Damian chuckled softly. Why was her lips red and tiny? Why did she shut her eyes? He had been busy staring at her beautiful features and missed a chance to taste those sumptuous lips. He sighed briefly, shutting his eyes as if trying to relive the moment. The memories still lingered in his head. He almost did it. He almost kissed her. How would she have tasted? All through the night he had wondered. โPretty," he mumbled, grinning. โWhat is cute?โ Raze asked as he and Oliver walked in. โWhat is it?โ Damian questioned squinting his eyes open but not moving in his position. โWe are supposed to be on our way already. Remember? The visit to Balus Pack.โโYou both should take care of it,โ Damian waved dismissively. โTell the guards I do not want to be disturbed.โHe reclined the seat and relaxed in it. His eyes drifted towards the huge picture frame mounted on the wall. The picture of his father. A sense of awareness fell upon him and he wondered if his father was proud of him or if he
AMAYAโS POV My mate. The one that rejected me. The one that made my wolf ache for days. He was standing before me and my heart still ripped apart from those hurtful words of rejection he said to me. I never expected to run into him ever again.Nelo had told me he came to visit Damian with his Beta and I really thought he already left. It was so hard to believe I was standing face to face with him again. My wolf made a whine sound. โAmaya,โ he called softly. My fist tightened. How dare he call my name with his filthy mouth. โDon't say my nameโฆโ I was going to slam back at him but on a second thought, paused. Maybe meeting him again was for the best. I could get to ask him the one question I have always wanted to ask. โAmayaโฆโ he called again. โWhy did you do it? Why did you never give me a chance? Why did you never hesitate before selling me to the highest bidder? Well, itโs useless trying to know now.โโI'm sorry, Amaya. I am still ashamed of myself. Ever since that day, I have r
Behind the window of his hotel room, Lucius stood. The town was beautiful, no doubt. He had specifically asked that his room be the one that overlooked the outstretch of Craven. The thought that he could own it all if he worked hard enough to overthrow Damian crossed his mind. But after what happened todayโฆHe took a large gulp of his drink, enjoying the stinging burn in his throat as it travelled down. Some minutes later, he withdrew briefly from the window and refilled his glass before he returned to his position behind the window again. The gathering of the cloud reminded him of his appointment that evening. He chuckled softly. It still felt like magic to him. He had worried for nothing. Maybe he should quit being an Alpha and go into acting instead. How didn't he think of it? He scoffed. She was still naive. But then her gullibility, his gain. And he really needed her to be swimming in a pool of it at the moment. His jaw tightened. If only Damian hadn't interrupted his planโฆ if
โI have something to tell him. Please let me through!โ Nelo screamed at the guards that were blocking her from entering the building. โWhat is the fuss all about!โ Raze snarled, stepping out. โGreetings my Beta,โ Nelo greeted quickly, breaking free from the guards. Raze regarded her. Recognizing Nelo as Amaya's friend, he frowned. He never liked Amaya right from the moment Damian forfeited a better gain to acquire her. โThe Alpha might have allowed you to stay here because of your friend but shouldn't you know your placeโฆโโPleaseโฆallow me an audience with the Alpha. That is all I askโฆโโWhatever you have to tell him must wait till morning.โ Raze scowled. โReturn to your room. You cannot see the Alpha right now,โ he added as he turned around to walk back inside. Nelo slided to her knee and grabbed his leg. โPlease, it's important that I see him nowโฆโDamian heard the ruckus and came out. He seemed irritated at the scene. โWho are those disturbing my peace at this hour?โ He thundere
AMAYA'S POV I was hearing noises outside my room but it felt distant and because I had been trying to force myself to sleep and was finally drifting off, I wanted to allow it to die down. But instead of the noise dying down, I heard something like a foot stomping on my door. Jarring awake, I started to drag myself out of bed to see what was going on only for the door to break open and Damian and familiar faces charged in. Damian stopped in his tracks the moment he saw me. I didn't understand what was going on and asked. But my question only earned me a yell from Nelly. Now I was even more confused why they broke into my room. Damianโs gaze was on me. Cold and dark. Lyra yelled at Nelo for disturbing the peace of the house and as Nelo apologised, it dawned on me what exactly had happened. Nelo must have entered my room the brief moment I stepped out and met it empty. True, at exactly 6:50pm, I had tiptoed out of my room. I was determined to see it to the end. If Lucius truly meant
AMAYA'S POV I could feel Nelly and Lyraโs glare on me as I followed Damian to his room which was on the ground floor. I wondered if Nelo was alright. I couldn't insist on seeing her knowing Damian was probably still furious at her for her horrible mistake. Why did she have to go into my room at the exact time I snuck out. But that aside, the fact that I could have probably been out meeting with Lucius at the time they entered my room.What could have happened had I not been in the room at that moment? What could have happened if the guards were not mounted in the route I was going to take?Damian might have forgiven me for trying to run but would he forgive me if I secretly met Lucius? I bit my lips to stop myself from releasing a sigh and was lucky to look up right in time to see that we had reached Damian's room, missing bumping into his back by an inch. He pushed the door open and I walked into one of the most dark aura yet alluring decor I had ever seen. Dimly lit with deep shado
It had been over an hour since Nelo was banished to her room. She still couldn't believe what had happenedโhow on earth Amaya was in the room..She was sure she saw her leaving. Just howโฆ She sighed exasperatedly and started towards the door. She had to speak with Amaya. But at the door she stalled, Damianโs glare flashing in her head. She was lucky to still be here, alive. Any other misstep from her and he'd really be sending her parking. She groaned and turned back into the room. Tommy was in prison and she hoped he would rot there for as long as she cared. One nightmare dealt with. She breathed in satisfaction as she reminisced over it. How she had tipped the guards of his whereabouts and lied that she'd seen him sneaking into the main building. She didn't think it would be enough to kill him but she knew it would be enough to keep him away for the meantime. An idea occurred to her. She rose up from the bed and walked to the telephone but on a second thought left it and hurried
BALUS PACK Alpha Balus Landrinth marched into the meeting hall where his council elders were already gathered, their arguing voices booming over the hall.As soon as he settled into his seat, the head of the elders, elder Mamont, got up. โMy Alpha, this is unacceptable. Very unacceptable! We may not be as powerful as other Packs but this is a disrespect to us! To you and to us the elders and the entire Balus clan!โโYes! Very unacceptable!โ The other elders roared together in support. โHow long must we act dumb, pretending not to see the insults? My Alpha, you must make a decision. We call for war upon Westwood Pack!โโYes! They have been asking for war for a long time and it's time we gave it to them!โ An elder roared. Alpha Balus' jaw tightened. He glared at the elders. โWar? War? You want war?โโYes, we want war!โ the elders barked back. Dalus locked his jaw and his fist tightened. How ddre they they try to rope him into war. How dare theyโฆโKeep silent, all of you!โ He slammed c
AMAYA'S POV Lucius got Westwood back as Damian promised him. A few days after that, he came to see me. โI know I'm a coward for saying this nowโฆbut actually I had used your friend to fool you.โโI know.โHe was surprised at first but smiled a sad smile. โIt would be weird if you didn't know, right?โโI'm sorry, Amaya. I was foolish and a coward. I should never have treated you the way I did. What sort of a bastard sold his mate to save his head?โ He sighed painfully. โDo you know? I hated you way before I found out you were my mateโฆbut I was willing to make things work for that simple fact.โHe sighed and bent his head. โBut you don't have to feel bad about anything now. I'm in a much better place now and it's all thanks to you.โBefore he left, we broke our mate bond and rejected each other. A wave of freedom rushed through me at that point. I wondered if this was what it meant for two mates to reject themselves and not the rejection being one sided. I wished him well. He was a m
Tommy fled. Behind the market. To the place he'd told the men he borrowed from Alpha Kael and Alpha Blackridge to wait for him. โWarriors! Position, now!โ He roared. No man showed. He roared again. And again. Still no man showed. He looked around to be met with silence and desolation. The weapons were lying around with no man to claim them. He ran to the shed. Their belongings were gone. To his shocking discovery, he realized the men had disappeared. He cussed and his body clenched. โYou must be looking for the men you borrowed, huh?โ Damian spoke. They were behind Tommy. Some meters away. Tommy looked behind him, the people that wanted him dead had caught up with him. Then to his right, towards the uncompleted building where Lyra, Alpha Kael and Alpha Blackridge were tied. To flee or to take his revenge? If he lost Lyra, he would never get Damian again and he needed to kill Kael and Blackridge for deceiving him. But he was not sure of making it out alive. Fleeing would cost his
Tommy laughed. โI knew it. A bitch like you can't be trusted.โโNeither a monster like you.โ Nelo retorted as she aimed the shining dagger at him. She'd specially sharpened the edges. She wanted every pierce of it to be nothing but torture to him. โDo you think you will survive? Look around. There are hundreds of people here but no one is watching.โ Tommy gestured as he took a glance around. โI don't need their help. You are dying by my hands today.โ Nelo clenched. Tommy stopped, his face hardening. He would not be blamed. He gave her a lot of chances but she blew it. He did not have any intention of harming her. He admitted she was helpful not just as a spy but in giving him pleasure. She was the best he had. And for that, he would not let her die by his hands. But she was getting on his last nerves now and he didn't have that time to be patient. Damian would be arriving soon and his trap was only halfway done. โDrop the dagger and we will talk,โ he warned. โI am done talking to
>>>โNelo.โ Nelo heard her name and froze. It was not Tommy's voice and she knew. Before she could turn, a thick black bag covered her face with a part of it shoved into her mouth. Two hands dragged her away. For seconds she struggled to free herself.โDamn you Tommy!โ She muffled.After a while, she quit struggling and rode with the stride. Whatever happened, she was determined to end everything today. She felt her cloth and seeing that what she kept there was intact, she tightened her resolve. She heard a door creak open. Her blindfold was taken off and she saw herself inside a shop. A pretty much empty shop with a few fabrics hanging around. Her eyes danced as her mind swirled with thoughts. Why would Tommy bring her into a shop? All the memories of when he'd made her go to a secluded place just so he'd have his way with her flashed her head. For a moment images blurred and her head dizzied. Until she heard the voice of her captor. โBitch.โHe
D-DAYNelo waited to get eyes off her. She'd noticed Nelly was shooting fierce looks like her. But that was normal. She was just an obsessed psycho who hadn't gotten a touch of her real self yet. But that was not it. Amaya had been acting strange too. Which was worrisome. She decided she'd trash it out with her, whatever it was, as soon as returned from seeing Tommy. Tommy asked to meet up. Of course no one in her shoes would have agreed to meet a man that was in the hunting book of Damian. A man that was a horror to her But as he'd always done, Tommy had threatened her. He'd sworn to never let her be free. How much longer would he use her?Reporting Damianโs movement wasn't enough and now he wanted to meet her. Her body stiffened as the memories flooded in. His hands on her, the feel of him inside her. She hated that he used her as much as he pleased and hated herself for offering herself to him. She was disgusted every time he touched her, every single time he spun her and rammed
โYou won't be going.โDamian was startled by a voice as he dropped the call. Without turning, his senses provided him the answer. โI have to save her and stop that bastard from hurting more people,โ he said as he finally turned around. Nelly flared up. โNo. You won't. Why would you save someone like her? She betrayed you!โโYou don't know for sure. Those words came from Nello. She is not the most innocent person. She could be lying.โโWhat would she gain from that?โโWhat did she gain by betraying her friend?โ He made to walk past but Nelly blocked him. โStill, you shouldn't goโฆโ her voice was pleading. โIโI can't bear to see you get hurt. I would go crazy. It would kill me.โDamian observed her. Then he sighed. He was thinking Nelly had gotten over her crush on him but it seemed she hadn't. He held her shoulders. โLook Nelly, I cannot allow Tommy to be roaming around my Pack before people get hurt. I must catch him.โโI never said he should be allowed to live. I want him dead more t
Tommy tied up Alpha Kael and Blackridge after making them surrender. To save their lives, they'd agreed to let him use some of their men as he demanded. โYou have lost, Tommy. You will never win,โ Kael gritted as he sat with his back tied together with Blackridge:s back. Tommy laughed at him. โNo Kael. I have not lost and I will not lose. I will make sure of that.โBlackridge suddenly burst into laughter eliciting a deep frown from Tommy. After some time, he stopped. โYou are still delusional. You will never win Damian. You are a fuvking loser!โโIs that what you hope?โ Tommy asked with a chuckle. Well, he could understand. They were helpless at the moment and their only hope would be hoping that Damian saved their arse. โWhat did you do to Balus?โ Kael asked. Tommy's lips looped as he briefly recalled how it happened. โHe was a senseless fool with a lot of pride. Friendly advice. Try not to end up like him.โโYou are a bastard! You are a fucking monster!โTommy ignored their rant
AMAYAโS POV โMake sure to take her back safely,โ Damain ordered the guard and darted off. โWait! What's going on?โ I yelled. How could he just leave me here and dash off without saying anything? I was going after him when I stumbled on a stone I hadn't seen and plummeted to the ground. My eyes became heavy and hazy. Things grew blurry and all of a sudden, several voices echoed in my head at once. I shut my eyes and a serious headache attacked me. Different kinds of memories bombarded me, it made my head ached. I could see the guard before me. His head had grown double and his mouth was moving. He was saying things but I only heard muffles. I passed out. I woke up an hour later and found myself in my room. Surrounded by faces I recognized. I panicked. โYou are awake,โ the doctor said. She was the same doctor that treated me before. โAre you okay?โ she asked. โYesโฆyes.โ I tried to get up but realized the spot I knocked my foot against the rock was wounded. I groaned receiving hel
โNoโฆ Uncleโฆdon't say anything pleaseโฆโโDamian, I killed your father.โDamian felt his throat dry up immediately. For a moment, his ribs neither took in any air nor expelled any. Silent turmoil over took him.He'd already suspected this was what his uncle was going to confess. He'd dreaded it and tried to avoid hearing it. But in the end he couldnโt stop the truth from being the truth. He looked away as a stray tear slipped down his face. โI won't ask for your forgivenessโฆ I don't deserve itโฆโโWhy? Why did you do it?โ his voice was raw and his amber eyes had darkened. A surge of anger made him shake inside. โI wanted him to approve a new law. I killed someone but it was all by mistake, I swear it. It was never intentional. Before that night, the news was already set to break out in the Pack. All I wanted was for your father to protect me as his brother.โโYou wanted him to hide you!โ His emotions went loose. Uncle Griffin closed his eyes and silently cried. โYes, you are right. I w