Ash's POV 'Oh, god!'...Thor is here!...Thor is really here!...What am I going to do, god!? What am I going to do!?...'I rapidly think to myself as I hurry out of the principal's office, down a narrow corridor before dashing down the one-story fire escape.The moment I'm able to drive out of the parking lot without being detected, I breathe a huge sigh of relief. A temporary sigh of relief because this is nowhere near over. As I drive, question after question plagues my mind,What is going to happen next? What will be the repercussions of my moment of weakness? Have I set myself back a couple of weeks? Have I successfully undone two months of hard work in one day? Not just my hard work, Lily's too because we're in this together and I bet she'll be very angry with me.God, why did I have to fuck up when I only have one ritual left to complete the procedure. Why god!? Why!? I wouldn't be in this mess if I had just confessed my mistake to her yesterday. Maybe she would have cast some
I immediately duck when the door rattles violently as Thor pounds on it again and again."What am I going to do, god!? What am I going to do!?" I talk to myself as I crawl toward the kitchen island and fold myself inside the open compartment which is the stupidest thing ever but what can I do?Smile and welcome him with open arms like I didn't leave without a word for two months!? Like I didn't feel his emotions through our mate bond as he cried and begged for me to return to him? And like I didn't cut the phone on him and switched it off afterward when he called yesterday, pleading with me to talk to him?Oh, damn you Lily for leaving me with this mess! Damn you to hell and smithereens!Before I can think up a proper explanation to give my furious mate, I hear a loud crash that makes me jump with fright as the screen door crashes backward into the living area.I shiver where I'm crouch as he bellows my name,"Ash!?" His angry and menacing tone of voice sounds like what can wake the
Eric suddenly frowns and exclaims "Oh, what happened to you, you're bleeding!?"I follow his line of sight down to my right leg. My eyes widen with shock when I see a long bloodied slash on my jeans. "Oh! I thought I felt some kind of pain around there. I didn't know it was this serious. Maybe..."Thor is crouched by my side with my leg placed on his lap before I'm able to finish my statement. He moved so fast I didn't notice him move."Yes, it looks pretty serious indeed. You must have cut yourself on the broken screen door. We need..."I angrily snatch my leg away, not allowing him to finish whatever idea he wants to share with me. "Thank you for admitting it's all your fault. We don't need to do anything. You've done enough as it is. I'll take care of my injury myself.""Shut up! Somebody bring me a first aid box!" He snaps as he lifts me in his arms. Shut up! No way!"I told you I'll take care of it myself! I have a first aid box in my bathroom. So please put me down! I don'
Thor's POV What the hell!Eric is a wizard! And he is not just an ordinary wizard but an ancient one at that!Wao! This is big!All that I'm hearing Ash talk about sounds pretty far-fetched. I can't believe that what Eric and I thought were strange dreams are actually memories. Memories of when he first lived on earth, many centuries ago. And I probably wouldn't have ever believed if Eric himself isn't corroborating everything Ash says and conversing with her as if the issue they're discussing just happened recently."Wait, you already knew you were a wizard!?" I interrupt them in astonishment when he confirms one of Ash's statements to be true.He shakes his head, negating my question."Uhh, not really. Even though my mom was a witch and I recently started having strange dreams where I see Lily and myself amid the same set of people, speaking in foreign languages and performing magic, I never thought I might be a wizard because I have never done magic in real life no matter how smal
"Now, wizard, shall we proceed?" Ash asks with a laugh "Of course." He replies, also chuckling. I hope you're not going to start calling me that though. Like Ivar said before, I looked too young to be addressed as such. Jokes apart though. I really do not want to be addressed as a wizard. I still prefer my given name. Besides we don't want to announce this to the whole world do we?He's smiling as he talks but it's obvious from his tone of voice that he meant what he said. Aside from that, he made a valid point. It would be unwise for us to allow our enemies to discover this early that we have someone as powerful as an ancient wizard backing us up. "You're right." Ash agrees, nodding in understanding."Okay, so you said you already know what Lily's essence smells like.""Yes... Even though I can't smell her right now, I still remember it from the last time. It's Jasmine– with some tantalizing herby notes to it.""Aww..." Ash says. Her face lit up with excitement, obviously happy abo
While Eric and his mate kiss the hell out of each other, my eyes are on my mate who is currently watching the couple, smiling proudly and happily as if they're her greatest achievement. We're just seeing each other after two longest and loneliest months of my life but here she is with her wall down, ignoring and treating me like I don't fucking exist! And over what exactly!?...Okay! Fine! Agreed! I was wrong. I shouldn't have treated her the way I did when I came in. I would never have treated her that way if she hadn't provoked me to anger anyway. Shouldn't she have understood that my action was driven by my emotions!?How did she expect me to react to the way she disappeared with no word but a text that explained nothing!? How did she expect me to react when I called and she not only ignored my call but also switched off her phone? How did she expect me to react to the way she ran and hid instead of welcoming me when she realized I was in town looking for her? How did she expect
I open my mouth to talk but Lily interrupts before I have the chance to get any word out."No, Alpha. You got it all wrong. She didn't contact me. It was me that contacted her. I brought her to me without her knowledge." I look away from Ash to her in confusion."I don't understand," I say. She turns away from me to Eric instead and starts to explain further. "You remember how the ritual of separating a wolf from its human body is done right?..." She asks."Of course," he replies with a nod.She also nods before continuing "I was in Africa when I noticed the position of the moon. It was unexpected because I wasn't watching out for it. I had my mind pinned on the following month you see, so I had to urgently flash back home because...""The blue moon. It came out earlier than expected this time?" Eric interjects."Yes, yes, it did!" She replies, breathing with relief that shows she is glad he remembers and corroborates her words.I must have looked confused since Eric turns to me j
Ash's POV I enter my room and resist the urge to slam the door behind me in anger.'Ughh!... The gall of that damn man!' I scream inside my mind with rage.‘Just because I had relationship with other women!?’ Insanely hypocritical words coming from a man who literally went bonkers over a measly kiss! 'Goddess, I hate him!I hate him! I hate him! I hate him! I hate you, Thor Reginald 'motherfucking' Quinn! I hate your...''No, you don't!' My wolf's voice suddenly cuts in, stopping me halfway through my next string of curse words.Hearing her voice takes me by surprise. I thought I put her to sleep so why is she speaking to me? Is my wolf malfunctioning already? Fear fills my mind as I think of that possibility.'Huhh?... What did you say?' I ask with a jittery mind.'I said you're just angry. You don't hate him.' She repeats exactly what I thought I heard her say before.'Oh, you're wrong. I do indeed hate him but that is not what I'm concerned about right now. Why are you up? 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