Luca's PovDays. It’s been days since Lily’s death, and the royal palace is quiet like a graveyard. Samantha hardly leaves her room or opens up to me. Mikala has tried talking to her, but she chases everyone away. Xavier… he has it bad. I don’t even know where he is. After Lily’s burial, I saw him in the maze with a smoke between his teeth.I now realize how much Lily meant to him. To be honest, I have no interest in hating him for leaving. It still hurts, but I understand what it means to lose a loved one. He had waited for her, and the only chance he had to be beside her—it was taken away from him.This is the problem, you see. Lily’s death proves that the prophecy will come true. I shouldn’t think about that right now, but I can’t help it.“Still mourning Lily?” Tyler asked, stepping into the library. I snuck in here to relax my head and think.“I’m not mourning her. You should know that.” A small grin spread on his lips.“What are you doing here then?”“Relaxing.”He eyed me, taki
Samantha Pov “Lily…you can't do this!... not now…” Xavier murmured as he cradled her body in his arms.She didn't respond.“Please!!” He begged, his voice hoarse from crying. “I just got you back…” He buried his face in her neck, wetting her body with his tears.I clenched my arm closer, sobs racking through my body. My sister that I just gained was dead.She died protecting me.She should have just left! She should have ignored me and kept her nose out of whatever the fuck this fight was about.“...you should have taken the advice you gave…” I cried.In that moment, the fighting around me became nothing but background noise, the fact that my life was in danger meant nothing. My whole world reduced to Lily, my sister.Xavier gave me a pained look over his shoulder, his eyes were red but he wasn't crying anymore.Do you blame me?... I couldn't bring myself to ask him.He gently picked her up, my heart ached at the way he cradled her. He held her like she was the most precious thing in
Samantha's Pov It's been days since Luca attacked Xavier and we still haven't talked about why he did it. In his defense, he fell asleep with his face between my breasts that day and I haven't brought up the topic since then.I really don't want to be the one to bring it up, I want him to tell me when he's ready. I expect him to do so.“You're thinking hard about something, not that I care but if you're here with me, don't you think it's fair that your mind is also here?” Lily asked glaring at her bowl of fruits like it offended her somehow.“You're not exactly good company.”I still don't know why Luca released her but it's clear that they strucked a deal. She has her own room but I've not seen her leave the house.She sniffed, “that's an insult to my personality. Besides, you've not really said anything apart from asking why I hurt you even though we've established that I'll never tell you. It's getting boring sister of mine.”“We can't talk like normal sisters. I barely know anyth
Luca's PovTyler sighed. My thoughts seemed to be mirrored on my face because he gave me a soft sad look.“Luca, this isn't something you can keep from her. You have to tell her.”“Won't she be better of without knowing? What if she finds out and takes it upon herself to develop said abilities? Right now, her abilities are just awakening, if she doesn't know about it they might remain dominant. If she doesn't use her abilities, no one will know she has them. Thanos won't be able to get her that way.”“Listen to yourself Luca.” He didn't look disgusted but I could picture the look on his face so clearly that it almost looked like he was.You're just obsessed…you don't love her…“You want to subdue a part of the woman you love just because you're afraid? That means you don't believe in yourself to protect her, it means you don't even believe that she can protect herself in your absence. I'm not even going to talk about your lack of faith in me or the pack.”“I'm sorry,” I rubbed my face
Luca's PovWhat Lily had said has been bugging me. I can't bring myself to tell Samantha about it. The thought of Xavier and Samantha being together—does this mean Samantha and I will be separated? Does this mean she and Xavier will end up together? Is fate trying to repeat itself?I closed my eyes before picking up the pen and continued writing on the plain sheet."What's eating you up?" Tyler asked, looking at me out of the corner of his eye."Nothing," I replied, focusing on the papers in front of me."You've been moody lately. And oddly quiet."I raised an eyebrow at him. "Am I not always quiet?" I asked."I digress."Fucker..."Come on. You know you can tell me anything."I sighed and dragged my hands over my face helplessly. Tyler is my Beta, and I trust him with almost anything. He has been by my side, and as a brother figure to me, we hardly keep things from each other. Telling him this, however..."Is this about Lily?" he asked."Yes," I replied, dropping the feather pen onto
Luca's Pov“Really? I highly doubt that. But of course, you are the rejected one. If he really cared about you like you think, he would've come to see you. Xavier is aware that you’re locked up, so why hasn’t he?”She glared at me, her cheeks wet from crying. I knew I had her the minute I used the Xavier card on her. From her reaction, she must have some feelings for him or think highly of him to feel bad about what I had said.“Now, tell me. Why did you kidnap Samantha, and why did you set her on fire?” I was already at my last straw. If she wasn’t going to cooperate, torturing her would be the next step.“You will let me go. If I tell you this, you will let me go. Promise me. Give me your word,” she said. I could see fear written all over her face, but fear of what? What was she scared of?“Please… promise me that if I tell you, I will be protected and no harm will come to me.”I paused and tucked my hands into my pockets.“You have my word,” I said, and she breathed a sigh of relie