When I opened my eyes, I realized I fell asleep in the middle of all the work I was doing. I blinked and looked around, stopping at Lucius’ empty seat. Where did the devil go?I shifted my gaze to the files in front of me. Then to the wall clock. I groaned, knocking my head with my knuckles. For goodness’ sake, it was almost six in the evening and I only finished two columns of the shelf!What should I do now?For a long minute, I remained sitting on the floor, staring at the mess in front, contemplating what to do. Thinking of a wicked way to escape this hell, I stood and wandered around the room to confirm if Lucius wasn’t really around. When I confirmed it, I went to the door to see if it was locked.But before I could touch the doorknob, I stopped when I saw a small note pasted on the door.‘Don’t you dare try to run. I will find you.’I immediately knew who wrote it. I twisted the doorknob, finding out it wasn’t locked. My eyes narrowed and stepped back. He left a warning but did
Wait. Did I hear him right?I leered at Lucius darkly, wondering what he had up to his sleeves to let me join his dinner. He couldn’t be this merciful to someone who disobeyed his word.Walking toward him, I asked, “Are you planning to poison me?”One corner of his lips tugged up. “What made you think that? I already told you, didn’t I? If I’m going to kill someone, using poison is the last thing I would do.” He clicked his tongue and eyed me like a snake. “Accusing your master of such a crime, little wolf, don’t you think that’s absurd?”Right. He wouldn’t kill someone through poison and I also doubt he would kill me this early. After all, I was someone he could use against Benedict.“I’m letting you eat so you will not make a mistake tomorrow.”“Where are we going?” I asked as I took a seat, my gaze fixated on the table. There were two plates of pork steak while others were side dishes. Though I was hungry, the meat was half-cooked and I didn’t eat barely cooked meat even when it wa
I slept the rest of the flight and only woke up an hour and half before we landed. Lucius had changed into a black button-down long-sleeved shirt and black tux. His attire was all black only accented by a silver chain on his neck and silver Rolex. Meanwhile, my dress was also dark – a gradient of dark red and black, which gave me an idea how Lucius loved dark colors. He must have picked it himself.The dress was nice though. It was a tube dress with a puffy skirt extending down my knees. The upper part of the tube was black, then going down it turned dark red until it turned to a brighter shade of red at the end.Lucius left the cabin while I dressed up. I tied my hair in a classic bun, leaving a few curly strands at the sides. While finishing my makeup, I heard the door click and I saw Lucius walking towards me in the mirror. I put the gloss down and stood to face him.“Are we landing now?”Instead of answering, I saw his eyes move around my face before it went down. I cleared my thr
"Nervous?" Lucius asked as we walked to the first deck. People in dashing dresses and suits were everywhere, and it seemed like almost all of them knew Lucius."I can hear your heart. Calm down, little wolf. No one will gobble you up. Well, at least when you're with me." "I must say your hearing sense is very sharp, master," I whispered back, smiling at him with a little glare."I'm the greatest alpha, aren't I?"A narcissistic fool.I pulled my hand from his arm and faced the sea. The cruise ship was slowly departing from the port. I've been to a cruise ship before, once, but not this big and grand. The ship didn't fascinate me though. It was the sea."Let's go to the central hall to greet the couple," Lucius said."Couple?" I asked as we walked inside."This is an anniversary party of Florence and William Atkinson. Florence is a close friend of my late mother who married William, alpha of one of the biggest packs here in Turkey.""Then why are you so sure that Benedict will be arou
Benedict’s eyes turned to slits. I knew he was annoyed so to annoy him more, I smiled at him. Lucius chuckled softly in my ear. Though before Benedict could come up with a retort, a feminine laugh resounded on the entrance of the hall.I turned my head to see who it was and saw Lucius’ relatives, his Aunt Roselle and her daughter, Sophie. When they spotted Florence and William, they immediately walked over us.“What a grand celebration this is, Florence,” Roselle said, looking around with her rogue colored lips curving up. When she noticed Lucius, she parted her lips, but when she noticed me, she shut it and furrowed her brows. “I thought you won’t attend, Lucius.”“I want Maddy to meet Florence,” Lucius replied.Giving me a final look, Benedict excused himself before walking out of the group. I kept glaring at his back until I couldn’t see him.“You’re not engaged for long, cousin. You shouldn’t be bringing her over important occasions. Who knows you’d get tired of her tomorrow or th
“But you can do nothing now. You can’t put up a fight against me,” Benedict said surely, inching closer to me that I was afraid he’d suddenly push me off the deck. I loved the sea but wasn’t a good swimmer to enjoy a night swimming at this time.“How sure are you that I can’t put up a fight, huh?”“Why, do you think you can win over me now just because you have Lucius Voss beside you?” He shook his head with a playful smile on his lips as if thinking that I had lost my mind. “You are wrong, princess. Lucius is not a prince charming who helps a random damsel in distress.”“I beg to differ. I do look like a prince, Benedict. While you look like a villain,” I heard Lucius' voice and it wasn’t long when he appeared beside Benedict. “Are you that jealous of me to badmouth me in front of my woman?”Lucius took a step closer to me and held my waist. Benedict watched me as if he was trying to decipher whatever puzzle I had on my face. It seems like he was trying to tell if what was going betw
We returned to Seattle the next day. It was a long flight and I used the time I had to ponder about some things.I clearly understood now what Lucius wanted me to do. For me to be his puppet and obey all his whims in disguise of helping me ruin Benedict. But if I blindly follow his every command, wouldn’t it be not my revenge but his? And at the end of the day, what would I become? A trash at his disposal. Which didn’t sound good to me.He had his plans, but I should have my own too. I couldn’t just rely my goals to someone who wouldn’t think twice of killing me if I made a mistake. I should have my own direction.That was why I came up with a plan myself.I couldn’t just let that Lucius Voss control me. If honey trap was his way of luring Benedict to his web, then I would use that same tactic to him.Seduction. I looked over the window of my room, pacing back and forth, thinking how I could possibly fool two men at the same time. Not just ordinary men but devil alphas.It would sure
It smelled like flowers, honey, vanilla, something with a bit of sandalwood. I could not pinpoint exactly what it smelled like but it smelled so nice. When I regained consciousness, it was the first thing I noticed. Then when I opened my eyes, I noticed the room I was in which wasn’t anything familiar. It was spacious and the bed was nice. The walls were painted beige and it was cozy. Was I somewhere in Lucius’ manor? What happened in the garden? How did I get here? I rose from the bed, confused. Lucius didn’t allow me to enter just any room. Trying to remember what happened after I went close to the mirror, I went off the bed and walked over the glass window. Tall curtains fell on the sides, letting the light of sunset go through. Wait, it was already sunset? But I went to the garden at eleven and spent a few hours there. Did that mean I slept the rest of the afternoon? My eyes widened in horror. I should be back in my room before Lucius arrives! Turning on my heel, I stopped wh