“You shouldn’t have bothered trying to get an alliance mate when you already had a woman warming your bed,” Tania said with an ugly smile on her face as she stared at Justin.“There’s no such relationship between us.” Justin defended as he walked to the nearest seat and sat down, probably to show her that he could walk on his own but Tania scoffed in anger, she obviously didn’t believe him neither did she care for his seemingly little achievement.It was hard to understand, was it that the goddess had a sense of humor or Justin was just too pitiful? He was mated to a woman who despised him at first sight. It was too painful. Connor thought and sighed.“Why don’t I take you to your room Miss Tania?” Connor chirped in, wanting to solve the tension in the air.“There’s no need for that. I’m leaving.” Tania said, her eyes not leaving Justin’s. “I am going to reject him right now and walk away from this pack.”Justin had a self-deprecating smile the moment he heard her words. He expected n
Kaley immediately turned to Justin, “Justin, what are we going to do? How can we be so unlucky as to get a woman like that?”Justin shot her a glare and she took a step back, even though Justin was sickly and hardly gave orders anymore, the weight of his glare was still there and it was enough to scare Kaley into watching her words.She softened her tone immediately, “I know that she’s your true mate, but still, are you considering having a relationship with her? Look at her, she hates you!”“Enough Kaley, I’m going back to my room to rest,” Justin said and approached the wheelchair, he was exhausted and knew any decision to walk upstairs at this moment was a bad idea.“Let me help you.” Aubrey immediately rushed to stand behind him and pushed the wheel for him.“Thank you,” Justin said calmly.Unconsciously breathing a sigh of relief, Aubrey noticed. For the first time, Justin was not cautious of her, in fact, she had never seen him this relaxed with her. Did this mean seeing his mat
“Miss Tania, why are you here?” Justin asked with a frown when he saw Tania barge into his room, but she ignored him and instead looked around the room with interest.“Miss Tania, you shouldn’t be here, the Alpha is tired and needs to rest,” Aubrey spoke up angrily. She didn’t understand what this woman was here to do, shouldn’t she be fuming with anger somewhere?“Since when were you his mouthpiece?” Tania asked, glancing at her before resuming her inspection around the room, touching things and looking around as if the place was hers.“I am the Alpha’s nurse and I understand the needs of my patient more than anything. Please Miss Tania, you need to leave.”“I don’t think you have a right to tell me that,” Tania said again as she stood in the middle of the room staring at Aubrey as if she was a jumping clown, her every word angering Aubrey who was trying to maintain the persona of a calm person.The only problem was no one could remain calm around Tania unless she decided not to prov
“What?! You can’t do that!” Aubrey was the one who spoke this time.“Why not? I don’t like climbing so high, it’s too much stress, I want to live on the first floor and since we are mated…,” Tania allowed her fingers to trail along Justin’s shoulders as she spoke, “…Justin will naturally stay with me. Right, Justin?” She turned to Justin, who frowned but didn’t reply.“Tania, the Alpha can’t stay on the first floor. He has to be kept in the safest and most protected room in the mansion” Aubrey told her in anger, throwing away honorifics at this point.Tania scoffed at her words, “Why do you make him seem like some rare treasure? He is the Alpha, who would be taking care of the pack if he’s hidden here? Who even made this rule? There isn’t a single guard stationed in the mansion, so what makes the 'fourth floor' so safe? The stairs?!” She looked from Aubrey to Connor who also had a disagreeable frown on his face, but neither answered the question.“Never mind, don’t answer that, I don’
“Aubrey? What’s wrong with you?” Cod asked the moment Aubrey walked into the Alpha’s office with tears running down her eyes.“What is wrong? How can you ask me that Cod? Was this what you’ve always wanted? Was this how you wanted things to be? Did you hate me so much? I thought you were on my side. I thought you wanted Justin to be with me!”“Of course I do! You know that I want that more than anyone else.” The confused Cod told her.“That’s not true! Because if it were true that bitch wouldn’t be upstairs right now! I did everything you asked, so tell me, explain to me why you would treat me like this!”Cod stood to his feet and approached, “Aubrey, you need to calm down, I don’t understand what you are talking about, why you are mad, or who made you cry, but I promise you, that woman means nothing to Justin and this pack. She’s just a figurehead, Justin is yours and you are the rightful Luna of this pack.” He coaxed her as he rested his arms on her shoulders intimately. But Aubrey
Tania spent over thirty minutes in the bathroom, and by the time she was out, Justin was nowhere in sight. She looked around the gloomy room and sighed, the haughty look on her face disappearing. She walked to the bed and sat on it after ensuring the door was locked. What was she supposed to do here? She wondered.Then her eyes fell on the door to the walk-in closet which was left slightly ajar, she stood up and went in only to see that Justin’s clothes on the right side had been vacated and squeezed on the left side while the space now contained her clothes, obviously the maids had been here while she was still in the shower.Seeing this, she chose simple cargo pants with a crop top and had her makeup done exquisitely before heading downstairs for lunch. Lunch was a simple ham sausage bean soup and a large jug of orange juice for beverage. There was also a maid there who was ready to attend to her every need and all the other house members were nowhere in sight, which pleased her v
“Justin?” She was shocked and the man who had a head full of bed hair was equally embarrassed when he saw her, he had also woken up early to ensure he took his bath and got dressed before Tania woke up.“I mean, sorry, Alpha. Why are you coming from that room?” Aubrey asked wide eyes, hoping it was what she thought.“Oh, I spent the night here,” Justin said casually before hurrying back to his room, leaving Aubrey stunned. He did what…? He slept there? He didn’t sleep with Tania? He didn’t… A smile broke up on her face. Of course, how could the man she had been chasing for more than five years and couldn’t win, suddenly fall at the feet of some rude woman because she claimed she was his mate. She should have known, she should have trusted her precious Justin.She giggled then paused, come to think of it, he immediately told her why he was there, was it to explain to her that he didn’t sleep with Tania? Was it to make it so she wouldn’t misunderstand?She felt like screaming for jo
Justin declared his sovereignty over Tania as her mate for the first time and damn, it felt good, but a part of him was confused, he didn’t understand what this woman’s deal was. Yesterday, he saw the anger in Connor’s eyes when she bit his lips and threatened him to agree to her staying here. He had to admit, he felt angry and threatened.He was even sure everyone now labeled her the number one person they had to protect him from, but seeing that this woman didn’t even want to stay with him anymore made him feel a sense of crisis. Why?He couldn’t possibly like her, right?“Don’t flatter yourself Alpha,” Tania's voice resounded in his ears as if in response to his question, “…a weak man like you also thinks he has the right to claim possession of a mate? Didn’t you hear that your heart is weak?” Tania smiled wickedly, “Or shall I remind you?”Justin felt happy and eager almost immediately, when he noticed his eagerness, he was stunned. What was wrong with him, was he masochistic? He
“Do you like him?”Tania threw back and Lydia sighed, this Luna, was really hard to communicate with, she was so defensive against her and didn’t seem to like her at all or maybe it was their pack she didn’t like. But with her determination and strong will, if she could be won over by the Alpha, she would be his strongest support in the pack. Don’t go around thinking Wild Willows was some peaceful pack with peace-loving people. The whole pack was split into two factions, those who were loyal to Justin to the bones and those who now saw Cod as their new Alpha believing Justin’s era was gone.In the first three years, Justin’s faction was so strong that they made sure he still sat on the seat of Alpha despite his lack of interest but after so long, with Justin, who was ignorant of all the underground activities of the pack, unknowingly allocating more power to Cod, Cod had won over more than half of the those still loyal to Justin. The reason why Cod had not been crowned Alpha was bec
Cod stared at Justin, unhappiness etching his brow, could it be that Justin had fallen for that woman?“But you know this is dangerous, yeah? She is like a ticking time bomb,” At least for him, that woman was, “…I don’t think she would stay in the pack for long. Now that you are depending on her for your health, what would you do when she suddenly leaves?” Cod words sounded like concern but somehow his tone sounded like he was mocking Justin.“Like I said, before, if she wants to leave, I would let her. After all, I have become used to being ill… I just hope she gives me a chance to get to know her.” Justin murmured the last part, but Cod heard anyway and he was surprised.“You like her already? You just met yesterday and if I remember correctly, you didn’t seem to like her very much.”Justin laughed a little not wanting to say he had fallen in with her sleeping face and wanted to see it every day, “I guess the mate bond is fickle like that.”“Really? When I saw your actions yesterday
Tania ate her breakfast with great satisfaction while ignoring Justin who stared at her through the breakfast but hadn’t said a single word. He didn’t know what to make of this woman, he didn’t understand her at all.The best thing was to stay away from people as unpredictable as her and yet here he was, sitting and not leaving, well he knew there was nowhere to go, as he could not climb up the stairs without the help of a wheelchair or the strain would be too much on his heart.But he could not ask Aubrey for help either, seeing the way Tania treated her and he didn’t fight for her, nor could he ask the maids, because... well, it was just so embarrassing. He still had some pride to protect after all.Tania’s indifference to him however was unsettling, just some minute ago she had given him attention, not a good one but it was attention nonetheless, now, she acted as if he was invisible. What was her deal?At this time, Tania dropped her cutlery, wiped her lips, and stood up, “Where ar
Justin declared his sovereignty over Tania as her mate for the first time and damn, it felt good, but a part of him was confused, he didn’t understand what this woman’s deal was. Yesterday, he saw the anger in Connor’s eyes when she bit his lips and threatened him to agree to her staying here. He had to admit, he felt angry and threatened.He was even sure everyone now labeled her the number one person they had to protect him from, but seeing that this woman didn’t even want to stay with him anymore made him feel a sense of crisis. Why?He couldn’t possibly like her, right?“Don’t flatter yourself Alpha,” Tania's voice resounded in his ears as if in response to his question, “…a weak man like you also thinks he has the right to claim possession of a mate? Didn’t you hear that your heart is weak?” Tania smiled wickedly, “Or shall I remind you?”Justin felt happy and eager almost immediately, when he noticed his eagerness, he was stunned. What was wrong with him, was he masochistic? He
“Justin?” She was shocked and the man who had a head full of bed hair was equally embarrassed when he saw her, he had also woken up early to ensure he took his bath and got dressed before Tania woke up.“I mean, sorry, Alpha. Why are you coming from that room?” Aubrey asked wide eyes, hoping it was what she thought.“Oh, I spent the night here,” Justin said casually before hurrying back to his room, leaving Aubrey stunned. He did what…? He slept there? He didn’t sleep with Tania? He didn’t… A smile broke up on her face. Of course, how could the man she had been chasing for more than five years and couldn’t win, suddenly fall at the feet of some rude woman because she claimed she was his mate. She should have known, she should have trusted her precious Justin.She giggled then paused, come to think of it, he immediately told her why he was there, was it to explain to her that he didn’t sleep with Tania? Was it to make it so she wouldn’t misunderstand?She felt like screaming for jo
Tania spent over thirty minutes in the bathroom, and by the time she was out, Justin was nowhere in sight. She looked around the gloomy room and sighed, the haughty look on her face disappearing. She walked to the bed and sat on it after ensuring the door was locked. What was she supposed to do here? She wondered.Then her eyes fell on the door to the walk-in closet which was left slightly ajar, she stood up and went in only to see that Justin’s clothes on the right side had been vacated and squeezed on the left side while the space now contained her clothes, obviously the maids had been here while she was still in the shower.Seeing this, she chose simple cargo pants with a crop top and had her makeup done exquisitely before heading downstairs for lunch. Lunch was a simple ham sausage bean soup and a large jug of orange juice for beverage. There was also a maid there who was ready to attend to her every need and all the other house members were nowhere in sight, which pleased her v
“Aubrey? What’s wrong with you?” Cod asked the moment Aubrey walked into the Alpha’s office with tears running down her eyes.“What is wrong? How can you ask me that Cod? Was this what you’ve always wanted? Was this how you wanted things to be? Did you hate me so much? I thought you were on my side. I thought you wanted Justin to be with me!”“Of course I do! You know that I want that more than anyone else.” The confused Cod told her.“That’s not true! Because if it were true that bitch wouldn’t be upstairs right now! I did everything you asked, so tell me, explain to me why you would treat me like this!”Cod stood to his feet and approached, “Aubrey, you need to calm down, I don’t understand what you are talking about, why you are mad, or who made you cry, but I promise you, that woman means nothing to Justin and this pack. She’s just a figurehead, Justin is yours and you are the rightful Luna of this pack.” He coaxed her as he rested his arms on her shoulders intimately. But Aubrey
“What?! You can’t do that!” Aubrey was the one who spoke this time.“Why not? I don’t like climbing so high, it’s too much stress, I want to live on the first floor and since we are mated…,” Tania allowed her fingers to trail along Justin’s shoulders as she spoke, “…Justin will naturally stay with me. Right, Justin?” She turned to Justin, who frowned but didn’t reply.“Tania, the Alpha can’t stay on the first floor. He has to be kept in the safest and most protected room in the mansion” Aubrey told her in anger, throwing away honorifics at this point.Tania scoffed at her words, “Why do you make him seem like some rare treasure? He is the Alpha, who would be taking care of the pack if he’s hidden here? Who even made this rule? There isn’t a single guard stationed in the mansion, so what makes the 'fourth floor' so safe? The stairs?!” She looked from Aubrey to Connor who also had a disagreeable frown on his face, but neither answered the question.“Never mind, don’t answer that, I don’
“Miss Tania, why are you here?” Justin asked with a frown when he saw Tania barge into his room, but she ignored him and instead looked around the room with interest.“Miss Tania, you shouldn’t be here, the Alpha is tired and needs to rest,” Aubrey spoke up angrily. She didn’t understand what this woman was here to do, shouldn’t she be fuming with anger somewhere?“Since when were you his mouthpiece?” Tania asked, glancing at her before resuming her inspection around the room, touching things and looking around as if the place was hers.“I am the Alpha’s nurse and I understand the needs of my patient more than anything. Please Miss Tania, you need to leave.”“I don’t think you have a right to tell me that,” Tania said again as she stood in the middle of the room staring at Aubrey as if she was a jumping clown, her every word angering Aubrey who was trying to maintain the persona of a calm person.The only problem was no one could remain calm around Tania unless she decided not to prov