(Ashton’s pov)"Yah!!" I clamoured, tightening my fist around the reins as I kicked the stirrup of the black giant Striker and the resounding slap of my Lunge Whip landed on his black thick skin.The act ignited its energy as it lifted off its front hooves and came down hard, thundering towards the barrier the linesmen had placed subsequently for this purpose, leaping over it smoothly and only coming to an end at the other side of the rope. "Good boy." I chuckled softly, releasing my hold on the reins to let it glide to a slow strut. We have been at it since early morning when I came out of the palace.With the games coming up and the race being included, I was doing everything possible as well as investing into this to make sure it turned out excellently. This was the first time a game of this nature would be carried out in the Lycan Kingdom and I anticipate that after this game, hopefully, my subjects would enjoy it so much that they would take an interest in horseracing.I fell in

(Gwen’s pov)At first, I was dumbstruck by the knowledge that Ashton kissed me. He hasn't done that before. This evening it looked as if something had taken possession of his body and was making him do questionable things. Albeit, my nerves cascaded skittishly in different directions, my stomach knotting tightly at the euphoric sensation of feeling him on me. His left hand held the back of my neck in place, his fingers digging severely into my skin. It was painful but combined with the heady sensation spiralling through my body, made it bearable. In a flash, I was plucked off the wardrobe and hurled across the room towards the chaise lounge where he pushed me and I fell backwards until my ass touched the soft leather, my hands going to the two sides for support.I tipped my head up to peer directly into his eyes as tiny gusts of ragged air elicited from my mouth. Up and down, the staccato beat of my chest thundered. Softly. At first, he was standing in front of me, watching me thro

Going out again wasn't in my plan today, albeit when Tyler insisted-saying we were not training today, I knew I had no choice but to go out with him. "Where are we going?" I asked for the umpteenth time as he drove at a high speed through the busy highway. From his radio, the soft rhythm of Billie Eilish and Khalid 'Lovely' drifted off, conveying from me an incessant urge to cry. It was so emotional. As if connecting to my current dilemma. "I told you to be patient." He winked at me impishly and swung to the right, causing me to grasp my seat in panic and tossed him a death glow."Do you intend to kill me, Tyler?"A rich sound resonated in the car from him as he stabilized the steering and glanced briefly at me. "Don't be scared, werewolf. I am a Lycan, I have speed naturally.""That doesn't mean you should be reckless." I blew a stray hair off my face and further reached out to shove it behind my ear. "Do you realize this is the slowest acceleration in the history of a Lycan?" He

(Gwen pov)“Oh, Tyler, today was totally amazing,” I let out amidst tiny giggles, alighting from the car to slam the door. I held my small black bag with my two hands as I waited for him to join me. “Though, it started with a little...skirmish, but at the end, I enjoyed myself.” We began making our way in, Tyler’s smile stealing the breath away from me.“I'm glad I was able to make up for my fuck-up.” He shrugged casually, giving thumbs-up to the guards as we entered inside.The butler was not there. Thank goddess. I didn't have the energy for his superfluous pleasantries. Most times I feel they are fake. Or not. “Really, Ty, you are an amazing person, you know that?” His dark brown hair fell over his face as he inclined his head to mock-wink me. “Everyone here is already cuddling up to you.” And that was the truth. Just a few weeks here, you will think he grew up in this place.It all proves how humane he was. After we left ‘TEE’S SWIMMERS’, he felt very bad for not putting my initi

(Gwen's pov)Ashton guided me out of the dining room by the hand, partially dragging me out of the dining, requiring I double up or risk stumbling after him like a pup in their early locomotive stage.I endured it until we crossed the dining hall entrance and headed towards the stairs. Once we have missed watching eyes, I snatched my hand away from him and stepped ahead of him with a disgruntled huff. "What are you doing?" He asked behind me. I didn't stop, I walked faster. Because any minute, I will just shout down these halls without caring if the entire Kingdom of the bloody Lycans heard me. "Gwendolyn!""Stop!" I flipped, my hands lifted above my ears defiantly as I rounded on him, my eyes in murderous slits as they flashed daggers at him. "I will not let you treat me like that next time, you understand?" I tilted my head his way. "You are such an obnoxious bastard who doesn't put others into consideration but yourself!" I shook my head unbelievably. "What did I see in you, agai