Deep Web

Liam POV

I saw a big ass Lycan in my house walking towards Riley. Suddenly, I couldn't breathe and just leapt from the railing. I felt Jax by my side and knew he would go for Riley. I knew I couldn't kill the beast, but I could stall him while Jax made a run for it with her.

Magic hit me hard in the chest and my body just blacked out. As I came to, Riley was hugging the beast, and Jax laid bloody next to me. Nothing I could imagine would prepare me for what she said though.

"He is my father!"

I knew her father wasn't her biological one, but he was still a fucking Lycan. One that looked strikingly like Demetrius. I growled at the thought this was all a game.

Did Riley lie to us, deceive me? To what end would they play this game? Was her father planning with Demetrius to take me down, or force me to do something?

I shook the thoughts from my head as we walked into the sitting room. It didn't make any sense why Demetrius would be playing a game like this with me. Unless, maybe, he was t