Paige's POV"I'll miss you, Crystina," I hugged my best friend tightly as they got ready to leave. We've been hugging for a while since they started packing their things to the car. The warriors who had accompanied them were ready and so was Luka but I wasn't ready to let her go yet. It was sure that I was going to miss her.I'll be living a different life right now. It would be hard but I have to get used to it. I have to learn new things and unlearn some of the things that I've learned. I still can't give two reasons about why I decided to stay but I can give one reason about why I can't leave. I believe this is why I'm meant to be. "I'll miss you too, Paige," She moved her mouth to my ear and whispered, "If it ever gets unbearable, call me, I'll be here to pick you up," I nodded. "I know. You should take care of yourself and my godbaby too, alright? Failure to do that would warrant punishment from me," She smiled. "I'll see you soon, I promise," "Me too. I'll come home soon,"
Paige's POVEverything around me stood frozen for a moment after my mother said that. She was asking me to choose between them and my mate. They're acting this way despite only knowing my mate was a Northerner and I can't help but wonder how they'll react when they learn he's Lucien's son. Would they kill him or would they force me to break the bond? They're already doing that. I knew I was going to lose either my mate or my parents by the end of the day but I know I didn't have to go through this. If I choose my parents, I'll be turning my back on Gabriel forever and if I decided to stay with Gabriel, I wouldn't be seeing my parents again. This is the toughest decision I'd ever made in my life."Mom," I whispered. I hear her hissing and mumbling about the same issue we were discussing but at the same time, I didn't hear her properly because she had moved away from the phone. "Dad, can you talk to her later, please? I know she's saying all these in the heat of the moment. Once she c
Gabriel's POV"What are you talking about, Gabriel? Do you want me to stay or do you want me to leave? You have to pick one. You can't keep telling me it's too dangerous to stay and you'll die if I leave," she asked. "I'm confused," I confessed."I'm confused too, Gabriel. I honestly don't know if I'm doing the right thing by staying or I'm doing the wrong thing," "I don't want you to regret staying but I don’t want you to leave either" I know there's every possibility of her regretting it. I get sucked into darkness sometimes and the only person who had ever stayed with me during those moments was Azel. No matter how much I pushed him away, he kept on coming back. Paige is too fragile for all that, she won't be able to handle it and I don't want it to get to the point where I end up hurting her. I would kill myself if that ever happens."Will I regret it?" She asked me. Words failed me but my heart keeps racing every time this woman looks into my eyes. Her touch melts my soul a
Crystina's POVI acted strong as much as I could as I said my goodbyes to Piage, Azel, and Gabriel. The thought of leaving Paige behind haunted me but I had to accept the fact that she was where she was supposed to be. Gabriel might be cold but I think he cares a lot about Paige even though he's not showing it. As soon as our car maneuvered out of the pack, the tears that I'd been holding came running down my face. I cleaned them with the back of my hand and sniffled. I tried to control my breath and my tears at the same time."She'll be fine, Crystina. She's in good hands," Luka assured me."I think my hormones are messing me up," I confessed. I wasn't supposed to be too emotional about it. Fine, I would miss her but to the extent of crying, was overdone."It's okay, Canim. I believe she would be fine. Gabriel cares about her, that's one thing I know. He's scared for her and I know he would protect her even from himself," "I know, Luka. I'm just scared for Paige. It might be hard f
Paige's POVI can't really explain why I asked Gabriel to kiss me or why I even ran into the bathroom in the first place but all I can see is I've never been so mortified and embarrassed in my entire life. When he told me we wouldn't be sharing the same room, I lost it. For a few minutes after that, my wolf, Glyds appeared in my head, murmuring and nagging at the thoughts of not being in close proximity with her mate. As we discussed other things, I tapped my foot against the floor, calculating, hoping Glyds wouldn't take control of my body. It was the first time I would be feeling this way. She was projecting some crazy stuff onto my head and since it was the first time, I didn't know exactly how to manage it. I felt suffocated and at the same time excited. I thought my wolf was finally coming back to me and I didn't want the feeling to stop. Ever since I was a kid, everything I wanted never went beyond getting to have a conversation with my wolf or even seeing her for more than tw
Gabriel's POV"No," I repeated after the first one. No, I shouldn't do this. When she asked me to kiss her, I had the intention of kissing her. I so wanted to kiss her that I could feel the veins in my neck protruding. My wolf growled with excitement at the thought of his mate asking for a kiss. It was confusing and nerve-wracking at the same time. For a few seconds, I lost control of my mind. I wanted to kiss her as she said. That was why I took that step towards her. I wanted to grab her face and kiss her tirelessly till she felt wobble on her knees and her lips swollen from my kisses. I wanted to kiss her till my scent wrapped around her like a quilt and make her tender, raw, and ready for me. I wanted her in ways that I can't even explain myself. My heart raced at the thought of having her in my arms, my tongue brushing against hers, my body molded with her slim, petite, and soft body. It was almost like the taste of heaven.I so wanted to hold her and make her mine but I had to
Gabriel's POV"What?" I asked him. My arms unfolded and I clenched my fist. I was beginning to lose every bit of control in me. "I've been trying to tell you," I raised an eyebrow as I glared at Ola. He didn't have any good excuse for not telling me about this."You have no point, Ola. Just one single mention of his name and I would've understood that he was here. When did the motherfucking bastard came in?" I asked him, growling."Yesterday night," Ola answered, taking several steps away from me. I wouldn't have hurt him but he really shouldn't take his chances because anything could happen."Where is he now?" As Ola opened his mouth to give me a response, I heard a cackling laughter behind me. I didn't need to turn to confirm who he was. Even his shadow irks me. Everything about Carter makes me want to puke. Like they used to say, Carter was my nemesis. One had to die for the other to exist and for years, I'd never been lucky enough to cut his fucking head off."I knew you hate
Paige's POV"Do you think Gabriel would agree?" I asked Azel. He has been my tour guide around the training ground for minutes now. I realized the training ground was bigger than any I'd seen even though I'd only seen just one. Funny right? The training ground had cell rooms, torture rooms, and the men's changing rooms. Most of the warriors were male but about five percent of them were females. I found it absurd that no restroom or changing room was assigned to females, just males. I wanted to ask Azel about it but I decided against it.When we got to the cell room, I froze up. I couldn't take a step towards the building. All that ran through my head were memories of what I'd gone through that terrible night. I fought with the tears and my demons at the same time. When Azel noticed that I was behind, he walked back to me, threw his large arms on my shoulder, and turned us, so we would walk somewhere else.I saw some of the female warriors training and I felt really excited about it.