I followed them to the meetings they had with the big bosses. Most of the time, I stayed with the receptionists — the friendly ones — to catch up with the news. It hadn't been up to two months since I left the human world for the pack, but it seemed like ages. Many things had happened, and I almost missed the juiciest part. In corporations with fierce-looking, hideous receptionists, I would follow them up to meet the director or whoever it was they were meeting. As a business graduate, I attended discussions most times and could smoothen my mates' words whenever I deemed it necessary. “So, where do you want us to take you?” Mitch asked after the last meeting they had that day. So far, we've visited ten places. Three design companies, a law corporation, three hospitals, a journalist firm, and two production companies. They lied to me when they said we were only going to a company! Wait until we go home. I will teach them not to lie to me!It was already mid-afternoon, and I was as
Mitch sighed. The expression in their eyes returned to normal as he enveloped me in a bone-crushing hug. “We are sorry, darling. It's just that each time with you brings out our possessive instinct. We want to be the only ones in your world. The only men you look out for. We apologize if you don't like it.” Smiling, he looked down at me as his fingers weaved through my hair. “It's okay.” I returned the smile, knowing there was no reason to think of the past, not when I had them with me. It made little sense to dwell on things that had already happened. After all, they weren't with me back then. They wouldn't have done it if we had been together back then —not like Father would approve. We sat back in our chairs before the server returned to receive our orders. I let my companions order for me.We ate in silence after that, my mates occasionally looking towards me. It was as if they didn't want to take their eyes off me, to make certain I wouldn't turn into smoke and disappear. “Whe
My mates went to work, while I decided to work from home, mostly because I couldn't walk normally. The sex we had last night almost sent me to an early grave. Who would have thought Mitch would finally side with his brothers? I loved it, by the way, but my arse was unable to take it anymore. Bastards! Taking advantage of me every chance they got. Not like I was complaining. But....They left after they made breakfast and promised to return to have lunch with me, something I was looking forward to. I slept until noon before I rolled out of bed and had my bath. With a bathrobe around my body, I dragged my aching arse down the stairs and towards the kitchen. I couldn't even cuss them well because I was to be blamed for some of what happened. After all, I was the one yelling at them, asking them to go harder. Now, I was paying for everything while they weren't even spotting any discomfort!Bastards!I chewed the bread I got from the fridge. The pancakes and waffles Mike made had gotten
Helen continued coming to the house each day. It got to the point that I almost wanted to tell my mates about it, but kept to myself. I needed to be the one to sort things out, to get rid of the pest, so I could have a moment of peace with myself. I had been diligently working on my project, helping my companions with theirs, and also acting as their secretary. It was taking a toll on me, and I intended to take a week's holiday. I craved to give myself the baby treatment, go over to the human world and stay for the week without my mates because they were part of what was stressing me. Yawning, I completed the last email, sending it to the companies they asked me to do so before I rose to have a break. I confided the idea of my fashion line to my mates, and they were supportive of it. They wanted to sponsor everything, but I refused. I still had enough money in my account and one in my trust fund. Even after his death, my father was still looking after me. This time, when the bell
HELENMy mouth curved up in a smirk as I watched her drive off. I could tell I was getting to her already. It wouldn't be long until she gave in to me, and I would use that time to strike, to get back what rightfully was mine. Summer thought she could do whatever she wanted because she was their second-chance mate. What she didn't realize was that I was back for war. I had been recruiting as many men as I could, getting help from not only humans but vampires as well. Shortly, I will be the queen of the pack. I would get rid of my dear old mates and rule this town.They thought they could send me away without expecting retribution. I was back for it all. Chuckling, I strode over to my car, which was parked across from the street. I felt giddy knowing I was almost there. Soon, I would have all that was mine. I would show them the power of a woman. It was a pity Summer tried to stand in my way. The human didn't know what she was up against, thinking she could treat me anyhow she want
SUMMER A week passed after that, and I was occupied with work. I had to visit different fashion companies to learn tricks on how to start mine. I took a class online — not kidding there, baby. I was so busy I hardly had time for my mates, who kept complaining about the amount of time I spent in the human city. They knew I had some work to do, so they never pursued the matter deeper, just scraped around the surface and pouted like kids to show me their dissatisfaction.I have also released job vacancy posts and have so far received more than my fair share of applications. It came as a shock because I wasn't expecting it, not that much. Well, I guess humans could never be the same as werewolves, who always have a position waiting for them after they graduate. There was no one in the pack who didn't have a job. They were either working in production companies, bakeries, the mall, corporate offices, you name it. Funny enough, they have law enforcers, not like they did much. The pack h
MITCHJust like our baby girl, we'd been super busy this week. We had a meeting with the elders of the pack two days ago about the Luna's position in the pack. They were still unwilling to acknowledge Summer, and we couldn't use our position to make them change their minds because she warned us against that. She wanted the pack to recognize her because she was capable. That was why she asked us to let things play out on their own. And we respected her wishes, knowing she was right in that aspect. We had just gone to a business meeting with the CEO of Infantile Wears. Summer would have gone there with us had she not been busy with work. The strain was showing on her face. The task she had been doing these past seven days was more than we had ever subjected her to, but she never complained about it. That is why we decided to reduce the burden. We planned a weekend away with her at her favourite hotel because she always spoke of how good their food was and how much she missed it. “Do
HELENI inhaled, sighing at the sweet smell of summer. Fall was close, I could feel it, and that sent tingles through my body. Things were finally getting into place. A smile crept over my face as I gazed at the sleeping woman. “It's a pity I have to do this.” I sighed, running my fingers over her smooth face. I would have sunk my claws into it and watched with satisfaction as the blood gushed, but I withheld the urge. I needed to make everything look real and perfect. Giving her a mark would cause her mates to suspect she was forced, and that wasn't something I was looking forward to. I picked her up from the couch and carried her to their shared room. I would have taken her to hers, but wanted to rub this in the faces of their mates. Knowing who they were, cheating on them, wouldn't hurt as much as seeing her with another man in their bed. I placed her on the bed, frowning when she tried to push me away. The drug I used on her was a heavy one, so I wasn't scared of waking her up
“But before that, you guys need to wash up,” I said in my way stern voice. “What do you do after a full day of playing out?” “We wash up!” Blue replied while the girls groaned.“Good. It's time to do that, darlings.” The girls sighed at my words. With their shoulders drooped and matching frowns on their faces, they strode towards the stairs, with Blue skipping all the way.“How was work, darling?” Miles asked as he placed a kiss on my left cheek. “Good.” Smiling, I stepped into the kitchen to announce my return to my other mates before I went upstairs to help the kids with their bath. The girls asked to go first, so they could rush downstairs and eat the cookies their dad promised them before Blue could finish. And being the best mummy I could for my son, I bathed him first, while the girls groaned about how unreasonable this was. Really? They thought it was unfair because I didn't honour their wishes. I couldn't be blamed for that, though. Not when Blue was the only one who wo
Four Years Later“Mum!” I turned at the call, smiling as Hazel ran towards me. “See mummy, I drew a cat!” she yelled out. “Oh, darling.” I got down on one knee so I could hug her. “Let's see.” I took the drawing book from her and made a surprised expression at the cat she drew. “It's wonderful!” I leaned down and placed a kiss on her forehead. “Soon, you will be so good at this, you will beat the best artists in the entire world.” “Even the humans?” She looked up, her eyes sparkling.“Yeah, those.” I patted her red hair, which was so much like my father's. Well, our babies all had red hair and blue eyes. I assumed they would have the same hair as their fathers, but they took after their grandfather. “Mum!” Scarlet and Blue ran towards me, yelling as they tried to outrun each other.Seeing how delighted they were at my return, you would think I left them for a trip, not knowing I just returned from work. Ever since the pack opened the veil to welcome the human city, the human
When I assumed things couldn't get any better, my mates proved me wrong. I didn't know they were still thinking of the mating ceremony. I had long given up on that. Despite the change of treatments from the pack; I assumed they wouldn't fully accept me. Who would have thought my mates would get them to accept me?They didn't tell me about that because the elders were still waiting for an auspicious day. As my due date got nearer, they became apprehensive. However, they didn't tell me the reason until the elders provided a date, two days before the date the doctor gave me. They were so thrilled, they almost hugged the living hell out of me. It felt like they were going to press our babies out from how happy they were as they expressed their happiness. I might not be a werewolf, but I understood how important it was for them to bond with me before the babies arrived. Father was, after all, the one who made the rules. Funny enough, I had forgotten about that until Mitch mentioned it.
SUMMERIt appeared Helen was the one who followed me. While the others burned in the house, she escaped so she would get rid of me, as revenge. It turned out her lover died in the fire with the rest.We fought with each other, and she would have hit the stone on my head, but she slipped. When I saw her on the floor, I couldn't tell what got over me as I climbed on her and used the rock she intended to kill me with on her. It wasn't until she was dead that I realized what I had just done. My hands shook as I watched her, tears streaming down my eyes at the sight of the lifeless woman I had just killed. I didn't know what to do, and could only sit there bawling out my eyes as I tried to tell the world I didn't harm her intentionally. Had she not sought to kill me, I doubt I would have harmed her. It took a lot from my mates to console me until I stopped shivering. Though I kept on muttering that I didn't mean to murder her, I wasn't as scared as I was when I hit her head with the sto
“I support that,” I added when I noticed my brothers were looking at me, waiting for my confirmation. “It's settled then. No matter how many fake tracks we will get, we have all decided to scale through them, right?” John lifted an eyebrow, waiting for our reply. “That's right.” We nodded. If he was pissed we spoke at the same time, he didn't let it show. Instead, he grinned as he turned, and soon took off. We followed him, my brothers having changed into their human form after our first fight. They realized it was easier to fight the bloodsuckers in our human forms since our wolves were vulnerable to their claws.And like that, we ended up going to ten bases. It wasn't until the last one that we got on the right track. We learned it from a vampire who recognized John. It turned out John was with the vampire prince, who ran away from home when he was eighteen and refused to return.The night we beat him up was his first day away from home. Hearing about that made us guilty. Though
MITCHIt turned out we were right by enlisting John's help. I doubt we would have discovered a trail had he not been with us. Though it was painful to say these words, I would do that. His nose was more sensitive and sharp than ours was. While we couldn't pick up a scent from the different ones in the air, he could do that. He didn't even have to continue sniffing as he went like we would have done.Not only did he discover Summer's scent among the millions in the air, but he also found out that whoever took her was working with vampires. I would have teased him about not knowing the things his pack members were involved with but thought better about it. We had far more pressing matters to do, and teasing wasn't part of it. John didn't immediately set out when he got the scent he was looking for. He kept on sniffing to make sure his nose wasn't picking up the wrong ones before he took off. My brothers changed into their wolf forms and ran after him, while I called Jeremy for reinfor
I watched him without saying a word because I didn't know what the fuck I should say. This wasn't what I was expecting. When I called the murderer a psycho, I believed he did it because of the gratification he got from shedding blood. Who would have thought they forced him to do it? I didn't blame him at all. Even though his way of taking care of things wasn't right. He shouldn't have taken matters into his hands like he did. But I still didn't fault him.Had I been in his shoes, I would have done worse than that. I was aware of how soft-hearted I was, but not in such a situation. I wouldn't have let those men stay a minute more on earth, not after all the things they did to my best friend.“I wouldn't say I understand your pain, and I won't also claim to know how you feel because I haven't experienced something like this. However, I'm not faulting the actions you took. Had I been in the same situation, I would have done the same, even worse.” He looked surprised by my words. “Reall
SUMMERI watched Helen with a bored look on my face. “Why did you tell me that? I believe in actions and not words, Helen. I hope you realize that.” “Oh?” She grinned, not looking fazed by my remarks. “I do too. I love action more than words, Summer. Soon, you will feel a taste of it, but not now. I just want you to enjoy the peace of this place while you can.” I didn't reply to that. All I did was roll my eyes and hope she could tell her words did not bother me. The door opened and closed before I heard footsteps. Like I did when Helen stepped in, I didn't look back. I just kept my attention on the woman sitting on the bed, while waiting for the person who entered to show themselves. And when they did, I could only gape, watching Fred with shocked eyes and my mouth opened wide in surprise. “Are you two working together?” I demanded, looking from one to the other while trying to tell myself I was imagining things. I knew I wasn't when Helen smirked. “Stunned?” Fred didn't say a
He arrived a few minutes later. It was faster than we expected. And to further stun us, he ran all the way. If that wasn't freaking crazy, you got to tell me what else might be. It wasn't until he stood in front of us that we realized why we thought the scent on Summer's body was familiar. On the night Summer ran away from home after we found our mate, we went to a human bar to get drunk and ran into him. He had the most awful smell in the entire world, and that pissed us off more than anything else. To cut a long story short, we ended up hitting him to ease our pain. We might have wounded him, but we didn't care. He was an outlet for us. Though we regretted it the next morning when we sobered up, we couldn't find him. He seemed to have disappeared after the fight. That's if you would call it that. It was more like a beating than a fight since we ganged up on him. “Fancy meeting you again.” He folded his arms, staring at us with his mouth pursed. “Didn't count on meeting the bulli