Thank you for reading. Reece and Rose's story will be a short story at the end of Gianna's and Rex's story.
Rex. I plan to ask Gianna if she would allow me to mark her. I want to get rid of the contract so that we can be real mates from now on. It’s a risk I’m taking but one I’m willing to take. I love her. Heart, body and soul. I know she's been hurt by her fated mate and is probably scared of love like I once was but I'll reassure her that I'll never hurt her. She returns from the ladies’ but something’s wrong. Her face is ashen and she looks disturbed. Frightened even. She sees me and forces a smile that doesn’t reach her eyes. “Let’s go.” I frown, grabbing her shoulders and making her look at me. “What’s wrong? Did something happen in the ladies’ room?” Something akin to fear flits through her eyes and my eyebrows furrow at this. “N-no. Nothing happened. I just want to go home. I’m tired now.” I nod and reach for her hand before walking out of the club. The other guys will find us once they are done having fun. We reach the bike and I lean over to kiss her but she evades
Gianna. “Hello, Gia. It’s me. Your father.” My breathing hitches and my heart races when I hear his voice. “D-dad? How did you get my number?” I feel the knots in my stomach tighten as dread creeps into me. I was afraid of my father. He was supposed to be my protector but he was the one who hurt me the most. A parent is supposed to look out for their pup. To defend, provide, teach and support them. To love them no matter their form because they made them. How can you abandon someone you helped make? Even if it wasn't from love but a pup has a part of both parents living in them. How could he bear to see me suffer? Did he not love me? He let the pack and his mate bully me. He abandoned me because I wasn't what he was expecting. But what hurt me more were the injuries he inflicted on me. The abuse I suffered from his kicks broke me till this very day. I can’t help but wonder why he’s calling me. Is it because I am now close to Rex, the future Alpha King? His chuckle breaks me
Rex. “Alpha, where have you been? We’ve been looking for you.” Reece and Zane say the moment they see me and I pause when I see the worried looks on their faces. A sense of unease settles in the pits of my stomach as I think of the worst. “What’s wrong? Did something happen?” My stomach twists when they evade my gaze and I know something is definitely wrong. “Speak!” I growl. “The Luna has gone missing and we’ve received a note,” Zane reports. Fear creeps into me at their words. I feel numb as they hand me the familiar note and when I read it, my whole world comes crashing down on me. ‘Follow the clues if you want to save her. Come alone. Bring your Beta. She’s dead. Bring your warriors and leave them to lurk in the darkness. She’s dead.’ A menacing growl rips out of me as I glare at my two most trusted men. Where the fuck were they when Gianna was being kidnapped? “How did this happen? Why didn’t no one protect her?” I snarl viciously, anger threatening to consume me.
Gianna. Looking at the masked man in front of me, a sharp pang of pain hit my chest when realization dawned on me that my father used my yearning for my mother to lure me out. The knots in my stomach became stronger. This betrayal felt like a powerful roundhouse kick in the gut. I knew my father hated me but to call me with the excuse of my mother being alive so that I can get taken by Rex’s enemies to save himself was the last straw. From today onward, I have no father. I would rather think of myself as an orphan than have such a selfish man for a father. If he cared about me even a little, I would understand why he did this. But to him, I'm simply a useless Omega and he couldn't wait to give me away to the enemy even though I had already left his pack. He probably didn't want to be associated with me in any way so he brought me here for the enemy to kill me for him. “I want your man to come and save you. And then I’ll kill him.” Those words from the masked man echoed i
Gianna. When I come to, I find myself in a hospital ward. Rose and Hailey are by my side looking at me with so much worry on their faces. “Where’s he?” I ask with bated breath, my stomach twisting with nerves. Is he dead? Was Reece too late? I had lost consciousness the moment he stormed into the room so I don't know what happened. Have they captured the masked man? They probably have since I'm here, alive and well. Rose's eyes flit with guilt and this makes me sit up. I get to my feet but she gently pushes me back on the bed. “He’s not fine right now. The poison can’t hurt him but it can cause him pain. The doctors are flashing the poison from his system so he can heal well. I'm sorry. It's my fault that this happened. If I had gone with you to the City, you wouldn't have been kidnapped and the Alpha wouldn't have been so injured.” Fear creeps into me and my chest constricts at her words. It's no one's fault but mine. She doesn't even know that I planned to meet my father.
Rex. “Did you find out who the bastard is?” I ask Reece and Zane, referring to the man with a mask but they shake their heads. “He was gone by the time we got there. He left his men and teleported to save himself. He's working with a witch. A dark one,” Reece says. An animalistic growl from my lips resonates around the room and my eyes blaze as anger flares through me. A pair of soft hands wraps around my waist and a soft body scoots closer to me, immediately making my anger disappear into thin air. I look down and plant a kiss on Gianna’s forehead, my heart swelling with warmth. This girl right here... is all I live for. She’s seated on my lap in the hospital ward. In the same straddling position she was in when we were kissing but Reece and Zane decided it was time to cockblock us. So she buried her face in my chest to hide herself, her face blushing profusely. She’s so cute. “Since I’m healed now, we can start the interrogations,” I say absentmindedly while looking at
Gianna. I never knew Rex could look so sexy and desirable while cooking. There is just something alluring about a man in the kitchen cooking for you. He's the most handsome man I've ever seen and more so now with the apron tied around his waist. He wasn't being an Alpha at that moment. He was just Rex. My man. All the time he was working around the kitchen, I kept clamping my legs to stop my arousal from perfuming the air. But when he approached me with a plate of pasta looking like a god that had just descended from the sky, I couldn’t help opening my legs and his eyes flashed when he caught the scent of my neediness. He lets out a low growl that makes my pussy clench too many times but it is his next words that make me want to come right here and now. “I cooked you dinner so that you can eat it while I eat you,” he says in his deep velvety voice. “Now spread those legs wider for me, baby. I’m starving.” I blush but I bite my lower lip and tantalisingly open my legs for him
Rex. “Are you certain?” I ask Zane while taking a long drag from the cigarette lodged between my index and middle finger. “Yes, Alpha. She had received a call a few minutes before she left for the City.” Silence befalls us as I narrow my eyes. Why would Gianna lie about such a thing? She knows we’ve been searching for clues... “Do you know who called her?” The question that’s been niggling the back of my mind leaves my lips. Zane nods. “I asked Rose and she said it was the Luna's father, Alpha Steve Walter. As for what they talked about, the Luna had asked for privacy so Rose doesn't know the contents of their conversation.” I let out a breath I was holding, feeling relieved. I thought she had reached out to Mason. But anger soon replaces relief as I think about how her father almost led her to her death. She trusted him and yet he lured her into the arms of the enemy. What sort of father is he? If she had died, I would have hunted him down and ripped him to shreds. It’s be
Rose. “I met my mate too last night,” I say as we walk into our room. The high-ranked werewolves have bigger rooms in the packhouse. Reece, being a Gamma, has a big room. There’s a large bed in the centre, a small living area on the right side, a small kitchen and a bathroom area. It's like a mini apartment. We just came back from our mating ceremony. The Alpha officiated the ceremony. After deciding to get mated right away, a small ceremony was quickly arranged for us by the Alpha Queen. I was ok with not having a ceremony but the Queen insisted saying it was important. And she was right. It felt good to say our vows and mark each other in front of everyone. I proudly held my man and sank my teeth into his neck, showing the whole pack that he belongs to me. No one will ever question my relationship with him because the whole pack witnessed us getting bonded. We are now mates for life... one heart, one soul and one mind. Reece stops when he hears my words and looks down at m
Rose. A stab of pain shoots through my chest and I take a step back. My heart squeezes painfully, feeling like it's been ruthlessly ripped out and run along a grater, shredding it to pieces. It turns out my happiness only lasted a few hours. I was so delusional. Did I think I could really keep him? I watch as Reece stills as Amber clings to him, his eyes wider than saucers. Didn't he say he would reject his mate? Were those empty promises? My eyes turn blurry and I dash into the packhouse. The only place I can be right now is my room. Being outside, the full moon will be a painful reminder of what I’m going through. Even though I've run away, a part of me wants Reece to run after me. To choose me over Amber... But she’s his soulmate. Will he be able to resist her? I don't know anyone who’s ever tried and succeeded. I spend the next few minutes sitting at the foot of the bed. My heart is banging violently against my ribcage and I keep glancing at the door. Why isn’
Rose. Weeks later and I can’t seem to take that night off my mind. The way he touched me… the way he kissed me… Oh goddess, I can still feel his tongue on my pussy, his fingers sliding in and out of me and I desperately wish it was his cock. Why did I run away? He was right there, ready to be with me and I fucked it all up. So what if he has a mate? A little play wouldn’t hurt, right? It would. Because my feelings for Reece are so intense, even I don’t understand what I’m feeling. We’ve been meeting at the training grounds but I’ve been avoiding him like the coward I am. I’m afraid that I may start to hope for something that cannot be. He’s not mine. He belongs to another… but why do I feel this strong pull towards him? I'm drawn to him like a moth to a flame... my thoughts are filled with his face and I dream about him all the time. I’m seated on a bench in the gym as I watch him train. With male warriors, thank the goddess. Reece seems to have put that bitch, A
Reece. Why are we women so complicated? One short-haired feisty girl to be exact. She’s been on my mind ever since she had my dick down her throat. I’ve been thinking about her… secretly wanting her. I did ask her to be mine but I was rejected mercilessly. Even though she broke my heart, I haven't stopped loving her. She consumes my thoughts every day and all I want is to make her mine. But she won't give me a chance. Heck, she won't even let me go close to her. She's been on guard ever since I asked her to be my girlfriend. Avoiding me as though I am a disease. To be honest, I did notice that Amber was flirting with me. I was about to push her away when I saw Rose glowering at us. To think she was jealous made my heart soar so I let Amber be to make Rose jealous. But it seems I had shot myself in the foot. My feisty kitten was so angry that she pushed me away and now wants nothing to do with me. When I heard there would be an outing tonight, I was ecstatic. Any opportuni
Rose. My eyes flash as intense anger rips through me. How could Reece let another woman touch him like that? Is there something going on between them? “Excuse you, Rose. Which man are you talking about? Don’t tell me it's Reece. He hasn’t met his mate yet,” Amber taunts, folding her arms across her chest and I feel like closing the gap between us to rip her throat out. Her voice irks me. Her whole presence gets on my nerves and yet, I’ve only been in the same space as her for a few hours. A low growl leaves my lips and I’m about to reply when I suddenly come back to my senses. I meet Reece’s eyes and his confused expression makes my stomach knot. What the hell am I doing? What right do I have to act like a jealous mate? With a pounding heart, I turn and dash out of there like it’s the plague, feeling mortified. Oh no… I just made a fool out of myself. What was I thinking? The wind blows through my eyes and it stings. Why didn’t I notice how windy it was until now? I’m runnin
Rose. The worst thing that can happen to a shifter is falling in love with someone who is not their mate. The fear that them meeting their destined is just a full moon away… the fear that the bond will be stronger than their feelings for you. This has always led to many heartbreaks and that’s why it’s a nightmare for someone who falls in love before meeting their mate. Werewolves in particular have been blessed with mates by the moon goddess. Once an adult werewolf finds their mate, they become one with that person. This bond is so strong that many have failed to defy it... thus, it is not advised to date before meeting one's mate to avoid unnecessary pain. This is my current situation. It’s different for others who fall in love and then later discover they are mates. I had met Reece during several full moons, and the mate bond didn’t click in. So I know for sure that he doesn’t belong to me and it sucks because I’ve fallen for him, hard. The pain that is usually feared is in
Hailey. I can proudly say I’m spoilt rotten by my mate. We’ve been at the penthouse for a week now. And during this time, Zane kept pampering me. He showered me with lots of love and care, making me so happy that my jaws hurt from too much smiling. He would take me out for dinner or lunch. And then we would go site seeing or watch a movie. He would get me whatever little things I want. Back at the penthouse, he would cook and do the dishes. He would step into the shower with me and help me wash. He practically worshipped the ground I walked on and I’ve never felt more special. Who knew I would get myself a man who looks at me the way one would look at a delicious cake? He makes me feel wanted… desired… craved. In his arms, I feel like a woman. I can't imagine I almost made myself a miserable woman by getting mated to the wrong guy. Happiness is free as long as you find the right guy. It is possible to be the most loved woman in the world. Zane has shown me that. The way
Zane. I was almost late. Something had happened in the past few days. A certain pack was attacked by rogues so we had to offer help. This was why I didn't immediately chase after Hailey when I found out about her mating ceremony. I didn’t expect the war to take several days. By the time I was returning home, it was already the date for Hailey’s mating ceremony. I was afraid that I was too late and I had lost her. What if she had already moved on and fallen in love with Alpha Sebastian? My heart was in my throat but luckily, the Alpha King and His Queen were on their way to attend so I hopped into the car with them. I told them my plan of stopping the mating ceremony and they were in full support of my decision. We were indeed a bit late and the ceremony had already commenced when we crossed the Eastern pack's territory. My blood boils as I glare at Alpha Sebastian who is glaring back at me. He was about to sink his teeth into my mate! If I was a minute too late, she would
Hailey. The dreaded day has finally come. I keep staring at my phone, hoping for a miracle even though I know Zane wouldn’t call me. He’s never contacted me since I left the Central pack. But I know he knows the mating ceremony is today. An invitation was sent to The Alpha King, Rex Cooper and his mate, Alpha Queen Gianna Walter. Since Zane is his Beta, he definitely knows I’m getting mated to someone else today. I won't lie. It hurts that he hasn't bothered to reach out to me. Does he hate me so much that he wants nothing to do with me? Has he already moved on? Or found someone else? My stomach twists and turns at the thought. I regret accepting Zane's rejection. What was I thinking? Now I'm stuck. What good is a position of power if I won't be happy? Perhaps I should just run away and become a rogue. Sebastian promised to let me study medicine in the human town after we are mated and I’ve given him an heir. He sure is considerate but he’s still not the one for me. I just