As soon as Leon left Lillith's room, he went straight to his chief guards waiting in his study, startling the man when he burst into the study with a low hum. Leon's guard had never seen him look this light hearted. He was always brooding. "Assemble all of my men in the courts. From the elders to my warriors and all other notable men. Delilah should be must be there too for there are important announcements I want to make," Nodding, the guard left the room. And Leon leaned back on his seat with a smile on his face. He had never been this happy in a long time. The last few months for him had been hell. All he could think of was getting an heir and the whole time, Lillith had his child on her belly! Why had she made it so difficult for them both then? Why hadn't she made it known to him? He sighed. She had every valid reason to hide it from him. For a moment, he felt a pang of guilt but it was gone as soon as Lucian came into the room to announce that everyone h
"The Coronation will be announced as soon as I have consulted the lesser gods. The moon goddess will definitely approve of it but it is going to take a few days," Delilah finally said. The whole court was silent as they all digested the news of Lillith's return. None of the elders could counter any of the things that had been said because hell, Lillith was back indeed and there was nothing they could do about it. As soon as the meeting was over, the men dispersed, leaving Leon's faithful elders, the General and the commandants with Leon. They were all working for them and were one of the oldest too. They had witnessed the assassination of Leon's parents and were on his side. Delilah nodded once at Leon and he spoke. "We are almost getting close to victory. But we must tread carefully as they are still against us. First and foremost, we must strengthen the guard around the gates. We are likely going to be under attack this week. Once Lucien is able to gather his men, they
Meanwhile, all Lucien had been doing all day was plotting on how to invade the Red Lily Pack. His strongest Warriors had assembled before the palace, listening as he spoke to them with anger in his voice. "We have done nothing but he has invaded our pack. Twice. Two good times and I will not let him leave. His pack will suffer for it! He has left with Lillith and my child!" Actually, no one knew who the child belonged to. Only Reinhardt and the maids who were still at the house. This was to drive the men to fight. If they found out that the child didn't belong to him, nor was he married to Lillith, the drive to fight wouldn't be as high as it is now. He could feel the energy bubbling up through them as they nodded. Once he was done addressing them, he went to his study. Reinhardt followed after him, knowing how much of a bad mood Lucien was in. "If you're here to tell me how I shouldn't go after my best friend, then I am not ready to listen to you," "That's not
The coronation was to be in a few days time. The borders of the Red Lily Pack had been strengthened by more warriors watching and protecting. Lucien could strike anytime. They had to be careful incase of an attack. As for Delilah, she remained in the temple, away from everyone as she went to meet the gods to make enquiries on how the coronation was going to hold. Lillith woke up to Henry's cries filling the room. Sitting up on the bed, her eyes caught a structure right beside her bed. Her bedside table had been moved to the other side of her bed, close to the window and there, Henry's cot sat. A beautiful structure made of polished wood that had been glazed in white oil paint and some figurines that dangled and chimed from an attachment that held it in place. She turned to Cali with a smile and climbed out of bed. Ignoring Henry's cries, she went to the bed and touched the smooth wood, smiling to herself before she turned to Cali. "It arrived this morning," Cali sai
She stood there for a while, staring at the woman as she smiled at Leon. He was also smiling. Leon, smiling at another woman? She never believed she was going to see that day. She was dressed in a light pink dress with embroidered tulips around the neckline and puffed arms. She also had a really beautiful necklace on her neck. A jade necklace that matched her green eyes. Lillith touched her neck. It was bare and all she wore was a plain yellow dress Cali said was really beautiful and accentuated her complexion. Leon turned to look at her with a slight frown of confusion. "You should join us for breakfast," Nodding, she swallowed and went to take a seat far away from them both. The said lady was a seat away from Leon and within close range with him. She glanced at Lillith but she didn't say a word to her. Instead, she turned to Leon with a smile. Leon couldn't take his eyes off Lillith. She looked particularly beautiful this morning. She was dressed in a plain
The Coronation was drawing near and there was yet to be an attack from White Plateau Pack. This had Leon worried as he had no idea what was taking his time. "What if he's planning to attack on the day of coronation?" Lucian asked Leon as he paced about in his study. "He's capable of doing such, you know? He knows that day is very important to you. He's your best friend so he knows how to get you," Leon nodded. Lucian was right. "Yes, I know that. That's what makes me really worried," "What do you suggest we do?" Lucian asked as soon as Leon stopped pacing. "Strengthen the walls again on that day?" "I need warriors around the boundaries. It needs to be protected on the night of coronation incase his men tries to attack," Nodding, Lucian turned away from Leon and left the room. As soon as he left, Delilah came in. He was glad to see her after two days of being in the temple for the preparations. "What's going on?" She asked as she took a seat before Leon.
"Leon." He stopped on his way out of her room and turned to Lillith. Delilah was gone so it was just them both in the room. "Need anything?" "Why are you suddenly nice to me?" He didn't see that question coming. It hit him so fast. "Uhm, what's that supposed to mean," "You know what I am talking about, Leon," She said as she drew close to him. "Do I even have to spell it out to you," "No, you don't," He replied and looked down at her, his eyes darting to her lips. "You don't have to spell it out to me," "I guess I shouldn't have asked you. I'm glad I get to be treated like a human being and I am happy that you are showing my son some love." "He's my son, too." Leon corrected but his voice was soft. "Do you even want to know why I left? You don't care enough to ask?" She scoffed to herself. Well, have you ever cared? He heaved a sigh. "What's going to change after I know why you left?" She shook her head. "Nothing at all. I guess I shou
And he did kiss her. He kissed her with everything he had in him without even throwing his weight on her. She hated that he had to make her this vulnerable. Hated that she was putty under his arms. He moaned and she felt her defenses fall flat. Whatever she had been holding onto shattered, leaving her helpless and open to him. He kissed her jaw, trailed his lips down her neck and kissed her sensitivity spot. She tilted her head to the side to give him full access. He caught the soft skin of her neck between his lips, kissing and drawing his teeth over her neck. She knew he was going to give her hickeys and that didn't matter. Melissa was going to see it and she was going to lose it when she saw that the man that had gotten married to her was touching her instead. She wanted to laugh but Leon nipped her lower neck and she cried out. "Leon..." She sighed and splayed her fingers over the nape of his neck before slipping her fingers into his hair. He kissed her collarbone an