Ariana's POVI stood on the runway and twitched my hands, I was so nervous, I was starting the rehearsal for my calendar face today, and the manager assigned to teach me by Dylan doesn't look too pleased about how nervous I was, damn, I shouldn't have insisted that he assign a tutor to me, he had wanted to teach me himself but I had stopped him and pleaded that someone else does the task and I had also forbade him from coming to my rehearsals, now, I was almost regretting that decision, "come on lady, we do not have forever, get on with it, you think to be the face of our calendar is pretty easy huh, start the walk, one, two, three, start..." I put my hands on my side and nervously held the sides of my cloth, "oh! Come on, do you want to ruin this dress?" I quickly let go of the dress, "I'm so sorry ma'am""Tsk, tsk, everyone just wants to be a model, I wondered what she did that the boss had to choose her" tears threatened to fall, I know I wasn't doing too well but this was my first
Samantha's POVI had just stepped out of my house so I could go to the office when I bumped into that hard chest and the now-familiar scent of Damien, my heart leaped at the sight of him but I quickly squashed the feelings, "what are you doing here? Please leave because I don't even want to set my eyes on you" I said feigning my rage, he simply raised a brow at me and walked past me, straight to Ariana who was standing beside me also prepared and ready to go to the office, "I told you to stop flattering yourself, I'm here for her and not you" he grabbed her hands and they both walked past me, what was going on, my heart bubbled with rage, I thought she was seeing Dylan, how come Damien was now coming to pick her, I grounded my teeth as I stared at the both of them, they both entered the car leaving me standing there, "how dare he? Just yesterday, he was busy kissing me and today he was going out with Ariana" "You can join us if you want" he called out through the window, I rolled my
Ariana's POVI whirled around to see Dylan standing right behind me, why hadn't I felt his presence, perhaps I was too occupied with my thoughts, he took two strides towards me and stared at me, "what won't you tell me?" I looked at Ms. Bennie, who was shaking her head, eyes wide with fear, damn, what was I supposed to do? "Er..er...." He suddenly wrinkled his nose, "cigarette?" His gaze pinned Ms. Bennie, "was that what she wasn't supposed to tell me?" She looked from me to Dylan, realizing the kind of trouble she was in, she quickly knelt, "it was my mistake Sir, please forgive me" damn werewolves, he must have sniffed out the smell, how could I forget that nothing can be hidden from him, although, I wasn't overly fond of Ms. Bennie, I still felt empathy for her, I stared at Dylan, not uttering a word but pleading with him with my eyes to just give her another chance, he took a deep breath, his eyes portraying that he had gotten my message but was in no mood to humor me, damn, if he
Ariana's POVI squealed as Dylan lifted me in his arms as soon as we got to his house, "put me down, someone might see us" I whispered with my eyes scanning around, he put his nose on my shoulder and inhaled deeply, groaning in satisfaction,"I am the boss, no one will question me" he replied as he nibbled my shoulders, I pushed against his chest, "Dylan" he only mumbled as he kept on nibbling my shoulders and earlobe, he kept doing so while walking to his room with me in his arms, he took the front door towards his room and bumped into Ms Greta, "oh I'm so sorry sir.." her eyes widened as she saw me in his arms but she quickly averted her gaze, "No one should come into my room" her gaze went from me to Dylan before replying"yes Sir" and she scurried away, I knew my face was already so red, I flushed from the root of my hair and felt like the ground should just open and swallow me up, Dylan didn't seem to mind that he had just bumped into his housekeeper with me in his arms, "I to
Ariana's POVIt was the day of my big final rehearsals, ever since that last incident, Ms. Bennie had not been responding to my practice, she would just sit and watch me do whatever without any contribution whatsoever, I wondered why she was being so hostile o towards me, I hadn't done anything wrong to her. Today is the day of my big final rehearsals before I'll do my commercial and then it will be aired, although, I had practiced on my own, I was still a nervous wreck, all the models were already seated, waiting to see what I've got that made me to be chosen as the face instead of them, from the corner of my eyes, I saw Samantha smirking, she probably wished I'll fail so I could be replaced."Where is the fashion stylist please?" I managed to rasp in my nervousness and Olivia came forward with her makeup kit and did a retouch on me."Don't be nervous, you look beautiful and on the day of your come out, You will look extremely Smashy" she winked at me before moving out from the stage,
Ariana's POV"Nervous?" Olivia asked and I met her eyes through the mirror, the day has finally arrived, cameras, press, staff, and the boards were already seated and waiting to see the new face of the fashion bureau, I nodded at Olivia's question, I was indeed very nervous, I stared at my reflection in the mirror, I look scared, otherwise there was only reflection of beauty, I took some minute to admire my beauty, Olivia had done a great job, I couldn't believe that the once ugly duckling was the one staring back at me, "You look beautiful" Olivia said, resting her hands on my shoulders. A knock sounded on the door, we both stared at each other, "I guess it's time" I whispered nervously and she nodded, "don't be so nervous, besides, the boss is there for you" I nodded at that reassurance, Dylan's presence will do a lot to calm my nerves, I have to go look for him," do me a favor please, can you help me check if he's already there?""What, he should be there already, no need to worr
Ariana's POV I tried to grab my locket but my hands refused to obey me, Samantha quickly came in front of me and kicked the locket out of reach, "The real face of this woman is about to be exposed, you all will find out that she's nothing but a freak, meet Ariana, the witch" she moved away so that everyone would see me, all eyes were gazing at me as I stayed on the floor on both my hands and knees like I was about to crawl. I felt a rush in my veins, it felt like my blood was boiling hot, my veins were burning, I felt hot, sweats were already dripping from my body, memories bombarded me and suddenly, everything seem too loud and noisy, I held my head to stop it from bursting, that was exactly how it felt, like it was about to burst, pictures of my mother being torn apart by a wolf flashed in, "Nooooo" I screamed wishing the pain will go away, visions of Dylan and Myla hugging, him telling her he loves her flashed in, the pains erupted, I felt myself floating upwards, I was gradually
Ariana's POVI opened my eyes in the same room I had woken up before, it was dark and dimly lit. I sat up in shock that I was still alive and hissed as pain aced up my sleeves, how did I survive? "What the hell were you trying to do to yourself?" Eric disengaged from the shadows and walked up to me, shaking my shoulders forcefully, I hadn't noticed that he was there, his face was enraged in the shadows but I simply do not care how he felt, I was only angry as to why he had to bring me back to this suffocating pain "Why did you save me?" I lashed out, pounding on his chest, he held my wrist, "You're gonna reopen your stitches" he bit out and I snatched my hand from his grasp, "let me go, what I choose to do to myself is no business of yours" I fumed getting up from the bed, I walked towards the door but he grabbed me back, I fought against him furiously, in my anger, I felt a strange power overtaking me, that strange rush I had felt in fashion bureau of, I pointed at him with all fi
Author's POVDamien paced outside the door where Sam and Ariana were, he was asked by Dylan to protect the ladies while the battle raged outside and he wished he was out there to help his friend, the noise of the battle and howls of wolves filled the air."What's going on?" He asked the werewolf he had sent to check on how the fight was going on outside"They are not dying" the wolf replied with a voice filled with fear and trepidation laced down Damien's spine"What do you mean by they are not dying?" He asked"The wizard's men kept coming back to life, it's as if they have numerous lives, the Alpha even bit the wizard but he stood back up"A soft gasp from behind him had Damien turning around to see Ariana holding onto the doorframe"Luna, what are you doing? You are supposed to be in bed" Damien said and quickly walked toward her"There must be a way to make them die, there must be," Ariana said and stared at Damien, did you find anything when you were captured?Damien shook his he
Lilith gazed around the crowd that had gathered for her supposed wedding with Dylan and was surprised to see the Lycan king and some Alphas from other packs, who had invited them? Were they expecting this wedding? She had proposed the wedding to Dylan only yesterday and it was solely her idea, he would not have had the time to invite them right? There was barely any preparation done.Her nerves were almost frayed with nervousness already and she was so tensed but today was the day she and Erasmus had planned to take over the pack and nothing could stop them. If the Lycan king and the others want to be at the party, then they are welcomed.Where the hell was Dylan? He had asked her to go out while he got the contract, what was taking him so long? Erasmus and his soldiers were set already. She had intentionally not invited the werewolf's council of elders nor had she invited any external pack because she did not want any external complications but somehow, external packs had found thei
Author's POVLilith dashed towards Erasmus's house, she could not wait to tell him the news about her success, by tomorrow, the Blood Moon pack would no longer existShe paused when she got there and saw him screaming angrily outside, something must have upset him this much and she ran the remaining distance toward him"Master, are you okay?" She asked with a worried frown as she gazed around to see what might have upset him this much"Is the deed done?" he asked and turned towards her"Yes, Erasmus, the wedding is set for tomorrow and we shall attack by then, the contract will be signed by then"He narrowed his eyes on her, "the contract has not been signed? What the hell are you still waiting for since you have him under your control""He got sick when he was about to sign it earlier and...""Excuses...I don't care about it, get him to sign it tonight" he clenched out and gazed at her meaningfully, "unless, you have developed a soft spot for him""No way in hell, that will ever happ
Author's POV Damien opened his eyes and groaned in pain, "where am I?" He whispered as he stared around, damn, he was not supposed to go unconscious.He sat up and groaned a little, damn it, he was in so much pain and he had been in and out of this excruciating pain for God knows how long, his head was pounding furiously, "damn you and your wizard Lilith" he muttered and gazed around for anything that he could use to boost himself to a standing position. He felt so weak and his bones cracked in pain as he pushed himself up, he had to get out of there, he hadn't even learned anything about the staff that Ariana spoke about.The room where he was kept was empty and he wondered if the wizard was close by or if he had gone out, he hoped for the latter because right now, he was too weak to fight He slowly moved towards the door but as expected, it was locked from the outside, he placed his ear on the door, listening for sound from the other end but heard none, it would seem like Erasmus
Author's POV "What the hell did you just do?" Dylan screamed at Sam and dashed towards Ariana'she said that was the only way to bring your back""Bring me back from where? Dylan asked as he tried to stop the flow of blood"Let's get her treated first then I'll tell you everything""I'll go and get your husband," Dylan said standing to leave"That's not possible" Sam quickly grabbed his hand to keep him from going outDylan frowned at her impatiently, Look, despite you being my sister-in-law, I should be punishing you for this""Calm down Dylan, first of all, Damien is not available, secondly, you cannot let anyone know about what happened here and lastly, I need you here to help or I might lose a sister and you, a wife. After all, it's your fault that this happened to her"Dylan stared at her in bewilderment, "hang on, how is this my fault? You stabbed her""She asked me to" Samantha replied curtly as she tore Ariana's clothes to view the wound"She asked you to stab her and you jus
Ariana's POV I stretched lazily and could not stop the smile that sprang to my lips as my last escapade with Dylan filtered through my mind.I touched Dylan's side of the bed but he was nowhere to be found, I slowly dressed up and went downstairs.The loud cheers and music that filled the air reminded me that the festival was still ongoing, it was way past midnight and I was sure that those pack of wolves was going to be there until dawnI sighted Dylan seated at the head of his table, enjoying his drink while watching those dancing and cheering, I smiled and made my way toward him"I see that you are enjoying yourself," I said and placed my hands on his shoulders with a small kiss on his cheek"Ariana," he said but made no move whatsoever to return my kiss, he did not seem happy to see me and I frowned"What's wrong?" I asked, puzzled by his odd behavior"Nothing, I am tired and need my rest" he stood up and walked away"What the hell just happened? Why was he suddenly acting cold t
Lilith's POVI watched as Dylan finally came downstairs to join in the pack's festival celebration, he had left me at the council's celebration without a second thought and I had to find my way back to the pack.If I did not hate him so much, I would have said that I admired how much he loves his wife, I could say that I was almost jealous of the kind of bond that they both shared, not even the thought that I was also his mate could alter that bond but then, I was furious because their bond was really messing up with my plans and Erasmus was beginning to get agitated and impatient with me.My heart soared when I saw that he was coming downstairs alone, that meant his wife would not be hovering around him like a vulture and messing up my plans.The celebration was ongoing and there was dancing, drinking, and dining in the pack, this was my opportunity to add the elixir to his drink and finally have him eating out of my palms. I quickly poured his favorite French wine into a glass, and
Ariana's POV "Can I have the next dance?" I heard a voice say as soon as the music stopped and I turned to see the Alpha of the Red Moon pack standing behind me.Dylan frowned and I knew he was going to kick the ass of the Alpha that made such a request but before he could say anything, I smiled at the Alpha, "of course" I replied and placed my hand in his.Red Moon pack was one of the strongest packs in the werewolf's kingdom and this was a great opportunity for me to make him an ally, I needed to know those that I could rely on when I sent for themDylan's face was thunderous, he was not too pleased having his Luna in another man's arms, well, he would have to deal with it because what I was doing was for the betterment of our pack.I swayed in the arms of the Alpha of Red Moon pack and he drew me close to him, "you look beautiful tonight" I arched my brow at him as we moved synthetically to the rhythm of the song, "you mean pitiable right? Not beautiful" I replied, testing the wa
Author's POVLilith could not believe what Ariana had offered to her on a platter of gold. Perhaps, Ariana was not as smart as she had thought and had fallen for her act, she smiled inwardly as she thought of how best to use this opportunity presented to her. Erasmus will be damn proud of her, she needed Ariana to fall completely into her trap, and by the time she realizes just how much she was hated, it would be too late because she would have carried out her plans and destroyed the pack Right now, she just needed to look for the right opportunity to give Dylan the elixir so that he would be totally under her control.There were whispers as soon as Dylan got to the festival with Lilith, news had reached other packs that the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack had a new mate but they were not too sure how true it was.How could he choose an Omega over his beautiful and powerful wife who risked everything just to be with him? He could have just rejected this mate and kept on with his wife bu