HarlynI spent all day with Leah, I couldn’t stop panicking as the time passed, and still no call or signal from Bernardo. I kept wondering if Damien and the Beta were able to stop him. I tried calling Damien but he didn’t take my call.Leah saw how worried I was and called her husband and even tried to mind-link him but he didn’t respond to either of those and that also got her worried. Her kids were the only thing that kept us busy all afternoon. I read her youngest a book and played dress up with her daughter just to pass the time but when it got dark, my worry increased. We even had dinner together and Leah went to put her kids to sleep, still no sign of the men.“What’s taking them so long?” Leah said, coming to stand near me. I turned to her and let out a sigh. “I don’t even know. They have been gone for hours. What if they didn’t get to him on time? What if he actually killed them?” I asked her. I know they deserve to die for what they were planning to do but I hoped that h
Harlyn“Baby.” I heard Bernardo’s voice and jerked in shock.“What?” The princess asked as I looked around. “He just spoke.” I let out still looking around and then I remembered that he could get in my head.“They are back.” The princess said and let go of my shoulder. We both started walking out at the same time, I practically started running when I saw Bernardo. I didn’t stop until I got near him. He opened his arms and I threw myself into his arms. I let out a deep sigh of relief.“Bernardo. I was so worried.” I said and wrapped my arms tight around his waist. “I am sorry for making you worry. I didn’t mean to run off like that and stay out all day.” He apologized.“You both should go do that in your room. Some of us can’t have our mate here.” Damien voiced, I looked to see him standing away. I didn’t even notice him or Beta Ryan. The beta was also hugging the princess and that’s why Damien felt alone.“If you don’t want to be lonely then make her move here soon.” Bernard
Bernardo“Bern? Where were you all day?” She asked again. I smiled, trying to get myself out of trouble. Maybe I should just lie but the thing is, I didn’t think of any lie before coming back. Heck, I kind of forgot that I now had a mate who would want to know my whereabouts, and all the way home, both Damien and I teased Ryan about having to explain to his wife why he was unreachable for the whole day.I should have thought of myself too. I had someone to answer to now and she was currently glaring daggers at me.“Don’t tell me you were off doing some crazy men stuff while I spent the whole day worrying about you.” She scolded. Actually, after Ryan and Damien stopped me just when I made it into that betrayer’s house after watching some betas go into his office. Same betas whose names were on the list that Harlyn had shown me.After they stopped me, Damien suggested that we go for a run to blow off the steam and it seemed like a very good idea. The run wasn’t supposed to last but
Bernardo “The truth is that I am not okay. I don’t think I will ever be okay, Lyn. I really cared for my uncle. I really loved him and truly saw him as a father figure. To find out that he didn’t give a fuck about me all these years hurts so bad. It won’t hurt this bad if it was someone else.” I told her sincerely. If I could speak to anyone about how I truly felt about everything I have found out, it would be my mate. She surely would understand how I feel. She wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed my hair. My arms on her waist tightened as I drew warmth from her.“You don’t need to get over the pain of betrayal, you just need to experience it and learn from it. At the end of the day, it’s not you who did wrong.” She said, I nodded. It’s true, I did nothing wrong by trusting him. They just made me see that I shouldn’t trust so blindly.“Thank you.” I said, she responded by kissing my hair. We stayed like that for a while. My head was blank. I didn’t have any thoughts for a
HarlynI sighed for the hundredth time today, it was the first full moon since I found my mate, and since my expectation of my wolf taking control for the first time was raised to an all-time high. My mate did a good job distracting me last night and most of today but as the day drew closer to nighttime, I got even more anxious.I specifically asked to be left in the room because I didn’t want to ruin everyone’s happy mood with my anxiety. I know just how much the pack looked forward to the full moon. They spend so much time in their human form that when the full moon comes in, everyone just lets loose and lets their wolf side run freely.I didn’t want to be a party pooper so I stayed in the room and the only person that I saw today was my mate. Alpha Hillan called to give me a word of support and so did Julia. I felt loved and happy that they remembered and called.“Baby? Are you sure you want to stay in here until the sun goes down?” Bernardo asked, strolling into our room. He we
Harlyn“But you manage just fine and have a job where you have to see blood all the time even though you might need to feed.” I said. I didn’t know what it was like to be a vampire but Harry told me that he needed to feed sometimes even though he didn’t tell me how he managed to do it.“I don’t feed on human blood. We were trained to live among humans, sis, Harry does feed sometimes but not every time and he got himself sorted out. As for me, my wolf side is dominant so I don’t need to feed, I just learned to not get burnt in the sun.” She explained. That made a lot of sense.“That makes sense.” I turned to Bernardo and he was watching with interest. I shot a smile in his direction and focused on what my sister was saying.“I actually called to tell you something that you might like to hear. I am currently at Harry’s mansion.” She said, yeah, I know now that my brother was super rich and successful. He started working hard from a young age and managed to build an empire for himsel
Harlyn“You are about to shift,” He whispered, I couldn’t believe it, really? It was really going to happen to me after waiting for years? I blinked back the tears that formed in my eyes, the pain wasn’t enough to stop the excitement inside of me. I closed my eyes and listened to the sound of my mate’s voice.“There is nothing to be afraid of, don’t fight it. It will be so beautiful. Just let it wash over you and let her lose.” He urged. I couldn’t get any words out, if I could, I would have told him that I wasn’t afraid, I waited so long for this moment. I felt my wolf rush forward, she was edging to break loose. I held my breath and braced myself for the change that would snap my bones and stretch my muscles. It was a painful process but the pain was beautiful to me too.The tears fell freely from my eyes as the moment that I had spent so long waiting for happened in a few seconds. I heard a loud howl and opened my eyes when I realized it came from me. I was no longer in control.
Harlyn“Good girl.” Bernardo said and pulled me to himself. We were both naked on the field and yet, it felt so perfect.“What did my wolf look like?” I couldn’t resist asking. He smiled.“She looked perfect, just like you. She looked just like mine, only smaller and perfect. You did well.” He told me and reached to cup my jaw. He leaned over and kissed me, licking the seam of my lips. I opened my mouth for him. I felt a sizzle of want and pleasure run through my body. We have been intimate so many times but this felt different. It felt special in a different kind of way that I couldn’t explain. I looked into his eyes and saw something that I hadn’t seen there before. I gasped and tried to pull away but he pulled me back to himself.“I fell for you here. I know I denied it and lied through my teeth that what we had was a mistake but I truly fell in love with you here.” I heard him but it felt like I imagined it. Love? Does that mean he really loves me?“Yes, Harlyn, I love you.”