POV: HeatherI heard a soft knock on the door and I panicked because I thought Mira is back to check if they followed her instructions or not. My heart started beating faster as I thought of what I was going to do to make her believe that it still hurting from the beating I was given. I thought of adding some makeup to show that I was bruised, but I thought against it immediately. That would simply give me away because it would only prove that I am still strong enough to run so fast and apply the makeup.I would rather remain this way and let her come in here and see me lying weakly on the floor. After all, Aurora just healed me, I never wiped away the blood stains all over my body. I am still filthy from the attack, so she would have no reason to doubt or suspect anything.“But wait, why did she knock?”Why didn’t she just force the door open like she did earlier?Maybe she regrets her actions, and she is here to make it right and apologize. Or maybe she thinks I’m dead, I really can
POV: HeatherThere is a very thin line between aiming to look nice to get a nice guy's attention and wearing the sluttiest outfit to the Alpha’s mating ceremony just to get him to notice me. I’m so close to the latter, all thanks to Marietta.When I arrived at the pack house, I had to sneak in through the back so no one would notice my presence. I noticed that some of the rooms I was assigned to clean were messed up again. It’s either Mira asked them to ruin my hard work so she can report me to the Luna, or maybe this is Ariana’s handiwork. I have no idea who did this, but I decided not to ask questions so I don’t get in trouble. I worked faster this time, and I got my task completed in record time. To avoid a repetition of what happened last time, I locked the rooms and submitted the keys to Marietta, telling her I was done with my task.I decided to tell her what transpired between Mira and I, and how Ariana is trying to get me out of the way because she wanted to be the Alphas mist
POV: HeatherThe first thing I noticed was his scent, his amazing scent that simply knocks me off my feet, making me go senseless instantly. You know that delicious scent of freshly baked bread that is just coming out of the oven?That amazing scent that makes you crave for fresh bread every fucking minute. That’s how he scents, and for a lover of pastry like me, believe me when I say that I’m craving it right now. And it’s not just the bread and doughnuts kind of pastry, it’s this guy that has pinned me down in a compromising position, looking at me so strangely. Only his eye on me is making me squirm in desire, it’s just as if he cast a spell on me.I couldn’t look away from him, I didn’t even attempt to stand upright. I stayed exactly the way he kept me, and I just lost myself in his gaze, basking in his warmth. What caught my attention is his arms, they are so strong and firm. His arms on my body are warm and welcoming, it made me feel peaceful within me as if this is where I’m me
POV: HeatherSomething is definitely wrong with me. I must be broken or something. Maybe these beatings I receive from the Alpha and his companions have broken something in me, now I’m thinking like a crazy person. I think I’m broken beyond repair, that is the only explanation for what is happening to me.How did I go from drooling over Brian to craving a lycan prince?If this is not madness, then I don’t know what is. I could not breathe properly when he is around me, his presence make me feel so warm inside. It reminds me of how I used to feel around Brian after I discovered that he is my mate. Brian used to abuse and bully me, yet I still drilled over him, wishing he would accept our bond and chose me as his mate. None of that happened, he never stopped his girlfriend from hitting me and he never acknowledged our bond. Yet, I still felt drawn to him, like a moth to a flame. I dressed up prettily to get him to love me more, and I was even considering his offer to make me his mistres
POV: Heather“Oh No!Get out of my head, Xan!What are you doing to me, why won’t you leave me alone?” I yelled at the top of my voice, startling Marietta who seems shocked by my outburst.“Hmmm, that’s my girl. I love the sound of my name from your mouth, I love how you call me Xan. But you can do better, butterfly. How about sugar or daddy?” He let out seductively, making me feel goosebumps all over my body. He has a way of getting into my head that I just don’t understand. First, he had discovered I have a wolf and even bonded with my wolf. And now he listens in on my conversation like a freaking stalker.“I don’t care if you are a prince or not. I’m not your mate, and I’m certainly not your girl. I would rather die than share my secrets with you. I will not be your mistress either!” I retorted angrily, shutting him out of my head forcefully. Just before his aura disappeared completely, he made me a promise that scared the shit out of me.“Taming you would be so much fun, butterfly
POV: HeatherI ran towards the pool, hoping and praying in my heart that everything is okay with Marietta. I had to maneuver through the crowd, and I kept bumping into several people along the way but I never stopped running, not even to apologize to those I bumped into. All I did is yell sorry to them while I kept on running to Marrie. Getting to her and making sure she is okay is my top priority.I finally got to the pool, there were guests hanging out by the poolside, and a few lovers sitting on the edge of the pool, dipping their feet in the water. I stood on a spot, scared to go any further and I looked around for her, scanning the whole place with my eyes. But I couldn’t find her anywhere, I called out to her, yelling her name as loud as I could, but she wasn’t responding to me, and the people around were beginning to look at me like a lunatic, so I took a step away from where I stood and I dipped my hand into my purse, reaching for my phone.“Pick up, Marrie…Pick up, Pick up,
POV: Heather“Xander honey, what are you doing here?I thought you had a meeting with the Alphas. Come on, my love, you need to hurry back to your meeting. You can’t be seen messing around with our little game, it does not befit your status.” The lycan princess told him firmly, coming to stand in front of him, probably because she wants to distract him long enough for the others to push me into the pool.“A game, huh?You call this assault a game, are you out of your minds?How dare you hurt a woman I openly proclaimed as mine, are you courting death?” he bellows in anger, glaring daggers at them all as they bowed their heads in submission. They were too scared to utter a word in his presence, only the lycan princess dared to speak back at him. And after he scolded her, she joined the others in shame and stood with her head bowed in submission.“This is an act of rebellion, and I won’t let it go. You will all face the punishment for going against my orders, you won’t go unpunished!” h
POV: Heather“What secret?” I asked him, acting as if I have no idea of what he is talking about. He smiled crookedly, tipping his head to the side and giving me a strange look. I turned away from his eyes, looking anywhere but at him. There is something about those eyes that makes me so uncomfortable. It seems like he can read my mind through my eyes and it’s so annoying and sweet at the same time.We were inside his room, sitting on the couch. But he still had me in his arms, holding me close to his chest as if I were some kind of a trophy or something. I’ve tried severally to change this position, but he was having it. He feels comfortable having me in his arms this way, rubbing my ass and caressing my back as often as he desires. It’s not as if I wasn’t enjoying it as well, but I just don’t feel comfortable with us being this intimate. If he can get into my head from a distance, what would he do when I’m this close to him?I can his breath fanning my neck as he holds me close and
POV: Heather“I’ll be your sister, Alexis. I’ll love you like Alexia did and I will always look out for you, just like she did. I have no family and neither do you, so we can both look out for each other and protect each other.” I told him, smiling up at him hoping he would accept my offer. Taking care of her brother and always looking out for him is the only way I can honor her memory and prove to her that she is still my best friend, even in death. Doing this would ease my conscience and make me forgive myself a little for all the terrible things I’ve done.“That would be perfect, Heath. I’ll be a good big brother, I promise.” He responded excitedly, pulling me in for a hug. I sobbed in his arms and I felt my heart getting lighter as I unburdened the load weighing on my chest. After a few minutes in his arms, he helped me wipe off my tears like Richard used to do for me when we were kids. I smiled at the gesture, loving him like a brother already.“And lest I forget, my first duty a
POV: Heather“Please, Xan, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to defy your orders, I just wanted to help my mom, I thought she had changed. I honestly thought she would realize that I love her and accept me as her family. I wanted her to be the mom I used to know, I wanted the Marie who stood by me and protected me from bullies in the pack house. I never knew she hated me that much, I never thought she would try to kill me.” I sobbed, trying to get him to at least look at my face. But he wouldn’t spare me a glance because he is still pissed off at me.He was so scared when he heard the gunshot, and felt the pain in his heart. He thought he’d lost me and that really scared him. The truth is, if he had come in one minute later, I’m not sure I would have survived it. I had already passed out when they arrived, and Alexia was lying in a pool of blood, unable to help me because Leon shot her right after he shot me. This time he did not use the poison that was used before because I just administered
POV: XanderI started suspecting Leon after Lewis was killed by the rogues. Of all my friends, he is the only one who has not done anything suspicious since all this started. He is always quick to support me and as far as I’m concerned, he has been loyal to me from the beginning. He is my beta, and yes, I expect him to be loyal, but not this loyal. Not to the point where he never questions my decision or even challenges my wrong choices. He just lets me do whatever I please, whether good or bad, he just doesn’t care.When I first accused Alexis of being a traitor, he did everything he could to convince me that he was not working with my enemies. He was so agitated and he wouldn’t stop trying to prove his innocence to me, not even when I was branded a trait by my own father. Alexis stayed close by and he offered to help me find the trait if I would let him. He claimed he was framed by someone in this house and he wanted to find out who had tried to frame him.I didn’t really trust him
POV: XanderHe felt it the moment it happened, he felt his sister's pain the moment she was shot and he screamed in pain, holding his heart as if he were the victim. We were in my dad's office, going through the videos one after the other and compiling the names of the different parts that betrayed the kingdom. At first, Dad didn’t want to believe it, he nearly kicked me out of his office and he called me a bloody liar and a traitor. We argued, and fought, and then argued some more before he finally agreed to see the evidence that I claim to have against his precious lycan royals that he considers family.It took a few minutes to sort out the videos because they were all jumbled up on my system. While I sorted out the videos, Dad called a few lycans from each family to his office, and he called in the committee he had put together to judge Heather and I. He wanted them to see that he was not a part of this baseless accusation, and he wanted them to get more points to use against me in
POV: Heather“What the hell are you doing?” I asked her furiously, jerking her so hard to get her to snap out of it. Her eyes came back to normal and she glared furiously at me, turning with her lycan speed to threaten me with her look.“Are you fucking insane, Heather?Do you have a death wish?Can’t you smell the danger lurking in the dark, can’t you see that we are not supposed to be here?You should have let me speak with Xander, we need his help to get out of here?” She yelled at my face. More like crying out in frustration because she doesn’t want to be here and I’m forcing her to stay with me.“I won’t let you ruin this for me because I warned you to stay back but you wouldn’t listen to me. Now I’m here already, and there is no going back. I don’t know if our enemies are close by, but ill be damn if I let you keep me away from my mom for one more minute. You stood up for your brother when he needed you, now it’s time for me to save my mom.” I yelled in her face, glaring angrily
POV: Heather“How is she, why won’t she come along with you?” I asked him the moment he picked up my call. Alexia was busy checking around the house, searching for explosives or something. She did not see me going through my phone, but when she heard my voice she looked up immediately and she came running towards me, looking so shocked.“What the hell are you doing?” She yelled at me, trying to snatch my phone from me, but I put out my hand, stopping her from reaching for my phone. I gave her a look that said,“Calm down, I know what I’m doing.” She seemed to get the point, and she stood still, folding her hands on her chest. She did not try to take my phone again, but I could tell that she was still not comfortable with my decision. I ignored her and kept talking to Leon, telling him how grateful I was that he chose to look out for me. He was never this nice to me, I wonder what I did to make him like me this much. I guess he just wanted to take his time and get to know the real me b
POV: HeatherI marveled at her courage to pick up her phone, call Xander, and say all this trash to him. If I were her, I would be catching the next flight out of the country already. To think that she even tried to bargain with him, telling him to cl it even and let her and her family go after many years of betrayal and plotting evil against the prince. Then she threatened him with war, she threatened his life and mine, claiming she wouldn’t go down without a fight. If this is a trick to stall Xander while she escapes, then she is doing a good job. But if it’s not, then she had made a terrible mistake by threatening an already furious Lycan prince.I don’t know what he is planning, but I’m pretty sure that she would not make it out alive. The death she wished for me is coming right back to her, and just the way she plotted with my brother and the rogues and killed my entire family, that is the same way her entire family would go down. I would love to see that happening, but first, I
POV: HeatherHe read my thoughts and discovered that I’d known about his ex-wife and Vinnie, and yet I didn’t say anything about it. That made him so pissed and he walked away from me, calling me a freaking liar. I felt a sharp pain in my heart as he swore never to forgive me for lying to him. It felt as if my whole world was crumbling before my very eyes. I’ve felt his anger before, but it was never this much, and he never looked this disappointed before.Everyone in the room looked so confused as he walked out on me, leaving me to either follow him out or remain in there with the remains of my family. Only Alexia understood what was going on between us. She came to me before I could fall down and cry my eyes out. She held me so right, holding me in her arms as the tears flowed freely down my cheeks.“What did I do?” I thought to myself as Alexia led me to the car. I’m sure if we didn’t come out on time, Xander would have left us behind. He looks so angry that it scares me to even lo
POV: XanderWhen I first saw that app that is very similar to the app Celia likes using to store information she wants to keep secret, believe me, I thought it was just a huge coincidence. I mean it’s just an app that can be installed if you know the right people to go to, so I wasn’t expecting anything else. I just assumed that maybe he got the app the same way Celia got hers, that was just the thought in my head before I started viewing the damn files.Yes, I know Vinnie is a damn whore, and when she started aligning herself with the Alphas, I knew she has a mean trick up her sleeve. I assumed she was taking advantage of the Alpha's mistake to make them do her bidding, and I suspected she was dealing with the rogues as well, but I wasn’t too sure about that until I saw her meeting with Richard, making out with him even in the presence of other guys. From their interactions, you could tell that they go way back. They were more like close friends and not just acquaintances.There are