Beta Darius automatically turned around while removing his jacket and gave it to me. “Are you out of your mind?”“This is what I liked about you, Beta Darius. You are always ready to help me. And I super love all your jackets. They are sleek and classy. Are all of them expensive? Where did you buy them?”“Focus on the task,” he said through gritted teeth.I chuckled. “Relax. Is this your first time seeing a naked she-wolf? Don’t be embarrassed, Beta Darius. You’re getting cuter in my eyes, and you know that?”“You should be embarrassed, woman! Have some respect for yourself,” he scolded. “Stop teasing me. We are not this close. If His Majesty sees us, he will be furious.”I rolled my eyes. “Why would he? He never considers me as his mate, okay? I am free to do whatever I please. Whatever I like. His Majesty never put any restrictions on me, which I loved, by the way. So, he can continue not to acknowledge our bond.”Sometimes, this man reminds me of Father whenever he scolds me. “Why
Warning: Sexual content. --------------------- The Lycan King was watching my every move as I approached him. He was watching my every move. I gulped down the feeling of nervousness inside me. I must do this right. I would push this or not while the door was still wide open for my change of mind. “Did I make you wait, Your Majesty?” I whispered. A flush crept up my face at the intensity of his gaze. He looked like he was already stripping me with his eyes. I shifted the weight of my feet from foot to foot while rubbing the back of my neck. The Lycan King did not answer. His eyebrows furrowed, and he sniffed the air. He scrunched his nose. My heart hammered against my chest. It felt like I was under study the way he scrutinized my outfit. “What is this irritating smell?” Did I smell bad? Did he not like the perfume I was wearing? “This is lavender, Your Majesty.” I thought lavender was supposed to arouse someone. Why was the Lycan King furious right now? “Why are you c
Eva?Did this bastard just call me Eva after fucking me?What the fuck.I stared at the man beside me. He rolled over, bringing me to his body.“Prepare for another four rounds,” he murmured.What the…Another four rounds and four times calling his Eva? And he was not aware of what he just uttered. Was it because of the perfume? Did he mistake me for Eva because of that?“Sleep, my beautiful Eva,” he muttered.Again. That name.I will punch him! I will kill him!I was the one who fuck him while all he did in return was call me with someone else's name? I am Flora, for crying out loud!‘Did you hear that?’ I asked Iris. ‘Iris. I am asking you. Did you fucking hear another woman’s name?’She whimpered, deeply hurt. ‘Please don’t take this against him. His Majesty is still hurt from what happened. He did not want that to happen.’No! He wanted to hurt me. Emotionally. That was why he called me Eva, even if we did not look alike. What a fucking bastard! ‘He did not have to be a jerk and c
Beta Darius was taken aback by my statement.It was shocking, I knew. No one wanted to reject the Lycan King. He was influential and powerful. Plus, he was handsome and sexy as hell. Owning the Lycan King’s heart also meant owning the kingdom and the people.However, no woman would stay still around someone who did not even take care of his mate.“W-why?”“I am not physically attracted to him.” Lies. “His presence bores me.” Another lie. “He does not make my heart jump. But he is great in bed, but eta Darius. When you are in a relationship, having great sex every day is not the only important thing. Connection. That, for me, is one of the most important things in a relationship. And respect, by the way. Connection and respect.”The beta’s mouth opened and closed. “It’s not easy to be rejected.”“I know what will happen when someone rejects us. We will forever be in pain due to the severing of our bond unless we will have another mate. We will always question what part we fail to do.
There must be something wrong with His Majesty. That was the only explanation for why he was acting like this. He loved Eva so much to the point he was almost willing to go after her in her grave. So, I did not understand why he said those words. For the first time, he negatively chose Eva.“Say it again,” I muttered, not believing my ears. “The what?”“Repeat what you just said. Earlier.”He gave me a pointed look. “It was wrong to call her name.”No. Too easy. Something was really wrong. What could it be?My eyes narrowed. This was too good to be true. And if that was the case, it was not true."What are you planning to do, Your Majesty? Are you the real Lycan King? What made you change your mind?""Nothing. You are acting weird."I laughed. My anger towards him completely disappeared. “It is you who is weird right now. No. Forget it. You are always weird. I rarely understand you. But now…this is to the highest level, Your Majesty.”He gave me a are you dumb look. "It's because of
The Lycan King was excellent in ruining the mood. I thought he was being sweet, but it turned out he was being sour and bitter.“If the Mother does not like being kissed, the child will also feel the same, Your Majesty.”“You don’t want to be kissed? But you were eager when I kissed you back then. You moaned under my touch.”My cheeks flushed crimson.Asshole!“Will you stop recalling what had happened earlier? It was done, Your Majesty.”“I like thinking about it.”His gaze shifted to my lips, and I could not help but lick it. His Majesty groaned. “You are asking for a second round, woman.”I faked a horrified look. “I do not! You’re thinking a lot of things. Now, can I sleep? If you will not mind?”The Lycan King nodded. “You can. I will be guarding you. No enemy will be able to penetrate my chamber. Rest assured.”If he only knew that it was not my concern right now. He was dangerous to my heart. Whenever he was near me, my chest pounded wildly non-stop. “Will you move away?”He
The Lycan King nodded. "Yeah. I am not a picky eater. But your egg is salty. The eggs and hotdogs are burned."That was the point. He had eaten everything as if there was no problem with it. The Lycan King pushed the tray towards me. It was clean. Even the crumbs of rice were no longer there. So, he was like this when he was in the mood to eat?Grabbing the napkin, he used it to wipe the stain from the corner of his lips. "Why are you surprised? Did you put poison in it?"“Of course not. Why would I poison you right now?” Perhaps after I find Sabrina. “About the burnt food, I had a problem controlling the fire earlier. It amazed me how you did not throw away the food I prepared. Sometimes, you were a picky eater. It confused me that you were eating burnt foods.""Foods not fit for the king," he added. “But it was enough. Thank you for the food.”His Majesty thanked me.Did he awaken at the right side of the bed? His mood seemed light. Not gloomy. "You prepare my shower. I will be t
The Lycan King wanted the baby and not my heart? Did he think I was after his heart as well?Always full of himself!There was nothing likable to him. If he only knew!I would rather be with the beta than his presence. What kind of woman will like someone who will always rub in front of your face that it is not you whom he wants but someone else? Only King Elio was able to do that!“Why are you glaring at me? Is this how you will repay my kindness?”“This is kindness for you?” Are you plotting on how to kill me? Drop it off. You won’t succeed. I am too strong for all of you. I am practically invincible.”So full of himself! He made me sick!I backed away once again, disgusted whenever our skin would touch one another. I made sure I was a couple of inches away from him. Even our skin contact irritated me. No. Everything he did annoy the hell out of me!“Be thankful I stepped out of the palace and gave you my precious time to spend my time with you.” Now I was indebted to him? “Have
One year later…Something was wrong with me.I had been noticing the changes in my behavior and I did not like it all. I was suddenly grumpy and sick at the same time. Something which made me panic. Elio was attending some business and I could not call him and tell him to come to me.“Your Grace. The sun is already out. You need to move your butt.”I glared at the woman in front of my bed. Candice. One year ago, the Lycan King had assigned Candice as my personal attendant. At first, I rejected the idea, but Elio kept on forcing me to have one. He was always saying that he did not want anything to happen to me again.If that would happen, he was afraid he could not control himself from killing anyone. Another bloodbath will take place, something I did not want to happen.“I’m not feeling well, okay?”“You haven’t eaten your breakfasts.”“Oh, please. I will eat anything if I am feeling well, but I am not.”“Did you eat something yesterday?”“That’s the problem, Candice. I haven’t eaten
Howling PackEli and I finally visited my pack. They prepared a lot and were excited to see us. It was Dad who welcomed us and the alpha beside him.They prepared signs welcoming us.I cannot help but feel giddy at their warm welcome.“We are grateful for your presence, Your Majesty,” the alpha exclaimed while his gaze darted in my direction. We shared a look, and his eyes were back to the Lycan King. I would never go back to the path I had chosen a couple of years ago. That was already a closed chapter of my life. I was no longer an assassin and a killer used by someone else.Later, I will ask for a private talk to the alpha. I want to tell him that I will be the one to tell the Lycan King about my past. I wanted it to tell him directly.“The pleasure is all mine.”Eli’s eyes scanned the surroundings and his eyes darted at the remnants of his fury. Burned buildings. Statues. Withered black trees. The alpha could tear down the burned buildings and replace them with something new, bu
One week had passed after that incident. I could say that I was healed already. Iris was making the best of her ability to heal my wounds and broken bones. After a week of bed rest, my body was brand new. “Stay still, Lora,” Eli ordered. He was reading some documents while guarding me. I tried to sneak and go outside, but he caught me and gave me a proper scolding telling me that I nearly died. This was my second life. I should have taken care of this one. No matter how many times I told him that I was already healed from my injuries, he wouldn't believe me. He refused to believe me. Eli filled me out with the details of what happened to Ayla. She was imprisoned behind bars. Rooting in the cold prison. Day and night, she was requesting His Majesty’s presence, asking for his kindness. I felt sorry for Ayla. Sometimes. But when I remembered my sister. Of how she was killed, my hatred changed my pity. Ayla already confessed to all the crimes she had committed and that his accom
85FLORA “LORA” HERNANDEZ Ayla? The fucking bitch was the culprit. Was she the one who also killed the others? Especially my beloved sister?She perfectly blended herself with the other servants. And the innocent she-wolves had no idea that a snake was with them.She smirked when I realized it was none other than her.Ayla clapped her hands like a kid. “Yes. You finally recognized me. I thought we would kill you without you recognizing your killer. Something I don’t want to happen, darling.”Damn.My hair hurts so much. She was pulling it forcefully.“Why are you doing this?” My voice sounded weak. My body felt like it was burning so much.“Simple. I don’t want His Majesty to be happy. He doesn’t deserve to be the king. I realized he valued his servants so much. But I did not understand why. Especially that Sabrina. Oh. I forgot. She was your sister.”I spat in her face.Her angelic smile was replaced with something demonic. “Shit!” She slapped my cheeks continuously until I could
Damn.That statement made sense. I had not made sure that Eli wanted to go there. What if he was indeed forcing himself? To my excitement, I never considered that thing. I was focused on bringing him to the pack without even thinking if he was okay with his decision or not.Still.I should gave Eli the benefit of the doubt. “I-I’m sure…it’s not the case. Eli had already forgiven the pack, wholeheartedly and wanted to give us a chance to show him how much we were sorry for what happened to Eva. He no longer hated us.”Because who in their right mind would visit a place in which he did not want to step foot?‘You better ask Eli about that. To make it clear, Lora.’‘You think I did not think about that? Will you stop bossing me around? It’s irritating, okay?’Besides, it was not only him who was hurting. We also had our own fair share of wounds. But the most important thing of all, we were starting to heal from the past. Noticing the hesitance on my face, Miss Dacianna smiled and decl
“You two are leaving?” I jumped, surprised to see Prince Albert suddenly popping out of nowhere. I was about to see Miss Dacianna to do an errand courtesy of His Majesty. Eli wanted me to talk to Dacianna about our plans of going back to Howling Pack so that the woman will be the one to inform the King.I just hoped he would give us his blessings. If not, I did not know anymore. I like that king and it would be better if he gave us his approval.Without thinking about the damage he did to my heart, Prince Albert continued, “Your Grace. I came here right away when I found out about it.”Indeed? But why did Beta Darius tell us that the one who informed him of us stepping down was the Council and this man? Who among them was telling the truth?‘Does it matter?’ Iris asked in my mind. ‘The mere fact that you and His Majesty will be returning to our pack mattered the most.’She was busy licking her paws while watching me.‘Do you think he still remembers?’‘Lora. When will you use your
Eli and I spent the next few hours preparing our things for our departure.Sighing, I gave our chamber a final look. This place had so many memories and I could not help but feel lonely at the thought of me and him leaving.“Wife. Are you done?”I blinked a couple of times and faced him.Grumbling, I muttered, “I don’t understand why we have to pack ourselves. We have servants, Eli.”It was not like I was lazy. It was only because I had no strength to do anything after the thought that we would be leaving the palace had finally sunk into my mind.“They will know I am leaving. It should be a surprise. Finally, I would be leaving them. They will rejoice, you will see.”Pouting I answered, “You sounded sure about it.”“I am certain. They are waiting for another king.” I taste the bitterness in his words. “Why? That bad? Perhaps you are wrong, Eli. Not all of them wanted to leave you. Take Candice for example. That woman is loyal to you.”“Except for her. I am talking about the others.”
My heart forgot how to breathe.This was what I was scared about. That Prince Albert will finally realize that we two had met before. What to do?I’m afraid I will be the reason why Eli would be ousted from his position as the king.Be calm. You can find a way to get out of the situation, okay?This fool had not realized anything. I must continue pretending that I did not know him.I chuckled. “Why would I be familiar to you? As far as I remember, we never had the chance to have a proper conversation before. Perhaps you are already mistaken, Prince Albert. We did not meet before.”His brows formed a straight line.“Indeed? But I cannot shake off the feeling that you are truly familiar.”I paled. Dammit. His eyes continued to question my statement. "I don't think—"“Nonsense. My wolf had an excellent memory. She will tell me if we meet or not. But right now, all she was saying is that we never encountered each other before.”“Oh, I see.” He bowed at me. “My apologies, Your Grace. I
It finally dawned on me that Inez died in my arms. However, I could no longer grieve about it since nothing could be done. My mind was already tired. Going back to our chamber, with the warriors on my back, my mind wandered to what had happened. I failed her. A couple of times. I closed my eyes as memories of her eyes continued to haunt me. No matter where I look, I always see the expression in her eyes. Her fear. Her shock. "Lora."I froze on the spot and sniffed the Lycan King's scent as it hit me hard. The warriors disperse upon seeing him. Maybe he ordered them to leave me. After one year, he finally showed up. After someone had already died? What a great timing. If he was not the king, I would think that he was the killer. I'm too tired to get angry at him. It was not worth it. I went past Elio and stepped inside our chamber, with him hot on my tail. "What happened?" he asked. I smelt no alcohol. He did not drink. Was true to his promise. But the mere fact that he did