The intruder II

Logan's Pov

The moment I had announced the news to her, that a banquet would be held in her honor tonight, I had arranged for a gown to be prepared for her--a gown which I had personally handpicked myself.

It was the only one left in the kingdom and actually worth quite a lot of money--but even then, I had gone ahead to purchase it without a second thought, knowing Maya would look absolutely stunning in it.

And she had not proved me wrong.

She had appeared before Marcus and I, looking more beautiful than ever though my expression remained neutral. Her beauty wasn't just skin-deep. It radiated in every movement-every glance. Her hair, dark as night, framed her face in a way that got me excited, and that dress... She looked like a sin waiting to happen.

For a second, I froze--stunned by the sight of her, but I quickly regain my composure and walk up to her.

"You look stunning." I had said to her and before long, we were walking down towards the ball and for some reasons, I was strangely looking forward to tonight.

I had a feeling that tonight was going to be perfect.

But that night of perfection was washed down the drain the moment my eyes landed on him.

Lucas Hale.

The alpha of the Silver river pack and the bastard who had almost ended my life six years ago.

Why hadn't I thought he will be here? Maybe because I hadn't seen him in all those years and because he wasn't the type to show up in events such as this one. But yet, there he was--taking a sip from the wine he was holding while flashing me the same smug smile he always has on his face.

On instinct, I felt my legs walking up to him before I could even register what my brain was thinking. With each step I took, my wolf growled deeply inside me, urging me to take action and pick up from where we stopped after our last encounter.

From the corner of my eyes I saw Marcus arrived, his eyes narrowed the moment he sighted Lucas and he immediately turned to me.

People were starting to take notice by now and I could see Marcus signaling me to take it slow and handle it like I'd always done with other matters. But the damn smug on Lucas face made it so hard to even think about anything. Before I knew it, my lips were already moving.

"The nerves you've got Lucas to show up in my home, after the stunt you pulled six years ago."

I snapped, my voice cutting through the air like a knife. Lucas just laughed, a deep, low sound that grated on my nerves.

"I'm hurt Logan. Here I was, yearning to see you after our last encounter and yet you are so eager to push me away."

I ignored him, clenching my fist as I got straight to the point. "Why are you here Lucas?"

There was a pause, and then I saw him grin as he shifted his eyes to Maya who tensed from where she was standing behind me. "To have fun of course." Lucas answered, taking another swig.

"You didn't tell me you got yourself a beautiful Luna, Logan. I'm hurt I didn't get an invitation."

He added, glancing at Maya one more time and I growled silently.

“Lucas."

"Relax, Logan." He chuckled. " like I said, I'm not here for you tonight, I'm here to have fun."

With that, he dropped the glass on a tray beside him and took slow steps past me before stopping in front of Maya.

Gently, he took her hand, brushing his lips against her skin.

“You love lovely, my lady."

"Thank you kind sir . You don't look bad yourself." Maya responded and I felt my heart pounding with anger.

Lucas withdrew his hands and took slow steps backwards, retreating into the crowd. Then he stopped, took another wine from the tray that was passing by before muttering over his shoulder.

"I don't lie when I say I've missed you, Logan. I've missed our banter, and you can look forward to my gift by the end of the night." He chuckled, and took another big sip from the glass before completely disappearing into the crowd, leaving his words to settle over me.