Luka's POVBreakfast was rushed. I'd set a meeting with the elders this morning and I had woken up late. In addition to that, I prepared late, and now, I have just five minutes to have that meeting with them. A day after we came back from Gabriel's pack, Crystina and I visited her people. Some of them recognized her while others didn't. Those who recognized her were really happy to see her. They told her it's been a while since they'd seen her but they were glad she was Hale and hearty. They all knew she was my Luna and one of the older women saw it as fate. I don't know exactly why I brought her people back to my pack but one thing I remembered was the promise I made when I saw their faces. I saw people who had lost hope, people who were scared and yet at the same time angry about how things had turned out, I saw people who needed help, a new home and a new beginning and I offered them one. When they took it, I promised to take care of them because they were now my people. That wa
Crystina's POV"How did it go?" I asked as soon as Luka held my hand. Having met with him at the hospital about a second ago, I realized he had been waiting for me. I was the one who called him and asked for us to meet up here instead of bringing him back to the apartment."Are you fine? You look pale," he noticed. He was really an observant person but got more observant these days. I tried to hide that away from him by using a little makeup but I guess I just wasted my effort in that aspect. "I'm good. I threw up a little while I was at home," "A little?" He raised an eyebrow.I smiled, knowing I'd been caught lying again. "Does my body release pheromones that you sniff out whenever I lie?" "You're changing the topic baby," "Did it work?" "It never works so why will it work now?" I laughed at that. I'm happy with Luka. Genuinely, I am satisfied with where I am right now. All my life, I had nothing but hatred for him. He deserved it though like he always says but recent develop
Paige's POV"She's none of your business, Carter," Gabriel growled. He stared at me before turning to his brother.Azel still had his signature glare on as he stared at his brothers. "What's with the attitude?" Carter asked.Gabriel pointed at him. "Why don't you buzz off? You've seen Azel, you've gotten the answer to the question you wanted, so get the fuck out of my pack," He smirked. "Buzz off? I'm not a bee, Gabriel," "Trust me, you're nothing more than a bee that I can crush underneath my shoes without blinking twice," "Why don't you try?" Carter challenged him, moving closer to his brother with a hard glare on his face.I turned to Azel and saw that he was still glaring at them. I pulled at his sleeves so he could look down at me. He did and I raised an eyebrow, I could see he was still frowning."Do they usually bicker like this?" I asked. He snorted. "Bicker? This isn't bickering, Princess. They can actually hurt each other if care isn't taken. They've been at loggerhead
Crystina's POV "How did it go?" I asked as soon as Luka held my hand. Having met with him at the hospital about a second ago, I realised he had been waiting for me. I was the one who called him and asked for us to meet up here instead of bringing him back to the apartment. "Are you fine? You look pale," he noticed. He was really an observant person but got more observant these days. I tried to hide that away from him by using a little makeup but I guess I just wasted my effort in that aspect. "I'm good. I threw up a little while I was at home," "A little?" He raised an eyebrow. I smiled, knowing I'd been caught lying again. "Does my body release pheromones that you sniff out whenever I lie?" "You're changing the topic baby," "Did it work?" "It never works so why will it work now?" I laughed at that. I'm happy with Luka. Genuinely, I am satisfied with where I am right now. All my life, I had nothing but hatred for him. He deserved it though like he always says but recen
Paige's POV It's been three days since I met Gabriel's brother and learned a little bit about their family. After we shared a kiss, we separated. I slept on the bed while he walked into the bathroom to have a shower. By the time he came out, he settled on the couch. I wanted to ask him to come to bed but I stopped myself. I closed my eyes to sleep thinking I would see the handsome man of my dreams but when I woke up, I felt empty. It was an empty dream, filled with nothing that I wanted or needed. I looked at the couch and realized Gabriel was gone. Not even a trace of him was left in the room. For the past three days, that has been the routine. My room was finally ready and I would be moving into the room today, Azel told me he would help me with it and I look forward to spending time with him. As I walked out of Gabriel's room, I peeked into my new room and a smile crept on my face. I was suddenly excited at the thought of having such a nice room to myself. The furniture was newl
Paige's POV "Will she be able to handle the truth about you?" Gabriel didn't say a word. He kept on glaring at Carter and I was sure he was saying something to him through their mind link. Azel even looked pissed, which is something I'd barely seen since I moved here. "What truth?" I asked out of curiosity. Gabriel growled and walked out of the house "When you met Gabriel, did you feel a sudden pull like every other stupid mate does? Did it feel familiar or did it feel new?" "If you think you're making sense, then I'm sorry to let you know that you're not," I told him. His words weren't making any sense to me. In fact, gibberish would have sounded better than his words. "Gabriel has a gift or a curse that makes him travel through dreams. He doesn't just travel through dreams, he also manipulates dreams, changing reality through dreams and color-shadowing them. Let's imagine you and Gabriel met by a riverside in reality. If Gabriel wants it to be on a train, all he has to do i
Paige's POV "Hello Luna, it's good to have you here," Ola spoke as I joined them on the training ground. "I'm not your Luna," I corrected him. "Yet," he completed my statement and I surrendered. "What are you doing here?" I pointed to Azel who was busy talking to other warriors that were standing at the gate. He had told me to stay close while he talked to them. "I came here with Azel but he's busy with those guys," "Alright," I looked around, scared and excited at the same time that I would see Gabriel. He might get mad for me coming here despite saying no. Still, this is my life. If I wanted to train with the warriors, I believe I should be able to. Even though my wolf is almost inexistence, it still doesn't mean I can't train my body. It'll make me stronger not just in mind but in body. Even if I'm not able to shift into my wolf, I would be able to fight in my human form and become stronger too. Unfortunately for me, I have to have the Alpha's permission before I coul
Paige's POV "STOP!" A strangulated noise came from within me as I tried to fight off the hands that were pulling me apart. I choked on my own voice as tears pulled down my face like rainwater. I was dying from being torn apart. I could still see that man's face from that terrible night. He was smirking, laughing, and rejoicing that he had overpowered me. His voice still echoed in my mind, mocking me. His scent suddenly surrounded me and I felt like throwing up. I shook through the core of my nightmare and emerged like a wounded wolf. I was defeated, hurt, and speechless. "Help me," I called out to anyone who could hear. When I looked up, I could see my wolf staring back at me through a mirror. "Help me, Glyds," I begged. She cowered away, hopeless and useless like I was. Tears kept on looking down my face and I sat in the corners of the dungeons, dejected and rejected. The filthy and crude hands didn't stop pulling at me. I was not in the right state of mind and neither was I e
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