Ivy“Ahh yes Clifford right there!”My eyes open wide at the shrill scream.What?I try to keep my eyes open as I look up at the ceiling from where the noise is coming from.I hear grunts and I think the ceiling is shaking a bit.“Do you like that?” I hear Clifford's hoarse voice.“Ahh yes ahh”My eyes widen at the realization of what is happening.Are they having sex?My cheeks heat up at the thought of two of them having sex right above me.The sounds of skin slamming against each other intensifies ripping out every ounce of sleepiness I had left in me.I toss to the other side of my bed and reached for the little digital alarm clock to know what time it is.It's 1 AM.I groan irritated.I need to go back to sleep.I take my pillow and press it against my ears forcing myself to go back to sleep. I have a feeling that I'm going to have a long day. The best thing I can do for myself is get some sleep.“Fuck yes!” Mom screams “I'm going to explode!”I shudder with embarrassment. I'm pr
IvyI wake up to the sound of lightning thrashing through the air. I roll over snuggling my pillow further smiling to myself knowing the rain coming will hinder all school activities today.And just like that it starts pouring from the heavens. Each drop pattering on my window is like music to my ears.Lately I've been wanting to avoid school more than usual. I'd give anything to just disappear from the face of the earth than spend another day there.My phone buzzes from under my pillow and I groan looking for my rectangular device.I squint my eyes checking to see who is calling and a small smile spreads across my face once I see Elias's name pop up.His voice comes through from the other end as press the phone to my ear.“Well hello sleepy head”“Good morning to you too”“Good morning” he roars and I smile “so when will her majesty be at school?”I groan.“I don't want to go that cursed place”“Oh come on snow”I roll my eyes and I'm sure he can hear it from the phone.Snow is the n
Ivy“Here's your order” comes the waitress setting down our plate.Elias grins as he takes down his plate of meatloaf.The restaurant he took me to is divine, everything about it screams fancy and exquisite. It kind of makes me wish I dressed a little fancier. The rain has long stopped.We eat and he cracks me up with jokes and before I know it it's past two in the afternoon.My eyes widen at the clock that's right above his head. I had no idea that we had spent that much time here.“We should probably get going,” I tell him, still looking at the time.“We should but… I still have one more place I want to show you” he says wiggling his brows.What is this man up to now?I raise a brow at him waiting for him to give me more details but he only smiles in return before hailing the waitress to come over.She comes over and he asks for the bill.I find myself in the passenger seat of his car eagerly waiting to arrive at this special location.He's been ignoring my enquiry for the last twen
CadenI watch Ivy leave in Elias's car like she always does for the past three weeks from my window.She giggles at something that he says that I don't seem to catch.A hint of irritation stirs within me. His presence around her has begun to irritate me.Why is he always here anyway?“Looks like someone's jealous,” Von teases.“I am not jealous of a child,” I retort.“Oh really, then why are your fists clenched?”I look down at my hands that are balled in tight fists and I snort.“It's just reflexes”“Sure”I roll my eyes and go to my mirror, running my hands through my hair.I look at my frame and features impressed with what I see.“Why would I be jealous of him?”“Because he has all of her attention and you don't”“Shut up”“You can deny it all you want but you know it's still the truth. You're beginning to fancy her”Something about his words irritates me even more but I push it to the back of my head not wanting to think about it.I can't think about it. I have a date today.The
CadenFlora links her arm with mine as soon as she enters the living room. He smiles and kisses my cheek.I bob my head from side to side at the music taking a sip of my whiskey from time to time.Here we are in her backyard with our family and a bunch of her friends I don't exactly know or like.She really outdid herself on this one. The decor, food and music is spot on. She made sure our engagement is nothing less than perfect.I find Ivy in the corner looking a bit lost. Something about her sheepish demeanor in her brown maxi dress makes me want to be where she is until Elias appears from behind her.I remove my gaze from her and back into the crowd becoming bored.Flora is still smiling from ear to ear. I look down at her using her beauty as a form of distraction.Her hair is packed in a low bun adorned with a red hair comb with roses on them. Her backless dress is black and reaches her ankle.She leads me over to her other family and her hips sways from side to side under her tig
IvyI watch Caden kiss his fiance for the second time today, he seems so happy without me and it hurts.It hurts more everyday knowing he's getting married soon. I shouldn't be feeling this way about my own step brother but the thought of what could have been still lingers in my mind each day.I should have known the game was rigged from the start, the universe obviously doesn't want us to ever be together. First he became my professor then he became my step brother and now he's getting married and worst of all is he never wanted me.Ever since our last proper conversation about the allegations of Elias and I dating I haven't been able to get him out of my head. It's almost like he gave me a warning sign before breaking my heart. But that only made my longing for Caden intensify.He looks down at her with so much pride and want in his eyes and I realize I'm no match against her.I mean look at her, an amazing body, great smile and she's sophisticated. I'm just me.I wish we could trad
CadenFlora decided to come over for dinner and Father and Elowyn managed to turn dinner into party.Dad called all his friends, Elowyn called hers and so did Flora right after.Ivy also invited Elias after much chiding from her mother much to my dismay and within minutes he was driving through our gates.I catch Ivy and that boy slips away from the crowd. Annoyance pops a vein on my forehead and I struggle to control my breathing.I would have easily located her if not for the fact that Von and I aren't on talking terms.I trace her scent and use my wolf eye to see her scent trail leading to the front door.Flora interlocks arms with mine and rests her small head on my shoulder but suddenly something about her touch is beginning to irk me.“Babe, what's wrong?”“Nothing”“Son, what's the matter?” Father asks me from his mind.I avert my gaze, not interested in the conversation.“Nothing”I pour myself a glass of wine and gulp it down.Suddenly a flash of an image of Elias so close to
IvyLast night I cried myself to sleep, I've never been this heart broken since dad left.I still can't believe what he said to me. The degrading words, I never felt so cheap in my life. Is that really what he thought of me?Tears leave my eye and I wipe it off as quickly as it falls.I hate feeling like this. I feel so stupid for still having feelings for him. I hate him for making me feel this way.I make an attempt to blink back the tears threatening to slip out of my eyes but that only proves to be futile as the water works comes pouring down.“How could I have been this stupid?”I pull the covers on my bed up to my chest and hug my knees tightly as I continue to cry with the faintest silence.I bite my tongue when I feel I've cried enough but my heart thinks otherwise.The hiccup in my throat shoots my head up and I catch my reflection from my vanity. My messy hair and snot and tear stained face stares right at me.My phone rings, blaring my ringtone across the room but I don't b
CadenThe night was thick with tension, the kind that crackled in the air like the calm before a storm. I stood in the dimly lit park, my heart pounding as I watched Ivy's face twist between anger and despair. It was then that I saw him. Elias. He emerged from the shadows, his presence heavy with an aura of menace that sent a shiver down my spine. I instinctively stepped in front of Ivy, a primal instinct taking over as I prepared to protect her from whatever twisted plans he had.“What do you want, Elias?” I called out, my voice steady despite the turmoil churning inside me. “This isn’t your fight.”“Oh, but it is,” Elias sneered, his lips curling into a malicious grin. “You see, Ivy is meant for me. You’ve had your chance, Caden, but you’ve blown it.” His eyes flicked to Ivy, searching for a glimmer of sympathy, but all he found was defiance.“Don’t you dare try to take me away from him!” Ivy shouted, her voice fierce and unwavering. It was the fire I loved, the spark that drew me t
CadenAs I sit on the edge of my bed, the silence of my room presses down on me like a weight I can’t shake off. The taste of Ivy’s lips still lingers on mine, but it’s a bitter reminder of everything I’ve messed up. I can almost hear her voice echoing in my head, the hurt and rage woven into every word she screamed at me. “You’re pathetic,” she said, and I can’t help but feel that’s exactly what I am. I take a deep breath, letting it out slowly as I run my hands through my hair, trying to collect my thoughts. How did I let things spiral so far out of control?The door swings open, and Dad steps in, his expression stern. “Caden, we need to talk,” he says, crossing his arms over his chest. The disappointment in his eyes feels like a punch to the gut. I know he’s heard the commotion, the arguments that turned into chaos. “You need to own up to what you’ve done. You can’t just go around kissing girls and expecting everything to be fine afterward.” His words hit hard, each syllable a remi
IvyI'm so engrossed in my conversation with Elias that I don't even realize when someone slips into my room. Not until they turn on the lights and I practically drop my phone on my face from shock.Ouch!“Well hello Ivy” Julissa says from the door.“Julissa…what are you doing here?” I groan, shielding my eyes.“Oh nothing really, just wanted to tell you to get your hands off my man” she smiles, cocking her head.“Your…what?”“You heard me,” she says, coming close, her feet not leaving any sound. “He belongs with each other” she says before squatting next to me. “And you my dear are ruining things for us”“How can I ruin something that's not even in existence-”“Oh please, don't be so foolish as to be in denial. Caden and I were handpicked by the moon goddess herself”“The moon goddess?....”What the hell is she talking about?Julissa doesn't seem to sense that bewilderment in my voice as she flips her hair with pride and twirls happily much to my amusement.“Yes you heard that right
IvyI don't know how long it's been since Caden and I last saw eye to eye. I don't think I care even to count.It's been so exhausting thinking about him. I hate how I almost slipped out of my senses just by his touch.Elias has been M.I.A too. I can't even reach him. My worry grows more and more each day.I wake up to pitch blackness with a dry throat. I can barely tell what time it is because it's still so dark out.I find my way to the hallway and make my way down stairs. Suddenly someone grabs my arm and yanks me towards them.Just before I can even scream their arm is pressed against my lips and my back is pressed against the wall sending an ache throughout my body.Just as I'm about to scream a pair of lips press themselves on mine and my eyes flutter open.The light dull light from the kitchen slips through the corridor and its leaking light casts the darkness away revealing Caden's eyes locked in mine.His tongue and lips take me hungrily not stopping for a sec as I drown and
Caden My arms ache from today's whole activity, who knew this tiny girl would cause me so much headaches.I watch her run into the house even with me calling after her and I sigh knowing I'd never hear the end of this.“Way to go buddy, you completely ruined the day for everybody including yourself”“Can you not be so unhelpful for just five seconds?”I park the car and step into the house not knowing exactly what to say. The look on father's face is enough to send me to hell but that's not what I'm thinking about at the moment.Dad goes on to yell for a few minutes but I can't pay attention because my mind is so fixated on Ivy. I need to make things right but I just don't know how to.“I'm sorry father” Is the best thing that I can say right before I start to climb up the stairs.He stops talking abruptly like the words get taken from his tongue “well you should be”Reaching my room I can't resist the urge to talk to Ivy, to reach out one last time.Even if I know I might not end we
IvyIt's only after I can feel his lips detaching from mine that I realize that he crossed my boundaries.How dare he?!I push him away from me with everything I have and when he's far apart from me I slap my hand against his face which sends his face turning the other way.“How dare you touch me?!!”His eyes widen clearly taken aback by my outburst but I don't care. I feel used.“Ivy I-”I don't wait for him to finish his sentence and I slap him across the face.The nerve he has to treat me like shit for so long and then kiss me like non of that ever happened is wild.The more I think about it the angrier I get. The thought of Elias's injured face comes to mind and I feel a pang of guilt for not being able to do anything about it.“Who the fuck do you think you are?” I scream at the top of my lungsHe looks at me with hollow eyes with his lips glitching from a thin line to a downward turn.“I'm sorry, I…” pauses “I just couldn't help myself-”“You couldn't help yourself?!”“I know yo
IvyI scream and yell at Caden to let me go but everything seems to fall on deaf ears. I hear the shopping bags hot the back seat with rippling sounds as I try to adjust myself to make a run for it.But as soon as I get a hold of the door I'm immediately met with utter disappointment as they're sealed shut.“Ivy!” I hear Elias call after me and my head shoots up to find him limping through the mall entrance with a small patch of blood running down his head.“Elias” I called out in panic.But that's when the car starts and immediately swerves away.“No!!” I scream hitting the glass “Turn back, he's hurt”I turn over to Caden who's driving nonchalantly and I try to take the wheel from him.“I said…turn…around” I struggle in between grunts. But his grip is too strong and he easily subdues my hands with one of his.That's when I resort to kicking and then and only then does he pull over but now the only problem is that I can't run.I struggle and yank away but nothing works and my anger b
Caden “What's getting you all worked up?” Von asks as soon as I walk into my bedroom.“I'm not worked up”“Then what was all that show you put back there?”I click my tongue without having an answer for that. The truth is I don't know either. I can't stand the sight of her happy with him. Even if what I feel for her is purely from the spell she casted on me.“That's right, ignore me like you usually would”I'm just about to respond when my phone vibrates and lights up. My brows knit together as I wasn't expecting any calls today especially at this hour.My suspicions rise higher as the caller ID isn't saved.Who could this be?I answer the call nonetheless and a familiar voice from the other end springs to life.“Alpha Caden, we found some information on the bracelet”My eyes widen as the gravity of this sentence begins to dangle over my head.I had sent out a private investigator from the pack to dig up some information on this bracelet since my own suspicions were getting me nowhe
IvyIt starts to rain the minute we get out of the car and so we run to the mall quickly so as to not get wet.Elias opens the door for me, removing an imaginary hat like the men from the 70’s.I giggle and walk in pretending to be in a musical. He holds my hand and smiles like he used to when we were dating.“You know you look really beautiful when you laugh” he says looking down from his towering height.I smile back “thank you”.“Hello beautiful couple, would you like to buy some beautiful dresses?” A lady appears before us with a wide commercial smile on her face.“Uh we're not-”“Yes we would, let's get your best dresses” Elias interjects and I glare at him.“Right this way sir” she leads us to a store right at the corner.I'm instantly breath taken at the sight of the beautiful range of dresses. Dresses of all shapes, colors and sizes hang on each side of the store.“Right this way miss” she reappears taking my hand to a room inside that has even more clothes.She hands me a loa