GIOVANNI'S POV.My heart raced in my chest, panic striking my nerves, I was staring directly into her eyes; she looked the same, but it was bloody impossible.“You..you are dead” I stuttered, closing shut my eyes, blinking twice, and fuck it, it was the same bloody image standing over me.“Guess again; a ghost would certainly be unable to hold a gun, right?” She asked corking up theTrigger.“Get the fuck away from her; step back, will you?” I asked, still the words rolled off my tongue with which misbelief when, where and how had she been alive for years without me knowing a thing about it.How on earth is this even possible? I killed her; I tore her into bits, said... he claimed. I don't get it; I killed her with my hands, although I was unable to see her at that time; besides, I had woken back to myself to see flesh ripped apart. All scattered around, if it wasn't Hayley ,then who then was it?.“I'm alive, you blockhead. Really, seven years? That's all it takes for you to get yours
Fuck?I knew better than to take her to the hotel; it couldn't be of use; the wound was deep, real bad, and it would only put her through more trouble. I wouldn't make the same mistake twice; instead, I stuck to my hard but more reasonable plan, setting her behind the car seat and driving as fast as I could.“Get the pack healer ready! I barked I to the phone, beads of sweat rolling down my temples “What's wrong?” Garson asked at the other end of the phone,“It's complicated; just get them ready, Simone's shot.”I retorted, regretting I had not brought a sports car; I hated the pace at which I was moving, fast but yet not fast enough as I'd want it to be. “shot! What the hell went wrong? I knew I should have come with you. I wanted you; how the hell did she get shot?” weird truck with confusion.“It just happened. I'll explain when I get home, and one more thing: Hayley is alive.”I had heard. Gaso eased across his lips; JWoww was quick to end the calls, cutting out anything else th
GIOVANNI'S POV.She pushed open her eyes, taking me by surprise, staring intently at me.“Come on in; don't hover around like a freak. Aren't you itching to ask lots of questions?” She asked. Bolting the door locked. Pushed myself toward studying every inch of her skin, it loomed and was fucking flawless as it did.She seems the same, physically, but everything else seems different.“That night... what happened?” I asked, knowing I had carried guilt around along with me for years already, each night thinking of how I had thanks to the curse that murdered my own mate.“I didn't, I didn't die, Giovanni; I somehow escaped right on time. I didn't know I had someone tailing me; I guess, however, it had been her demise in my place.” She responded, not flinching as she was telling the truth.“Why didn't you come to me? Seven years, and you are suddenly back?” I was still majorly confused about that bit.“That's because I wanted a life of my own, away from your obsession with me, Giovanni. I
SIMONE'S POV.“”You do have a thing for hovering around, don't you?” I asked, and as soon as I pushed my eyes open, Giovanni's pale face stood over the bed. I wasn't sure if he had been there all day or if he was here.“I'm sorry,but you have no idea how worked up i was, i didnt know soon you'll wake up. Do you feel? Good?” He asked without as little as a Tease, I didn't like it one bit, but then it dawned on me.I was Shot by his wife, did she want me dead? I had heard briefly the conversation they both held, and the rest had bypassed as little as a wheeze.“I'm sorry, I have no intentions to…”“I'm fine, Giovanni, " I whispered, easing him off his worries, pushing myself up the bed, grazing my fingers over the spot, shocked to see I literally felt no sort of pain. My fingers trailed over my sides slowly, and I lifted up the hem of my top, both of us stunned from the aight before us.I had no wound; it looked just as fresh.“Are you meant to heal that fast?” He asked, but I wasn't
GIOVANNI'S POV.Was the fuck wrong with her? Did she have to come and ruin the moment?. Garson hastened toward me with two men behind him.“Clean up this mess.” I ordered; I had reached out to him through the mindlink. He didn't question me, but I knew he would pep talk me sooner or later about it.“Get out of my way.” I asked curtly, my eyes pinned on that of Simones, a faint smile set across her lips as she pushed her way off Hayley who was resting against the wooden frame of the door. I shoved her to the side, mumbling beneath my breath, Cursing outwardly.Simone had said nothing until we got to her room, although I could see her mumbling beneath her breath, raging wild with anger.“Go on, wash those bloody hands of yours.” She retorted, drawing my attention to it. I said nothing and trailed my steps toward the bathroom to wash them off. I know she was pissed and unsettled, but if neither of us speaks about it now, then drag it out; I don't need three extra days of conflict betwee
GIOVANNI'S POV.“Easy boy, easy. She slurred, reaching for my shirt. I grabbed her hands, tossing her over to the floor in anger. “sex? Is that what you think this is about?” I asked, staring intently at her; she sighed, whispering inaudible gibberish beneath her words.“Oh please, get the fuck away from me, you bastard! You think that's what this is all about? Your fiancé is a moon healer. Do you know what exactly it means?” Hayley asked. her wrist wrapped around my neck.“Get off me, Hayley!” I threatened in a hoarse voice, but she didn't flinch.“If you don't, how about I spell it out for you? “she asked, leaning toward my earlobes. “It means she'll die. Once they find out about her, I'm sure she won't live another day. They'll come for her, and you know it too.”I grabbed her by the throat, clasping my palms around her, yet a smile remained on the sides of her lips.“How on earth?" Snap my neck, would you? Out of us both, out of this misery of seeing you try so hard to remain c
LAZAROS POV.“Took you long enough.” I slurred out, blowing off invisible speckles from my nails, relaxing my back against the bark of a tree.“I'm sorry, I had a little bit of an issue.” she responded, glancing at me, with a frown.“So, what's the news?” I asked, leaning even closer, my fingers trailing over her chin.“He asked me to leave” she responded, a loud whimper coursed through her lips as my claws pierced at her collarbone.“but I found something else.” She asserted in haste, I dug them even deeper into her collarbone, blood oozing off the spot as she whined from pain.“So? What did you find out?” I asked in response, staring at her misery-filled eyes.“She's the moon healer, the one you've both been searching for, that goddamn mate of his is the answer to everything,” she responded.panting heavily trying hard to catch her breath.“Very well then, you have proven to be useful.” I responded, pulling my claws out of his collarbone; she let out an even louder whimper, panti
GIOVANNI'S OOV.I paced around in my room, my temples soaked from sweat, chills running down my spine with every passing second, both my arms crossed over each other, locked behind my back, the door opened, and Garson came in, looking equally as worried as I was.“It's almost time,” he finally announced. I shrugged, running my fingers into my hair, my eyes against huge curtain drapes, and the mirrors, it was dawn already, and the moon would rise in a few hours.“Remember, you have just two to three hours maximum, so spend time in the halls, say the vows, go on the lovely night, and meet down in the cave.” Garson asked, reaching for a tissue, he wiped off my sweats, adjusted my bows, and turned me to stare at my reflection in the mirror.My fingers crawled up from my messy hair, which Garson was now tending to, down towards my face. My chest, and then my arms, looked like the spitting image of perfection.“You look good; you worked so hard for this, Giovanni. Don't let anything stop yo
SIMONES POV.MY eyes fluttered open, and the first thing that came to me was Giovanni's beautiful eyes staring down at me. I fought hard to hold my smile in, but my joy knew no bounds. I felt butterflies in my tummy. I swallowed hard, a smile settling on my lips.I couldn't help it. Why was he so good to me? He had been very supportive these days; he had saved my life twice in a row, pampered me, showered me with love and attention; he had been the best so far. How on earth am I to miss that! He had been one of the best gifts and support the moon goddess had given off to me in a while.“Why are you smiling? You have this funny look in your eyes, you know; they keep twitching,” he teased. His voice was soft, and he gently used his fingers to poke gently at my nose.I didn't want to leave this moment; I really want things to remain like this forever, just the both of us, nothing else, no puns intended; this was all I wanted. A happy and fulfilled life with him, so why on earth are thing
TREVORS POV.“Get your fucking hands off me!” My screams wouldn't stop, and I felt more pain, thinking about my hot ass. I'm dragged away, giovanni! That bastard! He watched as he dragged me out of the pack. He seems to have waited for a day like this, and it was pissing me off the most.“Your highness,” a familiar voice called out behind me; it was my Beta. He stood between the guards and me, blocking them as they moved away from me.“I'll take it from here,” he ordered before walking me over to the corner, but it still doesn't seem like he was pleased to have watched all that happened.“I had looked for you only to see you driving past me; I couldn't stop you, so I had to take a cab and then a taxi, but the. I realized you were headed down here, so I followed behind. He explained. I nodded before leaning back into the chair. I ran my hands to my hair before laughing out loud. I wasn't certain how I was expected to handle the entire thing.“Where are we going?” I asked as soon as he
TREVORS POVThe door to the council hall pushed open hastily as my beta made his way hastily into the hall.“How dare you storm in without prior notice?” Elder james asked, and I rolled my eyes, knowing they were heavy on respect if they most likely would drag out the entire thing till it was out of control.“This is the council of elders zone is one of the most sacred places in a pack, and you dare make your way in without announcing,” elder Thomas asked, backing up his friend. I rolled my eyes once more before coughing aloud.I knew I needed to say something or they would all take turns at hurling insults at him.“He is my beta, isn't he? And I had sent him to an emergency job; I asked him to report to me, notwithstanding that now the reports must have come through." I lied; I could see frowns that had spread across their faces, but I had no interest in keeping up with anything they had to say.My beta made his way closer to me, leaned forward, and whispered into my ears,I rose to
TREVORS POV..“Sir, the bar would be closed in ten minutes, and I don't think you should be taking more wine; should we call a cab for you? The car would be kept safe till tomorrow,” he added.“An hour, keep it open for an hour more; I'll pay extra, and yes, serve me more wine, then leave; I'd like my privacy." I responded and belched in the process,The waiter nodded and saved me a new bottle of Scotch. He bowed and made his way back to his station. A smile settled on my lips, seeing how no one was around to bother me at the moment. I dropped off the butt of the cigarette into the ashtray before lighting up another one.A sigh eased through my lips as I gulped some contents of the glass cup.I wasn't prepared to return home; it was only going to put me in a more difficult situation, and so far I had no intentions of having myself wrapped up in bothersome issues.I relaxed back into the couch, letting all the pain go down my spine. I wasn't up for more pain in the process. Going back h
GIOVANNI'S POVSeeing her fast asleep made me feel like the happiest man alive. My heart was filled with joy to the brim. It was almost unbelievable that I had a woman like simone beneath my nose all along, and I had almost lost her due to my anger and jealousy.We've been doing good so far, both of us, working on our relationship to make things better, but poor simone; she is never given a break; it was always one trouble after another.I tucked in the fallen strands of her hair behind her ear; my gaze lingered on her lips a little while my fingers trailed around her nose.She mumbled in her sleep, scrunching up her nose before finally turning her back away from me. She looked really cute and beautiful, in a way that made me obsessed with her, but thinking of what those men had done made my skin crawl with goosebumps as my anger skyrocketed with every passing second. I didn't want anything like that happening; all I wanted was a little bit of rest. I saw how overwhelmed she was, and
SIMONES POV“Where am I going?” I asked, parting my lips slowly while Camellia held me by the side. How did I wake up while we took slow steps until I finally sank into a chair?We were no longer around the burial grounds or the greenhouse. I felt a splitting headache attack me.I kept, drawing on my breath. I didn't dare push open my eyes, scared that the pain might become unbearable for me. I wanted to flinch a bit.“Where am I? Where did you bring me?” I used it again, and she reached closer towards me.“I'll get to Giovanni for you,” she responded before standing on her feet. I tried to reach towards her, but I couldn't. I felt every muscle in my body numb. I felt myself get yanked into darkness as I pushed my eyes closed, shutting me out of my consciousness.I felt a sickening motion out of my belly as I opened my eyes. I immediately needed to come over. I groaned from pain and frustration. I raised my head only to be struck by a terrible migraine. My lips quivered as I tried push
CIARA'S POV.All through the night Trevor has not said a single word to me, a feast. I was scared and worried that he might have trailed behind me and saw what had transpired between the man and me, but after several hours it came to my realization that he was having a gruff attitude all because of simone, and thinking of it made me red with anger.?However, as soon as morning came, I expected him to try picking up several conversations with me, yet all came to no avail, and then I realized that nothing was worth it so far; I only needed to wait a bit longer to see how long he could keep the no conversation thing going on.Rolling my eyes, I watched as Trevor made his way into the car slowly and tucked himself into the seat. Finally, he raised his gaze to match mine; it was just about time he stopped the sassy attitude of his.“I would prefer you keep your distance away from me as of now; I have no intention to speak with you. I'm sure you can tell by now, so please don't embarrass y
CIARAS POV.My eyes lingered on the grave before me. Never have I felt so suffocated and frustrated; even in death, he was still pissing me off.“Fuck!” I screamed before kicking against the edgestone. I picked up the flowers before tossing them over to the floor in anger and stomping on them.They all made a ridicule of me; they all watched as she embarrassed me, and not even one person had stopped by to check on me or ask for my side of the story, but it seemed like they had enough time to go around putting flowers on the grave.“You couldn't help yourself, could you?” I yelled into thin air, hoping his ghost was somewhere around and could hear me.“You just had to pass down the pack to her; well, if anything happens to your daughter, it's your bloody fault! She should know better than taking what i want'' I screamed from frustration. I tossed the last strand of flowers that lay on the desk.I shrugged Slowly, a lot of thoughts settled into my mind while I turned away from the green
.CIARA.“What was that about?” Trevor asked, glaring wide-eyed at me. I swallowed hard before putting up with a frown.I went red from fury, jealousy, and pain; I could barely think; my mind was thrown into a haze; I had a lot on mMy mind at the moment; I needed to get back to simone for making such a great deal of embarrassment for me.“Tell me. What exactly are you up to?” Trevor asked again, grinning widely from ear to ear; it had not seemed like he was interested in anything to say to me other than yell.“You tried to murder her? What on earth is wrong with you; how could you do something like that?” Trevor asked again, and that was the most I could take; he was not only pissing me off; he had gotten on my nerves and was making me sick at the moment.“Talk to me; why on earth are you so mad at me? All because I tried to kill her? My only regret is that she isn't dead!” I snapped; Trevor seemed to have been taken aback by my words.Everyone but him understood how much I spited s