LOGINKILLIAN’S POV“Speak.” I calmly instruct and the guard bowing before me and he gently raises his head to address me.“My Lord, Miss Willow has just arrived at the castle safely.”I harden my expression to keep my smile of satisfaction from slipping. She’s home and safe. Now I can breathe properly. I’m still unsure whether the public announcement I made about choosing another mate for myself has succeeded in diverting “Their” attention from Willow, that’s why I keep tabs on her at all times. Even after sending her out with two of my best bodyguards to act as her driver and chaperone, I instructed my Gamma to tail them and I was on high alert, ready to show up if anything had gone wrong. Willow doesn’t know it, but even at the castle, I have people watching her, making sure nothing unusually harmful befalls her.“What about the maids I sent for?”“They have arrived. Shall I send them in, My Lord?”“Immediately.” He gives me a curt bow and exits the office. The issue I’m about to addres
WILLOW’S POV“We have arrived.” My chaperone announces after he opens the door for me and I mumble a quiet “thank you” to him as I step down from the car. I’m a bit shocked to see that we are in the private underground parking lot of the building which makes me wonder why we didn't use the front entrance like everyone else. “This way please.”I quietly follow him to the elevator, which takes us to the twenty-third floor of the building. The moment the elevator doors open, three young girls about my age, all of whom are dressed in formal midnight-blue skirt suits, come into view at the doorway.“You’re welcome to BDU shopping mall, Miss Willow.” Says the girl standing between the other two. “My name is Anita and these are my colleagues, Mandy and Laura. We will be assisting you with the Alpha’s King’s shopping today.”I look up at my chaperone, confused.“It’s fine. You can go with them. I’ll be back in three hours to pick you up.” He gently assures me and I nod and step out of the ele
WILLOW’S POVI’m still badly shaken from the shock of what just happened between Alpha Killian and me by the time I exit his bedroom. My mind is jumbled with strange thoughts and unanswered questions. I’m able to find my way to my bedroom solely on muscle memory because my mind is in a foreign land.What was that jolt of electricity that hit me whenever our bodies touched? The emotion that flooded through my body in that instant was unlike anyone I have ever felt before. It was intense, yet sweet and oddly soothing. The tension that hung in the air when our eyes connected. The jittery feeling in my chest. The hundreds of butterflies that took flight in my stomach whenever I inhaled his scent.Alpha Killian has always smelled heavenly, but the scent I perceive from him now is different from that which I used to perceive before he marked me. And Kiera won’t stop insisting that he is our mate. But the way he treats us says otherwise. A Were is supposed to love, protect and care for his s
WILLOW'S POVNo one cannot convince me that he isn’t doing this on purpose. He knows his presence terrifies me, yet he insists on keeping me close just to rile up my nerves and potentially make me develop a heart attack. Is this how he plans to get rid of me? By traumatizing me to death? I take a deep breath and pick up the gold cufflinks from their pouch. My hands won’t stop shaking. My forehead is beaded with sweat and I’m hyperaware of his gaze on me. I can feel his eyes all over my face.“The bruises on your face have completely healed.” He remarks his observation and I nod my head in agreement. I was also shocked to make this observation when I woke up this morning and then I remembered that I’m now a full fleshed werewolf.“One of the perks of having a wolf.”“Good for you.”The room falls once again into uncomfortable silence as he lifts his right hand for me to wear cuff it’s sleeve. I’m about to put on the first cuff when my thumb grazes the back of his palm. My breath hitc
WILLOW’S POVThe moment I arrive at my bedroom, I head straight to my bed, fall on my back with my arms stretched out wide over my ears as I stare at the white ceiling above. The tears that have been clogging my eyes start leaking from the corners and rolling down into my ears. My chest feels like someone slammed a hammer on it and cracked it open. I guess Alpha Killian’s words did.He wants me to go shopping for him in preparation for the ceremony where he’ll push me aside and pick a new bride for himself.Perhaps I should pick the most hideous outfit in the store that would make every girl run away from him, but who am I kidding? He’s not just any ordinary Alpha. He’s the King of this entire world. Girls would still line up to get chosen to be his bride even if he dressed like a hobo. He’s the most eligible bachelor in the world and not even a bad outfit can dampen his aura.“He is our mate!” Kiera firmly insists and I fight the urge to groan and roll my eyes at her.“But he’s deni
KILLIAN’S POVHot blazing rage is spreading through my body faster than venom and the fact that Willow is taking her precious time to answer my question is aggravating me even more.“Uhm… I uh…” She stutters and starts playing with her fingers and looking at everywhere else except my face. I’m sure she’s trying to cook up a lie to tell me, but I wish she wouldn’t do that because I can already guess what happened and it will take me less than no time to find the culprits. “There was a bit of an argument in the laundry room.” Her gaze is still not on my face and that irks me.“Look at me.” I calmly instruct and she obeys. “A bit of an argument? What’s that supposed to mean?”“The maids in the laundry room…” She stops and draws in a sharp inhale. “They did this.”“And you couldn’t fight back? You just let them beat you up?” I ask, making sure to sound very disappointed and her pupils dilate in shock. She cannot believe I just asked her that. Even I cannot believe I just asked such a stup
CHAPTER TENI swear if I’m asked that question one more time tonight, I’ll crash out.“Eleanor said…”“Aren’t you cold?” He quickly cuts me off.“I’m freezing, actually.”“The closet is over there.’ He says pointing to a door on my left. “Go in, take that off and put on whatever will keep you warm
CHAPTER NINEWILLOW’S POVI am a priced lamb being prepped for sacrifice.Well, part of that statement is untrue. Alpha Killian didn’t pay a price for me. I was offered to him free of charge. Therefore, I’m just a lamb being prepped for sacrifice. An unpriced lamb.That’s the only thought running t
CHAPTER SEVENWILLOW’S POVI suffered a mini heart attack when Alpha Killian ushered me to his bed after we both finished eating and urged me to get on it. I thought he had changed his mind about not wanting to have sex with me, but the moment we both got under the covers, he wished me goodnight, f
CHAPTER EIGHTWILLOW’S POVHis question meets silence. My lips pry open, but no words fall out of my mouth.I’m staring blankly at him and I find that now is a good time to properly admire his lips. There’s nothing peculiar about the anatomy of the human lip, but there’s just something about his th







