Shannon’s POV“If there’s one thing right about what you’ve said, it’s the fact that I have a proposal for you.” I nodded as Ricky began. I could see it coming from a mile away and suddenly, I was eager to know what this proposal entailed. I had come up with mine but it was still open to adjustment and the like which would be dependent on whatever Ricky said.The only thing certain was the fact that I wasn’t going to grovel or put myself in last place anymore, I deserved more than that and I had to show it to them. “Since you’ve got a proposal for me, I believe the best thing is to get straight into it and tell me what this proposal is all about,” I said, “But, first, I believe this is a joint effort from all three of you. I’m not sure I can be able to handle three different explanations from the three of you, it’s not going to work.”“You have nothing to be worried about, Shannon,” Ricky assured me. “I’m speaking on behalf of myself and my brothers as well.”I nodded and waited for
Ricky’s POVI stared out into the distance as I watched the starry night. It’s been a whole day since I spoke to Shannon on behalf of my brothers about our idea of proposing to her to keep her at our side. I was hoping that my gut had been right and she would’ve seen my letter by now but I didn’t put a lot of thought into it as she could’ve easily ignored it as well and he would've had no idea that she did. The earlier he could learn to detach from the classism that threatened to harm his chances of becoming Alpha, the better it would be for him and his brothers as well. I knew that making that proposal in an impromptu would hurt my brothers as well but it was a decision that I had to make for all of our sakes. We couldn’t continue like this, we weren’t certain about what we even wanted and while I had eventually come around to decide for myself and my brothers, I understood why Shannon had decided to stop acting as if her life depended on us literally.If I were in her shoes, I wou
Shannon’s POVMy eyes widened in shock as my jaw hung open for a few seconds before I snapped it shut.“Will you go out on a date with me?”I couldn’t believe that Eros had said that. He had been everything but romantic towards me during these past few months, we had a cordial relationship without any sign of sexual intimacy between us. But over the past few days, I’ve been noticing that he’s been staring at me and holding my hands for longer. I thought nothing about it at first but I was pleased that he was starting to see me in a different light other than a little child he ought to protect and care for. “Shannon, you have to say something.” Eros’ voice interrupted my train of thought and forced me back to reality. “I’ll understand if you think this shouldn’t happen or if you think it’s forced but I just wanted to get it off my mind.” “No, it’s not that, Eros.” I tried to explain. “You caught me off guard.”Eros merely nodded, waiting for me to speak further. I watched him out o
Shannon’s POVI wished I could’ve talked to my mother about what I should do about the voices in my head, she always knew how to calm me down and make me see reason but she wasn’t here and I didn’t want to ruin whatever she was up to with Alpha Robin. If she got wind of how unsettled I was, she would be on the next flight back home and I didn’t want that to happen. I’m sure she was of great use to Alpha Robin and that was why he took her along on this trip I didn’t want to interfere which meant that I had to deal with this situation by myself. I decided to lay out all my options on the table and start from the top. Ricky had told me what he wanted and his brothers wanted the same as well, they wanted me docile and meek, they were scared of me being loud and showing off, and they didn’t want the attention that would come with it as it would ruin their chances and they didn’t want that to happen anymore despite not caring up until three days ago. I tried to relate it to my current si
Shannon’s POVThey didn’t look particularly pleased with what I had just said but I didn’t care. If this was going to work, I had to be in charge of it and even if I was to share duties with them, I had to wield a reasonable amount of control. “You’re reaching now, Shannon.” Ricky began. He had a frown on his face which matched the ones on his brothers’ faces as well. “The fact that we’re committed to making this work doesn’t mean you can ridicule us, do you understand?” “You’re getting it all wrong, Ricky.” I tried to explain. “If I had any intention of playing you for a fool, I wouldn’t be here. I wouldn’t have sent you a message last night trying to talk to you either.” “You just made mention of us playing by your rules, Shannon,” Ricky said. “These are your words, not mine, you said them.” “It’s understandable if you still harbor resentment towards us, Shannon.” Cole cleared his throat as he addressed me. “We have no arguments there but it would be better if you can hold off yo
Shannon’s POV“Is that all?” Ricky asked me and I hesitated for a moment before answering. I didn’t see the need to inform him that the main reason that I wanted to talk to him personally was because I wanted to scrutinize him. I already had run-ins with Cole and Jules on multiple occasions and I hadn’t had any close encounters with Ricky yet. I wanted to see if he was any different from his brothers or if they were cut from the same cloth. I didn’t want to get my hopes up but I wasn’t particularly confident about the chances of him being different. “Yes, that’s all.” I nodded. “Is there anything else you want to ask, I’m open to more questions if you’ve got any.” “I don’t,” Ricky nodded and pushed himself to sit upright. “Let’s get right into what we’re meant to discuss.”“I hope you don’t call me crazy but I need you to listen to me first,” I began, forcing Ricky to look at me like I was about to drop a bombshell. “Now that it’s been decided that we’re mates and there’s going t
Shannon’s POVBe careful.My wolf’s words rang in my head nearly every hour and I hated the fact that he had made me worried about something insignificant at this point or was it significant and I was only trying to downplay its potential impact? While I understood his concern and newfound reaction toward me, I would’ve loved it if he had given me a heads-up before he decided on this extravagant setting that I didn’t necessarily have any use for. I’ve always been simple at heart. I knew that he had been taking care of me and looking out for me at the same time but I could handle myself. I’ve always looked out for myself and I’ve always kept my head above water despite how timid I may look. I knew that his major concern was about his father and I understood that. Despite what we had going on together, whatever we might decide to term it, I knew we both still had a long way to go in convincing his father that this was real and not something we made up to reap the benefits and call it q
Shannon’s POV“So I’m guessing you’re going on vacation with your mates then?” Emma asked me as she took a sip from her glass of wine. “I haven’t made a decision yet, Emma.” I shrugged. “I’m still unsure if I should accept his offer or not.”“You’re being serious or you’re trying to be your usual sarcastic self as usual?” Emma asked as she stared at me like I had grown a second head.I let out a sigh as I dragged my eyes away from her intense stare. To the outside world, there couldn’t be anything better than going on a vacation with the Mayert triplets but I was looking past that and at the future. Ricky was proving to be different from his brothers but I wasn’t entirely convinced yet and there was a slightly niggling feeling at the back of my mind that he was doing more than he ought to.“I’m being honest about how I feel at the moment, Emma,” I said. “I’m not trying to be sarcastic or be funny at all, trust me. I have fears and they’re very valid.” “What’s there not to like about