That afternoon, I went into my room and drew short when I saw what was on the table.Food.Just as I rushed over to it the door opened and four omegas poured in, two I recognized to be Syb and her tall friend, Penny."I know right??" one of them was saying. "I'd literally die."Sitting behind my small desk, I picked up the hamburger and devoured it in seconds, starting on the next one."Eurgh, careful," someone called out in disgust. "You're not in an eating competition."My ears burned as they erupted into laughs. Soon, they went on to another conversation. I didn't key in to it until they mentioned an event of sorts. Figuring this would give me an idea of what the rush in the morning was about, I listened."...yeah, like I said, I don't care. Every alpha around the globe will be coming here, what part of that did you not understand, Lu?""Um, the part where you said every alpha around the world will be coming here. Look, the only time they ever come is for the annual festival in Nov
Night descended on the castle.I expected Melinda any moment.As if my thoughts had summoned her, a knock sounded at the door.Syb groaned, tearing off her headphones. "Who is it?"The reply she got was another knock. Sharply, I rose from the bed, sliding my legs into my shoes.Syb's eyes trailed after me as I walked over to the door. "It's Miss Melinda then," she observed aloud, looking at me suspiciously. "Haven't you served the king his dinner already?"At that moment I opened the door and Melinda dumped a large towel into my hands, saving me from answering her question."Follow me," the lycan woman said, quickly turning on her heels.The more distance I covered, the more my heart seemed to accelerate. I wondered what she meant by 'assisting' him to have his bath. I hoped it meant I was just required to wait at the side and hold his towel, only giving it to him once he was done bathing, by himself.We turned a corner, venturing into a palatial hall. I looked out the wide glass wind
He rose above me and came to join me on the cold slab, his huge dick bobbing in the space between us. He paused for a moment, his green eyes roving over my face, taking in every single detail as if committing it to memory. My flushed cheeks, wild hair, and dazed grey eyes...As if unable to stop himself, his thumb found my cheeks and slowly he caressed it, leaning down on his elbow. He watched his finger raptly as touched me, sliding his thumb down my neck and further down to my chest.I didn't think it possible, but my body came alive again, and I watched him on a caught breath, looking on as he pulled down the hand of my dress, sliding it down my arm.Once he bared my breasts, his eyes turned possessive and he covered one with a rough palm. "Beautiful," he growled quietly, rolling a nipple between his fingers and intently watching it bid to a hard point. "Beautiful..."He covered the second one with his other hand and brought them together, rubbing his face between them while growli
The next week had me fussing over the metal band around my neck. Turning this way and that before the mirror, I took in the restraint with no little amount of frustration. This had to go. If it didn't, then I wouldn't either.Hecate had to know this was going to happen, so I had to wonder why she'd even given me my gift in the first place--a gift that'll prove useless in the grand scheme of things. Surely she hadn't given it to me because she wanted me to spy into Lan's memories? To see that at some point he was merely an innocent boy...Until something changed him, and I would give anything to know what it was exactly.I huffed out a breath in defeat. This past week I hadn't had any dreams from Tabitha or from Lan's past, in fact, I could barely remember the things I'd even dreamt about.A groan escaped me when I pulled at the choker forcefully and it only served to cut into my skin. A bite of pain radiated down my neck and I craned my head, listening to my bones crack. Just when my
I swiped a few ice packs from the store and marched over to my room, throwing them down on the bed while I quickly stripped off the turtle neck blouse I'd worn this morning. Now only in my bra, I dropped down on the chair behind the dresser and looked in the mirror. Blood blanched out of my face. "Goddess..." The area around my neck was a sickening shade of red and purple. A clog formed at the back of my throat. This would never have happened if I was back at my coven... If things were different, if Hecate didn't decide to ruin my life--I would've probably been back home fending off bribes from my aunts to clean up the coven. Then they would've gotten guilty for making me clean up the damage from a party they'd thrown for me and volunteered to be test monkeys for my fashion projects. The lump at the back of my throat swole until I could feel my eyes sting. And it didn't help that I just kept feeling like everything will only get worse as time went on. My grey eyes watered and
"So you understand that you're to mend any wounds he sustains from the hunt, and also make adequate meals for him from the spoils as well?"Annoyance churned in my gut. So I was to carter to his needs now like an obedient housewife? Facing Melinda, I forced a nod.She looked at me with flat expectancy, waiting for something.When I got she was waiting for my words, I stifled an eyeroll. "Yes, I understand I'm to carter to his needs and his appetite as well..."At my cranky tone, she eyed me narrowly, then checked her wristwatch. "You need to be down in forty-five minutes, the hunting party moves before seven."A party that included the king, his advisors, their omegas, and the strongest warriors in his pack. Melinda looked at me in sudden realization. "Oh and--" she picked up the brown bag beside her and extended it to me.My forehead creased. Just when I had it in my hold, she said, "Your uniforms are ready for wear now."I went pale. No...While I took out the ugly, misshapen grey
Lan carried on in stony silence and neither of us said anything else for the rest of the drive. I think I must have slept off, because I jerked awake when the car lurched on something. Blinking open my groggy eyes, I looked into the darkness around me. We were slowing into a dirt path. My gaze fixated on the windscreen. I watched as he maneuvered the car down the rocky lane and into a really wide clearing. On the large space, numerous cabins were scattered around. While the rest parked at an isolated spot, Lan continued to go further down, riding up a low hill to get to a place with fewer trees. He came to a stop before a large cabin, killing the engine. He got out before me, going on to heft out the bags in the boot, including mine, then he proceeded to carry them up the narrow steps of the dark cabin. Getting out, I followed after him, climbing up the wooden steps that led to the small porch. Passing by a patio chair, I went in through the narrow entrance. Bright moonlight poured
The loud sound of axe on wood snapped me awake. Rising to a sitting position, I rubbed at my arms to assuage some of the cold biting into my skin. Dropping down to the floor, I went over to the window and peeked out.The early morning sun reflected on Lan's broad back, catching the sweat sliding down it. His muscles flexed as he rose the axe and brought it down, splitting the wood in two. I nibbled on my bottom lip, a girl could wake up to this view every morning...My face flushed at my train of thoughts and I moved away from the window. I threw open the closet and was met with my uniform. My mood took a nosedive.Distantly I heard the door opening. It barely registered because I continued to stare at the gown in contemplation. I'd managed to wear it through yesterday due to some mental superhuman strength, but today said strength was absent. I couldn't... do it.My head whipped to the side on hearing something. Lan was in the process of leaning a should