"Who is pregnant?..." Thor asks with surprise as he walks into the room with the rest of the team behind him. He looks from Ella's face to mine with a slight smile on his face, expecting one of us to give him the answer before he finally turns to Ella with a raised brow... "Or are you?""Wait, you're pregnant!?" Ivar doesn't wait for Ella's reply before he also jumps into the conversation. His eyes almost bulge out of their sockets in disbelief as he rushes to her side to grab her hands. I roll my eyes in amusement at Ivar. The whole team knows how badly he wants them to have a baby. We also understand why Ella doesn't want one yet. It's a difficult time to get pregnant, especially with the impending war against House Denton. Imagine not being able to fight or shift into your wolf when in danger because you have to protect your baby."Ivar..." Ella says and sighs deeply. "Honey, we already talked about this, remember? We can't have a baby now because of the situation around us. We
Thor's POVAfter dinner, Eric and I went to his new room which is now closer to mine in the second wing, since I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep with the thought of him sleeping so far away from me on the first wing. We stayed up talking about everything but pack business.I made sure he had drifted to sleep before I sneaked out of his room to mine. The moment my head touched my pillow for the night, I heaved a sigh of relief, saying to myself with relief..."Finally, it's over"The days following his attack were scary and nerve-wracking. At first, even though I was surprised when the EMT told me he had been bitten by a vampire, I wasn't worried about it since we've always trained with vampire venom. All that I was worried about and wanted to do was to quickly get him to the hospital so his arm could be stitched for him to be able to heal properly.I stayed by his bedside till a few hours later, when we expected his healing to have been completed but to our utmost dismay, instead of
"Huh?" I say, taken aback by what she just said.I check for the time on the small alarm clock placed on my bedside drawer and see it's some minutes after midnight. What does she want? Why the hell did she request to come over by this time of night when she knows I'll probably be in bed?"Alpha?" She calls hesitantly when I don't give my consent fast enough."It's past midnight Victoria? Why do you want to see me? What's so urgent that can't wait till tomorrow?" "Uhmm– I– What I'm saying is, I'm your concubine and it's normal if I decided to visit your bedroom by this time of the night, isn't it?... Especially now that the Beta is okay?"I chuckle. I don't need her to explain further before I understand where she's going. I can't really remember the last time I had sex myself and my dick stirred in response to what she's stylishly asking of me.She seems desperate though and I wonder why. Her offer to be my concubine would have been off the table if I hadn't stopped and held her to h
I lost it right then and kissed her back. As much as I try to hold back and keep myself from falling for her female wiles, I find I can't anymore. I kiss her with all my pent-up urge for sex. I kiss her like my life depends on how well my tongue can explore every nook and cranny of her mouth. Her lips are soft. The fresh minty taste of her mouth fuels the urgency to fuck her even more. I slowly push her towards the bed while still kissing, and then from nowhere, I hear a voice crying softly.Even though I'm sure of what I'm hearing, I know it's not possible. There's no one with me in the room except the woman I'm kissing. And there's no way she can be able to make the crying sound I'm hearing while still kissing me. Absolutely no way.I kiss the woman in my arms harder, doing my best to block out the strange voice crying. We arrive by the bed and I push her on it before moving to lie on top of her. I place my lips back on hers and we continue to kiss. The crying suddenly increases i
Eric's POVI wake up sweating and breathing hard with Thor's voice crying and calling all our names, asking for help.At first, I thought it was just a dream. I thought it was just my mind acting on the trauma I went through with the rogue two weeks ago. So I just stayed in my bed, staring blankly at my bedroom's ceiling design, hoping I'd drift back to sleep.Then I hear it again. It's Thor's faint voice, calling all our names through our mind link and asking for help.'Thor is in trouble! What the hell!' I think and quickly sit up in bed. I stand but immediately hold on to my bedside table when I feel light-headed and my heart raises with a deafening roar in my ears. I hold on tight and close my eyes, willing for my heartbeat to calm quickly and the nausea to pass. I hear his voice again, very faintly this time and I know I dare not waste another second. Slowly, I make my way to his room, thanking God our room is now in the same wing. "What's going on here!?" I ask the moment I s
"No matter what you think of me or do to me, I just want you to know that I didn't do anything to hurt him. I have no idea why he's in so much pain. And if by any chance he's in pain because of me then I didn't mean for that to happen. I'm sorry..." Victoria says, looking at me. It's obvious from her countenance that she's desperately waiting for me to say something but I have nothing more to say to her. I am so angry with her right now.I understood when she said she would rather be Thor's concubine than be the despicable Rogue King's mate. I mean, it's in all creatures' nature to want to do what's best for ourselves, right? I'm not blaming her for that. Where I draw the line is how she put Thor's life and the whole pack in danger because she wants the best for herself.When I say she put Thor's life in danger, I didn't mean because of the agonizing pain he's currently going through. No! That pain isn't her fault. I suspect the pain is Thor's punishment for cheating on his mate. I'
"I can't seems to persuade her. She's not listening to me anymore Neal, come quickly!"I freeze for a moment when I hear what Millicent is saying on the other end of the phone. 'Ash is threatening to kill herself!?' I feel cold-like sensation all over by body as those scary words sinks into my brain."Beta! What should we do?..." "I don't care what you do or how you do it, Neal. Just do whatever is necessary. Keep her talking– do something! Anything necessary!– just don't allow her to hurt herself. I'm begging you, do not allow her to hurt herself. I'm already on my way as we speak and will be right there with you." I say and immediately disconnect the call.The phone was in speaker mode so everybody in the room heard my conversation with Neal. None of them ask where or why when I asked Henrik and Ella to come along with me to see Ash while the rest of them stay with Thor. I would have chosen to go with only Ella if it's during the day but it's midnight and I'm still alive after
'That was Ivar, telling me Thor is okay. He has finally fallen asleep, thank goddess!' I quickly inform Henrik and Ella through our mind link before bringing my attention back to Ash."Here, come sit down," I say, leading her to one of the beds Henrik just put back in place."Are you okay though?..." She looks so frail I can't help but ask. I'm concerned for not just the baby but also her well-being."Do you need something? Water maybe?" I ask again, bending to take one of the bottled water that is lying scattered all over the floor."Yes, I'm fine now. Thank you," She replies and accepts the water from me, opens the bottle, and drinks deeply from it. She must have really been thirsty. She puts the cap back on when she's done drinking."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to think the worst of you. What happened made me think you washed your hands off me and don't care about me anymore...""What happened?..." I ask in confusion She nods "Two days after your visit, Millicent came to give me a
"The Council Chairman!" I exclaim with surprise when I see a familiar white-haired old man walk out from beside the villa and towards the aisle. "The Council Chairman is the officiant!?"He grins"Surprise!" He says with a flourish "Now walk. And remember, your best man is closely behind."I happily smile and nod at our guests as I walk behind the old man hobbling on his walking stick.I can't believe that the Council Chairman himself is going to officiate our wedding!? He's already so old but still makes the time. Today sure is full of pleasant surprises. He arrives at the front and turns to face the guests."Council Chairman, what an honor this is," I say as I arrive before him, my back to the guests.He smiles "Giving the opportunity to join the Chosen ones of House War-Cloud and House Howell in matrimony is a great honor that I dare not pass to another."I nod and he also nods backEveryone arrive at the front and stand at their respective places as we had rehearsed. The moment
I look at my Patek Philippe Nautilus watch before getting up to start dressing up. Just as I put on my tuxedo jacket, someone knocks on my door."Come in," Eric answers Timothy enters, already dressed for the occasion."The guests have arrived. The ceremony will begin soon." He saysI nod and reply,"We're ready. We'll be out soon." He nods and leavesEric finishes buttoning his tux before turning to me. He looks at me critically as he brushes something off my satin lapel and straightens my bowtie."Hmm..." He says satisfactorily before taking a step back. "Hair– on point. Skin– flawless. Tux– immaculate. Shoes– nice pair, they really compliment your outfit. All in all, you look good, man. Your bride will fall in love with you all over again."I smile at his compliment."What about the ring? Do you have it?" I ask to be sure he hasn't forgotten."I have it right here." He replies with a nod, patting on the area it is resting inside his tux. I exhale and nod"Then shall we?" He
Instead of going back to sleep like I tell him, he groans and slumps back into bed."Ugh!... C'mon, don't be a bitch about this."I scoff, looking at him in disbelief."Who's the bitch here? You're obviously tired and need to rest. I'm allowing you to do that but you can't see my good intentions." I guess he thinks I was being sarcastic when I apologized for disturbing his sleep.He sighs and gets out of bed then go to the wet bar. There, he gets a bottle of water and gulps it down in one go. "Now I'm awake..." He says before asking me, "Water?""Yeah, sure," I replyHe hands me the water before going to sit on the sofa."Alright, tell me about your anxiety attack.""I can't sleep. I thought I mentioned that earlier." ''Why can't you sleep?""How the hell am I supposed to know? I just can't!" I know I sounded defensive right now. That's because I know this conversation would end up with him poking fun at me."I wouldn't have found sleep difficult if I was at Alpha's mansion. My m
Two weeks laterThor's POV 1:10 am! I glare in disbelief at the digital clock on my bedside drawer as if it's its fault that time chooses to be moving at a snail's pace today of all days. It was 12:49 the last time I checked, I can't believe that only nineteen minutes had gone by since then."Ugh!" I growl and slump back in bed as I recall all the advice I got yesterday from all the females around me. (that did not include my mate, mind you. I haven't spoken to her in two days because of some Howell's wedding tradition)"You should go to bed early, Alpha," Lily said as they were about to leave for Night Howlers Pack. (They are Ash's maids and matron of honor.)"Yes, you should." Carla chipped in, nodding, before I could ask Lily why she wanted me to go to bed early. "Poor sleep can lead to breakouts, you know?" "Breakouts?" I asked, looking at both of them with interest."Yes, breakout. Believe me, Alpha, you don't want that..." Clarita replied, looking appalled as she shook her he
I step out of the lobby's revolving door and frantically look around me. I don't see him anywhere but his essence is stronger. He's definitely here."Ma'am..." A voice questioningly calls and I turn around to see Jeremy, one of my security details that comes from my Dad. I wonder where he sprang from? "Have you seen the Alpha– I mean my mate?" I say, handing him my backpack."No, ma'am, I haven't." He replies, looking in the parking lot's direction."Yeah, maybe he's just arriving," I say and hurry towards the place. When the parking lot becomes visible, I smile when I see him leaning on his car reading a book. Immediately, he turned in my direction and grinned as if he knew I was coming. I know it's because he smells my essence.I run, speedily closing the gap between us, and then jump into his arms, tightly wrapping myself around him like a koala bear hugging a tree."Oh, hi, monkey." He says, chuckling.I laugh, slightly pulling away from him "Hello, monkey's husband," I say. "
Twelve weeks later"Prom is more than a dance, Miss Reynolds. It is also used to celebrate and honor students who excel in academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities..." Mrs Jones, my homeroom teacher, lectures me. "Even though you're only spending this term with us, your excellent performance has made you popular among the teachers. You're also loved by not just your peers but also your juniors. Even though you're a new student, they voted for you to be on the prom court, and with what I've been hearing on the grapevine about you, I'm sure they would vote for you to be this year's Prom Queen. Now, won't they be disappointed if they find out you don't want to be part of the event? It would be a shame if..."'Would it? Aren't you over-exaggerating?' I think as I continue to listen to her drone on and on. Contrary to what she's been saying. As far as I know and can see, no one truly cares about anyone amongst my peers in Apex Academy. Most of them are rich, pompous, opportu
"You didn't have your wolf and you weren't aware of my existence. I just recently figured it out myself. That was why I said earlier that a lot of things about our bond recently became clear to me. Even though I was made aware of our mate bond, I didn't know it was such a big deal. Uncle Elias also didn't see it as such; otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten me a girl on my birthday. Only The Seer knew. Knowing he's one of our number one fans, I guessed he also didn't make a big deal out of me being with other women before I met you because he knew the connection between us was not complete. You were too young. You were six years old when I was sixteen..." It suddenly feels as if I've been slapped in the face with the difference in our age. Damnit! Why didn't I think about that before!? Now that he called my attention to it, I feel I've been insensitive. To think I was eight years old when he was eighteen! An eight-year-old child is too young to shift to their wolves and has no busines
"About us..." He replies, and my body stiffens. "About what happened before you left for Hill-backside." "But I thought everything was fine now. We are fine now so why do we still need to discuss that?" I say and want to stand up, but from his lap, he prevents me, holding me in place. "Please..." He says, looking at me soulfully I exhale "I just don't see any reason why we should talk about that. We're fine now, aren't we?... I love you. You love me. Nothing else should matter except that." I say, not knowing if I should confess to him my real reason for not wanting to discuss that matter. Should I tell him I'm afraid to hear what he wants to say? I'm afraid I might not be able to bear it if he tells me how he manipulated his way around our mate bond? Should I let him know I would rather pretend Delilah never happened than risk hearing about her and not be able to forgive him out of jealousy. How would I let him know that I just want to forget the bad memories. I don't want to di
Even though it bothers me, I'm not really surprised when I return from the bathroom to see Thor in his nightwear, sitting on the sofa far away from the bed. At least now I know without doubt that something is indeed bothering him.He stands when he becomes aware of my presence."Can we have a few words?" He asks seriously and my heart thumps again.I nod. Few words about what? What could be bothering him this much? I wonder as I walk towards him. He doesn't need to say another word before I know what he's about to discuss is very serious. It's written all over his face. "I sensed something was bothering you. What do you want to talk about?" Even though I asked, I dread his reply and hurriedly add"Don't tell me! I don't want to know...""You don't!" He exclaims. "But we really need to...""Okay– but please not right now!..." I plead. "I can tell from your expression that what you want to talk about is serious and I... I don't want to talk about anything serious right now, Thor! Tod