Lucinda's POV. Darcus was acting so protective of me that I thought I was going to vanish under his stare. Throughout the program and the introduction of other alphas, anytime I turned I always caught his gaze focused on me as though I was going to leave. At a point I had to take a sip of my wine, but my hands trembled under his scrutiny. His jaw set in a thin line, but he didn't lose his composure for once. Alpha Martin was also shooting daggers at me with his eyes but I refused to pay attention instead focused on the man in front of me who was acting as though I was the best thing since sliced bread. This was quite amazing to watch because I didn't know how to navigate such waters but I had a feeling that this was more than just sexual attraction. When we were talking earlier he mentioned that he might be falling in love with me and I quickly debunked whatever notion came into my head because I knew I was going to end up being disappointed. I didn't want to grow with such inten
Lucinda's POV. I was a little bit perplexed by the change of atmosphere immediately these people walked in. I wanted to desperately believe that there was actually something that could be done about it but I didn't know what to say. At this point I was beginning to lose my whole but at the same time still trying to comprehend why all of these things happen at the same time. Alpha Kael noticed that I was looking at him and immediately walked towards me. I didn't want to look like I was scared of him but I just didn't understand his aura. It made him look like he was one of those people who were out to get others and I didn't like it at all. "He has this intimidating look. It should not allow that to get to you because if you do then you are cooked. He is going to make a mess out of you and I'm telling you for a fact that everything that you have worked for so far would not come out well. He always wants intermediate people but you know, you should never allow him." Alpha Woodsworth
Lucinda's POV. I was in for a roller coastal ride with the amount of Alpha exploring in and everyone decided to linger on my face or my boobs. At a point, Darcus give me his coat to wear over my dress which even made me look more snatched with the belt that i brought along from home.I knew that he loved exactly how I looked and was proud of me and that was one of my most impressive moments. This new face roamed over mine, looking at me from here to toe while smiling."Alpha Darcus, you have such a pleasant woman as your company. I think this is the best you have done in the last few years." He said good naturally and busting into laughter which Darcus reciprocated. I was beginning to pick up on his signals. He wasn't a stuff as people wanted him to be instead he just loved a good principle where you couldn't touch his things anyhow and he wouldn't move towards yours. This was probably Stockholm syndrome. I was beginning to like the ways of my kidnapper even though I knew that he
Lucinda's POV. I was sitting alone, waiting for some time and hoping that I was able to enjoy the party which I didn't think was possible anyway but I was just hoping like I had said. The lady that I had seen before came to sit beside me and smiled. I didn't know what to expect so I didn't smile back into that. I kept on watching her like she was in danger. I didn't want to be one of those people who would be involved in a love triangle or something of the sword and I was trying as much as possible to escape anything that was going to lead me into speaking too much. "You sound like a very educated person and I want to know you more. I have been looking for someone to talk to ever since the party began but have come up with absolutely no idea." She said with a small smile on her face. "Oh really? Is that what you think I am? I'm so honored that you think I am educated but I'm just a girl trying to find her footing around here. I wouldn't call myself that educated." I was saying th
Darcus POVWe walked into the study together. I have been a bit fed up about these matters, leading is something that weighs on you no matter how it comes. I sighed and sat on a chair in the study room as Jared did the same. He sat down and clasped his hand together, he looked weary as though he had been under a lot of stress. I sighed and picked a bar of chocolate from my pocket and placed it in my mouth staring at him. “I need your advice on something to be honest,” he said with a tired voice. He rested on the chair and his weariness was even more obvious.“You should try to rest once in a while. If you can't function well, you will make irredeemable mistakes,” I said. Although I knew I could take my own advice, it always feels good giving someone advice. “Yeah, and you are well rested?” Jared replied with an eye roll. I chuckled and relaxed even further. “So what is it?” I asked him. “I needed your help with this border device that has been a huge problem in my ass,” he said.
Lucinda. After hearing exactly everything that he wanted to say I would not even consider myself remotely useful and that was how bad things have gotten between us. The only thing I was thinking about at that minute was how to leave this place without losing my mind. I could already see myself losing my senses if I stayed any minute longer. Darcus caught my arm just as I was about to descend the stairs, "I don't know what is wrong with you but that is not exactly what happened right? You and I know for a fact that you are more than just a concubine to me." I looked him in the eye strangely but I couldn't even find it in me to be mad at him especially after when he had been nothing but nice to me and I was just the only one finding it hard to admit it to myself that I would never be more."I believe everything that you have said but it doesn't change it back to that I would always remain what exactly I am you know. I don't think I'm the person who wants to ever be in love with anyb
Lucinda's POV.Fireworks exploded all over my body as I thought about what this probably meant. The fact that he was doing it in public made me a little bit reluctant to give in completely but I figured out that he probably wanted it so I learned in many ways. It wasn't going to make any sense for me to rush after something that will be mine and from the way he was acting he also didn't want any issues. I was thinking about everything that had happened so far and decided that the only way to deal with this was to go on. It was an Innocent fleeting act that I killed myself not to give myself as much as I wanted because it was only going to cause me more pain. He wouldn't ever be able to give himself to me completely like I would have loved so why should I keep on stabbing myself in the back simply because I wanted to feel good. It was a problem that I needed to solve within myself then I wouldn't have to worry about anybody else. “You know that this is absolutely out of control righ
Lucinda's POV.The minute he said that the only thing that came to my mind was the fact that it might be branding and looking for a way of making me scared."I cannot even understand anything at all but I am hoping that you'll be able to clear my confusion. I don't think that I need any lecture on how to handle certain things but if you want to give them to me I guess I have no choice but to accept them whatsoever."He wasn't joking about it because his countenance was very stiff, almost angry at me that I didn't understand what he was trying to talk about. "Let us head over to the balcony." I followed him diligently. Now I'm feeling a little bit of worry eating up my insights as I begin to think of everything that must have gone wrong. "You kind of understand that you are not the best choice for a breeder right? You are an Omega considered as the least person that could ever get involved with so why are you rejecting yourself to get you to use somebody who can make you up to par."
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