ALISHA’S POV“I want to apologize to you, Alisha.”I blinked. And blinked again.Then noticing how taken aback I was, Lucien took a step closer towards me. “I’m sorry, Alisha.”He stretched his arms towards me and took my hands in his, immediately giving it a light squeeze. I almost flinched in response but I remained calm, slowly raising my head to look at him as he apologized.“I’m really sorry, Alisha.”I definitely didn’t see the apology coming. Having spent days without talking to each other, I’d concluded he had allowed his ego get the best of him and he was never going to either speak or apologize to me. But there he was, head hung low, sincerity filled in his voice as he apologized to me.“I shouldn’t have flared up like that,” he continued. “I know you were just looking out for me but I got emotional and messed things up. I’m sorry, Alisha.”A sigh escaped from my lips as I stared at him, taken aback by his sudden gesture. I couldn’t deny though, I felt moved, a part of me
LUCIEN’S POV“What?”Alisha was right. Fate had a wicked way of playing me as just when I was about to get comfortable, something new shook me out of that comfort zone.And out of all the things I expected Alisha to say, suggesting us finding a way to swap our bodies back to normal was the least one I expected.It might have crossed my mind a couple of times but suddenly been faced with the possibility, I realized I wasn’t ready. I wasn’t sure and definitely wasn’t confident enough to have just a huge task on me again.“To swap our bodies?” I uselessly repeated. “Why?”“What do you mean why?” She chuckled as she gestured. “Can we stay like this forever? How much longer do you think we can be like this for? I mean, Camila and Kane already suspect us. How much longer do you think it’s going to take before more people start suspecting us? Don’t you think the best thing for us to do at the moment is to look for a way to return back to our individual selves?”I still wasn’t sure though, he
ALISHA’S POVI wanted blood. And not just any blood. But, the blood of my fated mate, Lucien. I wanted to kill him in the most cruel of ways. To slice his throat clean with a knife or with my sharp claws, even. To watch him bleed until the light in his eyes faded. Until there was nothing left in him. Nothing left to hurt me.Yet, I stalled. For good reason. But, also because of something else. Something deep that connected us both. This damn mate bond I suffered from every day of my existence.My name is Alisha Stone. I'm the Luna of my pack and the fated mate of Lucien Ragnarok, the most unworthy alpha my pack has ever known and the most abominable man I have ever known.Maybe this was my fate. To be cursed to this lifetime stuck with him. But, I would not end in this misery. I was determined to end this. This constant fight within myself and with him. Between the love I hated to admit I had for him and the hate I wanted to have for him couldn't tell which was more than the other.
ALISHA’S POVCalum was burning with rage. I could feel it erupt from him like a volcano, but he managed to turn it into a series of waves coming off of him as he stood, facing my cheating husband.Lucien stared back at him, unashamed that he had just been caught in the act of cheating.I stood straight, holding my chest. Trying to dumb down the pain. It was hard. But, I proved stronger. In a minute, I was standing straight, chin up, facing Lucien too."What's wrong?" Lucien drawled out. He even had the audacity to look puzzled. Like he didn't know why we were staring at him with both a mixture of rage and pain.Calum swallowed hard. I watched his Adam apple bob as he did. Then he answered coolly, the opposite of how he was feeling, I could tell. "We're here to discuss some important matters with you." He looked at Camilla with irritation. "In private."Camilla stood quietly beside Lucien, pretending to be oblivious to what was happening and trying to smoothen her rumpled dress."I wan
LUCIEN’S POVBeing Alpha's got to be the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. And, I've done an insane amount of things.I could still feel the anger pulsing through my veins even after Alisha and her silly, annoying brother I'd been coerced to make my Beta left.Camilla came forward to try to comfort me. But, as she rubbed my chest, there was a certain irritation that grew even more. I should've been comfortable, but I suddenly wasn't.Alisha's eyes. They were hunting.The hurt. The determination mixed in with it.How did she manage to give a killer stare like that? It was like the more I tried to break her, the stronger she stood back up again.I knew Alisha. She was the typical perfect girl. Strong. With a good family. She had most of what she needed. Maybe she thought that I was less than important. Maybe that was why she could endure what I threw her way every damn time.It irked me. The way she constantly looked at me with a combination of both disappointment, but what sligh
ALISHA’S POVLucien released his grip on my neck as suddenly as he'd grabbed me. As I gasped for breath, the overwhelming urge to leave consumed me. I needed to escape this toxic web I was entangled in. My resolve was slowly beginning to strengthen, forming a wall of succor as I tried to be strong a while long.Camilla walked into the room. I could sense her nasty presence before I laid eyes on her. As soon as she walked in, she examined all the scattered food and broken glass lying around, and it didn't take long for her to deduce that we'd just fought."What's going on?" she asked, her voice dripping with a fake amount of concern, pretending to care like she was a good person would.I didn't reply. Rather, I remained silent, refusing to dignify her questions with a response.Lucien sneered, his dark eyes gleaming with malice as he watched me stay bowed down, fighting the pain.Camilla, undeterred by my silence, grabbed Lucien's hand and asked again, "What's going on?""I only want a
ALISHA’S POVAs Lucien and I locked eyes, the tension between us reached its breaking point. His question cut through the air like a blade, filled with challenge and defiance. "Do you also want to resist me and my rule, Alisha?"I sneered in response, my voice dripping with disdain. "I despise you, Lucien, but there's nothing left for me to resist. I have never truly obeyed you."His fury ignited like a wildfire, consuming him in its flames. He called for someone to detain me, his Alpha authority ringing through the room. "Guards! Come and get her out of here! Take her away now!"As the guards entered in and pulled me all the way to the prison, I held my head high, refusing to let the weight of his dominance break my spirit.When I stepped into the dimly lit confines of the prison, my heart sank as I caught sight of my brother, Calum. Guilt washed over me, and I rushed to his side, a torrent of apologies tumbling from my lips. "I'm sorry, Calum. I haven't been a good Luna neither have
ALISHA’S POVI wiped the final drops of tears from my cheeks, coming face to face with my new reality.I had rejected my mate officially and severed all ties I had with him. So there was no need to feel even the tiniest ounce of emotions towards him anymore.Reminding myself of that fact, I nodded and turned to face my brother and Arthur, a feeling of relief and nervousness immediately washing towards me.“It’s done,” I said to them both. “Let’s leave this god forsaken pack forever.”“What?” Calum immediately said, his expression changing. I mirrored his actions, suddenly confused on why he didn’t seem as excited as I expected him to be. “No, Alisha. I can’t leave the pack just like that. I am the Beta and that means I have a responsibility here so I can’t just leave.”His voice had the same warm and comforting tone it always did but for the first time, it couldn’t comfort me.Instead, I felt my heart shattering, plunging me into another pool of sadness. I didn’t want to leave alone b