HAVENI'm ushered into the house when screaming and yelling reach my ears."No! I won't accept this dad! This is totally out of line. Of all women? What have you done to my father?"For a minute there, I wonder why Ember is yelling at her father in such a disrespectful way until I hear my mother's name."Laura has nothing to do with my decision."I hurry to the room and scan for my mother but come to a halt when I see her holding hands with Aamon's father.I frown, Ember's words pull me from my shocked state."Oh great, now the whore who caused all this is here.""Ember!" Mr. Haiden warns.I feel Aamon's presence behind me but I'm still in shock at the confirmation that something definitely is going on between his dad and my mom."You and your slut of a daughter aren't so different after all! You couldn't help but trap my dad using sex!"In a flash, it happens so fast that it leaves us all stunned. Mr. Haiden slaps Ember across the face. Hard.Silence fills the room."You will not spe
HAVENI open the door hoping that I'm wrong but what do you know?Surprise surprise. Aamon is standing at my study table flipping through my note pad. His shoulder are tense and his jaw is clenched. What the hell is he doing here? Isn't he supposed to be comforting his crazy sister or something?This can only mean one thing, it's not a friendly visit at all, this side of Aamon makes me very uneasy. he still focuses on the notepad despite being aware of my presence. I draw in a deep breath, mastering courage and then I step up to him.My plan is to keep a distance because Aamon can be quite unpredictable sometimes. I haven't even taken three steps when he swiftly turns around and grabs me by the wrist, pulling me against his hard tanned body. I let out a scream of shock which has him slapping his palm over my mouth. His eyes are hard on mine."Haven?" A soft knock comes at the door. "Sweetie is everything okay? I heard you scream."Aamon's hand is still covering my mouth."Haven?" My m
HAVEN"Oh, I see." She says.The sound of something hitting the floor rings in the air making me startle and then tense. My mom cranes her neck trying to peek in but I quickly rush out to speak."I'm bit clumsy these days, I must have left something hanging on the edge of my study table."My mom eyes me carefully and then hands me the milk when she notices I'm not giving her way to enter my room."Okay, goodnight honey. Don't forget to say your prayers.""Sure, goodnight mom."I shut the door. Pinning my back against it, I close my eyes for a brief second and take in a slow deep breath of relief.My eye scan the room and I see my lamp on the floor. Aamon is lying down on my bed with his hands behind his head and legs crossed at the ankles. Looking very comfortable as if he's welcome to do anything he wants in my room."What the hell is your problem?""What?" He feigns innocence. "What did I do now?""Stop playing dumb with me, Aamon. I know you knocked out the lamp on purpose just to
HAVENThe moment I step foot on the school premises, I see the little devil Ember standing at the entrance with her minions right by her side.I sigh. Here we go again.All I need to do is just avoid her, no matter what she says, I'll have to pretend that I didn't hear a thing.I make my way to the school entrance, the closer i get, the quicker my heart beat accelerates. Chattering stops when I reach the group.A body blocks my way, I look up and it's Ember. She glares down at me with so much hatred, double of what was there in the first place."I don't have time for this, Ember.""Oh yeah?" she hikes one hand up on her waist and popes her hip out. "But you did have time to push your whore of a mother in my father's direction, right?"My teeth clench at her audacity to call my mother a whore."Whatever problem you have with me, cool. But leave my mother out of your mouth.""And who do you think you are to tell me what to and what not to do?"I roll my eyes and step to the side, wantin
HAVENI slide into my usual the seat and hang my bag behind it. Spanish is one of my favourite subjects, I would never miss it for anything."Hey," I smile at her the person seated next to me."You're late than usual today," she says."Yeah, had a bit of a delay.."She focuses back on her own business. I feel Nixx coming forth.Nixx: Why are we late again?Me: Well, sleeping beauty, while you were slumbering away, I bumped into trouble at the gate."Nixx: Ember?" She asks.Me: Yep, she won't stop throwing curses at me and my mother. Her tantrums are even worse than before, moving in with them won't be easy."Nixx: Yeah, I know.She sighs.Nixx: Well, Ember really is a piece of work, but at least look at the bright side of all this."Me: There's definitely no bright side in my situation Nixx."She shakes her head in disagreement.Nixx: There is.Me: And what is that?" I stop rummaging through my bag. "Indulge me." I roll my eyes.Nixx: Well, you'll get to spend more time with Aamon.I
AAMONI make my way to my father's home office and knock on the door."Come on," he says from inside.I enter and softly click the door shut behind me. His head lifts from the papers scattered in front of him on his office desk."Son, have a seat."I pull the chair from his desk and take a seat."Just a second," he says and narrow his eyes on one paper. "hmm." He hums and then separates it from the rest, then he finally leans back in his chair and fixes his full attention on me. "What brings you in here?""We need to talk about Haven."He leans forward and presses his elbows on the dekt then links his fingers under chin.“What about Haven? Did something happen at school?”“No, it's something else.”“Okay, go ahead.”Knowing I have his full attention, I go straight to the point."I want to be with her."He sighs."Aamon...""She's my mate," I cut him off.There's a few beats of silence. Then I continue."I knew it from the moment I smelled her wolf. Haven is my mate and whether step si
HAVENMy victory was short lived. When Aamon threatened me with sleeping with Sarah, it really annoyed me. Then he sent that stupid timer message and I was pissed off. My mood is sour and I don't want to speak to anyone.I slam the locker shut, my feet come to a halt when I sense someone looking at me, I turn to have a look over my shoulder and see Ryder watching me. He gives a small smile which makes me frown, I search behind me, thinking that he's probably looking at someone else but no, he is smiling at me.I don't smile back, I hug my books tightly to my chest and quickly walk away. I don't know what he's playing at this time, but I'm definitely not in the mood.Sarah on the other hand has been getting on my nerves. Ever since my wolf side got triggered, my temper has been running thin, I don't know how long I'll be able to control myself before I claw someone's eyeballs out. As if I conjured the witch, she appears in front of me with one arm blocking the classroom entrance. I sig
HAVENI'm in the hallway, placing my books in the locker when it shuts, slamming the tip of my fingers in the process."Ahh," I end with a hiss."Oh, did that hurt?" Sarah asks mockingly.Ember pushes her backwards and takes the front row."Next week is going to be very exciting, don't you think?"When I remain quiet, she smiles and continues."Oh, I forgot you weren't paying attention, probably plotting with your mother how to get me and my brother kicked out of the house.""I don't have time for this."I start to move. Surprisingly, she doesn't block my way so that she can continue with her insults."At least I was kind enough to get you the lead role."I stop at her words then turn around. confused, I ask."Lead role?""Of course, sweetie.." She makes sure she draws out the word "sweetie" and i know it's just so she can piss me off because it's what mom calls me. "I mean, were stepsisters after all, so I'd only fit if you were Cinderella."Her group of friends chuckle. It's so path
HAVENEver since that day, I've been giving Aamon the cold shoulder. What he did to me was unacceptable, how could he threaten me with such a thing? Something that would embarrass me for a very long time.That same day, he came back in the night amd found me laying down on the balcony sofa, where he gave me another orgasm and kissed me on the forehead for being a "good girl".I only did everything he wanted back at school because he threatened me with a damn device.I start to walk to the cafeteria, that place is way better than the nerds corner now. I no longer feel welcomed there after Ember followed me, no one wanted to sit close to me or even look in my direction. So I thought it was best to just stay away, I know what the need of peace and comfortability mean, I'm not going to take that away from them.Footsteps keep coming from closely behind me and knowing who it is. I sigh and then turn around."What is it this time, Ember?""
HAVENI can't breathe, I can't....breathe...I'm gasping for air at this point."Hey, hey..." Ryder speaks softly. "It's okay, Haven, it's okay." He places his hands on both of my cheeks and leans down to stare into my eyes."It's okay, you're safe now."I look around and see that we are in the hallway and not the bathroom. I was so scared and hyperventilating that I didn't notice when he moved me.I finally sigh in relief."Here, have some water.""Thank you.." I take the bottle of water and gulp half of it down.Ryder brushes a few strands of hair from my forehead and tucks them behind my ear. I pause, his eyes and mine lock, then he smiles at me.The small gesture makes me very uncomfortable, It's intimate and only reminds me of-"What the fuck?"Aamon's voices booms in the empty hallway. I startle and both Ryder and I look in his direction at the same time.I move away from Ryder but it's
HAVENRehearsals for the play are finally starting today, I make my way to the stage room. There's people seated in a few chairs, waiting to watch our rehearsal. A few waves and hello's are directed at me with genuine smiles. Ever since the bonfire, I've become pretty much the center of attention, which makes me famous. I don't care about the fame, but the peace that comes with it. Nobody messes with me, mocks me or throws nasty comments at me.I haven't changed back to plain clothes, so there's also the outfit compliments.I make my way to the front where Mrs. Kate and a few other students who were chosen to participate are standing."Finally, Haven. I expected you to be here on time as you are the main female lead."I'm sorry, it won't happen again.I search the place for Ember but don't see her."Okay, so," Mrs. Kate claps her hands. "Let's all get in position. I hope each and every one of you went through their lines at home? This shouldn't be that difficult, we've all watched th
HAVEN"I'm tired, I need a break." I say to Ryder while laughing and he nods. A friend of his comes over then whispers something in his ear, he nods and looks at me."There's something I need to take care of, I'll be right back.""Sure," I say.Ember appears out of nowhere and links her arm in mine, pulling me with her."Where are we going?" I ask."We're going to get shots!"I reluctantly go with her."Here," she hands me a small shot glass with something that looks blue."What the hell is this?"She laughs over the music and says."Heaven on earth baby!" She throws her head back. "It'll help you forget all about Aamon tonight. I know my brother can be a piece of work sometimes.I smile at her for the first time but she's too excited and tipsy to even notice.I toss it back and wince.A guy comes and wraps his arms around her waist, she turns around and smiles at him."Hi you, I thought you wouldn't come!" The guy says. He's one of her closest friends from school."Would never miss i
HAVENI slept well last night, after Aamon pulled me out of the bathroom , he gave me a really good and relaxing head to toe body massage, that's the last thing i remember."Hi," a soft voice pulls me out of my thoughts. I turn to the source and find it's Ember."Hi," I reply cautiously. She starts walking with me to the car side by side."Today seems to be a good day."Apparently, she and I have been forced to ride the same vehicle to school. Well, it's obvious that the "forced" applies more on my side. On her side though? She doesn't want to "force me" to ride with her because she doesn't want to pressure me.I come to a halt and so does she."Look, Ember. I know this whole "us riding to school together" makes you feel like there's a chance at friendship between you and i," I sigh. "But nothing has changed, okay? We're just in this situation because our parents arranged it. We ride, no talking, okay?"Her face falls, she bites the corner of her lip and takes a deep breath in and out
HavenHis house, his rules.Aamon runs his finger from my collarbone down to the middle of my chest. My breathing picks up when he presses his erection again my stomach."Rule number one: You don't walk in when I'm naked and you're wearing cute small silky nighwear, smelling delicious as sin and get to walk out scot free.""Rule number two: Never shy away from me, I'll punish you with a spank on your cute perky little ass."Rule number three: I get to fuck you whenever and however I want. Anywhere."Wait, what? What kind of unfair rules are these."That's ridiculous, I'm not following any of those rule-""Rule number four," he cuts me off. His hand slides to the waist-band of my silky sleeping shorts, his finger teasing small circles there. "Every time you break or try to refuse the rules, you'll give me a blowjob."My mouth hangs open in shock. The nerve of this bastard. I won't let him push me around just because I'm in his highness' house. To hell with his stupid rules, I'm not acc
HavenEmber is a fan of my books? She actually has a handwritten copy and is asking me to sign it. Ember, asking me for a signature, me, Haven. Actually, she's demanding for one.I stand rooted in place with shock. Her hand is still holding out the copy towards me, she looks awkward as hell right now, this is the first reaction that doesn't have pure hatred and murder mixed with it on Ember towards me.She clears her throat and tucks a loose strand of hair behind her ear."Uh...can you please sign it for me? I really honestly am a huge fan of yours, I enjoy your books so much that I keep re-reading them, especially this one, that's why i have it like this."When I don't say anything, she continues."I actually made an Instagram and Facebook account where I help advertise your works, they are amazing and anyone looking for a good read deserves to read your books. The characters are so well developed and the plots are insane."The way she speaks about my books is something else, I can s
EMBERFinally, my opportunity at revenge has presented itself. Dad bought Haven a new expensive laptop and new phone, so why the hell would she be so hell bent on using her old one?There must be something important on it, some dirt that might help me strike back at her perhaps?I impatiently wait outside her bedroom door, I know what time she usually goes to bed, I've been observing her patterns. If you want to defeat your enemies, study them detail to detail so that you know their movements and weaknesses, then you can strike without missing.With that said, I know that anytime from now, she'll go take a bath and then I'll grab my opportunity to sneak in.I already have my phone on standby, I'll make sure I capture each and every dirty little secret she's hiding. I hope she has some nudes or something real nasty saved on there, that way, I'll be able to blackmail her into staying away from my brother and scheme ways to split her own mother's new marriage. Or, I can delete whatever i
HavenAamon's hands are folded over his chest. He hasn't said anything since I started eating. From me to myself, I admit I enjoyed how close we were before Ember walked in.I've started enjoying his company and I'm now used and obsessed with his alpha aura around me. I've yearned and searched so long for a mate, now that I've found him, i don't think I would be willing to walk away, it doesn't work like that.I steal a quick glance at him and our eyes meet. I clear my throat, feeling too hot all of a sudden under his unwavering gaze. Then I remember I have to finish my drafts and publish a few Chapters of my novel later. I push the chair back and stand, I'm still sore but I can manage to walk a few meters to get my laptop in our house."Thanks for the food, I really do appreciate but i have to go now.""Where are you going?" He ignores my thanking him."Home.""This is your home," he states matter of factly.I dart out my tongue and wet my lips, a trait I usually do when I'm trying t