The Lycan Kingpin's Captive: A Baby For The Beast

Maxim is standing at the door, looking at me with an odd expression. I had just gotten dressed and was about to write in my journal when he opened the door.

I stand up and look at him. “Can I help you?”

He cocks his head to the side. “Is that any way to speak to the person who’s getting you out of this room?”

“What?” I ask with a frown and he simply chuckles.

“Come, Mirabella. I’m sure you’ve missed the back gardens,” he says and walks out, leaving the door open.

I swallow hard and take a step back, remembering how he fooled me last time. It’s the reason I’m in this room right now, the reason Alpha Nikolaos has me locked up.

He walks back and looks at me with an eyebrow cocked. “Are you coming?”

“The last time I followed your instructions, I ended up in here. Why would I follow you now?” I say, then I promptly sit down. “Please, leave me alone.”

Maxim walks in and gets down on his haunches in front of me. I refuse to make eye contact, but his gaze is burning holes into the side of my head, so I relent and look at him.

“Mirabella, you know why I had to trick you,” he starts. “Niko isn’t someone who trusts easily, and with you literally dropping into his lap after Mikhail’s men chased you into his territory…he knew something was up. He knew you were important.”

I sigh. “You could have asked-”

“He did that, remember? You pretended not to know who you were or why they took you. Listen,” he says, taking my hands in his. “If there’s one thing Niko values, it’s the truth. It doesn’t matter how much it sucks or how much it hurts. Niko prefers that over bullshit.”

I look at this Beta with a frown on my face, perplexed that he would come to me with this now. That cold look in his eyes from before is gone, and in its place stood something resembling sincerity.

Why is he telling me this now? “I’ve told Alpha Nikolaos everything I know - even the disgusting things I didn’t want to admit. There’s nothing left in me to dig through, nothing left in me to dissect.” I say, pulling my hand out of his grip.

Maxim sighs. “I know, Mirabella and I am sorry it had to come to this. We had to find out the truth for the sake of the pack. We had to know if you could be trusted or if you’d run off at the first scent of freedom. You failed miserably, but we both understand why you did it.”

Josef; what if Ariadne was next?!” I exclaim. Maxim’s eyes widen slightly when I say this,

really left because

I thought it was Mikhail’s handiwork, but he doesn’t do things the sly way with assassins. He makes it known that he was behind it; well, apart from killing my father’s heirs. It solidified that someone else didn’t want me here, so I

second head, then he chuckles. “Well, then think of this as my apology for fooling you before. As I’ve said, just be honest with Niko and he’ll treat you

says this, he takes my hand and pulls

the chilly spring weather woke me right up. I wrap my cardigan around

warm shawl over my

buds and flowers, making it look even more beautiful than before. I place my hand on my heart and let out

here soon. She wants to have some tea with you again.” He says

Alpha Nikolaos forbade me-”

And no, I’m not lying. You

father…he might come back with the

move to the front of the gazebo to see a brunch layout. I guess she really wants to speak with me,

I sit down, Maxim shoots me an odd look. “When Niko comes back tomorrow, don’t forget what I’ve just told you. He…has

from me. What is it with the men in this family and their cryptic words? I won’t add to the Alpha’s pain when he doesn’t

can’t help but blush as I recall his words the other night. What he wants to

my father decides it, then after he’s dead, we’ll go

your surroundings,” I snap out of my

strong suit, is it?

my bottom lip only to

center of

teacup from her. “I’m just confused right now.”

nods. “That’s understandable, especially after what happened these last two weeks. But I know my Nikki means well,

I don’t know about that. The Alpha is an enigma on his own; he’s hot, then cold. He comes into my room, presses up against me, muddles up my

worst part is I allow

say with a tight smile, sipping on the delicious

don’t look at me like that. Of course, I know you’re about to get married, especially with the way he looks when he talks