JESSICAI patiently waited for Blake to leave. According to him, he was going to meet a friend not quite far away, but probably would take a little longer to return home. After he had left the pack house, I stood by the window to watch him leave. As if he knew I was there, he looked up at me, offering a smile before hopping into the car.I watched him drive off, then I called in my maid. "Yes, Your Highness.""Go down to the training ground, call me a young lady named Lyra." I instructed."Yes, ma'am." She turned and left. When Blake had said it the previous day, I couldn't shake off the pang of jealousy that surge inside of me. He never mentioned any lady besides Vanessa, so mentioning one felt differently.I wanted to see for myself what type of lady she was before Blake would introduce her to me. Yes, you can call that jealous curiosity.I sat in patience as I waited for my maid to show up with the girl. Not quite long after my expectation, a knock came on the door. "Come in." I
LYRA"You're Lyra, aren't you?"I nodded my head, then a "Yes, Your Highness. My name is Lyra Simpson.""That's a nice name, Lyra.""Thank you, Your Highness."She looked at the maid, "You may leave now. I'll call you when I need your attention."She bowed her head before leaving.After the maid had left, she returned her gaze to me. "Come on, have a seat with me." She gestured for me to sit down. "Ma'am..." I stammered, unsure if this was a test or something. "You don't have to worry, feel free. Have a seat."I sat on the couch. "My fiance told me about you. Not so much though, but I was pleased when he did mention you're the youngest warrior in the team.""I won't doubt the fact I look young, but I can't tell if I am the youngest.""Hmm." She hummed. "I see, you have a point though."I could feel her eyes on me, with this comforting smile on her face. I tried to look at her face, but the fear in me kept screaming no. "I heard..." She paused, like she was waiting for a reaction f
BLAKEI am more concerned than I was before. Whenever things die down like this, I feel something big is about to happen.I found myself cross-checking every decision that I have made. The security checks and the little details in ensuring our pack's safety from Rogues. After all that has happened, I feel that the worst was yet to happen, and it was going to be before my very eyes.I sighed, uncomfortable with the anxiety and the radio silence. Reed came over to my office, and as I went through the document I needed to sign for the investments we have coming up. “Alpha, after the damage that Antonio has caused us. I think we deserve some time off.” He gave me that concerned look. “I need to get rid of these documents before they pile up again. If I am going to take rest so seriously, then I have to clear my desk.” I rolled my eyes. Bringing the Alpha came with a lot of responsibility. Sadly, not with myself. I might have the woman of my dreams, but I have a duty to my people and to
JESSICAI had to confirm if everything he had told me was true. I couldn't get it out of my head. Knowing that I have been experiencing all of that and there was no evidence of me screaming in the dark or trapped in my own dreams. I knew Blake was always worried about me, but I didn't think he was going to forge everything just because he was trying to get my attention.I knew Blake. If he was speaking out like this, then something had actually gone wrong. I was still trying to get myself after the few attacks we had received. It was taking a toll trying to protect the pack as Luna. It drew some kind of energy from me, and I wasn't ready to admit that, no matter how hard I tried. I toss my strength and the level of weakness to the back of my mind. Now this?What does this mean? How do I relate this to what my mate had experienced when I couldn't even remember anything of that sort? Was he lying? Does Blake have a hidden agenda? I tried to rephrase the statement in my head. Wantin
BLAKEIt took a while before she could sleep. I tried to hold her in my arms for as long as I could, but she was pretty shaken up by the dream. I was relieved that she was able to remember something, but I didn't know how long she would be able to keep this up. Everything that had happened didn't have to lead up to this. Lead up to her having sleepless nights and shaken up by fear. For a moment I was sad that I had indulged her in what was happening to her. A little part of me regretted it, but at the same time, it gave me what I needed. Somehow, I knew this quietness and sudden peace the pack had wasn't ordinary. It was a plot for them to keep plotting against me. “I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you.” She muttered as she was beginning to sleep. “I don't want this dream if it only creates fear inside of me. I should be able to find a solution to stop Antonio once and for all.” The fear first came, and later came the blame she was enacting to herself. She was on
JESSICA Blake muttered the phrase ‘she is alive’ several times. I had never seen him this disoriented. I tried to ask him but I decided to give him a few minutes to discern what I had just told him. I never knew this woman had a significance to his life. I didn't know what connection they had but I was more concerned about how it was affecting him. How he was affected.Everything slowed down, and it felt like I was stuck in between times, not knowing what to do. There hasn't been this kind of heavy silence hovering around us before. I tried to reach the bond but he wasn't having it. He has blocked his mind from me. “I do not like the fact that you guys are quiet and not telling me what's going on?” I became scared. If Blake was this quiet about a random woman, then it seals our fate when Antonio comes for us. I didn't know what else to do to reach him. Vanessa, who was the cheerful one, had drowned in her fair share of sorrow. It was almost like the pain was transferred onto me.
BLAKE Nothing is more devastating than revealing the past that should have been kept asleep. I didn't think that part of my life was going to resurface. It was a day I wanted to forget. I knew I was going to speak about it, but I didn't think it was this soon with the woman whom I had loved now.I had not seen her this distraught, and she had been avoiding me. Lunch came and she missed it. Sitting in an empty dining room with just Vanessa and I. I tried to understand where she might be coming from but it only made me miss her more.I noticed Vanessa was staring at me. I knew what she was going to say. "I told ya, tell her sooner." Yeah, I should have but I knew something like this would happen. Maybe she did understand me, that doesn't mean Jessica would."Please, don't say it."She chuckled. "I wasn't going to say that, trust me." So I gave her a listening ear. “What I was going to say was, I think you just have to give her some time. I promise you she will come around.” I shook my
BLAKE There was a certain sadness that enveloped me, watching her leave like that. Her last look at me before hopping into the car was a bit relieving that she wasn't offended with me but then... I tried to be at peace with the fact that I made the right decision in letting her go. She made the choice herself and I didn't think it was the right one. I didn't know why Antonio was an issue for all of us. There was always a way for him to rise from the fucking shadows. I tried to make sense of why he would want her in exchange for a war. Antonio wasn't the type of person to back out from any kind of war, if he wanted to inflict hell, there was always a way for him to make that happen. I didn't know if he was saying true to his words or if Jessica was the prize he needed to take. I hated myself even more just thinking of how stupid I had been in listening to her. I poured myself another drink. “That's your fifth glass and if care is not taken, you would be done with the whole bottle