Lana’s POV
Abby stays with me until we pull up in front of the large hotel. There must easily be five hundred rooms in this place. Everything from the outside was glass and I don’t really remember seeing this place before, but then Abby and I hadn’t been in town for long.
“Wow, fancy!” Abby mutters as she climbs out the passenger door.
“Yeah and I can already smell them!”
“I think there must be something wrong with your nose. It’s really not that bad!” Abby shrugs her shoulders at me before wishing me luck and waving me off.
My boots click clack along the marbled floor as I make my way to the front desk and ask to see Logan Lonecrown. I was just grateful that the receptionist was human. Hopefully a sign that this Logan person was too.
“Ah, you must be Miss Decker. Mr Lonecrown is unavailable right now”
I roll my eyes, it wasn’t the first time this meeting had been rearranged. I knew what was about to happen. She was going to give me a load of shit about making it up to me.
“But Mr Seth Norman is more than happy to see you. He is Mr Lonecrown’s right hand man” She gives me a huge toothy grin, perfect white teeth surrounded by deep red lips. Something tells me that she would quite happily do a few favours for Logan.
“Sure, but please call me Lana.” I still had issues about people calling me Decker. It wasn’t my birth name, it was the surname of my adoptive parents. I had hated them and didn’t want anything to do with them. Yet I couldn’t use my birth name because I had no idea of what it was.
“Sure” she shoots me a big toothy grin and asks me to take a seat, her eyes going to my hair. Crap! That meant my curls were sticking out.
Sitting down, I grab my compact out of my bag and eagerly try to smooth the curls down as they spring back up. Sometimes I really hated my hair!
There was still a wolf scent here, but that was to be expected. It was after all a hotel and I would need to take note of the layout if I am to return.
I had less than a second to myself when my name is called. I stand to see a man with a pen stuck behind his ear. He had clearly borrowed the suit, it was far too big on him. Not exactly what I had imagined when the receptionist had said I would be seeing the right hand man.
He had a shock of ginger hair that he had tried to gel down, leaving a little bit sticking up at the back and I inwardly laugh. At least it wasn’t just me that had hair issues, plus he was kind of cute.
He was a little taller than me and could have at least shaved this morning but it was just a bonus that he wasn’t a wolf and I let out the breath I had been holding.
As I step closer, he glances over me, screwing his face up.
“Do I know you?”
“Sorry, I don’t think so. I don’t believe we have met.”
He scowls a little, like he was certain that he had met me and the panic bubbles up inside of me. Shit, what if he had seen me do something. I was normally so good but my guard had been down the last couple of days.
“You must just look like someone I know.” He waves me into the office. Everything is just as perfect as it is outside. Everything is clean, crisp without a speck of dust anywhere. The marble floor and glass walls extended into here too. I was a little jealous, it wasn’t anything like what I lived in. Mr Lonecrown had good taste.
“Sorry Miss Decker, you will have to excuse this,” he gestures at himself. “I wasn’t expecting to do this today and at such short notice.”
“It’s no problem, but please call me Lana!”
“Lana?”
He was the first man not to try it on with me, but then again. He was human, they seemed to be able to control themselves better than the horny male wolves. His eyes drift to the mark on my neck and he frowns again.
“My name,” I smirk back at him. Why was he being so weird? I hear his heart skip a beat. Great, he was just like all the other men.
“Not a name you usually hear. I see you are mated too. Do you mind if I ask if you are a wolf or human? I just can’t tell I’m afraid. Not that it will cause any problems whatever you are!” His cheeks redden as he becomes flustered.
“Human.” I lied, smiling at him again, I did not like where this was going. “But mated to a wolf.” I point to my neck and he nods his head. It wasn’t something out of the ordinary these days.
“Lucky man!” but his eyes rest on my mark longer than I would like. Then he apologises and tells me that he didn’t mean to offend and that he was engaged. It didn’t make any sense, why would his heart skip a beat.
I flew through the meeting as quickly as I could. I wanted to get out of there and never come back. If my boss wanted to be involved then they could deal with this.
He walks me to the door and gives me one long lingering look. Waving goodbye, he doesn’t say anything else and quickly shuts the office door.
“How did it go?” Abby shoves a coffee cup into my hand as we walk to the car.
“I didn’t see him. It was his helper.”
“Oh. Wolf?”
“No, but he was being all weird, kept looking at my mark even when I told him I was mated.”
“A human fascinated with your mark? There’s nothing new there. They are all like it. I will never understand the need for humans to be hooked up with a wolf. They are an abomination.” She pauses to look at me, knowing she had stuck her foot in it. I was the only wolf Abby would accept.
“That I can agree on.”
I fall into silence, thinking over the strange meeting. When Abby announces that she has a new target for tonight, I inwardly groan. It would be another night of smelling like a mangy wolf when all I wanted to do was chill.
“You are going to like this. They are twin wolves. They think they are quick, they think they are clever.”
“Is that it? Just two.” It was a very small amount compared to what she normally kills. Abby never tells me how she tracks them down. She was pretty good at it though, always finding numerous wolves each day. Maybe her birth family had been hunters??
“There’s something else. They tried to threaten me. Tell me that their Alpha brother would come for them. That he would make me suffer.” she lets out a laugh. Threats seemed to spur her on. Especially since she killed our father. As much as I hated them and didn’t want to take part, I would never let her do it on her own. We were a team.
“Who is this brother? Did you track him too?”
Abby shakes her head at me.
“No idea. I think his name begins with L, but one told the other to shut up. Pretty sure we can get it out of them. But maybe he is the one we have been looking for!”
I freeze, the name that I had heard. Logan! Surely it couldn’t be! Surely I couldn’t be mated to an Alpha.
Logan’s POVUncle Liam links me before I even make it to the training ground. Gut instinct tells me that he is about to ruin my fun!“I need you to come see me, now.” I roll my eyes, ready for the warning he was going to give me.“I’m on my way to training. ”“There is no training taking place today.” There’s worry in his tone. It wasn’t like Liam to ever be worried. He was usually so chilled.“You need to come to my house. Now!”“Fine, I am on my way!” I snap through the linkTaking a detour, I make my way to his house, where he is sat nursing a glass of whisky. His eyes flicker up to me as he kicks out a chair and tells me to sit. His brow is wrinkled as he concentrates on his glass. His frown makes him look old. Is this what Alpha life held for me?“Where are the others?”His house was normally packed with the rest of his brood, but he was here, alone.“You’re aunt has some news about the twins.”“Aunty Kendra is helping?” I was shocked because I was more powerful than her and yet
Lana’s POVI had heard him. He knew we were there. That same voice from before. It had made my body vibrate as he screamed into my head. We may have taken it too far this time. I think we have pissed off the wrong wolf.How did he know it was me and why did he choose that moment to shout at me?“Here!” Abby hands a glass of wine to me. The twins had been young, probably the youngest I had ever killed. I still hadn’t told her about the voice. I needed more information before I told her.“Why don’t you stay here tonight? There are no wolves and we can plan the next step. Plus you seem a little bothered.” She tilts her head as she watches me.“They were so young.” I mutter“It’s another step closer to the Alpha!”“It doesn’t bother you that they were practically children?”She takes a huge swig of wine and doesn’t answer my question. So I decide not to push it. Abby was older than me and she quite often knew better.“Can I at least shower?” I ask“You know where it is.” She knocks back
Logan’s POVDealing with the death of my sisters was the hardest thing that I had ever done. I had known about this hunter for some time and instead of standing up and taking charge. I listened to my parents. Believing that my father was right.Watching my parents mourn over their bodies was heartbreaking and yet I was so full of rage. I had warned Lana and when I find her, she will regret the day she tried to fuck my kind over. I didn’t care that she was my mate. I would never accept her.I see Seth standing by the trees, gesturing to me. Making my way over to him, I shake my head, now was not a good time. If there was a problem he needed to see Uncle Liam.“I know this isn’t a good time Logan, but there is something you should know.”He holds out his phone to me, a photo of Lana sat in reception in one of my hotels. If I had just looked at it quickly, I would have thought it was Aunty Kendra.“Why do you have a photo?” I snap, my anger was pretty close to the surface. I’m pretty su
Lana’s POV “Mr Norman, what are you doing here?” I quickly slip the blade up my sleeve as I stared at him in surprise. Why had he broken into my home? What reason did he have to be here? “Please, call me Seth,” he stands with a smile and hands me a glass, it was full with a brown liquid. Whisky. I’m not stupid, I wasn’t going to touch a single drop. Placing the glass down, I see him suck in his cheeks, he had put something in it! “That still doesn’t tell me why you are in my home!” His hazel eyes run over me as I stand my ground. “Please sit. I wanted to make sure you were okay. You seemed a little out of sorts.” “I’m not the one who is out of sorts. I haven’t broken into someone’s home!” I feel like I have every right to be defensive. This was my home and I had not invited him in. “You’ve been crying, anything I can help you with?” He takes a long swig of the whisky in his glass. Ignoring his comment, I ask him again. “Why are you in my home?” my fingers sat tightly around the
Logan’s POV“Where are you?” I groan into the phone. Seth had called to say things hadn’t gone as planned. That Lana had become aggressive and attacked him.“The hospital down the street from the hotel.” “I’m on my way,” hanging up, I quickly put the green contact lenses in. What the hell had she done? I didn’t think she would attack a human. It was why I had sent him.Lana’s voice had scratched at my head earlier, but I wasn’t letting her in. Contact would be on my terms not hers!Calling Aunty Kendra, I ask her to come and watch mom. Mom hadn’t been the same since the twins' death. She didn’t speak, she barely ate, everyone was worried.As soon as Aunty Kendra arrives, I leave, not telling her where I was going, just that I would be back soon. She didn't need to know that her daughter was involved.Arriving at the hospital, I could already hear Seth causing a scene. Shouting at the nurses that were trying to help him. Following the shouts, I find him thrashing about on his bed. Blo
Lana’s POVEverything hurt. I hadn’t even opened my eyes, when I feel the throbbing of my bones pulling me out of my slumber.It takes a moment to get my bearings when Abby clears her throat.“I think you need to start talking.” Her foot is tapping impatiently next to the bed. I realise that I’m in the spare room of her house.“How did you get me here?”“It doesn’t matter. Lana, you need to start talking. I thought we were sisters. You have become so secretive recently. It wasn’t your blood on the floor, so who did it belong to?”She moves around my bed, pulling back the drapes and letting in the light, making me squint as I try to block the pain. Why were my eyes hurting?“Come on Lana, spill! I know you used the blade on someone.”“It was that guy from the hotel. You know, the ginger nut that I had to meet instead,” I push myself up, rubbing my temples. The last I had seen of him was when he ran out of my apartment, clutching at his side.“What was he doing in your place? Did you in
Logan’s POVTwo days, that's how long it took for Lana to finally hear me. Though I was a little impressed when she tried to defy an order. The only other person that has done that is Seth. The way she told me to piss off, put a smile on my face. It shouldn’t have done, not after what she did.Quickly pulling on a suit and styling my dark hair, I slip the green contacts in. Today was the day I would be finally meeting her. Today was the day that I would be putting her in her place for what she had done.Auntie Kendra catches me as I leave my room, her brow dipped into a v, worry written all over her face.“You have to go in?” she asks quietly. I nod my head, but something was off.“What is it?”“Your mom isn’t doing too well.”She takes me down the hallway to my parents bedroom. Father was pacing outside, his hands running through his greying hair. He stops to look at me, pain etched on his face.“You need to prepare yourself.”I knew what he was talking about. He had told me about i
Lana’s POVI buckled.I clearly wasn’t very good at keeping secrets, not from Abby. She saw through everything, eventually.I broke down, telling her everything. I couldn't contain it anymore. I had to let her know how Logan had threatened me, how he was going to come after me. But most importantly, I tell her that I am certain Logan sent the human after me.That last bit is what tipped her over the edge.She looked at me, in that way only worried mothers did. I guess she had taken on a more motherly role than I realised.“He wants me to meet him.” I groan, throwing myself down on the sofa.“Absolutely not. Not a chance!” she was walking around the lounge, her hands firmly on her hips, a scowl on her forehead.“I don’t think I can refuse,” I mutter quietly, feeling completely ashamed for hiding this secret.“You don’t belong to a pack, no Alpha can make you do anything.”“I heard the change Abby, like his voice was winding into my mind.” I shudder at the thought. It was far to easy fo