Davina's POVFor almost a minute, I didn't react. I was unable to. My mind couldn't come up with anything that made even a little bit of sense.I could not help but wonder if he was telling me this because he regretted what he did to me. But the scar was too deep, and crack between us could never be mended."They were friends, you know." Lucien said, taking me by surprise. "My father was the Alpha, while yours was an Elder of the pack and his closest friend."A heavy, unyielding weight settled in my throat, difficult to swallow. I looked away from Lucien, feeling a pang of guilt even though it was not my sin. But while he mourned his family, I lived a good life with the man who murdered them."Your father got jealous of mine. His money, his influence and the love everyone had for him." His eyes shut briefly, his jaw clenched tightly, like it physically hurt to recount the story. "You want to know how he killed him?"I swallowed, before nodding."He used poison. He poisoned him when th
Lucien's POVDavina was limp in my arms as I carried her to my room. Her dazed eyes were just staring at me, and right now, I would give everything to know what was going on in her mind. I expected her to protest against me taking her to my room instead of hers, but she just remained quiet.After shutting the door, I carried her to the bathroom, setting her to sit on the counter."Stay." My voice was gentle this time. A request. Not a command.She watched as I put the shower on, steam filling the space around me.The fact that she was still not saying anything to me unsettled me. Did I go too far? Did I hurt her?A heaviness settled in my chest, and I was unable to stand the silence.I walked back to her, taking both her hands and inspecting her wrists. They were still very red from the straps."Does it hurt?" I asked, gently massaging them with my thumbs.Davina shook her head."Was it too tight?" I couldn't help but worry.She shook her head again."What is it then? Did I do somethi
Davina's POVGoing on my knees meant surrendering to this man who I had vowed not to have anything with, whom I had vowed to destroy. I didn't even know what I wanted with him anymore, or if I was going to regret all my actions later. But at this moment, I didn't care. I would let my body and my desires take the lead.So I did as he had asked.Slowly, I dropped to my knees, eyes locked with his. He sucked in a sharp breath, as if the sight of me go down like this was too much for him to handle.My eyes dropped to the huge bulge in his pants that stood proud and menacing before me, and for a moment, I panicked."Scared now?" He teased, reaching for his shirt and taking it off.I swallowed hard, gawking at the ripples and planes of his torso. I had seen him before like this, but never this... intimate.I could feel wetness pooling from within me again, a steady ache that prompted me to give myself to him.After he had discarded his shirt, he slid his hand inside his pants, taking out hi
Davina's POV Lucien's grin was a mix of darkness and triumph. He had me right where he wanted me— desperate and begging. "Now, that's better." He pulled his hand out of my short, and came to stand in front of me. His eyes trailed the length of my body, and his gaze did nothing to hide the hunger in them. Neither did that bulge that was forming in his pants. "You are one fine woman, Little Rose." I rolled my eyes, hoping to distract him from the fact that his words made me blush. He grabbed my chin and tilted my head up, and I gasped when his lips claimed mine. But the kiss was so brief, not nearly enough to quench my hunger. "Stay." I watched in confusion as he began to walk away. But I didn't ask. When I heard the doors closing, and this place became darker, I realized that he went to lock the door, trapping me inside with him. For some reason, I was equal parts scared and excited. He put on the light bulbs for illumination. When he returned, his eyes were darker. He studied
Davina's POV I was in the gym, punching the hell out of this bag. Now that I had gotten my wolf, my hits had stronger impacts. In fact, I had almost destroyed the bag. I had been here for hours, hitting it non-stop, hoping it could take some of my frustrations. My life was a complicated web. The only person that seemed to truly care about me wanted to stay away now— thanks to my own failures and lack of effort towards our friendship. Lucien on the other hand, I didn't even know if he cared about me. One moment, it would seem so, the next... I punched the bagger harder as if it was responsible for all my problems. Until that scent I loved so much wafted to my nostrils, doing something to my brain's chemistry. I decided not to tear my focus away from the bag as I punched harder. But who was I fooling? The scent of him would always remind me of the scandalous night with him at my father's grave, him cupping my breasts in his room and his promise to make me call him Alpha. I knew he
Lucien's POVYou'd think being a new Alpha, my biggest challenges would be things like getting my people to trust and understand me, protecting them, providing and forging alliances. But here I was, with thoughts of Davina keeping me restless.After our encounter this morning, I haven't seen her. She was most likely avoiding me, and to some extent, I appreciated it. At least, I would be able to think without the sight of her obstructing my sense of reasoning.I had called off my wedding with Raine. Naturally, I was supposed to start chasing Davina. She was the reason I called off the wedding after all, and she was my mate.Davina once asked me when I decided I wasn't going to punish her anymore, and I didn't know the answer to that.She actually didn't do anything to me apart from being born by Gideon Carson. But I had so much anger within me that I knew I needed to channel somewhere.I had planned to kill her before her father, just so he could watch. Just so he could know how it fee