*Cain Arius* It hurt me seeing her this tired, she had not slept properly last night and when she slipped out of bed this morning she had been in a hurry as well. She wasn’t taking good care of herself and I wanted to twist Clay’s neck for having instigating her to act in such a manner. But why was she running away from me? “I-I am s-sorry, Sir. It is my fault! I shouldn’t have brought such a piece that wasn’t to your liking, p-please give me another chance to present another,” the man, stood in front of me shouted out a slur of words in a panicked aggression making me snap my gaze away from my mate and back to him. He was the vendor that was going to bring us silver polished candle holders for the ceremony and one of his designs was mangled and bent in my hand now. Fuck! I forgot I had to choose one of these samples. “I promise that I won’t disappoint you this time!” he continued to beg mercy for himself as he stared at the shiny metal in my hand disfigured and useless now. His s
*ASA TRINE*I could feel his eyes burning holes in me and honestly this had been the most unnerving thing I had faced in a while. Whatever I did or wherever I went, I could feel those brilliant golden orbs of his follow each and every moment of mine.What was crazier was that I seemed to even understand the emotion with which he was looking at me, for example, his eyes were glaring at me right now to stop talking to the guard who had volunteered to help bring us the box of flowers that had just arrived.Turning my gaze slightly I observed him overlooking the arrangement of the big bonfire that was to be lit in the middle of the ground where the ceremony was to be held. He, himself had been carrying a giant log in his arms and even from this far I could see his hard muscles flex as he put it down. I had just turned to look at him completely when the very next second our eyes met and he smiled noticing my gaze.It was slightly embarrassing to see how obvious he was in showing his feelin
*ASA TRINE* Holding onto my paining back I rapped on it with my fist to release some of the ache that I was feeling. It didn’t help much but a second later I felt strong fingers dig into my muscles hitting the right spots, making me arch my back and groan as I pressed into it further. A moan had released from my throat at the relief I felt and a tickling breath enveloped my ear with a teasing pair of lips that asked, “Is that a signal to continue what we started this morning? Was last night not enough for you?” I could hear the smile in his voice and turning around to take a grip of his shirt I bunched them in my hands and supporting myself using him I huffed, glaring at him, “Its because of you that I am suffering like this.” After the emotional episode yesterday, Leia had instructed Cain to take me home where we cuddled on the sofa, had some food in our kitchen island and he then continued to give me a tour of our beautiful home. It was just as perfect as I had imagined it to be
*ASA TRINE*“What do you mean he is not waking up? I saw him completely fine just yesterday!” I exclaimed on hearing the doctor’s words. He looked like an experienced man in his late fifties but this case had left him so boggled that he frantically checked through his papers again and again as if to stake his claims of having tried everything, in trying to treat his patient.“Like you had instructed us yesterday, ma’am, he had been sent here for a check up and we scanned him for any signs of illness in his body. Surprisingly, except for his weak state there was nothing to be found,” he disclosed strengthening my judgement from yesterday. Continuing with a sigh he said, “He had been cooperative in his check up as well but when we suggested giving him some sleep-inducing medicine to help him with his insomnia and lack of rest he reacted very violently.”That was very weird why would someone do that? Pointing with his hand to the wrecked room he continued, “As you can see, he made such
*ASA TRINE* “Are you sure I can wear this?” I asked hesitantly as I stared at myself one last time in the mirror. The dress was no doubt absolutely beautiful but I wasn’t feeling very confident in it. I had rarely ever worn anything that showed this much skin.“Of course, you can dear, you look beautiful in it,” Luna said clapping her hands together and then turning to look at my best friend she continued, “You did the right thing in bringing this dress for her, Kate!”“Well, as my father owns a boutique it was only natural for me to inherit some of his fashion skills,” she smugly replied making me shake my head at her. She had been taking further studies after high school to become a fashion designer and this particular piece was one that she designed herself.“But it shows all of my leg,” I complained touching my bare leg.“Oh, come on, that slit isn’t even a very dangerous one, it only bares you from a little below the top of your thigh,” Kate admonished me as I clenched the two f
*ASA TRINE* It was more than obvious that the bane of my life was behind this arisen problem again. That mere glint in his blue eyes made me want to pluck them out of his head.“Oh my brother and sister in law are here!” Clay suddenly shouted gathering all the attention from the people around us. They looked towards him on hearing his words and basking in the attention he continued to act, “They are the ones in charge of this ceremony you can talk to them if you need something.”There was a smile on his face as he pointed at the two of us taking a few steps forward. A look of relief graced his face as if to show his love for us and how much he hoped everything would be alright now.He was such a fake!People didn’t pay much mind to him as they did before; the rumor had worked better in ruining his reputation than we thought. It also helped that the ladies who admired him so much earlier were angry at him for him to not have chosen them instead of Sofia.He must have noticed the unent
*ASA TRINE*Awe stricken faces and mesmerized eyes reflected the gem that was held for them to see.Placing it on the decorated table that was made as a small altar to put the lighted candles on, Alpha then turned to face the crowd and greeting he said, “Thank you everyone for assembling here for this praying ceremony.”The crowd immediately quieted on listening to their leader’s words and continuing with a smile Alpha said, “We are the children of Moon Goddess and to show her our gratitude for loving us and protecting us we have gathered here together to pray to her for our good health, prosperity and her constant blessing.”I had been so drawn in by the magnificence with which he had the crowd hushed that it took me a second to realize that Cain had been holding out a candle for me to take. Looking around I noticed that the others all had one in their hands as well and holding the stand tightly in my hands I silently thanked Cain.Luna brought forward two candles, holding one in eac
*ASA TRINE*It was unfair of me to take advantage like this but it was not every day that people could witness the gentle side of Cain and it would be the perfect opportunity to change their perception of him.Rubbing at my own eyes to rid them of any lingering tears I smiled at him and nodding I said, “Yes, I would really love that.”“I am sorry I don’t understand what it is like to lose your parents at such a young age but you can talk to me about it and I will try to help you feel better however I can,” he added as he guided me towards the bonfire where the people were dancing.Like I said before, I had lost my parents at a very young age so I had enough time to cope with their loss. It was obvious that one could never very well get over it. Even then, these past few years and the small family that I had found in Leia and Michael had been enough to keep me happy and sane.It was sweet of him to say that and squeezing his hand to let him know that I was grateful I stood by him as we