Semua Bab Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Pack: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Lila POV I’ve seen the same markings on the medallion around the Stormfire Alpha’s neck. Oh my goddess! He branded his own son with it. Just when I thought I couldn’t hate victor anymore than I already do.Levi doesn’t look back, but he must know I’ve seen it. I try to blank my expression just in case he does glance over at me. Any sorrow I feel for Levi would just embarrass him, I know it. He’s a proud wolf of royal descent.His father’s cruelty may have branded his flesh, but it doesn’t mark his soul.A whistle goes off somewhere, and I watch Levi run towards the first rock wall and jump halfway up it in one single leap. Damn, son. The Prince has got some moves. He grabs the hinges carved into the rocks and throws himself up each one like a damn monkey before climbing over the top. He hurdles effortlessly off the top of the rock tower onto the next one, not pausing. He climbs the rest of the way to the top of that one next. My mouth pops open as he makes quick and sexy work of the

Lila POV “I can’t believe you went on a mission on your own and you clearly got yourself knocked out! You could have been killed, you complete idiot! This is why demon hunters have partners! I don’t want to see you die!”“You seemed like you were busy,” he answers coldly to my rant like I’m insane and have no reason to be mad. “And I was fine until you came here and told all the demons where I hid.”“That’s bullshit and you know it!” I snap.The walls around us shake, and more demon energy leaks in, likely from the steam that is making the cavern warm. The steam demon things will be here soon, and he is still being an ass.“Why did you come here? What are they?” I ask, needing to put our personal problems aside for a moment before we both get killed.“Fine,” he snaps with a sour tone. “Late last night I heard about this mission that qualified demon hunters had turned down because these demons had killed an entire village nearby. These are called Lullaby Demons because they use steam

Lila POV “It’s been a long day.”“You know the big bad wolf I told you about?”Knight stands to attention right away.“What’s wrong? Which foe must I unleash my mighty wrath on to protect my family?”I fall silent for a moment and scratch Dragon’s belly.“I fear this is a foe neither of us can defeat,” I say, my stomach clenching. “At least not right now.”Knight hops beside me. He doesn’t crawl onto my body like Dragon, but he sits close, which is his way of showing affection.“Why not right now?” he asks and cocks his little head at me.I stop petting Dragon, my thoughts straying to the past. Images of victor at my family’s kitchen table, my parents' dead bodies sitting beside him, with blood on the floor and my hands, flit through my mind. But they each merge into one single object—a golden trophy, a figurative symbol of my winning the Demon Hunting Trials.“Because I haven’t won the Trials yet,” I reply, petting Dragon again. He’s curled up on his back with his tail wagging betwe

Lila POV I suppose my idea of Hell would be hunting Demons in a corporate building in the middle of New York City on a cold, rainy day. All those people in suits talking about finance or weekend plans while cramped in stuffy little elevators or hanging over office cubicles is definitely not my idea of a fun mission. But when it comes down to it, I’m willing to do just about anything to get out of Hell for a while. The real Hell.“Here you go, love.” Adrian hands me a blue lanyard with a card that says ‘VISITOR’ on the front. He proceeds to give Caleb, Dove, and her partner, Annastasia, one.The raven-haired girl hasn’t spoken more than a handful of words to me, but she barely speaks to Dove either, so I think she’s just quiet like that.We hang the passes around our necks, then Caleb approaches the reception desk where a cheery-faced human smiles at us all. Damn, Caleb looks hot in his dark grey suit. The material clings to him like a second skin and really brings out his eyes. The D

Lila POVThe multiple towering filing cabinets and the large cage in the middle of the floor are as clear as day. Pushed up against the far wall is a huge furnace, the kind used to burn bodies, and I can’t resist the shudder that snakes through me. Those poor humans.“Call him,” I growl, nudging my blade into her.“S-Sebastian,” she stammers. “Sebastian, I have brought them as requested.”Nothing. Not a reply, not even a whiff of demonic magic.“Come out, come out, wherever you are, little demon.” Adrian flicks a knife in his hand and searches the main part of the floor.“Looks like our demon is a bit shy,” Annastasia says, contemplating her black polished nails. “How adorable. Let’s go kill it.”I glance at her and smile. She may be a woman of few words, but the ones she does use are hilarious sometimes.“Call him again,” I snapped at the VP.She shakes her head. “He won’t come. He knows what you are. Both you and the tall one.”Caleb gives a long, drawn-out sigh. Wordless, he reache