~Clifton~We all feel Gaston's rage as he pushes into his large office. He takes his time to sit and relax his back on his chair before breaking the icy silence in the room. "How is Xyana?" Is the first question that escapes his mouthWe've been waiting for him since we got to his office after he mind-linked us to come. None of us offers him a reply. He turns to Dion, exerting his Alpha command onto the weight of the question, knowing well enough that Dion wouldn't be able to fight off the pressure."How is your mate, Dion?""She's fine, Alpha." He replies, squaring his shoulders.Gaston picks up his phone and frowns. After a moment of staring at the screen, he cuts his incoming call and places the phone back on his table."At what point were either of you going to tell me what transpired between you and your mate? Did I have to hear about the things that happen in my pack house from someone else instead of my Beta, Gamma, and Warrior leader?"Everybody is looking dull and sad. Every
~Xyana~I can't believe Gaston and his brothers are discussing me. Not just that, they're accusing Gaston of being attracted to me! The man is just kind to me. Aside from the popular rumors about his pack, he hasn't shown or displayed any behavior that could get me worked up or scared for my life.He's been nothing but a great host and my biggest supporter since he brought me into his pack. Always chastising Clifton about the way he treats me.When I ran out of his office earlier, I was dumbfounded and at loss of where to go or what to do. So I headed straight to the park house playground, that was a few blocks away from his office.Oona is in school at this time of the day. So there's no possiblity that she would walk in on me looking utterly confused and distressed. Locating the empty swing, I settle down on one and push my body off the ground gently while my thoughts roam around everything I just heard.I'm interrupted by the sound of my name. Recognizing the voice immediately to
~Gaston~What am I doing? I'm failing my late parents. They entrusted my brothers under my care. And I'm trying to mess everything up. Clifton is catching up on it, and I know very well that all Declan needs is a little time to piece things together, and his suspicion will be full-blown. So much that he'll have lots of questions to ask. I'm supposed to keep the family together. That's my job. With Alpha Zegulf of the Crimson werewolf pack hellbent on wedging war against my pack, my brothers and I ought to be solid, and on the same page. Not divided and emotionally unstable. But here we are. And it's all my fault. I'm the reason we all seem to be drifting apart. All because of this stupid connection I feel towards my brothers' mate.I need help, I need to speak to someone, I need answers. And the only person that can offer me the help and answers I sought is Rhen. But I know I can't go to her. Of course, Callum can arrange a meeting with her since she's now hiding away in his pack
~Gaston~Clifton is the first to rush at the pack guard. Dion follows suit. Declan and I turned out to be the only sane ones among us. So we do what we ought to; block them off, preventing them from hurting an innocent man. “Stop this madness!” I yell at both of them and turn to the guard. "Did they say exactly why they are here?" I query as my eyes dart towards the hall entrance where a couple of my men are already packing up the gifts from the Black-haw emissaries. The poor pack guard standing before us is already shaking with fear. But he manages to let out a "no Alpha" reply to the question I asked him earlier."It's fine," I tell him. "You can go." Turning to Declan who is already awaiting my command, I tell him, "Go ahead." And he steps outside the hall to carry out his job.As he's working through a couple of mind-links with his men, Dion does the same with the Tech team. And Clifton reaches out to my chauffeur, Killian to have him arrange an emergency exit for the Alpha if p
~Xyana~Pacing the room doesn't help calm me down. My whole senses are in hyper alert. What exactly is going on? It's been almost five hours since Gaston sent me to my room.My thoughts are still all over the place when I feel the doorknob to my room twist, and my door gets pushed open.Even though there were guards positioned in front of my door, it didn't stop me from wanting to scream my lungs out until I saw Dion step in. He closes the door and stops right there, staring at me like I'm some rare specie of human that just landed on the planet Earth, while resting his body on the door frame."Dion..." I breathed out when he doesn't say a word after a couple of seconds of silence.He squeezes his brows and walks up to me. "My Sunshine," he calls me. "Are you okay, Honey?" His palms locate my cheeks and he rubs them gently. "Tell me you're okay."I swallow hard at the intensity of his gaze forgetting for a split second that I'm meant to offer him a reply. "Xy-Sunshine." He calls me,
~Xyana~"How do you like your food?" Dion asks me, wearing a quizzical look.Gulping down the bite of croissant I just took, I smile happily at him. "It tastes delicious. I'm shocked to see so many people in your pack. While at the pack house, I used to think the whole pack was too quiet, and I wondered if your pack truly had a lot of population as the others rumor it to.""Glad you like your food." He says. "As for the people, our pack is very populated and we have vast land. But the pack house isn't someplace everyone has free access to. You can't come there unless you have an invite. Gaston keeps it that way." He explains."Oh, nice.""Does the large number of people bother you? If that's the case, I can take you somewhere else with fewer people. I brought you here because I thought you needed to see more people.""Yes please, I love it here. It's perfect.""I know they're staring, aren't they?" He smiles and I blush and shrug. "Not to worry, they will stop staring as soon as they
~Xyana~After finishing our lunch, we drive back to the pack house. On our way, Dion gives me a detailed explanation about the pack, how most of its lands were acquired, and how the pack was borne through his ancestors.Their lineage is a pure Alpha lineage with no adulteration of any sort.He keeps showing me various paths that lead to prominent facilities in the pack, like the hospital, library, fire station, train station, airport, etc. The Gurreo-Valley pack was indeed a sight for sore eyes. Everything is super cute. I listen to him intently as he goes on reciting more and more historical facts as we drive along. He also gives me a little intel about the pack members and how every one of them comes together to form a solid pack that is like a big family because they all have each other's back. This is one of the reasons people from other packs have no idea of what really happens within the walls of their pack.At a point, he stops and chuckles. "Now that you've made your first o
~Xyana~ 'PIG, FAT,' and UGLY' have become names I'm now accustomed to. I used to think I was beautiful until recently. All thanks to our Alpha's rumored mate, Oksana. Ever since she started deriving pleasure in dehumanizing and abusing me because she thinks I'm too fat for her liking, my life got enveloped in an endless stream of never-ending chores. She'll call me 'Pig' over and over again and I'll always answer her with a 'yes ma'am.' She makes sure I don't get to enjoy a moment of rest during the day. I work at the farms, at the pack daycare, the kitchen, I scrub the floors; I literally do everything. Yet she's never satisfied. ** Today, Mrs. Sal, the pack's Matron, assigned my best friend, Jiya, and me to clean the Alpha's living room. She must have taken pity on me and decided to give me an easy task that I'll spend most of my day doing. As Jiya and I focus on our assigned task for the day. I suddenly feel the hairs on my neck prickle. A dull pull follows, drawing me tow
~Xyana~After finishing our lunch, we drive back to the pack house. On our way, Dion gives me a detailed explanation about the pack, how most of its lands were acquired, and how the pack was borne through his ancestors.Their lineage is a pure Alpha lineage with no adulteration of any sort.He keeps showing me various paths that lead to prominent facilities in the pack, like the hospital, library, fire station, train station, airport, etc. The Gurreo-Valley pack was indeed a sight for sore eyes. Everything is super cute. I listen to him intently as he goes on reciting more and more historical facts as we drive along. He also gives me a little intel about the pack members and how every one of them comes together to form a solid pack that is like a big family because they all have each other's back. This is one of the reasons people from other packs have no idea of what really happens within the walls of their pack.At a point, he stops and chuckles. "Now that you've made your first o
~Xyana~"How do you like your food?" Dion asks me, wearing a quizzical look.Gulping down the bite of croissant I just took, I smile happily at him. "It tastes delicious. I'm shocked to see so many people in your pack. While at the pack house, I used to think the whole pack was too quiet, and I wondered if your pack truly had a lot of population as the others rumor it to.""Glad you like your food." He says. "As for the people, our pack is very populated and we have vast land. But the pack house isn't someplace everyone has free access to. You can't come there unless you have an invite. Gaston keeps it that way." He explains."Oh, nice.""Does the large number of people bother you? If that's the case, I can take you somewhere else with fewer people. I brought you here because I thought you needed to see more people.""Yes please, I love it here. It's perfect.""I know they're staring, aren't they?" He smiles and I blush and shrug. "Not to worry, they will stop staring as soon as they
~Xyana~Pacing the room doesn't help calm me down. My whole senses are in hyper alert. What exactly is going on? It's been almost five hours since Gaston sent me to my room.My thoughts are still all over the place when I feel the doorknob to my room twist, and my door gets pushed open.Even though there were guards positioned in front of my door, it didn't stop me from wanting to scream my lungs out until I saw Dion step in. He closes the door and stops right there, staring at me like I'm some rare specie of human that just landed on the planet Earth, while resting his body on the door frame."Dion..." I breathed out when he doesn't say a word after a couple of seconds of silence.He squeezes his brows and walks up to me. "My Sunshine," he calls me. "Are you okay, Honey?" His palms locate my cheeks and he rubs them gently. "Tell me you're okay."I swallow hard at the intensity of his gaze forgetting for a split second that I'm meant to offer him a reply. "Xy-Sunshine." He calls me,
~Gaston~Clifton is the first to rush at the pack guard. Dion follows suit. Declan and I turned out to be the only sane ones among us. So we do what we ought to; block them off, preventing them from hurting an innocent man. “Stop this madness!” I yell at both of them and turn to the guard. "Did they say exactly why they are here?" I query as my eyes dart towards the hall entrance where a couple of my men are already packing up the gifts from the Black-haw emissaries. The poor pack guard standing before us is already shaking with fear. But he manages to let out a "no Alpha" reply to the question I asked him earlier."It's fine," I tell him. "You can go." Turning to Declan who is already awaiting my command, I tell him, "Go ahead." And he steps outside the hall to carry out his job.As he's working through a couple of mind-links with his men, Dion does the same with the Tech team. And Clifton reaches out to my chauffeur, Killian to have him arrange an emergency exit for the Alpha if p
~Gaston~What am I doing? I'm failing my late parents. They entrusted my brothers under my care. And I'm trying to mess everything up. Clifton is catching up on it, and I know very well that all Declan needs is a little time to piece things together, and his suspicion will be full-blown. So much that he'll have lots of questions to ask. I'm supposed to keep the family together. That's my job. With Alpha Zegulf of the Crimson werewolf pack hellbent on wedging war against my pack, my brothers and I ought to be solid, and on the same page. Not divided and emotionally unstable. But here we are. And it's all my fault. I'm the reason we all seem to be drifting apart. All because of this stupid connection I feel towards my brothers' mate.I need help, I need to speak to someone, I need answers. And the only person that can offer me the help and answers I sought is Rhen. But I know I can't go to her. Of course, Callum can arrange a meeting with her since she's now hiding away in his pack
~Xyana~I can't believe Gaston and his brothers are discussing me. Not just that, they're accusing Gaston of being attracted to me! The man is just kind to me. Aside from the popular rumors about his pack, he hasn't shown or displayed any behavior that could get me worked up or scared for my life.He's been nothing but a great host and my biggest supporter since he brought me into his pack. Always chastising Clifton about the way he treats me.When I ran out of his office earlier, I was dumbfounded and at loss of where to go or what to do. So I headed straight to the park house playground, that was a few blocks away from his office.Oona is in school at this time of the day. So there's no possiblity that she would walk in on me looking utterly confused and distressed. Locating the empty swing, I settle down on one and push my body off the ground gently while my thoughts roam around everything I just heard.I'm interrupted by the sound of my name. Recognizing the voice immediately to
~Clifton~We all feel Gaston's rage as he pushes into his large office. He takes his time to sit and relax his back on his chair before breaking the icy silence in the room. "How is Xyana?" Is the first question that escapes his mouthWe've been waiting for him since we got to his office after he mind-linked us to come. None of us offers him a reply. He turns to Dion, exerting his Alpha command onto the weight of the question, knowing well enough that Dion wouldn't be able to fight off the pressure."How is your mate, Dion?""She's fine, Alpha." He replies, squaring his shoulders.Gaston picks up his phone and frowns. After a moment of staring at the screen, he cuts his incoming call and places the phone back on his table."At what point were either of you going to tell me what transpired between you and your mate? Did I have to hear about the things that happen in my pack house from someone else instead of my Beta, Gamma, and Warrior leader?"Everybody is looking dull and sad. Every
~Xyana~I wake up feeling like my body has taken a much-needed rest. Every part of me, every joint, feels like it's enjoying its best days yet.After a few seconds or maybe more, I finally peel my eyes open. I'm still in Dion's room. And when I turn to the other side to check for the presence of any of my mates, the sweet scent of smoke and damp soil waps through my nose, invading my senses.'I must be dreaming.'Turning to face him, I feel his strong arms, I feel the strong taut muscles of his arm wrap around me. Clifton holds me in an embrace while still sleeping soundly. I rub my eyes, everything within me is telling me that I'm definitely dreaming. I wait a bit, hoping to wake up if I'm dreaming and hoping that he'll transform into Declan or Dion in case I'm imagining him.But nothing happens. 'He is really here, lying in my bed. What manner of miracle is this?'"Are you going to stare at me forever?" His deep and husky voice gets me to halt my movements. "You'll have to stop at
~Declan~ Clifton clasps his teeth together, resulting in the tense tight muscle of his cheekbones. "Fucker." I hear him cuss as he turns to Gaston who is still standing with his hands now in his pants pocket. My eyes follow his length of stare and Declan does the same. No words were said between the two and I don't understand why they would be staring daggers at each other at such a crucial time. Unless Clifton is certain that Gaston knows he's lying and he's trying to make sure he doesn't tell on him. 'Of course, that's it.' Lying-scared-piece-of-shit. Gaston finally clears his throat, "Let's all try to calm down and think of Xyana," He says calmly. "You all will end up hurting her if you continue to fight." I clench my teeth as I watch Clifton caressing my mate who had almost screamed the roof down at my touch just a few seconds ago. "If I find out this has anything to do with either you or Amon, you wouldn't love my reaction." Declan warns in that calm, yet deadly tone. "And