Kieran's POV My mind whirred with a million and one things all at once, and no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't bring myself to focus. There were just so many things that didn't make sense, so many things that didn't add up, and so many things that I couldn't wrap my head around all at once. My gaze darted to the woman in front of me, and her last words echoed painfully in my ears. “Irene ma'am got her fired a couple of days ago.” Cara had said .“She was helping Liana with her tasks and she just came out of the blue and fired her.”I knew Irene was a witch and had no heart, but this was a bit too much, even for her. Of all things she could do, why did she have to involve poor Serena? Only a fool wouldn't be able to tell what had gone down in my absence. Irene had used my travel as a means to frustrate liana's life all the more, and what did she do when she figured Liana had someone on her side, that was ready to fight for her till the end? She made sure she cut her off
LIANA“And when you're done with those, just make sure to check if the other rooms are clean and if they aren't, then you should clean them” Mom said.I've been doing menial jobs all day since morning. Most of these chores were supposed to be done by my sister but my parents insisted I should do them because Samantha doesn't want to do them. It's basically the norm now, I have to do the chores that she doesn't want to, anytime she says she doesn't want to do them which is mostly always because she's nothing but a lazy ass girl who wants to do nothing but enjoy while I suffer for her laziness. “I don't think I would be able to do that, Mom. It's my anniversary with Ryle and I want to go home so we can celebrate it together. I told you about this earlier but you seem to be indulging your daughter who should be doing this. You should get Samantha here and let her do the job she was supposed to do in the first place* I rarely talked back to either of my parents but I can't take this on
LIANAI spent the next two days avoiding all of them. My parents didn't even try to get in touch with me and I preferred it that way. For the entirety of the two days, I was mostly going out to feed when I was sure no one was around and that suited me. The only thing I couldn't afford not to attend was pack meetings. If I was going to be alpha, I can't afford missing any of them. But that also meant that I would have to see Samantha and my parents. During one of the pack meetings, Samantha cornered me. I thought she was coming to gloat like she did the other day at the house but it seemed like if she didn't have anyone behind her, she was just a toothless dog. She saw me trying not to talk to her and she planted herself in front of me. “You're being childish, Liana” She accused me when she finally got a hold of me. I tried to excuse myself but she was being adamant. I sighed and faced her. It's pointless to try to ignore her now. “How am I being childish?” I asked her even though
LIANAI took the rogue to the pack hospital and waited until he was admitted. The doctor informed me that he would be fine and that was the only reason I felt like going back home.I kept thinking about what Samantha did and how much pain the guy must be feeling. I also wondered why he was there and how he got injured. Since there was no one I could tell about him, I realized it was now my responsibility to make sure he was fine which would include daily checkups until he was discharged. The doctors had thankfully asked no questions since I couldn't provide answers to them. I didn't even know his name or where he had come from in the first place. When I got home, I realized the house was empty which was strange considering the fact that Samantha was usually frolicking around with Ryle to spite me. I figured I could enjoy the peace and quiet before they come back and start again. They were usually very loud but I've let it not bother me. In the morning, an announcement was passed ab
Liana’s POV I couldn't believe my ears. No, scratch that. I didn't want to. The world around me stilled, and I found father's words echoing in my ears Your bags are in the car. Leave. Even in a million years, there was no way I would have seen this coming. Yes, things between me and dad were rough thanks to the unfortunate incident, but I never thought it would end up this way. First he stripped me of my title of being alpha, and now he was kicking me out of the house too? Why? What the hell did I do to deserve this? I knew father was somewhat w disciplinarian, but this punishment was too much. Even for him. I wasn't a pessimistic person, but I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said I preferred death over everything that had happened today. Like my life wasn't already a mess, Ryle had to reject me too. “Didn't you hear me?” Dad's voice cut through my thoughts, pulling me back to earth. I blinked back a couple of times, while I muttered a prayer to the moon goddess. Perhaps
Liana's POV I was stunned. It didn't happen pretty often, but when it did, then best believe that it was worth it. Right now, I wasn't even sure that was the right word to use. Worth it, didn't even come close. I blinked back a couple of times, still not wanting to believe the magnificent palace in front of me. It's sky high rooftops seemed to be touching the tip of the clouds and sky, and thanks to sky high windows, it looked nothing less than something straight out of a modern fairytale. “I take it you like it then?” Kieran spoke up, pulling me out of my thoughts. I turned to him immediately, and I didn't miss the amusement dancing in his eyes. “It tends to have that effect on people.”“You said you were taking me home.” I retorted. I was in no mood for games, and only when I'd gotten a satisfactory answer, would I indulge in any of his games. “Your home.”“Yes.” He drawled, uncertainty lacing his voice. “I fail to see your point, Liana.”My name tumbled past his lips with su
Liana's POV I couldn't believe my ears. Her words echoed in my ears, and no matter how hard I tried to push it out, it just wouldn't budge. They were stuck in my head, like a radio playing on loop, and honestly, I wasn't too sure how long I could take it for. I stared at her, waiting for the slightest shift in her expression. Maybe she would burst into a wide grin after a couple of seconds, with the words I was only messing with you on her lips, but it never came. In fact, as time slowly ticked by, I realized that little imagination I just had, might never happen. Shit. “Wait.” I shook my head slowly. “Are you serious? Did you really mean that?”“I'm sorry.” Her face fell. “I really wish I could help you, but I don't have the right to do that.”“So what do you have the right to do then?’ my voice came out louder than I wanted. She flinched, and I knew that I should have felt bad for scaring her, but I didn't. Instead, it only infuriated me all the more. “tell me! Serve me fo
Liana's POV My body thrummed with excitement, and my pulse raced in my ears. I had no idea what was on the other side of the door, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited. In fact, excited couldn't even begin to describe how I felt right now. I might not have gotten the answers I wanted and was looking for, but maybe this door might solve all of my problems. Not only would I find out everything I wanted to know about it, I would do it without his knowledge too. “Okay Liana.” My fingers grazed the door handle. The metal was cool against my palm and I found myself gripping on to it harder. “You got this. You got this. All you have to do is push open this door and…”“Don't you dare!” Someone voice boomed behind me, causing me to halt in my tracks. My eyes widened, and I struggled to find an escape. There was no way I could escape even if I tried and even if I did escape, it would take Kieran absolutely nothing to find me again. Or maybe I could make a run for it. I wasn'
Kieran's POV My mind whirred with a million and one things all at once, and no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't bring myself to focus. There were just so many things that didn't make sense, so many things that didn't add up, and so many things that I couldn't wrap my head around all at once. My gaze darted to the woman in front of me, and her last words echoed painfully in my ears. “Irene ma'am got her fired a couple of days ago.” Cara had said .“She was helping Liana with her tasks and she just came out of the blue and fired her.”I knew Irene was a witch and had no heart, but this was a bit too much, even for her. Of all things she could do, why did she have to involve poor Serena? Only a fool wouldn't be able to tell what had gone down in my absence. Irene had used my travel as a means to frustrate liana's life all the more, and what did she do when she figured Liana had someone on her side, that was ready to fight for her till the end? She made sure she cut her off
Kieran's POV I never thought there would come a time when I wouldn't be looking forward to staying in the palace. Maybe if it had happened in the past, I would have agreed to it, but never in a million years did I think that the sight of the palace would bring me more pain than happiness, especially after the last couple of weeks. I pushed the thoughts to the back of my mind as I stepped fully into the palace. Nothing had changed, and I wasn't exactly sure how I felt about that. The air was still the same as the other night, and the moment it hit my nose, I found myself replaying that particular memory.I'd organized the event to show I was responsible, and that the fact that I was younger than the other alphas before me, didn't mean I wasn't up to the task. But everything all fell through, and it was all thanks to one person Irene.It was a miracle how she was still breathing by now. Even while I carried out the assignment I'd gone out of town for, I still couldn't shake her
Liana's POV The pack doctor didn't leave immediately. With my consent of course, he made sure to carry out a couple more tests and observations, just to be sure. And by the time he was done, nothing changed. I was fine and I wasn't pregnant. “Then why did I pass out?” I couldn't help but ask. He was already on his way out, but he still stopped to answer my question. “Are you sure I'm okay?”“Yes, dear.” He nodded, and I didn't miss the small smile on his face. “you were probably exhausted and had been overworking your body for so long. It happens when we refuse to take rest when needed, that's our body's way to telling us to take a breather.” It was my turn to nod, and I thanked him as he walked out of the room. Silence settled in the room the moment he had disappeared, but something told me it wouldn't be too long before something interrupted it. “Are you happy now?” Irene yelled out of the blue, and I fought the urge to let out a small I told you so underneath my breath. Be
Liana's POV Growing up, I'd always been told to make wishes, and I usually did, with the mindset that one day, maybe one day, the goddess would grant at least one of them. What I wasn't told, was to never expect anything, and as someone with a wide bad luck streak, I wasn't even meant to waste my time on wishes. But somehow I always did, and I always ended up being disappointed, every single time. A good example was this morning. I should have known that nothing good would start my day, especially after things had ended last night, but somehow, I found myself a tad bit hopeful that the day would be bright. However, all it took was a couple of seconds to shatter whatever inch of hope I had left. One would think that since Irene had been caught in a lie on the night of the event, she wouldn't dare show her face, but I couldn't be more wrong. Her pride and confidence seemed to have skyrocketed to the highest level, and like she needed anything else to fuel her cruelty, Kieran wa
Liana's POV The silence in the room did nothing to help. If anything, all it did was increase the already brewing tension in the air, and if nothing was done to stop it, then it wouldn't exactly be a pretty scene when things brew out of proportion. I wanted to speak, to at least say something and cut through the tension in the air, but what was I going to say? No matter what I did or how I tried, I wasn't sure anything was going to stop the calamity from happening. I wasn't an overly pessimistic person, but it was already set in stone, and nothing, absolutely nothing could change that. I forced my attention back to the screen in front of me. In the last couple of minutes, it hadn't moved nor shook. Maybe if the CCTV footage was still playing, we could have easily gone with the fact that maybe we hadn't watched it properly and we were mistaking the thief for Irene But that wasn't the case. It really was Irene in the frozen frame, and a shiver ran down my spine. I snuck a glance
Liana's POV I should have known today would end badly when I woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning. People always said you would get cranky if you woke up on the wrong side of bed, but mine was slightly different. Whenever I woke up wrongly, it was an automatic indication that my day was going to end up badly. It usually started from the moment I opened my eyes, up until the break of dawn, but when today started out fairly well, I jomestly thought my bad luck streak had ended, but I was wrong. Very very wrong. The goddess was only keeping the best for last, or in this case,the worst for last. I didn't want to believe what had just happened, I couldn't believe it. No matter how many times the guards words echoed in my ears, it still didn't make any sense. We found the crystal, sir. He'd said. We found it in between some of her belongings. What? There was no way that was possible. I had left my room in the morning, I had arranged everything and I didn't for once see the
Kieran's POV They said years of experience usually prepped you for any mishap that would come your way, but believe me when I said nothing, even in a million years could have prepared me for what had just happened. I couldn't believe it, I didn't want to believe it because there was just no way it was possible, at least, that was what my mind kept on whispering to me. But as I stared at the guard, and also took in the shocked expression on the rest of my guests, something in me couldn't help but snap. This was really happening. The lunar crystal was really missing. I blinked back a couple of times. Maybe if I did that well enough, this entire scenario would morph into something different, something where the event was going well and my guard hadn't just announced to everyone that the crystal was missing.But noatrer how hard I hoped, and the time that slipped by, nothing changed, and no one moved. This was actually real. Shit. “Are you sure?” I turned to the guard again. H
Liana's POV Some days in the palace were uneventful, and by that, I meant there were little to no chores for the maids to do. If I was being honest, those were the kinds of days I looked up to. If I had my way, that would be the only kind of days I got to experience in the palace. Ever since my little demotion from grace to grass, I could count a few uneventful days, and by few, I meant just one. Irene had made it a personal conviction to make my life miserable and a living hell too. I hated to admit it, but she was succeeding, and if that wasn't the worst thing to have ever happened to me, then I had no idea what else would suffice. Since today was nothing like the uneventful days, it was worse. I'd woken up earlier than I usually did, and it wasn't something I looked forward to. My task today was to make the palace clean and spotless in time for the Lunar council meeting. Apparently, it was held every year and in different packs too. I didn't know a lot about it, but I could
Kieran's POV My emotions were a mess, but for the life of me, I couldn't bring myself to dwell on them. In fact, I didn't even want to. Doing that would only make me more mad and probably heartbroken and that was the last thing I needed right now. A million and one thoughts ran through my mind, but a good number of them all revolved around Liana. No, scratch that. All of them revolved around Liana. Last night had passed by quicker than I would like, but best believe that I would relive that moment every minute of my life if I had too. Finally getting close to Liana was like a breath of fresh air, but nothing could top the little confession I'd give earlier today. I hadn't planned it. In fact, I'd done that in a state of panic, without giving a single thought to how she would react, or what the hell would follow after it. Had things gone differently than I'd expected? Yes. Did I regret it? Not at all. Liana was only going through a lot at the moment, and I told myself that