LOGINAfter I was completely dolled up from head to toe, I sat alone on the bed, bracing myself for the next event. Every now and then, I glanced at the window, praying for darkness to take a little longer to arrive. I wasn't ready for whatever was about to happen, and if there was a way I could reach Reis, I'd tell him not to bother coming. I'd tell him to forget about me, to abandon me like he did on our wedding night."Sissy, what is going to happen tonight?"Marcy was sitting on the floor in her part of the room, staring at me with the most curious expression I'd ever seen on her face.Every now and then, one or two people marched in and said something like, *Alpha Cillian wants you to do this tonight. Alpha Cillian wants you to do that tonight.* And every single time, Marcy listened."It's nothing." I shook my head, forcing a smile. "It's going to be okay.""Sissy, you know you don't have to lie to me anymore. I know you think I'm still a kid, but I'm a smart kid. I know nothing is goi
Blood running.Danger. Tension. Closer. Closer...I jolted awake by some unknown force, finding myself panting heavily. Instantly, Alpha Cillian's voice rang in my head. He wanted me to kill Reis with an intimidating blade infused with all the poison in the world, and then he wanted to mark me and make me his Luna.He said I was Reis' fated mate, the only one who could break his curse. And I couldn't help but wonder if Reis married me because I was his fated mate and he wanted to break the curse. But then Cillian pointed out that the Alpha must mark the Luna first, and Reis made no effort to mark me. Instead, he resisted quite a lot, even when I willingly gave myself to him.I'm not sure how long I'd been blacked out, but when my eyes finally opened, I found myself back in the historical building Alpha Cillian had introduced me to earlier. My head throbbed. Carefully pulling the duvet off my body, I climbed down from the king-sized bed. The room was so vast it creeped me out."Sisi."
I have never felt this weak in all my years of living. I've been in bed for goddess knows how long. I'm not sure if my damn legs even work anymore. Another sudden pain struck me, forcing me to grip the white bedsheet tighter. My chest rose and fell heavily, the faint warning of the torture I was about to receive tonight striking me like flashes of lightning.The pack weather forecasters predicted the blood moon would rise tonight. I haven't fully recovered, and I wasn't sure how I would cope with the torture it would bring.Deep down, I know I'm doing this to myself. I'm locked up here, suffering and hiding from the only woman who could anchor us; me and Keal.A few minutes from now, Rhodes and Vane are going to arrive and attempt to lock me in the obsidian chamber, so I'm just lying in bed, feeling as useless as I can while I wait for them to come pick me up.My ears automatically twitched as I sensed Vane's approaching presence, but this time it carried tension. I waited for seconds
"Welcome to my den, Lila." Alpha Cillian, standing in front of me, spread his arms wide toward the old-fashioned-looking penthouse before us. "It's not as impressive as the Tartarus Pack Alpha's penthouse because this one has history," he said with a smile."I'll give you a house tour after we have some tea. Come on in." He stepped aside, motioning for me to move forward. "Ladies first."Comply with him, Lila. He has your sister, remember.I told myself, plastering a fake smile on my face and forcing myself to step inside the historical building.The place looked like something he had inherited straight from his ancestors, and no renovations had been done since.The vibe of the den was seriously creeping me out. Eccentric paintings hung on the walls, and the hallway was lit by fancy candles mounted along them. I followed him carefully, not missing a single step.I didn't trust this place one bit. A trap room could be hiding somewhere, and you wouldn't even know until you fell into it.
The woman looked nothing like Zoey. She didn't have that sweet, angelic smile that could wash away your problems. In fact, I wasn't even sure she knew how to smile at this point. She looked strict, strong, and with a slight touch of creepy."Sissy... what's happening to Zoey?" Marcy asked fearfully beside me.I gripped my sister as tightly as I could, slightly hiding her behind me. I wanted to tell her it was going to be okay, but I didn't even know how to convince myself of that.Forcing a lump down my throat, I finally opened my mouth."Zoey? What's going on, and why are we here?"The woman slowly turned her head toward me as though I were some stranger."No Zoey," was all she told me."Why did you bring us here?" My question came out as a demand, and I tightened my grip on Marcy.I could easily turn back to the exit and try to run, but there were sentinels guarding it behind me. There were also some by my sides and others in front of me. I was surrounded, and Zoey... or whoever in
I was greeted with looks of pity as I did the walk of shame from Reis's study to the mansion exit. I had actually knocked and cried for a long time. He was in there, listening and making no effort to come see me.My knuckles were red and swollen, almost bleeding. I couldn't even feel my arm anymore.When I got outside, Vane was leaning against the car, waiting for me.As I approached, he didn't say anything or ask if my meeting with Reis had been successful. It was as if he already knew what the outcome would be and still allowed me to go in there and embarrass myself.I ignored him, climbed into the back seat, and settled down.The sound of the car door opening and closing came a second later, and soon the car accelerated.Facing the window and watching the streets of the Tartarus Pack pass by, I tried to stop the tears slipping from my eyes.Crying over a man who probably didn't care.Ew.What a waste of time.And maybe Zoey was right.... The Tartarus Pack wasn't good for my mental
The grey wolf’s presence was a threat to the other Alphas as they paid less attention to me and focused more on shifting to fight back. The next second, I saw my half-injected self lying on the ground with more than five fully shifted dire wolves around.Whatever fight was going on, the grey wolf s
"Get out… everyone," Reis ordered in a slurred tone, and as if brainwashed, the omegas on their knees got up and fled the room.It was just the two of us now. I was alone with a man staring at me in the most vile way possible, like a hungry animal waiting for a signal before he came to consume me."
My office was a freaking burning ozone.It was hard for anyone to breathe in the tight air, thick with the smell of melted plastic and wires, mixed with the irritating sound of tiny wet firecrackers popping from different corners. Sparks burst out from computer systems and high-tech hardware, fryin
"Lila, when you finally get your wolf, are you going to get married to an alpha so we could move out of this dump and finally live a good life?" the adorably curly-haired, wide-eyed girl asked in a light, bubbly tone, standing beside me as I arranged my hair, getting ready to go to work.I was abou







