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 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 43Everything is stillLilian.Oliver and I knelt over Daemon whose face was white with blood dripping from his side. His eyes were closed, and his pink soft lips were now pale and white.“W-wh-what should we do?” I stuttered to Oliver, looking down at my palms and ashamed of myself.I was the cause of this! If only I had listened to Daemon, maybe this wouldn't have happened to him. We could still hear thundering footsteps and shouts from outside the room. Heavy-booted legs were heading our way, and my palms were increasingly getting sweaty and my heart pounding in fear.What was Kieran playing at? He had already gotten the journals. Why was he doing this? What exactly was his aim? I began pondering if we would actually make it out alive, or if he just wanted to capture us and torture us. His last conversation with me was vague, and the threats he kept making calmly… Was this it, or was there something more to come?Oliver pursed her lips and took Daemon's cold hand in hers be
Chapter 44The True Demon–Daemon.Lilian.I saw Daemon fall from the eyes of my wolf, and I saw the pain in the eyes of my wolf as we watched Daemon fall to the ground. The bullet had flown directly to his chest and his body was thrown off by the impact. He had transformed halfway, but seven men advanced towards him, still emptying the bullets in his falling body.“Daemon!!!”“Mate!!!” Laila tore out in agony as she watched the scene, her heart aching worse than mine was.Oliver flew towards Daemon in a second, but one of the men quickly sighted her and aimed the barrel at her.“Oliver, watch out!” Hailey screamed beside me in fear.“Step aside, Lilian…" I heard my wolf's breathy voice finally speak to me, and then, all I saw was red.*I wasn't aware of my body and the movements I was making, they were all a blur. All I could taste was the metallic scent of blood as Laila tore through the sea of soldiers that were never ending.I could hear the sounds of bone breaking under my paws,
Chapter 45Not Ours.Lilian.Pain…The feral hunger and want in Daemon's teeth filled me with so much pain it radiated throughout my whole body.“Daemon!” I tried to protest, my head felt like it was going to split open, and I was hit by a wave of dizziness. “Daemon!” I tried again.But his hands wrapped tighter around my waist, and he pulled me even closer that there was no minute space between us. He wasn't listening to me.“Mine!” He growled as his teeth sank even deeper past the point of bonding, and my heart shook.Was he trying to kill me? My legs were starting to grow weak from the pain.“I'm all yours, Daemon.” I said, tears forming in the corners of my eyes. “Stop, or you'll kill me!” I held on to him to help my weak legs gain stability.One second… Two seconds… Then, he withdrew from me and that was when all the feelings came rushing into me. I could literally feel what Daemon was feeling, and it was utter chaos. There was pain, anger, love, loneliness… There were so many fe
Chapter 46A relief.Lilian.I woke up with a start, and a shin of sweat covered my forehead. My pulse was racing as I relived the dream, not quite noticing my current whereabouts.“Are you alright?” I heard Daemon's deep and worried voice, and I turned to find him.He was sitting behind the steering wheel, with one muscled hand on it and the other hands reaching for something from his pocket.“You seemed to be having a nightmare. Are you okay?” He repeated his question, this time holding my gaze.And those stormy gray eyes pierced my soul that it spiked my blood pressure. “I… I'm fine…" I stammered, my voice a little breathy. “Where are we?” I cut my eyes away from him, trying to steady my breath so he wouldn't know how much he affected me by just looking at me.I looked around, and the car was speeding past a stream of thick and tall trees. I knew we were relocating, but the last few hours still seemed bizarre to me.“We're relocating.” Wilder started the obvious, his voice sounded
Chapter 47Old Acquaintances.Lilian.My legs were heavy as I walked, and it wasn't even up to two hours. My wolf wasn't listening to me, neither did she care to help me. Walking down the lonely road filled with rows of trees, the hot sun beat down on my half-exposed skin. My body was already covered with sweat, and the thin yellow gown I wore stuck to my body like a second skin.I assessed my body, and a small smile lit up my face. I was looking a lot better than I did a few weeks ago. My skin had lost the dry patches on it and was becoming vibrant, it even glistened under the sun. My pride did not last for long as I heard the squealing of tires behind me. A car was coming.A streak of hope lit up in me and I started waving madly at the incoming car. At this rate, I wouldn't be able to find my way anywhere, and I didn't even know where I was. The red flashy car screeched to a halt in front of me, and I breathed out a sigh of relief. Hope.“What are you doing out here all alone in 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