LOGINHe raised his hands to open the door when he stopped. Another thought came to his mind. Samantha. The woman who claimed to be his destined mate. The woman his wolf recognized, yet his beast despised. The woman who had somehow found a way to remain in his life despite his clear discomfort.That same woman was with another man acting as him. If this stranger could impersonate him and Samantha willingly welcomed this impostor into her bed, then perhaps Lucero had finally found the evidence he needed.Bingo. Since he could not reject a destined mate merely because he disliked her, he could reject her if she had found another mate or had laid with someone else after they had found each other.He didn’t know what the stranger was here for or what they were planning, but this stranger's presence had given him exactly what he needed to get rid of her. Lucero slowly stepped away from the door, carefully not to make a single sound. His breathing was shallow, as if breathing too loudly would
Fate and timing, you see, they work hand in hand. What will be will be, but it also depends on the timing. Because timing could ruin everything. Thirty minutes before Anaïs arrived at the old mansion, Lucero was at his office, reclined with his feet up on the table, head resting on his folded arms. Eyes closed. He wasn’t relaxing. Well, at least not really. He had AirPods in his ears, listening to Anaïs and an upcoming project with her colleaguesHis lips curved up into a smile. His mate was so smart. In just a month, Shad snapped up nine major contracts from his competitors. He saw the emails she was sent each day by other companies. Enticing her with a higher salary and better work environment.And each price they quoted per annum. He doubled it and sent it to the black card. After a while, Lucero had this itch to send her a message. He reached for his phone. As soon as he picked it up, he got the notification. He stopped and took off the AirPods from his ears. It was a messa
The door closed behind her. She heard everything he said. And with it, the last fragile hope she had carried into that room disappeared. Outside the mansion, Anaïs kept walking. Trying to keep one foot in front of the other. She got into her car, started the engine, and drove off.She didn’t drive back to the castle. She circled the city. She didn’t know where she was going. She only wanted the breeze to blow against her face, blowing away her raging thoughts too. Her chest hurt. Every breath felt difficult. Her stomach was queasy. She pressed a hand against her stomach, trying to calm the sickening feeling twisting inside her.She had expected this all along. He chose his real mate. The words he said repeated themselves in her head.She had known this day might come. She had known that the law surrounding destined mates could make her position complicated. She had even asked Lucero whether he intended to let her go.He got upset at her for doubting him. He had told her he would n
The sound filtered through the small crack under the door. She recognized the voices; one of them was the same voice that had whispered to her every night just a month ago. Anaïs stopped.For a moment, she didn’t want to open that door. She did have the courage to face what was inside. Her heart beat faster. Her chest ached from the force. Her knees were quivering. “Could it be?” She asked herself and pushed open the door. Her eyes fell on both people behind the door. She stopped. Not because she wanted to…But because she couldn’t move.Lucero and Samantha were on the queen-sized bed. Both naked from the waist down. Their clothes were thrown everywhere, as if they'd been in a hurry. Samantha’s arms were around his neck, her lips close to his ears. Her legs were around his waist. Fingers slowly loosened around the door handle and covered her mouth. Lucero and Samantha had also stopped what they were doing when the door opened. Both turned toward the entrance, their eyes landin
The picture looked like it was taken from a secret position, and that made it worse. Anais narrowed her eyes at the picture. Lucero stood still and straight, while Samantha wrapped her arms around his waist and her face pressed against his chest. From this angle of the picture, it looked like he had willingly embraced her even if he was stiff. She shook her head. Maybe this was a doppelgänger. It wasn’t impossible. But for a doppelgänger to be this perfect. He brain already agreed that it was him, but her heart refused to settle. She still remembered the near kiss they almost had at his office. Anais stared at the screen. Then she saw it. Her heart began pounding.“No.”She enlarged the image. Lucero’s face was partially visible. She couldn’t tell what expression he was wearing. But Samantha looked perfectly comfortable, if not happy, to be in his arms.But that wasn’t what she saw. The clothes he wore were the clothes he changed into yesterday. And on the floor, almost cut out f
Lucero heart was heavy as he walked into the office. Matthew followed him right after. Lucero's eyes went to the spot where the incident happened.It had been cleaned up, but there was a small dent on the wall. Lucero stared at it.Matthew stopped behind him. He cleared his throat. “The dent was supposed to be fixed in an hour.” He said.Lucero looked away. “Have the office renovated. Move my desk before tomorrow.” Matthew swallowed. “Yes, boss.” The office was enormous, with a large desk, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a separate door hidden behind a tall bookshelf.Only two people knew about this room, and that was Matthew and Lucero himself. He pushed the door and got into the room. It was small and almost entirely bare. There was a narrow bed, a chair, and a heavy silver chain attached to the wall.This was where Lucero had stormed off to the night he quarreled with Anais. The chain wasn’t for decoration. Before Anais, this was an emergency room for when he went berserk in the
Chapter 2Damian stopped in front of her. He opens his eyes. His face twisted in disgust.“The fuck?” he muttered to himself but it was loud enough for everyone to hear. “Why her?” As soon as he spat out these words the whole room froze. Then their faces curved with mixed reactions. They began to
"What the fuck? Why her?" His voice echoed through the silent hall. Hundreds of mocking eyes turned toward Anais. Her Destined mate was staring at her like she was dirt stuck to his shoe. Chapter 1 Anais balanced the tray carefully on one hand. She ignored the eyes on her, the wolves that hud
Chapter 5 “Kneel.” The words fell into the hall like a command from above. The pressure was so powerful that the weaker wolves also fell to their knees, while the strong ones could barely remain standing. The weight of the word settled. Gasps rang out across the hall. The elders stiffened. The
Chapter 4 She knew who exactly he was. The realisation hit her before she could stop it. ‘Of all people…it was him.’ A bitter thought spread in her chest. This perverted wolf. Lucero looked down at the woman with a cold face. Anais sucked in her breath. ‘Was he here to mock her too?’







