As much as Luciano enjoyed this newfound feeling, he couldn’t ignore Talia’s injuries. The scent of dried blood disturbed the sweet citrusy scent of freesia, telling him that she was not OK.Luciano took Talia’s hand in his and observed a cut that was on top of a nasty bruise. It was scabbing, but it still looked fresh.‘Mate’s healing is slow because she doesn’t have her wolf’, Lucaino’s wolf explained.Luciano raised Talia’s hand toward his lips and licked the cut.Talia jerked her hand away, but Lucaino’s reflexes were top-notch, and he increased his grip, preventing her from doing so.“What are you doing?”, Talia asked in panic.No one ever licked her before, and this was a scary Alpha! Will he eat her?“Shush! Don’t you know that our saliva has analeptic properties? I’m helping your wound heal. You should say, thank you, and not complain.”, Lucaino said and grimaced. Considering her sweet scent, he assumed that she will taste sweet also, but… “Why is it bitter?”“I applied an her
“How come you are leaving so suddenly?”, Alpha Edward asked while rushing to catch up to Caden and Maya who were descending the stairs with a suitcase each.‘How am I supposed to know?’, Caden grumbled in the mind link for Maya to hear.“Something unexpected happened and we need to leave.”, Maya lied with a straight face.It was not a lie. Neither Maya nor Caden knew what was going on other than Luciano telling them that they were leaving.Since they arrived at the Red Moon pack, Lucaino’s mood was all over the place, like a woman on a period.Caden and Maya lost count of how many times Luciano told them that they were leaving, only to change his mind shortly after that.However, they never reached the point of actually packing their things, so Caden and Maya believe that this is it and they will finally return home and find some sense of normalcy.Earlier that morning, Lucaino woke them up through the mind link, with instructions that Caden should park the car on the side of the pack
Based on the strength of the scent that was still present on what used to be Nora’s panties, Katerina concluded that they were recently worn.They can’t be more than one to two days old, and that was the time when Lucaino was using this room!What are Nora’s panties doing in Lucaino’s room?With a single glance, Katerina spotted that both panties were ripped similarly.Katerina was sizzling with anger as the reality dawned on her.That bitch! Nora was pretending to be sweet and supportive while sneaking into Lucaino’s room when Katerina was not looking!Was Nora the reason why Luciano ignored Katerina yesterday?Katerina remembered that after Luciano touched (and recorded) her, Katerina went to steam her anger on Talia. Alpha Edward contacted her through mind link, but she brushed him off that she was busy. When Katerina finished with Talia, her father told her that Nora went to accompany Lucaino while touring the Red Moon pack.At that time, Katerina didn’t think much about it,
Maya and Caden were throwing glances at Lucaino and Talia through the rearview mirror and observing how Lucaino cradled Talia in his arms gently like she was made out of glass.‘Since when is our Alpha so kind to victims of abuse?’, Maya asked Caden through their mind-link.‘You wanted to ask: since when is our Alpha so kind? Period.’, Caden corrected her and asked, ‘Did you know about this?’‘Nope.’, Maya responded. ‘Luciano was always fast in picking up women but bringing one home is a first for him.’Maya pointed at the rearview mirror, indicating for Caden to look.Caden’s eyes shifted just in time to see Luciano adjusting his position so that Talia was more comfortable as she slept while leaning on him.‘It seems that Lucaino’s taste in women changed.’, Caden said.Maya agreed. ‘I thought he goes for curvaceous mature women. I remember him saying how he gets a kick from seeing boobs bouncing in the rhythm he sets with his hips, and that the only good ass is the one that has r
Luciano thought about how to explain Talia’s presence to Caden and Maya.“I’m responsible for her.”, Lucaino said which got him raised eyebrows from Maya and Caden who wanted more information.“Katerina was in my room and this girl… interrupted. Because of that, she ended up in her current state.”Maya connected the dots. “Is she the Omega you mentioned, that got a beating from Katerina?”Luciano nodded.“Why are you making it sound like you are responsible?”, Caden asked. “If Katerina has a temper, it was only a matter of time before she snaps, regardless if you were involved.”Luciano raised his hand, indicating to Caden to be patient. “That was the first time. Then, I went to Alpha Edward and told him that some Omegas are being punished physically and that he should talk to Katerina about it, and after that, this girl got another beating.”Maya and Caden exchanged looks, feeling that something was missing from the story.Sure, Talia got hit because of Luciano twice and even thoug
Caden’s mind was unable to accept that Lucaino found his mate, but Caden didn’t have an alternate explanation for Lucaino’s bizarre behaviour. “If that girl is Lucaino’s mate, why didn’t he say something?”Maya rolled her eyes. “Because that’s Luciano. He will not admit it even if you ask him outright. But think about it. Erratic behaviour. One moment he wants to leave, and the second one we are staying. Didn’t he show us the video of Katerina naked, humping his hand while begging him to take her, and he left her like that? Since when is Lucaino the one who refuses a free meal? He requested a tour of the Red Moon pack, and you know that he always avoided those because when he saw things he didn’t like, Luciano never stayed quiet. And in the car, Lucaino was sticking to the girl and we both saw how gentle he was with her. The only explanation is that he found his mate.” Maya pointed at the phone.“Caden, you know better than anyone how much Lucaino cherishes the Dark Howlers pa
Talia glanced around, at how much her current position allowed, and she observed the hotel room. It was nice and clean.She spotted a second bed which added to the confusion of why she was sharing a bed with Alpha Luciano.What about the other two people?She concluded that this was not the Dark Howler pack. Did they make a stop along the way?Maybe this is the part where she finds out how Luciano tricked her, and he is about to sell her kidneys and liver, and then discard her in the forest for beasts to eat her!She didn’t dare to wake Lucaino up and she couldn’t get out of his hold without big movements either. She was stuck.Talia resigned herself to the current situation and she slowly returned to her original position, with her head on Lucaino’s arm, but this time, she kept her hands to herself. Just thinking that her arm was draped over his firm abs made her blush profusely.Talia took a deep breath and savoured Lucaino’s scent of forest and dark chocolate. It was nice and
Luciano forced himself to stop staring at the bathroom door and called room service.He realized that he had no idea what Talia liked to eat so he decided to get everything from the menu. In his opinion, the hotel didn’t offer enough options.After placing a massive order for food, Luciano made another phone call. This was important.“Hi Steph…”, Lucaino greeted Stephanie when she picked up the call.“It’s good that you remembered me.”, Stephanie said irritably.“Did something happen?”“Cassie is coming. Where are you?”“We are on the way home.”, Lucaino responded. He didn’t care about Cassie.“When will you reach here?”“Not sure. Something came up. That’s why I’m calling.”Stephanie was struck with concern. “Are you kids OK?”Luciano smiled a little. Stephanie is always treating them like kids. “We are fine, but we are bringing someone with us. I want you to prepare a room for her.”“Alright.” Stephanie didn’t think much about it. “I’m not sure if we have free rooms in the common