Iris:“Promise me you’ll be good, princess” I said gently, leaning down on my knee in front of Ariana.She nodded, wrapping her arms around my neck, hugging me tightly. I knew that she saw and treated me like her mother, and it killed me to know that I planned on ending her whole pack, and to save her, I had to ensure her not seeing the same thing that I saw when I lost my parents.“I’ll be good, Iris” she said gently. I nodded, standing up and guiding her to the door. Alpha Ryker walked out of the office with Miley, his eyes meeting mine before he walked toward us. He got down on his knee, lifting his daughter in his arms as he hugged her before she went to school.Her driver and two maids would be taking and waiting for her there until it was time for her to come back home. Alpha Ryker looked at me and nodded, and returning the favor, I nodded back.“Have a nice day, baby girl, yeah?” Alpha Ryker said, smiling at his daughter, he leaned in, kissing her cheek before putting her down.
Ezio:I sat on the edge of the bed, pacing around the bedroom for a few minutes as I waited for time to tick. My heart ached at the number of thoughts that played back and forth as I waited for the right moment to leave the room. My hands shook with each step I took, and my clenched jaw told a blind man that I was more than just a little annoyed at what was happening.The image of my beauty being touched by the Alpha consumed my thoughts as each second passed, and the idea of her being forced into it worried me more than I could admit. My chest ached as I walked out of the bedroom, heading toward Miley’s room, knowing that she would be there getting ready for tonight’s shift. The whole pack was busy with it, and here I was, worrying about my beauty being screwed by none other than the man we both called enemy, a man that we came to kill, and a man who had killed our family, breaking the two of us apart. Catching sight of Nina who was guiding the maids back toward the maid’s dorm, I c
Iris:I walked out of the room after getting ready. The white dress that I wore was one that Miley chose for me, claiming that the Alpha wanted to see me wearing a white dress. My hair was left in its natural curls, not that I had the time to fix it anyway, and I wore the white flats that matched the dress, wondering what on earth the Alpha had planned or when he had the time to plan it.Miley stood by the door, waiting for me, scanning me from head to toe before she nodded. It surprised me that she expected me to look anything but presentable, and despite the dress being trashy as it was, its quality being the cheapest around; I had to admit that it was on point when it came to how it hugged my body. The two of us walked toward the Alpha’s suite as my heart raced against my ribcage, praying that Ezio managed to get me out of there without getting himself in trouble, and without getting us caught. The man was barely managing to compose himself as I walked out of the room, and I had n
Ezio:“You don’t need to be scared of shifting, sweetheart” I told the worried girl who was shifting for the first time tonight. Alpha Ryker had stirred most of the pack’s new shifters after last month’s accident, and seeing as they kept it in mind; I could tell that they were all being far too calm for people whose bloods must have been boiling.“What if I do something wrong? What if I accidentally walk out of the pack’s territory grounds? I might not know that these are the limits…”“Calm down” I said, getting down on my knees in front of her. Her parents stood in the distance, watching the scene quietly, fearing interfering to calm their daughter. I wasn’t their cold Alpha, it was something that I would never do, but they didn’t know that, and knowing how Miley acted around them; I couldn’t blame them for their fear “you are not going to cross the territory ground, and if you are mislead, or get too excited, one of us would be there to stop you. You are part of the pack, and our pa
Iris:“You need to eat something, Iris” Ezio said, sitting beside me. He brought me a bowl of soup that one of the chefs had prepared, and knowing that I was still shaken from almost being claimed by the Alpha, my love knew that I might not be eating much.I nodded, taking a spoon and putting it in my mouth. The soup tasted heavenly, I had to admit, but my mind kept racing with the number of things that could have gone wrong today. Alpha Ryker was not back yet, and I couldn’t help but worry about Ariana. What had happened at her school, or why her teachers called, was something that I didn’t understand, but I knew that I was thankful for it, not even bothering to claim that the Alpha was wrong for sending his daughter to school when I told him that she wasn’t ready.“Are you okay?” Ezio asked, catching sight of the bruise that was on my neck. I didn’t even know that Miley’s grip was that tight around my neck, and if I were being honest, I didn’t even care about that right now.“I’m f
Ezio: I watched as the pack members assembled before the moon full rose in the sky. My eyes caught sight of the Alpha who walked out of the house, his eyes meeting mine before I walked toward him. “Alpha” “Thank you for helping take care of my sister when I was out of the house” he said, and I nodded. Iris and I stayed in her room until the doctors asked us to leave for them to take her to her room. “I have done nothing but my job, Alpha. You don’t need to thank me” I said, nodding at him. “Will you be shifting?” Alpha Ryker asked and I shook my head. I didn’t want to shift without my mate being by my side. “Not tonight, it is traditional that Lycans don’t usually shift on full moons” I said, making the Alpha nod. “You seem to have many traditions” he said “how is it possible that you don’t have a pack?” It was a question that I dreaded, but I always knew that it would come. It was a past that haunted both Iris and I, a past that I wanted nothing more than to live in peace wit
Iris:I wrapped my arms around my mate as I kissed him. He smiled into the kiss, lifting me in his arms as he pulled me toward the bed, gently laying me on it as he hovered my body.“Have I told you how much I am in love with you?” He asked, his voice above a whisper. His question told me that he heard my conversation with Miley earlier and the way he looked at me, his eyes filled with adoration, love, and appreciation made my heart swell. I smiled, raising myself to connect my lips with his, gently running my finger over his jaw, smiling when I saw him leaning into my touch “and I assume that my beloved may have heard me talking to a certain beta” “Yes, and you have no idea how I felt hearing you saying those words” he said, cupping my cheeks, pulling me in for a kiss “you gave me the world, you should really put that in mind, Iris”I smiled, spreading my legs for him to get between them despite knowing that he was not even turned on just yet, even I wasn’t. But the moment alone w
Ezio:I walked out of the bathroom to find the room empty.Iris had left the room after getting ready when I was in the shower, and I couldn’t help but feel guilty for how the conversation had ended.I understood her intentions, and I knew that she wanted nothing more than to be my support just like I have been to her. But the idea of having to relive the same pain all over again scared me more than I could imagine. Therefore, rather than coping with it, or speaking to her about it; I chose to hide under both my ignorance and anger. I ran my fingers through my hair before getting dressed. I had to go check on the pack members who would be waking up in a bit after their shift last night, and knowing that I wouldn’t be seeing my mate for the day didn’t make things any easier for me. But then again, I knew that it was me who asked for her to keep her distance.“Jade, is the dining room ready?” I asked as I walked past one of the slaves. “Yes, Beta, Miss Nina is making sure that it is b