ANDREA"What are you saying?" I asked at once.Avery shrugged. "I’m just saying what has been on everyone’s lips. What wrong did I do, eh?"I took a deep breath before siting down firmly on the chair. This was just too much. I could tolerate it when Meade made such comments because I didn’t expect anything from her, but when it came to Avery, it hurt more than I could even put into words.I slowly looked up at Avery who was frowning as she looked at me. "It’s just that I can’t believe that you would also repeat that question and talk to me like that," I mumbled.She sighed, and at the same moment the door opened. Lily came in with the tea. She smiled as she placed the tea on the shelf. I signalled for her to leave, and she did as I had told her. With Lily gone, I pulled my hair to the side easily. "You don’t see what you did wrong, do you?"Avery groaned. "What exactly have I done that you keep stressing on? I’m your friend, and it’s also my right to talk to you about these things. P
ANDREA I pushed Nikolai away slightly as I staggered backwards. "It’s none of you business if I do something strenuous or not," I snapped at Lucien. Taking a deep breath, I shifted my gaze back at Nikolai. He was looking confused at my reaction, and I instantly felt awful for treating him badly again in the presence of Lucien. He didn’t deserve that. "Nikolai, are you going to help me with the training?" I asked lamely. He shrugged in response. "I’m so sorry but I have to do some of my duties today. I have been neglecting it for sometime, so it’s important to fix things," he muttered. I nodded in understanding. "That’s ok," I mumbled. Licking my lips softly, I slowly stepped away from him, and tried hard not to trip on my own feet. I was fond of embarrassing myself and that wouldn’t do today. "I should go back to my room them," I managed. "But..." I shook my head with a soft smile. "Get on with your work and don’t worry about me. Take care, Nikolai," I whispered as I turned ar
LUCIANI looked at Andrea as I held her in my hands. She looked completely stunned that Nikolai was standing at the door, and that annoyed me a bit. She had to focus on me, and not him. With a grunt, I used a tip of my finger to stir her face to mine. Her eyes were slightly unfocused as she looked at me."Andrea, I need this," I whispered as I tried to lean towards her, only for her to kick me lightly on the feet. Her gaze moved over to Nikolai once more. "Nikolai, let me explain," she whispered.I stared in amazement as she ran to his direction, but he was fast as he walked out of the training centre. What the fuck? Why did she feel so guilty because he was here? She was my mate, and I had the right to kiss her, hold her and do whatever I wanted with her. So...My feet connected to the tires on the floor, causing my hands to fly to my mouth. I hate this! A little voice in my head informed me that I had done the same to her a few days to her. And, I realised for the first time that
ANDREAThis can't be happening again. I couldn't allow Nikolai to be so mad at me for the second time in a row. I had gone through a lot to make him calm down and talk to me, but everything was going down the drain."Nikolai!" I called the moment I stepped out of the training centre.He didn't turn to look at me, instead he walked as fast as he could down the path that led to the fountain. My heart literally broke at the coldness I was experiencing from him. This was definitely not fair.I bit my lips as I looked back at the training centre. Lucien was in there, and he was pissed. Though, I didn't care. He was the reason I was not able to bond with Nikolai. What was he thinking when he kissed me? Maybe, he was a sadist. He had said so many awful things to me, and I was an idiot to kiss him back in there. Damn it!With a grunt, I looked back at the path that Nikolai travelled in. How could someone so quiet have so much anger inside of him? I had to pacify him. With that thought in min
LUCIAN"Ok, man! There is some news about what happened in the North Area this morning. They were trying to distribute the..."I was softly tapped on the shoulder, and I looked up diatractedly. Raul had his brow shot lightly in defiance. "When did you come?" I queried, truing not to show how much he unnerved me."A long time ago. Where are you lost, brother?"I sighed as I shrugged Raul hand off, looking back at the video in front of me. "So many things are going wrong, Raul. There is an enemy in the pack, and we don't even know who it is," I whispered."What are you talking about?"I shoved the phone into his hands as I leaned back on the chair, slightly anxious for him to watch the video to the end. I may have some issues about sharing my mate with my brothers, but I knew I needed them to sort out this mess. I couldn't ignore that I couldn't handle any of these on my own. It was just not possible for that to happen."So, I don't see what you're trying to show me, man," Raul was sayi
LUCIAN I moved quickly to the table, almost hitting Raul on the head with my forehead. I did not apologise for it, and focused instead on the video in front of me. At first, it wasn't clear, but slowly I was able to see that it was a guard who had tampered with the car."Who the fuck is this bastard?" I snapped.The security officials shook. "I'm not able to figure it.""Then, zoom into the damn video!" I shouted.I didn't need to order this twice because he did as I told him at once. I sighed in frustration. This was not getting clearer at all. Instead, it seemed even worse than it had previously.I cursed as I slammed the desk in rage, straightening up. Raul was snapping at them to do some more colouring so it could be clearer, but I knew it was worthless. "That's enough," I grumbled. I could feel their gazes on me, and it made my hands pull into a fist in anger. "What do you want? That we should leave this whole thing and pretend that someone had not tried to attack our Luna?"
LUCIAN "No!" I blinked in shock at Andrea's words. Was she refusing because I was involved in this? She avoided my gaze, instead, she was looking at my brother instead."What I mean is, I need to switch a bit, so it wouldn't look like I'm neglecting my pack duties. I have not been able to do anything for as long as I can remember, and it doesn't really look good on me," She mumbled.Raul laughed as he moved to her, placing a hand on her shoulders. "You worry too much, Luna Andrea.""I have to," she grumbled.He nodded lightly. "Yes, that's a quality of a Luna, but you have to understand that the people also gets that you have recently being in an accident, and they don't expect you to jump right into servitude right now. Don't be like Lucien who always thinks about work at every minute. It's so boring," Raul whined.I glared at his back as I clamped my hands together angrily. "I'm still here, you know?"Raul flicked his wrist at me. "I can see that, but you're not important right no
LADY MEADE"He refused?" Valerie asked in disbelief.I frowned as I hit the fan against my thigh, remembering Lucien's harsh words. It was so irritating the more I thought of how he easily rejected Andrea doing the pack work. It has been the only way I could have dealt with her so easily, but now, it was closed."You don't need to shout," I snapped."I'm sorry, my lady," she said quickly. "It's just that I'm surprised. You had so much confidence that you could easily get the Alpha to do your bidding."I glared at nothing as we moved closer to the training centre. Almost immediately, the door pulled open and troops of guards moved through it. What the fuck was going on?I signalled for my maid to come close. "Did you know about this?" I snapped.She bowed. "Yes, my lady," she informed me at once.I slapped the fan against my thigh harshly. This was not what I was thinking right? When I saw Lucien the last time, he wasn't looking too upset, but engrossed in his work."Tell me what you k