My duties resume immediately I'm back. In the coming days I attend at least three meetings and I go through different proposals for the territory. From the little Draaven told me, there's been some disturbance on the West and plans for extra security are fervently being made. I see him every now and then, focused and intent on being the good leader that he is, but instead of feeling intimidated by his demeanor like I used to, I just feel so much pride and joy watching him go about his day. We've also been spending more time together.No matter how busy he is, he always makes room for some time for me. We spend most of our evenings together now, having dinner together and then proceeding to either his room or mine later. Some of his clothes are even in my room and mine are in his too. We are closer than we have ever been and I'm happy than I've ever been too. Today is the day I meet with the women of the alpha's court, the wives of the men of the council. It was never my intention to, b
I'm confused at the sight of Rosa. She's dressed in a white tulle dress with a dramatic train and on her head is a fascinator the size of tray. Her hands are clad in lacy gloves and her neck and wristd are adorned with huge strings of pearls. She like like she might have tried just a little too hard to impress and I don't even say that from a place of jealousy. These ladies are all dressed extravagantly but she just looks downright ridiculous. That aside, what's she even doing here? I thought this was the association of Council Men's Wives. “Oh sweet Rosa. You are so late”. Erin croons and rushes forward and they wrap each other in a light embrace and blow kisses on either sides of their faces. Erin ushers her in and they come to a stop in front of me. “I told you the Luna would be joining us today. You shouldn't have come so late”. She berates her lightly. “My bad, I totally forgot”. Rosa says, her cold stare on my face. The more I stare back, the more I realize that she actually d
My body goes rigid with shock as I take in the scene in front of me. It's only after a few seconds that the realizations of the horror before me sinks and my throat finally opens up. And so I scream. My feet take me back instinctively as the blood curling sound emits from me. With another step, my knees give out under me and I collapse onto the floor in a helpless heap. That's when I hear the footsteps behind me as the ladies rush in. I can't tear my eyes off the body but I hear the very audible gasp behind me as they take in the sight. And simultaneously, a couple of them let out shrill, traumatized screeches while I hear retching sounds from another group. Everyone is just as shocked as I am. Lying down there in a heap of the red fabric of her dress is Regina, and her neck is bent at an awkward angle. Her skin and lips are tinged blue, a clear indication that she was poisoned. But that's not all. Her neck has also been broken and I'm pretty sure that I see a piece of white something
I lay my head on his chest and his arms wrap tighter around me in comfort. This is all I've wanted all day. For him to hold me and let me show the most vulnerable, affection seeking side of me. I'm tired of putting up the strong facade, I really am. “How do you feel now?”. He whispers. I think about how I feel first before I reply. “I'm restless. Calm….but restless”. He plants a kiss on my forehead lovingly. I continue. “I just feel like…. something isn't right. This whole situation really seems off….and eerily familiar”. “Hey….”. He holds me at arm's length and looks me in the eye. “....we are going to get to the bottom of this, I promise you, baby”. I let a small smile spread on my lips. Of course he makes everything better, I trust him. “The detective will want to talk to you. Are you fine with that?”. “Totally”. I say with a little sigh. “I'll help in any way I can to ensure that we get to the bottom of this”. “He should be here soon. We should meet him outside”. I hesitate
At the end of the interrogation, I'm shaking. I head towards my room, wrapping my robe tighter around my body as I make my way through the halls. My ears roar, the omegas greet me when I pass them by but I'm not even capable of replying. When I get to my room, I slam the door shut and collapse onto the nearest settee. My hands shake on my thighs and I have to physically restrain them to stop. The detective didn't even have to say much, I figured exactly where he was headed. He thinks I have something to do with the murders. As much as I think about it, it does seem peculiar? Why does this kind of stuff only happen around me, the first and second time. Could that just be a mere coincidence? I think back to when I was poisoned and I realize that nothing is really a mistake or a coincidence in this place. This is the eerie feeling I've been having all along that I couldn't put a finger on, the fact that these things keep happening around me. The detective merely did his job and if I'm be
I head towards Draaven's room, the blood roaring in my veins. Adrian's words echo in my head, her name was Lilly. She was his first mate and his first love, I look very much like her and he's only like this with me because I remind him of her. I try to tell myself that he's lying, that's what Adrian does best after all. But the more I repeat the words in my head, the more they make sense. Being called a cheap replacement so many times….it all makes sense now. Perhaps I should let it go. He has been nothing short of loving to me, the past doesn't matter. But even as I say those words, I don't believe myself. I need to know, I need to hear from him if all of this is true. I burst into his quarters without knocking and I see that he's in a meeting with Luca. They are seated around his center table and there's a map of the territory between them. He looks up as I enter and I see it on his face when he immediately notices that something is wrong. “We'll continue this tomorrow”. He says a
I kiss him back desperately, clawing at his tie to get to his skin faster. I need him, I need his touch. He's not going easy either as his arms snakes around my waist to pulls me up. With one hand, he carries me to the bedroom, not once breaking the kiss. I do the honours of undoing his buttons one by one and when his shirt finally comes off, my palms splay on the scarred skin of his chest, loving the rough feel of him. He throws me down on the bed and I scramble back to make space for him while he in turn, undoes the zipper of his pants. The hem of my nightdress has hiked all the way up my legs, baring the flimsy thong I'm wearing underneath. He lowers his body onto the bed and begins to trail the most feather light kisses on my body. He starts with my neck and progressively makes his way down, darting his tongue across all the sensitive parts of my body that he's aware of. I rest both of my legs on his shoulders, giving him the perfect view of every inch of my thigh and legs. He con
I walk into the executive meeting the next day in high spirits. The last time something like this happened, I definitely didn't feel this way and that's because I didn't have Draaven on my side then. Knowing that he's with me now, I genuinely feel like he might be my anchor after all. I could walk into a den of enemies if I have him by my side. When I enter, the council of elders get up to their feet and bow, grudgingly if I may add. A lot of people in this pack seem to have accepted my presence by now but this council might just be toughest. Without saying a word, I can tell that they are still not open to me in any way. I settle into the seat by right of the head chair and wait for Draaven. When he steps in with Luca, we all get up to our feet and bow accordingly too. He has his game face on but that doesn't intimidate me one bit anymore. Instead, it warms my heart to know that the sweet soft part of him is reserved for only me. As he walks past my seat, it comes as a surprise when