Loyalty Lisa Scottoline Novels & Stories

Only the crackle of the torches remained, the faint gurgling breath of the dying fading into nothing. I stood still for a moment, watching them, making certain their chests no longer moved. Then I wiped the blade against the fabric of one of their tunics, the dark stain spreading across the cloth. I sheathed it again, my breath steady. No hesitation. No remorse. They had been loyal, yes, but loyalty meant nothing compared to the mission. Turning, I crouched beside Lisa. Her eyelids fluttered faintly, but she was still deep in the haze of the drug I had given her earlier. She didn’t stir when I hooked my arms under her shoulders and dragged her toward the dark mouth of the cave.

Katie asked. "Okay. Now hurry up and say it." “Scott's mate is in town. She's a human who has the destiny to be Scott's Luna. The girl's name is Lisa and she is Dorothy's granddaughter. You must know who that woman is. I want you to kidnap and keep Lisa away from Scott. Get her as far away from Stowe as possible until Scott can't find her. Then Scott will feel down and try hard to search for Lisa's whereabouts until he forgets everything, his responsibilities, his territory, and everything he owns. That's if you're willing," Katie said.

"So you're choosing to believe her over me? Your girl? The mother of your child?" "That is not what I am saying," Alpha Duncan insisted. "I am just trying to—" "To what?" Lisa interrupted. "To make excuses for her? I see how you look at her, Duncan. Do not think I have not noticed." Alpha Duncan's jaw clenched. "Now you are being ridiculous. I have never given you any reason to doubt my loyalty." "Have you not?" Lisa shot back. "I see how excited you are when you are having a conversation with her. Maybe you really need to be with her and not me.”

“I’m not the prize here. I’m the war.” “And I’m the soldier,” he said simply. The room was heavy with everything unsaid. She wanted to believe him. She wanted to believe she mattered more than the headlines, the lawsuits, and the ghosts of her past. But then Lisa appeared. Alessia barely heard the soft footsteps behind her until the words cut through the silence like a knife. “Choose wisely.” She turned. Lisa’s eyes were sharp, almost cold. A predator disguised in silk and smiles. “Why are you so loyal to Roman?” Alessia asked, voice trembling but firm.

“Lilsy, I sent you my new phone number after I returned to Westwood. Why didn’t you contact me? I thought you didn’t want to be my friend anymore.” “You sent it to me before? I didn’t receive it, though.” Lily was surprised to hear that. Lily remembered Lisa, this old friend of hers. Back then, Lisa was an exchange student at her university, but no one knew Lisa’s true identity—the daughter of the internationally renowned perfumer Wesley Parker—at the time. Everyone thought she was just another exchange student. Lisa was not as jolly then. Her personality was similar to Lily's, as she did not have many friends either. Lily had forgotten how they became friends, but she made a scented sachet

Lisa smiled, "I wasn't ignoring you; I was trying to make everyone understand that you aren't like that." Bella looked at her. "I appreciate that, Lisa," Bella replied, touched by her friend's loyalty. "It's just hard sometimes, you know, with all the rumors and gossip going around." Lisa nodded in understanding, her expression sympathetic. "I know, but don't worry, I've got your back," she reassured Bella. Feeling a surge of gratitude, Bella smiled back at Lisa, grateful to have a friend who stood by her side through thick and thin.

“He wouldn't. He only told you that because you questioned his reason for being present and he answered you with a little secret. But his loyalty to your mother can't be broken, not so easily.” “Are you saying we swindle it?” I shrugged. “If we can, which we should, then yes, it can be swindled. But not immediately as well, slowly. We get him to trust someone else over her. Make him see reasons why this new person deserves his loyalty more than Julie.” My mind was finally beginning to cooperate, thank God. Lisa was thinking. “So we get him someone trustworthy. Someone he can spill his secrets to without hesitation, no questions.”

Lisa stuttered in her words as she looked at Sasha, hoping she would get encouraged that it was a good thing Sasha watched Lisa closely as she talked. All she could see was so much love for Ryan, the same way she saw it on Ryan's eyes. Although it was forbidden and unheard of to have a human as a mate, but Sasha didn't think Lisa was a bad idea, she had liked her from the moment they saw and she really think the moon goddess made a good choice. "Am I spilling too much?" Lisa but her lips after seeing Sasha staring at her without reply "No...no" Sasha chuckled and held her hands. "I understand you totally. Everything you said."

Colette was smiling warmly in the photo, but Lisa, she was almost smirking, as if teasing the viewer. "You see it, just like I do. Your girlfriend, looking great, just the perfect corporate girlfriend, and me, the neighborhood wh*re, looking even better." Lisa stated. "Now, I am not just doing this to show pictures of me looking hot. This is the lead in to the main... thrust... of my pitch as to why I should be your girlfriend. And that pitch is how I, Lisa Warden, have your girlfriend beat in every possible way." With that, she pulled a laser pointer from her pocket and continued.

Lisa scolded. "Right, I guess you’re right. But I’m just confused about what she means by a beautiful date." "I’ll find out. You go look for inspiration first!" Lisa said. "I’m pretty sure the date we met wasn’t anything special," Lucas said hesitantly. "Oh my god! Guys are just never sensitive to what women want. Just like Gio!" Lisa pointed at Gio, who was with them at Lisa’s boutique. They were picking out outfits for the wedding, which was all custom-made by Lisa.