LISA'S POVI stared miserably at the clothes sprawled on my bed. They were my best and the most expensive set of designers I owned. I stomped my foot in annoyance. How could this stupid blackmailer ask me to give my clothes to that low life!Even in a hundred years, Lorraine would never be able to afford the cheapest of these clothes. “Arrrgghhhh! This is so annoying!” I groaned, kicking the bag away in anger. How could I be so careless? I wasn't the type to drink at parties not talk of getting drunk!A knock came on my door, adding to my agitation.“What?!” I snapped and the door opened. Dylan strolled into my room like he wasn't invading my space. “What are you doing here?” I demanded, with undisguised annoyance.“Why are there so many clothes on your bed? Are you planning to run away?” He wiggled his brows. “It is none of your business!” I snapped. “Can you get lost now?”He was taken aback by my reaction. I have never spoken to him that way. I was usually the respectful lovely
LORRAINE'S POVI moaned, stuffing my face with as much ice cream as I could. I was no longer bothered about humiliating myself. The last time I had ice cream was when I was three. This was heaven to me. “You must really like strawberry,” Jayden noted. “Want to try another flavor? Vanilla maybe?” “I think she should try chocolate this time. All girls like chocolate,”Jordan suggested.“No, too much sugar. She's going to get sick,” Jayden argued. “And vanilla won't get her sick? It's all ice-cream, man,” Jordan shrugged.I didn't mind a show as I finished up my ice-cream. “You know what, let's just get her everything. All available flavors,” Jordan said, walking back in. I leaned against their car, watching his back frame.“Like what you see?” Jayden’s teasing voice drew my attention.“He is very handsome,” then I cupped my mouth in disbelief. I guess I had too much wine earlier. Jayden chuckled.“You're cute,” he pinched my cheek and my insides melted. “What about me? Do you think
LORRAINE'S POV I couldn't remember the last time I squealed with so much joy. I have been stuck in a place were happiness was prohibited for me. But here I was, riding along this empty land, enjoying the wind slap my face, screaming and laughing without a care in the world. For the first in a long while, I felt happy. Currently, we were sprawled on the floor but I was the only one panting despite the fact that they just ran a marathon. “I take it, you liked it. Should we go on another run?” Jayden offered. “She's breathless, brother. Let her be,” Jordan smacked his head. I chuckled in spite of myself. It was fun to see them play around. “Does that mean you'll stop avoiding us from now on?” Jayden asked me again. My expression slobbered. It wasn't that easy. I was an outcast and getting involved with them will spell trouble for me with the Alpha. “I… I'm not sure…” I mumbled. “What are you so afraid of, Lorraine?” Jordan asked this time. Thankfully, he didn
School felt more alive than it usually was. I tried to remain invisible as I headed towards my locker. There were so many groups,all gossiping about something I couldn't pick out. As I fished out my textbooks, which I made sure to always lock in my locker because taking them home would automatically put them in the same sorry state as my notebooks, the bell rang. I hurried to class and made it just in time before the teacher stepped in. Chloe arrived minutes later but the teacher merely continued teaching. “Have you heard the news?” She whispered to me. “What news?” I asked. “You have no idea?” She wiggled her brows. “Idea about what?” I asked impatiently. I knew the teacher would soon call me out and that was the last thing I wanted right now. She stealthily passed her phone to me. Once I got it, I looked up, pretending I was paying attention to get the teacher's attention off me. Once the coast was clear, I stylishly looked at the phone and my eyes widened.
LORRAINE'S POV“Get back here!” Chloe pulled me back just in time. Ahead of us were the twins but there was someone else. Someone who made my lips quiver in fear. I recognized him from the party I rescued Chloe from. What was his name again? Jake? Blake? Drake? Whatever his name was. What is he doing here?The scene didn't look good. It seemed like a fight was about to occur and it sent my stomach spiralling in panic. I didn't want the twins to get hurt. “What is going on?” I whispered to Chloe and she gave me a pointed look. “I'm sorry, I know you have no clue. It just came out.”“Let's get closer so we can hear them,” she said instead. “What? They are going to see us. Let's just hide here in the car,” I protested but when did Chloe ever listen to me?She took my hand, pulling me along as she sneaked around some cars to get closer. I didn't understand why they had to have a face-off in the middle of the parking lot. They were so exposed and that would get them in a whole lot o
LORRAINE'S POVI woke up with a pounding headache. I succeeded in crying myself to sleep. I walked to the window and noticed it was pitch black outside.I took out my phone to check if I received a message from them but there was nothing. Just the last messages we exchanged.I chewed my lip worriedly. Maybe I should text them. Yes, I'll do just that. This time, there was no excuse. I needed to unburden my chest from the guilt of abandoning them when they needed me. “Hi,” I clicked the send button. I pushed the phone away and buried my fingers in my hair, waiting for it to beep. Nothing happened. I waited for almost ten minutes but there was no response. My heart skipped.What if they got shot?I picked up the phone again and hit the dial button. This texting thing was unhealthy for my anxiety. I chewed my fingernail, pacing back and forth as I waited for any of them to answer. It went straight to voicemail. Oh, goddess! My eyes began to water. Just then, I heard a knock. I quick
LORRAINE'S POV“What do you mean you can't go to school with me anymore? We just agreed you would resume riding with me and now, you're saying this?” Chloe was pissed but this time, it wasn't my fault. “Do you really like suffering that much?” she fired. I shrank on the spot where I stood. This conversation wasn't going to be pleasant at all. She was misunderstanding me.If only she knew the heartbreak I was going through right now. “Do I like suffering?” My voice trembled. “My whole life has been an embodiment of suffering, Chloe. Until you opened up to me, I didn't have a reason to smile. Do you think I'm doing this because I want to? It's because I don't have a choice!” I sucked in my breath to keep my temper at bay. The rate at which my voice was rising would get me in trouble.Her eyes held no form of anger. Instead, they softened and it made me feel horrible.“When I said I can't go to school with you, I wasn't talking about riding in your car. I meant I can't go to school e
CHLOE'S POVI couldn't count the number of times I cursed as I drove to school. It is just so annoying how my mother turns a blind eye to Josh's excesses but is quick to pick on everyone else. I parked the car in the driveway. Taking out my phone, I opened my anonymous account. It is time to teach that stupid brother of mine to keep his mouth shut in matters that don't concern him. “Hello Josh,” I typed. “It's been a while. Let's have some fun, shall we?”His response was so immediate that I threw my head back in laughter.“Haven't I warned you to back off?” “Oh yes, I have a list of worthless threats sitting here. Tell me, which of them will you execute first? Your answer will determine the task I will give you,” I typed.“You bastard! I will find you and I will kill you!” “Good, we're taking lives today. I want you to publicly confess your feelings to your football coach. You must get flowers and act like you're in love with him or the world's going to see that little thing betw
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,