Dominus' POVI sat down nervously on Lucia's parents' couch waiting for them to come downstairs. Lucia had gone upstairs to tell them I was around.After I spoke to Maureen and entered the house, Lucia had told me that her parents called and they said they would be around so we could come. She called them earlier in the morning and they said they would be available by mid day. When she told me they called, I instantly felt unsure.Lucia had let us in with her spare key. All the way to the house she had reassured me several times that her parents would love me.'They would love me of course. I am officially the most handsome boy in the pack,' I had joked even if my heart was in turmoil.As I sat in their sitting room waiting for them, I felt very nervous. A lot of questions played in my head. Would they want me to be with their daughter? Would they accept me as a mate for their daughter? Would Lucia stand with me if her parents said they don't want me? What would it do to our mate bou
Lance's POV'Is she still asleep?' Dawn, the girl we found trying to break into the Alpha's house three days before asked. 'Yes,' I answered her wondering what she was doing in the house. She was supposed to be in the packs' house. 'What are you doing here Dawn?' I asked.'I came to see her,' She answered. 'I know you came to see her. How did you get here?' I asked wanting to know if she had escaped the soldiers.'I walked from the packs' house down here,' she replied.If there was one thing I had noticed about Dawn, it was the fact that she never answered a question the way she ought to.'If you had escaped the soldiers to be here, you had better go back. Forget about the way Grandma Gina treats you, the Alpha and Beta are still very wary of you' I told her dismissively.'What about you?' She asked looking at me with her strange eyes. One of her eyes had the chocolaty colour while the other looked like the colour of a moonless night. At first glance, one might not notice the diffe
Maureen's POV I had been awake for two days but everybody seemed to be on edge around me as if I could slip into the same state I was in days ago. Lance was the worst of them all. Even in the night, he wouldn't let me sleep peacefully. He would wake me up at intervals as if he was afraid of my not ever waking up again.I didn't want to be angry with him. It wasn't his fault and I totally understood. I would run out of my mind if I were in his shoes. It was not until several hours after I had woken up that I realized that my hair was not the normal colour it used to be. I would not boast of a black hair but my hair was okay as far as black colours go. It had a little bit of brown thrown in especially at the tip. But when I woke up, my hair was completely a bright gold colour. In the bright light, It was almost blinding. I had gone to use the toilet after I woke up from my deep sleep to discover my hair was changed totally.I had caught my image in the mirror in the bathroom and I
Maureen's POVAfter Lance left, we were both silent. Mum was turned away from me as if she didn't want to look at me.'Mum I am sorry,' I said, not knowing exactly how to start the discussion.She turned to face me, surprise evident on her face.'Why are you apologizing to me?' She asked, frowning at me.'I am sorry that I disrupted your friend's life. I know that is why you hate me and you don't want to have anything to do with me,' I explained.'Why would you say I hate you? Hate is a very strong word,' she said.'I have never felt loved by you. All you have ever done is leave me to the care of the maids and Lance. I had always wondered why you were never like every other mother but now I know better, I do not blame you mum. I just wanted to tell you that,' I said and stood up to leave the room knowing full well that she would leave after I had left.As I was about to turn the door knob, her voice stopped me.'I don't hate you, Maureen. I was just scared,' she said sadly.'Scared? S
Maureen's POV'Okay. Am I seeing double? Your hair was pure golden the last time I saw it. How come it returned to it's normal state?' Lucia asked as I joined her on the balcony of the Alpha's house.'Shut up people can hear you,' I hissed.'Why don't you want people to hear me?' Lucia asked in a dramatically quiet way. She was whispering.I rolled my eyes at her before telling her everything that transpired between mum and I and the fact that Lance and I are to keep our relationship under wraps.'I don't think I like the idea of you and Lance keeping your relationship a secret,' she sighed sadly. 'Have you talked to Lance about it?' 'No. I saw his text saying he and Dominus went for a run. Maybe when he gets back,' I said shrugging.'Not that I am trying to set you against your parents but the idea of you and Lance keeping your relationship a secret kind of sounds selfish to me,' Lucia said.'I don't even know what to think but I just hope they sort it out soon. Besides, I don't see
Maureen's POVI was so shocked about what happened that I couldn't talk for several minutes. Both Dawn and Lucia continued looking at me in shock. Grandma Gina was the only one who seemed unaffected by the scene.'You girls should shut your mouths before a fly enters your mouths,' Grandma Gina said with her smile not faltering a bit. Grandma Gina stood up and came to hug me. I shivered and she felt it. She pulled away from me to hold my face in her hands. 'It is normal to feel weird at first but with constant practice and time you would get used to your powers,' she said looking at me with happiness.'Powers?' I asked as Grandma Gina pulled me by the hand to sit on the chair. Carefully manoeuvering her way around the shards on the floor.'Yes, powers. Your powers are limitless. Since the first Golden Wolf didn't live long enough for us to know the depth of his powers, I think it is safe to say nobody knows the extent of the power of the Golden Wolf.''I have never done that before,
Dominus' POVI walked towards Lucia smiling. I had wanted to hear her say that since the day I turned eighteen and realized she was my mate. 'Are you sure you want to do this?' I asked. I didn't ask so she could back out but to reassure me that I wasn't forcing her into anything.'Yes, Dom. Mark me. Make me yours,' Lucia said looking into my eyes.I felt like devouring her fast but I knew I had to take it slow. I was sure she has never been with any man in her. So it was only appropriate for me to take it easy with her so that she could enjoy her first night.I gently put my hand on her right cheek and kissed her tenderly. She sighed deeply with her eyes closed when I removed my lips from hers. She opened her eyes and I saw that her eyes looked at me with unconcealed passion. 'I love you Lucia,' I said with my heart palpating so loud that I was sure Lucia could hear it.'I love you too, Dominus,' she smiled at me and I growled. Her smile made me hard anytime, any day. I was hard a
Dominus' POVI had spent almost the whole day with Lucia indoors. At some point Maureen had called Lucia on the phone asking why she was not in Grandma Gina's room as discussed.I had heard Lucia tell Maureen that she and I had somethings to talk about.'So we really have something that I don't know about to discuss, right?' I had teased her after she dropped the call.'I don't want her to know yet,' she said frowning.I gently rubbed the spot between her brow. 'Don't frown like that all the time. You might get wrinkles too early,'I flipped her nose. 'What were you girls planning to do in Grandma Gina's room?' 'I forgot to tell you something when you returned yesterday.' 'I would not blame you. It wasn't possible to remember anything in that type of mood,' I winked at her playfully and she blushed.It was lovely to watch as her blush crept up her entire face.'Stop teasing me Dom,' she said shyly. 'Is it just me or do you actually look more beautiful today?' I asked as I got closer
Lance's POVI sat down on Maureen's other side on the bed holding her hand as she explained everything she saw in the dream. The room was silent as everyone patiently listened. I had almost gone mad when she didn't wake up after I started shaking her to wake up. I knew she was dreaming because she kept calling Katrina's name over and over again. My thought was that she was dreaming about her because that was the last thing she must have thought about before going to sleep. I had thought that I only had to shake her awake. I shook her several times but she didn't wake up. She just kept mumbling and squeezing her hands so hard that they became red from the effort. I had wanted to raise alarm about it but she beat me to it and started screaming so loud that the entire neighborhood could hear. Everybody ran into our room and tried waking her to no avail. When she finally opened her eyes, I felt as if a heavy load was lifted off my head. I never wanted to go through what I went throug
Maureen's POVI was too disturbed to listen to the conversation going on around me. Katrina was going through a lot already so the idea that her former tormentor took her again didn't sit well with me. 'There is no way to prove that he took her. Beside, there is no way he would have done it. He was with us all through,' the Alpha said.'What if one of his minions did it for him?' the Luna asked. There was a possibility of that because soldiers had reported that three of the Vice President's entourage were sniffing around the house when we were inside welcoming him. The soldiers had been told to keep an eye on them. What if one of them had sneaked away to do the Vice President's dirty job at that moment. 'We need a clear thought here. So please I need everyone to calm down,' the Alpha said.By everyone, he meant everyone. The sitting room was filled with everyone that had connection with Katrina. Adelia and Mara were there trying desperately to calm down. Even Ian that disappeared
Lance's POV'You did a good job Ian. Kudos to you,' the Alpha said patting a beaming Ian on the back.When we had made all the plans, I had feared that Ian might not be able to pull it off. I voiced my reservation and he assured us that he could do it as far as it had nothing to do with spilling blood. It had been important for us to make everything believable. Elder Nat, the Alpha and dad had come up with the plan.We were told about the plan and we agreed immediately.Dominus could have been the best person to do it but he was the Alpha's son and the Alpha needed to project a united family front. Dominus' absence would have been too conspicuous.'But this is not the end. He will be back or preferably let me say that he will keep investigating us. People like him don't back down easily,' the Alpha said. We were in the sitting room of the Alpha house. We had just gotten back from the field with elated moods.'I think that Asher and the soldiers can return now?' I asked.'That depends
Maureen's POV'Can you please clean up the guest room on the left?' The Luna said to one of the staff as we led Mara up the stairs. She was no longer crying but she looked weak and unhappy. The Luna had said we should take Mara to her room. We couldn't talk in that scattered room. 'I need to go see the girls,' Mara said again tiredly after Lucia and I made her sit down on a chair in the Luna's room. 'I can mind link a soldier to get Adelia to check on the girls. Only on the condition that you tell me exactly what is going on,' the Luna said to her. Mum came out of the bathroom with the first aid box and got to work on Mara's right hand. The cut was already healing, but she had to get the glass shards out so that the wound could heal properly. Mara winced when Mum removed a shard that was stuck on her middle finger. When Mum was through, she applied ointment and wrapped it in gauze. I was sure it would heal in minutes. 'Mara, what happened?' The Luna asked again. 'I wanted to co
Maureen's POVI lay in Lance's hands all through the night wondering why I felt as if I just lost a child. I had felt an instant connection with the soldiers when I met them.When I met Alan too, it was the same feeling. I had not wanted Lance to feel jealous that was why I didn't tell him how I felt towards Asher since the first time I laid eyes on him in Amman's pack. My hatred for the Council's Vice President was so great that I shook from the effect. 'Reen are you okay?' Lance asked and made me turn to face him on the bed. He must have noticed the way I trembled.When he saw my eyes, he gasped in surprise, and I knew immediately that my eyes had changed color. He placed his palm on my cheek and caressed me gently.'You need to calm down, my love, or else you will give yourself out,' Lance said.'I do not care. I am ready for war. That fool thought he could use what is mine and get used away with it.' I was staring at Lance from my mind, my wolf had taken over.'He is not going t
Lance's POVI had to call Dominus' phone before I could get him down to the Alpha's office. I lied to him that the office was on fire and waited for him outside the office. He was breathless by the time he got there.'What the hell, Lance? Why did you lie to me like that?' 'I have tried reaching you through the mind link to no avail, so I called,' I said, shrugging.'That still doesn't excuse your lie,' Dom said breathing hard. He must have been really scared. 'Metaphorically speaking, it is on fire. The Vice President of the council is on his way to collect Alan's corpse,' I explained to him.'What? Alan is not dead. How do you produce the corpse of a living man?' Dominus asked frowning.'Elder Nat is in there with our parents. He said he had an idea of how we could go about it. That was why your dad said I should go get you,' I explained.Dominus walked past me, opened the study door, and went straight in. I rolled my eyes and followed him in. 'You had your walls up. We have been
Lance's POV'I refuse to talk to him alone,' Mara said stubbornly. 'I don't even know if I can trust him not to manipulate me.' 'Mara. It is a good thing that you know that a mate's hold on you is powerful so you will be prepared if the need be for you to resist his manipulation,' Dad said to Mara.'Besides that, why will he want to talk to me when all he will eventually do is reject me when he discovers my past,' Mara said.She was nervous; it was all over her face. She thought Alan would reject her immediately after he heard what she had been through at Amman's house. Alan was at that moment not in the place to reject anyone. After he had broken down and cried because of the way he was betrayed, he calmed down and begged the Alpha to allow him to see his mate. Alan had said he wanted to see her because he didn't know what his fate would be. He had seen her in the dark and he wished to see her in broad daylight. It was almost evening though but there was still enough daytime to s
Lance's POV'I need you to tell this young man the things you went through at Amman's house,' the Alpha said to one of the girls that were with Mara and the others at Amman's house.'We will understand if you can't. Nobody is forcing you,' Dad said to her.'No, it is okay. Mara called Adelia that there was someone who needed to be enlightened about the things we went through in Amman's house and I volunteered. Besides the therapist said the more we talked about our experience, the better the trauma would become,' she said smiling at Dad.I couldn't deny the fact that most of the girls we brought back from Amman's house were strong-willed. I couldn't comprehend how they still found it easy to smile so sweetly after everything they had been through. The girl narrated everything to Alan. He was looking at the girl all through her talk as if he was in total disbelief.'Thank you so much, my dear girl, you can return to the main house, a car will take you back to the pack house,' the Alph
Dominus' POVI stretched my hand and reached for Lucia as I came out of my restless sleep but she wasn't there. I was startled at first and sat straight.Then I remembered. It had been a lonely night. I had slept alone because Lucia had spent the night with her mother. I couldn't argue with her. They needed each other. I felt someone pushing into my mind link and I opened up. It was Dad. 'Good morning, dad,' I greeted him.'We will be heading down to give Alan some eye-opening facts. If you wish to join us, you should be ready in about an hour,' Dad said into the mind link.'Ok, dad. I will be downstairs soon,' I said and closed the mind link. I stood from the bed and went into the bathroom with heavy footsteps. I wasn't happy. The sadness I was feeling wasn't mine alone. Lucia was letting her guard on the mind link down on and off and her emotions kept seeping in. How could I possibly be okay when my mate was grieving? I was grieving too. That was like joining two heavy hearts to