**Turstin's POV***I noticed that after giving money to Gael's dad, he didn't seem to be pleased. Dinner was carried out in silence. Gael's mom retired to bed early after the stress of what happened during the day. As for Gael, he wouldn't even look at me. He barely touched his food, and this made me feel sad. I hate to see him this sad and I wished there was something I could do about it even. After our meal, Gael picked up the plates and went to the kitchen. I can't continue like this. I'm here because of him, the last thing was for us to waste each moment we had to spend together. I stood up from the dining table and walked over to meet him. And I saw him doing the dishes. I walked over to where he stood and wrapped my hands around his waist. “Love, tell me, are you mad at me?”He froze but didn't turn around to look at me. “It's nothing,” he muttered.I knew he was only saying that, not because it came from his mind. “Are you mad at me?”“Huh? Why would you think that?” He a
**Gael's POV***The next day, I decided to go with Turstin back home. This was because Cole was finally having his engagement party before the wedding proper. “Can I not go, please?”“Why? I still don't understand why you don't want to attend? He's my brother, and even though you two aren't on the same page most times, it would be only nice that you attend with me.”Despite my refusal, Turstin's still insisted that I come with him. Well, it's not Like I would rather not see Cole and his wife. I needed to witness this wedding for myself and heaved a sigh of relief. “Alright. I'll attend, since he's your brother. But then, I'll have to bid my mom farewell.”“That's not an issue. I'll wait for you.”Turstin said with a smile on his face. I could tell that he was lying rather than happy about the fact that I had decided to come with him. Since my mom was at her shop, I decided to pay her a visit there. I needed to tell her why I was planning to leave. Getting into the flier shop, I f
**Gael's POV**As soon as I got down from the car, Cole looked in my direction, and for some reason, his expression didn't reflect that anger like it used to in the past. I wonder why he's not getting mad or frowning, like he used to, whenever he sees me. “Mr. Turstin, Gael, you both are back!” Stacey said, walking over to meet us. At that point, I expected Cole to stop her, but he rather followed behind her. Well, it's not like I expected him to show his hate towards me when Stacy and Turstin were there. “Thought you went on a vacation, Gael. And Mr. Turstin, thought you went for a business trip?” Stacey asked curiously. I took a quick glance at Cole who didn't say a word, but from my observation, seemed to be equally curious. Just then, I heard Turstin clear his throat, which made me take my gaze up at him at once. “Well, I actually went on a business trip, that was for sure. But then, after whe trip, I decided to go to Gael's hometown which wasn't far off.”What was Turstin s
**Stacy's POV**I paced from one end of the room to the next. It was the eve before my wedding to Cole. Even though I had accepted my fate to be with Cole, I just couldn't let go of my crush on Turstin just like that. If I don't do something about this. I'm scared that I'll lose him forever. Even if it's just for tonight. I wish to do something worthwhile. Something I'll be satisfied with. Even if I have to have sex with him, I don't mind at all. Today was Cole and I's engagement party. He was with his brothers in the Pack. Since the wedding was to take place in the pack, we all left the mansion to the Pack, and that included their minion named Gael. I still don't get it. Why are they so keen on having Gael with them wherever they go? To make things worse, he seemed to be closer to Turstin than I ever would be. Why is that? Because I'm about to be married to Cole. “Stacy, there you are! What are you doing on the balcony?”I turned my gaze towards the lady who was walking towards
**Turstin's POV***Though I have no idea why Stacy had wanted to see me, judging from her expression, I can tell that it's something important. There's no harm in hearing her out. I watched her lead the way while I followed behind her quietly. As soon as we got to the destination of her choice, which was a quiet corner in the pack house where people do not usually frequent, she turned around and instantly rushed over to meet me. She wrapped her hands around my neck and instantly placed her lips on mine. At that moment, I froze. It took me a few seconds to understand what's going on before I began to struggle to get her hands away from me. “What the fuck do you think you're doing, Stacy!” I yelled at her and managed to push her away from me. “What the fuck do you think you're doing?”“Alpha Turstin, have you any idea how long I've been in love with you?”This made me crease my brow in a frown. “I don't think I understand what you're trying to say.”“Of course, I know you wouldn't
**Gael's POV**Cole turned around to look in my direction Asif he had something to say to me, but then he didn't say anything, but rather tithed back to the door. I, on the other hand, was confused. What's going on? Why does it seem like Turstin was having a fight with someone in there? “Turstin, please don't chase me away. I love you. I've always loved you.”What? Why does that sound like the voice of Stacy? Instantly, I went wide in shock. I took my gaze up at Cole, who was still staring at the door. Not only that. I noticed he had both hands clenched into fists. But then, I also saw something strange about his fingers. Right in my very presence, not that I was dreaming or something, his fingers slowly began to go dark and elongate as well. Immediately, my heart stopped. I blinked in utter confusion. What's going on? Is something wrong with my vision or something? I mean, why do I even have such a terrible imagination? Do I hate Cole so much that I was beginning to see him as a
**Gael's POV**I don't think I can bear it anymore. I think I need to get out of here as soon as possible. From the look of things, it seemed everything I thought I knew about the brothers was all lies. I can't believe that I had been lied to all these while. But why! “Out of my way!” Cole yelled at Alan and tried to pass through him to meet me, but Alan wouldn't let him. “Stop it, Cole!” Alan yelled at him. “How dare you tell at me because of a mere human!” Cole growled out, and instantly I saw his teeth suddenly protrude out of his mouth. At that moment, my breath seized. Wait a minute, are those fangs I see? “Out of my way!” The monstrous voice echoed in the room like a thunder rumbling. And then, Alan suddenly let out a loud growl like sound and immediately, the most terrifying thing happened. Right there in my very presence, I saw his clothes tire away from his body and his skin slowly began to produce dark hair. I hiccuped in absolute terror at what I was seeing. This can't
#The Second Series**Gael's POV**I shivered terribly as Cole continued hitting the four and calling out my name like I was a debtor.I placed my hand on my chest which was beating heavily and just at that moment, the thought of what happened in the past came flooding in. I remember his growls and his claws. For the past years, I've been going through different history books in libraries and museums, searching for the history of Werewolves. When Fred told me about it, I didn't believe him at first, but after what I witnessed that day, I decided to do my research about them. For the years I dedicated to investigating the way of life of these Werewolves, I realized that all the men I was involved with, and I mean all the Barclays, possess one trait or another relating to that of a werewolf. To this very day even though I miss some moments with them, I can't stop thinking about the fact that I literally lived with monsters who could have destroyed me. The loud bang on the door immedia
***Gael's POV***“You must be shocked to see me here, don't you?”“Well, I would like to believe that everything doesn't revolve around me, and for that, I will not ask questions that might not have anything to do with me.”“How so? Why don't you try asking so you can decide whether it's because of you or not,” she replied with a grin? This doesn't feel comfortable. There's this thing about Victoria I don't strike comforting, even though I do not know what that is. “So, why are you here?”“It's simple. It's because of you. How does that sound?” She answered with a smile. “You see, I find that challenging to believe, and I mean the fact that you're here because of me.”Victoria chuckled when I said this. “You don't perceive when to tell a joke, do you?”“Well, I'm sorry, but there's ever a little time for jokes in my life,” I replied, not impressed in the slightest. “Why don't I believe you? I mean, if there's nothing special about you, I don't see why the Barclays are all engross
**Cole's POV***When I heard Gael pleading with my brother's about going to a friend's party, at first, I didn't like the idea. I thought it was better that he didn't attend. But when they all refused him and seeing how sad he became, I felt troubled. I mean, why should I be troubled when they are only trying to look out for his safety. At that moment, an idea struck. If there's anyone Gael isn't interested in, it was no one else but me. I certainly do not want to do this if I truly wanted Gael to pay me any mind.When I finally agreed to him going to the party, I noticed there was a spark in his eyes. He must have truly wanted to go to his friend's party. “Alright. I should get dressed to leave,” just as he was about to leave, I quickly grabbed him by the hand and pulled him back.“Are you just going to leave?”“Huh?”“I thought you were going to, you know, appreciate me for letting you go to the party.”“Oh…" He muttered and stared at me for a few minutes, slowly he leaned in and
**Gael's POV***With Tracy being here with us, it seemed as though the table was complete. To be honest, Tracy is such a nice person to talk to and one reason I like her naturally. “Tracy, I heard Gael came over to your place. You know, I was just telling Gael about how stunned I was to know that he actually came.”“You're right. You had no idea just how happy I was that day. I never expected that he'll come, but he came anyway, and I'm still thankful that he came.”“This is good! Let's drink to it, guys,” Greg said, proposing a toast. We all drank to our hearts content and with a smile on our faces. I was glad that I was able to reconcile with my friends. This was something, I never thought, was possible. “Now that we are on the topic, I would like to extend my invitation for my birthday, which is coming up this weekend. I would be glad if you two could attend.”“Wow! Happy birthday in advance, Tracy,” Greg said. “Thank you…"“So you'll be a year older by the weekend, congratulati
**Gael's POV***“Gael, I'm so glad you finally decided to meet me,” Greg said in excitement. “Oh, please. I feel ashamed for not being the kind of friend you actually need in your life.”“Huh? What makes you say that?”“A lot of things. I mean, you're my friend and I don't check up on you as much as you check up on me.”“Don't be like that. I understand you man. You didn't check up on me because you were running from the big wolves.”When Greg said this, I froze. This was the reason I decided to see him. He still doesn't know that I've reconciled with them and that I'm living in the mansion once again. “Uhm, Greg?”“Yes.”“I have something to say to you. But first, I want you to promise me that you wouldn't freak out.”“Freak out? Wait, did you kill someone?” Greg asked wide-eyed. “The hell! No, I'll never do such a thing.”“Well, that's literally the only thing that can make me freak out as it is.”“Oh,” I muttered. Hearing him say this, I'm kind of confused if I should tell him a
**Victoria's POV**As soon as I was informed that I had a visitor, I quickly rushed to the visitors room. To my greatest surprise, it was no one else but Tracy. She seemed to be pacing around but stopped the moment she laid eyes on me. “Miss Victoria, for barging into you when you're busy,” she said, walking over to meet me.“No, of course not. That's not the reason. I'm actually here because I wanted to see you. Tell me, what's going on? You seem to be in a good mood.”“You're right, I'm in a good mood,” she said, smiling from ear to ear. I creased my brow, wondering what could have happened. “So, are you here to share the good news with me?” I asked, taking a seat. She took a deep breath and took the seat next to me. “You see, I want to thank you for the encouragement you gave. I actually took your advice when you said I can't give up on him just like that. I didn't give up and, you know I pulled some tricks. I'm still shocked that it worked for me.”“My goodness! Do you mean G
**Gael's POV*These brothers are so unpredictable, I swear. Who would have thought that Turstin will get us to do it in a garden. He's got no shame at all. He's totally shameless!“What are you thinking about? Do you think this is the wrong place as well?”“Well, it's all the shades of…I don't even know what to say.”“Let's be open to new things.”“Open to new things in the garden you mean?” Turstin nodded his head while staring at me. I could see a laugh in his eye and I couldn't help but wonder if he meant what he was saying. Just then, he began to walk closer to me, while I moved back. I don't know about doing it in a garden because that has never once crossed my mind. “Gael, don't be nervous. It's not like I'm asking you to die. I just want to spice things up,” he said in a deep voice, and he grabbed me by the waist.“Tell me, honestly, why do you want to do it out here?”“Okay, I'll say the truth. Now that I know my brothers have marked you, I also want to do the same. But I
**Turstin / Gael's POV***I was mad and this was because I came early just so I could spend time with Gael. Who would have thought that he would go out to be with a woman he knows full well has a crush on him. “Turstin, I know why you're like this, but let's be honest here. You know for a fact that I won't be able to do anything with her even if there's a possibility of what you're afraid of.”“Well, I don't care. The fact that I know she's in love with you disqualifies her from being your friend. Take Fred for an example, if you tell me you're with Fred, I have no reason to stop you even though I still wouldn't want to see you with anyone. But then, it's better than seeing you with someone I know likes you.”Even though I had said I wasn't going to disclose my feelings this way, I can't stop myself. “Turstin, I know I can't argue with you about this but all I'm asking is that you give me a little time with her. An hour will do.”“What are you talking about? So, you still have the t
**Gael's POV***Tracy and I chatted for almost an hour. From our discussions, I came to realize that she was actually a free soul. Maybe, just maybe, if I wasn't what I was then I'm sure that I would have considered her my girlfriend because she seems to have all what it takes. “So, let's talk about why you called me. Tracy, is there anyone bothering you perhaps?”“Huh?” She muttered, looking at me as if she didn't understand what I was saying. “I mean, when you called me earlier, remember you said you needed someone to talk to. Could there have been a reason why you were in that state.”“Gael, I'll be honest with you. I don't feel like talking about it now. You've made me so happy that I had forgotten what I was going through to be honest.”“If that's the case, then you don't need to tell me what happened then. My main purpose of coming here is to cheer you up. I do not wish to see you in a bad mood, if you understand what I mean.”“Oh thank you so much, Gael. You have no idea jus
**Gael's POV***The next day, I was supposed to meet with Turstin but he left the mansion to attend to an emergency in his company. Not only that, the others had all gone back to their businesses, leaving just me in the mansion. I wouldn't deny the fact that I felt useless. I wanted to do something worthwhile, but I'm not sure I'll ever have the opportunity to go back to my apartment any time soon. Well, it's not like they are depriving me of going to my apartment. I think it's just me and the fact that I missed them. Maybe I'm here in the mansion because I wanted to be with them for a little while. I sat on the patio, and drank a glass of fruit juice while staring at the clear sky. How I missed this place. It has always been my favorite spot to be. While I was basking in peaceful moment, I suddenly heard my phone vibrate in my pocket. I creased my brow, wondering who was calling me. Looking at the caller, I froze for a few seconds. Why was she suddenly calling me again? I thou