LOGINKatyThe apartment was dark when I walked in but my wolf sensed something… as if someone was there. I stopped."Lucian?" I called but got no answer. I frowned. I swear I could smell his scent all over the room. But that was not strange since this was our home, our scent always filled the space, right? I found the switch and flooded the room with light and spun around. I nearly screamed out loud. Lucian was sitting in the armchair in the corner. His jacket was off, sleeves rolled and elbows on his knees…just sitting there in the dark like that was something people did."Jeez, Lucian." I pressed my hand flat to my chest. "You scared me. Why are you sitting in the dark?" I asked but he didn't answer.Instead, he stood up and crossed the room and I barely had time to register the look on his face before his hands were on me. One at my jaw, the other at my waist, and his mouth came down on mine before I could say another word.The kiss wasn't soft.It was hungry and demanding.My hand
Valen POV " That was not a good move. Your sister might start to suspect something." Lucas murmured from besides me after we left the garage. He was right. I should have tried staying away from her but I could not help it.Twenty five freaking years. That's how long we have been looking for her. Finding out she was now mated to Lucian fucking Cross almost made me loose my mind." She won't and even if she does, the last thing she is going to suspect is that we are related." I replied.The way she looked at me with wary, she might have categorised me for an enemy and not a friend much less a family member." She is happy though. I don't think it's a good decision to take her back." Lucas added." Happy? Lucian can never give my sister the happiness she deserves. He couldn't protect his mate so what makes you think my sister will be happy with him? If anything, she will always be in constant danger as long as she stays by his side." I declared." I don't agree with you on this. Lucia
Katy povThe garage was my favourite part of the day.That probably said something about me but I had stopped apologising for it a long time ago. There was something about the smell of engine oil and metal and the particular quiet of a space where the work was honest that settled me in a way nothing else really did. I had been under a '98 Defender for the better part of an hour when I heard the sound of two bikes. They rolled into the garage forecourt with unhurried confidence that immediately told me whoever was on them wasn't here by accident.I slid out from under the Defender and sat up, pulling the rag from my back pocket and wiping my hands.There were three of them. Two on bikes and one who had stepped out of a car that had pulled in quietly behind them. Then a familiar face stepped outside of the car.Alpha Valen looked exactly the same as he had at the gala. Relaxed and well put together. The kind of man who moved through spaces like he had already decided they belonged to
CelesteVictor had been gone for twenty minutes and I was still standing in the same spot.That was embarrassing enough on its own.I pressed my fingers to my lips without thinking about it, then caught myself doing it and dropped my hand immediately, like the room had eyes or like anyone was watching me stand in my tiny apartment acting like a teenager who had just been kissed for the first time.It wasn't my first kiss, not even close.But it had felt different in a way I wasn't ready to examine too carefully yet.My body had reacted to him before my mind had any say in the matter. That was the part that unsettled me. The part where my hands had moved on their own and my breath had changed and when he touched me, just that light brush of his fingers, I had been embarrassingly, undeniably ready for him.You're drenched. Are you wet for me?I pressed my palms flat against my cheeks and willed the heat away.The worst part wasn't that he had noticed. The worst part was the way he had s
VictorLucian was already at his desk when I walked in.He had a file open in front of him but he wasn't reading it. He was staring at the wall with that particular look that meant he was thinking about something he hadn't decided how to handle yet.I sat down across from him without being asked."Jessica?" I asked. He closed the file. "I don't want to hear her name again."I nodded and left it there. There was nothing else to say about Jessica. That chapter was closed and we both knew it.Lucian leaned back in his chair and looked at me."Valen is still in town," he said.I had noticed that too. Alpha Valen had attended the gala two nights ago as a guest, which was normal enough. What wasn't normal was that he was still here. His motorcade hadn't left the city and he had extended his hotel booking according to the information I had pulled that morning."I heard he was very comfortable around Katy at the gala," I said."Too comfortable," Lucian replied. His voice was even but I had
LucianJessica was already in the holding room when I got there.Victor had seen to that before I even asked. He knew me well enough to know that the moment I found out what happened during the night of the gala, the next thing on my list would be Jessica. He had her locked up here, awaiting for my next instructions. I appreciated the efficiency.I took my time getting there. After waking up, I had breakfast with Katy, made sure she left for her garage before I headed down. I didn't want her anywhere near this building when it happened. Not because she couldn't handle it but because this wasn't hers to carry.This one was mine.Victor was already outside the door when I arrived. He fell into step beside me without a word."How long has she been in there?" I asked."Since that night," he answered.I nodded."Did she say anything?" I asked and he nodded. "She asked for you twice. I told her you'd come when you were ready." Victor replied. I pushed the door open and walked in.The hol
I sank deeper into the warm bathwater, letting the lavender-scented bubbles surround me as I tried to relax.However, Jessica's words from earlier kept creeping back into my mind.She said Lucian was only using me, even marking me without introducing me to the pack. Technically, I was their Luna a
LucianI couldn't focus on a single word being said in the meeting.My CFO was droning on about quarterly projections, but all I could think about was Katy. Her smile, the way she'd looked in that blouse with her nipples visible through the thin fabric… that damn surprise she promised.What was she
KatyI woke up wrapped in Lucian's arms, his chest pressed against my back and breath warm against my neck.For a moment, I just lay there, savoring the feeling of being held. The feeling of being safe, loved and claimed.Last night had been... intense. My body was deliciously sore in places that
KatyLucian emerged from the bathroom twenty minutes later, and I had to remind myself to breathe.He was wearing a black fitted shirt that stretched across his broad shoulders, paired with dark slacks that made him look dangerous and devastatingly handsome at the same time.His hair was still slig







