STRIKER She threw me a Cheshire grin, “ I…lied! ” My hand paused. My gaze burned into her Azure globes. “ What? ” A breath escaped my mouth. “ I…I don’t love anyone. ” She pouted innocently. She was too drunk. She didn’t know what the fuck she was saying. “ I lied to…get him off my back. ” She rolled to her side, her knees hitting my butt. I ran my tongue across my bottom lip, laughing. She was not fucking serious right now. I looked around before my gaze settled on her again. “ You don’t have a man waiting for you, Lana? ” I breathed, getting down from the bed and crouching near her face. She blinked, her eyelids getting heavy. I was not going to let her sleep without answering my question. I cupped her face, her skin feeling soft against my roughened hands. She gasped, jolting wide awake. Sparks hit me right in the guts. This was crazy. “ Tell me. ” My voice grew deeper. “ Did you fucking lie to your King about loving another man? ” She grinned. “ Uhm-hmm. I lied. ”
NORA My head was throbbing as if a panda had been jumping over it all night. I wanted to hit my head against the wall and crack it open to get rid of the aching mass when I finally opened my eyes. It took me a lot of lazy moments to come to terms with the fact that I was inside Striker’s room and in fact, in his gigantic bed. When I was finally done facing the reality, I screamed and rolled down from the bed to meet my lovely floor. The floor greeted me with a cold slap to the butt and woke up the rest of my dead senses. I smelled like him. I gasped, spreading my legs instantly. I poked my sensitive area to see if it was hurting too but I was relieved out of my mind to realize it was all fine. I had my clothes on, and my panties on, and it didn’t hurt. I had heard the first time was supposed to hurt, so I was about to go drown myself for a moment. What happened that I ended up in his bed then?I turned on my stomach, placing my cheek against the floor. I couldn’t remember anyt
NORA His lips met mine, the contour fitting perfectly. He tilted his head and licked my bottom lip before sucking it in his mouth. An involuntary sound left my lips. His knees parted my legs, taking my attention away from his lips and towards the ache southwards. My eyes rolled back into my head as he moved to my lower lip, licking, and sucking harshly. My heart was beating so fast that I feared I was about to pass out from the shock of what he was doing to me. If this was not enough, he rolled his hips into mine. Goosebumps rose on my skin. My eyes shot wide open. The hardness poked the wet spot between my thighs. My legs unconsciously wrapped around his waist, letting him roll his hips into mine again. It was hard. So hard. Satan’s Buttocks. It was like cold water was splashed on my face, waking me from the dream. I struggled to free my wrist pinned to the bed while my other hand clawed at his shoulders, pushing him away. I mewled as he detached our lips, pushing his head aw
NORA Quite excitedly, I wore the dark green, knee-length silk dress Amanah had given me to change into after a quick bath. West Royals and their obsession with the green color was beyond my understanding and I didn’t have enough time to dwell on this issue. Right now, I was excited to meet the imposter who assumed my identity and lived in the East as a princess for a year straight. There was no way that girl managed to fool my father. Tyson was another story because he was never introduced to me as my brother officially. We both had not come across each other, face-to-face before the stupid Omega selection I attended. But my father had lived with me. He should have recognized that whomever this girl was…She was not his daughter. Why was I even thinking that there was not something big at play? I was betrothed to Dustin from the start. Perhaps, this girl was brought in by my own father and brother to save face and ensure a firm alliance with Alpha King Dustin. This seemed to m
NORAAmanah led me down the stairs, into one of the many dining rooms this castle had to host important guests.On our way, she kept giving me fierce looks. She was reminding me that I needed to glue myself to Striker.I found this funny. So, I kept grinning until we were inside the dining room where the lunch was arranged.As we stepped inside, all eyes turned on me. Silently, Amanah bowed her head in respect and walked backward.I glanced her way. She went out of the same door we used to come inside and my eyes followed her body.“ How long are you planning on staying there, Lady Lana? Come over. I want to introduce you to Dustin, Tyson, and Lenora. ” Scary Granny’s voice fell over my ears, sending shivers down my spine.For a moment, I almost forgot about Lenora. When I remembered, I turned to the Granny with a wide smile on my lips.Everyone was already seated. My eyes instantly met Striker’s amused gaze. He was sitting at the end of the table, a glass of wine in his hand as he a
NORASilence fell over the dining room again. Dustin watched me patiently.I breathed in through my nose and blew it out through my mouth before pushing the chair back. Getting up, I waited for him to do the same.I was angry. I had to go. It was good that Dustin intervened or I might have lost my mind there for a second.Dustin sighed, getting up before gripping my wrist and beginning to pull me away.Confused, I threw Striker a glance over my shoulder only to find him already glaring at us. Oops! He looked pissed. Even more than me. This made me smile in his direction.My gaze drifted towards Granny and I found her glaring just like her Grandson. The disdain was visible in her eyes. I pouted, the smile dropping from my lips. I didn’t want to anger her—she was my second friend here. First was Amanah. He pulled me out of the door and continued to walk. When we were away from the dining room, I tried to pry my wrist out of his hold.“ Your Highness. Do you mind? ” I mumbled, failing
NORA I ran away from there after I was done thinking about what I should do. Hiding sounded like the best option. First, I went to Striker’s room, thinking he couldn’t find me there. He would not think I was hiding under his nose. When I entered, I found Amanah instead. She was commanding the maids, getting his room cleaned in a hurry. I sighed in relief. “ Amanah! ”She turned to me as I rushed to her and took my dose of hug support. She was a good friend of mine, I could find much-needed comfort here. “ Go outside. ” She told the maids who were watching us with their wide eyes and open mouths. These people really overreacted to everything. Pulling away from Amanah, I saw all the maids leaving one by one. “ I told you, Lady Lana. You should stick by His Highness’ side tonight. ” She whispered when the last maid exited and closed the door. “ I kind of…messed things up with Striker again. I need to hide immediately or he is going to come and… ” Kiss me again. Probably. Or may
NORAI huffed. “ Satan’s Buttocks, Nora! Why are you such an idiot?! ”I looked all around and decided to check everywhere. I went to different shops, did window shopping, and almost lost sight of the goal again. Then, I went to the food stalls and only watched because I was broke.Humming a soft tune, I stood before another double-story building. Loud music was sounding from inside.I peeked in, seeing many women dancing while wearing revealing clothes. Possibly…Striker and Beatrice were not here.I continued humming the tune and turned back around to go somewhere else but the music was just too good.Taking a look wouldn’t cause too much time loss. I grinned, running inside the building.My eyes fell to the sitting area where the men were watching the women dance before I looked to the corner where many women were sitting in the laps of men, saying things I was not interested to listen.“ Sweetie, how much for the night? ” A man from behind slid his hand down my bare arm, questioni
Hey Sweet Readers! So, after some eight months (that's really a lot. I didn't know so much time had passed honestly), the story is complete. Nora and Striker's story was different from all the stories I ever wrote before. I didn't know what overcame me when I started writing this story and decided to make Nora a crackhead from the beginning *evil laugh*, but I guess, I wanted to try something unique for the first time. I was tired of the usual All Dark Romances with the FL getting tortured and the ML being an a-hole. It was really an experiment. I was nervous about it in the beginning because I doubted anyone would want to read this book, but you all my sweet readers proved me wrong. I can't thank you enough for the support you always show me and I will never stop saying it ❤️ Like all the books before, I unconsciously delayed writing the end of this story because I was too attached to the characters but I am glad I was able to finish it. Now what's next? I am sure you all are wo
NORA “ I went to look for him before any of you did. ” He whispered and pushed himself away from the railing. “ I always will. ” I was left speechless once again. He walked away from me and left his words hanging in the air. ‘ He fucked everything up. ’ Striker groaned down our link. ‘ Make sure Ryder doesn’t see any of it. ’ I sighed and decided to follow the rest of the crowd to see what was being done. People stepped aside to give me way when they noticed my aura and me. I exited the grand hall and approached the throne room. Everyone followed me closely, eager to witness the King of the East and his new shenanigan. I came to a slow halt as I noticed blood painting the floor outside the golden double doors of the throne room. I picked up my head and stared at the man in the distance. Tyson was sitting on the grey concrete seat that had golden engravings. He was only wearing his jeans, and the upper half of his body was bare. His legs were spread apart as he rested back on
NORA Tyson couldn’t stay with us for long. He fulfilled his promise to me, gave Jack back to Striker, and then departed for the East. The little time he spent with me was enough for me to know something had changed in him. Maybe, everything had changed. His voice was no longer gentle. His eyes didn’t shine. He lost his genuine smile that used to touch the hearts. I wanted to know if it was because he was part vampire now. But, I didn’t get the chance as Striker was attached to his side first and then, it was Ryder who refused to leave him alone. Surprisingly, Ryder was able to pull the old Tyson out of him for a little while. When he smiled at him, it was real. And even for a small amount of time, Tyson’s eyes shone bright again. It was enough for me to sit back and just watch the first interaction between my son and my brother. There was still hope for Tyson. He was not all lost. And after two weeks of his return, I was proved right. I was sent an invitation from the East
NORA It was unexpected but people got used to the absence of the wall pretty fast. Levian could be credited for this perhaps. Because he didn’t attack us after the day he promised me the things he did. Vampires and humans were rarely seen. That was the case with Tyson too. He didn’t return even after two years passed. Dad went back to being the King in Tyson’s place while the three Kingdoms waited for the return of the King of the East. That’s what I liked to believe before I visited the East and realized the harsh truth. The people of the East were ecstatic that they didn’t have to deal with a rapist King anymore. They flourished during the reign of my Dad. I didn’t want to, but I felt bitter towards those people. Striker told me at that time. Tyson has to do a lot of work to make people believe in him again. But, I didn’t agree with him. People treated him harshly due to an accusation that was not even trialed or proven. They didn’t care what it made him feel or put him
STRIKER When I didn’t find her sleeping beside me earlier, I felt the worse fear of my life. Panic and anger became one, consuming my every thought, and hijacking my every move. I searched for her like a madman. In the castle. In my mind. And when I realized where she must be, all logic evaded me. I ran to save her, desperate to get to her before she ended up in danger. I was not terrified for one but two lives. My whole world, my family, my love was at risk…and there was nothing I wanted more than to have it all back. Nora made me go through all this. I could understand her desperation to find her brother but she didn’t need to do this to me. I would have gone to find Tyson anyway. I would have done everything to bring him back. For a moment, I was angry that she didn’t trust me, didn’t believe in me…and this thought drove me crazy. But it didn’t mean this anger would push me away from her. On the contrary, I found myself becoming more possessive. After what happened to
NORA“ It’s Lenora Skoldofr now. ” My voice echoed in the silent hall. “ I am the mate of Alpha King of the West. Do I need other reasons? ” “ Women are not…” Another started again but closed his mouth when I looked at him.Or maybe, because Striker looked at him at the same time.A little part of me found it infuriating but if I needed Striker’s shadow to get things done, I wouldn’t mind. I would never fight with him over this.“ I know you all were discussing the vampire threat. ” I started.All eyes were on me, judging and rejecting. Women were not supposed to take part in such activities.“ I want to be useful and suggest something to the Alpha King. ” If I needed to rely on him, so be it.“ What suggestion? ” Striker wondered, craning his neck to look at me.Instead of getting up and towering over me, he let me remain the taller one. Turning to me, and staying in this position didn’t affect him in front of all these people.“ We have a small army. ” I stated, as a matter of fact
NORAStriker didn’t ask me about Tyson again. We had come to a silent agreement that until his return, we wouldn’t discuss him. I was relieved. But, I couldn’t get Tyson out of my mind.When we came back, Granny was waiting for me. Instead of scolding me as she had done once before, she embraced me. I was given clothes to wear, and Striker was taken to the throne room by a warrior.Apparently, my adorable, violent mate had summoned the whole Kingdom and all the Alphas for any possible war. Now, he needed to send everyone back. Granny didn’t let me follow him when I tried to go. She pulled me to the sitting area, her hold firm on my wrist.She was scared.Everyone was scared.Except Amanah. She was scared and hurt.Right after she saw me sit in the sitting area, she turned and left me with Granny. My heart drowned, but then it went back inside my chest when I realized I could always talk to her.Amanah would never hate me, or remain angry at me forever.“ I was not expecting such an
NORA Levian was not a liar. When he said he wouldn’t fight, he stayed true to his words. He made all his people stand back. All I had to do was to go to my fuming Striker after that. He was still spitting fire, that burned the ground he walked on. When he saw me coming, his wolf stopped glowing like a stove and calmed down. His head dipped a little low, letting me step closer. ‘ We are not fighting today, Striker. ’ I whispered down the mind link. ‘ What makes you think I will leave him alone when I have him just in front of me? ’ He snarled. He was angry and barely holding that flaring fire back. It was clear that this was all now directed at me because I ran away from home. ‘ We will not provoke him like our ancestors, Striker. I—We need to do things differently. Repeating the same mistakes won’t make us win. ’ I sighed. ‘ And retreating like cowards will? ’ His wolf stepped forth, almost brushing against my shoulders. The heat of his body warmed my skin. I expected his fire
NORAI didn’t think it would be this easy to convince Levian to talk to me alone, and to let Striker really let me go. But, they both didn’t protest. I was stunned for a moment but then my gaze fell on Tyson who had turned his back to us. The surprise vanished. Worry took its place.What was he going through? There was no way of finding out. He wouldn’t tell anyone. He was the kind who liked to suffer alone.Sighing, I walked towards Levian. The crack in the ground still baffled me, but it was not as surprising as it was supposed to be. The ability felt natural and didn’t make me uncomfortable.Levian turned around when he saw me approaching. He led me towards the trees in the distance.‘ Careful. ’ Striker murmured in my head furiously.‘ Nothing will happen. You are right behind me. ’ I huffed.He grumbled but didn’t say anything.Levian stopped close to a tree and turned around all of a sudden. I paused, my brows lifting to my forehead.He raised his hand and waved it in the air.