LOGINLucien's POVThree weeks later"Are you sure about this?" I asked Rowan, who had called me seconds ago to deliver the news I'd been waiting for."Positive.""How are you certain?"He hesitated for a beat before he answered. "Cerena opened up to me."Silence stretched between us.Cerena. The rogue. The one that stole my mate's face.Rowan had managed to get a glimpse of her real face a few days ago. She looked nothing like Davina, and it was really just a plan to get close and kill me.Cerena opening up to Rowan was not on my bingo card. I know that my Beta could be absolutely charming with women when he's not too busy being a Beta. But..."Are you sure she's not lying to you? She might have figured you out and this might all just be a trap."There was another beat of silence, as if he was considering his next words carefully. "I don't think Cerena's all bad."I pulled the phone away from my ear, just to check the name of the person on the other end of the line. Like I suspected, it wa
Lucien's POVDavina retired to bed before me. After we rejoined others at the hall, she'd drank a bit and gotten a little tipsy, then she said she wanted to go to bed. I escorted her to the room, and after she was safely tucked into bed, I went back for whatever Desmond and the other Alphas were discussing. But after fifteen minutes, I became bored of all their faces.All I could see was brunette hair, smooth skin, pink lips and beautiful eyes that crinkled with her smile. I excused myself again, but this time, I had no plans of coming back.I opened our room's door gently, not wanting to wake her in case she was asleep. I closed my eyes as I entered, savouring her sweet natural scent mixed with the floral scent of her shampoo.I just wanted to dip my nose in her and just breathe in for the rest of my life.But as I stepped into the room and took sight of the figure on the bed, my blood froze.I'd imagined that she was already clutching the blankets, far from consciousness. But now?F
Davina's POVThe day of the Luna ceremony was here at last, and I finally got to take those vows that cemented my position as the official Luna of the Lunar claw pack. It was amazing. Everyone that mattered to me were in attendance. Rowan, Peter, Cynthia and her family, Sienna and all the other Alphas that I'd formed a friendship with through Lucien. Raine came with Desmond, and from the look of things, they seemed to have worked through their differences and looked more relaxed around each other now. Maybe they'd accepted their mate bond? We haven't spoken about it. But I knew that they had been through some shit together.I noticed Alpha Maxwell and his mate by a corner, chattering and giggling in low voices. Their pack was doing fine now and their relationship was thriving. Then Alpha Marco was talking to some other people I didn't know yet, but they were invited.After the ceremony, we moved to the ballroom for the after party.I almost couldn't believe it. After everything. All t
Davina's POVThings had gone back to normal, except for the fact that we were waiting for Cerena to lead us to the main hideout of the rogue king. It's been three days since she "escaped", but instead of going straight to there like we expected, she went to a nearby human city. Just this morning, she casually started working at a restaurant under a completely different name. Now we weren't even sure if that was her real name to begin with. Rowan was in charge of spying on her.Maria Ambrose? Her existence was a headache.While that was going on, we were making plans on my Luna ceremony again. This time, I truly hoped and pray that nothing would go wrong.I settled into the bed with a bowl of popcorn, as I decided to see a movie with Lucien in our room. I gave my novels a break just so we could spend the time together.Lucien was not a fan of rom-coms, but utilizing the magic powers of the love he had for me, I forced him. We were almost done with our second movie when my mind circled
Trigger warning: Torture and goreLucien's POVKane was a caricature of the man he used to be. Face pale, skin burnt, flesh so depleted, I could see all the points of his bones. He'd been fed only vegetables just so he could heal, but not enough to keep him from starving.He was chained in a different way from the last time we saw. Legs and hands were spread-eagled in a vertical X-frame. His chest heaved violently as if he was struggling to breathe."Thought you'd be better by now." I murmured as I entered his cell. His stomach was blackened from the burn of the acid. It was better than the day I created the art, but it still looked like he was in so much pain.His gaze followed me, jaw tight. There was still fire left in his eyes which I appreciated. I like a little fight before I drain the life out of him. Literally and metaphorically.The tools were still laid out there. Blades, muzzles, acid, cleavers and all. For a short while, my brain pictured ways in which I could torture him
Lucien's POVI was making some theories up in my head, but I wasn't certain of anything. The only thing I knew was that Cerena was smart, and she was not as unbothered as she was pretending to be. She was used as a bait for a reason.Seeing how she was also being protected by the rogue army, I assumed that she was here on a mission. Karen's plan with the poison had failed. Cerena could get close to me with Davina's face— or that's what she thought.They thought my connection with Davina was just mate bond and instinct. And that was their mistake."Your plan is to take out Davina somehow, then pretend to be her." I watched her keenly as I exposed that. She didn't give out any reaction, apart from her hands tightening around the hands of the seat. But that was enough. "Then you will use my trust of Davina against me."There was a shift in her eyes now. And a small gasp from Davina when she realized. I placed my hand over hers before she could explode in anger."So who are you?"Cerena s







