Laura:“Mate?..."The hands let go of me. I was still shaken but I wasn't scared.Who was this man?“Argh!"I was pinned to the wall with such force that the wind was knocked from my chest.A hand caressed my cheek and I could feel warm fanning against my face.“Mate."The stranger grunted back in a deep husky voice. Shivers ran down my spine. My breathing was out of control.There was a heavy silence between us. I wanted to say something but my voice was trapped in my throat.Suddenly, I felt a pair of lips smashed against mine.The taste was divine.The hand left my cheek and ran through my hair. I leaned into his touch and he pressed himself closer to me.I could his other hand pinned one of my hands against the wall and I clasped fingers with this dark stranger.“Where have you been all my life?"The voice growled deep in my ears and my legs turned to jelly. He wrapped his arm around my waist and helped me stand upright.His lips were soft and succulent, his desire for me was rave
Erica:“Where is that missing page? Maybe it is wedged somewhere in this bookI flipped through the book again and again as I lay on my bed in my roomStill nothing.I had flipped to book from cover to cover but it was still the same.I sighed and flopped on the bed. This was exhausting.I heard a gentle knock on my door and I closed the book and slid it under my pillow.“Come in.”The door opened slowly on Lorenzo poked his head through with his nervous smile on his face. I still didn't understand why he was acting so weird.“Erica, I think I'll be going out for a bit. I need some fresh air. I've been feeling a bit woozy.”He gave a nervous smile and I was dying to ask what was wrong with him.I opened my mouth to ask but I immediately clamped it shut.Did I really want to know? Maybe it was best that I didn't.“Sure, darling. Just don't stay out too late.”He blew me a kiss and disappeared.Blew me a kiss? He had never done that before. His strange attitude filled me with concern an
Lorenzo:I walked on the streets. It was starting to rain a little bit I didn't mind.My hands were buried deep in my pocket; my mind was consumed with thoughts; my heart thumped heavily inside of me.I bit my lower lip in anticipation. I knew that something was coming.I got to her house and knocked on the door. I looked through the window and noticed that the lights were low and I could smell perfume sweeping out of the cracks in the windows and doors.There was a click and she opened up. My eyes were wide open as soon as I saw her.She wore a seductive smile and pulled me inside.I lost myself in her eyes and the sight of her beautiful body that was clad in revealing lingerie. A different one from the one she wore last.“Lorenzo…’’I didn't let her finish her sentence and pulled her into a steamy kiss. My mouth was drapped with the warmth of hers and my desires gushed out of me.I spun her around and pinned her to the wall; I pressed my body against hers.She tried to wrap her arms
Clarissa:I looked at him in horror.His dark brown eyes flickered at me and I felt my heart skip a beat. My reality was shattering around me and all I could do was stare at him in disbelief.“You…”"You heard me, Clarissa. I won't. I can't hurt her. It's not enough to get blood on my hands.”His words broke me even more. The pieces of my shattered heart fell to the ground."I…I don't mean that much to you? I'm not enough for you that you would rather go after that bitch and her pack?!"“Clarissa…"“No! It all makes sense now. I was a fool to ever think that you would take me seriously, to think that I could believe you!”He tried to grab me again but I slapped his hand away. I stormed into my room and tried to slam the door shut behind me but he caught and kept it open."Rissa!”"Go away, Lorenzo! I hate you.”I pushed at the door with all my might. I was fighting to close it but it didn't budge."Rissa, listen to me.”"No!”I was in no mood to listen to him. I didn't want to listen
Erica: The next meeting came sooner than I expected. I sighed. I was actually the one that set up the meeting with Dante but only because Javier kept pestering me about it. I had given it a lot of thought. The book could only be read by a purebred alpha wolf. To others, it was in a cryptic kind of writing. Maybe, it wouldn't hurt to show them. I was dressed in my suit, ready to leave the house. The kids enjoyed the time they spent with me while I was home. They stayed away from Lorenzo but he didn't seem to mind. In fact, Lorenzo had changed quite a lot. He was locked in his room most of the time and his face was always grim and silky when he came out. I had pestered him–for fianceé's sake–to tell me what was wrong but he never did. He only made a weird growling noise and retreated into the safety of his room. I was grabbing my coat and the children were looking at me sadly. They didn't want me to leave and I couldn't blame them. They had still not warmed up to Lorenzo. I sigh
Dante:I was horrified. How did this happen? When did this…It was like I was set free from a spell and it slowly began to come back to me.That evening I was drunk. She came into my office. I kissed her and fucked her.I covered my face in anger as the scenario played in my head again.Fuck!I had thought that I could escape it. That that night was just a lucky night like all the other times that I had fucked her.I was bewildered. I stole a glance at Erica and all she did was look at me in shock.She slowly lowered herself back to her chair and sat, looking into empty space.It suddenly dawned on me that she was bothered. I took a deep breath and I could feel the betrayal her wolf felt.I bit my lower lips angrily. My hands were quivering as I struggled not to slam my palm down on the table.Laura had a satisfied smirk on her face and had her hands folded across her chest.“I am waiting for an answer, Dante. Aren't you going to say anything?"I was about to say something but I soon
Erica: “We need to leave, Javier.” I pulled him back outside the room and closed the door firmly behind him. He looked at me confused and I felt my body quivering. My eyes were stinging but I fought to keep the tears at bay. I couldn't risk crying in front of him. “Erica, what…what is going on?” I refused to say a word and walked away from the door. I was fast and had to pull out my handkerchief to dab my eyes every few minutes so that he wouldn't notice my tears. My heart felt broken. I was shattered and my wolf howled painfully inside of me. My face was pale and my lips were thin and chapped. I was just about to step outside when I felt someone grab me on my arm. “Erica." Javier spun me around and made me look at him. His golden eyes bore into me and I nearly burst out crying. I bit my tongue to hold it all in. I had to hold it all in. “Erica, I've been calling after you. What's going on? You pulled me out of the room. I was only gone for a few minutes. What happened in t
Dante: I called Erica all night but she didn't pick any of my phone calls. They rang nonstop, only to end in a beep. Arrgghh! I pushed the papers that were on my desk in my room and they sailed to the floor gently but littered everywhere. Fuck! How could I have been so stupid?! Damn you, Laura! I was mad, raging, my fists were clenched tightly as anger ravaged my body. I could barely contain myself and I found myself smashing my fist into the wall Crash! A neat hole formed and I could see the empty room on the other side. The debris littered the floor and my knuckles were bloodied and bruised. I snarled and flexed my fingers. No pain could equate to the rage that I felt now. I thought that I could just do away with Laura. After all, she wasn't pregnant for me. I owed her nothing, and the times in bed were simply for physical pleasure. Now, she had this leverage. I gritted my teeth angrily and knocked some things off my dressing table. I heard glass smash and the room was
Dante’s POV“...And that was how the brave werewolf defeated the witch and her coven. The end.”I looked at the kids and they were all sound asleep. Ethan was snoring loudly and Elsa mumbled something adorable. They looked so wonderful. I wasn’t sure that I would ever get over the shock of them being my children. Erica had really raised them well.I tiptoed toward the door and was about to close the door behind me when I heard a voice.“Dad?”Elma sat up and looked at me with wide eyes. I thought she was sleeping wit
Javier’s POV “How are they doing father?... Yes, I am making progress here. You don’t have to worry about anything. I will get it done… Yes, she swallowed the bait. Women are so gullible… I know, father. I just need a little time. Yes, father.” The phone call ended and I was left by myself. My father had received Laura and Lisa. Things were falling into place nicely. My heart did a little thump. I hoped my father was treating my mate well. I could only imagine how many times she would have called. She was going to be so mad when I saw her. It would take a miracle for her to forgive me, but she would understand in the end. It was
Erica’s POVI looked at the number, stunned and in disbelief. Why was she calling me? Hadn’t she ruined my life enough? Wasn’t she and Lorenzo already tired of making a fool of me?I cut the call and placed my phone back on the bedside table. Dante looked at me in shock and made a reach for my hand but I pulled it away.“Who was it?”“None of your business,” I snapped, shifting away from him.“Erica, we need to be able to stick together and…”“Can you just leave me alone, Dante? We aren’t married. I barely recognize you as the father of my children, so I suggest that you keep your nose out of my business!”Ring! Ring!The phone began to buzz again and I fought the urge to pick it up. I trusted Clarissa and she made a fool of me. I wasn’t going to take any more shit from her or Lorenzo.Ring! Ring!I could hear the phone ringing louder and louder and I pressed my hands over my ears. I should have just put it on silent as soon as I touched the phone the first time. I feared picking it u
Erica’s POVI pulled my kids closer to me and glared at Pearl. I should have known that she would be here. I watched her lock eyes with Dante, but every few minutes, he would steal glances at me and my kids. I couldn’t explain how much I hated her.“Dante, I don’t know what she has done to brainwash you, but she is lying, and you know it. She is barren. She can’t have…”“I am not going to stand for this any longer, Pearl. These are my kids and if you don’t get out of my way, I’ll make sure that you are thrown out of this place.”His voice boomed and even the kids jumped in fright. They had never seen him this angry. Pearl stepped back and shot me a hateful look. I gave one back to her; the feeling was very mutual.He picked up Elsa and turned to one of the maids, ignoring Pearl’s presence completely.“Have the chef prepare dinner for the five of us. We had a long trip, and we are famished.”The maid disappeared into the house, and we followed her behind, as Dante pushed Pearl out of h
Dante’s POV“Uhmm… I believe we should get going. It is getting late and we… might miss our flight.”I watched Erica gently pull her hand from her daughter's grasp and grab her suitcase. My heart fell and her daughter looked confused. I sighed and was at the same time, grateful. It seemed she hadn’t told her kids about what happened between us. My heart pounded at the thought.It wasn’t too hard to see that they loved me. I could only imagine how much hate they would have towards me if they found out the truth.She took Ethan’s hand gently and they walked to the car that was waiting outside. From what I had noticed. He was the eldest of the three, and he was a spitting image of me, but I could see a bit of his grandfather in him. I could feel his heart inside of him.I watched the kids go after their mother but little Elma still clung to my fingers, looking up at me with a big smile. She was so sweet.“Elma, dear, could you please join your mother outside? I need to talk to your ‘fat
Erica’s POVI grabbed my suitcase and looked at the contents. I hadn’t even removed anything from it except the book. I looked at my clothes and sighed. I couldn’t believe that I was going to do this, but this was what was best for the kidsand my pack.I felt a tear come to my eye but I wiped it off. I shouldn’t cry. I should have known that it was going to come to this. I should have known that he would find out soon enough and that he would do anything in his power to get them back into his life. I couldn’t forget my meeting with him and the head of the council burst in. They looked ravenous and desperate, quite like the counselors in my pack who seemed very hell-bent on keeping me from taking over from my father.There was a soft knock at the door and my steady gaze was broken.“Come in.”The door opened and my mother opened the door and smiled sadly at me. I tried to give her a reassuring smile but my lips were trembling. It was like I was going back in time but it was a little d
Erica's POV"You just let him leave?! After what he did?! After the disturbance that he caused? I have never seen the level of such disregard at the Alpha's funeral. He should be ashamed of...""Enough!" I snapped at counselor Rufus. I was sick of his talking.He was lucky I was being civil. I should have spoken my mind the day we were planning my father's funeral.He looked at me with shock, but it soon morphed into anger and disdain."How dare you? I am the head of the council and...""And I am the daughter of the Alpha and the heir to his throne. I am well aware of who you are, Counselor Rufus and I assure you, you are beneath me."His mouth was wide and the murmurs in the crowd intensified. It was high time I put everyone in their place."I am my father's daughter and I want his cremation to be peaceful. I don't care for your gossip and back talk and anyone that dares to interrupt the decorum will answer to me..."I could feel my anger rising inside of me. I could feel my eyes glo
Erica's POVI stood there in the rain, staring at him. Was he out of his mind?! Did he think that he could just show up at my father's funeral unannounced and spew this bullshit? Hadn't he caused me enough pain already?I slapped him again and he let me. He didn't move an inch and moved his jaw in pain to readjust it.“You can hit me all you want, Erica. But I am not leaving here without the kids. You can't win this battle. I stated that are mentally unfit to take care of them and have a certain ‘illness’ that makes you lose control of yourself. You are a danger to them.”I was stunned."Did you just call me mentally unstable? You think I'm insane?!”I could feel my anger building. Who did he think he was?!“I didn't say that you were…”"Don't you dare think that you can play coy with me! You know what you implied!”I sunk my fist into his face and he reeled backwards. I watched as blood streamed down from his face to the puddle of water beneath our feet.He pulled his hand away and h
Laura’s POVI watched as Lisa and her father breezed through the crowd. It wasn’t difficult to tell that she was thoroughly bored. I couldn’t blame her. Her father looked like a stuffy stuck-up man.I turned my head and caught sight of Rusev watching me like a hawk. I grumbled. I hated him. Why did my mate think it a good idea to leave me stuck with him?I shadowed Mr. Hans as he dragged his daughter along, greeting dignitaries and other stuck-up people like himself.A waiter passed me and I grabbed another glass of champagne. How was I going to get Lisa away from her old man?My mind kicked into overdrive, and soon, an idea hit me. I sighed and winced in disgust as it continued to take shape in my head. It wasn’t pleasant but I had to do it. I guess that was one other purpose of the dress I wore.I took another sip of my champagne and strutted sexily towards Mr. Hans. He caught a glimpse of me through the corner of his eye and was soon fully facing my direction.A dirt smirk crept on