Freya's POV"This fucking horrible!! What the hell is wrong with you, are you trying to kill me?" Ethan yelled, dropping his spoon into his plate filled with mashed potatoes and gravy.Aww, too bad. I never said I was a chef.I snickered on the inside but screwed my face in sadness.I ducked my head in apology, but he wasn't having it. He pulled away from the chair and stormed out, knocking the plate off in the process, so I had to clean it up.I know he did it on purpose just to antagonize me, but gritting my teeth, I bent down and began to scrape the food off the hardwood floor.At least, I was properly dressed up for it in my ratty scrubs.Ethan was trying to get me to crack which is why he kept on doing everything in his power to make me give up my pretense..Hell, no.In the past two weeks, I've become everything ranging from errand girl to his chef.Ever since that first night, he's avoided me like the bloody plague, not allowing me to touch him or come within two feet of him un
Ethan's POVI stretched in my sleep, feeling more relaxed and lighter than I had in a while. All due to one person…I rolled over to my side on the bed with my eyes still closed, I reached out for a warm, soft body to cuddle only to find space.My eyes popped open when I realized that the sheets, I had encountered were cold, meaning that Freya had been gone for a while.I bolted straight up on the bed."Freya?" I called out as I hopped down from the bed, looking for my pants.Did she leave because she thought I didn't want her to stay?Okay so now I was getting worried, I was still blissed out, so my brain was taking a couple of moments to lag.I'm sure she must have heard all the ruckus I was making right?"Freya?" Where the hell are you? "Freya comes out, this isn't funny!" I shouted.I was starting to get impatient and pissed off with the whole thing. If this was meant to be a funny joke or prank, it was seriously pissing me off. I walked briskly into her room- it was more of a st
Katherine’s POV"Here, opens your mouth. Ahhh…" Caleb mimicked, opening his mouth wide looking like he was about to swallow a hot dog. I burst into laughter, covering my mouth so my food didn't spill out on the table."Stopppp!" I tried so hard to control my laughter, but Caleb kept on making funny faces until my stomach started to hurt from cramping after the incessant bouts of laughter.The laughter died down and I had to dry the tears that had seeped through the corners of my eyes.I looked up at Caleb with love shining through my eyes and a floaty, warm feeling in my chest. For now, the worries had seized and there was this happy feeling that filled my heart."Why did you do this?" We were on the terrace, but it had been transformed into a beautiful sight. The table had been pinned down, so it didn't fly away by the breeze and was set up in such a way that we were able to take in the beauty of the gardens and afternoon sky.I've been down for the past couple of days, almost like t
Daniel’s POV"I'm thinking that we'll need more manpower allocated to this region." Another Alpha Melvin under Ethan's subregion spoke up drawing me out of my thoughts for the third time in ten minutes.Ethan stared thoughtfully at the section Melvin had pointed out, contemplating if that was a side decision.I was standing guard, as appointed by Ethan my back to the wall. I was privy to their conversations but at the same time not expected to contribute.I saw Ethan turn to me several times, questions on the tip of his tongue about a particular topic but he smoothly ran over his mistakes and asked me for errands instead.For Ethan, appearance was power.And mingling with someone lower than him didn't speak of power..."How much?" Ethan asked."Ten percent.""Too much, cut it down to five," Ethan replied immediately. They started to talk it over until they agreed on 7.5, and from there on to other topics.Shortly after the men dispersed and I excused myself Ethan had his head wrapped
Katherine's POVIt's been a tense couple of days for the pack, as everyone was mentally and physically preparing for a war. More people were spending more time with their loved ones as it may be the last time, they'd ever get to see them again.The entire mood around the mansion has been gloomy and tense so when Tyler calls, inviting me up to play a card game, I don't think twice about agreeing.I needed something to take my mind off what was coming. I've never experienced war and I didn't know how to feel about it. I've been going through my exercise routines and fighting techniques since I got the call. So being all sweaty, I dashed to the shower to clean up choosing comfortable clothes that would be easy to walk around.I checked in on my little man Roy who was taking a midday nap, guarded by 10 men.And no, I didn't think that that number of guards wasn't necessary.I knocked twice for the door to open and seconds later, it swung inward to reveal a shirtless Tyler with mussed hair
Meanwhile in the city of Serenity…..Hope's POVMy study session was interrupted when a young kid, about fifteen or so, barged into my patio followed by the guard from downstairs.I was sitting down monk style, with my legs folded and my hands placed up facing the clouds. I called it my meditation period.I spend it meditating, going through the events of the past days, ruminating on my choices, decisions, and life generally.It's an hour I carved out of my schedule once or three times a week and everybody knows not to interrupt me by that time.Unless it's extremely important…emphasis on extremely.The guard takes hold of the kid about to forcefully drag him out of the room.So, I closed my eyes and prepared to sink back into that relaxed state that I'm in, when yelling reaches my ears.I ignored it of course, or tried to but when I couldn't stand it anymore my eyes popped open.I saw the guard and the boy yelling at each other, up in each other's faces screwing their heads out."Wha
Ethan’s POVWe were two days away from attacking Caleb's pack, but everything had to be put in place to ensure that there would be no losses on our end.I was poring through the plans, schematics, and strategic plans we had come up with for attack, defense, and offense when there was a sharp knock on the door, seconds later the door was pushed open to let someone in."Yes, what is Alvin?" I immediately covered the plans I was looking at because right now I didn't know who to trust."There's someone who has something to tell you, sir." He moved out of the way to allow Enrique who had been undercover in Shadow's territory for a long time come through.I stood up the moment I saw him, my heart racing for several reasons. I wasn't expecting him, and it wasn't time for him to come home."What are you doing here?" I asked him, before remembering we had an audience. To Alvin, I said, "You can leave."We both waited until he left the room, the door locking softly behind him and until we could
Katherine’s POVA huge rumble of explosion woke me out of bed, and I jumped into action, my heart hammering like a drum.It was weird, almost like I went back in time, and I was at Serenity where Shadow was attacking us all over again.I quickly put on my dress because I'd already selected my outfit days ago, I didn't want to be taken by surprise.Calen treated me to the most amazing dinner night yesterday almost like he knew that this was going to take place.I was halfway out the door when another boom sound rocked the house similar to an earthquake and I dived towards the bed, holding on to something strong. It passed and I was able to stand up without the fear of falling. I ran out the door and into the hallway to meet a total mess. Several pieces of furniture were turned upside down and the entire place in disarray.I could see masked men fighting, trying to get in but our men were holding them down. From here I had a clear view of what was going on outside and my stomach twisted