"Are you done Alpha? The car is ready" Micheal told Hunter "Yes, can we go now?" Before Micheal could respond, the door burst open and Noah was standing there breathing fast "Alpha, we are under attack" The three of them ran down the stairs of the house which was built for the pack sentries. It was close to that pack border where they could get some sleep anytime they were off duty or needed rest. "How many are they?" Hunter growled as he pulled off his t-shirt " Over fifty of them" Noah answered taking off his top too "Fuck" Hunter let his wolf take over as he ran out of the house, his paws hitting the ground with heavy thudding sounds as he burst into the woods in the direction of the border. Noah and Michea's wolf flanking his sides as they ran together. Hunter's wolf growled angrily when he got to the border and saw the intense battle that was already going on. They were outnumbered and his sentries were already weak but at the sight of him they stood up
The doctor was not done with cleaning his wound when his father and mother arrived at the scene. "What happened Hunter? Are you okay?". His mother was already reaching out to check his body for other wounds apart from the one she could see the pack doctor cleaning. "I'm fine mom" he held her hand in his and squeezed it softly. His worrywart mother did not in the least believe him. "Are you sure?". Derek threw one arm around his wife's shoulder and drew her to his side "Nomi, he is fine. Our son is strong" he told her. She shuddered off his arm before glaring at him " I told you we should stay back but you just had to insist on going to lanslobe today". Hunter stood up when the doctor was done plastering his wound which was already healing up "mom, I'm fine aren't I? I'm still in one piece and most people here sustained more injury them I did, you should be checking up on them and not me" His word worked like magic " that's true I need to check up on the others. At l
Hunter bounded up the stairs to his room. He stopped just outside his door and sniffed the air trying to catch a whiff of Melody's scent but the only scent in the air was that of strong and expensive perfume making his nose itch. That perfume could only belong to one person and it was Eleanor. Why was the scent in front of his room anyway? Surely she was not inside his room waiting for him right?. Rebecca would not allow that, he knew for sure. In the past, he loved his privacy but he gave her the freedom to enter his room as she likes. Now, the image of her being inside his room made him cringe. He already smelled her and heard the soft taps of her footsteps against the tiled floor of his mansion before she called out his name. "Hunter?" Eleanor bent her head to the side as she walked closer to Hunter. She was surprised to see him but she heard him when he drove in and smelled him when he entered. She could not believe that he drove throughout the night to return home just b
The house was filled with lively laughter and discussions when Melody descended the stairs the next morning. She could easily pick out Rebecca and Arianna's voices. She knew that they were not the only ones there because she could hear other feminine laughter. When they came into view, she saw that it was Rebecca, Arianna, Samantha and Zain that were there. Morgan was absent. "Hey good morning, beautiful" Arianna was the first to notice Melody. She stood up and hurried over to her. "Morning". Melody could not keep the smile off her face as Arianna embraced her. She returned Arianna's hug wholeheartedly. She did not stiffen nor did she feel like moving away. "Eh? Where are you off to this morning?" Arianna asked as she eyed Melody's choice of outfit. "I'm going to work '' Melody replied as her eyes went in the direction of the dinning room in search of Hunter. She did not see him there and her questioning eyes went to Rebecca. "He has gone to work, '' Rebecca t
"I'm taking it" the both of the chorused as they each let go of the blue gown causing it to drop on the floor. The both of them lunged themselves at the red gown. The salesperson was wise enough to let go of the gown and step to the side. She thought she would be able to get them to stop fighting for the blue gown but apparently she was wrong. She created an even bigger problem. "Zain what the hell, you said you were the first person that saw the blue gown but now you also want this one?" Samantha asked Zain. " You fought with me for the blue one so why can't I fight with you for this one?" Zain asked, her expression gloating. Rebecca stood arms akimbo as she eyes both girls, "well, since you both can't decide on who is taking the blue or red gown why don't you hand it over to me then? " Samantha and Zain turn on Rebecca " shut it". They faced each other and were about to continue quarreling when Zain suddenly became stiff and her eyes turned molten red. Zain rais
The girls got into the car and went to the local market to buy foodstuff before going back to Hunter's house. They wanted to cook their lunch by themselves and Melody, who was hungry, couldn't wait. She slapped a sandwich together and ate it before joining them to cook. She picked up the apron they kept for her and wore it before standing beside the four girls to watch them. They worked together quietly but in sync. She watched them as they mixed the ingredients for the chili con carne they were making, expertly measuring everything. She helped them in any way she could as she also tried to learn how to make the food. Hunter's kitchen was equipped with model cooking utensils so everything they needed was there. When the food was finally ready, they marched to the dining room, each of them with a tray containing their portion of the food. Melody nearly bit her finger in a haste while eating because of the delicious taste of the food. The girl watched movies after movie bef
Hunter was around so Melody and Rebecca ate breakfast alone. Before Melody could think of what she would do to kill the boredom she could already see stretching in front of her, Rebecca suggested that they go visit Hunter at his office and Melody immediately jumped at the idea. Hunter was not in his office when they got there and neither was Liliana. "They must have gone out for a meeting". Rebecca told Melody and she sank down on Hunter's chair behind his desk and picked up the document he left lying there. They remained there for a while. "This is jargon". With a huff, Rebecca slammed down the file she had been skimping through. She did not understand anything that was written there and that was why she chose to follow in her grandfather's and her mother's footsteps in becoming a chef. "Is it that hard?". Melody asked and when Rebecca looked at her in confusion she said, " business, I mean. Surely it can't be that hard". Rebecca slouched on Hunter's seat, " it's h
By the time they got to Harrison's house which was in another town two hours later, Melody's ear was already filled with talks from how much Rebecca loves her boyfriend to what he looks like and even the color of his underwear. She hummed softly anytime Rebecca asked her if she was listening. She was going to doze off. As much as she wanted to meet Rebecca's wonderful boyfriend, she felt like her head would fall off with how much information Rebecca was filling it with. "Here we are". Rebecca slapped her hand on the steering wheel, the sound waking Melody who was already closing her eyes to sleep. "We are there already?". Melody looked around groggily to see that they were parked in front of a beautiful house with a nice porch. She thought that she would be dead by the time they got to the said Harrison's house. If she knew that the journey would be so long, she would have stayed back to help Hunter out. Business could not really be that boring right?. "Baby!". With
Rebecca did exactly as Hunter asked; shut her mouth and not mention anything about that night again. Even when the girls asked her if they would still look for the culprit, she just asked them to let go of it. Rebecca told them not to worry about getting punished again by Hunter when she overheard them talking about it. She also told Morgan that since they couldn't find the video from that night on the CCTV, there was no need to look again. She would keep her eyes on Melody and make sure that morning happens to her. And that's exactly what Melody did; she began to monitor Melody's movement. Even if she knew that she would not be with Melody all the time, she was doing her best and that was how she found out about the guard following Melody everywhere. It made her happy that Hunter was keeping his eyes on his mate but it also made her question when this guard started to follow Melody around. It made her wonder if it was truly Doctor Matthew who had snitched on her or if it was th
As the car Rebecca was seated in flew past different houses in the estate and began to move in the direction of Hunter's mansion, Rebecca felt dread curling in the pit of her stomach. After the call she received from her hacker friend about the CCTV being wiped off, she immediately got a call from Hunter asking her to come home.He sent her a car when she tried to give a flimsy excuse about being far from home and without a car or enough money to get a cab down to their estate gate. She couldn't think of any reason why he would want to see her, except that he wanted to punish her because of the stunt she pulled: carrying Melody to the club.She knew she couldn't escape. Her efforts will be futile. Her steps were heavy as she got down from the car and began to walk inside the mansion.“I'm here”“Argh'' Rebecca jumped, a foot in the air as she twirled around and came face-to-face with Hunter who was standing behind her with his hands shoved in his pockets. Her hand went to pat her ches
“What is the relationship between Hunter and Melody?” Rebecca choked on her food and went into a coughing fit, “thanks” she wheezed out when Morgan handed her a glass of cold water. "Shit” Rebecca cursed as she slapped her hand against her chest after taking the water and then proceeded to start eating without replying to his question.“You still haven't answered my question” Rebecca looked up and blinked innocently, “what question?” She asked.Morgan's lips curl up with a tiny smirk, “don't think I haven't noticed it” Rebecca blinked again, “noticed what?”Morgan frowned at her but went on to explain," I have seen the way Hunter looks at Melody. I didn't notice at first because I thought she was maybe a family friend or something. I first began to notice that Hunter might like her way more than just a family friend when I saw the both of them in the kitchen. The way he looks at her, the way he tries to get into her space while also trying hard not to, the way he wants to touch her
“You can stay if you like. I don't really have anything I want you to do for me”. Melody told him that she wanted to stay with the girls as he had nothing he wanted her to do for him, and that was exactly what she did. Throughout the day, she kept on thinking about why Hunter suddenly came to see her in the morning and what really went down at her club. The girls refused to tell her, and she couldn't understand why they were quiet for most part of the day. It was almost like they had done something wrong and were feeling guilty about it. In the afternoon, Melody left, saying that she had important things to do, and she also wanted to meet up with Morgan for something. “You are late” that was the first thing Morgan told Rebecca as she stepped into the restaurant she wanted to meet with him and walked down to his table “I'm not,” with an eye roll, Rebecca drew out a chair and slid into it. Her stomach growled with hunger as her eyes fell on the table that was filled with her favorite
“Eh? What happened last night?” Melody asked Hunter instead of replying to his question.Hunter's dark eyes locked on to her green one's and his eyes searched hers to see if she was just pretending. She wasn't. She genuinely looked confused.Hunter's heart that has been beating all the way down to this place immediately slowed down. His mate was fine, and she couldn't remember anything, and he hoped that she wouldn't because it would become bad. She was already traumatized enough, no need to add another, but Rebecca has without wanting to, added another.“Come on, take your bath we are going home” Hunter saw her look him up and down before getting up and walking inside the bathroom.Hunter sighed and his shoulder and tensed up muscles relaxed as the door of the bathroom closed behind her.He had not wanted her to go with Rebecca for the girl's night when Rebecca asked for permission, but he saw the glow in Melody's eyes, he knew that she wanted to go with them. He had agreed, thinking
“Why does my head hurt?” Melody groaned as she sat up on Rebecca's bed, holding her head with her hands.“You had too much to drink last night. You are having a hangover. Here” Rebecca stretched out a glass of water and pills to Melody.“Thanks” with a sigh, Melody drank the pill. She squeezed her face in disgust at the taste of the medicine before quickly washing it down with water.Rebecca received the glass of water and kept it on the bedside table. She turned to peer at Melody's face with furrowed brows, checking to see if Melody would ask why she felt hot yesterday.“What happened last night?” Melody asked.Rebecca felt her shoulders slumped in relief. She was scared that Melody would remember and things would go bad.“We went to the club, and you drank too much” Rebecca gave her a short explanationMelody tried to nod but realized that it was a wrong decision when she felt like someone was banging on her head when she moved it, “I have never drank alcohol before. I wonder what I
“ Shit, we are done for,” Arianna muttered as her eyes fell on Melody who was rushing to stand up. She reached over to grab Melody but shrieked the next minute. Melody retched all over her. “The heck!!”“Oh my God” Samantha groaned as she slapped her hand on her forehead and turned away so that she didn't have to see Melody's vomit“I told you all that it was a bad idea to take her along for the party, but of course, no one listened” Zain said as she folded her hands over her chest and leaned against the wall.Arianna grabbed Melody, who was about to collapse back on the bed and carried her into the bathroom. She dumped her into the bathtub and turned it on.Melody sighed as cold water filled the tub to caress her hot skin, which felt like it had been set ablaze. Though she was still biting up inside, it was a little better than before. “It's still so hot inside” she moaned as she slid down in the bathtub, intent on making sure the water covered her head. Rebecca grabbed Melody befor
Melody did not like Paul at all. Not only because of how their first meeting went, but because he rubbed her off the wrong way. Her spirit did not accept him.She tore her eyes from his, cleared her throat, gathered herself together and went over with Rebecca. She planned on pretending like she was unaware of his presence, and that was precisely what she did.After the first initial introduction and greetings, Melody did not interact much with the others at the table because she did not know them. With time, Melody relaxed enough to not have another panic attack. At first, she refused to touch alcohol, but Rebecca told her that it wasn't so bad. She should loosen up and enjoy her time out, so that was undoubtedly what Melody did. She dropped the juice that Morgan got for her and decided to start with beer.Of course, the first taste was bad and very bitter, she instantly hated it. But, when she looked around and saw that everyone was having fun except for her, and they were drinking
Arianna was the first one to recover, “oh fuck, can someone please tell me what the hell just happened?” “ I think she got a panic attack” Zain said as she pushed her brown hair behind her ears and continued to stare at Melody with furrowed brows. “What happened?” Rebecca also asked. She had seen a friend of hers and went over to say hi. She was having a discussion when Samantha came to call her. Her heart nearly left her chest at the condition she met Melody, and the first thought that rang in her mind was how she would explain to Hunter should anything happen to Melody. He would have her head.“I don't know what happened. I just gave her the ID that she would be using to get in, and she panicked. I think she got scared of being caught” Arianna explained.Rebecca nodded before grabbing Melody's hand and taking her to one side, away from the other girls. “What happened?” Rebecca asked Melody in concern. She knew that Melody was a good kid and must not have done all this before. Be