INICIAR SESIÓNVIOLET“How long do you think Lucian’s going to keep him for?”Reese was quiet, far more so than I’d have liked her to be. I wasn’t completely surprised about her certain unresponsiveness. Rodriguez was a touchy subject, both for Lucian and her. but it didn’t make it any easier to decipher what exactly was going through her mind.I’d told her everything that happened that afternoon, from Rodriguez’s outburst to Lucian ordering that he be thrown in the slammers. But I hadn’t imagined I would get this kind of reaction from her.So…detached.We finished up with the last of the supply checks just as the sun dipped into the horizon. I exchanged some more pleasantries with the workers before we left the warehouse.“Reese?”She finally blinked, then let out a breath. “Sorry, spaced out a little bit.”“So,” I tried again. “How long do you think Lucian’s going to keep him there for? A week? Or, a month?”“The question is, how long is he going to survive for?”That made me freeze. How long he w
LUCIANShit. Shit.I’d imagined a hundred and one things when Violet had stormed into my office like that. None like what she’d actually said.She was hot on my trail too, her footsteps echoing in sync behind me. I was too focused to pay much heed to it.“Lucian.” She triedI simply grunted, hurrying over to the border gates. Standing there was none other than Rodriguez. He seemed to have been in some sort of exchange with the guards but as soon as he sighted me, a smug grin found its way to his lips.“The Alpha finally graces us with his presence.”My eyes narrowed. “What are you doing here? I thought you’d long since known your place by now, at the north border where I stationed you.”“Oh, bullshit.” He pushed past the lanky guard before coming to stand toe-to-toe with me. No one should have such gall on any other day, certainly not him. But he seemed oddly ballsy for some reason.“You think you can just throw some wad of cash at me and keep me at that shithole? Oh spare me that. Yo
LUCIAN“Fucking bastard.”That was the seventh tabloid I was coming across in the span of ten minutes. Since the events at the summit, Tristan had gone straight to work at making sure all the blogs carried talk of what had happened.DarkMoon Alpha’s violent reaction stuns guest at Summit.Are Lucian’s abusive tendencies finally coming to light?What goes on in the mind of a narcissist?I tossed the tablet aside and sank back into my seat, trying to hold back the anger threatening to spill out of me. Zayn was all but quiet as he watched me. He must be pissed by the tabloids as well but he was doing a better job at holding back his anger.“The PR team’s already working on it, but not like that’s going to do much good,” Zayn let out a sigh. “He’s done a pretty good job of making sure this spreads like wild fire.”“And the media’s eating it up too.” I growled.Zayn clicked his tongue. “The main issue is with the Alliance. We need to make sure this doesn’t shake their standing in any way.”
VIOLETI should have known would be up to utterly no good as soon as she’d gotten that mischievous look on her face. Really the whole car drive had been a huge sign.I’d just been too in my feelings to notice it.“Well?” Reese asked eagerly, her voice slicing through the silence like a knifeLucian cleared his throat, then downed his glass of wine. Seeing as she wasn’t going to get an answer out of her brother, she pouted, then turned to me.“Yes, my brother’s a complete dickhead,” she sighed, “But I know for a fact pregnancy would look so good on you, Vee.”Lucian sputtered, wine spilling out of his mouth while he went into a coughing fit. Zayn all but laughed at the Alpha, and honestly, I couldn’t blame him for not being able to hold back. It wasn’t every day you got to see Lucian Sinclair so flustered.“Do you mind dropping this?”“No,” Reese popped, eyes focused on me. “I’m focusing the question on, Violet. She’s the one that’ll make the call.”Lucian frowned. “What? You’re trying
VIOLET“How long is it going to take you two?”Reese huffed as we hurried down the stairs. Well, I hurried. Lucian was taking his sweet time coming down.“Sorry, sorry.” I winced.She huffed, glaring at Zayn when he tried soothing her. “Why are we always late to things?”“It’s part of our flair,” Zayn grinned. “You can’t fake pizazz, you know. Plus, it makes us more original.”“Oh, lord.” Reese groaned.The look on her face screamed ‘put me out of my misery’. It was almost like the pregnancy hormones were already kicking in. Or maybe just their usual banter.“Well, let’s get going then.” Lucian adjusted his collar.We took the black mustang, with Zayn at the driver’s and Reese at the passenger’s. I and Lucian took the back seat.“Ooh, this is my jam.” Reese hummed, turning up the volume.I giggled, following her to bop and sway to the pop beat, much to Lucian’s chagrin. He looked like he was just about ready for the car seat to swallow him.“Admit it,” I elbowed his side. “You love th
LUCIAN“A baby?”The words had echoed in my mind far longer than it should have. It wasn’t like I was particularly opposed to that. But I wasn’t expecting it to happen so soon.The look on Zayn’s face was nothing short of pride as he glanced at Reese. My sister had something similar on her face as well, albeit along the lines of peace. This was something she’d really wanted for a while.And yeah, there’d been some hiccups at the time, with Zayn not wanting a child. But it was nice to know they’d manage to work their way around it.Violet was the first to move. She got out of her seat and immediately went to hug Reese.“You’re going to be an amazing mother.”My sister’s eyes glistened, before she tightened her arms around Violet. “Thank you.”I took that as my cue to move as well, clasping Zayn’s hand before giving him a hard pat. “So you finally came around, huh?”“What can I do?” he grinned. “Gotta give the lady what she wants.”“And you’re completely ready for this.” My voice had dr
VIOLETI tried to maintain my indifferent mask, trying not to let any emotions slip through. I knew a bit about Lucian already. Any slip-ups I made would be used by him to further manipulate me and get what he wanted. I wasn’t about to let that happen.“Oh really?” I folded my arms, eyeing him from
LUCIANThe car slowly rocked past stony paths before finally pulling on to a clear road. From the corner of my eyes, I noticed Zayn turn his head in my direction.“You could have just said we’d be going to see her,” Zayn sounded a bit annoyed.“I wanted it to be a surprise,” I shrugged, trying to f
TRISTAN“What did you say?”I wanted her to repeat the words she’d uttered so I’d know what I’d do with her. She still had that look of conviction in her eyes. I hated it. I didn’t like that she felt so sure of herself. I wanted to break her. I wanted her to know that I would be the one in charge, n
LUCIANThere were a lot of things I personally hated. People who wouldn’t get straight to the point, two-faced betrayers, broccoli, and people who thought they could get away with challenging me without any form of repercussions. “I’m sorry sir.”The man cowered before me, his whole body shaking as







