Ragnar observes the woman sleeping on the couch and shakes his head."What was I thinking when I decided to bring her with me?" he thinks as he looks at her closely. In fact, he has been doing the same thing since he rescued her, he just can't stop. Her simple girl-next-door appearance, with her cotton pajamas adorned with unicorn drawings and her hair messily tied up, makes him laugh on one hand and feel tenderness on the other. It's obvious that she is not a pretentious woman and he finds that charming, although if she knew how to choose better outfits and take better care of herself, she would look very different from what she is now. For Ragnar, there is no doubt that she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but Katrina doesn't seem to care much about luxuries and especially about her appearance.He looks at his watch and it's almost midnight. He gets up and gently lifts her from the couch to take her to his bed. He has even started to think that she does it on purpose, sinc
Marcela is sitting in front of Amber's computer, going through every detail of it. All the files are related to her university, others to her work, except for one folder that contains many photos, videos, and links from a site she had heard rumors about before, but had never had such compelling evidence. Where did she get this from? What does Jarl Fenrisson have to do with this atrocious practice?Her doubts are immediately cleared when she plays a video. Of course, that monster is capable of this and much more. If he seemed detestable before, she now feels nothing but disgust for him. Those young women were innocent, and that is more than evident, they didn't deserve this kind of treatment. Jarl is the most despicable man she has ever known in her life.She closes the screen as another hunting video plays. She can't believe that this is allowed, right under the authorities' noses.Discovering this only increases her concern. Could it be that this man found out that she has these file
The meeting ends several hours later. When Lizzie arrives at the company, everyone has already left the boardroom."I finished packing as you asked, Jarl. Now I'm going to have lunch with my mother, and then I'll cover my afternoon shift. I just came to let you know," the young woman says to Jarl while looking at her watch."I'll pick you up at 9 pm. I want you to accompany me to a place tonight," Jarl says. "It's something important, so put effort into your outfit. I want you in that red dress I made you pay for last week, and those high transparent heels.""I don't think that's an appropriate outfit for business, Jarl.""It's a business meeting, but nobody will see you, except the people I want to see you.""What people?""That's none of your business. Just put on the damn dress and obediently wait for me at the door at the time I told you. It's an order!"Lizzie tries to protest, but Jarl slams the door in her face and leaves her alone. What mysterious meeting is this? She is tempt
"Release the prey!" The old man orders from the box, addressing the man who is there watching over, Lizzie is now alone in the arena, her gaze fixed on the post where Amber, badly injured, is tied up. "I want to see if you are worth the bet this man has placed on your head."The young woman's chin trembles, but she's here now and she has no choice but to fight if she wants to survive.She tears her dress a little more with her nails to leave it at knee-length. This will give her greater mobility, despite her sandals not being of much help, and she was warned not to take them off. She ties up her long ponytail and adjusts her breasts in her cleavage before getting into a fighting stance. She doesn't think Amber will give her too much trouble in such deplorable conditions, but she knows she was always very quick and calculating. It's likely that she already has a plan in her head to confront her and come out victorious. Lizzie won't allow it, not only because her own life hangs on a thi
The bathroom door where Lizzie is located sounds again, but she ignores it again. Almost an hour later, she comes out, Jarl is standing in a corner, with his back against the wall, patiently waiting for her.Lizzie takes the bag of clothes that he hands her and begins to dress without saying a word. Then, she goes to the exit without even looking at her companion. Jarl follows her.She doesn't say a word the whole way home. Jarl also doesn't seem very inclined to talk to her, although he tries."Do you want to go for a drink at a bar before going home? It's still early," he says, glancing at her."I want to go home," she answers, without even looking at him. Tomorrow, well-rested and with a clear head, she will think of something to make him pay for this. And she has already decided, it won't come cheap for him.Finally, Jarl drops her off at the castle and leaves. On the way, he receives a message on his cell phone that pleases him like nothing else. His alliance with the rogues is a
More than a week has passed since Ragnar heard about the young woman who arrived injured at the Moreira clinic. Since then, he has instructed Ramiro to find out everything about her and any connection she may have with Jarl Fenrisson and Katrina. He has not yet received his report, but his friend told him that as soon as he returned to Tierra de Pinares, he would give him everything he has managed to find out so far.Ragnar's last chemotherapy session was yesterday. Frankly, he does not feel like it has really worked, on the contrary, every day he feels weaker and the pain has become more intense and constant in his day-to-day life. According to his doctor, this is only the first part, as in three months he must return for another session, and so on for a whole year, until the cancer completely subsides.Ragnar laughs at that possibility. Of course, he is not going to come back here for another one of those sessions. This is a waste of time that he does not plan on repeating. He is no
The Alba Noctis castle is also beautiful and large, one of the most beautiful in the Amazon, but, definitely, the Shadowfang mansion is on another level.Julian parks in the spot that belongs to the alpha's truck and immediately gets out to open the door for his passengers and then unload the suitcases.The blonde stays behind, amazed, looking at the amount of luxury vehicles parked in the huge and spacious parking lot. All this is impressive to her.Mrs. Paula and Rubi are in the library sorting out some business matters when one of the maids comes to announce that Alpha Ragnar has just arrived.Ragnar sent a message to his sister days ago informing her that the treatment was almost finished, but he didn't say that he would be returning home so soon. Both of them go out to greet him."Son, why didn't you let us know you were coming back today?" Paula walks up to Ragnar and hugs him, as is her custom. He places a kiss on her cheek. "We thought you wouldn't be back until the weekend."
"What are you doing here?" Ragnar asks, sleepy, as he opens the door to his room. "Did something happen to you?"Katrina is in pajamas, hugging a small pillow and staring at him with distress. After the conversation between her mother and Rubí, they barely convinced him to stay the night at the mansion. Although he made it clear that it would only be for today and tomorrow they would go to the apartment. Paula hinted several times to her son that it wasn't necessary for Katrina to go with him, that there was plenty of space in the house to accommodate her, but for some reason he was very reluctant all the time. His mother chose to let the conversation go for now, but she is determined to convince him. "Did I wake you up?" she asks, hoarsely, not responding to his question. Ragnar looks at her with an annoyed face. "If someone knocks on my door in such a desperate way, it's obvious that I'll wake up," Ragnar grumbles, and returns to his bed knowing exactly why she is here. Katrina f