"Before today, I didn't know you were that man I slept with that day. But now that I know, it messes a lot of things up." I began.James narrowed his eyes and walked over to his desk, but said nothing.The silence urged me to continue."In the marriage contract, there's a clause that says we will get divorced after three years, and the baby will be mine," I said as gently as possible.James sprang to his feet, eyes wide open."What?! That's not possible!"I let him talk."That's not possible! I drew that contract; don't you think I wouldn't make such a grave mistake?" He pointed it out.I sighed."Well, I don't know who made the mistake, but it's there, and it's there. You can check it later if you think I'm lying. After three years, we're going to go out separate ways, me with the baby in my belly. I thought I would point it out to you so you wouldn't say I deceived you in later days." I calmly said.James was pacing now.I was glad I didn't go ahead with the wedding. If this was how
~Audrina~The elder gave me a weary look before asking:"Do you take this man as your husband? To support and love him in good health, in sickness, in riches, in bad times and good times, goddess, help you."I inhaled and then let my answer float on my exhale."I do," I said.James sighed next to me in relief or in anxiousness—I didn't know. From the corner of my eye, I saw Mabel beaming at me, and I gave her a smile back.The same question was asked of James, only that he didn't even think of his answer and didn't even breathe before he said, "I do," and then before the elder ordered us to kiss, he had tilted my head to the side and placed his lips on mine.Tingles shot up my body, and I felt like I would float to the skies if he didn't hold me down.A hand was placed on my jaw while James expertly parted my lips and touched his tongue with mine.I could've moaned in ecstasy if only we weren't standing in front of cheering people.When he finally broke off the kiss, I was left blinki
~James~I stared at Audrina as she slept peacefully. My heart was filled with rage over what happened at the ceremony, and I couldn't get enough of the constant flashes of the past event in my head. It taunted me like a demon, and as I stared with a clenched fist, my heart raced with more anger, and I felt like teaching her a lesson. She slowly woke up and stared at me before covering herself with the duvet. I stood and gazed as her body moved underneath the duvet."Why are you staring at me like that?" she asked."Running through some thoughts, things that happened, and what's bound to happen""What does that even mean? Why speak in riddles when you can just tell me what's wrong and get over with it?""I should get over it, you say; it's so easy for you to say underneath that duvet.""James, I'm not in the mood for this; I'm tired and I need to sleep. You can stare at me all you want, and it won't get anything."I thought hard about what she said and smiled. An idea struck me hard, l
~AUDRINA~I sat on my bed as I let the tears flow from my eyes while the events of some minutes ago played in my head.How did I find myself stuck like this? How come I even had two mates, and yet I couldn’t do anything without the two of them, and I couldn’t do anything with both of them?Why was it that I had found my mate, and now everything seemed so lost?I wrapped my hands around my belly as I struggled to let go of everything, but it was not as easy as it sounded in my head.Slowly, I bunched up my legs against the bed and let my chin rest on my knees as tears soaked my dress, which was not even a complete dress.It had seen better days than tonight as a whole.It was a sad night for me. Some people would believe that it was a blessing to have two alpha’s into you, cuddling you and having their way with you, but even if I had two mates, I still don’t think I would find it exciting. I loved Ryan,I was connected to him somehow, and yet, I wanted to be with James.The wedding was
~James~Audrina is my mate.I couldn't believe it. I had a mate, and it was someone as beautiful as her. I may have been with her for convenience sake, but he never expected her to be his true mate.But how was that possible? I mean, why now? Why am I discovering that now?But it couldn't be; I have touched her several times. Why didn't I feel the mate bond snap into place?It doesn't make sense.I felt my wolf move around happily in my head; it seemed like he was pleased with the moon goddess's choice. I must admit, I'm pleased too.“I want you, mate; take me to my mate.” He growled in my head.He's going to give me a headache if he doesn't stop his pacing.”“Give me my mate now; I want my mate. She's mine.”“Hold your horses, you oversized mutt. She's resting; she had a long day, and you know she's pregnant with our pup.”He growled again and started pacing all over again. “Must protect, mate, must protect, pup. I want to go to them now.”“And I said we needed to let her rest,” I ye
~Ryan~It was hard to disappear from the pack grounds. But it was harder to believe that George, Paige, and Nicholas had disappeared without any warning whatsoever. I could only imagine how pissed James would be when he found out they were missing from pack grounds. I stared at them in disbelief, and they stood before me, heaving and breathing heavily.“You're welcome. Come on in; I know you must be very tired.” I said it warmly as I took them into my chambers.My hands were outstretched to showcase the different areas that were OK for sitting down.Paige looked very tired and drained, and I couldn't help but feel pity for her, especially.I was curious about Audrina and wondered about what she had been doing in the hands of the Alpha, but I didn’t know whether to ask Paige since there was something about them that just stood out, but I decided to try my luck anyway.“How is your sister, Audrina?” I asked and watched as her face morphed into one of confusion and disgust."Well, she is
~James~“Inhale, exhale, and inhale again. You will be fine. It's just a matter of time.”These are the words I constantly tell myself so that I can keep my cool and not overreact.Things have not, in any way, gotten easier. Instead, they have become tougher to deal with, and I can barely contain myself with everything I have been through lately.It's been some days now, and I have found it hard to tame and contain my wolf. He was becoming extremely restless for me to handle, and I was already tired of it.We have had some fights, and the only way I could keep him in his place was to ignore them.While I battled with my thoughts, I was not alone. My beta was here with me, trying to keep me company as usual.“You good?” he asked, handing over a glass of wine to me.I held the wine up and shook the cup a little. I really enjoyed the way the wine danced inside the glass.“Do I look like I'm good? Well, thank you for this,” I answered and sipped a little out of the wine.My beta then pull
~Audrina~My eyes moved in James’s direction. I was waiting for him to speak or say something, but he just stood there with his gaze on the ceiling. I wondered what he found interesting as he stared at the ceiling, or was he looking at it in order to avoid my gaze?I sighed softly, taking slow steps in his direction. At each step I took, I felt my emotions weigh down on me. Thoughts about my mother flowed into my head, and I couldn’t stop thinking about her and how I wanted her to be safe and here with me. The minute I had gotten close to James, he turned to look at me, his sparkling blue eyes locked on mine. He had a neutral expression, but it changed the instant I spoke up.“I need you to help me save my mother, James.” I said it in a very soft tone, which sounded like whispers. “I’m begging you; I just really need her with me.”My voice cracked as I said those last words. I managed to pull myself together, but as I was about to speak, James turned his back on me. He was also walki