Lily
He didn’t even care…
Dismissing me with a final order instead of asking me who my mate is, if I am certain I want to leave or if I will be safe where I am headed to. Not that I had an answer to any of those questions anyway.
I tested Konstantin to see if he cared about me, and by his answers, I know now that he doesn’t. He never did in the first place, and now he’s letting me go.
Just like that.
I breathe out a sigh and make my way towards the bar, intending to drown my sorrows with a few glasses of vodka.
How could I have been so stupid? I didn’t think Konstantin would believe my lie, but he did. Of course, I haven’t found my mate; trash half-breeds like me aren’t that lucky. But he readily believed the lie. Has he been waiting to throw me aside all this time?
Four neat vodkas deep, and the anger is just surging inside of me. I fell in love with an idiot and expected him to return my feelings when he obviously couldn't care less. I’m glad I’m leaving; I’ve saved up enough to last me at least a year by myself.
Lone wolf or not, it will be better than living here knowing he would never feel the same way about me.
As if to rub salt in my wounds, I turn towards his office and notice the blonde bombshell from earlier walking inside. Knowing the reason hurt so much that it felt like my heart was being torn out of my chest.
My wolf lowers its head, letting out a pitiful howl at the knowledge of what he will be doing with that woman. I’ve made the right decision; I know I have.
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Konstantin
I look over at Lily in the passenger seat, then at the person in the rearview mirror; my newest assistant.He is two years younger than her, almost my height, with tanned skin, piercing blue eyes, blonde hair shaved into a mohawk and piercings lining his lips and ears. It looks like he works out daily and could match me in a fist fight. It irks me to no end that she managed to find a replacement so quickly and makes me feel as if she has been training someone all along.
“You’re certain he will be adept enough to take your place, Lily?” I say, looking at the young face in the back seat, and Lily smiles while turning to him.
“I trust Zephyr more than anyone else; he’s strong and more than capable,” she says with an air of pride to her. I nod, knowing how strong this wolf is as he lives on the estate and has trained with Nikolai.
“This Alpha we’re going to, is there a reason he’s called for us?” Zephyr goes and asks the question I wanted Lily to ask.
“Yes, he wants to have a celebration in honour of our accords,” I answered with my eyes on the road. Zephyr chuckles.
“Oh, so we’re going to a party, then? Cool,” he says.
I don’t know why this wolf irks me so much - I honestly just want to reach over and strangle him.
But then Lily laughs and shakes her head, her raven curls bouncing, and it calms my nerves to watch her.
“Leave it to you to think of this as only a party. This Alpha will want to gauge Konstantin and see what he is made of; this is definitely not just a party.” She says, looking over her shoulder at him. This is precisely why she is my second in command; she can read people so much better than I can.
“Exactly, so watch and learn tonight,” I say, looking at him in the rearview over the top of my sunglasses. He nods and swallows hard, knowing that he messed up.
I grin, and we continue for the next 30 minutes in silence.
When we arrive at Stefan Russo’s mansion, I notice a line of luxury cars as we get ushered inside. The Infernal Prowlers Pack is known for lavish parties and living it up in decadence. But I was under the impression it would only be his pack and ours. Was he planning something big tonight, or am I just being paranoid?
“Ah, Mr Volkov, great to have you with us,” came the voice of the Alpha, Stefan. He is as tall and imposing as Kai, with dark hair and crimson eyes. He’s powerful, and his swagger doesn’t belie that, so I wouldn’t readily look for shit with him.
I can tell by his scent that he’s a cunning one. I better keep my guard up around him; just one look at him, and I can tell that he’s not to be trusted.
“Stefan, a pleasure to finally meet you. I hope our accords will be one for the books,” I say as I shake his hand, and he chuckles heartily. When he looks over at Lily, I see his eyes widen, and he licks his lips as he greets her. This is the type of effect she has on most men, but she brushes it off as if she does not notice it.
Stefan claps his hands together. “Now that all the introductions are completed, let’s party then, shall we?” he says and leads us out into a different section of his mansion.
Three different wolf packs have gathered here. The Blood Crest Pack is friendly with at least two of them, The DarkMoon and Dawnguard, But the last one, a biker pack named Hellfire Horsemen, we’ve had slight disagreements with but nothing that would lead to bloodshed right now.
Lily and Zephyr have walked off and started to mingle with the other packs; I suppose that I have to do the same.
But right now, I am not in the mood to mingle and be friendly. I hated the fact that Lily looked so happy to be leaving my side after all this time. She should have been mine; she should have stayed at my side no matter what.
I know it’s wishful thinking; one day, I will meet my mate as well, then I can’t still expect her to stick around for me.
Grabbing a neat vodka, I will myself to put her out of my head; there’s no point in dwelling on a woman whom the Gods never meant to be mine anyway.
Konstantin How am I going to survive my days with this inept person taking Lily’s place? I’ve watched him make a fool out of himself for the last few hours, and Lily has had to jump in to save the day as usual. Will I have to whip him into shape when she leaves? Because it looks like he’s in no way ready to be my PA, much less my second in command and most trusted. I don’t know if it’s the bitterness at her leaving that has put me in this mood, but there is a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, knowing she will no longer be here. She was mine, but then again, she wasn’t. To say that I will miss her is putting it lightly; it already feels like a part of myself is missing. And now I have to watch as Stefan lusts after her the entire night. He’s taken a liking to her, I can tell. Who wouldn’t? For the step sister of a Lycan beast, Lily is beautiful, but the worst part is that she doesn’t know this. From the curve of her hips t
Lily This Alpha wants something from me, something more than my body, and I do not trust him at all. I am used to the stares I get from men, but Stefan looks at me as if he wants to devour me. I get an itch over my entire body, and my skin crawls when he touches me. The only reason I am permitting his advances is because it was pissing Konstantin off. I can tell by the way he was continually looking over here. But now he’s disappeared after drinking the entire night away and entertaining women. Why should he care, though? If I have a mate, if someone is flirting with me; why should it bother him? His hot and cold attitude is messing with my head. “Excuse me, Stefan, could you point me to the ladies’ room, please?” I interject one of his wooing techniques, and he frowns but directs me anyway. “I’ll be right back,” I told him. As soon as I step away from him and into the hall, I feel like I can breathe again. I am used to being
Lily Oh, God, I’m in trouble, especially with the way he sounded over the link. He’s pissed off with me for putting him on the spot in front of Zephyr; I know he is. But why meet me in the woods behind the old mansion? Shaking my head, I train my ears and search for him by scent, leading me to a small clearing about a mile from the mansion. “Konstantin?” I call out, not seeing him at all, but then a pair of silver eyes meet my gaze, and Konstantin saunters out in his wolf form. I’ve always admired the Volkov wolves with their large frames, obsidian fur and powerful forms. Where Kai was a hulking mass of power, Konstantin was more lithe, even if he was twice my wolf’s size. “Why have you called for me?” I ask, still confused as to why I am here. Konstantin snarls, bearing his teeth, then shifts back into his human form - and I gasp. I’ve seen him naked before, plenty of times after we’ve hunted together. It always gives me a th
Lily I sit up, shrugging the tattered clothing from my body and pull him down on top of me, needing to feel the closeness of his body on mine again. I feel his hard cock digging into my thigh, so I open my legs and wrap them around his waist. Then our lips meet again, this time, it is filled with even more fervour, and I can taste blood. When Konstantin enters me, an unknown jolt of pleasure shoots through my body, and I let out a pent up scream. I dig my now extended claws into his back, and he lets out a roar, slamming into me over and over again. “Don’t leave me…” he whispers in my ear, “you belong at my side… stay….” He grips my hair at the back of my head as he kisses me, groaning into my mouth as the sound of my moans echoed around the quiet woods. I am so close to reaching my peak, but then he turns me around and enters me from behind, digging his claws into my waist. His thrusting increases, and for some reason, it feels like
Lily I don’t know what it is that wakes me up first - the searing pain at my wrists or the constant, painful slamming inside of me. Where am I? I can’t even remember what happened before this… When I try to open my eyes, they flutter closed again, and my mouth is incredibly dry. Groaning, I try to move, but the burning at my wrists stops me, and I cry out. This pain causes me to slowly take in my surroundings and what is currently happening to me. Someone is sexually assaulting me. I am suspended from the ceiling by silver chains, and there’s a continuous mist of wolfsbane being sprayed into the air while I am being violated. I try to move, twisting myself away from my assailant, but he holds me in place. His scent seems familiar, but it’s not one I can place. “You’re finally awake,” a sick shiver goes up my spine as I realise who it is. Hot tears slip down my cheeks as he continues to slam into me harder, gripping my
Konstantin Every now and then, I feel a sharp pain in my chest; it started when Lily left and has continued to grow exponentially. I know that it’s because my wolf is yearning for its mate, but something feels wrong - terribly wrong. Lily is my mate; I know this now. But why did she lie about leaving? Did she not feel the pull as I did? Did she not feel the same way about me because she’s not a pure werewolf? These constant questions keep me awake at night, and I know that I will need to pay a visit to Vegas soon. Fenriz mentioned that he sent Lily here to keep her from her supposed ‘destiny’, but he never fucking elaborated on what this could mean. He kept his distance and took off to Vegas before I could ask him. Things have been escalating over the last few months since she left. Kai found and claimed his mate, I died and was brought back to life by a Goddess, we lost two of our younger brothers and so many other tragedies. Some pe
Konstantin “It started at Russo’s mansion that night you sent me there. I could tell he wanted her; he had that same look in his eyes that most men have when they see her. But his look was more… slimy. I can’t explain it.” I started when we were all seated in Kai’s office. I had called for Zephyr to be present as this concerns him too. “But why didn’t you check Russo’s place in your search of her?” Dimitri asks, leaning forward in his chair and resting his arms on his knees. I shrug. “She hated the guy and his advances; I didn’t think she would head straight into his arms after leaving here.” “It’s true; Lily didn’t like that the Alpha’s attention was trained on her,” Zephyr says with a nod and screws up his face. “Especially with that odd scent on him at the time.” Kai frowns and looks at us both. “Odd scent? Describe it,” he urges. I look up at Caterina, then back at Zephyr. “Tell Kai your description, same as you did that n
LilyHis face is all I see, even as Stefan fucks me hard, even as I am trussed up in a sex swing and chains… the pain in his eyes will always haunt me. I didn’t know he was here, and I didn’t fucking expect him to walk him while Stefan had me over his desk.Konstantin is my mate, it’s always been him, but I found out too late. Stefan loves rubbing it in my face because he knows I can’t do anything about it. I can’t call out to him, and I can’t alert him to my whereabouts as I live out my days as Stefan’s glorified and willing sex slave.Of course, he punished me for hugging Konstantin when I saw him, but I had to ask for his help somehow. Even if he looked disgusted at what was happening to me, even if the disappointment and hurt in his eyes would haunt me forever.“Open your mouth,” Stefan orders as he pulls out of me and empties his disgusting seed into my mouth. I’ve co