MasukVIOLETAnon.I didn’t think that name could leave a bitter feel in my tongue as it did now. After everything, they’d been more or less mute.Thinking about it only increased my irritation. Lucian had set out for his office in the morning so I was mostly left to my own devices.I couldn’t bother Reese now. She apparently had a getaway planned with Zayn so they would more or less be gone for the whole day.Which left me with nothing else but my thoughts. And it was something I hated more than anything.I didn’t like being alone. It meant I’d start to remember. And remember, and remember…I let out another groan, tossing my phone to the side. After a couple of exaggerated groans, I picked it back up.No time to start groaning and complaining now. An idea popped in my head and I quickly pulled up the files I’d gotten from Anon.They’d gone through the trouble of giving me personal info on most of the higher ups in the pack.“Would you look at that.” I chuckled to myself. Even Sienna was o
LUCIAN“You’re slipping bro,”It was getting harder and harder to hold back the urge to chuck something at Zayn. The beta didn’t seem to be that much affected by the glares I’d send him.He’d only chuckle and fix me with that amused look that always lingered behind his eyes.“Do you want to die?” I growled.He raised his hands. “Hey, at least I’ll know it’s for a noble cause. The only problem would be Reese because I know for a fact that she’s going to miss me.”I groaned, turning my attention back to the punching bag before me. Each jab was calculated and precise, a way of getting out every sliver of frustration and annoyance that seemed to tear at my insides.Never one to take a hint, Zayn found his way to the bench press beside me. That eager look still lingered in his eyes as he watched me.“Lucian.”I didn’t reply, grunt after grunt leaving my lips as I took multiple punches and jabs at the punching bag.“Lucian.”“What?” I growled, chest heaving as I caught my breath.His eyes r
VIOLETI didn’t think I’d ever been prouder of myself than I was at that table. Sure, the week had been pretty shit.Add that to what happened at Masos and I had every reason to be bummed. But the fact that I’d somehow still stood my ground confidently and made contributions to the council meeting.That was something worth commending myself for.“Not bad, Luna.” Marissa’s smile was blinding as she handed me a glass of punch.I returned the smile. “I try my best.”We talked a bit on some mundane things like how her pack was doing and why she’d been the only one here instead of coming with Kane.“He has responsibilities in our Northern threshold and wanted to make sure he personally saw to it.” Marissa explained. “I couldn’t just leave the invite unattended to so I decide to personally make sure I came.”“And your pack beta?” I asked carefully.She smiled. “Also at the north.”“Ah, I see.” I nodded, taking in all her words. “In any case, it was really nice to see you here. Goddess, it m
VIOLETI knew things were changing. Faster than I’d like to say I had control over them. But it wasn’t exactly something I could actively fix either.Anon had been borderline mute since lunch at Masos. All attempts at trying to get a reply from him after then? Failed.That wasn’t the most unusual. Lucian’s actions had been more or less strange. I wouldn’t say I was completely opposed to it either. That night, he’d stayed with me through out as he promised. Didn’t leave my side even till morning.Was it embarrassing? Yes. But even my attempts at shaking him off weren’t working. He was…clingy. Something that was all sorts of odd for Lucian Sinclair.“So, what do you say?” Lucian asked, eyes filled with eagerness and a hint of excitement.I stared, unable to hide my amusement. “You’re not actually serious.”“Oh, but I am.” He chuckled, jingling his keys a little.“Don’t you have Alpha duties to attend to?” I folded my arms.He fixed me a look. “Now I feel like you’ll keep using that agai
LUCIANWeird was one of Violet’s favorite words to use but I’d noticed her odd behavior right from the moment we got to the restaurant.First the bouncing of her leg and the way she looked around so frantically like she was searching for someone. I’d been suspicious when she suddenly needed to go to the bathroom.Even Zayn and Reese had noticed her absence when minutes trickled by and she still hadn’t returned. To think this was what had been going on.“Violet?”The look of shock on her face immediately melted into something else. Embarrassment. She slowly turned to the man and tried to reach out to him.He made a small noise, flinching back rather violently. Violet wasn’t deterred, finally able to gently grab his shoulder.“I’m so sorry, I—There was a bit of a mix-up and I thought you were someone else.” She slowly handed him the phone.He still looked wary even if as he took it away from her. “I’m not in trouble?”She shook her head. “You’re okay. Like I said, there was a bit of a m
VIOLET“Anon?”It had been so low that I doubt anyone at the table caught on. They were too busy placing their orders to notice my panic.“What’s wrong?” Lucian asked, breaking through the haze in my head.Of course, he’d noticed. Even if the others hadn’t been paying attention, he always noticed these things.“What?” I blinked away the surprise. “Nothing’s wrong. Why do you ask?”He followed the path my gaze had been on, then turned back to me. “You sure?”Shit. He really had noticed. Curse him and his attentiveness. And here I’d thought I was so slick. The smile was easy to force on my face.“I’m fine. Honestly.”He let out a grunt, not sounding like he believed me. “I was asking what you wanted for dessert.”I turned back to the menu, running my eyes over the dessert section. Every bit of excitement I’d had initially had been replaced with anxiousness. I couldn’t check the man out again. Not when Lucian was paying increasing attention to me.“How about the lemon meringue?” I turned







