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Chapter 91: The date

☆☆LILA’S POV ☆☆I woke up with the events of yesterday night still sitting heavily in the back of my mind. Even when we got back to the hotel, Rowan and I hadn't said a single word to each other. We had simply walked inside, gone our separate ways, and disappeared into our respective rooms. It was actually only the second time I had slept in my own room since we'd arrived in Italy. Last night, I had barely noticed where I was sleeping because I'd ended up in Rowan's room and now, after everything that happened, I was back here again staring at the ceiling and wondering how something between us had gone from surprisingly easy to so frustrating in the space of a few hours. Perhaps coming to Italy was a mistake but none of it was my fault.At least, that was what I kept telling myself. He was just being a jerk because he couldn't control whatever was going on in his head. That was the only explanation I could come up with and I had been here thinking we'd finally started getting along.

Chapter 92: Giving in to him

☆☆LILA’S POV ☆☆I looked up to find him sitting there, sprawled across my bed like it was his own and boy, did he look angry. I walked over to the dresser, ignoring him, and began removing my jewelry "What is it?" I asked from the dresser, not even bothering to give him a second look. "Where have you been?" he asked. I scoffed. "I hadn't realized I was supposed to tell you where I was." And the look he gave me showed me that he had absolutely no intention of playing. Neither was I. "I went on a date with Dante, which I expect that you already know." Well, I did not necessarily need to add a date to it but my, my. I'll be damned if I suffer alone. "How was it?" he asked. "Did you enjoy your night? Was it worth it?" "Excuse you? Was it worth what?" I fired back. "Did you have a nice time?" he repeated. This time, his voice was much closer, almost as if he was breathing down my neck. I tried to move, only to realize he was standing directly behind me, caging me against the dr

Chapter 93: It Was A Mistake

☆☆ROWAN’S POV☆☆☆Maybe drinking while waiting for her had been a bad idea.But I had been sitting there waiting for her to come back, so close to losing my restraint and tracking her down myself. I had seriously considered dragging her back here just so she could be with me instead.That bastard hadn't done anything to deserve her.You're just jealous because he has the balls to do what you can't, my wolf whispered.Shut up. This is all your fault, you know.My fault? I'm just saying we should get our girl and make sure she never leaves instead of yearning for her like a rat in secret.I frowned.A rat?What?Do rats yearn?There was a moment of silence.I don't know. Is that seriously all you got from everything I just said?I ignored him and continued drinking.I was beyond wasted that night. So wasted that I couldn't even remember exactly how I got to her room.The next thing I knew, I was sitting there, waiting and then she walked in reeking of that guy. She might as well have bro

Chapter 94: Going Back

☆☆ROWAN’S POV ☆☆I shut the bathroom door harder than I should have, then I ran a hand through my hair, trying to get rid of the thoughts running through my head.It didn't work.Because my wolf was still there, feeding every obsessive thought I was desperately trying to ignore.Go back.I clenched my jaw.Keep her.Shut up.You can make her want you. Make her need you. Make sure she never wants to leave you again.I pressed my hands against the sink.I shouldn't have kissed her.The thought hit me harder than it should have. It felt like I had spent months trying to cure an addiction, only to finally give in and run straight back to it and now that I had gotten a taste of it again, I wanted more.Immediately, I stepped into the shower. I turned the water on and let it hit the top of my head, the cold water running down my neck and across my body.Maybe it would clear my head, maybe it would wash yesterday away. It didn't because I kept remembering last night.Her lips against mine, t

Chapter 95: The Aftermath

LILA'S POVImmediately we got back to his penthouse, I deliberately kept my distance from Rowan. It was like the kiss had messed with something inside my head. I didn't know what I was supposed to feel about it.I liked him.Yeah, that was the problem but once we figured out what happened with my father's case, I would be out of here. I was supposed to get married, for crying out loud, and I was over here smooching faces with Alpha cute faceThe next morning, I stepped outside, feeling slightly refreshed after staying indoors for most of the day.I had been avoiding him, to say the least.I would come out to get food only when he was inside his room. I even started waking up ridiculously early and interrupted my training with Nyx just so I wouldn't have to run into him.Yeah. I did all that but the crazy thing was, after yesterday, he started avoiding me too.He didn't even try to talk to me about the kiss or anything else, it was more like he was respecting my wishes but somehow, tha

Chapter 96: An Update

LILA'S POVDetective Elias walked in, looking more tired than ever. He gave me a polite nod as soon as he saw me. "Miss Moretti.""Good evening, Detective. It's been a while.""Yeah, it has."Mostly, he had been passing information to us through his sources so the higher-ups wouldn't find out what he was doing. This was only the second time he had actually come here himself. Technically, he was putting himself at serious risk by continuing to work on my father's case for us when it had already been officially closed.He sat down straight to business, I see."Remember that night I came here, when we found out that your father had received a call that made him go back to the factory?" Detective Elias asked. "I was able to track the number, and it led me to a hotelCrossroads Inn. It is just outside of town, about an hour's drive from here.""So what's the problem, Detective?" Rowan asked.I looked at him and immediately realized how serious and composed he looked."The thing is, I would

Chapter 97: Crossroads Inn

LILA'S POVBy eleven in the morning, Rowan and I had reached the inn Detective Elias had told us about.Crossroads Inn.The place looked as sketchy as its name sounded.The building was right beside the road like it had been forgotten years ago and nobody had bothered coming back for it. There was a faded sign hanging outside that had several letters barely visible, while the once-white walls had turned a depressing shade of gray definitely because of years of dirt and weather. One of the windows even had a crack running through it, and the parking lot was filled with patches of uneven gravel. Even from outside, I could tell this wasn't the kind of place anyone stayed because they wanted to.Immediately we entered.The inside wasn't much better. The lighting was dim, one of the ceiling bulbs flickering every few seconds, and the air smelled faintly of cigarettes, old furniture, and something I didn't even want to identify. The counter looked scratched and worn down from years of use.

Chapter 98: Worse Than The Inn

LILA'S POVThe rain had started by the time we reached the bar.The bar was only a few minutes away from the inn. It looked like it had been there forever, with faded paint on the walls, old wooden tables, and a dim yellow light hanging above the counter. A few men sat around drinking and talking loudly, while the bartender stood behind the counter, wiping a glass with a rag.The place was crowded with men sitting around wooden tables, drinking and talking loudly over each other and the air reeked strongly of alcohol and smoke.Rowan and I walked up to the counter."Excuse me," I said. "We're looking for someone who stayed at the Crossroads Inn a few months ago. He spent quite a lot of time here, and we were hoping someone might know him."The bartender looked at me, then at Rowan."What did he look like?""We don't know," I admitted. "That's why we're here. We're trying to find out who he was."The bartender seemed to think about it for a moment before shrugging. "A lot of people com

Chapter 99: Frustration

LILA'S POVI stood there staring at the car, rain dripping down my face as I tried to process what I was looking at.I was pissed, hungry, cold and to top it all I'm soaking wet and after everything that had happened today, of course this had to happen.Of course.Rowan came up beside me, equally drenched from the rain, and I immediately started walking away."Where are you going?" he called after me."Away from you, obviously." I said as I continued walking, "We can't just stand here in the rain.""Well, where the hell do you suggest we go?"I stopped and turned around."Back to the motel."Rowan stared at me."What?""We can stay there for the night or till the rain stops. It's only a few minutes away."He sighed softly, rubbing a hand over his wet hair before following after me.Neither of us said much as we made our way back to Crossroads Inn.The place didn't look any better than it had earlier. If anything, seeing it again made me wonder how desperate I had to be to willingly wa

Chapter 100: Feeling Awkward

LILA'S POVI woke up feeling slightly refreshed.Yesterday had been a complete disaster.After discovering that the tires had been slashed, we'd been stuck at that horrible inn for hours while Rowan contacted his people. It had taken almost four hours before another car finally arrived to pick us up and take us back to the penthouse. The other car had been left behind, and someone would have to come later to tow it away.Honestly, Rowan hadn't even looked remotely concerned about it.It was probably just another car to him.Immediately we got back to the penthouse, I went straight to my room without bothering to say much to him.It was not because I was annoyed, I was just slightly embarrassed, slightly.I had lashed out at him, and now that I'd had time to think about it, I couldn't exactly pretend that I hadn't been unnecessarily harsh. Rowan had ruined our chance of getting information, yes, but he hadn't exactly slashed the tires himself. He'd been trying to protect me, even if hi

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