Diane's POV"So she lives here now?" Sophie asked as we sat at the pool, enjoying the sun on our skin."Well, apparently, she does and there is nothing I can do about it!" I puffed, wishing I could just turn back time and return to the moment I had accepted to work for Redskin in the first place.This way, I wouldn't have met Owen and Lucius wouldn't have asked me to marry him.I wouldn't be in the dilemma I was in right now."And Lucius hasn't said anything?" Sophie's voice slowly took up a higher pitch as she kept glaring at me with disbelief dancing in her eyes.I rolled my eyes and relaxed further into the outdoor chairs we were sprawled on. I couldn't go into the pool because of my injury but I insisted on coming out here because I knew this was the only place we could have a civil conversation without being interrupted by Barbie."Hold on, she lives here. Lucius is quiet and you have folded your arms and done nothing?" Her eyes moved over my body in fast movements before she sto
Diane's POVThe cut on my leg was pretty much healed and I could move around in my room properly without leaning or heaving with pain, but I still called Lucius for everything especially when Jolynn was around.She had come to the house with a purpose, now I was going to destroy that purpose."Why do you have such an evil look on your face? Who are you planning to murder?" Lucas's voice sliced through my mind and I looked up at him."Is it that obvious?"He chuckled and brought the plate of fried finger food he was eating to the couch where I sat."Let me guess, it's Jolynn, right?" He asked, wiggling his brows.I let out a sigh and nodded. "I have realized she is trouble you know... And I now feel bad that I had given Lucius such a hard time."He passed his hand around my shoulder and shook me slightly. "Lucius is fine. Well, he will be when you guys talk about it and I have just the perfect plan in my head."My brows knitted together and I glared at him. His plans were always crazy.
Lucius's POVMy cock twitched in my pants as I followed the movements she made with her mouth. She was so sexy, she didn't even realize it."What? I shouldn't, so what?" I whispered, letting her eyes sweep over me in a way that send shards of emotions coursing through me.All my wolf wanted to do in that instance was to take her. Right there.But I couldn't. We still had a lot to talk about.She had sort of forgiven me for the Jolynn issue but that issue hadn't been solved yet. Jolynn was still in the house. I had to find a way to send her out."Hey?" She whispered, snapping her fingers before me. "What's wrong?"I shook my head and smiled at her. "It's nothing."Her eyes studied mine for a few seconds and then a frown settled on her beautiful face. "You are lying. What are you thinking?""I am thinking of a thousand things," I whispered as my eyes darkened with my emotions. It was always a rollercoaster with her. One moment, I was thinking about a threat. The next I wanted to fuck h
Lucius's POVThe security had been increased just like I had instructed and I worked harder, moving between my pack and the human city to make sure no loopholes were left open.As the day to the party drew closer, I couldn't help the dreadful feeling that ate at the back of my mind.With Patrick lurking in the corners, I knew this was a very risky mood.I thought of canceling it but I soon rejected that idea. It was the best way we had developed to push Jolynn out of my life. If we canceled, I would have to keep dealing with her and Patrick."Lucius?"Diane's voice broke through the thick layers of thoughts in my head.I raised my head from the table and found her leaning against my office door with a worried smile on her face.My heart immediately jolted and I was up before I even realized it."Diane, what's the matter?" I asked as I moved closer to her.I took her arm and walked her into the office. I offered her a seat and pulled another close to her so I could look at her face."W
Lucius's POVShe was staring straight into my eyes, her focus never faltering as if she was testing my control. My wolf was on the edge. He was ready to tear her excuse of a dress off her body and just take her but those thoughts had to wait as the driver's voice filled outside of the car."Welcome to the Redskin club my King," he said and Diane snickered triumphantly."Oops, it seems the King won't be having any fun time," she whispered before moving her body away from mine.Her cheeks were tinted but she looked like she was having a swell time torturing me.I clicked my tongue nevertheless and pushed the door open before the driver could come for it. Then I stretched my hand toward her."Come on," I said, smiling at her. "Everyone's waiting."She stepped out of the vehicle with all grace and poise like she was made for occasions like this. As I watched her every subtle movement, I realized yet again that the goddess didn't make any mistake at all.Diane was perfect."If you keep sta
Diane's POV "Sophie, where are you taking me?" I whined as she continued pulling my hand along the corridors of the club."Patience, love. It's a surprise!" She replied with excitement.I couldn't tell if she was just drunk or she was just over-excited about something, I couldn't put a finger on it."It's just a few more meters," she giggled as she continued pulling me.This side of the club was less crowded than where we were coming from but it didn't help my nerves, rather it just made it worse.I was smiling at her words and excitement but it didn't reach the back of my mind. Fear was slowly crawling into me and the further we went I regretted moving with her.I looked behind us and I mentally calculated how far I had gotten from Lucius.The red and blue lights of the club danced around making the corridor look spooky to me. I turned my head back around and I wanted to tell Sophie to stop when she did stop... on her own."We are here!" She giggled and turned to me with her finger
Lucius's POV"Nice to meet you," I said to the strange man. He nodded and whispered something to Jolynn and she let out a soft giggle."Of course, go on and have fun! I'll be here with the King!" She said and came to sit on the edge of my couch.I turned to Lucas for help and he signed to me to hold my position. It wasn't time yet."Oh, I had also invited some council members. They should be here soon," she chirped and I snapped my head in her direction."You did what?"She shrugged and dared to place her left hand on my face briefly before she took it away. "You shouldn't be worried. I did it because I knew it would be important. It will help you keep your sit," she explained.I wanted to scream my head off at her but I held myself back. This was her last day. After tonight, I wouldn't ever have to worry about her."Lucius, we should dance... We are going to have a long night. We should have some fun!" She said and got on her feet. She made to pull me to my feet but I pulled my hand
Lucius's POV "Ahhh!" Sophie's wails filled my office as she continuously cried. "She was right behind me! How did she go missing!? Oooh..."We had all moved out of the club and proceeded to make my office the war room.Sophie was sitting on the floor, her theatricals getting on my nerves as she cried louder than someone who had lost a child.I knew it was just the alcohol making her do everything she was doing but I needed her to be sober and quickly."Sophie, I need you to take this," I offered her a pill and a glass of water.It was supposed to sober her up in seconds but she was refusing to take it, hence my frustration."No!!" She shrieked, turning her head away from me. "I am not going to take pizza when my friend is missing! No! I won't do that!"My patience was on the last straw but I had to push myself because this was Diane we were talking about. If there was any chance that we could get her from wherever she was, then this was our only shot."Sophie, this isn't pizza. It is
Diane’s POVI felt something within me shift and before I could stop myself, I threw myself against Scarred-face, screaming my lungs out.“Let my baby go!” I screamed.In my mind, I was so sure that I would manage to create enough distractions to take Owen from them and run as far as I could, but all those moves were only in my head. I didn’t even get far before Liam grabbed me roughly by the arm.“Where do you think you are going? The party is just starting…” he growled and threw me hard towards the bed. My head hit the bedframe and I felt my consciousness dwindle before my eyes.I blinked, panicking even stronger. If anything happened to me now, I wouldn’t be able to protect Owen anymore. I would fail once again in protecting my baby.“Mummy!” Owen screamed and I tried to raise myself from the ground despite the dizziness in my head.I refused to give up. My body was groaning in defeat, but I would rather die. Adrenaline pumped through my bloodstreams, and I dragged myself back to m
Diane’s POVAs soon as Liam stepped out of the room, I saw it as my opportunity to escape from his room. I returned my shirt to their position and moved out at once. I still remembered the route we had taken while coming, so I traced it back to my room.I was about to take the final bend when I heard a deafening growl from a room on my right. The blood within my body froze and panic started drumming through my skin.They said anyone who knew could be rescued, so I let my curiosity lead me to the side of the wall where I could get a good angle to see what was happening in that room.“No!” the roar echoed out of the room once again. “Keith can’t die like that!” he screamed again, and I watched as Liam held his head and dropped to the ground with tears in his eyes.“My lord, I saw the body with my two eyes. Lucius had made sure there would be no regeneration for him. He is dead-” a man covered in a hood was saying.I covered my mouth as the realization of what this meant flooded through
Lucius’s POV“Are you sure we are heading in the right direction?” I asked Monique for the third time since we have been on the road. I noticed that we had been going around the same places for close to two hours now and she just sat there with a smug look on her face, watching me as I drove as if I was a new show in a cinema.“Monique? Didn’t you hear me?” I asked, throwing a glance in her direction. She was now sitting with her legs spread apart and the skirt barely visible anymore.“Hmmm, yeah… yes, of course… just keep going…” she said, waving her hand to the screen while her eyes remained on me.My wolf twisted with disgust at her position. If she couldn’t sit properly, she shouldn’t have worn such an absurd outfit. I wanted to reprimand her to adjust herself, but I decided to ignore it. She was not my responsibility.“I don’t know if you have noticed but we have been going round the same place for hours now. Can you look at the road and tell me where we are supposed to go?” I a
Diane’s POVI planned on convincing Louis to help us escape but after hearing that Liam and Keith had his family, I couldn’t bring myself to say anymore. I would do anything to save my family, so I understood exactly where he stood in all of these.In the next couple of hours, I tried to remain positive as I studied every inch of the room, we were kept in, hoping that a miraculous door would appear from nowhere and I could step out of it.I even took my time to think about my decisions, wondering if things could have been different if I had acted in another way. I was stuck on a roller coaster of emotions till sleep managed to steal me.But even the sleep didn’t give me the rest of mind I needed. I kept seeing horrible endings to our situation that soon turned into a nightmare. The worst of them was when I saw Liam kill Owen. I was going to die first before I let anything happen to Owen.By the time my eyes opened, they went straight to Owen and I only relaxed after I saw that he was
Lucius’s POVIt was already in the early hours of the morning when I got to Macy’s house. As usual, as soon as I parked the vehicle in their driveway, I noticed the move of the curtain and I was suddenly reminded of Fred’s death.At some point after all of this was over, I would have to inform her of what had happened to her brave husband.My heart was heavy with sadness, but I swallowed it back. If I slacked now, her husband wouldn’t be the only bad news I would be giving her.I got out of the vehicle and this time Lucas stepped down with me. Together we went to her front door and just a few feet before we got to it, the door opened, and it wasn’t who I was expecting.“Where is Diane?” Sophie’s firm voice rang out around the area like she had a microphone buried in her throat.“Something came up and she… can I come in, there is a lot I have to explain to you,” I said. My voice was heavy with emotions, and I hoped she didn’t aggravate things.She studied me for a second before her sha
Lucius’s POVWith Keith dead, I left the captain of my soldiers and Kasper in charge, and I took one of the cars back to the human city to get the answers I needed.There was still a lot to be done, but I knew that I could trust my men to do a very good job of clearing everything and sorting what needed to be sorted.As I drove, my eyes were fixed on the road, but my heart ached for Diane. She was going to be broken when she found out about her grandfather but more than that, I needed to get her before Liam decided to do something crazy.Each moment I spent in that vehicle increased the number of questions rolling through my head and by the time I got to Bucks quarters, I practically jumped out of the moving vehicle.Lucas who had already been notified was standing at the entrance waiting for me and the moment he saw me, he ran towards me and hugged me. A rare moment where we shared our bond as brothers and as much as I wanted to just push him away and proceed inside, I could understa
Lucius’s POVThe sound of clashing bodies and screams filled the area in seconds. Just like I had thought, this was more intense than what we had done at Keith’s pack. The ninja wolves were far more trained than the guards’ Keith’s pack.My men were starting to struggle. Each time one of theirs fell, two of mine fell. If things continued at this pace, we were going to lose.I tore through the bodies of soldiers and tried to make my way into the castle where I knew that Keith would be waiting. He had planned this very well; he knew that it was going to take a lot more to bring him down with the ninja wolves on his side, but I refused to give up.I tapped into my alpha abilities and skillfully cut through them, but they were like ants. If two fell another four appeared and I knew that I had to strategize again if I was going to beat them, or they would change the narrative of the fields. We had come to capture their ruler but if we weren’t careful, they were going to end up capturing me
Lucius’s POVI marched toward the tent where Fred was being kept with a boiling heart filled with rage.I felt so stupid. The signs had always been there from the very beginning, and I failed to recognize them or maybe I was just too blinded to see them.From the very first day I met him, I recognized the strange scent of him. When he gave me that cock and bull story about his pack, I knew there was something about it that didn’t entirely add up, but I chose to believe it.And then it didn’t stop there, when the council had arrested him suspecting him to be Patrick, I had the feeling that they were on to something. My council might have been cowards, but they were not entirely stupid. Something must have led them to Fred’s doorstep, and I had closed my eyes to that possibility.Fast forward to the day I went to tell him about his freedom, he had been on the phone speaking about something strange. Yet again, I let it slide. He even had the guts to call me and give me intel like he was
Diane’s POV“You have lost your mind, Liam!” I hissed shaking my head in disgust and disbelief. If he really thought that after everything, he did to me I would belittle myself to the point of sleeping with him then he must have truly lost his mind.He threw his head back and let out an irritating laughter before stopping to look deeply into my eyes. “Do not worry. We have all the time in the world. Lucius is Keith’s reward, while you are mine. No one is going to stop me,” he said and got on his feet.I felt the blood in my body scatter and my heart started beating at a dangerously fast pace, but I kept my cool. Owen was also staring with a glint of fear in his eyes, and I held him tight. I was ready to protect him with my entire life.“Louis please, take them inside. Let her freshen up,” he said to the traitor who had sold me out and then his evil eyes turned to me, “When I need her, I will call for her. I hope you are smart enough to take this moment to relax that beautiful body of