Crystina's POVLuka and I were on our way to see Paige and I can't contain my excitement. The news of her well-being was a relief to me and I'm glad I didn't lose both Paige and my baby at the same time. "Are you that excited to see her?" Luka asked. He held my hand and kissed my palm. I gave him a huge smile. "Of course. I'm so happy that she's fine," We were almost at the pack when Gabriel sent a new location to Luka and when he entered it into the GPS, it was directly opposite Lucien's kingdom. I was skeptical for a few minutes about the change but I soon stopped talking about it when he assured me that everything was fine."Paige’s parents acted weird when I talked to them yesterday," "What happened?" He glanced through the side mirror to check if the warriors were still driving after us. We had left the pack in the company of four warriors and two cars.Luka thought it would be safer if we didn't go alone. We drove in a separate cars so we could have our privacy."When I told
Luka's POVAs soon as we walked into the house, I bow my head in a respectful courtesy and Gabriel did the same. The girls soon huddled up together, talking about how much they missed each other and how sorry they were. They were too engrossed in their world to even notice any other person in the room. I know just how much Paige means to Crystina. I mean, at some point I felt like the side chick. I was jealous of what they had and I always wished I could have the same with Crystina.During the past few weeks, I'd learned that I'm also important to my mate and when she told me she loves me, I swore never to break her heart or hurt her feelings. I promise to cherish her, respect her, and love her for the rest of my life. A hand landed on my shoulder, pulling me out of my thoughts. My eyes slide away from the girls and I turn to see it was Gabriel. He gestured for me to follow him and his brother, Azel. "You guys don't look alike," I pointed out as we walked into a room that looked lik
Paige’s POV"I really don't know if he's okay, Paige. I only saw him last after he told me he was going for you," My shoulders slumped at the thought of Samer being hurt or even in danger. Samer meant a lot to me and I would hate to see him in trouble. "So, you didn't see him at the pack too," I asked. She nodded and I turned back to my food, forcing the tears burning at the back of my eyes to not fall.We've moved our conversation to the room where I changed earlier. We both sat on the reading chairs that were there while my plate of unfinished breakfast sat on the table. "I'm sure he'll be fine," Crystina assured me. "I'm sure he'll be too, I really do hope so. He could've just saved himself instead of going after me. That would’ve helped him,"She hugged me while I rested my arms on the table. I pushed the plate away from me and smiled as Crystina tickled me. God! I missed her so much. She lifted her head, raised an eyebrow then lifted my arm a little. I whimpered. She lifted
Paige's POVHis son is also my mate! I didn't say that out loud because I didn't even know how to tell Crystina about that fact. Ever since my mom told me about Lucien, I'd harbored a hatred for him. He turned me into a useless wolf without thinking twice, every anger of me had been fueled by the thoughts of him but now, I'm humbled by the fact that I'm mated to his son and I don't even find it in my heart to hate both Gabriel or Azel. I didn't set my eyes on Gabriel all day and neither did Crystina see Luka so we had to spend the rest of the day together. We talked about almost everything. She gave me her phone and I called my parents. They were really happy to hear my voice and my dad asked me to come home as soon as possible. I promised them I would. They were worried about their kid being back at a place they hated the most. "Lest I forget, Nico said hi," I raised an eyebrow not believing her."Don't mess with me?" Even though Crystina and Nico had a fallout because of Luka, I
Gabriel's POV I barged out of the room angrily. This was the second time she would be referring to that stupid boyfriend of hers and every time she did, something ripped inside of me. I wish I can lay my hands on the guy and tear him apart for staring at my girl, for talking to her, or even standing beside her.Your girl! Didn't you want to reject her anymore? My wolf, Gladys asked.Shut the fuck up. I spat in response.You can't deny that you like her. You're just scared you'll hurt her if she stays with you. Isn't it better if I let her go to leave her life? It's too dangerous for her to stay here.Just know if you let her go, it'll kill her and if she stays without you marking her, it'll kill her too. Her wolf isn’t strong enough to handle rejection, remember thatWhat else am I supposed to do then? I asked him.Protect her, Gabriel. That's all you can do for her. As soon as the conversation ended, I walked out of the house and broke into a run, shifting halfway for Gladys to ta
Gabriel's POVThe next time I woke up, I wasn't alone and it was Dawn already. Paige was cuddled into me, her teeth biting into a small portion of my neck. I smiled as I wriggled my way out of her mouth holding onto my poor neck. She moved to the other side and slept off again like a baby. I pushed some strands of hair out of her face and examined her.I know she would have a lot of questions when she woke up and at the same time, I'm afraid she won't say a word because she would find it impossible to believe that we had shared a dream and spent time together in her dreams. We didn't talk too much but I found out some little things about her that I love. Something like her favorite flower being lavender, her best Meal, and the one she hates most.That information might not count as something important but to me, they’re important. I was going too far and I pray I don't fall in love with this girl before I can help it. I want to protect her but I just don't want her near me. I’m like p
Paige’s POVLast night, I dreamt of Harry. It's been a while since I had a nightmare about what happened when we left the pack. Harry has a mental disorder that makes him rage with anger for unexpected reasons. He would throw almost everything down in the apartment, yelling profanities, and hit me if I'm in his way. It was draining but I had to endure because I kept on convincing myself that I loved him enough to bear all through that. I was just eighteen for goodness sake. I also didn't want to tell anyone because I was scared my parents would be worried but at the same time, I was killing myself and draining my wolf of every little strength left in her. One thing that left me confused when I woke up this morning was the fact that Gabriel was in that dream. He came to take me out of the room and took me to one of the nicest places I'd ever seen. I ended up telling him things about me and he told me he would take me to that garden when I'm away and ready. While taking a shower, I co
Crystina's POV"Don't you think there's something going on between Gabriel and Paige?" I asked Luka.We were walking hand in hand around the mostly men-dominated pack. Men who looked like they could kill thousands of people without blinking an eye. They could snap their fingers and my head would come rolling off my neck."Why do you say that?" "For starters, you could also feel how tense the atmosphere was yesterday, and also, they slept together last night. Is that supposed to be normal?" I asked.I talked to Paige all day yesterday till Gabriel walked in through the door. Paige didn't mention anything about them being involved or even being friends. I know she hates Gabriel's father and that made me doubt if there could be any relationship or friendship between them. So, last night, after I asked Gabriel if Luka was also back and he said yes, I dashed out of the room in excitement to meet my mate but what I expected was Paige following me or even Gabriel walking out of the door so
Paige's POV "I didn't expect to see your face again or even see you marked by my brother," I rolled my eyes as I decided to ignore Carter no matter what. Gabriel and I together with Azel arrived at the palace two seconds ago and I'm so unfortunate the person who came to meet us at the door was no one else but mother fucking Carter. "Hello to you, Carter," I said with a fake big smile. "I know that smile is fake, Paige. You can't fool me," "Maybe you should stop stressing the girl out so much," Azel advised. We hadn't even walked into the palace yet because of Gabriel. Gabriel was speaking to a woman on the far end side of ours. "Aww, don't get too jealous, Paige. He marked you already, he can't jump to another woman just like that," "You're a pandemic," I told him. He wasn't just an arch nemesis to Gabriel, he was a problem to everyone around him except Azel. I've been thinking of so many ways to get rid of him and I just couldn't come up with something that'll kill
Paige's POV"Do you want me to come over there?" Crystina asked from the other end of the line. I shook my head as if she could see me.After several days of mopping and locking myself in my room, I found the courage to call my parents and I asked them to tell me the truth and not leave any stone unturned. Even though they were both adamant at first, my mother cracked first. She told me she had begged my father not to do it but he didn't listen. My father didn't talk to me even after I was done talking to my mom and I didn't care. They lied to me all my life, they made me hate a different person, they almost made me leave Gabriel and made an innocent person apologize for the sins his father didn't commit. I asked them not to contact me anymore. I told my mother she should be rest assured that I'll be fine because it's obvious I'll be safer with the Lucien's brothers than with my own family. "You don't have to. Moreover, we'll be leaving for the palace in a day," I replied Crystina
Paige's POV "Lucien didn't do it," Carter said. He picked up a grape from the fruit bowl, ate one, and offered me the next one. I shook my head. "Who did?" He shrugged. "I wasn't really particularly interested in the story because it would've been more interesting if they'd said my father did it," I clenched my teeth. His answer wasn't what I wanted and his words were beginning to piss me off. "Carter, who did?" "Why do I think you're angry? I can smell your anger," "Because I need a fucking answer," I yelled."It was you, right? You're the girl in the story," "That's none of your business, I just need an answer," "No wonder that bastard hasn't marked you yet. He's probably stalling from marking a wolfless bitch," I clamped my lips together, forcing myself to swallow whatever it is I wanted to say. "Listen, Carter. You can keep the tale, I don't want to know," I turned, ready to leave again. "What happened to you was tragic," It was his game and the little time I'd spent
Paige's POV"Someone looks ready for training," Gabriel teased as I walked down the stairs. I was in my training gear already excited for the training. How could someone be so excited about getting exhausted and sweaty? That someone is me by the way. I know it's going to be hard but I'm ready in every way. I've been training for a month already and I get stronger each time. "I guess," I shrugged. I walked past him to pick up a bottle of water from the fridge. When I turned back to look at him, I caught him staring at my ass. Since the last time, we haven't made an attempt to make out not to talk about having sex. It's not like the spark died because I could still feel the sexual tension between us but I believe something else changed in Gabriel. I can't know what's going through his head but it's a lot sometimes and he acts on it. He thinks I'll break if he touched me. If I want him, I have to pull him in myself. "Quit staring at my ass, commander," He gave a small smile and looked
Paige's POVI tried to wrap my head around what Gabriel meant by his words and I couldn't bring myself to find an answer to that. I was shocked by his words and I couldn't understand it. I've been playing with Azel because he was too busy to have my time and I didn't want to be a bitch by demanding his attention every time. "What are you talking about, Gabriel?" He clicked his tongue. "You don't want me around you. Don't try to deny it, Piage," I had to interrupt him at that point. "That's not true, Gabriel. You've been busy and I didn't want to be an additional problem by complaining," "You've been giving your attention to Azel. You don't even look at me when I come home either in the day or at night," "That's because you don't stay for more than five minutes when you come home during the day and at night, you come home late. I try to stay awake and wait for you but you just never come," He stared at me, ran his hand into his hair, and slumped into his chair. "I stay for five
Paige's POV"Get off my path, you demon," I yelled at Azel as I tabbed the game console with more anger. He was growling, yelling back at me. "Move your ass, you're not a snail for fuck sake, Princess," I snarled at him and he winked. I still don't understand how I get so worked up about these games and Azel can still compose his shit to look like gold. Two weeks have passed since Gabriel and I declared how important we were to each other. He's been busy at the Pack, rarely having time for me. Still, I always wake up to breakfast that he made while the chef he hired fixes dinner for me. Most times, when I wake up in the morning, he's gone and I don't even have the privilege to see him before bed. I miss him so much but I didn't want to complain and act like a clingy mate so I shut my trap and let him do whatever he wanted. Sometimes, I would sneak into the training ground in the early hours of the morning to watch him train with the others and when I'm satisfied with his looks, I'
Paige's POV"Do you really want to know the answer to that?" I asked him. He stared at me, his eyebrows furrowed. I knew he was surprised by my question but I believed at the same time that he needed to be mentally prepared for the truth. "I think so. If you want to tell me, then I want to know," I nodded. I sat up, leaning away from his body and into the sofa so we could sit opposite each other. We stared at ourselves for a while before I looked away. "Originally, I'm from Lucien's pack," I said, holding my breath."You're a Northerner," he said, in disbelief. I nodded."Yes, I'm a Northerner. According to my parents, they said my dad was a Beta to your dad at some point before we had to leave. I don't know how true that is anyway," He appeared to be thinking about something. "I know every Beta that my dad had because I had to work with them at some point. What's your family name?" "We go by Drews now but previously, we were called Rowards" Gabriel shook his head. "That doesn
Paige's POVAfter having our breakfast by evening, we settled into the living room and put on the TV. "Do you think we should play some video games instead?" Gabriel asked. I shook my head.I was waiting for him to sit beside me so I could cuddle with him. His body felt warm and I wanted more of his warmth. I so longed for him beside me that I wanted to cry. Whatever was happening to me is something that I don't understand but now, I don't think I can take a step away from this man."I don't know how to play any video games," His eyes widened in surprise. Laughter kissed my lips but I held it in. I was actually surprised to see him surprised. "Well, that makes two of us," He dropped the game console, and the laughter I'd been holding dropped out of my mouth. He sat beside me and watched as I laughed, a smile dancing on his lips."Why did you ask me to play a game with you when you didn't know how to play yourself?" He shrugged. "I don't know, I just thought you would know how to a
Paige's POVWhen we finally came out of the room, it was past midday. Well, the shower took longer than expected and we spent two hours cooped up in the four walls of my bathroom while he banged the fucking life out of me. My toes still curl at the thoughts of him filling me up. A smile lingers on my lips and my heart softens like a cellophane paper. I can still feel his taste on my tongue and his touches on my body.I needed more, it was as if I became addicted to Gabriel all of a sudden. I don't think I can get enough of those kisses and his touches and the way my body shook with tremors every time he filled me up to the brim. I couldn't control my screams. At some point, I had to cover my mouth with my palm but Gabriel removed my hand and told me it was okay. I could scream all I wanted, he loved it that way. Quickly, he replaced my hands with his lips. Right there in the bathtub, he took me thrice while I molded my body against his, my tiny legs wrapped around his body and his h