Looking at them look at me as if they're expecting me to do something about their mates that are now going errant obviously because they feel some kind of sisterly bond towards my mate makes me laugh.Eric's brow furrows at me."What!?" I ask in between laughs"Why are you laughing? This is not the time to joke around, Thor! It is serious." He says with displeasure."Oh, is it!?" I exclaim mockingly. "Lighten up, man. It's just a club! Or are you guys, maybe, hmm... Scared or jealous of your mates meeting and dancing with other guys at the club?...""I'm not jealous!" Eric snaps, obviously annoyed by my playful attitude." I'm just concerned about the fact that she has low alcohol tolerance and...""Oh, Lily also can't handle her liquor like the twins!?" I dramatically exclaim, trying not to burst into another bout of laughter over the blatant lie he just told. "Liar! Liar! Pants on fire! C'mon, Eric! That is the most ridiculous lie I've ever heard anyone tell. An ancient witch that c
Ash's POV I open the door and see Dahlia, poised with her hand raised, about to knock on it."Hey, what's up?" "Luna." She replies with a slight bow."You want to see me?" I ask, smiling at her."I came to inform you that the old Alpha is back. He's on his way up to see you.""Oh...""Do you want to receive him up here or should I tell him to...""No, no, no, up here is fine..." I say, just as Pops appears at the door.He grins the moment he sees me."Luna. Indeed you're back. I came as soon as Timothy informed me you've returned.""Pops," I say and bow before quickly turning to Dahlia. "Dahlia, have the maids bring up coffee and...""No, that won't be necessary." He interrupts me. "Caffeine is not good for my meds. Besides, It's almost time for dinner. The healer advised I avoid caffeine eight hours before my bedtime to avoid insomnia and promote better sleep quality." "Oh!..." I say with concern, nodding to Dahlia to leave us. She bows and exits the room."Please Pops, sit down
I arrive at the foot of the stairs and my eyes go from Lily to the furious-looking Ella. I have never seen her this angry before. Not even when she beat up the warden at Council Yard Penitentiary when I was incarcerated."What do you mean by I can't go!?..." She asks, pacing around the place."Okay, but why!?...I heard you, Ivar but you haven't answered my question. Why can't I go!? Why can't I go to the club with my friends!?..."She chuckles drylyNo! You can't stop me from going! You still haven't given me a reason! I won't go if you can give me one good reason why I can't go out with my friends. If not then I'm sorry!..."As Ella talks, the other half of me is also listening to Clarita. Clarita has always been the fiery one between the twins, both in the way she talks and her demeanor and right now she's practically spitting fire."Why!? You already believe I'm a drunkard just because you took me on a date one time and I got drunk!?..." She says angrily."Well, if you don't belie
"So, does anyone know a good nightclub that we can go to around here?" Lily asks. "No. That wouldn't be a problem though if we were in San Antonio." Carla says "Yeah. Y'all know we're not from around here." Clarita adds"I also don't know," Ella says. "I wouldn't even be in America if the Alpha hadn't brought me along. I have seen some in passing though.""Me too..." I say. "Thor and Eric co-own a private beach in Sunny Beach Town. Beautiful place. When he took me there, I noticed the town has lots of resorts, hotels and nightclubs. Let's go there. We can easily go from the club to any of their villas to sleep. It's better than returning to the pack early in the morning.""That's a great idea!" Ella says. "How about we spend the whole weekend over there and return on Sunday evening? The Alpha already permitted us to have fun since the Seer didn't see any threat to the pack in the immediate future.""I also love that idea. Our men are away in France. I'm pretty sure they won't be doi
The gate opens automatically."Does it matter?" I reply to her as I drive inside. "They are in France already. Not like they can abandon their business and return home. Even if they're crazy enough to do that, it will take another nine hours for them to arrive...""No, it won't. "She interrupts. "It won't even take Eric three minutes to open a portal and voila!...""Huh!?... A portal!?" I glance at her in astonishment. "Are you serious!? They can arrive here within minutes from France!?" "Yep!""Fuck!" I cursed. I wasn't expecting that."Okay. So let's assume those guards would call to inform them we're here. There are so many resorts, hotels, and nightclubs in Sunny Beach Town. It won't be easy for them to find us. You're an ancient witch, surely there's something you can do to prevent Eric from finding us that easily?"She smiles "Before his death, Eric was Goddess Hecate's favorite, you know. He was very powerful and still is. I can buy us some hours. Shield us from his eyes but
"Yoked to him? What does that mean? Is it that they have a special mate bond like Thor and I?""Yes but different. Their kind of mate bond is also rare like the one between you and your mate. Yours and your mate's bond cannot be broken unless either of you dies. Even if either of you dies and the partner left behind gets mated with another, he/she would probably remain hung up on the dead partner for the rest of his/her life.""That's– intense.""Yes, it is... In their case, your friend is yoked to her mate. The literal meaning of yoke is when a beam is used to connect two large animals to enable them to cooperate and work equally together."Okay. Are you saying, Moon goddess is forcing her to be with this– Devil!? Why, though? Why not mate him with an equally cruel woman? Victoria is a good person. She doesn't deserve this. Why does it have to be her?...""It has to be her because she's the sperm that won the race– to put it simply. Just like Goddess Hecate, the Moon goddess creates
Carla chuckles, giving in first."You heard the ladies," She tells the barman. "Two bottles of your strongest werewolf liquor to start with... Ella?" She looks at Ella to ask."Same thing." Ella replies "Lucky I know my limits and when to stop. Unlike Clarita." She jokes and we laugh."I'll also have whatever you girls are having," Lily says"It's the strongest werewolf drink they have. Are you sure?" Clarita asks"I'm a witch" Lily replies, chuckling. "You think I lived all these years not to know how to handle myself while drinking?""Okay...""I'll have juice..." Dahlia says "And before you all disagree, we can't all get drunk. Your mates will kill me if I don't get you all home in one piece.""Aww, sorry..." Carla says before turning to the barman. "You have our orders." He bows slightly and leaves.The drink soon arrives, packaged inside black cardboard boxes with ‘Hell In A Cell’ printed on them in bold fiery letters. My eyes widen when the barman opens one and removes a skull
Thor's POV"Would you believe me if I say this is not a hook-up attempt?...""Lies!..." Eric suddenly burst out while we listen to the fucker talk. Shooting to his feet as he talks. "It is exactly what it is, ‘a hook up attempt’. It's obvious you and your buddies are looking for girls to snag for the night. Fucking liar!... Can you believe this clown!?" He asks the last part in my direction before walking away from where we're all gathered around my laptop watching the surveillance video of our mates at the club.I chuckle dryly. Of course, this fucker is lying. I can tell because men know these things. He tells them he's aware they're not single. He made them believe he wouldn't dare hit on married women, especially the ones that are werewolves, just so they could let down their guards. And they believe him! Fucking hell! My anger begins to rise as I watch him unhook the barrier rope from its stanchion. Beckoning to his pals to come forward. 'Mission accomplished.' He must be thi
"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