Nikolai’s POV“Promise me you’re not going to change if we get back home?” Lilliana had said as we packed our bags and got ready to leave.Our vacation was over and I knew that she needed that much reassurance from me, she needed to be sure that I wasn’t going to change.“I promise.” I’d said, giving her my word but I had no idea if I was going to be able to keep my promise. I intend to but what happens when the going gets tough?What happens when the circumstances change and we both just can’t be together due to our differences?Sighing, I looked down at Lilliana, she was hanging on to me and I still couldn’t bring myself to believe that the vacation was over.I still couldn’t bring myself to believe that all the time I spent with her was all over and we were now flying back home, back to our normal life.Her head was on my chest and I could hear my heart pounding as we flew. My feelings for Liliana are more intense than I could have ever imagined.She’s grown to be everything that I
Lilliana’s POVIt’s been three days since we got back and no one has dared to bully me like they usually do before I left the house.Although I could hear some of their back-talks, none of them have actually come to meet me and said what they wanted to my face.They all treated me like I was really Nikolai’s girlfriend, they treated me like a Luna and would always ask my opinion before doing whatever they wanted to do.I also couldn’t help but notice how wonderful and perfect a gentleman that Nikolai had become, he looked after me and always made sure that I had no reason to be unhappy.“Are you okay?” He had asked whenever I was silent for too long, “can I do anything to help?” He’d ask anytime I had a minor discomfort.It was wonderful to see and my heart fluttered as I felt butterflies in my stomach. I still couldn’t believe that I now have Nikolai for myself.He’d announced just some days ago that he wasn’t going to let me go back to work and he’s been looking after me since then,
Nikolai’s POVOf all times she could have come back, why did she have to choose today?Clenching my fist, all I saw when I looked at Jenna was just pure blankness, I felt nothing for her and if there was any emotion that dared to mix in, it had to be disgust.She walked around with so much confidence, her head high and her nose in the air as she surveyed the hallway.Since she’s been away for a while, I’d completely forgotten about the fact that her room was close to mine and Lilliana’s room.Her room was situated right after Lilliana’s room which was just by my own room. She doesn’t seem to notice the fact that I was in the hallway already with Lilliana by my side.I watched as she kept walking around proudly, swaying her hips like she was on a mission to seduce me and other men in the house.What the fuck did I ever see in her?Everything I felt, everything I could feel as I watched her was hovering between emptiness and plain disgust and I can’t help but beat myself up.“Nikolai,”
Lilliana’s POVWaiting for Nikolai tonight seemed like the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life. My tension was over the roof and the urge to go back to the hallway was intense.I could feel it, I knew he was keeping something from me but at the same time I didn’t want to jump into conclusions before he actually told me what was going on.Pacing around the room, I could hear Nikolai and Jenna talking but I couldn’t make up what they were saying.My eyes didn’t leave the wall clock and it’s been over thirty minutes but Nikolai is still not back yet.What the hell is going on? What are they talking about?Walking back to the bed, I sat on it, my feet tapping on the ground and my fingers tapping on my lap.He’d told me that he was going to tell me everything when he gets back and there’s nothing much for me to do but trust his words.There was nothing much for me to do but trust him so I sat there like a good girl, waiting for him to come and tell me what Jenna was doing in the h
Lilliana’s POVThe sound of someone shouting jolted me awake and I groaned as I opened my eyes. It was totally new and confusing.Who could be yelling by this time of the day? My movement must’ve woken Nikolai because he also stood, rubbing his eyes and also clearly shocked at the chaos and noise coming from downstairs.“Are you okay? What’s wrong?” He asked and I shook my head as I tried to listen to the angry voice that had jolted me awake.“I’m fine but can’t you hear that?” I asked and Nikolai nodded, from the look he had on, I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me that he wanted to tell me that I had nothing to worry about.“Lily, you don’t—““I want to see what’s going on,” I said before he could get the chance to interject and ask me not to care about the obvious chaos going on downstairs.Standing from the bed, a part of me felt like I already knew what was going on. I had an idea of who could’ve been constituting this kind of nuisance.As I made my way down the stairs, the scr
Lilliana’s POVThe pure look of shock on Jenna’s face gave me a sense of satisfaction that I couldn’t explain. She was obviously caught off guard and still not satisfied with just a slap.I was so furious and didn’t give her any more chances to talk to me like she was doing earlier. The entire room watched in utter mortification as I kept on beating the living hell out of Jenna, throwing hands like my life depends on it. “What were you saying?” I said, dragging her hair and pulling her across the room; not seeing anything as my vision was blurred out with red already.“What did you call me?” I sneered, my hands landing on her face and pulling at her as I didn’t give her any chance to say whatever she was thinking.“You call me delusional and even have the fucking nerve to call me a fucking slut?” I sneered, my breathing heavy and my chest heaving as I talked.“Between you and I, we both fucking know that you’re the damn delusional one! You’re the one forcing yourself on a man that cl
Lilliana’s POV“You’re— You’re hurting me, Nik.” I managed to let out as Nikolai pulled me out of the living room and up the stairs.I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me that he was far from pleased with me, he was angry and every movement he made, the way his hand held mine in a tight grip told me everything.We finally got into his room and Nikolai let me go as he slammed the door angrily, his eyes boring into me aggressively as he stared at me for a while.The room was silent, he didn’t say anything as I rubbed my wrist although there were slight bruises on it.“What the hell is wrong with you?” Nikolai asked after a long unbearable silence and knowing better than to look into his eyes, I averted my gaze from his angry ones.“What has gotten into you?” He continued with his scolding while I only remained silent. I might have taken the wrong path, I might have been wrong but that was only because I was tired.“Did you have to go on a rampage? Did you have to take things that far?”
Lilliana’s POVIt’s been four days since what happened between Jenna and I and for the past four days, I haven’t been seeing Nikolai.It feels like he doesn’t live in the house anymore and if he does, he’s probably ignoring me because I haven’t been seeing him around.Jenna also hasn’t been in the house and no matter how hard I tried, I can’t help but feel like something is wrong somewhere.I could feel it, something was wrong but I can’t place a finger on what that is yet and until Nikolai is ready to talk to me, all I have is the questions in my head.“I haven’t seen the Alpha since he left with Miss Jenna.” One of the maids I’d asked about Nikolai said and my stomach tightened.What could really be going on?“Thank you.” I said as I made my way to the kitchen, despite the fact that the rest of the maids treated me like I was special, I couldn’t help but feel less.I feel like Nikolai was drifting away from me, there was no sight of him and even when I tried to call him, he would al
Nikolai’s POV“NIKOLAI!” Lilliana’s loud and alarmed voice reached me in the bathroom where I’d gone to take the ointment for her back.I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me that she’d already probably seen the mark on her back. Hurried, my feet padded back to the bedroom and I walked in to Lilliana freaking out.Her towel had dropped to the ground and she had an obvious look of terror on her face. Tears already welled up in her eyes as she stared at me.“W— What’s going on? How did these marks get there? What’s happening?” She asked, freaking out and thrown into a world of confusion.“Calm down, it’s nothing serious, I promise I’ll get to the bottom of things and we’ll get something done about the claw marks.”“Do you even hear what you’re saying?” She screamed and I could’ve sworn that my eardrums bursted with that loud sound.“They are claw marks on my back and you’re asking me to calm down,” she screeched, “how did they get there? What’s happening? Do you know something?” She bomb
Lilliana’s POVGroaning, my eyes fluttered open and I stretched out to feel Nikolai beside me. His eyes were closed and his sleeping features were hotter than ever.Everything seemed peaceful and as the memories of what happened last night flooded my mind, I felt myself melting.We’d left the dinner hall and had a really good time before falling asleep. A smile formed on my lips and I moved Nikolai’s hair away from his face.“When you stare at me like that, it makes me want to eat you for breakfast.” Nikolai’s voice jolted me out of my thoughts as he pulled me into him.“Maybe I won’t stop staring at you like that then.” I threatened and I felt his cock kick against me.“Well, Good Morning.” I smiled, grinding against his cock and feeling it grow even harder and an inch longer.“Stop doing that, you still look exhausted.” Nikolai warned but stopping was the last thing I wanted to do.I’ve been feeling unusually horny these days and right now I wanted him to fuck me but he seemed too w
Lilliana’s POV“I’m sorry,” I muttered an apology to Kieran with no idea why when he’d just told me that he hoped Nikolai would treat me right.I don’t know why this man seems to think that he has to have a say on my relationship and I hate the fact that whenever he says things like this, he says it with so much confidence.It’s almost like he’ll be waiting in a corner for when Nikolai messes up so that he could tell me that he did warn and tell me so.“Also, Nikolai has always been treating me right, I don’t doubt the fact that he’s going to do so tonight too.” I smiled and Kieran nodded.“Right, I’m sorry about that, I just say things without thinking.” He apologized, smiling as he walked me to the entrance of the hall.“You should go now.” He finished and with a nod, I walked closer to the entrance before turning to look at him but he only urged me on.If anyone had told me that Kieran could be this nice and this much of a gentleman, I would’ve argued because he has always been a j
Lilliana’s POVI was still stuck behind the big oak tree with Kieran, the night was silent, peaceful but there was nothing peaceful with being either Kieran.I’d just seen him walk into the dinner hall clinging onto Jenna and I know I shouldn’t care but I couldn’t help the multiple questions that kept running through my mind.Are they dating now or their date was supposed to end as soon as the dinner was over?Sighing, I pinched the bridge of my nose and couldn’t believe that I was stuck with Kieran of all people, my heart raced and I felt uncomfortable.“What were you doing in the bush all alone?” His voice jolted me out of my thoughts and I shuddered, “you could’ve really gotten yourself killed, Lilliana, what were you thinking?” He added.Turning my head to look in his direction, I felt the hairs at the nape of my neck curling as the cold breeze grazed my ear like the touch of cold fingers.The last thing I wanted was to get myself engaged in a conversation with Kieran, even though
Lilliana’s POVWalking as fast as my legs could carry me, I could feel my heart racing and I knew really well that it was because of Jenna.She was the last person I was expecting to see and I can’t just stand being in the same space as her.I felt bad for judging too soon too because a part of me felt like Nikolai didn’t really know that she was going to show up to the dinner.The sound of my phone ringing jolted me out of my thoughts but I continued walking since I already knew who was calling. It was Nikolai and he had called multiple times already but I’d decided to ignore the calls.I wasn’t mad at him or anything because I knew there was an explanation for everything and in Nikolai’s case, he didn’t know she was coming but I also can’t bring myself to go back there until I’m calm.Finding a place to sit, I took a deep breath and looked up at the sky. I didn’t want to wander too far off because Nikolai might try looking for me.The fact that everything looks familiar calmed me do
Nikolai’s POVThe night was going smoothly and having Lilliana in my arms felt like having heaven within my reach and when she hugged me.Goodness, when she hugged me, it felt as though time had stopped and it felt so good. I was so afraid of moving that I couldn’t even breathe.She felt so warm and her body felt really soft pushed up against me, I wanted to keep holding her without ever letting her go.My heart pounded and I could hear the gushing sound of my own blood as it rushed through my veins, spreading to every part of my being.Closing my eyes, I took in a whiff of her delicious scent and I wanted nothing to take away this moment.The urge to keep her close to me was insane, I didn’t want to let go of her, I wanted to maintain that proximity, to keep loving her and overall, to protect her. I felt her muscles tensed and I could feel that something was wrong as she pulled away from me.“What’s wrong? Are you okay?” I asked but she looked so lost that she probably didn’t hear w
Lilliana’s POV“You look really gorgeous,” one of the maids complimented my hair and I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my lips.“I bet Alpha Nikolai would not be able to keep his hands off you.” Another added and I could definitely see what they meant by that.Taking a look at myself in the mirror, I could barely recognize myself. It’s been a while since I looked this beautiful and I felt tears welling up in my eyes.My hair was made perfectly with all sorts of adornment even though I’d said that I didn’t want anything extra.My dress is an extremely beautiful strapless lilac gown and as I stood up, I wondered if my stomach was going to be a problem but it wasn’t.These past days, Nikolai and I barely spent enough time with each other and just when I was starting to feel frustrated, he thought of a way to turn things around.He had insisted that everyone take a break and the day off so instead of the meeting, everyone just went out for food and drinks.He made sure to set every
Lilliana’s POVI’d slowly walked into the room with everything that Kieran had told me playing back in my head over and over again and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop the thoughts.I hated the fact that I was letting what he thinks have so much effect on me like that but there was nothing I could really do about it as I curled up on the bed like a wet cat.“I’m back,” Nikolai announced cheerily and that would’ve changed my mood if I hadn’t met Kieran and listened to him say all those things.“Welcome back.” I managed to let out before curling even harder as I tried my best to ignore Nikolai.From the way his breath brushed the nape of my neck and how he pulled me into him, I could tell that he was on the bed with me already.“What’s wrong?” He questioned, his voice bridling with his worry as he turned me over to face him, “you’re not in a good mood.” He added.Shaking my head, I let out a forced smile as I tried to assure Nikolai that I was fine but I’ve never been a good
Lilliana’s POVIt was as though my legs were moving faster than the rest of my body. I was running as fast as I could but the more I ran, the more it felt like I couldn’t escape.My heart was in my throat and I felt my stomach knotting in fear as I went deeper and deeper into the woods.My head felt light and my eyes kept going in and out of my head but I knew that I dared not wait.I dared not stop to catch my breath because if I stopped then whatever I was running away from, whoever I was trying to avoid was eventually going to catch up with me.The eerie sounds became louder and my legs were starting to feel weak, slowing down and making it difficult for me to run any faster.“I can’t stop. I can’t stop.” I kept repeating to myself like it was some sort of mantra but my legs were giving up on me and that was when I remembered.Although it was dark and seemed like no matter how loud I screamed, no one was going to come to my rescue. I could see that I was alone but despite seeing th