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Standing beside the throne was Tobias. As he watched the Princess of the Pack walk in with all her glory and grace, he couldn't help but smile as she waved at him. She always did that whenever she was summoned into the meeting room to join in with the meeting. She would always wave at Tobias like they were so close. But before Tobias could wave back at her, the Alpha also stepped in as everyone bowed to him while the Princess hummed a song, going to her seat as she sat down. Something about her always intrigued Tobias. Even though he had promised himself that he wouldn't be too friendly with her. Even though she was a very innocent soul who always tried her best to get into a conversation with him, he always found one reason or another to push her away. As he stared at Lily, biting on her pain, feeling a bit frustrated and lost in thought, he couldn't help but remember that he was solely sworn to protect the family of the Alpha from one generation to another. Not just him, but all his families. And he had to keep to his word as a warrior and a better to the Alpha. He had to behave himself and that was what he did. He looked away as the Alpha sat beside him.
“Tobias,” the Alpha called as Tobias turned to the Alpha in respect.
“My Alpha,” he muttered.
“I heard about your victory in the other Pack, and I want to say I am really proud of you. I love what you did and I love the grace you used to conquer them. You are still the best of all the men I have ever had in my palace,” he said as he bowed to him in respect and smiled.
“Thank you so much, my Alpha,” he added before turning back. Just then, Lily, who could not take in the boring meeting, stood up and was about to walk away.
The Alpha wasted no time to call on his sister. “Lily,” he yelled as she turned around to him with a fake smile.
“I got bored. I told you I don't want to join this meeting, but you forced me. I literally don't know anything from the booklet. I don't even understand anything. You know what? When the meeting is over, I would ask you questions and you let me know things that I'll be able to understand. Then we'll be good. But sitting here with all these elders is just kind of boring,” she said and walked away.
The Alpha could not help but run his hands through his hair in frustration. He had tried everything possible to make his sister know that she had to be involved in everything that was happening because she did not really know how the world could turn out. If he would even last long enough to protect her. She needed to know the ins and outs of everything about the palace, but she was just being rude and unable to concentrate because she still thought she was a teenager. The Alpha turned to Tobias, motioning for him to follow after Lily. He was already used to it. After all, that was one of his main jobs given to him by the Alpha. To always follow Lily around and protect her. Which was something he always had to do. He nodded to the Alpha and immediately raced out of the throne room and towards Lily, who was walking so casually down the hallway while going through the booklet. Tobias could not help but marvel at her grace and the way she wore the gown so elegantly. Working with it, he could see all her curves. He immediately shook his head sideways.
“What is wrong with you?” Tobias stopped thinking. “Rubbish,” he murmured to himself. But his voice got to Lily's ear and she turned to him with a crooked brow.
“Tobias,” she called with such a good and mesmerizing voice that Tobias could not help himself but nod at her.
“Are you following me? Are you like stalking me?” she questioned as Tobias laughed.
“Of course I am not following you and I am not stalking you. You always know. Your brother said I always follow you and I have to keep to his rules. That's just what I'm doing. Do not think it too far,” he said to her as she laughed.
Without wasting time, she hurriedly rushed towards him. As she clicked, she placed her arms around his, walking like they were a couple. Tobias tried to remove himself, but she turned to him with a frown.
“What are you trying to do? Are you trying to push yourself away from me? Then I would report you to my brother that you are pushing yourself away from me and that's not supposed to be happening at all. You are not protecting me. If you want to protect me, then you have to have me so close to you,” Lily said.
“If only Lily could understand how much affection he still had towards her and how he could not help but have such weird feelings for her.”
“You have to stop this. You have to stop acting childish, Lily. You're no longer a baby anymore. You are now an adult and you have to always remember that. Stop acting all childish,” he said to her as she laughed.
But without saying a word, she immediately kissed him on the cheek and ran off. Tobias was stiff at that moment. He held to his cheek, unable to move. He couldn't even blink as his eyes were opened widely, staring at her as she ran off. She had gotten halfway through the hall when she turned around with her same enchanting smile. She waved at him to follow behind her as she ran off. Tobias shook his head, trying to bring himself back to reality as he followed behind her. They soon got to one of the verandas which faced the garden. It was a place that Lily liked to sit down and read. And since she was assigned by her brother to read the booklet, she decided to come to the garden. This place was more secretive. No maids around, no girls around, and none of the maids even went to the garden except to trim the flowers and bushes around. She sat on her chair. As she looked at Tobias, who stood like a soldier in front of her, she could not help but giggle.
“Can you stop that already? You are like my brother too. So you should stop acting like you are a guard or something and just release yourself. Sit down and teach me everything in this booklet. That's why I need you,” she said.
Tobias obeyed without saying a word. He was still in utter shock from what she did earlier as he sat opposite her, watching her go through the bullet booklets and mumbling some more to herself. That was when he got to realize something. Lily was no longer a child anymore. She was now a grown-up who knew what she was doing. She was not a small girl who he could control around, who he could force to do things, to sit down, to eat, and to go for princess lessons anymore. She was now a woman after all. She was not even a child anymore. She was now fully grown and now entering her 20s. He shook his head. He did not know what was wrong with him. But today he was acting different. He felt like she was getting so possessive of him in ways that he could not change or stop. She gave him the booklet, and without hesitation, she relaxed her leg on his, almost going so close to his manhood. As he stared at her, she smiled again like she was doing it intentionally, slowly moved her leg away from there. But it was too late as Tobias Wolf was awakened. He looked at her, unable to say a word as he tried his best to control himself. But Lily was not making it easy for him. She stood up and hurriedly placed a kiss on his cheek again.
“Something about kissing you on the cheek just amuses me,” she muttered. But it was not that easy because Lily's scent was now engraved in him. Tobias did not know what was getting over him. He couldn't control himself anymore. The intensity was just too much for him.
“And Lily wasn’t making it easy for Tobias either, and even though Tobias wasn’t ever having the thoughts that Lily had any sort of affection for him, anyone could easily see that she was doing this on purpose.”
“Tobias, you seem stiff, should I kiss you instead?” Lily muttered shyly, but Tobias had gotten to a stage where he couldn’t control himself anymore.
Authors POVTobias knew that he could not control himself anymore and could not keep himself away from her. So instead, he tried his best to look elsewhere and think of something else. But Lily was not making it easy at all. When she noticed he was a bit hesitant and was moving away from her, she got even closer to him.She lifted her chair up and put it close to him, handing over the booklet to him. “Now teach me everything. I want to know everything. I don't want to stand there and be like a novice when they ask me all these questions,” she said in such a relaxed mood.Tobias stared at her and then down at her lips. It was getting more intense, and now he was more than sure that Lily was doing this intentionally. This was not her just acting normal the way she normally does. This was an intentional act from her, and he had to stop her before she went any further. Or does she think her movement has no results in him? He laughed at her and stood up.“Do not worry, you can learn this b
Lily’s POVI couldn't help but stare at Tobias as he continued talking. I felt so frustrated as I rolled my eyes and laid back on the bed. Even though I could feel the intensity between the both of us, I just waved that aside. I felt even more frustrated that I had to be pretending like I did not want to be with someone I would love. Look at the way I was acting. Like if I was with someone different, I wouldn't mind. But meanwhile, it would just make my life so boring.As I had a sigh of annoyance thinking about my life so far, my mom was dead, same with my dad. I was left with my brother, who was so busy being the Alpha; he never had my time. Even his wife never even gave me a chance to speak. She always limited all my assets, always acting like I was just a small child who needed scolding, who needed to be protected. I couldn't even say I wanted to go out on a girls' night. It could never be possible. I always had to be protected by one person or another. And it really frustrated me
Author’s POVAs Lily ran away as fast as she could into the nearest forest, she had no idea that Tobias was following after her. Steadily, he raced as fast as his legs could take him. He could easily sniff out Lily, but he could not yet figure out why he was able to do that. He rushed as quickly as his legs could carry him. He was not going to take his job as a joke because he didn't want anything to happen to Lily. If anything should go wrong for him, all his generations would suffer because he had made a vow to protect Lily from every harm.As he got closer and closer to the forest, he became even more worried because he knew how dangerous this particular forest she entered was.“Lily!” he yelled in anticipation, hoping she would answer, but no sound came from her. He continued to call out her name repeatedly, but yet she did not reply, making him even more anxious as he quickened his pace. He soon entered the forest and realized he didn't know where else to go. The forest had one d
Author’s POVEven though Tobias had engaged in a lot of reckless behavior, he was not as young as Lily. He had had fun with different women multiple times before, so a female kissing him should not have shocked him in any way. But he was fully immersed in the moment, experiencing total intensity. As he kissed her, his soul could not help but beg for more. It felt like her lips were becoming more tantalizing with each passing second. He continued to suck on and nip at her lips with all he had in him. He had waited for this moment ever since he had watched her grow up; he had always wanted her in his arms, naked.He did not care whether the water was cold or whether she might be uncomfortable. His wolf had taken over—or should he say, they both had. Their wolves were eager to devour each other. They continued kissing for nearly ten minutes, only separating when Lily finally grew tired. But that did not mean Tobias would let go. Neither did it mean that Lily was satisfied, as she slowly
Author’s POVIt turned out that when Lily had written that letter to Tobias, she raced in excitement toward Tobias's chambers. However, she had never been there before, so she did not know exactly where she was going. She called one of the maids to help her locate Tobias's room, but the maid noticed the letter with Lily. The seal was clearly one used between lovers, and to worsen the matter, the maid had huge feelings for Tobias and had always tried her best to get him to notice her. She watched as Lily raced away, clenching her hand into a fist angrily. “So, Lily is trying to pursue Tobias. She’s trying to tell him that she loves him,” the maid thought to herself before devising a plan to get Lily out of the way. The only idea that came to her was to report it to the Alpha. She raced quickly toward the Alpha's throne room. Even though she knew the Alpha might not listen to her or might even dismiss her, she still would not let anyone else have Tobias. She waited for a few minutes,
Author’s POVAfter Tobias received his warning from the Alpha, he decided to change his approach. He resolved to keep his distance from Lily and protect her from afar. That was the only way everything would work out perfectly for him. If he kept trying to get close to her, things would only continue to spiral out of control. He could not accept that. It had now been over three weeks since the incident with Lily, and they had not really seen each other except in the meeting room. From time to time, when he had to protect her from a distance, she also knew she had to keep her distance from him.Meanwhile, throughout those three weeks, Tobias made sure to restrain himself from the letter she had given him. He tried his best not to touch it whenever he saw it. Even though he missed Lily so much and longed for her touch, he knew he had to hold it in, or he would lose everything. He was not ready to sacrifice his position just for Lily. Until tonight. He decided to read the letter. After s
Author’s POVIf only Tobias had any idea of how obsessed Lily was with him and how she would not let him go easily. She was determined to do everything possible to get him to claim her. As she watched Tobias slowly walk away, she clenched her fists in anger. “I can't just let you go like that. You won't leave me to end up with Derek because, at the end of the day, even when Derek takes me away, I won't ever get to see you,” she muttered, standing up and walking away. If Tobias would not claim her, then she had no choice but to force him into doing it. She thought to herself before rushing to her chambers and waiting patiently for nightfall. Meanwhile, Tobias busied himself with the tasks assigned to him by the Alpha. He had to gather rugs and other supplies, which kept him occupied and helped him avoid thinking about Lily every moment. He was now so absorbed in his work that the Alpha smiled in appreciation, glad that nothing seemed to be going on between Lily and Tobias anymore.He
Author’s POVTobias and Lily had just finished their intimate encounter. As Tobias sat on the bed wearing only his shorts, Lily lay beside him, feeling as if she were on top of the world. She couldn’t help but giggle to herself, reveling in the fact that she had truly been with Tobias. It felt as if she could continue this forever. However, she sensed that Tobias was filled with regret. She stood up and began to put her nightdress and jacket back on. Tobias looked at her with a frown. “Why do I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen? Why did you have to force me into this?” he said, his voice tinged with concern.Lily laughed lightly. “I didn’t force you to do anything. This was mutual; we couldn’t keep away from each other. Were you really enjoying starving your wolf? Because I certainly wasn’t. That’s why I had no choice. Besides, I love you too much to stay away. I begged you to claim me, but you refused. So I decided to seal the bond with you. This way, no one else c
Author's POVOn the verge of giving his judgment on Derek's case, the elders immediately stopped Tobias and said, “You can't judge his case. You have to be crowned as the king first before you judge the case.” And Tobias immediately agreed with them and said, “Okay, I'll judge this case after my coronation.”“So have you picked the dates for the coronation?” he asked the council members, but they replied, “We can't coronate you without you having a Luna yet. We don't want you to be a cause of trouble like them,” the council members said to Tobias. Tobias immediately stood up and walked straight to Lily. He held her hand and said, “She will be my Luna.” The council members looked at each other in surprise and said, “How far? She can't be your mate.”Tobias was shocked and asked, “Why? Why can't she be my mate?” Cassie stood up immediately and said, “Because you have a mate already. I'm your first mate, and as long as I'm alive and I'm not dead, Lily can't be your mate. I am your first
Author's POVSitting on the throne was Tobias, as his face displayed a mix of emotions. The elder members were discussing how to crown Tobias as the new king of the pack. But Tobias said to them, “You don't necessarily have to crown me as the king. Derek can also be the king, and besides he has been the one there since all these years. I don't really know about the affairs of being a king in a pack.” He said to the elders but the elders did not agree to what he said. “No. Derek has been acting crazy these past few months. He has been acting mad on the throne. The power given to him has been misused. He has not been serving the people well,” the elder member said. “We were even planning to dethrone him not quite long before you showed up, Tobias,” they added. Tobias looked at them in shock and was surprised that the council members were planning to dethrone Derek. It was shocking as to why they would do that. They explained that he was acting paranoid and crazy. Derek was shocked tha
Author's POVOut of happiness, Cassie hugged him tighter than before. And before she knew it, Tobias pushed her away. But Lily did not see Tobias pushing her away. Cassie was shocked as to why Tobias would push her away. But she composed herself. She didn't want others to notice that she was pushed away by Tobias. Lily started walking. “I’m going to Tobias. I want to go to him like I missed. I have missed him. Now to go and hug him very tight and never let go,” she said to Alpha Derek. But Alpha Derek was shocked and said, “How could you, Lily? I thought we saved our relationship already. Do you want to betray me? Do you want to betray me with Tobias just like you did with Darius? Isn’t it enough? I thought you said our relationship was important. I thought you loved me now. I thought you promised me that you would love only me and nobody else.” He said to Lily, but Lily was not buying any of it. “No, Alpha Derek, I was sold to you. You forced me to love you. You forced me to be in
Author's POV“You are welcome, Tobias. We've been expecting you. Okay, I'll be back shortly. I need to sort some things out inside.” Alpha Derek stormed inside the house angrily and went into his room immediately. He took his phone and dialed Alpha Ethan's number right away. He dialed Alpha Ethan's number, and he picked up the call after two rings.“Alpha Ethan!” “What? How dare you? You told me Tobias was dead. You told me you punished him to a place of no return. You told me that there was no way he's going to survive there? Where you punished him to. How come he's alive? How come he's standing before me? You confirmed he was dead to me. You…. You confirmed that there is no way he's going to come back to life. You said there was no way he's going to come out of that place alive. How come he's alive? Standing ill and healthy right here in front of me? What did you do? You said he was not going to come back alive. Now how come he's alive and healthy? He did not just come back alive.
Author's POVAlpha Derek was sitting on his throne inside the throne room and he was very perplexed. He was wondering, ‘Who could these people be? Who could this wealthy billionaire be that came into my park without me knowing? How could they come into this park without my knowledge?’” He wondered. He immediately called his Beta and said, “Get me Lily right now. I want her by my side when I'm receiving these visitors,” he said to them. He said to his Beta, but he told him, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Alpha, but Lily is not. Lily is not around right now. She's not in the palace.” He said to him, and Alpha Derek stood up in anger. “What? What do you mean Lily is not in the palace? Where could she have gone? Why didn't she tell me where she was going?” Alpha Derek shouted in anger, but his Beta told him that he didn’t know where Lily went, but she was not in the palace right now. Alpha Derek started pacing up and down inside his throne room and he was wondering, ‘Where could Lily be?’ He
Author's POV“Why the hell are you? Why the hell do you care about me now? I thought you were acting indifferent before. I thought you didn’t like me and you didn’t want me to be your mate. Why now? Why do you have to claim me now?” Tobias shouted at Cassie, frustration evident in his tone.Cassie immediately interrupted him. “I did not leave you! It was because we weren’t in our pack back then. Now that we are back here, in the palace, I have to claim you now, and I can’t leave you for Lily. You can never be with Lily Blackthorn,” she insisted.Tobias, visibly angry, looked at her with annoyance. “You don’t have to claim me. I can never love you. I can only love Lily and Lily alone. Lily is the one I love, not you. Even if you try to claim me, I am not going to fall in love with you,” he muttered angrily.Cassie was equally annoyed. She stood up in frustration and declared, “Whatever you do, Tobias, you will never leave me alone. I am your true mate, and there is nothing you can do a
Author's POV“Are you sure that you are ready to do this?” Catherine asked Tobias, and Tobias looked in that direction.“Yes, I’m very ready to do this, and I’m sure of what I’m doing right now,” he replied.Catherine looked in Cassie's direction and saw her putting on headphones. She turned back to Tobias and said, “You don’t have to worry about her. I know that very soon she’s going to come around, and she’s going to like you just like she liked you before.”Tobias responded, “I don’t really care about her. It doesn’t really matter if she comes around. I like Lily. As long as I have Lily there waiting for me, I am fine. I am okay with Lily alone. I don’t really care if she comes around and likes me again. Sincerely, I don’t want her to like me because I already like Lily, and I would like only Lily as my mate.”Meanwhile, Cassie was not really listening to her headphones. She thought to herself, ‘I don’t really have to say anything or act like I heard what they are saying. I have a
Maya’s POVI decided that even though I had already gotten to realize Darius's actual plan, I would still try my best to divert it and make him quit his plan. So I thought of the perfect words to use, and it finally came to me."Why do you want to kidnap her when you know that she still shares a very strong mate-bond with Alpha Derek? Her inner wolf can easily connect to him and tell him exactly where she is or where she thinks she is, or he could actually even sniff her out. It might take a while, but he would definitely find her. That's just the thing about meatballs that you know nothing about," I said to him as he laughed and began to knock his hand on the wheel like he was being frustrated and thinking of a way out. He turned to me swiftly and smacked at me before looking away."Who said I did not prepare for this? I have already prepared for all this in advance. I knew that something like this might cause a problem and he would be able to find out, but I am going to stop it, an
Maya’s POVI stood beside the door, eavesdropping on everything Luna Nora, and Alpha Darius were talking about. I was in total shock. Darius had gotten to the very edge, and I knew that he was going to start pouring all his punishment on everybody as quickly as possible. I didn't even think Lily would be able to last as long as I predicted. She might not even reach that extent. From the way I was seeing everything, it was just going to get worse and worse. I covered my mouth because it felt like I was about to scream in utter shock. So I made sure to stay hidden so that even if a maid or any guard passed, they would not easily notice me. And luckily for me, her door was inside in a way that it still had boulders blocking it so that anybody who passed would not easily notice someone was actually standing there. That was just one thing I was gaining from as I stood there listening to everything. After I had heard everything and was about to leave, I suddenly heard her telling Darius to