Chapter 9"They have been feeding her lies," Darryl said absentmindedly to Maurice, who stared at him with growing worry. The relentless weight of concern had settled on Maurice's shoulders like an oppressive cloak. His best friend, his king, was slipping away from him, consumed by bitterness and anger. Over the past three years, he had watched Darryl transform from the compassionate, respected leader Diana had shaped him into, back into the hard-hearted ruler he once was.Darryl's mate had been his beacon of light, the one who softened his rough edges, but now her race had torn that away from him. The transformation pained Maurice deeply; he hated seeing the king everyone once feared rather than the respected one Diana had made him.Maurice's mouth twisted with remembered resentment. He couldn't forget how those people had exploited Darryl's vulnerability, his soft side. He yearned for the Darryl who had shown patience in taming Decanal, the most feral of all the wolves."When the he
Chapter 10.Diana's eyes flew open when the sun hit her face. She wasn't asleep because she was thinking about her wolf and trying to bring back her memories at the same time. Howard had left her on the bed over an hour ago to take care of pack duties. She felt oddly uncomfortable in his arms but like always she said nothing.She stood up lazily from the bed, making her way to the bathroom to brush her teeth and take a bath. After washing her hair, she threw it into a bun allowing it to self dry. She made her way into the kitchen where she almost choked on her spit because Howard was cooking without a shirt on. She swallowed as she watched his perfectly sculpted back move following his arms muscles.Sensing her presence with his wolf instincts, he turned around almost giving her a brutal heart attack. She averted her gaze and stared at the floor but another part of her just wanted to look up and stare at his chiseled abs and six packs, and the v below his tummy which disappeared into
Chapter 11.Taking the advice of the strange voice, she left the passageway and made her way back to where Brittany left her but she couldn't recognize the spot again as she wandered around the second building. The words of that voice weighed heavily on her mind. She wondered why she could hear it and if the voice was trapped inside that locked storage room.Nothing ever makes sense since she woke up from that coma without her memories, she has two voices that invade her mind now and then but she is surrounded by people who will never tell her the truth and hide a lot of things from her. Even her supposed mate who was not supposed to hide anything from her hides many things from her. She made up her mind to come back and find a way to open that door even if she had to break it down. As she wandered around, she stopped in front of a large door at the sound of her brother's voice. Behind the large door was the Alpha's office. He sounded really angry as he yelled at Howard.“ Leonard I
Chapter 12.“ Where the hell have you been?” Alpha Leonard barked out the moment he saw Diana giggling at whatever Brittany said. She knew she was supposed to be scared under his heated glare but a rebellious part of her wanted to give him a snarky comeback instead.“ She was with me Alpha, I was just showing her...” Brittany jumped to her rescue before she could open her mouth but the Alpha cut her off.“ I'm asking my sister not you and I believe she has a mouth” He snapped and Brittany gulped in fear while Diana remained unfazed.“ I was bored and alone and I decided to ask Brittany to show me around the pack house” She replied with a shrug of her shoulders while moving closer to Howard who gave her a tight hug. She fit right into his arms and the anger on Leonard's face faded seeing his sister snuggling up with his Beta as it should be.“ You are not to go anywhere without telling me or your mate understood?” The Alpha said and she nodded yes, so close to saying “ Bite me” but sh
Chapter 13.“ You were in my memory ” She pointed out immediately he stepped into her dream plane once again. He raised his eyebrows at the unwelcoming attitude. She looked tired and stressed out and he didn't like the look on her face one bit but he was glad she remembered something about him.“ And?” He asked with a husky voice that sent shivers down her spine. She suddenly wanted him to hold her so she could forget everything while soaking up in his warm embrace.“ Who are you? And why did my wolf purr when you touched her?” She asked going straight to the point. He chuckled as he moved closer to her, he stroked her cheek and watched her blush grow. For a confusing reason, she doesn't want him to remove that hand.“ And if I tell you will you remember my name?” He whispered, his breath fanning her cheeks, she closed her eyes while imagining the warmth of the Sparks traveling throughout her body from his touches. What he said almost flew out of her brain but she managed to retain i
Chapter 14.“ Thank you little one, I will see you tomorrow” For the first time, Diana watched him fade out of her dreams and that puzzled her. He looked so weak and that bothered her a lot. She woke with a pulsating headache and a thousand years' worth of exhaustion. She was exhausted both mentally and physically, she couldn't even open her eyes properly without the side of her head pounding. Dried tears decorated her face, she must have been crying physically even though it was in her dream. That explains why every physical touch from him felt so real every time.Howard was still fast asleep, his hands wrapped tightly around her. He looked so peaceful asleep if it wasn't for the web of lies and confusion that exists between them. Diana could have maybe loved him or fallen in love with him but she decided to get to know him at least. Maybe he could open up to her and tell her the truth if they become friends.She opened her tired eyes fully and tried to remove his hands that were ti
Chapter 15.“ D.. we will be late if you start” She muttered with a smile trying to push him with hands that seemed to be dragging him closer to her. His name on her mouth remains censored like someone turned it out. The vampire king muttered huskily under his breath, incorrigible words as his hands fumbled with the zipper of her dress.“ Mine” he growled removing the hands she placed on his chest to push him away. He had her cornered as her breath grew ragged and her heartbeat became faster. She couldn't hear him because he didn't have one. Her wolf purred loudly as his hands wandered everywhere on her body especially when his right hand brushed his mark which stood proudly on her neck. She mewled out in pleasure as he replaced his hands with his tongue instead.“ God! Just arrhh I didn't peg the vampire king to be this... Hmmm” She said but he covered her mouth with his cutting off her words as he devoured her whole. He reduced the rest of the sentences to Strings of moans alone.“
Chapter 16.“ No!” She growled in her head. It sounded as if the voice was pacing around her head. The voice could see her and maybe whoever owned the voice doesn't like Howard.“ You should free me, Diana! We could end all of them together. It will only take me a second!” The voice continued growling in her head as she tried to block it out. She was starting to get a headache, it was hard to keep her fake smile on her face when someone was growling in her head. She looked around to see if anyone else could hear that voice but it seemed she was the only one who could.She imagined a clear lake of water in her mind and tried to freeze it but it was hard to concentrate as she replied to people's greetings here and there. But she did, she didn't know where the thought of doing that came but she was grateful she could keep this strange voice that only spoke to her whenever she entered the pack house.Soon the Alpha walked in with his Gamma and the head of pack warriors and the noises die