Once we agree on a time and details to head to Fallonmore tomorrow, Laurent kicks me out of his room to continue making out with King instead of begging for my forgiveness. Douchebag. I take a deep breath while I unwillingly head to my room. I really don’t want to deal with this awkward situation yet, but I also know Lunanci so well that I know right now she's wrapped up in bed to avoid me until I apologize to her for... whatever it is I have to apologize for this time. I’m not even sure at this point, but that means I have a little more time to think. I mentally prepare for a few seconds and walk into the room. Of course, I was completely right. Luna is in bed, turned to the wall throwing ‘apologize to me’ vibes. Despite everything, I can't help but let out a smile. She's cute when she's mad. I close the door behind me and I carefully get into bed. Of course I can tell Luna isn't asleep at all, she's breathing heavily and scoffing every so often. However, now that I’m here with h
"Rio is a really good guy, but I do think he's freaking out about the fact that you're not a wolf at all, regardless of designation. We've never heard of anyone having a human partner, so it would be... scandalous, if not dangerous, so that's his biggest concern, I think," Kingsley continues, with a pitying grimace on his face as he looks at me. He obviously feels bad for me, and he should, he’s a gorgeous omega and I’m not. "Yeah, I understand," I mumble, looking at anything but him because I don't want to feel even uglier than I already do, "I was just feeling lonely, I guess. Rio is my only way source of information but I don't want to pester him about why he seems so against me being his mate, that’s pathetic.”"Well, you’ll both figure it out soon. I'm a big believer in the fact that Mother Nature does everything right, if she truly made you for him, it's for a reason. It's not always perfect, okay? Even for fated mates. Laurent and I both tried to deny our bond for a long time,
Rio let Alpha stay for the rest of the day yesterday and this morning when we woke up, he avoided me completely. He only woke up to take a shower and get dressed next to me pretending I don't exist. If I didn't know it was because he's embarrassed about yesterday, I'd feel insecure again, but I know that's all it is. And I know it will have to pass at some point, so I just get dressed too and once we’re done, we head out to have a silent breakfast with Laurie. Takeout breakfast of course. "Rio, ride shutgun," Laurent orders once we reach his fancy black car, but Rio completely ignores him and gets in the back, leaving me to sit in the passenger seat, which is incredibly uncool, "What the hell is wrong with him? He's been weird all morning.""I have no idea," I lie and get in the car. Rio plops down in the back seats to make his unwillingness to talk more evident. Laurent turns to him with a frown, "I think he has diarrhea or something.""God, Lunanci, that's not true," Rio growls fr
"Now that there are only smart people in the room," Olivia says once we’re alone and settles in better to face me, "Can you explain?"Here it goes. "I have an intimate relationship with Rio’s wolf, but not with Rio himself," I begin after taking a long breath. I have to get this right, make sure my story makes sense with Rio's but I also have to make sure I don’t sound like a scammer, I can’t take another person thinking that about me, "I was a little surprised at first when a random man suddenly came up to me growling about me being his mate and him being a wolf, but to be completely honest, I didn't take it as a regular human would because I'm not a regular human. I've always been different from the rest, I've always had this special ability that no one else seems to have, so I've always been sure that there’s… more out there. Something bigger, something better than just my normal boring life. When Alpha came along, it was just a confirmation of something I already imagined and was
{ Rio }"What the hell?" I spit, running down the stairs and looking everywhere for Lunanci but the house is empty. Laurent and I finally decided to sneak out of his room after fighting for a while to peek in on the conversation, but there isn't even a conversation happening because they aren't here. My heart goes crazy with worry... what if Olivia took her to my grandfather? To Uncle Daniel? That would be the end of everything. I pick up my phone and try to call Lunanci, but the call is immediately forwarded."This is my mom's fault," Laurie complains, "I knew this was a bad idea... we have to find them before my mom does something and everyone finds out about this shit."Laurent calls his mom about fifty times for almost twenty minutes until she finally answers."Where are you? Where did you take the human?""I'm at Isabelle's house. She is a real healer. I need you to get Rio here as soon as possible, Isabelle is going to check the veracity of his bond," my aunt says and we both s
"We both talked to your wolf," Isabelle continues speaking, "He really, deeply loves Lunanci. Although you don't have a fated bond, there IS a bond, but it's more... one sided. Alpha chose Lunanci as a mate even if she isn’t his by fate. Normally, that would create a chosen bond between the two of you, but Lunanci doesn't have a wolf to create that bond with. We believe there is a tiny chance that, over time, the bond could grow, but we're not sure."This is so confusing. "But what does that even mean? Alpha loves her but Lunanci doesn't love him back?” I ask, my head feels like a scrambled egg and I think I'm a little offended. A one sided bond? I've never in my life heard that before. Of course I’m the only unwanted loser with a one sided bond. "It's not that easy. Lunanci might love you with all of her heart, but human emotions have a limit, wolf emotions don't. He will love her forever... Lunanci might not."That sounds extremely unfair for my wolf. I try to meet Lunanci's eyes
The doors open as I'm thanking Aaron for his help and both boys get into the car, but I don't bother to get up."Hey, Healer," Laurie calls to me, surprising me, "I bought you a salad. You like that, right?"Even though I have no appetite at all, that little act of kindness surprises me so much that I sit down to grab the container he extends to me. I can't waste the fact that Laurent did something nice, maybe it will teach him not to be such a big asshole in the future."Yes, thank you," I reply. Laurie hands Rio a burger and he takes it, but does nothing to eat as Laurie starts driving again, eating at the same time. I force myself to take a couple of bites of the salad, but it's all I can take before I start to feel nauseous."Rio, at least try to take a little bite," Laurie mutters some time later, "Or I'll eat it myself.""Go ahead, I'm not hungry," Rio says, tossing the closed burger in Laurie's lap and turning toward the window. He stays that way the rest of the way until we re
"Wait," Rio says, raising a hand to stop me as I move to leave, "Of course you can't just leave by yourself like that. We still have to find a place for you to stay. We have to travel to Toronto."Does he seriously think we can travel more than ten hours in these conditions? He's crazy. And wrong. "No," I say, "I can leave by myself, don't worry about it.""How? Luna, you're being irrational again," he shakes his head, "There are no buses to take you out of the clan. I have to take you."No way. Because I'm not leaving. "I'll find my own way," I insist, ignoring his 'what the fuck’ face, "Listen, friend, you've been a great support to me, always willing to help me and I really appreciate it, but I'm not really helpless. I'm pretty good at surviving on my own.""I don't believe that for a damn second, Lunanci. You've been downright suicidal many, many times," he spits as if that's a bad thing. I actually consider it an advantage in life. Being ready to die means I’m not really that s