SERENA’S POVWhile I was in my room, trying to make sense of what I had noticed between Lucas and Eliana, I held my phone tight, continuously tapping on it, then I dropped it on the bed.I rose to my feet, and opened my wardrobe. It was time I cleaned it up and arrange it myself, just to get my mind off unhealthy things.I began to hum softly while packing out the clothes, and when they were all out of my wardrobe, I began to fold them, then placed them nicely in my wardrobe.~About an hour had passed before I finished up, and then I closed the wardrobe. Just as I closed the wardrobe, my door barged open, and Mara dashed in, looking worried.“Serena! Are you okay? What’s going on?”Just as she asked, Elijah and Lucas also dashed in, as well.“What happened, Serena!” They both questioned, and moved closer to me.I looked at the three of them, with a baffled expression.“I’m fine. Can anyone explain to me what’s going on?” I asked, completely clueless on what exactly was going on.“We
Chapter 55SERENA'S POV. Immediately as the sun set, I prepared myself to meet Lucas, completely curious about why he had asked to meet me, despite all that was going on. The grass rustled under my feet, as I approached him, and he switched his gaze to me.I sighed, and moved closer to him. “You asked to meet me.” I said, and he got to his feet, towering over me. The look in his eyes was a little distant, but I refused to be intimidated. “Yes, I did. I have some questions for you.”“Questions? I asked, starting to feel weird. Why would he have questions for me? Questions? What answers could I possibly give?“Have you ever turned, completely?” he asked, and there was a tiny hint of desperation in his voice.“This is all coming unexpectedly. Why are you asking, all of a sudden?”“I just asked you a question, Serena. And you should give me an answer.”“I really do not understand. A minute, you're understandable, and another, you're complicated.”“How was your first time, like? What c
Chapter 56ALPHA LUCAS' POVJust when I thought I had lost the signal completely, it came back on, and I called Elijah again.“Alpha Dane actually had a heart attack. I'm at the hospital, right now, and I think they've gotten things under control. So, you don't need to worry.” Elijah said to me.I blew air out, sharply and sucked my teeth.“I hope he's better, now?” I asked, calmly.“He should. We can reschedule the meeting. He's a strong man; he’ll bounce back in no time.” Elijah assured me.“Alright then. Talk to you later.” I uttered, and then we ended the call.“Alpha, I hope everything is fine?” Liam asked, with eyes, filled with concern.“Yes. You can also bring back one of the meetings which we canceled, back at the car. Or did you cancel them, right away?”“Uhm… yes, I did.” Liam responded, lowering his eyes like he hoped I wouldn't pounce on him.It wasn't his fault anyways. I had given him the go-ahead to cancel it, and it was already enough time passed to have done that.I
SERENA’S POVI couldn’t give an in-depth explanation to how I really felt when he confirmed that it was me, he loved, but I knew it was a surge of ecstatic feeling which made me feel like I was high for about 2 seconds.“It’s you I love, Serena.” He spoke again, and I only stared at him, dumbfoundedly.Then he began to walk towards me who didn’t know how to react to what he had just said, but before he got even closer to me, his phone rang out, and he paused. “Goodnight. I’ll see you tomorrow.” He said to me, and then walked out of the room.My breath released, and I could feel my heart beating rapidly.While he was coming closer to me, my breath had automatically seized, and it felt as if I was going to blow up, or fainted if he actually did get closer to me.But regardless of all that, the joy still remained. He had actually confessed that it was me he loved. So, all those connections and green lights I noticed, were all true.I went under the blankets and screamed out so loud.“Ah
SERENA’S POV“Give me one reason you came back to the dungeon, on your own, Serena?” I heard Lucas’ voice, ask me.“Lucas?” I called out as I opened my eyes, and peeked to be certain I wasn’t hearing nonsense.It was truly him.“Lucas!” I exclaimed, out of excitement. “Oh, my goodness! I was scared to death! Why didn’t you say you were the one? Or were you the one who was growling, and walking around the dungeon?” I asked, realizing I had a lot of questions at the same time.“Those questions do not need answers. You shouldn’t have come out here, without an unauthorized permission.” Lucas said to me, then helped me up.“I know. I was just…”“Curious.”I looked up at him, and sighed.“I know. You’re always curious.” Lucas said as he looked around.“And what do you mean by that!” I voiced out, now confronting him, with a frown.Then Lucas grabbed my waist, unexpectedly, and stared into my eyes like he was admiring them, and my cheeks flushed.“I didn’t say being curious was a bad thing.
SERENA'S POV I looked around, while she was still on one spot, and when she was tired of searching with her eyes, she let out a disappointed sigh.“Well, I guess I’ve got to go back.” I said under her breath, and began to walk back to the gate.“Serena!” I heard Lucas call out to me, and then I looked back, feeling my heart beam in joy.Then I walked back to him.“Where did you go to?” I asked, out of curiosity, especially as I didn’t see any car around.“I had to take care of something important, and regarding the car I was to use, it seems it’s not going to work. It broke down, I guess.” He explained.Then a car approached us, and I stood close to him, wondering who it was who was approaching us, because it was a car I had never seen around here.“It’s fine. It’s Liam.” He said to me, and then I loosened up.We both walked towards the car the moment it halted.“Hop in.” Lucas urged as he opened the car’s door for me.I smiled, and then got into the car, feeling really of importance
ELIANA’S POV. “Hello.” My voice came out softly, as I leaned against the balcony rail. “Good evening, Miss.” A deeper, and wrangled voice came from the other end. “Well, I'm going to need your help, and as usual, it should be kept confidential, and immediately you're done, you should forget everything I asked you to do.” I said.“Very well, Miss. As usual, your secret will be kept. So what is it that you desire?” “What do you have that can make a woman unable to resist a man? I mean, intense longing. No matter how loyal, how inexperienced she is. Something that will make her throw everything away just to ache for a man to touch her.” He chuckled, “I see what you're looking for. I have a full garden of it.”“A full garden?”“Yes, yes, a full garden.”“Don't tell me it's some nasty plant.” “Nasty: No. Plant: Yes.”“I don't want a plant. I want a mix of something strong. Something that will make my victim go unnaturally creative.”“Miss, you know I offer the best and best of drugs.
ELIANA’S POV. I watched Serena enter the hotel with her little apricot dress, and smirked. Who knew I'd she'd actually make it out with that dress intact?“Did you prepare the tea specially with the ingredient I gave to you?” I asked the trembling girl in the car with me. “Y…yes, ma'am. I did.”“Chill! Why are you acting like I poisoned her? I didn't poison her. She just refused to test my special ingredient, so I'll wait for her to ask why the tea was so good, and then tell her it was prepared with my special ingredient.”She looked at me with her large green eyes, still looking scared. It was why I hated using intermediaries. The girl looked like she'd spill if anyone just sent a question her way. “If I get found out, I'll get fired. The hotel doesn't take favors like these.”“But you did it already, didn't you?”“Yes, ma'am. I did.”“Even if you get fired, you can always come back to me. I'll offer you sometime better than this. You may leave now.”She nodded, “Thank you, ma'am.
Lucas’ POVSpending my mating night in a hospital room was definitely not part of the plan. I kept my gaze on Serena who lay on the bed, her face was pale, her breathing weak. I sat beside her, gripping her hand. My heart hadn’t stopped racing since she collapsed.I could still hear the way she gasped before falling. The fear that ripped through me. The way my entire body went cold when she didn’t wake up no matter how much i shook her.I exhaled slowly, squeezing her fingers. “Serena,” I murmured, but she didn’t move.The door slammed open.“Elijah?” I turned just in time to see him storm inside, his jaw was clenchedas his eyes burned with rage.“Outside with me," he said and left. I stared at Serena for a while before leaving. "What the hell happened?” he asked as soon as we got out.I stood. “She collapsed during the ritual. The physician is—”“You let this happen?” He stalked closer, his fists clenched. “I warned you, Lucas. I warned you if anything happened to her—”“I didn’t let
THIRD PERSON POVThe room was quiet that the steady beeping of the monitor felt too loud. Lucas hadn’t moved from his chair in hours. Elijah had arrived at the hospital just a few minutes ago but they hadn't said a single word to each other. He stood by the wall, arms crossed, his expression unreadable as he watched Serena.The physician’s words kept replaying in Lucas’ head. "She might not survive… If she does, she may lose all her memories this time."Lucas never prayed, but he had that night. He had begged whatever force existed not to take her away from him. He had done everything wrong, but losing her wasn’t something he could bear.Elijah exhaled heavily. “She'll be fine,” he muttered mostly trying to convince himselfLucas didn’t respond. His hand rested on Serena’s, his thumb running over her cold fingers. 'Wake up,' he wanted to say. 'Open your eyes, tease me, glare at me—just do something.'He was so scared she'd slip into a coma again. Just when he finally got her back.The
Lucas's POV I had had enough of Eliana and her father!Even after everything, they only manipulate Serena and paint me the bad guy? I thirsted so badly for my revenge now more than ever.I gathered my warriors and prepared them. It's time to take her back. This time I'm the one giving them an ultimatum. The release of my mate or a bloody war. I will have Vincent's head. I will have his head!I marched down to the pack meeting room with Liam and Elijah on each side following 5 feet behind me. I knew Liam still had questions about Elijah but all will be revealed in due time. Probably after I rescue Serena from that pack. Only God knows what state she is in and what on earth Eliana had been doing to my mate. I finally got to the room and gazed at every warrior standing there waiting for me. "Warriors," I began,"We stand at the precipice of a battle. Alpha Vincent seems to take me and my pack as a joke and he has had fun playing with us. But now it's time for it all to end."I paused,
SERENA'S POV "Okay, maybe if i just.." i whispered into the dark as i switched positions in my bed. "fuck, still uncomfortable." I couldn’t sleep at all and it was past midnight by now. The thought of Lucas in that dungeon, awaiting his fate, gnawed at me all night. Everything my father had told me, everything Eliana had said, none of it felt right. Even his death sentence was wrong, although he did kidnap me, he also saved me from getting mauled by that rogue. I owe him my life and letting him die just didn't feel right. "No, he's getting what he deserves." i whispered as i turned again in bed. There was this ache inside me, a pull I couldn’t explain. I kept replaying his face when he hugged me, the way he looked at me like he had finally had a breathe of fresh air after being deprived of it for so long. And when i had walked into father's office to explain what had happened, the way he stared at me broke me for some reason. Why did he look so hurt and betrayed, he barely even kn
LUCAS' POVI couldn’t stop myself from grinning as I walked through the gates of Vincent’s pack house. My disguise was rough, but it had to work. I was wearing a warrior’s uniform, with a mask and a fake tattooed marking that all warriors of bloodhound pack had on their arms. It was a risk, but it was the only way to get close to her.I had been waiting for this moment for what felt like forever. Three months without seeing her. Three months. Three months of constant aching, of never knowing if she was okay, of not being able to hold her, to talk to her, and spending every waking hour spent thinking about Serena. I knew I had to do something, anything, to get her back. I couldn’t just sit by anymore. Forcing my way into Blood Hound pack through war wasn't working so personally infiltrating is the better option.The plan was simple, get into Vincent’s pack. Disguise myself as one of his warriors, find my mate and escape with her. I had managed to slip in without anyone suspecting any
LUCAS POV I sat alone in my study, the room was dimly lit as the only source of light available was from a single candle, flickering as the wind blows by. The scent of stale whiskey filled in the air, mingling with the acrid smell of burnt parchment. On my desk were maps and notes, they were scattered and I stared at them as they reflected my head right about now. Every piece on my desk detailed Vincent’s territory, his strongholds, his weaknesses—or what little I knew of them. It wasn’t enough. It hadn't been enough for the past three months. Three months of failure. Absolute FAILURE.The more days passed by into weeks and then months the more I fall straight, face flat deeper and deeper into depression. I failed Serena. The one person I swore to protect above all else. I had been too slow, too blind, and now she was gone. My heart was slowly going numb, my world grey. Nothing made sense without her with me.Funny how a person could just appear in your life and become the entire l
VINCENT'S POV[Earlier]I sat alone in my office, staring at the broken pieces of the vase I had smashed hours ago. I could feel the lump in my throat get even bigger as i thought of Elijah's betrayal.That spineless coward had ruined everything for me. Lucas should've been dead by now. I was close, so so close. I had planned it all so carefully, and Elijah ruined it in the last secondI clenched my fists, my nails digging into my palms. The thought of Lucas still breathing made my blood boil. I wanted nothing more than to destroy him and everything he cared about. But now. I had another problem to deal with, ElianaShe had stormed into my room last night. She was obviously furious. I intentionally hid my plan of killing Lucas from both Eliana and Elijah because i knew they wouldn't be on board with my plan and might try to stop me. Sily children."You killed his father too?" she had screamed her face pale with shock.I hadn't denied it. Why should i? Everything I had done was for thi
LUCAS'S POVI stepped into my room hoping, no, praying that Serena would be awake. But she wasnt.She lay there, completely still her chest rising and falling so slowly it made a knot form in my stomach. Her face was pale, her lips dry. She looked nothing like she normally does. "Open your eyes Serena." i found myself whispering as i stared at her long lashes.I moved closer, watching her, waiting for even the slightest movement. Nothing.The physicians had said earlier that she had slipped into a coma. And now all I can do now is waitWait.I hated that word. I wanted clarification on the specific time. Am i gonna have my Serena back soon? How long would i have to go without hearing her beautiful voice call my name? How long till i see her smile again? Days? Weeks? Months? A year? The uncertainty is what i hated most.Staring at her beautiful pale face i thought back to Vincent. The man is a fool. Who lets his men send a bomb hauling at his daughter!Oh he will so pay for this. Now
Elijah's POVMy body was numb, my chest burning with every shallow breath. I thought this was it. Maybe I deserved it. I stirred slowly from my slumber, feeling anything but refreshed. Exhaustion pressed down on me like an unrelenting fog, thick and suffocating. A strange tiredness pulled at me, beckoning me back to the comforting depths of sleep. With a heavy sigh, I turned over, letting the darkness claim me again. It was easier to face the dreamscape than the misery I called life.Distant murmurs began to slip into my consciousness, faint and far away, like whispers traveling through walls."Who is he?" someone whispered, their voice low but filled with curiosity. "Alpha Elijah?""Why did the Alpha Lucas bring him back? Didn't he betray us?"I blinked, my eyelids heavy and my vision blurred as I tried to focus. Shadows moved around me, but nothing came into clarity. My body refused to cooperate, and the pull of sleep was too strong. I let it take me again, the voices fading into t