'WELCOME TO SHENHAI. SHENHAI.'Shaw and his men stared at the sign for a long time, this was the only small town that was left for them to raid in search of the girl, if she wasn't here, then their search was going to be harder than they thought."Common boys, let's move," Shaw commanded. "If she's not here, then she must be on the other side of the forest. She has a pretty good headstart but she can't outrun us for long."They marched forward, looking like silhouettes in the dark in their all-black costumes. Shaw had a feeling they wouldn't have to get farther than this small, mediocre town, she just had to be here. They stopped when they got off the dirt road that led to the town and finally started seeing buildings that made up the small town of Shenhai. All Shaw was thinking about was how much the princess would give to them for this particular job. It would be his last, after this, he would retire from the special force and go away from the pack, probably raise a chicken farm and
The silent walk back to the pack house couldn't have gotten weirder.When Riley set her eyes on Lucas again, there was a sudden outburst of emotions in her. It felt like she hadn't seen him in years and her heart ached knowing that it was all her fault. Her eyes watered as she stared at him, there were so many things she wanted to do at that point.She wanted to run towards him, she wanted to embrace him in a tight hug, she wanted to cry. She wanted to kiss him and let him know how much she had missed him, she wanted to apologize and make him understand how sorry she was. She wanted to explain to him why she had run away, but she couldn't find her tongue.Lucas stared at the dead man's body, his face had been stained by drops of his blood and his claw was still bloodied by it.He stared at the men who had seized Leia firmly and said in a menacing tone, "Let her go."They looked at each other, unsure of what to do and how to handle this situation. About four more guards stormed into th
Surely he still had a little affection for her in his heart to listen to her pleas.It wasn't her only shot, it was the only chance the innocent maids had to survive."Lucas, please, don't harm them! I beg of you!" She cried, staring into those cold eyes of his."Why?" That was all he asked, he had never seen her in this state.Slowly, the cold wall he had built around his heart started to melt as more of Riley's tears ran down her face. But then, the thoughts of the lies she had told him came flooding into his head again."Why should I spare their lives? They've seen everything after all, what's the point of living?" He asked.The maids had recovered from the shock and they were trembling with fright. "Please, Lucas, don't kill them, they saved my life when I almost died, please!" Her voice was hoarse and desperate, she didn't want any more bloodshed.Lucas frowned and his eyes narrowed, "I think you got it all wrong there, Riley. Not when you almost died, when you almost got yourse
She could have fainted out of shock at that point.Brenda couldn't believe her eyes! Riley! Alive and well right before her eyes! It didn't look real at all, her heart constricted with fear and terror.This meant that Shaw and his men had failed, for fuck's sake Shaw never failed! But how? How was it possible that Lucas found a way to get to her? Shaw and his men had the head start, they had the advantage, so…how?She looked at Riley and she could have sworn that there was a merciless glint in her eyes. A glint that told her that she was treading on thin, dangerous ice. The blood all over them made Brenda cringe as a scary thought dropped in her head, Whose blood was that?"Riley?...No way…" She mumbled.Riley didn't know how to feel, facing the fiancée of the man she was pregnant for but the baby in her womb was the least of Brenda's concerns. She bowed to Brenda who just stared at her speechlessly.She looked at Lucas, "Where did you find her?" She managed to ask."Shenhai." He repl
Everything was still the same as she had left it a few weeks ago.She couldn't even remember how long she had been gone, and to be honest, she missed this pack a lot. Although it wasn't even hers, she started to love it because of Lucas. He was a reason, at least, but it seemed like he despised her now, and for a lot of reasons, it troubled her greatly. Who else could she turn to but him? He was the only one who cared about her, that was until she ran away. She slept comfortably, but only her body was calm, her thoughts were in turmoil. It felt good to be back, but it wasn't just the same. She could never forget the havoc her presence had reeked upon Caleb's house and it made her heart bleed.She imagined the rest of the people of the town waking up to such a gruesome scene and not even finding her there. All fingers would be pointed at her, as they should be, but they would never see her again, she was sure of that. Her thoughts couldn't be prevented from wandering off, she thought
Lucas was pissed after that conversation with Riley.He had a deep frown plastered on his face as he walked into the hallway, even the maids knew that rare look of contorted rage on his face. A group of three maids that were walking towards him froze as they saw that look, one even turned and walked the other way. The other two stood like statues as he walked past them with that deadly look, they only moved when he was out of sight. "Oh my fucking goodness, I don't know who got him that angry, but that person should be praying to the fucking moon goddess right now." One of them remarked.Lucas met Dolph as he was going up the stairs and Dolph took note of that deep frown. Dolph sighed and stopped him, "You need a fucking drink right now." He said. "Common, living room, bar, now." They walked into the living room and Dolph went straight to the bar, he poured Irish scotch for Lucas and added water to his glass."There you go." He said as he walked to the couch Lucas sat on and offere
The look in his eyes chilled her blood and turned it cold.Everything had changed and she knew it was no joke this time, Lucas despised her. She had been very restless as she lay on her bed and decided to go for a walk, she had been surprised to meet him in the living room. He looked her over, the sun was out in its full fervor and she had on a light, plain dress and simple footwear. "Where are you going? Did I just catch you while you were trying to run away again?" He asked scornfully. She sighed dejectedly, "Are you going to keep taunting me, Lucas...Sorry, King Lucas?" She asked."You shouldn't answer my question with a question, Riley." He said sternly. "Now answer my question." His voice was flat and tinged with harshness. Her heart was so fragile in front of him and his words kept on hurting her even more. She stared down because she couldn't look at those eyes that didn't love her anymore, she would burst into tears if she stared at the deep holes that were like an abyss of
Lucas's mind was already made up as he woke up the next morning.He knew what must be done, he had weighed up his options. He had judged the reactions to it and he had put all the necessary considerations into place in his mind. It was a very tough decision to make, but he had concluded before he slept that night. He needed a Luna and in the next six days, one was going to be crowned. For now, he needed to do what he had to do to set the mood right, he was going to give the right lights and signals to all the people that would be personally affected by his decision. He suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Brenda the whole of yesterday and wondered where she might have gone too. He remembered how he had brushed her aside the night he had gotten Riley back, but surely she must have understood that he had been exhausted. As he was about to climb off the king-sized bed, a knock sounded on the door to his vast bedroom. "Now who in the hell could that be?" He wondered. He looked at the