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 POVAfter breakfast, I went back into the room to check some of the clothes that Gabriel said he brought. It wasn't hard locating them since it was only two wardrobes in the closet. I was actually happy with the dresses, almost all of them were my sizes. Words failed me when I saw the underwear. Just as I lifted a new set of panties, Gabriel walked into the closet.I raised an eyebrow, widening my eyes as I stared at him. He stared at the panties I was holding up and smirked at me before he began rummaging through his wardrobe."Did I get your size wrongly?" I swallowed hard, taking in his words. I found it unbelievable that he was acting so normal after buying me stuff like this."You should've asked me," I replied, not trying to sound surprised."I didn't know how to walk up to you and ask for the size you wear for your panties and bra," I murmured incoherently, hoping he'll shut up and stop talking about my underwear so comfortably. He might be comfortable speaking that w
Gabriel's POV"When will you be there to fix it?" I demanded. After I left home, I came straight to meet the furniture guys in the pack. They were presently working on the penthouse that was in the Packhouse. "I'm sorry to say this commander, but we both know we fixed that stuff a week ago. Why are we doing it again?" I clicked my tongue. "Do I owe you any explanation for that? I want you to bring the kitchen shelves down a few inches?" "We built those shelves based on your height, Alpha," I was running out of patience and I pray I don't end up smashing someone's head against the wall tiles this very pleasant midday."Now, I want you to reduce that same height," "Based on a professional's experience…." I hit my hand against the wood, splitting it into two.The furniture guy took a step back and quickly looked away. He was beginning to irritate me. "Ask me one more question and I will send your head rolling at your feet, understood?" I growled."My apologies, commander," "Back t
Paige’s POVAs soon as those words left Samer's mouth, Gabriel growled. All eyes in the room turned to him except for mine. I pulled at my finger and stared at the floor. How was I supposed to tell Samer it wasn't possible and that I found my mate already? "What are you talking about, Samer?" I held his arm. My eyes glided to Gabriel and I held my breath. His eyes were pitch black and his jaws were so clenched they could hurt. Shit! Shit! I'd always bragged to Gabriel about going back to my boyfriend and now that I have the chance to, my heart feels like it's being split into two."I want you to stay here with me. I want us to be together officially," His confession came as a surprise to me. I knew he'd always hinted at asking me out properly one day but I hope he has a great point to prove by doing this. "This is not the right time to do that," The next thing I heard was the door being slammed hard. I turned to see that Gabriel was gone. He had walked out of the house in such a
Crystina's POV"How's she?" Luka asked as I walked into the bedroom we shared at Gabriel's home."Not so sure, she insists on waiting up for Gabriel. She wants to break the mate bond," I was surprised when Paige told us, Gabriel was her mate but I wasn't shocked because I'd been expecting it. I knew something was going on between the two but I just didn't know what it was until she mentioned it. It all makes so much sense now. When I met Samer at Draenie's empire, it didn’t appear normal to me. He told me he would explain on a good day and I held on to his promise. Though, I didn't expect it to be this bad. He had lied about so many things and despite that fact, he wanted Paige to stay here with him. How could that be possible?"I don't believe that's the right thing to do by the way," I feel so sad about the entire situation. "I thought you said Gabriel was an inpatient man," I referred to his words this morning about Gabriel marking Paige immediately after he finds out she's his
Paige's POVAfter waiting for Gabriel for several hours, I didn't see him. I went into the room a few minutes after Crystina did. I laid on the bed, in hopes that he would come, and unknowingly sleep did. I didn't know when I doze off or how long I’d been asleep but at some point, it felt as if someone opened the door and walked into the room.When I turned on my sides, I examined the figure and realized it was Gabriel. Even though his entire appearance was blurry but as he moved closer to me, I could see him probably. His eyes were still pitch black and I almost wish they weren't. I suddenly longed for the warmness in those blue and green eyes but I knew they were gone because of me. His fist was clenched and I could still see the same tightness in his jaws. He looked as though he wanted to murder someone but stopped himself.I sat up from the bed as he walked closer to the foot of the bed. "Where have you been?" I asked as gently as possible. I wasn't about to provoke him before I
Paige’s POVMy eyes fluttered open and I took in my surroundings. It was morning already and I was in bed. I noticed almost immediately that I wasn't alone. My legs were tangled with that of another person while my head was on someone's chest. His arms were around my back while his other hand was in my hair.I managed to lift my head and saw it was Gabriel. Immediately, I panicked. I thrashed in his arms, trying to break free from his strong holed but he was stronger, he didn't want me to."Let me go," I screamed, holding his hand tightly. He removed his hand from my hair and untangled our legs but he still pinned me down to the bed.Our eyes met and I saw he was smiling. I blinked twice, thinking I was dreaming again. "Stop smiling like that, you look like a creep," I mumbled under my breath. He laughed. In fact, his smile made my heart race and I almost smiled back at him but I forced myself not to."Let me go, Gabriel," I commanded again. "It's too early. Let's sleep in till noon
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