Adrian’s POV“Of course, you dumbass,” she replied with a small smile and I released a breath I didn't realize I had been holding. “Did you really think that I was going to come here, reject you and then return to the Midnight Pack?” she queried with mild disbelief etched on her features. I shrugged. “I had to consider the possibility so that I wouldn't feel too disappointed if it happened.”She shook her head. “You really need to have a little faith in people, especially your own mate. I would never do that to you. You might not know this about me but I'm never disloyal to the one who is loyal to me.”“I’ll keep that in mind,” I replied. Afterwards, a silence so awkward descended on the room that I wished someone would just show up to make things a little lighter. My gaze had returned to the file on my desk, and though I could see the words, I could not make sense of them. I knew it was unusual for things to feel weird between mates, but I just couldn't help the feeling of anxiet
Jemima’s POVIf I had been expecting a very warm welcome from Adrian, then I would have been sorely disappointed. But even though I hadn't been expecting it, he could have at least even tried to pretend that he was pleased to see me. It was a good thing that at least his Pack members were more excited about my return.They had even prepared a feast which we all settled down to enjoy in the general hall. I couldn't help but notice that the Alpha was absent. If I had any doubts before that he wasn't pleased about my return, his absence from a feast prepared on my behalf made me certain.“Perhaps, he is just too overwhelmed to be in your presence,” the Beta said, earning a scoff from Piper. Briefly, they glared at each other. “It's wrong for him not to be here. The only acceptable excuse is if he is currently on the verge of death and the last time I checked, he was perfectly healthy,” she replied. “It's okay guys. The rest of you are here. It would be most ungrateful for me not to
Jemima’s POVA gasp slipped from my lips at his question and for a couple of seconds, I could only stare at him, at a loss for what to say.Perhaps, a huge part of me had thought that he had put the incident that happened the other day at the Midnight Pack behind him.I had been sorely wrong. “So you can’t speak now?” he queried, his voice quavering with barely concealed rage. “Say something Jemima before I lose my damn mind.”My eyes closed as I drew in a shuddering breath and silently prayed to the Moon Goddess for wisdom to handle the situation. “Adrian,” I began, “Nothing happened between me and Zade. It was just….”“I want the truth, Jemima,” he snapped, cutting me off. “If we are going to continue whatever it is that we had before you left, I would want to be sure that I can trust you. I want to be sure that your affections do not lie somewhere else.”“You are my mate, Adrian. I wouldn't put anyone else before you. You asked for the truth and I am going to give it to you.”I d
Jemima’s POVIf he said my name one more time like that, I was positively going to combust on the spot. The heat in his gaze was already making it hard enough for me to concentrate on teasing him. I toyed with the waistband of my panties for a couple of seconds, undulating my hips in a suggestive manner.Without stopping the movement of my hips, I began to slowly pull my panties down. Another gasp escaped my mate’s lips as I allowed the flimsy material to fall to my ankles.“Come here,” he murmured and I stepped out of the panties to slowly walk towards the bed. “You are really going to pay for teasing me like that,” he said in a hoarse voice. “You have no idea how hard it was for me not to explode just from watching you.”My lips curled into the smug smile of a woman well aware of her feminine power as I straddled his hips.His hands immediately went to my butt and started to lovingly knead it.“I thought you enjoyed every bit of the show,” I purred. “Surely, you wouldn't punish
~Jemima Wolfsbane Pov....Her Mate's PackI have always wondered where my mate, Connor was always disappearing to every day. He always went to his penthouse around this time and curiosity made me follow him. I made sure to stay far away from him so that he would not pick up my scent. I watched from a distance as he ascended the stairs of the penthouse and a woman came out to hug him. My eyes widened as they kissed.I refused to believe what I saw, my eyes were deceiving me. I watched as the both of them went inside.Who was that woman?!My heart pounded in my chest as I ran towards the penthouse. I quickly ascended the steps of the penthouse as quietly as I could despite my beating heart. I was driven by an unshakable feeling of unease that had already settled inside of my chest.Ever since I had gotten married to Connor, I knew that he was not really satisfied with me. But, he always strived to treat me well. Still sometimes he would be distant, his gaze cold and other times he would
~Jemima Wolfsbane Pov....Her Mate's PackThe words slashed through my heart with each syllable sharper than a chef's knife. I felt my heart begin to constrict inside of my chest as our omega bond rose to the surface. He could feel my pain too now, because it was now more than I could bear.My mind were bombarded with all kinds of truth and realizations; the fact that he never wanted me even when he touched me, the fact that he did not even love me, the fact that I was nothing to him and yet he had intended to use me and even the fact that all those promises and wedding vows were all lies from the pit of hell.“Connor, please don’t,” I whispered to him in pain. I could not take anymore of what he would dish out.“Oh, what is wrong with you Jemima ?” Tamar taunted me with a malicious glint in her eyes. I could tell that she liked to gloat about whatever was befalling me. “Did you really think that he would choose you, over me? Oh come one! No one would, even you would not pick yourself
~Jemima Steele Pov....Her mother's home, eleven years ago from now.Well, this was how it all started from eleven years ago. I do not exactly recall many details about the night that I was born from what my mother always told me. But I do remember that she had described it as a rather stormy evening with the rain hitting the windows so loudly that one would not have even been able to hear their own thoughts. She had always had this distant expression pressed onto her face whenever she told me about it as if she was immersed in that memory and kind of hesitant to return from. And I wondered why.I never knew who my father was. My single mother never bothered to tell me and I never bothered to ask either because I was smart enough to know that it was a forbidden subject. My mother never talked about him. She always refrained from conversations that would lead to talking about him.My mother was not the ideal type of loving mother. She was a sharp witted and stubborn woman who always l
~Jemima Steele Pov....Her father's home, eleven years ago from now.We travelled all night along the major roads. When I roused in the wee hours of the morning, it was to my mother roughly veering off into a minor road. I took a guess from her obvious relief that we were close to our destination.She turned into a path which curved and meandered into a beautiful setting. I gazed out of the window at the landscape, observing the tall trees and pondering if I would ever return to my home with my mother.She eventually came to a halt at a house at the end of the road. The appearance was aged yet cozy and illuminated by the bright lights. There was a lovely front garden that was just beautiful. I felt fear as I wondered why we were thereShe parked the car and asked me to stay still. Then she got out and went to the house. She knocked on the door and a woman opened it. They talked for a moment and both went inside. I heard loud voices in the house and sometimes later, my mum came outsid
Jemima’s POVIf he said my name one more time like that, I was positively going to combust on the spot. The heat in his gaze was already making it hard enough for me to concentrate on teasing him. I toyed with the waistband of my panties for a couple of seconds, undulating my hips in a suggestive manner.Without stopping the movement of my hips, I began to slowly pull my panties down. Another gasp escaped my mate’s lips as I allowed the flimsy material to fall to my ankles.“Come here,” he murmured and I stepped out of the panties to slowly walk towards the bed. “You are really going to pay for teasing me like that,” he said in a hoarse voice. “You have no idea how hard it was for me not to explode just from watching you.”My lips curled into the smug smile of a woman well aware of her feminine power as I straddled his hips.His hands immediately went to my butt and started to lovingly knead it.“I thought you enjoyed every bit of the show,” I purred. “Surely, you wouldn't punish
Jemima’s POVA gasp slipped from my lips at his question and for a couple of seconds, I could only stare at him, at a loss for what to say.Perhaps, a huge part of me had thought that he had put the incident that happened the other day at the Midnight Pack behind him.I had been sorely wrong. “So you can’t speak now?” he queried, his voice quavering with barely concealed rage. “Say something Jemima before I lose my damn mind.”My eyes closed as I drew in a shuddering breath and silently prayed to the Moon Goddess for wisdom to handle the situation. “Adrian,” I began, “Nothing happened between me and Zade. It was just….”“I want the truth, Jemima,” he snapped, cutting me off. “If we are going to continue whatever it is that we had before you left, I would want to be sure that I can trust you. I want to be sure that your affections do not lie somewhere else.”“You are my mate, Adrian. I wouldn't put anyone else before you. You asked for the truth and I am going to give it to you.”I d
Jemima’s POVIf I had been expecting a very warm welcome from Adrian, then I would have been sorely disappointed. But even though I hadn't been expecting it, he could have at least even tried to pretend that he was pleased to see me. It was a good thing that at least his Pack members were more excited about my return.They had even prepared a feast which we all settled down to enjoy in the general hall. I couldn't help but notice that the Alpha was absent. If I had any doubts before that he wasn't pleased about my return, his absence from a feast prepared on my behalf made me certain.“Perhaps, he is just too overwhelmed to be in your presence,” the Beta said, earning a scoff from Piper. Briefly, they glared at each other. “It's wrong for him not to be here. The only acceptable excuse is if he is currently on the verge of death and the last time I checked, he was perfectly healthy,” she replied. “It's okay guys. The rest of you are here. It would be most ungrateful for me not to
Adrian’s POV“Of course, you dumbass,” she replied with a small smile and I released a breath I didn't realize I had been holding. “Did you really think that I was going to come here, reject you and then return to the Midnight Pack?” she queried with mild disbelief etched on her features. I shrugged. “I had to consider the possibility so that I wouldn't feel too disappointed if it happened.”She shook her head. “You really need to have a little faith in people, especially your own mate. I would never do that to you. You might not know this about me but I'm never disloyal to the one who is loyal to me.”“I’ll keep that in mind,” I replied. Afterwards, a silence so awkward descended on the room that I wished someone would just show up to make things a little lighter. My gaze had returned to the file on my desk, and though I could see the words, I could not make sense of them. I knew it was unusual for things to feel weird between mates, but I just couldn't help the feeling of anxiet
Adrian’s POVWhen Piper had told me that my mate, if I could still call her that, was going to be returning to the Pack the following week, I scoffed. She had arched an eyebrow questioningly. “I thought you were going to react to this piece of information with a little bit more excitement.”“Did she tell you exactly why she’s coming here?” I queried and Piper’s brows knitted together in confusion. It occurred to me that Jemina had not told her friend all the details of the argument that happened between us the last time we saw each other. It had hurt me but I had decided to allow her the freedom to make a choice. Zade or me. She was supposed to come to the Pack to reject me if she had chosen to be with Zade.“Never mind,” I said to Piper with a forced smile.She rolled her eyes. “So you really haven’t spoken with her since after the argument? Come on, you two are supposed to have sorted things out by now, don’t you think?”“Perhaps, we might start working on that when she returns,
Jemima’s POVEventually, my training came to an end and I still hadn't met this guardian angel of mine who had asked Zade to help me master my abilities. I still also hadn’t discovered what my so-called destiny was, why I had these abilities and why some people wanted me dead. Speaking of death, it was quite surprising that throughout my stay at the Midnight Pack, there was no attempt on my life. Not even when I had decided to be courageous and had gone for a walk at the Park with Aurora a few times. Zade made sure that my hair was covered though so that people wouldn't notice the rare streaks in it.On the day I was supposed to leave Zade’s Pack, I was filled with mixed feelings. It didn't help that Aurora had decided to stay behind. We had really bonded over the months and it kind of hurt to just be separated from her.But I understood why though. The Beta had started to show her some affection and she felt it was going to lead somewhere. She had always had a massive crush on
Jemima’s POVJust at that moment, the door burst open and we pulled apart. But the damage had already been done. “Adrian,” I began, nervously tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. “I wasn't expecting your visit today.”“Obviously,” he murmured spitefully, glaring at the other Alpha who didn't even seem to notice my mate’s anger. I guessed he was still thinking about the question I had asked.“Is everything alright back at the Pack?” I queried.“Do you even care?” he replied, looking at me with a mix of hurt and disappointment in his eyes. “Is being locked in a passionate embrace with him now a part of your training?”“Adrian,” I began but he cut me off.“Is he the one you want to be with? All you have to do is say the word and I'm going to leave you be. We could reject each other and move on. It's not like we are that emotionally attached anyway.”A gasp of disbelief slipped from my lips. I knew he was hurting but his words were quite harsh. “Stop being so immature, will you?” Za
Jemima’s POVMy discovery of the rogues’ hideout made things a lot easier. In the end, there was indeed a witch making them cause chaos that easily without being caught. The bastards had kidnapped her daughter and threatened to kill her the second any of them dropped dead due to her spells. So she had had no choice but to help them for the sake of her daughter.“You did good today,” Zade said the minute we were within the walls of the palace. “We could easily take them down and counter the other witch’s power because of your abilities.”He was giving me too much credit in my opinion. Zade had also done a whole lot of work using both his abilities as a sorcerer and a werewolf. My lips curled into a teasing smile. “Did you just give me a compliment? I guess there is going to be a major eclipse today.”He rolled his eyes. “Don’t make me take it back.”Later that day, Adrian showed up. The fact that I had been instrumental in capturing the rogues and that I was safe, didn't make him a
Jemima’s POVFinding out where exactly the rogues were coming from was one of the things that I was tasked with.For the first time, I was going to use my power of remote viewing in a real-life situation.“It's impossible for rogues to be that elusive,” Zade was saying. We were on the training field with his Beta and some of his soldiers, discussing our plans to catch the rogues. “And it's not as though the soldiers of the Crescentmoon Guard Pack are amateurs. I have seen them in action before and can testify that they are very skilled. Capturing a few rogues should be a very simple task for them.”“So what exactly are you trying to bring out here?” Damien queried. “They certainly have help from someone. I know the workings of sorcery when I see it,” Zade replied. “What's baffling is why exactly a witch would offer her services to rogues.”“Perhaps, she is being blackmailed or she just has a personal beef with Alpha George and is using the rogues to do her dirty work,” I replied. “