~Amara~"Do you think I would have allowed you to kiss me if I wouldn't have accepted you as my mate?"I asked Nicholas with a raised brow and the corner of his lips curved into a smile.I saw the happiness in his eyes, perhaps he thought that I hadn't accepted him. How would I resist Nico when all I wanted was to be close to him? I wanted to spend every second with him around me, I wanted to look into those green beautiful eyes. I wanted him to kiss me every single day.Without saying anything, Nicholas locked our lips and I gasped in surprise since I wasn't expecting it. I was stiff in the beginning but I pulled myself together and kissed back Nico, wasn't that what I wanted?I know I was not a good kisser but I wanted to kiss him and I didn't care if I was good at it or not.I was breathless when Nicholas broke off from the kiss, my chest rose and fell as I tried to recover the oxygen that Nicholas had just sucked from my lungs."I want to hear it from you, Amara. I would like you to
~Amara~Nicholas gritted his teeth when he heard my words. I was provoking him so that he would go to train with me. I just wanted Nico and Luke to be friends because I know they have never liked each other from the first day."Okay!"He said in a bold voice and stood up from the wooden chair that he was sitting on. He was wearing black pants and a loose shirt.My lips curved into a smile when I heard him respond since my plan had worked."What will you give me if I prove to you that I'm much better than Luke?"He asked with a raised eyebrow and the corner of his lips curved into a wicked smile. There was no doubt that whatever was going through his damn head was something…"That is a secret…"I winked at him and a deep frown settled on his face."Come on, we need to get going. I know Luke is waiting for us in the training field! I don't want to keep him waiting for that long."I informed Nicholas."Where are the two of you going?"Patricia asked us with creased eyebrows when we stepped foot
~Amara~Nico nodded hesitantly at my words."All I want is for you to be safe, Nicholas. I was just joking when I told you that Luke is better than you.I didn't mean that you should get into a fight with him to find out who is better than the other."I said and Nico relaxed when he heard my words."But I still failed you, Amara. I promise I will continue training so that I can get better. I know you need a strong mate…"He paused and heaved a deep sigh,running his fingers through his jet-black hair.I wrapped my hands around Nicholas and he hugged me back tightly. I didn't want him to feel like a failure because Luke won the fight"It's okay, we will be doing it together so that we can get stronger together." I reasoned out.Nico smiled when he heard my words.He cradled my face and looked me deep in the eyes."I don't know what I ever did to deserve a mate like you, Amara. Sometimes I feel like I don't deserve you.I feel like a failure and unworthy to be with you."Nico confessed, caressin
~Amara~Nicholas pulled off when he heard my words and more tears flowed from my eyes. What was wrong with him? Did it mean that he didn't want me the same way I wanted him? I couldn't help but wonder."It's okay if you don't…"My voice broke at the end of the statement and I wiped tears from my eyes using the back of my hand. I just wished all the strange feelings could stop so that I could get back to living a normal life."It's not that I don't want, Amara."Nico brushed the hair from my face, "Why are you pulling away then? You know what, just leave my room! I can handle it on my own."I roared and Nicholas looked surprised when he heard my words.I stood up from the cold floor with an aching body but Nico wrapped his hands around me so tightly from behind as though he was afraid that I would disappear into thin air."It's not that I don't want you, Amara.Is it just that…I don't know if indeed you want us to do it or if it's just the heat that is messing you up.I don't want you to reg
~Amara~I waited for some time but still, there was no response. I climbed from the bed and slid into my fluffy slippers then walked out of the room."Nico?"I opened the door of his room and peeked but there was no sign of life inside the room. I closed the door and heaved a deep sigh, wondering where he might be.Since he wasn't anywhere to be seen upstairs, I decided to descend the grand staircase and my heart pounded wildly against my ribcage with each step that I took towards the ground floor.A sweet aroma clouded my nostrils as soon as I reached the ground floor and my mouth water immediately.The aroma smelled more like Patricia's cooking and I couldn't help but frown, wondering if they had come back home already.I Walked to the kitchen and my lips curved into a smile when I laid my eyes on Nicholas. He looked so serious as he cooked something which I didn't have any idea about.He was wearing a white apron and his hair was tied into a tight ponytail.He was acting so sweet and
~Amara~A groan of annoyance escaped my lips when the siren noise of the alarm pierced through the quiet air.I wanted to sleep some more.However, I didn't want to miss classes because exams are around the corner. I can't afford to fail the exams because it's my last year on campus.Heaving a deep sigh,I climbed down from the bed,grabbed the towel from the closet and headed to the bathroom to take a quick shower.When I was done in the bathroom, I went back to my room and changed into black skinny jeans, a white shirt and white sneakers.I picked up my backpack and headed downstairs for breakfast.I was welcomed with a sweet aroma and my mouth watered. I headed straight to the kitchen to taste Patricia's delicious pancakes."Hmmm..that smells…"I choked on my words when my eyes fell on my father hugging Patricia so tightly from behind while joking around.The sight of it reminded me of old days when I was a little girl.Sometimes,I would walk to the room and found my mother and dad playing
~Amara~ Nicholas wrapped his strong arms around me and I felt protected from the cruelty that the universe emitted.I wanted to stay in his warm and comforting embrace forever. However, I had no choice but to pull off.I felt embarrassed when I realised that there were tear droplets on Nicholas's chest,my tears. Who would understand me if not Nico? That's why I cried in his arms.It was because I knew we shared the same pain.I watched as Nicholas wore the white polo shirt. His muscles flexed as he moved his arms and it made me swallow hard but pretended as though it didn't affect me that much.Nico didn't have to try that hard to turn me on,simple gestures were enough for him to make my heart pound wildly against my ribcage."I think you forgot something," Nicholas informed me when I was about to twist the metallic doorknob and walk out of his room.I stopped and turned around with creased eyebrows,"Forgot something? What is it?"I asked in confusion because I couldn't wrap my head aroun
~Amara~"It's because you're the one who came up with the fucking stupid challenge, Luke! You know pretty well that my father and your father are against it, but what did you do? You went against their words and I had to cover up for you when Patricia asked what happened to Nicholas!"I paused to catch my breath."What was the need for the two of you to fight? What did you gain from the fight besides bleeding and broken lips? Was it necessary to know who is stronger than the other?"I scolded Luke and he was quiet for a while."I know it was wrong, okay. I just wanted Nicholas to know that I'm better than him.I wanted to keep him in his place."Luke shrugged nonchalantly. His answer made me more furious and I fisted my hands."Why? Why would you want to prove that you're better than him? We have been training together all these years, Luke. I know you're among the best in our pack. You don't need to prove it to anyone."I tried to knock some sense into his head.I couldn't understand why L