Two lycans encircled her, sneering at her like she was their nemesis or a prey they wanted to tear apart. Emily held her breath as she stepped back. Even though she knew it was only Camille and Laura who wanted to train her, she could not get away from the sudden fear filling her chest.However, her only hope was to beat them, at the very least to convince them and herself that she was already prepared for the upcoming match.Not far away from them were Lucian and Tyler, who were watching them intently.From the corner of her eye, she could see Lucian folding his arms against his chiseled chest. The Beast Alpha had no shirt on, and was sporting this hot male model look, with his hair moving to the side because of the wind blowing on it. That made him even more of a stunner. His gaze was focused on her every move, and he seemingly expected her to give the best attack or defense that would make him a little proud. Otherwise, she would be punished."Your heartbeat tells me you’re scared,
After the torturous training for a couple of days, Emily was delighted to come back to the mansion, knowing that she’d finally be able to fight in her wolf form. She was pretty drunk as she drunk for hours with Laura and Camille after the training, with the smile of a winner still on her face.It was already dark when she got home. As soon as she reached the top of the stairs, her eyes looked around. Her enhanced senses were activated and told her that no one was in the mansion except for her. Lucian might not have come home yet and was still working in the office during the late hours. A bitter smile escaped her lips.She always thought it would have been more satisfying to have a mate who would wait for her whenever she came home, or a mate who would appreciate all the hard work she did just to be enough.However, who was she fooling? Those were just wishful thoughts on her part. It was not going to happen in her case, because Lucian had no feelings for her—even the mate bond that w
She forced her eyes open as she felt that someone was shaking her body. Emily hadn’t recalled how she was able to go back to her bedroom the night before. Frowning, she saw Laura’s familiar face, and that made her sit upright."Laura?""You’re such a sleepyhead. We need to prepare for the match now!" Laura said.Emily grumbled as she heard the word "match". A sudden rush of panic went through her, and she instantly got off the bed. Her gaze went to the side table where there was a digital clock, and she realized it was only seven o’clock in the morning."I didn’t know that the match would be this early," she said, scratching her head in disbelief.Laura folded her arms and gave her a wide-eyed look, an indication that she was not kidding when she said they had to prepare already. Wincing, Emily just nodded her head and immediately ran towards the bathroom to take a bath and wash her hangover away.Had she known that the match would be happening in the morning, she would have declined
The crowd began to cheer for Scarlett.Emily’s body tensed immediately. She raised both of her fists to defend herself from Scarlett’s possible attacks. The woman curled her lips into a smile. She snarled, as if telling her that she’d be going to fulfil her death wish."It’s time for you to know your place," Scarlett said. "And get buried six feet under."Scarlett was the first one to give an attack. She sprinted towards Emily as fast as the lightning storm and hit her face before Emily could crouch down to avoid her arm.Emily was shoved to the wall; she could feel both the pain and numbness in her left cheek, which Scarlett’s arm targeted. She licked her bottom lip and tasted the metallic taste of the blood on it, which she spat out afterward."I heard you already unlocked your wolf with the help of the Highest Priestess," Scarlett said as she laughed out loud. "I may have been wrong to think you would be able to dodge my attack and would give me a tough fight. You look like a terri
“Your second-chance mate’s wolf looked so brutal earlier…”Lucian chose to ignore Tyler’s comment behind him. They were on their way to join his parents and the Elders in a pack meeting. He had to order Laura to take care of Emily in the meantime, as the atmosphere was still heated due to what happened to Scarlett. Even though for him it was normal that someone would end up getting hurt during a match, the Elders, as well as his parents, did not seem to like what had happened because it was Scarlett who had been hurt badly.He pushed the double doors of the main chamber, where he saw all the members of the council, the Elders, Scarlett’s parents, and his parents. Their attention turned to him, and all he did was give them a blank expression.“I don’t understand why there is a need for a pack meeting,” he remarked coldly as he walked to the chair on the center platform. Tyler stood next to him.David, his father, growl echoed in the chamber, making the other members of the council trem
As each minute went by, the heat coursing through her body grew more intense. As Emily stood on the dance floor, her head was hazy and her eyes were strained as she stared up.She felt as though her world had momentarily stopped, giving her plenty of time to reflect on her chaotic life.She forced a sour smile out of her mouth, telling herself that she was still lucky to be alive, much less enter the bar for the first time and get wasted like she had nothing to worry about.“Woo-hoo!” exclaimed by Laura.Emily turned around and saw the Lycan King’s twin sister dancing like a professional stripper next to her. She wasn’t the only one who got totally wasted. Laura had drunk more glasses of alcohol than she had, and now they were on the dance floor, joining the swamp of shifters as they enjoyed the night.“Come on, ginger head! Dance with me!”Laura held both of her arms and swayed them, urging her to dance.Due to tipsiness, Emily laughed and felt the need to dance too. They both swayed
Emily could feel that her entire body was melting down. Lucian’s touch on her bare skin weakened her. He devoured her into kisses, like a beast that had been deprived of food, like she was his most prized prey. They walked into her bedroom without breaking their kiss. Each step she took made her want to fall to the cold floor. She never expected Lucian to kiss her. It was only wishful thinking, a dream she knew would not come true, but now Lucian had broken such thoughts. Her hands were still wrapped around his neck. She moaned softly when Lucian bit her lower lip to part it from the upper, and used it as his chance to enter her mouth and taste her even more. The fire that was burning her body became more intense. It was triggering something within her that she wanted to ask for more. Her tears fell as she kissed him like it was the only precious thing she’d love to do, and in her mind, she was praying that the Moon Goddess would finally allow her to have a happy life… and it would
Lucian immediately marched into his bedroom and shut the door. He growled and instantly released Argus. A dark smoke suddenly went out of his body and slowly created the shape of a lycan beast in the air. Its crimson-red eyes stared at him in amusement."Did you do it?" Lucian asked angrily. "You took over my body and marked her?!"Argus laughed. "It’s our body, Lucian. It isn't just yours.""That’s why you took over my body without my permission?!"His beast then growled. "That’s because you never do what I want. You defied me!"Lucian looked at Argus with a repulse. He didn’t know that this day would come when he’d feel the wrath of the wolf who he treated like a brother already. All this time, he thought Argus would be patient with him. It wasn’t like he was defying his needs. Lucian knew that he just needed more time to move on from Elena, and when it happened, he’d see if he and the rogue could actually make it.But Argus destroyed his plan. The beast itself took over his body an