DAMON POVI wandered around the pack house, doing nothing in particular. I was trying to restrain myself from returning to the infirmary and taking the woman to the alpha building myself.It could seem weird because Seth was there to attend to her. He could do everything in my stead, and I had never been one to do an introduction or even a tour around the pack houses when there were others whose jobs were it.Most significantly, Seth. That wasn't part of his job description, but he always volunteered.And I never objected to it because Seth knew the pack house as much as anyone. He had been here, if not the longest, along with me. So, he'd be the one to give the most correct information with facts.Again, I was trying to take a walk to have a clear head. All that Sabrina had told me about my newest guest still swirled around in my head. Likewise, my wolf, Kael, being increasingly aware of a very warm-blooded female, made me escape the infirmary because I didn't know what he'd do if I
CELESTE POVAs I stepped into the mansion with Seth by my side, a sense of ease and comfort wrapped around me. The opulent decor and rich, old leather and wood polish scents surrounded me.We climbed up the spiral staircase leading to the rooms directly, and Seth opened the door to one.I stood by the entrance, allowing him to step in first, before I followed his lead into the darkness.I blinked rapidly as light flooded the room. Lavender wallpaper adorned the wall, a queen-sized bed was the centrepiece, and a large window with blue curtains that were opened was nearest to the bed.It was the only window in the room, and I didn't think the room needed another window. There was already too much light in here: two chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and a desk lamp—the desk was situated on the opposite side of the bed, near the vanity table, where there was another lamp.Also, there was a floor lamp near the bed.The window also let in enough light that I doubted most of the ones in t
DAMON POVI met with Seth on my way to my guest's side of the building. Yes, she was my guest, and I'd refer to her as that until I knew her real name.Seth had filled me in on everything he did, for instance, making them arrange the finest room for her, even though it was a part of my order, and then allowing her a maid.She'd need a maid to move around. She could barely walk, much less take care of her personal hygiene.I knew I could have easily handed the document over to Seth anyway, but I still chose to come here.It was because I wanted to see her. I had seen her earlier and I couldn't get enough of her. She seemed to have successfully invaded my thoughts, making me think of her alone.I could barely concentrate. My walk to clear all my thoughts had been ineffective because all I could think about was her.I stepped into the room and instantly regretted it because my guest was standing in front of the mirror with nothing but a blue dress in her hand, which she used to cover her
CELESTE POVAfter Damon left the room, I was alone once again.Although he had told me to be out in twenty minutes, I had stayed in the position I was in, sitting, staring at nothing.I didn't want to leave the room's safety. It wasn't because Damon could cause any potential harm to me, even as I was somewhat afraid of him.It was the fact that he kept making me feel something weird.I could hear him speak as well for the first time. But when he was in the infirmary earlier, I had heard nothing.I wondered what changed. Was it because we were alone and not with people? I didn't think so. I heard that tiny voice inside whenever he was near.It felt like some sort of magnetic force was trying to pull me towards him. I tried to resist the pull, but the force surrounding me made it impossible.I looked up as the door opened. I didn't hear it opened."Ma'am, it's Hanna," Hanna said, pointing to herself.She snapped her finger in front of my face.I could hear her just fine.Damon must have
CELESTE POVDamon didn't return to the room. When I was done, I stepped out of the dining room, and the first person I met was Hanna."Hey," she enthused, running towards me. She changed from the maid outfit to a simpler yellow floral dress. I prefer her this way. Also, I couldn't help but wonder if she was always this excited or maybe it was just an act for me to warm up to her.Which I wouldn't be doing anytime soon."So," she drawled, an unfamiliar accent tinged her voice, "I'll be taking you to the infirmary for your test scheduled today. Don't worry, the Alpha is already there.""You know, there's been talk lately about you. So, I believe the alpha doesn't want to make it even weirder for you to be seen walking around with him. Rumors spread that fast around," Hanna added as I raised a brow at her.It wasn't as if I needed her to explain anything to me. She owed me no explanation, I believed I was the one who should be explaining myself to them.Again, I didn't know why she assum
CELESTE POVI drove him crazy… What does that mean? Damon was a total stranger to me, so I couldn’t understand what to make of those words. Maybe if Alpha Kieran had said that to me, I might have felt giddy and kneeled to thank the goddess for making my mate want me. But this was a different thing entirely.“Say something…anything. Do you intend to stare at me all day without opening your mouth to utter a word? I know you can hear me.”Of course, he knew that. I bite on my lower lip, staring at my feet in the black shiny ballet flats. This had to be the best shoe I had ever been in since my existence. New and fitting. In the blood moon pack house, it was either too old and worn out, or too small that I’d need to force my feet inside. One common thing those shoes had was that they were all being discarded by the higher ranks. And I needed to do an intense dumpster diving before finding even one.I flinched, my attention snapping back to Damon as he gently pried my lip from between my t
CELESTE POVThere was silence in the room except for my quiet sobbing.“Open your eyes.”I didn’t realize I had been closing my eyes until Damon ordered me.I opened it slowly to see we were the only ones in the room. Seth left already.“I never authorized you to look through my things,” He nodded at the brown envelope still scrunched in my hand. “And I am guessing that is the reason you are crying.”“I am sorry,” I whispered, my voice choked up with emotion that threatened to spill into another full-blown wail. I had already embarrassed myself enough by crying; I didn’t want to repeat it again.“Ha, she can speak,” Damon replied, his voice triumphant but a frown on his face.It felt like he was glad that I wasn’t mute, yet he wasn’t entirely sure he wanted me to speak.I looked away from his face to his shirt, which was still stained with my snort. My lips were twisted down in disgust, and I winced inwardly.Damon noticed I was looking at him, and he traced the line of my vision to h
DAMON POVThe screeching and cry for help made me stop all I was doing as it echoed throughout the room. It was coming from Celeste's room. One thing about being a Lycan was having an accurate sense of direction. You could be a mile away, and someone would scream, and you'd know where precisely it was coming from. Also, I was aware of it because I knew Hanna’s voice—Celeste’s maid.I shut the book I was looking through, sprinted to the door, and out of the room using my inhumane speed. I got to Celeste's room in record time because the office was only about three minutes away.I didn't need to open the door to see what was happening as it was already opened.My heart pounded, and I remained still as I assessed the situation. Hanna’s head snapped towards me, tears flowing down her cheeks. Likewise, snorts. “She…she,” she sputtered.“Get the doctor,” I simply stated.Looking at her once again, I doubted taking her to the infirmary would make her injury better. She seemed to have lost a
CELESTE POVMy eyelashes fluttered against my cheeks as I tried to open my eyes. It hurt. It felt like glue had been used on both eyes and they were extremely heavy. That wasn't the only thing that hurt. My head, too, and every part of my body like I was run over by a tractor until the construction worker was satisfied that he had flattened me enough. This event felt far worse than when I had woken up for the first time in this pack house. At least, my only problem back then was because I couldn’t move my body entirely.That wasn't the worst, either. It was the fact that I could recall all that happened in the last few hours.How I had tried to kill myself and begged Hanna not to let them save me. But here I was, with a tube stuck in my body.I opened my eyes eventually, wincing as the bright light flashed into them. I was in my room, from the blue curtains that rustled in the wind and the vanity table.It was nighttime as well. I could tell from the light coming from the moon.I shou
DAMON POV“Do you want me to answer that question? We've been friends for fourteen years, and I thought you knew me well enough to doubt me at times like this. My family allegiance and loyalty has been for you alone.”A derisive snort escaped me. “I knew the royal council well enough until they started to plan behind me, trying to dethrone me.” I shrugged. “I am not saying you are part of them, but I don't want to doubt it. Friends can betray friends.”It was Seth’s turn to snort, “That's a terrible assumption, Damon Valerius.” He stood to his feet and came towards the desk. He took my empty cup of coffee and placed it on the tray alongside his.“I am not such a horrible friend, and if at all I desire to betray or even be against you, I should have done so fourteen years earlier, but not now that we’ve achieved a lot together.” Seth picked up the tray.He began to walk to the door and stopped briefly. Then, curiously, he turned to me.“What about her?”“Who?”“Lysara–”“Seth Armstrong
DAMON POVA WEREOWLF?A bloody werewolf out of all the creatures that walked on this damned earth? Surely, the goddess tested me because if she wasn't trying to, she wouldn't have let me cross paths with one and even helped bring the person to the pack house.What the hell was her aim? She must have been happy wherever she was, seeing the chaos she was trying to create. It was chaos that had happened hundreds of years ago and would now happen again because of me. What would the royal council say? They were already against me anyway. Anything to take me off my title and put someone of their choice in there. What about the members?Not everyone was interested in me being their alpha and King, just like the royal councils. So, I wouldn't be surprised if many of them wouldn't wait to see my downfall.Yet, that didn't make me want to take Celeste as far away from here as Sabrina had suggested.Even though she wasn't sure about Celeste’s species, I believed she was right. What I had smelle
DAMON POVThe screeching and cry for help made me stop all I was doing as it echoed throughout the room. It was coming from Celeste's room. One thing about being a Lycan was having an accurate sense of direction. You could be a mile away, and someone would scream, and you'd know where precisely it was coming from. Also, I was aware of it because I knew Hanna’s voice—Celeste’s maid.I shut the book I was looking through, sprinted to the door, and out of the room using my inhumane speed. I got to Celeste's room in record time because the office was only about three minutes away.I didn't need to open the door to see what was happening as it was already opened.My heart pounded, and I remained still as I assessed the situation. Hanna’s head snapped towards me, tears flowing down her cheeks. Likewise, snorts. “She…she,” she sputtered.“Get the doctor,” I simply stated.Looking at her once again, I doubted taking her to the infirmary would make her injury better. She seemed to have lost a
CELESTE POVThere was silence in the room except for my quiet sobbing.“Open your eyes.”I didn’t realize I had been closing my eyes until Damon ordered me.I opened it slowly to see we were the only ones in the room. Seth left already.“I never authorized you to look through my things,” He nodded at the brown envelope still scrunched in my hand. “And I am guessing that is the reason you are crying.”“I am sorry,” I whispered, my voice choked up with emotion that threatened to spill into another full-blown wail. I had already embarrassed myself enough by crying; I didn’t want to repeat it again.“Ha, she can speak,” Damon replied, his voice triumphant but a frown on his face.It felt like he was glad that I wasn’t mute, yet he wasn’t entirely sure he wanted me to speak.I looked away from his face to his shirt, which was still stained with my snort. My lips were twisted down in disgust, and I winced inwardly.Damon noticed I was looking at him, and he traced the line of my vision to h
CELESTE POVI drove him crazy… What does that mean? Damon was a total stranger to me, so I couldn’t understand what to make of those words. Maybe if Alpha Kieran had said that to me, I might have felt giddy and kneeled to thank the goddess for making my mate want me. But this was a different thing entirely.“Say something…anything. Do you intend to stare at me all day without opening your mouth to utter a word? I know you can hear me.”Of course, he knew that. I bite on my lower lip, staring at my feet in the black shiny ballet flats. This had to be the best shoe I had ever been in since my existence. New and fitting. In the blood moon pack house, it was either too old and worn out, or too small that I’d need to force my feet inside. One common thing those shoes had was that they were all being discarded by the higher ranks. And I needed to do an intense dumpster diving before finding even one.I flinched, my attention snapping back to Damon as he gently pried my lip from between my t
CELESTE POVDamon didn't return to the room. When I was done, I stepped out of the dining room, and the first person I met was Hanna."Hey," she enthused, running towards me. She changed from the maid outfit to a simpler yellow floral dress. I prefer her this way. Also, I couldn't help but wonder if she was always this excited or maybe it was just an act for me to warm up to her.Which I wouldn't be doing anytime soon."So," she drawled, an unfamiliar accent tinged her voice, "I'll be taking you to the infirmary for your test scheduled today. Don't worry, the Alpha is already there.""You know, there's been talk lately about you. So, I believe the alpha doesn't want to make it even weirder for you to be seen walking around with him. Rumors spread that fast around," Hanna added as I raised a brow at her.It wasn't as if I needed her to explain anything to me. She owed me no explanation, I believed I was the one who should be explaining myself to them.Again, I didn't know why she assum
CELESTE POVAfter Damon left the room, I was alone once again.Although he had told me to be out in twenty minutes, I had stayed in the position I was in, sitting, staring at nothing.I didn't want to leave the room's safety. It wasn't because Damon could cause any potential harm to me, even as I was somewhat afraid of him.It was the fact that he kept making me feel something weird.I could hear him speak as well for the first time. But when he was in the infirmary earlier, I had heard nothing.I wondered what changed. Was it because we were alone and not with people? I didn't think so. I heard that tiny voice inside whenever he was near.It felt like some sort of magnetic force was trying to pull me towards him. I tried to resist the pull, but the force surrounding me made it impossible.I looked up as the door opened. I didn't hear it opened."Ma'am, it's Hanna," Hanna said, pointing to herself.She snapped her finger in front of my face.I could hear her just fine.Damon must have
DAMON POVI met with Seth on my way to my guest's side of the building. Yes, she was my guest, and I'd refer to her as that until I knew her real name.Seth had filled me in on everything he did, for instance, making them arrange the finest room for her, even though it was a part of my order, and then allowing her a maid.She'd need a maid to move around. She could barely walk, much less take care of her personal hygiene.I knew I could have easily handed the document over to Seth anyway, but I still chose to come here.It was because I wanted to see her. I had seen her earlier and I couldn't get enough of her. She seemed to have successfully invaded my thoughts, making me think of her alone.I could barely concentrate. My walk to clear all my thoughts had been ineffective because all I could think about was her.I stepped into the room and instantly regretted it because my guest was standing in front of the mirror with nothing but a blue dress in her hand, which she used to cover her