"Intimate embrace?" I chortled, taking the phone from him to look at the picture again, and the more I observed, 'intimate' began to seem like an understatement. My arms were around Blade’s neck while his were tightly wrapped around my waist, every part of my female anatomy was tightly glued to him. One of his hands had gone below, making it seem like he was tightly cupping my buttcheek. The angle was captured perfectly to give a meaning that was otherwise from reality. My eyes widened as I stared at the picture on Brian's screen. "No, no, you have to understand that it is a misunderstanding." "Misunderstanding, uh? Then why didn't you tell me about it?" The frigid look in his eyes sent a shiver down my spine, forcing me to stand from his leg. "Brian," I called. "I promise you it's not how the media is portraying it. After Roger made me lose my job, that guy stood up for me from my boss' embarrassment and he offered comfort because I felt like all hope was lost. I was too overwhel
I scoffed, glaring at her from head to toe. I couldn’t help but admit that she looked very stunning in her curve-hugging purple dress and heels. It made a pang occur in my heart and I scoffed agin. “You must be joking”“Bout what?” she smirked. “That I’m here to claim what's mine? Why would I joke about such a thing?”“I’m going to ask you to leave.” I stood in akimbo. She laughed. “What gives you the right? You don’t own this place.” “I’m Brian’s girlfriend, so I have every right to ask you to leave this place.” I insisted, stepping closer to her. She threw her head back in laughter. “Useless pups really do have a lot of guts these days.” That sent a spark in my brain and I could feel my eyes twitching. She had just added fuel to the fire of my rage towards Brian. MAya let out a howl in my head as I grabbed a handful of her hair. “What did you just say?” I asked in a growl, my fissts clenching beside me. “Let go!” She said through gritted teeth and grabbed my arm, her face cont
"Wh-what?" I let out a breathy laugh, my heart rate escalating. "What are you talking about?" "How long did you think you were going to hide it from me?" She stepped closer and I started stepping backwards. "H-How did yo-you find out?" I stammered. "Did Tone tell you?“Why wouldn't he? He’s my boyfriend. He doesn't keep secrets from me." She stopped when I did. “I–I… I don't know why he… that bastard!” I cussed. “Why would he just tell you like that?” a frown formed on my face as I prepared myself to choke the life out of Tone, “Wh-what are you going to do now? I mean…”“I’m going to report it. It's clearly not safe to have wolves roaming freely around our campus. She added. “What?” I exclaimed. “That’s ridiculous. We just don’t change anyhow."“I don’t care. I’m going to write a research paper on it, publish it to everyone and expose all of you monsters!” she hollered.“Raina, wait, sit down, calm down, let me explain things to you." It felt like I could no longer breathe proper
Another thud against the door made my heart beat spike up. "Raina!" I screamed, "don't come in!" Wait, what the hell? In my wolf form, I could still speak like my human self. "Are you okay?" She knocked again. "What was that noise? Wh-what's going on? " She asked, breathless from fear. "Uh… I'm fine… it's fine!" I glanced around, waving my paw in front of me. I shut my eyes and tried to force myself to shift again but it felt like I hit a hard wall, so I screamed again. "Lyric! Come out!" She hit the door. "You don't sound okay, what's wrong?" "I'm good." I replied, trying to reduce my panting so my noises didn't contradict my statement. A knock sounded from the dorm door. "Who the heck is it?" She hissed and I heard her footsteps leave. My phone? Glancing around, I found the phone on the bathroom rug and rushed over to it. "Voice assistant, call Brian." I whispered to it. "Calling Brian," she said then the call beeped for a few seconds till she said, "no response." I his
I screamed and jumped over her to quickly lock the main door. "I just added to the problem. Shoot!" Why did I have to blurt things out?Whimpering, I fell to the ground, watching a passed out Bri equally sprawled in front of me. "What do I do now? I don't know who to call." All my thoughts led back to the one person that had the most solutions to my problems. Sighing in defeat, I walked back to my phone and made my voice assistant make the call. The voice assistant made a video call against my command, but the call was answered before I could change it. “Look who finally decided to call again.” Her voice instantly made me roll my eyes. “What’s with the attitude and the wolf shift? Why call me if you want to be sassy?”“Mom, I’m not here to argue.” I started, the sass in my tone refusing to hide itself. Her eyes widened. “You just spoke as yourself in your wolf form? Am I hearing things?” “You’re not. I just switched against my will in my bathroom and the—” Bri shifted, shifting m
“What do we do with Bri?” Brian asked.“I don't know.” I said, watching Bri who was tied up to the chair, her head falling backwards. Anyone would’ve assumed she was dead, if she wasn't letting out generator-like snores. “Tap her to try and wake her up.” Brian said to one of the hefty men who I now identified as guards from his pack.He nodded then walked over and tapped Bri’s shoulder. When she didn’t respond, he tapped her again. This time, her face scrunched up and she squirmed in her seat, shifting and groaning till she opened her eyes.“Uh… Anna, leave me alone!” She said, fluttering her lashes sleepy, then they widened as she took in the view of where she was. “Where am I?”“A basement at one of my stores.” Brian said. “Help!” She began to scream again.“There’s no use.No one will hear you from here.” I explained and sighed, walking up to her. “Bri, please I need you to comply with me.”“Why wouldI? My Dad would kill me if he found out that I knew about a professor-student re
"Hey, how are you?" I said to Brian over the phone. "How's it going at the pack?""Honestly, it's rough, but it's okay. I might just need to stay a few more days." He sighed. "Oh." "Why 'Oh'?" He asked. "Nothing." I shrugged. Nothing like not having him not being available on my birthday. I heard the door click, confirming that Raina was coming in. "I'll call you later, okay?" I said, sitting up straight. "Why so sudden? Is something wrong?" He wondered but Raina opened the door. "Hey, Raina!" I greeted loudly, so he could understand. "Oh, bye. I love you." He said then I ended the call, paying attention to Raina. She stopped and narrowed her eyes at me. "Are you okay? What's with the energy?" "Nothing. I'm just really happy to see you." I lied— actually, half-lied. Jumping off the bed, I scurried to meet her. "I'm starving. Let's go get something to eat at the cafeteria." "Yeah, do you mind if Tone tags alone?" I groaned, rolling my eyes. "Whatever, he can come too."
Standing in front of the mirror, I tapped some powdered foundation under my puffy eyes. My jade green eyes suddenly shot a reflection at me that resembled Tone and I sighed. It has been a week since he found out Blade wasn't my real mate, yet he still wasn't talking to me. He had ended up seeing my mark, so once again, I had had to lie that it was from Blade, so he wouldn't be suspicious, but Blade had just ruined it all. My thoughts ended in a sigh. "I don't like my life." Raina had headed out, so I chose to give Brian a video call when my phone started buzzing, a reminder popping up on my screen: 'MY BIRTHDAY'. The reminder alarm started getting louder when I turned it off. "How the heck could I forget my own birthday?" Clicking my tongue, I shook my head and dialed Brian's phone. Maybe he'd know what today was. When he answered, he had a wide grin that automatically made me smile. He knew my birthday! "Why do you look so happy?" I could feel my cheeks already turning red. "Y
“What?” I screamed. “How could he do such a thing? Why? Where?” I asked at once.“I don’t know. After you had left the party, I got bored, so I was doing extra research on werewolves upstairs, then I stepped out, only to find him at the party, kissing another woman!” She wailed. “That bastard!” I gasped. “He just… I didn’t invite him to the party, so he didn’t know I was going there, and he just came with another woman. I just.. Gosh, I’m gonna pass out.” She said breathlessly, palming her face as she wailed. “Why? Why me?”Her body began to tremble, so I hugged her. “It’s okay, I’m so sorry.” “It’s not your fault. I should've listened to you when you yelled that he was irresponsible. I sacrificed everything for him and even lived in that shabby house with him, just out of love. How could he betray me like that?” She cried. Her body was shaking vigorously. I patted her back to try to calm her down, but it didn’t do anything. “It’s okay.”‘It’s not okay, not at all.” She wailed. “H
Pulling away from the granny, I nodded. That made my chest sink deeper because not only was the thought of Brian dying disturbing enough, now I had to continue bearing the burden of this knowledge by myself. “Can I please get your number?” They looked at one another and burst into laughter. “WE don’t do that here. We’re very traditional and don’t want those technological things messing with us.” Janice said. “Oh, then I guess I’ll have to come back to visit?” I raised my shoulders. “Absolutely, and you both are welcome anytime.” Pat said. “Thank you,” Brian and I said in unison. “What exactly did you mean by 'she's gifted’?”Brian asked. “It’s just as you have said it. She is extremely gifted. Certain werewolves are chosen once in a thousand years to possess the power of the moon, which represents that they would be the most powerful werewolf alive, physically and spiritually. They would possess physical strength, and powers that are not ordinary. This time, Lyric is the chosen
I watched myself in the mirror and my eyes flooded with tears. The white dress was knee-light, body hugging and its hem had a white furry coat around it that gave off a vibe of a wedding dress. Brian definitely had ulterior motives when he had bought this for me. I had tied my hair up to a neat bun and added some accessories I found. I also found makeup items that were my perfect shade, so I caked my face a bit and it turned out looking gorgeous. ‘Remember why we actually came here?’ Maya said and before she could speak further, I cut her off. I didn’t need any other option, not even my wolf’s. I felt her tugging at my mind, forcing me to let her speak, but I didn’t give her the chance to. A knock came on my room door, followed by Brian pushing it open. “Are you ready?” He asked with a grin. I nodded. He stretched out his hand to me and I took it, staring down at his neatly ironed black tuxedo . HIs gorgeous dark brown hair was slightly gelled backwards, and because it was longer,
“Wait. What?” His brows jerked upwards. I nodded, laughing. “Yes. Let’s get married, right now. Jordan can be a witness on the call, whatever location. We can sign our marriage legally, do the blood oath at a temple or a park. I don’t know what it is, but…” I tried to define what felt like explosions in my belly, a feeling that I Could do anything right now. “”Are you certain?”“I’ve never been more certain about anything in my life. Let’s get married. It’s a win win. The pack wins, we win.” I was grinning from ear to ear. “Uh… okay, okay.” He glanced back then back at me then at the phone and he looked back and forth, searching for something. “I swear I don’t know what I’m looking for.” He said and we both laughed. “Get your car keys first.” I instructed. “Okay, gotcha! Wait here, okay? Don’t run away after I leave.” He instructed.I threw my head back to laugh. “Why would I run away?”“That’s right. Why would you?” He clicked his tongue and ran up the stairs. I heard him exclai
“What did you just say?” I asked Brian, a frown on my face. “I– I… I can explain.” He immediately took off his apron from his body, rushing to me. “Lyric is there?” The panic in Jordan’s voice could be heard over the phone. I turned around, storming off, my fists clenched to its side. “Wait! It’s not what you think it is!” He called, his steps thundering behind me. I increased my pace but he caught up with me and grabbed my wrist, forcing me to a halt. “Let me go!” I hollered, yanking my hand from his grip. “Please hear me out. I promise it’s not what you think.” His face was paler than it was, his breath quickening. “What do you mean? Are you crazy? Why would you propose to me but not want to marry me?” I screamed. “That’s not what I meant, I promise. I swear, it’s not. Of course, I’d want to marry you. I won’t propose to you for clout.” “You said otherwise earlier!” I snapped. My entire body was boiling. I could swear smoke was oozing out of my ears. “It’s a misunderstan
I tapped my feet uncontrollably in the cab as I reflected on Roger’s words. ‘Brain would die in a war,” Roger had said. I shook my head, ridding my brain of such horrific thoughts. No way! I shouldn’t believe Roger's words. I don’t know what came over me with Roger tonight, but it shouldn’t make me believe all he had said. He was still the same old liar. I may have forgiven him about our past relationship, but that didn’t mean I had to completely trust him now. As much as I tried to convince myself, my body became more unsteady at the thought of Brian losing his life too soon. “Can you please drive faster?” I said to the cab driver, and he shot me a death glare through the rear-view mirror. “This is the tenth time you’re saying that, ma'am. I want to believe you’re not blind and can see the traffic ahead of us. I can't make my car fly over the other cars.” He snapped. “I–I’m sorry.” I said, immediately drifting my attention back to my phone to avoid catching his glare. I tried c
I stepped out of the building, a frown on my face as I glazed around for the annoying sight of Roger. Something kept poking my mind, telling me I didn’t need to know and I should just ignore his text and go back inside. However, a heavier stubbornness pushed me all the way out of the hall and was waiting to hear what Roger had to spill.MY gaze shifted to the side of the porch and a couple were making out beyond viewer’s appropriation. It made the frown on my face worsen. “Get a room!” I yelled. They shot me a glare and resumed their nonsense. I walked away from them, watching between the jam packed cars to see if I’d see a familiar figure around, but none was found. Rolling my eyes, I began walking back in when my phone chimed again. ‘Calm down, baby. I’m coming. I see you. Just wait.’ Roger’s text popped up.My frown hardened at his text, yet I waited and lifted my head to the side, watching Roger scurry up to me. “Hey, baby.” He grinned.“Call me that again and you won’t live t
My body immediately began trembling and I glanced at Raina who had her brows furrowed in confusion. “What the heck is that supposed to mean?” Raina asked, stepping in front of me. “It means exactly what we said. She had come to confess it by herself.” A lanky girl draped in all-black and black makeup said, walking towards us. “Confess it?” I lifted a brow and finally looked behind me, realizing that Bri had walked in right after us. She had a tight, pursed-lip smile on her face. I raised an eyebrow at her and she just averted her gaze. “Yeah, she confessed it herself and ruined the fun of us trying to discover the truth.” The lanky girl said, picking a glass of drink from the table. “What are you going to do now? You’ll surely be expelled.” someone yelled at Bri. “Yeah! Reveal who the professor is. Why are you still trying to protect his image?” Someone else hollered. They kept yelling, till it became jumbled nonsense. Bri, on the other hand, was trembling as they spoke, her
My forehead furrowed at her like she was one stupid child. "What are you rambling about?" "Cut the crap!""Cut what crap?!" I yelled back, making her flinch. "You just walked up to me, yelled at Ms, and started rambling nonsense, yet you're telling me to drop the act. I honestly don't know what you're talking about." "So you've never noticed anything off about yourself as a werewolf since you were born?" She raises a brow, but her forehead was still furrowed up in a frown. "No. I mean…" was I supposed to tell her? I didn't think twice before blurting out, "I'm cursed, and you should know it, I was bullied for it in middle school and high school." "I joined our high school late. How am I supposed to know?" She hissed. "You idiot. Who made you tag a blessing as a curse?" "Wait. What are you… what do you mean?" I stepped back, trying to gather my thoughts as one piece. "I'm…" "It's not a curse. I've done my research. You've been meddling with my love life so much, I wanted to find