LOGANNot again.Sometime around midnight, I started stirring in bed, awoken by the pain of my mate being in yet another man’s arms. Off the top of my head I knew the culprit was Blake because Alex was too injured to cross me again by laying a finger on her this soon.However, I was enraged at the fact that Blake had watched me nearly beat Alex to death and issue a warning that no one should breathe in her direction but he still went ahead to bed her on the same night.What did I have to do to make those assholes realize the severity of their actions? Would I have to mark Scarlett against her will so they’d know she belonged to me and only me?The sun was up now and no matter how many texts and calls I shot Scarlett’s way, she refused to speak to me or disclose her location. Even the mate bond wasn't able to pick up her location and the curse wouldn't let me comb the city to find her.I was dying to be near her, I’d forgiven her for sleeping with both my brothers in the same night eve
SCARLETTGod, Logan was a toddler with terrible twos, throwing tantrums here and there.“How about you leave here and stop causing ruckus everywhere you go? Wasn't the storm you stirred last night enough!?” I yelled, lucky that the empty cafe allowed me to fully express my growing anger at him.He moved away from Blake, his face falling at my reprimand as he took a few steps towards me.From the way he was scrutinizing me from head to toe, I couldn't tell if he was trying to gauge how I was faring or admiring my looks. Judging from the baggy joggers and hoodie I had on alongside my messy bun and eye bags, I could tell that it was the latter.I didn't let his concern for me serve as an excuse for his short tempered behavior though.“You’re slowly starting to make me hate the sight of you because you bring unwanted drama everywhere you go by thinking you can fix every problem by wielding your fists,” I continued when he remained silent, refusing to hold back in the slightest.I needed a
BLAKEHer skepticism was louder than my car engine, but I didn't probe for more because I had a clue what was bugging her.After the messy theatrics that blew up at home last night plus Logan’s audacity to storm into my cafe and threaten me just to see her, I could sense that she needed to get some steam off her chest. However, being as thoughtful as she was, she probably didn't want to rant about it to me because she figured it would be insensitive.While I didn't mind being her rock no matter the situation, I understood why she was holding back this time around. Anyone with their hearts in the right place would assume that ranting about her sexual escapades with my brothers and the repercussions would upset me and she wasn't wrong to think so.Nonetheless, I was willing to disregard the jealousy burning a whole through me about the whole situation if it meant I could offer her a shoulder to lean on at such a sensitive time.“Hey, are you coming in?” her small sad voice pulled me out
SCARLETTFour days later felt like an eternity away from the Vaughn mansion.After everything that had gone down, I needed some peace and serenity to breathe again so I couldn't bring myself to return to the Vaughn mansion. My emotional wounds were too fresh and they would rot and consume me if I stepped foot back there when they hadn't healed.My mom in particular made the past few days hell for me because she didn't allow me move past the revelations that came to light that night. Every passing moment she was hurling insults at me on various platforms, telling me that she regretted ever letting me into her perfect new life and she never wanted to see me again.Last night, I got pissed off by how hypocritical and self-serving she was being so I blocked her on every platform so I could finally breathe. Being the fucking fraud that she was, she had no right to judge me at every turn.Blake’s phone pinged loudly at that moment and I was pulled back to the present, realizing that I was p
SCARLETTSurely we both knew that it wouldn't end with that earth shattering kiss. Desperate for more of him, I took the bold move by pressing down the window buttons so we’d be hidden from wondering eyes by the tinted frames. “We’re thinking the same thing, right?” Alex pulled away, biting his lower lip in the hottest way imaginable while panting heavily. I couldn't be happier that he was yet again audibly requesting consent, it made the pool between my thighs heat up in eagerness to accept his hardened length that was pressed against my ass. “Yeah, we are,” I nodded, already reaching for his shirt and peeling it over his head to reveal his beautiful body. He swallowed hard, returning the favour by lifting my dress to expose my ass before slightly lifting me off him to pull his pants past his knees and reward me with the sight of his cock with a tip glistening from pre-cum. From now eager and pumped with adrenaline we both were, I could tell that neither of us would last long.
SCARLETT I woke up feeling reborn, amazed by the bravery that had enveloped me just a week after the unfortunate blowout at the Vaughn mansion. I’d sworn that it would take me months to step foot back there, but today, I was determined to stop hiding from my problems and face them head on. I no longer cared for my mother’s validation, so as long as the men who were actually affected by what happened didn't resent me, I owed it to them to hash things once and for all. The earlier I straightened things out and returned to normalcy, the better. To that end, I dressed up and headed out to meet Blake where he was plating breakfast in the living room. “Morning baby, I made your favorite,” his handsome face lit up with the loveliest smile, eyes twinkling with adoration that made my heart melt. “Morning sweetheart,” I pressed a kiss to his cheek when I reached him, “Can we head home when we're done with breakfast?” I dropped the bomb before I could change my mind about it. He stare
SCARLETTLogan, Logan, Logan.He was in my thoughts, in my dreams, in my way around the house, and recently, under my fucking skin. I didn't understand the obsessive pull I felt towards him even though I was actively trying to avoid him, it was infuriating to say the least.I knew I should quit his company so I’d see him less and curb the endless need to be near him, but I couldn't bring myself to for some reason.A weird part of me that I was yet to understand was convinced that I needed to keep working with him to protect him from the curse until he could find a permanent solution and I didn't fight it. I figured he deserved that as compensation for how often I’d rejected him since I learned he was my mate.Besides, I was currently seated in the backseat of his car with my headphones plugged in while he drove us to work so it was too late to back out. He spoke to me a couple of times but I just stared blankly at him through the car mirror instead of responding.By the time we got to
SCARLETTFinally, I found a first aid kit in a corner of Logan’s office and quickly got to cleaning his injuries with an ointment that would hasten his wolf’s regenerative process.He winced every now and then and I could swear that I felt an odd tingle each time, almost like I could feel his pain in the exact spots that caused him to wince. It felt like my brain was playing a trick on me so I decided to distract myself from his pain by satisfying my curiosity instead.“Who was that guy? And why did he attack you so brutally?” I asked, carefully applying ointment on his slightly swollen forehead.“Ashley’s older brother,” he revealed with a heaviness in his voice that matched the sadness in his eyes.I didn't even have to ask a follow up question before he continued speaking.“He’s always hated my guts as well as the fact that Ashley chose me as her partner at a pretty young age. Jonathan and his father betrothed her to a their pack’s beta’s son and they resented me for making her bre
SCARLETT “How many minutes apart are your contractions?” “Can you feel the pups crowning already?” “Should I get the midwives?” My husbands circled around me like vultures readying their prey, asking me a million and one questions like I was not as clueless about childbirth as they were. They’d read a library worth of childbirth and parenting books from the moment I found out I was pregnant and yet they were as nervous as a completely ignorant parent would be. “Stop hovering over her, please,” Hyacinth sighed and rolled her eyes as she walked into the birthing room, “the birthing process will begin any moment and I’ll need you all to either be quiet and or absent so I can get to work.” They all murmured amongst each other before finally falling quiet. “I’m going to give you a mild anesthetic so you don’t feel a thing and sleep through it, alright?” she turned to me with a kind smile and I nodded. I felt nerves already wrecking my body upon hearing that, I was reminded of the c
LOGANThree long yet amazing months went by and the D-day finally arrived. I couldn’t believe that I was about to be married to Scarlett and it seemed that neither Blake nor Alex could believe it seeing how nervous they were while getting dressed for the ceremony. We’d watched her become the best version of herself in the last three months and judging from all the power and potential she radiated, even three Vaughn men might not be enough of a match for her. Still, I was beyond elated to see what a marriage as unique as ours had in store for us in the coming years. And for the rest of our lives. “I still can’t figure this shit out!” Blake whined as he wrongly knotted his tie for the hundredth time and Alex and I laughed at him. “If you’re too nervous to knot your tie, maybe you should just sit out the wedding ceremony,” Alex teased him. “Yeah, it’s a small wedding anyways. We’ll just add your name to the marriage certificate and crop you into the pictures for the wedding album,” I
SCARLETTWe did it? “Yeah, we fucking did it,” Logan’s excited response made me realize that I’d asked that question out loud instead of in my head as I’d assumed. “And that’s only because you had the balls to put yourself on the line when we weren’t willing to take that risk,” Alex added, flipping a pancake effortlessly with a slight tilt of the pan. Inwardly, I rolled my eyes at his stellar skills, wondering how he was able to pull that off when I couldn’t even do it while carefully using a frying spoon. “I’m going to take a wild guess and say that you’re no longer focused on our victory over the Shahato and you’re now hating on everyone that can make a proper pancake unlike you,” Blake said through a chuckle. I narrowed my eyes at him, picking a grape off my plate and throwing it at his head for teasing me. “Ow!” he exclaimed when it hit his forehead. “Serves you right,” I grinned before taking a generous bite of my sandwich. That led to back and forth banter, and as much a
SCARLETTAgain, they’d come to my rescue at the perfect moment.Unlike the last time, I refused to lose faith in them, so seeing them was more than an answered prayer, it was the confirmation of a truth I’d been steadfastly holding unto.I felt relief course through my entire body as the army pounced on the Shahato warriors, shifting to their wolf form and ripping our enemies apart before they had the chance to rejoice over my burnt corpse.Suddenly, the regret I felt when I was thrown into the portal that brought me here washed away and I was pleased with myself for following through with the baiting plan that brought us this far. I had a feeling that after this battle, we’d finally know peace and harmony instead of the chaos and despair we’d had to endure for months now.I was so lost in imagining a time of calm and quiet that I even forgot that fire was slowly creeping towards me as the altar behind me burnt away. It was when I smelt thick fumes suffocating me that I looked behind
LOGANI still felt shitty and stupid for how immature I’d acted when Scarlett disappeared behind that godforsaken portal.Blake didn’t deserve to be choked so heartlessly when all he did was keep me from breaking my foot to pieces—because believe me, that was my intention when I started kicking that rock. Yet, he’d stopped me from hurting myself foolishly and I repaid him like an absolute asshole.I knew I’d apologized, but it didn’t seem enough so I made a mental note in the back of my mind to make it up to him somehow after we rescued Scarlett.“Guys! Over here! Quickly!” Hyacinth called out to me and my brothers and we rushed to where she was bent over on the floor and holding a glass shard.“What did you find? Please give us some good news,” Alex practically begged as he crouched beside her.“Their sorcerer must’ve mistakenly dropped this while closing the portal in a hurry, and now I know exactly where those bastards took her,” she jumped to her feet and Alex followed suit.“Wher
ALEXFan–fucking–tastic!This bloody plan blew up in our faces just like I’d predicted it would. Those cunning bastards just zapped our mate through a portal and I couldn’t feel her through the bond from the moment they disappeared into it.I guessed that neither Blake nor Logan could feel her either because they equally seemed like they were going mad.“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck this!” Logan yelled on the top of his voice while kicking a rock repeatedly until I heard a toe snap and blood started to ooze from his boot.That didn’t stop him though, he kept spitting profanities and angrily kicking the rock until Blake ran towards him and dragged him away from the rock and set him on the floor.“What the hell is wrong with you, Logan? How the hell does that fix shit!?” Blake leaned forward, placing his hands on both knees while screaming right into Logan’s face.Instead od answering, Logan reached out and gripped Blake’s neck and started to twist it with rage burning in his eyes. I immediat
SCARLETTThe morning of the full moon had finally arrived, and just like everyone else, I hoped that things went according to plans.None of us could handle any surprises because the chances of the plan going smoothly hinged on us being in complete control. To ensure that nothing went wrong, Hyacinth got a team of sorcerers to cast truth spells on the army in a bid to uncover any hidden spies from the Shahatos.Once we confirmed that every warrior was loyal to us, we finally let them in on the plan for the first time since we’d hatched it.Afterwards, Blake and Alex guided them through morning drills and helped them memorize the parts of the plan they were instrumental to, Logan and I kept Hyacinth company while she and her group of sorcerers did a location spell.Unlike the former location spells they’d casted to locate me when I was captured, this was much more likely to work because she’d used the blood of the prisoners that were recently executed. She assured us that with a team o
SCARLETTOnce again, Hyacinth had to come to our aid.We rushed Alex home and called her to come by the house as soon as possible. After ten minutes that felt like an eternity, she finally arrived and got to work on speeding up his healing. She explained that he invested wolfsbane and that’s why he wasn’t healing even after Blake and Logan cleaned and bandaged his wounds properly as soon as we got home.Hyacinth fed him some potions, but when they didn’t work, she told us that the wolfsbane had been in his system for far too long so she would need a powerful spell to magically detox him of it so his wolf could heal.While she convened with the powers that be on the required spell for such a crucial procedure, I paced the entire room worriedly while saying prayers to the moon goddess and ignoring the words of comfort being thrown my way from Logan and Blake.For some reason, I still felt fractions of the fear and pain I felt when I thought he was going to take his life just to prove a
SCARLETTAn hour passed and I immediately rallied Logan and Blake into the car to go in search of Alex. The longer we went without being able to contact or find him, the more I regretted listening to Logan and Blake instead of my wolf.And now because of my negligence, we were all worried out of our minds for Alex.It was almost nightfall and neither of us could reach or find him still. And believe me, we’d tried everything we could possibly think of. Logan tried to track his phone but his men found it dumped in a roadside bin and had no other means of tracing where he went from there because the traffic cams in that area were all busted.After that dead end, we’d all gone around the city in search of him but we couldn’t pick up his scent talk less of find his car.Normally, we’d have assumed that he was just somewhere blowing off steam and stayed home to wait on him. But ever since the marking ritual, we had a much stronger bond and could feel each other’s emotions and a while ago we