Luciano arranged the underwear in the drawer and turned to his right.He blinked a few times at the sight of Talia who was wrapped in a towel, staring at him without moving a muscle.The white fluffy towel with yellow designs at its edges was wide enough to cover Talia from her chest to just below her private areas, like a super-short mini dress.Talia gripped the towel with both hands until her knuckles turned white, unknowingly pushing her breasts higher and making her cleavage stand out more, and Luciano was not sure where to look first.He wanted to yank that towel out of the way.Luciano smirked and spoke in a deep voice, “Talia, are you here to seduce me?”Talia’s face exploded in blush and Luciano’s sly smile increased when he saw that even her ears were red.Will she pass out? He would give her mouth-to-mouth anytime.Talia clutched the towel tighter. “Clothes… I didn’t get… I need… clothes…”, she struggled to speak coherently. Alpha Luciano was too much. What seducing? Who wo

Luciano glanced at Talia to confirm that she didn’t react when the man called him ‘Mr. Blake’, and Luciano took that as her approval. Yup, she didn’t mind using his last name.There was a time when werewolves didn’t have last names. Even in modern times, they identify themselves by their first name, the pack they belong to, and their position.However, since they are coexisting with humans, each werewolf family has a surname. It helps them blend in.Of course, prominent werewolf families are an exception, because their last name also signifies status, and the surname Blake is like royalty in the society of werewolves from the time before Luciano’s grand-grandfather.When Travis was setting up Talia’s appointment with the nutritionist, he asked Luciano what surname to use because Talia told him that she didn’t have one when he was writing down her personal information. The lack of Talia’s background went beyond just her last name and it told Travis how neglected she was.“Talia Blake”,

Talia was sitting in a booth of a fancy steakhouse, next to Luciano, and pinching herself secretly under the table, to confirm this was not a dream.She would never imagine that she will find herself in a place like this, with Alpha Luciano.The steakhouse had dimmed lights and a wooden interior that gave a feel of a hunter’s lodge. The walls were decorated with big photos of humans with guns and animals they hunted, and the chandeliers were made out of antlers.The local radio station played country music and it all looked like a different dimension from the modern world outside which was made out of concrete and metal.A waiter took their orders for drinks and left two menus on the table.Talia was on the second page when her mind drifted to earlier that morning.After the hospital, Talia thought that Luciano will drive them back to the packhouse of the Dark Howlers pack, or maybe go to wherever Luciano needs to go, but he parked the car in a public parking lot and the two of them s

Cassie saw Luciano standing in the hallway and she wondered, where did the girl from that morning go? Did Luciano send her home?Cassie knew that after the cold treatment Luciano gave her, this was not the time to ask such questions and she needed to show that she would not be in his way.“Alpha Luciano, I see that something is weighing on your mind. I don’t want to appear nosy, but I hope you are aware that I will help you in any way I can. I can ask my father to assist you, if necessary.”Luciano didn’t want to talk to Cassie, but he knew that she was not going to leave easily, and he was aware that Talia would come out of the kitchen at any moment and head up to her room. If Cassie notices that Talia is heading to the third floor, Cassie might suspect something.He wanted Cassie to leave the packhouse as soon as possible, but for that, he needed a reason to send her away or he would risk angering her father and causing problems for his pack.At moments like these, Luciano hated tha

Stephanie saw that Talia’s mood was not good and she understood that after the incident with Cassie, Talia had every right to be upset.Maya told Stephanie about Cassie accusing Talia of stealing food previously, so she knew that this was not the first time for Cassie to bully Talia. Stephanie also knew about the point that Luciano was just standing there and didn’t do anything while Cassie was doing her Luna act, and Stephanie couldn’t imagine how painful that would be for Talia. Luciano is the one who brought her here with a promise of a better life, yet when it counted he stood on the side.Stephanie’s heart ached and she wanted to comfort Talia who was holding the ice pack on her face. “Let me see your cheek, dear…”“Don’t worry about me. I’m used to it.”, Talia interrupted Stephanie. Compared to the beatings she got at the Red Moon pack, this was nothing much. “Thank you for the ice pack. I know you have good intentions, but dinner will burn if no one takes care of it. I’m sorry,