Riley struggled to contain her temper, she wanted to hurl at Lucas so badly, but she held back the urge.The startled lady jumped off the desk and straightened her skirt with a look of embarrassment and shock on her face. At that moment, the secretary ran in, panting heavily and her eyes widened as she saw the scene in front of her. “King Lucas, I’m so sorry, I couldn’t restrain the queen from barging in.” She said apologetically, afraid that she might lose her job. Lucas, who had recovered from the brief moment of shock, waved her away. “It’s okay, you can go.”The secretary couldn’t have gotten out of there quicker, it was as hot as a hell hole due to the heat between Riley and Lucas.Riley glared at the lady and suddenly became angry that she was still there. “Get the fuck out, you fucking whore!” She bellowed spitefully and the lady, who was shivering from head to toe, rushed out. Riley slammed the door after her and faced Lucas, who was now on his feet with a cigarette and lig
“Well, where the hell is she?” A querulous male voice bellowed and it echoed throughout the house.“Where else do you think? She’s probably still in bed, dreaming about all the mischief she could cause here.” A feminine voice replied in an equally annoyed tone.The sun was bright, and its rays streamed down on the large area of land, occupied by beautiful erect buildings, surrounded by high, mighty walls. The bright and clear sky was promising, and the atmosphere in the air was friendly and a bit cheerful, but Riley on the other hand was cranky. She lay in bed with her beautiful face set in a frown, her full l red lips pressed together as she glared at the door.Any moment now. She thought, dreading and loathing the noise her step-parents made from downstairs. She had been awake for the past thirty minutes, her mind was still clouded with only one thing, just like it had been for the past year or so. She needed a mate, not just any kind, a handsome, well-built mate that would fall in
Riley was hardly paying attention in class, her thoughts wandered off, and luckily she wasn’t noticed among the other students. He wouldn’t make a bad mate. She thought, squeezing the paper she held in her hands absent-mindedly. “He’s handsome after all, and oh! I could become the Luna of this pack after all! It’s destiny!” Unknown to her, it was time for a general break and she was the only one left in class. She sat there, smiling to herself dreamily and picturing the moment Shawn would take her as his mate.A group of girls stood at the door, staring at her in bewilderment, their brains brewing up a mischievous plan to disrupt Riley’s seemingly peaceful moment.“I told you she was a weirdo, a freak. Who just sits there smiling at nothing and no one in particular.” The leader of the group, Lena, the daughter of the Beta of the pack said in a high-pitched voice.“Well, maybe…maybe she’s daydreaming. Look at how happy she is.” Another girl in the group of five said.“Exactly, she loo
The hours of torture turned into days and the days into weeks, during this period, Riley suffered more pain than she had ever imagined. It was like her world had been plunged from the edge of a cliff into a complete abyss of darkness that held only pain and suffering for her. The torture she passed through in the hands of her stepparents was nothing compared to what Shawn was putting her through. At least theirs had just been verbal abuse, but Shawn abused her in every way possible.On the first day, she had been thrown into a small room, with a tiny window where only a glimmer of light could pass through, a flat un-kept bed with no pillow and an untiled floor. She didn’t know what to do or why exactly she was in this dark room, but she remained there for two days, she was served food and water only twice during that period. Then suddenly, the next day, the cranky metal door swung open and a guard walked in, his black glimmering face as impassive and hard as a rock.“The Alpha wants y
In the face of death, Riley saw nothing but hope. He could have left her there, he could have left her to die and face whatever the others were facing, but he had thought about her during his plan to escape. Maybe he did love her after all and all he had been doing to her was just to test her loyalty to him. Riley was saddened yet excited, she had lost the pack no doubt, but her mate was finally owing to her, and she smiled.Shawn on the other hand, was thinking, his shrewd brain was in turmoil. The pack had been invaded just on the verge of his ascension and that pissed him off a great deal. What about his father? He had seen the sad look in his eyes when he had said 'Run!’, he knew that there was no hope for his people that’s why he had sent him away. He had lost his father, and his mother, the pack that was supposed to be his was all gone! Just like that, by a single attack from a pack of supernatural creatures slightly higher than his father’s.There was only one thing he could do
“Please…please spare me, I beg of you.” Riley cried, tears running down her cheeks, her whole body was trembling with fright.There was fury in Shawn’s eyes as he got to his feet, “How dare you? I don’t see how this is any of your concern, back off!” he growled. Lucas regarded him, the red eyes, the massive claws, and the air cocky emanating from him, he knew all about it.“I don’t think a baby Alpha werewolf is any match for a Lycan King.” He said curtly.Shawn’s eyes widened with realization and slowly he backed away, he knew he couldn’t take on a Lycan and when he saw a path, he turned and ran away after glancing one last look at Riley.Lucas turned and looked at her, she was shaking with fright and when he bent to touch her shoulder, a massive wave flowed through him. Riley also felt the connection, it was a strong wave that tingled up her spine, stronger than what she had felt when she had met Shawn. She looked up at him and their eyes met, then he broke the gaze and helped her
Lucas couldn’t get his eyes off her, he had somewhere to be later in the day, that was to check the effects of the raid that had happened the previous night and finally merge it into his pack. A guard walked in at that moment and bowed stiffly to him.“Alpha Lucas.” He said politely.“What is it?” Lucas harshly didn’t want to be interrupted by anyone whenever he was the damsel in front of him. “Some of the pack members from the pack we raided yesterday survived, you said women and children were not to be killed. So what do we do with them?” The guard asked.At the mention of the pack, Riley’s senses sharpened and she kept her face straight so he wouldn’t realize that she was eager to hear what was being said. “Take them in,” Lucas replied and the guard looked at him in surprise.“You mean…into our pack, Alpha Lucas?” He asked, which attracted a stern stare from Lucas. “What did I tell you about asking me dumb questions, Bob? I said fucking bring them in, all of them. We’ve got spac
Suddenly, he rose to his feet, there was a different air about him that seemed cold. “I have to leave now.” He said.“Me too.” She also said and that made him look sharply at her. “What do you mean by 'me too'? Where do you plan on going? That whole place is gone and whatever settlements that might be around there have been destroyed.” He said. “Then I'll go somewhere else.” She replied and rose to her feet, that had been her original intention.Actually, no, what she thought when Shawn escaped with her was that he was rescuing her so they could go somewhere else and start a new pack. The idea had thrilled her, then she had dreams, dreams of becoming the Luna of the Greenwood pack, but not it was gone. She had no dreams left, all she wanted to do was go away, go far away from all of it. “I’ve taken you in as a captive,” Lucas said firmly. “You have no parents, you have no money, you’re staying here.” He said and when she opened her mouth, he added stiffly. “And that’s final.” H