LORRAINE'S POVThe room I was given was thrice the size of Chloe's. I've never been inside a room this large, not talking to spending the night in it. “This is the guest room. You will be spending the night here after dinner,” Jayden told me. Do I have a choice? I merely nodded and they proceeded to make themselves at home. I mean they were home literally so I should have expected it. “You should shower, you stink,” Jordan commented, walking past me to sit on the bed. I swallowed. Shower here? With them in the room? My cheeks heated up. I'd much rather stink. “Except you need help with that, I'd advise you to get your feet moving. There are clean clothes in the closet,” Jordan added. I wasn't looking forward to having them join me in the bathroom so I drilled my feet to what I assumed was the closet door.I opened it and my jaw sagged. This wasn't a closet, it was an entire boutique! There were different kinds of wear, different racks of shoes and bags, and a different section
LORRAINE'S POVAfter dinner, the twins led me to the guestroom to sleep, and nothing extraordinary happened after that. I was pleased. It was a relief that I didn't have to go through another meeting with their scary father but I couldn't say the same for the twins. I was very confident that even though they were lackadaisical to their father's opinions, they were going to get an earful from him. Anyone would be worried if their sons got mated to a nobody like me. It was the reason I wanted to forget all about the mate bond and move on with my life. The twins would never understand. I shut my eyes and tried to get some sleep. The comfortable bed should have made it easier but the things running through my head made it a lot harder. Eventually, I fell asleep and woke up to another dreadful day. I woke up around 3, ready to begin my chores when I realized that I wasn't in the manor. With a sigh, I went back to bed and stared at the ceiling until I eventually fell asleep. I woke u
LORRAINE'S POVHe wasn't referring to me but I felt bare. Like a deer caught in headlights. Chloe didn't even blink at him. Her expression remained unreadable. How can she stay calm in such a troubling situation?Josh's fingers were pointing accusingly at the twins. Somehow, they always ended up getting the blame even when all they did was a host a party and instruct everyone not to record. I wasn't even surprised they didn't suspect me. In their heads, I was the weak, useless Lorraine who couldn't hurt a fly. Frankly, I couldn't.In the last few days, I had managed to trick my mind into believing I was anything other than that. I tried to be brave, even badass like Chloe but all it took was one single action to return me to the scaredy cat I was. “What are you on about?” Chloe asked. The twins merely ignored him like he was someone insignificant.“Stay out of this, Chloe!” He snapped at her. “I am pretty sure you have an idea of what they have been doing but you kept it to yourse
LORRAINE'S POVThey couldn't do this to me. If they sent me away, I had nowhere else to go. I have lived here all my life and despite the ill treatment, they are the only family I know. If they turned their back on me, how would I survive the harsh realities of life as a rogue?“Guards!” She didn't even give me nor Chloe the chance to plead. “Throw her in the underground cell. She will not be given food or water until the Alpha decides her fate,” she instructed.“No! You can't do that, mother. Lorraine did nothing. I dragged her into this,” I heard Chloe's protests as they dragged me away. I didn't bother begging the guards. They were merely following orders so even if I begged until I lost my voice, it wouldn't change anything.The only frightening thing was the fact that the underground cell was not in the manor. It was deep into the woods that surrounded our pack. There were so many dangers out there even with the bars on the cell. They led me to the well-like structure and op
JAYDEN'S POVSomething was off. I could feel it in my bones. I walked to Jordan's room but I met him coming out. One look at his face and I figured we were both worried. “Are you okay?” We asked simultaneously. “Yes,” we replied at the same time. I frowned. That wasn't quite right. If we were both fine, then what is this heart-wrenching feeling?“Do you think we might be under attack?” He asked and I shook my head. “No one would dare to unless they have a death wish. This does not feel like an external attack either,” I said.We looked at each and it clicked at the same time. Lorraine. I took out my phone immediately and called her number. My grip tightened around the phone when she didn't answer. I tried the number four more times but just like the first time, there was no answer. “Something is definitely wrong. She wouldn't dare ignore our calls after the warning we gave her the last time,” Jordan noted. “Get the keys while I call Chloe,” I told him. He walked away and I d
CHLOE'S POVI just had the nagging feeling that the twins would show up so I tried to figure out a perfect way to sneak out so I could stop them before they got to the house.But I was trapped in. I even went to my room door and realized it was locked. I didn't need to think much, I knew it was my mother.I moved the bookshelf aside to reveal the secret passage. It led to the back of the house, which would make it easier to sneak out. I didn't hesitate before walking in. I had to run because I didn't know how close they were to the house. Once I got outside, I sneaked out through the back gates but I had to use the long cut to get to the beginning of the street without alerting the guards. Just as I showed up on the street, I spotted their car and flagged them down. That was so fucking close. If I didn't leave at that moment, they would have shown up at our doorstep.Jayden came out of the car. “Chloe? Weren't you supposed to be grounded?” He asked.“I was but I couldn't just si
JAYDEN'S POV“Lorraine?” I called the minute I swiped the answer button. “Chloe told me you were looking for me last night. I'm sorry, I was down at the lake because I just wanted some peace and quiet. I was suddenly feeling depressed and had to get away from the manor,” she told me.Her innocent voice brought relief to my wolf. She is fine, that is all that matters. “You could have at least told Chloe where you were. We literally searched the entire town for you and Jordan is very pissed,” I informed her.When we got home after the search, he exploded and locked himself in his room to cool off. I haven't seen him all morning today. “I'm really sorry. Trust me, Chloe has already given an earful,” she apologized. I could still sense the timidity in her voice. I could picture the nervous expression on her face, and the fidgeting of her fingers. “Are you still up for tonight?” I asked her and I heard her suck in a breath. I knew her cheeks were already colored and it brought a smile
LORRAINE'S POV “Are you nervous?” Chloe asked and I nodded. “Very. You?” I asked, although I doubted it. Chloe didn't look like someone who could be nervous over anything. She seems to have everything under control and I was jealous about that. We weren't even at the party and I was losing my shit already.“Honestly, yes. I did a little research on the Rich Chronicles. There are going to be dignitaries from packs all over the world. Being the Alpha's daughter of an unknown pack isn't exactly something to brag about,” she said lowly. “Are you kidding?” I laughed. “At least you're an Alpha's daughter. What will they say about me? A common maid?” I asked incredulously.She laughed.“I'm sorry, that was not supposed to be funny.” “At least it eased our nervousness. How are we sneaking out today? You know I can't always be your drunk friend who urgently needs to get home,” I stated.She chuckled. “True, but we are not going through the window either. These dresses are too expensive
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,