“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 of Kairav.I found out that Matteo was a nature and animal lover, while Marcus was a nerdy science guy, they may be identical but have different preferences.We got to the shopping mall and I was surprised at how big it was.Aunt Kate and I only buy stuff during the moon festival, which was always held a day before the full moon.We entered the mall and a girl with blonde bouncy curls walked towards us.“Alpha Kayden,”Kayden was wearing a cap and my guess was that he does not want to be noticed, and it seems he sucks at his disguise.The girl who I guess works at the mall was giving Kayden a flirtatious look as she curled her hair with her fingers, she was smiling like a girl meeting her high school crush.“You said you were going to call me last week” she pouted“I am sorry, Anna…”“I am not Anna”“Uhnnn… Lily” it was clear that Kayden could not remember her.“No, it's June” she pouted as she stomped her feet lightly.Kayden was the playboy type, and sometimes I do wonder how his mate was going to feel knowing that her mate had slept with half of the she wolves in the pack.Aunt Kate always told me about how beautiful having a mate was, and I always wanted to find mine.“Oh…” Kayden rubbed the back of his neck.I was trying so hard not to laugh at their awkward situation, and I guess I could not hold it as a chuckle escaped my lips drawing her attention.“Who is she,” June asked, she had an annoyed look on her face and I could tell she was going to mistake me for one of Kayden's whore.I wanted to clear the air, but he held my hand stopping me from talking.“We are here to shop for clothes” he wasn't lying but I was sure June here was going to misunderstand.Her eyes moved to our hands and back to him, I could tell that she already thought that I was his girl.“You would not mind showing her the dresses you got”“Sure” she tried so hard to smile at me “come this way please”I looked at Kayden and he nudged for me to follow her.I walked behind her as she led me through the store and showed me different dresses.I could tell she wanted to say something but she refrained herself, it was obvious she did not like me and she gave a negative vibe.She showed me to the dressing room, but she stopped me from entering.“You don’t have to try too much, he will be done with you in less than a week” She did not wait for my reply and sashayed off. I had wanted to tell her that she was misunderstanding everything, but it seemed there was no use, I would just let her figure it out herself.I entered the dressing room to try on the dresses I had picked. I tried on a sky blue dress with black print on it, it really looked pretty.After trying several other clothes, I changed back to the red floral dress I had gotten from Shawn and went to look for Kayden holding the bags.I met Kayden sitting on a couch in the men's section.He saw me and frowned. He walked up to me with a pissed expression, removing his jacket, he placed it over my shoulders.“What's wrong,” I asked him, confused.He took the bags from my hand and led me back into the changing room, giving me other clothes to change into.I was confused at first, but when I entered the dressing room, I noticed that my dress was ripped.My face burned bright red, I felt really embarrassed knowing that I had walked around the store half dressed.I knew it was June, to think she could do something as petty as this really irked me.After changing into the jeans and t-shirt Kayden had given me, I left the dressing room to see Kayden and June who were kneeling with tears falling down her cheeks as she begged. Beside her was a man who I think would be the manager, he was scolding her. All the clothes I had shopped for were on the floor, and I realized she had not just ruined my dress but everything that I had bought.If I had cleared the air maybe jealousy would not have overwhelmed her.“Kayden” I called out to him.They all turned to me and I could tell he was pretty mad.“Fire her” Kayden growled at the manager, before walking to meet me.“Are you okay” his voice sounded calm and I nodded.We left the shop and proceeded to his car.I expected him to start the car, but his hands were just on the steering wheel.“Are you okay Kayden”Kayden was always teasing but seeing him this angry showed me another side of him.“If it's about the clothes, it's fine”“No it's not fine” I flinched at his tone.“I am sorry” he looked really stressed as he ran his hand through his hair “Shawn or Nathan should have followed you here, it's all my fault”I touched his hand, he looked at me surprised and I leaned towards him my face reaching closer to his. Our faces were only a few inches apart and I think I was overdoing it because our faces were close.Kayden's eyes met mine and he closed them inching closer to me and I immediately pulled back and laughed.His eyes flew open and glared at me,“You just had to leave me suspended”“It's payback for last time, and it seems I am not bad at it either” I gave a sheepish smile.I only did it because I wanted him to know I was not mad at him for what June caused.“If you want to do it, do it better”It happened in a swift moment, I did not know when Kayden’s face moved closer to me and his lips pressed to mine.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
Did he just smirk at me?I don't know what was going through his head but it seems he wants me to fight every single last person standing here.Nobody stepped forward to challenge me and I sighed in relief, was I finally accepted?“Are you all scared of her or are you weak” Nathan was taunting them, did he really want them to fight me so badly?Immediately, a guy stepped forward, although it seemed the whole crowd wanted to step forward, I mean who would not want to step forward after being called weak by their Alpha? Of course, they would like to prove themselves, but the guy was quick to step forward ahead of everyone.He did not really look bad like my first opponent, but something about his smile did not sit right with me. He was staring at me with lewdness in his gaze.“Don’t worry, I will be gentle with you” I cringed hearing him say that.I wanted to be done with him as soon as possible, just as I was about to attack him with the sticks in my hand, he suddenly kicked them from
The bald guy withdrew his hands from my body and I slid down the wall trying to cover what was left of my dignity with my hands.Kai walked towards us, his deadly aura was overwhelming.“A…. Al….. Alpha” he stuttered and immediately, Kai trapped the guy ripping his head from his shoulder.Blood splattered to the floor. Kai was worse than a beast.I did not know I had screamed really loudly as the bald guy's headless body was tossed aside.Kai walked towards me, and that was when I noticed his eyes, they were golden.Marcus had warned me about how Kai behaved like a killing maniac when his eyes were golden, but he also said Kai’s eye color had not changed in years.Does this mean he was going to kill me, he had just ripped his own pack member’s head and there was no doubt that I would not end up like that, I was not even part of the pack yet.He moved closer to me, and I moved closer to the wall, hoping I could enter the wall and get away from him.I was frightened.He stretched his ha
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