MasukLillian’s POVMy head was pounding with a terrible, sharp pain. The skin on my face burned from the hard hits, and my breath came in short, raspy gasps. The tight ropes around my legs and the heavy iron cuffs around my wrists were biting deep into my skin. I could hardly breathe right. Every breath I took felt like heavy stones resting on my chest.Cassidy stood right in front of me, her icy platinum hair shining under the bright lights. Her dark eyes were fixed on my face like two sharp knives."Answer me!" Cassidy barked, her voice echoing off the stone walls of the large room. "How was Dorian able to find you? How did he track you down?"I looked up at her, my mind spinning in complete confusion. My lips were dry, and my throat felt like sand. "I... I do not know what you are talking about," I choked out, shaking my head as much as the guard's tight grip would allow. "Dorian did not track me here. I was brought here by force. I do not even know where I am!"Cassidy let out a harsh,
Lillian’s POVI stood frozen by the window, my back pressed hard against the cold glass. The maid’s words kept repeating in my head like a bad song that would not stop. It is completely impossible to leave. Your fate was doomed.I looked out at the endless dark mountains and the thick green trees far below. My heart was slamming against my ribs so hard it hurt. I was petrified. A deep, cold terror filled my whole body from my head to my toes. I knew right then that there was no easy escape for me. I was trapped in a giant stone cage far away from my home, away from Dorian, and away from my sweet daughter.I looked down at my bare neck. My skin felt empty and cold. I remembered the Viremoor necklace that Dorian had put around my neck before the dinner party."My necklace..." I whispered, my voice shaking as I looked back at the maid. "The stone necklace I was wearing... where is it? Did your guards take it from me?"The maid picked up her silver tray and shook her head slowly. "I do no
Lillian’s POVThe world was dark, heavy, and blurry. I felt like I was floating under deep water. My head was pounding with a very bad pain, and my eyes felt too heavy to open. Slowly, soft sounds began to enter my ears. I could hear faint noises around me. People were standing near my bed, talking in low whispers."Is she waking up?" a woman's voice asked softly."I think so. Look at her fingers. They are moving," a man replied in a deep, hard voice. "We cannot let her wake up yet. Master said she must remain asleep until we reach the main estate."I tried to force my eyes to open. I wanted to see who was talking, but before I could move my body, a cold, thick cloth was pressed tightly over my nose and mouth. A strong, terrible chemical smell filled my lungs. The sweet, heavy scent burned the inside of my nose. My head went light instantly, and I sank back down into the dark, cold void.Hours passed in total darkness."Dorian! Save her! Please save our daughter!"I sat up straight w
Dorian’s POVI stood behind the thick iron bars of the holding cell, looking down at Shantel. She looked like a pitiful, broken mess. Her expensive dress was torn and covered in dirt, her hair was a wild tangle, and tears streamed down her cheeks, smearing her black makeup into dark tracks across her face."He was going to kill me, Dorian!" she sobbed, clutching her stomach as she sat on the cold floor. "After everything I did for him... after all the sacrifices I made to keep his business alive... he was just going to shoot me and leave my body in that terrible place!" I didn't feel a single drop of pity for her."Shut up!" I roared, my Alpha voice vibrating through the small, stone basement. "I don't care about your pathetic marriage, Shantel! Tell me where Aaron took my wife! What was his plan?!""I don't know!" she shrieked, raising her hands to cover her face as she backed away from me. "I swear to you, I don't know where they went!""Don't lie to me!" I snarled, my wolf eyes gl
Dorian’s POV“Wake up, Alpha.”“Alpha, please open your eyes.”I could hear soft, worried voices calling out to me. They sounded like they were coming from very far away, echoing through a thick, dark cloud inside my mind. I wanted to open my eyes. I wanted to sit up and ask where my wife was, but my body felt like it was made of cold, heavy stone. I had no strength left in my muscles to move even a single finger.I was floating in a dark, empty space, trapped by the terrible exhaustion and the loss of so much blood.Eventually, the rough bouncing of the car stopped. I felt strong arms lift me up out of the back seat and carry me inside. They brought me straight into the medical room of the pack house. The moment my body hit the soft bed, Alanna dived straight into her duties without wasting a single second. She worked fast, her hands moving quickly as she cleaned the deep cuts on my chest, stitched up the bleeding wounds on my arms, and poured healing medicine over my bruised body.I
Dorian’s POV“Wake up, Alpha.”“Alpha, please open your eyes.”I could hear soft, worried voices calling out to me. They sounded like they were coming from very far away, echoing through a thick, dark cloud inside my mind. I wanted to open my eyes. I wanted to sit up and ask where my wife was, but my body felt like it was made of cold, heavy stone. I had no strength left in my muscles to move even a single finger.I was floating in a dark, empty space, trapped by the terrible exhaustion and the loss of so much blood.Eventually, the rough bouncing of the car stopped. I felt strong arms lift me up out of the back seat and carry me inside. They brought me straight into the medical room of the pack house. The moment my body hit the soft bed, Alanna dived straight into her duties without wasting a single second. She worked fast, her hands moving quickly as she cleaned the deep cuts on my chest, stitched up the bleeding wounds on my arms, and poured healing medicine over my bruised body.I
Lillian’s POV.“This was your little plan, wasn’t it?” I almost leaped at the feminine voice behind me. I whirled back with irritation to see Shantel glaring daggers at me. I didn’t hesitate to correct my posture, leaning carelessly over the railings on the balcony as cool steel bit into my skin.
Lillian’s POV.“Alpha Dorian Valehart?” Shantel’s voice softened, staring at Dorian dreamily as he jerked her arm off.Dorian left Shantel’s side and came to mine, his heady scent encompassing me. Immediately, I felt safe in his presence. Five years ago, after Dorian saved me from the bandits, I’d
Lillian’s POV.“Are you ready, ma’am?”My driver’s voice jolted me back to reality as I fumbled with the door handle. Outside this door was what I’d spent the past five years preparing for.My big reveal to the world as a new woman— not Aaron Moonstone’s mate, not Moonstone Pack’s docile Luna but a
Lillian’s POV. Beeping machines. Alcohol. It all came crashing down on me like a deja vu as the reality hit me. I was in the hospital. But how did I get here? My eyelids fluttered open as sunlight streamed into the room through filtered glasses that casted soft, golden hues on my face. I sat up c