LORRAINE“Let me have a look at it,” Chloe said softly as she took a step towards me. I paused and then I shook my head reluctantly. I didn't want to stain or burden her with my bloodied nose. The good news was that the nurse confirmed it wasn't broken. I continued to clean the blood off my nose with gauze. I was almost tempted to close my eyes and give in tears that were threatening to consume me. My eyes stung with them but I didn't let them fall. The last thing I needed was for Chloe to see me shattered in pieces.“I'm serious, Lorraine. Let me have a look at it” she said and I was reluctant as I took a step backward away from her. Her eyes dimmed with sadness as she saw how fast I was moving away from her. “I'm not going to hurt you. I promise” she said softly. “I know. What I'm afraid of is you getting hurt because of me” I lowered my gaze away from her. Her eyes softened and I could have almost sworn that I saw her eyes fill with tears. “I don't care. You shouldn't have to
LORRAINEMy eyes fluttered open as a result of the sun peeking through the window. I was still stretching on the bed when I remembered that I had to get to school. I jumped up immediately, my thoughts drifting to Jayden and Jordan.I shook my head, trying to get rid of them from my mind, but they seemed to be in my heart already. I decided to get ready for school since there was still enough time left.I decided that I wanted to get to school earlier than I usually do so I could settle in class and wouldn’t have to bump into the twins.Since I am not ready to see them,On getting to school, I went to my locker to pick up the necessary notes and textbooks I was going to need, while I picked up everything I needed. I noticed them from a distance. Even though the distance was great, I could still notice them and predict they were the ones because they stood out a lot. And apart from that, my heart was beating erratically towards them.I haven’t seen Chloe today, I thought to myself. May
LORRAINEThe next few hours, Lorraine was worried about Chloe, and as well, she couldn’t get what Jayden said off her mind. She knew that if she couldn’t find Chloe, she would be thrown out of the palace. She got ready for school, but not in the usual way; she looked messy all because she was stressed.How would I find Chloe? My life would be miserable if I didn’t find the Alpha-only daughter. Tears started flowing out of my eyes.“Can you imagine this? Everyone can’t see that the mate of the Lycan twin is crying”. “Haha ha ha ha, or did they break your heart by your heart”? Lisa made a mockery of me. I could not hold back my tears, so I left the class with my heart melting. I ran to the library immediately and took a wolf book to read, but when I saw someone's footsteps, I felt scared. Someone tapped me, and I screamed, "You." What are you both doing here? I kept on panicking. “Why are you sweating”? The twins asked her “No….no… no I’m not sweating; I’m just worried about Chlo
LORRAINE“Lorraine, Lorraine” I heard my name being called. I opened my eyes slowly to see Chole looking at me with worry clouding her face. Her brows were furrowed in a frown. “Did you have a bad dream?"Chloe asked quietly as she stretched her hand towards me. I paused and then I nodded my head reluctantly. I couldn't form a word. It was a dream but how could it be so real?The good news was that Chole is here safe and sound. I continued to look at her as though she came from a different world. The entire class was staring at me like I had lost my mind. I was almost tempted to close my eyes and give in tears that were threatening to consume me. My eyes stung with them but I didn't let them fall. The last thing I needed was for the class to see me break down.“What happened, why is everyone staring at me?” I asked Chole, who looked shocked and worried.“You were sweating and shivering as though you were being chased by someone,” Chole said softly“I'm sorry”. I don't know why and wh
LORRAINEMy heart raced frantically as I tried to process everything that had just happened. It happened the exact way that I thought it would. I sighed with exhaustion as I stared at the pile of plates that loomed over me. It had been such a long day at school. I ignored the exhaustion that tightened my muscles as I did the dishes. “Miss Chloe is looking for you” one of the maids lightly tapped my shoulders. My brows furrowed almost immediately because I found myself wondering what it was that she could be up to this time. I was aware of the fact that her parents had threatened to take away her freedom If she insisted on being friends with me. I was beyond worried for her. I didn't want her freedom to be cut short because of me. She was only just allowed to attend Werewolf High with the rest of us. The last thing that I needed was for her to return to the confines of her room like she was some sort of prisoner. I closed my eyes and embraced the darkness behind them. If only the res
LORRAINEThere was no way that I could tell that I didn't like it. The last thing that I wanted to do was dampen her mood. “I'm sure they're other options. Let's not decide that this is the best one yet” I said and her eyes brightened with excitement. “I agree. There're many more for you to try out” she said and I headed back to the pile of clothes on the bed and I pulled out two pieces. It was dark red. I didn't bother to stare too much at it as I hurried towards the direction of the closet. I prayed this one that I selected was a bit more minimalistic. Chloe was never going to let go until she was satisfied that I had the ‘perfect’ outfit. I wondered how she even got invited to a party anyway. I've been attending Werewolf High for a long time and my social life was dead. Frankly, it was understandable why I didn't get invited to these things. I didn't need the unnecessary crowd and if there was one thing that I was good at, it was standing out but not in a good way. Never in a go
LORRAINEThe work didn't take me more than 20 minutes to finish up. I have been thinking about what Chole said but I don't know how to convince her of what a bad idea it is to sneak out of the palace. We might get caught and that will be the end of the little freedom she got but knowing Chole never cares about what her parents think or say. I checked one more time to make sure everything was in order before I exited the room. Thank Goodness Josh wasn’t at the dining. Dinners in Alpha Taylor’s manor are not to be enjoyed but endured. It's always awkward to be in the midst of these people “Chole where's your brother”? Alpha inquired “He asked that his food be taken to his room, he won't be coming down for dinner,” Chole said nonchalantly.They all ate their food in silence. “Mum, Dad goodnight and please I don't want to be disturbed,” She said before leaving the table.“ Good night sweetheart” Her parents answered in unison. After a long day of school and chores, I was finally done wi
LORRAINEWhat is Josh doing in the Alpha’s office? I think about it for a few seconds but decide to ignore it. Being nosy won’t help me anyway, I’d rather avoid Josh and help Chloe to her room. She looks completely wasted murmuring incoherent things. I giggle at how silly she looks. I managed to put Chloe on my shoulder with all the strength I could muster. I might be an omega and considered the weakest but because of all the heavy work I’ve done all my life carrying Chloe feels like a breeze.I try to be as quiet as I can following one of the secret passages Chloe showed me. thanks to memorizing everywhere she showed me and being as discreet as possible I managed to take Chloe to her room. I put her on her bed and covered her with her favorite blanket.She looks so peaceful now she’s asleep. Chloe has been so good to me; I’d do anything for her even if it means going to parties and having to take care of and cover for her. I search for drugs and get a glass of water which I place on
JAYDEN'S POV I didn't bother with waiting for them to snap into action, I was beyond confident that my demands would always be met so I turned on my heels and went in the opposite direction of the open doorway of the room. As expected, the footsteps of the two women escorted me down the stairs and all the way to our suite. When Jeremy came to me fuming that Jordan was beginning to act stupid I hadn't known how to react so I had done the only logical thing, go after my twin. "Jayden, I..." Gwen's annoying voice took over the space in my head as she tried to give me an excuse of some sort. "Can you do yourself a favor and keep your mouth shut, Gwen? I would ask you to speak when I have absolutely no choice but to listen to your annoying voice." That shut her up pretty quickly. My face pulled up into a smile as silence stretched between us all the way to the suite. "What the fuck is she doing here, Jayden? I take it that you intend to punish her?" Jeremy still sounded terribl
GAZELLE'S POV I either didn't hear right or I heard completely wrong. Did Jordan just say he would have one of the Girlfriends bring dinner up to my room? My eyes moved up to meet his in obvious shock, and I noticed he wasn't even staring at me. He was too busy glaring at Sarah, who looked just about ready to have the earth swallow her up, to pay any attention other than the verbal acknowledgement that left me in shock. "What the hell, Jordan?! Are you fucking this pig? Is that why you care so much about her? I would've thought you had better taste than that, being Jayden's brother and all." Sarah's voice is high pitched and ringing with enough disbelief. Just as much as I felt up until het words registered in my skull. What? What was it with everyone and making disgusting assumptions today? Jordan's gaze finally landed on mine and his glare turned icier. I could totally see how he would be pissed off over the fact that people are now assuming he's having... eww with me.
JORDAN'S POV I was feeling a lot of different emotions, all of them in the negative. Gazelle's presence beside was doing a lot more than I expected it could to keep me calm and collected. The spoon in my hand lifted oh so slowly up into my mouth, carrying with it ice-cream that should be divine, but just tasted like sawdust. "What are you guys doing in here?" Jeremy's voice carried through the semi-open doorway. We both looked up at the sound of his voice, one of us frozen in her place. I glanced at her in a very brief way but she didn't even look back, her eyes were pinned on him as he strolled into the room. "Nothing that should concern you." My voice held a finality that would get anyone else to back off, but this was Jeremy I was speaking about. His face morphed into a huge smile. "Ah. You could've invited me to join in the fun." His eyes flickered between Gazelle and me, a knowing smile on his face. I almost gagged at the suggestion he was making. "Gross. Get your s
GAZELLE'S POV After what happened the previous night, I didn't think that I would want to attend another ball night. The plan was to remain in my bed and see Jenna later in the evening since she wasn't ready to see me this morning. But my little rest was caught short as I was sent a reminder of my punishment. I got off the bed dutifully and changed into a loose fitting outfit. I got my cleaning equipment and began my dirt. I cleaned up my dorm and thankfully, some cleaners had already cleaned the girlfriend's floor so I didn't have to deal with the obnoxious girls. The boys dorm was already cleaned so all I had to do was clean the surroundings and the boyfriend's suite. I took my time to clean because I didn't want them around when I was cleaning. By the time I was done with half of Wolverine, the ball had already begun and wolves were beginning to arrive. I spent one more hour cleaning before heading to the Boyfriends suite. There was no one at home which was a
GAZELLES’S POV When she was talking about two halls, I should have asked her how she knew they were two. The fact that I was in the hall with a crowd of anticipating people and a big projector was at the front. I could see an excited Jenna run into the hall only for it to be slammed immediately. On meeting the empty hall, I could see the confusion and panic on her face. The crowd already started chuckling but I was worried for her. She ran to the door, trying to get it open but it wasn’t working. My heart was drumming in my chest. What were they going to do to her? “Let me out!” She yelled and I decided I was done watching. I was going to go out there and help her but just as I stood, the next thing on the screen made me freeze. There were bees. Like actual bees. It was like they were released from their hive or something. I couldn’t bring myself to move. This was like the most evil thing I had ever seen. As expected, Jenna panicked and began banging heavily against
JEREMY She looked like she wanted to be anywhere but here, and confusion was drawn on her face like a tattoo. "This is a prank." She stated with a shake of her head. "Please, I promise to stay out of everything that relates with the Terrors or the Girlfriends." I almost laughed out loud at the panic in her voice, but I refrained and kept a straight face instead. "I would've thought you had more balls than that, but I guess I was wrong." There was no way I was going to try to make an ally out of someone who was walking, breathing cowardice. If she didn't want any bit of revenge then so be it. "Wait!" She called out to stop me as I walked away from her. I turned back to face her, my eyebrows arched in silent question. "What do you want?" "I already told you what I want, Gwen. You're either brave enough to be a part of it or you're not." My gaze trailed over her from head to toe. "And something tells me you're on the side of not." "How do I know that you're not mislead
JEREMY'S POV I was flipping pissed, my mood was raw on the voltages of anger I had been tapped high on. I was going to fucking kill Jordan. "You couldn't have fucking taken my side? You were okay with watching your psycho brother kill me?" I swore at Jayden. "Maybe if you stopped riling him up, you wouldn't even need saving in the first place." He threw back at me angrily. "I didn't freaking need saving. I just didn't want to take the killing blow." I defended myself. For whatever bullshit reason I really hadn't wanted to kill Jordan. I was hoping that he would come to his senses eventually and all of that would be over, but I guess I was wrong. That bastard is more animal than he is human. "What the hell even happened? I was out for all of ten minutes and next thing you're at each other's throats?" He pushed his hand through his hair in frustration and then turned to face me a second time. "What did you say to him?" "Of course it was me who started it. No way your pre
JEREMY'S POV I couldn't possibly be imagining this. This place was deserted to a very large extent. Something was most definitely up. Every single person that had walked past us or even peeked through their windows at us since we strolled by casually had been either female or child. It was Jayden that finally responded to my comment. "No, it's not just your mind. This is actually a space dominated by anything other than the male wolves." Jordan made a show of sniffing the air. "There's no single scent of a male wolf within a 50 mile radius of this place." "What do you think could be going on?" I asked. This was seriously crazy. There was no way in hell that all of the men in the pack had just decided to step out on the same day. Especially not after the number of traps we'd had to get past on our way here. "I think there was more than one trap left waiting for us." Jayden didn't sound too pleased by that possibility. Not that I could blame him, I wasn't pleased by it ei
JORDAN'S POV "It's quite easy to make demands like that when you're sitting safe behind an office desk, isn't it?" I spat out before I could stop myself. Something about the woman made me want to vomit. She irritated the fuck out of me and I was always fighting the urge to simply wring her throat with my bare hands. "Excuse you?" Her eyes were oozing fire as she trained them on me. "There's just three of us. And yet we're constantly being pitted against a full army of wolves by ourselves." "You're Alphas." She deadpanned like that could justify everything in the world. "Doesn't make us infallible." I bit back. "Maybe if the board could be a little bit more considerate about the kinds of missions we were sent on, we wouldn't have a revenge on our hands now." My tone was becoming a lot more disrespectful with each word that came out of my mouth and I noticed my brother stiffen beside me. One of his palms dropped on my thighs, calming me down without words. As expected,