Liz POV My eyes widen with fear. “You want me to be a double agent?” Deimos chuckles. “For lack of a better word, yes. You will feed my father just enough information to make him think you are still on his side, and in return, you will tell me everything he wants to know.” “Won’t it be dangerous?” My voice is dry and raspy. “If you prove yourself,” Deimos pauses. “I will keep you safe.” I look at Deimos. He is stripping off his clothes and getting ready for bed. I try to avert my eyes from his partially naked form, but my eyes are drawn to him. He is easily the most attractive man that I have ever seen, but I would never let him know that. This is officially a strictly business agreement. “You should get ready for bed,” Deimos growls. “You have had a stressful day.” Deimos crawls into his bed, settling himself right in the middle, and I know that I will be sleeping on the floor again. It is probably best that we keep our distance from each other anyway. There is
Deimos POV From the moment that little wolf-less girl walked into this pack house, my life has been turned upside down. My father has been demanding I mark and mate her. I know what he wants. A mate like her is only going to make me weaker. Nico has always been obvious and stupid. It was obvious that she was a spy from the beginning. That is why I refused to offer her any type of solace. I vowed not to make her stay her comfortable. That's why I insisted she sleep on the floor. I watch as my father drags her down the stairs to his office, and my wolf, Duko, is running wild in my mind. From the moment he laid eyes on Elizabeth, he insisted that she was his. He has never found himself concerned with the other females in my life. He is sure this wolf-less spy is my mate, but I refuse to believe the Moon Goddess would be so cruel to pair me with someone like her. I slam the door so I don't have to watch Elizabeth fight against my father's grip. I lean my forehead against the
Liz POV The paper crinkles underneath me as I scoot around on the hospital bed. I pinch the gown together behind me, trying to hide my bare bottom as Deimos paces the floor in front of me. I don't know why I am bothering. It isn't like he is paying attention to me anyway. He is playing a game on his phone. "Would you please sit down," I say, trying to sound commanding. Deimos looks up at me with a shocked look on his face. "Did you just try and command me to sit down?" I immediately look down at my hands. "Your pacing is just making me nervous." "What the fuck do you have to be nervous about?" Deimos stops in his tracks. "I'm sitting in a hospital gown at four in the morning for the second time in less than twenty-four hours. I have every reason to be nervous," I spit at him. "Elizabeth," Deimos breathes out. "I don't think I have ever heard you sound so assertive." I cannot stop the slight grin that tugs at the corners of my lips. "You have known me for less than a day,"
Liz POV After too many stitches to count and another barrage of tests, the doctor hands me a bottle of pain medication and tells me to take it easy. The doctor quickly leaves the room and I slide off of the hospital bed. Gingerly, I slip off the hospital gown and slide the bloodied oversized t-shirt back over my head. I peek out of the hospital room and see the hospital is in full swing. The hallways are busy with nurses and doctors running from one room to the next. Looking down at my clothes, embarrassment washes over me. Between the blood on the shirt and the bruises on my face, I know people will be watching me as I leave the room. I step back into the room and wait for several minutes but it is clear that no one is coming to get me. I will have to find my way back to the pack house on my own. "You are the Luna of this pack," I whisper to myself. “You can do this.” I hold my head high, pull the t-shirt down around my hips, and walk out of the room. I weave my way in and ou
Liz POV Nico opens the hospital room door, and Deimos stands on the other side with a bag in his hands. I look between the two men and step back into the darkness of the room. If there is going to be a fight, I don’t want to be in the middle of it. Deimos ignores Nico’s presence and tosses the bag into my hands. “I brought you some clothes,” he grumbles. "I didn't know what to bring, so I brought a variety.” "This was very kind of you," I say as I dig through the bag, looking for a top and bottom that would fit. Deimos only grunts in response. A sly smile is on Nico’s face as he slips from the room. “I will leave you two alone. I trust you can take your wife back to the pack house.” Deimos growls at Nico, causing Nico to hurry from the room. Once Nico has left the room and shut the door behind him, Deimos lowers his voice and inches his way closer to me. “Would you like to explain what that was about?” “When we get back to the pack house,” I whisper. “No,” Deimo
Deimos POV Elizabeth hops out of the car and dashes across the driveway at the pack house before I can even get out. I know she feared I would carry her from the vehicle into the pack house. When I carried her across the hospital parking lot, I could see her pale skin flush with embarrassment. While I carried her, I could not help but feel angry. With each limp of my leg, she kept insisting she could walk herself. I don't know which irritated me more—her concern over my leg or how comfortable she felt in my arms. I had to keep reminding myself that I don't need or want a Luna. Having Elizabeth around is only proving to make my life harder. Slamming my car door shut, I hobble into the pack house. Hobble. I hate that word. It implies I am incapable in some way, but there is no other word for how I walk these days. Irritation is still bubbling under the surface of my skin as I make my way into my office. My father tries to stop me as I head to my office. "Where have you
Liz POV I must have fallen asleep while I was online shopping. I refused to buy more than what I needed. If I could have gone to second-hand shops to do my shopping, I would have. I don’t feel comfortable spending someone else’s money. Someone shakes me by the shoulders, and the splitting pain from my broken ribs wakes me from my peaceful sleep. My eyes fly open, and I see Deimos’s darkened eyes looking down at me. “Did you find some clothes?” He asks. “Good morning to you, too,” I say. A low growl rumbles in Deimos’s chest. “Yes,” I roll my eyes. “I bought the necessities.” “Let me see,” Deimos grumbles. I open the laptop and pull up the order confirmations to show him what I purchased. When I get to the dark green ball gown, Deimos grunts in disapproval. “This won't do,” he says as he grabs the laptop from my hands. He flicks through the online dress shop until he lands on a tight red ball gown with a sweetheart neckline. I stare at the dress and shake my he
Liz POV I awkwardly sit down beside Stella and try to keep a smile on my face. It is not an easy task. I am sitting across from Deimos's brother, and he keeps looking at me like I am a snack. Nico and Deimos are sending each other death glares from across the table. The only one who seems to be excited about my presence is Stella. Stella turns in her chair and looks me up and down. She is stunningly beautiful. She has raven hair and striking blue eyes. Her skin is pale white. If Snow White were a person, it would be her. She reaches out to touch my cheek, and I flinch away from her. "What happened to you?" She asks me. Nico clears his throat loudly, and I jerk my head away from Stella. "It was a misunderstanding," I whisper. Deimos scoffs loudly at my response. "Tell the truth," he growls, looking in Nico's direction. I shake my head and look at the plate in front of me. I should have known I would have been humiliated by Deimos's family. "She had a run-in with