My heart thumps rapidly with excitement as Eric sheds light on another part of my mind that has been in total darkness for the past two days. I was wrong. I made a huge mistake. That important part of my memory that I locked away didn't push me over the edge. Something else did. Despite my promise to remain calm, I can't help the anger building up in me all over again. Although I was already aware he would be sharing incomplete information with me, I refused to accept the word 'something' again. Isn't not knowing exactly what the 'something' is the reason I went feral in the first place?He needs to be specific with me this time. Something is a thing that is unspecified or unknown. I'm not going to start wondering about this 'something' shit all over again. I want to know a bit more about the 'something' that frustrated me to the extent it made me go feral.I cover my anger and frustration with a smile since I know he would immediately stop talking to me the moment my emotions become
If you die, that is the end. Everything will be for nothing. We can't have our revenge then. My parents and your mom's death will be in vain. You're one of the four chosen ones that would restore the glory of their various houses. No one else is qualified to do that! Not me, not your dad, and certainly not not your uncles! Just you, alongside your mate! Do you understand me, Thor!?" He asks firmly and I find myself nodding in agreement. What he said was absolutely right."Now, I understand the fact that it's difficult for you to stay sane but we did it before, man! We all fought this together before and we'll do it again. Do you understand me!?"I'm much calmer now that my human side is more in control. "Yes!" I replied to him again. The others that are also looking at us also nod in approval as I nod to Eric's questions. "Now, we're moving forward. We're forging ahead. No more two steps forward and one step back. And the only way we can achieve that is if you trust us and let us
"Your girl? What girl?" I asked with surprise, looking from Ella to Eric and then back to Ella. I'm not surprised because I heard Ella telling Eric about some girl that supposedly belongs to him, no. I'm surprised that Eric met a girl and decided to keep her away from me despite the fact that we've always been open with each other about these things. I looked at them but they couldn't look me in the eyes, making me wonder, why? Why are they being so secretive and uncomfortable about it? What's the big deal?...All shifters know that when it comes to the opposite sex, male shifters are the most selfish and entitled beings on earth. Before we meet our mates, we can play with, and fuck any willing female. Humans, shifters, or vampires at that but we won't hesitate to kick up a shitstorm at the thought of our mate being with another male before us. Eric and I had a taste of our first females the same day. It was my uncle's birthday gifts that we found waiting for us inside our rooms th
Ivar slows the bike to a stop in front of a very big shed and Henrik follows suit."This is it?" I ask no one in particular as Henrik turns off the engine and we get out of the car."Yeah. I can't believe you missed seeing something as big as this on our way out." Eric replies "Yeah. Didn't you already say my mind was preoccupied?" I reply to him as we walk toward the door where Ivar and Ella are already waiting. "This should be it then." I say to them "It's bigger than your average shed though but it should be where the fence energizer is stored." "The lock is broken," Ivar says, raising the broken padlock that he hooks with his finger up for us to see."Why am I not surprised?" I say, chuckling as I push the door open. This was exactly what I envisaged.I step into the shed and become surprised by the scene before me. "Wow..." I exclaim in amazement. What I thought would be some kind of storage because of how big it is from the outside, is in fact a workshop. A metalworking wor
I entered my room, fighting the urge to slam the door hard behind me. I have the urge to carry the heavy coffee table in the center of the room, and hurl it against the flat-screen TV mounted on the wall but I hold myself tight and fight against it. One of my eyes just returned to normal. I can't let myself lose control again! I start pacing around the room to work off the rage I feel building in me then. I sniffed the air around me, hoping to get a whiff of my mate's essence so it would help calm me down faster, but nothing. How could that be!? We spent the night together in the same room, her essence should linger around even if she's no longer in the room with me. I perceived Ella's essence probably because she cleaned the room after I left. I also got Eric's but nothing of my mate's. It's strange. Being my mate, her essence was supposed to overpower all but she left no trace as if she was never in my room. As if she was never in my life even. "Useless!... Useless piece of tras
"So I spoke with Nate concerning what we discussed about the trial date and he told me the trial will be held in two weeks. On the last day of the month, which is the 30th.""In two weeks? Isn't that too far?" I ask with displeasure "Will they be able to prepone the date if I request it? I don't want this to drag on for too long. I want to be done with it as soon as possible so I can focus on more important issues"They don't usually do that but because of whatever lies Evelyn might have fed them with. I'm sure they will make an exception for you if you request it since they also can't wait to take the Alpha position away from you and give it to Justin. But I don't advise you to do that. It's the normal procedure to give two weeks so your lawyer will be able to gather evidence for the trial.""A lawyer? Is that necessary? Can't I just go there on the said date with my team and tell them you're not dead?" "No, you cannot! I don't trust both of you and your attitudes towards the elder
"Alpha, one of the executives is here" I was surprised when I heard Ella announced. I look at Eric and see the same expression on his face."Well, that's surprising..." I say and Eric nods in agreement "It's surprising indeed. I wasn't really expecting any of them to show up." He says while checking his wristwatch for the time. "He's twelve minutes earlier than the scheduled time." "It's not a He. She. The person is a she-wolf" Ella says"Oh..." I say"Yes sir. She told us she got two notices of meeting emails that all executives should report to the Alpha's mansion. Ivar is with her right now at the conference hall.""Okay, you can leave," I dismiss Ella"How many executives do we have in this pack?" I ask Eric after Ella leaves the room "Twenty-nine executives. One Gamma Chief. Five Deltas. Four Sentinels. Seven Elders. Two Assassins. Three Zetas. One Lead-hunter. One Peacemaker. Two Scouts. One Lead-tutor. One Lead Therapist and One Lead Healer. That's Twenty-one males and Eight
Since I showed her the door, I thought she would stand up and leave immediately but she didn't. She also won't look at me. Her eyes are unwavering as they focus on a spot away from my face. I'm about to throw her out since she's neither saying anything nor attempting to leave, but before I give the command, Eric speaks through the mind link. 'Chill man!... I know you're angry but she showed up for the meeting at least. Remember the condition we gave in the email we sent to them?... Anyone that didn't show up should kiss their jobs and homes goodbye. She's the only one that showed up out of twenty-nine executives. Even if you want to punish her for being so disrespectful I think we should find out her intentions for showing up first, right?''Yeah...' I reply to him with my eyes still focused on the woman who's still staring into space."Hey! I already ask you to leave so why are you not leaving?" I say sharply, making her flinch. She directs her gaze back to me and then quickly low
"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