Tessa POV
The door to my door was knocked." Leave me alone." I shouted.Why won't that scumbag leave me alone?I was angry at him but more than anything, I was angry at myself.I allowed him to kiss me and the worst part is I liked his kisses and I even kissed him back.Thinking about it makes my blood boil in anger." Tessa dear, it's me Susan." Susan's voice sounded from outside the door.I dragged my body from the floor, wiping my tears away before opening the door.I forced a smile on my face making Susan chuckle." Oh dear, wipe that off, it's too fake and ugly." She commented, making me chuckle.One thing about Leo's mate is that she's fucking honest and blatant, but I guess I like it that way.I hate pretentious bitches a lot." Ain't you one?" Sasha remarked and I said nothing; maybe she was right." Come in." I side stepped, allowing Susan to step into the room.I went to sit on the couch after she settled down." I guess you already have an inkling why I am here?" She asked and I cocked my brows at her." Alex told us what happened." She started, making me roll my eyes." That bloody idiot!" I cursed before covering my mouth with my palm." Oops!" I giggled, seeing the shocked expression on Susan's face." You Know for a sweetheart like you, I did not expect those words to leave your mouth, " she said, her lips tugging into a smile." Maybe because you don't know me well?" I replied and she nodded." We have the whole evening to get to Know each other." She confirmed, making me smile.Maybe this is what I needed to sort out my emotions.We talked about anything and everything. I came to realise that Susan was a clubbing fan, something we had in common." So tell me, why were you angry at Alex for kissing you?" She finally broached the topic after we were comfortable around each other.I took a deep breath, not sure whether this is something I wanted to share with her.There is a possibility that she will run her mouth to my brother who can't be trusted with secrets.Knowing how close those two were, he would end up telling Alex about it." You don't have to worry about me spilling your secrets to Leo. I can hold my tongue." She reassured me as if reading my mind." I am not angry at him." I said, counting my words." Huh?" My words confused Susan,it was written all over her face." I am not angry at him, more like I am angry at myself." I explained." I am lost." Susan admitted." I have tried my best to hate him, to forget all about him but the moment he held me in his arms, I melted. I liked his touch, his kisses and his scent messed my senses. I am supposed to loathe him for what he did to me but I can't. My stupid body can't resist him and that's what got me angry." I confessed, ashamed of myself." Oh girl,you are twisted." Susan's blatant comment made me chuckle." I Know right? But that's how I feel. I am afraid that if he touches me again, I'll jump on him and do crazy things. What's worse is that I know he doesn't see me as a woman. It makes me want to go crazy." I said, tears leaving my eyes.It was not in my plan to cry but the frustration and all the pent up emotions made my tears escape, unchecked.Susan moved to hug me and I sobbed in her embrace.For seven years, I had learnt to ignore my pain. I had learnt to push everything at the back of my mind and live my life to the fullest but seeing him and having him kiss me crumbled all the walls I had fought so hard to build.He made it known to me that I have been living in a bubble of lies I had created for myself.Susan said nothing, she just stroked my back until I was calmer." How about clubbing tonight, huh? Let your worries and everything go and live freely, even for hours?" Susan proposed and I smiled.That's an offer I was willing to take, anything to clear my mind.Who knows,I'll find some handsome hulk to help me release some steam." Tell me we have eye candies in that club?" I asked and Susan laughed." You dress up, love, don't worry about that. I've got you covered." She replied by sending a wink to me.In twenty minutes, I walked out of my bathroom, a towel tied around my body as I dried my hair with another towel.Susan had left my room to change.I rummaged through my case, retrieving a black body con dress.It was backless and v shaped at the front, exposing a little of my cleavage.I fitted it, the fabric hugging my body like my second skin.It went above my knees, exposing my long milky legs.A Little make-up here and there and I finished my look with sandal heels.Clutching my sling bag and stuffing my phone inside, I made my way downstairs.Susan was already waiting for me." You are beautiful." She complimented, making me blush.We soon left with Susan driving. Apparently, she would not let me drive after my uncle warned them about letting me on the wheel.We arrived at Club Image minutes later.Seems like Susan was a regular here with how the bouncers nodded at her.The room was lively and the DJ was doing a great job. I must comment.Susan walked us to a table before she ordered our drinks.We chatted and after a few drinks, I felt like I wanted something different so I excused myself.I walked towards the washroom and I smirked when a guy followed me.He made it obvious, making me slow down in my steps." Want something sweetheart?" I asked, pushing him against the wall the moment he got to me. I smiled at him, observing his features.He was well built, obviously a werewolf. He was handsome too with dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes." I want you." He breathed out, smashing his lips into mine.I welcomed his invasion, my tongue dancing with his own seeking dominance. My hands raked his body, loving the feeling of his firm abs under my touch." What the bloody hell?"Alex's POV"What the hell!" I shouted as I couldn't control myself when I saw her kiss another man. Ryker was screaming in my mind wanting to be let out. He couldn't understand how our mate had let someone else kiss her, neither could I. After she and Susan got into Susan's car, Leo and I followed them. I wasn't worried because I knew we would be there to take care of them but what I had not banked on was Tessa getting all cozy with a stranger. He came smiling to her and she didn't even talk much to him. She smiled at him and they left to the washrooms and from the way she was smiling at him, I knew shit was about to go down. And I wasn't wrong. There she was. My Tessa was in another man's embrace and they were eating each other's mouths like there was no tomorrow.When they heard my scream, they stopped kissing and Tessa snaked her hands on his waist. The sight alone was enough to have my heart clench painfully and blood boil. It was like she couldn't care less about how I was
7. Tessa's POVWas I happy? No. Did it make me feel better? No. Did I enjoy it? Hell yeah! To be frank, I didn't like hurting Alex. But you have to understand me. For seven years, I have been trying to avoid him and now he thinks I will just smile at him and pretend that all was okay?Hell no. I even wonder why he isn't married yet. Hasn't he found his mate after all those years? How old is he? Twenty three? Twenty four. Yeah, twenty four. Shouldn't he have found a mate already? My brother is his age mate and is expecting his first child. Why hasn't Alex found his? Or didn't he like her and let her down how he did with me? Anyway, it has been two days since that night at the club. I just wanted to have a good time and me and good time means making out with a nice man or a cute girl. When that man came towards me and smiled at me, I knew that I had hit a jackpot that night. I was enjoying myself when I felt Alex bellow. I am not sure whether it was anger or jealousy or even h
8. Tessa's POVFinally, dad came through. My shop is ready and I went there and I don't even know what to say. It's so big and beautiful. Everything is as I specified in my plans and I am good now. I don't know how to explain this. Cosmetology and dermatology come naturally to me. When I see someone, I do not even need to test their skin type or the type of acne one has or anything like that. I can tell by just a look.I have been able to come up with my own formulas for some skin types and the pilot studies were superb.I have been selling them from home and those were some of the money I gave dad and he gave me a little to add to that and that's how I got the capital. Opening this shop will help me reach a bigger clientele and even if I were to get married to another girl, I will be able to provide for us and take care of her. Yes, that's me. Sometimes I wish that the goddess would mate me to a girl. I have a secretary called Monet and she is the cutest. I liked her the first
Alex's POVI am an alpha but I think I will be dead soon. Not due to old age or sickness or even abstract. No. The sole reason for my death will be Teresia Black.I love her. I want her. Ryker is demanding we tell her the truth but how do I get to her. She has made it very clear that she doesn't want me. She would rather have other people. Right now she is dating that human girl. She even kissed her before me. Every kiss felt like a laceration to my heart. Tessa is killing me. I am in my office in our pack working. Everyday, I have to deal with a myriad of things concerning the well being of the pack, attend meetings and all.Nowadays, since Tessa returned and doesn't want anything to do with me, I have put even more work on me. It is only when I am working that I don't seem to think about her. But any other time, she is occupying my mind. I wish I hadn't kissed her that first day she returned because that's what had been occupying me. The kiss was... what can I say? It was h
Alex's POVI can't believe it! She had a boyfriend and asked him to follow her here? In my park of all places! I want to break something. I wonder how Nate's bones will feel under my arms as I break them to pieces. "You okay mate?" Leo asked. He could tell that I was fuming. He knew me so well. "I want to kill someone. I want to..." I couldn't continue. I threw a fist on a nearby tree and it creaked as it formed a crack from where I had hit and the crack ran all the way up to where the branches started growing down to the place where the stem met with the earth. That's how angry I was. "I know mate. I know. Let's wait and see Tessa's explanation. But I agree with dad. You have to tell her. I have a feeling that she still loves you and she is doing all this to spite you and to show you that she has moved on but I don't think she has. Right now she thinks the worst about you. Tell her the truth and see what's going to happen. You have nothing to lose by telling her anyway... b
. Alex's POVThat night was the best and my relationship with Tessa Improved from there. She still hadn't believed me but for starters, she sent Nate home that following morning.She even told me that he was just her ex and he came with the hopes that they would get back together. Too bad for him because this seven foot gorgeous me happened and he isn't having her. She is mine. She even allowed me to take her for dinner and lunch on several occasions. No one in the pack knows why she hasn't felt our bond and we decided to wait. She will eventually feel it and I'm hoping it happens soon because Ryker keeps bugging me to mark her. I don't know whether the bonding will work without her feeling the link and I don't want to risk it. Today, I am supposed to take Tessa for dinner. Being with her soothes me and calms my soul. She is all I want. I love her. I call her around lunch time and she doesn't pick up. I wanted to check on her as we are doing nowadays every day and it isn't l
Alex's POVIt has been three days since Tessa went missing. Three f*ucking days! I haven't slept, haven't eaten and I'm irritable. I want to punch something. We have looked everywhere. I have all the wolves of my pack out there. Alphas, betas and omegas too.Everyone is out there helping us and still, no sign. Monet has the human police helping and they too, haven't come with anything. I have never felt so helpless before. I wish I had gone to work with her that day. In fact, I had offered as I kissed her goodbye as she drove off. But Tessa being Tessa wouldn't allow me. She was quick to remind me that we aren't dating and I shouldn't treat her like a baby. I wasn't angry though. I understood her perfectly. We are just warming up to each other and I had decided to give her time. My mom comes calling for breakfast and I feel like snapping at her. "I'm not hungry Ma. I'm good," I say, trying to dismiss her. "I know you are good baby. What I'm worried about is your physic
. Leo's POVThis is the fourth day and except the car that was found yesterday, no one else has heard anything about my sister. We are all tense and we are all here in our living room because dad said that he has something to tell us. Alex is here and so is Susan, my mate. It feels awkward with the way we almost came to blows but I forgave him. I know that Alex loves Tessa, it's just that her disappearance is taking a toll on him. He's paranoid but I do believe that doesn't give him a reason to be an asshole.Also, as an alpha, he feels useless that he can't find her. I didn't fault him the same way he didn't fault me for disrespecting my alpha. We are all on edge and like for me, I am sure that it's Suzy who's keeping me grounded. Without her here, I am sure I would have lost it. "We are all here?" Dad asks as he walks from the kitchen with a pot of hot cappuccino. It smells so nice. "I will get the cups dad," Suzy says as Alex stands to take the pot from dad and place it on
117. Tessa’s POVIt is evening already and I am all ready.I am wearing the wedding dress they bought me that day they proposed and I have no idea how they pulled this off because it is my size and the women of the pack can’t help but compliment me.I know I look gorgeous and I feel proud that it is my men who have made is possible.I am taken out of the house by mom, Alex’s mother, and the other women and taken to the makeshift hall that was erected just for this wedding.It was built for around a thousand people and I can tell that it is very small as there are people outside and some chose to climb trees and the roof had to be slid out even before time.I walk with mom up to the bog doors and the band is notified of my arrival and dad is there to walk me in.There is smooth violin music playing as per my request and I can’t help but smile as I watch my husbands in similar tuxedos waiting for me at the altar.I don’t know my heart is beating so loudly to a point that dad asks me to
116. Tessa’s POVThe wedding happened in the Silvano vampire clan. It was a white wedding.Maybe it’s because many vampires were once human and all but they do most of the things the way humans do.I didn’t worry though. No.However they, my mates, chose to hold the wedding, what I wanted at the end of the day was that they were mine and that we were now officially one.It was an odd wedding for many had never seen a trouple.When we decided that we hold the formal white wedding in the vampire clan and then the mating ceremony in our pack, I felt that it was the best decision we had ever made for then, everyone would have got their way and the people in the vampire clan would be able to see their alpha marry their queen but the problem came when murmurs started going round asking who Alex was.You should have seen the looks of shock when the person who was officiating the wedding married us.It was strange though because instead of two people, there were three.“Alpha Mason Jason Sil
115. Tessa’s POVSince my children were taken, this was the moment I had really dreamt about.I had always fantasized of how I will react when I see Mara and Jamila.The pain they gave me was still fresh in my mind and I loathed them more for the fact that I didn’t have the luxury of suckling my children or even holding them and feel the warmth of a mother.I was all powered up and was ready to finally face them.“Hello little girl? I see you have got some guts,” Jamila said and I guess that she was underestimating me.She though that she was facing the same girl who couldn’t help herself because she was n the loins of labour.“Hello Jamila? Long time no see. I see you have grown some guts for a new vampire like you,” I mocked and that wiped the ugly smile on her beautiful face.“I am here for two things…” I began but Jamila interrupted me.“To get killed and buried here?” She asked me and then even without warning, she jumped at me.She was so fast that I was impressed since she wasn
114. Tessa's POVI looked at Mara and laughed.Maybe she thought that she had everything under control and she didn't understand how we were here."How did you get here?" She asked again and I laughed."Through the gates of course.Or is this your coven?" I asked and she seems to have nothing to say to that.The woman who was with her seemed to realise that I wasn't Mara's friend even though I had called her aunt and she run towards me.Mara tried using the little magic she had to pull her back but I tripped her by enchanting the soil below where she was standing and she fell."Go and save those who are locked in that room," I told my mates and they agreed in unison but my eyes were still on Mara."Where are the children?" I asked the woman who had come to hide behind me."They are with that vampire in my parents house where they are holding them," she told them and I enchanted any rope I could find and they tied up Mara and I asked the woman to lead the way.Now that the cloaking spe
113. Tessa's POVWe were already here and I was thinking of a way we could go in without notifying the people inside that there were intruders.We couldn't do that up the wall, we couldn't blast the wall and I didn't want to bring up the shield I was sure Mara had placed because by now I knew her work and so, we had to look for another way."Only if we had enough time to did a hole below the wall," Alex said."It's just that we don't know how deep the wall is," Mason said and I looked at them."Have you guys forgot who your wife is?" I asked and we were speaking though out link.I didn't even look to see whether the others were looking at us or not.All I know is that they must have been surprised to see us smiling and looking at each as if we were speaking but there was ni sound.But I was sure that the wolves knew what was happening.I looked at Alex and smiled at him because he had just given me and idea: dig below the wall.And since I could enchant the earth, I would try it one m
112. Tessa’s POVI was engaged and getting married.It’s not that they would never have married me, no, it would have definitely happened since we are mates and all, but the fact that they thought of doing this for me, it meant the whole world to me.The fact that they proposed to me means that they want to marry me not because it is a duty they have to fulfil but because they are truly in, love with me.That is why I feel blessed and glad that I realized my ways before I could lose them.I love my mates.We are a crazy combination but I love us.They had prepared all kinds of dishes and most were my favourite: KFC.Even in such a situation, nothing beats a well fried chicken drumstick, fries and ice cream.If I had a say on what was to be served in my wedding, I would go with buckets and buckets of KFC chicken and burgers and fries.And then the desert will be bucket loads of ice cream.There was a knock on the door and Alex went to answer it.“Alpha, the vampire is awake,” it was on
111. Tessa's POVWe were back home but without our children but with an unconscious aunt of mine whom I had never met before today and a badly beaten up vampire."Why did you have to beat him that much?" I asked Mason when I saw the condition the vampire was in.He shrugged his shoulders and gave that smile he always gave when he didn't have a good explanation for something."He… he said that alpha vampires were overrated and I wanted to show him that we weren't overrated," he said and Alex slapped him on the shoulder in that way men do."Good. He shouldn't have underestimated my mate," he said and they both smiled at each other."Alex, stop encouraging him! He could just have bitten him and that would have paralyzed him," I told them although I didn't use a stern voice."It won't happen again not unless they underestimate us again," Alex said and I rolled my eyes at him.He talked as if he was the one who beat up the man.We couldn't ask them any questions because they were both unco
110. Tessa’s POVThe woman I was with fainted as soon as we left the hurt and she congratulated me.From her reaction, I could clearly tell that she wasn’t a big fan of her big sister.She was so happy when we left the hut that it made me smile.Now, I had to carry her and look for a way out.I couldn’t see the gate I came in through and the place looked like it was curved straight out of the ground and there was no way out because it was a round wall all around us.I tried shaking Martha awake and she didn’t even stir.I even tried using my powers to see whether they would nourish her enough to wake up and nothing.I regretted not listening to the oracle when he told me to learn a few basic healing spells. I never thought I would ever need them as I was surrounded by wolves and vampires who could heal themselves when and if trouble arose.When I realized that she wasn’t waking up any time son and if I dilly dallied she would die here, I took it upon myself to look for a way out.If
109. Mason’s POVI was with the last group that was keeping watch of the periphery of the coven’s jurisdiction and I was also to act as back up to Alex’s group.When we were planning this, I wanted the three of us to be in the same group and so did my half souls.But if we wanted to succeed, I knew that Tessa and Leo were right. We needed to stick with the strategy.Leo was with Alex since they were like one. A beta had to stick with his alpha.Tessa was keeping us updated with what was happening to her in the first group and so far, they hadn’t found Mara.They had, however, found a secret entrance and it was she only who went down.The wolves that were with her told Leo that after she stepped on the first staircase, it floated away and the place where it was turned to earth and the tree slid to place again. That meant that if Tessa didn’t come out and soon, we needed to look for the services of another witch who would help us open the door again.But for now, that wasn’t even the pr