Behind the window of his hotel room, Lucius stood. The town was beautiful, no doubt. He had specifically asked that his room be the one that overlooked the outstretch of Craven. The thought that he could own it all if he worked hard enough to overthrow Damian crossed his mind. But after what happened today…He took a large gulp of his drink, enjoying the stinging burn in his throat as it travelled down. Some minutes later, he withdrew briefly from the window and refilled his glass before he returned to his position behind the window again. The gathering of the cloud reminded him of his appointment that evening. He chuckled softly. It still felt like magic to him. He had worried for nothing. Maybe he should quit being an Alpha and go into acting instead. How didn't he think of it? He scoffed. She was still naive. But then her gullibility, his gain. And he really needed her to be swimming in a pool of it at the moment. His jaw tightened. If only Damian hadn't interrupted his plan… if
“I have something to tell him. Please let me through!” Nelo screamed at the guards that were blocking her from entering the building. “What is the fuss all about!” Raze snarled, stepping out. “Greetings my Beta,” Nelo greeted quickly, breaking free from the guards. Raze regarded her. Recognizing Nelo as Amaya's friend, he frowned. He never liked Amaya right from the moment Damian forfeited a better gain to acquire her. “The Alpha might have allowed you to stay here because of your friend but shouldn't you know your place…”“Please…allow me an audience with the Alpha. That is all I ask…”“Whatever you have to tell him must wait till morning.” Raze scowled. “Return to your room. You cannot see the Alpha right now,” he added as he turned around to walk back inside. Nelo slided to her knee and grabbed his leg. “Please, it's important that I see him now…”Damian heard the ruckus and came out. He seemed irritated at the scene. “Who are those disturbing my peace at this hour?” He thundere
AMAYA'S POV I was hearing noises outside my room but it felt distant and because I had been trying to force myself to sleep and was finally drifting off, I wanted to allow it to die down. But instead of the noise dying down, I heard something like a foot stomping on my door. Jarring awake, I started to drag myself out of bed to see what was going on only for the door to break open and Damian and familiar faces charged in. Damian stopped in his tracks the moment he saw me. I didn't understand what was going on and asked. But my question only earned me a yell from Nelly. Now I was even more confused why they broke into my room. Damian’s gaze was on me. Cold and dark. Lyra yelled at Nelo for disturbing the peace of the house and as Nelo apologised, it dawned on me what exactly had happened. Nelo must have entered my room the brief moment I stepped out and met it empty. True, at exactly 6:50pm, I had tiptoed out of my room. I was determined to see it to the end. If Lucius truly meant
AMAYA'S POV I could feel Nelly and Lyra’s glare on me as I followed Damian to his room which was on the ground floor. I wondered if Nelo was alright. I couldn't insist on seeing her knowing Damian was probably still furious at her for her horrible mistake. Why did she have to go into my room at the exact time I snuck out. But that aside, the fact that I could have probably been out meeting with Lucius at the time they entered my room.What could have happened had I not been in the room at that moment? What could have happened if the guards were not mounted in the route I was going to take?Damian might have forgiven me for trying to run but would he forgive me if I secretly met Lucius? I bit my lips to stop myself from releasing a sigh and was lucky to look up right in time to see that we had reached Damian's room, missing bumping into his back by an inch. He pushed the door open and I walked into one of the most dark aura yet alluring decor I had ever seen. Dimly lit with deep shado
It had been over an hour since Nelo was banished to her room. She still couldn't believe what had happened–how on earth Amaya was in the room..She was sure she saw her leaving. Just how… She sighed exasperatedly and started towards the door. She had to speak with Amaya. But at the door she stalled, Damian’s glare flashing in her head. She was lucky to still be here, alive. Any other misstep from her and he'd really be sending her parking. She groaned and turned back into the room. Tommy was in prison and she hoped he would rot there for as long as she cared. One nightmare dealt with. She breathed in satisfaction as she reminisced over it. How she had tipped the guards of his whereabouts and lied that she'd seen him sneaking into the main building. She didn't think it would be enough to kill him but she knew it would be enough to keep him away for the meantime. An idea occurred to her. She rose up from the bed and walked to the telephone but on a second thought left it and hurried
BALUS PACK Alpha Balus Landrinth marched into the meeting hall where his council elders were already gathered, their arguing voices booming over the hall.As soon as he settled into his seat, the head of the elders, elder Mamont, got up. “My Alpha, this is unacceptable. Very unacceptable! We may not be as powerful as other Packs but this is a disrespect to us! To you and to us the elders and the entire Balus clan!”“Yes! Very unacceptable!” The other elders roared together in support. “How long must we act dumb, pretending not to see the insults? My Alpha, you must make a decision. We call for war upon Westwood Pack!”“Yes! They have been asking for war for a long time and it's time we gave it to them!” An elder roared. Alpha Balus' jaw tightened. He glared at the elders. “War? War? You want war?”“Yes, we want war!” the elders barked back. Dalus locked his jaw and his fist tightened. How ddre they they try to rope him into war. How dare they…“Keep silent, all of you!” He slammed
“Let's go out. Aren't you tired of being cooped up here all week?” Nelo said to Amaya after they had breakfast. Amaya exhaled wistfully. “I’m going out of my mind here already.”“Going out of your mind? why? What happened?” Amaya jerked, snapping out of her dream world. “Well, nothing really…”Nelo frowned. “Have you been listening to me at all?” “Sorry, what did you say?”Nelo peered at Amaya's face closely and shook her head. “Hmm. What are you thinking ?”“Nothing,” Amaya whispered. But the flush in her face suggested otherwise and Nelo wasn't about to stop inquiring. “Really nothing? Your face is so red right now. You are thinking of him right?” Amaya blinked, face flushing even more. “Him? What are you talking about?” She gave a dry laugh and glanced away. Then she looked towards Laura to check if she was watching them. As usual, Laura's eyes seemed to be elsewhere. Nelo adjusted in her seat. Amaya’s indirect speech was annoying her inside. She needed to know who exactly she
AMAYA'S POV Nelo and I wandered the town from one street to another. There were just many things to see and walking with Nelo reminded me of the old times back at Westwood. The times we scurried the busy markets together; either running errands for those geezer elders or getting things done for the quarters. “I miss Selene,” I said feeling a bit sad. “I wish she was here with us. Then it'll be the three of us again.”“Me too,” Nelo mumbled. Well, the first hour was all fun and lovely but the sun soon came up high in the sky and I was beginning to feel damn hot. Nelo suggested we make a stop in one of the stores and grab water but it turned out neither of us had cash on us. Laura had all the money. “Oh shit!”Helplessly we turned around to return back. That was when we realised we had missed the roads. “Tired, hungry, no money and now we are lost…” “I think we have a bigger problem–”I heard Nelo say but I was too tired to listen as I just squatted down. “Amaya…look!”I heard gr
Suddenly the glass left Damian's grasp and shattered on the floor. Damian tumbled sideways and before Amaya would react, he collapsed to the floor with a dull thud. Amaya pulled him to lie on the sofa in the room. His body was burning up. She got a wet rag and pressed on his forehead sighing as she did. For a split second it crossed her mind she had been sighing the entire day. How much could she endure before the day ended? Damian moaned in his sleep. A painful moan and he incoherently mumbled names of his dead mate and father. “Father…father…father…” He grunted in his sleep, gripping onto Amaya's hand. At a point, his moans turned into low grunt and then screams. Amaya called his name and shook him awake.“Are you alright?” She asked, gently. Not seeking answers, just wanting to ensure he was alright. Damian glanced around, panting. On the realisation, a cold emptiness settled in his chest. It had only been in his nightmare. The warmth of his father he had felt was only in his
AMAYA'S POV “Wait here,” Amaya said, helping Lucius to the pavement of an abandoned house. She started to leave and he tried to stop her, eyes clouded with uncertainty. “I won't be long,” she assured him. Some minutes later, she returned with some herbs. Squeezing them in between her palms, she made a mixture with it and began to apply it on his injuries. She could feel him watching her keenly as she silently tended to his wounds. He softly grasped her hand. “Don't stress yourself. They'll heal.”“Still you should at least apply something.”“Amaya…” he ventured gently. “I'm sorry…I shouldn't have acted that way in your presence.”She sighed, the last glimpse of Damian's face she saw before walking off with Lucius flashing her head. She wondered what he was thinking at that moment, if he hated her more than he already did, if he would… She shook her head pushing the thoughts away. “Why did you provoke him? You know he can't hold back.”“Come with me, let's go home,” Lucius said sof
Amaya couldn't tell how long she had run as she only stopped when she felt her whole body exhausted. Panting, she sat down on a nearby pavement. It was then she looked and saw she was at the park. She inhaled slowly, the words of the girls jabbing her all over again. Tears welled up in her eyes and she blinked, forcing them back. She could not cry now. At least not yet. She imagined the news travelling round the Pack, the uncomfortable and judgemental stares that would be coming her way. She wondered if Damian had heard it by now. He would hate her. “Amaya…”She noticed a figure standing before her and looked up through her hazy eyes. Her mouth parted. “Alpha Lucius…How did you find–”“Shhhh. I only need you to say the words and I take you home”“And why will you take her home?” a voice thundered behind them. “Alpha Damian?” Amaya gasped, scrambling to her legs. She had imagined her life getting worse but never did she imagine this scenario. Damian glared at Lucius. “You sent you
As the days grew, Amaya felt her wolf gradually slipping into extinction. Before, she at least communicated with her even if she didn't shift but now she rarely spoke back. And with every passing day, she feared that one day her secret would be out in the open for the world to laugh at her and mock her. The stigma that someone wolfless was associated with was painful. Especially for someone like her. She had heard how much Damian detested wolfless people. He said they were weak and did not deserve to live. The realisation that he would look at her with hate and disgust made her stomach twist.She sighed and plopped her head deeper on the pillow. Her mind drifted to earlier in the day. Her conversation with Damian had quickly tensed up. She had crossed a line she knew she wasn't supposed to cross and Damian hadn't taken it lightly. And again he had brandished the killer instinct in him. Damian was cussed and it didn't matter who it was, once he was in that fury, he could kill anyone.
EARLIER ON…“You will be addressing the guards in five minutes, Oliver, Are you ready?” Raze asked Oliver who it was and it had always been his duty to speak to the guards. “I will do it,” Damian interjected, sauntering into the training room. “You will do it?” Raze and Oliver asked, surprised. “You sure you don't want us doing it?”“He wants to impress his lady guest,” Raze whispered. Oliver frowned. “Impress her? But she won't be there.”Damian heard them and shot them a silencing look. “This is a serious issue. I must speak to them myself,” he added, swiping off a strand of hair that tried to come into his eyes. “Have you thought about Balus' offer?” Raze asked. As a matter of fact it was because of that that he was going to address the guards. Lucius was a cunny man. By now Damian was hundred percent certain he'd received news of Balus coming to him for help. He was expecting Lucius to send a spy to his house but he will make sure to not give him a chance to do that. With
AMAYA'S POV I ran out of my room, down the stairs and towards Damian's room.“And where do you think you are going after causing trouble?” Nelly gritted, blocking me. “I'm sorry and I will apologize again if you want me to but right now I'm in a hurry–”“Damian isn't in his room,” she said, unmoving. “Where's he?” I asked, panting. “Why do you want to know so bad? And besides, you don’t have the time to ask for him when you need to serve your punishment–”“I’m sorry and I will accept my punishment whatever it is but I'm in a bit of a hurry right now.” I turned and dashed out. First, I checked the meeting hall building but Damian wasn't there. I didn't know where he was but I would find him. I would find him and I would ask him why… why he bought me despite having to lose in the deal…why he always saved me…why his closeness made my heart flutter… why he was there last night…how he found me in the club…I could hear the racing of my heart. There were so many things I wanted to ask
Amaya shut her eyes and inhaled. Her breath came out in shudders. The drink was gradually leaving her head. She could feel the bar man's ravenous eyes on her. He'd already undressed her with his eyes. The polite smile on his face that once offered her a drink was gone and all she saw was a demon watching his prey and waiting to attack. She was seconds away from being molested and no one was coming to save her. Lyra was probably having the fun of her life somewhere. She reached out to her wolf. She had to help them. This was the most important time she needed her strength, she needed her… she clenched her teeth; she wanted to fight back but it was as though the more she tried to fight, the more her body grew weak. Helpless, she broke into a sad laugh. Her predator did not take her laughing lightly as teeth gnashed. “You are laughing?” he scoffed, advancing towards her. He tried to rip her dress apart but she reached for the sheets and grabbed, pulling them over her and with the wh
WESTWOOD PACK “The seer is here, my Alpha,” a guard announced. Lucius nodded, slightly disgruntled with the information. He didn't even know why he was bringing her in again. He couldn't say if her prophecies were true or not. But he was short on alternatives at the moment. With Amaya still under Derrick’s wings, Balus preparing war against him and Tommy, a time ticking bomb in the hand of Damian, this was his last resort. “You must have already heard. Balus wants war. Does the goddess have any words for me?” He began as soon as the seer arrived. “Are you afraid?” the Seer asked boldly. Lucius jeered. “Me? Afraid of weak Balus and his little Pack? Why will I be? I have thousands of men and need only to say the word and Balus will be a past thing.”“You must not go to war. Never,” the seer warned. Lucius squinted skeptically at her. “What do you mean by that? I am not the one calling for war.”“The most important thing you need right now is the girl Amaya becoming your Luna.”“I'
Amaya opened the door to see Lyra standing there. She resisted the urge to frown. “Let's go to a party. My friend is hosting and she invited me. I am allowed to bring someone and well, let's say I picked you,” Lyra said with an indifferent shrug. Amaya blinked and regarded her for about a few seconds. “You are asking me to go to a party with you?”“That was exactly what I said. Now are you going or not?” Amaya drew in a breath. She wanted to go out. A lot of things were on her mind with Lucius's words taking the lead. “Are you coming or not!” Lyra snapped, angry that she was delaying. “I will go,” Amaya agreed. A party would be perfect to distract her from her thoughts at least for sometime. “I heard a party. Can I come too?” Nelo asked, poking her head out of her door. “Nope. I can only invite one person and she has the slot now. Get ready and we will meet downstairs in fifteen minutes.”“What about Nelly? She won't let us leave.”“I don't need to take permission from the bitc