.Protect her.Daemon.“Hey! Daemon! Are you okay?” I heard Wilder's voice as he advanced towards my stumbling figure.“I met her…” I breathed out a painful sigh. “She… She… She's my mate.”His eyes flew open in surprise and a small frown formed on his face. “How is that possible? It's not possible.”“It is. She is. I've met her before, but I don't even remember when.” I opened the door of my car and shoved myself in, trying to calm the storm of emotions that were going through me.“You are a predator, Daemon. You're not supposed to have a mate. None of your ancestors did.” Wilder eyed me warily, he looked at me as if I had gone insane.“Maybe, I'll be the first in history.” I gave him a half smile, but my emotions were still in turmoil.“So,” Wilder paused, trying to understand everything I had just said, “Your mate will be the end of you? What form of twisted irony is the moon goddess playing in your life?”“Beats me.”“So,” He paused again, this time with a flair for dram
Chapter 19.The witch, Ayana.Daemon.The minute I appeared, Oliver rushed towards me in a frenzy.“What happened? Is everything okay?” She asked worriedly as she gave me a once-over before pulling me into a hug.For the first in my life, being with Oliver, I felt repelled and disgusted at how she threw herself at me. I yearned for my mate to.throw herself on me this way, but…Why was I acting this way? My jaw clenched as I balled my hand into a fist. This is what I wanted. I wanted her to reject me, we could not be mated.“She was made to choose between her pack and me.” I told them as I headed towards the car.“Tell me she didn't choose you.” The features on Oliver's face darkened as she asked the question.“She didn't.” I said, stopping short at the bumper of the car.“But?” Wilder asked, spinning the car keys in his fingers as his boots made dents in the muddy ground.“She didn't reject me either…"“Oh.” Wilder nodded in understanding. “I see why that might be a problem for you. I
Chapter 20Making Peace With The WolfDaemon.“She has been sleeping since you left.” Oliver lightly whispered as I stepped into the small house of an old neighbor who was thoughtful enough to let vampires and a predator in.I was very sure that Wilder had something to do with this, but that was the least of my issues. I stared at the sleeping figure of my mate, and something in me relaxed instantly as I watched her steady breathing, and how her lashes fluttered on her high cheekbones.“Has she had anything to eat?” I asked curiously, “She looks really malnourished…"“You care about her?” Oliver could not help but ask in her slightly raised tone, she gave me a look of disbelief, and she shook her head in slight disappointment.I paused to reflect on that question. I didn't know what I was feeling. These were new emotions… Ayana was right, my wolf was torn between ending the life of my mate or accepting her and trying to change our fate. And I could not oppose my wolf, it was truly the
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