Chapter 12. Lucinda's POV. He's here! The severity of his presence weighed deeply in my mind. This wasn't a friendly visit. He was probably here because of what he had heard and now it was my duty to pretend like it wasn't true. I didn't want to be in the mix of people who would shove things under the carpet just to be able to feel good. I fixed my face and walked out. "Good evening, sir. May I ask what you want?" I said in a cheerful tone masking my fear. Darcus' heated gaze ran across my full length and I felt a bit weird. I knew deep down that this was going to escalate. I just didn't know how far it would go. "I need two donuts, and some juice or whatever you have." He said, his eyes raking all over my body in perusal yet sending sparks down my body. "Um... Sorry to disappoint you, sir, but we are close for the night." I laughed nervously, hoping that he would take the hint and move on. I locked gazes with my server who looked at me as though I had run mad. If I didn't di
Chapter 13. Darcus' POV. The strange lady came out with a weird smile on her face that depicted her hesitance to see me. The only problem here was that I didn't know why she was this scared. For all I knew I have never met her in my entire life and that was why I was drawn. "You look spooked. Do I repulse you that much?" I asked jokingly, trying to reduce my hardened countenance. A lot of people have been afraid to ever discuss with me because my face was scary. She was also in that category because her eyes remained focused on the ground, telling me that there was something more than she wanted to let on. "Uhm... I'm sorry if I sounded rude the first time but I have been through a lot of the past few days and just wanted to crash. I hope I do not disappoint you." She said, still looking at the floor but having greater control over her reaction. Her shoulders were taut, almost like a coiled spring waiting to snap and shatter into pieces. "A business owner with business acumen.
Lucinda's POV. My heart skipped a bit immediately when I heard the words. I blinked twice just to be sure that I truly heard what I felt I did because this was insane. What were the odds that we would ever meet and have such a discussion? Except if this was predestined here, I was trying to figure out what exactly the problem could be.I blinked twice again to prove that I had absolutely no idea of what was happening. My heart and mind remained on what was in front of me instead of figuring out the future. "I don't think I quite understand what you are talking about but..." His eyes remained focused on mine as though to tell me that I didn't have any right to object. Was that how he went about picking up people to become his breeder? I might have been attracted to him but there was nothing attractive about a man who went about sticking his male organ into anyone he found just to get rid of his problems. "I sincerely do not care about your feelings about much but I just wanted us
Lucinda's POV. I walked straight down trying to figure out my next move because everything that I was seeing was going to be too hard for me to bear "I understand that you must be a bit panicky but it is not the worst thing that can happen to you. I understand the stress that this might pose but believe me when I say that he did you a favor by informing you ahead." My friend Marcus said.I halted right in my steps as I thought of my next move. He was a man; obviously,, he wouldn't understand what this meant. "Marcus," I called him twice. We were at a point where we needed to realize that a lot of things were going wrong. "I can't just pack up my life and go and start all over with someone that I do not know from Adam. I know that this probably means nothing to you but it is a lot to me if I do say so myself." I told him immediately. Marcus rolled his eyes, gazing at my children in their cots. "I pretty much understand how you must feel, but trust me when I say that this is probab
Darcus' POV. I woke up in the middle of the night, unable to sleep anymore as I began to think of the woman I met yesterday. Lucinda. According to her presiding alpha, he said she was of good conduct and rarely got into problems with people. Just who I wanted in my life right now. The council needed an heir, and I also wanted to ensure continuity of life. I couldn't work for so long and forget it all on the altar of whatever. I wanted my blood to continue ruling. My beta knocked on the door softly, afraid to wake me up. "How are you doing today Chris?" I asked just before he could open his mouth to speak. "I- I'm fine, sir. I just wanted to find out if you are awake. A few elders want to see you and I don't know if I should chase them away." He asked tentatively. That was quite a stupid question to ask because he knew how I felt about them. They always had absolutely nothing good to say besides wasting my time trying to teach me how to run my pack.It was always messy and som
Lucinda's POV. I took a last glance at my kids as I packed my bags. My eyes welling with tears at the impromptu send forth I was about to perform to people who truly liked me. I had built my bakery from scratch and now it was about to be ripped off my hands. This was probably the worst thing that I had ever faced and didn't even know how to handle the situation. I just wanted to be away for a long time, probably clear my head to see if this is true. I couldn't wait to have a semblance of peace so that I wouldn't have to stress myself that much. I hated the fact that I had to leave them at such a tender age. This was not the vision I had for myself at all and right now I couldn't even bear to watch us being separated from each other. While a few people might think that it is not that deep, I felt a certain way deep down inside of me as I thought of what would have become of us. Sadly I couldn't even do anything about it.I just wanted to have a good time with my family but that di
Lucinda's POV.Arriving at the place where I would have longed to be but now looked like a prison to me was almost making me feel dreary but I maintained my composure, refusing to look at the person that had been assigned to come pick me up. He didn't even spare me a second glance, making me wonder what kind of nonsense this was. I would have been surprised if there was no one to deal with the situation but here I was still thinking about a way to find my foot in a place that promised to be contentious. My eyes roamed throughout the impressive Pack, watching young and old pass by as they went about their daily duties.In my former Pack, as soon as they saw a visitor they would have waited to capture the full gist but I guess that was prohibited here because I could see the seriousness in their faces as they went about their daily jobs. Just as it should be. I never understood why certain people took it upon themselves to go ahead and waste time searching for things that didn't conc
Lucinda's POV.Settling into such space came with a lot of problems but I was able to attend to them one after the other without engaging anyone. I stayed in my room and barely Saw The light of Day until I was visited by one of the ladies. "You sure are a beautiful lady. I can see why he chose you. You look fertile by the way. That is if you would be able to produce him an heir." A brunette with a pointed nose spoke, lifting her nose in the air as though she was referring to trash. I sighed, watching her carefully, inspecting how she looked to be able to pass my judgment pretty well. "Do you not understand English? Why do you stare at us so intensely? We have been here before you. You need to come pay homage to us." Another brunette spoke but she had a flatter nose giving her a beautiful visage. I was kind of surprised by their audacity but imagine that it was usual around here that's why they continue because this was uncalled for. "I'm not here to pay homage to anyone. I'm here
Lucinda's POV. Flinging such a demand at me and expecting that I jump just because of this offer was enough to send me spiraling but I refuse to give anybody such power over myself and decided to just let things go. "I would not take your money to leave that man alone. So you can probably just move it away and forget about it. What do you think?" I asked with a small smile, hoping that they didn't push me to do something that will make me even run mad. "You are not going to be here trying to sabotage everything that we have worked so hard for. I know your plans and I'm going to make them disastrous before you even can take a step." Alexia promised as soon as she came closer. At this point I wanted Abigail to say something but it seemed like she would rather just relax and watch things play out well so she formed her own opinion. "And this is suddenly supposed to make me feel like a bad person isn't it? Have you discovered that I don't really care about your life as much as you th
Lucinda's POV. I already figured that he was not expecting me to go down that route and that even pushed me further. He staggered a little bit, making me laugh. He definitely didn't think that I was going to accept the feet just like that when I had the opportunity to redefine things. My mind was focused on something even greater which included dealing with issues as though there was no tomorrow. My major reason for taking such a step was to make sure that I had everything covered and that was exactly what I planned on doing. The most important part for me right now was also to make sure that I had everybody just right where I wanted them. Darcus jumped in front of me and grabbed my hand, almost tearing it out of its socket. It was probably his alpha instincts getting the best out of him and refusing to let him get defeated by just a woman. I was about to redefine all of those biases and make sure that he remembered who ran this.Why don't you take a break and let's see what w
Darcus' POV. I stared at her just to be sure that she knew what she was asking for. I knew that women were a little more impulsive than we were but not up to this extent, all that I could think of right now was how I will be able to deal with this without any repercussions. I didn't want to beat the shit out of her, but from the fierce look in her eyes, I knew that she had a different agenda and thus, I needed to live up to the name that I had already created. Even if she managed to throw me down, people were no longer going to respect me for getting that I was only doing this out of genuine love. I came to a halt in my mind. I was not supposed to love this woman. She was a stranger like every other of my breeders but I couldn't deny the fact that I'm beginning to fall head over heels in love with this woman who had wormed her way into my life. It was a drastic move and honestly, I only felt like I needed to do something that would set the record straight not necessarily to spit
Lucinda's POV. I might have pretended like her words held no weight, but honestly that was not even remotely true because all I could think of at that moment was, making sure that I had everything already mapped out. Her words kept echoing in my mind, thinking about how she expected me to be very okay with the fact that the man loved me but he was not showing it. How was I supposed to believe all of that without having double thoughts? This has gone on for so long and then I am a little worried. "You've got to think and find a solution." If I needed Darcus to come closer to me, then I have to be fast about it and make sure that everything was right on track. The best way to make him closer was to make him my friend, and that would only happen if I made the move almost immediately instead of leaving it to chance. My head was banging with various scenarios that would end up with me being disgraced. I was very concerned about how things would end up instead of how I would be able
Lucinda's POV. I was kicked out of his room, with a little fear gathering in my eyes That was not the man that I knew. He sounded like he was talking deep from his soul but I didn't just know how to place my finger on it. I had more than enough reasons to be worried for myself and many things that must have come up but I refused. I knew that I had messed up a lot and it was going to take a whole lot of time and energy to be able to be restored. I had reasons to also be worried out of my mind but I kept them buried forever. There was no sense in making a huge deal out of something that probably never held water. "Are you okay?" Abigail demanded from me immediately she saw my countenance. Of course I wasn't okay, but I was not going to be a baby about it or make a huge deal out of something that I could just relax and watch play out. "I think he is upset with me but I don't know what I did. I honestly would not do anything to offend him and that's why I'm a little bit worried. I
Darcus' POV. I saw red.I was smelling a male on her, but here she was acting as though I had no sense at all. The last woman I gave permission into my life turned it upside down and left me scarred till today, and she attempted to do the same thing to me. I let out a trail of laughter, watching her eyes grow conflicted. Yes, you've got a feel of the heat especially with the wars threatening to break out and then somebody that I considered close also trying to play a fast one on me. "You've got to be kidding me. Hanging out with a man when you know that you have bound to me is an overstretch of your liberties. I should have always known that you didn't consider this a serious agreement because I have let you get away with many atrocities."She attempted to shake her head but I cut her off. "Oh, you better be ready to give me some explanations because I need serious ones. If you decide not to respect our Union because I have been lenient with you, I think you need a redefinition o
Lucinda's POV.My heart gave an erratic lurch, as I stayed at the woman who probably wanted me out of this place at all costs. She didn't care what it was going to mean to me or anyone else, as long as she had me dumped out. I lifted my lips into a wry smile. "I wouldn't have expected you to understand that people have engagements. I mean I know that it might be foreign to you.""Yeah, right."Her eyes lifted into more anger. "Yes, of course.""Damn it, you are just trying to hide the fact that you must have gotten yourself into trouble and I have figured it out so you want to sweep it under the carpet by using these guys." She started her claims, coming at me with fingers in my face. "Do they freaking know that you do not love them as you claim?" Even though I wanted to indulge her, I knew that Darcus was waiting for me somewhere and I needed to do something about it. "Why don't we have this conversation later? Probably when you are more calm. I think you have a stick of your... Y
Lucinda's POV. Immediately after I returned from Marcus' house, I rushed into the house hoping that no one noticed my absence and that no one had gone around, luckily their mouth trying to tell everyone that I was missing. That would be a disaster and I almost didn't want to be in such a situation. The only thing that could stop me right now was if Darcus came out and asked what exactly I went out for. As soon as I walked in, Abigail breathed in relief. She was the only person that I had told where I was heading towards and had given me the go-ahead. She didn't even completely know what my mission was, and I just said it so that she would be able to ascertain and give up a false impression that would make those people ready to be confused. She rushed towards me, clasping her hands over mine. She looked me in the eye while looking around just to see if anyone was listening to our conversation. "See, I understand that you need to leave, but at the same time, I still want you to be
Lucinda's POV Watching the couple try to work out their issues wasn't my highlight, instead, I began to calculate what this could mean for my child. If her supposed guardian thought that I was having an affair with the man she called her husband, this simply meant that I was not safe and that I needed some time alone to process things. I needed to get my child to another caretaker but who exactly would want to take in my child as theirs."Babe... I'm sorry but this is not what you think. I'm pretty sure you have things mistaken. What do you think?" "I don't know how you want me to take this but honestly, I don't care!" I watched them carefully. This was a totally different argument but I was going to pretend like I didn't understand it. I had so many things on my mind and diving into this wasn't the way to go. I had a lot of things to clear up."I'm not in any way romantically linked to your husband." I piped up, after realizing that Marcus had no idea of how to defend himself.Sh