Novel-novel oleh Vicklara

GIA O’LEARY I couldn't believe what was happening. The words my father had spoken to the elders kept echoing in my mind like a nightmare I couldn't wake up from.He took his time to explain everything that happened, and the elder believed him without question. And before I could even process what he had done, two guards grabbed my arms and started dragging me away. I struggled against them, but they were too strong."Dad!" I screamed, looking back at him. "Dad, please!"But he wouldn't even look at me. He just stood there with his back turned while they dragged me out of the room.They took me to the dungeons, the cold stone walls felt like they were closing in on me as they pushed me into a small cell. They locked heavy shackles around my wrists and ankles.I was being treated like a criminal. Like a prisoner.The metal was cold against my skin, and the chains were so heavy I could barely move. I sat on the dirty floor and tried to understand how my life had fallen apart so quickly

KEEGAN O’LEARYSleep was impossible.I paced the length of my bedroom floor, my bare feet wearing a path in the carpet as the events of the evening replayed endlessly in my mind. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Gia's face.My daughter. A stripper?!The word tasted bitter in my mouth, like poison I couldn't spit out. How had it come to this? How had I failed so completely as a father that my own child had resorted to... to that?But even with the disappointment and the rage, there was something else gnawing at me. Something Maddison had said earlier, before we'd gone to that godforsaken club.

MADDISONThe night breeze kissed my skin as I walked up the path to my room, but nothing could cool the fire of satisfaction burning in my chest. Victory tasted sweeter than I had ever imagined.I couldn't stop the grin from spreading across my face. After months of watching her act like the Luna beside Levi, she was finally finished. Completely and utterly destroyed.The memory of her father's face when he saw her in that club, the shock, the horror, the absolute disgust. sent waves of pleasure through me. And the way he had slapped her, called her those names, torn her down piece by piece in front of everyone... It was even better than I had dreamed.I found myself practically skipping up the front steps, my body moving with the rhythm of my elation. The maids I passed in the hallway looked at me strangely, their eyes following my unusual display of joy, but I didn't care.By now, Gia would be locked away in her bedroom, crying her pathetic tears and realizing that her perfect new l

GIA O'LEARY"She knew," the words fell from my lips before I could stop them. "She knew I used to work at the strip club."The silence that followed my words was deafening. My dad turned slowly to look at Tara, whose cheerful expression faltered for just a moment before she quickly recovered."What?" He said, his voice dangerously quiet. "What did you just say?""She knew," I repeated, pointing at Tara. "She's known this whole time. She's been threatening me with it for weeks."Keegan's eyes narrowed as he studied Tara, who was still clutching her phone and trying to maintain her innocent act."Is this true?" he asked her."Of course not!" Tara laughed, but it sounded forced now. "Dad, you can't seriously believe her. She's just trying to deflect blame onto me, maybe because she got caught."But I wasn't backing down, the damage was already done, my secret was out, my father had already called me every horrible name he could think of. I had nothing left to lose."She knew everything,

GIA O'LEARYEverything around me became a blur of flashing lights and pounding music, but all I could see was my father's face. The shock. The horror. The disgust spread across his face like poison. How was he here? How was this possible?My mind scrambled for answers, for some logical explanation that would make this nightmare make sense. But there was none. Just my father, standing in the middle of a strip club, staring at his daughter who was wearing a mask and dark clothes, looking exactly like what I was trying so hard not to be seeing.And beside him, Maddison stood with that satisfied smile I knew so well. The same smile she wore when she'd successfully manipulated a situation to her advantage."Dad?" I whispered, my voice barely audible over the music.But he wasn't looking at me like I was his daughter. He was looking at me like I was something filthy he'd found on the bottom of his shoe.The seconds stretched like hours. Other people in the club were starting to notice the

GIA O'LEARYMia and I returned to the pack feeling tired but content from our Lunch. We had visited Hilda's dad at the hospital, but when we got there, he was far asleep and the doctor resisted us from waking him up. After looking at Hilda's dad, I felt pity for her, including Mia, who kept reminiscing if that’s why Hilda had been feeding Levi the poison so she would be able to sort her father’s hospital bill. When we got inside, I said goodnight to Mia and headed upstairs to Levi's room. I was eager to share what I'd learned about the herbs, and I was hoping he'd still be awake waiting for me.But when I opened his door, the room was empty. The bed was still perfectly made, just like I'd asked him to do earlier.I walked back downstairs, feeling confused and a little worried. Where could he have gone so late at night?I spotted one of the maids cleaning in the hallway and walked over to her."Excuse me," I said. "Do you know where Alpha Levi is? I was looking for him in his room, b

FREYA.The moment Alaric mentioned Mary, my heart stopped beating. There was nothing in the world other than misery for me. It was like I was drowning in time and each second was killing me. I knew this day would come and I had prepared so much but how do I tell him? Morgan made Alaric feel at home. He was not disappointed but he was a little surprised to find that Morgan was living in a hut. The cat didn’t like him so much, though, it came to sit on my leg and rub its head on my legs. I stared at Alaric, I did it. I found him and I brought him home. I might have done it unfairly but a win is a win and I was outnumbered. The prisoners were still weak and I didn’t want any bloodshed. CrescentMoon deserves what they got. That was for capturing my husband…Gina’s husband and treating him like he had killed one of them.Morgan was cooking something different today. I told her when we would be coming back and she believed it, she believed in me. She was roasting an antelope behind the hut

ALARIC.I kept staring at Gina as she held my hand and ran through the shallow road in between the mountains. She had changed. A lot had changed about her and just as I had predicted, she came back for me. I spent days and nights calling out her name and trying to howl but she was too far away. But I knew, a heart is a heart and she would surely find me. And she did.I want to know what she has been through, what her distant aunty looked like, and most especially, I wanted to see what she has been up to and I wanted to ask her how she would do all those things she did back in the dungeon but this was not time for questions. She wants to look back, she wasn’t reflecting. She held my hand and ran like her life depended on it.The road was long so she changed to her wolf form and put me on her back. She really knew how to take care of me in times like his. How could I not love her? How could anyone not love her? She left the road and went into the woods. She ran fast but carefully. Fina

FREYA.I woke up to the smell of lavender and orchid mixed with some tulips. It’s still very early in the morning and there is already a bouquet by my window. I yawned and stretched lazily. Today is going to be a very long day. By every means, I am going to get Alaric out of this place.Draven, by the way, seems to be serious about wooing me. The flowers were pretty, I must say. I lifted them off the window and sat them on the table. I took a quick bath and dressed up in another tiny dress. It was ready to reveal. My breasts were threatening to pop out of the dress and I had to keep pushing the gown down. After checking myself in the window, I figured I would rather wear my trousers, the one I wore when I came. It wasn’t bad and besides, only my top had gotten torn. I sat in front of the mirror. Satisfied with how I looked even though it was going to get messy very soon, I packed my hair back in a ponytail and gathered everything I brought in my little bag. I didn’t bring much. Just

FREYA.Stepping into the ring, the people shouted and clapped. Most of them were surprised to see a woman in the ring. Perhaps they have never seen a woman fight before. I fixed my gaze on Alaric. He was tired and weak. “You have to fight so we don’t get suspected,” I mind linked to Alaric. I loved how he agreed to everything I was trying to do. He was good at acting, I must say. Then one of the two men looked at me and laughed. They were given weapons and those weapons were for them and me. They were made out of silver. It reminds me of the day I got shot in the shoulder by those hunters. I sighed and smirked. Holding the sword I was given, I didn’t do a little dramatic entrain but swung it around and landed it on my shoulder which had been padded with leather. Most of my body was exposed but with just one thought, I could kill these people in front of me. The two men were both bald and big, a little bit big anyway. It looked like they had taken something before they were brought

FREYAI was given a set apartment. I won’t call it an apartment though, it was made out of wood and lead. Isn’t lead fatal to them? Well, they found a way to make it ineffective. I sat on the wooden chair, my heart racing and longing to see Alaric. I had been right, something was wrong with him and I had to find him as soon as I could. He is not far away but how do I go about it?What kind of Alpha accepts anyone into their pack and allows them to live comfortably, all in the name of a tour? I have seen how he looked at me, Draven. They could use that in my favor. He doesn’t look like he has a Luna and from the look of things, he doesn’t really have women in their pack. The ladies here are somewhat…afraid. They lock themselves up, maybe, too scared to step out.That was no concern of mine, what I need is right in front of me and I have come to the right place. I am not armed, I am not going to be needing any weapons. I dropped my bag and stepped out to check out the pack. After all, t

FREYA.It’s been a month and I have found myself training tirelessly. Morgan had begged me to take breaks but it felt like a waste of time. One month and Alaric never called, he never returned all my messages and he was not reachable. It’s simple and understandable if he was in trouble.It has been on my mind to go find him and know what has been wrong the whole time. One month is a long time, a very long time indeed. I have started from one day, but tonight will be the last. Morgan doesn’t know about the decision yet.She had taught me everything she knew, unlocking power I didn’t even know I possessed. Now I can do almost anything by just thinking about it. I could throw Morgan against the wall by just thinkin