"Calm down, girl," Brad tried to calm the silver wolf barking at him. His beast was also excited. She must have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. She bared her teeth before jumping off his body and stretching. He tried not to smile but she was acting too cute and lovely. "Lara," he called her. She looked at him expectantly. "Come here." She walked to him. "Now is not the time, little mate. Right now, we are going to train so I'll be a little strict, okay?" She whimpered. He touched her head, trying to calm her by patting her. "We'll play later, okay?" She nodded and barked. "Good, now move back a little bit," he ordered and she did as instructed. "Attack me!" He said, holding a stance of defense. She stood still for a minute before growling and jumping on him. **********************"Go and take your bath, you still have a lot to do today," Brad told Lara as they walked to her room. She nodded, not being able to say what she wanted to say. The training was hars
I'm ready," Lara answered. "Would Desi's father be searching for you?" Brad asked. "Yes." "Why? Is it because of Desi or there is something else?""I'm not sure but I do know Desi is one of the reasons." "What do you mean?" Cage inquired. "We have never been regular mates. His father, the Alpha, had always hated me. It wasn't like that when my parents were alive. He loved and played with me, George too." "Ever since my father and cousin ran away, his attitude changed overnight. I became an outcast in the pack. No one was allowed to help me. I waited patiently for my eighteenth birthday so I could leave but the Moon Goddess had to punish me for a crime I didn't commit.""Ok, so you had been staying in the pack all those while?" "Yes, in my parents' house. I had nowhere else to go. Besides, my dad said to wait for him. I couldn't just leave," she tried to explain. "Okay, continue please.""When I found out he was my mate, I was devastated but a little bit happy. I thought maybe
Lara couldn't stop the small smile on her lips. Her eyes were filled with joy and her face, was red as a berry. She was glowing and it made Cassandra curious. This was not the young lady she had taken home last night. Her eyes were different. It had a calm in it. There was something different about her today. "You look strange," She finally said. "What do you mean?" Lara asked, not taking her eyes off the maids assisting to decorate the walls. "You know what I mean. Look at you, your eyes, they are glowing! You look happy. Did anything good happen today or rather, last night?" Lara turned to her, ready to deny it. "What are you talking about?" "Don't act so clueless! Have you reconciled with the Kings?" "Yes, but we were discussing and he took me out to train this morning," she answered. "They took you out to train? Wow, I have never heard them doing something like this for anyone. Not even Kyla." Lara blushed. She was happy and it showed. They were doing everything possible
A few minutes later, Brad walked up to her while on the ground. She lifted her head to stare at him. He looked pissed off. Cassandra was behind him. "Come on," he offered his hand to her. She held his hands and stood up. "Were you able to get him?" She asked. Lara won't be surprised if he escaped. He seemed like he knew everywhere in the palace. "No, he suddenly disappeared like he was never here. How are you?" Brad asked, touching the tiny cut on her lips. It was already healing. "I'm fine," she smiled and let go of his hands. They had agreed to keep their relationship a secret for now so she could not be seen holding Brad's hands. "Why didn't you tell me?" He frowned. She bit her lips as she glanced at Cassandra behind her. Why did she have to yell? "There was nothing to tell, I'm fine. I'm sorry for causing an alarm. You can go back to what you were doing," she waved him off. Brad wasn't having it. If she thought by trying to push him away, she'll be able to get off the hook
"I'm sorry," he apologized again. Lara gulped. Brad tried to calm himself too. Seeing their mate hurt was hard on them. He had to turn away from her to get his beast to calm down. Cage sighed and sat beside her, his meeting totally forgotten. "Why don't you take the day off? We could be with you and take care of you." "No!" She refused immediately. "I'm fine, I thought we said we were not going to announce our bond." "We won't be announcing it. Although I'd love to," Brad turned around and said. "We could just be here for a while with you," Cage added. "No, I don't want that. There are a lot of people outside waiting for you already. I think it would be better if you would leave. Act like nothing happened." Lara stood up from the bed. Staying there would not help her cause. She could already see the flickering gaze of Brad between his beast and him. Laying there could only lead to one thing. "Okay, we will leave. I'll see you later," Cage murmured, frowning. He didn't want to
The next day, "Stay with her. Do not let her out of your sight,l. Not even for a second," Cage warned them. "Yes, Your Majesty," the guards answered. He was still not satisfied. He glanced at Brad. "Do you think we should add more men? I'm not comfortable with this plan," he grumbled. "There'll be no need for that," Brad said, walking forward. He looked too relaxed about everything. He was positive the plan would work. Lara was already on her way outside. They do not want her to suspect anything. It would only get her scared. "We'll be behind them so there's no need to worry." Cage's lips thinned. He stopped the words that were about to leave his lips. Lara cannot get hurt again. Not on his watch. By doing this, they were placing her in harm's way and he didn't like it. "I'm here," Lara announced, breathing heavily. She had to run out since Cassandra had been waiting for her for quite a while. "What is going on?" She became skeptical as soon as she saw the group of men behind
Lara's heart skipped. What was going on outside? What about the guards? Suddenly the carriage was yanked open. Cassandra quickly drew her claws, ready to attack. It was him. The assassin. Lara's heart leaped. He had come to kill her. Cassandra growled and pushed him away from the door. He growled back and they start fighting. Lara was too scared to move. She didn't expect the assassin to be able to defeat the guards outside. They were in tens. How was he able to kill all of them? Cassandra fought, ready to lay her life to protect Lara. She scratched and attacked him. The assassin was ruthless. His attack was swift and deadly. In minutes, he had her coughing out blood. She didn't stop. Cassandra turned around and glanced at Lara. "Run," she mouthed before turning back to the assassin. She growled, turning into a beast. Lara gasped in shock. She had never seen Cassandra in her beast form and didn't expect her to be so huge. As soon as Cassandra attacked him again, she dashed out of
"Did you think we were too late?" Brad whispered, unsure of what to do. He sounded hopeless and scared. "I don't think so," Cage shook his head. "She will be alright, just a little weak maybe." Brad groaned out in frustration. He gripped his hair and pulled at it. His beast was mad. Angry at the dire state of their mate. He tried to calm him down but couldn't. The door opened and the healer, John walked in. "Your Majesties!" He bowed to them. "Come forward, John. Your expertise is needed here," Cage waved him forward. He quickly went closer and saw Lara on the bed. He tried to hide his shock but it was written on his face. She was the one from last time. He touched her hand to check her pulse and sighed when he felt her heartbeat. "What is it? Is she alright?" Brad asked as soon as he noticed his reaction. John stood up and nodded. "She is alright, Your Majesty. Just a little weak," he said. Cage raised an eyebrow at Brad. "So should we let her be or is there anything we have