Mag-log inSamantha's POV The weight of the mission ahead was crushing. We had to put up a pretentious act in Adrian's presence. Alaric had decided on a surprise attack against Erin and his allies. It didn't settle well with me, but with what happened with Alpha Kael, it was obvious we couldn't afford to waste any more time. We had reached out to Grandma Iris as well, asking for Zoe. We needed her here, otherwise trapping Erin in his invisible form would be useless. She was the only one who could suck the magic out of him. "He isn't sleeping yet?" Alaric spoke behind us. I tilted to catch his figure by the door, leaning against it. I smiled at him, beckoning him to come closer. "Daddy...." Adrian muttered, the spark in his eyes dim. Alaric pushed himself off the door frame, taking slow but echoing strides towards the bed. A soothing chill ran down my already tensed shoulders as Alaric's hands came in contact with them. Then he leaned down and his lips slowly pressed over my forehead, kissing
At Alpha Kael's quarters, Erin stood over Alpha Kael's bed in his faceless form. He knew the King was immobile, but he also knew the mindlink still functioned.'Do you want to know why I attacked you?' Erin spoke through the link, his voice cold, like it could drain the blood out of someone's system. Alpha Kael's eyes stayed widened in shock, unable to move or speak because Erin ensured through sorcery that he wouldn't be able to reach out to anyone about what he was seeing. 'Because you insulted me and my daughter in front of everyone. I've heard enough of your rudeness over the years Kael, and I needed to shut you up. Your presence here was an inconvenience.'Erin's anger oozed through the link. He had wanted to do this for a long time, and now he had his chance.'How dare you suggest my daughter be a second to Alaric? You had one simple task: ensure my daughter and your son were married.' He looked at Alpha Kael with pure disgust. Kael remained immobile, unable to react, still in
She scrambled back, swallowing hard as her heart thumped even more loudly. There was an intensity in his eyes, and she knew exactly what that look meant. It was that lingering look of desire he had given her back at the rooftop.“Why are you here?” she asked, her eyes flicking from the lock up to him, scared of his intentions. “What do you want, Finn?” He didn’t say anything. He just kept his eyes focused on her, feeling that undeniable pull towards her. He moved deeper into the room against what his mind was telling him.“You were trying to lock me out, huh?” he asked, trailing his eyes over her shivering body. He could feel her fear, but more interestingly, he could feel her resistance.“I wasn’t…” she lied, despite it being obvious.Finn stopped for a second, scoffing at the poor act, then continued towards her, closing the distance between them in a few more strides.“Finn, please…” she begged as she hit the bed and stopped. It was a plea of helplessness, scared of her vulnerabil
Chapter 123Lily and Finn stood in silence after Alaric left, as if waiting for the other to speak first. Finn’s fury was still present, and it affected Lily. She didn’t know how she was going to handle Finn’s temper at the moment, and he was only making it worse by not saying anything but simply staring at her with that deathly gaze.“Leave us.” Lily finally told the maids and guards, mustering the courage to face Finn. They left at once.Her lips quivered and her hands trembled from fear now that they were alone. She intertwined her fingers together, drawing Finn’s gaze to them, and she hated that he had noticed. He raised his gaze to her, and she barely managed to look him in the eyes.His eyes were scary. His aura filled the entire place—anger, possession, and surprisingly, jealousy.“What was that about?” he asked, stepping closer. The movement made her want to step back, but that would prove undeniably that she was scared, so she stood her ground. She wasn’t backing out of fear
Alaric's POVFinn marched toward us angrily, his possessive aura flooding the area. I scoffed inwardly at how pissed off he looked. So he knew how to get jealous..."Finn..." Lily stood up quickly, backing away as he glared at me with pure fury, like he wanted to kill me right there. I understood his feelings too well. It was probably driving him insane to see me with his mate. I remained seated, pretending to sip my tea, until Finn suddenly flung the cup away."Finn..." Lily gasped."Don't even dare..." he warned her before turning back to me. "What are you doing with my wife? What more do you want from her!" he yelled, banging the table hard.I didn’t respond. Out of anger, Finn pushed the table with full force, shattering it into pieces and scattering other furniture across the rooftop. His Alpha aura exploded outward. So he had been suppressing it this whole time. He had either trained to hide it or was pretending to have inherited his mother’s omega aura—which was rarely the case
Alaric's POVI took my chances and asked Lily for a meeting, which to my relief she accepted despite our history. I guess helping her out in the woods was a favour she was trying to repay by allowing our meeting.She directed me to the rooftop, the same place where I had broken off our engagement. It carried significance, but I didn’t know if Lily was trying to send a message by having us meet there or if it was just a random choice.I sat across from Lily at the table with a few guards and maids surrounding the rooftop. Two cups of tea sat before us, untouched.I looked down at the cup of tea and then back up at Lily. She seemed to already know what was on my mind.“I promise I’m not trying to be petty by bringing us here,” she said.I studied her for a moment but quickly gave up. I wasn’t here to figure out lies or notice her pettiness though it was obvious now that she mentioned it.“I don’t mind. I came to see you. The place doesn’t matter,” I replied.She blinked, a hint of nervo
Alaric's POVAdrian took the news better than I had expected. He claimed that he had always suspected it, especially because we both had the exact same eyes, and that everyone around him pointed it out, but knowing his mum didn't like me, he decided not to talk about it with her.What touched me th
Alaric's POV"What if she was running from him?" I suggested."Alaric. It's stressful to think about. Trust me, I do think about her, if she's alive, but it hurts every time because I'm scared I may never see her." She said, and I could see how vulnerable it made her. She was avoiding the pain inst
Lily was completely stunned by what had been revealed during the ball. She couldn't quite process it. The Omega she had rejected was the Alpha's love child with his fated mate?Throughout the rest of the ball, which Alpha Kael had encouraged to go on after Luna Tamia and Alaric's exit, Lily couldn'
Alaric's POVThe silence that settled throughout the hall was even more deafening than any noise could cause. Then gradually the voices rose; people began to murmur amongst themselves, but I couldn't quite believe what I just heard or even saw right now.The reason my dad had been away from the pac







