NORA His cold shower took too long. When he finally stepped out with only a towel wrapped around his torso, I instantly went back to pretending to sleep. He shouldn’t know that I was waiting for him impatiently. “ Are you going to sleep in my bed? ” He asked. I heard the soft rustle of clothes and cracked my left eye open to peek at him. He was pulling his pants up while his eyes stared right at my face. Gulping, I closed my half-open eye again. What was I doing exactly? At this point, my tiny brain failed to comprehend this on its own. “ I know you are not sleeping, Lana. ” He hissed, strolling toward me. I didn’t budge and kept lying right there. It was not my problem that he knew too many things. I felt his body close to mine, and the sparks shot down my bloodstream. Shivering, I tried to slip a little away but he crawled onto the bed and hovered above me. This had me caged on the spot. His cold fingers traced my forehead, brushing the bangs aside. “ You are strange. ” He

NORA “ You have proved you are good with people already so this year, I am giving you the right to choose which pack His Highness should visit. ” She dropped the bomb over my head. “ Me? ” I laughed nervously and looked at the Alphas. If I rejected two out of three, they would hate me forever. What did she want exactly? “ Yes, you, Lana. You decide. ” She gestured towards the Alphas. My gaze switched between her, Amanah, and the Alphas one by one. It was a test. She definitely wanted to see if I would be able to choose one without infuriating the other two. I had to fail right? But the visit was important too. What if my rash decision caused harm to Striker? It was nerve-wracking. “ I… ” I trailed off. “ If His Highness visits our pack, he will be able to see how we are holding the walls together to prevent a Vampire and human attack. ” Alpha Clarence spoke up. It sounded like he was trying to convince me. Did he think I had the power? I looked at Granny. She was staring a

NORAI approached the same balcony where he had talked to me before. I didn’t know why he would wait for me there and what he wanted with me.But, I didn’t have a good feeling about it. And as always, I was excited to get into trouble. It felt like things were about to become really fun.I stopped outside the balcony and glanced down at the expensive green gown Amanah had dressed me up in because I was meeting the Alphas today.“ Why are you standing there? ” I heard the voice and instantly looked up.Dustin was standing with his hands over the railing and his back to me. I gulped the little bubble of nervousness and walked closer to him with small steps.I stopped beside him and looked at his face. He was staring ahead, at the view and was not even sparing me a glance.“ How long have you been doing it? ” He asked, startling me.“ What am…I doing? ” I pouted.I saw the corner of his lips curling up. It was not a genuine, soothing kind of smile. Instead, it was bitter as if he found m

NORA Striker was towering over me in no time. My cheeks flared as I threw my head back and gawked at him. His arm snaked around my waist, tugging me flush against the perfect body. I inhaled sharply as my hands landed over his chest, putting some important distance between us. “ What did you do this time? ” He lifted his brows. I licked my lower lip. My skin became tingly and feverish due to the closeness. “ I didn’t do anything. ” I managed to utter as my eyes took in his veiny neck and the strong muscles under my palms. “ So you passed without doing anything? ” His chest vibrated against my palms as he chuckled softly. My heated gaze rose to his stunning face and sinful lips. Satan’s Buttocks! I wanted to kiss him again, all the time. So, instead of beating my hammering heart back into its place, I shifted all my weight to my toes and put my lips over his. The movement was shocking to me too, because, this was the second time, I was kissing him without any control over my i

NORAMy mouth went dry as he snaked his arm around my waist and pulled me against his body. My face disappeared in his chest as I placed my hands on his hard abdomen to keep myself calm.“ The day they both were killed…I realized that lying to someone is the worst thing you can do to them. It’s like…you are telling them that they were wrong to trust you and it’s their long-overdue punishment. It’s like having someone’s heart right in your palm and instead of cherishing it, you start squeezing it to see if it hurts or kills you. It’s the worst kind of pain. I hate that. ” He caressed my hair, my back, and my nape as he whispered in a soft voice.We had never talked about such things before. I didn’t know how to react. I couldn’t even ask what it was that killed his father and brother…what kind of lie was that? I just listened and felt as if I was sinking into a deep hole, without a way out.His hands paused on the small of the waist. “ do anything, Lana, but never lie to me. I will for