LILITH’S POV:By the time I open my eyes again, it's already morning and the thundering rain is over. The fire place in front of us has already been put out.I try to sit up but something firm holds me from moving forward. I realize I’ve been sleeping on Kain’s warm bare chest all through the night while wrapped in a thick blanket.Memories of the night before and all the shit I had said files in one by one, and the embarrassment hits as well.I must have been really fucked up to have cried in front of Kain and let him see a little too much of me.I lift his protective arm off me, jumping to my feet and putting on the dry clothes Kira had laid out for us in a rush. I don’t want to be anywhere near Kain right now, for some reason.The residual pain in my ankle causes a little limp but it's technically fine.“You’re awake.” He says groggily, now moving and rubbing on his tired eyes.His actions almost seem cute but I don’t let myself fall for it.“Yeah, I am.” I say coldly.He sits up j
LILITH’S POV:Within a few minutes of our little argument, the car finally comes to get the both of us and this little adventure ends with me promising a crying Mia that I will find some way to see her again. And also bidding the others farewell while Kain remained silent by my side.We step into the car now and I give off a sigh of relief, settling in.Kain picks up an Ipad almost instantly, diving straight into work right beside me, leaving me alone with my thoughts.It’d be a lie if the events that had transpired hadn’t left a little bit of self-doubt within me.After being almost killed by Kain, I had put in so much effort into hating him because a part of me desperately wanted to advocate his innocence.Meeting Arden had set me to realize how soft I had gotten the past few weeks and what should really matter to me, yet he doesn’t let me hate him as much I need to.The fact remains, however, no matter how alike we are, or how much I sympathize with him, this whole thing is just a
LILITH’S POV:From the way she stares at us with a weird look on her face, I suddenly feel really awkward being carried in Ivan's hands.“Drop me.” I say.“No, your ankle will only get worse if you put so much pressure on it.” He denies my request abruptly.I try to wiggle off him but his hold is firm and by the time I want to say something else, she’s already walked up to.“Ariel, I—” I try to explain but she cuts me off.“I heard what happened. I wanted to check if you were okay.”“Uhm, yeah, just a bruised ankle. Besides that, I’m totally fine.” I respond as cheerfully as I can.Her expression remains the same while seconds of silence passes, fucking awkward silence. Her eyes remain fixated on his arm holding me.“If you’ll excuse us, Miss Ariel.” Ivan says formally once there’s nothing left to say and walks past her with me in her arms.I turn back to look at her as we move away. She remains standing at that spot, motionless for seconds until we enter the building.She must be ups
KAIN’S POV:I manage to go through the tiring meeting with a few of the elders and fall back against the rest of my chair, letting out an exasperated sigh.In only a few hours from being absent from my seat, it seems as though the amount of work to be done has only tripled even with Ivan overlooking most of it while I was away.It’s stressful but I guess I don’t regret anything. The brief moment away from the desk had been exhilarating in its own way.Lilith by herself alone offers an experience like none other. Like a breath of fresh air that infuriates yet grips your entire attention, leaving you speechless and unable to look away.But that temper of hers… It’s almost as bad as mine. That alone inspires some sort of desire in me, pushing me to rip her apart.There’s a sudden resounding knock, thudding loudly at my door. It suddenly gets on my nerves.I groan, rubbing at my temples from the never ending things I have to deal with.“Come in.”The door is practically thrown wide open.
THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SCENES OF VIOLENCE.KAIN’S POV:She forces her eyes away from the hysterical Yvonne and back to me with much more confidence.I admire the way she expertly covers her emotions in only seconds.“What sick game are you playing at, Kain?” She’s quick to paint me as some evil mastermind again.If it had been anyone else, I would find it annoying, sickening enough to want to rip out their tongue and force it down their throat — but I promised I wouldn’t hurt her.I couldn’t even if I wanted to.“This isn’t a game. I was already planning on dishing out a befitting punishment before you beat me to it, so I thought I’d pick at your brain myself.” I explain momentarily, enjoying that fear and doubt in her eyes.“So pick a punishment, or I do it myself.”She remains torn on what to do. She’s speechless, most likely doubting my claims.Her eyes move to Yvonne again, who’s still creating a whole scene behind me.Tsk tsk, after a month of being here, she still thinks my threa
LILITH’S POVThe hands wrapped around me pulls me closer and pressing my lower half against his already hard and throbbing member.The feel of his cock throbbing against my tummy does something to my sense of logic, and I fight desperately to appear sane.I gasp against my will, feeling the wetness pooling between my thighs instantly. My body responds to him like a horny dog.“I can’t believe you’re hard after everything that just happened.”“And yet you’re responding to me as well. You’re not as different from me as you think.” He jokes even though that’s not funny in the least bit.I ignore the statement and fight the need forming within me until he crouches to my level, trailing kisses down my neck and turning me on instantly.My wolf howls like an unhinged thirsty beast that craves satiation just from his touch, and I lean even closer to the feel of his lips, grabbing onto the back of his head.He kisses down to my chest, stopping at the low neck of my shirt that prevents him from
LILITH’S POV:“What do you actually want?”“You gone.” She responds without wasting a second more.Her deviously wicked and pissed off eyes stare at me firmly with so much intensity.The determination burning in her eyes flare wildly as though they could burn a whole city. I don’t need to be told that she’d really do anything to get rid of me again.The fact that she had pushed me into a well was only just the beginning of her threats against my life and as long as I stay here, they will never stop.“That’s not happening.” I state firmly.“There’s no stopping this then.” She refers to the rivalry now burning between us.I find it stupid to participate in this childish feud over a man who wouldn’t bat an eyelash over having either of us murdered, but from her unwavering personality, there’s no backing down now.“I’m going to make you regret ever crossing me. I’ve said this before but this time, I mean it.” She takes menacing steps closer to me to enunciate her threat.I take a step bac
LILITH’S POV:The Alpha’s mansion falls into a state of peace in the few coming days.Sure enough, I haven’t seen Yvonne while she spends her days diligently taking her punishment from Kain as a way to appease his anger.Even then, it feels as though there’s been a sudden shift in power. The maids who stared at me with discontent before don’t dare look at me for longer than a few seconds, before bowing in greetings with respect.Respect that I wasn’t given before.I guess the whole fiasco with Kain putting even Yvonne in her place for threatening my life made it clear that even someone like her isn’t fully immune.In a way, it’s made everything else become boring and dull. The usual excitement from hateful eyes and a few people willingly getting on your bad side is gone.And now, I’m bored.As if reading the silent cues I send into the universe, the door to the dining hall flies open and Ariel dashes in.I’m forced to look away from my plate and at her.While I’ve been spending most