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130:Layla's Dilemma
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The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 131:Dance with me
Layla stared at the three women standing in front of her, unable to say a word in return. She couldn't tell them she was Riven's mate. Riven already told her the reason why he didn't want the entire creatures to know she was his mate. It would only endanger her more. If he wanted them to know who she really was, he would be the one to tell them himself.But she wished Riven was there with her to save her from this predicament. She still wasn't bold enough to exchange words with anyone and these women, these she-wolves were ready to devour her with the jealousy in their eyes."Are you deaf?",Caroline snapped, looking Layla up and down. "I still find it hard to believe that the Alpha would choose someone like you. I mean, you're not really his type"The other ladies murmured in agreement as they all stared at Layla like she was insignificant."The Alpha prefers women with class",Delilah spoke from the door while her eyes remained on Layla. "You remember the last relationship he had with
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 132:Dance with me II
Layla's eyes flew open and she whipped her head around to stare at Riven."Riven I... I can't dance",she whispered."That's why I'm here with you",Riven smiled charmingly at her. "Just follow my lead"Layla felt a fleeting feeling of panic take over her. She had never danced in her entire life. What if she made a fool of herself? And right in the presence of this crowd. She would die of mortification."Riven please...",she pleaded."Do you trust me?""Of course I do",Layla responded promptly. "I trust you""Then dance with me"Before Layla could protest again, Riven tugged her gently with him into the wide dance floor. The other dancers dispersed quickly when they saw Riven and soon, the lights dimmed out.The sweet notes of a piano began to play and Riven gently placed his left hand on Layla's waist while he guided her right hand to rest on his shoulder. Taking her left hand in his right, he looked into her eyes."Just move with me sweetheart",he whispered.The endearment sounded so
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 133:Layla's boldness
By the time Riven got to the balcony, his anger had reduced a bit and was under control. Somehow sensing his foul mood, Layla ceased her questioning.She knew better than to believe the words of the devils. So she pushed it off her mind and focused on Riven."Are you still furious?",she asked softly and placed her hands on his jaw.Riven shut his eyes briefly before reopening them and smiling at her."Your presence alone puts me in a better mood",he told her.Layla smiled and leaned up to kiss his lips. When she pulled back, her eyes were twinkling."I think the devils just want you to cause a scene",she said. "I don't believe the words they spoke. They are liars after all. They just want to anger you because they're trapped"Riven hated himself the more for lying to her. He should tell her. It was better he told her about what would happen if he marked her. But still, he held back. He didn't see any need to tell her something so gruesome. Maybe when the right time came, he would tell
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 134:Truth uncovered
Layla felt all the colour drain from her face. No! It couldn't be, she thought. She suddenly felt a strong feeling of deja Vu. Those were the exact words Xavier told her. Back then when Xavier told her that Riven would kill her, she thought he had been lying to her so she would see Riven differently.How wrong she had been. It couldn't be a mere coincidence that Ren was saying the exact same words to her. She had to know everything. Another bright explosion of firework caught her attention and jolted her. How much had Riven kept from her? How many lies had he told her? There was only one way to find out.Gulping nervously, she looked Ren in the eyes."What are you talking about?",she whispered."Are you sure you want to know about it all?",Ren asked sharply. "Riven surely had a reason for keeping it all from you""I want to know everything",Layla said firmly. She would not back down now. "What is my purpose as a Tribrid? What has Riven been hiding from me?""Let me warn you",Ren said
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 135:Truth uncovered II
"What's happening here?",Riven demanded the moment he stood beside Layla. He grabbed her gently and turned her around so she was facing him. Dread coiled in his guts when he saw her tears. He peeled the damp mask off her face and glared at Ren, asking silently what she had done to make Layla cry. But Ren just stared at him impassively."Why are you crying?",he asked Layla softly and wiped her tears from her cheeks. His heart broke upon seeing the devastated expression on her face. "Tell me my love, what is it?"Instead of watching the display of fireworks, a lot of the guests around them zeroed in their attention on Riven and Layla. Though they didn't move closer to eavesdrop as it would have been considered extremely rude, a few tried to catch a glimpse of Layla's face without her mask. Fortunately, her face was hidden against Riven's chest as he pulled her close and hugged her tight.When Layla kept trembling, Riven grew really worried and uncomfortable."What have you done to her?
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 136:Second Shifting (Rage)
Riven's expression darkened instantly. Not now, he thought. She couldn't shift now. Not in the presence of so many people.Layla's body shuddered in his arms, bringing him back to the present. When he looked down at her, he began to panic. Her eyes were a feral gold already and when she gritted her teeth to bear the pain she was feeling, he could see tips of her canines. Her shifting had already begun."Riven I'm scared",she whispered, folding her hands to hide the midnight dark fur that was already appearing on her skin.Riven went into action quickly. He placed her mask back on her face and tied it behind her hair. Taking off his jacket, he draped it around her shoulders to hide the fur that was slowly emerging."Don't panic",he whispered in her ears as his eyes moved around the crowd. No one had noticed them yet, which was a good sign. [Alpha],Cade's mind link reached him suddenly.[Cade I need you to usher everyone out of the ballroom now],Riven said through the mind link.[Alpha
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 137:Kiss me... Please
The next few days after the incident at the black and white ball was filled with silence. Layla folded up instantly, retreating back into her shell of silence. The uncontrollable shifting she went through coupled with the news Ren broke to her about her death took its toll on her and once again, she lost a lot of weight.She would sit by herself in the high balcony at the last floor of the mansion, or make a refuge at the roof of the mansion. A place she almost lost her life.Riven barely had time to be with her because he was so busy trying to keep Layla's identity a secret. Her shifting would rouse so many suspicions in the minds of the shifters that were present when she shifted. And her creature was different, totally different from every other shifter on the island. People were bound to start digging and they would begin to find out what she truly was. If they found out she was a Tribrid, it would be a disaster.The more Riven tried to make sure Layla's true identity remained a
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 138:Devil's Escape
TARTARUSHades stood by the blood altar he erected in the cave of torment. The cave of torment was a place in Tartarus, a place no soul ever wanted to witness. It was a bleak world, filled with the endless cries and tortures of condemned souls.It was in this cave of torment that Riven trapped Hades and the other deadly devils. Muttering strange words, Hades slit his palm with his claws and black blood spilled out, pooling at the centre of the blood altar that was erected."After so many centuries...", Belphegor whispered in a victorious tone. "We are finally going to be free"The other devils looked on as Hades took hold of the dagger smeared with Layla's blood and walked to the centre of the altar. "For so many years we have waited",he began to speak. "We have smarted under the pain of being held here, locked away like vile beasts. All because of that monster creature called Riven!"The devils growled furiously, remembering how they were locked up in Tartarus by Riven."Now the ti
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The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 248:Sneak Preview of my new book
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The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 247:Side Story
Six years later....Riven's mansion was filled with the sound of celebration and decorated with Christmas lights. Outside, it was blazing cold and snowing hard but inside the house, it was warm and cozy as a low fire burned in the chimney.There was a large Christmas tree in the middle of the living room, decorative lights twinkling like a thousand jewels. Beneath the tree, there were dozens of presents, boxes wrapped in fancy wrappings.It was Christmas.Six year old Xavier and Cade raced around the large living room, laughing happily as they were being chased my Clarissa, Caleb's three year old daughter. The boys totally adored her and they protected her from the bullying of the other shifter's kids. Clarissa had bright blonde hair like her father, but had her mother's sky blue eyes. Her smile was enchanting, the deep dimples on her cheeks giving her an adorable look.As the children raced around the living room, Layla watched them from the top of the stairs with a smile. She had
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 246:Side Story
Three years later....Riven sprinted through the large halls of his huge mansion, racing towards his room at the top floor with a woman behind him.She was a doctor, a shifter who didn't want to belong to any pack, and prefered to live on her own. She had volunteered to help Layla in her delivery for a handsome fee.She was just a young werewolf, only two hundred years old with no sign of her mate yet."Alpha slow down",she chuckled behind him as she rushed towards the room where the Luna was waiting. "We still have a few more hours before the baby comes""The contractions are getting unbearable",Riven said over his shoulder but didn't reduce his hurried steps. In a panicked mode, he sent a mind link to his mate.[My love, hold on. The doctor is on her way to you][Oh Riven, hurry. I'm so terrified], Layla's reply made the beast in him more frantic and he flew up the remaining flight of stairs.He shoved the door open and hurried to the side of the bed where Layla was.Layla was sitt
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 245:The End
Riven felt suddenly whole. He shut his eyes, forgetting everything else and focusing on the feeling of Layla's soft body close to him. His arms tightened around her, one hand reaching up to caress her hair. The scent of apples and roses, the scent he had grown so used to, flooded his senses and made him dizzy from relief. All of a sudden, everything seemed alright. All the years he had been wallowing in anguish and guilt sudden disappeared. It didn't matter anymore as long as his mate was in his arms."Layla",he whispered in her ear, burying his nose in the crook of her shoulder and breathing in her scent. The unique scent that belonged to only her. "Is it really you?""Yes, Riven",Layla whispered back to him, tears rolling down her cheeks when she answered him. "I came back to you, my love"The feeling was surreal and it still felt like a dream to him. Only the sparks of the mate bond and the softness of her body made him believe it was actual reality.He was really holding his ma
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 244:He found her
Years had passed since the last battle with the devils and the lycanthropes, and everything was finally back to normal.Riven didn't return to the hidden island, the only place he knew as his home. He decided it was time to start a new life somewhere else.He established a new territory in the human world, a city called DeVille . He built a much more magnificent mansion and the entire lycanthropes lived in peace just as they had been living in the hidden island.His business thrived, producing billions for him every year. Soon, Riven Qinn became the talk of the city. Men respected him, women adored and worshipped him, wishing they could catch the young handsome billionaire's attention.They had no way of knowing that Riven was centuries old, and he would never love another woman.Caleb was promoted to the position of Supreme Beta and Knox was the new Supreme Gamma.Over the years, majority of the lycanthropes were united with their mates and the Dark Creek Pack expanded as babies were
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 243:Second Chance
Xavier felt his breath bust out of his mouth. It was only then that he realized he had been holding it. Selene, the Moon Goddess was right in front of him?Without another word, he bowed his head to the ground, trembling from awe and immense respect. For the Moon Goddess herself to appear to him was something he couldn't fathom. He wasn't worth it. He wasn't worth to be in her presence.His lips trembled as he bowed his head repeatedly before Selene."Rise, Xavier",Selene continued in a soothing voice, the hint of an amused smile playing around her perfect lips.However, Xavier shook his head and remained on the ground before her."I know you're wondering why I have appeared to you",the Moon Goddess said. "You helped the lycanthropes defeat the war, even when you were part of the reason for the war in the first place"Xavier trembled from shame when he heard the goddess. He had indeed been a part of the cause. He had made a deal with the devil and deceived Layla just because he want
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 242:After the war
A week later...A week had flown by since the bloody battle with the devils and the demons of hell. The spot where the battle took place in Red River City was scorched and blackened badly and would forever be a reminder to people, both humans and supernatural creatures, of the day the devils almost took over the world.The desert creatures had exchanged polite words with Riven, congratulating each other for their victorious battle. And when the sultan tried to offer his condolences on Layla's death, Riven declined and wished them safely back to their realm.Left with nothing else to say, the sultan nodded respectfully to Riven and he disappeared with his surviving army. The surviving minotaurs returned to their realms while every other creature that had contributed to the victory of the war with the devils returned to their respective realms, leaving only the lycanthropes in Red River City.The City was in ruins. The dead bodies were piled in different sections and burned. The entire
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 241:The End Of Everything
Layla stepped out of the shield of energy into the burning red flames. She waved her hand and the shield thickened, keeping Riven and the other creatures within. The flames didn't harm her, as her magic was joined with the spirit beast.When Riven tried to hurry out after her, he felt his body bounce against the shield of energy. He was trapped within.His eyes widened as realization dawned on him."Layla",he called out to her through the shield. "Riven... it is time",Layla said in a sad tone. Tears slowly spilled down her eyes as she gazed lovingly at her mate. "I want to make this easy for you but I don't know how...""Please, my love. It can't end like this",Riven pleaded in a shaky voice. He didn't know when tears gathered in his eyes and spilled down his cheek. For the first time since he lost his sister, he cried. "Don't do this, please. Don't leave me. We can end this together"Layla felt her heart shatter all over again when she witnessed the way her mate begged her like his
The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate 240:Goodbye Riven, I love you
Hades let out a terrifying scream and stumbled backwards. Black smoke seeped out from the cracks on his face as Layla's blood burned him. He swiped at his face, his sharp claws ripping the skin apart as he struggled to wipe the blood away from his face. This same pain also visited the other six devils as they wailed eeriely, their faces melting off from the contact of Layla's blood."I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!",Hades bellowed at Layla in a fit of scorching rage. The devil had wanted Layla's blood to curse her with blood magic but in the end, Layla had beaten him at his own game.The spell the devil had placed over the lycanthropes and the remaining creatures was broken and they could move again. They succeeded in destroying the remaining demons and pushing the rest into the crater of flames. It seemed the power of the devils greatly diminished after Layla's blood touched them because the creatures stopped crawling out from the crater. Seeing how distracted the devils were at that poin
