Mag-log inLyra“You did the right thing, Lyra,” Egret’s voice purred smugly inside my head. “You turned away from the trap.”I slammed the door of our suite shut behind me and pressed my back against the wood, my hands flying up to massage my temples as an ache began to bloom in my head.My chest was heaving.“You need to calm down,” Egret said.“Shut up!” I screamed aloud into the empty room, my voice cracking. “Just shut up! Leave me alone!”I made my way across the room and caught my reflection in the mirror—wild-eyed, terrified, looking every bit as unhinged as I felt.“Shut up!” I yelled again.“Lyra, I know you're scared.”I covered my ears despite knowing it was pointless.“Stop talking.” I broke down in a sob. “I’m losing my goddamn mind.”A knock sounded at the door and it opened before I could respond.Raguel walked inside.The moment he saw me, he stopped and his expression immediately shifted from concern to alarm. His eyes darted around the room, then landed back on me.“Who are yo
LyraI woke up smiling.It happened before my eyes even opened, before I became aware of my surroundings.Then I reached across the bed and found the space beside me empty. I opened my eyes immediately, my heart lurching.I rolled onto my side, my skin tingling with the memory of his touch under the full moon. My hand brushed against a folded piece of paper resting on his pillow. I pulled it close, my eyes tracing the elegant script.Had to leave for an early morning council briefing that I couldn’t avoid. Eat breakfast and get some rest, sweetheart. I will see you soon.— R.A ridiculous smile tugged at the corners of my lips as I clutched the note to my chest. Then I looked around his room.Or maybe our room?No, definitely not our room.But…maybe one day.The thought snuck into my mind so naturally that I froze.Maybe one day, I’d wake up beside him in his room at the packhouse every morning. Maybe one day I’d leave little notes for him too or we’d argue over who got more space on
LyraRaguel pulled back slightly and let out a deep breath, his hands dropping from my cheeks to rest on the bed between us.“I understand if you do not believe me, Lyra,” he whispered lowly. He wouldn’t look at me, his gaze fixed somewhere on the rumpled sheets. “It is easier to believe the other side. It is simpler to believe I am just the heartless monster the world paints me to be.”“I believe you,” I interrupted.The words left my lips before my brain could even attempt to stop them.Raguel froze and I watched as shock overtook his features. His amber eyes snapped back to mine. He stared at me as if I had just spoken an foreign language.To be honest, I was just as surprised at myself too. The logical part of my mind should have been screaming for evidence. I should have been packing my bags, hunting for Omar’s business card, and running toward the nearest exit.A small smile suddenly touched Raguel’s lips, the kind that I had come to realise meant he was about to tease me. “Is t
LyraI drifted in and out of consciousness, reality snapping back as I felt the lingering throbs of orgasm. My body felt heavy, the sheets damp with sweat.Raguel’s chest rose and fell against me, his hand gently stroking my hair. He looked down, a wicked smirk playing on his lips.“Are you still with me, Lyra?” His voice was filled with amusement. “Or are you going to pass out on me again?”I tried to form a coherent response, but my brain was fogged. “I’m fine,” I managed to mumble into his shirt.He chuckled, reaching down to casually graze my lower lip with his thumb. “Fine? You were sobbing my name a few minutes ago, begging me to stop. Your pretty little pussy couldn’t handle it.”His fingers tightened in my hair, just enough to make me gasp. “Look at you, completely drained, sweetheart. And I haven’t even slid inside you yet. If you’re this weak from just my tongue, what do you think will happen when I finally sink my cock into that tight hole? You’ll probably faint before I'm
LyraBy the fifth shower, even the freezing water failed to quench the heat raging within. It only made me more hypersensitive, turning every drop of icy cold water into an agonizing tease against my flesh.I stepped back into the silver-bathed bedroom, my silk nightgown clinging to my damp body like a second skin. My core pulsed as a furnace, echoing the howls and moans from outside.I stopped dead, breath catching as my gaze landed on him.Raguel stood by the mattress, jacket discarded and shirt open, exposing the heavy rise and fall of his muscular torso. He raised his head as I entered. His dark eyes and clenched fists mirrored the unhinged torture consuming me.His piercing gaze undressed me. “Are you okay, Lyra?”I crossed my arms over my chest, the nightgown brushing my sensitive nipples. “I’m fine,” I lied, my voice cracking. “I’m perfectly fine.”Raguel let out a dark chuckle that sounded like a growl. He closed the distance between us, stopping close enough that I could feel
LyraWhen I finally stepped out of the restroom and back into the hall, Raguel was waiting by the arched balcony doors. He looked up the moment I walked in, his amber eyes roaming my face.“Do not mind Charlotte, Lyra,” he murmured, his deep baritone filled with a rare tinge of exhaustion. He took a step toward me and took my hand in his. “I know she approached you in the bathroom. She’s just always been territorial.”But I couldn’t unsee the way Charlotte’s lips had claimed his, the possessiveness in her eyes when she’d spoken about him to me afterward. My stomach twisted at the memory, a hot sickness rising in my throat.I didn’t answer. I stood perfectly still, my hands fisting the fabric of my gown by my sides.“Come on, let’s retire for the night.” He tugged me gently, making way to the stairs that led to the suites. “Like I said, don’t bother yourself about Charlotte.”I nodded absentmindedly.But I wasn’t thinking about Charlotte anymore. My mind was playing a loop of Raguel in
Lyra“Breathe, Lyra,” Raguel chuckled as we stood before the grand ballroom’s towering doors. “Calm down.”“Easy for you,” I hissed, clutching his forearm tightly. “You aren’t the human being about to be paraded before a different breed of people.”His warm palm squeezed mine, and despite my anxiet
RaguelThe mention of my mate by a man like Omar Romano was like a match dropped into a pool of gasoline. My wolf, already pacing the confines of my ribs from the Council’s insolence, surged toward the surface. I felt the skin across my knuckles pull tight, the heat of the Lycan blood simmering jus
RaguelThe silence in the room was deafening, the tension so thick that a sharp knife wouldn’t cut through it once.Finally, Heath cleared his throat. He shifted uncomfortably in his chair, his fingers tightening against the edge of the table.“That’s impossible,” Heath said, looking confused. He l
RaguelAround the massive crescent-shaped table sat the alphas of the other eleven packs. My pack, the twelfth, had once stood as an equal among them, but everything changed the moment I became the first king of our world. My pack was superior now, a reality that seemed hard to comprehend for the m







