LOGINLucero stood with his hands behind his back as he examined the situation she was in. His dark eyes swept over the cell before settling on her.His eyes were colder than she had ever seen. He looked at the bruises on her wrists from the handcuffs, the exhaustion on her face.Just then the officer finally came back with the keys. He stood behind Lucero. Hesitating. “Open the door,” Lucero commanded with a dark face.The power behind the voice caused him to stumble forward. His knees shook with every step. His hands trembled as he inserted the keys into the lock. Within seconds, the lock clicked open.The officer stepped aside and bowed while Lucero stepped inside. He didn’t say anything at first. He simply looked at her.Anaïs swallowed. Her eyes watered. Seeing him alone made her feel as if everything was going to be okay.She wanted to hug him. She wanted him to embrace her too. But she held her urges back.A tear slid down her face. She clenched her fist. “…How did you know?” she a
Time flies when you are having fun, but when you're having the worst day of your life…It crawls. It crawls like a sleepy baby. It felt like hours had gone by. Anais had lost count of how many times she had looked through the tiny barred window.The sky outside had slowly turned orange, or was it pink? Orange-pink with a little dash of purple.She thought they would “investigate” as they told her they would. She waited for another round of questioning. But after the one they did when she just got here, they didn't call her in for questioning again. In fact, the prison resumed its normal activities. No one paid attention to her. They didn't even ask her for the place where she had kept the document. It was as though they had already decided she was guilty.She sighed and let go of the metal bars. Just as she turned around, the metal door scraped open.Anaïs whipped around so far that there was a gust of wind. She looked up hopefully. ‘Was she getting out? Was it her dad?’ Her ho
The room became eerily quiet. Even the officers exchanged glances.Just like that? Anaïs stared at him. She waited for him to smile and say it was just a joke. A mean prank. To tell everyone it was only anger speaking.He never did. Instead, he looked directly at the officers.“If she’s committed a crime, do your jobs. I can’t have a criminal Im my family.” He said righteously. “Ah.” Was the only word that escaped her lips. She didn’t know how to describe what she felt, but anger was definitely not one.Only disappointment. Her mother’s eyes flashed, then she stepped forward.“It’s not our fault Anais, we are just protecting ourselves. If Alpha Lucero truly cared about you, would you even be standing here?”Anaïs lowered her eyes. Oh? So it was about him? “If he wanted you none of this would have happened.” Her mother continued. Fiona folded her arms, unable to hide the satisfaction dancing in her eyes.“I told you. Men like him don’t choose women like you. You were probably just
The ironic part of life is that, even when your life is falling apart, when it seems that there's nothing good going on for you and you are just…exhausted.The world doesn’t care. Life goes on. People still chatted happily as they walked down the street. Kids still chased each other or chased an animal. Someone is getting proposed to in the park. Someone got a promotion. Someone was out there having the time of their life. Anais sighed as she dragged her eyes away from the couple walking hand in hand. ‘Why couldn’t she have a simple life like that? Must life always throw her a curve ball?’The voice from the radio announced their next stop. Today Anais didn’t feel like walking and so she took the bus. The bus dropped Anaïs two streets away from her house.She walked the rest of the distance, clutching the brown folder containing everything she and Emma had worked for over the last two days.She felt terrible. Emma had spent a sleepless night trying to help her, a stranger, yet th
From that day onwards, the servant began treading on thin ice. Lucero entered his bedroom and loosened his tie. Ever since the day Anais slept over in his room, he began to think that his room was too empty. He frowned.It still felt as though someone should have been there. And he knew who it was. His gaze wandered absentmindedly toward the laundry basket. A familiar piece of fabric peeked out from beneath one of his shirts.He paused. Slowly…He walked over.He had forbidden any of the maids from clearing out her clothes from the laundry basket. His fingers reached inside and pulled out the cloth Anais had worn that day and had forgotten to take it back with her. He stared at it for several seconds. Then, without a single bit of shame, he lifted it to his face and inhaled deeply.His shoulders relaxed almost immediately. When he breathed out, all the frustration and anger flowed out with it. A satisfied rumble vibrated low in his chest. Inside him, his wolf wagged its tail sham
Matthew fell in step with Lucero as soon as he got out of the elevator. He began to recite today's schedule until they got to his office. Matthew could tell that his boss was in a very good mood at that moment. His mood wasn't this good when they had just arrived at the company, it only improved when he got out of the elevator. Lucero sat in his chair in his office and Matthew followed. He stood beside Lucero, tablet in hand, calmly listing the day’s schedule.“You have the board meeting at nine. The architects arrive at eleven. Miss Vivian requested another audience tomorrow afternoon. The legal—”Lucero only caught every other sentence. He turned his chair around to face the floor-to-ceiling window. “It was such a beautiful day.” he thought to himself and his lips pulled up, just a tiny bit. His body was sitting behind the desk but His mind was still inside the elevator.He could still feel her Soft and warm lips on his own. The way Anaïs had looked up at him afterward was compl
"What the fuck? Why her?" His voice echoed through the silent hall. Hundreds of mocking eyes turned toward Anais. Her Destined mate was staring at her like she was dirt stuck to his shoe. Chapter 1 Anais balanced the tray carefully on one hand. She ignored the eyes on her, the wolves that hud
Chapter 5 “Kneel.” The words fell into the hall like a command from above. The pressure was so powerful that the weaker wolves also fell to their knees, while the strong ones could barely remain standing. The weight of the word settled. Gasps rang out across the hall. The elders stiffened. The
Chapter 4 She knew who exactly he was. The realisation hit her before she could stop it. ‘Of all people…it was him.’ A bitter thought spread in her chest. This perverted wolf. Lucero looked down at the woman with a cold face. Anais sucked in her breath. ‘Was he here to mock her too?’
Chapter 3 LUCERO He had received the invitation three days ago; a formal dinner between packs. The meeting was political. Necessary... A Waste of time. His father had insisted he attend, saying it was beneficial for the peace and progress of his pack as the next alpha. But he knew better. N







