I felt suffocated, there was no other way to explain it. Cahir had made me into someone who did not come out of the house – ever. The only time I stepped out of the Alpha Castle was to visit him in the pack house and that happened only once. There was no reason for that. In fact, he called me in for a minute and then sent me away. It felt as if he wanted me to know that my life was in his hand and he could order me around as he liked. That day, Sebastian came with me and he didn't hide the fact that he was displeased to be guarding me rather than his Alpha."Good morning," Laura said to me as she took the seat opposite me. She had made it a habit to visit me as many times in a day as she could – which was always once or twice as she was busy. She had relevance in this pack while my mate made it clear my only purpose was to do as he said and warm his bed at night!"I feel trapped, " I answered Laura's greeting with a declaration.All my life, I had never been one to sit still and do no
"This is crazy," Aristo said but he was grinning as he spoke. "Cahir is going to run mad, I am certain of it." He laughed. It was clear from the way he kept laughing and grinning that he was excited about this."Do you get a kick out of annoying him?" His giddiness was infectious.The idea of leaving the pack for a bit had come out of nowhere three days ago and I hadn't expected Aristo to be so supportive. I hadn't seen Cahir since then because I went back to sleeping in my room and Asena was giving me the silent treatment now."Cahir? He's the most aggravating person ever. I'm not going to miss this opportunity to watch him freak out," Aristo grinned."I'm not trying to make him freak out," I muttered. "I know he'd never agree that's why I'm doing this secretly."I didn't have to ask Cahir because I knew he would say no. He was the reason I felt trapped. The person who didn't even want me to venture somewhere as close as the pack houses would ever approve my vacation."Yeah, but he i
A chill spread goosebumps all over my skin. My eyes doubled in size when a woman came in pushing a tray. The first sign of danger was the smile on her lips and how she entered my room without waiting for my response.“I didn’t order anything,” I said but she continued to smile, shutting the door behind her.“It’s a gift for our special guest. The manager heard Cahir Armani’s Luna is staying at our humble hotel so he sent a special meal for our esteemed guest.”An enemy.Aristo's words rang in my head long after I left Alpha Blood and with the sudden appearance of this woman in my locked room, my frayed nerves became even more frayed.“Thank you but I’m not interested in eating. I’ll call for room service when I’m hungry.”I was hungry before she came in. I’d planned to go downstairs to explore the hotel grounds after my bath but now, I felt my hands tremble as I gripped my dagger.“Oh, really? Well, is there anything else you need, Luna Sihana?” She opened the curtains closest to her
*CAHIR*“She still hasn’t made a move?” I asked about the Silver Moon girl who decided to take up residence in my pack for unknown reasons. If she had ulterior motives, she still hadn’t let them show, choosing instead to try befriending my mate.“She seems like a pretty chill person, if you ask me,” Aristo butted in.“You’re fucking her so I’m not asking you,” I cut him off, turning to my gamma. “She isn’t doing anything suspicious?” My eyes narrowed when she shrugged.“She’s laying low which is what everyone expects from a foreigner like her. So far, all she has done is try to befriend the Luna and reconnect with the new servant, Avalon.”“I see.” What game was Kade playing? Or was he not playing at all?If he wanted to send a spy, his sister was too obvious so what was she doing here and why did she try to befriend my mate? If I remembered correctly, she was at the top of my hit list – one of the main people who made Sihana’s life hell. She and Avalon were teaming up now, weren’t th
He caught up with me. Of course, he caught up with me. He was the hunter and I was the prey. There was no outrunning a hunter as skilled as Cahir Armani. “Stay.” The command that fell from his lips – the words that fell from his lips, they were not his. The voice wasn’t his!My eyes darted all over the place in search of an exit but I ended up looking directly at an unmoving body – the corpse of a man who he slaughtered in less than a minute! I wrestled as he grabbed me, my heart beating an erratic staccato. Even Asena wanted to run as fast and as far away from him as possible.“Stay!” I heard a gnashing of teeth as my body went still at the Alpha’s command. “God dammit, you’re causing a lot of trouble!” He shouted, still clutching me to him, my back to his front. How voice had returned to normal but I didn’t think I could ever be normal again. Not after I discovered this.Everyone said Cahir Armani was a ruthless killing machine, they called him a blood-hungry monster but no one actu
His head jerked back at my words then a frown creased his brows for a second before he swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbing. “I don’t make it a habit of protecting those I hate.”“How would I know that when I don’t know you?” He let out a short, mirthless bark of laughter that made my mouth dry. The laughter died as quickly as it had started. He faced me with narrowed eyes and crossed arms.A loud phone blaring startled us. Cahir reached into his pocket for his phone, turning away from me to answer it. My body relaxed, I rubbed a hand on my face then let myself fall back into bed, spread eagle.“Yes, I’m there. What do you want?” Cahir barked into the phone. When I strained my ears, I heard Aristo on the other end of the call. Despite everything, he ratted me out and I was grateful for being found out earlier than I had planned.My teeth worried my bottom lip and my hands shivered beside me. I closed my eyes andforced my lungs to expand as I took in a deep breath but reality was settin
“Come in,” Cahir answered the door meanwhile, I was already burrowing into his skin. My hands found their way around his neck and I pressed my scrunched face into his chest as I awaited whoever it was on the other side of the door. Another assassin/kidnapper disguised as room service? “Alpha.” A familiar voice greeted. I raised my head from Cahir’s chest to see a raggedy-looking Sebastian enter the room.His hair was sticking out in spikes, clothes dishevelled with what looked like puke on them, and his mismatched shoes.“I have contacted the Alpha in charge of the island and cleared out the parking lot,” Sebastian spoke in a low and subdued tone with his head bent.“You have done well,” Cahir replied in an unimpressed tone. “Begin your punishment before I decide what to do with you.”“Yes, Alpha.” Sebastian bowed himself out of the room. He looked smaller somehow. Perhaps the way he hunched over had something to do with it.“What is he going to do now?” I asked Cahir, worried about t
“A – Alpha Cahir –“ I’d never seen a man this big look this terrified before. A sturdy, heavy-built man walked towards us with a stooped gait and his hands clasped behind him. Sweat soaked the collar of his shirt and he looked everywhere except at Cahir who he was addressing.“You are?” My mate asked in a gravel voice that had the man taking a step back.“I’m Alpha Matthew, the manager of the hotel. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” He held out his shaky, sweat-soaked hands to Cahir who looked at the hand for a second and then looked back up at the sweating man.“You’re too late.” Cold pricked my skin from his icy tone.“A – Alpha, excuse our insufficient and lack – lack of foresight. We should have provided the madam with adequate – adequate security. Please – punish me, not - not my poor staff.”“I’ll punish you, all right.” The man jerked back, raising his head a fraction before hunching over again. “You and everyone in this pack.”“S – Sir, please –““I wasn’t born yesterday. Your Alph