Zade's POVI raised an eyebrow at her strong disagreement.“Why can't we? It's the most reasonable thing to do,” I said. “People of the other packs will start to dig deeper into Malia. What if they find out about her curse? She's going to be so devastated by the stigma,” she replied. My forehead creased in confusion. “Since when did you start caring about Malia's feelings?” I asked.“Please, I'm not a monster,” she replied, her face a mask of annoyance. “I didn't mean that and you know it. And, don't worry, I don't think anyone's going to dig deeper about who she is or anything. They're just going to be focused on the bounty on her head,” I said. Her eyes suddenly became sad. “What now?” I asked. “What if when you find her, you're also required to marry her? You can't have two Luna's,” she answered.“You don't have to be worried about something like that happening. The pack has accepted you and they believe you're carrying the next Alpha,” I replied pointing to her protruding be
Malia's POVAfter Penelope left my room to go attend to something else, I mulled over her question. What was I going to do if I proved that Lila and Derek were having an affair? If Ryder found out about it, it was going to make it easier for him to call off their engagement. Well, one thing was certain. He wasn't going to find out from me. I wasn't a fan of Lila but still, I wasn't going to be the one to snitch on her. I thought about asking Derek directly but waved the thought away. Although he was my friend, I knew he was flat out going to deny it, probably to protect Lila. Since I was all alone and starting to get bored, I picked up the book and began to read. This is the thing about reading on your bed. You're bound to sleep off. I awoke in the middle of the night, and as expected, I was hungry. Not too hungry that I couldn't ignore it though. But my throat was parched and the water jug in my room was empty. “Great,” I muttered and walked towards my door. I shut it quietl
Malia's POV She giggled and I rolled my eyes. “One of these days, Mary is going to surprise us by waking up in the middle of the night and coming into this kitchen,” I said. “Well, I don't think she's going to throw much of a fit if she catches me eating as opposed to if she sees you necking with the Alpha,” she replied. “We weren't necking,” I argued. “You looked all but ready to force him to take you on the kitchen table,” she said giggling. I sighed. “You're unbelievable Penelope. I'm going back to bed.” I headed towards my room and wasn't surprised when she fell in step beside me. “Ronan isn't going to like this if he finds out. He'd be so heartbroken,” she said in a small voice. I raised an eyebrow in surprise. “I thought you'd be happy to discover that I'm not into him. And besides I've made it clear to him. We can only be friends.” “It doesn't matter. He's still going to be heartbroken. And it's going to be more painful for him because the other man ha
Malia's POV“Why are you being so mysterious? Just tell me already,” I pressed as we rounded another corner and walked down another long hallway. “Don't you like that about me? The mystery. It adds to my charm,” he said smugly. I scoffed. “It only makes you more annoying to me.”He chuckled. “You're in denial, Malia.”“Whatever.”“But don't you think we're not supposed to be walking together so soon, after what happened yesterday? Lila will not be pleased,” I said. “Well, if it makes you feel better or less afraid, Lila is not in the palace. She's on her way to her uncle's pack as we speak.”“It still doesn't matter. What if she has asked someone to spy on us?” I asked, my voice laced with worry. He stopped and turned around. “I don't see or hear anybody following us. Trust me I'd know. That's why the Moon Goddess blessed us with these abilities,” he answered. “Indeed,” I murmured, painfully aware of my curse. Not being able to transform into a wolf also comes with not being able
Ronan's POVWhen Malia told me that Lila had caught her and Ryder in a compromising position, I was beyond pissed. She had tried to convince me that it wasn't that bad and Lila was just being overly dramatic but it did nothing to lessen my anger.Why was he always interested in what I wanted? I wondered. He had always known that I had a crush on Lila and yet he went ahead to ask for her hand. I knew Lila was power-hungry and wouldn't have chosen me, a beta, over an alpha. But still, Ryder's betrayal hurt like a sting. Malia was mine. She didn't know it yet. She might feel she doesn't have a place for a man in her life but she was soon going to realize that I was the right man for her. I was still furious even after I'd left her room but I knew I had to stay calm. I couldn't just go confront the Alpha about a woman even though he was my brother.“Ah. So nice of you to join us, Ronan,” the Gamma Lucien greeted as soon as I opened the door to our conference room. The other guards w
Ronan's POV“What? Did you think you'd be left off the hook just because you're not the Alpha?” He asked. “You seem to have forgotten that you're also supposed to choose a suitable mate as soon as you can.”I rolled my eyes. “Let's focus on my brother first,” I replied. He trained his intelligent blue eyes on me. “You already have eyes on a certain woman right?” He queried. I shrugged. “I'll take that as a yes. I'd love to meet her,” he said, a bright smile on his face. “You can't meet her now.”“Why not?” He questioned. “It's complicated at the moment. Something close to unrequited love,” I answered. “You know you can have any woman you want right? You're a great catch. You don't have to pine after a woman who doesn't return your affection.”I closed my eyes and released a frustrated sigh. “But I don't want any other woman.”He shook his head. “You're just as bad as your brother.”“No, I'm not,” I disagreed rather vehemently. He looked taken aback. I took a deep breath and c
Malia's POV“Well, I deduced that they were crazy in love from what your brother told me,” I replied. His eyes hardened. He turned away from me to face a vampire sculpture. “So my brother has been telling you family secrets huhn?” He asked, his tone laced with barely controlled anger. I kept mute unsure of what to say. The room had grown deathly silent and the only thing I could hear was my own breathing. I exhaled a breath and moved closer to Ryder. “You seem angry. Why?” I asked. I got no response. Not even the slightest movement to show that he had heard me. “Ronan didn't tell me anything that I do not need to know,” I said. Frankly, I thought he was overreacting. It wasn't like they had some deep dark secret they were covering. Or did they? His silence was beginning to irk me so I said something I knew would make him react. “You didn't tell me you had a sister.”I was right. I saw him stiffen before he turned to face me. His usually cold green eyes had become even col
Malia's POVI willed my brain to work really fast. “Honestly, I have no idea why. I was just his sex slave.”“I would've said that maybe he thinks I'm going to rat him out and everyone would finally know what a disgusting man he is but who would believe the word of a servant over an Alpha?” To my credit, there were real tears in my eyes probably because I was damn scared and was remembering again how horribly Zade had treated me by sleeping with his ex-girlfriend. Lucien's eyes narrowed. “Or maybe you stole something of value from him.”“I beg your pardon. I'd never do that,” I replied with indignation. He was beginning to piss me off. Ryder squeezed my hand gently and I inhaled deeply. “She's not a thief. In fact, I was the one who found her in the woods quite far away from here, surrounded by rogues. She had nothing with her apart from the clothes on her back.”“If you don't believe me you can ask the guards I went hunting with together. They helped me fight off the rogues,” R