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 POVJust when I was about to choose to jump out of the car, I heard him laugh. A laugh that made me want to jump out even more.My cheeks burnt red and embarrassment became my cloak. "Why are you laughing?" I pouted as I asked.He sniffed, his laughter finally coming to an end. "What flavor do I come in?" He broke out into a chuckle this time."Stop it! It's stupid, I know. You don't have to laugh about it." I rolled my eyes skyward, trying to hold back my own laughter."No, no don't get me wrong. The mood, the timing, your expression... Gah... It was perfect. Everything about that timing and the words was amazing. You sounded so sexy when you said it. It's just... I mean... Sure, I'm a ladies men and they always stare and all--"So he was aware of them staring at him? Well of course he was! He was just so good at ignoring them like they weren't drooling and fainting over him."--but I'm usually the one flirting. So it was just weird being flirted with. That's all." He explain
DUKE'S POVShe slid her top down her shoulder to reveal her bare skin and I fought the urge to keep going.I smiled and pulled it back up. "I told you... I have work."She cleared her throat. "Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't..." She let out a nervous chuckle. "I know, it's just... Nothing, I'm sorry.""You don't have to apologize. Would you like to see what I'm painting?" I asked and she nodded her head with a soft chuckle.Holding her waist, I carried her down from the kitchen counter and led her into my studio.I had never had any problem with having impromptu guests since I always kept the place clean and tidy. I wasn't like Darius. I couldn't help but to roll my eyes at the thought of how messy he could be sometimes.Every time I remembered when we were all forced to share one room while growing up, I was always grateful for having my own room now. He didn't understand the need for personal space and privacy sometimes."Is this it?" She pointed at my current work piece, her words pulli
ANAYA'S POVThe rest of the week went by in a haze. Rafa and I had hung out a couple of times after school and I ended up with several shopping bags. As always.I was beginning to think I could open my own mall with all the gifts I had gotten from her so far. I understood that she was trying to teach her father a lesson by misspending all of his money but she was highly generous. She still went to the same shopping mall with the beefing girls and of course, she left them a healthy tip. Every single time.Duke and I were hanging out but casually. I couldn't help but to wonder when he would make things official but no matter what, I told myself that I wouldn't ask. It was finally time to attend beta Ray's son's naming ceremony. He was going to be named Beta at the age of nineteen.Thanks to Rafa, I had quite the choice of dresses to wear and Luna Freya didn't have to buy me any new clothes for the event.I put on a deep blue flair dress with snow white fluffs at the hem and top of i
ANAYA'S POVI didn't know why I was feeling so funny inside. That was Miguel? The guy I couldn't stop staring at. The guy that kept staring at me as well? Miguel?"What's his last name?" I found myself asking."Miguel Rodrigo. Son of a wealthy ass beta." Dean snorted."Why do you hate him so much? You guys are also wealthy, I thought you all would get along well with each other." I asked them.Dean scoffed a laugh. "Get together well? The egoistic werewolf wants us to treat him like an older brother even though he is just a year older. He expects us to bow at his feet and kiss his shoes even though our family is the alpha's family and we are also wealthy enough."More than enough if you asked me. I thought to myself.The alpha family lived a very comfortable life. More than comfortable if you asked me. They could buy whatever they wanted whenever they wanted and they lived in a mansion. Well it was a mansion to me in comparison to where I used to stay with my dad.But the family weren
ANAYA'S POVBeta Ray arrived a few moments after Miguel left our table and he was a man looking as handsome as his son.Both of them scented like fresh mint. Wealth was the aura eluding from them and it was impossible not to stare at them.I heard beta Ray was in his forties. He looked so young and handsome for his age.He gave a speech about how much he loved the pack and how grateful he was to hand it over to a suitable person like Miguel. He praised his son heavily, talking about how diligent and strong willed he was.I had to roll my eyes when he called his son decent. I could tell from one glance that Miguel was the kind to sleep with different women, if possibly, at the same time.Miguel had a smug smile on his face as he received praises from his father. His eyes fixed on me for more than a moment and I didn't avert my gaze. I didn't want to.My hands were placed on my laps, my stomach churned and I felt extremely shy as his yellow eyes bore into my soul, yet I kept my head hig
ANAYA'S POVI walked down the hall but didn't find anyone with the resemblance of Miguel. I stopped one of the passing maids-- an omega-- who greeted me with a now."Hi, I'm sorry to bother you while you work but I am looking for beta Miguel." I said in the most modest tone I could."I think I saw him going into the library just a few seconds ago." She said to me. Her voice was soft and full of respect.I smiled at her. "Thank you so much for answering. Can I go into the library without permission?" I asked her."Of course you can, would you like me to show you?" She asked me."Of course," I responded with a smile, "you are very nice."She smiled as well and led me to the library. Arriving there, she pointed at the door and with a bow, she turned and walked away.I allowed myself into the library. Taking a step forward, it was like walking into a different world. Several books aligned on tall shelves, taller than I had ever seen.The covers were of several different colors, from blue
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
THIRD POVAnaya swallowed, hiding the hesitance she felt. Opening her mouth, she blurted out the first thing that came to her head. "What does that question mean?" She foolishly asked. Duke stared at her with an arched brow. "What does... I don't-- I don't understand, what does what question mean?" He asked confusedly. "The question you asked me." She continued her lies with a straight face. "How I felt and all... I don't know what you want me to answer with, I was on a stroll, I missed you, I was coming to visit you because you didn't go to school today and then I saw those creeps so I hid behind a tree. "Crouching down for too long must have gotten me feeling dizzy and when I stood up to explain my presence behind the tree, I passed out. It is as simple as that, I thought you would have guessed." She pouted her lips, pretending to be sad. "How I felt?" She questioned then scoffed a laugh. "I felt angry and disappointed and sad. That is how I felt knowing I was the one who shamel
ANAYA'S POV They all waited expectantly for my response. I hated to let them down but... "I left a friend at home and she will be very worried if I don't go back home. I told her I would only be a minute because I needed to buy something and get some fresh air." Luna Freya could not hide the disappointment she felt from playing on her face. She forced a smile that did not bother to reach her eyes. "Ohh that means you cannot stay the night. I always cleaned this room with the hope that you would one day come and spend the night with us or even a few days." I felt a pain in my chest at her words. I hated to hurt her but would Rafa not be worried sick? With the way I left, she would think something bad had happened to me even if I called her to tell her I would not be going back home. Even if I did that, what would my reason be? Would she even believe me?"What if you call your friend over? Both of you could spend the night over and head back tomorrow morning after breakfast?" Luna F
ANAYA'S POVWaking up to the sound of muffled murmurs, I opened my eyes and noticed I was in a bedroom, the comfort of the bed relaxed my aching body. I looked wearily around as I blinked, two silhouettes stood by the door murmuring inaudibly to themselves, one of which I instantly recognized to be Duke Cavannagh. Only after a moment later did I recognize the second person to be alpha Donald. Their muffled talks became audible as I woke up totally. "Anaya was hurt by those monsters on purpose and you expect me to just let them go like that?" Duke's voice was a harsh whisper. "Dad, do you have the slightest idea what she had to go through just because she was close to us? It is too dangerous to leave her alone now because no matter what we do, they will always go after her." Alpha Donald let out a sigh and bit down on his lower lips in a panicked way as he ran his fingers through his hair. After a moment, he let out another soft sigh. "Duke... I know that you are worried about he
ANAYA'S POVI ducked behind a tree and looked wearily around me for the sign of danger she mentioned but saw nothing. I was about to question her when I noticed two guys standing with Duke in their middle. It didn't seem like a friendly conversation and Duke seemed to be filled with anger. “Are you trying to tell me that you two are the ones that hurt her?” Duke's voice was loud and filled with anger. One of them let out a hoarse and mocking laughter. “It was really fun, believe me. She had never expected to see me and she was stuck on a tree. Honestly, I was already wondering how I would be able to get to her but that stupid beta made it easy for me. “Putting her up on a tree when she is a weak and powerless omega, how did he expect her to get down on her own in case of an emergency?” His tone was filled with mock. The other one sniffed in the air. “She is around.” He suddenly said. “I can feel her presence. That weak and powerless soul is somewhere around here and she is very c
ANAYA'S POVI stared at her, wondering whether to tell her about the secrets that I had or maybe to let it die within me. She waved her hand in front of my face. “Hello? Earth to Anaya?” I blinked twice. “Oh sorry, I didn't–”A sudden sensation washed over me, filling me up from the inside and traveling to every single part of my body. It felt strange and powerful at the same time. It was a call. A call from someone all too familiar for me not to recognize yet I didn't recognize it. Like it was being masked. It overwhemeled me, making it impossible to ignore. I could feel it all the way down to my toes, even the smallest one! A sudden shiver ran down my spine and I felt goosebumps cover up my entire body as I hugged myself. I was shivering. “Are you okay girl?” Her voice snapped me out of my head. “You look like you just saw a ghost.”I turned to look at my mirror and my reflection stared right back at me, pale and afraid. Those feelings were foreign yet somehow they felt like