~Lucian~It may have seemed like decades since I heard that voice but it’s been haunting me in all my dreams. I see her every time and I listen to her talk all the time. It was like she had taken hostage of my dreams.I slowly turned around, still scanning the party, my eyes lingering on any long curly black-haired woman in the crowd but she wasn’t there. The only person who was there was Lily, her eyes wide and smiley and her unwavering clench in my arm tightening. “I was asking why you didn’t introduce me properly to Alpha Adrik. Shouldn’t he know that I’m not just one of the women who you fuck when you’re bored?” Lily asked, still holding onto my arm.I hated the sound of her voice. How dare she contaminate the most memorable sound that I’ve heard in a long while with her squeaky voice? I disengaged her hand from my arm a little roughly and pinned her with a deadly glare.“And who are you to say that you’re not here just because I’m bored? You must think so highly of yourself to w
~Amara~ I sat on the floor of the room, crumbled into a messy ball when Adrik walked in. After I’d seen Lucian with the gorgeous lady by his side, I had assumed that she was the one he had replaced me with. It was further confirmed by the way he kept on looking at her while he spoke. Even though I could see little from the window space, and even though I could see just his back, I knew that he was gazing at her with such fondness that he had never used on me.The way she clung to her arm like a bee to honey, and the way her wide eyes looked up to him adoringly like a god, I just knew that there was no way Lucian was looking for me. I could swear that he had forgotten all about me and moved on with his life.My heart had felt so heavy like heaps of lead had been placed on them. Watching them be so warm and loving to each other had torn my heart apart. It shattered the remaining hope that I had left of him finding me. And from what happened, he obviously hadn’t noticed that I was his m
~Amara~“There really was no fire? You made the whole thing up?”, I asked Chad who seemed to be enjoying the lie that he told Adrik way too much.“Yes. I had to get him out of there somehow. And you looked like you really needed help”Well, he wasn’t wrong about that one. The last thing I needed was Alpha Adrik harassing me all over again in my state. I’d been so glad that Chad showed up when he did because it would have gone deeper then. Adrik’s demons were out to play.I was still in my thoughts when I felt my left ear being tickled by something. I turned quickly to find Chad working my ear with a leaf that he had picked from the ground. After the incident last night, Chad had taken me home and left after making sure that I was okay and that I had all I needed to sleep well, including a light kiss on my lips.This afternoon, he had come to sneak me out of the mansion into one of our spots in the woods where according to him, no one ever comes and Adrik’s spies would never locate eas
~Amara~I moaned into his mouth as the pressure of his kisses intensified, making my core throb and turn to jelly. My fingers crawled from his strong back up to his soft hair to bunch in them while his hands slipped from the nape of my neck to slide underneath my dress.His kisses made me giddy and I couldn’t tell if it was from his pheromone or my body just reacting naturally to him. But whatever it was, this feeling was so good and I wanted it to last as long as it could.His lips left mine and trailed a path down from my neck to the cleft of my breasts. It lingered there for a moment, his hands sliding up to cup one breast. I squirmed when his fingers unclasped my bra and pinched a nipple.I wanted more.I turned and straddled him, throwing my head back to grant him more access to my body. A guttural groan escaped his lips and made me water even more in my core. I never knew that a man’s moan had that kind of power over me. I suddenly wanted him to keep on moaning. I wanted to hear
~Amara~My eyes cracked open, the overhead lights blinding me and making me shut them again. I felt like a bag of potatoes, unable to move my hands or legs. Trying again, I opened my eyes again, slowly this time to get accustomed to the blinding light. My eyes roved around the room and I quickly recognized that it was the pack hospital.“Hello? Is anyone there?” I cracked out, hoping for Chad or anyone to appear but my voice was lower than a whisper. I also felt a little groggy and by the cup that I saw on the bedside table, I figured that they must have injected me with some kind of drug. The pain in my belly was gone now and I felt perfectly okay apart from the little insistent headache gnawing at my temple.I raised myself on one arm and looked around again. There was definitely no one. I sat up and straightened my spine, cracking my neck to alleviate the pain that I felt there.Crack. And it was all better. I guess that was one of the perks of being a werewolf. The more I stayed
~Amara~“Well, well, if it isn’t Adrik’s whoring slave doing what she knows how to do best’, Katherine spat, her eyes sweeping over me with a hatred that she didn’t try to hide.I quickly disengaged my hand from Chad’s own, still shocked at her sudden appearance. Everyone in this Pack seemed to have developed one or two habits when it came to me. For Katherine, sneaking up on me and showing up when she’s least expected is the perfect one that she had chosen.Her gaze slid from me to Chad who still stood stoically by my side, looking unbothered by her. Secretly, all I wanted to do at that point was beg the ground to open up so that I could hide inside of it. But for how long was I going to keep on hiding from Katherine and her gimmicks? For some reason, she seemed to enjoy keeping me on my toes so much.“I see you’ve decided to keep on showing up here even when you have no business to do around. If you’re looking for your dear alpha Adrik, perhaps you should try some other omega’s room
~Lucian~The cardinal points meet in my head as I turn around restlessly on my bed, trying to figure out how the hell Adrik had been able to talk to me in that manner. He had been just too confident of himself. Even when I’d used my power as an alpha king to threaten him, he was unabashed, like I was bluffing. Maybe it’s time I truly let him understand the fact that I am his king and I rule over the entire pack in this kingdom while he is only a subordinate.His sly face flashed before me again, making my irritation grow more. That bastard really is hiding something because there was nothing else that could give him so much confidence. And what’s more? He knows that whatever thing he is hiding is important to me and I wouldn’t risk him destroying it.My mind wandered far and near, trying to make collections of all the valuables in the entire kingdom and most especially, the Pack that I lead. I made a mental list of all the gold, spices, and ammunition that were available and nothing w
~Lucian~I watched her slowly walk backward to the sofa, her eyes trained on me the entire time. I sat back on the bed and watched keenly, as she sat and slowly brought her legs up to the sides of the chair, spreading them slightly.“Wider”, I growled.She obeyed and allowed her legs to go a bit farther than they were, opening all her secret passages to me. My cock bobbed, appreciating the beautiful sight before it.“So what are you gonna do now? Or do you want to keep on staring at me?”, Amara purred.I would watch her all day without batting an eye but I wanted something else at this point. I wanted to watch her pleasure herself. I wanted to see how her face contorts when the pleasure hit her in ways that she couldn’t control.“Yes, I wanna watch you…touching yourself”.Her eyes glowed, and I couldn’t tell if it was her wolf or if my brain had kinda magnified her eye color due to the scent of her arousal. With her eyes still on me, she traced her fingers from the rings of her neck t
~Amara~It was the signal, the one I’d been waiting for. The Hollow Ball that Adrik held wavered and then vanished, along with the shimmering lights and strange haze of power that had filled the room. He rose to his feet, his gaze dark as he turned to me.“Omega, stay here. Guards!” he barked, calling them to his side. “I’ll deal with whatever this is.”I nodded, forcing myself to look as calm as possible even though my pulse was racing. As soon as Adrik left the room, my instincts took over, and I darted for the door, every nerve on fire with anticipation. Chad would be waiting for me. I could hardly believe that soon we’d be free of this place, but I knew every second counted.Apart from that fact, I didn’t want Lucian blocking me or even trying to talk about what happened in the past. I wasn’t up for that at all. All I wanted was to get to where Chad was in one piece.I was halfway down the hall when a figure appeared, blocking my path. I gasped, thinking that it was one of Adrik’s
~Chad~“Fire! Fire!!”The second I heard the alarm, I knew it was time for me to act fast. I couldn’t waste any more time because I can’t tell how long it would be before Adrik finds out that this was a fake alarm. My body reacted faster than my mind could, every nerve alive despite the gnawing pain that felt like fire under my skin. It didn't matter. Pain had become the background music of my life in this place, and I’d learned to ignore it. What mattered now was getting out.With a shaky breath, I forced myself to my feet and patted around the corner of the floor for the small key Lydia had smuggled in. She’d risked everything to get it to me, and I wasn’t about to waste her efforts. My hands trembled as I slotted it into the lock, the heavy, rusted door clicking open with a sound that was somehow both too loud and too soft. I slowly pushed the heavy iron door open, waiting a moment to see if anyone would notice by any chance that a prisoner’s door has been opened.The corridor o
~Amara~As I stepped into the grand ballroom, my heart felt like it was about to leap out of my chest. The room was filled with elegantly dressed guests, laughter, and music that floated through the air. Every flicker of a candle seemed too bright, every footstep around me too loud. I kept reminding myself to breathe, to appear composed, but with the weight of what I was supposed to do, it was a bit hard to pretend.Adrik had told me that he wouldn’t have any need for me until the dinner starts, so that mean that I have enough time to plan my movements carefully. I just hoped that I wouldn’t need to make it to that dinner before I get my cue to escape with Chad. My freedom was so close and I could smell it. Soon enough, I would be able to know how it felt to have my freedom. And it wouldn’t be just about me. It would also be about my child.I smiled, my hand going to my belly instinctively. This baby wouldn’t live the kind of life that I’ve led. He won’t have a mother who will sell hi
~Amara~I stood in front of the mirror in my room, the dress that Adrik had picked out for me clutched in my hands.Tonight is the night.This is the night that will either make or mar me.This is the night that I get my freedom, and together with the man that I love.This is the night of the Hollow Ball.I was excited at the thought of finally leaving this hellhole and going somewhere far away from this kingdom. Chad and I have sometimes talked about the possibility of settling in the human world, and it had sounded like a good plan. All we needed to do was make sure that no one suspects our identity. We’ll just blend in and make sure to avoid staying outside on full moons.But then again, I still couldn’t shake off the feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach. It felt as if I was about to embark on a suicide mission. As if this was the most foolish thing to do. A part of me screamed at me to abandon this plan and live as peacefully as possible with alpha Adrik instead of putting my
~Amara~“You want to break the Beta out of the dungeon? Are you crazy? That stunt can cost you your life!” Lydia whispered harshly, looking towards the door as if there was someone listening to her.“I have to, Lydia. They’re gonna kill him if I don’t”She paused for a moment as if digesting what she just heard. “What do you mean they’re going to kill him? Who are ‘they’?”“Alpha Adrik and Katherine. They want to kill him because he supposedly raped me”I could tell by the confusion on her face that she still wasn’t getting what I was trying to say. She knew that Chad and I were an item so saying that he raped me would be a little confusing for her. but if she was going to help me get Chad out of the dungeon by distracting the guards there and laying false alarms over a fire or something else worthy of attention, then I needed to explain everything to her in detail.“Did he really do that to you? He’s always come across to me as a fine gentleman. How did he suddenly change into a perv
~Amara~“Why would you do something like that? The alpha is so mad. And is in pain. Even though he healed really quickly. What were you thinking?”I plopped myself on the chair in the kitchen while Lydia peeled some potatoes for dinner. I’d come to her because I needed to talk to someone and she was the only other person that I could talk to, apart from Chad.Yes, I knew that I was supposed to still act like I do not have my memories back, but I just wanted to talk to someone familiar and friendly. A person whom I trusted. And Lydia was the only other person who filled in that role.After the incident with Alpha Adrik, he had quickly growled at me to leave his presence at once and I didn’t need any other prompting to scramble away from his room. The fact that nobody came to arrest me or put me in the dungeon for attempting to hurt the alpha is one thing that I’m still puzzled about, stemming from the fact that Alpha Adrik almost never forgives.What if he had something deadly planned
~Lucian~“No. get that out of my face”The servant bowed and backed away, while another came up again with yet some other kind of ridiculous-looking cloth. I glared at him, holding in the urge to grip his neck and snap it so that I could save him the stress of living in this world forever. Because sooner or later, I was going to snap his neck if he wasn’t careful.“Are you this dumb usually? How would you bring me this as an option to wear to the Hollow Ball? You think this is enough to woo my mate back?” I snapped at him.“But my king; these clothes are nice. They’re one of the best clothes that you have” Elsie said from her perched position.If I wouldn’t be damned.She should just thank the moon goddess that she’s like a mother to me. If not, it would have been a different story. And the fact that she knew this was what gave her the effrontery to challenge my words.I whipped my gaze to her and smiled. “Why, Elsie? Would you like to wear them instead? Maybe you’d help wear it in my
~Amara~He crashed his lips against mine unexpectedly, warranting a grunt of disgust from me. Of all the things that I thought he would do, this wasn’t one of them. or so I thought when he expressed displeasure at my bulging stomach.I tried to wiggle out of his grasp but his grip at the back of my neck was too tight and I couldn’t really move.This wasn’t part of the plan. Please, all I want is for him to stop.As if my prayers worked, he stopped at that instant and stepped back. The thought of puking settled in my mind but if I even tried to do that, I would only aggravate his anger. I took a step back, forcing myself to swallow the spittle that was mostly his.“Strip”My eyes jerked to him immediately. What was that? I put my hands into my ear to clean it because I didn’t think I heard him correctly.“I’m sorry? I didn’t hear you the first time, alpha” I said, trying to hold my fingers steady from shaking.“You said you wanted to be close to me, right? How else do you think you can
~Amara~I quickly swung into action after I visited Chad. And surprisingly, I found out that the guard at the dungeon did have a thing for me. Weird; and I just hoped he wasn’t a creep who loves to be with pregnant werewolves specifically. A copy of the keys of the gate to the dungeon and Chad’s cells were made by someone whom he had directed to me for help and someone whom we could trust. After that, I quickly went back and stylishly returned the key to the guard. I was able to breathe well after going over the first plan.For the second plan, I didn’t need to be so gummed to the waist to Katherine because I knew that somehow, something in her had shifted. And that shift was for good. But that didn’t mean that I wouldn’t try to sweet-talk her once in a while.Which leaves me with Alpha Adrik. Trying to make me believe that I was a hundred percent with him wasn’t my problem. My problem was the thing that might come after it. Alpha Adrik could be compared to a horny dog and just wants