LOGAN Did I hear right? Or was this a vivid hallucination? “Come again for me? What did you just say?” I sounded way too pleased as I asked, barely able to contain my excitement. There was shock somewhere in the mix of all that joy, but it was the lesser emotion so it was easily overwhelmed by my glee. Scarlett obviously didn't share that emotion with me, instead, she looked freaked out by what she said and just froze to a spot with a wide-eyed look of utter shock and disbelief. I could easily tell what was going on in her head, not her exact thoughts but the several other emotions that were swirling through her mind. “N–no, you misheard,” she swallowed uncomfortably, getting up from where she was crouched beside me and starting to pace up and down the office. “I– I…. No, we ju— just, no,” she stuttered, running what I could easily guess were sweaty and anxiety ridden palms down her dress repeatedly. Was I such a horrible person that the thought of us being mates pushed her
SCARLETTMy heart was heavy all night and my wolf was endlessly yearning for her mate.After a sleepless night of fighting off my wolf’s desires, I decided to log into my employee profile at Logan’s company and take a day off from those on my work calendar that were meant for vacations.I feared that if I walked into that company with the hormones raging through me, I’d rip Logan’s clothes to shreds and let him do with my body as he pleases before the end of the work day.Until I was able to get the mate bond’s urges under control, I wanted to create a safe distance between myself and Logan. I still hadn't admitted to myself that we were truly mates, and I had a feeling I’d be proven dumb once he laid a finger on me and set my hormones ablaze.I was thinking of Logan a little too much for my liking so I desperately needed a distraction.Reading through my favorite romance book hadn't worked because each smut scene made me thing of Logan’s fangs buried in my skin, and surfing the inter
SCARLETT“She’s not in here, buddy,” Logan answered dryly.I rolled my eyes at Logan through the mirror at the same time that Blake pushed the door open, looking around frantically and only relaxing when his eyes landed on me.“Scarlett,” Blake called, his eyes bouncing between myself and Logan with jealously visibly filling them as he wondered why we were barely an inch apart, “is he bothering you or something?”“Yeah, he is,” I mimicked Logan’s dry tone from earlier.“Touch me and I’ll break every bone in your fingers,” Logan threatened wearily when Blake started to make his way towards him, stopping him in his tracks.“Logan, you can’t threaten your way out of everything, It’s unbecoming,” I reprimanded him, shifting nervously in my chair because both brothers were watching me closely.The intensity in both their gazes was causing a storm in the pit of my stomach, especially since an awkward silence had fallen after I spoke.“I can’t make any promises concerning that, because unfor
ALEXI fucking love her, don’t I?Slender fingers threaded the strands of my hair and pulled on it, forcing a moan out of me as our tongues intertwined and moved in perfect harmony. I let her lead, only nibbling on her perfectly plump lower lip whenever the opportunity presented itself.God, yes. I love her.I mean, the other morning when we’d kissed, I’d confirmed without a doubt that Scarlett was the love of my life, she was my entire life bundled into a graciously ethereal being, a woman whose beauty was a miracle in itself.We’re kissing again now, and I’m reminded of the certainty I felt that day, but somehow it felt much more overwhelming and I had to ask myself once again if I was in love with her, and just as I’d expected, the answer is still yes. I doubt it’ll ever be possible to tire of her, of the unique way she makes me feel, or the way everything feels right whenever she’s near.I’m still struggling to keep my racing heart at ease when she moans in my mouth and I feel my
SCARLETTMy legs were barely able to support me as Alex helped me out of the car.“Having a problem walking?” he teased as he intertwined our arms and wrapped another protective arm around my waist to hold me close to himself.“Not at all, I’m doing great on that front,” I shot back a sarcastic reply that made him laugh heartily.I loved the sound of his laughter, the rough bass that put me at ease whenever I was lucky enough to make him laugh.“I’d have had to carry you if I succumbed to my primal instincts and fucked you right after you came,” he whispered as we walked into the restaurant.I nudged him playfully in the side, trying to keep my cool as I looked around the glamorous restaurant. Everyone and everything looked like they fell from a money tree or had been baptized in pure gold.Which made sense since a restaurant such as Winston’s was only frequented by celebrities and old money benefactors. I’d only seen pictures of it in gossip columns, so it felt like I was dreaming as
SCARLETTI’d seen his handwriting too many times not to know that it was him.Logan had a unique way of using the cursive writing technique, and I’d never thought he’d be using it to write a love letter to me even in my wildest dreams.I let my eyes gloss over the title behind the envelope, taking note of the excitement bursting through me as I received confirmation that Logan was in love with me. One of the reasons I’d been scared to let myself bond with him was because I thought everything he felt for me was built on lust and nothing more.After watching his engagement with Ashley go up in flames, I was scared of being nothing other than a rebound, or the nearest warm hole to find solace.Now that I knew that he’d only let her go because he fell in love with me somewhere along the line, it seemed like a worthy sacrifice and I was suddenly eager to learn about when it happened. Smiling, I quickly opened the envelope and unfolded the letter I found inside.It’s Logan,I knew that alre
BLAKEWas this what it felt like to fall off the wheels? I was losing my fucking mind.I thought a week would be enough to find an alternative to handing over the only woman I’ve ever loved to my pack, but it wasn't. Every waking moment was spent scourging through ancient books in search of a precious stone or magical creature alive that could take her place, but the harsh truth I learned was that she was truly one of a kind.There was no one who could take her place, who could bring my pack the redemption that ran through her veins. No one.Knowing that she was unique in every sense of the word made me stupidly fall even deeper in love with her which in turn made it much harder to betray her. The week’s deadline I was given to hand her over had elapsed four days ago and now I was staring at a summoning email from the overall head of the operation—Lucas Shahato.I was parked outside the gate of my pack’s hideout, wondering why the weight crushing down on my chest wasn't getting any li
LOGANI looked over the schedule for the thousandth time to make sure everything was in place.The itinerary for an entire day of dates with Scarlett was staring back at me as I nervously paced from one end of my office to another. I hoped that everything would be to her taste and that we’d find something meaningful to bond over.But first, I had to figure out how to ask her out on a date without scaring her off.“Scarlett, would you do me the honor of….” I groaned, pressing a palm against my face as I realized how overly formal that was.“Uh, hey there,” I wore on a practiced smile, “how about an entire day of dates together this weekend? You down?”I cringed at the poor delivery and the fact that it seemed nonchalant and lacking in the enthusiasm that I’d have loved it to convey.“If you’re free tomorrow, how about we spend the day together?” I sighed, unsure what was still missing asides how I was stuttering like an idiot.“Scarlett, can we maybe sp—”“A simple ‘wanna hang?’ text w