FAYEI kept myself numb. That was the only way to survive the shock of what I'd seen. Nathan, with another woman. And not one I had the pleasure of saying I didn't know. He'd been with her on the day we got married. Why? He didn't care for me at all. Or was it because we hadn't been married yet?I said the vows in a trance, my whole body quivering as I listened to Nathan say his. Viewing the farce with detachment kept me sane. It was like I was floating outside of my body. I was the spectator, and not the bride. Soon as the ceremony was over, I realized I wasn't Luna yet. As was the custom, I had to be coronated at the marriage ceremony. Soon enough, they answered my silent questions. There was a second ceremony. In the throne room. This time with only the werewolf community present. The elder and other girls my age got me ready all over again. And we hastened to the throne room.My bones were weary with fatigue, and exhaustion made my eyelids droop. How much longer would this
FAYEI'm surprised when maids come into my room to help me dress for the day. Clothes befitting a Luna had been readied for me. I'm wearing a blue dress with pearls adorning my neck. I looked like I did the week I spent with Nathan again, I thought as I viewed my reflection in the mirror. Patrice entered the room. The silver-haired lady whose face was permanently in a disapproving scowl. "You're supposed to be at the pack meeting. The Luna decides on important matters beside the Alpha."I walked to her, feeling twitchy in the dress I'm wearing. I'm not used to dressing so lavishly for a simple day indoors. I followed Patrice down to the lounge as she gave me a brief tour of the house. It's the first time I'm being taken round the house that it's not to take part in something horrible. Like the fight at the arena and my marriage ceremony just the day before."You're Luna now, Faye. You're second in command only to Nathan. Carry yourself with authority."I looked at the woman in su
NATHANI stared at the offending medical gel in the cupboard. I'd tired of staring at the remnant whip marks on Faye's skin and had gone to get this. I'd been sidelined looking for Jordan and then finding him dead. I took it out and thrashed it. Women like Faye were weak. Never defended themselves or anything they had and they always fell for men who were so wrong for them. I laughed scornfully as I remembered her declaration of love when we'd been together and in the basement her father had kept her in. The spineless love she thought she felt. She should know that love is nothing to be proud of. It was just a fickle emotion that drove people to their doom.I took out the razor I'd come looking for in the cupboard and went to the bathroom. Standing in front of the washroom mirror, I shaved my jaw, nicking myself a little. I watched in the mirror as the skin healed up immediately. I wiped at my face with a towel, moving to the closet to get dressed.Ernouf had sent a report. He
NATHANWhen I saw Rhea come out of the doors of the hair salon, I took a moment to think fast.She was a werewolf, and she had just stepped out of the hair salon, which was supposed to be spelled.It only meant one thing. "The spell. The barrier is down," I said, my eyes still on Rhea as she walked down the road on the sidewalk.I picked up my phone, dialing Carolyn, but there was no answer. She'd probably left her phone in the car. The salon wasn't safe anymore. If the barrier was down, making it easy for anyone to access the salon, then they would be on high alert for any werewolves that may go in there. If they already knew, we were on their tail. If they suspected, we knew what was up. Fuck. But that was a lot of ifs.I watched grimly as she entered the hair salon. There was no going back now. But Carolyn was a good fighter. And her wolf was strong. She'd have to look out for herself in there. "What about Rhea?" Lannon asked. "Leave her."He didn't question me, but he shot me
FAYEI strolled the grounds, feeling a sort of peace I had never felt before. I knew it was a fragile sort of peace. Like the way I felt when my father, stepmother, and Erin went on their little family trips without me. I always enjoyed those weekends I was home alone. It was always short-lived, but it was more than I even hoped for. The garden was peaceful. Bees buzzed around the petals of the flowers, singing songs of seduction. I tried to remove my mind from the worry that plagued me. The maids hadn't come today. It was like after Nathan had thrown me out of the pack meeting, word had gone round of what happened. I refused to take my meals at the dining hall. The looks and insults I got during the meals too unbearable. I ate in my room alone. I walked past the garden further into the grounds of the Villa. There were huge trees all over the place in the back. Trees with outstretched branches you could climb onto and watch the sunset. The sun had already gone down for the day.
FAYENathan's eyes are roaring fire, his lips curled back, exposing his incisors. His snarl is full of violence and aggression that have been in tight control. Now there is no control. The three of them shrank back as their petrified forms trembled at the sight of Nathan. One of them letting out a terrified whine."You fools. You just signed your death sentence." He snarled in a tone that left no doubt as to the retribution they would get. Tyler sank to his knees in front of Nathan, his two hands rubbing together as he begged for his pathetic life. "Mercy," He begged. "Alpha. I swear on my life, I'll keep my hands to myself."Nathan howled, appearing before Tyler where he knelt, in a flash and grabbing him by the neck, hauling him across the space. He hit a tree trunk, tumbling to the ground. Nathan wasn't done with him. Tyler stood, a growl on his face as he challenged Nathan.I watched the scene in gory fascination. Breathing hard as I felt pain each time I drew a breath. Natha
NATHAN I have never felt this way before. Like I'm cradling a tiny butterfly in my hands and I am afraid any wrong move will crush it to death. And then it would be my fault. For ripping the life away from something so fragile. I laid Faye down on the bed as she winced in pain, her broken lip lined with blood and tears. The rage came over me again and I felt like hitting something, or someone. They had dared to touch what was mine. Laid their dirty hands on her. I shouldn't have killed them that fast. Should have made them suffer unbearably before ending their cursed lives. The quick death had been too much of a mercy for them. "I know it hurts. Look at me." I said to her gently. Her eyes looked like they would close any minute. Focus hard for her. "Just Breathe, Faye. Patrice is here. She will care for you now." She nodded off to sleep as I watched her. Her eyes quivering behind the eyelids as a tear slipped from her eye and rolled down to her ear. I found myself ge
FAYE I saw him. A face pulled back in a snarl so animalistic that I shivered in fear. His canines were long, curving out of his mouth. His claws sharp and dripping blood. I followed the trail of blood on the floor to a body. The body lay facing the sky. Lifeless and… with the chest open. It was missing a heart. The hole in the chest gaping at me. I drew in a shaky breath, afraid of what I would find, but dragging my eyes up to the face still. My face. That was me lying on the ground. I woke with a start. The fast gallop of my heartbeat coming to a slow stop as I realized it was just a bad dream. Sunbeams from the window blinds hit my eyes, waking me from sleep fully. I raised my hand to shield my eyes, wincing at the pain when I tried bringing my arm up. My ribs still ached too. My throat felt raw and abrasive. It was weird how I'd slept. I hadn't felt the pain in my sleep, but it was hitting me now. The nightmare had to be remnants of last night's unfortunate events; I kne