After having dinner, Emma and Casey decided to walk around and see more of the pack. They met some of the friends Emma had made before running away. Two of them were seated in the front yard conversing. Emma and Casey joined them and talked for a while before deciding to leave. As they were leaving, Emma saw Ayleen leaving with one of Lucius’ men. Ayleen did not even acknowledge them as she strutted towards the car like she owned the whole world. Emma watched as she got into the car and it drove away.The next day in the afternoon, Emma was feeling restless. She had not seen Lucius since the previous day and there was a lot on her mind. She couldn’t stop thinking about him. The fact that he was so near yet so far away from her was very inconvenient. At midday, she decided to take a walk in the gardens behind the pack house, looking at the beautiful rows of flowers and trees. When she got to the edge of the garden, she caught a whiff of his scent from the woods. Curious, she decided to

One moment the man was undoing the zip of Emma’s jeans, the next he was falling to the ground. Emma’s rescuer came forward and stuck a well sharpened stake into the vampire’s chest before lifting his head and hitting it on the ground. Emma watched in shock as her breathing and heartbeat stabilized. When he was done with the vampire, he dragged the body away from the tree and returned to untie the woman. He watched her in silence as she zipped her jeans.“Thank you so much, Lucius.”He glared at her, anger showing clearly on his face. “What were you thinking, running around the woods despite knowing how unsafe they are? Did you want to get killed? What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you doing this?”Emma could only stand there as the man yelled at her. She knew he was right about everything so there was no need to antagonise him. Walking the woods alone had been a death wish and she had to be very thankful that he had arrived in time to save her. Otherwise, things would have ended

Emma stood by the edge of the woods, leaning against a tall tree and watching as the party came to a close. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she stared at Lucius speaking to Beta Marcus and his wife. They were standing near one of the tents. Emma looked around and noticed that Michelle was nowhere to be seen. In fact, most people had left since the party was already over. There were a few groups of people lounging on the chairs and drinking. The music was still fairly loud. Emma just stood there, hoping that Lucius would go where she was. After a long time of patiently waiting, he broke off with the beta and stared walking towards her. A smile quickly spread across her face.“Emma, what are you doing out here?” he inquired.Emma bit her lip and flipped her hair. “I wanted to show you something,” she said.He raised an eyebrow.“Come with me,” she told him.“What is it?”“You’ll find out soon enough,” she said. She wanted to take his hand but she looked around and saw that one of

Getting back to the household made Emma feel melancholic as she realised that it was going to be a while before she saw Lucius again. She and Casey went to help out in the kitchen after getting back. They helped wash up the dishes, cut up vegetables and clean up. It was mostly the older women who manned the kitchen but they always glad to receive some help there. When they were done, they returned to their room but Emma didn’t stay there for long. A while after they had reached, someone knocked on the door.“Come in,” Casey said lazily.The door opened slowly and Katya peered in. she walked in with a smile. “Good to see your back. Hi Casey, Emma.”“Hey, how are you?” Emma asked her.“I’m great,” the teenage girl said. “I need to speak to you.”“What’s going on?”“Privately.”Casey sat up. “Alright. I’ll leave you two.”Katya shook her head. “No need. Emma can come with me. I prefer to talk from outside anyway.”“Alright,” Emma said, rising from her bed. She was feeling exhausted but h

After speaking, the man left the room. He and his colleague went away leaving the three in the house. “What the hell is wrong with you?” Lucius asked Michelle. “Was there need to involve them? You and I both know we don’t care about each other. All you wanted was the crown and you’ve got it. There is no need for us to have an intimate relationship or anything of the sort. What do you really want?”Michelle smiled. “I want to see you miserable like I am. You can’t be happy parading your lover around and expect me to look the other side. Look here, we can either work on our relationship and try to find happiness with each other or we can both be miserable. I can let you be happy when I’m not. Given that this woman is your biggest source of happiness, I have to get rid of her. Don’t think I haven’t noticed how contented you have been since she returned.”“Michelle, you have always been horrible to me, even before we were married. How do expect me to like you? I made a big mistake by mar