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 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 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 POVThe sound of the shower turned off and Duke walked out of the bathroom-- my bathroom!-- putting on his pants and a towel around his neck.He scrubbed at his wet hair with my spare towel and flashed me a smile when he noticed that I was looking.I had already dashed out of the bathroom minutes ago to get dressed while he got a proper shower. I didn't know how to dress, it was cold and I wanted to cover myself up from head to toe but I also wanted to show some skin.I had to choose between looking sexy or feeling warm. And of course, I chose to look sexy.I put on nothing but a big top that barely covered my thigh and my nipples poked out as well.Rather than covering myself up, I sat with my legs out in the cold and pretended like the freezing weather was not getting to me."Aren't you cold?" He questioned while putting on his shirt."Cold? No." I responded, ignoring the chill that snaked up my bare skin.It was hard pretending that the cold wasn't getting to me. But if it
ANAYA'S POVI tried my best not to look at Duke or any of the boys, knowing well that their penetrating gazes were on me.Luna Freya smiled softly. "Good morning dear, you look amazing."I smiled. "Thank you. Oh and here." I handed her a small box with the earring laying inside. "I don't know if it suits your taste though."She opened it and her face lit up excitedly. "Wow dear, this looks amazing! I love it. Thank you. Let's eat."We started eating and silence descended on us. One time I almost choked on a spoon full as I looked up only to notice Duke staring at me.The deafening silence was thankfully broken by alpha Donald. "Not to judge you or anything, this new look might actually be good for you, to help you keep your confidence up and make people look at you with more respect, but... Did your new friend tell you to change who you already are?"All eyes landed on me at his question. My eyes widened. "What?! No! No she would never. She is oddly nice for a rich girl. She didn't as
ANAYA'S POV"Earth to Ana?"I blinked. "Huh?"Rafa chuckled. "You have zoned out a lot today, everything alright?"I forced a smile. "Oh yeah, totally fine. Just, stressed out from all of the tests I guess.""I know right? Wait till exams start." She rolled her eyes. Picking up a French fry, she took a bite out of it.I couldn't help but to think about what she had said earlier this morning. Who I had to choose, I hadn't even spent a second to think about that before. Not when I expected rejection from all three of them.But now that they were all being nice to me, even Duke and I have had casual sex twice now! Did I really have a shot at being Luna for any one of them?I shook my head, chasing out the thought. What did it matter if I distracted myself by thinking on which one to choose if none of them wanted me in the end?'That's true.' My wolf stated. 'You don't have to bother yourself with that until you are sure about how they truly feel about us. Even if they kiss you and touch
ANAYA'S POV"It seems I have let you stray for long enough." Sarah's expression turned grim. "It's high time I put you back in your place."In the blink of an eye, she snatched my head warmer from my head and tossed it. With a chuckle, she stated, "go on, fetch it puppy.""What is wrong with you!" I yelled in her face angrily.Gasps erupted in the cafeteria and I wondered what was the cause of such a reaction.Sarah, her minions, Rafa and I followed the direction of the people's stare and what we saw drew a gasp from Sarah's mouth, her hand pressed over her mouth.Duke stood not far away from us with my head warmer laying at his feet. His brothers were on both of his sides and they stared expressionlessly at us.Duke bent forward and picked up the head warmer. He stared at it and let out a soft sigh before approaching us.The three towering suave brothers walked towards us and Sarah went stiff like a log of wood for real.I swallowed. Did they hear what I had said about having them at
ANAYA'S POVWe both parted ways after school, she-- Rafa-- said she had plans with some other friends. She also mentioned introducing them to me soon.I was about to get into the car when I saw only Duke sitting in the driver's seat. "Where's Dean and Darius?""Still under punishment. Dad asked them to join him at some center. They have to listen to the boring talks of alphas and betas planning for a better community."I chuckled softly and shook my head. Rather than the backseat, I got into the front seat and did my seat belt.He put the car into ignition and started driving down the road. He didn't utter anything or ask me any questions about Rafa and her unexpected confidence earlier at the cafeteria.Rather than bringing that up, I decided to thank him for sending Sarah away. "Uhm... Thank you... For earlier.""Earlier?" He arched his brow.I nodded. "Yeah, at the cafeteria. Thank you for putting Sarah in her place." I couldn't meet his gaze and my cheek burnt red. I found myself
ANAYA’S POVA loud pitched ringing echoed in my head as I tried to open my eyes. I groaned softly, trying to settle my breathing. Where was I? I wondered, Trying to move, I felt a sort of bondage holding me back, what was the meaning of this? Struggling, I realized I was tied to a chair. A gasp escaped my mouth as I looked around. Footsteps were being heard from a distance. Turning my head backwards, my eyes landed on the stranger whom had been talking with Duke. His piercing green eyes were one to not forget.My eyes widened as I sighted him. His lips spread into a wide grin, “hello Anaya,” he smirked wickedly, “you must be surprised to meet yourself in my house, don’t worry, it is my boss that wishes to see you.”I squinted. His boss? I wanted to speak but my mouth was covered. I struggled to speak either way.“Calm down dear,” another voice came from behind me. “No need to struggle, I just don’t want any disturbance while I explain things to you. I have come to realize that you a
It was a cool Sunday morning, the wind howled silently and the subtle breeze danced along with the trees. Anaya walked out of her apartment dressed in her winter sweater and mittens, a cool icy breathe escaped her mouth as she breathed out. She rubbed her hands together and pulled her head warmer properly over her head. The year was falling into its second trimester and the summer breeze was starting to sit comfortably.How long had it been since she set foot in this small town? About four years or five. After graduation, things had moved rather quickly for her. Getting into a good university was easier than she had expected, Rafa had been there all through to help financially and emotionally. After spending four years in a prestigious university, she had graduated with the best of the best result and surprisingly, her rank but was not considered when she was given the post of a secretary in a high end company. Over a year since she started working, she had saved up enough to car
ANAYA'S POVI did not know how to process the information I had just heard. Whether it was true or not was left to my mother's wolf and she would have no reason to lie to me or try to deceive me with something so expensive. 'My name is Ella,' she said lovingly, 'after your mother's death, I became your protector because it was her dying wish. So I will be with you forever until we are no more.'Tears trailed down my face like a free stream, my heart ached so wearily and I could not breathe. I felt like I was drowning in a deep ocean. "Mom..." I called out to her as I sobbed. Hitting my chest, I tried to help myself breathe again but it seemed all my efforts were futile. 'Anaya... Breathe...' I heard Ella's voice in my head. 'You are holding back your own breath... Breathe...' She said so soothingly but it did not help me. So I was the hindrance to my own breathing, knowing that did nothing to help me though. I still did not breathe. I hit my chest again, sobbing even louder into
DUKE'S POVI gave a swift turn and tried to flip the person behind me but then my eyes widened as I realized who was standing behind me. "Darius?" I furrowed my brows. "That could have been one mean flip," he said, "and very painful too." He added. I could not help but to smile but only for a second. "What are you doing out here when it's so dark?" I questioned him as I released him from my hold. "I could ask you the same." He responded as he crossed his arms. "I just... Needed some air." I avoided his gaze as I responded. What good would it come to if I told him I was looking for Anaya to make sure she was okay? Especially since I was the one who hurt her in the first place. I could almost laugh out loud at my foolishness. "Do you have any idea how fast we had to run to keep up with you?" I turned to look behind Darius as I heard another familiar voice coming from that direction.I arched my brow at him. "Dean? What are you guys doing out here? Did you two follow me to scold m
ANAYA'S POVI felt a sudden cold air blow past me and a shudder ran down my spine. Yet I knew the weather was stagnant and no leaves rustled from being pushed around by any sudden wind. I felt cold and warm at the same time, all feelings and emotions traveling through my body without care for the effects it was causing me. But I didn't mind because even though I felt it all, I felt nothing. "What did you just say....?" The question rolled off my tongue as carefully and slowly as it could go. At first, I was met by a deafening silence. But then her voice boomed in my head, gentle and caring as one would tenderly speak to a struggling plant while trying to offer it support to grow. 'Your mother was a strong woman and I was her best friend. Just as strong and even more powerful.' She gave a pause but I did not bother to interfere or rush her. Instead, I listened on to her explanation in utmost silence and total concentration. 'She was a very strong sentinel, keen, resilient, stubbor
THIRD POV"What the fuck did you do to her, Duke?!" Darius spat out angrily. "Don't tell me it is what I am thinking.""Yeah Duke," Dean added as he advanced towards his brothers. "Tell us exactly what happened.""What are your brothers talking about?" Luna Freya stared confusedly at her sons. What were they talking about? Duke felt the words too heavy to pronounce but they had already felt it and it was of no use to pretend. So he took a deep breath and spoke up in a loud, audible and confident voice. "I rejected her as my mate."Luna Freya's arms dropped lifelessly to her sides and her heart slowed. She did not understand what her son had just said or maybe she had not heard him clearly. "You... You rejected her?" She arched her brow at him. "What were you all expecting?" Duke asked without a hint of remorse in his voice. "Were you expecting me to make her our luna? Come on, we can't always be selfish.""Why can't she be our luna?" Dean requested in a stern voice. "Because she is
ANAYA’S POVI had hoped I would be next to him until the world would end. Until death would do us apart, until our bones would wither away. Had I hoped for too much? My heart was heavy, my feet were too heavy for me to lift but I managed to turn away from him without looking back. I wanted to keep my confidence as I accepted his rejection but I knew my heart would ache and my eyes would fail me. So I turned my back and opened my mouth to speak, "I accept your rejection..." Tears poured from my eyes. An invincible knife stabbed my chest and my body ached seriously. I wanted to crumble to the ground, it felt like I was being torn apart piece by piece. It was true when they said the pain of rejection could kill an omega. It left other werewolves feeling like they had lost a big part of their soul but it made me feel like my entire soul had been sucked out of me. THIRD POVDean grabbed his chest at the same time Darius reacted in the same way. The ceramic dish in both of their hands
ANAYA'S POVShock was a feeling that could not explain what I had truly felt at his words. My ears refused to believe what they had just heard but then again, that was the plain truth. He had truly said those words and I was not delusional. He... Wanted to reject me as his mate. He stared into my eyes for a second before avoiding my gaze once more. His former coldness returned and he furrowed his brows. "I, Duke Cavannagh, reject you, Anaya Fields, as my mate and future Luna." "That is absurd!" I spat out before I even realized it. My body refused to fall under control, my heart could not handle the wounds and bled uncontrollably. "You cannot reject me!" I yelled. "No, you will not reject me! Not after everything we have been through. Do you have no idea what you really mean to me? How can you just selfishly say those cruel words to me without even batting an eye?" "Because it is the truth, reality. This is our reality Anaya, you and I were never meant to be, it was a mistake and
THIRD POVDuke stared at me with confusion in his eyes and I realized what I had just said and I tried to swallow the words back but there was no way to do that. He walked over towards me and as much as I wanted to stand still, my legs betrayed me and I took a step back. "You... Are you trying to tell me that you found out that Miguel was your second chance mate but you still stayed with him for the winter?" He arched his brow at me. I opened my mouth to talk but the words refused to leave my mouth. I cleared my throat and decided to try again. "I just needed a place to stay until my place was ready. I couldn't stay with Rafa because she lives with her dad who is an alpha. "The man is quite strict and he would not have even allowed me there. I just had to take him up on his offer to spend a few days before moving. He had several rooms and we went without seeing each other for days whenever we wanted to. It was no big deal. Besides, I lived with you guys for months." He scoffed a