Audrey had already been expecting that from Alex for a long time now, she'd been aware of his feelings for her since the first time she met him.And right now, it didn't come as a surprise to her."Alex!" Sandra scolded angrily."you shouldn't have!" Sandra stood from her chair, glaring at Alex."Well, it's none of your business, you're not the one I asked to be my mate!" Alex stood, his eyes changing as his wolf pushed forward."Calm down, you two," Audrey said.Drama was the last thing she needed in her life at that moment.She pushed back her chair and walked over to Alex, "Follow me."Alex sent Sandra a glare before he obediently followed Audrey to the back of the Packhouse, close to the practice field."Before you say anything, Audrey, I'm not remorseful for what I said," He looked right at her while speaking."Because that's how I feel about you, I love you, Audrey," Alex confessed.He held Audrey's gaze intensely, looking expectantly at her, wishing his years-long crush would f
Audrey was quiet the whole ride back to the Grey Blood Pack. She kept thinking about what she had just learned about Mr. Russell and she couldn't bring herself to believe that the always-cheerful boss she'd known for a long time could be so inhumane.A thought suddenly popped into her head and she turned her head toward Alpha Lake. Thinking about it, she concluded that Mr. Russell was even merciful compared to what Alpha Lake did to her as a little girl without a wolf."What's the matter?" Alpha Lake asked.He had noticed Audrey staring at him for some time and decided to ask her if everything was alright."Nothing," Audrey replied and faced the window."We're here, Alpha," Henry announced as he rolled the car to a stop in front of the Packhouse.Philip quickly went out to open the door for Alpha Lake, bowing his head as the Alpha came out from the car."Catherine, follow me, there's something I need to show you," Alpha Lake said, stretching his hand out to Audrey who was already half
Audrey had already been expecting that from Alex for a long time now, she'd been aware of his feelings for her since the first time she met him.And right now, it didn't come as a surprise to her."Alex!" Sandra scolded angrily."you shouldn't have!" Sandra stood from her chair, glaring at Alex."Well, it's none of your business, you're not the one I asked to be my mate!" Alex stood, his eyes changing as his wolf pushed forward."Calm down, you two," Audrey said.Drama was the last thing she needed in her life at that moment.She pushed back her chair and walked over to Alex, "Follow me."Alex sent Sandra a glare before he obediently followed Audrey to the back of the Packhouse, close to the practice field."Before you say anything, Audrey, I'm not remorseful for what I said," He looked right at her while speaking."Because that's how I feel about you, I love you, Audrey," Alex confessed.He held Audrey's gaze intensely, looking expectantly at her, wishing his years-long crush would f
Audrey woke up very early the next morning and immediately ran downstairs after her shower. She quickly made breakfast for Alpha Lake and ran out of the house before he returned from his morning run."Hey, where are you?" Audrey spoke to Maria on the phone."Uh, sleeping, of course, it's just 5: a.m. I'm not a wolf like you," Maria replied groggily."Oh come on, wake up already, let's meet up at Sandra's," Audrey said and ended the call immediately.As she walked over to Sandra's house which was quite far away from the Packhouse, she kept looking back to make sure that Alpha Lake wasn't anywhere in sight.After that incident yesterda, he's not even so much as looked her way. It hurt her feelings and her pride, but she liked it that way. Today was a full moon by midnight and it would be easier for her to avoid him if he was still angry at her.She reached Sandra's house and knocked on her door, and immediately, the door opened to reveal Alex in brown shorts and a bare chest."Morning,
Audrey slowed down her steps as she neared the hall, slowly trailing behind her friends. "Are you sure you want to wait for us inside the hall?" Sandra asked as she slowed her pace to wait for Audrey to catch up to her. "Yes, it's okay, I'll just blend with the crowd," Audrey replied and held Sanra's hand, together, they walked into the large hall. "I'll be right here," Audrey let go of Sandra's hand as she stepped aside, blending with the people standing by the side of the door. "Then, I'll be right here too," Sandra said and weaved her way to Audrey. She too, was trying to minimize her proximity with Lawrence who seemed to be finding it difficult to take his eyes off her. Audrey smiled when her friend came to stand beside her, she knew she couldn't ask her to go be with the others because once Sandra's decided on something, you can't change her mind so easily. "Here he comes," Sandra pointed to the stage as Alpha Lake elegantly walked towards it, his powerful aura causing the
"What have you done to her?!" Lawrence angrily lurched forward to Audrey.He always knew this clique was crazy, but he never knew they could get this adventurous with people's lives."Calm down, it's not her," Maria said, holding Lawrence back."Audrey would never hurt an innocent person," Sandra spoke to Lawrence for the first time.On hearing her voice beside him, he felt his anger dissipate instantly, his rationality returned to him and he slowly turned to look at Sandra by his side."I'm sorry. I overreacted," Lawrence apologized to Sandra."You don't need to apologize, I'd do the same if I were in your shoes," Audrey replied calmly and walked toward the tall rocks.Alex quietly followed Audrey behind. Surprisingly, he didn't panic, he watched Audrey's reaction as the whole event unfolded and decided to put his fate in her hands.For her to look so calm meant that she was sure that Maya would be saved."I'm sorry," Lawrence repeated.Sandra sighed and replied, "It's o-""Audrey?"
Audrey looked up at the sky and realized that the walk out of the forest had sidetracked her from checking the time.The whole place was getting dark already as night approached, she knew she had to return to the garden very soon, the moon was starting to appear in the sky and she had to leave before it was fully out.'Honestly, I don't see a point of you running,' Selena suddenly spoke in her head."We'll see," Audrey whispered."You're... not coming?" Maya asked when she noticed that Audrey had stopped walking with them."Yes. You guys go ahead," Audrey replied.Maya looked at Sandra, Alex, and Maria, silently asking them to help convince Audrey to come with them but they slowly shook their heads at her.Maya sighed and walked back to Audrey."Why?" She was almost crying as she questioned Audrey."Maya-""You don't want to be my mate?" Maya asked anxiously, holding onto Audrey's hand I'm desperation."Calm down, Maya, there's a lot of reasons why I can't accept your request," Audrey
Audrey lay beside the river, looking up at the sky. The moon was almost full and it was the brightest she'd ever seen it glow."How about going for a swim?" The statue spoke to her."Nah, I'll pass. I'll just lay here till everything is over," Audrey sighed and put a hand behind her head for support."Whenever you're ready, Audrey," The statue replied.Audrey sensed a foreboding in the statue's voice but she ignored it, it was her way of talking anyway, always sounding mysterious.Audrey had just closed her eyes when she heard Avery's voice inside her head.'We need to find him!' Avery said desperately.Audrey immediately jolted up and sat up from the ground."Avery, no, we're not finding anyone tonight," Audrey said vehemently.She thought she had Avery under control, how did she get past her mind's threshold?'You forget you possess the wolf of the moon goddess, there's no controlling Avery tonight, Audrey,' Selena reminded softly.Audrey stood from the ground and started pacing bac
Audrey felt herself forcefully sucked into another time and place, a battlefield filled with creatures of furry, and in that moment, she knew; she had time-traveled, but she didn't travel alone.Amid the chaotic battlefield, she heard the distant voice of Alpha Lake shouting her name from behind. She was about to turn and go to him when she heard Sandra's voice shouting for her to watch out.She immediately turned towards Sandra's direction to see what she was talking about, and, when she did, she was too late to dodge the iron spear aiming right at her chest.But when she thought she would feel the impact, it effortlessly passed through her like she was made of wind, and the next thing she heard was Alpha's Lake's familiar voice groaning loudly in pain.Without thinking, she ran towards him and fell beside him; blood was already pouring out from his mouth and nose. In despair, Audrey wanted to lift his head onto her lap, but when she went to touch him, her hand weaved through his b
"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! What are we going to do?!" Sandra asked anxiously, she was audibly shaking and hyperventilating.Maria was scared too, but she needed to stay calm for her powers to be effective.She quickly leaned over Audrey and tried to heal her by placing her hands over her forehead, but she instantly withdrew them from the shock she got from touching Audrey's skin.She scanned her eyes helplessly around the room, and when her eyes landed on Sandra who was busy walking back and forth and biting her nails, she suddenly remembered something."Alpha Lake!" Maria said in a shaky loud voice. She understood that only her mate could hold her at that moment."Yes? Huh! What?!" Sandra didn't understand a thing Maria said or what she was replying to either."Get yourself together and get Alpha Lake!!!" Maria shouted at Sandra. "I'm sorry, yes, Alpha Lake!" Sandra vigorously nodded and ran up the stairs.Before she could reach his door, the door was forcefully opened, and h
Audrey was deep in thought as she walked into the long passage to Ms. Bridet's room. She didn't realize that she was being followed the moment she walked down the stairs from Alpha Lake's condo.She reached Ms. Bridge's door and absent-mindedly raised her hand to knock on the door, but before her hand could reach the door, another hand beat her to it and knocked on the door before she could.Audrey was startled and quickly looked behind her just to find Sandra staring at her with a smirk."Figured you were in your sloth era so I decided to speed things a little bit up for you," Sandra winked at Audrey.Audrey huffed in silent laughter, shaking her head at her friend."Are you okay?" Sandra asked seriously.She knew her friend was worried, it was obvious from the way she looked.Before Audrey could reply, the door behind them opened."Everything alright, children?" Ms. Bridget asked as she opened the door and saw Audrey and Sandra standing there.They never visited without a reason. A
Maria gasped loudly; she never imagined their little conversation was going to end up that way; she turned to Mark and saw him looking unconcerned through his phone; she glared at him, blaming him for the turn of events, if he had only kept his big mouth shut, none if this would have happened.She slowly looked toward Alpha Lake; she'd heard that getting rejected by one's mate could be life-threatening, but when she looked at Alpha Lake's face, he was fucking smirking at an angry Audrey.Maybe Audrey was right in rejecting him; now he was showing his true colors, and he couldn't even pretend to be bothered by her rejection.What a scum!Audrey closed her eyes, waiting for the bone-crippling pain to pull her down to the ground but nothing happened. The only thing she felt was Avery's whiny voice giving her an earful for trying to reject their hot and sexy mate.She was surprised at that. Why was Avery thinking she was still 'trying' to reject him? She just did! That's exactly what she
Audrey sat in the dining, slowly eating her food and staring at everyone at the table.After Mark had proved his magical ability, Sebastian had come in to discuss something with Alpha Lake and Mark. Both Alphas pretended like they hadn't wanted to cut each other's throat earlier that day.Audrey had paused their conversation, and she had dragged Maria to the kitchen; it was time for lunch, and she was starving.She silently ate her food, looking from one person to the other, she stopped at Alpha Lake and suddenly remembered the conversation she had with him on his balcony when she had given him the box that had the pictures and letters; he had told her that he'll never mate her because he'll only see her as a sister, so, does it mean they're stepcousins now?Alpha Lake felt someone staring at him and raised his head to find the familiar green eyes of his mate staring thoughtfully at him. He felt her troubled mind and he felt her indecisiveness."Are you alright, Kitten?" Alpha Lake a
Audrey watched the surprise on Alpha Lake's face and realized that she wasn't the only one who had been blown off by the unfolding situation."Hey, chipmunk, you've grown bigger, and who the hell mated you?" Mark asked protectively."That's enough! Both of you!" Audrey went and grabbed Maria's arm, dragging her away from Mark and into the living room.Maria wanted to whine but suddenly realized the situation, she understood that she'd just landed herself into a big problem with Audrey and the Alpha.She had been carried away and didn't think about the aftermath. She understood why Audrey would be angry; if it were her, she'd feel angry and betrayed, too."Sit!" Audrey pushed Maria down on the sofa and glared at her before turning to Mark who was now standing beside her with a little smile on his lips."Hi, Catherine, or, is it Audrey now?" Mark asked, looking at her hair and her face.Alpha Lake had told him everything on their way to the Packhouse, so he knew that his little Catherin
"You're a real witch?" Caleb asked Audrey as they stood in front of the hospital.He was holding a bottle of water in his hand, sipping gulp after gulp to rinse the nausea away."Yes, Caleb," Audrey replied."Unbelievable," Caleb said."Better believe it, hun," Maria patted his shoulder.Caleb stared at Maria and Audrey and wondered what next those two had in store for him.How was he supposed to forget what he had seen now? He did pity Adeline, but he also knew she had a dark heart; maybe she'd learn from her mistakes this one."Come on, we've got lots of things to discuss," Maria said and dragged Audrey away from the hospital, Caleb stared longingly at her as she walked away from him."I need to grab something from the kitchen, hang on," Audrey said and walked toward the kitchen as they entered the pack house."I'll come with," Maria replied and immediately followed behind.Audrey pushed open the door to the kitchen and stood frozen at the door, staring right at the table they norma
Adeline's heart skipped a beat as she heard what Caleb had said.What did he find out?She panicked internally; she had been so blinded by jealousy that she didn't take her time to come up with a fail-proof plan. And, now, it looked like this stupid doctor was about to spew rubbish about her.No! She won't let that happen."What is it, Caleb?" Alpha Lake asked, folding his hands on his chest."Um, I kind of noticed that-""Ah! It hurts, Alpha. Please help me!" Adeline cried, holding her chest for emphasis."It was her!" She pointed at Audrey, "Catherine put me in this condition, Alpha. Punish her!" Adeline was now wailing hopelessly.Audrey chose to keep quiet, to see what Alpha Lake would do. If he ever believed Adeline for a second, then she'd waste no time in doing what was on her mind.Alpha Lake sighed and looked at Audrey for a long time, she was also holding his gaze, daring him to make the wrong decision."I don't believe you, Adeline," Alpha Lake slowly shook his head.Adelin
Audrey didn't even flinch; she just stood in front of the door, watching the Oscar-worthy drama as she easily leaned her head beside the door."Why did you do it?" Alpha Lake asked angrily as he lifted Adeline from the floor and escorted her out of the pack house without sparing Audrey a second glance.Audrey shrugged and went back into the house to continue her cooking, filling her stomach was more important than anything at that particular moment. The incident only solidified her decision about Alpha Lake. Sleeping with him was just a perk of the mate bond and was something she'd discovered she had no control over.But, marking him, was solely her decision, and she had decided not to mark him nor let him mark her.He was free to choose whoever he wanted, as long as he gave her what she wanted. And speaking of, it was about time she stated her rules with him. ***Alpha Lake lowered Adeline to the hospital begging, her wrist still bleeding."What happened?" Caleb asked as he carried