Lucinda's POV I kind of figured out that I had stepped on a lot of toes, but I wasn't going to be apologetic about my nature, especially when I knew that I had not done anything to deserve such treatment from them. They were the ones who decided that they wanted to be a pain in my neck and it was my duty to put them straight.I moved through the shelves I moved through the shelves looking for the misplaced files according to their numbers even though I had no one to teach me what to do, courtesy of Chris' anger. This wasn't going to be a hard one for me to deal with because I had a lot of things on my mind, but I would rather just remain on my own doing what I knew how to do best, which was ignoring the situation and focusing on how to bring the best out of it. I was lost in my thoughts until I smelled Darcus' scent. It wasn't to be mistaken with anyone else. I glanced at Chris who suddenly Rose to his feet and started to assist me without even lifting a finger for so long. What
Darcus' POV. I watched her eyes glimmer with different emotions and couldn't help myself to be drawn into them. She had wonderful eyes and sometimes I wondered why I showed so much restraint instead of jumping her like I had done with the others. My wolf had been pretty insistent about me courting her properly like I would a wife and even though I didn't understand everything that was going on I kind of figure that it would be nice to show some restraints for a change. "I could accompany you anywhere you want as long as I know what to do so that I do not embarrass you over there." She spoke, with realness, her tone telling me that she didn't have any time for shenanigans and was ready to take up the role. I had never been impressed about a woman like I was with her and as much as I would love to explore whatever feelings I was having for a stranger I decided to tame it, I could tell that Chris was not happy with how efficient she was, but that was none of his business and he need
Lucinda's POV. Nothing prepared me for the insane amount of clothes that Abigail packed for me in my travel suit. She was of the opinion that I was going to need more than enough and I wondered what kind of meeting we were going for that required a fashion parade. She smiled at me in self-satisfaction and I kind of figured out that she was doing this for herself more than me. Raising my brows in curiosity I spoke. "Should I be worried that you are more concerned about yourself than me? I should be bothered about my appearance more than you are."She scoffed at me, watching carefully as I looked at her in horror. I couldn't possibly wear all these clothes in the space of a 3-day trip but I guess this was how they wanted things to go here so I had to pretend like I loved it. Abigail rushed towards me and grabbed my hand. "I know that this is probably going to sound weird but I want you to be at your best so that everyone can see how beautiful you are. This is going to mean a lot to
Lucinda's POV. Our car passed through various landscapes and I felt like coming down and running in my wolf form just to experience the grass beneath my paws. “You seem to be in love with nature right?” Darcus asked me, but I didn't know what to respond with immediately because now I was a little bit worried about where we were going because of how hyped it had been. Chris was in the same car with us and I could feel his eyes from the front of the car watching our interaction. I didn't understand their obsession with our relationship because it was not the conventional one. “Yeah, I think that the goddess made a lot of great choices when picking out a few places to make us dominate.” I whispered, getting into my feelings. Darcus smiled at me, looking at me curiously. “Are you one of those staunch believers?” I gazed at him in shock, “aren't you?”He shrugged nonchalantly. “I don't know but we perform the rituals as we have been taught. That doesn't mean that I have any personal
Lucinda's POV. I took my suitcase into the house hoping that I was able to navigate my way without complicating things and also feeling very aware of my surroundings and also didn't disgrace him like he feared. If there was any reason for me to be mad at him then I had to swallow it up. I also had to remind myself that he was dignitary and needed to be treated that way.Color me shocked immediately as we walked into the house, we were greeted by cheerful women, who looked like cheerleaders in high school, making me a little bit weirded out. “Relax, that is just the way of welcoming everyone for the meeting. You are going to be in the midst of very important people soon and I hope that you are able to compose yourself.” Darcus whispered, smiling at me.I fixed my face immediately and I realized that it was time for us to pretend to be chummy with each other. I took a deep breath and smiled at the welcome party, then waited for them to speak but was perplexed when an Alpha chuckled
Lucinda's POV. As soon as we got into the room I looked around enjoying how it was designed to be almost like an airbnb. Accommodating but gave you the vibes that you needed to leave when it was time. My companion hummed softly as he headed to the bathroom. It was evident that he was not a visitor here based on their discussions and decided that he would also bring me into the discussion while I would have rather passed. I think that it was necessary for a minute for me to also have a feel on what has been going on over here. "You should also get into the shower. There is a lot more to think about when the party actually starts. I want us to go over a few things so that we do not have conflicting views when we are asked. Most of my enemies are going to be present tonight and I hope that you dress pretty well." He said, his eyes roaming all over my body not in a suggestive way. Perusal? Did he think I couldn't clean up and become one of the best women that he had ever seen? I shou
Lucinda's POV. The party started, and I walked downstairs with my head held up, enjoying the fact that I was looking as elegant as I called. Clad in a dress that had me feeling like a queen that I wasn't I decided to move as fast as I could just to get downstairs and meet up with the first set of people that would be attending. I stopped just a few minutes away from the place where Darcus was sitting and realized that all eyes landed on me as though they had never seen a person in their entire life. I wasn't going to judge them because they had a certain image in mind, and I had defeated it, even without doing a thing. Without much ado, I decided to take laws into my own hands by pretending like I had no idea of what was going on but still showing them who was boss. To my surprise, Darcus Rose from his seat and came closer to me grabbing my hands and kissing the back of my palm like he loved me so much. I was a little bit flustered by the attention he was showering on me, and I b
Lucinda's POV. Alpha Martin, one of the most powerful alphas in the country, stood at the door with his commanding presence casting almost a spell over everyone as they looked at him transfixed. It was only I and Darcus that seemed to be immune to his charm. According to the rumors around we had heard that he had mingled with some people for dark magic purposes and although the rumors had gone around no one dared to speak it to his face. One of the amazing things that caught my attention was the fact that he refused to look away instead staring at each and every of us as though expecting us to say something but the moment we refused he shrugged and moved closer. "I guess today is going to be a great day seeing that everyone is present, especially those who love me so much yet refuse to say it." Alpha Martin mentioned and sauntered towards his seat. I would have been a little bit annoyed if he had not acknowledged protocol and came close to me but he gave me a wide berth. "You ar
Lucinda POV. Fixated on my goals I refused to allow myself to be deterred by anything inside. I've kept on moving and trying as much as possible to figure out what I needed to do next that was not going to disturb me too much. I had so many things that I wanted to make and put in place but I needed something that would last longer. The more I kept on waiting the more I was going to begin to think of different things and at this point, that was not exactly what I wanted for myself. I wanted something more and I was going to get it no matter how hard it was to find. After waiting for some time I decided to relax and just see what I could get. At least the least thing that I was entitled to have to be getting my answers already done and by the time I was through, I would be nowhere to be found especially when it came to discussing this. The only problem I was facing right now was that these men refused to live and I began to wonder why. It's surely not because of me because they wer
Lucindas pov. I could hear the voice of my daughter screaming in my subconscious, making me driven by fear and anger to destroy this guy who took another person's child. It was not going to be an easy thing and I was already sure of that because of all the issues that I had faced so far but the only thing that was going to keep me going was the fact that I had loyal supporters at least I thought I did. It was not going to be easy but at a point I was going to get the hang of it and then I wouldn't have to make too much noise about it. “So is there something that I should be aware of? I probably have a whole thing to deal with. I'm adding this to the mix and it is not even palatable at all.” I responded sharply. It wasn't going to happen just like that and no matter how much I tried I just couldn't fulfill all of that at the same time. One thing that was evidence was the fact that I needed someone who could assist in getting answers from everybody and then we could let the rest la
Lucinda POV. I headed toward the back of the pack, with my head held high as I thought of what exactly to do next. I didn't want to make it very hard for them to deal with. Instead I maintained my cool and was waiting as much as I could to just see what was going to happen in my absence. I knew that something was wrong but just couldn't replace my finger completely and that was my mission. If I was able to get anyone to come my way then I would not waste any more time but if I can't, I will have no choice but to keep on with my head high hoping that I was able to get everything done. My phone began to ring and I looked at it. It was Martha that was calling. What part of her not calling me did she not get? I was tired as hell and I didn't want anything to complicate issues any further. The only thing that I wanted to do right now was to relax and sleep and hope that I was able to get everything done. The only thing that I wanted to do again was to make sure that I found out where
Lucinda POV. The men in question couldn't believe their eyes that they were watching me defer everything that they knew to be true. It was either one way or the other going to work and I was sure that everything was being properly kept."You have no right to demand her release! We are the ones who say what we want, and it is definitely going to work out. I'm not going to stand here and let you bully me into thinking that we are not going to be able to deal with the situation!" I was not going to listen to them either. I was listening to my instincts, which told me to fight for this girl. Not because of anything that I could gain but instead because she deserved to be released. I knew what happened whenever girls were left in the custody of many Men. Rogues like this usually turn them into baby machines and that was not going to happen to this beautiful young girl I turned swiftly, moving to the side just as my wolf had directed. I was in tandem with him at all times, and we always
Lucinda POV. I chased her hot and hard towards the end of the road knowing that I was going to find something more delicious that was going to give me more energy than I needed right now. The little girl beside me also broke into a run and I could hear her panting tirelessly. "Some children are locked in the back. She doesn't allow us to leave. Now that you have come you're going to tighten her security. Can you see that I have not been lying all along?" She panted hard as she chased her former boss.I wondered what she used these kids for besides the trafficking and using them for their abilities. Instead of running after her I decided to wait for a minute and see where she would possibly go. There was a river that was going to mask her scent and running after her was nothing but foolishness. As someone who didn't want to indulge in anything that was going to destroy my lungs or my body I wanted freedom for these people and that was exactly what I wanted to get. Focusing on Feli
Lucinda POV. We approached a little hut that the little girl had pointed at and I was a little bit worried that this was not a place that somebody should even say that they lived. Well I couldn't judge them when it wasn't as though I wanted to provide solutions for them so I just had to look deeply and hope that I was able to understand everything that was going on here She looked very scared and I understood this from the amount of animals that I had trained a long time ago. She didn't look like somebody that was lying at all but I didn't want to give her the impression that I wanted to help her so soon. I needed somebody that would be able to understand that it was not going to be easy but we could always find a way to make things work I was waiting for her to be done with everything that she was thinking of then we would have that discussion. I think she's about to come outside. Please do not allow me to stay here for long. She's going to kill me if she finds that I have not d
Lucinda POV We lunged forward as Ramon took on the elders and the other rogues came for me. My fighting prowess wasn't something I ever doubted, moved fluidly, all these small fries would be eating dirt before they could touch me. I was faster than them, way faster in fact, maybe some of them had raw strength, but all that won't matter if they could not touch me. I twisted between two wolves, slashing their chests open before they could even lift their hands, and I acted like what I just did was overwhelming and so time consuming that there was an opening. One of the wolves thought it was a real opening and my foot was up his chin before he could even take three steps. I literally blitzed through them, I was pissed and I was also enjoying myself deep down. I was free and I was putting people down as they got in my way.I spared a second to glance over at Ramon. His fighting speed was slower than normal and it got me distracted for a while and normally the rogues were supposed to at
Lucinda POVMy eyes left Kira immediately I heard the howling sounds. We glared at each other and we didn't need words to communicate again. I knew I seemed to have disowned my people and I swore I would never help them again, but whatever it is, I did on instinct. Maybe I am a good person, that fact isn't something I want to dwell on, but when I heard those screams I knew I had to do something instinctively, our little squabbles were inconsequential at the moment. She broke into a sprint before me and she half dragged me along. She knew I would follow, it was instinctive, it was that instinct that drew us together because fundamentally, we weren't all that different, we had the same sense of morals and primal character. We were in a way meant for each other, but all that didn't matter now. I pushed forward, leaping forward as my heart beat faster with each step. I needed to know what was going on, Kira breathed heavily behind me. Our strides matched as we drove through the forest
Lucinda OVI ran forward as he sprinted into the woods. I didn't think I had much on my mind when I rushed through that forest, because I didn't even think I saw where I was going. I felt leaves brush at my face and I didn't even care, all my attention was focused on him. Ramon didn't look back, he needed to be away and for most of the part I didn't think he knew I was following him, he was so much entwined with his own thoughts, and all I cared for was him. I felt my body tremble, my heart palpitating. At a point in time someone was sobbing, but I didn't think it was me, although no one was around. I felt something stuck in my throat and I whimpered, my face was twisted in a sad manner. I didn't think I have ever felt anyone's pain this much. “Ramon!” I called for him and I think for the first time, he realized I was around. He paused and he turned around. Even in this manner, he still looked rather cute, but there was a lot of things going on so I couldn't really dwell on that.