Diane's POV"Diane, what —why are you crying?" He looked genuinely confused like the angel I had foolishly thought he was.Slowly I shook my head and pulled up a fake smile. "It's fine. I am fine," I said and made to leave but his strong arms stopped me."No, you are not fine Diane. You are crying!" He said, raising his voice slightly higher than usual.If I hadn't received that call, I would have believed him. Heck, I would have felt terrible for even thinking such horrible thoughts about him, but I knew better.My eyes flashed with anger but I chose to keep it in. It wasn't his fault. He was only playing a game and I was the one foolish enough to fall into his trap.I pulled my hand out of his grip and flashed him the same fake smile as before. "I already said I was fine. I don't know what more you want to hear from me.""Diane! I don't—""Stop! Please stop!" I cried out, interrupting his series of lies he froze staring at me like I had developed something.I raised my hands and cal
Lucius's POV"Jolynn did what?" Lucas screeched as I informed him of what had happened.I was pacing about the room, trying to call the witch back but her line was ringing get she refused to pick up the fucking call."Wait! I don't understand this. She called Diane. Does she have Diane's number?" Lucas moved away from the couch and came to stand by my side."No, she called me but I was in the shower and I asked Diane to pick it up. I didn't know it would be her!" "Oh shit!" Lucas hissed, realizing the gravity of the situation.I stopped pacing and now looked at him waiting for him to bring up a solution. He was always good at things like this. He had like four girlfriends at a time and he managed them perfectly."Okay, okay..." He mumbled as he moved his finger in the air, calculating the next move. "What exactly did she tell Diane?""I don't know. That's why I am trying to call her but she is not picking!" I hissed out in frustration.My wolf was already curled up in a corner in my
Lucius's POV I raised my hand in anger to her approaching figure and she stopped with an awkward smile."My love," she stuttered."I am not your love and I will never be Jolynn. What the hell are you even doing here?" I hissed, my wolf pushing to the surface as it growled in front of her."Doing your job, Alpha Lucius!" A deep voice suddenly filled the courtyard.I turned around to find her father, walking toward us with confident strides."What are you talking about?" I gawked at him.At the back of my mind, I knew that Lucas and I had practically abandoned the pack to rule itself for a long while. But I never gave her the job —if at all she did it."The guards are watching. The council is inside, who knows they might have spies everywhere. Let's walk my King," he said as he got closer.I felt cornered.As much as I wanted to ignore him and just burst through the conference doors, I couldn't do it.I could feel the glares of the guards around us and somehow, I believed the old gamma
Lucius's POVThe room fell silent and it was amusing watching them mull over the word but never getting an understanding of it.Alpha Keith let out a sigh and sat down once again. "In other words, what the Alpha King is saying is that the news is false."I gave him a curt nod and he smirked."But if that is true, what was he doing with the girl?" Alpha Faustus, the fastest man in the room asked."Why did they take so many pictures?""Does he now work for Humans?"The room erupted with questions as every alpha wanted to say something —anything to pin me down.I raised my hand, causing them to seal their lips and I explained."My son, Owen, is sick." I started slowly letting my words sink into their heads. "His doctor advised that I get a permanent figure in his life for the time being. It turns out the human girl is exceptional when it comes to children..."They were all staring at me now, wide eyes and eager to hear all I had to say."What I did was just an act to seal the contract be
Diane's POVWhen we returned to the room back in Hawaii, I wasn't surprised that Lucius wasn't there. Lucas gave a vague explanation but I didn't care. When we finally got back from our trip, I couldn't help but feel uneasy. I didn't want to but I couldn't help it. I was starting to fear that something might have happened to him but the moment he stepped into the house, my anger returned.His silly excuse for an apology didn't work either. What could he make up for? The fact that he left without saying anything? Or the fucking fact that he had a girlfriend named Jolynn?!My heart was burning with anger and I just hated myself over and over for agreeing to this sick deal. Not even that, I went too far in that vacation and I have no one to blame but myself."Mummy?"Owen's sweet little voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I turned to look at him.He was tucked into his bed and holding out a book for me to read to him. His small frame was so cute that it was so easy for me to smile an
Diane's POVMy heart almost tore open as her words hit me. My eyes moved down to the bags in her hand and back to her face.I stepped away from the door and hugged myself. "Lucius," I called, not knowing what to say.I didn't know what to feel or what to think. My mind just went blank completely and I was left like a porcelain doll. I just stood by the door, watching as Jolynn carried her bag into the house even before Lucius could join me."What the hell are you doing here?" He roared at her.She pushed her bleached hair away from her face and smiled. "Come on my love, help me settle in before you begin to ask so many questions. Is she the maid?" She asked, pointing a finger in my direction."Are you crazy? Jolynn have you fucking lost your mind?!" He yelled. "That is my wife you are talking to...""Oh, but that is not what you told the council a while ago..." Lucius froze.Lucius looked at me and then at her. He looked confused if that was the right word to use. His expression was
Diane's POVWithout waiting for her response I turned away and moved out of the kitchen at once with anger flaring inside of me.I longer had an appetite and all I wanted to do was launch the oatmeal on someone but I held it all in.With my eyes completely clouded with anger, I ran into a wall."Shit!" I hissed as my balance on the bowl loosened and it slipped to the floor, the ceramic plate shattering on impact."I am so sorry." His voice filled the space between us, and that was when I realized that it wasn't a wall I had run into, it was Lucius.My anger seemed to shift away from the fake blonde in the kitchen to the man in front of me.Ignoring him, I bent down and started picking the pieces of the bowl."Leave it, let me do that," Lucius said, joining me on the floor.I blinked, my anger increasing to a higher level as I felt his fingers brush over mine."Stop it, Lucius!" I yelled, glaring at him.His eyes looked hurt but I didn't care. I knew his game and I knew what he was cap
Lucius's POVI took the phone from Jolynn and walked out of the room at once, my wolf already boiling with disappointment at my failure to defend our mate."Alpha Kasper, why are you calling?" I hissed."Oh, I didn't call. Jolynn did and she said you wanted to speak to me..." He responded on the phone and then it occurred to me that it was all a part of her game.I sharply turned back to the room, my patience completely exhausted."I am sorry for the disturbance, Alpha Kasper. Jolynn must have made a mistake," I said and ended the call before he could even respond.With red eyes, I moved back to the room and met the room thick with tension as the two women glared at one another."Oh, you are back. What did he say?" She chirped innocently like she wasn't aware of the damage she was causing.Not wanting to explode in front of Diane, I grabbed Jolynn by the arm and led her out of the room roughly."Have you lost your mind?" I hissed, pushing her against the wall.She smiled and bathed he