Ella:“Settle down, Daniel, you have been playing for the past hour. You are going to need to rest before you exhaust yourself.” I said, looking at my son.“But, mama, all you ask me to do is rest. I want to play!” He said, and I shook my head as I looked at Maria, my headmistress.“Enough, Daniel. You are going to need to listen to your mother when I speak to you. You need to rest because tomorrow, you are going to start your studies.” I said, and he pouted.“I start my studies before even seeing papa?” He asked, looking away from me. “I order you, all of you, to bring father to me. I want to see papa.”The door opened, and my eyes widened in surprise as I looked at Aguilar walking inside. His eyes met mine and I was quick to put my jewelry box away as I stood up to face him. I looked down at my feet and I nodded at Maria to leave to her room within the chamber.“Papa!” Daniel cried out. He smiled and lifted our son in his arms, kissing him.“Hello, Aguilar. We have missed you deeply
Liana:I walked inside the Alpha’s room after getting ready, and though I was quiet, I couldn’t help but feel my heart racing against my chest.“You are going to need to be calm, beautiful, collected, kind, funny, sweet, and most importantly obedient. This means that you are not going to use that tongue of yours, not in front of the Alpha.” Elena said, looking at me over her shoulder.I nodded and chose not to say a word, I didn’t even trust my voice to do so.Ian knocked on the door twice before we were heard him call “Come in.”I took a deep breath and was ushered inside. My heart beat was so fast that I had a feeling that it might end up bursting. I didn’t say a word, instead, I kept my eyes on the ground, avoiding his gaze as he turned to face me.He took a step closer to me, and though they did tell me to get on my knees in front of him, I chose not to. I stood, and he put his finger under my chin, raising my face, making me look at him.Sparks coursed through my veins, and I cou
Aguilar:I kept my arms wrapped around my woman, my mate, who smiled as she looked at me.“I have to admit, when I heard the way you had an attitude, I expected that you wouldn’t be very open to me touching you.” I said, teasing her.“I barely caused them a fuss within the Estate, I am curious of what you are referring to?” She asked, and I smirked.Flashback:“One of the girls, the concubines, who arrived the other day has caused a fuss. Her name is to be said Liana. She fought against eating, against the girls eating or even looking at us, and the number of times that we had to tie her down for her to calm down are countless,” Marcus, one of the men who were in the car to deliver the concubines said. “I see,” I said.“She called the place hell. You the demon Alpha, a bunch of other words that wouldn’t be deemed appropriate considering that she is speaking to the Alpha of Alphas.” He said, and I took a deep breath. “Her family was killed by the men who sold her to us. It was why she
Liana:“How did you get here?” Aguilar asked, making me raise an eyebrow.“Do you want to know? Or are you merely asking to make conversation?” I asked, taking a bite of the strawberry that was set between us.“I am genuinely curious about the reason of why you hate me so much. You have been fighting nonstop, at least, so I have heard. You seem to be rather obedient.” He said, and I bit my bottom lip before picking up a grape and putting it between his lips, feeding it to him. He went to bite it, but I snatched half of it, making him smirk before he wrapped his arms around me, pulling me to straddle his lap.“Each one of us has a story. Mine won’t be so different from those that you have within your pack and estate when it comes to concubines.” I said, wrapping my arms around his neck. I leaned in and connected my lips with his, reminding myself that this was the one way that I was going to be able to get out of the slavery that I was in. Unless, of course, I could manage to find a way
Aguilar:“You want me to leave?” Liana asked, and I chuckled.I cupped her cheeks and ran my fingers over her cheekbone, my eyes softening as I saw her eyes fixed on mine. The same eyes that were scared the day before, the same eyes that were doubting me when she first looked at me.“No, not at all. But I have work to take care of, and I doubt that you should be neglecting your classes any longer.” I said, and she pouted.“I doubt that there is anything that I would be learning that you can’t teach me if you want to. Plus, you know that I know how to read and write, you can give me one of those books that you stacked everywhere. They should teach me a thing or two, but I do not intend to be taught as a slave would.” She said, and I laughed. I lowered my hands to her waist, gently pulling her to me, and she smiled as I purred. “Do you always purr?”“Only when I am happy.” I said, making her eyes soften.“Can I take it that I am making you happy?” She asked, and I nodded.“Not just a li
Liana:I woke up to the bedroom door opening, revealing a concubine whose eyes avoided mine.“Alpha Aguilar left the room.” I said, covering my body with the blanket.“You were requested by the mother Luna.” The maid said, making me frown.“What?” I asked, and she looked up at me.“Get up.” A headmistress, one older than Elena, said, glaring at me. “You heard the concubine; the mother Luna has requested for you to be in her chamber.”“I will get dressed and follow…”“You are to come now.” She said, stopping me.“I am not dressed.”“Then cover yourself with the blanket.” She said, and I took a deep breath. I held the sheets to my body and got up, careful not to expose my body. My eyes met the woman’s, and she forced me to look down at my feet.She walked ahead of me, and two concubines walked a step behind me, making sure that I didn’t run away. They knew that I would, and I had to admit, everything told me to just leave this hellhole that I was going to go to right now.“Stand,” the h
Aguilar:“Miriam, how are you?” I asked, looking at one of the women who stood in front of me, representing her father.“I am honored that you admitted me here. I must admit, after hearing a lot about you, I did not expect you to do so,” she said, watching as I nodded at her to take a seat.“While I am curious of what you heard, I have no reason not to accept you in my home. You came as your father’s representative, and Collin has always been an alley to me, Miriam.” I said, and she nodded. She sat in front of me, both Valdez and Ezio stood, keeping their eyes on her.“Father sent me here as he is ill. He has been for a long while and it is one of the reasons why he failed to attend your ceremony. He would have loved for that to happen, but you know, fate had different plans for him, and they just went a little too out of hand.” She said, and I nodded.“You always have been the political type.” She smiled. I nodded at the men to walk out, leaving the two of us alone. I knew that she w
Liana:“But the Alpha has requested for me?” I asked, frowning at Ian.“The Alpha is with his woman, his Luna. You are going to be tending to your classes and after that, you are going to go to your new room.” He said, glaring at me. “Now stop being stubborn and tend to what you are told. I do not want to deal with your behavior for the day.”I looked at Elena whose eyes studied my expression. She waited for me to react, but I simply looked down at my feet and nodded. Something would be up, and if anyone knew, it would be her. However, I had to admit, this was not something that I liked. And the clench that I felt in my chest was not one that I found easy to deal with.“Why am I being taken to a new room? I don’t understand?” I asked, and Elena smiled as she put her hand on my shoulder.“You were good, smart, and it seems, after two days, that you caught the Alpha’s attention. While you are still going to be one of the concubines, but rather than being a slave that would be cleaning,