Lucius’s POV“Are you sure we are heading in the right direction?” I asked Monique for the third time since we have been on the road. I noticed that we had been going around the same places for close to two hours now and she just sat there with a smug look on her face, watching me as I drove as if I was a new show in a cinema.“Monique? Didn’t you hear me?” I asked, throwing a glance in her direction. She was now sitting with her legs spread apart and the skirt barely visible anymore.“Hmmm, yeah… yes, of course… just keep going…” she said, waving her hand to the screen while her eyes remained on me.My wolf twisted with disgust at her position. If she couldn’t sit properly, she shouldn’t have worn such an absurd outfit. I wanted to reprimand her to adjust herself, but I decided to ignore it. She was not my responsibility.“I don’t know if you have noticed but we have been going round the same place for hours now. Can you look at the road and tell me where we are supposed to go?” I a
Diane’s POVAs soon as Liam stepped out of the room, I saw it as my opportunity to escape from his room. I returned my shirt to their position and moved out at once. I still remembered the route we had taken while coming, so I traced it back to my room.I was about to take the final bend when I heard a deafening growl from a room on my right. The blood within my body froze and panic started drumming through my skin.They said anyone who knew could be rescued, so I let my curiosity lead me to the side of the wall where I could get a good angle to see what was happening in that room.“No!” the roar echoed out of the room once again. “Keith can’t die like that!” he screamed again, and I watched as Liam held his head and dropped to the ground with tears in his eyes.“My lord, I saw the body with my two eyes. Lucius had made sure there would be no regeneration for him. He is dead-” a man covered in a hood was saying.I covered my mouth as the realization of what this meant flooded through
Diane’s POVI felt something within me shift and before I could stop myself, I threw myself against Scarred-face, screaming my lungs out.“Let my baby go!” I screamed.In my mind, I was so sure that I would manage to create enough distractions to take Owen from them and run as far as I could, but all those moves were only in my head. I didn’t even get far before Liam grabbed me roughly by the arm.“Where do you think you are going? The party is just starting…” he growled and threw me hard towards the bed. My head hit the bedframe and I felt my consciousness dwindle before my eyes.I blinked, panicking even stronger. If anything happened to me now, I wouldn’t be able to protect Owen anymore. I would fail once again in protecting my baby.“Mummy!” Owen screamed and I tried to raise myself from the ground despite the dizziness in my head.I refused to give up. My body was groaning in defeat, but I would rather die. Adrenaline pumped through my bloodstreams, and I dragged myself back to m
Diane's POV"Please hold on, the antenatal results will take a few moments," the kind doctor said to me as they moved to the door.My hands instinctively went to my stomach. I smiled as I watched with heavy eyes as the man disappeared behind the door.I was still in college but the thought of having a child with my best friend was thrilling. We were going to bring up the child with so much love, everyone would admire us.My eyes closed as sleep finally took over me. The images of that night flashed back into my head and even in my sleep my stomach flipped over as desire washed over me.The way Liam had made me feel, made my toes curl.My core tightened as his hard thrusts went deep inside my wet folds, making me shiver with need. It was my first time, yet the alcohol in my system that night made me feel numb with pleasure. "Damn, you are so tight..." he moaned into my ear, making my already hardened nipples even harder.His dazed eyes moved over to them and his fingers brushed light
Diane's POVLife, they said, was full of ups and downs. No one lived on a bed of roses for too long nor did thorns last for long.Four years went by after the accident and I graduated from college despite all odds. I got a job with Redskins Group of Companies as a storekeeper. It wasn't the position I had hoped for but it was a good start.I was determined to make enough money to sue my half-sister and ex-boyfriend, Liam Montero. They toyed with my life and made me lose my baby. It was born too early and everything the doctors did seemed futile. I lost him.My parents were not even concerned. They defended Monique and nothing I did or said changed their mind. Only my grandparents stood by me throughout the trying times.They told me to let Karma deal with them but I couldn't. I would work really hard until "Diane, we don't pay you to stand all day and look pretty!" My manager's voice snapped through me and I blinked back to reality.The bubbling sound of the music coming from the lou
Lucius's POVAs I stepped into the warehouse, I was shocked to find Owen holding the strange woman so tightly. I walked up to them and tried to take him away from her but he resisted."Owen, it's daddy!" I growled at him but he just refused to let her go.His head was resting on her shoulder and I didn't want to pull him forcefully for the fear of triggering his wolf.The strange woman looked at me and gave me an apologetic smile. "Let me help," she whispered in a soft voice.She turned to whisper to him and gently pried his small arms off her neck. "Hey, big guy..."He left her neck and stared into her face. "Go to daddy, I am right here. I am not going anywhere. I promise..." she whispered and Owen nodded.Reluctantly, he turned to me and I took him from her."Why did you leave the doctor and come here? Don't you know it isn't safe?" I reprimanded him but he pinched his face into a frown and refused to respond."Are you listening to me?" I hissed, getting frustrated by his attitude.
Diane's POV"How much did he send?" Sophie, my best friend, asked over the phone."Two thousand dollars for just finding his son!" I replied. I still found it strange that Bucks had transferred such a huge amount of money to my account even though it was on behalf of the tall man I met last night at the warehouse."Waoh! He must be a very wealthy man. I am happy for you baby girl and yes, you owe me a bucket of ice cream and this is a good time for you to pay up!" Sophie said and I could tell the amusement in her voice."I don't know who he is, Sophie, that's why I am going to Bucks right now. I need to be certain I didn't just get some Mafia money or something," I replied.I already planned to set a case against Monique and Liam in the future, I wouldn't want my account to be traced later and it would be found that I had a deal with strange people."Oh, Diane. You think too much! Can you just forget about the past now and enjoy your life?" Sophie said and I could hear her deep breath
Diane's POV My green eyes searched his face. He had to be joking. How could he ask me to marry him just like that?"I am— I am very flattered by your request but I feel... It's too hasty..." I said and swallowed the lump in my throat.He adjusted to the edge of his seat and looked into my eyes. It felt like he could see deep into soul. He brought his hands to the table and relaxed his broad shoulders."Besides, I wouldn't want a scandal with your girlfriend or—""I don't have a girlfriend," he interjected firmly before I could even finish.I was tempted to ask about Owen's mother but the darkness in his eyes told me to seal my lips, I wasn't going to like the reply. Besides, if his mother was alive, he wouldn't ask me to marry him, would he?"What are your concerns?" His deep voice asked lightly as a scowl suddenly sat on his face.He looked so much like Owen in that instance I felt a pain cut through my heart. If situations were reversed, if we met in different situations, maybe the