LOGINHell no. Everything in Lorraine recoiled at that statement, even as Kiara purred like a whore and molten heat clenched her core.“No, Your Majesty. I don’t like that insuffera… arrogant alpha at all.”Athena raised her brow, a smile blooming on her face as she said, “I thought you said no more lies?”Lorraine was sure she was saying the truth as she repeated, “I don’t like him, my queen. He is just so… unlikable.”“Oh? Right,” Athena nodded thoughtfully, but the glint in her eyes told Lorraine she did not believe her one bit.She almost shifted from foot to foot before she snapped her control back into place. How could anyone believe she liked that arrogant dickhead? She wondered as she worked at schooling her face back into its customary stoicism.Playing the cousin over the past weeks had forced her into showing expressions and emotions she had kept under check when she was just a soldier. Though it had been difficult at first, she had got the hang of it, and trying to settle bac
“Are you sure you cannot remember more, my queen?” Lorraine asked anxiously as she fixed her gaze on Athena. She had just relayed what happened to Athena, and she could not wait for Her Majesty’s command so that those bastards could finally pay.To her dismay, after staring into space for a moment, Athena merely shook her head and responded, “I still… can’t. I now know why I have a voice inside me, and believe me, she is sassy and cute, but…” She smiled as she seemed to be listening to whatever Morrigan was saying at that moment. Then her smile waned as she said, “But I can’t remember anything else.”Disappointment tugged with concern in Lorraine’s heart as she drew closer to Athena. She hesitated for a moment before taking her hand with the familiarity she had been using in the past month.“It’s fine, my queen. Getting your wolf back is a very big step. Everything will come back too, I am sure. Then we can face down the bastards who made us run.”Athena nodded affectionately. Then
It was like something was tearing apart within him. Yet when it settled, he felt slightly more whole than he had been in the past weeks.“It is fine,” he repeated to the worried bartender, who did not know that Raymond had more on his mind at the moment than bothering about hierarchy acknowledgement.“Thank you, Alpha,” the bartender said with a hint of relief on his face.Raymond was impressed that despite Northern Glaze’s carefree atmosphere, they still at least acknowledged things like hierarchy. He was almost tempted to find out who their alpha was and give him a courtesy visit.“Maybe some other time,” he set the thought aside as he focused on the bartender. Bartenders could be a haven of information too, after all.He pulled out the slightly crumpled picture in his pocket. He had handled the picture so much in the past weeks that the impression of his fingers was evident on the glossy surface.Athena’s beaming eyes twinkled back at him, adding another notch to the pain drown
Aeth was howling. He had been restless for the past few hours. Raymond’s heart broke because he knew why. Aeth felt the life link of their pups. Raymond could not believe he was not by Athena’s side when she finally gave birth to their pups.“Are you okay, man?” A voice reached him at the spot where he had tightly held the counter to prevent himself from tipping over.The pain had struck him sharp and fast, more lethal than the throbbing discomfort he had been feeling for the past few hours. His eyes blazed golden, and the omega bartender immediately dropped his head in respect.“Alpha, I am sorry. I did not know….”“It is okay,” Raymond waved off the man’s apology. He had deliberately masked his aura when he entered the bar earlier. Bars were, after all, notorious for information, whether bought or freely offered by those who could not keep their mouths shut once they were relaxed with one too many drinks.He had seated himself at the counter, nursing a single glass of whisky
She realised her mistake as the queen turned to her with her hand stretched out and said, “It's fine, Kam. I think we can trust him. Something… something in me makes me feel that he is trustworthy.”Her wolf? Could it be that Morrigan was waking up again?Lorraine’s heart leaped at the thought, but he had to ruin it with his voice.“Great, now that all that is settled, we need to go now. They might be sending their backup as we speak.”She expected him to turn towards the door. Instead, he moved closer to the bed. Greta and one other midwife moved the other two bassinets closer to the first one.He looked at Damien, who stood just outside the door, and commanded, his tone reminding Lorraine that he was not just the annoying man she wished she could shrug off. He was an alpha. A powerful one at that.“Clear this place out and get back immediately. Don't engage them unless you can't afford not to. I want no casualties. Bring all our men back. I think our mission here is done. The huma
“Not a bit,” Lorraine responded immediately, knowing time was running out, and getting the queen to trust her was crucial to their departure. If she caught any hint of a lie from her now, she might hesitate, and who knew if those bastards were already on their way with more backup?The queen's face clouded with more confusion as her daughter continued rubbing her finger against her nose. “Then, who are…?”“I am so sorry for interrupting you, my queen. But we really need to leave here. I…” She looked up to see Greta and the other midwives watching, but she couldn't care enough for niceties now. She leaned closer to the queen and said, “This man… I am not so sure that he has nothing to do with everything either. If he is putting on a show, I need to get you out before he shows his hand. I will protect you and…”“And how do you intend to do that, Gamma?”Logan's voice as he came through the door made Lorraine stiffen as she swung to face him. Her hand jerked to the gun at her waist. He







