"Lennox." He watched her longingly as she twirled around the room in her summer white dress, her white blonde hair bouncing with every steps she took, emerald eyes glittering beautifully. He kept his gaze on her as his eyes hooded with something dark and dangerous. Something that shouldn't be associated with his sweet Lana who have a heart as pure as an angel. One look at her face, one with that beautiful smile of hers, and that pale flushed cheeks of hers, he knew. He knew he was going to have to be selfish and keep her for himself even though she didn't belong in his world. Something so pure and delicate as her most definitely didn't belong in his f*cked up world. But god he needed her. He needed her like he needed air to breathe. His mind couldn't functioned properly without her. His heart beats at a rate that cannot be considered as normal whenever he laid his eyes on her. "Lennox?" He snapped out his thoughts when he heard the soft voice calling his name. "Yes princess?" He questioned her as softly as possible with his deep voice. The young girl blinked up at him curiously while grinning, "What are you thinking so hard of? I've been calling out your name for a few times now." He shook his head and chuckled, "Nothing you need to worry about princess." ••• He had always been the quiet and brooding one, even with people who are close to him, which aren't many. He was tainted in every way. He knew it was wrong to have such strong feelings for his friend's innocent little sister who was way younger than him and especially since she treated him like her own brother. ••• In which a reserved man became obsessed with his friend's little sister who had always thought that there's some good in everyone, even in the worse kind of people.

"Angel." Her name left his lips in a breathless whisper. His eyes dark and filled with regret, "Come here babygirl, please." She shook her head frantically, her doe eyes brimming with tears. His heart squeezed painfully at her broken look. He caused this. He made his Angel sad. How could he? A tear slipped down her rosy cheeks, causing his heart to bleed even more. A sob escaped her lips and that's when he rushed forward and engulfed her in his arms, ignoring her protests. He buried his face into the crook of her neck, chanting sorry over and over again. "My sweet Angel, i'm so sorry my love" ••• He was anything but kind. He was cruel and heartless. He could ruined a person's life in a snap. But there was this gaping hole in his heart and he didn't know what to fill it with. That was until he laid his eyes on her. ••• In which a billionaire became besotted with a young girl who knew nothing of the cruelty of the world.

The second in the Clanmate series, this is Lio's story. Lio. Strong. Smart. Sharp. Quiet. Unobtrusive. Unassuming. Hunter. Lio has always stayed in the shadows. It is where he prefers to be - and it is where he hunts. One of Clan Intelligence's best, he is experienced at dealing with every kind of situation, every kind of trouble. He has no intention of ever being the main mover in the game, he is quite content with being a lesser player, with manoeuvring behind the scenes. And then his mate bursts into his life. Changing the game. **This is NOT a sequel to 'Hide and Seek', but is set in the same world and shares some characters introduced in that book. Reading H&S will give context to this and will make reading this easier, but it's not absolutely necessary.

"I keep my promises," he said intensely. "Especially promises I make to beautiful girls." I rolled my eyes. "Don't. Don't say that." "What? Don't call you beautiful?" Leo tested in amusement. "I have never heard a girl ask not to be called beautiful." "I don't want to be told lies," I hissed under my breath. "I've had enough of those in my life." Leo was silent for a while, following me into my apartment. "What have they done to you, princess?" The way he was walking toward me was almost predator-like. And I was his prey.

"You are the sacrifice to keep the pack safe, Evelyn Freeman. Your life will keep ours intact for yet another year, and for that you should be honored. We thank you for giving this life up so that we may prosper." - - - "And you, little wolf? You won't try to run from me, will you?" - - - "Sweet, innocent Evelyn was jealous of the woman riding me in my office." Cover by // dusk117.