Carena:"Hey," he broke the silence after seeming lost in thought. He looked like he was a statue, paid to stand outside my house and not move."What are you doing here?" I asked with a smile, attempting to gather his thoughts."I came to drop off some stuff," he replied in a distracted tone. The regular cheerful tone was definitely missing. But I guess it could be because he was tired. Theodore worked really hard. In fact, that was all he did.Yet I wasn't oblivious to his change in mood. Something was bothering him, and I was keen to find out what."The files?" I asked, and he nodded."Oh, thank goodness. I was wondering where I would find them," I said, rolling my eyes as I have been looking everywhere for details. I did find some articles and planned to binge on them very soon. I walked past him, but when he didn't move, I turned back to him. "What's going on?"He slowly turned to me and, with his hands in his pockets, asked, "Are you and Sawyer back together?"The moment he asked
Carena:It’s been two days since we decided to visit the woods, and finally, the wait was over when Theodore came to my workplace to pick me up for our little secret mission.“Are we really going to the woods?” I asked, seeing weapons and flashlights in the backseat of his car.“Hush! Get inside,” he said, giving me a stern look as he noticed Mr. Bob walking out of the bakery and staring at him.Mr. Bob's expression changed, and he gave us a smile. It was odd, but ever since Sawyer had paid them a visit, he and his wife had been very sweet to me--almost fake and scared sweet.I didn’t ask why they were acting creepy. After all, I was benefiting from them not bothering me. Usually, they used to be on my back, annoying me and scolding me over one thing or the other. But that had changed recently.I slid into the passenger seat, and soon we were headed to the woods. It was already 4 pm, so nightfall was approaching.“Why did you insist on going after dark?” Theodore questioned, his eyes
Carena: "Have you lost your mind? She asked you to take her to hell, and you agreed?""But--I was certain she would be fine since I was with her.""And how did that go? Where were you when she collapsed in those woods? Do you have any idea what would have happened to her if I hadn't picked her up?"I was slowly waking up. The first thing I heard was two people arguing. At first, I had a hard time recognizing the voices because they sounded like muffled murmurs. But as my sleep started to fade away, I began to recognize them too well.It was Sawyer scolding Theodore. I forced my eyes open to find myself lying in the backseat of Sawyer’s car. The two were standing outside the vehicle and arguing. Well, more like Sawyer was accusing Theodore of being careless, and Theodore wasn't even able to defend himself."He didn’t do anything. I asked him to take me to the woods," I spoke with much difficulty. My throat felt like tiny little needles were stuck in it.Sawyer closed his eyes and then
Carena: "That girl who was here the other day," Yamin said as we sat down in the back street for lunch."Alpha King Sawyer’s sister?" I asked, shoving a spoonful of rice into my mouth."Yeah, that one," she sounded so meek when talking about her."What about her?" I inquired. I didn't like talking about anyone from the mansion. It reminded me of the trauma of living with them. Every single one of them was so toxic to me when I had not done anything to hurt or upset them. It was just that they wanted someone Sawyer would not love, just keep around for babies."She made a comment about you. I didn’t like it. I just wanted to tell you that I really wished I had slapped her, but I got scared," she said, making me feel all warm inside for her."That is so cute. But you don’t have to do that. Her brother came and scolded her. He took my side," I only mentioned that to her because she seemed so guilty for not being able to defend me at that moment."Right! I heard about that too. Is it true
Carena: After telling us about the mate bond, Payton left. None of us could question her until we had spoken to Matt. Yamin was so distraught that she couldn't even call Matt herself. But I knew she needed to hear it from him or she would lose her mind. So, I grabbed her phone and dialed his number."Hey, I was just thinking about you. How about a romantic dinner--" he started talking almost instantly, so I had to interrupt him."It's me, Carena. Yamin is--" I paused as I glanced at her crying on the floor, her face in her hands."What happened to her? Is she okay?" The sudden concern in his voice made me believe he cared deeply for her, that he loved her."She's upset. Can you please come and see what you can do?" I didn't want to be the one to ask him about his mate bond with Payton."I'll be there in a minute," he replied, sounding rushed already. I hung up the call and sat down with Yamin, patting her back gently."He's coming. Please don't exhaust yourself without speaking to hi
Carena: "Now what? Are you going to accept her?" Yanin asked, her lips quivering. It wasn't really a fair question because on the other side was his grandmother’s life hanging by a thread. She was his only family, so I could imagine how he was feeling in the moment."I don't want to," he uttered.We were standing outside the bakery, discussing this matter."I knew she would never let it go that easily. The way she asked me to sell you to her today," Yamin broke down again, and even when Matt needed someone to comfort her, he rushed to do so."None of this should happen. I will go speak to her brother myself," I stomped my foot. Enough was enough! Sawyer cannot just ruin someone’s life like that. How can he take away the right of who should be accepted or rejected from his pack members?"But--her brother is very influential," Yamin reminded me."He has made it clear that whoever steps between his sister’s happiness and her will get punished severely," Matt recalled the words."So what
Carena: “What--” I gulped, my eyes widening at his demand.“Listen, it's not about us. If you want Payton to be happy, then find someone who will love her. Matt loves Yamin,” I finished because he wrinkled his nose."and who do you think I love?" he asked playfully, making me frown at him because this wasn't about us."Yourself. You love yourself," I spoke confidently even when my confidence was withering away."That's kind of rude to assume," he pouted, making me swiftly look away from his lips.“Hmm! And if you want them to be happy and stay together, you have to give yourself to me. You have to remain here to be the Luna Queen you are,” he spoke again, a smirk steadily playing across his lips.“And you think forcing me--” I paused when he shook his head.“Who said anything about forcing you? I'm not going to coerce you,” he clicked his tongue and for the moment, my eyes landed on his lips again.“Try them, they are yours,” he commented and I looked up. I felt quite embarrassed whe
Carena: I returned home and wondered if Sawyer would uphold his end of the deal. Then I couldn't help but think about the kiss and how strongly my body yearned to be with him. If Ashley hadn't intervened, would I have been able to stop myself? I kept shifting in bed, with so many thoughts racing through my mind -- from the woods to how Ashley must have reacted to seeing us together. Finally, after hours of contemplation, I dozed off.The next day was going to be challenging. I wanted to find out from Yamin if Sawyer had withdrawn his threats and how the couple was doing. On my way there, I received several calls from Theodore, discussing plans for lunch so he could share other job opportunities with me. I asked him to come to the bakery because I couldn't leave the workplace for too long; our lunch break was only ten minutes.The reason I was able to have more free time was that Mr. Bob had stopped bothering me after witnessing Sawyer's affectionate behavior towards me."Yamin! Where