Chapter 41The First AttackLilian.The moment his lips touched my nape, Daemon was yanked away from me, and my eyes snapped open.“What are you doing, Daemon?” A furious scowl covered Oliver's heart-shaped face as she held him away from me and scowled at him. “Is it so easy to be seduced by her?”A look of confusion was etched on Daemon's face as he staggered backwards, weakly trying to remove himself from Oliver's grasp. His eyes never left mine throughout the process.When had she even entered the room? Were her footsteps that light, or were we so immersed in ourselves that we didn't hear anything else?“What do you think you're doing, Lilian? Can't you get a grip of yourself?” This time, Oliver's cold eyes turned to my figure and she looked furious. “Hasn't he explained the situation to you? Both of you can't be mated! Why do you still want to consciously destroy his life? You claim you're his mate, but you don't care if his suffering continues just so you can mate with him?!”Pu
Chapter 42It Worked.Lilian.The first thing I felt was panic, then, a warm hand covered mine instantly calming my rising anxiety. Daemon stood tall next to me, his face passive.“I need you to get to safety, Lilian.” He softly commanded and tried taking my hands.I wriggled from his grasp and shook my head, a defiant expression on my face. “What about you? Huh? You would gladly just walk into your death?”“I cannot be killed, Lilian.” He gritted his teeth as he responded, his eyes darkening with an unknown expression. Then, he sighed. “Please, don't make this hard for any of us. You need to get to safety. I'll handle the rest of the issues with Wilder and Oliver.”The fact that Oliver was mentioned strengthened my resolve in staying back. If I did, Oliver would only mock me for the rest of my life. The rest of my life… How come I never thought of how the rest of my life will be?“He is right, you know.” Oliver instantly agreed with Daemon, and my eyes snapped to her lithe figure. “W
Chapter 1 A not-so-simple task Lilian. I wasn't always like this. This bony and frail looking girl with hollow eyes. These eyes were vibrant once before, even my dark hair was shiny once before, now it looked scattered and dry like an overused mop. I sighed to myself as I gave up looking at my miserable frame in the mirror. This was my life now, I had made peace with it. There was no big bad Alpha that would swoop in to save me and destroy the lives of the people that were destroying mine everyday. “Are you done gawking at your ugly self, Lorraine?” The Luna's disgusted and mocking tone filled my ears. I looked up and saw the disdain her eyes had as they stared down at my bony figure. “I'm sorry, Luna. I just wanted to tell you that I was done cleaning Cailan’s room.” I bowed my head while I spoke. “Oh.” She stopped short at the stairs, looking all put together in the gold-coloured satin simple gown that hugged her delicate figure. “Find something else and do. It's not like
Chapter 2 Mate. Lilian. There was a sickening shatter of bones beside me and a shrill scream pierced the evening sky. I turned in horror, and that was when I saw him. The midnight black wolf which crushed every bone he stepped on. I stood in shock, watching how the remaining pack warriors struggled to fight the beast, but nothing could penetrate its hide, instead, their bones shattered anytime they made bodily contact with it. But something was even more wrong… I found myself rooted to the spot, entranced by the magnificent beast in front of me. I was all but afraid as I stared at it. And as if he could feel himself being watched, he slowly turned around and his stormy grey eyes met my dull blue ones, and everything went silent in my head. I was feeling new things… things I hadn't felt in a really long while. I could feel my heart pounding against my ribcage, and it wasn't out of fear this time, instead my body hummed and thrummed with excitement. “Lilian!” I heard a scream s
Chapter 3The Predator.Lilian.The pack hospital was brimming with hundreds of injured, healing and dead pack warriors and their family swarming over them.The room was rowdy and filled with cries of agony for the dead and injured. It was the most painful and heart wrenching thing to watch.“Lilian! You're alive!” Hailey said from afar, her eyes shone with tears as she rushed to gather me in her arms.I winced and whimpered in pain as I felt some splinters digging deeper into my skin. Hailey noticed as well and her eyes started brimming with tears.“Oh, Lilian! The doctors haven't looked at your wounds at all? For the goddess’ sake, you put your life on the line for the heir of the pack!”I gave her a grim smile while I tried pulling out the remaining splinters from my body, wincing as the blood gushed out.“You could get an infection, Lilian!” Hailey's voice cracked this time.“It's not an issue, Hailey. My body will heal on its own, okay?”Hailey looked at me with disbelief in her
Chapter 4 The Intruder Lilian. “Lilian Hawthorn!” A hard voice called out from the back and the crowd parted to see who called my name. Five elder council members stood at the door, and it was only then I realised the severity of my case. The elder who spoke had a grim expression on his face as he took cautious steps towards us. “Are you a friend or foe to the pack?” The question had me rooted to the spot as I paused to reflect that question. Of course, I am a friend to the pack as long as my family is still kept captive by the Alpha. No matter how badly treated I was, I didn't want any harm coming to the pack if I could help it. The crowd parted the more as the five council elders strode forward and stopped a few centimetres from me. “Again, Lilian, are you a friend or foe to the pack?” His eyes were kinda as he spoke to me. “A friend…” I quickly rushed out. “And how long have you known that you were mated to that thing?” A coil of thick fury rose somewhere deep
Chapter 5 The Truth Lilian. I was surrounded by fifteen bulky warriors of the Alpha King as I was being led towards the pack hall. The warriors were on high alert as they constantly looked around for any form of threat–my mate. I could barely think clearly because everything was happening so fast. First, the pack attack, then my mate being at the center of it all, and finally being asked to choose between my family's freedom and my mate. Everything was just too much to handle and I felt like my mind would explode at any time. The Alpha King stomped angrily in front of me, occasionally turning to give me a deep look of contempt. "It is greatly unfortunate that you are mated to a demon! And I promise that if you don't choose right, I would make your life miserable as he made mine!" The Alpha King spat out ruthlessly, his bloodshot eyes darting to give me a sinister look. "Your decision timeline has been revoked since you're already consorting with the devil! You will make a
Chapter 6Her Decision.Lilian.Right there in the warm arms of my mate, I felt my blood run cold when that statement was made."D-dead?"I asked, my voice shaky with disbelief.My family was already dead? A sudden cold draft spread across the room, and I knew it was my mate's doing. It affected me too, but I didn't care much. My body was numbed by the sudden revelation."Deservedly so," The Alpha King spat out menacingly in fury. "Do you understand what it means to lose a pure bloodline of Alphas in a pack? The continuous bloodline helped to keep this pack in place and her miserable parents took their lives!""Took their lives?" I heard a deep scoff from my mate. "Is the bloodline of the former Alpha so weak that he can be killed by lowborn werewolves?" He taunted.The Alpha King growled in anger, while having the sense to keep his distance from my mate as his eyes were blazing. "How dare you?!""The previous Alpha of this pack was already a weak one if he could be killed by the lowes
Chapter 42It Worked.Lilian.The first thing I felt was panic, then, a warm hand covered mine instantly calming my rising anxiety. Daemon stood tall next to me, his face passive.“I need you to get to safety, Lilian.” He softly commanded and tried taking my hands.I wriggled from his grasp and shook my head, a defiant expression on my face. “What about you? Huh? You would gladly just walk into your death?”“I cannot be killed, Lilian.” He gritted his teeth as he responded, his eyes darkening with an unknown expression. Then, he sighed. “Please, don't make this hard for any of us. You need to get to safety. I'll handle the rest of the issues with Wilder and Oliver.”The fact that Oliver was mentioned strengthened my resolve in staying back. If I did, Oliver would only mock me for the rest of my life. The rest of my life… How come I never thought of how the rest of my life will be?“He is right, you know.” Oliver instantly agreed with Daemon, and my eyes snapped to her lithe figure. “W
Chapter 41The First AttackLilian.The moment his lips touched my nape, Daemon was yanked away from me, and my eyes snapped open.“What are you doing, Daemon?” A furious scowl covered Oliver's heart-shaped face as she held him away from me and scowled at him. “Is it so easy to be seduced by her?”A look of confusion was etched on Daemon's face as he staggered backwards, weakly trying to remove himself from Oliver's grasp. His eyes never left mine throughout the process.When had she even entered the room? Were her footsteps that light, or were we so immersed in ourselves that we didn't hear anything else?“What do you think you're doing, Lilian? Can't you get a grip of yourself?” This time, Oliver's cold eyes turned to my figure and she looked furious. “Hasn't he explained the situation to you? Both of you can't be mated! Why do you still want to consciously destroy his life? You claim you're his mate, but you don't care if his suffering continues just so you can mate with him?!”Pu
Chapter 40I held my breath.Lilian.“It's a two-way thing…” I heard the hushed whisper of her voice. “I can stop your bloodline, while the blood from our mating can save my people…”“Oliver…” His voice was deep and low as well. “What happened to your people?”There was a three-second pause before I heard shuffling on the other end of the door. “You see this mark?” Her voice quivered, “It's a reminder that the days of the sirens are numbered. My people messed with the wrong goddess and this is what we got in return…"“Isn't there any other way…” Daemon's voice was getting irritated and frustrated, I could tell that much, but I hated the fact that I liked the way he sounded towards her.“There is no other way, Daemon…” She tried to explain. “I have checked, read, explored, and I've come to with blanks and the only thing that can save us is our mating blood mixed together.”“Fine…” He said finally. “I'll do it. But before that, do you know how to break a mating bond?”A sharp pain pierc
Chapter 39Not Letting Go.Lilian.Loneliness… That was all I felt at this point. Hailey would not even look at me, Wilder hated me, and I wouldn't even talk to Oliver. And Daemon? His mind was already made up at this point and nothing could change it.I curled into the big bed and threw on the thick covers over my body. What would I do if I got my memories back? Wouldn't that make me feel just worse than I already felt? I shuddered at the thoughts of being a monster that ended the lives of people…“You sold me out…" A heavy voice behind me said, and I was a little startled.I threw open the covers and my eyes met with the expressionless eyes of Kieran Masters.I shrugged. “I didn't have a choice, plus it turns out I was being foolish after all…" I gave him a smile that did not reach my eyes.“I don't care…" He said and I just smiled.Of course, he didn't care. Nobody did. They were all right, and I was the wrong one who made the stupid decisions and did the terrible things without th
Chapter 38The Next Predator.Lilian.The switch.One moment he was hot, and the other moment he was cold… I didn't know when the soft laughter escaped my lips and a tear streamed down my face.“Okay.” I said simply, while they gave me a look of shock at my reaction. “Okay. Let's find out what Kieran Masters is really planning for us.”“Is she okay?” I heard Wilder whisper to Daemon, who still had an expressionless face.I marked him, and I knew he could feel the exact emotions I was feeling.“Where is he going to meet you?” Daemon asked, looking straight towards me and ignoring Wilder's question.“In her room, obviously. Where do you think they've been meeting for the past few days she's been here.” Wilder rolled his eyes as he replied to Daemon.There was a sudden shift in the temperature of the room and something dangerous glinting in Daemon's eyes.His eyes hardened and his jaw clenched. “What did you say?” His voice was strained as spoke. “You were in the same room with another m
Chapter 37Raw Emotions.Lilian. “I can't…" He said slowly, looking away from me. “I can't do this with you right now.”My heart sank as he turned around and left.“What do you mean, Daemon?” I tried so hard to hide the pain in my voice. “You're going to choose Oliver? Is she even supposed to be a choice in the first place?”But Daemon did not turn around to answer, instead, I watched as his figure disappeared through the doorway. Now, it was just Hailey and I left in the room, and a tense silence seemed to engulf us both.“What did she mean?” I turned to face her fully and her face scrunched up in confusion. “Ayana, I mean. Who are you spying on?”“That's none of your business.” She spat out almost immediately, her eyes glowering at me from the distance.“Oh…" I raised my brows in surprise at her reaction. “I think it should begin to matter to you at this point.” There was a glint in my eyes and I could feel my pent-up anger and frustration rising within me.“And why is that?” She g
Chapter 36Marking Him.Lilian.Silence was all that ensued when Ayana dissolved into nothingness. There were still sparks and tension in the air as all five of us stared everywhere but each other.Hailey found the paintings on the wall interesting, Wilder was fiddling with his vintage shirt, Daemon's hardened gaze was looking out of the window, and Oliver? Oliver's eyes met mine and a crooked smile formed on her face.“How's life treating you, sweetheart?” She tilted her head to the side while giving me a mocking smile. “Not a bed of roses, huh?”I ignored him and my eyes flittered to meet with Daemon's. My pulse raced as his gray orbs lingered on my figure. Were we about to do this?I mean, I wanted it all. I wanted him. Every single piece of him!But I wanted him to want me too, I wanted him to want me not because we had to keep each other from killing ourselves but because he also felt something about the mate bond.“So…" Wilder said in an absentminded voice. “Are you going to get
Chapter 35The Promise.Lilian.I was gaining a little more control of my wolf now, but I was still making conversations through her mind and seeing things through her eyes. It was like being stuck in limbo without being able to do anything for yourself.“How would that even happen?” My wolf, Laila asked. “How would we tear each other apart when we have no desire to do so?”Ayana gave Laila a knowing before her lips curled into a small smirk. “You'll know when the time comes, Laila. I wonder how that's going to happen too, you know.” She shrugged. “But your creator has offered a compelling show for us to watch. She has promised that you would deliver his head to us on a gold platter while you surrender yourself to us for our use.”“Us?” Daemon's hard voice filtered in confusion. His left eye twitched as he heard that, and his jaw clenched in anger.Ayana rolled her eyes and flipped her hair away from her face. “You think I'm the only one who wants to watch your destruction? You'll be
Chapter 34Her Wish.Daemon.“How were you able to enter the house?” My eyes darkened as I stared at the smirk she had on her little face.“Oh, that's simple.” She laughed, a voice that scratched my ears, like the claws of a cat on a chalkboard. “It was easy to manipulate your housekeeper, Estelle. I learned that from your lovely mate.”“Hello, Ayana.” My mate's voice was soft as she slowly transformed back to human, her entire jade-like skin in plain view of everyone present, and another tight growl ripped through my voice as I felt like ripping the eyes of everyone who stared at her.“I thought you mentioned something about rejecting your mate and mating with someone else, what made you change your mind?” Ayana asked me in a mocking tone as she glided slowly towards the floor. Then, she turned to my mate who had not yet registered that she was standing stark naked in front of everyone around. “Hello, Laila. It's been a while, you know.”“What happened?” My mate asked her. “After I l