APRIL The shower was barely relaxing, but I got through it quickly and stepped out of the bathroom.Xander was the type to give me his clothes instead of provide me with any new ones, so I was a bit taken aback to see fresh female clothes that looked like they’d come straight off a Forever 21 rack sitting on the bed. “This changes nothing,” I muttered to myself as I shuffled through the cute clothes. Every single one of them was adorable and simple, and that was exactly my style. And since Xander didn’t pay enough attention to me to have picked up on that detail, I knew that a female staff whose style accidentally matched mine must’ve picked them out. Tucking that piece of information in the back of my mind, I threw on a cute pink two piece that did a great job at covering me up than the other outfits in the pile. Then I pulled my hair into a ponytail and stepped out of the room with one purpose on my mind… Escaping from Xander’s tyranny and finding my way back into Nick’s warm em
XANDER It took me weeks of nearly annihilating my mental health to dust, but I finally found her. The joy I felt when we got the drone footage of April running around with a puppy in a garden while wearing the prettiest white sundress was indescribable. I ate my first real meal that afternoon, and that was a big deal because I hadn’t eaten anything but sour candy since I set out on this search for April. And I’d filled up on wine to stay sane of course. On the worst days, I indulged with vodka as well. But after finding her, my wolf and I regained our appetite instantly. I needed to replenish my strength so I could fuck her as much as I intended to, she was going to feel every last pent up sexual tension that she’d caused for being away from me for so fucking long. After filling up on enough food to regain my true strength, I came up with a simple plan to steal her away from him smoothly, I couldn’t afford any complications that would lead to me not having her all to myself for a
APRIL Again, my body had betrayed me. I couldn’t believe that I’d enjoyed every second of his touch, knowing fully well that I shouldn’t even be reacting in the slightest to that asshole. There had to be something wrong with me, something deeply disturbing that would explain why I fucked the annoying asshole that kidnapped me and felt nothing but overflowing bliss. I wanted to pluck my eyes out of my skull and drown myself in bleach, I just felt like I needed to punish myself for foolishly succumbing to his touch. I knew better than to let myself be whisked into anymore sexual escapades with Xander after the whole stripper thing blew up in my face, and yet that’s exactly what I allowed to happen. Something told me that I could’ve fought him a little harder. Maybe if I did, he’d have taken the clue and not gone any further, but my dumb body melted under his touch in minutes. It was at the very last second, after I’d had a groundbreaking orgasm, that I came back to my senses like l
APRIL After an insufferable dinner, I left Xander in the dining room and headed back to the room for another shower. When I was done, I walked out and was mortified to find him seated on the bed, shirtless and in pajamas pants like he was getting ready to sleep in the same bed as me. I frowned and pulled the strings of my shorts to knot it as I walked towards the bed. “You can’t sleep here,” I deadpanned, stopping at the edge of the bed. He looked at me daringly and then stretched out himself comfortably on the bed before putting his hands behind his head to prop it up. He was a little too comfortable for someone that was getting on my last nerve and I hated how much he seemed to be enjoying every second of frustrating me.If nature wasn’t biased to humans, I’d be kicking his ass to a pulp right now. “I can, and I plan to,” he answered calmly, totally unnerving me like he’d been doing all fucking day long. “Fine, I’ll sleep elsewhere then,” I started to angrily stomp towards the
APRILThe next morning, I woke up to the curtains being drawn open and sunlight streaking into the room. At first, I shut my eyes back and tried to force myself to fall back asleep, but the warmth of the sun hitting my skin wouldn’t let me. So, I gave up on that endeavor and decided to just embrace the morning light. So, I yawned and stretched my arms, feeling oddly well rested despite the upsetting events of the last couple of hours. “Rise and shine, princess,” Xander’s deep morning voice was surprisingly soothing, “go brush your teeth, please. I’m asking nicely.” “Princess?” I couldn’t help but repeat, the way he said it soaked something in me that I needed to bury as soon as possible. A grin touched his lips and he ran a hand through his hair in a sinfully hot way that only he could pull off. “Yeah? It suits you,” he winked, “now get off your ass and go brush, you’ll be glad you did when you’re done.”With that, he reached behind him and opened the bathroom door for me while
APRIL I quickly gathered myself, swallowing and taking a step back. “You should leave,” I told him in a stern tone, but he just gently shut the door behind him. “I just want to get cleaned up, and this is the only bathroom,” he pointed out, “that’s all, trust me,” he raised his hands in surrender.I didn’t trust a word that left those devilishly hot lips of his though, and it was getting harder and harder for me not to look away from his face and at the rest of his gloriously naked, muscled body. I hated myself for being so foolishly attracted to him. “We’re not having sex, Xander. It’s not happening, so don’t get any weird ideas,” I stood my ground, “I mean it, one funny move and you’re getting the boot.”He chuckled lowly, his eyes dancing over my naked body for a few seconds before he responded. “Slow down, princess,” he smirked teasingly, “I’m only here to wash up and as a gentleman, the only reason I’ll be approaching you is to help you scrub your back.” I knew I should’ve
APRILSoon, his fingers took its place, grazing over my needy and swollen clit in a way that immediately made me cry out in ecstasy. I pressed my eyes shut, leaning my back against the wall and instinctively spreading my thighs further apart to give him more access.He chuckled lowly again and then obliged.With one hand around my waist to hold me to himself, his fingers continued to lazily trace a line from my clit to my pussy lips before teasing my entrance in a way that drove me so fucking crazy. I was breathless already, my chest heaving and my heartbeat thumping in my ears and lower tummy as he continued to torture me.My eyes fluttered open to find him watching me with a depth of desire and passion in his eyes that turned my knees to jelly. He’d never looked at me that way, something about it was different and incredibly stimulating, but I couldn’t place a finger on what was different about his stare. I didn’t even have the energy to figure it out because he was now using the w
APRIL The days had been going by in a flash and time was blurred between each day. I couldn’t possibly tell anyone how many days I’d spent with Xander because there were no calendars in sight, and I could barely get a hold of his phone because he always had it on him. However, my experience with him hadn’t been as hellish as I assumed it would be.Even though I didn’t want to admit it, I was having a great time with him. I woke up to breakfast in bed each day, he treated me like an equal for the first time, he shared parts of him with me that I didn’t know existed, and he made me feel a little too happy for my own good. Of course, there was also an endless serving of multiple toe curling sex each and every day. It was like he couldn’t get enough of me and his desire for me only tripled by the day, it was both flattering and unreal but since I couldn’t get away from him, I chose to embrace and enjoy it, especially since it came with amazing orgasms. Every now and then, I missed Nic
APRIL Nick looked clearly wounded by my refusal to go with him and I hated that whenever I made a decision about the guys, someone always ended up hurt. However, I was making the right decision this time around, and while I hated that Nick was caught in the crossfires, I had to stay back and cater to the man who literally got caught in a firing for me two days ago. As much as I wanted to catch up on everything that happened between when the police barged into his home to arrest him and now, that wasn’t high up on my list of priorities until I was able to nurse Ace to health for saving my life even when I didn’t deserve it. So, for now, Ace’s full recovery was my main focus. But I couldn’t help how horrible I felt about Nick’s hurt expression that I was clearly responsible for. “I’m really sorry, Nick. I know this doesn’t make you feel good, but I think it’s best if I stay with Ace for now,” I apologized in a solemn and sincere tone.He stepped closer to me and leaned in, his feat
ACEI stirred slowly, gradually opening my eyes to find a head of flowing hair beside me that was buried in a copy of Pride and Prejudice.April’s pretty face was undoubtedly the best of sight to wake up to, especially after being unconscious for a quite a while. Even in my state of mind, I knew that I was constantly worrying if another bullet has hit her despite the one I’d taken, so it was a huge relief to see that she was hale and hearty.For a few beats, I was simply content with watching her, pleased that the bullet had hit me instead of taking the life of a woman whose beauty rivaled that of goddesses and renaissance paintings. “Is Darcy worth your attention more than I am even though I’m on a hospital bed?” I finally broke the silence. “You’re awake,” she turned to me with a huge smile on her face and was throwing her hands around me in a hug before I could process anything. But as quickly as her hands wrapped around me, she withdrew like my skin had burnt hers. It’s either
APRIL I’d been in the shower for a few minutes now, and my phone had rang countless times during that period. No one called me these days, so I always felt like doom was once again lurking close by whenever my phone rang. It would either be someone bringing me bad news or someone who’s more than eager to rain more insults on me since that’s all I got from people these days. I wasn’t eager to find out who was calling me, so I took my precious time in the shower and only stepped out when I was done with my twelve step bath routine and no sooner. When I headed to where my phone was on my bed, it started ringing again and I grabbed with the speed of lightning when I read the caller ID.The relief that hit me was instant and overwhelming and I had to pause for a second to realize how silly that was before I hit the answer button. “Ace, hi! How’re you doing?” I asked immediately, realizing how awfully worried I was about him even after my unpleasant run-in with his mom. “It’s his mothe
APRIL If I thought I was the connoisseur of bad luck before, now I was certain that I was the embodiment of evil luck. There’s no other reasonable way to explain the horrible things that befall everyone that was unfortunate enough to be around me. Ace, like his best friends, was now suffering for the sin of ever having his life intertwined with mine.He’d gotten in the way and taken a bullet that he didn’t deserve. It would’ve been best if I’d gotten shot and wiped out of their lives so that could finally experience good fortune instead of an endless streak of bad luck. Now, Ace was unconscious and in the Intensive Care Unit, and I heard his father yelling at the doctors to get his only son out of ‘that lousy coma’ before he burnt the hospital’s reputation to the ground and then he stormed off. I swallowed fearfully after watching that scene unfold, but I still gathered some courage and forced myself to walk to the nurse’s desk and make my presence known. “I’m here to see Ace Jac
APRILIn my next life, I’d either come as a monarch’s favorite tea cup, or not come at all. All because this life was started to feel far too gloomy and devastating to live through. If my first life was this tedious, why would I consent to another one? No bloody way. Aren’t you being a little too dramatic? came my subconscious’s snarky interruption. I wasn’t being a little too dramatic though. This wasn’t even adequate drama for someone who just came to terms with the fact that she’s a bad luck charm. Everyone around me always met their unfair share of tragic events, and once the bad luck dice started rolling, it wouldn’t stop until I was back to being deserted and alone. First, it was my father who died. Then, my mother who abandoned me right after and lost every ounce of motherly care for me. Then, every best friend I’ve ever had was cursed with a shitty love life until they moved on from me. And now, I’d single-handedly crushed a friendship that had been carved in stone from w
“Isn’t the prophecy already manifesting?” Those words echoed in the underground office that had been the secret meeting place of the three most influential and powerful Alphas in existence. There was an unsaid weight crushing on the shoulders of all three men as they processed that dreadful question.The prophecy which must not be repeated by the gods’ messenger who relayed it to them.That was the prophecy they were cursed with the responsibility of crushing to dust, and they’d been working tirelessly to achieve that for over a decade. That’s the reason why that question was a slap in the face to the two Alphas it was posed to. Alpha Bright, Nick’s beloved dad, turned to Alpha Jackson, Ace’s least favorite parent, who posed the question.“You called an impromptu meeting and made me fly several miles to get here, just to throw around odd speculations?” he frowned while Alpha Davenport snorted derisively beside him. “Odd speculations, you say?” Alpha Davenport laughed bitterly, “do
APRILI nodded obediently, biting down on my lower lip and looking down to drink in the beauty of him pumping in and out of me and the addictive hot slams that followed. Every moan, every kiss, every bite, every flirty eye contact, every lick and every stroke was mind blowing. It felt like our souls were synced and the pleasure made us a little crazier by the second. “You’re so responsive, so tight,” he tightened his grip that was now on my ass while my legs were locked behind his neck. I just moaned back my response and let myself float in bliss as he hit every stimulating spot in my core. He was buried so deep inside me and from the way he was throbbing uncontrollably right now, I knew that he was seconds away from exploding inside me. The thought of that made me clench around him, aiming to milk every last glorious inch of his cock. “Good girl,” he kissed me and held me so tightly to himself that we were breathing the same air. Then, he started to pound into me so recklessly
APRIL Every ounce of anger he was holding unto faded as he grabbed me.Now, his eyes were filled with vulnerability and all that rage from before was no where to be found. He looked like he was seconds away from breaking down completely at my feet.“Please don’t leave me, April,” he pleaded for dear life, “I’d hate to hold you here against your will, so please, stay with me of your own accord.”I looked away from him, unwilling to agree to his ask so easily. “Nick, we need some space away from each other, we really do. So, just let me go,” I sighed heavily, trying to gently pry my arm out of his grasp.He didn’t let me get away from him, because soon he had both hands gripping my arms and he nudged me so I was looking at him again. It was hard for me to hold his gaze because he was now looking at me like his entire world was crashing before him. Was I the reason his world was crumbling? I desperately hoped not, because I wasn’t worth it. “I’m so sorry, but I can’t respect that,” h
APRILWhen he reappeared in the living room minutes later, he was dressed in shorts, scenting of mint and grapes and I couldn’t even believe he was the same man that had beaten Xander like a mad man. The man smiling at me right now and ruffling a towel through his damp hair was nothing like that beast I’d encountered earlier. “April,” he breathed and threw the towel aside and blocked my path. The next thing I knew, his arms were enveloping me whole and he sniffed in my scent like he’d been dying to do that for far too long. I tried to step away from him but then he pulled away from the hug and started to inspect every corner of my skin worriedly. “Are you hurt anywhere? Did he harm you in any way? Were you restrained with chains at any point?” he asked as his hands continued to roam my body.Something snapped in me and I was suddenly enraged.“Really?” I let our a sarcastic laugh, “are you really going to pretend that you can’t bear to see a bruise on me after nearly killing your