Natalia:“Mine…”I stared at Blake with wide eyes. His own eyes not leaving mine for a second before I smiled and turned my attention to the bandage which was in my hand. I put it on the wound, careful not to hurt him before stepping back and looking him in the eye.“Do try not to rip this one, and if you do, let someone clean and cover the cut for you” “As long as you’re by my side when I wake up, there’s no need for the bandages to get ripped off, right?” Blake smirked and I raised an eyebrow.“What are you up to, Blake?” I asked “what’s all of this? Up until two nights ago, you wouldn’t even look at me, and now…”“You took care of me when my whole family feared approaching me. They would have either left me in the state that I was in, or they would have watched me die. You didn’t leave my side despite me kicking you out, you stayed here” Blake said taking my hand, he intertwined our fingers, or more specifically, tried to; however, I pulled them back before he could, making him fr
Blake:I smiled when I heard my wife’s footsteps as she approached my room.She knocked the door twice, making me smile “come in”She walked inside the room to look me in the eye and shake her head when she saw me waiting for her. Food was already placed on the table which I had the maids prepare for us “come on, let’s eat while the food’s hot at least”“You do realize that you could have left the room and walked to the dining room, right?” Natalia asked, looking at the table while crossing her arms over her chest. She looked around the room which the maids have fixed up in the past few hours as to be comfortable for me to stay in while I healed. The fact that I had to stay here didn’t mean that I needed to stay here with it being a disaster.“Yes, but that would have meant having dinner with the whole pack, and that wasn’t the intention of all of this” I said, pulling her chair back for her to come and sit. However, she quickly put her hand over mine not wanting me to do it “you’re s
Natalia:My eyes fluttered open as a feeling of warmth settled inside my body.However, that didn’t last long when I noticed that I was laying on top of a chest, an arm was wrapped around me, and that chest had a bandage over it.I sat up quickly only for my head to throb as the aftermath of alcohol kicked in. “Easy” Blake said gently. He sat up and put both his hands on my shoulders, softly massaging them. My body relaxed for a second before I processed that I had slept in his room, on his bed, and in his arms “Natalia?”“I slept here last night…”“Yeah, you got a little too drunk, and I couldn’t carry you to your room” Blake said motioning to his injured shoulder, chest, and neck. “I was sleeping on your chest, Blake! What if I hurt you?” I asked. Blake smiled at my concern before he cupped my cheeks which heated as I processed the whole situation.“Hey, relax, you didn’t hurt me, and I wanted you sleeping here anyway” Blake said, assuring me. I could tell that he was trying to ke
Blake: “Are you okay?” I asked a while after Natalia’s secretary got our coffee.She has been quiet since her parents left worrying Ares and I. She snapped out of her daze and looked at me with a smile. One which was professional and didn’t reach her eyes “I’m fine, Blake, I just have a few things in mind. But don’t worry”“Do they include your parents?”“Why did you come?” Natalia asked, shocking me. I frowned in confusion trying to understand her question, but she didn’t seem to flinch as she waited for an answer. “What?” I asked, still trying to process what she asked.“Why did you come here when I asked you not to?” She asked again. The woman was being bloody serious?“Natalia, I just saved you from a whole argument with your parents…”“I never asked you to, okay? I never asked you to fight my fights for me, nor did I ask for your help” she snapped. I put the mug down and got up from my chair with her following in suit.“I came here with genuine intentions. I didn’t want you to
Natalia:“Wait, you were serious about us sharing the bed?” I asked, looking the man in the eye. The causality that he saw in the situation confused me. Yes, I was his wife, it wasn’t something that I didn’t know, but the two of us knew that our marriage wasn’t a real one. The man proved to me that he didn’t want me as his real wife.“Well, I don’t think you expect me to be sleeping on the couch, nor do I think that you would be” Blake said sarcastically. I shook my head at the man who raised an amused eyebrow, clearly loving my reaction.“Blake, I don’t want to share your bed. I would rather sleep on my bed and come here in the morning if it would give you the sense of comfort that we’re pretending to be husband and wife” I said, raising my hands in mock surrender.“Natalia, princess, we cleared out your room. The maids have locked it based on my order, plus, we’d only be sleeping, what are you so worried about? I already promised you that I wouldn’t be hurting you, nor would I be do
Blake:“Do you think it worked?” Ryan asked once the two of us were out of the pack grounds.“Considering no one followed us, yes. Mason would have stopped Natalia from doing so, that would buy us some time” I said looking my beta in the eye “for now you’re going to have to disappear, I know that it would be hard. But it has to be done, you have to pretend that you were kicked out of the pack”“We already went through this, Blake. Don’t worry, just be sure to stay safe, and congratulations on finding your new mate” he teased. I chuckled and shook my head at him. The man and I have been plotting this for a while now, however, we had to make it as believable as possible. The fact that he was against Natalia was nothing but a game, but the two of us knew that we needed to play it.Flashback:“You’ve lost your mind, Blake. You just woke up and are here plotting this? Hell, the woman is asleep on that couch!” Ryan whisper shouted at me, pointing at Natalia.“We have to put Drake in his pla
Natalia:I laid my head on the armrest as I waited for Blake to come back with Mason.It’s been three days since his mate passed away, and the past three days have been hell on the man. Thankfully, his Alpha was understanding enough to let him let his pain out. Mason has left the pack-house since then, leaving the pack members worried about him until Blake caught his scent somewhere by the pack’s borders. The house’s door opened, and Rosalyn walked inside bringing food to the house knowing that no one would be in the mood to cook. It has been that way since Marissa passed away. Jordan and Kyle walked out of their room upon feeling Jordan’s mother walk in. Jordan wrapped her arms around her mum, hugging her tightly as Kyle put a hand on my shoulder, squeezing it in assurance.I didn’t even understand the feeling that I was having. The mixture between pain and anger, though why I felt them was something that I couldn’t understand; it wasn’t like I knew the girl, nor did I know any of t
Blake:“Wait, wait, wait, you’re telling me, that THIS is your first date?” I asked wide eyed. Natalia nodded, biting her bottom lip as she avoided my eyes.“Yes, I was never one to be interested in going out on dates, or being around guys more than necessary. Plus, there was the fact that I needed to keep a certain ‘image’ of my parents; I couldn’t be as exposed as other girls were” Natalia said honestly “and need I remind you that I as an element manipulator can bring danger to whatever human might approach me; I couldn’t risk that” I nodded in understanding, taking my wife’s hand in mine making her smile as I intertwined our fingers. The two of us were walking around the city, doing nothing, just walking. We wanted to get out of the house, and a casual dinner date didn’t seem our thing to do; therefore, we settled for something as we walked and talked.“What about you?” Natalia asked “where was your first date?”“It was back at the pack” I admitted “Myla and I just found out that