Diana looked at Devin with wide eyes, unable to believe his words. Did he just ask her for a fight? Granted, she was good, but she wasn’t that good that she could best an alpha wolf! If she tried to fight him, there was no way she was ever going to win. Why would he even want to fight her anyway? Diana gulped hard, her heart beating crazily at the idea of fighting Devin. She didn’t have a death wish to attempt fighting an alpha wolf. Even if it was a friendly match, if their wolves take control during their fight, they will show no restraints. She will end up getting her ass handed over to her and Diana had no plans to accept such a fate. Hell no. She liked her gorgeous body without any scratches! Diana shook her head, gathering her courage to say no. It may have conflicted with her nice girl act to say no to his demands, but her life was more important than putting on an act. She would just act shy or scared and he will have to forgive her for saying no to him. She just has to escap
Claire watched Liam, who was pacing back and forth inside her room, looking much like a man waiting for his wife to deliver their first child. Wasn’t he being a bit too anxious for his wife’s best friend? Claire was gullible in her past life, but even then, she would have thought he was acting odd if he behaved like this. “How could you let that man beat Diana like that?” Liam snarled at her, his eyes full of anger and pain at Diana’s condition. “What option did I have, darling? He is an alpha and a guest, and when he demands something, how could I say no?”“Of course you could have said no. He is just a guest, not a god!”“But it will affect our pack alliance and we need to build it strong when you become the alpha, don’t we?” She pulled up the alpha card, which always made him pause.“That’s true, but did Diana really have to suffer for that?” He asked, his tone lighter now that she mentioned him being the alpha. How predictable!Claire pouted at him, her eyes full of grievance as
Sebastian looked at Devin who was biting his nails like a little girl while muttering under his breath. They were walking towards Eunice’s room to check on her and Devin was having cold feet the closer they got to her room. Devin, who now felt saner after getting revenge on Diana, was anxious about his mate. He had felt anger the moment he saw her after Diana attacked her. But now, all he felt was pain for her. On one hand, he wanted to comfort his mate and ease her pain. But another silly part of him refused to see his mate in pain. That stupid part urged him to dig a hole somewhere in the ground and bury his head there until Eunice gets well. Devin, being the smart alpha he was, ignored the cowardly part of himself and marched towards his mate’s room bravely. Comforting her and knowing if she was fine is what mattered. His pain at seeing her hurt had to be tolerated. He had no other choice. Beside Devin who was sweating crazily even if he was putting on a brave face, Sebastian loo
Looking at the determination in Claire’s eyes, Sebastian felt a strange fire flare in his veins. He always thought she was beautiful, but with that confident glint in her eyes, she looked like an ethereal being that descended from the realms of gods. Her hair flew around her face, adding to her mysterious allure as a confident smile graced her cherry red lips. Just perfect… Sebastian had never been attracted to a girl before he met Claire, but at this moment, he felt like a thirsty man seeing water after days. He was deeply, irrevocably, attracted to this mysterious girl.“Yes,” he said, as if in a trance, before gathering himself. “Yes, I will train you,” he repeated, his voice sharper this time. “Thank you so much!” Claire grinned before raising her hands as if to hug him. She paused awkwardly, her hands still raised and a reddish stain spread on her cheeks as she realised what she was about to do. She slowly put her hands down before picking on a loose thread on her dress, as if t
Claire sat on top of Sebastian, her eyes glowing victoriously, and a smirk on her sinful lips. Her golden hair, which was tied up in a ponytail, had come loose with their fight, a few strands framing her face delicately, making her look sexier than ever. Beads of sweat dropped down her forehead before dripping into her neck. His eyes trailed down the drops hungrily as they disappeared inside her T-shirt, which was sticking to her wet body enticingly. Her chest rose and fell with her pants as she sat there triumphantly, drawing Sebastian's gaze to them as if hypnotized. Sebastian felt a strange type of excitement coursing through his body as he stared at the glowing woman straddling him. But then he realized a problem. Unlike all the times when it was his heart that was the culprit, this time it was his body that was causing trouble. His not so little buddy down there was getting excited with their suggestive position and Sebastian stiffened in shock. He stared up at Claire in panic a
Time seemed to move slowly as Claire waited for the afternoon to approach, her mind full of excitement at the thought of training with Sebastian. With a smile, she envisioned scenarios of her fighting Sebastian, impressing him with her fighting prowess. Finally, the agreed time arrived, and Claire rushed towards their secret place, brimming with energy. But the minute she spotted Sebastian standing there with a devilish grin, she had a feeling that she was not going to like whatever he had in store for her. And it turned out, her instincts were absolutely right!“Shall we start?” Claire asked timidly, all the energy she had while arriving was a thing of the past by now.“You can,” he said, and her spidey senses tingled. You can? Not we?Seeing her puzzled look, Sebastian grinned.“Give me a hundred laps around the trail,” he said, and Claire blinked.“You are kidding, right?” She asked when he just stood there as if expecting her to do what he asked. “Of course not.”“You mean you w
Claire stood facing Sebastian, her gaze narrowed at him as she watched his movements, waiting for his attack. At that moment, he feigned to swing his hand to the left only to attack her from the right. When Sebastian’s punch landed on her stomach, he didn’t know who was more surprised, him or her. It was a basic move that they had gone through a hundred times at least these days, and Claire always knew when he feigned an attack. So he completely expected her to dodge his blow, and when she didn’t, he stared at her with wide eyes. Shit! He hadn’t held back with that punch, and it sure must have hurt. Seeing Claire standing there clutching her stomach with a wince, he grimaced. Damn it! He hurt her! Though it was inevitable to sustain a few injuries while training, he still felt guilty seeing her in pain. He had vowed to always protect and cherish her, and he was the one to hurt her now. What a situation it was!“Are you okay?” He asked tentatively, his voice full of worry as he cooked
As Claire stared at Eunice in shock, she stood there with her bruised lips trembling as if she was trying not to cry. And then Eunice leaned against the door suddenly, as if she didn’t have the strength to stand by herself anymore. She looked absolutely terrible, nothing like the beautiful, glowing woman who had left her room the previous day. Seeing the nightmarish appearance of her friend, Claire felt rage and panic well up inside her. The feeling of something bad happening made absolute sense now. Somehow her instincts had recognised that something would happen to Eunice. But what had happened to her? Who hurt her like this? Whoever did this will pay!Then Claire remembered how Eunice had asked her to join her for a walk and when she couldn’t, she had suggested she ask Devin instead. Eunice had been glowing with happiness when she left her room, so something must have happened during their walk. Did that bastard do this to her? He had acted like such a gentleman. How could he cause
‘Mate… Mate… Mate…’ The word resonated inside his mind as Sebastian stared at Claire blankly. A thousand thoughts and emotions flashed through his mind with such speed that he couldn’t even begin to process what he was feeling. Confusion, surprise, relief, elation…‘The mate bond! Everything is just as it should be! Our mate can finally recognise our bond!’ Caleb yelled from his mind, snapping him out of his shock and Sebastian blinked dazedly. When he had met her for the first time and realized that she was already mated to another man, he had wondered what he had done to make the moon goddess hate him that much. To pair him with such a perfect mate, only to torture him with the fact that she could never belong to him. Seeing her with Liam, his heart had shattered to pieces with each day, but still, he could only hope that she would be happy with her chosen mate. And Sebastian was ready to go to any lengths to make sure of that. But even in his wildest dreams, he hadn’t imagined that
As soon as Claire gave him her blessings to follow Eunice, Devin practically flew out of there before she could change her mind. He flew through the hallways, his mate's scent filling his senses, the only thought in his mind that of meeting her and begging for forgiveness. He messed up big time, and he was ready to grovel all she wants as long as she will give him another chance.Devin came to a stop, panting hard as he looked around the garden where his senses had led him without even making the conscious decision to follow a path. If it was any other day, he may have taken a moment to admire the beauty of the garden, the colorful flowers blooming in it, the gentle breeze carrying the fresh scent of flowers and the butterflies flying from one flower to the next. But at this moment, he didn't notice any of these things because his eyes were frantically searching for a certain woman who had stolen his heart the moment he set his eyes on her. And there, standing with her back towards him
Claire smiled as Sebastian just stood there, staring at her with a confused look on his face. After all, she knew what was going on in his head. And she was the only one who had the answers to the questions flashing inside his mind. He must be feeling something different with their bond and must be wondering what exactly changed to make him feel so. After all, she never mentioned that her bond to Liam was broken and hence he must be thinking she still didn’t know he was her mate. But now that the obnoxious mark from Liam was gone, she was finally free to accept their bond. To let him know she knew what he was to her. There was no need to hide anymore…Claire took a deep breath, closing her eyes as she let herself feel the mate bond to Sebastian. It was the first time in both her lives that she could feel the bond between them. Even Mia was creating a ruckus inside her head, excited at finally feeling connected to Caleb like she was always meant to. Claire couldn’t help but smile at th
93Seeing Devin staring at Eunice, Claire hurriedly pasted a smile on her face before turning to Sebastian and his entourage."You all must be tired after the journey. I will have the servants bring you to your rooms so you could take some rest," she said with a friendly voice that one couldn't argue with. Though Sasha looked like rest was the last thing in her mind, she had to remind herself that she was not in her pack and she had to play nice while she was here. Well, at least for now. So she could only nod at Claire's 'suggestion'. With one last glare at Sebastian and Claire, Sasha left with a servant while Patrick left with another. Meanwhile, Sebastian dismissed his warriors, and it was just Devin, Sebastian and Claire standing next to each other while Eunice stood frozen in her spot.Devin stood there looking at Eunice, his eyes full of yearning and he didn't seem to notice anyone else, even when Claire glared at him vehemently. Claire turned to look at Eunice, who stood there s
Claire walked back and forth in the hallway, an excited smile on her face. She had invited Sebastian to the pack and, to her relief; he had accepted it instantly, promising to arrive the same day. She knew it would take hours before he could wrap up his tasks in the pack and set out to meet her. But still she found herself pacing the hallway while watching the packgrounds even before an hour had passed after the call."I don't think sitting down for a moment will make Alpha Sebastian late, will it?" Claire paused walking and looked up to see Eunice standing there with a bemused look plastered on her face.Claire narrowed her eyes at her friend before huffing and continuing her pacing while looking outside."Seriously? Like you will miss his arrival anyway," Eunice teased, and Claire shook her head."I am just excited to see him," she grumbled, and Eunice chuckled."Right. It has been years since you last saw him, right? Of course you will be excited," Eunice said with a straight face,
After the call with Claire, Sebastian was in a really good mood. Hearing her voice after worrying about her for days was soothing and something about the way she talked to him also felt different. Somehow, it felt as if she was talking more freely to him, even though he couldn't pinpoint what exactly the difference was. He had promised her that he will visit her and he was elated at getting her invitation. Her voice made it clear that she had missed him too, and it made him feel giddy. As Sebastian leaned back in his seat with a goofy smile on his face, he mindlinked Sasha. 'Sasha, come to my office,' he ordered in a merry voice. 'Yes, Alpha,' came her instant reply and within a few minutes, there was a knock on his office door. "Come in!" As Sasha walked in, seeing Sebastian's pleasant smile, she smiled back. "Looks like you are in a good mood, Alpha. What is the matter?" "Well, Alpha Gavin has returned to his pack. I am planning to visit the Ashwood pack for a few days to c
"Take them both to the prison," Gavin ordered, pointing angrily at Liam and Diana.Hearing his order, a few warriors rushed to Liam and Diana. As they dragged them both away, Diana kept yelling at Liam, trying to break away and attack him while Liam ignored her, glaring at everyone in his path.After the two vanished from their line of sight, everyone visibly relaxed, including Gavin. He looked at his daughter, feeling pride and guilt warring inside him. Now he just wanted to spend some time with his daughter alone in peace, without everyone hovering around them. He had always protected his daughter, worried for her, and now, she was the one who saved him from certain death. When did his little girl grow up to be this brave?Gavin turned to the elders with a serious look on his face."Liam and Diana will face the trials for the crimes they committed and we will inform the entire pack of what they had done. After that, they will be executed in front of the entire pack," Gavin announced
Claire turned to Liam who was standing there with an ashen face, and she smiled at him.“Liam, are you familiar with this number?” She asked and Liam stiffened, staring at Claire silently, his mouth looking as if it was sewed shut.Beside Claire, Eunice stared at Liam with her eyes full of rage. She had heard Diana when she revealed that Liam was the one behind her rape. And that he did it just to separate her from Devin so that he wouldn’t help out Claire. Just to make his greedy mission of becoming the alpha easier, he toyed with the life of a girl without any remorse. How could people like this even exist? As she stared at the man who destroyed her life, Eunice felt a sense of justice. He had destroyed her and now it was her chance to do the same to him. The only difference was that he deserved it, whereas she didn’t. “I got this phone from Master Liam’s room. It was hidden in a secret corner of the room, under a loose tile, and no one would have ever noticed it if they hadn’t bee
Everyone watched in shock as Diana launched at Liam, scratching at his face with her long nails, leaving a jagged wound in his face. As Liam hissed in pain and tried to push her off, Diana was acting like someone possessed, suddenly gaining strength enough to rival Liam. As she hissed and clawed at Liam, Claire, who was watching it all with an amused grin, finally turned to Micah."Capture her," she ordered and without missing a beat, Micah leaped into action, pulling Diana off Liam and tying her back amidst her protests. Once Diana was finally under control, everyone looked at Claire, confusion clear on their faces."What's going on? Hadn't she escaped from the pack? How did she come here now?" Elder Marco asked with a puzzled frown while everyone else looked at Claire, waiting for her answer.Claire smiled at them before looking at Micah."Yes, Diana had indeed tried to escape from the pack," she said before nodding at Micah. "But I had asked Micah here to watch over her and he caug