DIMITRI POV'S CONTI know what Zainab was going to say. He was going to say what our people would say, the council, a group of old heads that oversee our affairs. Our people believe that the wolves are beneath us and therefore forbid any relationships or coupling with them. Such an alliance is frowned upon and deemed unworthy. To put it plainly, it is not recognized, and our people shun anyone involved in such a relationship. “Sire, what Zainab is trying to say is that your leadership already faces enough problems to add this to its list,” Xero says in what she assumes is a reasonable tone, but only irritates me because they seem to think they could tell me what to do. I smile at the baby, making a face at him while pretending not to hear what my men are saying. Some of my people are not pleased with my leadership. They feel that I am not handling many things the way they should be handled. For instance, the constant attack on our businesses, our people by dissident wolves, who ar
DIMITRI'S POVI gazed down at the wonder in my arms. He had his eyes closed and his little thumb inside his mouth as he slept. His head is full of a soft mop of dark brown hair, and his skin still looks red like someone roasted him. I look from his innocent face, softened in sleep, to Dr Weiss. "How is she?" I saw him roll his eyes discreetly before he answered me. "She is still the same as she was five minutes ago when you asked me." Dr Weiss was able to save the mother, but unfortunately, after he stitched the woman up, she lapsed into unconsciousness. He also told me about her other injuries, and the woman reeked of rogues when we found her. My fingers curled into a fist as I remembered the words of the doctor. When I find the ones responsible, I will ensure they pay with their lives. The baby in my arms whimpered as if sensing the strong emotions raging inside me. I took a deep breath to calm down. I don't want to wake the crying monster. It was a battle to settle him down la
VICTOR'S POV CONTI stared at my grandmother impatiently, waiting to hear why she thinks Raven is alive. Selene told me she is dead, and she wouldn't lie to me about something of this magnitude. "Raven is not dead because she has a great destiny to fulfill. You see, Raven is not—"I raise my hand to stop my grandmother's rambling. I can't believe she wasted a few seconds of my time just to tell me about this jumbo nonsense again. This is not the first time my grandmother has told me how special Raven is. What could be special about some ugly fat mutt? I looked down at the watch on my wrist. I'm almost late for work, and I have a ton of work waiting for me in my office. "I can't believe you killed the woman carrying your child. When did you get this evil?" Cassain's angry snarl pulled my attention away from my watch, and I looked at him with amusement. "My child?!" I mocked with a raised brow. Don't you mean your child? My voice hardened as I glared at the young pup. Cassain opened
VICTOR'S POVIt seems Selene was right to push me back to work early because everything in the company is in riots. During my six-month absence, my employees acted without supervision, and now I have to go to work every day to put everything back in order as it should be. Work isn't the only thing keeping me up at night; my family, for one. They still refuse to tell me where Raven is, and no word from the ones Selene sent after her. The worst headache of all is the damn bitch I called my mate for years. I don't know why it rankles me that she is still out there. Maybe because it makes me feel weak, that someone like her could elude me this long. I didn't think Raven had it in her to survive this long outside the Pack, yet she has lasted weeks since she ran from me.Fucking, bitch! I cursed while trying to knot my tie. I am ready to leave for work if only my fucking tie would behave. Just like Raven, the damn tie is hell bent on defying me. Knotting my tie is a skill that eludes me;
Finding my mate is the one thing I have longed for years that has eluded me. I have searched for her everywhere with no luck. My life felt empty and meaningless without the one person who completes it. And when I least expected it, the universe drops her into my lap. Only she is dying. I snap my palmtop shut and hurry out of the car, almost running to where Moses knelt beside the woman. He looked up at my arrival, his expression anxious and terrified. I think she is dead, he muttered helplessly, his brown eyes filled with guilt.His words caused my heart to slam against my chest. No, it can’t be! I wailed in agony. The universe will not be so cruel as to let me catch a glimpse of the one thing I have longed for for years, only to snatch it away from me. "Move!" I snapped, not intentionally, but my fear made my actions brisk. I knelt beside the obviously injured woman with a face like an angel and gazed upon her smooth, clear face in wonder. You are here!I pushed aside my excitemen
DIMITRI POV It is past eight pm, and most of the employees have left the building, except me. It may be time to call it a night. I paused with my work and saved it before shutting down my laptop. I packed everything into my briefcase and stood to my feet. I turned around to pick up my outer suit, which I flipped around my shoulders and slipped my hands through the hand hole. I buttoned the suit, snapping into place, lifted my suitcase from my desk, and headed for the door. After twelve hours of work, I still looked like I did when I walked into my company's building with no hair out of place. As I traverse the corridors of my building heading to the executive's elevator, I feel their presence as they follow me in the shadows, keeping out of everyone's sight. I don't need their protection, but that doesn't matter to Xero. Xero has been with me since I was young. We trained together, and when I became King, my father made her the head of my elite guards, known as the Order. I ro