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
Jared chuckled nervously as he tried to crack a joke which didn't quite crack through the atmosphere. It was tense, almost like a coiled spring as everyone was waiting for the worst to happen so that they could be relieved. I on the other hand didn't care for whatever it was they were trying to do because that was not my focus. I just wanted to see that this man knew his place and respected people whenever he got to meet them not because of what he had. "She is a feisty one and I don't think I deal with cats.""Cats would scratch your eyes out and leave you blind so I would suggest that you be careful while dealing with them." Darcus butted into the conversation. This was going to be a long night and I was prepared for it. I saw Chris shaking his head probably hoping that this didn't turn into a full-blown war but I didn't care as much as he did because this man was irritating. "Please guys, we are going to be having more visitors. I wouldn't like for us to show them that there is
Lucinda's POV. Immediately after I returned from Marcus' house, I rushed into the house hoping that no one noticed my absence and that no one had gone around, luckily their mouth trying to tell everyone that I was missing. That would be a disaster and I almost didn't want to be in such a situation. The only thing that could stop me right now was if Darcus came out and asked what exactly I went out for. As soon as I walked in, Abigail breathed in relief. She was the only person that I had told where I was heading towards and had given me the go-ahead. She didn't even completely know what my mission was, and I just said it so that she would be able to ascertain and give up a false impression that would make those people ready to be confused. She rushed towards me, clasping her hands over mine. She looked me in the eye while looking around just to see if anyone was listening to our conversation. "See, I understand that you need to leave, but at the same time, I still want you to be
Lucinda's POV Watching the couple try to work out their issues wasn't my highlight, instead, I began to calculate what this could mean for my child. If her supposed guardian thought that I was having an affair with the man she called her husband, this simply meant that I was not safe and that I needed some time alone to process things. I needed to get my child to another caretaker but who exactly would want to take in my child as theirs."Babe... I'm sorry but this is not what you think. I'm pretty sure you have things mistaken. What do you think?" "I don't know how you want me to take this but honestly, I don't care!" I watched them carefully. This was a totally different argument but I was going to pretend like I didn't understand it. I had so many things on my mind and diving into this wasn't the way to go. I had a lot of things to clear up."I'm not in any way romantically linked to your husband." I piped up, after realizing that Marcus had no idea of how to defend himself.Sh
Author's POV. Daston pulled a cup out of its place and crashed it to the ground. "How dare he disgrace me in the presence of everyone? He knows that she is not fit to become his Luna!" The sound had Samantha almost jumping out of her skin. "Dad, I think you are paying too much attention to this. Why don't we just take things slowly?" "Obviously not, this is not what I want from you at all. I don't care about what anybody says. You are supposed to be on that throne and I'm going to get you there. I don't mind sacrificing myself for this cause."The amount of fear in Samantha grew wild when she was still her father performing like he was under some attack. "I understand how you must feel but can we take a break? We've been trying as much as possible to get him to see me but that has not been working. At this point I'm tired and I don't think he loves her."Daston casted an irritated glance at his daughter who was acting like a fool. "You don't think that they have been intimate? You
Lucinda's POV. Immediately my hands connected with him, I felt a slight tremble. There was something different.He opened his eyes to stare into my eyes while I tried to figure out how much I had lost with this boy not being in my life. I might have forgotten anything else in the world but not forgetting how to become a great mother. I didn't know how to speak, think , work or act. He blinked softly and sighed, "isn't he just too cute?" Marcus cooed, assuming the fatherly responsibility, which made me even feel so bad of myself. Someone else wasn't supposed to be taking care of my child, when I had the means to do so. It was appalling and I couldn't even think of what to do next.The fact that I had absolutely no one who could help me was enough to send me into a partial outrage but at the same time I still wanted to be a little calm and see how things played out. "Why don't you have a seat? Your legs are a little shaken. I hope that's not a problem." Marcus also remarked, making
Lucinda's POV. My first stop was outside and because I had gotten Chris to promise me that he wasn't going to inform anybody of my movement I had freedom to do whatever I like. Firstly, even if I wasn't going to make any mistakes, I wanted to ensure that I had everything mapped out in such a way that no one would be able to point fingers at me or know my next move. Instead it will all just be them trying to figure out what I was up to while I did my thing. I quickly took a cab because that was the only thing that was going to leave me without anyone raising suspicions.Chris came to the window and looked in, inspecting the man who was about to lead me away and I thought that was pretty nice. I had not found anyone who was as committed as I was to making sure that everything was going on smoothly and now that I found one, I wasn't going to take him for granted. "Thank you but I hope you keep to your promise of not informing anyone that I stepped out. That could be the highlight of
Lucinda's POV. I didn't go downstairs throughout that day because I was trying as much as possible not to get into an altercation with any of the concubines especially now that I knew that I probably had a wanted sign on my forehead.I had better things to do with my time than to engage myself in a battle with anyone so I moved as swift as I could be, ensuring that nobody came my way.I picked up my phone to reach out to Marcus. I desperately wanted to see my kid and nothing was going to stop me.He ended up not picking up, making me panic more than I should. I needed to go over and see what the hell was wrong with my children so that I could pick them up from there and know what to do next to save them. I knew that I was probably overreacting but what mother wouldn't when there was a problem that needed to be solved immediately? I had many reasons to panic but I decided to take the cool attempt by trying to reach out to his wife. Unfortunately all of this still didn't work. I could
Lucinda's POV. I couldn't sleep, instead I was busy roaming around the balcony. Abigail had come to check up on me and we had struck a conversation but I didn't feel happy. Darcus had been busy throughout the time he left and had not even bothered to return to see how I was feeling. As much as I knew that I was supposed to have exclusive rights to him, something kept telling me that this was probably my last chance and I had just blown it off completely because of my words. I would have done something else entirely if I had a chance but decided to relax for a while and just see how things went. A knock interrupted my thought process and I went outside to check who it was. Abigail was back but this time with a smile on her face as her salt and pepper hair shone. "I came to inform you that you might just be having a new visitor. A new visitor in the sense that he is assigned to help you get things done. I know that it's not easy for you to come to terms without fact but..."I looke
Darcus' POV. She had struck a nerve and my beast concluded with her. I didn't want to repeat the same mistake that I had made with everyone else in the past. It was a common knowledge that I was very particular about just sleeping with the women and moving on with my life because I didn't want to complicate it but right now, I knew that something was different about this woman, and the best way to handle it was to ensure that I completely dealt with anything that would bring up feeling.It didn't help that Lucinda was as innocent as she could be, she didn't even know all of the plans that I had for her. When she was around she had this Air of innocence, I didn't want to break it. I could smell that she wasn't a virgin but that didn't mean she was experienced in bedroom matters. The last person that I had been so committed to and almost admitted that I had falling in love with died mysteriously "Alpha, the elders are here." Chris's voice boomed as soon as he opened the door and I g
Lucinda's POV. Immediately he said those words I got instant PTSD. I couldn't just move beyond the fact that he probably was just deceiving me all along and I needed to be as careful as possible."It is something that I could always research but I need you to be open with me." He prodded, his eyes boring into man with so much other job besides cracking me open "Why?" I asked him in despair. "Why do I want to know who hurts you and deal with them?" He repeatedly made me sound ridiculous but I knew what I was doing.If I grew dependent on him when he was ready he would cast me aside without even thinking twice so what good would that do to me?"I know that you are a great man and my opinion about you has totally changed in the past few weeks but at the same time I still want to maintain a sense of independence so that when it is time for me to leave I wouldn't get attached to you." He looked at me incredulously as though I was speaking jargon. I could see the genuine confusion in his