Alpha Edward rubbed his temples and continued scolding Katherina, “Didn’t you read the information on the Dark Howlers pack I gave you? Unless it’s a serious crime, they don’t resort to physical punishments. As a Luna, you need to be caring and gentle, not only toward your Alpha but toward every pack member. How will he take you in as his Luna if you are beating people for small mishaps? Only after you establish yourself you can do what you want, and until then you need to follow his rules.”He looked at her grimly.“I hope, for your good, that you can fix this. If your stupid stunt ruins all plans I made, you will pay for it, Katherina.”“Yes, father.”, Katherina said submissively.‘BAM!’Katherina jolted when her father smacked the desk.“Don’t you, yes father, me! I want you to find Luciano and make sure he accepts you as his Luna. Do whatever it takes. Do you understand?”Katherina nodded fervently and she was relieved when her father waved at her to leave.She rushed into her roo
Luciano used a mind link to confirm where Caden and Maya were.The two of them were standing on the side and watching warriors train in a vigorous exercise of holding big logs above their heads and running an obstacle course.Whoever tripped or dropped the log, was punished for doing pushups before being allowed to continue.Luciano was wondering where their guide (aka James) was, but then he saw him among the warriors.“That was fast…”, Caden said teasingly when Lucaino joined them.“Shut up!”, Lucaino growled. “What’s the status here?”Caden gestured toward a few warriors who were monitoring others. “Those are generals. They will finish this session in about ten minutes, and then we can meet with them before the next session starts.”Luciano hummed in approval and pushed his phone into Caden’s hand. “Here. Don’t let others hear the sound.”Caden tapped his Bluetooth device, connecting it with Lucaino’s phone. Maya huddled closer to Caden, her good werewolf hearing allowed her to hea
After four buildings without any hints of Talia, Lucaino was frustrated.“Are you looking for anything in particular?”, Nora asked when she saw Luciano spacing out in the middle of the hallway.Luciano shrugged and shook his head. He was not sure himself.Nora stepped closer to him and spoke in a sultry voice, “Whatever you want, I can give you…”Luciano frowned. “Keep your distance, Miss Nora, or people might get the wrong idea.”She didn’t move and his expression darkened.“Do you want to start the rumours about us? I wonder, what would Alpha Edward say if he thinks something is going on between us? I’m sure you are aware of my reputation. One more girl won’t make a difference, but for you who tried to ruin Katherina’s chances of becoming the Luna of the Dark Howlers pack…” Luciano clicked his tongue.Nora gave him a tight smile and increased the distance between them.She got the message to stay away. For now.Luciano got immersed in his thoughts, completely ignoring Nora who fidge
Luciano climbed to the attic faster than the wind and his lips curved into a smile when he inhaled the scent of freesia he was craving for.The girl was there.He stared at the closed door in front of him and took a moment to compose himself.Luciano thought about how he went all around the Red Moon pack’s properties in search of the girl. Why didn’t he think of checking the packhouse thoroughly?He already knew that the girl was not in the common buildings because she came to the kitchen in the packhouse.Now that he was standing in the attic, he realized that obvious places would be to check the basement and the attic, as well as any isolated places where guests don’t venture. It seems that his mind was muddled and he didn’t think straight.Well, it doesn’t matter.The time has come. She is right there. Behind that door. Hopefully.Luciano knocked on the door lightly and waited. Nothing.He knocked again, this time with a bit more force.Luciano thought that he heard some shuffling
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