" that's spooky" rubbing his forearms, Jonathan said, " But I like it, it really brings out the essence of this one, but to name it like this - you must be having an extremely creepy nightmare, so much that you want to bound them."
Thalia did have nightmares when she was young, but just like all her memories, she could only remember flashes of them now. She remembered the screams, the nerve-rattling snarls, fire and scary shadows. Every time she would wake up from her dreams sweating like a bucket but those dreams were like clipped movies, always the same but never making any sense. She couldn't put those dreams together to make a complete picture.
" so did I get the job?" asked Thalia, not wanting to answer that particular question, that made terror seize her.
" You did" affirmed Jonathan as he tapped on his wristwatch " every morning at ten, I will see you tomorrow then, now goodbye."
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" Seriously, you got a job? At Jonathan Newman's studio?" sa
Thalia dropped the boxes she was holding in her hands, she could see the raw need in Carter's eyes but she was sure that was as harmless as it seemed. She could feel stiffness all over her body as she stared at him like he was some monster that seemed to have barges right inside her world and was determined to conquer it. And Thalia had a sick suspicion that he would and could do that. " Jesus, just look at your expression" chuckled Carter with a touch of lazy hum in his voice like he just didn't say something that might flip their upside down and change everything about them " I didn't ask you to give birth to my firstborn"Thalia narrowed her eyes as she eyed him wryly " I'm pretty sure that's this is worst, giving birth has a limit to it but becoming yours, seems like a tough job without a determined timeline but you are not serious are you?"His mouth flattened and Thalia could see his nostrils flare but she really had to hand it to him, his expressio
" and what if I am your mate?" he asked tipping her chin up so that she was looking right in his Chocolate mocha coloured eyes. " it's impossible" " and how are you so sure about it?" " I have always been waiting for my mate, nothing is jamming on my side. I have yearned for my mate like my next breath - so save your lies for someone else Carter because fate will let me know when my mate comes for me" Her unexpected bluntness surprised him and he paused momentarily. For the damndest silver of second, he started reconsidering his plans. He does agree that her defiance sometimes entertained him, and her scent was something that seemed to have been designed just for him. It enticed him, his cock and his wolf. If he does what he initially intended to do then he might burn her out, but then again it was highly impossible for her to agree with him, not after he kind of manhandled her, let her get bullied and now seem to lure her in for the sak
" what are you doing with her?" asked Scarlet her gaze fixated on Carter but Thalia could hear the acidic note in her voice, that biting edge was a promise that she should start watching her back, in case she didn't want her head to be bitten off by a crazy she-wolf. Thalia could feel her stomach churn, she has never considered this possibility where Carter might have a girlfriend. She knew that this could be Scarlet ' piss off from the man I like' tactic but Thalia still felt sick in her stomach.Ripping his arm from Scarlet, Cartee bristled " fuck off," before he turned around to leave. He didn't once look back much less help her up after he pushed her down on the ground.Thalia watched him go, and her rage burned more and more in her heart. She was really a fool, wasn't she? Just a few sweet words and fake promises and she let him wind her up as he liked. Though his short concise answer did refute the claim Scarlet tried to make on him but it didn't change the fact
Alpha Carter 26"I don't think he is loony enough to up in our territory," said Jake. "I am pretty certain that if Marcus was smart enough to leave his sister behind for the sake of saving his skin. He is smart enough not to do such a suicidal act.""So you are saying that Marcus most likely would try to corner us when we are alone?" asked Shayne, as Jake nodded. "The way I see it, we should hunt him down before he goes around hunting for us. If we continue to wait for him to show himself, Marcus would only have more time in his hands to plan a well-thought-out attack against us. Don't forget we plundered his territory and killed his sister. Even if that ratass is a coward, he would still want revenge on us. It's no longer the matter of a simple business feud between two packs. Now his pride as an Alpha is on the line. He will definitely try to regain his territory as well as his pride by attacking us.""I have better th
Damn motherfucker....Carter felt his wolf slam right against his gut as soon as he recognised that pouty mouth, long sable hair and those electric blue eyes, Carter sometimes wondered why his wolf didn't care about those inscriptions that were embedded in her skin but the animal didn't even look at them much less care about those inscriptions. His attention would be completely focused on Thalia whenever she was around, but despite the hardening of his c*ck and his wolf's constant urging, Carter could feel his mood shift from normal to irritating real quick.Because Thalia came with a guy... A guy. A guy he has no idea about when he made a quick check through the people who worked with Jonathan did pop up but his presence and skills were just mediocre and Jonathan specifically mentioned that this guy had a very firm code of never dating his colleagues. So, what was this now?Carter's mouth flattened when he saw Thalia giving that guy a beaming smile, a
Thalia walked past the dining table where the rest of the pack was gathered around, she pretended not to notice Carter's gaze that was locked on her. His glare has been drilling into her ever since she returned home... And not in a good way. He looked angry and vengeful, and that only made him look even more brooding than he usually looked. On normal days, his gaze would have heated up her blood but not today, he was making a chill rise up her spine. He had shot the same look to her at the diner in the noon, but back then they were surrounded by a good audience, and Thalia was able to react appropriately to the incoming danger. But at the pack territory, there was no Dominic to protect her and as his gaze turned more and more chill, Thalia couldn't help but wonder whether it was time to hone her ' flight' skills.It was hard to ignore him when he was driving all his attention on her.Yet Thalia was quite certain she did a good job ignoring it as she rounded the d
Barely holding back a sigh, Thalia brushed her bangs out of her eyes. She had to pay strict attention to where she was going because the entire packhouse was built like a weird crisscrossing maze. Worst of all was Carter's office; as the Alpha of the pack, his office was situated in the center. One wrong turn and Thalia might end up somewhere she didn't intend to go to, not that she wasn't willing.Not one person looked worried about her well-being when she walked out of the room, except for Kim. In fact, if anything, their icy glares seemed to be burning in her back from their dislike. They couldn't believe that she had just put Scarlet in her place where she belonged. Well, great, she wasn't up for bonding with her bullies either."Thalia -" Kim rushed past the kitchen counter, ignoring the groaning Scarlet as Mercy helped her up from the ground. Scarlet was handed a tissue to wipe the blood off of her face, "You don't have to. I will talk
Thalia waited for Carter to say something, but she awkwardly raised her hand when he didn't. "If we are done, then maybe I should just... you know, leave?" she said, pointing to the door of his office."You seem to be in a hurry?" Carter replied as he narrowed his eyes. He looked at her. It almost felt like he looked through her, his dark gaze focussed on her, "Do you have a prior engagement or something? Why are you rushing to leave?""Well... uh, yes I do. I have a prior engagement, and I do need to be there soon," Thalia had arranged to go to the shifters club Essence with Kim. Those passes were only valid for this weekend. But she didn't have any pretty dresses to wear to the club. Kim had suggested going shopping and then going to a movie or something before they headed to the club. Of course, their plans couldn't be finalized because Scarlet jumped the gun and jumped Thalia, causing the current mess she was dealing with.
A loud echo of bullet shot echoed in the clearing as Carter pulled Thalia away but it turned out that his actions were useless because even though Cruz seemed to have aimed for Thalia the bullet didn’t hit her but instead hit him. “ No! Carter!” Thalia shrieked as she held Carter’s body that went limp against hers, as she looked at the painfully twisted face of her mate, Thalia was able to feel the echo of her mate’s pain through their mating bond and that was how she found out that the bullet wasn’t just an ordinary bullet it was specially made for putting down shifters with just one shot. Silver bullet dipped in wolfsbane and moulded with together with the holy water, her stomach churned as she felt the acidic sensation Carter was feeling while shaking her head as she cupped his face and crouched down with his head in her lap. “ No, No … No... No.. she tried to use her blood on his wound but it was of no use, she couldn’t heal him no matter how much blood she poured into the wound.
Thalia waited for Cruz to turn around, once she was sure that he was engrossed with her mother’s corpse and the stupid pentagram thingy, she flicked the pocket knife in her hand. Her gut was burning like someone has doused sulphuric acid on her skin and lit her up on fire, it was a pain like she has never felt before and because Cruz has stabbed her with a silver knife her healing was painfully slow and she was sure that she was going to pass out. He hasn’t just stabbed her for collecting her blood, he has left her to die…blood soaked her hoodie and dripped onto the concrete floor below her. As she moved her hand trying her best to slice the belt off her body, she could feel her wound throbbing with every move until it started to hurt with every breath that she took. Tears filled her eyes but she didn’t stop, it was hurtful but she knew that it will liberate her somehow. One strap down. Two straps down. Once her hand was free, she pulled the straps of the metal table that was tyi
With a great leap, Carter felt his wolf lunge against his surface as he growled, “ Renard!” Before springing and shifting mid-air as he rushed towards the wolves behind whom Renard was hiding. Every bite and slash of his was filled with anger and vigour, he didn’t care about the blood that was matting his fur or the corpses he was leaving behind, his eyes were on the prize and that prize was none other than Renard’s head. While he rushed towards Renard, the latter’s wolves tried their best to slow him down, they bit and clawed greatly affecting his movements but Carter was like an impending doom that was coming after Renard, nothing stopped him. He didn’t care about the bite on his neck, the claw mark on his hank and nor did he care about the blood that was dripping down his muzzle, all he cared about was reaching Thalia as soon as he could. Pain and blood loss was slowing him down but Carter couldn’t care about that, not when his mate was in danger. Especially, not when this f*cker
Carter groaned as he banged his fists on the steering wheel of the car he was driving. He tried to stop the ringing and pounding of blood in his ears but then again no wolf would take any obstruction including the one he was facing when he was in a hurry to get to his mate, he could feel the slow churn in his stomach, the pain pounding in his veins like little hammers drumming down on his head, stomach and every freakin pore of his body and here he was staring at Renard and his wolf as they surrounded him and his pack mates. Jake peered out of the windshield as he counted the wolves that were standing outside. “ One, two, three…damn that f*cker brought at least fifteen wolves to take us on, maybe he wants to bury us in an early grave.” “ Like he will get a chance to do that,” grunted Shayne from behind while looking out of the window as well. “ Fifteen, I think I can take them, we have been in a worse situation before haven’t we?”“ We have been,” rasped Dan as he rubbed the back of
Thalia saw his madness, that crazy glint in his eyes as he fervently drew the pentagram on the floor with her blood that he has collected, an angry flush crept on her face as she glared at him. “ You can stop with that bullshit of yours you see? Disrespecting my mother, causing her life to become a mess because of you and then digging her body out of the grave, none of these actions says that you loved her. You are the reason, she is dead, all right? You rejected her, when she wanted you to claim her, you didn’t do it and yet you didn’t let her go. You framed her for being crazy and a kidnapper who went mad because you refused her, till the end you painted a totally different picture, all because you wanted to hide the hideous things that you have done, so what are you doing all this for?”Cruz’s head snapped up, as he straightened up and twirled the knife in his hands, eyes hard as he predatorily moved towards her. “ You don’t understand, I never wanted her to die you see? I wouldn’
“Did you find her?” asked Carter as he rushed out of his lodge that was at the centre of the pack and rushed to meet with Shayne who shook his head. “ I have checked the kitchen, the pantry, even the small shack where she used to stay, I can’t find her.” “ This is ridiculous, where did he take her?” said Carter as he tugged on the locks of his hair with his hands. “ No one saw him leave the territory, his car is parked in the garage so how can he take her away in such a short period of time?” An hour ago, he did not send Brandon to call for Kim, there was no way he was going to send Brandon to call for Kim leaving Thalia alone with him when he was still suspicious of Brandon, so when Kim came back and told him that it was Brandon who sent her to see him, Carter knew that something was wrong with Thalia at once and he rushed to the lodge to see what was going on but there was nothing as if she wasn’t even there at the first place.“ I can’t find Brandon,” Jake whom Carter sent to see
Thalia’s wolf arched her back as she prepared herself to lunge at Cruz but Thalia knew that it was going to be of no use, so she hurriedly said, “ You killed your brother right? You sacrificed him for my mother?” In her memories, she remembered a brown wolf lunging at her mother to protect Carter when her mother tried to claw Carter’s heart out, if that wolf wasn’t Cruz then surely it was —— Brandon.Cruz jutted his chin out Ashe nodded, “ That’s right, should have kept his nose out of my business. He said he loved Lydia but he crushed her throat right in front of me, he was even going to go after your father and end his misery so that he will not suffer much from the loss of his mate but I got there first, I took care of your father first and then took care of my dear brother, I left him half alive and left another wolf with his face clawed so badly that no one would be able to recognise him. Everyone thought that the body belonged to me and I died while taking care of your father, a
Have you ever tried to stuff your brain until you can no longer stuff anything in it? Well, that was what Thalia was going through right now, she didn’t know whether Cruz was saying the truth or not but she felt her brain sort of freeze as she shuffled back and said, “ This is a joke right? This has to be a joke.” “ You can deny it all you want, sweetie but you know it in your heart that it's the truth,” Cruz smirked as he kicked back on his chair. “ You remember it all but you just don’t want to accept it, I know I get that feeling too… I felt the same way when I found out that my mate mated with a f*cking submissive, she could have done so much better than that gutless submissive wolf but she just had to do something to piss me off.” “ Or maybe she genuinely liked him,” said Thalia before she took another look at the basement, she knew that Cruz would not just capture her for no reason, there must be something more to this, now Thalia hoped that Carter would be able to sense her
Thalia’s eyes snapped open as she took in the surroundings around her. The place wherever she was, it was just sad —— the windows were boarded up and there were also panes of wood that were hanging off the doors and if that wasn’t enough, crude insults were sprayed all over the walls. She didn’t have to think about where she was anymore, with just another glimpse of the surrounding she knew where she was —- she was home. The one where everything went downhill. And she wasn’t in the living room, no she was in that one place she hated with all her core, it was the basement. The exact same one where Carter was locked up by her mother, she sucked in a breath and somehow pushed herself to sit up straight, her feet weren’t chained but they were bounded by something, when she looked down, she realised that it was shifter resistant ropes. She muttered a curse inwardly but her curse stuck in her head mid-way as her gaze fell on something much more hideous that was sitting in the corner. Ori