The last few days with Vyn had been exciting and eventful. We settled more disputes, and the head of my pack members paid me a visit to show appreciation for handling Tyris. Today, being Friday and the first day of the packfest, I was standing in my closet, eyes rummaging through my clothes. "Have you found something to wear yet?" I heard the maid, who had been assigned to specially tend to my needs, ask. "Not yet," I answered, tapping my chin in reasoning. "Why don't you leave the dress selection to me while you take your bath?" She suggested, and I turned to meet her brown orbs, glowing under the light bulb. "Okay, thank you, er..." I trailed off, trying to recall her name. "Zibah, short for Hephzibah," she bowed slightly.I nodded in acknowledgement and headed straight to the shower. I scrubbed quickly while rehearsing everything Tia had been teaching me for days. "Dear friends and esteemed customers," I muttered, scrubbing my underarms. "Esteemed allies," Tia corrected,
My breath caught in my throat, and I fastened my grip around Vyn's hand and Skye's leash. I glanced around, searching for the owner of the vaguely familiar scent."How is it possible for me to have another mate?" I questioned, thoughts reeling in my head. "The moon goddess has decided to bless you with two dicks," Tia joked in my head, and I clenched my jaw, pressing my lips together. "I'm not joking, Tia. This would be a disaster if it's true," I thought. Sensing my anxiety, Vyn caressed my fingers, silently offering comfort. The scent faded, and the lump in my throat was dislodged. Was it an imaginary scent conjured by my mind? I released my muscles, swallowing a big ball of saliva to calm my raging nerves. "She's finally back to her old self." I heard a voice from the crowd, and others followed suit, complimenting my gothic look. "She's so beautiful. I wish she would marry me," a man said, and I bit back a small smile. My heart fluttered like the delicate wings of a butter
"Ouu, would you look at that!" Tia exclaimed with excitement. "A sexy ass mate! Boy, are we blessed with the hottest men!"Tia jumped around in my head, thrilled to have met another mate, which was in total contrast of the turmoil I felt within me. No. How could the moon goddess make me cross paths with this bastard again? My pulse raced, and a sense of foreboding washed over me, sending shivers down my spine.His golden brown eyes whicj were formally filled with disgust and anger whenever he looked at me in the past, saying, "You're a disgrace, Zanna," was now staring at me with love. The memory of how he used derogatory words on me and treated me like shit opened my wounds, causing anxiety and sadness to eclipse my thoughts. Richard's pupils dilated, and he gazed deeply into mine as if to be entranced by my eyes or was it my beauty? Perhaps it was the mate bond. "So it is you?" He asked softly, and a warm expression flashed in his eyes. Hell. Fucking. No."Alpha Richard, it is s
Jayven's PoVAnger simmered underneath my skin like a boiling kettle. The shove to his chest made him stumble backwards, but he didn't release Tia–my Tia. I ticked. "The Alpha asked you to let go of her wrist, didn't she?" I snarled, my brows drawn. "Hey, who the hell are you to tell me what to do?" The man with the scent and aura of an Alpha fired back, his forehead scrunched into a deep frown. "Her mate, and her beta," I sneered, snatching Tia's wrist out of his hold. "How dare a measly Beta like you..." Richard paused, eyeing me with contempt from head to toe. "... talk to me in such a manner or even lay a finger on me?" "Guys..." Tia trailed off, holding my arm in a bid to pull me away from Richard. How dare he touch what belonged to me? My wolf became restless with anger that churned inside me like a turbulent sea. "It seems like you don't know your place as a beta," Richard snapped, and his eyes narrowed into crinkled slits, his face turning red from anger. I balled my
"But I didn't specifically ask for it to be brought by you," I said with severity in my voice. "I offered," she said, moving towards the bed and dropping the tray of drinks on the table beside me. Annoyance twisted inside my gut, knotting it. I propped myself up on my elbows, fusing my brows into a deep frown. "What's your name again?" I questioned. Her smile faltered, and hurt flashed in my eyes as she pressed her lips into a grim line. "You don't even remember my name after what we shared?" She arched her brows and then shrugged before blurting it out. "Lyra.""And what the hell do you want, Lyra?" I questioned, my jaw growing taut. "I heard you were in some kind of... distress," she dropped her leg and caressed her breasts, squeezing them in her palms. I eyed her, irritation pricking my skin at her flirtatious display. "So I thought you might need some company..." She drawled, placing one leg on the bed and slowly raising the dress, giving me a great view of her thighs and.
Zanna/Tia PoV"Vyn!" I called, trying to grasp his wrist, but he moved his hand away, causing me to catch the air. He stormed away, and I could perceive his anger oozing out of his skin. "Vyn," I called weakly, feeling my heart sink as I glanced over my shoulder, watching his retreating form. I rose, attempting to go after him, but Tia refrained me from doing so. "Zanna, just let him be for now. He should let all the steam out first before you approach him. He has quite a temper."I stopped moving, watching him with a writhing heart. "How bad is his temper?" "Bad enough for you to want to give him some space to cool off. And no, he has never hit me before," Tia explained, and I nodded as if she could see me. He exited the room, and a sigh of frustration slipped out of my lips. I turned on my heels and sat on the bench, my eyes on the painting directly opposite me. The painting was like a canvas of different colours. I looked closer, noticing something like a dark hole, which see
My heart leapt to my throat at the sight before me–I had been surrounded by vicious wolves, who had nothing but malicious clouds in their eyes. I could see that they couldn't wait to rip me apart with their fangs and claws. I swallowed hard, my throat dried with fear. The ball of saliva only made my throat worse by scorching it like a scalding cup of coffee. The cloaked figure had lured me into the woods, and like a fool, I followed him. "I warned you!" Tia fumed, cursing at me for being stubborn. "I just wanted to know who is behind your attacks," I croaked in my head, turning to face the cloaked man. He was now on his feet and dusting his outfit. "I hope we don't die again today. We are outnumbered," Tia said, panicking in my head. I tightened my jaw, trying to be strong for the both of us. "I've got everything under control. Trust me." I balled my palms into fists, giving Tia my words. I gripped the bottom part of my dress and ripped it apart to give my legs a bett
The ensation of something soft and gentle caressed my cheek–it caused a warm feeling to spread across my face and down my neck. Once, I began to feel soft pads sliding down my neck, my cheeks twitched, and it lulled me out of the abyss I had been swallowed into. My eyes peeled open to a foggy vision of a male form hovering above me. The first thing I thought of was the cloaked figure who had tried to kill me. Immediately, I balled my fingers into fists and swung one of them, hitting the man in the face. "The moon goddess!" I heard Vyn exclaim as he gripped my arms. I sprang into a sitting position, my heart racing as the need to protect myself surged through me. "Tia, it's me, Vyn," Vyn said, wrapping his arms around my body, halting my movements. "Calm down. You are safe now." My vision cleared, and the first thing I saw was his grey shirt before my nose picked up his sandalwood scent. My face was pressed against his chest, not giving me enough room to move my head. His heart
Zanna/Tia's povTia growled loudly in my head, hitting the mental barrier that kept her restrained. “Let me out of here, right now!”“Calm the fuck down!” It was rare for me to snap, but she was trying to split my head open. “You’re going to go into a rampage if I let you out, and we don’t even know who’s building yet.”Tia huffed, and resumed her pacing. “The wall was erected for this very reason, whoever they are can’t claim they didn’t see it. It’s a deliberate act, and I want the head of whoever built this thing on my land.”“I’m sure we’ll figure it out soon, but I need you to promise to stay calm. I cannot fight you and the trespasser.” I massaged my temples. “Please, Tia.”She turned in my head, mentalling backing me. “Fine.”I would deal with her drama later. For now, I needed to find out what was going on, and who we would be fighting against.“Do we know anything about the person who’s encroaching on our property?” I asked Jayven, who was sniffing around the area.“I don’t s
Tia’s povI stared at my bedroom door, transfixed on the man’s shadow seeping into my room through the space underneath the door. I knew exactly who was standing there and I prayed to the goddess that he would knock.I stopped myself several times from ripping the door open and pulling him in. I missed my mate, I missed his scent. I missed him in my space, I missed everything about him, and I hated this insignificant rift between us.Jayven walked away after standing in front of my door for so long, and I fell onto my bed, screaming my frustration into the pillows.Why was he making it so hard for us? All I needed was an olive branch- or a goddamn leaf. I wanted him to make an effort before I made one, was that too much to ask?“I don’t know if this is the right time to intrude on your thoughts” Tia’s sarcastic voice made me roll my eyes.“What do you have to say oh wise shaman?” I placed an arm over my face, “If you’re going to berate me like you always do, I’ll plead with you to ple
Jayven’s PovI swallowed the sigh of relief when I saw a guard standing in front of my door with his hand in the air as if he wanted to knock again. He saluted the moment he saw me.“Good evening, Beta.”“Good evening.” I stuck my head out of my door, and looked from left to right. There was no one else there. “What can I help you with? Is there a problem?”He shook his head, “One of the town’s representatives came by and refused to leave without seeing the Alpha, I told him she was indisposed and now he won’t leave without seeing you.”“What could the town representatives want at this late hour?” It was a rhetorical question, “Tell him I’ll be down soon, let me step into the bathroom,”“I’ll wait here Beta. If I leave without you, he might start trouble or hound me to death with questions.”I smiled at the guard and closed the door. I should have hopped into the shower after Slade left, but I was too tired to, and I had no idea I would be meeting anyone else tonight.A sniff under my
Jayven's PovI was going to create a new path in my former room with my pacing, but my thoughts were all over the place. I grabbed a handful of my hair and pulled until it hurt my scalp. How did I get so sloppy? I wondered how Lyra had cornered me once again into her games.How had she sent those two girls to implicate me? My mind turned over every possibility. How had she gotten the idea to pay a woman to seduce me? The worst part was the plan to get a video of me showing the intimate moment we shared. I punched the wall, gritting my teeth. How did I find myself back here? Her web was pulling me into a dark place.“Are you trying to break the house down?” Slade's voice rang from the doorway, and I turned to see him frowning at me and the fist sized hole in the wall.I ignored him, too lost in my head and my thoughts. I was drowning in my head to be bothered about the wall.“Look, I don’t know what’s wrong but I can see there’s something. If you are upset about Tia, the truth is I
Lyra’s pov“A little help, please.” The doctor glared at me over her shoulder. “We need to clean her up, help me carry her to the bathroom. Her pulse is weak but steady.”I stepped into the room with my hand over my nose, eyeing Dina’s crumpled body with disgust. “Can’t I get someone else to help with this? I feel like I’m going to throw up.”The doctor stared at me in disbelief. “Aren’t you supposed to be her sister? I’m asking you to help me; she might get worse if we don’t attend to her now. Grab her ankles.” Of course the bitch would want me to grab the legs, giving me a great view of the mess Dina had made. I hated the plan for going so well. Why didn’t Dina stumble into the hall and shit herself to death? Or better still do all the shitting in her room?The doctor and I managed to get her in the bathtub. “Her clothes have to go. I need to run down to the clinic to get what I need to treat her.”“What?” I managed to keep my voice low. “I thought you said we were going to do thi
Lyra’s pov“What the fuck did you do?” I jumped off my bed, watching my well drafted plan stain my rug. “That is going to be fucking hard to wash out.”Dina jumped at the sound of my voice. “I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to drop the plate, it just slipped from my fingers.”I squeezed my eyes closed, stopping myself from throttling her. “It’s fine, Dina. You’re still recovering. I’ll go check if there’s another plate for you.”“No, it’s fine.” Dina stepped in front of me, blocking my exit. “I don’t want to stress you like that. I’ll survive on water for the rest of the day. I’ll eat after the doctor’s re-examination.”“But you haven’t eaten anything since morning, aren’t you supposed to test out your strength with the doctor? If she rules you out, then you won’t be able to resume.”Dina frowned, “You’re correct, Lyra. I’ll go downstairs to get a new plate for myself, I feel really bad for stressing you this way.” Dina opened the mini fridge in my room, and pulled out a bottle of water.“
Lyra’s PovDina stepped out of the room gracefully, and I cut off a snarl that was climbing out of my throat. I had always hated the way she did everything without stress; she glided into rooms like a queen walking on air.I stood rooted to my spot, biting my thumb. I hated the fluidity between Tia and Dina, and to top it off our Alpha was behaving weirdly. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it and my eyes roamed over her as she laid comfortably on the bed. There were so many plans playing over in my head and all those plans would not move forward if Dina returned to her post. I needed to remove her permanently from her spot and fast before she fully returned. “Why are you still standing there?” Tia’s soft voice snapped me out of my murderous thoughts. “If you’re wondering, I am not upset about the ashes; we’ll buy a new vase to replace the ashes- what’s left of it.”“Thank you, Alpha.” I bowed my head. “I was extremely worried about that disturbing incident, especially since you hav
Lyra’s PovMy throat constricted, burning with each saliva I swallowed down. I nursed my neck, feeling my tears stinging my eyelids. I eyed him, my chest rising and falling as I thought about ways to make him pay for what he just did. Nobody threatened or hurt me. I always got away with things just like I did when I was much younger before I was sent away from my pack, and I was lucky enough to have been taken in by the Solaria pack. Jayven raked his eyes over my body from head to toe with contempt in his eyes. He hissed, averting his gaze and turning to comb his fingers through his hair. "Leave before I make it your last breath," he said with venom dripping down his voice. Gritting my teeth, I picked up the last of dignity and walked out of the room. I caressed my neck, hoping it would ease the pain I felt. My ears perked up when I heard the sounds of Tia's cub growling from the other side of the hallway. "Shu!" I heard a familiar voice trying to usher the cub away. "Don't do
Lyra’s PoVWhat? Dina was back? I was hoping she'd stay there for a longer time. Why was she back so soon. Skye dashed out of the study, and the head maid jolted a little as shoved out of the way for Skye. "Oops!" I exclaimed, holding my cheeks as I looked back at Alpha Tia with fake apology. "I'll go get him." "He's such a bundle of joy," Tia said as I walked out of the study. "Skye!" I exclaimed, scanning the entire hallway for the little cub that was warming its way into everyone's heart. "Come out, come out wherever you are!" Why did Dina get better? I needed to act fast. I needed to look for another way to keep her out of the Alpha's life. I didn't want to leave when I was just getting started. When I had initially gone into Tia's study, thinking she was alone and might need her fur-baby to cheer her up, I was elated to have seen Slade seated beside her. A devilish smile gripped the sides of my lips. She was following my advice, and I was happy to see that. I should apply