LOGINLucia’s POVThe First Duke sat up , looking thrilled at being recognized on sight. “How did you know that? Tell me. Tell me.”I let out a shaky breath, almost in awe that I was in the presence of the High Duke that was spoken off in legends.This man was not like any of the Dukes who had been replaced over and over during the last few millennia.He was truly immortal, the younger brother of the very first werewolf king from thousands of years ago and had lived ever since then as an untouchable figure that none of the other Dukes could ever come close to.He also had a reputation of not involving himself in the matters of mortals ever. The world could be going to shit like it was now and he would refuse to lift a finger.This only made me wonder.What did he want with me that he would go so far as entering my dream? Had I accidentally committed an error that I was not supposed to?Unlike I would ever do for a werewolf figure, I went on my knees and bowed my head.This man was a natural
Lucia’s POV“Absolutely not,” Peter snapped and I leaned back on my bed, rolling my eyes.“I do not recall asking for your permission, Peter,” I said calmly but he shook his head over and over like his insistence was supposed to make some kind of difference.“You will not be going to Northernfang. I refuse to allow it. What if something happens to you—”“Like what?” I asked him and he faltered.“I don’t know. You get eaten. Someone breaks into your room in the middle of the night—”“—with Ryan in the house?” I asked him and he fell silent. “To be safer, I will never leave Ryan’s side. We will sleep in the same room on the same bed so that—”“I do not want you sleeping in the same room with a werewolf,” Peter said with a pouty frown. I rolled my eyes and fell against my bed, sighing in annoyance and exhaustion.I did not even know what else to say to him.It was not that I did not understand where he was coming from. I did. However, he did not know how much I knew about Northernfang an
Ryan’s POVBefore she could say anything, Caspian pinned her with a glare. “You should know better than to have petty jealousy. What have I taught you all this while about the role of a woman?”Emilia visibly shrunk in front of her ancestor but she found her voice to speak. “She…he is going to be my mate someday. I did not want him defiling himself with a human. Imagine how that would look in front of the pack…”Caspian stared at her for a moment longer and then lifted his hand and patted her head. Her eyes lit up and she smiled, wrapping her hands around him for a hug.“You should have handled that better,” he said softly. “You do not raise your voice at your future mate. He will be your Alpha.”Emilia hummed, clearly not listening. As she stared at me, she wore a slight smirk like she had won.It made me chuckle and shake my head. Did she think Caspian could force me to do her bidding?“Ridiculous,” I muttered, turning to walk away but Caspian held me back. When I looked back over m
Ryan’s POVThe moment the car pulled up in front of the pack house, Emilia ran out of the house towards me, her hands raised in the air to hug me.Just before she touched me, she stopped firmly in her tracks and sniffed the air. Her face scrunched up with distaste and then, with anger.Her entire face was twisted in pure rage as she snarled. “You were with another woman!” She took a whiff of the air like the dog she was. “A human no less. Just what have you reduced yourself to…get back here! I am talking to you!”As I walked away, I did not respond to her, not wanting any of them to ruin the bliss that had rested in my heart from my time with Lucia. What I needed right now was a hearty meal and sleep with my dreams full of her.However, Emilia refused to accept my ignoring her. She stomped to me and grabbed my shoulder, attempting to pull me back.I will give her and her bloodline credit where due. Having a Celestial Duke in your lineage was no joke. She was much stronger than many wo
Ryan’s POVReese pinned me with a glare when I stepped out of the clearing. I ignored him and walked to the car, getting into the back seat beside him.“Giving a human the night…and morning of her life,” I replied casually, brushing my lip with my thumb. “We need to get back to the pack soon. I am starving.”His eyes were narrowed sharply. “And the serum?”I rolled my eyes. “Do you think South City would have survived this long if Lucia Everton would surrender her most prized secrets because of a good fuck?”Reese flared up instantly, snarling at me. “So all of this was for naught?!”I could not help but roll my eyes. “Did I say that? Like any other woman, she does not just want to be a quick fuck. She wants something real. Status. Power.”I kicked the back of the seat in front of me. “Katherine, you might understand that more than the rest of us.”Katherine made a small sound but did not respond or turn around.“As I was saying, Reese, she is not going to give me something if she doe
Lucia’s POVI returned to the camp at noon. Daniel was the first person to sight me and he rushed forward to hug me.“Lucia! Oh goodness. You scared me!” He leaned back and slapped me right on the forehead. “Where on Earth were you all night? Everyone was looking for you.”I patted his head. “I had to go complete the ritual. It can only be done on a full moon.”Daniel frowned and was about to nod to accept my answer when Jonathan appeared behind him, eyes narrowed, sniffing the air like the animal he was.“If it was for the ritual, you should have been back hours ago.” He leaned close and tugged down the collar of my jacket. “Looks to me like someone got thoroughly fucked.”My cheeks flaming as if on command did not help my cause. Daniel gasped, his finger pointing at me.Seeing our conversation was drawing attention, he lowered his voice to a harsh whisper. “You little…you fucked Ryan?”His words were tight like an accusation. I took a step back, rubbing my arms. The back of my eyes
Lucia's POVMy back slammed hard against the ground, knocking the air out of me.I hissed, forcing my body into a sitting position.Kathy clutched her arm, forcing her feet in my direction. A long scar ran down her face, refusing to heal from the impact of the bomb.“Kill her,” Kathy hissed, her ey
Lucia’s POVI woke up spluttering as water was poured on my face.Sitting up, I stared into a pair of unfamiliar forest green eyes. “Who the fuck are you?” I snapped.His face twisted in disgust. “The proper thing to say would be thank you.”I tugged at the ropes around my torso. “Kidnappers these
Lucia's POV“Lucy,” someone called my name in a sing-song voice.A door slammed against the wall. I jumped to my feet, holding up my gun.Daniel stood, watching me with wide eyes.Wait a minute. Daniel?My memories rushed back in so quickly that my head spun.Reese. Kathy. The explosions and…my dea
Lucia’s POVThe cup fell from my hand and shattered on the ground.At the sound, Reese and Kathy jumped apart, still breathless from their kiss.“What the hell, Reese?!” I screamed, storming into the room.“Lucia, hold on,” he said, buckling his trousers. “I can explain–”“Explain what?! I just saw







