ZANDERI saw the excitement in Rey's eyes the moment I told her that she takes my breath away. She circled her arms around my neck, looking into my eyes, and that did it. I couldn't hold back anymore, so I confessed, "I love you too, Rey.When you told me last night about your feelings, I wanted to say the same, but for some reason, I held back. It seemed too sudden, but the reality is that I have never felt this way about anyone before."After speaking, I crashed my lips against hers as the desires I had tried to inhibit surged. I moved down, planting kisses all over her neck.She moaned, holding on to me as my lips made their way to her clavicle and my fangs slowly revealed themselves. As though she sensed what was about to happen, she pulled away, letting go of me, instantly. I stared at her in surprise as I tried to rein in my desires. "You don't want me to mark you?" I asked her.She hesitated, "Well, I subscribe to marking only after marriage. It was the same way my parents di
ZAANI looked up at Walker and stared at his face. There was something about him that made it difficult for me to look away. As I peered into his soulful eyes and began to wonder what deep emotions lay there. He smelled like pine, and I found the scent very alluring.I kept staring at him, but suddenly I came back to my senses, so I moved back."Zaan," he began..."What are you doing?" I asked him as I realized that I had openly been in an intimate position with him, something which I usually never did."I was just..." he tried to explain."Why did you pull me back?" I asked again.He struggled to explain as he began to stutter, but then I chose to let the matter go and said, "Come on, I will introduce you to the warriors." I led him to where the other warriors were, and introduced him, telling everyone his name was Walker and he was going to be one of the warriors in the pack.Carter, who was standing beside us at this point, said, "Come, Walker, I will train you.""There's no need f
WALKERI saw Carter take Zaan away, saying he wanted to speak to her in private. I followed them, wanting to know what their relationship really was. I hid to ensure that Zaan did not see me. Then I saw Carter kiss her, and it broke my heart. It meant that there was something between them. This was not fair to me. It was the first time I had felt this way about anyone, the first time I had fallen for a girl. Now, I'd come to understand how painful, rejection could be.After she turned around and walked away, Carter saw me. He had a haughty expression on his face as he smiled at me. He knew I liked Zaan, and that was why he kissed her. This was to show me that there was no place for me in their relationship.At this point, I had no desire to do anything. I wanted to be alone, so I went to a quiet spot. It was one of the rivers Zaan had earlier told me about. Others in the pack barely came there because the water wasn't very clean. I sat beside the river, thinking about what I was goin
ZANDERI held Rey in my arms for what seemed to be an eternity as my breathing became rapid. I could hear her quick heartbeats and knew she wanted me just as much as I wanted her.I laid her back on the bed and gently pulled down her clothes, taking mine off as well. I got on the bed and devoured her lips which parted in invitation.I reached out my hand and fondled her breasts before reaching for the folds between her legs, rubbing it gently while she panted as our breaths mingled.I entered her slowly when I realized it was her first time just as it was mine and our bodies became one as we made love to our hearts' content.Just as Rey had earlier said, I couldn't bring myself to sleep after the passion was spent. I lay on the bed and kept staring at her. She, too, was staring at me. We looked at each other for a very long time in silence before she finally fell asleep.I was able to sleep eventually but only for a few hours. When I opened my eyes in the morning, I saw that she was s
REYWhen I woke up this morning, I felt like I had been born anew. I saw Zander in a different light—how could such a perfect man exist? If I were to spend the rest of my life with him, how amazing would that be? He was strong, yet he was soft, caring, thoughtful, and romantic too. He was just so perfect.I sat up, shaking my head as I realized it was wrong to entertain such thoughts. "No... no, you cannot get swayed, Rey," I said to myself. "Do not forget why you are here." While I was reminding myself of this, he came in. He had gone out to get food for me, yet he came back without it. I didn't want to ask him because I could see how sad he looked. The initial joy and excitement I had seen on his face had disappeared He sat beside me on the bed but I also felt sad. The thought that I was going to kill someone so perfect, made me feel very sad, and I couldn't deny that after what happened between us last night, I had truly developed a very soft spot for Zander."Are you okay?" I a
CARTERI knew what Walker was up to and it scared me. I loved Zaan, more than I could imagine and I hated myself for pushing her away from me. At the time, I had not realized how deep my feelings for her ran. Also, I had been under the impression that Zaan was madly in love with me but did not know how to back down when she needed to.Now I had to compete for her attention. Walker wanted her and as a man, I could tell. I was threatened by the fact that Zaan seemed to have a soft spot for him. This was evident in the way she gave him preferential treatment.I had been searching for her for a while, only to see her coming out from the direction of the unclean river and Walker did the same almost immediately.It was at this point I decided to have a conversation with Walker but he was too arrogant for his own good. I was merely marking my territory but a rookie like him dared to disrespect me. He was about to learn how things really worked around here.I watched him walk away and had a
WALKERFor the first time in my life, I felt as though the universe was within my reach and I could grab it and give myself the life of my dreams. This was all possible because of Zaan. Her confession made me feel on top of the world, although there was turmoil in my heart. It made me believe that this moment was surreal; somehow, it felt like a dream.Zaan had just met me, so her confession that she also loved me was a miracle. Yes, I had come after her with hopes that she would accept my proposal, but hearing her admit everything without holding back, I didn't know how to react. I wanted to be sure that this moment was real. I held her cheeks and said, "Look into my eyes, Zaan, and tell me that you aren't joking. This isn't a plan or a trick, right? Do you truly love me just as you've said?"She smiled, "Will I joke about something as important as this? This is how I feel.""So, for how long have you felt this way?" I asked, still not believing it."Well, ever since I realized th
ZANDEREver since my mom exposed Rey to me, my life had not been the same. I was constantly thinking about it, wishing and hoping that somewhere there was a mistake. Each time I looked at Rey, her eyes held so much love for me. She spent most of her time by my side, and at night she was always in my room.Sometimes, I was tempted to get upset at her for playing me for a fool and treat her the way I thought she deserved. But I couldn't bring myself to do so. I didn't know why I loved her so much despite knowing her for such a short time. I was restless, and it kept eating at me.There were times when I would make eye contact with my sister when addressing the warriors, with Rey by my side. From the look on Zaan's face, I would know what she was thinking. There were other times too when I made eye contact with my mom, who always had her eyes on Rey. I knew what she was thinking as well.Though my mom had told me not to expose anything to Rey, I kept my eyes on her. Not because I wanted