Keanne's hand rested on my thigh throughout the drive to the exclusive boutique. Once we got there, he stopped, then squeezed my thigh lightly, his smile small as he turned to me."Shall we go?"I nodded slowly, and he walked out of the car, then came around to my door. I watched as he opened the door, then slowly stepped back so I could come down. He took my hand once I did, and I gave him a small smile. When he did stuff like this, I was tempted to forget that he hadn't said that he loved me too.We walked through the long aisles, and I watched the dresses, my hand flipping through."Do you have a particular dress in mind?" I asked him when he seemed to have a particular direction.He turned to me, then gave a small mischievous smile. "Did you perhaps notice something?"I shrugged. "It's empty. Don't tell me...""Mhm." He laughed. "And yes, I did pick a dress for you already."My eyes lit up, and he pulled me further towards the empty counter. A box was sitting on it, and he pulled
KEANNEI flipped the invitation card in my hand, the dutiful sound of Cora in the shower keeping me company. I had a rather bad feeling about the parry, but I honestly could not place it. Cora had this haunted look in her eyes earlier as she asked me to help her with her dress, and I honestly have never seen a look more... scared. More scarred. More broken inside.I wish she would talk to me. Tell me how she felt. But these days, she walked around with a smile, while the bond I shared with her caused my heart to ache. I don't know if she realises just how much she affects me or if she can feel and see how important she has become to me.I dropped the card, then gave a small sigh as she came out of the shower. The sun had already set, and the crescent moon had risen. I turned to it for a minute, feeling my wolf relax. Even he had been on edge these days, and it made me restless. Coupled with Cora, I could barely sleep.I let out a small sigh, just as the shower went off. I turned to the
KEANNE"Die, my love."I woke up with a start, my eyes wide, my chest heaving. I could feel my body grow weak, my mind reeking with the events of last night. The smell of blood. The kisses that were too eager. The voice."Die, my love."I turned, just as Cora walked in, her hand clasped behind her. I swallowed, my breath hitching in my throat."Keanne, you are awake. I..." she started to walk to me, but I took a step back, my eyes wide.Her brows furrowed, and she looked down, then met my eyes again, confusion filling her eyes."Keanne? Are you okay?" She started to walk to me again, but I took another step back, this time, my hand coming between us."Don't," I said, my heart beating wildly. My wolf largely disagreed, but I knew what I saw last night. And I knew something about Cora was not quite right. Maybe I will get to realize something that would break me. Maybe..."Who are you?" My voice was low, and I saw the furrow in her brows darken even more, her lips parting."What?""Who a
The tears were slowly seeping into her lips, but I was too in my feelings to see hers. I was too shattered by the realization to see nuch of her or whatever it was that we had shared. Or that we still do."Keanne..." Her voice was soft, teary, broken. I had done that to her. "I stuck with you even though you did not reciprocate that love because I hoped you would. Because I hoped one day under the breath of your kisses, you would say those words, and I would be glad I waited."I closed my eyes, the memories from last night flooding me yet again. 'Die, my love. Die.'I brought my hand to my hair, my lips pursed. I am not delusional. I had seen it last night. It was Cora.Suddenly, I felt her hand cup a side of my cheek. I opened my eyes to hers, my chest heaving. Her touch was warm, and I could almost convince myself to lean into her. Almost..."Keanne...""Was it you last night?"She swallowed. "Keanne...""Answer me!" I caught her hand and pulled it away from my face, my chest heaving
CORAMy shaky hand slowly came to my lips, and I slowly went to the floor, the tears seeping out of my soul hard and fast, faster than I could control them. Even faster than I could process anything else. My chest hurt, and I closed my eyes, my jidy heaving with regret and tears.Last night... I don't remember much of last night. I don't remember much of anything up to this morning. I thought I had blacked out, but...My hand dropped from my lips, and I swallowed, turning to the door. Could I have... let loose? Was I really the thing I feared? I stood up, then walked to the large mirror. I hadn't bothered with it earlier. Now that I stood in front of it, my eyes wide and teary, I knew a part of my memory was missing.There were bite marks on my neck, and the tingle I had shrugged off on my lips was actually a nip. A tear rolled off my left eye. He found out. He must have.I went to the floor again, knowing there was jotting I could do at all. I couldn't lie. He must have seen it. I co
CORA"Angeline?" I gasped, my eyes wide. "You... you are a shifter? A werewolf? How come...""Glad you remember me, Cora. I have always been so eager to meet you in this context."I swallowed hard. Her voice was completely different. Sultry, a dark sort of sexy, the kind I imagined divas with a full intention to kill had."You lurked around Keanne because of this. That is why you didn't freak out when you saw Kiara. That is why you were so calm. You are the bitch who took those pictures too!""Calm down," she said, a small smile lifting the corners of her lips. "You... do not look too good agitated."I swallowed hard, my teeth gritting. "You are his sister. He is the one who sacrificed.yiu, not Keanne!""You think I don't know that?" Her voice echoed, ringing into my mind. My soul, my body, and I stepped back, a gasp leaving my lips. I looked up to her, tears pooling at the bottom of my eyes.Where will the torture end for Keanne? All he is surrounded by are dark omegas thirsting for h
CORAKeanne held my hand throughout, his other hand cupping my cheeks, his eyes fixed on me. I slowly drifted off to sleep, my head banging to an unholy, painful rhythm. My mind was clouded by the images and all the secrets I was holding at an arms length from Keanne.Like that was somehow supposed to protect him. Like I even knew how to protect him.I closed my eyes tighter, my chest lightly heaving. My sleep seemed to grip around me, stopping me from escaping. Waking up wasn't any better since I would be facing it in the realest form, but something about not being awake, something about not being able to control it scared me.I gave a gasp, my eyes finally opening up, my breaths faltering. I turned, and Keanne was not in the room. It only made me even more nervous, and I started to push the covers away from me when the door suddenly opened, and Keanne walked in with a cup of coffee.He stopped by the door, his brows furrowing. "Where are you going?"I swallowed, then moved back into
CORAI had started to sleep off when we finally got to the restaurant. The sudden stop jolted me awake, and Ava leaned to.me to make sure I would be fine. I gave her a small smile, then leaned forward, a small sigh escaping my lops. Keanne came to the door and then opened it. Without a word, he leaned in, then lifted me in his arms. I instinctively wrapped my hands wound him, and he gave me a warm smile. It's funny how his warmth still made my stomach turn and erupt with butterflies.We entered the restaurant, and while Ava pulled out my seat, Keanne waited,bhis eyesbsurfing around the place. He gently sat me down, then pushed the chair back in. With another smile, he took his seat.Ava looked between us as we waited for our orders, and she suddenly smiled. "Well. It turned out good that you both did not have that one night stand."I swallowed, my eyes immediately searching for Keanne's. He only smiled."Why do you say so?"She shrugged. "You both were always meant for greater stuff.
Angeline arranged the gown around my feet, her smile small. She raised her head and then rested her hand on my stomach."You look absolutely beautiful," she whispered, smiling, her eyes crinkling at the sides."Thank you," I replied, then gave a small sigh. I was five months gone already, and I had a bulge. I looked into the mirror, my eyes squinting.It was all so beautiful. Angekine, our soon to be born baby."Are you okay?" I asked her, my eyes watching her. I saw her smile falter a little, but she nodded. "Yes. Thank you."I smiled and slowly turned away. After that birthday, a lot of things have become a little different. All of us had come out of it a little scarred, and even though Alpha Blake was given the death sentence, it had only made things a little sadder. I knew, left to Keanne and Angeline, they would have wanted a complete family with their father. It wasn't possible. At least not now, close to six months after his execution.I sighed, just as I heard the chords st
"Angeline!" Keanne yelled, and I immediately ran the short distance. Alpha Blake was on the floor. The drinks spilt around him, blood on his mouth and the white suit. Angeline was to his right, on the floor, her hair sprawled all over her.Aylen was on the ground, too, completely numb. And I wasn't sure who to attend to first.I ran to Aylen, but he wasn't moving at all. I immediately went to Angeline, my hands trembling. We had expected Alpha Blake's revenge, but never did we think he could lay a hand on Angeline. Never did we think he could want to have the cure so badly.Aylen was hurt, and he hadn't even healed Angeline yet.I turned to Keanne, who had now come to Aylen's side and turned him over.Aylen wasn't moving still.In one desperate attempt, I turned Angeline over, my hand reaching for her chest. I immediately started to pump, my lips sucked in, beads of perspiration covering my forehead. We couldn't lose her. Not after such a beautiful two days. Not when we were starting
"Blake," Keanne said, immediately pushing me behind him. I saw Aylen do the same, and I saw Angeline cling to his jacket, her eyes wide."You weren't content with just your betrayal. You had to force her to betray me, too? You had to take my daughter from me too?!"Keanne sighed, then took a step forward, daring Alpha Blake. "Betrayal? Is there a betrayal bigger than the one you meted out to your family? Is there a betrayal bigger than the one you gave to your pack?""Oh, shut up," Alpha Blake said, waving the gun. "Those omegas, you... you are all pure evil.""Blake," a member of the pack, Alpha Zane said, standing up. "If you want to put up a clown show, find a circus. This is neither the right place nor the right time to show everyone how much of a crackhead you have become."Alpha Blake froze before he slowly turned to Alpha Zane. "How about we start with you, then? Little bitch."Before any of us could speak, he levelled the gun at Alpha Zane who didn't even flinch, his eyes narro
CORAI woke up to Keanne running his fingers slowly on my arm, his head propped up on the other arm."What are you doing?"He sighed. "Admiring my wife. What's wrong with that?"I turned to watch him, then gave a small sigh. "No, you are panicking."He stopped, watching me for a long time, then broke into a smile. Without a word, he leaned and placed a small kiss on my lips."I am scared for my sister. And Aylen."I nodded understandably. "I know. And you have every right to be. Alpha Blake is unpredictable, and I hope he doesn't do anything."Keanne sighed. "We just have to do this. We have to do this to ensure our happy endings. All four of us. I want to be a father, Cora. I want to watch Angeline be rid of the darkness she had to live with just so I could become overpowered. I swear. There is nothing I want more. I look at her as she watches Aylen, and she looks like I know I do when you are here."I smiled. "I know. But I don't think Alpha Blake would do anything to her."His brows
CORA"Good morning," I said, moving to bury my face in Keanne's chest."Morning sweetheart," he grumbled, then moved a little. "How are you?"I sighed and then moved again, my hand coming to cover my face. "Tired. And we are not even halfway through the decor."He gave a sigh. "They will come fix it, don't worry. Want me to take you up?"I sighed, then sat up, looking around. Aylen and Angeline's blankets were on the floor, but they were nowhere to be found."Where did they go?" I asked, my voice still a little sleepy, but a lot more awake now.Keanne straightened, his eyes squinting. "Do you think they...""Made breakfast?" Came Angeline's voice, hardly contained with excitement."Yes, we did. Good morning, sleepy love birds." Aylen made a face at Keanne, who wasted no time to return it. It was crazy how much of children they could be when the situation wasn't forcing them to be adults.I smiled, then adjusted, my eyes falling on the large baking dish Angeline was holding."That smell
CORABy the time I got back down, the lights were turned off, and the decorative bulbs were turned on everywhere, Keanne, Angeline, and Aylen sitting around it. I walked to Angeline and handed her the blanket, a small smile on my lips."Here," I said, stretching my hand out to her.She looked up, then gave a slow nod and accepted it. "Thank you."Keanne tapped the space beside him, and I went over, then sat down, putting the blanket on my lap."What can I say? At least Aylen can breaathe now.""Stop," Aylen said, his eyes wide, his cheeks immediately reddening. We all burst into laughter, including Angeline, and he simply melted into her shoulder to hide his embarrassment. They were extremely beautiful, and I hoped they wouldn't have to go through the roller coasters that we did."Does Blake know you left?" Keanne asked when everywhere quieted down, his eyes lifting to meet hers.She swallowed. "He was... losing it.""Losing it?" I asked the question for everyone.She nodded. "He wa te
CORAKeanne held on to my thigh as he slowly drove. The silence was a little awkward, and I kept turning to Angeline and Aylen in the back seat. Aylen seemed pretty comfortable, while Angeline kept turning to him, her eyes big with adoration. It reminded me of myself and Keanne once.I gave a small smile, then slowly turned back to the front. Angeline would still be going back home, so we would drop her a few metres away from Alpha's place. We stopped, and Keanne turned to her, then gave her a small smile."If you need Aylen, he is with me now."She slowly nodded. "Thank you." Her voice was low, and she turned to Aylen. He said nothing, then went out and went around to open the door for her."We look forward to seeing you at the party, Angeline."She turned to me, then slowly nodded. My smile brightened, and she tried to return it. I understood her and knew she would need some more time to get used to us. She didn't need to get used to Blake since he didn't love her anyway. I watched
"She is here," Keanne whispered with a small chuckle. I looked down at him, and he looked to be enjoying it."You like this, don't you?""Mhm," he laughed again, then slowly helped me out of the lake. "Aren't you curious how Angeline is when she is in love?"I shrugged. "I mean, I am, but... well..." I trailed off. "I mean, well, when I first went to the office, I thought she had a thing for you."He turned to me, then broke into a low laugh. "Not to lie, I thought so too. That's why I took her to that dinner. Thinking back now, even her weird naive act made sense. Anyone with intelligence would see the strain in that environment."I snickered. "Sure, now it does."Silence fell between us, punctuated by the slow, unhurried footsteps. I knew they belonged to Aylen."Were you jealous?" Keanne suddenly asked, turning to me, mischief in his eyes.I rolled my eyes and punched his shoulder playfully. He laughed, just as I heard Angeline's voice. And we both went silent. "Never did I think y
CORAI watched Keanne slowly dress up, a glass of wine in one hand, his phone on the other. He kept having to drop his wine to pull up the trousers or to look for a shirt to go with it.I gave a small sigh, then grabbed a simple black button-down shirt for him to wear. He gave me an appreciative smile, then moved his hands briefly so I could help him wear it. I slowly buttoned it up, then tapped on his chest twice."You are my big man," I said, laughing. He broke into a smile, then turned his attention back to the phone. He was going over the details of the party, and right before he cut the call, he said he would leave the house open so they could bring some supplies he had ordered."Is that safe?" I asked, turning to him.He nodded. "Yes. Don't worry about it."I nodded, then followed behind him. I suddenly stopped, remembering the mystery guy. "Wait, what about Aylen?"Keanne stopped, then turned upstairs, just as the door opened, and Aylen slowly stepped out. He was wearing a simp