ARIAIt was the hardest night of my life. I wanted nothing more than for Tyrion to lose all control and join me in bed, and I feared nothing more than him doing it. I was grateful that I could shower, wash my hair and body, and lay down on a comfortable bed, but why did it have to smell like him?! My heart hammered against my chest the entire night, and I was exhausted from trying to fall asleep despite all the lewd thoughts in my head. So much for a good rest and regeneration...Let's face it, the badass Red Queen had sex only twice in her entire life. The first time was painful but amazing, and the second time was a mistake. The night I spent with a sexy stripper was incomparably more incredible and satiating than the drunken sex I had once with one of the warriors. It happened the night Aziz told me that we would remain friends and nothing more because I hadn't found my true mate. Once I cured my hangover, I decided not to have sex unless it was someone I truly cared about. For thr
ARIAThe moment Aziz left, anxiety rushed to flood my body to the fullest. I had been hiding my identity for five years but never actually had to lie that I was someone I wasn't. The people I faced during those five years had never met Aria Seymour nor had heard about her. When the Silver Blood Pack ceased to exist, the pack members who survived spread around the world. Some of them were lucky enough to become members of other packs, while others had become rogues like me, but all this time I hadn't encountered anyone from my past life in Silverville. Now, I was going to live with someone who knew Aria Seymour and who wanted her dead..."Snap out of it, Aria!" I scolded myself. "You need to get yourself together and play the part of the fabulous Red Queen! Those whom you saved are counting on you!"I wasn't trying to act like a saint. I used to call helping others my redemption. In my mind, I was paying for my family's sins. I felt that I had the responsibility to protect those who tr
ARIAI walked out into the corridor as soon as she walked inside Tyrion's chamber. The person whom I thought was my friend, the cause of my suffering, the one whom I wished died along with my brother, was only a few feet away from me in the room I was supposed to enter. Why was she here?! Was she and Tyrion in some intimate relationship?!My head started to spin. Hot burning lava was running in my veins. I took a silent step closer to Tyrion's room, trying to hear the sounds from inside."Why are you here, Damara?" he asked her. His voice seemed tender and gentle, and for some reason, it made my heart squeeze in my chest."My father sends the Alpha King his regards," she said.The spinning of my head increased. Damara didn't have a father. Both of her parents were farmers and died long ago."Give him my regards as well," Tyrion replied kindly. He sounded so different from the way he talked to me."He organized a meeting with several Alphas; they were all willing to renew their pledge
TYRIONTwo hours earlierThat day couldn't be more bothersome. The rumors that I released the Rogue Queen from prison spread at the fucking speed of light. Before I knew it, I was answering calls from almost every Alpha in this damn kingdom since they all wanted to share how deeply concerned they were about my decision. I was sick of it. They knew shit about Red, her business, and her town. All they cared about were their lost money and land. I started looking forward to the court trial. I had a feeling that Red was going to kick those Alpha asses, and I would be sitting in the front row watching it happen.I looked at the time; Red was going to come here in less than half an hour. I smirked at that thought. I had almost no reason to call her to my chamber in the evening. Her bodyguard position was something I came up with on a whim, but it gave me a chance to keep her by my side without any peculiar reason. I could have taken her on every meeting and any business trip, pretending tha
ARIAWhat an asshole! Did he think I was his toy or something?! I could see Felix barely holding back his laughter after his precious Alpha King walked away. He might find it entertaining, but I was fuming inside!"Have you ever tried to kick his ass?" I asked, hardly squeezing the words through my clenched teeth.He nodded. "Many times. Each time the ass that was kicked belonged to me."I cursed under my breath and then sighed. "He's the type who thinks he can get whatever and whomever he wants, doesn't he?"Felix shrugged. "A little correction there… He does get whatever and whomever he wants, period.""And what does he want from me?" I groaned in frustration.Felix chuckled and patted my back. "The obvious. He is THE Alpha with the royal-class libido, and you're a challenge."I glared at him. "Seriously? I agreed to be his bodyguard, not a sex slave."Felix raised his hands in surrender and smirked. "You've misunderstood me. He would never force himself on a woman. He may behave li
ARIA I was lying in the most comfortable bed I could ever imagine, and yet I tossed and turned, unable to sleep. My heart kept pounding against my chest, and I couldn't soothe my breathing. I could assume that the witch Tyrion had mentioned was his friend or at least someone loyal to the Alpha King. How would she react when I entered her home carrying the thick stink of another witch's magic? Each time I closed my eyes, I could see the scene with the witch pointing her finger at me and screaming, "Imposter!" I needed to be mentally prepared for the worst-case scenario. I knew that even a not-so-talented witch could identify the source of my magic. Fortunately, even if she took my talisman away from me, my true scent and hair color wouldn't return immediately. Without my talisman, I would still have an additional week to figure out how to escape the mess. "What if my stripper and Tyrion turn out to be the same person?" I wondered cunningly, talking to myself. "Maybe I could blackmail
ARIAI wished I could just grab that blonde mop on her head and send her face to a meeting with the dirt below her feet. Unfortunately, it was Aria who had every reason to do so, but not Red... yet. I waited quietly, watching Damara step closer toward me with disdain in her eyes and her arms crossed over her chest."And who are you exactly?" I added extra nonchalance to the tone of my voice and watched her fume.A few omegas and guards turned their attention to us. Now that there were more than a few witnesses around us, I had to play it out to my advantage."I am Damara Cordeiro, daughter of Ulisses Cordeiro, the respected member of the royal council!" She made sure her self-introduction was heard loud and clear by everyone around. "I am soon to become Luna of this pack, and a piece of shit like you doesn't deserve to stay around the King!"A cold chuckle escaped my throat while my hands fisted. So my ex-friend had been adopted by someone powerful. Well, that made my revenge slightly
TYRIONWhat a fucking mess! I left the palace for fifteen minutes and something like that happened?! If Zane hadn't been around, they certainly would have ripped each other's throats out! I hit the gas pedal, wishing nothing more than to get Damara far away from the palace as quickly as possible."So?" she asked suddenly, crossing her arms over her chest. "How are you going to punish her?"Was she fucking serious?! I turned my eyes away from the road and glared at her."Why are you looking at me like that, Alpha? She got what she deserved for disrespecting me. Did you know that she mocked that I was adopted?!" She looked at me with a pitiful stare."Did she hurt you?" I asked, even though it didn't seem as if she was hurt at all."She almost killed me!" Damara exclaimed. "She used… some kind of magic on me, and she made me choke!""Interesting..." I smirked. "Did she touch you to make you suffocate?" I inquired, more curious to find out about Red's abilities than Damara's so-called su