Mariah POV
I start walking away when I hear an annoying, pitchy voice calling Nick. I look back and see Mila running towards him.
"Babe, there you are," I hear Mila say.
I roll my eyes, "I swear they are meant for each other, both annoying as hell," I laugh.
I finally reach my classroom and peek through the door window that Mr. Villanueva already started the math lesson.
"Ughh, this asshole made me late," I groan.
"Are you going to stand there or come in, Ms. Cruz?" Mr. Villanueva says.
"Fuck, a great way to start the freaking school year," I think to myself as I'm walking in the classroom.The rest of the morning goes smoothly and fast. Now it's time for lunch. I put my things in the locker and headed to the cafeteria to meet with Rose and the others. I walk into the cafeteria and see none other than Alpha asshat kissing with someone that's not Mila. How can Mila stay with an annoying playboy like him? Then again, she is the same. Since they aren't mates, they don't mind sharing each other.
"Yuck," I cringe just at the thought.
As a cue, I see him look at me and wink. I quickly turn away.
"Bastard," I say between gritted teeth.
I stand in line and wait to grab my lunch. I grabbed a burger, some tots, and water. I make my way to the table and see that everyone is there. Thank the Goddess.
"Hey, what took you so long," says Rose.
"The lines were full," I reply.
"It's crazy we have so many new students this year," My brother says.
"Yesss, a lot of hot new guys," Rose says and wiggles her eyebrows.
I giggle at that, and the guy's growl. So, possessive these freaking men. We eat lunch and discuss how our day is going when I feel a hand wrap around my shoulder.
"Hey, beautiful," Logan says.
"Hi," I reply and blush.
I hear my brother growl, and Nick is holding his phone so tight that his knuckles are white.
What is wrong with these guys today?
"Easy, Josh, I'm just being friendly. There's no need for all this aggressiveness," Logan says with a light smirk.
"Oh, he is good," I think and hold back a giggle.
"Anyways, I'm here to invite all of you to a back-to-school party tonight at my house if you want to come," he says.
"I never say no to a party," Rose says and bashes her lashes.
"We will be there; what time does it start?" Josh asks.
"9:00 pm. See you guys there and see you later, beautiful," Logan says.
He reaches over, kisses me on the cheek, and walks away. I blush and look around. I see my best friend looking at me and wiggling her eyebrows while my brother and Nick have mad expressions. Oh, good Goddess, they need to grow up.
"So, what are you wearing?" Rose asks."Oh, I have the perfect outfit for tonight," I smirk.
I can see Nick fuming from my eyes, but who cares? I am not his property. He suddenly gets up and pushes his chair so hard it falls back. I cringe at the sudden movement.
"What the hell?" Rose screech.
"You good, bro?" Josh asks, worried.
"I'm fine," he says through gritted teeth and leaves the cafeteria.
What the hell is Nick's problem today? Someone needs to get laid today. I laugh at my thoughts. Oh well, it's not my problem.
Lunch is over, and we all go our separate ways to our next class. Lord, I have to spar next with the alpha asshat. It's going to be an extended period. I'm walking to the field where the class takes place. I'm so distracted that I don't see anyone around. When I feel someone grab me from behind and slam me against the building wall.
Nick POVI see her walking distracted, and I follow her. It's not like anyone would think anything about it. I have the same class she has. I see the coast is clear, and I catch up to her. I grab her neck from behind and slam her against the wall."What the fuck is your problem, Nick" she spits angrily."You are my problem," I reply, gripping her neck tighter."I did nothing to you; now unhand me," she says, her eyes blazing."You did more than nothing since when you flirt with guys?" I spit angrily.She looks at me confused, and pouts her lips. I can't help but lick my lips and wonder if her lips taste just as good as she smells. Her smell drives me crazy. Why does she have to smell like my two favorite fruits, pineapple and a hint of coconut? I look at her slowly. Damn, this woman is gorgeous, I think to myself while I admire her breasts. She takes me off my trans when she growls."I can flirt with whoever I want, Nick. I'm not your property." She yells.I close the distance between
Mariah POVI’m walking to the field, mad and confused. Who the hell does he think he is kissing and grabbing me like that? Ugh, I hate that my body reacted now it did. Stupid hormones. Fucking asshat Alpha, if he ever tries that again, I will chop his dick off. I tried to calm down before I arrived at the field. I can sense him behind me, and it only irritates me more. Sparring should help relieve some of this anger. I finally arrive at the field and see that many are sparring already.“You late Miss Cruz.” Mr. Peters says.“I’m sorry it won’t happen again,” I reply.“Find a partner and start sparring.” Mr. Peters says. “I’ll be her partner,” Logan says.I smile at him and walk towards him.“You, okay?” He asks worriedly.“I’m fine,” I say with a smile.“Okay, Ready? Don’t worry, I’ll take it easy on you.” He says with a smirk.I raise my eyebrow. “Don’t. I’m sure I can handle you.” I say with an innocent smile.We go to our spots, and we get ready to begin sparring. When I hear a lo
Mariah POVHeading out of the house, the first thing I noticed was that Nick switched cars. I must admit he has good taste for cars. He is now driving a White GMC. We reach the car, and when I get in, my best friend Rose sits on her phone. She is wearing a royal blue casual dress with some silver sandals. Her hair is in a high ponytail, and I can tell she is wearing some blue eye shadow, which she does only for special occasions. She is more of a nude-colored type of girl. We head to the party, and as we get close, we see a lot of cars in the driveway. We are now at the Silver Mountain pack, and the scenery is quite beautiful. Nick parks in one of the reserved parking for alphas, and we all get out of the car.“You guys made it,” Logan says. “You know we never miss a good party,” Josh replies.“Well, just head inside. Everyone is out in the back by the pool,” Logan says.“Alright, cool,” Nick replies.We head to the backyard, and what I see shocks me. The place is beautiful, from the
Nick POVI let her leave the bathroom, and I try to calm down. Fuck what is this woman doing to me? She drives me crazy. I take my shirt off, wait a few minutes, and head out of the bathroom to meet them at the pool. I walk down the stairs and lead to the back. I see them all leaning against the pool wall. Josh has Taylor on his left; next to him is my sister Rose, then Logan, and next to him is Mariah. I ball my fist, the bastard always behind her ass. I run and jump in the pool, splashing them. “Heyyy.” They yell in unison.I swim to them and stand next to Mariah. I smirk when I feel her stiffen next to me. She tries to move away, but I grab her thighs to stop her. She freezes in her spot, and I look at her and give her a smirk. Everyone is drinking and speaking except Mariah. “Cats got your tongue,” I whisper in her ear. “Nick,” she says warningly.I let go of her thigh and slowly moved my hand to the band of her bikini panty. I hear her breath hitch, and I’m satisfied with her
Mariah POVI swam away from the group. I couldn’t take it anymore. I don’t know what is going on with Nick. He never paid any mind to me growing up, even before he left for Alpha training during the summer. So why now? What changed? Ugh, I’m so frustrated. I don’t know why he makes me feel the things I do. I had to leave his touch, which almost had me moaning. I need to stay away from him.“What’s troubling you, beautiful.” I hear Nick say, and I get startled.“What are you doing here, Nick?” I ask.“Just came to check on the most beautiful girl in the world,” He replies.“I’m fine. I was just about to head inside.” I say, trying to swim past him.He grips my arm and pushes me against the rocky wall behind the waterfall. I whimper as my back hits the wall. He has me pin again; this time, I don’t think I will get away quickly. He is looking at me with lust and hunger in his eyes. I swallow hard, feeling goosebumps all over my body. He leans in and licks my neck right where my mate mark
Mariah POVI walk in with Rose, and I see our group getting ready to start playing beer pong. The boys are on one side of the table, and the girls are on the opposite. I get close to them with a smile plaster on my face, but my stomach is a mess right now.“Look who I found,” Rose says.“About time we are ready to start playing; only you and Nick were missing; where is he anyway.? Mila says, clearly annoyed.“He is coming. He was outside in the waterfall.” Rose replies.“Why was he in the waterfall?” Mila asks and looks at me.I bite my lip and shrug. I can’t even form words. I freeze when I smell his scent getting closer. I can feel his stare on me, and it makes me shiver.I walk to the girl’s side, trying to act like nothing is wrong.“Who’s’ ready to get their ass beat by the beer pong king,” Nick says arrogantly.“Yeah, whatever you guys are so going down,” Mila says with a smirk.“Okay, we need to pick our team captains,” Rose says.“I call Captain,” Logan says, and all the guys
Nick POVI pull away from Mila, annoyed that she pushed Mariah so hard. Who the hell she thinks she is. I think to myself. I see the group walking to the dance floor. Mila says something and grabs my hand, but I’m not paying any attention to what she is saying. My eyes are stuck on Mariah’s hips; the way she is moving her hips so sensual makes my dick twitch. Mila pulls me onto the dance floor and starts grinding on me. I start following her rhythm, but I keep my eyes on Mariah. I saw Logan approach her and ask her something, and she smiled.Next, he gets behind her, and she starts grinding her ass all on him. My blood starts boiling, and my claws come out, scratching Mila.“Ouch, babe, you are hurting me,” Mila whimpers.“Oh, shit, sorry,” I say, my eyes snapping to Mila’s waist. I see a few scratches.“What is wrong with you today?” She asks and glares at me.“Nothing. I’m just tired and not in a mood.” I reply, glaring right back at her.“Whatever, I’m out.” She says and storms awa
Mariah POVI’m lying staring at the ceiling, thinking, what just happened? Why, when he touches me, I become mush. “Ugh, that arrogant bastard.” I groan. I get up and fix myself to go back downstairs. “Fuck I smell just like him; everyone is going to notice,” I say to myself. I finish fixing myself and head to the door; I open the door slowly and peek outside. “Okay, the coast is clear; now I just have to get to the pool without anyone noticing me.” I think to myself. I walk out and start walking down fast, trying to avoid anyone from catching me before I arrive at the pool. I’m almost outside, and I start feeling like I can get away from these when Logan’s voice makes me stop in my tracks.“Hey there, you are. Where have you been? We have been looking for you.” Logan says.I turn around and chuckle awkwardly. “Ha ha, here I am; now catch me if u can,” I say and run towards the pool. He almost caught me, but I jumped into the pool; he jumped right after me and pulled me towards him un
Nick POVWe all sit in my father’s office quiet and trying to process what just happened. My father made calls to the pack hospital and had people go from house to house to make sure no pack members passed and that everyone was accounted for in the pack. After of few hours we found out that all the pack members where here and that no one recently passed in the pack hospital. There were a few pack members that were away either on vacation or business trips but their family members where able to get in contact with them. The only person that is from the pack and we have no contact with is Mariah. The scream of anguish that Mariah’s mom let out when my father said it must have been Mariah’s pack link that he felt break, broke something in me.(We have to find her.) Rose said breaking the silence.(Where would we even look?) Taylor says.(I don’t care where you look, we can’t just sit here and do nothing my baby needs to be found so that I can give her a proper burial.) Mariah’s mom sobs.
Mariah POVI have lost track of the days I been here; it feels like I been here for ages. Every day I think about my family, my friends and my mate; I wonder if they are still looking for me or if they have given up. The only people I see is Austin when he brings me an apple and a water and his stepsister Julia when she sneaks in to keep me company, she has become a friend and I barely get to see Mila but when she does come, she has Austin tie me up while she mocks me and warns me that my pups and my time is coming. I don’t know what she means by that but I have a feeling I’m not going to like it either.I woke up today feeling on edge I don’t know why but I have a feeling something is going to happen. I sit on the chair and rub my stomach while I talk to my pups; I have a little bump and I started feeling some movement. “What do you guys think your daddy doing right now.” I ask my pups; I don’t know if they can hear me but I don’t have anyone to speak to so I talk to them. I close my
Nick POVAnother week and nothing, sometimes I feel like they took her out of the state. We have talk to different pack Alphas they even offer to let us check their pack, but we did not find any signs of her anywhere. My wolf is starting to become feral; everyone tries to avoid me scared that I am going to snap at them I do not blame them Mariah disappearance have me on edge.A knock on my door pulls me out of my thoughts.(Come in.) I yell.(Hey bro.) Rose says her eyes shining with unshed tears.(Hey, are you okay?) I ask concern.(I miss her.) She sobs he rushed tears falling down her face.I pat the spot next to me on the bed, she walks towards me and sits. I wrap my arms around her and press her close to me.(I miss her too.) I say and sigh.(Where could they have taken her.) Rose whispers.(I don’t know we have checked everywhere they could have taken her but nothing its like she was swallowed by the ground.) I answer.(Have you seen her mom?) She asks.(No but I heard she was n
Mariah POVI lost track of how many days I been here, and I still haven’t met the mystery woman. After a few days I was transfer to a room that didn’t have a window to look outside just a toilet and a skimpy mattress on the floor. The door has a slot that only opens through the outside so I can’t open it to see if I can see anything or anyone. The only two people I see are Austin and his stepsister Julia who tries to sneak me some snack through the slot whenever Austin isn’t around. I try begging her to let me go but she said that if she did Austin wouldn’t hesitate to kill her. I feel so bad for the girl if I manage to get out of here, I’m taking her with me. I miss my parents, brother, my best friend and most of all I miss Nick. I haven’t seen Austin all day today and if it wasn’t for Julia, I wouldn’t have anything to eat; I swear I feel like they are trying to kill me of starvation, my poor pups aren’t getting the vitamins and nutrients they need. I sigh and I feel a tear slide do
Nick POVIt’s been hours since Mariah was taken and we still haven’t found a single clue as to where she could be. My wolf is restless thinking of all the things that could be happening to our mate and pups. I have gathered all our pack warriors; Taylor also brought his pack warriors to help with the search. We had our warriors split into four groups of twenty to twenty-five warriors with Logan, Taylor, Josh and myself leading a group. My father and Mariah’s father wanted to join the search but I suggested that they stood here in case she was able to escape and gets home or if the kidnappers make contact. I need her parents’ home in case that’s the first place she goes. I also told them this could be a distraction and we can’t leave the pack unattended incase they come attack so we left warriors behind to watch the pack also. It took some convincing especially her father but thankfully her mother agreed and help me convince him to stay behind; he made me and Josh promise to keep them
******* TRIGGER WARNING *********THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SOME VIOLENCE AND ASSAULT IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE READING VIOLENT SCENES THAT CONTAIN KIDNAPPING AND?OR PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I LET YOU GUYS KNOW IT IS SAFE TO READ AGAIN Mariah POVI watch Nick leave and I start heading outside to the sparring field, walking out the school door I notice no one is out here yet and decide to turn back to meet the girls in the locker room when an arm snakes around my waist causing me to freeze when I feel a gun pointed at my stomach.(If you scream you can kiss your pups goodbye. Do you understand?) The man growls and I nod my head.(W-Who are you?) I studder. (That is not your concern.) He snarls and I feel something prick my arm.(Ahh! W-what was that?) I groan.(That sweetheart was a little bit of wolfbane. Can’t have you mind linking anyone.) He whispers in my ears.My body starts feeling weak and just when I feel like my legs are going to give up, the guy presses me against him, making me rec
Nick POVIt’s been a week since Mariah started staying with me at the pack house, things between us have been getting better little by little. Yesterday during sex, I almost, marked her, but she isn’t ready. She still needs time after all I did break her heart. We got in a small argument because she wants to go back to school, but I told her that it wasn’t necessary and that she should just stay home until she is fully recover but she didn’t like the idea and demanded that I let her get back to school, or she was moving back with her parents; knowing she is serious I told her that she could go as long as she takes it easy. This morning we got up and got ready for school; she told me that I can head out, that she was going to wait for Rose and then meet me in the car. I’m in the car with Josh waiting for her and Rose to come out so we can head to school. (You think she is healthy enough to go to school?) Josh asks worriedly.(I thought the same, but the pack doctor gave her the okay,
Mila POVAfter Nick kicked me out of the hospital, I needed to go get a drink. I drive to the nearest bar so that I can cool off and be able to think about a way that I can get rid of Mariah and her pups. Nick must be mine and no one is going to mess up my plans to become Nick’s Luna. I arrive at the bar after a short ride; I park close to the entrance; I grab my phone and head inside. The smell of alcohol and sex hits me as soon as I walk in. I make my way to the bar and sit on one of the stools.(Hey gorgeous what can I get you?) The bartender asks.(I want sex on the beach please.) I reply.(Coming right up beautiful.) He says and smirks.I thank the bartender for bringing me the drink and I tell him to keep them coming. I try to think of ways that I can get rid of Mariah. I must play it smart and be careful so that I don’t get blamed for it. Maybe I can hire a rogue to kidnap her and then get rid of her. I’m sure that for the right amount any rogue will be glad to comply. (Yeah, t
Mariah POV(Nick!) I say breathlessly.He puts the snack on the table close to the entrance, he starts taking slow steps towards me and I take steps back until I’m pinned between him and the bed. He stops in front of me. I look him in the eyes and wait anxiously to see what he is about to do. His hand reaches towards my face, he runs his hand slowly from my cheek down the side of my neck; it keeps going lower until it stops on my waist. He snakes his arm around me and pulls me towards him.(Why are you torturing me, Riah.) He whispers huskily.(I-I’m not, I-I was just getting ready for bed.) I studder.(Dressed like this?) He asks, his eyes staring at my hard nipples.(I only have lingerie in here.) I say.He leans forward and whispers in my ear. (Lucky me then)(Nick) I say warningly.(Yes Princess.) He whispers huskily in my ear.(You can’t touch me remember.) I say breathlessly.He groans. (What am I supposed to do with this?) He pushes his hip forward; his hard dick pressing on my