Layla's POV It was one of the best nights of my life, the feeling of Ethan in me was incomparable to anything else. It was a sexual play out of my dearest dreams. I slept in Ethan's arms that night, just like it was meant to be right from the start. I had known all along that it would be a long process but it would eventually be worth it in the end. It was a norm, whatever I wanted, I got, no matter how long it took and no matter how big the obstacle in front of me was. I wouldn't have achieved all this alone, Sally played her part perfectly and I had to give some credit to her. I smiled like a sixteen-year-old on her first date as I traced my fingers playfully on Ethan's chest, making invisible lines. "Having a swell time?" He asked, his deep voice startling me. "Oh my goodness!" I exclaimed and gasped. "You almost gave me a fucking heart attack there, Ethan, I thought you were asleep." "Sleep…" He said to himself. "That will be a luxury from now on, I guess." He remarke
*IN THE BLUE MOON PACK* James’s POV I woke up with a ravaging ache in my head. For a long moment, I closed my eyes, trying to remember what had happened the previous night, but I couldn't, I was so dazed. I only recalled the events of the previous night when I opened my eyes and saw the two naked ladies asleep beside me. My eyes traced over their lush bodies for a long time, and then I frowned and got off the bed, completely naked. I walked towards the full-length mirror in the room and stared at it for a long moment. There was something empty about my eyes, something was missing, a part of me that I had somehow lost, but couldnt figure out what. How could I not know? It was Ariah, the little, pathetic slave girl who somehow escaped my dungeon. It was so irritating to know that someone so little and powerless could slip right under the noses of my trained guards. Incompetent bunch of fools! I had cursed that day and still cursed up till today. I stared at my reflection intently
Ariah’s POV Was I glad to be back in werewolf territory? Well, yes and no. It didn’t matter where I was anymore, I wasn’t safe. I had made the biggest enemy possible in the Lycan city, although I wasn’t sure if Ethan still loved me or not. And in the werewolf city, I also had a huge enemy in King Ethan, I wasn’t sure if he was coming after me or not. It was very unlikely, after all these months, he certainly would have forgotten about me. Not like he gave a shit when we both felt the mate bond, or when I pleaded with him before he locked me up, or when I pleaded with him before he mercilessly raped me. The reason being in werewolf territory wasn’t so bad was because I could blend in finally. I didn’t have to be scared anymore, wondering when that snake, Layla, would suddenly let the cat out of the back and tell the whole Lycan community that I was a fucking werewolf. The last few days have been completely horrible, I had to watch two men who were after I got eaten by a wolf pack.
Ethan’s POV “…and if this continues, we could go down a possible seven percent in the annual earnings of the pack office this year.”Lowell turned and looked at me, then he shook his head and continued addressing the other executives in the large conference room. All I heard from what Lowell said before was just the end part, he had been talking for almost ten minutes. I hoped no one else in the room noticed how completely out of it I was, Lowell could because he could see through me at times. Ever since Ariah left, things have been a little awkward for me, I was finding it very difficult to adapt to the fact that I had sent my mate into exile. She must hate me right now, with every pint of the boiling blood in her body, she must hate me. That gave me nightmares, my ears felt like they were being dragged on a ground full of shattered glass whenever I remembered the promises I made to her. Was there something I could have done to save her? Even when my mind was steady and I though
Ariah’s POV “Put out that damn fire, quickly!” Leia ordered and I rushed to it and started taking out the burning woods and stomping on them.In a minute or so, the fire was out and a huge cloud of smoke went up into the air with a harsh, sizzling sound. I heard approaching footsteps and my heart started to pound. I looked around the clearing, I was surrounded by thick bushes and tall trees. As the footsteps got closer and closer, I ran into one of the thick bushes. The moment I disappeared, three men sprang into the clearing, at the exact spot I had been. What was going on? Who were these men and why did what they put on seem so familiar? I watched them from my hiding spot. There was a fetid smell about where I hid, but I couldn’t move from there, so I held my breath. “It’s the same scent, isn’t it?” One of them asked, looking around with his small, bead-like eyes peering into the darkness. “Yeah right, it’s got to be, can’t mistake it can you?” Another replied. “The chick’s
Ethan’s POV My eyes widened as I stared at Lowell, who had delivered the news, then at Layla who shook her head grimly. “What?” I exclaimed in shock. “How the hell did that even happen within the pack walls and how is it just now you are finding out?” I asked Lowell then turned to Layla. “How did you of all people not know Layla?” She gasped and clamped a hand to her mouth in despair, “I…I…Oh my goodness!” She tried to speak but she couldn’t, her face took a depressed look.I sighed and stared up at the ceiling, wondering what the fuck was going on. “How is it that a maid died and no one in the fucking pack knew about it until a day later?” I muttered the question. “How?” “I’m sorry…” Layla said and sniffled.That made me look sharply at her in surprise, was Layla crying? Her eyes were red and watery, her face was a complete melancholic portrait of sadness, she was genuinely hurt by this! I couldn’t fucking believe it. “I’m sorry I didn’t voice out my concerns sooner…”
Layla’s POV Back in the bedroom, as I got ready for the surprise Ethan to cheer me up, a cheeky smile played on my lips. I stared at the mirror with satisfaction, I could pass for the best actress of the year, that was spot on! It couldn’t have gone any better than that, but there was something that bothered me and that was the constant look that had been on Lowell’s face. It was the exact look someone gave you when they suspected something was off or they already knew what it was. Why was he making such a huge fuss over Sally’s death? She was just a bloody maid after all, what difference did it make if she was dead or not? Another maid could just replace her here, there were hundreds available after all. I stepped out of the bathroom to meet an empty bedroom, Ethan wasn’t in anymore. I wondered where he went, but I just shrugged and decided to get dressed. I looked stunning in the lovely sky-blue evening dress I wore. It clung to my body like a second skin and outlined my perf
Ariah’s POVComplete darkness.That's what I woke up to see, it was as though my eyes were cemented together. I couldn’t open them for a while, my eyelids were too heavy to be lifted. I felt a sharp pain at the back of my head and I was about to groan when I heard two voices chattering away. “What do you mean? She’ll be fine, right?” I heard a masculine voice ask with a tinge of worry and a lot of arrogance.Alpha James! It had to be him, I would recognize that menacing, hoarse, arrogant voice of his even in the most boisterous of atmospheres. A cold chill of fear crawled on my skin and I didn’t even have to open my eyes to realize where I was. I was back in the Blue Moon pack…my pack. It felt so awkward thinking about this place as my home when I had run away from it without looking back. I was petrified just knowing James was so close to me, it felt so unreal. “She’ll be fine, it caused no damage, she’ll just feel some pain for a while.” Another voice replied it was a more