ADRIANA’S POVMy anxiety picked with every second that ticked, leading to the impending doom, also my wedding. Daciana hasn’t come back since she left which I wasn’t very happy about because it meant I was left with my thoughts. That was trouble for me as my mind was always running with ideas of how to get out of here, or words of discouragement. Every single terrible thing I’ve heard from my brothers and father came back to me.Lately, I’ve been thinking of my mother, the kind of person she was. How she might have been before she died. It was not confirmed that she died but I liked to believe that, as that is the only excuse I have for why she left me with my father. When I was younger and had the hope that she would one day come back and take me with her, I believed Alpha Jameson–I ceased calling him my father, threatened her and forced her to let me stay with him. Not because he wanted me, obviously, but out of spite. That was something he would easily do.When I got tired of the d
ALPHA XANDER’S POVThe maid I’ve been familiar with stiffens before slowly turning to face me. I give her a small smile and she clears her throat before bowing in respect. I try to keep my eyes on her, mostly because I was looking for an excuse to not glance at my mate again. The way my heart thudded when I first caught a glimpse of her threatened to make the organ seize its function. I had a pack to lead, I couldn’t afford to fall dead right now“Alpha,” she says in a small voice, losing the savviness it had before. “I didn’t know you were very close.”“Of course, you didn’t.” unable to keep myself from doing that, I look up and take in her light pink lips. My entire focus goes back there and a need to claim them,the urge to know them gripped me so hard my muscles bunched under the layers of clothes I was wearing. “Can I see my wife to be now?” I ask her, my tone sarcastic.The woman’s cheek goes a shade darker and she swallows, she looks back up and squares her shoulders though she
ADRIANA’S POVMy whole body shuts down upon hearing those words. I would have fallen to the ground had it not been for Xander who is fast and quickly wrapped his arms around me.“Be careful,” the pain of what he said was worse than a physical blow. I’ve felt it now and I know how bad it can be, it is almost as bad as it is when you’re not prepared for it. I’ve also noted the difference between how it is coming from someone who has experience fighting physically and that of newbies. Like my brothers.If anything, being in Xander’s pack has shown me alpha Jameson and my brothers aren’t who I should have been scared of all along. There are real monsters in the world and they are so much worse than all three of them combined.“Adriana,” Xander’s voice that surprisingly sounds worried pulls me from my thoughts, plunging me back to reality I didn’t want to accept.All my dreams, dreams I haven’t even let myself acknowledge were destroyed with that single statement. Xander doesn’t realize it
ADRIANA’S POVXander returns moments later with a shirt in his hand that I didn’t even know existed in my closet, he brings it over to me. The concerned look still on his face, I couldn’t relate this man to the heartless one and it was giving me major imposter vibes. I didn’t know if it was him or me that was feeling like an imposter but one of us definitely was.Probably, I may have just found out more than half of my life was a lie.“Do you need help changing?” Xander asks after he drops the shirt on the bed, by the endless trail of the dress’s tail. I shake my head quickly, and a ghost of a smile appears on his lips. I didn’t want to notice. “I’ll wait for you to change then we can talk.” he walks out before I have the chance to reply.I got off the bed with much effort, I was very eager to get the dress off. Mostly because it was a sign for me, a sign that this might not happen. He looked too relaxed for someone whose wedding is supposed to happen in a few hours. I turned to look
ADRIANA’S POV“N-no, it’s…I….”I shut my mouth, not knowing what to say, that he won’t perceive it the wrong way. He doesn’t need to know I’m opposed to the idea of marrying him today, he is still under the guise of me doing everything he wants. Giving myself to him fully.“You don’t have to get so nervous, I know marriage is a big thing and you must be worried. But that is the least of our problems right now.” his back straightens and my stomach tightens in fear, this always happens when the old him comes back.I don’t like the side of him I just saw, he was a little bit like the person that chased me that night, his threats I’ve come to realize were playful. I’ve heard what he sounds like when he is actually threatening someone and it is not something I want to relive again. So yeah, his tone changing is bound to make me nervous.“You’ve never met your mother?” he asks, walking to the foot of the bed. I expect him to sit at the dresser at the very least or drag a chair but no, he sit
ADRIANA’S POVCarlson glowers at me with barely restrained rage in his eyes, I find that I’m not really scared of him. I’m not back at the pack where he could corner me and hurt me, here, anyone could walk in at the moment and if they see him try anything funny. Well, let’s just say Xander isn’t the most forgiving.I’ve come to realize that even if he doesn’t do things because he likes me, there is the alpha part of him, the one that lost control and almost killed Aiden the night he caught me with Aiden after I ran away. That protective side of him, with the possessiveness that alphas had. A kind of ‘she is mine and even if I treat her like shit, it is because she is mine. You have no right to do that’ thing.So yes, I do feel kind of safe in a place that I know more than half of people do not like me, at least it is better than my family. And that is a terrible thought, a very messed up thing to think about.“What do you think I’m doing here?” Carlson finally says, he was eyeing me u
ADRIANA’S POVCarlson snaps out of it before Daciana does and I hear him curse, he shifts back, out of reach from her, still cursing. His voice was rising in panic. I would have celebrated the way he sounded disgruntled but I couldn’t, not when Daciana is still watching him with hearts in her eyes.Oh no! That is all I can manage to think about, and I ask myself if this day can get any worse. I wonder if the thing Candace said about bad luck is true and if it is, does that apply to just me or the people around me too? This seems a hell lot like something bad luck would do.“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.”“Who are you?”They both speak at the same time. Daciana finally regains control and she watches my brother, with scrutiny and curiosity. Carlson doesn’t bother to hide the fact that he isn’t happy about this. Her reaction is hidden to me since she has her back to me, but I’m guessing it isn’t mirroring my brothers.“Erm, Daciana, this is Carlson, my brother.” I say the last wo
ALPHA XANDER’S POVAdriana’s shitty father is waiting for me when I get to my home office. I don’t know who the hell let him in when I’m not there but the person would pay for it. Just when I enter, I find Donovan nursing a cigarette, he flicks the burning end of it the moment I enter. I glare at him before turning to the man that looked a lot better than he did last week. Though his features still show his age.Being a werewolf must honestly suck.“Ah, you finally accepted my invitation, father in law.” I say in a way of greeting, just because I know it will annoy him, and it did. I pat his shoulder as I walk past him just to set him off. He starts to growl but Donovan’s own growl cuts him off.Though the little fucker annoys the hell out of me, he is loyal when he feels like it and whatever he does, he doesn’t try any shit when we have guests over.“Where is my daughter?” I cock a brow after I settle into my chair. I thought of changing into something more formal before coming to se