"It's green! And look, it's all old. Ella, this is an oversized boot, I can't wear this with the dress. I dunno..." I didn't mean to be an ingrate, but none of this made sense to me. She was supposed to be my friend, yet here she was standing right in front of me handing me her maid outfits--her dead maid outfits!"It's fashion. What is wrong with you? I really tried my best to get you all of this, why are you complaining?" Her tone had suddenly changed into something eerie and definitely upset. "I just thought...I mean, I wanted to look good like you. I have a date today after school, and I don't have anything to wear at all. Besides, your maid is dead. Isn't it like a bad omen to hand me her outfits? It doesn't seem right, Ella."She blinked, then smacked her lips and took in a heavy sigh. "Fine. I'll take all of that back. But you've gotta wear this dress. Okay? It's nice and will look good on you. If I don't see you tonight, I'm coming to drag your ass out at home, you understand
Anaya's POV Once it was break period, Freya came around like she had promised and together we entered the car parked outside. A short while later, we arrived at the big boutique Dean had asked me to meet him at! I was starting to panic from here. Why had she brought me here?We got out of the car and she held my hand tight, maybe so I wouldn't run away?? Freya was being so suspicious now!But instead, this warm smile filled her features as she said. "Surprise! We're going shopping, you and I."I stood there looking stunned but she held onto me more tighter and dragged me inside. The store was so huge and was a lot more than I'd expected it to be. The truth was that I only always saw it from outside but I'd never stepped foot in here before!Two slender ladies came towards us and Freya whispered something to their ears which brought a bright smile on their faces as they glanced at me. "Come with us, miss." They said to me and came to hold me as they led me to a long wide hall with va
ANAYA'S POV I quickly gathered my stuff after closing hour and headed to the front of the boutique Dean had asked we meet at. It took a short while but I saw him walking toward me from a distance. My heart fluttered as I thought of the reason I was standing there! I was going on a date with one of my bullies...it certainly did not feel casual to me at all. I adjusted my hair with my hands and smoothened my short dress. A smile worked its way to my face as I stared at my fine exposed legs, making me appreciate the fact that I'd inherited my father's smooth and fair skin. "Okay. I'm sorry I'm late," he said, stretching his hand forward for me to hold. I didn't understand why but I reached for his hands, feeling this electrifying current surge through my veins, but in a pleasant way. "We're just going to watch a movie. I've gotten tickets already. Come on." He held my hands tight as we made our way to the cinema which wasn't too far from where we were. I tried so hard to enjoy wha
ANAYA'S POVI wondered when I would get a response from our silent Knight when he opened his mouth. My heart sank at the unimaginable words he must have put together in his head."Sure." He plainly responded.I blinked. "Sure?""Yeah, I mean... We'll go with you. Have you talked to my brothers?" He looked unexplainably calm as he spoke. How was he so cool with this?"Uh... I will, I'm planning to." Wow! I couldn't help but think how easy it was. Hopefully it would be the same for the others. Even Duke.I shrugged out of his jacket and handed it to him. As much as I would miss the warmth and the scent of him-- making it feel like I was in his arms-- I couldn't go to see any of his brothers while wearing his jacket."Thank you! I'll see you at home in time for the party. I have to go." I flashed him a smile then turned to leave. But then he said;"It doesn't end."I stopped and turned around, confused. "What?""I said it doesn't end. That's my answer to the question you asked me before.
ANAYA'S POVI stood there once again, placed in the situation of waiting for a response. He didn't even seem to be thinking about what I had said.After sipping from his drink, he placed the cup down and rose to his feet with a soft exhale. "Okay, but I won't ask my brothers for you. That's for you to figure out."I exhaled with a soft chuckle. I could almost hump into his arms and hug him. "Don't worry, I know. That's up to me."He nodded his head. "Wanna keep playing?" His voice had turned low and seductive.I bit down on my lips subconsciously. My eyes found it hard to meet his gaze and my cheek turned red. As much as it enticed me, I was running out of daylight quickly and I heard Duke wouldn't be as easy as his brothers."I... I have to go." I managed to respond as hard as it was rejecting such an offer. I knew if I stayed, he would explore me more and I would like that.It fascinated me how I learnt of new emotions I never knew I had."If you ever want to continue our lessons, I
ANAYA'S POVHis hand reached up to my face and trailed across my lips. "So this is what this is about?"I shook my head. "I didn't come in here to give you a head as a bribe, I came here to ask for a favor but then this... Happened." I was surprised by my own boldness.But it seemed to be having an effect on him. He was different, cooler, as if he couldn't dare to send me away. He wanted me here. He needed me.I took a step closer towards him, closing the gap between us. My hard nipples poked his chest and it made me want to curl into a ball and hide my face but I kept looking into his eyes.At the moment, in contrast to my height, I dominated in that room over him.I could feel how much he was craving to strip me and pin me to his bed and the funny question was, would I have stopped him?I didn't think so. A part of me wanted it too. I didn't know how hard a woman could become until now. I was begging for him on the inside, to touch me and relieve me from this torturous greedy desire
I had kissed him with the expectation that he would shove me away so hard that I would be sent flying across the room but surprisingly... He didn't do anything.He didn't kiss me back, he didn't shove me away, he didn't say anything. He had a habit of not talking when you expect him to.I summoned the courage from the depth of within me and asked a question I had been meaning to ask. "Why did you avoid me for all those days after our first kiss?"His eyes flickered with what I believed to be anger and he finally looked away from me.I continued. "If you can kiss me so casually now then why make a big deal out of it for all those days?""I didn't kiss you." He muttered a response."We kissed, Duke, we did.""Okay, okay can you stop talking about that? We had our fun and that was it. Forget about it and think about the party. If you put me in a bad mood then I might not be able to go with you." He didn't look at me all through his response.Yet thanks to his words, I got reminded of the
They all stared at me as if I had said something very strange. Maybe not even English.I stared at each of them. "What?""You are really not okay." Dean said with a startled look on his face.I let out a contorted chortle. "What? No, I said I'm fine. I just... I've seen a ton of movies where they go to parties and most of them always drink in their place before actually joining the party.""Yeah... Movies." Darius nodded his head and smiled."Okay, guys, I think I can handle a few shots so please don't treat me like I'm some little girl. Okay?" My tone sounded a little strict and harsh.I wanted to apologize but it seemed to work on them."Alright," Darius rose to his feet. "Let's drink."Dean didn't seem to have a problem with it and Duke's silence was taken as his approval.Darius went into his room and came back with a bottle of Jack Daniels while Dean went to grab four glasses from the kitchen."Okay," Darius said. "I have been saving this baby for a while and I even forgot I had
ANAYA'S POVI stared into his eyes, suddenly feeling embarrassed. I was already naked in his arms but the thought of being with him in the bathroom seemed... Odd.Before I could protest or accept, he carried me in his arms and went into my bathroom.Placing me gently on my feet, he stood in front of me like a statue. "Take it off."I blinked. "What?""My clothes. Take it off." He repeated without batting an eye.I remained fixed as I was before, standing with my hand by my side. 'What is wrong with you, Anaya? Weren't you so eager to undo his belt earlier?'I swallowed. I was but now that he was staring at me like that, I didn't know how to react. I just stood there, staring at his clothes.He suddenly took my hand and placed it on his belt. "Go on." He said in a low and seductive tone.I swallowed. With a soft sigh, I began to undo his belt. One by one, I took off the clothing on his body until we were the same. Naked.We stood there admiring each other's bodies. I felt my cheeks hea
ANAYA'S POVHis eyes burnt through my skin was a brand new sun. The beauty lured me to stare but the fierceness burnt me. Yet I couldn't look away.His firm and strong hands were holding mine and pinning them to the door. I wanted to push him away but I didn't bother to struggle.His gaze fixed me in one place and I felt like a tiny helpless puppy at his mercy.He leaned in closer to my face, his breath burning me as they caressed down my face. I wanted to do something, look away, close your eyes! Kiss him first!, I yelled at myself but instead, I just froze. Staring into his eyes like a motionless doll.His lips, soft and seducing, brushed against mine in the lightest way. Almost like a feather. I felt my middle burn up with desire, the desires that didn't seem like my own.His eyes never left my face, traveling momentarily from my eyes to my lips. I wanted to push him away, yet my lips parted before I knew it.He sucked on my lower lip, nibbling it softly. My eyes finally fell shut.
ANAYA'S POV"Okay everyone, calm down." Luna Freya spoke up. She cupped my cheek in her hand. "Honey, you are an adult and you don't need to explain anything to us if you don't want to. As long as this friend of yours is a good person and you are safe then I don't think we have any further questions."I smiled. She was always the one to understand me. Maybe because she was the only woman?"If... If you wouldn't mind, I got you some things too. If you will accept it." I didn't know how it sounded offering the Luna a gift that someone had bought for me. "I know it isn't my money and I hope it isn't insulting in any way.""It's fine." She smiled. "I'll take just one item.""Okay. There are cosmetics too, maybe we can share them.""Who is this friend that bought all of this for you?" Duke demanded. "Is it a boy or girl? Give me a name also. I know every student in our school.""Rafa." I plainly said.He stared at me for a few seconds as if he already knew who I was talking about before as
ANAYA'S POVI placed my hand on hers. "You're a really good person."She smiled at me wordlessly.Once everything was packaged, we went to make our payment and she took out a few hundred dollars from her purse.Placing it on the counter, she turned to face both girls from earlier who were still sulking that I had bought everything they wanted to get. "Next time, make sure you say things that actually hurt me, like what you said last week, maybe I'll drop a bigger tip then out of sadness."They were surprised to know that she knew they were always badmouthing her and gossiping about her. Their heads fell to stare at their shoes and the manager didn't know what kind of response to give. Whether to apologize or just stay quiet."Well what are you standing there for?" Rafa demanded. "Who else will carry all these things I bought if not you? Hurry now."She turned and walked away without lifting a pin and I decided to follow. After what happened now, I was sure the girls would never dare t
ANAYA'S POVUnlike I expected, rather than going to her place, she took us to a high end boutique instead. She seemed to be a regular since everyone showed her so much respect.I knew the respect was only because of her wealth and the fact that her dad was an alpha. When I excused myself to use the bathroom, I had overhead two workers chatting about her."She comes here every single time just to flaunt her money, pff, she thinks she's such a big deal.""All she does in her life is spend daddy's money but then again, who am I to blame her? She's such a lonely creep.""That's true, at least she came with someone today. Do you think she is in a relationship with her?""No way, I'd say that the other lady is out of her league. She's prettier and all the clothes fit her more. She's probably hanging around Rafa because of her money.""True. Let's get back to work. Maybe she'll leave a big tip today again. I can finally buy that new designer brand of purse that's on display. What color will
ANAYA'S POVHe let out a soft sigh, "we were only trying to discourage you from moving on with the dangerous project." He said with an apologetic look on his face. "But I have decided to support you no matter what. You can count on me."He leaned in closer to my face, his hot breath burnt down my neck as he spoke. "Why aren't you focused?""Huh?" I finally found the strength to utter a word.His brow arched at me and his lips curved into a seductive grin. "You seem so tense... Want me to calm you down?"He must have picked up on my scent, how aroused I was feeling and he could probably hear my heart the way it was banging in my chest. I was sure anyone and everyone could hear my heart pounding.His hand touched my neck and I wanted to curl up and hide myself from him. My cheeks burnt red as he trailed a tenacious finger up to my face and played with my hair.My body was on edge, every single nerve in me went off like fireworks. The bell rang, announcing the commencement of our next cl
ANAYA'S POVShe turned to look at me. "And what makes you think that?" Her brow arched."If you know my name then you should know my story." I responded."Yeah, your mother... Took her own life after your birth and then your dad died while protecting the pack. Your dad did a great thing and if things were different, and by different I mean you not being an omega, you would be getting praises from every single eye that landed on you.""Tell me about it." I sighed. "But, people would still think of me as an outcast since my own mother took her life after having me.""About that..." She leaned against the sink. "Do you know...""Why?" I said and she nodded her head. "Unfortunately, no. I don't know anything about her or why she would do that and it's for the best.""Why is that?""She will forever be a stranger to me and I can hate her for the rest of my life." My expression was all too calm for the words that left my mouth.She stared at me for a wordless moment before letting out a sof
ANAYA'S POVGasps echoed in my head where I stood when I realized what I had done. I didn't feel bad about it though, how dare she say something so vile?"How dare you Ella?" I squinted. "Even if it was all pretense, we used to be best friends. You shouldn't even be able to open your mouth to say such a thing to me."She poked the side of her cheek with her tongue and adjusted her hair. "Why?""What?""Why shouldn't I say such things to you? Huh? Why would you get mated to the best guys in the entire fucking town? Why?! Why the fuck...? Why the fuck would one person have such luck?"I stared into her eyes. "What has gotten over you, Ella? Where is the girl I know?""Oh you don't know this girl, you don't know her at all!" She sighed and gave a nod of her head. "Sure, I was angry with you when Sarah, Maria and Donna huddled the Cavannagh brothers to their chest, I wondered with you how they got so lucky to even get the Cavannagh brothers to spare them a glance. I wondered with you unti
ANAYA'S POVI stared silently at her but remained in place. She smiled and walked closer to me, her fake smile and pretending as if she really cared about me made me feel so angry.But I managed to remain calm and stood there waiting for her to spill whatever trash was in her mouth."You think the Cavannagh brothers care about you right? You think they want to stay by your side now that they know you are their mate? Well it isn't that easy." She said firmly.She smiled softly like she used to whenever she wanted to comfort me. "The Cavannagh brothers aren't as humane as you think you are. I mean, those guys used to be your biggest bully! Can you really be stupid enough to think they love you?" She arched her brow at me.There it was, the scrutinizing squinting of eyes I had been waiting for. She looked at me like that anytime she wanted to give me a lecture. It made me feel so angry that I usually listened to the bullshit she said every single time.My fist clenched but somehow, I man