Maya’s Pov “Drop it off in my study, I’ll be there in a second.” Chase said to Sean, his jaw tight. After Sean left, I turned to Chase. “Why would Kylan send you a letter?” “I have no idea.” He shrugged already standing up. “I’m doing business with him now so it could be concerning that.” I knew about the timbre ordeal with Lunagrove but I still doubted it would warrant sending an official letter. Kylan was anything but formal, if it was about their business, he would have just called the pack’s Beta to reach out to the Alpha. So why then was an official letter coming to Chase directly instead of Ron getting phoned? “I’ll tag along and take a peek, or curiosity will eat me up.” I grinned up at Chase, moving towards the door but he stopped me with a hand on my shoulder. “No need, love. I’ll tell you what it is about when I see you later.” He kissed my forehead and strode out without looking back, if he had he would have seen a frown of confusion and hurt on my face. Why did it f
Chase's POV**NULLIFICATION AND DETERRENCE**FROM:ALPHA KYLAN GREENELUNAGROVE PACKDATE: 5TH NYOX, 2377TO:ALPHA CHASE GREYDRAKOR PACKDear ALPHA CHASE,This is to inform you that I have contemplated your offer of doing business together and I write to rescind my prior spoken agreement while also repudiating the contract you sent.LUNAGROVE PACK as a whole does not wish to undertake a venture with DRAKOR PACK at any point in time for imperative reasons which I find no need to disclose to you. Thus, the male I held prisoner was released to you of my freewill and onwards, there will be no dealings between you and I or your pack and mine.Furthermore, this letter equally serves to deter you from making any future visits to my pack. Here on out, you ALPHA CHASE are prohibited from stepping foot into LUNAGROVE PACK unless on special occasions when the presence of all acting Alphas is necessitated. For instance, the upcoming Blood Moon party which is to be held here.Going against this
Chase's POV I hit send on the email Ron had insisted I wrote inquiring about Greene’s reason for backing out of our deal. There was no point in asking though because his reason was clear as day; he did not want me to get too close and have the opportunity to dig up his skeletons. Too bad. 'I'm just getting started with you, Kylan Greene.' I thought as I pictured his stupid smug face. With all he had done, you would think he would be brave enough to face me but no, he was hiding behind his title. Fucking coward. “Ask Hwan's cousin to give me a full rundown on Sally Wallace.” She was the owner of the car. “I want to know how exactly she died, who she met with at the time, every single thing he can find.” Ron and Henry, we're going through the files containing all that our spies had documented from their time in Lunagrove. We needed to find out how Greene had managed to cover his tracts so effectively, and if he had partners in crime, who they were. Just then, a wave of guilt ro
Maya’s POV Things were going great. It was mostly Faith’s shopping spree as Genny and I strolled behind her chatting while she threw anything and everything that caught her eye into her cart. The black card (which her dad had apparently given her— you can guess which parent did the spoiling) had no limits but she seemed keen on testing that fact. So, yeah, things were going great until we heard a faint meow, and then it all went downhill. Faith's head whipped in the direction of the sound then looked at her mum, her eyes wide as saucers. “Mum...” “Don't even think about—” Faith dashed towards the source of the meow and disappeared around the back corner of the store before her abandoned cart could even steady. “—it. I'm going to leave her here and go home.” I giggled. “It's probably just a lost kitten, she’ll pet it and hurry back.” Genny shook her head with dismay. “You’ve known her for a while now, Maya. Have you ever seen my daughter half-ass anything?” The memory of whe
Maya's POV “Why didn’t you tell me?.” I asked as I stood in the centre of Chase's bedroom with my arms wrapped tightly around my torso, my mind securely blocked from his. Chase closed the door and turned to me, his expression solemn. “Gerald's condition is not stable and I didn’t want you to feel worse if things eventually went south.” “I doubt it's possible for me to feel worse than I've felt these past few days. You knew the person who helped was Gerald and that he had survived yet you didn’t tell me in case things went south?” “But I'm telling you now, isn't that enough?” “You're telling me days later because you’ve had some mystical change of heart.” The fact that I had felt so close to him just last night made his deception hurt more. “We freaking mated and all the while you were keeping this from me? What would you have done if something had gone wrong? Would have just kept lying to my face forever?” He knew that guilt had been eating me up because of this, it made no sen
Maya's POV“Shit!” Genny swore. “Maya, no!”My stance faltered as Genny ran to the male I had just kicked.“No?” I kept my eyes glued to the stranger’s hunched form “He just freaking dropped from the sky and came at me!”“Fucking hell, I’m bleeding.” The male hissed, his voice muffled by his hand pressed against his nose.I couldn’t even feel smug that my kick had done damage because I could not for the life of me understand what was going on.Genny inspected his face and handed him a handkerchief. “Take this, Ashton, put pressure on it.”I stared at her, gobsmacked. “What the heck, Genny, you know him?! You knew there was someone up in the trees!”“Actually.” She gave me a sheepish smile. “It wasn’t just him up there.”“What are you—"I let out a startled yelp as another figure dropped to the ground beside me. It was a female this time and she landed soundlessly in a crouch then straightened to her full height with the grace of a warrior.She was a sight to see; stunning ebony skin t
Maya's POVBefore I could rethink my decision of standing there rather than hurrying to hide, Chase stormed into the living room, his imposing height shrunk down the room.Voices sounded behind him but I could not decipher anything beyond his dangerously darkened whiskey eyes. They scanned me from head to toe then met my eyes with ardent fury.“Are you hurt?”I arched a brow. “Do I look hurt?”He didn’t get to talk to me the way he had last night then barge in here like a caveman acting all concerned.“I felt your terror through our bond but I couldn’t reach to you—I still can’t. Why did you block me out of your mind?”I shook my head in disbelief and replied tersely, “If you want to pretend like you don't know, I'm sure as hell not going to humour you by answering that question.”I was close to yelling but refrained as we weren’t alone in the room.Five pairs of curious eyes stared at us without a word, Ron— who came with Chase— was the first to break the silence.“Chase, we left in
Maya's POVI was roused from sleep by strong hands lifting me from my awkward place on the chair and I opened my eyes to see Chase’s glorious profile.The dim light of the room was just enough for me to make out the tired lines that circled his eyes.“Hey.” He whispered when he saw that I was awake.“Hi.” I gave him a nervous smile, stifling a yawn as he lowered me onto the bed and drew the sheets over me.When he brushed a feather-light kiss on my forehead and turned to go, I sat up in panic.“You’re going?”He rubbed the back of his neck. “I didn’t think you would want me to stay.”That was the opposite of what I wanted and I said so.“Please stay.”So he did.My heart thundered as he effortlessly pulled off his shirt and slipped under the sheets. It was no big deal that his naked torso was just inches away from my back, but that thought did nothing to fade the warm flush on my cheeks.Our uneven breathing filled the tense silence, both of us having so much to say yet saying nothing
Chase’s POVWith a hand on Maya’s waist, I led her back to the ballroom. “What was that about?”“Long story.” She sighed. “I’ll tell you when we get home. Why did you come looking for me?”I eyed her. “With the amount of time you took, you might have drowned in the toilet— ow!” I laced my fingers through hers to stop her from elbowing me again. “I was worried. You took so long and I tried to reach you but you’ve put up that darn wall again. You need to stop doing that.”My alarm had grown as everyone went far with dinner but Maya still didn’t return. I would have come to find her since but Ron managed to slightly ease my worry by assuring me that if she was in trouble, she would have reached out to me. So, I had waited until dinner neared its end and empty glasses were being replaced with wine to make a toast to the night’s success. That was when my patient snapped.Maya grimaced guiltily. “Sorry, babe. I didn’t want you to feel me getting worked up and come find me.”I sighed. “Okay,
Maya's POVI scented her before I saw her.“Did you and Kylan plan this? You both are making this night way too long for me.” I sighed and turned to face Lily who watching me like a hawk watching a stray chick. So damn theatrical. Both of them should work at the opera.The overwhelming smell of alcohol drew my attention away from Lily to the other female present and I frowned.“You!” I pointed, flabbergasted.Lily smirked. “Nice work, Sloane. For a moment I thought she wasn’t going to show but here she is.”‘Sloane’ was the female that had bumped into me and spilt her drink down my back. Her staggering flushed state had made me think she was drunk but seeing her coherent and standing beside Lily made me realize that her drunken act was only a ploy to get me here.“Well played, Lily, I’m here now. What do you want?” I asked and stalked to the mirror to survey how bad my dress was.A look passed between Lily and Sloane before Sloane brushed passed me with a scornful sneer to exit the re
Maya’s POVThe night went on with no further incident and soon we were called to sit for dinner. As Chase and I moved to our designated spot, where Ron was already seated— thankfully he had ditched the shades— a server bumped into me but Chase pulled me out of the way before anything could spill on me. I couldn’t relish his smooth safe though because seconds later someone else bumped into me from behind.Cold wetness seeped through the back of my dress and spread everywhere. I felt mortified.“You have got to be kidding.” I gasped and swivelled around.“Oh my goodness, I am so sorry.” A drunk female brunette that looked oddly familiar hiccupped. Her face was red and the glass whose former content now decorated me hung loosely from her hand. “I’m sorry, it was an accident.” She muttered again and staggered away while I simmered in annoyance.People around cast furtive glances my way and I rolled my eyes in irritation. Suddenly, warmth and the scent of my mate encased me as Chase placed
Maya’s POVWe turned to see the blue-eyed devil dressed in a navy blue tuxedo with a smirk gracing his lips.From the corner of my eye, I caught Ron emerge from the crowd to watch our interaction through narrowed eyes.“Greene,” Chase acknowledged him with a cold barely there smile. “I can’t say I’m glad that I made it either.”“You were able to address the sudden problem that arose then?”“Regrettably, yes.”“Ah.” Kylan nodded. “Ever efficient.” Disgust rolled off Chase in waves. Kylan then turned to me. “And who may this be?”I stiffened. All the while he spoke, I had kept my gaze on the ground but as he asked, he met his gaze with a thousand hells of hatred burning from mine.I knew he would not recognize my scent as it was now intermingled with Chase’s since we mated but I had no doubt he would recognize my face.Kylan didn’t disappoint. His eyes rounded as recognition filled them and he staggered back and then forward as he attempted to reach for me. I say attempted because his h
Chapter 99Maya's POV.Ron dislodged from his killing machine and joined us.“How does your hair still look good after that ride?” The jealousy in my voice could be heard from a mile away.“It’s in the genes.” He shrugged and reached into his pocket. I thought of how gorgeous Genny effortlessly was and nodded. It really was in the genes.My gaze caught on the object Ron pulled out. “Ron, no.”“What? It ties the look together.” He said, happily donning his new accessory despite my protests.“You do not need that.” I shook my head at him.“He likes to look as unapproachable as possible at these kinds of events.” Chase explained without prompt, his eyes taking down every detail of our surroundings.I looked Ron up and down sceptically. “And you settled on wearing a pair of sunglasses indoors to achieve that? At night time for that matter?”“Why not?” Ron shrugged. “Nightcrawlers get away with it.I facepalmed, knowing fully well who he was referring to. “Ron, their vampires. Of course, t
Maya's POVReaching for my phone on the bedside table, my gaze fell on the bed and heat crept up my cheeks as images of Chase and me from earlier flashed in my mind. Moments ago, we were there being all wild and dirty but now, as we got ready, silence enveloped the room as we stayed stuck in our thought bubbles.I was glad that Chase was coming with me because despite my insistence on attending the party, now that the minutes to show time were counting down, my bravado was gone and all that I felt was dread.Failing to conceal my anxiety, I drew in a shaky breath and Chase’s eyes instantly snapped my way, meeting my gaze in the mirror.“Are you okay?” Worry laced his question.“Mhmm.” No, I think I might vomit.“I heard that.” He smiled wryly and came up behind me.“Oh.” Redness bloomed on my cheeks and neck. “I forgot I had gotten rid of the wall between us.”Chase laid a feather-light kiss on my exposed shoulder. “I’m glad you did.”“So am I.” I smiled, leaning into him.“Feeling be
Chase’s POVWhen Maya had walked out on me earlier, I had no idea she had left to go shopping. And worse, she was with another male.When Gen told me that Maya was with Ashton, it had rubbed me the wrong way. I didn’t like how close they seemed to have gotten, and neither did I like the way the Shadow looked at her.On entering the boutique, I was directed to a dressing room where I found Ashton lounging crossed-legged on a sofa with a glass of wine in hand. I looked from him to the closed curtain which I knew my mate was probably currently mostly naked behind as she tried on clothes.My jaw clenched as I saw the mini walkway. The scene made my blood boil, maybe because he was getting to see the side of Maya which I was currently deprived of.I knew that he had sensed the second I walked into this room but he took his sweet time turning to acknowledge me.“Glad you could make it.” He greeted without festivity.“Yeah, so am I.” The muscle in my jaw popped. “Thanks for keeping Maya comp
Maya’s POVI had a score to settle.On my way out of the pack house, I bumped into Ron and he let it slip that one other person was aware of this date change, as well as Chase’s desire to keep me in the dark about it.Guess who it was?“Genevieve fucking Tyuv!” Ashton lazily opened the front door before I could knock and I stormed into their living room with righteous anger.My target looked up from the rug where she was scrubbing at a damp spot. “I’ll assume you’re cursing because you can’t remember my middle name.”“No, I’m cursing because you knew about the Blood Moon Party and didn’t tell me!”“Oh,” She winced and dropped her rag. “That.”“Yes. That.” I snapped. “How could you? We were together yesterday and you didn’t think to bring up the fact that the party was in a day— which is today! Or the part where my headstrong mate decided Drakor won’t be present!”“The headstrong mate that you missed.” She muttered.“Genny!” I huffed in annoyance.“Fine! It was because Chase said not t
Maya's POVI was angrily shoving on my sneakers when my room door was pushed open to reveal none other than my mate.“Hey.” Chase greeted as he hesitantly stepped into the room.“Hi.” I breathed. I had no idea what emotions were displayed on my face but he remained standing on the other side of the room, studying me with as much caution as I did him.In my head, my wolf urged me to go to him. We missed his touch, his scent, everything about him. I missed him so much that I wanted to bury myself in his very essence and not come back up.I remained where I was though. Thoughts of his absence and the party warred with my desire to be held.Still, my mouth went ahead of my brain and spilt words before I could call them back.“I missed you last night.”The smile that slowly broke across his face was wide and breathtaking. Ethereal. Was it possible that he got more handsome from when I saw him last?My heart beat loudly in my ears as he made his way towards me with a glint in his eyes, only