DIEGO'S POV When she barged in on me, my immediate concern was for my nakedness. I quickly tied my towel, hollering for her to leave. By the time I realized my second concern, it was too late. The cat was already out of the bag.“You're standing!” She sounded so thrilled about it. Yeah well, I supposed she would be. I hated to admit it but she really worked hard to get me here, even after I made it clear that I would never accept her. As much as I believed she was no better than Lisa, I had to admit that she was more diligent and farsighted. After all, she was willing to suffer through my disability only because there was hope of me walking someday, right?In any case, I wasn't walking fully yet. I could only stand and hobble around a bit. It was also quite painful, but I knew it would improve fast. Now that I was truly recovering, total healing would be quick.Reluctantly I answered her, “Yes, I'm standing. But just barely.”I wished I could have hidden my recovery for a longer per
DIEGO'S POV “We won't be needing any more physical therapy.” I told Greg curtly when he came to my room to perform the massage, just as he'd been doing every day.He furrowed his brows, looking confused for a few seconds. As I kept smiling at him, his mouth and his eyes went round when realization hit. “Do you mean… Oh dear Moon Goddess! You can walk now?” Greg exclaimed, dancing around me.I couldn't help but grin at my beta's display. “Shh, not so loud.” I cautioned. “Don’t let Mother hear, I want it to be a surprise for her.”“Of course, of course.” Greg chanted with enthusiasm. “Come on, Alpha Diego, up already. Let me see!”I got up without further drama. Greg rushed at me and gave me a large embrace. “Finally! I must congratulate Fibi. Does she know yet?” He asked.My grin disappeared at the mention of her name. There was no escape from that woman. “She knows. Anyway, now that I have full use of my legs, I must see to my businesses. I've neglected them long enough.”Greg drew b
FIBI’S POVWithin one week of Mother's stay with us, she recovered completely. “You can't go yet. Stay here for some time and at least spend time with your daughter.” I insisted. That was how she ended up staying for two weeks. Not like I'm still satisfied, I'd honestly prefer if she never went back.However, she refused to hear anything that concerned leaving her husband. When I raised the matter, she admonished, “Fibi, the mate bond is not something to take lightly. He's not just my husband but also my mate. He's just hurt over what I did to him.”I raised my eyebrows. “And what exactly did you do to him?”“You know, Fibi. First, I couldn't give him a child after many years. Then I go and get pregnant immediately I was raped.” She replied.I opened my mouth, I couldn't believe she blamed herself for all of that. “Mother, you were the victim!” On second thought I added, “So you regret giving birth to me then?”“Never!” She refuted vehemently. “You're the best thing that ever happene
FIBI'S POV I jumped to my side of the bed, heat creeping up my neck to my face. What was he doing here so soon? Greg told me it would take about a month to conclude everything Diego wanted them to do.Then I saw how he was advancing slowly in the dim light. I hurriedly found the bedside switch and turned on the light. My embarrassment at the way he found me, changed into alarm in an instant, when I saw how his gray eyes had darkened.Breathing became hard work for me. What could he be so furious about? To the best of my knowledge, I didn't do anything that should attract the level of fury in his stare.Too late, I found out that I had misinterpreted. It wasn't anger that I was seeing after all. He drew me up with one strong pull, smashing me to his chest.For a few seconds, he stared into my eyes like he was trying to search my soul through them. I watched the pupils of his eyes widen with passion, while my chest thumped hard against his own. My entire skin tingled. I held his gaze,
FIBI'S POV The rain didn’t stop like I hoped it would. My whole body shook uncontrollably, and my teeth were clattering so much that I was scared for myself. Yet, I couldn’t take the risk of going back to my mother’s husband’s house.“He will kill us!” My wolf barked into my thoughts even as I was contemplating it. She was even more scared of that crazy man than I was. I scoffed sadly at my wolf. “At least you are not the one in the rain right now, bearing the brunt of the cold. Diego was your beloved husband, wasn't he?” She offered to come out for some time, to take the brunt of the cold and rain, but I brushed off the offer at once. I refused to shift into my wolf form, even though that would have brought me a little succor.The least I could do was to protect my wolf from the harshness surrounding my unlucky life. Hot tears kept flowing from my weary eyes. “I wonder how Mother was received by her husband after being away for so long.” I pondered aloud to my wolf, trying to dis
MANDY'S POVWhen my husband, Alpha Sebastian, brought Fibi into the pack house, my chest tightened. I couldn't breathe well again from the moment I set eyes on her. I was even trying to ask him what happened, but he behaved as if I didn't exist. He was too busy barking at the doctor to save her life. Imagine! He was more interested in a strange she-wolf than in me, his Luna, his mate. Fine, I was not actually his mate, but he didn't know that. He totally believed that he and I were fated mates. Yet, he obviously didn't think twice before bringing home another woman, without telling me about it. But what if the truth was already out? Did he really not know who Fibi was?I quickly mind-linked Father. My darling father who never hesitated to do anything for me. The reason I am Alpha Sebastian's Luna.“Father, Fibi is here!” I stated urgently.“What? How can that be?” He asked. He sounded as clueless as I was about the sudden appearance.“I don't know. He came back with her in the middl
SEBASTIAN'S POVThere was just something about this she-wolf that drew me in. And no, it wasn't just her sexy curves. Of course I had to get her treated since it was my car that knocked her down. But that was not the only reason I brought her home. I also felt this pull, that I just wanted to be where she was. I didn't understand it.In any case, I was ready to stay right there with her all through the remainder of the night. Thankfully, my doctor said she was only sleeping now, due to the medicine. She already regained consciousness and would be alright.Only then did I think of freshening up. I'd had a long day.I walked into my bedroom, only to meet Mandy there. She was obviously waiting for me. On any other occasion, I'd have been mad at her, I liked to have my space to myself. And I had made it clear enough to her that she could only share my space when I invited her. This time however, I let it slide.“You are in my room.” I stated the obvious. Of course I knew she would feel
MANDY'S POV Last night I had fallen asleep in a relieved mood, confident that Fibi was just an accident victim. I believed that my husband would send her on her way once she got better. This morning, I got a rude awakening, literally.My eyes flew open when something hit my head suddenly. I found myself on the floor. I was still trying to regain my senses when he flung the question at me: “Who are you? What did you do? Your scent is so repelling right now, you are not my mate!”That woke me up properly. “Huh?” I muttered. I rubbed my eyes with my fingers, hoping this would just turn out to be a bad dream.“Who the fuck are you? Because you're certainly not my mate. My real mate is downstairs right now. And she's more beautiful than you are.” He bellowed at me.Bloody hell. How could I have forgotten this part of the spell? Even Father didn't remember to warn me about this. Sebastian sounded like someone whose eyes just became open. And indeed, that's what just happened. He could now