Miranda's POVThe day a she-wolf turns eighteen is the best day of her life since it means a new and happy beginning. The day she legally becomes a woman. The day her woman's sweet essence will start to discharge out of her and spread into the atmosphere. Aided by the wind which will carry her essence as far and wide as it could go till it will be perceived by her one and only true mate. The day I've been looking forward to ever since I fell in love with Ethan. The day finally came and it started great since my friends promised to give me the best birthday ever when my parents refused me. But unfortunately, nothing went as planned. If I had known it would end this way I would have avoided that omega freak bitch. Now because of her, my eighteenth birthday is ruined. It was supposed to be the happiest day of my life but it turned out to be the worst. It was a complete disaster!My best friend had to be urgently operated on to correct her crushed larynx so she would be able to heal pro
'Yeah right!'' I say to the empty room in dismay after Celine ended the call. I like Celine but what does she take me for?... A joke?... If she has the power to make me Luna then why is she working as my mother's maid? Did she think today that I was publicly humiliated by the monster she called daughter is the perfect time to play pranks on me? This is the reason why it's bad to be too chummy with the help. They would feel they have the pass to do whatever they like with youGetting out of my tight dress with one hand in a cast is not easy. I dare not ask my mom for help even on the few days that she was happy, much less today when she was acting strange. I would have called Celine to help me if she's here but the idiot didn't report for work today. Told my mom she was sick yet had enough time on her hands to play prank on me. "Bitch!""Damn dress! "Stupid fucking dress!" I grumble and curse under my breath as I struggle with the dress for a while until I can't take it anymore and
Ash's POVI slumps back on my bed as soon as my mate stormed out of my room in anger. I would have still gone after him even though I feel bone tired but what am I supposed to tell him when I'm guilty of what he accused me of? The kiss was nothing to me. I kissed Ethan out of curiosity and that's all there is to it. Even though I'm already at the age where she-wolves are looking forward to meeting their mates, I wasn't expecting to have one since I was a late bloomer and my wolf doesn't look like what other shifters' wolves look like. She doesn't look like what any man-wolf will be attracted to.Martha opens my bedroom door then and sees me just lying on my bed, staring at the ceiling."Ash, is everything okay?" She asks as she further walks inside, looking concerned "Why are they leaving now? I thought they were staying for lunch?" "He's angry with me. He somehow found out I kissed another man and insisted I tell him who it was that I kissed. He left in anger when I didn't.""Oh my
I was oblivious to what was happening in the outside world while living with the Walkers. Martha provided me with the first opportunity to step outside the rock I was living under. With my phone, it amazes me to see the world has a lot more to offer than what I see through the window of Martha's car, to and from work in the few days I started living with her.I am amazed by the power of Google and the amount of knowledge I've gotten from it within these few hours that Martha gifted me the phone. I can't wait to be free and explore this new world that I've just seen. I want to visit the beach, especially. I was s uper amazed when I saw the video of the massive surging waves. I want to see and feel the water and white sand with my hands and feet. My mate had still not called me back as he promised. After many hours of waiting, my eyes are getting too heavy to keep open. I don't think I'll be able to wait for his call anymore. Even though tomorrow is my last day of work, I still have t
"Now who's in a hurry?" I say and squeal as he lifts me off my feet, taking long strides toward the bed. He gently places me in the middle of it and hurriedly removes his sport pants before coming to lie on top of me. "Now I'm in a hurry" He softly replies while looking into my eyes. There's no time to indulge in further foul play, my pussy is already dripping wet and ready for him. While we're kissing, I spread my legs wide, raise my hips, and start rubbing my crotch all over his shaft and scrotum in desperation to have him fill me up.He groans in pleasure "Fuck, you're naughty but I love it. I love you Flame" He says and my heart did a staccato. I can't believe what I just heard him say. Can today get any better? I got a new phone. Martha adopted me. My mate confessed his love to me... I'm the happiest on earth right now"I love you too..." I replied to him. We confess our love for each other while looking into each other's eyes."Now brace yourself, this is going to hurt..."
Thor's POV"Oh thank the Moon goddess! See who finally decided to show up!" Eric pushes himself away from the hood of the car he was sitting on to say as I come out of Martha's house. "General!"Henrik, Bear, and Ivar stand from where they were all perched around the place to greet me."Hey, guys." I smilingly reply to their greetings as I walk toward Eric"What did I do?" I ask, trying not to laugh and pretending as if I don't know what he's talking about"What did you do?..." He also asks and sighs dramatically "Thought you just wanted to talk to your mate! It's been four fucking hours, man!""Well, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting okay but if only you have a mate then you will surely understand why I stayed longer than expected," I say. The guys obviously find what I said funny. They try to hold in their laughter but it's obvious they can't do that for too long"Here we go again," Eric says and throws his hands up in resignation. "Ivar got his mate before you but do you see him
Ash's POV"Happy birthday to you.Happy birthday to youHappy birthday dear daughterHappy birthday to you..."That is the song that I wake up to instead of the usual annoying sound of my alarm clock. I open my eyes a crack and immediately sit up in bed when I see Martha, standing with a birthday hat perched on her head and a cake in hand."Aww, thank you, Martha." I croak, smiling happily. I set my feet down and pull the study table in my room nearer to the bed so she can set the cake on it. The cake is gorgeous. It's black, white and silver themed and I love it completely. Martha is a good baker but this looks like professional work. I'm not sure if she can pull this off all by herself within the short time space available "You didn't bake this all by yourself or did you?" I ask wonderingly "No! It was delivered this morning, I guess from your mate and this came along with it." She gives me a white and silver designed envelope.I pour the content of the envelope on the bed and i
People are Still trooping into the Arena to watch the duel when loud cheers suddenly rend the air. "What! They finished already?" A shifter who was still waiting in line to get free lemonade exclaims. Yeah, it seems they have finished and I wonder who kicked whose arse between the two brothers." His friend saysI also wondered about the same question... 'Who won the duel?'Even though I have never met any of the Quinn brothers, I find myself wondering if the brother that Martha and I talked about won. Well, I'm not just wondering actually, I'm hoping and praying he wins and I don't know why.Why am I rooting for the brother people call a monster and not the good one? Why am I praying for someone who is probably as ruthless as people call him to be the Alpha of the biggest pack in our continent?"Congratulations to the new Alpha of the Silver-Moon pack, Thor Quinn'' The Arena's loudspeaker booms out for everyone to hear. There are no loud cheers. The applause is lukewarm which goes
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
Ash's POV Even though everyone, including my cousins, all testified that Dahlia's condition had improved a great deal, when I checked in on her, it looked to me like she was still struggling for life. Short and quick shallow breathing, sallow skin tone, bluish lips... If they call this recovery, then I wonder what she looked like when they found her injured.‘When we found her she was half dead. Her guts were...’"Babe..." Thor's voice interrupts Lily's voice in my mind. "Yes, baby," I reply and look at himAlthough he's smiling, his gaze is questioning."You didn't respond to my question. What were you thinking about?""Oh! Sorry! What question is that?" I ask with a smile, moving closer to encircle my arm with his. We just left the pack house, returning to Alpha's mansion. I can't believe I zoned out while in his company. "Tell me. What were you thinking about?"I sigh"I was just wondering about Dahlia. I couldn't help but worry despite everyone telling me she was doing okay. I
For a moment, my mouth hangs open in astonishment. She said such beautiful things about me to her mother!?She referred to me as her hero even when she was the one that saved us all!? How did I, the cad that cheated on her, get to be forgiven so easily, even without explanation? How did I get so lucky?I suddenly stop and whisk her into my arms, making her squeal in laughter."Oh, my! Goddess, Thor! What are you doing!?""Carrying my mate the rest of the way..." I say, looking deeply into her eyes."Why? You don't need to carry me. Why are you looking at me like that?" "I'm wondering how I got so lucky. I must have done something very pleasing in my last life for Moon goddess to bless me with a mate like you."She chuckles"Now, you're making me blush." She says, patting her cheeks that are slightly turning pink with her hands. "I'm the lucky one, my love. I don't deserve you, but I'll spend forever trying to make you happy."She lowers her gaze."Being able to spend forever toget
Thor's POV"What!?" I exclaim in a whisper. How am I a lost cause? I told her to close her eyes because I'd been in that situation before.We were in a hopeless situation that I never thought I would get out of. I didn't want her to experience even a minute of what I went through after I watched the people I loved get ripped from limb to limb. That memory– the memory of how my mother's head rolled on the ground, landing right beside the dome when she was decapitated haunted me for years. Her bloodied, sightless eyes that were opened in horror stared at me, somehow accusing me of not saving them. I turned feral because of that. I was mentally sick for years and would've gone rabid if not for Eric, my uncle, and now her, my mate. I go after her, wanting to make her understand me better but a hand holds me back. I turn to see Eric shaking his head. 'Not right now. Perhaps when you're alone with each other.' He says through the mind link.I nod. He's right. What was I thinking, wantin
"Yes, we came as soon as your Dad told us. He drove down here like a madman, almost killing us in the process!" Eric complains behind Thor and I laugh, gently pushing away so I can properly look at my man."Oh, babe!" I say. I touch his head and all over his face while telling myself, this is real. It is not an illusion. My mate is standing here before me. He's holding me in his arms."I'm not dreaming or am I?..." I seriously ask, looking deeply into his eyes. "This is not an illusion?" I ask again, kissing him this time. "Eric and Lily are not playing tricks on me?" His smile widens as he shakes his head,"No, babycakes." He replies and then crushes his mouth onto mine. His lips push mine open, making way for his tongue to deeply delve and explore the insides of my mouth. I kiss him back as fiercely, clinging tightly to him with my arms wrapped around his neck and my legs around his waist."Did that feel like an illusion?" He whispers into my ear after he pulls away from our kis