Francesca’s POV At some point, I lost count of how long Bianca and I were making out. My room was filled with the wet sounds of the smacking of lips and the occasional moans and groans we were letting out. I felt intoxicated, half out of my mind, because Bianca was so incredibly sweet. There was something about the way she handled me that communicated her hunger, her desire. I felt wanted and I didn’t know how badly that was something I needed after being rejected by my mate. She was still in my lap as we kissed. My hands itched to explore further so they slowly traveled down her back until I was touching her ass. She moaned loudly against my mouth when I squeezed both cheeks. They felt firm in my hands but soft at the same time. Goddess, I truly was going crazy. “That felt good,” she whispered against my mouth. “Your hands feel good on me.” “I like how you feel,” I confessed, kissing her some more. It wasn’t that difficult to clear my head of everything else and focus on Bianca.
Francesca’s POV My opportunity to go down on Bianca arrived a few days later. It had taken me a while to admit that I was an exhibitionist. This meant that I was always excited at the prospect of public sex, as long as I could get away with the consequences. The risk was always thrilling to me, and I would be lying if I said that when Dominic paired me and Bianca during our survival into the wild skill training, my mind didn’t start whirring at the endless possibilities.Bianca and I ran deep into the forest in our wolf form, howling and communicating in a way that was instinctual to who we were. I felt free, completely unencumbered, and connected to the girl running next to me. When we were deep into the middle of the woods, and I was sure nobody would stumble upon us, I shifted back into human.Bianca followed my lead, furrowing her brow in confusion. “Why did you just shift? We have a mission to complete.”I grinned at her, my gaze raking over her naked form with a predatory gleam
Francesca’s POV It took me a minute to process Alpha Ian’s words. I wasn’t sure how to react exactly. What was the appropriate thing to say in this situation? It remained a fact that I had fucked up because I’d spoken about a situation I knew nothing about. Dominic had every right to react the way he did. My comments were insensitive, and who knew what wound I’d added salt to?There was also a part of me that wasn’t particularly surprised that Damien was Dominic’s fated mate. It made sense. I remember the first time the Beta mentioned the vampire king. I could still see the expression on his face so vividly. It was one of awe, and something else hidden in the depths of his eyes. It was an emotion so profound but at the same time mysterious. I didn’t know how to place it, and because of that, my instincts warned me to not comment on the issue.Seeing them together at the wedding put things into perspective for me. It seemed as though Damien’s world narrowed down to a single focus and
Francesca’s POVAfter the bitter and scalding words left my mouth, I stood there still submerged in my fury. It took so little for it to overtake me even when I wished to be nothing other than amiable to Alpha Ian. Sometimes, just looking at him was enough to make me angry. The memory of that faithful night when we found out we were fated mates comes rushing back to me in full force. The agony of his rejection was strong enough to bring me to my knees. And now that I’ve learned Dominic has spent the last five years refusing to give his fated mate a chance, I’ve been triggered. Something has to be wrong with these two brothers. This type of behavior couldn’t be normal.Alpha Ian stared at me a long time after my outburst. He opened his mouth several times but ended up closing it. Again, I had no idea what he was thinking, and he was giving me nothing. It was still incredibly frustrating, because both my soul and wolf yearned for a connection with this man, even if such a connection was
Francesca’s POV “Everyone knows that you and Bianca are fucking,” Alpha Ian said, tone cutting. “It’s all the two of you have been doing lately. And flaunting it in everyone’s faces as well. What point are you trying to prove, huh?” I could only laugh at those words. I suddenly felt so happy, giddy beyond belief. Watching the cool and level-headed Alpha lose his shit over me and Bianca was incredibly satisfying. It wasn’t why I started sleeping with her in the first place. I was doing it because I genuinely liked her. I enjoyed her company, and I had great admiration and respect for her. She endlessly inspired me given how amazing and badass she was. And the reason why we’ve been flaunting our hook-up situation was because it’s a new and exciting thing. We could barely keep our hands off each other. We were both into risqué and thrilling kinks and we’ve also been doing a lot of exploring and rediscovery. We’ve been experimenting with BDSM and I’m falling more in love with being
Francesca's POVIt felt like coming home, being in his arms. I was only too happy to stay there and let myself be held. I didn't want to utter a single word because I was afraid the spell would be broken. It felt like we were cocooned in a beautiful dream and I wanted to stay there forever.Something in me settled the longer we held each other. My head was buried in his chest whilst my arms were around his neck. His face was buried in my hair and he was rocking us back and forth. War was over.From now going forward, I wanted us to work through our issues and build a healthy bond even though it wouldn't be the easiest thing in the world. The anger and resentment couldn't continue. It was too toxic and it was corroding me from the inside. Pretending I didn't care about him wasn't working either. It was just me fooling myself and being in denial. There was constant tension in our home because Dominic and my mother were stuck in the middle. Whenever the Beta tried to talk to me about hi
Francesca's POVI spent a few more minutes with Alpha Ian at the shooting range, laughing and talking. He teased me about how Dominic won't be happy when he heard that he'd been replaced as my personal tutor. It was all in good fun though. We both knew Dominic would love the fact that Alpha Ian and I have decided to put our differences aside and reconcile. Or rather, I'd decided to stop being stubborn and meet his elder brother half way. It was something he has been begging me to reconsider for weeks now. I also knew I would finally get back in my mother's good graces. In some way, this was a win win situation.Our home would be more cohesive and this could only straighten our standing in the pack. Not that my mother and Alpha Ian weren't already revered as leaders but presenting a united front has never hurt. I knew it was one of the reasons my mother has been so angry with me. These are all things she taught me were important from a young age. And now she probably thought I was just
Francesca's POVAt first, I wasn't sure how to react when Dominic started sobbing. It was so unexpected. I couldn't have seen it coming in a million years. This was Dominic Astor. He wasn't someone who was easily overwhelmed by anything. Trust me, I've seen him put in all sorts of situations while we are in training. He was like a Buddhist monk, stoic and unshakeable. But now he was sobbing in front of me, tears running down his face as he tried to wipe them away as fast as they were falling. I think I knew what was going on but I also wasn't hundred percent sure.At some point, it snapped in my head that I needed to move and do something. I couldn't just continue to sit there with my mouth wide open. I left my seat and walked over to his side of the table. I wrapped my arms around him and he didn't hesitate to bury his head in my midriff. He cried for the next few minutes, soaking my shirt but that was the least of my problems. I couldn't care less about a piece of clothing when my f