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
They all looked at me like I had grown mold on my head. "Sexy?" Raina repeated. I nodded. "Yeah." "Come in," Tone said to him. "That's an awkward adjective to describe your uncle, isn't it?" Anna aske, eyes squinted at me.“What do you mean?” Bri chuckled. “I call my uncle sexy all the time to tease him. It’s obvious her uncle is sexy.” She said and from the slight redness of her face, I could tell she was embarrassed after saying that. “Yeah, Lyric goofs around a lot.” Brian said, walking in. He took off his suit coat, exposing his skin-tight shirt clung to his body, his chest build almost ripping out of his shirt and his abs not failing to form an outline under the fabric. Was it because I was drunk or did he look extra sexy today?“Happy birthday, Lyric.” He said, handing a bag to me. He had been holding it but I only noticed it now. “Thanks.” I grinned, taking the bag from him. I peeked into it, and the moment I saw a lace fabric at the top, I immediately covered it, makin
Everyone in the room, once again, fell silent. “What do you mean by “uncle”? Are you… are you related to him as well?” Tone said, his face twisted up in confusion. “What do you mean ‘as well’?” He frowned. “He’s my mom’s brother.” “He’s also our dad’s step brother.” Tone responded defensively. “I’m sorry for chirping in, but who is he?” Anna asked, jerking her head at Blade, her face turning pale. “He’s Lyric’s boyfriend… and Mr. Brian is Lyric’s uncle.” Raina gasped, her hands to her mouth. “Does that mean you’re related?” she glanced between Blade and me and gasped again. “What the hell is going on? How are you her dad’s stepbrother?” Blade glared at him. “What’s with the li---” “This has to be a misunderstanding.” I cut him off, my breath trembling. “I think we’ll be heading out now.” Bri said, pulling Anna up. “Bye, Lyric. Happy birthday once again.” My birthday was anything but happy. How on earth were Blade and Brian related? However, I forced a smiled at them. “Yes, th
76Blade’s face turned a hot shade of red as he glared into Brian’s eyes. “I hate you.” he said through gritted teeth, shot a glance at me, then stormed out of the room. “What the hell just happened?” Tone said, standing in front of me. “It’s… I don’t even know… I didn’t know he was Brian’s cousin.” I sighed, running my hands through my hair. “I hate this.”I hissed. “Why are you acting all nervous now? You created this mess. First, by dating your professor, how foolish of you.” Tone glared at brian. “Then you led the poor dude on to make him fall for you.”“I never led him on!” I cried. “You did.” He grabbed his bag. “You wanted to do everything you could to hide the truth from me, and I must say you went too far with Blade. You didn’t need to use him as a shield.” “You were finding out, and I didn’t want you to!”I watched a strange, unfamiliar emotion flash in his eyes. “Why? Did you think I'd Intentionally put you in trouble?”“Yes!” Then, he frowned. “Are you crazy? I may h
"What does he have to say to me?" I muttered to myself, watching Brian spill out words. However, instead of listening to what he was teaching, I could only focus on how sexy his lips looked. He had gotten a new haircut, and gosh, it made him look a hundred times more gorgeous. My boredom worsened and made my eyes trail down to his chest. He was in a button-down shirt, but with every gesture he made, it hugged against his 8-pack abs. His gaze locked with mine and he mind-linked me. 'You look like you're undressing me with your eyes. How about you do that in person when you come over?' I flinched and caught the slight smirk on his face. Anna and Bri, sitting beside me, cast a raised-eyebrow glance at me. "Are you okay?" Bri asked in a whisper. I nodded. "I'm good.""You sure? Your face is all red. Are you sick?" I shook my head and immediately averted my gaze to the board, pretending to pay attention. Their gaze still burned on me a bit till it finally left me, giving me the cha