#Chapter98'Some things are best said face to face.'******Sebastian went against protocol and asked Natalie's parents to come into his office the day Natalie was hospitalized. He wanted to explain the situation to her parents before they heard it from a doctor or any outsider. As far as I know, they didn't exactly take the news very well. But they couldn't exactly do anything.I had no idea why but Eva always kept me in the loop with everything that had been going on. That was how I knew that Natalie's parents were informed before her pregnancy before the rest of the pack and that was how I had known that today was the day Sebastian was going to make the pack announcement.Seb was definitely taking everything seriously. It was only yesterday that I had found Natalie unconscious in the girl's washroom and today he was going to announce the pregnancy to the pack.For obvious reasons, I had no plans to attend the announcement. Today was a Saturday and I had full plans to
#Chapter99'The note meant nothing to me and I didn't have the strength to decipher it.'******Me, Sebastian and Dan (the pack member who had barged in the meeting room) left the room as soon as we overcame the shock of someone actually interrupting the meeting. We had left Eva siting in the armchair because she wouldn't be able to run during her pregnancy. After so many miscarriages and considering her age, it was the responsible choice.The three of us bound down the stairs, into the foyer and burst through the front door of the pack house. Before I could say anything, Dan shifted into his brown wolf and sprinted in the direction of the forest. Sebastian gave me an apologetic wolf, shifted into his massive white wolf and in the same direction that Dan had ran.I huffed angrily. Couldn't have Dan told that shifting was required?! I wouldn't have taken the trouble of running down the stairs then.If I had any more doubt that it was Samantha, it was cleared after I saw
#Chapter100'Well, fuck the bond.'******Being enveloped in Harper's arms had brought a feeling of peace in me. I had even felt the tingles that I didn't feel a few weeks ago. The fabled tingles that ran through your body, brought you to your knees and gave you a high dose of sheer pleasure. Being in your mate's arms definitely had some benefits.It had all felt right at the moment. But then as I laid in my bed that very day, it had never felt so wrong. The dynamics of our relationship weren't that simple and I didn't think it ever would be.I knew the bond between us would only work towards bringing the both of us back together and it's pretty needless to say that it would be a very unhealthy move.Moreover, I would be bruising myself respect and dare I say it, ego if I were to even think about getting back with him under these circumstances. I wouldn't have to think twice about it if the fucking bond hadn't messed up my mind and the realisation only made my resolve h
#Chapter101'HIS PLANS (Harper's POV)'******Having her in my arms after such a long time felt so amazing, so fulfilling. Granted, it has only been a few days but still, being away from your mate is a torture. A torture I had been deliberately inflicting on myself.As much as I knew my mate, I knew that she needed time alone to sort things out in the head. So I gave her exactly that. Time!It had been so fucking hard to stay away, though. It hasn't been long since I accepted her as my mate. As a result, the bond between us twists and forces us to be closer to each other and compete the mating process. My wolf had been restless for so long, all he could think about these few days, apart from the problems I caused, was the pleasure of marking our mate, of marking Zara.My wolf would lure me with vivid images of the mark she would proudly wear on her shoulder when my canines would finally pierce her soft skin. My wolf reminded me that I could then, hear her voice inside m
#Chapter102'"Hello, Zara? Is everything alright?"'******It was as if the bond knew what I meant to do because as soon as I drove out of the pack lands, the unease in my body became a full throb in my chest. It wasn't gut wrenching painful but was still very distracting. All I wanted to do then was turn the car around and run into Harper's arms. I felt a voice inside me which begged me to go back to Harper. As the distance between me and home increased, I became homesick. As homesick as I ever could be. The images of my parent and Cory flashed through my mind, making me want to give up the idea of leaving altogether. I knew it was the bond playing tricks on my mind but that didn't make it any easier.Flashes and memories with my family, friends and even Harper revolved in my mind, making me clench the steering wheel in frustration. I was helpless to this supernatural force and I found it futile to resist it. The bond was playing games on my mind and I was completely
#Chapter103'It was like whiplash. One minute we were joking and then bam!'******I think werewolf alphas were as good as mafia bosses because they both seemed to know everything. How Sebastian came to know about my sister's address, I had no idea.I had never visited her after she left for University but my parents had. Her boyfriend, mate actually, had moved in with her and her address was same all through these years.Her apartment building was exactly like I would expect a student would live in. Not too flashy but comfortable. At least, I hoped it would be comfortable, I would be living in this building for at least, the next few weeks.We climbed two storeys and stopped in front of a door with apartment number 206. I gulped nervously, not looking forward to meeting my sister at all. I nervously glanced at Sebastian who hadn't said a word since we got out of the car. If it was possible, he seemed more rigid and authoritative than he usually was.His stance unner
#Chapter104'"You seem to know we exist, right? Werewolves?!"'******How could I have possibly known that Adam didn't know that I knew about werewolves? This is what happens when decisions are made overnight. There's no extensive planning which leads to people like me, who blurt anything anywhere to anyone, end up in situations like this?Adam was shocked, I could tell. And honestly so would I. Why didn't Emily tell him that I knew about his kind? Right then, I was hoping that she had just forgotten to mention it.I was hoping that me spewing out something like this wasn't a big deal. Fingers crossed and all.I opened my mouth to say something but nothing came out. I had nothing to say and so I closed it back again. Adam crossed his arms across his chest and turned to face me. I could see the mate mark on his neck, the mark my sister had given him. I had no idea that human females could mark their mates too. We didn't have sharp canines and Harper never told me abo
#Chapter105'HIS BREAKDOWN ( Harper's POV. It continues from his last POV, where a pack member names Elijah was found murdered. Harper and Aiden were asked by Sebastian to prepare a report. Harper felt chest pains while goin over the reports.)'******The pain wasn't anything I could describe. One second it wasn't there and the next it was penetrate every damn nerve ending of my body. It left in seconds too, even though it felt like I was suffering for hours.Yeah, it was that intense. One second I was sitting on the chair, going over the reports of Elijah's murder with Aiden, and the next second I felt as if someone stabbed my chest. It felt impossible to think past the fog of pain, it felt impossible to even breathe at the moment.The words in front of me blurred and I passed out, with my hands clutching my chest.***I opened my eyes to find myself in my room. Why wasn't I in a hospital? I was in my own bed and my heart clenched for a second as I remembered th