DaneI stared at her in shock. The question has thrown me off my feet. It wasn’t something I expected. Moreover, I thought that she would forget about that since I didn’t give her an answer then. But she looked hellbent on finding out what she meant to me. I had been here before and I didn’t like it. It was the first time she had told me. I was shocked just like I am now, and still, I didn’t have the right words to convey to her. I was somewhat infuriated by this. Why would she bring up something like that now? Or was it because of the way I treated her since she woke up? I had bathed and clothed her, making sure that she was comfortable. I knew that she had suffered under the hands of her brother while I had been kept busy purposely by Kiara’s plan. I was trying to make it up to her by giving her this luxury. And now she felt like I was doing this for something as disgusting as love. I felt insulted by this, but I also felt a churn in my stomach. The one that appeared every single
Dane“Come in,” I ordered. The door swung open and a guard stepped into the room. I recognized him. He was the one I had sent out earlier this morning to go find me another healer. I was surprised that he had returned so soon. Maybe time had flown by more than I expected. “Your majesty,” the guard said with a bow. “You sent me on a mission and I had returned with good news. I found another healer, an experienced one at the coast of the Nightlight Pack. He is here and waiting for you in the throne room.”I smiled at that. I was happy that he had been able to do his job impeccably. He didn’t waste much time than I expected. I nodded at that. “Thank you. Tell him I shall see him shortly,” I said. The guard nodded and bowed after that, leaving the room. When the door closed behind me, Lusia finally let go of me. I turned to her and she was standing by herself, her eyes facing the floor. She was feeling too timid to look at me. “Your healer is here,” I announced. “We should go and se
LusiaFive months later. The castle loomed ahead as we drove through the woods. I could feel a churning sensation in my stomach. I was back here. Back at where I had left a few months ago. It was almost unrecognizable. I had been away for so long that nothing felt real. Beside me at the backseat of the SUV, was Florence. She was quietly watching me as I gazed at the castle wondering if it was the right thing to return here. She has helped me a lot during the last five months. It was because of her I found the redemption I had been seeking strongly since I left the Silvermoon pack. I had followed King Dane here in search of freedom and redemption. And I had finally found both of them. And not only that, I was now stronger than before. I was a changed person. I was certain that I was going to surprise King Dane. King Dane. My stomach churned again as I remembered his face. I had been in uncontrollable pain while I had been away from him. Every single day was torture without him.
LusiaThe air around the room was awkward. King Dane’s words hung in the air. The council that was still in the room seemed to be waiting for something to happen. I could tell from how dense the air in the room had become. Dane was waiting for me to answer his questions. I could see the emotions glittering in his eyes. He was indeed happy to see me. But I didn’t know how to answer the question. I had missed him for so long. I had waited so long for this moment to see him. The moment to graze in his presence once more. I was tired of being alone. There was only one person who made my heart thump this way, and it was King Dane. I was happy to be home. “I am doing well, Your Majesty. All thanks to you,” I finally replied. King Dane smiled at me and gave me a nod. Then, he turned to the council who were watching us in silence and his smile disappeared. His brows barrows and his lips bent into a frown. He seemed agitated by their presence. “Leave. All of you,” he ordered, his voice as
DaneI threw her on the bed as we arrived at my room and she landed on it with a smile. The evening sun washed into the room, bathing it with its golden light. The moment felt immaculate and ethereal. I didn’t want this to end. I never realized that I missed her this much. She was mine, and I was going to make sure that she didn’t forget that. But for how long could I keep this up? I couldn't stop her if her mate came looking for her. She longed for someone to love her and I was afraid I couldn't give her that kind of love. If she did find her mate, she was going to leave me for him. And there was nothing I could do that was going to stop her. The only thing I could do now was enjoy the night we were about to spend together. “Come on, Your Highness. Show me what you got,” she teased with a smile. I laughed and climbed the bed slowly, moving towards her. The evening sun’s golden light bathed the bed making it warm. I stared at her, our faces barely apart. She looked gorgeous. I could
DaneThe morning sun washed into the room bathing it with its golden light. The air was warm and the exuberant chirping from the birds made me realize that morning was here. The day had started, but somehow I felt myself stuck in last night. It was perfect. I had been yearning for Lusia for so long. And after what looked like decades of waiting, she had finally returned. Of course, the first thing we did was to take each other’s clothes off. It showed how much she had missed me. I had been afraid that something bad would have happened to her while she was away. I thought that she wouldn’t be able to return because the training would have been intense. Or father when she awakens her wolf, she would go in search of her mate. But yet, she returned to me. This should have sent a strong message to me but instead, I was still worried that she would leave me for a man I wasn’t sure was going to accept her for who she was. I wanted Lusia to be happy. She deserved it for everything that happ
LusiaTwo weeks later. Maybe it was a bad idea. Being Dane’s mistress. The first thing he had told when he stepped out of the bathroom was to stop calling him King or address him royally in private. It had been awkward for the first few days but then I got the hang of it. It was also awesome because now, I was more involved in the Ironclaw pack than ever before. When I first came here, I felt like a total stranger. I knew that I didn’t belong here. I was just a werewolf living among Lycans. I was nowhere near their levels. But then, that gap had lessened. And it was all thanks to Florence who had helped me. Dane had taken me out to dinners and meetings. I was more shocked when he told me that he had approved of me being a member of the council. It felt weird because there were the people that had told him to get rid of me many months ago. And now, it felt weird that I was a part of them. It didn’t look right, but there was nothing I could say. I wanted it. Why? Because I wanted to
LusiaThe cries of the councilman filled the air as he fell to the ground with a thud. I recalled that sound and I loved it. The sound of pain. It reminded me of the same pain I felt when I first shapeshifted. The feeling of your bones shredding and reshaping itself to take the shape of a cannibal. The bone-cracking moment when you are almost fully transformed and the electricity flowing through your veins as your body’s physiology and anatomy changes to take the shape of your inner spirit; your wolf. That was what that scream reminded me of. He was shrieking in pain and the rest of the Elders in the council sat down quietly watching this. Some of them were terrified of what I had done, but I was enjoying this. I was showing them that I wasn’t weak which was something that Dane would have wanted. He had told me that if I wanted him to love me, I would have to get stronger and be ready to stand up for myself. That was the last thing he had said to me before I had left the pack. I coul
LusiaI could feel the tension in the room. All eyes were on me. The elders of the council, the woman who was kneeling on the wooden floor, and most importantly Dane. He wasn't just staring at me. He was glaring. I could feel my heart thumping hard against my chest. I had heard everything that woman had said about that night. And it was weird because I couldn’t remember anything that happened that night. It all seemed like a blur to me. But there was one thing I remembered perfectly and that was my red heel. It was indeed the heel I had worn back here. And how it had ended up at the pack that night, I wasn’t so sure. But I couldn’t let them know this. I was scared that Dane wasn’t going to believe anything that I had said. And so the only thing I could do in this tense situation was to laugh. My laugh cracked into the silence filling the whole room. Everybody looked at me in confusion as I laughed out. I knew it was the last thing that they were expecting from me. I laughed out so l
DaneI’d been sitting there, watching Luisa tower over that sniveling councilman, her fingers digging into his chin like she could crush his skull with a thought. The silver dagger gleamed in her hand, blood streaking down its edge, and the room stank of fear and iron. She was a storm, wild and untamed, and I couldn’t look away. Not because I was impressed, though she’d probably gut me if I admitted it, but because I was trying to figure out what the hell she was playing at. She’d always been reckless, but this? This was something else. Then that guard barged in with his report, holding up that damn red heel, and everything shifted. The air grew thick, like the moment before a lightning strike, and I couldn’t shake the feeling that whatever came next was going to change things. Permanently.I ordered the woman brought in, my voice cutting through the murmurs rippling across the council chamber. The guard hustled out, and I leaned back in my chair, arms crossed, eyes flicking between
LusiaThe cries of the councilman filled the air as he fell to the ground with a thud. I recalled that sound and I loved it. The sound of pain. It reminded me of the same pain I felt when I first shapeshifted. The feeling of your bones shredding and reshaping itself to take the shape of a cannibal. The bone-cracking moment when you are almost fully transformed and the electricity flowing through your veins as your body’s physiology and anatomy changes to take the shape of your inner spirit; your wolf. That was what that scream reminded me of. He was shrieking in pain and the rest of the Elders in the council sat down quietly watching this. Some of them were terrified of what I had done, but I was enjoying this. I was showing them that I wasn’t weak which was something that Dane would have wanted. He had told me that if I wanted him to love me, I would have to get stronger and be ready to stand up for myself. That was the last thing he had said to me before I had left the pack. I coul
LusiaTwo weeks later. Maybe it was a bad idea. Being Dane’s mistress. The first thing he had told when he stepped out of the bathroom was to stop calling him King or address him royally in private. It had been awkward for the first few days but then I got the hang of it. It was also awesome because now, I was more involved in the Ironclaw pack than ever before. When I first came here, I felt like a total stranger. I knew that I didn’t belong here. I was just a werewolf living among Lycans. I was nowhere near their levels. But then, that gap had lessened. And it was all thanks to Florence who had helped me. Dane had taken me out to dinners and meetings. I was more shocked when he told me that he had approved of me being a member of the council. It felt weird because there were the people that had told him to get rid of me many months ago. And now, it felt weird that I was a part of them. It didn’t look right, but there was nothing I could say. I wanted it. Why? Because I wanted to
DaneThe morning sun washed into the room bathing it with its golden light. The air was warm and the exuberant chirping from the birds made me realize that morning was here. The day had started, but somehow I felt myself stuck in last night. It was perfect. I had been yearning for Lusia for so long. And after what looked like decades of waiting, she had finally returned. Of course, the first thing we did was to take each other’s clothes off. It showed how much she had missed me. I had been afraid that something bad would have happened to her while she was away. I thought that she wouldn’t be able to return because the training would have been intense. Or father when she awakens her wolf, she would go in search of her mate. But yet, she returned to me. This should have sent a strong message to me but instead, I was still worried that she would leave me for a man I wasn’t sure was going to accept her for who she was. I wanted Lusia to be happy. She deserved it for everything that happ
DaneI threw her on the bed as we arrived at my room and she landed on it with a smile. The evening sun washed into the room, bathing it with its golden light. The moment felt immaculate and ethereal. I didn’t want this to end. I never realized that I missed her this much. She was mine, and I was going to make sure that she didn’t forget that. But for how long could I keep this up? I couldn't stop her if her mate came looking for her. She longed for someone to love her and I was afraid I couldn't give her that kind of love. If she did find her mate, she was going to leave me for him. And there was nothing I could do that was going to stop her. The only thing I could do now was enjoy the night we were about to spend together. “Come on, Your Highness. Show me what you got,” she teased with a smile. I laughed and climbed the bed slowly, moving towards her. The evening sun’s golden light bathed the bed making it warm. I stared at her, our faces barely apart. She looked gorgeous. I could
LusiaThe air around the room was awkward. King Dane’s words hung in the air. The council that was still in the room seemed to be waiting for something to happen. I could tell from how dense the air in the room had become. Dane was waiting for me to answer his questions. I could see the emotions glittering in his eyes. He was indeed happy to see me. But I didn’t know how to answer the question. I had missed him for so long. I had waited so long for this moment to see him. The moment to graze in his presence once more. I was tired of being alone. There was only one person who made my heart thump this way, and it was King Dane. I was happy to be home. “I am doing well, Your Majesty. All thanks to you,” I finally replied. King Dane smiled at me and gave me a nod. Then, he turned to the council who were watching us in silence and his smile disappeared. His brows barrows and his lips bent into a frown. He seemed agitated by their presence. “Leave. All of you,” he ordered, his voice as
LusiaFive months later. The castle loomed ahead as we drove through the woods. I could feel a churning sensation in my stomach. I was back here. Back at where I had left a few months ago. It was almost unrecognizable. I had been away for so long that nothing felt real. Beside me at the backseat of the SUV, was Florence. She was quietly watching me as I gazed at the castle wondering if it was the right thing to return here. She has helped me a lot during the last five months. It was because of her I found the redemption I had been seeking strongly since I left the Silvermoon pack. I had followed King Dane here in search of freedom and redemption. And I had finally found both of them. And not only that, I was now stronger than before. I was a changed person. I was certain that I was going to surprise King Dane. King Dane. My stomach churned again as I remembered his face. I had been in uncontrollable pain while I had been away from him. Every single day was torture without him.
Dane“Come in,” I ordered. The door swung open and a guard stepped into the room. I recognized him. He was the one I had sent out earlier this morning to go find me another healer. I was surprised that he had returned so soon. Maybe time had flown by more than I expected. “Your majesty,” the guard said with a bow. “You sent me on a mission and I had returned with good news. I found another healer, an experienced one at the coast of the Nightlight Pack. He is here and waiting for you in the throne room.”I smiled at that. I was happy that he had been able to do his job impeccably. He didn’t waste much time than I expected. I nodded at that. “Thank you. Tell him I shall see him shortly,” I said. The guard nodded and bowed after that, leaving the room. When the door closed behind me, Lusia finally let go of me. I turned to her and she was standing by herself, her eyes facing the floor. She was feeling too timid to look at me. “Your healer is here,” I announced. “We should go and se