LOGINMayaI’m completely drained, and I’m sure I must be reeking of him all over. The only rational thing to do is to leave the event right away, because, damn, my body still throbs with every thrill he made me feel. It stays in a way that is both exciting and dangerously inviting. He leans closer, his breath warm against my ear, sends a shiver down my spine. “There are so many things I want to do to you,” he whispers, his voice low and heavy with promise. It sounds like he’s trying to make up for all the years we were apart, like he wants to pour everything he’s held back into this moment. And honestly, I don’t even pick up my boyfriend’s calls anymore. Maybe I’ve completely lost my senses… or maybe I’m just that far gone, completely consumed by him.Then he pulls me closer, pressing me flush against his body, a smirk plays on his lips as he stares at me like he already knows the effect he has on me. I notice his hand moving slowly downward, and my breath catches. My body betrays me
Maya I stare at my mum, wondering what she is doing here at this event, and now I am starting to have a bad feeling about her. She is giving me the creeps.“Why are you here?” I ask, staring at her.“I was invited.”I wasn’t ready to have that talk about her with Lucien, but I know I should.“We should probably hang out sometime,” she says, then walks away, leaving me staring after her in confusion.I finish my business, wash my hands, fix my makeup, and step out of the restroom. I need to find Lucien.I walk through the hall and notice the balcony. In a strange way, it feels as if it is calling out to me. As I move closer, I see the outline of a man. His back is against me, but I don’t need to be told twice—I know exactly who he is. Lucien.With a goofy smile on my face, I stride toward him, my smile widening as he suddenly senses my presence and turns around. The smile that spreads across his face makes me feel giddy all over again, and I can’t help it as he fully turns to face me.
Maya It has been… beautiful. I don’t even have the right words to explain how I feel right now. Everything inside me feels full, like my heart can barely hold it all. Lucien and I finally had that long talk we had been avoiding for so long. It wasn’t easy. It was emotional, messy, and real. One moment we were crying, the next we were laughing. Then we were arguing, raising our voices, letting out all the pain we had kept buried for years. And somehow, in between all of that, we found our way back to each other. There was no therapist. It was just the two of us, choosing to face everything honestly because we both want something better—for ourselves. It felt like a deep cleansing. We opened up about everything—our fears, our hopes, our expectations. The things we never said out loud, the things we were too afraid to admit… we laid them all bare. And in that moment, I saw Lucien differently. Not just as the man I loved before, but as someone who had been hurting jus
Maya Lucien is far too calm for my liking, and it only makes me more aware of how much I’m shaking. My hands feel unsteady, my breath uneven, like my body hasn’t caught up with everything that just happened.Then something tells me that whoever is on the other side of the door hasn’t come in.It gives me just enough sense to pull away from Lucien and create some space between us. It could be the children—and that thought alone makes me panic. I don’t want them walking in and seeing us like this. I don’t want that image stuck in their heads. Not at this age.I glance back at Lucien, and my chest tightens.His eyes are still locked on me—no, not just me… my lips. His gaze is intense, almost dark, and there’s a slight frown on his face, like he’s irritated, like whoever is at that door has already pushed him too far. For a moment, he looks like he could actually hurt someone.But then I notice he knows who it is.“Come here,” he says, his voice low as he gestures toward me.A small smi
Maya It’s only now I realize—I didn’t give birth to normal children. These ones… they’re something else. Ancient.How do they know so much? About me… about Lucien… about things they were never told?This is so fucking not normal.“She loves you, Lucien,” Lyra says, her voice calm and certain. “But you need to be sure that you want her too, okay, Dad?”I blink. Lucien nods. Just like that. In agreement.And I slowly shake my head in disbelief.Is he seriously taking advice from a five-year-old girl who probably still mixes up her left and right?The way she casually puts Lucien and Dad in the same sentence almost makes me laugh.It’s ridiculous. And yet—It somehow fits.He notices my presence then.His head turns, and the moment his eyes land on me, a small smile spreads across his face.It’s bright.His entire face seems to light up, like just seeing me is enough.And that alone—It does something dangerous A sudden Unsteady flip to my stomach.My breath hitches slightly as I take a s
Maya Seriously, the way he says it so casually—like he knows exactly who is responsible for his attack—irks me.He’s too calm about it. And somehow, that makes it worse.Because I know Lucien. And I fear for whoever is responsible.The image of Dave’s head rolling off his body is still so fresh in my mind, so vivid that it makes my stomach turn. I don’t think I want to be anywhere near whatever he plans to do to the person behind this.Then I notice the way he’s looking at me.My breath catches.My face burns instantly with embarrassment.Oh, Goddess.I can’t believe I kissed Lucien freaking Hayes.What was I thinking?Was it because I missed him so much? Because I was terrified he wouldn’t wake up? Because the moment he opened his eyes, something inside me just… broke free?I didn’t even think. I just kissed him. Like my life depended on it.“What?” I blurt out, unable to keep quiet as a small, awkward smile slips onto my lips.He smirks slightly, his gaze soft but teasing.“You loo
Lucien I stare at the door Maya just walked out through. My chest feels hollow, like something vital has been ripped from me and taken with her.My wolf lets out a roar that shakes the walls of my office. The sound rolls through the pack, raw and furious, and I know everyone feels it. I do not car
MayaHer words pierce straight through my heart. The pain is sudden, like something inside me is tearing apart. Her voice keeps echoing in my head, over and over, and for a moment I wonder if she still has more poison to spill or if this is all just a cruel attempt to drive a wedge between Lucien a
Maya I lost control completely. A broken sound tears out of me, full of frustration, longing, and surrender, as I kiss him with raw hunger, like he is the only air I can breathe. The bond between us crashes through my chest, it pushes me deeper into desire, need, and quiet grief all at once. Ever
Maya “And me?” My heart stutters in my chest as I stare at him. I already know this will hurt, but I still need to hear it. He plans his revenge with my father at the center of it, and I am standing right in the middle. A part of me wants to run. Another part of me needs the whole truth.“You are n







