Susanna's POV Sebastian looked very sullen as he escorted me out of the dining area and I wondered what was up with him. Why didn't he tell me whatever it was already? The suspense was making me a bit anxious.He didn't stop at the passageway but motioned for me to follow him till we got to a part of the house that I had not been to before. It looked similar to Ivanka's quarters, only slightly bigger.He opened the door to the room and ushered me in.In spite of myself, I gasped in awe at the grandness of the room; this was probably the master's bedroom. It was large with very high ceilings that made it seem bigger than it actually was. There was a larger than king-sized four poster bed on one corner of the room with drapings hanging from the ceiling over it. A sturdy Darkwood dresser stood off to one side of the room and on the other side, the entire wall was a library with shelves containing hundreds of books from top to bottom.The only other furniture in the room were two besid
Susanna's POVSo that was the sister, I thought as I walked up the stairs. She looked like the elder one. Sebastian had definitely not been expecting her. Why was that? Wasn't she a part of the pack?These questions and more were playing on repeat in my head. I needed to find Kiera fast. She would be able to tell me more about this sister.She was in my room when I walked in, bringing in some fresh towels and freshly laundered clothes.She looked a bit startled when I walked in."Miss, your training ended early again?""It did. The Alpha's sister is in town. I said reaching for the bottled water she always had ready on my desk for me after the morning trainings. I took three large gulps, watching Kiera process the news."The Alpha sister? Mrs Hastings? But she lives in a human community far away." She said in a protesting voice as though it couldn't just be true.Okay, that
Sebastian's POV "Your Sister, Alpha, she's back." Thorne repeated. I stared at him with an open-mouthed shock, trying to make sense of what he was saying. I understood the words, but it still didn't make sense to me. My sister? Back? "Are you sure?" I asked although I very well knew that Thorne would not bring any news to me except he was sure. "She's waiting for you in the living area." Thorne said. She was here then. But how? I had to see this for myself. I turned to Susanna. She was looking at me. I shifted my eyes away. I could not bear to look at her. I had lost control again. I blew out air from my mouth. "I'm sorry, Susanna, we will train again tomorrow, Thorne will escort you and Kiera into the city. I'll see you later." I said to her and hurried off to see the wonder that was my sister's return. I didn't know what I could have done to deserve these shocking early morning visits. If they kept at it, I would most likely die of shock before my fortieth birthday and I wa
Susanna's POV"What? You don't think I could beat you?" I asked, seeing the incredulous look on his face. "Or you're afraid I can.""You never give up do you?" He asked, looking exasperated and amused at the same time.I shrugged, "Where's the fun in that?""Come on, I gave you a fair offer." I said."No, you did not, you are supposed to succumb to me anyway, that was part of the deal.""Alright then, if you win, it would be absolute submission." I said. "Without question " I added after a heartbeat."We are not sparing okay, not unless the training calls for it." He said, his jawline set stiffly. He wasn't enjoying this.I folded my arms again. I saw a flicker, a movement in his eyes that I wasn't quick enough to read. "You're afraid aren't you? You're worried I will beat you." I said."Why would I be afraid of that, Susanna.""Then why won't
Sebastian's POVI was thankful that Susanna had taken the news of our supposed engagement quite well. She'd played along with it while the council members were still around.Panic was what made me do it. Those men had wanted to refer to Trudy's demise – We hadn't found her body but it was foolish to go on thinking she was alive – a week after our wedding during the rogue attack.They were going to blurt out that the pack had been attacked, our buildings destroyed, burnt down and the last thing I wanted was for Sunna to start thinking that she was unsafe with me."I thought there wouldn't be any training session today, soon-to-be husband." Susanna said days later as I walked out towards the clearing just before the edge of the forest which served as a training ground for us.I knew she was teasing. Calling me her soon-to-be husband even though we were alone. She never failed to remind me of my stupid decision to announc
Susanna's POVTwo shocks in a day.Two shocks in less than an hour.Back in my room, Thorne had had to repeat himself several times before I was convinced that I had heard well and even after that, he was nearly dragging me to the meeting room as I was certain that he had been mistaken.He hadn't as I soon found out and now the second blow was hitting harder.What was Sebastian playing at announcing me as…? What did that mean? What was he trying to do?The council members had still been observing me, some discreetly, others not so much, watching my every move, studying my features as I took Sebastian's invitation to sit.I stayed as still as I could manage on a seat that wasn't mine as I felt that one move would be the wrong one. I tried not to look around too much. The room wasn't dark but there wasn't much of an illumination either.I observed the peculi