Lana “Someone’s coming, and you care way too much about being seen with me like this,” Luca teased. I snapped my eyes open, shoving at his chest before sliding back into the chair and pretending like nothing happened. My fingers brushed my hair quickly and he scoffed as he stepped away with that arrogant calmness of his. I grabbed a forkful of fried egg and bit down, trying to pretend that we didn’t do anything and I wasn’t feeling any ache between my legs. A staff member entered. “Sir, the car will be ready in five minutes.” “Good,” Luca dismissed him without a glance. I swallowed the lump in my throat. “I wish I could come with you. Just to see the city again. It feels like forever since I stepped outside.” “That’s not happening,” Luca replied immediately. “Not until I know I can fully protect you.” His tone rose slightly. I sighed and pushed the croissant around my plate. “Okay…” He leaned back in his chair and his tone softened a little. “But I could grant you anything
Lana “The river of healing? You want me to bring it back to life?” I asked as I pinched my hands, letting my nails dig into my palms. It almost felt good that she thought I was useful, but to bring something that had been dead for years back to life? That wasn’t just impossible but insane. I might be the vessel of this crystal, but I don’t know how to use its power. “Yes, tell me you will do it.” Arya urged with hope. I swallowed hard. “I want to help truly. I would love to help the pack even if they hate me for reasons I still don’t understand. But…I’ve never reached for the crystal. I don’t even know how. I’ll only disappoint you.” “We’ll figure it out together,” Arya said firmly as her hand touched mine. “I know this is sudden, but the pack needs you. And if you succeed…they’ll finally see you differently and it will bring them closer to you.” Her smile was so bright, so full of belief, that I couldn’t resist. Arya had been nothing but kind since I got here and more attentive
Lana When I opened my eyes, the bed beside me was empty. Luca was gone. I sat up slowly and my body felt weak and sore. I looked over to the window and the sky was dark. “How long did I sleep?” I muttered as I pressed a hand to my pounding head. I looked at my ruined clothes that lay on the floor. There was no way I could wear that and sneak back to my room. I pulled my knees up to my chest, hugging them tightly, trying not to remember how he felt inside me and how his lips made me feel. Now I was thinking about him… My thighs still trembled with the memory of his length filling me. I closed my eyes, hoping to forget all we did and then I saw her again. The woman with my face. I watched her golden hair move as she turned to me. I’d been seeing her more often, and not just in dreams anymore. She was always moving her lips, always speaking, but I never heard her voice. I wanted answers about her, the crystal, and about Luca… I needed to know if staying with him really was t
Lana His lips swallowed mine and I Barely had time to breathe. I gasped when he set me on the table, still kissing me before I pulled away from him. “You have no idea,” I whispered as my lips brushed his ear. “what I’ve thought about when I’m alone.” A dangerous sound rumbled in his chest as he tore the strap of my dress, letting my breasts spring free and his mouth was on me instantly. His warm tongue teased my skin and his teeth dragged across my hard nipples. “Luca…” I moaned when he pulled away as his hands moved lower and removed my panties in one swift move. His lips came back to mine and our tongues tangled, slow and so deep. It was like he wanted every part of me. “I’ve always wanted to taste you like this,” I confessed breathlessly between our kiss. He pressed me against his body and my legs wrapped around his waist as I felt his hardness beneath his trousers. His eyes burned into mine. “Lana Vale,” he said darkly as his fingers slid between my thighs and circled m
Lana “Do I?” I whispered as he buried his face against my shoulder and I felt his heat. The brush of his lips on my skin sent a shiver racing down my body, and my teeth sank into my lip to stop the sound that wanted to escape. “Mhm… you really do smell good, Lana.” He said in a tone he never used a lot. He made me feel like I was some forbidden fruit he couldn’t resist. A shaky breath escaped me. This wasn’t supposed to happen. I had come here to sort things out and to talk, but with him, it always turned into something else. Something I couldn’t pull myself out of. It was impossible to hate him when he touched me like this, when being near him tore away every common sense I had. And now… he was about to mark me. His teeth on my skin should terrify me, but instead, I wanted it. Maybe I was insane but I liked the idea of being his, of belonging to him. His lips trailed over my neck in slow, deliberate kisses and he didn’t have to do much to make me soak myself. He pulled bac
Luca I watched her lick the coffee she removed from my lips and she looked at me like she wasn’t fucking playing with my mind. I had given her space for weeks and not because I wanted to. I wasn’t bloody sure I could handle being close to her without losing control. Every damn second, I fought the urge to touch her..to claim her. And now, with one little touch and stare, she was tearing down all the walls I built. “Uh, you know what..I need to go check on… nonexistent things,” Alaric announced as he stood up and dragged Tina with him. That asshole. He left us alone on purpose. “How have you been since you moved out?” Lana asked. I ignored her question. “What was it about the Crystal? I told you I have work.” If something was haunting her, I needed to know. I couldn’t let anything happen to her. “I lied.” She said it bluntly and then turned to play with her food using the fork. I let out a hard exhale. “If you lied, then I have no reason to sit here with you.” I stood and wal