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To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00065: Find Them!
ZAYNAI walked in, my heels clicking against the marble floors, the night air did little to calm me down.My thoughts churned with frustration and confusion. Father had given me a call on my way back and I knew he was thinking the same thing.What surprised me most, was the audacity."You called," I said. I met him at the balcony, his fingers gripping a wine flute and he didn't turned when I walked in. "How is everything at the pack house?"he asked his voice, low and intense and it seems like the question had plunged him in the chest .I knew he wasn't asking because he was interested in anything. He was angry. Someone had sabotaged our plans."Everything is under control, but Lukan is still unconscious. "I replied, my tone light, though my heart beat a little too faster I paused and then added." Lukan's badly injured. ""I know."he said almost immediately cutting me off." The car brakes." He took a sip." So I heard."There was something I wanted to say, it kept crawling at my c
Last Updated : 2024-10-26To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00066: Someone Wants To Die
ZAYNA I went back to my room after the discussion with father. I heard his car leaving and I hated the fact that he seems to care about Elisabeth this days.His words still echoed in my ears, each syllable as sharp as the chill that seemed to seep into my skin. There was someone meddling in our plans—someone willing to gamble everything to disrupt the other we can carefully crafted. I didn't know who it was but I intended to find out soon just as father had instructed. Stripping down , I left the cool water from the shower wash away the tension clinging to me.Even as the water ran over my skin my thoughts circle back to the incident.I shook my head , almost laughing at their foolishness, if only they knew, they were playing a very dangerous game.Dressed in my favorite bathrobe, I caught my reflection in the mirror studying the determination in my eyes. The absurd bonding ceremony with Lemuel had been canceled for now, it was actually a minor miracle and I was glad it didn't pu
Last Updated : 2024-10-27To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00067: The Hidden Twin Sister
MERIDADinner ended on a quiet, somber note. My mind wandered with each bite, leaving the table before I’d even stood up. Once everyone was distracted, I slipped out of the dining room, sneaking up through the hallways toward Lukan’s room. I didn't care to explain myself. My thoughts were locked on one thing only: him.When I finally stepped into his room, a chill settled over me. He lay still, a faint rhythm in his chest the only sign of life. In sleep, he looked vulnerable, almost painfully human—so different from the powerful, untouchable Alpha everyone knew him to be. I felt a pang of something I couldn’t name, an ache that crept up the back of my throat. After setting down the basin and towels I’d brought, I took a moment to compose myself, fighting the turmoil of my own pain—the poison still lingering inside me, slower to fade than I’d hoped. I would tell Lemuel about it but not now, I had taken an anti poison to wash it off.With a shaky hand, I picked up the damp cloth, gent
Last Updated : 2024-10-29To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00068: Stop Following Father's Orders
ZAYNAI rushed down the hall my heart pounding as I neared Lukan's room. Even from the doorway I could feel the heavy silence like the entire room was holding its breath with him. This was the first time I was coming to see him in his room, he lay there, still and pale and for the first time I felt... afraid.Julietta was already at his bedside, her face etched with worry as she brushed his hair back tenderly. I swallowed the sting of jealousy that twisted in my chest. How badly I wanted to be in her place, to have that right .But I didn't and I never would, besides what was I thinking? she was his mother after all. As I stepped inside, Julietta's eyes found mine, sharp and watchful. I forced myself to remain calm to look like the concerned sister in law to be .But Lukan was more than that.The first doctor was pacing by the bed ,muttering to himself his gaze , occasionally darting over to Julietta as if to seek her approval. Her expression turned colder as her gaze went in his
Last Updated : 2024-10-30To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00069: Buying The Doctor Over
ZAYNAI slipped out of Lukan's room as quietly as I could, casting one last glance back at his still form.The relief from Doctor Vale's assurance that he had recover was still fresh but a dark tension twisted in my gut. There was one more thing left to handle Down the hall, passed the rows of rooms on both sides, I took the stairs leading to the back of the Packhouse which might lead me to the parking lot if I took another bend, Doctor Vale waited for me there . His hands were clasped behind his back, his sharp gaze trained on me the second around the corner."Doctor Vale,"I murmured as I approached ,keeping my voice low." Thank you for coming all this way."He nodded his expression unreadable."You wanted to speak privately, Miss Zayna?"I glanced around before pulling him aside to a more quiet corner. My pulse was pounding, my heart hammering with the weight of what I was about to ask him. The fear in me almost made my heart to stop beating but I tried not to show it. "I trus
Last Updated : 2024-10-30To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00070: A Threat
MERIDAI pushed the door open slowly, glancing back at the hallway making sure no one saw me come in.I wasn't supposed to be sneaking in, no.But there was something I needed. Lukan was still unconscious, I had heard the doctor they had sent for, say that he will recover soon.I had to gather enough information and the only person in the Pack house I could tell this was Lemuel.I was walking on thin ice and there was so many things I didn't know. I still heard Investigator's voice in my ears even when I tried so much to shut it.𝑌𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟.Truthfully the investigator's words had shocked me, sending my mind spiraling in directions I never knew existed. A sister? Even the thought of it made me shudder. Aunt Ophelia had never mentioned this to me and I had no memory of her. It felt like I was just living on the surface, and that the fact that I knew nothing or so little about my family history stabbed me in the heart.But a sister, it felt to strange,
Last Updated : 2024-10-31To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00071: A Meeting With Investigator Bartlett
MERIDA "I'm so sorry for the interference." Rosita said.After they both left , I walked to my room, the safety and comfort I needed was there.As I close the door to my room, I was quiet and careful not to make a sound. My heart was pounding as I pressed my back against the door, clutching my phone which still had the investigator's number, which I had also tried to memorized. I didn't know what to feel. Fear or uncertainty? Making the call felt like stepping off a cliff with no idea of what waited below. Taking a deep breath I dialed, each beep of the buttons made my heart skip a beat. The line rang once, then twice and for a moment I thought no one would answer. I was about to hang up when a calm, low voice came through "Bartlett here. Who is calling?"I hesitated, the word caught in my throat. This wasn't just some errand. This was me stepping into something I didn't know, speaking to someone I shouldn't be speaking to but I wasn't about to back down now. I steadied my vo
Last Updated : 2024-11-01To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00072: The Dreadful News
ZAYNA Packing was supposed to be easy. Get my things, toss them in the bag and leave. Yet here I was standing in the center of my room, a reluctant sigh escaping my lips as I glanced at my reflection in the mirror. I hadn't come all this way to fulfill some pointless order from my father. No, I had come because deep down I couldn't stay away from Lukan.Despite everything I had done or maybe because of it some strange pull kept me bound to him. Something like love mixed with guilt.I ran a hand through my hair, letting the soft waves fall over my shoulders.The dress I had chosen was simple but fitted, a dark shade that complimented my eyes—a deep rich black gown with a slit at the left, and long sleeves and a high-collar , that skimmed the line between elegant and practicality. I wanted to look put together, unbothered, as if this visit hadn't been a huge weight on me. But there was no fooling myself, the hollow look in my eye said everything I refuse to admit out loud. I was so
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To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00093: Happiness And The Truth
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To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00091: Out Of Place.
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To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00089: Happy Birthday!!!!
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To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00088: Loving You
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To The Highest Bidder: Mated To Alpha Lukan 00087: Hope For Us
MERIDAThe waves crashing against the shore was just a beautiful sight to behold. The sun was already going down in the horizon and the orange glow was pretty to watch, but nothing could beat the feeling of Lukan holding me close. That tender feeling of love made my heart soar.We had spent the evening laughing and walking around the beach and at some point he wanted us to dive in and swim but I suck at swimming and i had laughed."I wish we could stay like this forever." I whispered feeling the cool breeze brush past my cheeks as I rested my head on his shoulders."Me too." He agreed with a low, relaxed voice." To stay here for eternity." I smiled when I thought about it. "I feel the same way." Everything stopped for a moment, and it felt like time stood still. The gentle smell of salt and hope for the future was brought by the sea breeze, the waves crashing softly making a second that matched our heartbeat." Time wasn't important in this place. It was only us, the sea, and the
