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Beauty Sleep - Chapter 22
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Ora’s POV On the last day of the month, Aunt Jo re-scheduled her fighting session. So she could take me to the Blessed Sacrament Church. She seems to understand why I want to pray for my aunts. This time I felt comfortable when I prayed to the Wolf Goddesses Selene and the Magic Goddess Hecate. I have a bit more knowledge about both goddesses since Matty has been tutoring me. When it was time to leave, Father Nicholas reminded me how important faith was. He then invited me to return at any point should I ever feel the need to talk. “Thank you,” I said, “but I’m not sure that you would understand the situation.” He smirked, “everything happens for a reason, Ora. God works in mysterious ways.” “He’s working in a very mysterious way. If that is the case,” I responded, a bit too sternly, as I got up to leave. As we walked towards the exit, Father Nicholas drew my attention towards a noticeboard in the foyer. I had seen it before, but I had never really looked at it. The
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Jo’s POV I couldn’t get Shannen’s words out of my mind during training. Matthew and Jasper’s relationship has been strained since Charlotte’s death. I was there when Jasper and Charlotte first met. The mate bond may have brought them together, but they loved each other. He worshiped her, and she adored him. Their children are a piece of Charlotte. If anything, her death should have brought them closer together. I found Matthew sitting on the front steps of the Academy. I sat next to him and looked at what he was holding. It was a picture of him and Charlotte. He was young. “She was a beautiful woman. Inside and out.” I told him. “Even to this day, I think she was too good for your dad.” He didn’t look at me. “You knew her?” “She turned up here at Beta Academy a few months before Jasper left. He is older than me, so I got to spend time with her after he’d gone.” I put my arm around Matthew. “Jasper made me promise to look after her until I left. Not that he wanted her to sta
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Matty’s POV My leg bounced when I was waiting for the plane to take off. Jo didn’t want to disclose what happened because of her loyalty to Uncle Nathan. I can’t risk him finding out. I need to talk to Goldie. She wouldn’t tell Uncle Nathan or Aunt Sarah about what was going on. Ash, Dex, or Fin spend too much time with their dad. One of them may slip up. I kept hold of Mom’s music box the entire length of the journey. It fits in my hand perfectly. “I will give it to Lizzy on her 18th birthday. Mom would like that.” I told Killian, who whimpered at the gesture. As I thought about my mom, I had to fight back the tears. I miss her so much. I never realized Jo knew my mom, not until today. But I should have put two and two together. Jo’s comments about my parents are confusing. The way she talks about Aunt Sarah as well. But then again, she has been gone for over 20 years. Maybe they’re different now compared to before. As I walked through the palace doors, Lizzy came run
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Ora’s POV I still couldn’t believe I was allowed to have a sleepover with Shannen. This has never happened before in my life. I was practically giddy when I knocked on her door. I know Aunt Jo is around here somewhere, and that the building is full of people. But once I am inside her room, I can forget about everyone, forget about everything. It will give me the illusion I am having an unsupervised sleepover. This is so exciting, and I feel like bursting on the inside. “What do you want to do?” Shannen asked me a bit too casually. Does she not know this is the first time I have ever had a sleepover? It needs to be epic. “Anything. Everything.” I told her. Then I worried that Aunt Jo would change her mind and come and get me. Shannen looks at me skeptically. “This is the first time I have ever been trusted to stay away from my aunts.” Shannen laughs at me now, understanding why I am so excited. “Growing up, my sister Goldie and I shared a bedroom. But my mom was horrible to us
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Jo’s POV Jupiter went crazy when Carson kissed me. She was panting and howling, acting like a horny puppy. Carson’s touch sent sensations through my body that I had never experienced. The intensity of my sexual desire was so overwhelming that it took all my willpower to pull myself away from him. “I can’t do this,” I said to the man who made me feel like a woman for the first time in decades. “The words from your mouth say one thing.” He strokes my arm, making it tingle. “But your body tells me something else.” He sniffs the air and smiles like a Cheshire cat at me. I look at my arm where he is touching me, and he’s not wrong. I can’t even describe how amazing it feels. I don’t know what to do. I look at Carson and wish he could understand how torn I am. “There is a possibility that this is meant to be,” he says with a look of hopefulness on his face. “Take it. Take the chance.” Jupiter begs. I grab hold of Carson, letting my walls down for once. Taking the chance Jupiter so
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Jo’s POV Carson is so stubborn. He knows my orders. He is still pursuing the fact that he thinks he’s my mate. Jupiter isn’t helping either. The pair of them are relentless. But no matter what, either of them believes. I still have a mission to complete. As I sit at the table trying to finish my breakfast, Carson keeps going on and on. He’s lucky I didn’t just punch him in the face. But that would take energy and right now I don’t have energy. I am running on fumes and caffeine. Which isn’t healthy. If Ora was to be getting in trouble. If Millicent was to attack. I wouldn't be able to protect her. I got up from the table and stomped up the stairs. As I walked to my suite, I could hear footsteps behind me. I know it’s Carson, but I’m not giving him the satisfaction of turning around. As I walk along a corridor, he gently places a hand on my shoulder. “Come with me,” Carson says. I followed him into his large bedroom. He holds out a towel and instructs me to shower. “I can s
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Benson’s POV “Rhea is missing.” Those were the words my father said. Those few words sent my head spinning. I couldn’t think of anything, but getting home and finding out it was a big joke. A sick attempt to get the entire family home. On the flight home, I sat there and prayed to the goddess that Rhea would be at home when we arrived. My internal guilt was ripping me apart. I am off on the other side of the world enjoying the trip of a lifetime. While my sister is missing after an attack on my home pack. Mom was inconsolable. Dad held her closely, barely keeping it together himself. My dad and I should have been there to protect the pack. To protect Rhea. I think back to the last time I saw Rhea. She was all hyped up. Telling me how much she couldn’t wait to go to Alpha Academy herself. As we would be there together, she planned on kicking my butt as soon as she arrived. I felt nauseous thinking of that memory. I rushed to the toilet, closing the plastic door behind me. As I
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Benson’s POV I had heard talk that Dad had become unapproachable. Snapping at anyone who enters his study. The rumor is that the stress was getting to him. I felt useless myself, throwing myself into my training. Punching things helped relieve some of the anger I had bottled up. The day I broke a finger, my dad called me into his study. I was taping up my finger when I walked inside. The place stank. Not even bothering to knock, “Anything?” I barked as soon as I entered his office. It would be the first time I saw him in a week. He looked terrible. He had bags under his eyes and appeared to be growing a beard. His clothes were baggy, and his hair was a mess. “The trackers are struggling. The hunters keep going into human cities. Places where wolves can’t follow.” He tells me before picking up his chair and throwing it out of the window. I know how he feels. I picked up my chair and prepared to follow suit. When his phone rang, It’s an ancient landline phone that has always been t
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