LOGINLiora's POVEvery second that passed felt like standing on the edge of a cliff while hoping the ground wouldn't crumble beneath my feet.The guards stood around us in a tight circle, weapons ready, expressions tense.Bright lights continued shining directly at us, some were aimed at my face, others at Rio and Fay.The beams were so intense that my eyes kept watering whenever I looked directly toward them.Nobody looked comfortable, not even the guards. That was the only thing giving me hope.They were uncertain, confused, unsure what Amarok would want them to do and right now, uncertainty was keeping us alive.Sabrina, unfortunately, wasn't helping at all."What's wrong with all of you?" She demanded. She threw her hands into the air dramatically."Kill them!"Several guards exchanged nervous looks but nobody moved. Sabrina looked personally offended by this."I gave you an order!"Sabrina looked ready to explode, meanwhile, I focused on the guards, trying to read their expressions,
Alpha Kael's POVSomething was very wrong and the longer I stood in front of Amarok, the more convinced I became.The man was hiding something.The guards watched nervously from a distance. Nobody seemed eager to become involved in whatever was happening between Amarok and me.A wise decision because I was running out of patience.I folded my arms."You know something" I said.Amarok's expression remained unreadable."I know many things" he replied. "About Liora" I clarified. A flicker appeared in his eyes, almost invisible but I saw it.Amarok smiled faintly."I don't know what you're talking about" he said.I took a step forward and several guards immediately tensed."What do you know?" I demanded. Amarok tilted his head slightly."What exactly are you asking?"I hated answers like that. They were designed to waste time, to frustrate people, to avoid giving useful information and unfortunately for him, I was already frustrated."What makes her so important to you? What are you pl
Liora's POVThe first thing I noticed was the pounding in my head, the second thing I noticed was the noise and somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, a familiar female voice screaming loudly enough to make my headache worse.I groaned.My eyelids felt heavy, every part of my body felt strangely sluggish and for several moments, I couldn't remember what had happened.Suddenly, pieces of memory returned and my eyes snapped open.That bastard had knocked me unconscious.Anger immediately surged through me then I tried to sit up and nearly collided with Fay."Liora! Oh thank goodness"£ her voice was filled with relief.I blinked several times as the world slowly came into focus and unfortunately, it wasn't a pleasant sight.There was far too many bright lights from powerful beams pointed directly at us from every direction."What's happening?" I asked.Fay helped steady me, her grip tightened around my arm."We have a problem" she said. I looked around then immediately regretted ask
Alpha Kael's POVThe corridor looked like a battlefield, which, admittedly, was exactly what it had become.Several unconscious guards were scattered throughout the hallway, groaning or completely motionless. Others had dragged themselves into corners, unwilling to continue fighting.The smell of sweat, fear, and blood hung heavily in the air and standing in the center of it all was me.I glanced around the corridor and almost laughed. Not a single guard was willing to approach me anymore.A few minutes ago they had rushed me confidently, now they couldn't even maintain eye contact.One guard shifted nervously when my gaze landed on him while another immediately looked away.A third actually took a step backward and I smirked."Cowards" I said.The word echoed through the hallway and several guards visibly flinched.I rolled my shoulders. The important thing was that I had delayed them, long enough for Rio, Fay, and Liora to reach the gate.At least, that was the plan. Hopefully Rio h
Rio's POVI was starting to regret not leaving Sabrina behind. Carrying an unwilling prisoner through a safe house filled with armed guards was significantly harder than it sounded.Especially when that prisoner never stopped fighting, not even for a second."Will you stop moving?"I hissed into her ear and Sabrina immediately tried to stomp on my foot.I barely avoided it then she made an angry noise behind my hand."See? This is exactly what I'm talking about."She glared at me.If looks could kill, I would have died at least twenty times already.We moved quietly through another corridor. The alarm was still blaring throughout the building.The sound seemed endless and every few seconds we heard distant voices.Ahead of me, Alpha Kael moved with the same calm confidence he always carried, as if he wasn't currently trespassing inside enemy territory.The man was impossible.Even now, while carrying an unconscious Liora in his arms, he somehow looked completely focused.I hated how g
Amarok's POVThe entire safe house was in chaos, and every passing second seemed to make my mood deteriorate.Guards ran through the corridors but nobody seemed capable of giving me a useful answer which only made my temper worse.I stood in the middle of the command room while several guards shifted nervously around me.Nobody wanted to meet my eyes.I folded my arms and the room immediately fell silent."Explain this to me" I started. Several guards visibly paled."An intruder entered my safe house, passed through my security, walked through my hallways and somehow none of you noticed" I said.A guard swallowed."Sir—"The moment he spoke, every other guard looked at him with pity because they knew the poor fool had volunteered himself.I slowly turned toward him."Yes?"His face immediately lost color."I..."There was a pause then another. He couldn't even form a sentence."I what?"The guard straightened, trying to appear confident but failing miserably."We're searching" he sai
Liora’s POV“She is dangerous.”Alpha Kael’s voice followed me like a shadow as the guards dragged me from the room.My feet barely touched the floor as they hauled me through the doorway, their grips iron-tight around my arms. The heavy doors slammed shut behind us with a thunderous boom that ech
Alpha Kael's POVThe fire’s warmth did nothing to chase the chill that had settled into my chest. She knelt there, slick with oil, the faint scent of jasmine clinging to her skin. The linen she wore was thin, clinging to her body, leaving nothing to the imagination. Every curve, every swell, ever
Liora's POVMy skin tingled as the maids’ hands glided over me, spreading oil down my shoulders, across the slope of my collarbone, over the curve of my breasts, down my ribs and over my waist. Their touch was careful, almost timid, as if I were a fragile artifact rather than a living woman.The s
I still remember the smell of smoke, thick and chocking, curling into my lungs, and the sound of my mother’s screams echoing through the house as she was slaughtered along with my father for trusting the wrong people.Though it has been a long time since that night, it is burned into me as if it ha







