Ana POVI woke up in the arms of a guard. One arm dangling off to the side while the other was pinned between myself and the chest of the guard. His cologne had a soothing effect. Leather and a hint of cigar smoke. A manly scent that only some could pull off. Slowly, I opened my eyes and looked out from the tiny holes in my mask.I was confused on what was going on. I could tell I was in the main event space, a crowd gathering around me. I couldn’t understand why everyone was staring at me. From what I could see the guard was a behemoth of a man, with broad shoulders, sandy blonde hair that was tied up at the base of his head. "What's going on?" I croaked out. I tried to remember, but my body ached and my brain was drawing a blank. My body felt like I had been hit with a train. Although some of my injuries had healed, I still had some that were going to take a long time. Werewolves were known for their ability to heal, however with not having a wolf, my healing time would take much
Ana POV"Hi, you awake? Luna," a melodious female voice echoed in my ears.I opened my eyes, finding myself in an opulent room. It felt like I had just awoken from a dream where a strikingly tall and handsome man declared that I was his Luna. He had carried me through endless corridors, a lifetime's length away before I had fallen into unconsciousness. My head must be seriously messed up. I groaned as I tried to move my body. Still recovering from the rogue attack. I was on a bed, that much was clear with all of the luxurious silk throw pillows and blankets that cocooned me. "Hi what is..." I had a million questions but didn't know where to start."Relax! Let me give you a brief rundown." The girl said, motioning her hands in surrender before she winked at me.She was quite pretty with her auburn tightly curled hair, delicate features, whiskey colored eyes, and a pale complexion. "I'm the maid assigned to you, and you can call me Geegee."Geegee went into full detail how I had been fo
Ana POVAfter Xavier left me to my own devices, Geegee knocked on my door and walked in with a first aid kit. She sat next to me on the bed with a wicked grin on her face. “So how did that go?” I fell back onto the pillows and covered my face with my arms and groaned. “Well instead of dying from embarrassment, I almost died from choking on my coffee.” I moved my arms from my face to see Geegee’s reaction. She burst out laughing and tried to cover her mouth with her hand to stop the noise. I gave her a playful, disapproving look before laughing at myself.“Well, that is certainly a way to go!” she teased. I lifted my chin, motioning to the first aid kit. “What’s that for?” Geegee lifted the box, “We need to change your bandages.” Carefully she took off the soiled gauze and medical tape off my arms, shoulder, and left calf. The shoulder was the most sensitive. “Damn girl, they got you good here.” She stated as she cleaned the wound out on my shoulder. I hissed at the pain. “Ugh, y
Ana POV "Please, Ana, have a seat," Elizabeth said in a formal tone. She clapped her hands to signal the serving staff. A short young man with blonde hair came into the room with a tray full of dishes that were covered with a silver top. As the young man began to place the dishes on the table and remove the covers, I walked over and sat next to Xavier. I tried to keep a smile on my face while my heart felt like it was going to beat right out of my chest. I placed my hands on my lap to hide my fidgeting fingers. A large hand gently grabbed my hand and laced their fingers with mine. I looked at Xavier who gave me a slight nod to let me know it would be okay. He had a way of soothing my anxiety in ways that I wasn’t sure how to unpack. Xavier’s thumb began to rub circles on the side of my hand, continuing to show his support. I grabbed the glass full of water that was at my place setting, and drank half the glass in one gulp. I met the piercing eyes of Elizabeth who was sizing me up o
Ana POVI looked at Xavier flabbergasted at his statement about a wedding ceremony. Ethan stepped back into the room. “You don't think the greatest Lycan king on this land would quietly sneak away for a wedding, do you?" I was started by his question. He walked up to the table and grabbed something off of it. “Sorry to interrupt,” He held up his phone. “Forgot this. But in all seriousness, did you not think there would be a wedding?” Both Ethan and Xavier looked at me expectantly. My mouth opened and closed like a fish several times before sputtering, “I…I guess I thought we would be doing things more .... privately?” I know I sounded naive, but I really hadn't put much thought into the logistics of what was to come. Especially after my Auntie Leeanne all but petrified me with the notion that King Xavier killed every prospect. Why would I be any different or expect anything different?My thoughts began to spiral. What if this was all a ruse of some sort, to make me feel comfortable
Ana POVXavier shrugged, “Okay, I’ll go get one of the others, so we all have a horse to ride.” I tense. Not wanting to tell them I didn’t know how to ride. Xavier left the area into one of the stalls. When he was out of sight Sarah approached me and crossed her arms. I looked up at her with a questioning look. A cruel smirk spread on her face. “You don’t know how to ride do you? I can smell the fear in you.” I straightened my spine. “So what? I can learn.”She let out a sinister laugh. “You think Xavier will have the patience to teach a country bumpkin like you how to ride? You are delusional.” I took a step closer to her. She reminded me of Talia, and I was done being treated like a piece of garbage by anyone. “You are the one who is delusional. I see right through you Sarah.” Sarah glared at me. Before she could say anything, else Xavier walked around the corner with a large brown horse. “Xavier, you might as well bring Sunshine back to her stable. Miss Ana over here doesn’t k
Xavier POVIt takes all of my will power to get off Annette and go meet my mother. Thane roars in my head from the sexual frustration and the onset of blue balls. What could possibly be so urgent that she needed to meet with me at this very moment. Then it hits me, the region’s alpha meeting. As I am about to enter the den, I hear the hushed voices of my mother and Sarah.“You need to talk some sense into him.” I hear Sarah say. “He can’t see past the resemblance of Ambrosia, to see that Ana does not fit into our world.”I stay out of sight to listen to the conversation. I notice my mother sitting in one of the recliners. A visible tremor of her hand as she sips her tea is a harsh reminder of her illness while Sarah is pacing with her hands on her hips. “We both know the only reason he is keeping that girl around is because he misses Ambrosia. It’s a phase. He will get over it.” My mother responds. Her words made my blood simmer. She's aged so much in the past year. Her once full
Xavier POVThe meeting went as smooth as it could with some alphas on the fence on how to deal with Alpha Lawson and his rebellion crusade. I waited in my office and watched the grandfather chime at 5pm. Geegee, Ethan, and Ana still weren’t home. Either they were on a shopping spree or something was wrong. Thane began to stir in my head. *Where's mate?* His gravelly voice came through to me. *Working on it.* I responded. As I opened the mindlink to Ethan, I heard hushed voices accompanied by the sound of the front door closing. All color drained from my face when I saw the fear emanating off of Ethan and Geegee. “What is it? Where is Ana?” I balled my fists at my side as I tried to fight the shift that Thane was pushing.Ethan put his hands out like he was herding a scared animal. “Brother, we aren’t sure what happened…” His Adam's apple bobbed. “SPIT IT OUT!” I roared, feeling my aura burst out of me. The force pushing Geegee and Ethan down on their knees. Ethan clenched his t