Lucas’s POVWhen I entered the room to see Zach awake, I was excited and I zipped to hug him before giving him a rough shove.“Seriously,” I sighed. “You had me all worried about nothing. I thought you were going to die.”“Well I’m a hundred percent fine now.”“Great. Now I don't have to worry about anything when I do this.”With blitzing speed, I swiped my hand across his cheeks, striking him with so much force I was sure I could shatter a wall with that force.The only problem here was that even with all that force, it only managed to move his face to the side with a little lip injury which started to heal up immediately.“Okay, what was that for?” He asked with a slight chuckle while laying in bed. “It’s not like you to let off like that.”“You got that right. But why would you hide the real truth from me? It’s not like it’s anything hidden. The entire pack knows but not me?”“Knows what?”“You ditched her at the altar?! What psycho are you? That could scar her. Why would you do su
Zach’s POVI was excited to hear the news that Kayla was the one I had met that night and the baby was mine.It was almost like the universe wanted us to be together.I had never wanted someone so much as I did now and I was happy to know that she was all I ever wanted.I took in deep breaths as I looked forward to telling her that I wanted her to be mine.The door opened with Mara coming in but I didn’t want to see her. Even my wolf growled.“Hey baby,” she said to me as I almost rejected her before seeing Kayla’s disapproving face appear before me and shake its head.I had to be careful with my next step or I would have to deal with an enraged woman.“Hey,” I smiled at her while looking at Lucas who smiled at us before leaving, shutting the door behind him.“How are you? Are you hurt? Do you need me to get you anything?”It was so hard looking at Mara and seeing that I did not love her one bit. She was nice but she was not the one I wanted.I had to be very careful with what I did o
Kayla’s POVBut I don’t want it to be so. I wanted to be on my own and handle my own problems my way.“Hey, how about we do this where I leave and get back to my former life and we pretend like none of this ever happened?”But he was not having it.“I have a better idea.”I knew he was going to bring up a crazy idea and I was already hating it.“How about I keep you with me here in the palace. That way, you can be with me until you’re due just so I can be able to see the child.”“I cant…”“Are you seriously going to deny a child of his father? Seriously Kayla. I thought you’d know better.”Now he was guilt tripping me and I didn’t know what to say or do. How could he do such a thing to me?How could I deny him of anything with the way he was keeping me in the spot?“You have a way with words huh,” I sighed, balling up my fists to hit him as he laughed.“That’s right. How do you think I’ve kept the peace between nations for years?”I hit his shoulder which had him laughing.With that,
Fiona’s POVNow I was before the alpha, my insides were tingling as I was ready to do anything I could to get the alpha to sleep with me.If he could get me pregnant in his sick state that would be splendid. It would give me a place by his side and he would have no choice I reached out a delicate hand, my fingertips grazing lightly against the king's brow. "My love," I whispered, my voice filled with a gentle urgency, "Let me ease your burdens, if only for a short while. It’s been a while. Why keep me around the palace if you don't need me here? I know you want me.”Zach’s eyes met mine, a mix of longing and resignation swimming within our depths as I smirked seductively to him. "Fiona, you must understand," he began, his voice strained, "My body may be weak, but my heart remains steadfast. I cannot allow you to do this. I already told you that I have someone else that I have eyes for. Why is that so hard for you to understand?”My gaze held unwavering determination as I drew closer,
Lucas’s POVI patrolled the night as I thought of the pack I had left behind.I wondered how they were doing without me. It had been a long time since I had been in this palace and patrolled the night.I missed doing it.I was in the garden when an elder whom I recognized to be Fiona’s father showed up to join me.“Hey beta,” he said to me as I nodded to him. “What are you doing so late out here?”“Patrolling the palace to make sure it’s safe here. I don’t want to neglect my duty as a beta and see rogues coming in to kill the alpha or its inhabitants. I would lose it.”He smiled. “I doubt the rogues would attack tonight or any other night seeing as the guards are protecting this entire space. But if you still think it’s a good idea to defend the place then go ahead. I support whatever decision you take.”“Why are you still here anyway?” I asked wondering what the man wanted anyway. He should be home by now but he was still here.“I wanted to talk to you about the men at the border pat
Lucas’s POVAs I dispatched the first assassin, his lifeless body crumpled to the forest floor, a deathly testament to the brutality of our battle. The second assassin lunged at me, his blades slicing through the air with deadly precision. I deflected his attacks with a combination of speed and sheer strength, before delivering a devastating blow that shattered his spine.“Arrgggghhhh!” He screamed before I put my hand over his mouth and cracked his neck which had him falling to the ground dead.“Next one,” I smiled.A surge of adrenaline coursed through my veins as I turned my attention to the remaining two assassins. “Round him up!” The one who seemed to be the leader said as his lackey lunged at me.They fought with a coordinated ferocity, their movements fluid and precise. I moved out of their strikes, dodging their lethal blows with a wolf’s grace. But they were skilled, their attacks calculated and relentless.Blood stained the forest floor, pooling beneath the fallen bodies o
Zach’s POVI had heard the commotion from the window and wondered what was going on but now the tea stood before me in a bloody mess I knew what had happened.“You went savage didn’t you?” I chuckled as he shrugged.“They refused to surrender. I had to take action.”“Maybe killing them was a bit extreme for them.”“They wanted to come over here to take you down. It seems like they had heard stories about you being sick and that was why they were back. Either way, I sure am glad that I get to take down the threats.”I could only smile at him as he wiped the blood on his clothes.“Thanks man. I appreciate your service. Wouldn’t have been able to fend off the threats if I’m being honest.”He smiled. “As long as I’m beta, I’ll protect this pack from danger.”And that was all he said before leaving.I thought of the time Fiona had come into the room to seduce me and suddenly laid on the bed laughing.That had to be the funniest thing I had seen all day.With a shrug, I closed my eyes and d
Fiona’s POVI had to act fast for time was ticking and if she knew I was the one it would be a serious crime.“I thought you to know better than to accuse me of doing it,” I said, flipping the situation on her as I was going to play the victim card. “So it wasn’t you?” She asked, her tone going from aggressive to disappointed real quick.“No,” I said while holding my arms and standing on my lies. Of all the things you had to accuse me of Mara it had to be murder? How low can you get?”She sighed. “I’m really sorry. I really wished it was you. I don’t have the balls to do such a thing so I was thinking you were only trying to weed out the competition which to be honest I would be very glad of you did.”But I would not do anything like tell her the truth.Just like Kayla she wasn’t any better. She was also in the running for who would get Zach. Although I would prefer her to get Zach than Kayla, I still didn’t like the fact that I had to share Zach with two women.I wanted him all to m