Natalia:I stared at my parents who sat in front of Blake and I. They forbade my siblings from approaching the living room, not wanting them to know that their older sister was there. It killed me to see that they didn’t want them around me, but I wasn’t going to complain about it now. I was going to be patient and I was going to wait for how things went before saying a word. My heart throbbed and despite having Blake by my side, I couldn’t help but feel weak as I felt my parents’ intense gaze on me.“What are you doing here, Natalia?” Mum finally asked, breaking the awkward silence “you threw your harsh words the last time we saw one another, and you made sure to insult us as your family, what else do you want to say?”“Why didn’t you tell me that you had to sacrifice yourself, a part of it at least, for my and mum’s sake?” I asked dad who kept his eyes on his lap. Blake wrapped his arm around me, pulling me to his chest to comfort me, assuring me that he was there for me. He moved
Blake:I stared at my wife who was laying on bed without saying a word. Her heart was racing despite her not moving, and seeing as the fireplace was lighting up and shutting off at a random pattern, I knew that it was due to her anger. I could tell that her mind was racing with a number of thoughts that broke both her and I, and giving her the privacy that she needed, I made sure not to intervene or read her mind so as to know what she was thinking. I walked to her side, sitting on the edge of the bed. I ran my finger over her shoulder, removing her hair from her shoulder and face, looking her in the eye. Natalia kept her eyes closed as she stopped her tears from falling, not wanting me to see her cry. “Nat, baby girl, you can’t block everything in” I whispered to her. Natalia hugged the blanket, pulling it over her face, hiding from me. I bit my bottom lip, slowly pulling the blanket from her face. I wrapped my arm around her, pulling me to my chest. A sob broke from her lips as s
Natalia:“He’s been hexed” Crystal, my dragon said, looking at me. I frowned in confusion, her eyes meeting my own before I looked at where Blake went, carrying Ryan with the other wolves “we need to stop Blake before he kills him, or before Ryan tries to hurt him again”“How the bloody hell do you know that?” I asked, looking at her. I walked toward the house, my heart racing as I worried that Blake might end up forced to kill him if needed. She shrank in size, getting on my shoulder, nodding at me to go.“I am a dragon, Natalia, and you seem to be forgetting that. One of my traits is that I can smell dark magic a mile away, and that man has been hexed, and he believes that Blake is his enemy” I pinched the bridge of my nose. Heading toward the operation room where Ryan was being kept. Blake’s eyes were fixed on him, and for a second, I believed that he wasn't aware of my presence.I went to open the door, wanting to go inside only to frown when he growled in warning, clearly wanting
Blake:I wrapped my arm around my wife as she lay peacefully in my arms. Her chest rising and falling, hitting my bare chest with each gentle breath she took. The fact that I knew that she was upset with me last night only pissed me off at myself, and keeping that in mind, I didn’t want to get up without seeing her and making sure that she was no longer sad, broken, or hurt by my behavior. Plus, knowing that we were going to the same building anyway, I knew that I didn’t need to worry about any of us being late. She stirred as I ran my finger over her back, and raising herself to look at me, I smiled, running my finger through her hair, looping a strand of her hair with my finger.“Good morning, baby” I said gently. I removed her hair from her face, tucking it behind her ear as I made her look me in the eye. “Morning” she said, sitting up. She rubbed her eyes to wake herself up, her eyes avoiding mine despite us making up last night. I knew that it would be taking a little more for
Natalia: My heart throbbed with each step I took away from the bedroom, knowing that I left Blake lost and confused. The way he looked at me and the way I knew his eyes were trying to study my expression shattered me, but I also knew that him crossing his limits with me wouldn’t be getting us anywhere. Our relationship was one of respect, and just as I am to respect him, I would expect to be respected back. “Well, if it isn’t the little Luna” Sasha said, looking at me. She stood by the stairs, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at me, waiting for me to respond to her. The last time the two of us spoke was months ago, and at times, I honestly forgot that she lived at the Estate, Blake’s orders. “Go find yourself something better to do, Sasha” I said, glaring at the woman. “Well, I came to check whether your Alpha grew tired of you. You know, rumors are spreading about the two of you arguing and I figured that I would come and lend a hand” she said, smiling at me, her sm
Blake:“You are only kicking me out because of her” Sasha snapped, glaring at me. The woman hasn’t dared approach my mate since the two of us have made things official, but it seems like she had that audacity last night and that wasn’t something that I was going to let slide so easily. Especially since it only ended up angering my mate, and that was something that neither I or my wolf accepted. “I am not kicking you out, Sasha. If I was, you would have been rogued, and that is not something that I want for you. I know that you wanted to be with me for the power that I would have provided. It was the reason why you rejected your mate, and despite that, I am choosing to ignore that you wanted to take advantage of me, and I am sending you as a bride, to a man that would follow your certain taste. If I were you, I would be grateful” I said, glaring at her. Sasha let out a low growl of displeasure, and returning the growl, the woman looked down at her feet.“Is there a way for me to…”“No
Natalia:I never thought that I would dread going back to my mate as much as I did today.His conversation with Crystal played in my head, over, and over again, and regardless of how busy I tried to keep myself; I kept finding myself going back to thinking about it. The way he looked at me, and the way he’s been speaking to me since everything has happened with Ryan played in my head, and despite trying to keep my thoughts positive, I couldn’t help but feel insecure. I laid my head on my desk as I knew that it was time to go back home. Half the company’s employees left already, and those who stayed behind still had work to do; however, it was me who was unable to function as I kept getting distracted whenever I tried to do so.“Boss…” Kylie said, entering my office. She also had work to finish and was required to stay back to complete it before going home and calling it a night.“Yes, Kylie?” I asked, raising my head to look at her. She entered the office carrying a tray of food, sl
Blake:I kept my arm wrapped around Natalia as she lay on my chest. Her finger drew random patterns over my abdomen as I looped my fingers with her curls, knowing that she enjoyed the feeling.“What are you going to do about Ryan? Did you find any solution that would possibly help?” Natalia asked, looking up at me, breaking the comfortable silence. I sighed and shook my head, not knowing what to do in this situation either, and the more I thought about it, the more it hurt me. However, Damon and I have been searching for different solutions to try and fix what Drake did, and so far, we haven’t been lucky with any of them. Most of the magical creatures that were stated in the scrolls of our elders and historians hated dealing with witches who had dark magic, and it was for known reasons. “The doctors suggested that we inject him with something that would put him to sleep, and I know that we can’t keep him asleep forever. But he is struggling to keep up with everything, and I can see