LOGINCaregiving for her feeble and stupid twin sister became Minty Brown's responsibility. She needed to feel that temporal security to survive, so she adopted three aliases. She never desired commotion. She desired a simple, tranquil life, but when she was forced to choose between two alphas who were vying to be her mate and learned that one of her relatives was responsible for her parents' passing, her drama couldn't have been less dramatic. "You are a wild and wacky girl. As you are aware. Did your alpha boyfriend set you up for this, or are you just looking to whore off on your own without me around?" He laughed hysterically and added, "I should've been aware. You didn't desire a partner. What a fool I am. Why did I think you would be open to visiting me? You are nothing more than a whore in the arms of a wolf alpha who wouldn't even look at you." Note: This book is still being edited.
View More瀬名莉子が死んだ夜、警察に見せられたのは、私が送った三文字だった。
『消えて』 送信時刻は午後八時十三分。彼女が恋愛リアリティ番組『RE:PAIR』の共同生活棟、その設備区画で発見される一時間半ほど前だった。 取調室の机には、透明な袋へ入れられた私のスマートフォンと、口をつけていない紙コップが置かれていた。刑事は調書を指で追う。職業欄には〈生活雑貨ブランドmellow note 商品企画〉と印字されていた。 「水城真帆さん。このメッセージは、あなたが送ったもので間違いありませんか」 画面の三文字は指先で隠せるほど小さい。それでも、もう消せなかった。 「はい。私が送りました」 死んでほしかったのかと聞かれれば、違うと答える。けれど、私たちの前からいなくなればいいと思ったことまで否定すれば、そのほうが嘘になる。◇
十日前、瀬名はまだ生きていた。
共同生活企画の二十日目の朝。番組が借り切った家には油と照明機材の熱がこもっていた。離婚や破局を経験した男女が、一か月、仕事や自宅への出入りを挟みながら共同生活棟を拠点に過ごし、デート企画を重ねて、最終生放送で関係を選び直す。 復縁すると決めて参加したわけではない。一か月も顔を合わせれば、戻りたいのか、もう終わっているのか、そのくらいは分かると思っていた。 私の相手は、五年前に離婚した元夫、深見景都だった。企業の炎上や事故対応を請け負う危機管理会社LATTICE SHIELDの代表だ。 キッチンには三台のカメラがある。まな板だけでなく、誰が誰を見たかまで残す配置だった。 「はい、お料理のシーン頂きます。カメラ回します」 赤いランプが点く。私はパプリカを同じ幅に切った。 視界の端に、赤いスカートが入る。 「真帆さん、お手伝いしますよ」 瀬名莉子がレンズへ笑いかけながら隣へ立った。元アイドルで、途中参加の〈New Choice〉。壊れた関係へ新しい選択肢を差し込む役だ。 「ありがとうございます。でも、大丈夫です」 「糸、出てます。危ないですよ」 断ったのに、瀬名の指が背中へ回った。衣装の留め具を摘まみ、首の下に触れる。布を直すだけにしては長い。 振り払えば、その瞬間だけが使われる。若い女に苛立つ元妻。番組が欲しがる画が浮かんだ。 その一瞬の遅れを、瀬名は見逃さない。 「手、震えてますね」 弾む声のままカメラへ背を向け、耳元へ唇を寄せる。 「赤ちゃんのもの、今も見られないんですか? だから、あんなに得意だったお料理も、しなくなったんでしょう?」 刃先が止まった。 五年前の病院。白い天井と消毒薬の匂い。目を覚ました時、下腹部の重さだけがなくなっていた。 話したのは景都だけだ。母にも、親友の宮坂灯にも、会社にも言っていない。 「あのこと、どうして知ってるの」 瀬名はカメラへ向けた笑顔を崩さなかった。 「あ……景都さんから、聞いてないんですね」 「答えて」 「私から話すことじゃないので」 答えはないのに、景都の名前だけが二人の間に残った。 瀬名は私の顔を一度見て、またレンズへ笑った。 振り向いた拍子に、汗ばんだ手の中で包丁の柄が滑った。人差し指へ熱い線が走り、白いまな板に血が落ちる。 「止めろ。カメラ止めろ」 低い声がキッチンを切った。 スタッフより早く景都が入り、私の手首を取る。白いハンカチで傷を押さえた。布の端には、結婚して最初の誕生日に私が選んだKの刺繍がある。 「手、上に。指を動かすな」 「これくらい、自分で――」 「今だけは任せて」 救急箱を抱えたスタッフが来ても、景都は消毒液とガーゼだけを受け取った。 「深見さん、撮影の尺が――」 「止める。医務スタッフも呼んで」 彼が顔を上げると、ディレクターは黙った。 景都の肩越しに瀬名を見る。 さっきまで耳元で笑っていた女が、今は口元を押さえていた。 「ごめんなさい。私、そんなつもりじゃ……」 スタッフにも聞こえる声だった。 「景都が、あの人に話したの?」 包帯を巻く指が止まる。 「話してない」 「だったら、誰が」 「分からない。確認する」 瀬名はいつの間にかキッチンから消えていた。 作業台には切りかけのパプリカと、血を吸ったガーゼが残る。三台のカメラは止まっていたが、どれもこちらを見ていた。 私の質問だけが、包帯の外に残った。Later that night, I woke up with a start. I sat up on the futon Jo gave me to sleep for the night. Jo lay sprawled out on her bed and I think Matthew was snoring. It might have been Rabel but for some reason, I couldn't imagine Rabel snoring in her sleep. I got up and went to the bathroom. Splashing water on my face, I raised my mouth. I looked in the mirror above the washbasin and saw something blurry. I wondered what it was. I touched the mirror and suddenly, I was transported to a familiar place, the garden where I met the prince for the first time.He stood there, just staring at me. I didn't know what he expected from me, a hug? I've always felt like if I saw him once more, I would scold him for just appearing randomly but I couldn't do anything now. All I could do was stare at him. He's a handsome man and I was very lucky to score a mate like him but I couldn't do anything. Then, there is the thing with Jay. I didn't indulge him, I never did but when he forced himself on me, I d
Jo's house is located in the richer neighborhood. I've been friends with her for two weeks now and I didn't know she drove a convertible. I told her that I had to go home and get my stuff for the sleepover but she waved her hand and said,“What's the fun in that?”I am officially the poorest person among my friends and I don't even have a car, only a large house my parents left for me and Alee. I never really thought I needed a car until I saw Jo and everyone's. The others were following her and I pretended like I see mansions everyday on my way to school or anywhere in particular. When she stopped at her house to put in her password, I stared at the gate, mentally preparing for something that would blow my mind. It looked more like a palace than an actual house, unlike ours. It stood proudly at six stories and I wondered what the extra rooms were meant for. She parked in an underground garage that held a minimum of fifteen to thirty cars at most. A thought occurred to me, just how b
“What is surface tension?” Rabel asked. “The effect that unbalanced intermolecular forces have on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane.” I said while stuffing a sandwich in my mouth. Ever since I got my wolf, I've been hungrier than normal. Nowadays, I eat like Alee and those wolves at her table. At home, we usually order because we don't have time to cook a barrel of food in one night. At this moment, we are studying for a chemistry assessment. Mr. Jenkins had conveniently announced that he wanted to assess our knowledge of chemistry. Everyone is panicking because we had to read everything from scratch to finish if we wanted to stay in his class. He had also announced that whoever fails the assessment would be taken down a notch - that is back to basic chemistry. Everyone complained that we were in senior class but he didn't care. And here we are. I, Rabel, Jo, Matthew and annoying Jay are trying to remember all they taught us in chemistry
Alee's POVI walked down the hall in Mason's private cottage in the woods. He told me that he had built the cottage for he and his mate to stay at after performing the alpha-luna ritual - the ritual that will make me Luna of his pack. It's like a honeymoon after marriage but I hadn't registered what he was talking about because he was dragging Minty by the arm. My anger got the better of me and I yelled at him and told him to carry Minty the proper way. He wanted to apologize and I called him a pervert. How could he be talking about our honeymoon while he shot my sister with eight bullets filled with wolfs bane.He was quiet after that. He had tried to have a small conversation with me but I was too angry to see the reason. I had threatened him then that if Minty dies, I would break the bond. I think that shut him up for good until Minty woke up. I was so relieved that I had forgotten everything I said to him. Now, I feel bad that I did all that to him
Mason's POV Mason watched as the supposed dead prince disappeared from view after kissing his mate. He had watched as she openly grieved for the princ
Alee was asleep before I got to her. She lay on the floor, her legs were separated from each other and drool fell from her lips. She snores whenever she's asleep and her hands are always folded like a dead person in a coffin. I used a spell and carried her to her bed, p
Alee was acting unusual as I arranged and cleaned the house. She sat on the floor glaring at me and following me wherever I went with her eyes. She would drag herself on the floor from room to room if I go to a different room and won't move over whenever I want to vacuu
Mason's POV Alpha Mason reclined in his office chair. He was met with the gaze of blank paper on an easel. The one next to it is self-drawn and features his likeness. For nine years, he had been looking for his soul partner.Nine fucking years!And she showed up; indeed, she did, but she brought w






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