Delilah's POV:The news spread through the community like a fire in the forest. For everyone, it was one bomb after the other on their head.Starting with the refusal of Lycan King to make powerful and high-rank Alphas the members of the Council to choosing the members on the basis of their intellect and peace-making abilities to the presence of a Healer among them to the selection of a woman as the member of the Council.No doubt, most of the Alphas were enraged by these turns of events. They didn't delay to show their disappointment about Lycan King's decision but none of them crossed the line by threatening him or stepping foot in his territory.At least, not yet. But there was no guarantee that they wouldn't. For all we knew, they must have been joining hands, gathering alliances, collecting resources, or preparing themselves before declaring war against the Lycan King.But for now, none of us cared about that. Xee too couldn't have been least bothered by what they were planning a
Delilah's POV:After a nap, I woke up at 6 pm and rushed into the washroom. The guests were to arrive at 7 pm and I was far from getting ready.Squirting shampoo in my palm, I quickly rubbed it over my head and washed the rest of my body.After a quick shower, I wrapped the bathrobe around me and hurried out of the washroom. I was drying my hair when I heard a light knock on the door.Peeking the door open, Adeline stepped inside and gasped loudly, "What the heck is wrong with you, girl?"I winched through the mirror, "I got a bit late."She widened her eyes, "A bit?"I glanced her up and down. She was wearing a midnight blue silk gown that hugged her curves at all the right places. Looking up at her, I winked, "You are looking hella gorgeous, Addy."THAT surely lifted her mood. She grazed her hands down the silk fabric and squealed, "I got it when Luke took me out shopping the last week."A moment later, her eyes narrowed down, "Stop manipulating me and be ready in half an hour."Afte
Delilah's POV:As the party was hosted by us, we were quite busy with everything. Addy insisted on taking over the chores and looking like everything was going smoothly while I met and mingled with all the guests.I couldn't help focusing my attention on the bar every once in a while. Ever since coming here, Bianca hadn't moved away from the bar. The bartender was sliding her a drink after drink and all the drinks on today's menu were the strongest as Lycans didn't get drunk by the easy stuff.For most of the time, her eyes remained fixated on where Dorian was standing with his hand on Victoria's back. He knew that he was the center of her attention but now that the mate bond was finally broken by Bianca, he didn't seem to care much about her.I took in the dark circles around her eyes which refused to stay hidden by the tons of concealer she had on. Her eyes seemed hollow. She also seemed to have lost a lot of weight.It wasn't difficult for anyone to know that this marriage wasn't go
Delilah's POV:As Xee lowered me down to the floor, I tried to catch my breath. He moved over to the drawer of cleaning supplies and took out a bunch of napkins from it. He first helped me clean myself before cleaning himself.I grabbed my phone and dialed Adeline. She picked up on the first ring, "Girllll, where the hell are you? I have been looking all over for you."I took in a deep breath, "Look, Addy, I am in a bit of a situation right now. Can you please go to my room and fetch me a nice gown to wear at the party for the rest of the night?"At that, she let out a low whistle, "Oohh, does the said situation involve steamy sex with a hot Lycan King?"I looked over at Xee who was smirking proudly. Of course, he could hear our conversation because of that heightened hearing. My cheeks turned pink as I kept my reply short, "Umm, yes."I could imagine Addy smiling goofily as she asked, "And did it include the ripping of a certain beautiful dress to the shreds?"I gritted my teeth, "It
Delilah's POV:When we made our way back to the party, they were all done with the dinner. Xee made a small speech and announced the important changes that had taken place recently.Now it was time for guests to move to the hall where they were to dance and end the night with zeal and smiles.Adeline rushed over to me and her eyes popped out of their sockets as she took in the big diamond that was now resting on my ring finger.Her jaw dropped, "Is it finally happening or I am in a dream?"Luke gave a manly hug to Xee and patted his back as if he had returned victorious in some battle.Adeline too threw her arms around me and sniffled, "I always knew that it was now going to happen soon but still, I can't believe that it's finally happening. Nevertheless, I am so happy for you, Dee."Breaking the hug, I smiled widely at her and opened my mouth to thank her but before I could do that, the sound of glass shattering halted me. My head flew to the bar where the sound came from and I frowne
Delilah's POV:The next day, when I went to the university, I couldn't help noticing that not many people mourned the sudden death of Bianca.In fact, due to my heightened hearing, I even heard frequent whispers of students being happy about her demise. Poor people, Bianca had left no one from her bullying.Adeline patted my back and murmured, "Sometimes, the earth is a better place without certain souls."The rest of the day was spent taking classes. I met Adeline in the cafeteria to have a coffee at noon where she told me that she was going to the wedding shopping with Luke after university.At first, Xee was reluctant but now that I have been trained better, he had finally agreed to give me the car keys instead of having his warriors drive me around and follow me wherever I go.After the last class, I spent some time in the library and then finally made my way to the parking lot. Only a handful of cars were parked there which made it easy for me to spot mine. I was striding toward m
Delilah's POV:The drive to the mansion was full of chaos and confusion. I groaned while speeding up. Just when everything was finally perfect in our lives, this new problem had to fall into our laps, right?I knew from my stay at the dungeon that Ryan was the leader of rogue lycans but after talking to him in the dungeon and meeting him today, he didn't seem anything like a rogue himself.I wondered what his story was.Stopping the car outside the mansion, I grabbed my bag and got out. Stepping inside the mansion, I made a beeline toward the kitchen. I jerked open the fridge and wrapped my fingers around the water bottle.Closing the door, I turned around to find Xee standing at the entrance. The smile on his face quickly turned into a frown as he noticed how disturbed I actually was, "What happened?"With quick strides, he closed the distance between us and came to an abrupt halt in front of me. His nose wrinkled as he took a deep sniff around me. Golden flashed in his eyes as his j
Delilah's POV:I was stunned, "Duel?"When Xee kept staring at me instead of answering, Luke chimed in, "Yes, duel. Yesterday, after knowing about Ryan, Xander went to the rogue territory to confront him."My head swiveled to Xee. I remembered Isabella telling me that he had gone alone. I widened my eyes and stated, "You went there all alone. Do you even know how dangerous that could have been?"Xee slid his hand closer to mine on the table but I jerked mine away and turned my attention back to Luke.He exchanged a look with Xee before continuing, "Even knowing about your relationship with the Alpha, Ryan still went ahead to confess his feelings about you. Of course, that enraged Alpha..."He was cut off mid-sentence when Xee quickly interrupted, "But I still kept my calm." He said that as a way of justification as if that particular piece of information could cheer me up.Luke nodded his head, "Anyhow, Xander warned him to stay away from you but Ryan refused to listen. He insisted th