After dinner, everyone sat in the living room, waiting for dessert, sitting around cozily, drinking wine and talking, except for Alex who had excused herself as soon as dinner was over. Well, she didn’t just excuse herself, she had had to leave to get the dessert done. She had not known that someone would request for it after eating that much food. She had prepared a lot with the help of Cara and Dee of course, but she had to finish up her duty.Gabe stood up at the same time Cara did. “Excuse me, everyone.” He said. “I need to go check on Alex and see where she is at the dessert she is making.” Cara shook her head. “You don’t have to worry, Gabe. I’ll go check on her myself.” She said. No, Gold growled. He wanted an alone time with her, so that was why he was going into the kitchen when everyone was relaxed and talking. “No, you’re a guest Cara. I’ll go myself.” He said with a final tone.Cara nodded her head and sat back down, biting her bottom lips. She understood that he wanted
He walked to the counter and stood there, as she walked to the corner table to drop the plate. Quickly, he adjusted his trouser and made sure she didn’t see anything amiss. He folded his arms, waiting for her to do or say something, anything, but nothing came. Instead, she walked to him where he stood and pressed into him. He could tell that she wasn’t thinking much of what she was doing because there was no embarrassed or flushed look on her face. She was only trying to grab the plate behind him. Her breasts pressed into his shoulder as she leaned over him, and as she walked away to return the plate to the sink where she had taken it from early, he imagined what it would have felt like to wrap his hands around her waist. Gabe was tired, if anything, he had tried and tried to stay away from Alex so that he wouldn’t lose control, but to what extent? He thought about her every damn day, no, every second, whenever he was working or not, not able to concentrate on things that needed con
Galatia was done exercising, so he took the towel he had dropped on the gum bench to wipe off the sweat he had on his forehead. He had been working out for as long as he could remember, especially those times he was too busy to run in the wild in his wolf form. He picked up the bottled water as well and drank half of the content as soon as he unscrewed the cap. He wasn’t sure he wanted to go home yet, knowing his grandmother had said he wanted to see him when he was back. He was scared that she was about to nag him about getting married, and that was the last thing on his mind. He had a private gym at home in his house, but he didn’t want to be at home at all, as he had been avoiding talking to her, but he had no choice but to get home soon. Galatia had found his mate two years ago, but she had been involved in a car accident that resulted in a fire explosion. The car had skidded so much it had leaked gas, and before anyone could get there to drag her out, she had exploded. Since t
The work for today was almost done, and he would be able to go meet with Detective Holmes as scheduled. That was funny, the name of the detective, and he had always lived up to his name, which was why he was on his retainer. He had gone from meeting to meeting today, and working as well, only getting about a ten-minutes break in between. He had managed to get something to eat for lunch and went right back to work like a machine. A knock sounded on his door, and his secretary poked her head in. “Sir, the last meeting you have for five o’clock has been canceled.” He frowned. “You know the reason? I wasn’t informed.” He said. His secretary walked into the office, closing the door behind her and he walked to him. “The client's flight was canceled so they can’t it anymore, but they said they would connect with us via skype, and they will tell me when that would happen.” She explained. He nodded with a sigh. Almost done for the day then. He would just have to call Detective Holmes to m
The dream was here again after another boring week had passed for her in Berkeley Moore. She woke up, startled as she sat on the bed, staring at nothing. Why would this dream come at her after all this while?She had stopped having this dream until recently, and it had only been for a few nights, but it was back again and she still doesn’t know how she would chase it away. When the dream had started, she had confided in her brother who had only laughed it off and later told their parents about it. They had told her to deal with it, and she had suffered in silence every night until she went to college and she was able to work three jobs just to stay in school and go to a therapist. It was true that she had gone to college on scholarship, but it hadn’t been enough to cover everything, only her tuition had been paid for, but every other amenity like books and hostel had been paid for by her as soon as she got her jobs. She had made sure that she wasn’t buried alive in student loans, so
Gabe could hear the footsteps behind him, because of his heightened sense of hearing, but whenever he turned to see who it was, he wasn’t seeing anything. He couldn’t smell the scent of whoever it was that properly because it was dead in the night, or as it was the early hours of the morning when dew would start to cover the plant. He was so deep in the heart of the forest surrounding his property that he couldn’t smell much of anything. He wasn’t running that fast, but whoever was behind him had not caught up, so that told him two things. It was either an animal or someone who doesn’t want him to know they were following him. Thankfully, he wasn’t someone anyone could hunt, whether human or animal, they weren’t a match for him. Besides, if someone was here, they would be trespassing as he owned this wood as well. Soon, the sound faded away, and he couldn’t hear anything but complete silence like it should. That was good. It was an animal and it had veered from the path it was on.
Leaping clumsily forward, she jumped over a log that lay on the path and something heavy slammed into her shoulders, sending her down into a pile of leaves that was on the floor. She was falling, and the wolf had now caught up with her. Everything happened in slow motion and she closed her eyes as she hit the ground the leaves being a canopy to cushion her fall. She watched as the wolf stood over her with its eyes shining from above. Alex had seen various kinds of animals, wild ones but only from the zoo or the television. She had never seen one this close to her in real life. When Cara had shifted from human to work just to show her what they looked like, she had been a bit scared with only the thought that it was her inside the wolf that comforted her, stopping her from running away. But with this wolf right in from of her, she could feel a sick amount of fascination mixed in her feat, and that bothered her. There should have been nothing to be fascinated about, faced with someth
Gabe had been spending some time working at home because he wanted to be closer to Alex ever since the accident in the woods. They had both concealed the real occurrence of what had happened that night, instead saying that she had walked out to the garden that night to take a breath of fresh air when she slipped and fell, and he happened to be awake and heard her. Admitting that Alex had followed him would make Dee and Ms. Alice realize that Alex was a curious person, and if there was one thing a werewolf doesn’t like, it was people especially humans sniffing around. They were already here to watch them both and keep them in check, so he didn’t add more. He would be going out later in the evening to meet Detective Holmes again. He could have told him to come here but he didn’t want anyone to know that he was meeting a detective aside asking the elders to find something out for him. They had met some days ago, and this would be their first meeting but first, he needed to see Alex.
Epilogue Three years Later “Gaby, go call your papa for dinner. He should be in his room.” Alex told her three year old daughter. Little Gaby shook her head and said. "No, mommy. Papa is being a wolf outside with Alex.” she pointed to the door of the kitchen that led to the backyard. Alex had two beautiful daughters, twins, Gabrielle and Alexis. They were her life, and she loved them so much. Nodding, she smiled at the girl and shook her head at her as she licked her lollipop. She kept telling them both it was going for their teeth, but their father would sneak it to them. She could tell the only reason Gaby wasn't hiding her candy lollipop was that she was carried away. "Gaby, what's that you have in your hand?” she asked her. “Huh,” she removed the lollipop from her mouth and started at it for a second, then she quickly hid it behind her. Smiling, Alex shook her head.Soon, she heard footsteps coming towards the kitchen door and Gabe stepped inside, Alexis behind him. She al
Alex slept for two hours straight and she had just woken up five minutes ago. She was standing in the kitchen with Gabe standing at the end of the table watching her as she moved around, slicing this and salting that.Mrs. Teddy just arrived ten minutes earlier with the ingredient she had listed off at the hospital, and he had instructed her to wash them and get them all ready and sorted for her. That made Alex's job easier for her. She was making brown rice, fried salmon, and chicken soup. She already had the pot in the cooker and she had put in all the vegetables she chopped into it; including the spinach and broccoli. They are low in calories, and they are a great source of calcium, iron, vitamin C, and heart-healthy antioxidants. She allowed the vegetables to cook on medium heat until they were soft. She stir-fry the vegetables for a little while before she added the boiled chicken and seasoning to it. She was cooking it in the special way her mother had taught her how to. She
After bringing the coffee, Tim asked them to wait outside, and not to go home until they were able to see the cute little baby that just joined the family. Sitting outside with his wife, Gabe wrapped his hand around Alex's shoulder and pulled her to him so that she would rest against him. “Do you think we should stay? You look tired.” “I am, but we should wait.” She said. Thankfully, Tim soon poked his head out of the hospital room's door, and he said to Gabe. "Come on, Gabe. You can now see the baby." He said.With a nod, he stood up. "Will you stay here?” “I'll come with you.” She said and he nodded. They proceeded to the room and followed Tim to the side of Cara's bed. Cara was carrying her daughter and she used a pink blanket to wrap around her. Gabe could have sworn that the baby was as pink as the blanket itself.She was so beautiful and she had chubby cheeks. She was closing her eyes so Gabe couldn't see the color of they were but he knew that they would be beautiful. Cara
Alex was all happy, smiling and nodding at everything Cara said. She had had a peek at the baby before she was taken away so that they could clean her properly. She was so pink and so beautiful that Alex's heart swelled with pride and happiness for her friend. This was what people called a bundle of joy. She was going to be experiencing it soon, in a few months, and she couldn't wait. Although, she had also seen the pain that came with it, and that scared her, but the happiness in her heart at the moment didn't allow her to dwell on it. This was the first time that Alex witnessed childbirth, and so far she feared and loved the experience, the feeling she got. She bent down to whisper into Cara's ear and told her that she was going out to see Gabe.“I'm so happy for you both.” She wanted to say, but she could see that Cara was already so tired. Telling her that would make her all pumped up to talk more about her own feeling and how happy she was. “Okay, you should do that.” She said
Getting out of the car even before Gabe parked it made him so angry he wanted to yell at her, slamming on the brake before she could jump out. Why the hell was she acting so reckless all of a sudden when she could as well calm down and still get to her sister in the end? He gave her a look that could have melted her head off if that was possible and gritted his teeth. "That was dangerous, Alex. Why did you think it was okay to open the car door when I haven't even stopped the car?”“I'm sorry.” She said, her voice a little bit low. Her phone had been ringing off the hook since they were on their way here. She had picked it every time, and Cara kept telling her to get herself there if she didn't want her to kill her. “You could have been killed if I didn't stop the car. You almost got down from the car if I didn't stop you.” “I wasn't thinking straight.” She said. She had been so distracted, thinking about the kind of pain that her sister must be going through, with the pain that
Alex had just woken up a little minutes past six o'clock in the morning when her phone rang. She had been sleeping with her body half across Gabe's body so she tried to get off him but his hand tightened his hold around her waist. He moaned and moved even closer to her, pushing his face into the crack of her neck. He sniffed and moaned again. He was probably dreaming about her, or at least, that was what she thought was happening.“Gabe,” she called softly. "let me get up, okay.” She said. She wasn't sure he heard her but she would try. She was tired but her phone was ringing, and for someone to be calling at that time, it must be something important.“Gabe, remove your hand off me. I need to get to my phone.” She said again. She tried raising his hand that was across her belly but he was not bulging. She raised her head to look up at him to see his eyes were now wide open, with no residual of sleep on his face. He had been watching her sleep, and she wondered for how long that had
"Alex, finish the bowl," Gabe instructed and Alex made a sour face, not liking the situation at all. She wondered what she had gotten herself into and how she would get herself out of it. "Gabe, I am done. I am not hungry anymore." She whined and pushed the tray away. She held her breath as she said that, hoping that would work and he would leave her the heck alone. "Finish it. You are pregnant. You need to take care of your diet now. I don't want you to black out as you did after the honeymoon." He said and picked up the bowl. He was determined to make sure she finished the food, and if that required him spoon-feeding her himself, then that was exactly what he would do. Filling the spoon with the soup, he raised his hand and extended it towards her mouth, opening his in a gesture for her to go the same. Groaning in a complaint, she finally opened her mouth and allowed him to slide the food inside.“I won't black out again, you know. The doctor already examined me.” She said and he
"And I take her to be my lawfully mated wife,” Gabe said, and the elder that officiated their marriage said. "You may kiss the bride.”Alex knew that she would always remember Gabe's sweet reaction when he turned to kiss her as the elder had said. He was smiling brightly, his eyes laced with tears of joy. She could tell he was as happy as she was even though she had been getting cold feet at the beginning of the day, up until the start of the ceremony itself. He caught her lips as he kissed her passionately, her searing hot mouth making her want more than the kiss he was giving, but she couldn't have. They were outside after all, with a lot of people present, and she wasn't about to give them a free show. That would be doing something nasty. As Alex lost herself in the kiss, it was the loud cheer of the people around them that drew her back a little. She could tell that they were all so happy for them. At least, most of them. There was no way everyone around a person will completel
Today was one of the happiest days of Alex's life, no doubt. She was not just happy though, she was elated, or any other word she could use to describe the way she felt at this very moment. It also happened to be the day she had been waiting for and dreaming about since she became a grown woman. She had basically prepared her mind for this very day and now that it was here, she was glad, feeling ten folds of the happiness she had always dreamt of. She couldn’t wait to be addressed as Mrs. Berkeley, and today was the day she was going to say “I do” to the man that she loved so much, even though it was just going to be one of the wedding ceremonies, it was as important as the one they would do at the pack house to have them officially mated. It was more or less a joining of some sort. She had always dreamt of spending the rest of her lifetime with the man that loved and cared for her and her family this way. She was just too happy to express her joy. She realized that the way she was