Lucien's POV“Hahaha….. do you know where you are? Do you think I'm like that fool red? Right now you are at the center of my web and all that's left is for me to dine.”I looked at her with a plain expression, I was disappointed. I expected her to be smart but it turned out she was just another smarter fool. And her voice, irked me, even now when she was being anything but gentle, it still sounded the same, like she was a machine that never lost composure.“Your voice is disgusting…” I said to her and she suddenly became mute. Even though her face was covered with a veil I could tell she was speechless and soon, she became furious and just like I thought, she clenched her fist.“Do you think that just because you have a few ants lying around, you are secured?” I asked her and her pupils constricted,I stood up and approached her but immediately, fifteen shadows appeared around her. I smirked at these fools.I looked at Petra, our gaze locking for a moment. Her pupils were trembling a
Isabella's POV“Something's wrong…” Avery said as we arrived at the riverside and I looked at her with a puzzled expression.We had just arrived here after days of travel. We got a lead from one of the many omegas we had killed over the days that Donovan was currently at Eclipse Street, the underground city and it had taken us a while to find a path into the underground.After travelling for days now, we finally arrived here and Avery seemed hesitant to enter, something must really be wrong. If there was one thing I've figured out these past weeks of Avery and I working together, it was not to question her instincts.I immediately scanned the area, checking for anything that might seem out of place and I found something. There were footprints, fresh footprints and from the look of it, it seemed to be of at least twenty individuals.Avery seemed to notice my gaze and she glanced in the direction of the footprints. Her eyes narrowed,“It leads out of the underground. Something's happeni
Avery's POV“Something's wrong…” I said as Isabella and I arrived at the riverside. Isabella looked at me with a puzzled expression but she didn't dispute my claim, instead, we began scanning the surroundings for any signs that might point that something was amiss.I noticed Isabella's gaze and I looked towards where she was looking to see footprints. Lots of them.“It leads out of the underground. Something's happening down there, something serious.” I said,“What now?” Isabella asked,“We proceed as planned, even if we don't find Donovan, we might find something else.”Isabella nodded and we proceeded into the cave by the waterside. I had this strange feeling of unrest that something bad was about to happen and it filled me with dread. Whenever I have a feeling like this, something bad always happens.We walked down the long tunnel and as we approached the light at the end, we saw a man running towards us. He didn't seem to care about anything else and was just running for his life.
Lucien's POVI pulled off the dress of one of the assassins and I put it on. I had to figure out what was going on and to do that I had to infiltrate the enemy. After a while I walked out of the room and immediately blended into the shadows, moving towards the black district headquarters.After a few minutes, I arrived there. On my way here, I saw a lot of black and purple district people going between the two regions but none of them had begun the brutal killing yet. My eyes narrowed, I wasn't a fool, I knew I had most likely been betrayed.The betrayal wasn't what worried me but the reason behind it. How powerful was the leader of the black district for him to strike so much fear into the heart of the other district in such a way that even after I displayed my power and reputation they still betrayed me instantly.I had to be cautious. When I arrived at the district, a shadow approached me. I played it cool, moving to meet the person.“Is he dead?” He asked,“Of course not, he's the
Lucien's POVI removed my mask as I stared at Donovan. I could see he frowned on Goro’s face but I ignored him. The only one that posed a threat to me here was Donovan. Not because he was powerful—I was sure he had the same strength as Goro—but because everyone here was his puppet.The omegas were just like I heard, white-eyed and berserk. My eyes narrowed,“I guess as much. So this is where you have been hiding? Well, I guess hiding underground is fitting for a rat.”“Should you be running your mouth in a situation like this, Lucien?”“Please, we both know they are just small fry. You, on the other hand, have gotten too disrespectful, no alpha before my name? I guess I should remind you of why you were so scared of my father.”Donovan's expression finally changed, turning serious. I smirked,“I've finally gotten to you huh? How do you like your plans being destroyed? I've almost cleared out your army. You now pose no threat to Alpha Hawthorne.”“You should worry about your life first
Isabella's POVI stood, staring at Esme. I was confused, why was this woman asking for me when she was dying?As I approached her, Avery handed her to me and left, chasing after Lucien and leaving the two of us alone. I remained quiet, not knowing what to say.“How's he? Lazarus… how is Lazarus.” She asked and my brows furrowed,“H…he….” I was surprised, my voice was breaking and I could feel warm tears streaming down my face.I couldn't help but chuckle, I guess I wasn't a kid anymore. No matter how much I tried to act dumb, deep down I knew who she was, or at least I had an idea. I just thought if I didn't accept it then it wouldn't be true.“I'm sorry…” she said and I cried even more. I didn't know why I was feeling so emotional, I wasn't even familiar with her and yet I ….“Why?” That was all I could say, I wanted to know why she did it. Why she chose not to spend her day with her daughter but instead with someone else?“You had your father, his father was sick and his mother was
Stella's POVI gritted my teeth as I walked, my ribs stinging with imaginary pain. I could still feel the pain of the stab even though the wound itself had healed already. I was furious, with myself and the dead bastard that broke my trust. I put myself out there, I risked my life for him and I neglected my father's mission and this was how he repaid me; forcing me to poison him to death right before setting the building on fire and burning him alive.What the hell was I thinking putting my trust in someone like that?! This wasn't me, this wasn't me at all. My father would be disappointed if he ever found out about what happened. I had the urge to go on a rampage, to tear everything apart, to kill a few fools but I didn't. I restrain myself, I shouldn't even be here in the first place, I should have been somewhere else.I had gotten distracted from the mission my father gave me because of my lust and naivety. I should have satisfied myself the usual way, I should have slept with a ran
Stella's POVThings would be so much easier for me if I stuck to my father's lessons. So far, it has never let me down and instead, it has led me to something bigger. My father had told me to always pay attention to the surroundings, to smell more than scents, to feel more than touch and to see more than what meets the eye.On that day, when their plans had unfolded, I was yet to have begun my awakening. I had waited against my father's will to watch how it all unfolded, I wanted to see my father's plan come to fruition before I went into a sleep that I wasn't sure I would wake up from.I watched as Alpha Hawthorne struggled, as Aasimar despaired, as Avery crumbled and as Lucien broke apart. I watched it all unfold before my eyes and I was filled with awe. I was mesmerized by the sheer calculative power that it took to pull off something like that, the manipulative power to create such delicate chains of reactions that ultimately brought everyone to where they were supposed to be. It