I stood in the hall behind the couch as Alina stood in the middle of the hall in a pretty, yellow sundress with her hands clutched in front of her like a good, obedient, innocent girl who was yet to experience the ugly world. People were constantly whispering to each other.
"What is she doing here? Why weren't we informed?"
"Oooh, it looks like we are about to experience a live drama." Someone else whispered, "just look at that. Fiancee and the girl alpha is always with in front of each other."
"I thought she was his girlfriend. Is she going to be alpha's mistress?"
"Alina is more beautiful. I don't even doubt they are within same range."
Bella had two options, either to go hid
Damon stared at Alina's piercing gaze. The girl was smarter than he had thought of her to be. He knew that she had realized he was hiding something, but he was not about to give her or anyone any explanation.He had realized what was going on. The danger on Bella was increasing each day. Since the day he had announced her as his mate in the meeting of Alphas, and they had confirmed that the rumour about her being a powerless wolf was true, they were planning something. When he had traveled to New York with Bella, he had gotten a hint of something stirring up within the packs without his knowledge. Even when they kept their mouths sealed shut, they could not control the gossips from slipping off the mouths of people. He had gotten Roman to get to work, to inquire about what was going on. His suspicion got proven true when Bella got into the car accident today. He had seen the surveillance
"This is not the way any man should treat a girl, Damon, especially the woman you are about to marry." Bella's words dripped with distaste.Damon turned, fully facing her. His yellow eyes slowly subsiding to a dark shade of black, "why are you suddenly so attached to people that you don't even know closely? Aren't you being too desperate to run away from me?""And what is wrong with that?" Bella whispered under breath while looking away from him. But Alina interjected, as she finally caught her breath. Her eyes moved between Damon and Bella silently but she was careful with her words when she spoke this time,"I have a solution." she said softly.Bella looked at Alina whose face was red, probably in shame or perhaps because of what Da
Bella was surprised at his approval and at the same time, it kind of hurt knowing he was ready to throw her out as soon as his fiancée was here. But she had been preparing herself for this day since she had moved here, hadn't she? Still, the damn feelings of hers were not tamed enough to stay buried.She huffed out a loud, "GREAT!" and immediately threw the top of the bag on it to close the chain. She grabbed the handle and threw the bag down on the ground, ready to drag the bag out of the room but Damon grabbed it and threw it back on the bed,"Where will you go?" he asked calmly."Back to my own family? Where else do you think?""No, sweetheart, you are moving out of THIS house, but not back to your own pack."Bella drew in a shocked breath, "What?! Then where?""To the pack house." Damon grabbed her hand and started pulling her out of the room, "and I will be moving in there with you."Bella was too surprised to notice him drag her to the pack house with his hand in her own, "You ar
Bella still could not believe his words. She had always, from the very first day of meeting him had thought that she was the reason they were not going to be together. She had always blamed herself for not being good enough for him, for not being powerful enough for him. Was he lying to her to save her from the heartache?She gulped down hard as emotions overwhelmed her. Her eyes could not hold the tears swimming in them any longer as they fell on her cheeks and she burst out, "Then what the hell is the problem? Why are you getting married to someone else when you are in my bed every night? Why am I the one being forced to hide as your lover when your fiancée moves to your pack? Why are you forcing me to go through everything that should not even be between us?"Damon straightened on his heels, and both of his hands grabbed her face in his palms, his hold was gentle but his eyes were burning like fire, "Bella," for the first time, she heard a shiver in his voice when he spoke, "trust m
"Damon?" she let out a small voice. Her body shivered in fright. The aura of his wolf was almost unbearable to her own small, powerless wolf. The way he peered down at her was even more frightening. She had never expected to encounter his wolf once again like this. Alone, scared the hell out of her mind, and in the middle of an emotional breakdown."Are you afraid of me?" he grunted.Bella could feel the blood trickling down from her neck to her back and down to her breast. The throbbing pain was making her aware that this was not a nightmare. She was actually, in reality, alone with Damon's 'True Alpha' form, with no one to save her from anything that was going to happen next.He leaned forward, his face bending down until it was a breath away from hers, "You are terrified." he
"What?" Bella whispered, her words barely audible while the fear that had already engulfed her and had strengthened to the point of choking her.The wild gaze of Damon's wolf stared into her eyes, merciless, rude, and dominant when he continued speaking in a way that seemed like a pleasant, satisfying memory in his heart for him, "It was almost midnight. What a night it was." he grinned with absolute contentment on his face,"Firstly, it was those motherfuckers who were surrounding this human's mother. Then I turned, and found the frightened face of his father barking absolute bullshit about controlling me to his useless wolf like pets. He was absolutely freaked out of his god damn mind!" he laughed a little humorously and licked his lips, "aahhh... he made the first move, you know? He approached me before I took my first step towards h
"Has he returned yet?" Alina asked worriedly as her hand shot to her neck to caress as a nervous gesture she had unknowingly picked up over the years.Roman shook his head in refusal and continued to pace inside the room. He did not want to leave Bella alone with Alina in a room. His mind was racing as he thought about what action to take next. Or what else to do except to guard Bella in her room while she slept on the bed with bandages on her whole body. He did not know what had happened two nights ago or how Bella had gotten so much injured by Damon. He would never had expected for Damon to be so much ruthless to even hurt his own mate so severely, even if he did not have any intention of mating with her. But the truth was in front of his eyes along with the injured girl that laid in the bed without moving even a finger.The whole pac
Bella woke up in a dark room. Everything was silent and completely calm. Her head turned to look outside the window and found the surroundings covered in dark. Her head throbbed a bit, but thankfully it was not excruciating. She lifted her body and sat up while wincing in pain a bit. Her whole body was throbbing, some places more than the others.Her hand fumbled on the side table to find the lamp switch. Once found, she turned it on, and felt immediately grateful upon finding a bottle with a glass there. She was so thirsty that she did not wait to even pour the water in the glass. Quickly taking off the cap, she gulped down the water straight from the bottle until it was more than half empty.Once the thirst was quenched, she tried looked around the room and found herself in the same one that she had been staying in when she had come t
As he watched her, a burning desire ignited within him. He wanted to be the one to make her smile like that, to be the one to make her happy and content. The thought of her being with someone else filled him with a fierce longing that he couldn't ignore.But he knew he couldn't force her to choose him. He had to let her go and hope that in her next life, she would see him as more than just a friend. He longed for the chance to love her fully, to be with her in every way possible.Hunter opened his eyes and took a deep breath, feeling a sense of calm wash over him. He knew he had to focus on the present and fulfill his duties as a celestial being. But he couldn't help the burning desire within him, the longing for Bella that consumed him.He stood up, feeling the cool night air on his face, and looked out over the pond. The moon goddess' magical aura surrounded him, and he felt a sense of peace wash over him. He closed his eyes again, focusing on his desire for Bella, letting it consum
HUNTERNicolaj walked slowly towards Hunter, taking in the magical surroundings of the moon goddess' place. The pond was surrounded by tall trees that seemed to glow under the moonlight, and the water's surface was so clear that it looked like a mirror. Hunter was sitting at the edge of the pond, staring into the water, lost in thought.As Nicolaj approached, he could smell the alcohol on Hunter's breath even from a distance. He shook his head, disappointed, but he knew that Hunter was going through a tough time."You're drunk," Nicolaj said, as he sat down next to him, “again. Ever since we have come back here, you haven’t been sober.”Hunter shrugged. "I needed something to forget about her. I thought getting drunk would help, but it's just making me talk about her more.""Bella?" Nicolaj asked, trying to keep his voice calm."Yes," Hunter said, looking down at his reflection in the water. "She chose Damon over me, a celestial being. Can you believe that?"Nicolaj raised an eyebrow.
Bella, who had entered the room in that very moment when Damon had snapped at Misha, moved quickly, taking Misha into her arms and soothing her with gentle words and loving touches. She knew that Damon was in a hurry and didn't mean to take it out on Misha, but he had scared Misha. Damon stood there, feeling like the worst father in the world. He tried to take her in his arms several times after that, not giving a damn about being hours late for the meeting but Misha would not let him pick her up at all. She started crying the moment he touched her. His little girl was upset with him. It was the worst feeling he had felt in his chest after Bella had left him. He could feel the tears welling up in his eyes as tried to coax her but she just didn’t allow him to even get near herself. “Don’t worry.” Bella put her palm on his cheek, assuring him softly, “she will get over it, baby. She must have gotten startled.” “She is angry with me.” Damon muttered, his heart aching painfully as he w
One Year After Damon and Bella Got MarriedAs the weeks passed by, Bella's pregnancy progressed smoothly, and Damon was more in love with her than ever before. He couldn't help but stare at her with admiration and desire, even as her belly grew larger with each passing day.One evening, as they were getting ready for bed, Damon pulled Bella close to him and whispered in her ear, "You look absolutely beautiful, my love."Bella blushed, feeling a surge of desire as Damon's hands trailed over her body. "Stop it," she giggled. "I feel like a beached whale."Damon shook his head, "You're glowing, Bella. Absolutely radiant. You make me feel like the luckiest man alive."Bella smiled, feeling her heart swell with love. "I'm so excited to meet our baby," she said, placing her hand on her belly.Damon leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on her stomach. "Me too," he whispered. "But right now, I just want to focus on you. You're so beautiful, Bella. More beautiful than ever before."Bella blushed
I broke off into a blind run after slamming the doors open. I ran straight to the pack house, not even thinking that I was wearing nothing but a t shirt and underwear. I ran straight inside. Since it was noon, some people had already woken up but others were still asleep, tired from the party yesterday. I ran into Roman as I was about to climb up the stairs."What's wrong?" he asked the very second he saw the look on my face."Hunter and Nikolaj. Where are they?" Even though I was breathes from running, I managed to splutter out."Guest rooms. First floor, first two rooms." Roman said with a confused stare.I ran off immediately. I was hoping it was just a joke that Hunter played for which I can kill him with my own
"Hey! I did not even agree to that!" I jumped in."An hour." Damon shot at Hunter."Twenty four hours." Hunter retorted."Three hours.""Twenty four.""Six hours""Eighteen.""Twelve hours! That's the last. You take it or leave it." Damon snapped and wrapped his arms around me tightly with his head on my shoulder, like a kid afraid of giving his toy away to another kid to play.I and the others sitting around were controlling ourselves with very much strength to not burst into laughing fits.
My hand was on Damon's that was wrapped around my chest to keep me close to himself. The moment he said it, my hand dropped lifelessly."She is still the same innocent, saint girl who had left me behind." Damon continued, "she is still the same to me, no matter what she did. So I want her. And I want her every version. I don't fucking give a damn if she kills the entire world."He gripped my shoulders and turned me around to face himself. His eyes were capturing mine with focus and love, "I wanted to torture them for you. They took my everything by ruining you. I wanted my revenge. If I was as soft as you are, I would have killed them the very day that you disappeared, Bella."Believing the words he was saying was hard. Even more hard was the feeling that was tingl
I hesitated. I knew he had a crush on me. He loved me. I knew that. And to hurt his feelings, that was the last thing on earth that I ever want to do. I could not even nod my head in answer but I guess I did not need to. He looked at it and then met my eyes again, "I should be saying that I am happy for you but if you want me to be honest..." he stopped speaking. "It is alright." I cut him off softly, "I know I hurt you." The grimness on his face increased. I don't think he wanted to see me hurt. Even when one day I broke a very beautiful piece of glass showpiece that he always kept on the side table by his bed, the one that he cherished so much that if Nikolaj even tried to touch it Hunter would be up at his throat barking
Bella's POVI think I had never felt my soul leave my body until this very moment. Damon was not just good at sex. He was literally torturously great that it did not even leave a room for me to complain about. I mean, it was not like I could say to him 'you are just too good at making me cum, slow down'? It would just broaden that damn smirk on his face even more.After washing my hands, and tying my hair in a loose bun, I followed Damon out of the washroom hand in hand. He took us back to the seats, but I pulled at my hand. He noticed the slight pull, turned around to face me, "What's wrong?"I arched up on my toes to say the words in his ear, "I am going to go out for a minute. I need to breathe some fresh air."I