Lia had already turned to return to the room when her legs stopped. Before one could say Jack she found herself beside the couch which he lay and watched him snoring quietly. Tempted to feel his beautifully knitted brows, she extended her hand but his hand grabbed it and in a blink of eye crashed onto his chest. His eye lid snapped open. “Where are you going?” he slurred smugly. Lia froze and her breath hitched. Was he awake the entire time? Did he know she was watching him? She gulped as her eyes wandered and fell on his mouth. His lips were barely an inch away and in the silence of the room she could feel the heaving of his chest. The telephone beeped and she used the opportunity to flinch away. Her face heated with embarrassment. Filled with a sense of awkwardness, she tried to amble towards the telephone stand. But he stopped her as he jumped to his feet. “I will get the phone,” he said and Lia swore she saw a smirk on his face as he strolled towards the telephone. She darted t
LIA I was surprised to see Ethan come to the hotel to pick me up as opposed to Derrick that I was expecting. Hours after Derrick had left the hotel. It had only been a day we arrived but he'd asked Clara to park every single thing we came with including the ones that belonged to Derrick into the car. For all the ruse caused, it baffled me. Ethan's face didn't look bright either. He was usually a jolly fellow the few times we'd spoken. “Is something wrong?” I asked after several minutes of contemplation. He was driving us back to the Alpha’s house and had barely said any words ever since the smile that barely reached his eyes he gave me when he had rang the suite doorbell. He flashed me another of the ‘fake’ smiles. “No. If you are worried about the honeymoon getting cut short or canceled then you don't have to worry. Derrick– Alpha Derrick just has a lot to handle now and he wouldn't want you being alone in the hotel. Well, you can say Pack duties called and he got no choice but to
LIA’S POV I had just snuck back in when I heard a knock on the door. For a moment, my mind jumped and I wondered if anyone had seen me. I took off the clothings I wore, stuffed them into my wardrobe and slipped into my night dress. “Enter,” I called out as I climbed into bed. Luckily it was only Clara. “The Alpha is here to see you,” Clara announced. My body stiffened. The thought that Derrick was right behind the door to see me after he had just captured my innocent father made my inside churned. How could I face him with the way I was feeling inside? And why would he even come to see me by this time of the night. My teeth grounded in my mouth. “Should I let him in?” Clara's voice jolted me back. “When did he begin to seek permission before coming in?” I hissed before I told Clara to let him in. I put on a robe over my night dress and started out of my room. He was already in the sitting room by the time I was out. His face was beaming. Beaming for the arrest of my innocent fa
LIA The next day I set off to find evidence to prove my Dad's innocence. “I will be in my room. You don't need to check up on me until I call you.” I had told Clara before I snuck out. Derrick should never know I was out. Not until I proved Dad's innocence. And I couldn't trust Clara to keep shut. The girl behaved strangely sometimes. The first person I could have ran to was Beta Carlos. Unfortunately he was the one that betrayed my dad. Like father, like son. The Carlos' family would always be the same. The memory of Carlos Jnr with his mate at the prom flashed in my head. I hastily pushed it away. Carlos Jnr was a closed chapter in my life a long time ago. The only other man I knew could help me was Alpha Dante. Him and Dad were good friends despite leading different packs. Alpha Dante owned Red Moon Pack. His Pack was not far from Harrow Wood Pack. It didn't take me too long to arrive Red Moon. I located Alpha Dante’s house in a couple of minutes and flagged down a taxi. The
LIA “Carlos…” I mumbled, “what are you doing here?”“Lia…” he tried to touch me but I flinched back. “Why are you here?” I asked again, unable to stop my voice from trembling. It was only months ago but it felt like a year had gone past already. The guy that was the beginning of my problems was standing before me and my mouth could not find words. My legs were feeling too heavy to keep standing and a bulge had lodged comfortably in my throat. “Were you following me? Where did you start to follow me and why are you in this Pack?” Like I was supposed to ask the last question knowing it was going both ways. “Lia.” He called. His voice was hoarse and his eyes filled with something I preferred to think was guilt. Carlos Jnr still looked very much the same. His handsome features were still very much intact but he looked leaner than the last time I saw him. To think his father just betrayed my dad… my teeth clenched. “Lia, I—”“Stop! If you are going to start speaking rubbish about how y
LIA “Did you leave the house?” My hairs stood at the sudden voice behind me. I had just walked into my quarter. I turned. It was Derrick. “Where are you coming from?” he asked again. He was a king for hell sake and should be busy. Why was he on my case? Where was Clara? How did he let him in when I clearly forbade her from letting anyone in? “I just stepped out for a bit,” I replied. Like a scanner, his eyes scanned all over me. “Where's Clara?” I asked just as he was about to throw me another question. He frowned and asked, “Who is Clara?” It was my turn to frown. Did he not know who Clara was or was he trying to trick me. “Where's my personal assistant?” this time I raised my voice high enough and hoped Clara would hear it. I needed to know how much Derrick knew to know how to place my lies. Thankfully Clara came out from my bedroom. “Oh my Luna. Did you have a pleasant walk?” I looked at her. She gave me an eye which I quickly denoted. I turned back to Derrick, p
As Derrick sat in the mini bar in his chamber, memories of that day flooded back. The very first day he’d met Lia. Who knew an intruder would be stirring him up this much, making him hunch in the bar drinking. Something he hadn't done in a long while. He'd kissed her a couple times more but none matched their first kiss. It was a kiss he gave his vigour because he wanted to impress his new bride that he did not love but was only marrying to satisfy his parents. Her boldness had taken him aback in the dungeon. When he suggested she be his bait, he never thought she'd agree to it. He was never going to harm her anyways and was only trying to scare her and find out what she knew. Then she said she was forced to put on the wedding dress. Strangely he believed her words even though he didn't voice it out. Laura may have loved and wanted him but his lack of affection towards her had pushed her to the cliff. He didn't blame her for making the decision she did. What about their second weddi
“Are you alright?” Derrick asked, his arms wrapped around Lia firmly. Lia stared at him and all she wanted that instant was for him to kiss her silly. “Make love to me,” she blurted. Derrick's eyes flew wide. He gaped at her. Her words sounded like one coming from a drunk woman but at the same time he didn't think she was drunk talking. “You are drunk. We can't…”She didn't move. Same as her gaze. “That is what husband and wives do. You said I was your wife and you own me.”He managed to pull himself out of the shock. A sigh left him. Was she still on about their little act from earlier? “Come and I will take you to bed. You are not in your right senses right now–”She flinched back. “Don't try to force me to sleep! I am not drunk. I know what I want…and what I want right now is you.” She went tiptoes and planted a wet kiss on his lips. It was fast he hadn't seen it coming. He was too shocked to respond. Too shocked to move. Just earlier he thought she was different from their gi
“What?” Derrick blurted and sprung up. Laura chuckled, peering at him. “Why are you acting so shocked? We are having our wedding. Finally!” She squealed. “Says who?” He said with clenched teeth. “Your parents approve and we were originally supposed to get married if not that bitch.”He marched to his desk chair. “We can't get married. It's not possible.”“Why? Is there something going on I don't know…wait…no way…” she gasped then heaved a s frustrated sigh. The two held eyes. To Laura, Derrick's reaction only further solidified all she saw in pictures. But now she'd seen enough and wanted him for herself now. She didn't want him clinging onto Lia anymore. She wanted him to focus on her now and express all the love that had been unlocked in him. Derrick looked away. He busied himself with a bunch of documents before him. “I am still married to Lia. I can't get married as I please.”“Why did you not confirm all she told you? You were the one that got played by her. You should hav
WRITER'S POV Laura did not hesitate. As soon as she left Mrs Kings, she headed to Derrick’s office where she was sure he'd the at. She was glad she dealt nicely with Mrs Kings. Derrick's father was never going to be a problem. He was never present anyways. Arriving at Derrick's office, she was told to wait a bit for him to be informed by one of the guards. This made her flare up. “What? You expect me to wait for you to go in there and come out?” She shouted at the guard. “I'm done with y'all poverty stricken snobs. How dare a commoner like you tell me what to do? Do you know who I am?”Rick came out. “What's going on?” “Ask this snob!” Laura gritted pointing at the guard. “He is stopping me from seeing Derrick! Can you imagine the smelly guts!”Rick glanced at the guard. “Forgive me, my Beta. I was only following the king’s orders,” the guard pleaded his cause. He faced Laura. “Derrick just finished having a meeting and having a rest. How about you come back a bit later?”Laura
WRITER'S POVAfter Laura left Derrick's office, she went to Derrick's parents quarters. “Who are you, miss?” a maidservant asked her after she rang the bell.“What?” Laura gasped in disbelief. “Miss? Who am I?” She glanced at herself wondering if she had changed so much that people walked past her without recognizing her. Most of the guards didn't recognize her and questioned her at every point in the house as though she was some intruder. No respect whatsoever, and now she was even being asked who she was. In her parents-in-law's house by some measly maidservant. Well, she was going to put an end to that real soon. “Tell Mrs Kings, Laura is here.”“Laura?” The maid asked back, eyes slightly widening. Laura grinned inside. That was exactly the reaction she was expecting. “Yes Laura. Her daughter in law.”The maid quickly retreated inside. She returned a moment later and led Laura in. Laura was asked to wait in the waiting room as the ones she'd come to see were busy and would j
WRITER'S POV“Shouldn't we do something?” Rick sighed, glancing at Damian. The two were in Derrick's office and he was not in for the third consecutive time in a week. It had been so. Ever since Lia was sent away. “Derrick is depressed. We should do something,” Rick added. Damian exhaled slowly. He knew that too. He knew that but he was clueless on what they should do because they'd never seen him that way before. “Will he be alright?” He looked at Rick. Doubting the answer that came to his mind. “Of course he won't be alright. He just banished his mate and removed her father from his position. How will he be alright,” grumbled Rick. “We should do something to appease him. There must be something we can do.”“The only thing we can do to appease him is bring her back but you know we can't do that.”The two sighed long and heavy again. Almost immediately Derrick strode in. The two men exchanged surprised looks. “Why are you both looking shocked?” Derrick asked them. “Why are you–
“Alpha Dante! You are the finisher yourself!”“Great Alpha indeed!”Alpha Greg and Carlos hailed Alpha Dante. Carlos poured the drinks and gave it to both Alpha Dante and Greg. “To our victory!” He roared. Alpha Dante nodded, sparing a meek laugh as he cheered back and they clinked glasses. “You finished Blake once and for all. It is not an easy feat!” Alpha Greg praised enthusiastically as he sat down. “How did you think of using that young woman?”“Mm-mh. Laura,” Alpha Dante mumbled as his eyes narrowed. He had a tail on Derrick’s men. It was through them he found out Laura's location and acted immediately. He wondered what would have happened if he hadn't acted fast before Derrick got to her. Feeling huge of himself, he chuckled and sipped his drink. “Look at that arrogant smirk,” Greg teased and urged him again to share his secret with them. “Well, I didn't do anything much. As you all know, everything that happened is how it was supposed to happen. The young woman returne
LIA’S POV “And do you want to know the biggest shock?” Laura charged up again. She looked at me, her lips cocking up. “Everything she had been telling you are all lies…this girl is no lycan. She is a fucking werewolf!”I crumbled. At this point, my legs became numb. How…how did she know of this…who could have told her….Carlos? No…it couldn't be… Even the day she kidnapped me, she never knew I was not Lycan…how then… “All these while I had been away, I was trying find out the truth and now that I found it, I had to come back and expose this lying bitch,” she sneered. The truth? My stomach sank. What else did she know about me? Derrick turned, his gaze darkening. “What did you just say?”“Derrick, I’m sorry I took time returning back to you but it was for a good reason. This bitch lied and deceived you!”“Is she speaking the truth?” Derrick questioned, his cold eyes gripping me. “Yes, tell him. Prove to everyone here that you are a lycan,” She demanded smirking. Why was she feel
LIA’S POVIt was the sound of quick heavy boots lumbering against the floor that awoke me. The first few seconds were hazy. “Are you alright?” A blurry figure appeared by my side. My wolf kicked and my eyes immediately cleared. Derrick. I tried to speak but a sharp pain reared up in my side. “Don't move yet,” he ordered as his arm instantly located my back for support. “Do you remember me?” He asked, his gaze sweeping all over me. How could I not? I nodded suppressing a groan that came as I shook my head. “Do you remember anything? Who kidnapped you? Can you remember their faces?”True, I was kidnapped. I sighed. I shut my eyes as the memories floated in my head. The harsh voices echoed in my head. Recalling how a dagger almost slashed me into halves with me tied to a chair and I couldn't defend myself made the fear suddenly overwhelm me again. My body curled and Derrick must have noticed. “Don't force it. Take your time–”“Derrick!”Rick charged in abandoning his basic etiquett
“Lia kidnapped? How…when…how…she–” Carlos mumbled, his eyes dancing in shock. Doubting his ears, he rushed to the notice board and had a look. Confirming that Emily and Jimmy had not lied left him limp as he imagined who could have kidnapped Lia right in Derrick's house. “Where are you coming from? You still haven't answered us? You were with Lia and yet you didn't know she was kidnapped,” Jimmy accused. “Who could have kidnapped her? Did you not see or hear anything? If she was in the almighty lycan king's house, how could she have been kidnapped! Don't they have the best security there!”“The exact thing I'm thinking…” Carlos muttered sadly. He just couldn't make sense of the whole thing. Why would anyone kidnap Lia…“I left the king’s house this morning…Lia was…” he paused, not sure to bring up Lia's miscarriage. In the process, sudden thought came over him. What if Lia had been kidnapped somewhere else and not Derrick's house…Anyone that kidnapped her knew she was weak at that
“Dante! Come out here, you bastard!” Alpha Blake roared in front of Alpha Dante's house. The number of guards mounted in front of the gate was too much for him to go through–as if Dante had suspected of his coming and prepared. “You will regret this! You will regret this!”“Get out of my way or go in there and bring that bastard out!” He snarled at Dante's men. “Who is creating this unrest in my premises?” Alpha Dante came out in his balcony and barked. “Unrest in your premises?” Blake retorted charging past his grabbers. As the men rushed to seize him again, Alpha Dante signalled for them to stay back. “Alpha Blake, why have you come to my house to create problems by this time of the day?”“Where is my daughter?! Where is my daughter!”“What are you talking about?” Alpha Dante frowned. His face registered a surprise of a first time hearing s news. Alpha Blake clenched. “Don't give me that pretense look. I know you kidnapped my daughter. Bring out my daughter now!”“I have no ide