The house was huge, it looked more of a castle than a house, I was still amazed by how beautiful it was.
“Come on in,” he said, walking towards the entrance of the house.I stopped admiring the house as I followed him.He stopped at the door, as it opened and we were greeted by a girl, wearing a maid uniform.She bowed to him “welcome Al….”“Where is Preston?” Kayden asked, cutting her short.“He is yet to return” she replied“This is Amber, Caren’s daughter, please show her to her room”She bowed at him in responseKayden turned to me “freshen up and come down, I will introduce you to the boys”“Boys? Do you mean your brothers”He nodded “I am sure you will get along with them”“If they are like you then it’s impossible”“Just admit it, you like me”“In your dreams” I replied as I walked away, with the maid leading me.“See you soon wildcat” I heard him say after me.I was led through the stairs, the interior of the house was so huge that it could be mistaken for a castle.We got to the second floor and she led me further down the hallways, stopping at a brown door.“If you need help with anything, I will be happy to help”“Thank you” I replied and she bowed before leaving.I opened the room and I was met with an amazing view.Just a few minutes ago I was in a cell that reeked of blood, now I was standing in a room that was fit for royalties.I immediately ran to the bed and jumped on it, loving how comfy and bouncy it felt.Realizing that I stink and I was going to stain the white coloured sheets, I immediately left the bed.Looking around the room, I noticed it had a kind of manly vibe, and weirdly enough I love it.The bed was at the side of the room, with the walnut wood bedside table and the warm glowing lamp which was on it, there was a couch at the far end of the room.The beige and white coloured room gave me a warm feeling.Seeing the door at the other end of the room, I walked towards it.I opened the door slowly as I peeped into it, it was a large bathroom.Living in the woods, I could only bath at the river and when wolves shift back to their human form, they end up completely naked, so it was not unusual to find clothes on trees in the woods.That was how I lived without the luxury of what I was seeing right now.I was itching to take a bath, stripping off my clothes, I entered the bathtub which I had filled with water.I scrubbed off the dirt from my skin, loving the feel of the water.Few minutes after bathing, I saw a white towel, taking it from the counter and I wrapped it on my body.Just as I stepped into the room, I realized that I did not have any clothes with me.I ran my hands through my wet hair, deciding to look for the girl Kayden had introduced me to earlier.I walked out of the room, looking down the hallways, I wondered how I was going to find her, the house was huge and I was only in my towel.I hope no one sees me like this, it would be really awkward.I walked silently down the hallways. I was regretting coming out of my room with each step I took.I stopped in my tracks realizing that this was a stupid idea, Kayden said he had brothers, and I don’t want to bump into any of them when I have nothing on.I was about to go back, when someone grabbed my wrist making me turn to face the person.I was startled to see a very pissed guy, glaring at me in disgust.“What are you doing here” he growledI stepped back surprised at his tone, but his hands were still on my wrist.He had an intimidating aura that made me shiver.We both heard the sound of a door being opened and he immediately dragged me away leading me into a room.I tried to struggle out of his iron clad grip, but it was impossible and I was sure it was going to leave a bruise.He closed the door behind him and turned to me.“You are hurting me” I told him as I still struggled to break from his grip.“Did Kayden bring you here?” he asked, ignoring what I had just said.I nodded in response and it only seemed to piss him more.“I know you have an ulterior motive, just because Kayden sleeps with you doesn’t mean you have the right to walk around the house, you are his whore and you should know your place”Whore….Feeling really annoyed I wanted to kick him in between his legs, but my towel restricted my movement, so instead, I bit hard on his hand making him hiss as he let go of my wrist.I glared at him, ignoring my throbbing wrist.“I am not a whore, and I don’t know who the hell you are, but you should know your place” I growled back at him.He did not seem to like my tone and was about to say something but I interrupted him.“My name is Amber and Kayden is my brother, so I hope you don’t confuse me for someone else in the future”He looked taken aback at what I said “you are Caren’s daughter?” He asked, it was clear that he had his doubt.“Yes,”He scanned what I was wearing and it was clear that my towel had given him a wrong impression of me.“I don’t have any clothes, so I came out to find the girl I had seen earlier” I immediately tried to clear the air.He grunted and walked towards his closet.He opened the closet and after some minutes of looking through his clothes he finally took out a white collar shirt and a pair of blue shorts.“These are the smallest clothes I own, you can put them on”“Thank you” I told him sincerely.“It would be trouble to go out in your towel, so you can change here”I nodded and waited for him to turn while I changed.He stood there, then suddenly realized what he was meant to do.“Oh… yeah … I will turn now” he said awkwardly as he turned around facing the wall.I quickly pulled the towel as I wore the shirt which according to him was his ‘smallest clothes’They were actually really big on me, the shirt stopped at my mid thigh while the shorts could be mistaken for a half cut trouser.I coughed, trying to indicate that I was done.“Are you Kayden’s brother?” I asked as he turned to face me.“Yes, my name is Shawn” he replied and noticed the way I kept trying to adjust the shirt.“If you don’t like it I can change it”“Oh, no it’s fine …” my stomach suddenly made a loud rumbling sound.I chuckled awkwardly as I held my stomach.“It’s time for dinner, you must be hungry”Remembering how I was caught because I wanted to eat rabbit stew made me curse at myself.Shawn left the room and I followed him.“Caren said you were only ten when your pack was attacked”I nodded and realized how stupid I was, he did not have any eyes at his back to see that I had nodded.“Yes,” I replied.“So where have you been staying”“I lived as a rogue with my aunt”“Ahhh, “ he stopped as if he remembered something, making me almost bump into him.There was spark in his eyes “you are the infamous rogue that almost killed three of our pack warriors”“Infamous” I asked with a questioning look.“Word around the pack is that, there is a rogue that got captured who almost killed three of the pack warriors”“I guess I am quite popular around here”He stared at me “you don’t look like you could fight”I was thin, well mainly because I didn’t really eat well“You look like a fragile glass”“Don’t underestimate me, I can whoop your ass”He laughed “I will like to take you up on your offer” he turned and continued walking.Rolling my eyes, I followed him.We alighted the stairs as he led me through other hallways, then we got to the front of a door.He opened the door, and stepped in and I did the same.I was taken aback as to how astonishing the dining room was that I did not notice we were not the only one in the room.“Just in time for dinner” I heard Kayden’s voice. I noticed that apart from Kayden, there were three other guys in the room.I don't know why but the room felt suffocating and the stares I was receiving from the people in the room did not make it better“Is she Caren’s daughter?” one of the guys said. He was wearing a black suit, his jet black hair tousled and he still looked hot with it.It did not take me long to guess that everyone in this room was Kayden’s brother and damn were they all good looking.“Amber” I heard my name, making me slide away from my thoughts.“Come sit here,” Kayden called out to me.I was walking towards Kayden, when the guy in a suit suddenly pulled out a chair for me.“You can seat here”Saying thank you to him I sat on the chair."You are really pretty” the guy from across the table said with a goofy smile, it seems that he was the youngest, but he was older than me. He had a black spiky hair, and was wearing a green T shirt“Thank you” I smiled back at him.“My name is Mateo, this is Preston,” he gestured to the guy in the suit. “And the grumpy looking guy over there is Nathan”I looked at Nathan who was looking at me as though he was accessing me.“And I am sure you have met Kayden and Shawn”“Yes I have” I replied“Just keep in mind that Kayden is a real bad influence” he whispered to me.“I can hear you Mateo,” Kayden shouted.Mateo smiled “I did not say anything”Mateo was really sweet, and an outgoing person.“She looks really weak” Nathan who had been quiet all this while finally spoke, it seems he was done with his assessment.“And I could say the same to you” I retorted.“She is feisty, don’t underestimate her Nathan” Preston said“Where is Marcus” Shawn asked, the question was directed at Mateo.“He said he was busy with something, I guess it’s his new pet”There was another, I had already met five of them, and I wondered how many step brothers I had.“We all agreed to dinner this evening, it would be nice to eat together for once”Mateo only shrugged his shoulders.There was a knock on the door.“Come in” Preston replied leaning back on his chair, I could feel his gaze on me, at least Mr grumpy wasn’t staring at me.The door opened, and several omegas in maids' uniform entered the room with a trolley filled with food.My stomach growled in anticipation and I hoped no one noticed but Preston did and he laughed softly.I could feel my face heat up as the food was being placed on the table.Once the table was filled with food and the trolley was empty, they bowed and left the room.Preston placed the roasted chicken in front of me.“Help yourself, I am sure you are really hungry” he smiled at me.I don’t know if he was mocking me or was just trying to be nice.I mouthed a thank you to him and turned away from him.I was about to take a chunk from the chicken, when the door suddenly flew open with a loud bang.I looked up from my food and I saw the one person I had never wanted to see again.Alpha Kai stood in front of the door, the aura around him was intimidating and I became less hungry seeing him here.“Brother, you came for dinner” Mateo happily said.BROTHER!He just called Alpha Kai, brother. I looked around the room and realized I was sitting in a room full of Alphas.His eyes were on me and he growled, making me jerk in my seat.“Why is she here” he spat out“She is Caren’s daughter” “She is a rogue, and rogues are meant to be in the cell” “Kai, she is not a rogue,” Preston said. I could feel the tension in the room.I could not say anything although they were talking about me, I knew that anything I was going to say was not going to help me in this situation.“You need not worry, I will take full responsibility for any of her actions” Preston tried to convince Kai.Ignoring Preston, he walked to me, I feared what he was going to do next.He grabbed my hands, pulled me off my seat, and dragged me out of the room. I looked at the rest of them sitting at the table, but it seemed that it could not be helped.I turned to Kai who was furiously dragging me out of the room.His grip on my hand was painful and it was the same bruised part of my wrist he held.I don't know what is with the brothers and gripping my wrist like they were going to snap it.S
“It’s Kairav” I immediately completed the name, seeing that I had pissed him off.Kai closed the refrigerator with a loud bang, and I was surprised it did not fall apart. He walked out of the kitchen, and I could not tell if he was mad at me.“Kairav is a nice name,” Matteo patted the rabbit's head.“Kai was pissed”“He did not let me finish” I replied Kayden and Preston chuckled.“You are really interesting” he stood up from his chair “I look forward to spending more time with you. Amber” he smiled at me before leaving.Preston was different from the rest of the brothers, he wasn’t cold like Kai or cheerful like Marcus and Matteo, he gave me this warm feeling but he looked cold.I was about to take a pancake from the plate and noticed that my plate was empty.“Matteo” Kayden shouted at Matteo who was about to leave the room.“Thanks for the breakfast” he smiled before running outside.After breakfast, Kayden decided to take me to the mall and Matteo told me he was going to take care
I was taken aback at what happened, my eyes widened in surprise, I was not expecting this, I was kissing my stepbrother.He withdrew from the kiss, he was also as shocked as I was.“I….” he ran his hand through his hair and suddenly there was a knock on the window of the car.I was surprised to see Shawn gesturing for me to open the door.“I called him here,” Kayden said. “Caren wants to meet you” He was not looking at me while talking. It seems Kayden had mind linked Shawn as soon as the incident with June happened.Why does it feel like he felt bad for kissing me and it seemed he was also pissed.His reaction was confusing. Although I was mad at him, I did not expect this kind of reaction from him.I glanced at him before alighting from the car and as soon as I left the car, he drove off.“Are you okay?” I nodded.Shawn had that worried look on his face which was replaced with an annoyed look.“Kayden needs to keep his distance from you”“What do you mean”“Kayden’s girls are crazy
Shawn pulled up in the familiar forest, he stopped his motorcycle because he could not go further because of the woods and stones lying around.We walked deeper into the forest, and I retraced my step back to the cottage where I once stayed with Aunt Kate.“How were you able to live here” Shawn asked as we moved further.“It was hard but I had no choice” I led the way through the woods. “It must have been really difficult having limited food and clothing”“It was and trust me, clothes and food were the least of our problems….. and speaking of clothes, thanks for the dress you gave me last night, although it’s already ruined”“What dress” he gave me a confused look”“The maid said you gave me the dress”“I don’t think I did”I suddenly stopped. Come to think of it, she did not actually mention a name, she just said it was the alpha that sent it and I assumed it was Shawn.“I was given an ointment and a dress. She said it was from one of the alphas, so I assumed you were the one”“It wo
“I heard you are good with knives” he stated “I loathe weaklings, you put Shawn’s life at risk and I would not want that repeated. I have not accepted you into my pack, so prove you are not weak and pick the knives”I hesitated but did as he said.“You will only be accepted into this pack if you can hurt me with that knife”Was he expecting me to fight him after I just saw him smashing a wolf's head against a tree like it was nothing?“If you are not up for the challenge, I suggest you leave the pack now”Leaving the pack was not an option, I have a goal and only if I stay in the pack would I be able to fulfill the goal.“It's not a fair fight” I blurted out.“What do you mean” he bent his head a little studying my every movement.“You are an alpha, our strengths are on different levels” Despite me speaking out, deep down, I was shaking.“That's why you have your knives, and to make it easier, I won't move from where I am standing. I am only on defense, so I think that will give you a
After dinner, I left the dining room, my thoughts still going back to what had happened in the woods with Kai.He was not going to accept me in the pack because I was weak. I could not let an opportunity like this slip from my hands, staying in the crescent pack was the only way I would defeat the dark moon pack.I needed to get stronger and prove to him that I was not weak.I suddenly bumped into a hard wall.“Ouch” had I been thinking so much that I walked into a wall.I rubbed my forehead and looked up to meet Preston's gaze.“I don't want to know what you were thinking about, but you should watch where you are going”I was sure I had left Preston at the dinner table, then how did he get here?“I….”“Is this about Kayden”My eyes widened, did he know that Kayden and I kissed?“No” I shouted immediately as my face heated up.“Your reaction is unexpected” he hummed and I realized that I had replied to him way too quickly to arouse suspicion that I was hiding something.“No…. It's…. K
KAI I watched her as she scurried off, seeing her reaction was really amusing.“Do I need to paste it on the wall of the house, so that no one should be shirtless?” Preston scolded from inside my study.I shut the door and went to my desk “You wanted to meet me as soon as I shifted back after taking a run in the woods. It wasn't my fault that I was shirtless” I slumped on the chair behind the desk.“You are impossible to deal with” Preston sighed.“Why did you want to meet me” I leaned closer to the desk“What happened in the woods with Amber”“I told Shawn to investigate it” I looked at the wall clock “he is supposed to be here….”The door to my study opened and Shawn walked in.“I swear I don't know what you all will do without me” he placed a file on my table “These are the list of the rebels from the Poldock pack”I took the file and glanced through it.“And the wolves that attacked Caren’s daughter in the woods”“They are savage wolves” Shawn sat on the couch that was opposite Pr
AMBERI had looked for Nathan around the house, but I could not find him, he did not even have breakfast with us.Preston said he would talk to Nathan about training me, but I could not find him.I saw one of the twins heading out, and I quickly went to meet him.“Hey Ma…” I trailed off not knowing which of the twins it was.“Oh hi Amber” his cheerful tone rang out“Have you seen Nathan?” I asked“I guess he would be at the pack house…. Do you need anything”“I just wanted to speak with him”“If it's urgent, I can take you there”“Hope I am not bothering you”“Nah, besides Marcus and I are heading there” Oh so this was Matteo, I really need to learn how to differentiate them.“Okay thanks”He took me to the parking lot and I was surprised at the variety of cars that were there.“What took you so long” I saw Marcus leaning on a red car “Oh hey Amber”I waved at him.“She is coming with us”“You drive then” Marcus tossed the key to Matteo“You said you were going to drive, why have a ch
Preston sighed deeply, his shoulders slumping in defeat as he turned to face me. “If you’re really interested, you can just go for it,” he said, his voice tinged with a mix of resignation. The thought danced in my mind—I was genuinely curious about what the adult toys looked like. Maybe Fiona and I could play with it during our sleepover. As I stepped into the toy store, an odd and whimsical energy enveloped me, making it feel almost surreal. Suddenly, a voice broke through my thoughts. “Are you unsure of what to choose?” Startled, I spun around to find Kai standing there with his usual stoic look. “I haven’t used any toys before” I replied to him, while he walked ahead of me and grabbed one of the weird looking toys from the shelves. “Why don’t you give this a shot?” he said, a mischievous glint dancing in his eyes as he handed me the toy. I couldn’t help but stare at it, curiosity bubbling inside me. “Come on, we can’t keep Preston waiting!” he urged, already striding out of
My heart palpitated as I stood in front of his door, I took a deep breath and was about to knock when I heard a voice behind me.“What are you doing here” I swirled around to see Kayden standing in front of me.“Erm… I came to see you” I tried not to stumble on my words.“And I do not want to see you” he walked around me and entered his room, closing the door to my faceI just stared at the door flabbergasted, how was I going to apologize to him if he kept ignoring me?I mind linking him, but he blocked me out.I leaned closer to the door “Kayden” I called out his name but there was no response. “I know you can hear me,” There was still no response from him.I heard a voice coming from down the hallway.“Amber Amber” It was Fiona screaming my name, I hadn't seen her since after the ball.“Oh my poor baby” she got to me and pulled me into a hug. “I heard what happened” she patted my back trying to comfort me.“I am fine” I tried to release myself from the hug, “Are you sure” she frown
We got to the pack house where Alpha Conrad was waiting in front of his car with his Beta as we approached them.Kai and Preston had decided to see me off, while I knew that Preston was going to be here, I least expected Kai.He was in a really good mood this morning making me wonder why, last night his attitude was different and made me think he would not want to see me at all.We got to where Alpha Conrad was standing and he was grinning from ear to ear.“Alpha Kai, Alpha Preston” he acknowledged. There Was no response from Preston but Kai replied.“It’s good to see you Alpha Conrad” he replied, making everyone turn to him.Preston was staring at him like he had grown an extra head.“The feeling is mutual” he then turned to me “It’s good to see you also Amber”I just forced a smile at him.“You know, I found out why you were scared of me on our first encounter” he stepped closer to me, and Preston took a defensive stance.Kai just leaned back, waiting for what he was going to do nex
I was trapped beneath Kai as his lips covered mine. I don’t know what was happening, but he was acting strange, and compared to the kiss we shared earlier today, this seemed rough.He suddenly raised his head and cursed loudly before suddenly leaving the room, closing the door with a loud bang.I was left confused, everything that happened was in a blur, one minute he was kissing me and the next he was storming off.I was too stressed to think about anything and the room felt stuffy.I left Kai’s room, knowing that I was not going to be needed.I decided to go outside for some air and try to clear my head, everything that has been happening to me has been occurring in haste that I never really had time to comprehend.These last few days had been pretty eventful and to top it all I was going to be leaving this pack tomorrow.I got outside and was surprised to see Nathan sitting on a log, I did not feel like talking with any of the brothers right now, hell I could not even face Nathan.
The silence in the room was deafening, the surprised look on everyone’s faces did not go unnoticed, Alpha Conrad was more shocked than everyone, I am sure he was already convinced that I wouldn’t accept the mate bond.Kayden suddenly erupted in laughter “You almost got us there”.“I am accepting the mate bond,” I said again and I think everyone was convinced that I was serious.Sitting in this room made me realize why my mother had not taken action to avenge our pack, if she had done that she would have war between the crescent pack and the dark moon pack leading to lots of casualties and deaths of people who know nothing about the feud.This was the only decision I could make, I had to keep my enemy closer to be able to strike and this was the only way.Accepting the mate bond will not grant me access to the blood moon pack, it will also make it easier with the kind of authority I was going to get from accepting the mate bond.“What are you talking about, you are going to agree to be
I wondered why Preston would need both of us. “You don’t have to look disappointed, we can continue this next time” he teased. I glared at him, shoving his chest as I got up and was about to leave not wanting to spare a glance at him. “You may want to know why Preston is looking for you” I ignored him, it was better I asked Preston myself. “Your mate is here” He answered disregarding my unresponsive attitude. I froze hearing what Kai had said. The last thing I wanted to do was meet with the man I was repulsed by. Once again I could feel the pain in my chest as anger bubbled inside me. “Amber” I did not notice that Kai was now standing in front of me, he placed his hand on my shoulder and I looked up at him. “As much as I don't want you to meet him, Preston and I thought that it would be best if you sort this out with him” He was right, though I had always wanted to exact revenge on the person who orchestrated the demise of my pack. I had never expected that person to be my
I was quiet throughout breakfast. Kayden, Matteo, and Marcus kept on talking about Kai after he left trying to recall which of the girls they had seen with Kai last night. I could hardly eat, and although Preston was paying the least attention to me, I was still being paranoid, I wondered what he thought of me. I just tossed my food around my plate lost in thought. As soon as I noticed Preston was done with breakfast and was leaving I quickly excused myself and followed him. “Preston” I called after him when he was at the foot of the stairs. He stopped abruptly and turned to me. As our eyes met, flashbacks from yesterday popped up in my head and I tried to brush it off. I stood in front of him, and I did not know where to start. “I am sorry about yesterday” I blurted out mindlessly. His gaze urged me to continue what I wanted to say as though he was lost. “About the kiss last night” I added and he only hummed in response. “I did not intend for anything to happen, I am really
I tried to pry his mouth open with my lips but he did not budge, I ground my body against him and deepened the kiss, suddenly, I got a response from him, and he started kissing me. I was living in the moment as I sucked on his button lips, and my upper lips were in his mouth. Our lips moved together, as I parted my lips and I felt his tongue slide into my mouth. I moaned, feeling myself becoming wet, I was hot and I really wanted more. His tongue was exploring my mouth and my tongue touched his also as they entwined with our lips continuously moving. He slid his tongue on my lower lips, and nibbled on it, sucking it and tugging on it as it was in his mouth, I could only moan into the kiss as he shoved his tongue once again into my mouth. I wanted more, I removed my hands from around his neck and went to his shirt, unbuttoning it. I was at the fourth button, my hands tracing his chest when he suddenly held my hand stopping me, and withdrew from the kiss. “We will be stopping he
My head was in turmoil, and amidst my euphoric feeling, I felt a sharp pain in my chest, I could hardly breathe, and I clutched my chest as I was overwhelmed with a different kind of feeling, pain, anger, resentment. “Amber, Amber” I suddenly realized that Kai was holding me and calling out my name. “Amber, try to breathe,” Kai shouted as I gasped for air clutching my chest. Tears flowed down my cheeks and I felt like I would pass out from my overriding emotions. I felt Kai hugging me as he pulled me close, and rubbed his hand on my back trying to calm me. I tried to breathe as I was in his embrace, and could finally get air to pass through my lungs. But I could not stop myself from crying and neither could I stop the pain I was feeling. “What happened” I could make out Preston’s voice as I was still in Kai’s embrace, clutching onto his shirt not wanting him to let go of me, not also wanting to face my mate. “Alpha Kai, Alpha Preston” I heard his voice giving me gooseb