LOGINAfter I left, a guard followed me outside. Funny, how it was the same guard I’d used wolfsbane on, but he still didn’t recognize me.“Miss Nara, please come with me.” My heart raced as I watched his expression and didn’t reply so he quickly answered.“Gavin sent me.” I gave him a nod, secretly relieved as I followed him. We went through a hall and up a stair case where Gavin seemed to be waiting.He was pacing around the room as I entered, his face red from anger. Landon sure didn’t hold back earlier and made sure everyone knew who was really in charge. “You!” He yelled at me, furious as he stormed towards me. “Why didn’t you tell me he was alive?”“How was I supposed to know?” I shrugged and took a step back so he doesn’t crash into me. He stopped, still fuming. “You expect me to believe you didn’t know?”“Again, how was I supposed to know?”“You’re close to him.”“I’m not close to him.” I argued, keeping my stance and refusing to cower under his hot glare. “Landon wouldn’t trust
Landon caught my gaze like he was trying to catch my reaction or see if I already knew or not. I looked away from him and quietly sipped the hot tea we have just been served. “Finally. I was getting worried we were in trouble. How about the girl that broke her out. The one that used wolfsbane.” Emily asked and Leo leaned forward to whisper.“According to my source, the girl didn’t see her face.”“What a smart move.” Emily smirked, “But what do you think. Is she human or werewolf?”“Why would one of us break a human out?”“There are some of us who sympathizes with them, unfortunately.” Emily looked disgusted just by the thought of it. And all of a sudden, I felt like I couldn’t breath. My heart was pounding in my chest, and Landon gave me a glance like he could hear it. For a very short moment, I thought I had found friends but I was kidding myself. “Those of us who sympathizes with humans clearly didn’t learn from the last lesson history taught us. Which means they’re just stupid
Day 12I wish I could just stay holed up in my room but Gavin was a dangerous man and I knew I couldn’t avoid him. So I prepared myself mentally and forced myself to leave for breakfast. Coincidentally, as I stepped out of my room, Kain was also just coming out. Our eyes jammed and held for a few seconds before I looked away. As if that wasn’t enough, Landon’s door also opened and he stepped out, dressed casually in a grey pant and white long sleeves. Kain cocked a brow at him but Landon was only looking at me, as if he was expecting me to go to him like his date.I huffed and began heading towards the exit but then, that would mean I’d have to pass Landon. I heard Kain’s footsteps behind me and as I reached Landon, he naturally took the space beside me. Kain walked at my other side, placing me in their middle.“Slept well, Princess?”Now it was princess. I rolled my eyes at Landon and didn’t answer. “How long are you going to ignore me?” Landon asked in his usual deep voice and
Ivy could tell I wanted to be alone so she stood, ready to leave. “Uh… if you need me to do anything, I’ll be in my room. All you have to do is ask.”“Sure.” I forced a smile as I watched her leave. Ivy was a spy. I’d be a fool to think she didn’t already know my secret. That was why she told me about Melody. And she offering to help was like her own way of telling me she was on my side. I was surprised. With how much they didn’t like humans, I expected her to distance herself from me the moment she realized the truth. Or try to convince her alpha to turn me in but she didn’t.Just as Ivy left, I got ready to go out. I needed to speak to Brielle but as I opened the door, Brielle was right there, looking like she was just about to knock. I quickly pulled her inside and shut the door. “I just read your message. What do you mean I’m In danger?”She swallowed hard and looked away from me, “It’s too late.” She whispered, “Gavin wants to see you.”“What?”“I’m not sure if he knows you’
A knock came on the door and it startled me out of my thoughts. When I opened it, I saw Ivy. She was holding snacks, so I opened the door wider for her to come in.“It is very suspicious that you managed to grab my favorite cookies.”She grinned, “I asked around and apparently, you like this one. What better way to bribe my future Luna?”The smile disappeared from my face, “Don’t call me that.” I said and looked away from her as I moved to sit on the sofa. She followed me, and I didn’t miss the way she sighed, “You’re fighting with Landon again? I thought you guys were good after he brought you back.”“We’re good of course. But I’m not going to be become his Luna.” A look of determination crossed my face like I was going to do everything to prevent that from happening.“Why?” Ivy looked at me like it was strange. “I don’t understand it. Finding your mate is already extremely difficult. The connection between you two is not something you can severe. Whether you want him or not, the m
Ivy and Miles were in Landon’s room when we got there. “Are you okay?” Ivy asked, looking concerned. Perhaps they had all heard me scream for help.I gave her a nod and she exchanged a look with Landon before dragging Miles to the balcony and they disappeared from there. It was quiet between us for a few seconds. Landon kept staring at me but I couldn’t lift my gaze up to meet his. “Do you think Kain is a bad person?” I asked, hugging my arms as I finally looked at him.His eyes was swirling with an emotion I didn’t recognize, “None of us here are saints. We kill, we manipulate, we torture people to get what we want. Does it make us bad, little lamb?”Right. I asked the question to the wrong person. Landon was a different level of bad on his own. Perhaps worse than Kain.I swallowed, “Are you manipulating me? Am I one of the pieces on your chess board?”“When have I ever?”“Then how did I become your mate? It’s impossible. Unless—““Unless I’m lying to you.” His eyes narrowed, jaws
I slapped Landon.One of the monsters that could easily tear me apart here on this ship.The moment I realized that the reason he kissed me, was just to prove a point to Kain, I felt stupid that I’d just fallen into his arms the moment he made a move and anger consumed me.Now I regretted it. Every
I swallowed back the sound, trying not to freak out and blow my cover. Kain’s hair was an absolute mess. There were claw scratches on his skin and I tried not to think about which girl had done it. He didn’t seem to care one bit that he was naked.I gulped heavily, unable to tear my eyes away from
At night, I was all alone in my room. Kain didn’t return. Brielle too. My head was still pounding. My chest still felt tight with anger. But I could do nothing about it except lie in my bed pathetically. When I couldn’t take it anymore, I moved to the balcony. The lights seemed to have gone off
A strong hand was wrapped around my neck, slowly squeezing the life out of me as I was pressed into a hard surface.My eyes flew open, instantly meeting with golden ones. But it wasn’t as familiar as I thought. There were specks of red in his eyes and he was shaking, too angry, like he wanted to un







