Zade's POVAfter I instructed my beta to gather the troope, I hurried back to the house and went into my room to gather a few necessary things I needed for the journey. I had just finished fitting the items into a small duffle bag when Victoria tore into the room. “So you were just going to leave without telling me?” She asked with a pout. I gave her an incredulous look. “Really, Victoria?” We've got serious crisis on our hands and all you can do is whine about me leaving without telling you?”“This pack matters to me just as it matters to you. In case you've forgotten, I'm Luna,” she spat out. “You certainly do not act like you care about the affairs of this pack. Just this morning you were talking about a vacation,” I reminded her. I saw her sudden grimace of pain and rushed to her side. “What's wrong Victoria?” I asked, gently setting her on the bed.“I think the baby kicked too hard,” she said softly. “You should try to rest more often,” I advised as I tried to get her to l
Malia's POVI headed straight to my room with ease this time. It was becoming quite easy to navigate the endless maze that was this palace. When I got to the hallway leading to my room, I tried to walk as quietly as I could. I also shut the door carefully. In case Ryder was in his room, I didn't want him knowing I was back.I didn't think I had the emotional strength to face another Hawkins brother at the moment. For a while, I just paced the room confused about Ronan's confession to me. He barely knew me for crying out loud. I was also quite disturbed about the attraction I felt towards him. It wasn't too great but it was there. I wasn't ready for any sort of romantic relationship, not after what I had experienced with Zade. My heart ached as I thought about how magical things were between us until the elders of his council started poisoning his mind. But still, I couldn't put all the blame on the elders. If he had really loved me he would have defended me and wouldn't have made
Zade's POVVictoria was still in the room when I walked in. I assumed she had been sleeping because her cheeks were flushed and she looked dazed. “How did it go?” She asked as she yawned. I picked up the duffle bag I had packed earlier. “We have to find Malia. The Seer says the fate of this pack depends on her,” I replied. She sat up straight, disgust written boldly across her features. “But why? She is cursed. How could something good come out of her? How could she possibly be of any importance to this pack?” She questioned. I sighed, frustrated “I have to find her to get answers. Left to me I won't go searching for her. But the pack needs her.”She rose from the bed. “Please give me a minute to pack a few things. I'm coming with you,” she said. I stared at her in shay bewilderment, was she joking? “You can't be serious.”She threw our shared wardrobe open and tossed some of her underwear into a bag. “Of course I am. I told you earlier that this pack matters to me too.”I rake
Malia's POVRyder just kept on staring at me with those icy green eyes. I realized that if I didn't give him an answer, it'd make me look guilty. I cleared my throat. “I wanted to go sightseeing and Ronan offered to give me a tour,” I said. I didn't know why I lied. Perhaps a part of me felt Ryder wouldn't like to hear exactly what happened. To my relief, he nodded satisfactorily and changed the subject. “You'll have dinner with me this evening in my room,” he said. It wasn't a request. I didn't bother refusing. I was quite relieved we were talking about something else. Besides, I loved food. A small part of me felt guilty about not heeding Ronan's warnings to avoid the alpha. But then I suddenly realized that his warnings may have come from a place of jealousy since he had feelings for me. He arched his eyebrows when I nodded and didn't argue or protest. “Wow, this has to be a first. Malia agreed to have dinner with me with a smile on her face.”I rolled my eyes. “Your compa
Malia's POVI burst out laughing as Lila slammed the door. Ryder arched his eyebrows at me. “Really?”“I'm so sorry. It's just so funny to me. It reminds me of when I was a kid and I didn't get my way. I'd smash things and slam doors,” I replied slightly out of breath. Ryder shook his head. “So you're saying my mistress is being immature.”“Exactly,” I answered. A maid came to clean up the mess Lila had made just as another brought Ryder a fresh plate of dessert.I watched as he took the first bite of his dessert and closed his eyes in pleasure. “See who didn't want any desserts,” I teased. He ignored me and I found myself unable to take my eyes off his face. His mouth. When he opened his eyes and found mine, I shivered and quickly returned my gaze to my half-eaten dessert. We both ate in silence for a moment, then I remembered what Lila had said when she first came in earlier. I cleared my throat. “What did Lila mean when she said I wasn't supposed to be having dinner with yo
Malia's POVRonan chuckled as he rose from the floor. “Now I know exactly how to make you fall madly in love with me. I just have to get you to look into these eyes long enough,” he joked. “Let's see if you can beat me today,” he said, holding out a hand to me. I took it and raised myself off of the ground. “I'm quite good with weapons,” I replied. “You should be afraid.”“Challenge accepted,” he said with a grin and led me to a free spot on the field. He raced to the centre of the field to retrieve some weapons and returned to my spot.“Here,” he said, handing me one. “This is one of the best. It gives you great advantage.”“I don't need leverage and I certainly don't want you to go easy on me,” I said with a smirk. “Are you sure about that?” He asked with a serious look. “Yes,” I replied, jutting my chin forward. “Don't try to scare me. It won't work.”He nodded. “Very well then. Shall we?”I gave a small nod and waited for him to make the first move. I was able to defend myse
Malia's POVAfter Ronan left my room to freshen up, I stripped out of my sweat-stained clothes and went into the bathroom. My hair received the most attention as I ensured that every single trace of sand and leaves were removed. I wrapped the big fluffy towel around my body before stepping out of the bathroom and thanked the goddess I did because Ryder was lying on my bed like he owned it. Technically he did, but still…I gave a tiny shriek of surprise when I saw him but he just gave me the once over and continued scrolling through his phone. I decided to ignore him at first. I settled on a chair and plugged the hair dryer into the socket beside it. His I-don't-give-a-fuck attitude annoyed me so much that I had to speak despite my initial determination to ignore him. “What if I was naked?” I blurted out. “You should have given me some sort of warning.”“I knocked and got no response,” he shrugged.I waited for more explanation and scoffed when he said nothing more. I turned in my
Malia's POVI arched an eyebrow as Ronan led me to a black limo. “I thought we were just having lunch,” I commented. “We are,” he replied. “Isn't this too fancy?” I asked as he held the door open for me. “It's not. You deserve the queenly treatment,” he answered as he slid in beside me. He gave the chauffeur the name of the restaurant as he drove the limo smoothly out of the driveway. The drive to the restaurant was quiet save for the voice of Frank Sinatra coming from the radio. The limo finally rolled to a stop and Ronan stepped out of the car. I took his proffered hand and gasped as I straightened out of the car. We were in front of those fancy restaurants where one needed to book a reservation first. “I didn't know this community had a place like this,” I said in awe. He gave me a look. “Sorry to disappoint you.”I rolled my eyes and nudged him playfully with my elbow. “Please tell me you booked a reservation,” I said. “My brother and I own this restaurant. We always ha