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Chapter 29: He Kissed Me Again!
*Ciana*
Frustration boiled through my veins just thinking about Theo and how unreasonable he was acting, insi
sting on going back to the castle right now when my pack had such a crisis on our hands.
He, of all people, should have understood the importance of serving one’s people.
My feet carried me to the pack house not far away from my home. Mom and Dad had decided that we
wouldn’t live in
an enormous building. Instead, we had been living in a smaller home with more privacy for the three of
us, and the pack house was only used for meetings and events.
Running directly into the
pack house right now may not be a good idea. Like Theo said, if this was a trap, there could be danger
awaiting me. I decided that I’d stay near the building and see what I could find.
I’d just walked over to my
favorite willow tree in the garden when I heard low voices coming from beyond the row of hedges acros
s from me.
Pausing, I drew in a deep breath and held it so that I could hear what they were talking about.
“I am just shocked she made it out of there alive,” a man said. “I thought for certain the Dark Prince wo
uld be the death of her.”
Another more composed voice responded, “Well, as I’ve said all along, we
have to be careful about her. She is
stronger than her diminutive size would indicate. It was a good plan, but even good plans may not work
out sometimes. That’s why we also have a plan B.”
The first one said, “You’re right. This time, we’ll definitely take care of that spoiled little bitch.”
Spoiled little bitch? I’d thought for certain at first they were speaking about me–
going to the castle at all. But who thinks I’m a spoiled little bi-
“Beta Raymond, what would you like us to do now?” the second voice asked.
My stomach dropped to my feet. Then I heard the third person speak. This time, it
was a familiar voice, and I immediately recognized that it belonged to Dad’s Beta, Raymond. “I’m not
that worried about Ciana, but we’ve got to make sure Alpha doesn’t return.”
I had to place a hand over my mouth
to keep in my shock. What was he getting at exactly? Bitterness and fury coursed through
me; I was so angry that my body started to tremble.
How could Beta Raymond betray us like this?
Even though Susan had mentioned his unusual behavior, I didn’t want to
come to the hasty conclusion that he was
the culprit without solid evidence. After all, he was one of Dad’s most trusted subordinates. Growing up,
he had been nice to me, like a fatherly figure. But now, he was standing there, discussing our demise!
Raymond’s voice continued, “We need to make sure he dies out there somewhere, wherever
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthe hell he’s at. Now, listen, here’s what we’re going to do…”
I wished I could see all of the other guys‘ faces, so that I could let my
father know, one way or another, exactly who was conspiring against him.
I leaned in a little closer to hear better, but I knew I couldn’t
let them see me. If they knew I was aware of their plans,
they wouldn’t hesitate to kill me.
As they continued to speak about how imperative it was that the entire family
of the Alpha was no longer around to cause them trouble, the scent of the woods after a fresh 15.0203
rain hit my lungs.
Theo?! Where was he?
Sliding my hand around the trunk of the willow, I moved to my left, and
then my hand hit something warm and hard. I peeked around the tree and there he was.
What in the world was he doing here? Hadn’t he said he was leaving, going back to
the castle, done with all of this?
His dark eyes met mine, and I could see just how angry he was.
I wanted to shout at him, but I couldn’t. If I made a sound at all, the excellent hearing of
the wolf shifters would pick up on it immediately.
I took a step
backward, away from Theo, but I was discombobulated because of the unexpected appearance of the
prince, and my foot came down on a twig. The loud snapping noise echoed through the garden. It could
n’t be mistaken for anything else.
“What the fuck was that?” one of the men said.
Theo looked at me, seemingly a bit upset that I’d ruined the perfect eavesdropping opportunity. I mouth
ed at him, “Run!”
I didn’t even get the full word formed on my lips before his mouth came crashing down on mine and
he pulled me to the ground. His arms encircled me, and he
climbed on top of me, kissing me almost as deeply as he had that time in the pavilion when he’d been
after my blood.
When he pulled away for a moment to suck in a breath, “What the hell are you doing?”
Quickly, he said, “Saving you. Go with it.” Then he crushed his lips on mine again:
I didn’t want to go with it, but a second later, I heard the
footsteps come to a halt and the chuckle of a group of men who were standing on the other side of the
willow tree, watching us.
“Get off!” I insisted, pushing
Theo hard in the chest. If he didn’t comply, I’d have no other choice but to use my knee.
He did this time, and as he stood, he took my hand and pulled me to my feet.
My face was crimson, and it had nothing to do with the efforts Theo had
put in. “Oh, hello, everyone,” I stammered..
“Ciana,” Raymond stepped forward, a bit surprised to see me. “Well, I heard that you’re back. Sorry
I haven’t gotten the chance to pay you a visit yet. I didn’t know you’d come to the pack house.”
“Uhm… it’s nice to see you again. I, uh, had something in my eye, and my servant… Thorn… was helpi
ng me get it out.”
“Something in your eye?” Now I was able to put the names to their
faces. Larry was the one who was speaking. “More like something in your mouth.”
They all laughed at that, but
when Raymond gave them a stern look, they abruptly stopped, as if his word was the law.
“No reason to be embarrassed, Miss Ciana,” Raymond
said. “This boy is your manservant?” He looked Theo up and down, as if he were my father and he was
trying to decide whether or not he was good enough for me.
Had I not just heard what he’d said before, I might have thought that Raymond was watching out for me
because he had always been like a father figure to me. But now all I could feel was disgust.
I couldn’t let him know that, though.
“He is my servant,” I said, trying to sound sure of myself.
“Well, no offense, Miss Ciana, but I think you can do a little better than that. I mean, he’s a good–
looking fellow, I suppose. But you’re an Alpha’s daughter, and he’s just an Omega.”
I could practically feel my blood beginning to boil as I fought the urge to rip Raymond’s throat out.
As if Theo felt my anger, he stepped forward and created a half barrier between me and Raymond.
Was he worried that I would do something irrational?
Maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad thing to just attack Raymond. Then the
threat would be handled, and I was fairly certain that Theo could take all five of those middle- aged
men before they could even see what had hit them.
But I knew it wasn’t the right way to handle it. It may not be that hard to kill Raymond, but we’d be alerti
ng our
hidden enemies. It seemed to me that there were more people behind this, and I needed to get a full pi
cture of exactly what was going on. And while Raymond deserved to be
killed, he might have information we could use.
“We are not a couple,” I assured them. “I just had something in my eye.”
“If you insist,” Raymond said with a shrug. “Anyway, we’re so glad you’ve returned to the pack. I bet
that was a trying time, spending all of those weeks with Prince Theo, the
Dark Prince. Thank goodness you are well.”
He spoke as if he
were a true family friend. I couldn’t believe that he could lie to my face like that. The expression
on my face must not have been very friendly. Raymond frowned and asked, “Ciana, are you alright?”
“Y-yes!” I tried to lower his guard. I had to say something to make him not suspect me.
“I’m just happy to be back. It was just terrible,” I said, even though
I knew I was throwing fuel on the fire in front of the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmprince. But I didn’t have time to come up with anything else. And after what Theo had just done, I neede
“Really?” Raymond’s eyes widened, and I thought I heard a low growl from the back of Theo’s throat.
“Oh, yes. Not only that, but he also smells-”
Theo cleared his throat and said, through clenched teeth, “Perhaps you
should speak about something else, miss?”
“I don’t like to dwell on it, that’s true. Thorn knows that talking about the prince is upsetting,” I said.
“Because you weren’t chosen to be the next Luna Queen?”
Larry asked.
“No, because of the odor.”
“Right.” Raymond laughed under his breath. “Well, we are glad you’re here. We hope that you will find
your fated mate, someone… worthy of marrying an Alpha’s daughter.” He looked Theo up and down aga
“You must set an example for the other women in the pack, after all. No need for such wonderful, noble
women to sink so low.”
“Yes, yes, of
course.” I didn’t want to insist Theo and I weren’t kissing again because these guys were not idiots, nor w
they without the use of their eyes.
“We’ll be off now,” Raymond said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do.”
“I bet you do.” I heard the suspicious tone in my voice and immediately laughed so
he wouldn’t realize I was on to him. He twerked
an eyebrow but then let it fall when I said, “I’m sure my father will thank you kindly when he returns
for taking such good care of the pack in our absence.”
“I don’t
do it for the glory,” he said, and I heard a hint of that malicious tone I’d picked up on before. “I do it beca
My stomach twisted. How I longed to tell him where
he could go. Instead, I kept the smile pinned to my face and waited for him to leave.
When they were all gone, I wheeled to face Theo. With everything going on, I was in a horrible mood at
“It was the best way to throw their suspicions off,” he said matter–of–factly.
`I couldn’t help but point my finger at him. “You… you…” I
couldn’t say much, because I knew he was right. So I wiped
my mouth on the back of my hand. “Never, ever kiss
me again! Ever! Especially not without my permission!”
“Believe me, it wasn’t my plan.” He shrugged.
“Good!” I pushed him back against
the tree and lost my balance while he was still standing still. Before I fell to the ground, his powerful arm
He glared at me, and I glared back at him. After a couple of seconds, I heard him ask,
“So… never ever… or never without your permission?”
What did he say? I blinked a few times before his words sank in.
He must be joking, right?!
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