“Okay, okay, stop!” I laugh, feeling dizzy. “My eyes are crossing here.” “Let me help you.” He chuckles, steadying me before leading me to a nearby chair. I plop down with a sigh of relief…until the chair collapses beneath me. I hit the floor with a thud, my dignity shattering into a million piece
Aria Lucas has me slung over his shoulder like I’m some kind of sack of potatoes, and I’m flailing like a lunatic. “Let me go, you overgrown brute! Put me down!” I’m yelling, but he just keeps walking like he doesn’t hear a word I’m saying. We finally reach the game room, which is thankfully empty
I snort. “How, exactly?” “I’ll help you. We’ll train together.” That makes me laugh, my hand flying up to cover my mouth. “Train? Come on, I’m no warrior.” He smirks, leaning back confidently. “Have you forgotten I’m an alpha? I train warriors, Aria. It’s what I do.” I roll my eyes but nod reluc
Aria By the time we pull away from the kiss, my heart’s thumping so hard I swear it’s trying to break out of my chest. My whole body? Yeah, it’s officially on fire. Desire is a bitch like that. “That was… lovely,” Lucas murmurs, brushing a strand of hair out of my face smoothly. “You’re so fuckin
Before I can even process, his hands are on me, cupping my breasts and kneading them like he owns me. A loud moan escapes my lips as my body trembles under his touch. “You like that, don’t you?” His smirk is so damn cocky it should piss me off, but it only makes me want him more. “You like it when
Aria "Aria... if you're not ready—" "I'm ready," I cut him off firmly. "I mean, it's been days since we found out we're mates. Soon it's going to hurt if we don't mark each other." The second I tell Lucas I’m ready, something changes in his eyes. His gray gaze darkens, flickering with something
Aria “Come on,” he says, scooping me up bridal style. “Let’s go shower.” And let’s just say the shower is far from innocent. We end up going another round before finally cleaning up. Back in the room, wrapped in towels, I grab my ruined dress with a sigh. No way I can wear this again. A knock at
Lucas I freeze, my brain short-circuiting like someone yanked the Wi-Fi router mid-d******d. Things were going so well…Aria was smiling, laughing, trusting me. And then Serena. Fucking Serena. She just has to show up and ruin it. “Do you know her, Lucas?” Aria’s voice cuts through my mental meltd
“Aria, you good?” Mark’s voice cuts through my little mental spiral and drags me back to reality. I blink a few times, trying to pull myself together before I look at him. “Yeah. I’m fine. Just got a little caught up in my feelings. Nothing dramatic.” Mark nods like he believes me, even though I’m
Aria We step outta the living room, and the cold hits me like a freaking slap to the face. This wind? Rude as hell. It goes straight through my jacket like it’s got beef with me personally. It’s still pitch dark outside, obviously, but there’s electricity glowing from this part of the mansion like
Lucas The second I hit the room, I just crash onto the bed like my body finally gave up. I yank the blanket over my face like that’s gonna block out the bullshit in my head. My skull feels like it’s about to explode, and my chest? Yeah, that shit’s not doing any better either. It’s like someone’s
But Lucas? Oh no. He’s not calming down one bit. “I can’t calm down, Aria. You need to say something right now. Tell this idiot you belong in Shadow Pang.” He’s practically barking it, and honestly, I’m about two seconds from losing it too. “Lucas,” I start, trying real hard to keep my voice soft a
Aria “Aria, I’m telling you, there’s nothing to be scared of. I mean, yeah, the Hollow sect are creepy as hell and all that, but Alpha Marcel’s got the resources. He’s got the people, the connections. You’re safe here,” Mark says the second we step into the living room, like he’s trying to sell me
Aria After I shower and get dressed, Lucas and I head downstairs for breakfast. Alpha Marcel’s not in the living room yet, and Mark... well, goddess knows where he is. Probably off being mysterious and annoying, as usual. We make our way to the dining room where the maid who called us is already
I turn to the side, my back pressed against his chest, and his arm slides around my waist like it belongs there. His body’s warm, grounding, and his scent…gosh it's so soothing. “Goodnight, baby,” he whispers, pressing a soft kiss to my shoulder. “Goodnight, baby,” I murmur back, letting my hand s
Aria “Oh yeah… they’re not here right now,” Alpha Marcel says, scratching his head like he’s trying to dig out the answer. “They went outta the country to visit a relative of my wife.” I nod, but honestly, it sounds like total bullshit. Like, really? In the middle of all this chaos? The pack’s cu
“Let me guess. He said, ‘Screw this fire crap’?” “Pretty much. Said it was barbaric and refused to keep sacrificing his people. And the moment he stopped? Curse hit us like a wrecking ball. No sunlight, no crops, no peace. Just rot and death. Now there’s some weird-ass illness spreading…werewolves