My pupils dilated and I kept staring at that magnificent white wolf as it tore apart the men. I was shocked by the sight unfolding in front of me.Emma was wolfless. She did not have a wolf and this was one of the biggest reasons why she was bullied within the pack. Usually, when a person doesn't get his wolf by the age of 18, they won't ever get their wolf anymore. This was my first time seeing someone get their wolf this late in life.And a white wolf?I have never seen a white wolf before. I didn't even know they existed beyond legends and hearsay.I know Emma was adopted, she was found abandoned in the forest and no one knew who her real parents were. But this…A white wolf was not a normal wolf. Was this why people are targetting Emma? How many people know about this? What are the secrets that this ordinary looking woman is holding?The Wolf's technique were not so good as she has never been trained. And since it was her first time transforming, she was even having difficulties
Draven's POVEmma transformed back and collapsed in my lap. She was panting and weak, making me wrap my arms around her protectively.Since she was literally in my hands, I could no longer avoid her scent. It was intoxicating me and making my senses go blur.Even though I am a human, a part of me is an animal who has just found it's mate after so many years. I have long lost the power to hold myself back anymore, the more I inhaled her scent, the more my wolf slipped into heat. And by her scent, I could also say that she was in heat too.If given a chance, Strix would shift right now and pounce on her. Only I knew how much I was restraining myself right now.I did not want to misuse her situation. She had just shifted and was not in her right mind, she would definitely hate me if I made love to her.I picked her up and took her to the car. I could not take her like this to the hospital, she was naked and wounded. I went to the trunk of my car and picked up a new set of clothes. It was
Draven's POVDriving back to the pack was taking a toll on me, the wound on my shoulder was not helping me either. So, I stopped my car aside and looked to see if there was any settlement nearby.Luckily, there was a small pack just twenty minutes away from where I was. They had hospital facilities, so I decided to go there instead.I kept checking on Emma every now and then, she was unconscious and wasn't waking up despite my several attempts to wake her up. This was worrying me!She had just shifted and I know how exhausting it is to shift for the first time. If you are not strong enough, it could even threaten your life.I entered the pack territories and was stopped at the gate by the pack guards but as soon as they saw that it was me, they stepped aside and bowed down.I did not have the time or energy to acknowledge them so I went straight to the hospital.There, after I got myself treated, I was waiting for the doctors to finish up with Emma.Half and hour later, the doctor wal
Draven's POV“Emma?” I called out her name and she did not respond but I could smell the scent of her arousal filling the room.My wolf, who was supposed to be weak and injured, immediately got excited and started jumping around. He was slipping into heat just by her scent and it was visibly showing up.I looked at my member who was starting to grow inside my pants.“No, not again.” I muttered. I was already worried about how she was going to react once she found out we made love in the back. I can explain to her about one time but twice?She was definitely going to misunderstand that I used her and took advantage of her condition.Emma wasn't responding and I went ahead to check on her. As I grew closer and closer to her, I could feel the mate bond between us. It was a surreal feeling, capable of even giving a grown man bouts of butterflies.I controlled my growing lust and made it clear to Strix that we were not going to act on our impulse.“What?” He was shocked, “But she is in hea
Emma's POVMy sudden actions woke Draven up and he looked at me through his messy bangs. His droopy eyes scanned my face and trickled down to my body. This reminded me that I am naked and I pulled the blanket to conceal my body.“What are you looking at?” I asked him and he dragged his eyes back to my face.He asked, “You are awake? How are you feeling?”I said, “I asked you something!”Draven got up from the bed, he was still naked and did not seem to mind it. I turned around and refused to look at him, “Can you for God's sake put something on?” The Alpha was in the middle of lighting up a cigarette, when he heard my words he turned around nonchalantly, “Why? This isn't the first time you are seeing me naked.”“Stop!” My face burned red and I forced him to put something on.The man replied with a fine and put on the robe. He sat down on the sofa and took a drag of his cigarette, “Why are you so worked up?”“What kind of question is that?” I said, “Where am I? What happened? Why am I
Draven's POVI took a shower and came out of the room to see Draven already dressed up and busy on a phone call. He looked at me and signaled for me to wait a second and I went into the bedroom, rolling my eyes.I looked everywhere but I could not find anything to wear. The clothes that I was wearing were ruined so I assume the hospital threw them away for good.But… What was I going to wear?“What's the matter?” Draven came into the room and stood beside me, staring blankly at the cupboard.I said, “I have nothing to wear.”“You are wearing a robe.”“You can't expect me to go out in public wearing this!”“Right.” He said, turning back to look at the empty cupboard like me.He then said, “You stay here. I will go and get you something.”“You sure?” I looked at him, “Won't it be inconvenient to you?”“No. I got this.” He said confidentially and moved to pick up his jacket and keys.I was a little sceptical about him going to buy my clothes and asked behind his back, “Do you even know m
Emma's POV“Good.” He said slowly before settling in his seat and opening his portion of the food. While Draven was not looking, I stole a few glances at him. I was not mistaken, something has definitely changed. I can feel it…He was starting to treat me better.He was being gentle.And if Draven is really the one who saved me, then the things which I saw before fainting on the road must be real too. The thing I witnessed in his eyes, a thin line differentiating his fright of losing me and relief of finding me…Could it be that Draven was always in love with me but he was never able to see it and yesterday when he thought that he was going to lose me forever, he realized his feelings.Butterflies erupted inside me along with acid.It was a bittersweet feeling and brought me heaps of confusion rather than joy.He is refusing to divorce and seems adamant to not give up on me. He is also treating me better.Could this be…The door slammed open, not letting me finish my thoughts. Draven
Emma's POVThe shopping trip was planned for the afternoon, even though Draven stalled the trip saying that he had work, we all knew that he just wanted to make sure I was getting a good rest before carrying on with any activity. It was evident by his constant checking up on me and bringing me something to eat every now and then.He did not even allow me to come downstairs for lunch and brought it up himself with the help of a housekeeper. I said, “Why did you bring it upstairs? I was just about to come down.”I yanked off the blanket and was about to get off the bed when Draven stopped me and practically nudged me back into the bed, “It's ok. We are here. Go back to your bed.”I sat down like a little child and looked at them like a fool. Draven made sure to ask me what I felt like eating before asking the kitchen to cook something. I wanted to keep it light and simple with an Alfredo pasta and butter omelette.The man kept the portable table on the bed and signalled for the houseke
Emma's POVI hung up on the call and texted Alex, asking him to meet me after the festival. The man replied with a thumbs up instantly and asked me where the kids were. I told him that Robin already took the kids and asked him to head to the venue directly.As soon as I hit send, I heard a knocking on my door. The housekeeper was coming out of the kitchen to open it but I asked her to stop.I knew it was Draven at the door; I almost stood up to open the door but changed my mind at the last minute. I did not feel like opening it so I laid back on the sofa and started scrolling my phone. I heard the knocking on the phone again, this time more intense than last time. He was getting pissed! “Good!” I thought to myself and nuzzled on the couch, enjoying the videos.Ten minutes later….I looked at the clock and finally stood up from the couch. I took leisurely steps towards the door and opened it to be greeted by Draven's furious face.“What took you so long?” He asked, holding himself ba
Emma's POVI hung up on the call and texted Alex, asking him to meet me after the festival. The man replied with a thumbs up instantly and asked me where the kids were. I told him that Robin already took the kids and asked him to head to the venue directly.As soon as I hit send, I heard a knocking on my door. The housekeeper was coming out of the kitchen to open it but I asked her to stop.I knew it was Draven at the door; I almost stood up to open the door but changed my mind at the last minute. I did not feel like opening it so I laid back on the sofa and started scrolling my phone. I heard the knocking on the phone again, this time more intense than last time. He was getting pissed! “Good!” I thought to myself and nuzzled on the couch, enjoying the videos.Ten minutes later….I looked at the clock and finally stood up from the couch. I took leisurely steps towards the door and opened it to be greeted by Draven's furious face.“What took you so long?” He asked, holding himself ba
Emma's POVAfter sending away the kids, I went back to my room to do some final touch-ups. I was ready, all I had to do now was wait for Draven to come pick me up.I dragged my long dress down the stairs and decided to wait for him on the stairs. I made my routine call to a member from each department and made sure that everything was going smoothly. Thankfully, it was! No disputes, no malfunctions, no last minute crisis.I closed my eyes and laid back on the couch. Just then my phone buzzed, I checked the notification not expecting anything but as soon as I saw the name of the sender, my eyebrows loosened.“Hey, doll. Looking pretty in that dress.” Xavier, from whom I hadn't heard for almost ten days, texted me out of nowhere. I immediately sat up straight and called him.He answered my call on the very first ring. “A direct call? Seems like someone missed me a lot.” He licked his lips and teased me over the call.“Xavier! Where the hell were you? I thought you were dead.” I complai
Emma's POVThe next day…“Mom, can I stay back?” Ashel asked as I was looking in the mirror, trying to put on my eyeliner.I asked, “Why, sweetie? I thought you were excited for the festival.”“I was but I am not anymore.” He pulled the bow in his dress and sulked at me, “What kind of dress is this?”For the festival, men and women are required to wear the traditional clothing of werewolf culture. Women had dreamy outfits as the main attire consisted of a flowing, floor-length gown made from luxurious fabrics such as silk or velvet. The gown is typically a pale, shimmering colour, such as ivory, silver, or pale blue. They were required to pair it with a headdress, decorated with extensive decorations. As for the men, they were required to wear Habit à la française, which as you can see, looked ridiculous. Imagine being an apex hunter and showing up in balloon pants and a bow.Asher did not know that there would be a dress code. He only found out two days ago when the dress was deliv
Emma's POVwas not expecting him to ask this question all of a sudden and did not have an answer for it. I stared at him, blinking blankly as I tried to come up with an answer.The dynamics…How did I forget about the dynamics between us? We are a couple going through a divorce. Today does not typically happen, how am I supposed to handle it?Draven stepped closer and asked, “You seem to have forgotten that we have applied for a divorce, Emma. I am fighting for custody of our children. I forced you to come to the festival.”His voice was as dark as his eyes and haunted me. I could feel the colours draining off my face as fear overtook my expressions.He growled, “Think about it, do you still want to be next to me? Don't you want to run away?” He took a step towards me and I involuntarily backed off. This caused him to stop and smirk, “Thought so.”He stepped back and turned to leave, welling me with guilt. “Draven, stop. I didn't mean to.” “You should stay away from me, Emma. I wil
Emma's POVI was not expecting him to ask this question all of a sudden and did not have an answer for it. I stared at him, blinking blankly as I tried to come up with an answer.The dynamics…How did I forget about the dynamics between us? We are a couple going through a divorce. Today does not typically happen, how am I supposed to handle it?Draven stepped closer and asked, “You seem to have forgotten that we have applied for a divorce, Emma. I am fighting for custody of our children. I forced you to come to the festival.”His voice was as dark as his eyes and haunted me. I could feel the colours draining off my face as fear overtook my expressions.He growled, “Think about it, do you still want to be next to me? Don't you want to run away?” He took a step towards me and I involuntarily backed off. This caused him to stop and smirk, “Thought so.”He stepped back and turned to leave, welling me with guilt. “Draven, stop. I didn't mean to.” “You should stay away from me, Emma. I w
Emma's POVDraven walked to the front and said, “I think that is enough. You will get dizzy.”“No, I am never getting off of this.” I said at the top of my voice. His face was clouding with worry seeing how fast this was going. He said, “Emma, I am serious. Get down! I don't have a good feeling about this.”“What are you worried about?” Just as soon as I said this, my hands slipped off the bar and I went flying off the swing.“Careful!” Time seemed to have slowed down as I found myself falling towards the ground. I closed my eyes, preparing myself to hit the ground but instead of the cold, hard ground, I fell on something soft but rigid.I stayed there for a while, feeling two arms tightening their grip around me. That was when I opened my eyes to see Draven heaving, there was a mask of fear and worry on his face.He somehow managed to work fast and grab me, saving me from falling off and breaking my nose.His clutch was so tight that I felt like my bones were about to crush. I was j
Emma's POVI asked, “So, you don't have any fond memories of your childhood?”“No. I think I don't even know what it is supposed to feel like.”I grunted, agreeing with him, “You know, I relate with you.”“You do?” He raised an eyebrow, “But you were in the pack and Gamma Austin looks like he is a good father.”“He was a good father to my brother, not to me. Even though they adopted me and let me live with them, I was still an outsider.”“I am sorry you had to go through that.”“No no! Why are you sorry? Even you had a shitty childhood growing up.” I smiled at him, “It used to bother me once upon a time but it doesn't matter anymore.”“Yeah.” He took the last bite of his meal and said, “There is nothing we can do about it. It's long gone.”I opened my mouth to agree with him but shut up immediately when I remembered something. I put down my fork and grinned at him, “Let's go!”“Where?” I got up from my seat and grabbed his hand, “Let's go!”“But your food…”“Let's go go go!”I starte
Emma's POVHe did not wait for me to say anything and got out of the car. He walked up to my side and opened the car door, silently asking me to step out.I crossed my arms and turned away, “No. I am good.”“You haven't eaten anything since afternoon.”“I am not hungry.”I heard his wolf groan in frustration but there was no expression on Draven's face. He was calm as usual.Just when I thought that he had given up, he swiftly unbuckled my seatbelt and picked me up in his arms again. Before I could even realize it, I was dangling over his shoulder and watching him carry me inside.“Draven, you creep! Put me down.” He turned a deaf ear against my protest and carried me inside the cafe. We were inside now and the weird way he was carrying me attracted everyone’s attention. The guests stopped what they were doing and stared at us in confusion.“Alpha?” One of the customers asked, “Is everything alright?”“Yes.” He replied, “My wife is just upset. You can all go back to your work.”My f