Naya's POV Suddenly, Debbie, the pondering peacock tucks her feathers between her legs. Did Devon just say that he bought the entire street? I know that he is rich, but this is on another level entirely! Debby turns white in the face, but she laughs it off and pushes her hair away from her face. “Sorry, Mister, but I think that you have been mistaken. I mean, I know Devon Greene, he is my husband's business partner. We were supposed to host him like two days ago, but he cancelled due to a personal problem.” “Yeah, I was supposed to be hosted by you and your husband, but…” Devon glances at Sherry. “Her tummy was aching and I had to nurse her.” Sherry huffs, Debby looks like she wishes the ground open her and swallow her. This is the biggest face slap I have ever seen, that Sherry slaved all day only to have her effort wasted because Devon chose to make a hot water bottle for Sherry! “I'm sorry, but this has got to be a big mistake.” Debby laughs, she refuses to believe. “Sherr
Naya's POV Don't get me wrong, if there is anyone who deserves romance, it's Sherry, she has been through a lot and she deserves Devon and happiness. I'm just frustrated with my own life. It's been almost ten years being stuck on Erus, and I don't even know what I am doing. He won't have me, and he won't let go of me. I'm known all over Moonclaw as his wife, but that's just about it. I have to pretend to want this because I don't want to hurt Jordan, but I want to be happy for the first time in my life…I'm happy for Sherry, I'm very happy for her, but I feel burdened with my own tragedy. My nose is runny, and I sniff as I keep stirring the car through the road. “It's alright, Naya. You will be fine.” I whisper to myself. Maybe one day I will get enough courage to tell him off….I gently turn the wheel because the black jeep in front of me suddenly stops. “What the hell?” I have to pull the car to the side as the person repeats the reckless move again. They almost got me into a
Erus' POV She says goodnight and the door clicks as she goes back into the house. If I was told that I would ever be driving late at night to give my daughter her favorite toy, I would have called it bluff. I inhale the cold air as I turn around and start to walk back to my car. My phone vibrates in my pocket. It's a text message from Brandon, reminding me about the meeting I am supposed to be in right now. I put the car in motion and drive away from the house…It takes me almost twenty minutes to get back to the office, where Brandon is waiting for me outside, he is shivering from all the cold. “Sir, I'm sorry for blowing up your phone like that.” He rubs his hands together. “They are all waiting inside.” We walk into the building, through the turns and elevator, and then he opens the door of the conference room. There are over twenty men sitting in the room right now, they all stand up and bow as soon as they see me. “Gentlemen, you may take your seats.” I sit by myself.
Naya's POV“Did you hear? Alpha Liam Bloodton is dead!” “Jeez, what happened to him?” The mournful air hangs around school this morning. Gladly, the students have something else to talk about, not hate on me today. The death of the Alpha has caused such an uproar that school has been discontinued for today, and everyone has to go home. I walk to my locker and retrieve my books. Walking past the clusters of students, none of them even glance at me. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I am not bothered about the death of our Alpha, but honestly, it's the least of my problems.My name is Naya Woods, and I'm the most hated girl in this high school. I'm a werewolf, like everyone else, but I never got my wolf. My sixteenth birthday was devastating because my transformation never came. When my mother noticed that I wasn't changing, she took all the money under her bed and carried me to a seer in the dangerous woods. Nothing came out of it, sadly. My mother always prayed that I shouldn't s
Naya's POVThe place is crowded, everyone is wearing black and holding glasses of champagne in their hands. I'm wearing black jeans and a brown hoodie. I am out of place, but I stand right behind so that no one notices me. The girls from the school almost look my way, but I duck. The last thing I want is for them to cause trouble for me. As I slowly walk through the crowd of people, I strain my neck to catch a glimpse of what's happening in the middle of the room. Everyone is so quiet, I wonder what they are all staring at. Finally, I see it– or am I supposed to say him? I see the new Alpha, Erus Bloodton. He is standing right there in the middle with his mother, Mrs. Bloodton. My lips part as soon as I see him, it's him! It's the same rude handsome man I saw! He is easily the tallest person in the room, his mother looks so small beside him. He has a buzz cut and his eyes are a kind of piercing brown. The girls are right, he is so handsome. He is wearing a black suit, hands in pocke
Naya’s POVMy heart crashes to the ground, what's she talking about? I wait for her to laugh and slap her knee. I want her to pull my cheek and tell me that I'm so easy to prank, but that doesn't happen. She is telling the truth, Alpha Erus hates me so much that he has placed a bounty on my head. “Oh my God..” I walk around with my hands pressed over my face. Why is this happening to me?! It's not like I chose to be mated to that Alpha, I mean I don't even have a wolf in the first place. Is there a glitch or something? Why won't my mother just allow me to accept the rejection? I don't even want to be with the guy and he hates me already. Look, he has placed a bounty on my head. I'm feeling lightheaded, so I press myself against the wall. I don't even know what to do. “Naya, are you listening to me?” Sherry raises my chin. “I will protect you, I will drive you home.” “I can't go home,” I say. “I have a math test today.” Sherry looks at me as if I've gone crazy. “You realize that
Naya’s POVMy body is still hurting, but my mother asked me to get into the shower and take a bath. Afterwards, she sits me down in front of the dresser and starts to apply makeup on my face. She takes her red lipstick– which she hasn't used in years – and she applies it on my already pink lips. “Mum, mum, you said that this wasn't okay.” I stammer. I don't understand why she has just suddenly agreed to the deal with Mrs Bloodton. I thought that she said that this is not a good idea? “The deal she is offering is not bad anymore.” She smiles thinly at me. “But, you said that it's not a good idea.” She holds her chin up and dabs some more powder under my eyes. “Naya, you are young, you are not going to understand. One day you will see that this is all good.” She puts my green dress on the bed and adds my good sandals to them. I don't have any accessories, so my mother takes off her earrings and drops them into my palms. At this point, I start to cry and shake my head. My throat
Naya's POV He hates me, I can tell. He was staring at his phone the entire time that I was with him and he left after five minutes. But his mother said that he and I were supposed to get personal, we were supposed to get to know each other. We are supposed to be married for goodness sake! My eyes water in the car as I am being driven home. Was it something that I did that has made him mad? Do I call his mother and ask for her to beg her son for me? After a long drive , the car pulls up in front of my house, the door opens immediately and mother steps out with eager eyes. She is going to be horrified when she learns that I did terribly and the Alpha doesn't like me. “Excuse me, miss. The Alpha said to give you this. Consider it as a small token to get yourself something nice.” The driver says. He is handing two bundles of money to me. I don't understand, why is he giving me such a huge amount of money? “What? The Alpha asked you to give this to me?” “Is there a problem, miss? D
Erus' POV She says goodnight and the door clicks as she goes back into the house. If I was told that I would ever be driving late at night to give my daughter her favorite toy, I would have called it bluff. I inhale the cold air as I turn around and start to walk back to my car. My phone vibrates in my pocket. It's a text message from Brandon, reminding me about the meeting I am supposed to be in right now. I put the car in motion and drive away from the house…It takes me almost twenty minutes to get back to the office, where Brandon is waiting for me outside, he is shivering from all the cold. “Sir, I'm sorry for blowing up your phone like that.” He rubs his hands together. “They are all waiting inside.” We walk into the building, through the turns and elevator, and then he opens the door of the conference room. There are over twenty men sitting in the room right now, they all stand up and bow as soon as they see me. “Gentlemen, you may take your seats.” I sit by myself.
Naya's POV Don't get me wrong, if there is anyone who deserves romance, it's Sherry, she has been through a lot and she deserves Devon and happiness. I'm just frustrated with my own life. It's been almost ten years being stuck on Erus, and I don't even know what I am doing. He won't have me, and he won't let go of me. I'm known all over Moonclaw as his wife, but that's just about it. I have to pretend to want this because I don't want to hurt Jordan, but I want to be happy for the first time in my life…I'm happy for Sherry, I'm very happy for her, but I feel burdened with my own tragedy. My nose is runny, and I sniff as I keep stirring the car through the road. “It's alright, Naya. You will be fine.” I whisper to myself. Maybe one day I will get enough courage to tell him off….I gently turn the wheel because the black jeep in front of me suddenly stops. “What the hell?” I have to pull the car to the side as the person repeats the reckless move again. They almost got me into a
Naya's POV Suddenly, Debbie, the pondering peacock tucks her feathers between her legs. Did Devon just say that he bought the entire street? I know that he is rich, but this is on another level entirely! Debby turns white in the face, but she laughs it off and pushes her hair away from her face. “Sorry, Mister, but I think that you have been mistaken. I mean, I know Devon Greene, he is my husband's business partner. We were supposed to host him like two days ago, but he cancelled due to a personal problem.” “Yeah, I was supposed to be hosted by you and your husband, but…” Devon glances at Sherry. “Her tummy was aching and I had to nurse her.” Sherry huffs, Debby looks like she wishes the ground open her and swallow her. This is the biggest face slap I have ever seen, that Sherry slaved all day only to have her effort wasted because Devon chose to make a hot water bottle for Sherry! “I'm sorry, but this has got to be a big mistake.” Debby laughs, she refuses to believe. “Sherr
Naya's POV Sherry is a very resourceful girl. She runs a couple of businesses and one of them is the jewelry store she has in the middle of the city. I have been there a few times. Late at night, blinds are drawn to keep my privacy. Today is one of those days for me, and I'm helping to unpack everything that she just restocked. “I've been selling so much that my sister and I are thinking about opening another store.” She holds a diamond bracelet. “These are very nice.” I hold a blood red earring against my earlobe. “You want that?” She looks at me. “You can take it.” “What? No!” I put it away immediately. “I haven't worn everything that you have given me already.” “I'm going to get Jordan this beautiful necklace, but they don't have it yet.” Sherry mutters to herself as she works. I smile. She is so cute, she is so much in love with Jordan, I just know that she is going to be a good mother. The doorbell rings and we both raise our heads. The shop is supposed to be closed, ca
Erus' POV She is trying to avoid eye contact, she is also shaking so much that the juice is spilling from her hand. That's how scared she is. Yeah, I killed the foolish rogue that tried to touch her yesterday, but she looks like she still suffers from that encounter. “Are you hurt, Naya?” I ask her. “No, I'm fine.” She sighs. “You know that I don't like when you lie. Or steal.” She glares at me. “Yeah, I don't want to talk about that.” “Yeah, let's not.” I fold my hands. “Else you get angry and drive off wrecking my favourite car and almost getting yourself killed.” She rolls her eyes at me. “Hey, don't roll your eyes at me.” “I just want to go home, okay? Jordan would be worried about me. Just… give me a car key or something.” “A car key?” I huff. “You will never drive another car in your freaking life.” ****I cancel anything I am supposed to have for the next three hours, and now, I have to drive Naya back home by myself. We don't speak to each other, not even when sh
Naya's POV Her reminder of the traumatic events of hours ago weakens my knees and I immediately grip the wall. I can't go through the door anymore, I have this sense that the rogues are going to grab me. The last time I was this scared was when Luna Bloodton asked the servants to kill Jordan and I. Gwen sees me shaking against the wall, but she just smiles and raises her eyes to the door. “Servants, prepare some coffee for us.Miss Woods won't be leaving anymore ..” *****My left leg is shaking under the table, and I am biting my lower lip. Gwen looks so unbothered, she is sipping her coffee in a very chick manner. “This is your doing, Naya.” She sighs as she drops her cup. “Excuse me?” “We have never had this much trouble with the rogues until now. Surely there is something that you haven't told us yet. What did you do?” My eyebrows furrow. “What did I do? I don't even know anything about the rogues, I don't even know what they want from me.” “You should stop lying, Naya.
Naya's POV I don't know how long I have been out for, but when I wake up, my nose gets hit with a sharp aseptic smell. I try to open my eyes and immediately feel the needles of pain go through me. I can't move myself, I am in too much pain. I'm supposed to be in a hospital, at least that's what it smells like, but this room is too fancy to be a hospital. Not even the most luxurious one. I hear heels clicking around, I feel someone's warm breath on my face. “She is a pretty girl, I must say, but she is dumb.” A strange woman mutters. “Don't call her dumb, sister.” Erus' voice replies. “It was an accident, and she is fine.” “You are speaking as if the accident is the worst thing that she has done. All this girl has done since she married into this family is to bring trouble to us! She is soiling the Bloodton name and this pack!” Surely this has got to be a psychotic nightmare. Erus doesn't have a sister, and she doesn't hate me so much. I thankfully can't open my eyes, and I ju
Naya's POV I'm so desperate that I get down on my knees and crawl as close as I can to the gate. Yes, I am that determined. It's a fair distance and my entire body is on fire and I'm covered in sweat when I get there. I see Erus from behind the bush I am hiding, and he speaks to the guards at the gate. They say something to him, then he growls and starts to walk towards the house. I wait for him to leave before I stand up to my feet and push my hair away from my face. The guards are startled to see me, but they bow down and won't meet the gaze of my eyes. “Mistress, good evening. Is there something you want us to do for you?” I look over my shoulder. “What did Erus – I mean, the alpha, what did he say.” “He was just asking if you left the house in the morning. We only told him that you are still inside.”Good. I stretch out my hand. “Give me the key to his car.” Their eyes widens. “But Mistress, he is looking for you in the house.” “Stop arguing with me and give me the damn
Erus’ POV Devon laughs, and I have never wanted to hit someone like I do right now. He turns back around, his eyes wrinkled as he laughs and laughs in my fucking face. “You think that I am interested in your wife? I mean, she is beautiful and all, but that's stupid that you think I would want to get with your mate.” Devon says. “Oh, your charm doesn't fool me at all, Fields.” I mutter. “Get any closer to Naya, and I will break every bone in your body.” Devon stops, but he still has a smile on his face. He doesn't even feel a little bit scared by any of my threats. “Days ago, Naya was in my store to do some shopping.” He says. “Wait, I'm just being nice, she wasn't shopping, she was stealing from me.” My heart drops into my stomach. “That's not true. Naya isn't a thief.” “She is my friend, I wouldn't call her a thief, but she did try to steal alcohol from me. I let her go without telling you, but since you think I am interested in her, there you go.” My fists clench. I am abou