Lucien's POVWe danced round and round and I felt myself sinking deeper into her, our souls were connected and we were one, just like that night under the moonlight. It was perfect.I stared into Avery's eyes, her white eyelashes gently fluttering as we moved, her ruby-red eyes staring into mine and reflecting mine. It was enchanting and I wanted the moment to last forever.I had my hands in her and hers in mine and we were the only ones present. The world had gone quiet and we were dancing to the melody of the moon goddess. We danced and danced around like the moon and the sun, like yin and Yang. We were an eternal couple.Or so I thought until we were pulled out of our trance by that familiar voice. At first, we hadn't paid attention to it but it had drifted into my ears and I had stopped the dance even though I was unwilling.“Excuse me!!! Lady Avery, will you marry me?!” the voice had said and I had never heard a sentence more foul. I looked towards the speaker and just as I had t
Avery's pov Lucien stared into my eyes, as we danced round and round. His electric blue eyes were glowing in a familiar light and they looked ethereal. I was entranced and I felt myself connecting with his soul.I didn't want this feeling, I hated the fact that I had to feel this way because we were mates, after all, there was no other explanation for this. I wanted to break off, to stop the dance but I couldn't, instead I found myself sinking deeper and deeper into the feeling. It was wonderful.For the first time, I didn't need to be so strong, I felt like I could share all of my burdens and I could finally let go. I felt free. I never even knew I had been feeling suffocated by all that had been going on.I stared into Lucien's eyes and for a moment, I couldn't help but imagine what it would be like to be able to feel this way forever. Maybe I should just take him as my mate? But I couldn't trust him, or could I?I was lost and confused and I didn't know what to do so instead, I de
Avery's povI stood in front of the mirror with Isabella beside me. I turned left and right to check myself out, I looked different but the same. I was dressed in a beautiful black kimono with red patterns and my hair was styled in a Japanese bun.Under my kimono, I wore a black singlet and black ripped jeans with a pair of black heeled boots. I had a meeting to attend and I wanted to put in a dress that granted me as much freedom as possible when fighting.It had been a week after my coronation ball and after I announced about the quest, the rest of the ball had ended not long after. After a lot of pressuring from those old foggies, my father finally gave in and decided to postpone my coronation until after I've gotten an alpha.Today, I was going to tell them all about the quest I had in mind. I was angry at those old fools but I kept it in. My father has told me that it was assured that I would be his heir and I don't have to rush but it wasn't that I was in a rush to be his heir,
Avery's pov I looked at the faces of all those present, I knew all of them wanted me for one reason or the other. Either for power, for influence, for personal reasons or for the sake of it and I knew that I had to pick from one of them. But I wasn't going to make it easy on any of them, they will have to claw their way to get to me.I studied their faces, just like the elders, I wanted them to know that I was no pushover. It wasn't necessary anyway, I could take down most of the alphas in here. I cleared my throat then I began to talk,“Today, we've all gathered here for one reason and that is that all of you present are interested in becoming my alpha. I have a lot of suitors and for this reason, I have decided to hold a competition of sorts where the winner takes me as a prize.”I studied their faces as I spoke, I took in every information possible. Their reactions, their subtle body movements and every other thing that granted me more access to their minds. I was already judging
Lucien's POVI watched as Avery spoke, my eyes were entirely focused on her. All of her words entered my mind even without me consciously paying attention to them and I found myself lost in a sort of trance. She looked domineering today and I felt a funny feeling in my stomach. As an alpha, I should have been offended or at least a bit put off by the fact that she was domineering.It should have been like a challenge to my authority but I didn't mind, instead, I found myself wanting to take a step down and let her take the reins. It felt like I was better at supporting her from the shadows instead of ruling. She was my queen and I was the loyal knight.As she talked, I could hear the subtle whispers of the alphas around me but I paid them no mind. Avery was right, a lot of these people wouldn't even last long. I felt thrilled to participate in this event, Avery had made it clear that it wasn't going to be easy but I was fine by that.I was going to win this competition and no one was
Avery's pov“Yes, my queen.” I heard Lucien say and I felt shivers down my spine. Something about the way he said it made me actually feel like a queen. I had the same funny feeling I usually have in his presence and I ignored it like always. It was just the link between us as previous mates that was messing with my mind.But it did make me feel good and I liked it. I stood straight and my chin tilted upwards a bit as I watched Lucien do my bidding. It felt just right, we were like a perfect pair.Lucien moved towards the shocked hector, he was shocked and he couldn't immediately respond. Something told me that Hector was not as smart as he should be and this was just him being played by someone else and I was going to find out who.The delay was only for a bit though as Hector grinned wildly. His muscles bulged and his body seemed to look even bigger than before as he lunged at Lucien. His aura rose to its peak, filling the hall with the deep scent of blood.“You bitch!! When I'm don
Isabella's povI opened my eyes and squinted as the sunlight pouring in through the window entered my eyes. I smiled as I saw Roan standing by the window with a mischievous smile on his face.“Uhhh…” I groaned“Just because you don't have to work doesn't mean you get to sleep till whenever you want.” He smiled and I sighed. I looked at the time, it was still early in the morning. What am I going to do throughout the day if I wake up this early?“Leave me alone,” I yelled before covering myself with the blanket and folding back to sleep.***I sighed as I lay in the Bathtub. I was still feeling sleepy and the warm water wasn't helping but I knew that Roan was right. Well, he was definitely wrong for carrying me to the bathtub and getting the blanket wet but he was right that I needed to wake up early.With all that was going on, I wanted to be there for Avery in any way that I could. Ever since we became friends she had been very supportive of me and this was the least I could do to re
Devon's povHuff huffI panted as I lifted the dumbbell, I was soaked in sweat and my arms were trembling. My muscles were sore from training my body all weak and I felt like I could break down at any moment but I kept pushing myself.Unlike the other alphas, I knew I was on the weaker side but that didn't mean I was going to remain there. Now that I had awakened, I had potential for growth and I was going to push my body to the limit of that growth.For the last week since the meeting, I have been training my body and pushing it as far as possible with as minimal rest as possible. I was waiting for the day the first phase was going to start and I was ready to win.It wasn't like I could afford to slack off, not after what had happened. I felt shivers down my spine and my body trembled as I remembered that day. Whenever I tried to relax, I couldn't help but think that I could've been the one who had his limbs ripped off in the hall that day.Lucien had been right, not all awakening wa