Liyah's POV"I can't believe it. You guys are actually getting married? Wow, congratulations again!" Annalise said yet again, beaming from ear to ear. I was starting to think she was the most excited about it. Well, everyone was. We had announced our engagement to the pack this morning and everybody was ecstatic. Some of the shewolves had already started giving me gifts. For goodluck, they said.Drew was all smiles. He was always smiling, but today's was wider, brighter, happier. He had already announced his position as the best man, making me blush. The wedding wasn't till a few weeks. But I was already used to my new family by now.Anna was already listing all the things we would need for the party, even though Nikolai had protested. "You will both have an engagement party Nik, and nobody's going to stop me. Even if it means doing everything myself." She had teased. Anna could be very persuasive. So dear Nikolai had no choice."Alright, alright but nothing too big, and it should be
Liyah's POVI moaned as the taste of the cherry dipped in ice-cream hit my taste buds. It was so good that I grabbed up the ice-cream bowl all to myself, dipping the cherries into it and dropping them in my mouth. I pretended not to see Nikolai, staring at me with his ice-cream spoon in his hand. I purposely popped a cherry in and out of my mouth, sucking on it and moaning when I finally bit on it. "If you don't stop moaning like that, I'll make sure you don't stop moaning for at least an hour," He finally said, swallowing as his eyes fell on my lips.I burst into laughter. "I have no idea what you're talking about," I muttered, batting my lashes innocently. "I'm just eating cherries."When he slipped a hand underneath my dress, running his hands high up my thigh, I let out a soft moan for real this time, my eyes widening."You were saying?" It was his turn to ask innocently.I laughed, pushing his hand away. "You're not playing fair," I huffed. "I know right?" He shot back earning
Nikolai's POVI woke up with a start from a sharp pain in my chest and a searing headache. My fingers rubbing my temple, I looked around. I was still seated in my living room. I groaned, noting that I must've dozed off. Checking the time to see, I realized that I had dozed off for about thirty minutes. I smiled when I remembered I had been waiting for Liyah. Why did she take so long though?I stood from the sofa and walked into my bedroom. If she had also fallen asleep then there was where she would be. I turned the doorknob, freezing in my steps when I saw that the bed was still smooth without creases, I swept through the rest of the bedroom, the kitchen and the garden. There was still no sign of her. I wondered if she was with any of the rest, so I mindlinked Drew and the rest, asking if Liyah was with them. As soon as I did, Drew and Annalise came running down the stairs."Why are you asking for Liyah? Isn't she with you? She's not with any of us."My heart skipped a beat as I clut
Liyah's POVMy head still spun wildly as I tried to sit up. I had been drifting in and out of consciousness since the first time I had awakened. Whatever they had drugged me with, it was very effective, and terribly so. I felt like my head would explode at this rate. The dungeon was not as dark as it was earlier. The light of the moon shone so brightly it was almost like a torchlight. Luckily the dungeon was not as dark as before and I didn't have to squint to see my own hands in front of me. I let my eyes rove through the room. It was huge, which only made it more lonely. I had only been in here once. And that was when I had dared pick a fight with Barbara. Father had punished me by keeping me in here for days without food. Not wanting to remember that experience, I pushed it out of my mind. I wasn't sure how long I had been in here, but I could tell it was a couple of hours. I silently prayed that the others were okay. If I was abducted then who knows what they might have done wit
Drew's POVFear gripped my insides as I walked out of the study. I couldn't help but continuously blame myself. Why did we leave them both alone? We should have been around, at least we would have been able to stop them before they went too far. But we didn't. And now Nikolai would not stop blaming himself for everything. We were all at fault...we should have been more watchful. If a spy had slipped into our territory unnoticed, it was because we had all let our guard down whilst making preparations for the wedding and the engagement party. I tried to hold myself steady, looking in Nikolai's direction every now and then to make sure he was okay. I couldn't imagine how he must be feeling. As we halted at the entrance of the hall where he had ordered every single pack member to assemble, Nikolai stepped forward. He had already masked his expression as that of anger, and I marveled at how well he was keeping it together."A couple of minutes ago, I found out that my would-be Luna has be
Nikolai's POVAnna held my hand in a light squeeze as we waited for Drew to arrive. He had already mindlinked us saying that he was close by. I nodded at her, understanding all she was trying to communicate to me. But I knew I would not be able to relax until Liyah was standing unharmed by my side. I signaled the pack to hide in the shadows as we heard footsteps approaching.Anna and I did the same. A few seconds later, a figure clad in a cloak slipped into the courtyard. My wolf growled but I held back. We needed to be calculative. As soon as he was in the middle of the hall, I stepped out. The spy staggered back in shock. As he made to escape, Drew pushed at him from behind, dealing him with a deathly blow before he could recover from the shock. As I walked toward the man who lay on the floor squirming and begging, I shifted to my elbow. He played a huge part in Liyah's abduction. He was part of the reason why she was not here with me. Kicking him up in the air, I held him forward
Liyah's POVAs I sprinted out of the dungeons, I checked for any sign of life in the cells I passed, but there was no one present. I knew that most times Nanny Maria was either in the cells or in the servant quarters depending on which mood Mira was in. I needed to find her. She was the only member of this pack that I cared about. As I made my way up the passages where I knew she usually was, I prayed that she was still alive and well. I could feel the blood pump in my ears as I kicked the door down and stepped in. My heart fell. The room was empty. No, no. Where else could she be? "Maria!" I yelled into the deserted room. But there was no one around. My head spinning with different thoughts, I held onto the door to steady myself. Maria was alive. She is alive. And I was going to find her. I repeated the mantra in my head until I began to feel better. As I walked out the door, I heard someone sniff. I froze in my steps. It was short and ever so light. But I was sure I heard somethi
Nikolai's POV'Nikolai?' My heart skipped a beat when Anna's voice filled my head in a mindlink. I stopped in my tracks, my breath caught in my throat, praying silently that she was about to deliver good news.'I can hear you Anna, what's up? Did you…' I paused, not knowing what exactly to ask. My insides churned as I waited for her response.'We've found Liyah, she's alright.' I felt my heart muscles loosen at the sound of those words, my clenched fists relaxed and I heaved a sigh of relief. Thank the goddess. Liyah was alive. She was safe. Everything would be alright now. 'Okay. That's very good.' I breathed'Drew says our soldiers have already rounded more than half of the Monhowl pack, a lot are dead and the few who are wounded are surrendering.' She sounded in my ears.I scoffed. So these were the best fighters of Monhowl. Pathetic.'Okay. I'll need you to help him gather all the prisoners, maybe into their dungeon or something then wait for my command.' I said and broke the m